Harald, returning from the outer seas with a murderous intent, did not see his wife and son in the Underworld Tavern, so he hurried back to the Sunny World via the Rainbow Bridge.
As a result, a furious Harald saw his wife, son, many giant elders, and high-ranking officials all waiting to welcome him.
What was going on?
Had the world's worst Rocks Pirates already left?
Yaruru was also a bit confused seeing Harald's face full of rage.
Wasn't it said that Rocks was Harald's good friend?
The atmosphere didn't seem quite right.
However, these pirates did indeed possess the tokens of friendship from Dorry and Brogy.
"worororo! Harald! We finally meet again!"
"Your strength left a deep impression on me!"
"Ever since we parted at Mary Geoise, I've been wanting to find you."
The aura emanating from Rocks was full of pressure, shocking the warriors of the Giant Race.
"Hmph! I have no desire to see a brutal pirate like you!"
Seeing that Ida, Loki, and Hajrudin were fine, Harald looked displeasedly at this world's worst pirate, whom he had only met once.
He was currently at a critical stage of contact with the New World affiliated nations and the World Government; he didn't want any association with these evil pirates.
"King, aren't you and the Rocks Pirates friends? Lord Fang Huo even helped Prince Loki dispel the curse!"
"Prince Loki has now turned back into a good child."
"His Cursed Eye was called the Overlord's Pupil by Lord Fang Huo, a symbol of the strong."
Seeing the angry Harald, the high-ranking giants of Sake Village immediately spoke up to put in a good word for the Rocks Pirates.
Anyone who could help Loki was a friend of their Sake Village.
"Dispel the curse?"
"I've said it before, Astrid's curses and prophecies are all fake. Loki was never cursed; he will always be my precious son."
Harald had never believed in any curses.
It was just that Elbaf had spread those curses and prophecies so widely that they were deeply ingrained in people's hearts.
This led to Loki being highly controversial and even called the Cursed Prince, which made Harald very unhappy.
Even though he strictly forbade his clansmen from discussing these fake curses, their fear and wariness of Loki were barely concealed.
The cold words and looks from the clansmen were also part of the reason Loki turned bad and drove the beasts of the Underworld to invade the village.
"Alright, Harald, the Rocks Pirates are friends of Dorry and Brogy."
"Fang Huo is Loki's benefactor; there is no doubt about that."
Yaruru didn't really believe in curses and prophecies either, but Fang Huo had indeed helped Loki change the Giant Race's fear and prejudice toward him.
This was a good thing for Elbaf.
"Lord Yaruru, you too..."
Harald looked at this elder and wise man in disbelief.
Dammit!
Had even Yaruru been deceived by the bastards of the Rocks Pirates!
How could such a brutal pirate group, which dared to destroy Enies Lobby—the symbol of law and order—be good people!
"Father, Fang Huo is a great prophet full of wisdom!"
Loki, wearing glasses, spoke with a serious expression. He would never allow his father to deliver himself to the Celestial Dragons.
He would definitely work with Fang Huo to completely change his father's mind.
"Harald, calm down. Fang Huo and the others aren't harming Elbaf right now."
Ida quickly held Harald's arm, soothing her somewhat angry husband.
As for the path the Rocks Pirates wanted to take by dragging Elbaf into a confrontation with the World Government, Ida didn't know if it would harm Elbaf.
"Father, Lord Fang Huo said that eight hundred years ago, Elbaf was a defeated nation that followed the sun god nika to fight the World Government, so the World Government will never accept us!"
"If you take the initiative to go to them, you will be completely controlled by the Celestial Dragons, and Elbaf will become a war nation for the World Government."
Loki and Hajrudin spoke loudly, their voices filled with worry and urgency.
"A defeated nation?"
Harald was stunned for a moment. He seemed to suddenly understand why the World Government had been refusing to let Elbaf become a legitimate affiliated nation.
"Harald, I didn't tell you before, but the disappearance of the famous Great Hammer Corps back then is likely related to the World Government as well."
Yaruru wasn't very clear on the history of the Void Century, but he knew a bit about that group of shipwrights made up of giants.
"That Great Hammer Corps composed of nearly a hundred giants?"
Harald's face also turned solemn. There were indeed not many powerful forces in this world that could make nearly a hundred giants disappear without a sound.
After all, the strength of the Great Hammer Corps back then was enough to rival most pirate groups.
Could it really be that the World Government wiped out the Great Hammer Corps?
"worororo, Harald, I also know a bit of intelligence regarding the Great Hammer Corps."
"They seem to have been frozen by the World Government in a certain place."
"Let's cooperate. We'll rescue the giants of the Great Hammer Corps and then take revenge on the World Government."
"Fang Huo will definitely be able to prophesy the information on the Great Hammer Corps."
Hearing the term 'Great Hammer Corps', Rocks suddenly remembered the bits and pieces of intelligence he had occasionally obtained.
He had actually forgotten about this powerful Great Hammer Corps.
But to command the giants of the Great Hammer Corps, he ultimately had to bring Harald, the giant king, into his camp.
Handle Harald first, then go find the Great Hammer Corps, and later look for the pluton.
That would be perfect!
So, winning over Harald was a very critical step.
This related to the subsequent plans for commanding the Great Hammer Corps and piloting the pluton.
Even that legendary Devil Fruit would require a powerful giant with Ancient Giant blood like Harald to exert its greatest strength.
"You can prophesy the whereabouts of the Great Hammer Corps?"
Yaruru was indeed shocked. Originally, he didn't really believe in ethereal things like prophecies.
But if Fang Huo, a human only in his twenties, really knew information about the Great Hammer Corps from hundreds of years ago, it meant Fang Huo truly possessed prophetic abilities.
"Tch, never mind the Great Hammer Corps, Fang Huo can even prophesy the ancient weapons."
Golden Lion Shiki spoke proudly, as if Fang Huo's prophetic ability were his own.
He was also very concerned about intelligence regarding the pluton.
"Let's not chat here."
"Harald, won't you host us properly?"
"I'm quite interested in your Orsto Castle."
Seeing the topic drifting, Fang Huo spoke up to stop everyone's discussion.
Originally, he had wanted to have Loki take them for a tour of Orsto Castle before Harald returned.
To see if there was a chance to visit the treasury and see the squirrel Ratatoskr, thundor ragnar.
And the inherited Devil Fruit guarded by this iron hammer squirrel.
Orsto Castle had over a hundred guard warriors; unless necessary, Fang Huo didn't want to clash with these giant guards.
Although these giant guards would die at the hands of a frenzied Harald in the future and their strength couldn't stop the powerful Rocks Pirates.
But in the territory of the Giant Race, one had to follow some rules.
After all, they wanted to win over the Giant Race of Elbaf, not rob and anger the world's strongest nation.
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