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

Loki did a sit-up and sprang up from the snow, but there was no anger in his eyes, which were covered by a strip of cloth. Instead, they shone with an even more intense light.

"As expected of the person I admire," Loki's voice carried a heartfelt admiration, "He's truly amazing!"

Then, he shouldered his spiked club and ran toward Rocks again.

As a result, he was knocked away again.

But he did not give up.

Almost the instant he landed, he climbed out of the snow pit and ran towards Rocks, only to be knocked away again.

Then... he got up again and ran towards Lox once more.

However, this time Lox didn't make a move. He frowned, his tone filled with undisguised impatience: "You brat, are you annoying or what? Can't you just go play in the mud? I don't have time to play with you right now!"

Loki was not deterred by his attitude at all, and said slowly, "Loki, you won't regret taking me in. I will help you become the King of the World."

Lox was stunned for a moment, then threw his head back and burst into laughter: "You? Hahahaha, you're bragging!"

"I'm not bragging!" Loki's voice rose a few decibels. "I will continue to grow stronger, strong enough to turn the tide of any battle."

Ron walked behind, watching Loki's back as he carried his spiked club, and suddenly some images flashed into his mind—the silhouette of a middle-aged Kaido.

His gaze unconsciously fell on Kaido, who was walking side by side with him.

He looks like a normal person now, so what caused him to turn into a giant?

Not only Kaido, but also Linlin and Whitebeard... Is it because of Devil Fruits?

Hmm, Ron thinks that's very likely.

"What?" Kaido turned his head suspiciously, his eyes showing a hint of wariness, after noticing that Ron had been staring at him.

"You're so handsome." Ron smiled, then casually looked away and gazed ahead.

Kaido paused for a moment, then replied seriously, "Uh, you can say I'm handsome. But Ron, don't fall for me."

Ron paused slightly, instinctively turning his head to look at Kaido again.

Dude, is this really something a human being could say?

"What now?" Kaido asked again when he noticed Ron's gaze on him.

"Get away from me," Ron said, taking half a step to the side with a look of disgust. "You pervert."

Just as the two were talking, two giants suddenly appeared not far ahead.

They were tall, like two moving hills, standing in the middle of the road, their eyes fixed on Lockes and his group.

As Rocks approached, one of the giants spoke up, "Rocks, we meet again."

Locus looked up, glanced at the two men with a hint of surprise, and then burst into hearty laughter: "Hahahaha, you guys... came to welcome me?"

"That's right." The giant nodded slowly. "By order of King Harald, I will lead you to the mortal realm."

"Hahaha, it seems Harald really put his heart into this!" With that, Lox turned around and shouted to the group behind him, "Everyone, speed up!"

Loki stood rooted to the spot, watching Loki's retreating figure, and called out unwillingly, "Loki, I'll wait for you here to come back!"

Rocks did not turn around, pretending not to hear, and followed closely behind the giant leading the way.

The other giant remained where he was.

Just as Ron was about to pass by him, the giant suddenly stretched out a huge hand, blocking Ron's way like a wall.

Ron paused slightly, slowly raising his head. His gaze traveled up the thick arm, finally settling on the enormous face. He calmly asked, "Brother, what's the problem?"

Kaido, who was also blocked, immediately exploded, tilting his head back and yelling at the giant, "What are you doing?! You big dummy!"

The giant ignored Kaido, simply reaching out his other hand and grabbing Kaido like a chick, then gently placing him behind Rocks' crew.

Kaido: "????"

Upon hearing the commotion, Lockes and his group stopped and turned around.

"Hey, you bastard," Lox said, his gaze falling on the giant, his voice tinged with displeasure, "you've stopped the wrong person. He's one of my men too."

"Of course I know, Rocks." The giant blocking the way slowly straightened up, then carefully pulled a wanted poster from under his fingernails, his tone becoming more serious as he said, "His name is Ron, nicknamed 'The Cold-Blooded Butcher.' Such an evil fellow must never be allowed to go to the mortal realm."

Ron, standing below, suddenly laughed for no apparent reason.

People can actually laugh when they're at their most speechless.

It's outrageous fucking open the door to outrageous, outrageous home.

This bastard could sit at the same table as Roger.

"You bastard!" Kaido jumped out angrily, pointing at the giant and cursing, "Discrimination?!"

"You don't seem to understand something," Silver Axe said, unusually speaking up for Ron. "We're pirates, not saints."

"The giants of Elubaf are known for their savagery and violence," the white-bearded man added slowly, his voice low, "Do they really have the right to judge others?"

"What are you doing?" Rocks' voice turned cold. "Ron is one of my most trusted men. Let him come over first, and I'll speak to Harald myself about anything that comes up later."

"I'm sorry, Lox," the giant said, his tone unyielding and stubborn, "I cannot do this for the sake of Elubaf."

"Damn it!" Kaido cursed. "Who do you think you are? Do you think we're easy to bully? Who are you trying to make things difficult for?!"

"Why waste your breath on him?"

As Ron's voice floated down, he leaped into the air, golden chakra instantly covering his entire body, and the Nine-Tails Mode shone brightly in the wind and snow.

In mid-air, a gigantic golden chakra arm instantly extended out, accompanied by a whistling wind, and slammed heavily onto the giant's head.

"Thump!"

A dull, loud bang exploded in the snow.

The giant's body swayed violently, blood gushed from its mouth and nose, its eyes glazed over, and then it collapsed to the ground like a felled tree trunk.

The snow was smashed and flew everywhere, causing the ground to tremble.

"Hahaha, well done, Ron!" Silver Axe's voice rang out from the side.

Kaido turned his head in surprise to look at the silver axe. Wait, is that supposed to be your line? Just say it?

And why the hell are you siding with Ron?!

The giant leading the way frowned, turned to look at Rocks, and said with suppressed anger, "Rocks, aren't you going to do anything about this?! King Harald trusts you so much, yet you allow your men to do such things?!"

Rocks stood still, meeting the giant's gaze, and suddenly let out an even louder laugh: "Hahahaha~~~ As everyone knows, my partner is known as the 'Cold-Blooded Butcher.' So... it's perfectly normal for him to randomly kill people, let alone hit them."

(Second update delivered. Third update... well, the author seems a bit sleepy.)

(Hey you who said you'd stuff a Gyu-oni into Kaido, step forward and fight me one-on-one!!)