Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 231 Battle in the Little Garden

"That's the giant in the little garden!?"

Princess Vivi, Nami, and the others stared in astonishment at the giant before them.

Led by Uchiha Hiyu, they had now left the jungle area of ​​the small garden and arrived in the volcanic region, where they saw the giant Dorry standing there, laughing "hehehehehe".

"That laughter...did this guy also work at the Soul Palace?!"

Uchiha Touya stared speechlessly at the giant who was grinning like an idiot. If you're going to laugh like that, don't try to imitate a villain!

Oh? You mean those experience-pack elders in the Soul Hall aren't very smart? Never mind then.

In front of the giant Donley, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground and grinning foolishly, was Golden Week, who was having a picnic and afternoon tea on a small mat, and Mr. 3, who was performing a candle play.

It was after watching Mr. 3's candle play that the giant laughed like a fool. There was no way around it; Dorry and Brogy had been fighting on this island for 100 years and were already bored to the extreme. So even though the candle play wasn't actually that great, it still made him laugh out loud.

For an ordinary person, 100 years might be a lifetime, and even for a giant, it's a third of their lifespan. Uchiha Tou couldn't understand what these two giants were thinking, wasting their lives on such a trivial matter.

However, humans in the One Piece world are already quite stubborn, let alone giants. It's estimated that among all subhuman races, only the dwarfs are a bit dumber than the giants.

When Uchiha Tou and the others came out, they saw the giants, including the giant Dorry and Golden Week. Mr. 3 also saw them.

Princess Vivi hadn't recognized her two colleagues yet, but Golden Week and Mr. 3 immediately recognized each other as their targets.

Mr. 3 jumped out immediately, ignoring the candlelight stage play, and shouted:

"So that's where you were hiding! Miss Wednesday! Your cover has been blown! Who would have thought the princess of Alabasta would actually infiltrate our Baroque Works!"

"Come back with me obediently! I don't want to resort to violence..."

Princess Vivi's expression changed, and she took a step back.

"Be careful, they're from Baroque Works! Are they allied with the Titans?"

"Hehehehehe! I'm not on the same side as this little man, although his performance is indeed quite amusing."

The giant Dorry shook his head. Although he enjoyed Mr. 3's performance, it didn't mean he would interfere with Baroque Works' work. If Princess Vivi were to cause trouble for Mr. 3 and the others, the giant might step in to protect Mr. 3 and Golden Week. But since he himself was going to fight Princess Vivi, it was none of Dorry's business.

Moreover... looking at the mountain peaks behind him that were gradually emitting smoke, the giant Dorry knew that he was about to face a battle!

"Hmph, I don't need the giant's help. With my strength, you are no match for me..."

"Nami, this guy's yours!"

Uchiha Touyu spoke nonchalantly:

"Be careful, the opponent is a Candle-Candle Fruit user, who can control candles to create all kinds of weapons and can also use candles to freeze people. However, they are afraid of high temperatures, and since you are a Smooth-Smooth Fruit user, candles can't freeze you either."

Nami nodded slightly and stepped forward, holding the Clima-Tact in her hand.

The Candle-Candle Fruit ability doesn't sound like a very powerful ability, not to mention the weakness of being afraid of fire. Nami's Clima-Tact can't directly manipulate fire, but she still has ways to indirectly create high temperatures.

Furthermore, the Smooth-Smooth Fruit is to some extent a counter to the Wax-Wax Fruit. Neither the waxy ground created by the Wax-Wax Fruit nor the solidification of human bodies are of much significance to Nami.

Seeing Nami emerge, Mr. 3 couldn't hold back any longer. What did this mean? I am Mr. 3 of Baroque Works, one of the top five strongest members in the entire Baroque Works! You're letting this little girl deal with me?

However, Nami lightly spun her Weather Stick, a sly smile appearing on her face, and vanished without a trace in an instant.

This is an invisibility technique developed by using the Smooth-Smooth Fruit to control the friction of the body and manipulate the atmosphere and light. For a strong person with Observation Haki, this technique is naturally meaningless. But in the first half of the Grand Line, how many people have Observation Haki?

Mr. 3, who considers himself very strong, doesn't possess the skill of Observation Haki.

"Damn it, did you think you could win like this?! Behold my River of Candles!"

Mr. 3 directly controlled a large amount of candle matter to surge out from his body, covering the ground. The entire ground was instantly covered with white wax, slippery and shiny.

"Tsk...the worst choice."

As soon as Uchiha Touyu finished speaking, Mr. 3 was hit by Nami's staff, leaving him dizzy and disoriented. Then, the invisible staff attacked continuously, and a combo completely disfigured Mr. 3.

The waxy ground might be difficult for an ordinary person to maintain their balance, but for Nami, the user of the Slip-Slip Fruit, it was like a fish in water.

"Candle Champions Cup!"

Having been thoroughly beaten, Mr. 3 dared not hold back any longer and immediately unleashed his strongest ability. As a stream of wax gushed out, it formed a strange suit of armor on his body, making him look like a small robot.

"Hahaha, with the Candle Championship Cup, your weak attacks won't be able to hurt me at all!"

Mr. 3, hiding inside the candle mech, laughed heartily, unaware that dark clouds were gathering in the sky, with faint streaks of lightning flashing through them.

Just then, with a loud bang, the volcano behind them erupted, spewing thick smoke, and red lava flowed down from the mountaintop like a trickle.

"Hehehehehehe! A new round of battle has begun!"

The giant Dorry picked up his weapon and looked into the depths of the jungle. A moment later, with a series of huge footsteps, a giant with a full beard emerged from the jungle:

"Crack! Domley, I'm sure I'll be the winner of this duel!"

"Hehehehehehe! Brogy, what kind of joke are you talking about? The winner of this battle can only be me!"

After exchanging greetings, the two giants picked up their massive, broken weapons and began fighting with great excitement. However, the two giants seemed to be aware of the destructive power of their battle and intentionally or unintentionally distanced themselves from Uchiha Tou and the others. Otherwise, the aftershocks of their battle alone would probably have been enough to give Princess Vivi and the others a hard time.

Uchiha Touyu watched the two fighting and stroked his chin:

"These two guys have quite distinctive looks. If they replaced their weapons with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and the Eighteen-Foot Serpent Spear, it might be more fitting."

Yes, that's right. These two giants are actually the creator gods of the One Piece world (Oda), modeled after Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. They might even be their alternate-dimensional counterparts.

The two giants went off to fight on their own, while Mr. 3, piloting his Candle Mech, was dealing with Nami. The only people left on the field were Uchiha Tou and the others, along with that Golden Week guy.

During Golden Week, the young girl drank black tea and ate cookies while glancing at the battlefield. Perhaps feeling that it wasn't right to slack off here, she showed a conflicted expression. Afterward, she tidied up the teapot and cookie box and picked up her paintbrush.

Golden Week's ability is quite bizarre; it's a special ability to control other people's emotions using the colors in his paintings. Yes, this ability isn't a Devil Fruit power; it can only be called a special ability. Not only can it manipulate people's emotions, but if developed to its limit, it can even turn the unreal into the real and the false into the true.

Although the ability to turn illusion into reality is merely changing someone else's appearance, it's already considered extremely overpowered in the world of One Piece, almost indistinguishable from a Devil Fruit ability.

Of course, her strange and powerful abilities do not mean that she is strong. Although Golden Week is over 18 years old, her size and physical strength are no different from those of a 12 or 13-year-old girl. As long as she is not allowed to use her abilities, defeating her is a piece of cake.

So just as Golden Week took out her drawing board, Uchiha Touya vanished in a flash, then reappeared behind her and delivered a swift chop to the girl's hand.

With a snap, Golden Week's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground unconscious.

Princess Vivi frowned slightly upon seeing this.

"Mr. Feiyu, she's just a young girl. Aren't you making a mountain out of a molehill?"

"Don't underestimate her just because she's a little girl. Her position at Baroque Works is higher than yours. You don't really think that an agent who can partner with Mr. 3 is just an ordinary little girl with no abilities, do you?"

Princess Vivi paused for a moment, then nodded gently:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Toyu, it's my fault..."

Just then, the thunderclouds in the sky had completely solidified, and a huge bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting Mr. 3's Candle Championship Cup.

The original candle-shaped mech instantly turned into a pool of wax, and Mr. 3, with flames on his head, was immediately struck by the terrifying lightning and fainted with his eyes rolling back.

"How was it? Got it!"

Nami, a slight smile on her face, slowly materialized from the air. Uchiha Touyu chuckled and gave her a thumbs up.

"Not bad. With this level of strength, you can hold your own in the Grand Line!"

After saying that, Uchiha Tobi reached out and gently stroked Nami's head twice. Nami angrily turned her head away and shouted:

"I'm not a child! Don't touch my head!"

With a light laugh, Uchiha Hiyu withdrew his hand and walked to Mr. 3's side, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Although the Candle Fruit isn't a particularly powerful fruit, it's actually quite practical. Aside from its major weakness of being vulnerable to fire and high temperatures, it's very useful in combat, support, and everyday life.

"Perhaps... we should give this Devil Fruit power to Usopp, so that at least it will be easier for him to wax the ships."

"It's a pity I've never heard of a candle that's immune to flames. With this flaw, the Wax-Wax Fruit can only be considered second-rate no matter how much it's developed."

After all, the main reason why people don't eat the Flame-Flame Fruit is that the power of fire is just too common. Against an opponent who can use fire abilities, the Wax-Wax Fruit user would be completely helpless.

However, Usopp wasn't exactly someone who could fight on the front lines, so this kind of Devil Fruit, which is more functional than combat-oriented, was actually quite suitable for him.

"Take these two guys back to the ship first, I'll deal with them later."

"And you, Feiyu, what are you planning to do?"

Princess Vivi was startled when she saw Uchiha Tou's eager gaze as he looked at the giant battlefield. She asked a question.

"Of course, I'll exchange a few blows with those two giants!"

As Uchiha Tou spoke excitedly, he casually drew the Third Generation Kitetsu and pointed it at the giant.

"Feiyu, are you crazy? That's a giant! Drop your weapon!"

Vivi's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly tried to stop him, but Uchiha Touyu chuckled and left her speechless with a single sentence:

"While these two giants are powerful, they are still somewhat inferior to Shacrokfal. If we can't even handle them, then we shouldn't go to Alabasta."

"But……"

"Alright, you guys should get out of here. These two have already noticed me! You're just a burden!"

Upon hearing this, Nami immediately gritted her teeth:

"Alright, everyone, let's retreat! Just as Fei Yu himself said, the biggest support we can give him in this battle is to stay away from the battlefield!"

As she spoke, Nami activated her Smooth-Smooth Fruit ability, grabbed Goldenweek with one hand, and left the place.

Seeing this, Princess Vivi rode on the fast-running duck, while Curly-headed, with Mr. 3, rode on the griffin Leigh, and they all began to retreat.

Brogy and Dorry, who were engaged in battle, sensed the surging killing intent and fighting spirit the moment Uchiha Hiu drew the Third Generation Kitetsu.

Although these little people seemed insignificant to the two giants, Dorry and Brogy were well aware that among them were powerful individuals who were no less than, or even stronger than, the giants!

The Third Generation Kitetsu is already a divine weapon of the Great Grade Sword level. In terms of ferocity alone, it even surpasses the Supreme Grade Swords. In the hands of a powerful figure like Uchiha Hiu, such a fierce sword is enough to pose a huge threat to the two giants.

Moreover, the giants in this world are basically set up with a strong Norse Viking style, and there is even a prince named Loki.

The Vikings always regarded battle as an honor, sought to die on the battlefield, and despised those who died in their sickbeds; otherwise, these two giants would not have been able to fight for a century.

Therefore, upon seeing Uchiha Tou raise his sword, in order not to betray their honor and because they felt threatened, the two giants also stopped fighting each other and raised their weapons, aiming them at Uchiha Tou.

(End of this chapter)