Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

He was seething with anger.

He lost his hat, was mistaken for a kidnapper, and was chased by a bunch of thugs. Now, a decent opponent has come knocking on his door.

Both sensed each other and made the same judgment in an instant:

Get started first!

"Supreme Overlord Blade!"

While Luffy was holding Tengetsu in his left hand, his right hand had somehow already grasped the Black Blade Demonic Intent. Without thinking, he suddenly swung the Black Blade Demonic Intent out.

The blade was wreathed in a domineering black and red aura, and it slashed down without hesitation towards the other side of the corner!

The jet-black blade of light tore through the air, carrying the high-frequency vibrations of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and slashed directly at the wall in front of it!

Boom!

The walls crumbled like paper.

But the blade's edge didn't stop; it continued forward, heading straight for the figure behind the corner.

Almost at the same time, a hearty laugh came from around the corner:

"A hegemonic nation!"

A deep, powerful voice rang out from the other side of the corner, accompanied by an equally terrifying Conqueror's Haki slash.

boom!

The two forces collided at the corner!

The terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, and a squad of guards who had just caught up with the enemy were knocked unconscious before they could even scream.

The fountain in the courtyard exploded, splashing water everywhere. The ground cracked, and pebbles flew everywhere.

Luffy stood still, his rubber body swaying slightly with the shockwave.

He squinted and peered through the smoke and dust at the other side.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, a tall figure was revealed.

That was a giant.

Dressed in royal attire, with a chainmail tunic revealing hairy arms, black gloves, and a huge spiral plaque hanging from a dark belt.

His shoulders were covered by a cloak with claw-like protrusions on both sides.

But what is most striking is the pair of horns on his head that symbolize the ancient giants, and the curved double-line tattoo on his left temple.

The giant held a huge sword in his hand, the blade still bearing the black and red arcs of electricity from the collision.

He stared at Luffy, his rugged face filled with surprise and excitement.

"Hey, you're the kidnapper, aren't you!"

Luffy pointed his sword at the other man and said in an unfriendly tone, "You've dragged me into this too."

"No, I'm not!"

The giant's name is Harald, and he's completely out of his mind.

He had the worst luck today.

As the King of Giants of this generation, Harald was once a berserker who wreaked havoc in his youth, but as he grew older, he met his beloved wife, which gradually changed his mind.

He wanted to seek peace for Elbaf, so that the giants could live peacefully together in this small world.

So, taking advantage of this world conference, he had the king of one of his member states, who was also his human friend, help him infiltrate the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, hoping to speak with the world government's high-ranking officials and express the giants' desire for peace.

The results of it?

The infiltration plan was not going well from the start.

His physique is impossible to hide, no matter how hard he tries!

Upon being discovered, the guards launched an attack without hesitation.

Harald tried to explain, but the guards wouldn't listen and started firing all sorts of guns and cannons at him.

Even more terrifying are those Celestial Dragons.

"Look! It's much bigger than a normal giant!"

"I want to make him my slave!"

"No, you idiot, this kind of guy should be made into a specimen!"

The Celestial Dragons, wearing bubble headgear and with snot running down their noses, were not afraid of him at all; instead, they screamed excitedly as if they had seen a novel toy.

Harald felt a chill.

He thought that the leaders of the world government should be rational and farsighted, but it turned out that this group of so-called world nobles were just a bunch of lunatics!

He didn't want to hurt anyone, but he also didn't want to be captured and enslaved or made into a specimen, so he had no choice but to run away.

So he began to flee recklessly through the holy land.

It wasn't reckless either.

The main problem is that Harald has no idea how to get out!

Mary Joe is getting bigger!

And he was just too conspicuous.

Muskets and cannons rained down on him, and his body burst into flames.

Harald: "It's so hot! It's burning me!"

"I know the negotiations have broken down, and I know it was wrong of me to break in without permission, but there was no need to go this far."

Then the guards shouted: "Don't let the prisoners who kidnapped the kings escape!"

Harald: "No, that person isn't me!"

He didn't kidnap any king at all, and he didn't even know that a king had been kidnapped!

But no one listened to his explanation.

The guards pressed on even closer.

Harald's infiltration plan failed completely. Just as Harald reached the corner and was about to change direction and escape, he sensed another powerful presence.

A powerful aura ignited his blood.

Then the wall broke.

A terrifying blade of light slashed down.

Without saying a word, the two exchanged a single blow.

Now, this seemingly young human boy is actually saying he's a kidnapper?

"I was wronged!"

Harald shouted, "I just want to talk about peace!"

Peace?

Do we need to talk about that damn thing?

Having such strength is itself a symbol of peace.

After hearing about Harald's ordeal, Luffy curled his lip.

He was suspected of being an accomplice of the kidnapper, probably because he was in the same place as this giant who was clearly not a normal person.

However, his Observation Haki allowed him to sense the other person's emotions. This giant indeed had no ill intentions, only anxiety and helplessness.

He raised an eyebrow and sheathed his knife.

Anyway, I've been dragged down by you.

Luffy couldn't help but complain, "I just suddenly appeared here and was mistaken for one of your crew members."

and many more,

Luffy stared at the two horns on Harald's head, lost in thought.

This corner looks so familiar.

“I’ve seen your horns before,” Luffy suddenly said.

"Don't joke around,"

Harald instinctively retorted, "I am a giant with the blood of the ancient giants. This is a symbol. How could you possibly have seen it?"

He paused, as if remembering something, and his huge eyes suddenly widened:

"Have you ever seen the giants of the past?"

He recalled the legends passed down within his tribe, the stories of the Great Hammer Warband.

It was a group of the most skilled shipwrights of the giant race. They were said to possess pure ancient giant blood, and their size far exceeded that of ordinary giants. They were responsible for building giant ships that could sail in the calm zone.

But that's just a legend!

For hundreds of years, no one has ever actually seen a member of the Great Hammer Chapter.

Some members of the clan even suspected that it was just a heroic story fabricated by their ancestors.

"I guess so." Luffy grinned.

Not only had he met him, he had also fought with Borsson, the king of giants of that era.

Of course, probably no one would believe that I said that.

Time can correct things; even if you tell him, he'll forget, so it's better not to say anything.

Harald looked at Luffy's smile and felt a surge of curiosity.

The human in front of me looks very young, but he has unfathomable strength and seems to know many secrets.

"My name is Harald. What's your name?"

Harald asked eagerly, "Where are those giants?"

"My name is Monkey D. Luffy."