Phoenix Reborn In One Piece

"Hisss~~~"

"Is this the kind of duel between giants?"

"It's amazing~~~"

"Look at their weapons, they're all bent from the fighting~~~"

After the giants' battle ended, everyone felt an unprecedented shock and excitement. The girls marveled at the intense fight.

Not far away, the two giants stood, holding their weapons and breathing heavily.

Their battle had been a pure test of strength, and neither side had held back at all.

This gave Ryuen and his group a firsthand look at what true strength-based combat looked like!

"Crack crack crack~~~"

"Did you accidentally stumble upon this ancient island?" Brogy laughed and asked Ryuen and his group.

The ancient islands, like this one, were isolated because traveling between the islands in the Grand Line was difficult. As a result, each island developed its own civilization.

Some islands advanced and developed high levels of civilization, while others remained completely unchanged for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, stuck in their primitive state.

These islands, which were still stuck in the dinosaur era, were collectively called the "Ancient Islands."

The chaotic magnetic fields and weather of the Grand Line played a major role in creating this phenomenon.

Just like "Little Garden."

The magnetic field here is as chaotic as the latter half of the Grand Line, and without permanent record pointers, it's nearly impossible to leave these ancient islands.

"Ah!!!"

"Oh no! Ryuen, I forgot why this place is called the Ancient Island, and I forgot an important detail! Waaah~~~" 

After hearing the giant mention that this was the Ancient Island, Nami immediately ran to Ryuen's side, suddenly panicking and bursting into tears.

Nami was upset because she hadn't remembered the meaning of the Ancient Island earlier, and she hadn't paid much attention to it.

Until she heard Brogy's words, Nami had forgotten about the notes from the explorer Louis Arnold she had once read, which mentioned the ancient island Little Garden and the giants.

The notes said the island was called Little Garden because a group of giants lived there, and the island was like a small garden. 

Because of this, the island got the name Little Garden. Also, to leave the island, it would take a year to store enough magnetic force...

That's it, she had forgotten...

In an instant, everyone was confused and didn't understand why Nami started crying after realizing this was the ancient island.

Hadn't everyone already known this was Little Garden, the ancient island?

"Hehehe~~~"

"To leave this ancient island, the compass needs a year to store enough magnetic force. So, if you want to leave, you'll have to stay here for a whole year!"

At this point, Dorry seemed to take some pleasure in saying this.

"What?"

"Wait, we have to stay for a whole year to leave?"

"How can this be~~~"

"Nami, is what that giant said true?"

"Do we really have to stay here for a year?"

"Mm~~~ he's right. It really does take a year to store the magnetic force here, so we really have to stay here for a year~~~"

"No~~~"

"I don't want to stay here for a year!!!"

After hearing Dorry say they'd need to stay for a year and Nami confirming that it really took a year to store the magnetic force, everyone's mood dropped.

Brogy and Dorry exchanged a look.

They had no idea how many years had passed since their duel, but now they were facing eight unfamiliar faces, which they found really interesting!

"Everyone~~~"

"Don't worry about it. We don't need to stay for the whole year. Did you forget about my ability?" Ryuen said helplessly, seeing the group's bad mood.

"Your ability?"

"Eh???"

"Ryuen, can your ability make the compass fill up with magnetic force earlier?"

"Is that true, Ryuen?"

The girls were excited and grabbed Ryuen, eager to confirm if what he said was true. Even Dorry and Brogy seemed surprised.

"Of course not, I can't fill up the compass's magnetic force earlier~~~~

But~~~

I can have birds guide us! They know the direction to the next island," Ryuen said casually as he looked around at everyone.

The group suddenly remembered that Ryuen's Devil Fruit ability allowed him to command birds!

"Right..."

"I almost forgot, Ryuen, you can command all the birds. Now I feel relieved." Nami sighed in relief.

The rest of the group also felt better. To be honest, the island's scenery was nice, but they didn't want to stay there for a whole year.

After all, they were used to playing in bustling places. Living on an island without modern facilities for a year? No way!

Even when they trained at the Calm Belt before, they could only stand it for three months. After that, they started to get bored.

"Chirp chirp..."

"So, you're a Devil Fruit user? This is indeed one way to leave the island..." Brogy looked at Ryuen with some surprise and smiled.

"Hahahaha..."

"Well, it's fine, after all, he's our captain. He has to have some ability, right?

By the way, Big Giant, why were you two fighting earlier?

And now, your relationship is so much better. It's kind of strange..." Anya looked at the two giants curiously and asked.

This wasn't just something Anya wanted to know. Everyone in the Dream Team, except for Ryuen, was also curious. They all looked at Dorry and Brogy.

"Hehehehe..."

"Why were we fighting? Hmm... I don't really remember. Brogy, do you remember?" Dorry laughed loudly.

"Clink, clink..."

"Why did we duel? I can't really remember either. Never mind that. 

Hmm... I think I smell alcohol. Do you have any extra drinks?

We haven't had a drink in nearly 100 years!" Brogy dropped his giant axe and rubbed his hands together with a smile, asking eagerly.

"Huh???"

"100 years? Have you really been here for almost 100 years?" The members of the Dream Team exclaimed in surprise.

"Hehehe..."

"Because our giant race has a very long lifespan. The average life expectancy is 300 years!" Dorry laughed openly.

"300... years..."

"Cool..."

"To live so long, that's what being a giant is like..." 

Dorry's words left everyone stunned. Even Ryuen was distracted for a moment. The lifespan of giants was something he couldn't help but envy!

Who wouldn't want to live a bit longer?

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