There really was nothing different about it. Apart from the longer coastline, everything in sight looked much like any ordinary island.
Rocky beaches and trees were everywhere.
But there was still a difference.
The trees and rocks here were all enormous.
At the center of the island stood a towering tree that reached into the clouds.
The black speck Kuta had first spotted in the distance was that gigantic tree.
Only after reaching Elbaf did Kuta realize that this tree was not the largest. Behind Elbaf stood another enormous tree, hidden in the clouds and mist, with only its dark silhouette visible.
"Treasure Tree Adam!"
It was the only thing he could think of.
Sunlight Tree Eve stood on the Red Line. Kuta had never seen him, but the sheer scale of his roots, which extended ten thousand meters down to the seabed, gave some idea of how enormous he was.
Treasure Tree Adam, meanwhile, had always been a legend.
Supposedly, there were only a few in the entire world. Since there were several, it was hardly surprising that Elbaf, which was practically at the end of the Grand Line, had one.
But what was the other tree behind Elbaf?
"The west..."
Standing at the ship's railing, Kuta gazed at the dark silhouette behind Elbaf, puzzlement in his eyes.
"Hm?"
Just then, as though he had noticed something, Kuta looked away from the silhouette and turned toward the island.
"We've only just arrived, and a friend has already come to welcome us."
Kuta had never met Saul, so he did not recognize the approaching Giant. However, he sensed no hostility from him, which was why he called him a friend coming to welcome them.
What he did not know was that, after they left Egghead, Vegapunk had contacted Saul using