"Who are you?"
"And why did you suddenly attack us?"
After blocking the incoming shockwave, Dorry frowned and looked toward the direction from which it had come, shouting loudly.
Beside him, although Brogy remained silent, his eyes stayed fixed on the distant figure with obvious vigilance.
With his body as light as a drifting feather, Kaito landed gracefully atop the dense forest canopy.
After lowering the leg that had launched the shockwave, he calmly leaped down once more, landing in the open clearing where Dorry and Brogy stood.
"The famous captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates..."
"Dorry."
"Brogy."
"Good afternoon."
"My name is Kaito."
"I'm the captain of the War Pirates."
"I've come here for one purpose."
"I want to recruit both of you into my crew."
A relaxed smile remained on Kaito's face as he slowly walked toward the two giants, calmly introducing both himself and the reason for his visit.
"The War Pirates?"
"You came here... to recruit us?"
Dorry and Brogy exchanged surprised glances before looking back at the approaching Kaito.
"Kaito, was it?"
Dorry spoke first.
"I'll let your attack just now slide."
"But I have no intention of leaving this island."
"So there's no point trying to recruit me."
"Gababababa..."
Brogy burst into laughter.
"Same here."
"I've got no intention of joining anyone else's pirate crew."
Naturally, neither giant would simply submit because someone had shown up and invited them.
Although Kaito's earlier shockwave attack had astonished both of them...
It still wasn't enough to make them surrender.
"That won't do."
Kaito smiled faintly.
"I really do want both of you to join me."
"How about we settle it the pirate way?"
"We'll let strength decide."
"If I win..."
"You'll join the War Pirates."
"But if you win..."
"I'll leave immediately."
"How about it?"
"Does that sound fair?"
Giving up simply because they refused wasn't Kaito's style.
After stopping a short distance away, he calmly proposed another solution.
Dorry and Brogy silently stared at him.
Although their massive bodies gave them an overwhelming physical advantage...
Neither of them dared underestimate the man before them after witnessing the power of that earlier attack.
"Dorry."
Brogy glanced toward his old rival.
"What do you think?"
"It looks like we'll have to fight."
He grinned broadly.
"Your strength hasn't declined over the years... has it?"
"Gababababa!"
Brogy laughed loudly.
"Don't insult me."
"We've been fighting each other for nearly a century."
"My strength has only grown."
"It certainly hasn't weakened."
"Gababababa!"
Dorry laughed just as heartily.
"That's exactly what I wanted to hear."
"In that case..."
"Let's have ourselves a proper battle!"
The two giants shared a glance.
After decades of fighting together, their understanding of one another no longer required words.
Having reached an agreement, they both laughed loudly.
"No problem!"
"We'll let strength decide!"
"Whoever wins..."
"The loser obeys!"
The blood of Elbaf's warriors flowed through both giants.
Faced with Kaito's challenge...
Neither felt the slightest hesitation.
Instead...
Their fighting spirit surged.
Dorry raised his gigantic sword and pointed it directly at Kaito, officially accepting the challenge.
"Excellent."
Kaito smiled.
"Then let me witness the true strength..."
"...of the legendary Giant Warrior Pirates."
As he spoke...
He slowly drew the pair of golden sabers from his waist.
"Take this!!"
Without another word...
Brogy attacked first.
Stepping forward, he swung his gigantic battle axe downward with overwhelming force.
The weapon tore through the air, creating a deafening roar.
Clang!!
Boom!!
Brogy's attack had been incredibly fast.
But it couldn't escape Kaito's Observation Haki.
Rather than dodging...
Kaito calmly raised the golden saber in his right hand.
The enormous axe slammed directly into the blade.
Brilliant sparks exploded in every direction.
The resulting shockwave blasted across the battlefield like a hurricane.
Sand, rocks, and earth were all swept into the air.
A miniature sandstorm formed almost instantly.
The tremendous force shattered the ground beneath Kaito's feet.
A crater more than ten meters wide appeared around him.
Yet...
Despite all of that...
Kaito's arm never moved even slightly.
He effortlessly held back Brogy's gigantic axe.
Whoosh!!
A colossal sword thrust suddenly followed.
After countless years of battling side by side...
The coordination between Dorry and Brogy had become flawless.
The instant Kaito blocked Brogy's attack...
Dorry immediately seized the opening.
His enormous sword thrust straight toward Kaito from the front.
The gigantic blade carried terrifying force.
Even before reaching its target...
The pressure generated by its tip compressed the surrounding air into expanding circular shockwaves.
Boom!!
Another violent collision erupted.
Sparks scattered through the air.
Kaito calmly lifted the golden saber in his left hand.
The incoming sword thrust stopped instantly.
The tremendous force transmitted through Dorry's weapon traveled directly through Kaito's body.
Rather than affecting him...
It was redirected into the ground behind him.
The earth collapsed outward in a massive fan-shaped crater.
Every attack...
Had been blocked.
The expressions of both Brogy and Dorry immediately changed.
He's...
This strong?
Using only two swords...
He had completely stopped the combined attacks of two Giant Warrior captains.
Clang!
Kaito immediately launched his counterattack.
His arms exerted overwhelming strength.
The two golden sabers exploded with tremendous force.
The giant axe and giant sword were both knocked aside.
Unable to resist the sudden surge of power...
Both Brogy and Dorry staggered backward.
Slash!
Slash!
Two golden flying slashes burst from Kaito's blades.
The razor-sharp attacks shot directly toward the two giants.
Danger!
Both Brogy and Dorry's Observation Haki immediately sensed the incoming threat.
Without hesitation...
They raised their shields.
Boom!!
Boom!!
The two flying slashes crashed heavily against the enormous shields.
The tremendous impact forced both giants to slide backward once again.
Although both shields had been reinforced with Armament Haki...
Cracks still spread rapidly across their surfaces beneath the terrifying sharpness and overwhelming force.
The surrounding earth exploded outward.
Dust filled the battlefield.
Bang!!
At that very moment...
Kaito bent his legs.
Explosive strength erupted from beneath his feet.
His figure instantly disappeared.
He became nothing more than a blur racing across the battlefield.
Before either giant could react...
He had already appeared directly before Dorry.
Without hesitation...
He drove a powerful kick straight into the giant's abdomen.
"Argh!!"
Dorry's stomach visibly caved inward.
The terrifying force bent his enormous body over.
Blood burst from his mouth.
Both of his feet left the ground.
His gigantic body shot backward like a cannonball.
Boom!!
A deafening explosion echoed through the forest.
Dorry smashed directly into a distant hill.
The entire hillside collapsed beneath the impact.
Countless rocks buried most of his massive body beneath the rubble.
"Dorry!!"
Seeing his old rival sent flying by a single kick...
Brogy's eyes widened in shock.
There was no time to worry about Dorry's condition.
Roaring loudly...
He immediately swung his gigantic battle axe toward Kaito, who still hung in midair.
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