allendalepharm Chapter 37 The Giants' Former "Three Musketeers," the Past of Giant King Harald
Chapter 37 The Giants' Former "Three Musketeers," the Past of Giant King Harald
Crackling sound~~
That night.
A huge bonfire roared, with sparks occasionally leaping out of its lair, playing in the darkness before quietly disappearing.
Various kinds of roasted dinosaurs were skewered on tree trunks and stuck into the ground next to the fire.
"Hahaha~~ That's right, that's why we've been stuck here for so many years."
Dongli ate his meat heartily, talking about his past without a care in the world.
"I remember it was a little human girl who asked me and Broki who caught the bigger prey."
"That's why we've been fighting here for decades!"
"As we fought, we both forgot why we were dueling in the first place, and we were only focused on determining the winner."
"But it seems I've lost this time."
"I never expected Brogy to last longer than me. I'm really not happy about it!"
Kaido took the roasted dragon leg handed to him by the giant and tore into it with gusto.
"Actually, you didn't lose unjustly. Bazel didn't use his full strength."
Brogy was shocked to hear this: "What?! Bazel actually had a backup plan?!"
"My true power is actually poison, but it's not suitable for a duel with you, so I haven't used it."
Bazel snapped his fingers, and a phantom serpent spirit appeared, spewing poisonous mist towards the nearby bushes.
The flowers and plants that were contaminated by the poisonous fog withered instantly.
The ground was even corroded, leaving a shallow pit.
"I am a user of the Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Yamata no Orochi form. If I had to pick my best ability, it would definitely be snake venom."
"That's how it is now, but things might change after we awaken."
"Hiss~~"
Looking at the barren ground, Broki gasped.
If Bazel had used poison to fight him, he probably would have been defeated long ago.
"Speaking of which,"
Bazell didn't say much about snake venom and started to change the subject.
"The Giant Warrior Pirates have disbanded, right? If Kaido and I invited you to join the Beasts Pirates, would you be willing to join?"
"Join the Beasts Pirates?"
The two giants exchanged a glance, their expressions filled with unease.
"That's no problem, but we'd like to go back to Elbaf first."
"Because of the duel, we haven't been back to our hometown for many years. If you can wait, we will come to find you after we return to Elbaf."
Bazel glared at Kaido, who was about to speak, then grinned and said:
"It's alright, our friends and family back home are more important. We're going back to the New World soon anyway, so if you don't mind, would you like to travel together?"
"If we go together..."
Dongli pondered for a few breaths:
"No, we'll go back to Elbaf as soon as possible. Once we've taken care of things back home, the two of us will immediately set sail to find you."
Tianyue, who was listening in, guessed some of Bazel's thoughts and immediately interjected:
"Dongli, Brogy, are you two going back to catch up with Harald?"
To catch up with Harald?
Bazel was stunned. Were Donley and Brogy related?
"That's right. After all, we've been childhood friends. It's time to go back and apologize after so many years without any news."
Dongli let out a few strange laughs.
"I wonder if that bastard has become haggard since becoming king."
"That kid was a menace on the high seas when he was young!"
"A menace?" Bazel asked curiously. "Did Harald, the Giant King, also sail the seas when he was young?"
"Of course I've done it. Oh, I forgot you don't know Harald."
Dongli slapped his forehead and began to tell the story of the three of them when they were children.
"Actually, the three of us are about the same age, but because Harald awakened the bloodline of the ancient giants, his body is much stronger than ours..."
Kaido, standing to the side, listened quietly, equally curious about the sea a hundred years ago.
"In the year 1362 of the Sea Calendar, the three of us were born in Elbaf. When we were 51 years old, the three of us decided to go to sea together."
"Harald led a large group of giants willing to go to sea to form a pirate crew. Isn't there a legend about that now?"
A hundred years ago, a pirate crew composed of giants ravaged the seas, and no one could stand against them wherever they went.
"This legend actually refers to two pirate crews. One is the previous Giant Warrior Pirate Crew, which was formed several hundred years ago by Lord Aruru and Lord Yoruru."
"The other one is the modern Giant Warrior Pirates, except that the captain is Harald. Although the two of us are also called captains, Harald is the one who makes the decisions and takes charge."
"Back then, we were incredibly powerful. No one on this ocean could rival us, not even the World Government at the time."
Dongli picked up the barrel of liquor and took several large gulps, his eyes filled with reminiscence.
"79 years ago, in the year 1413 of the Sea Calendar, Brogdie and I chose to leave the pirate crew and stay on this island to duel because of a human girl."
"Harald had no choice but to continue his voyage alone, and I heard that not long after that, he seemed to have encountered a giantess from the island of Samvanai in the South Sea."
South China Sea, Samwanai Island...
Bazel secretly memorized the address.
"That female giant is called Ida. Unlike us barbaric giants of Elbaf, she is a very polite, gentle, and civilized giant who understands humanity."
"Broki, I remember Ida and Harald had a son, right?"
Brogy was stunned at first, then nodded uncertainly:
"I think so, I remember it's called... Hai Shi Yao Ding?"
"Yes, yes, I remember now, his name is Halding!"
Bazel looked surprised. Haildin?!
Before he transmigrated, the anime hadn't even reached this stage yet, and now Halding's mother has already appeared?
His hometown is still in the South China Sea, just like his hometown?!
"We both received good news at the time, but then something happened, Ida died, and Harald stopped contacting us after that."
Dongli took over the conversation.
"Harald and Ida's wedding was prevented. The clan elders refused to let them marry on the grounds that the bride was not of pure Elbaf blood. Harald later officially married the queen, who was the daughter of a powerful figure in a wine village north of Elbaf!"
"Estella, a master of 'earth magic'! She is also the biological mother of Loki, the cursed prince!"
Dongli put down the barrel of wine, clenched his fists, and his expression suddenly turned gloomy.
"I heard that Ida later adopted the abandoned cursed prince, and then he cursed her to death!"
"The Cursed Prince..."
Barzel frowned and interrupted Donley, a hint of displeasure rising in his heart.
"Dongli, I remember that you Elbaf worship the sun god Nika, right?"
Donley didn't understand the meaning behind Barzel's question, but he nodded nonetheless.
"Since you believe in Nika, why do you believe in such baseless legends?"
Dongli was stunned: "But...this is tradition."
"Tradition? What a ridiculous tradition."
Bazel chuckled a few times.
"Do you know that Kaido-san and I both dream of breaking the shackles of the old world and bringing change and true freedom to this world?"
"We invited you to join us in order to realize this dream."
"Dongli, Brogy."
As the alcohol took effect, Bazel became increasingly agitated, glaring at the two timid and fearful giants.
"Don't let past prejudices become a mountain in your hearts, a curse!? Ha! What a pathetic joke!"
"It should be called a treasure of the giants!! You two idiots!"
"Even I, a human, have the determination and conviction to conquer demonic power, so why don't you giants?!"
"You define a prince of a nation as a curse and an omen of misfortune because you fear some so-called curse? Is this the bravest race of giants on the high seas?!"
"Don't make me laugh!!"
"So-called tradition is simply a window that should be broken by the strongest of the new generation!"
"You don't want Loki, but the Beasts Pirates do! You can go back and tell your king that!"
At this point, Bazel didn't continue speaking, but instead looked at his captain.
Kaido put down his gourd of sake, a slow smile playing on his lips: "I unconditionally support you, continue."
"We, the Beasts Pirates, don't care about curses or bad luck. We want warriors that your giants wouldn't dare to take."
"He will become our brother, and together we will break free from the shackles of the old world!!"
boom--!!
Emotions and passion completely dominated his mind at this moment, and in the instant that reason disappeared, an extraordinary aura suddenly erupted from Bazel.
"Loki, the Beasts Pirates are taking him!!!"