Reincarnated into the world of One Piece, in a land of giants with open eyes?!

Chapter 77: Past Events

Chapter 78: Past Events

The gates of Elbaf Royal Palace are carved from a single block of stone.

Two heavily armored giant guards wielding long-handled axes at the palace gates saluted Oro as he approached, then opened the palace gates themselves.

Oro nodded slightly to the two guards in return, and entered the palace alone without anyone else in tow.

The interior of the Giant's Palace is extremely spacious, with massive stone pillars supporting a towering dome, and sunlight streaming in through the high windows on the sides, casting dappled patterns on the ancient stone slabs.

However, at this moment, within the magnificent Giant King's Court, apart from the Giant King on the throne, no one else could be seen, not even the guards protecting the court.

"Hey, Uncle Harald."

Auro greeted Harald, who was sitting on the giant's throne, with a smile, and then casually sat down in a seat below the throne, as relaxed as if he were at home.

"Hahaha, how many times have I told you? You're Uncle Tarol's adopted son, so you're my peer. What, are you making your centenarian cousin sound old?"

Harald laughed, not minding Auro's casualness at all, and even made a sarcastic remark.

Oro waved his hand, looking at Harald, whose head and horns had not yet been shaved off, with a hint of helplessness and a sigh: "Cousin, you know that my adoptive father—he never likes to mention his own surname."

Harald fell silent, scratching his head in frustration. "—Let's not talk about that, little Auro. What are your thoughts on Elbaf joining the Kingdom of Jaya and becoming a member of the Unified Kingdom?"

Auro seemed stunned by Harald's words. He leaned forward slightly from the back of his chair, remained silent for a while, and then looked at Harald with expectant eyes: "Your Majesty, Giant King of Elbaf, has your country made a decision?"

Harald burst into laughter again, his laugh even louder and more hearty than before: "Of course, my esteemed President, Elbaf has already chosen its future!"

Harald laughed heartily, but Oro couldn't laugh at all. He stared directly at Harald and said in a low voice, "Harald, you know what I'm going to do, what the Kingdom of Jaya is going to do, and Elbaf knows it too. If this time—Elbaf and the giants may not be as lucky as they were 800 years ago."

Harald's smile faded upon hearing this. He sat up straight and looked at Oro with the same expression: "There are no cowards among the warriors of Elbaf who cannot bear responsibility. This is atonement, atonement for the sins that our giant race has committed throughout the world over the past few centuries."

"Atonement?"

Oro was momentarily puzzled, his brow furrowing slightly. He did not believe that Elbaf or the giants should bear primary responsibility for the chaos in this world.

Seeing his confusion, Harald laughed again, his tone slightly mocking: "Hahaha, Oro, you said it yourself, how come you don't even remember it?"

"My words?"

"If you do something wrong, you should admit it. Not only should you sincerely apologize, but you should also take practical actions to make amends, shouldn't you?"

Oro suddenly realized, recalling the night years ago when he comforted Lingling: "So—Elbaf wants to?"

Harald slammed his hand on the hard armrest of the throne and cast his gaze out the window into the distance: "Over the years, with the help of the Kingdom of Gaya, we in Elbaf have admitted our mistakes and apologized. Now it is time to make amends."

"We want to help those we have wronged to break free from the shackles that oppressed them. Yes, we were once the oppressors, but now, Elbaf will bring them liberation!"

"Auro, how about this compensation?"

Oro opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. He looked at the giant king in front of him and was very moved: "A broken mirror cannot be mended, but I believe no one would refuse a newer, more valuable, and more meaningful mirror."

"ha!"

Harald slapped his thigh excitedly: "So, Oro, you think Uncle Tarol and the others will approve of me too, right?"

Auro nodded without hesitation: "We will succeed, we will do what old Tarrol and our ancestors could not do in their entire lives."

"When we succeed, they will bask in the glory of their ancestors and cheer for us who have achieved honor!"

"Hahaha! Good! Well said! Well said indeed!"

Harald laughed and stood up, making a high-five gesture. Oro also stood up, raised his right hand, stood on tiptoe, and slapped Harald hard.

As soon as Locke's ship approached Elbaf, before it even docked, Locke already had a bad feeling.

The large golden ship docked in the port of Elbaf was so conspicuous that even Lox couldn't believe his eyes!

Holy crap! What's the Golden Dawn doing here?!

not good!

Locke jumped off the ship almost as soon as it reached the shore, heading straight for the palace in Elbaf. He thought that with his strength, few could stop him.

Before they even left the dock, "Boom!"

Two enormous figures descended from the sky, stirring up a cloud of dust.

As the dust settled, Lingling, carrying a giant axe, and Newgate, wielding a sword, appeared. Newgate stepped forward: "Gurararara, Oro's prediction was spot on! Rocks, you really came!"

"Accurate calculation?" Newgate's words immediately darkened Rocks's expression: "Newgate, are you going to stop me for your new master?"

Newgate frowned, disliking Lockes's provocative words: "If you had come earlier, we would have stopped you, but now we're just here to make sure you go to the palace."

"Let's go, with us leading the way, you'll get there faster."

"Varied----"

Although Lockes was confused, he couldn't worry about that now; he had to get to the Elbaf Palace immediately!

The two guards at the palace gates spotted Newgate and Linlin from afar and reopened the palace gates before they could rush over.

"Yo! Rocks! Long time no see!"

Oro, who was still arm in arm with Harald, looked on with surprise when he saw Lox rushing in from outside the palace gates.

Although Oro's height meant he was practically airborne just to hook his arm around Harald's shoulder, he still raised his right hand and greeted Rocks with a bright smile: "Come on, let me introduce you. Harald, this is Rocks D. Begek, the boss of Beehive Island."

"Lox, this is Harald, the Giant King, who has just joined the Kingdom of Jaya on behalf of Elbaf!"

"Oh, it's good that we're from the same hometown; we settled the deal in one go."

This damned sight, these damned words, made Lox feel a surge of heat rising in his heart, almost making him want to vomit blood.

Why is it that blond guy again!

What do you mean by "introducing me"? What do you mean by "a deal was reached in one go"?

Harald! Where is your composure as king?

You don't want to drag Elbaf into the war, do you?

Where are your techniques for rejecting people?

Why was he taken down by this blond guy in one go?

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