Loki Takes on the Rocks Pirates Alone 1

The shore of Hachinosu was bustling with activity. A considerable number of pirates had gathered, including several members of the Rocks Pirates.

If Rocks had simply come back alone, there naturally wouldn't have been such a commotion.

After all, Rocks had gone out often over the past year or two. It was nothing unusual anymore, so who had the time to welcome him back every day?

But this time, Rocks had brought someone back!

"Whoa! That guy's huge!"

"A little kid? A big kid?"

"Hey, hey! Seriously? Even for a giant, he looks like he's just a kid, right?"

"How can he be that big?"

"Why are his eyes covered with bandages?"

"Did Kaya go with Rocks?"

"..."

The pirates looked up at the giant child walking off the raft alongside Rocks and Kaya.

That enormous child was naturally Loki. The moment he set foot on the island, countless people stared at him, and he curiously turned his head from side to side.

"So this is Rocks's turf?" Like a cub that had just left its den, Loki was curious about everything in the outside world.

So far, though, the island had made no impression on him other than having a lot of people.

"Rocks, why did you bring this guy back? What did you do?" Newgate walked up to him.

"Newgate, did you come to welcome me? What a grand reception." Rocks smiled. "It was Kaya's idea. He insisted on bringing Loki along."

"Don't joke around." Newgate snorted.

But when he heard that it had been Kaya's idea, he took another look at him.

Kaya nodded to him, and he nodded back.

Come to think of it, the two of them had never spoken since Kaya appeared on Hachinosu.

"Are you kidding me, Rocks? Have you lost your mind? Who do you expect to take care of this kid?" Shiki tilted his head back to look at Loki, who was several times taller than everyone else.

"The giant king will kill you if he finds out!" Captain John burst out laughing, then took another swig of wine.

"I've cut ties with that guy." Rocks looked around. "Isn't Linlin here?"

But unexpectedly, Shiki laughed so hard at that that tears came to his eyes. "Linlin had a fight with that brat Kaido. No idea what happened!"

"Oh? I missed a good show? What a shame." Rocks looked regretful.

Beside him, Kaya's thoughts stirred.

He thought of how Kaido had come to see him before he set sail. Had Charlotte Linlin found out about it?

Charlotte Linlin would surely warn Kaido to stay away from him. What a touching bond between sister and brother.

Those two would also die together in the future...

"Hey, Loki, want to come drink with us? Are you even old enough?" Ochoku was there too, teasing Loki.

"What did you say?! Who are you looking down on?!" Loki waved his spiked club a few times, as if to show he was not to be trifled with.

But unexpectedly, everyone burst into wild laughter.

Clearly, no one thought much of Loki, even though he was two or three times the size of an ordinary member of the Giant Tribe.

Loki was too young. With his talent, who among all those present could claim they could definitely keep him down? Shiki? Newgate? Or Rocks?

Loki had grown up in that kind of environment, making him highly sensitive to the emotions of those around him.

Though he had inherited his parents' blood, his own mother had abandoned him from birth because of his monstrous eyes, casting him into the Underworld.

Until the moment she died, his mother kept saying that all the misfortunes Elbaf suffered were attributed to Loki's curse.

That was also why he was called the "Cursed Prince."

Not to mention, he was a little demon in Elbaf, never doing a good deed and always getting into trouble.

"Damn it!" Loki trembled with anger.

"Loki," Kaya called softly. "Go beat the people who look down on you. Pirates worship strength and despise the weak. It's in their nature."

Huh?!

Loki's ears perked up, and interest appeared on his face.

That wasn't just a pirate's nature; he thought the same way himself. He wasn't like his pops. The Giant Tribe was a nation of warriors!

"A fight?" Rocks had heard Kaya too and immediately burst out laughing. "Isn't that the most fun of all?"

Rocks was no kind soul himself. The first time he met Loki, he had attacked and injured him.

Loki had been much younger then.

His reasoning was that if Loki was injured, Harald, as Loki's father, would surely return to the country, giving him a chance to meet Harald.

So when Kaya told Loki to go pick a fight right now, plainly stirring up trouble, Rocks not only failed to stop him, but looked ready to enjoy the show.

Perhaps he also wanted to see how strong Loki was now.

"What fight?"

Some of the pirates present were still confused, but the next moment, Loki raised his enormous iron spiked club and swung it with a fierce rush of wind, going on a rampage on the spot.

Amid screams, some pirates were caught off guard and became nothing more than speed bumps for Loki.

The little giant charged around the port, hitting everyone he saw and destroying any buildings in his path. In his eyes, this was the best way to show he was not to be trifled with.

In an instant, the place descended into chaos!

"Are you kidding me? Does every drop of a member of the Giant Tribe's blood have a warlike gene running through it?!" Shiki stared dumbfounded at the scene before him.

"How baffling." Newgate was speechless. He genuinely wanted to complain about this sudden turn of events.

"That brat's really interesting. Watching him makes me want to go play with him myself," John said with a laugh.

"Come on, you want to pick on a kid?" Ochoku covered his face as he laughed, one eye peering through his fingers. His gaze briefly rested on Kaya before moving on.

Why had Kaya instigated Loki to attack? More importantly, Loki had actually listened.

Rocks definitely had no interest in Loki, and when he considered that Kaya was the one who had wanted to bring Loki back... Ochoku keenly sensed that something was wrong.

By now, after Loki's sudden fit of madness, the pirates had also come to their senses.

"What the hell's this brat doing?!"

"Did Rocks tell him to do this?"

"No way! Is he acting spoiled?"

"Hahaha! I love boys this young. Let me give him some affection!"

"Hey, hey, go easy on him!"

How could pirates take a beating without fighting back? As for why Loki was doing this, they didn't care.

Soon, an enormous, muscular man over three meters tall stepped forward, a greatsword longer than he was tall resting on his shoulder.

"Giant brat! I'm the bloodthirsty Mad Demon Sword!" He stuck out his tongue with a deranged grin.

"So what?" Loki said impatiently.

"Have a taste of my big sword!" Mad Demon leaped high, raised his greatsword toward Loki, and brought it crashing down at his head.

Loki held his great iron club in front of him. The sword and club collided with a fierce clang of metal.

After a brief contest of strength, Loki was driven back!

"Haha! Mad Demon's pretty well known out at sea. How could a kid who's all size and no strength stand a chance against him?!"

"Boys, place your bets! How many moves can that giant brat last? I say three at most!"

"Ten thousand Beli on three seconds!"

"Whoa..."

Wine, beauties, and gambling were the three great pleasures of pirates, and the atmosphere heated up in an instant.

Kaya, Rocks, and the others stood off to one side. They had no interest in playing that sort of game and were more concerned with how Loki would perform in this chaotic battle.

"Should we get a doctor ready?" Newgate asked casually.

"Mind your own business, Newgate. Kaya's got plenty of confidence in him!" Shiki shot Kaya a sidelong glance.

"He'll be stronger than you," Kaya said indifferently.

The faces of those around him darkened at his words.

What a joke. Someone like Loki, stronger than them? That was one outrageous boast.

"Do you think he can win?" Rocks asked.

"As long as he can learn to use his true power in battle." Kaya watched the battlefield.

Rocks recalled what had happened aboard the ship. Kaya had given Loki some kind of power. Could that be what he meant?