One Piece: We already have the Four Gods, so my Six Paths Sage is reasonable, right?

Kaido shrugged nonchalantly, his expression saying "What's a little injury?" even carrying a hint of smugness: "Great plans always come with a little pain, it's normal."

Ron didn't say anything, he just quietly watched Kaido, whose face was bruised and swollen.

Kaido got more and more excited as he spoke: "Ron, let me tell you, the way Rocks was so angry last night was hilarious! The only bad thing is that Rocks is a real bastard, he didn't listen to reason at all, even though he was the one who told me to fix it."

"Hehe," Ron chuckled twice. If Lockes were completely unreasonable, he would have thrown you into the sea to feed the fish long ago. You wouldn't be sitting here making sarcastic remarks.

Kaido suddenly said, "Ron, I have another great plan!"

"Alright, Kaido," Ron said, his tone tinged with a hint of admonition, "just calm down. Ever since we started playing this game, your face has never looked normal."

Kaido opened his mouth, as if wanting to negotiate something, but after hesitating for a while, he finally nodded: "Alright, Ron, I'll listen to you. Let those guys run rampant for a few more days!"

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Time flies, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Elubaf, the underworld.

The earth was covered in white snow, with endless snow stretching as far as the eye could see, as if someone had laid a boundless white blanket in the sky.

The cold wind howled, swirling countless tiny snowflakes in the air.

The distant mountain outlines were faintly visible, obscured by the wind and snow.

On a towering cliff somewhere, a figure sat cross-legged.

On his head, a pair of long, curved black horns stood out. His pink hair was tied into a rounded bun, and a strip of cloth covered his eyes. But there was no confusion on his face, only a calmness that was beyond his years.

Although the thick snow had covered most of his body, he didn't care at all.

And his name was Loki.

Son of Harald, Prince of Elrubaf.

He had been waiting here ever since he learned that Lox was about to arrive in Elrubaf again.

Through wind and snow, through sunrise and sunset, he never left.

This time, he was determined to get Lockes to agree to let him board the ship.

On the distant sea, a huge pirate ship slowly emerged, its sails like a black flag against the gray-white horizon, becoming clearer and clearer with the rise and fall of the waves.

A rare smile appeared on Loki's usually expressionless face.

He quickly stood up, shook off the snow, grabbed the spiked club beside him, and started running downhill, muttering to himself as he ran, his voice carrying through the wind and snow: "Lox, have you finally come? I've been waiting for you for so long... This time, please accept me!"

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After a long while, the Sword of Gibbek slowly came to rest on the shore.

Since there were no team missions involving personal gain, only Rocks, Whitebeard, Ron, Kaido, Silver Axe, and Stussy landed together in Elbaf.

The others chose to stay on the ship and wait for them to return.

The moment his feet touched the soil of Elrubaf, Ron couldn't help but look around, still feeling a sense of awe at the sight before him.

Everything here was so huge that they looked like a group of dwarfs standing there, giving them the illusion of having entered another world.

Locke had been here many times and knew the route like the back of his hand. He walked in front and kept a fast pace.

Kaido, carrying his spiked club, walked alongside Ron at the back.

Watching Rocks' retreating figure, he couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath: "Sometimes I really don't know what Rocks is thinking. Every time he comes, that big guy rejects him, but he's still stubbornly persistent. What's he trying to achieve? Isn't he just making himself miserable?"

Ron chuckled and glanced at him sideways: "You're holding a grudge, Kaido."

"Big?" Kaido swung his spiked club sharply, creating a whooshing sound, and continued cursing, "Big?! I want to whack him with this club! Every time he comes over, it's like offering a warm welcome only to be met with a cold shoulder. What does Rocks want? Aren't we enough for him? Besides, even if that big guy really agreed, our ship can't hold him!"

The cold wind howled, its sound almost drowning out the rest of Kaido's sentence.

Ron couldn't quite hear what he was saying, but he nodded in agreement.

"Right?" Kaido, seeing Ron nod, became even more energized. "You think so too, right?"

Ron nodded again.

Just then, a loud shout came from not far away.

"Rocks!!"

Immediately following, in the snow-covered distance ahead, a huge figure carrying a spiked club was rushing towards them.

Lockes, who was walking at the front, frowned and muttered under his breath, "How annoying, that brat is here again."

Every time he came to Elrubaf, it was to invite Harald.

Instead of getting the person invited, he ended up with a troublesome brat he couldn't shake off. No matter how many times he refused, the brat would always come to greet him and then shout that he wanted to join the Rocks Pirates.

Loki's figure drew closer, and his excited voice drifted over: "Rox, you bastard! Why haven't you come to Elubaf for so long?! I've been waiting for you for ages!"

Lox frowned, his voice filled with undisguised rejection: "You brat, forget about it! I will not allow you to board the ship!"

"Hey, Rocks!" Loki showed no sign of being discouraged; instead, he ran even faster. "Don't be so quick to refuse! I'm stronger than before!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

The instant Rocks finished speaking, his right hand slowly rested on the hilt of his sword. Then, with a swift draw and slash, the blade flashed through the snow, and an extremely powerful sword aura roared out, slashing straight towards Loki.

Loki abruptly stopped in his tracks, but his smile remained. "Rocks, are you testing me?"

As he spoke, he suddenly swung his spiked club, aiming it at the oncoming sword energy, and slammed it down hard.

"Boom!!"

A loud bang exploded in the wind and snow, and the violent aftershocks spread rapidly in all directions. The ground beneath our feet collapsed instantly, and sand and gravel mixed with white snow were all thrown up.

The next second, Loki's body was violently thrown away by the huge impact, tumbling in mid-air for a long time before finally crashing into a snowdrift in the distance with a "bang".

Lox stood there, watching the figure fly away, a satisfied smile playing on his lips: "No, I simply... wanted to beat up this annoying brat!"

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