Goodbye, My Friend

The Grand Line, Little Garden.

At the foot of the central volcano, lie countless enormous dinosaur skeletons.

Beyond the skeletons.

On an open ground.

A giant rabbit with all-white fur is fighting a giant, upright ant with six arms.

The rabbit had blood-red eyes and its entire body Coating in white steam.

Water vapor is formed by the evaporation of sweat.

The Little Garden is a Summer Island, where the weather is hot, and the temperature is even higher because there is a huge volcano behind it.

The battle between the two was so fast that ordinary people couldn't see it at all; they could only see two streaks of white and black light colliding and intertwining.

Bang bang bang--!!

The sound kept ringing out.

On the edge of the battle, beside a huge dinosaur carcass, sat two tall and imposing Giants.

The Giants was over 20 meters tall, and even when sitting, he was over 10 meters tall.

These two Giants are the Giants warriors who have been fighting in Little Garden, and the two Captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates from 100 years ago.

"Dorry" and "Brogy".

Dorry, known as "Blue Ogre", has a bounty of 100 million Beli.

Brogy, known as "Red Ogre," also has a bounty of 100 million Beli.

These two guys each captured a Sea Kings 100 years ago.

But a question from a little girl sparked a debate about whose prey was bigger.

If the argument fails to reach a conclusion, then a duel is the only way to settle the matter.

So thereafter, the two continued to duel in the Little Garden, and even made a pact to fight whenever the volcano in the center of the island erupted, with only the survivor able to return to their homeland.

Because the duel remained evenly matched, the Giant Warrior Pirates disbanded, and the other Giants warriors on board returned to Elbaf Village to await news.

This wait lasted 100 years.

I wonder if their crew members are still waiting for them in the village?

Chapter 63 Goodbye, My Friend

"Cool... Wow wow wow wow wow!!!"

"It's ripe! Kuta."

Brogy laughed loudly, looking at the roasted dinosaur meat skewered on the huge fire in front of him, scratching his head, and said to Kuta smile, "Those two kids have made great progress!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Ahua and the other man still fighting, touched the helmet on his head, Guotou, and cautiously glanced at the wine jar next to Kuta, rubbing his hands together.

Like a little child begging for food.

"Kuta, look, the meat's cooked, isn't it... isn't it..."

Kuta had been shirtless on this Summer Island for four months, and his skin had become tanned, but it didn't detract from his handsome appearance. In fact, his bronze skin made him look even more masculine.

He glanced helplessly at Brogy, grabbed a wine jar beside him, and threw it at him forcefully. "Here! Take it! My ship is full of wine, and you've almost finished it all."

Brogy quickly reached out and took it, carefully pinching it between two fingers, raising it to his lips, and tilting his head back to take a small bite.

His small sip was actually half a jar of wine.

He didn't reply to Kuta, gave an awkward smile, lowered his head, and started eating the grilled meat in front of him.

Dorry, who was standing nearby, saw that Brogy had alcohol and quickly looked at Kuta, "Um, um, Kuta, what about mine? Mine."

"Don't worry, we have everything."

Kuta glanced at Dorry, grabbed the wine jar, and tossed it to him.

These two people, despite their combined age of 300, have truly... unique personalities.

They did nothing on the island except fight, eat, and sleep.

And so it went, 100 years.

It's both incredibly boring and incredibly resolute.

100 years! That's such a long time for humankind!

100 years is enough for a person's lifetime to Reincarnation.

After spending four months together, Dorry and he have become very good friends.

He and Kuina learned all of these two's fighting skills and how to use their power. Even Ahua Trio learned a lot about how to use their power in their battles with them.

Kuta grabbed the huge piece of roasted meat in front of him, tore off a chunk, and started eating.

And you know what? These two guys have been grilling meat on the island for 100 years, and it actually tastes pretty good. They ate it for four months and they still didn't get tired of it.

Kuta put down the meat, picked up the Wine Gourd of sake, took a swig, and said to the two men, "Uncle Dorry, Uncle Brogy, let's say goodbye today!"

"What?"

The two of them paused simultaneously as they were biting into their grilled meat, then quickly put it down, looked down at Kuta, and asked, "Have you decided?"

Seeing that Kuta had brought so much alcohol today, which was unusual for them, they knew that Kuta and the others must be leaving.

Keep in mind that Kuta only interacted with them for the first few days after arriving on the island.

So generous! From then on, they would have to go through all sorts of coaxing and pleading to get them to drink.

"Um!"

Kuta took a sip of his drink. "It's been four months. It's time for us to set sail. We humans don't have the long lifespans of you Giants!"

"Four months is long enough!"

"Since the decision has been made, let's set sail! A man's journey is a boundless Sea!"

Dorry looked at Kuta, downed his drink in one gulp, then tilted his head back and burst into laughter.

"You're trying to take advantage of this farewell to drink more, aren't you!"

Brogy ruthlessly exposed Dorry.

"What do you mean by drinking more? Don't you want to drink more?"

"Well!"

Brogy was speechless, then said loudly and confidently, "So what if I am? I just want to drink more."

He then burst into laughter.

"Cool! Wow wow wow wow wow!!!"

Kuta looked at the two men, a smile playing on his lips. "Alright, gentlemen, you can keep all this wine. I'll buy more on the next island."

"How could I possibly accept this!"

The two looked at Kuta, scratched their heads in unison, and then, without any hesitation, each grabbed a jar from the pile of wine jars behind Kuta and drank it down.

They had long been eyeing the wine in the pile of jars behind Kuta.

Even though they already knew that Kuta had brought the drink as a gift for them, they still couldn't resist their craving for alcohol and wanted to have a sip.

Just then, a "pfft! pfft" sound, like farting, came from afar.

Indigo, carrying a backpack, strode over to Kuta and began gesturing wildly.

"Um!"

Seeing that Kuta remained unmoved, he couldn't help but jump up and down on the spot, then started gesturing wildly.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"Captain, the Freedom is ready."

"So you can talk!"

Dorry and Brogy looked down at Indigo in surprise.

Kuta looked at the three of them as if they were idiots, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Ready? Let's go!"

He stood up and shouted to Ahua and Luo, who were still fighting in the distance, "Ahua, A-Luo, that's enough, let's go."

"Learn."

The two answered simultaneously, stopped in their tracks, and with a "whoosh," rushed quickly towards Kuta.

Their speed was so fast, just like when they fought, that ordinary people couldn't even see them.

Actually, both of them had learned the "shaving" technique, which is why they were able to do it so quickly.

Shaving techniques are actually quite easy to master, provided you are physically fit, understand the principles, and practice a lot.

This thing is not like Geppo. Although Kuta knows that Geppo is a further application of Shave, even someone with his physical abilities could not master it without countless practices.

After four months of training, only Kuina has mastered the Geppo technique.

As for Ahua

The three of them still need a lot of practice to master it.

After all, stepping on the ground and stepping on the air are two completely different concepts.

Let's go!

Kuta grabbed the Zankū from the side and hung it on his waist. He turned to stare at Dorry and the other man who had stood up and laughed loudly, "You two don't need to see us off! We've explored every corner of the island these past few months!"

"How can you not see a friend off on a long journey?"

Brogy looked at Kuta and laughed loudly, "At the very least, we should get you to the beach, shouldn't we?"

As he spoke, he instinctively reached out to grab his axe, but only managed to grab a stick.

His axe and Dorry's greatsword had long since broken during the battle with Kuina.

Their weapons, after 100 years of clashes, were already beyond repair and would likely cease operation in the next few years even without fighting Kuina.

Looking at the wooden stick in his hand, Brogy paused for a moment, then turned around, lifted his foot, and headed towards the Freedom, which was moored by the river in the distance.

Let's go!

Kuta looked at the two people in front of him, shrugged helplessly, and followed them.

"Fine, I'll give it to you!"

"Parting is for a reunion."

This statement might apply to humans, but for the long-lived Giants, they might have to wait until Kuta decides to come back to this Kuta when they want to reunite with him.

It's hard to say whether it's fate or not, but it seems that Pirates crews who have been to Little Garden never encounter that giant golden "Island Eater" that waits in the waters outside Little Garden.

And they, like the Straw Hat Pirates, were incredibly lucky to run into each other.

Just as Kuta was looking at the huge thing in front of him, preparing to draw his sword...

Behind them, a massive shockwave grazed the Freedom's deck and easily pierced through the massive structure in front.

Clearly, they received the same treatment as the Straw Hat Pirates, with Dorry and Brogy joining forces to use their Giants- specific skill, "Hakoku," to send them out to sea.

Kuta relaxed, raised his Wine Gourd, took a swig, and called back, "Goodbye, Uncle Dorry, Uncle Brogy."

Everyone on the boat turned around, raised their hands, and shouted back, "Goodbye!"

Goodbye, my friend.

Dorry and his companion stood on the shore for a very long time, until the Freedom completely disappeared and the volcano in the middle of the island erupted again. Only then did they exchange a glance, drop their sticks, and begin fighting bare-handed on the beach.

In the days that followed, the Little Garden returned to its original state after Kuta and his gang were gone.

The sounds of clashing weapons that used to echo throughout the island every day have been replaced by the sounds of fists clashing.