Far, far away, was an island bigger than any other with beauty of extreme.
Boom!
The orange flames rose up to the skies as the explosion occurred was very large.
"Get it! Attack from behind!"
The orders from the man with armor and a broadsword, echoed in the forest.
"Hurry!"
His grip on the handle tightened as a grin bloomed on his dirt covered face.
There were a total of seven men with the armor and various weapons surrounding their next meal.
A fire breathing lizard, in simple words a dragon with no wings, eyed the seven men in front of it.
"Robert, over there!"
One of the men pointed towards the back which could be an escape route for the dragon.
"Okay!"
Robert rushed behind and blocked the last route of escape while holding his shield.
"Very good!"
The leader of the hunting group, Richard, said with a grin. He then stormed towards the dragon with his broadsword.
"Now!"
With his shout, all the six men attacked the dragon from different sides.
The dragon roared in rage while breathing flames on the men and also trying to claw his way out.
"Today we are having Lizarard's meat!"
Richard with a grin thrusted his sword in the dragon's chest while others chose different body parts.
"Roar!"
The dragon died not long after. The surrounding trees and bushes were burned.
Many trees were still on flames while the leaves left only black matter behind.
"Yaa!"
The seven men cried in joy and danced in a circling motion. The forest was silent for a while but soon regained its spirit.
"Yo-hohohoho! Wonderful kill!"
On the top of the dragon's carcass, a very small person stood with a classic cane.
"Bone-man, how was it? Aren't we strong! Haha!"
Richard burst in laughter as he talked to the tiny person. The others also nodded their heads in union and laughed.
"My name is Brook, not Bone-man."
The person with only his skeleton as body in a gentlemen suit, Brook said while shaking his head.
"Let us take this back! Then we can have a party!"
Richard pulled out the broadsword stuck in the dragon's chest and put it back in its sheath.
They made sure to extinguish the flames or it might be a huge forest fire later on.
The dragon carcass was lifted up by four men while Richard took the lead followed closely by the rest.
Brook sat on Robert's shoulder and looked at the gigantic forest with his empty eye sockets.
๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ตโฆ This was his only thought right now. Never could he see these outside the island.
Yes, this place here is called Elbaf. kingdom inhabited by giants, and is considered to be the strongest country in the world due to its army famed for its strength.
Everything was very big. Brook is only bigger than an ant on this island.
The seven giant men were more than 20 meters and all very muscular.
As the hunting group reached the end of the forest area, Brook saw a super big tree in the middle of the mountain range.
It was so big that Brook, even after looking at an angle of ninety degrees, couldn't see the tree's top.
On the way to the city situated somewhere near the gigantic tree, the hunting group sang songs.
"Robert-san, when is the king coming back?"
Brook asked Robert while looking at the outline of the city on top of a mountain.
"The king? He should be back in a week's time. He only went to attend the peacock queen's birthday."
Robert replied directly, wasting no time as he knew the reports shared to him by Richard a few days ago.
"Peacock queenโฆ maybe I can get a chance to see her panties?"
Brook pondered but Robert was unable to answer to him for asking such a stupid question.
"Hahaโฆ who knows?"
Robert forced a smile.
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The giant kingdom had a total of three cities, six villages and a castle below the gigantic tree.
"It's Richard! They are back!"
The guards standing before the entrance of the city exclaimed as they saw the site of Richard and his group carrying the huge dragon carcass.
"Hey!"
Richard greeted the guards with a smirk on his face as he signed towards the dragon carcass.
"Damn bastard! Showing off!"
The guards gritted their teeth and cursed at Richard. Then all of a sudden, all the guards burst to laughter.
"Hahaha! I need a party! You are very lucky to have encountered a Lizarard."
The dragon named Lizarard, was a somewhat rare creature to meet in the forest.
It mostly stayed at the edge of the island on the rocky mountain sides.
It is not very difficult to kill but very troublesome to find and the price of its meat was very high.
"Done!"
Richard said with a grin. The money that can be earned from this Lizarard will be more than enough for the seven men.
"Hurry! I need some women and a bar!"
Richard marched in the city with a proud look on his face as he led the hunting group to the meat shop.
๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณโฆ Brook sighed secretly. He was on a mission and this wish of his could only remain a wish.
As the group sold most of the carcass, they headed back to their homes for the moment.
The party which Richard will be hosting, was in the night when the city was at its best.
Robert and Brook went to the resident's area where Robert's house was.
Brook was temporarily living at his house until his mission was complete.
Along the way, Brook left as if he had returned back to his childhood except everything was many times bigger.
"Bone-man, how is the world outside? Is it very small like you?"
Robert asked with a curious face. He was one of the many giants who had never taken a step outside Elbaf.
"Well, it is. But there are also many places which are big enough for you."
Brook replied honestly as he massaged his chin and finally stood up on Robert's shoulder.
"Do you want to see it? The world outside?"
Brook looked at Robert's eyes and asked. Robert moved his head and stared back at Brook.
"I would love to."
Robert answered with a smile. Brook gave his signature laugh and jumped down.
They already reached Robert's house which was very normal and simple looking.
Clank!
The door opened and Robert with Brook entered as the house was no longer lifeless.
Placing the meat on the table, Robert went to take a bath in the washroom.
Brook leaped on the table and plucked out a grape from the fruit basket.
The green grape was juicy and very delicious. It took Brook only three grapes to fill his stomach.
Brook's mission in Elbaf was one of the most important in Akuma's plan.
In the past, Akuma already visited the Elbaf ones and talked with the late king.
Akuma needed at least 50 giants from the kingdom for physical labor.
In return, Akuma promised to kill Big Mom and help them expand their territory.
Big Mom is dead now, so one of the two promises is completed. It was the king's turn to give 50 giants to Devil's Pirates.
Brook was the one who will lead the giants back to Devil's Home from Elbaf.
But since the giant king was away to attend the birthday of the peacock queen of Greenland, Brook could only temporarily stay with Robert.
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[Author Talk---]
I am changing the style in which I write the thoughts. I am still trying to find the perfect way to write for myself.
Thank you all for waiting. The fourth volume has come and new chapters are being written.