Starfish World, Elbaf Kingdom.
At the heart of the island, there are a series of silver and grey mountains and rocky hills, and a castle is carved into the main mountain.
Many giant warriors with horned helmets, carrying huge axes and swords, stand guard everywhere.
Inside the mountain castle.
A middle-aged, burly giant dressed in black armor sits imposingly on a massive black stone throne, holding an ancient black spear.
His eyes sweep over the giant elders standing beneath the throne, emitting a powerful and majestic aura.
This is the King of the Giants, Farbauti.
"You also heard what he said. The World Government gives us only three days to consider. What do you think?" Farbauti said with a serious expression and a cold tone making it difficult to discern what he was really thinking.
"This is a threat!" An old giant shouted angrily: "Giants never accept threats! If they want to fight, let's fight!"
"Yes!"
"The World Government seems to have forgotten the horror of the Spear of Elbaf, so let them remember it again!"
"Let's fight them!"
Suddenly, many giant elders shouted with fervor and disdain towards the World Government.
"But now Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Byrnndi World have joined the World Government. As well as Garp and Sengoku. Are you sure we can beat them?" Another giant elder asked in response.
Immediately, the bustling atmosphere in the large stone hall quickly cooled down, falling into complete silence.
No matter how proud they are, they cannot ignore the weight of these names.
"Jarul, continue." Farbauti's cold eyes fell on the old man.
"Your Majesty, the current World Government is no longer something we can fight against. If we really fight, the giants are likely to become the next Lunarian Tribe."
"And that dimensional gate and the other world are the main reason why the World Government is offering us an olive branch, trying to get us to unite peacefully."
"They want the giants to also participate in the conquests of other worlds."
When mentioning other worlds, all the giant elders show eager looks, none of them can help but feel curious about other worlds.
Especially for those who love battle, the idea of facing warriors or armies from other worlds is an irresistible temptation.
"In that case, we offer giant warriors, but we do not join the World Government or obey its orders. We collaborate on equal terms and discuss things together." Another giant elder suggested.
This idea made both King Farbauti and the higher-ups of the giants feel tempted, they all looked at Elder Jarul with expectation.
"It's impossible!" Jarul shook his head. "If it were the previous situation at sea, the World Government would not dare to force us too much. Perhaps there is a possibility to just cooperate and not join together."
"But now, with so many high-level fighters, the World Government will no longer compromise."
"I fear that if we do not give them a satisfactory answer within three days, the Kingdom of Elbaf will be destroyed."
These words left everyone silent.
"It seems that this time we have no choice but to join together." Farbauti sighed and then said out loud: "But they can't conquer us with words alone!"
All the giants looked at their king.
"Tell the World Government that they must face us in three duels."
"If they win, then we giants will follow their orders, but if we win, even if we agree to join, we will not pay that heavenly tribute and we will decide how many giant warriors will participate in their wars."
Jarul knew that the King was trying to maintain Elbaf's dignity. But the problem is that the possibility of winning the duel is too low. But such duels are inevitable; giants only respect the strong and will not accept submission without a fight.
Two hours later, the Elbaf Kingdom's proposal reached the Five Elders and Imu.
"Three duels?" Imu showed interest.
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The third day.
King Farbauti received news that a warship had arrived from the sky to the island prepared for the duel.
"Come on, let's see who's come."
After saying that, King Farbauti walked out of the castle with ten elders including Elder Jarul.
Finally, after a boat trip, they reached an uninhabited island near Elbaf. It was a winter island.
At that time, this nameless winter island was guarded by numerous giant warriors.
In the center of the island was a familiar figure, just over 4 meters tall, wrapped in a black coat.
"So it's him..."
Recognizing the newcomer, the giants grew serious.
Jarul revealed the man's identity. "The former World Destroyer, now General of the Byrnndi World Army."
Byrnndi World had a confident smile. "Hehehe, I guess I don't need to introduce myself. Who will be my opponent?"
Byrnndi World's arrogant tone ignited the anger of all the giants, causing a wave of insults.
But Byrnndi World just looked at them with a sneer.
"Silence!" Farbauti raised his hand to stop the giants from swearing and then looked at Byrnndi World. "I want to know who the other two combatants are."
"What, you want to know if I'm the weakest? And then choose an opponent? Barororo!" Byrnndi World laughed wildly. When he finally finished laughing, he replied. "Unfortunately, I don't know who the other two are. I heard they are on their way."
"Alright, stop talking nonsense, send my opponent away quickly. I've never fought against the giants of Elbaf!"
The giant elders looked at each other, not expecting this to happen.
"Your Majesty, I request to fight!"
A voice sounded from behind Farbauti. After a moment of consideration, he nodded.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Elder Surtur!"
A dark-skinned, bald giant, dressed in red armor and wielding a huge iron sword, stepped forward.
"I will bring victory back to Elbaf!"
On the other side, Byrnndi World smiled and instantly disappeared, appearing in the center of the field.
"Surtur, I've heard of you. The Fire Giant of Elbaf, isn't it? They say your Haki is as hot and violent as flames. I hope you don't disappoint me."
Surtur looked at his opponent with a disdainful smile.
Byrnndi World curled his lips and saw that the other party was relying on his height to be haughty. He became more and more unhappy and stopped talking nonsense and directly activated the power of the devil fruit.
"More-More seventy times!"
In the next instant, Byrnndi's body grew to thirty meters.
After this period of time, Byrnndi World has improved in the use of the More-More Fruit, being able to adjust its size without affecting the increase in power and speed.
A huge size, although intimidating, was not always useful.
On the other hand, Surtur also began to gather his energy. A red, undulating light, similar to flames, appeared around his body, while his huge sword took on a black glow with red flashes.
"The battle has begun!"
Byrnndi World screamed loudly and disappeared with a loud bang.
With almost imperceptible speed, he arrived in front of Surtur.
He then threw a punch, causing air waves to explode in front of him.
"Come on!"
Surtur was not intimidated, and with a roar, he raised his sword, launching a vertical blow.
[Clang! Boom!]
When fist and sword met, the overwhelming force turned into a hurricane that swept across the island.
The ground shook so violently that even the giant warriors in the distance had difficulty staying on their feet.
...
[Boom! Boom! Boom!]
The continuous, thunderous sound, similar to a rumble or sonic boom, constantly came from the duel island.
"How many days have passed?" On a giant ship, King Farbauti looked at the winter island while asking.
On the deck behind him were a group of elders and giant warriors responsible for guarding.
The atmosphere on the ship was quite serious, and everyone was paying attention to the situation on the island.
"Your Majesty, it's already the sixth day."
Jarul stroked his beard and answered the king in a deep voice.
The king asked again: "Do you think Surtur will be able to hold out until tomorrow?"
"If it was a battle to the death, perhaps it could last one or two more days. But now we just need to determine the victor, so…"
Jarul's meaning was clear to everyone present. If it were a question of determining the victor, Surtur had already lost.
"It's really strange. I had heard that the gigantification ability of that Byrnndi World didn't last for long, but now…"
Another giant elder commented in bewilderment. Jarul, hearing this, shook his head.
"It's not strange. He has been a general in the army for a while, and with the resources of the World Government, it's only natural that they have fixed his flaws. Furthermore, Byrnndi World has the talent for it."
"Now we should think about who we send for the second round."
At the same time, the three scheduled matches with Elbaf have attracted a lot of attention.
Anyone important in Starfish World would be interested.
On one hand, they wanted to know the true strength of the Elbaf Kingdom, and on the other, they knew that after this, Starfish World would be completely unified by the World Government.
...
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
"The Giant race, due to their large size, certainly has advantages that other races cannot match. But unfortunately, the strength of Haki depends mainly on willpower."
In the Fleet Admiral's office, Garp was picking his nose as he looked at the picture and commented disdainfully.
"However, Byrnndi World's Haki level is mediocre. The only reason he can overpower the opponent is because the More-More Fruit not only grants him a size greater than that of giants, but also a speed that they do not have."
"But even so, he is only slightly stronger than this Surtur, which shows that his physical abilities and mastery of Haki are still far behind!"
"Seriously, why didn't they call me for this?"
Garp finally spit out his true thoughts in his mind.
"Just watch quietly!"
Sengoku snorted. He was also in a bad mood lately, because the renovation of the warships was on hold.
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