Arrival at Little Garden

Two mornings later, as the rising sun pierced the thin mist, the Windrider safely arrived at Little Garden.

"Everything on this island looks so primitive—and so huge!"

Aboard the ship, Nami gazed at the plants on Little Garden from afar and exclaimed in amazement.

"On the Grand Line, the islands are extremely far apart. With communication being inconvenient, every island has developed its own unique character."

"Some became civilized nations, while others retained their primitive wildness."

"Because Little Garden has had no contact with the outside world for years, it has remained as it was thousands, even tens of thousands of years ago. In other words, this is a Paradise for dinosaurs and gigantic creatures."

Vivi explained it to Nami, looking at the island with the same amazement.

Even on the Grand Line, such an extremely primitive island was quite rare.

Still, while this environment was rare, it could not help them grow stronger, could it?

Vivi looked at Luo Wen in confusion.

"Luo Wen, did you come here just to fight dinosaurs?"

Nami voiced Vivi's question and asked Luo Wen.

"Dinosaurs might be worth seeing in the East Blue."

"But on the Grand Line, they aren't worth making a special trip for."

Luo Wen shook his head, dismissing Nami and Vivi's guesses.

"Then what did you come for? Other than being primitive, this island doesn't seem special."

Nami and Vivi were full of curiosity.

They could not tell from its appearance alone.

Yet there were opponents on the island who could make Luo Wen fight with all his strength, so they did not dare go ashore to explore.

"The plants and animals on this island are incredibly huge, yet it's called Little Garden. Don't you think that's strange?"

Luo Wen said calmly.

Nami and Vivi pondered his words, as though they had caught onto something.

"I came here for Giants. In a Giant's eyes, this place really is a little garden!"

Luo Wen stopped keeping them in suspense and revealed the answer.

Were there really Giants in this world?

Nami and Vivi were even more puzzled. Giants were nothing more than a legendary term to them.

Luo Wen did not explain. Instead, he called the girls over and had them place twenty barrels of fine wine along the shore.

"Dorry, Brogy, your friend has brought wine to visit you!"

Amid everyone's confused looks, Luo Wen shouted toward the depths of Little Garden.

Of course, Luo Wen had never met the two Giants, much less been their friend.

But Luo Wen believed they would soon become friends.

Dorry and Brogy had fought on this island for a hundred years, and the number of times they had drunk alcohol could be counted on one hand.

The two Giants were also drunkards, so Luo Wen believed they would come out to meet him.

Luo Wen's voice traveled through the vast forest and spread across the entire island.

"My friend brought me wine!?"

Dorry, who had just knocked out a dinosaur with one punch and was preparing to take it home for a barbecue, stopped in his tracks.

Dorry froze for a moment before throwing back his head and laughing. Carrying the dinosaur on his shoulder, he ran toward Luo Wen.

He did not suspect it was anyone's trap. The straightforward and bold Giant Tribe was simply like that.

"Wonderful! My friend brought wine!"

Brogy, who was drinking water by the river, was overjoyed and likewise rushed toward the shore.

Before leaving, Brogy did not forget to bring along the Sea Kings he had hunted a few days ago.

Since his friend had brought wine, he naturally had to bring meat.

On the shore, after waiting several minutes without seeing any movement, Nami and the others thought Luo Wen might have made a mistake.

"Don't rush. They're already here."

Luo Wen's senses were sharper than everyone else's. He had already felt the ground trembling, and the vibrations were becoming increasingly distinct.

Thud!

Thud!!

Thud!!!

Heavy footsteps drew nearer, gradually becoming clearer in everyone's ears.

At last, two burly Giants over twenty meters tall entered their field of vision.

"So huge! Giants really came—and there are two of them!"

Tashigi and Vivi stood with their mouths agape as they watched the two Giants charge toward them.

Nami was terrified and had already hidden behind Luo Wen.

Igaram stood alertly beside Vivi, ready to protect her at any moment.

Dorry carried a dinosaur while Brogy held a Sea King. The two Giants ran and crashed through the forest.

Trees more than ten meters tall were easily smashed apart, and the animals in the forest fled in panic.

Under the stunned gazes of the girls, Dorry and Brogy stopped before Luo Wen and placed the enormous dinosaur and Sea King beside them.

"Gahahahaha! My friend, I don't think I've met you before?"

Dorry let out his signature laugh and looked at Luo Wen in surprise.

He racked what little brainpower he had, but he simply could not remember having a friend named Luo Wen.

"I haven't met you either, my friend. Gyababababa!"

Brogy laughed as well, looking at Luo Wen with intense interest.

"Haha, haven't we met now?"

Luo Wen grabbed two barrels of wine and tossed one to each Giant.

Dorry and Brogy's eyes lit up as they lifted the oak barrels and guzzled their contents.

The oak barrels, eighty centimeters in diameter and one hundred twenty centimeters tall, looked like mere wine cups in their hands.

With two gulps, a thousand liters of wine went straight into their stomachs.

"Gyababababa, refreshing!"

"Gahahahaha, satisfying!"

"That's right, you're our friend!"

After draining two huge barrels of wine, Dorry and Brogy laughed heartily and accepted Luo Wen as their friend.

"My friend, you brought us fine wine, so we must share delicious food with you as well!"

Dorry and Brogy pushed the dinosaur and Sea King toward Luo Wen, signaling for him to share in them.

"Haha, such fine meat is perfect with wine. Let's enjoy it together!"

Luo Wen accepted without hesitation.

Luo Wen's bold manner made Dorry and Brogy laugh happily.

As Giants, they admired this kind of straightforward style.

With everyone working together, the enormous dinosaur and Sea King were all turned into grilled meat.

Huge chunks of grilled meat and barrels of wine brought Luo Wen's group closer to the Giants.

Before long, dozens of barrels of wine had been completely emptied, and only skeletons remained of the dinosaur and Sea King.

"Gyababababa!"

"Gahahahaha!"

"Today has truly been satisfying. Thank you, my friend!"

Dorry and Brogy laughed in contentment.

Today had been truly exhilarating. They had not felt this satisfied in a hundred years.

"You're welcome. Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, let's have a great battle!"

Luo Wen wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth. Battle intent surged in his eyes, and an earth-shattering aura erupted from his body.

He had come here to fight, to learn Haki.

Before such straightforward Giants, he should be direct.

"Huh!?"

Nami and the others were stunned. Wasn't this a little too abrupt?

They turned to look at Dorry and Brogy, only to find that the two were not angry. Instead, their faces were filled with delight.

"So you're a bold warrior. We acknowledge you!"

Dorry and Brogy looked at Luo Wen, blazing battle intent igniting in their eyes.

Such astonishing spirit was exactly what they recognized in a friend—and what made him a powerful opponent worthy of battle!