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THUD! THUD! THUD!
On Little Garden, the earth trembled and the forest swayed.
The giant Brogy turned, hefted his battle-axe, and charged into the trees.
From the distance, another giant figure came running, a massive sword in his hand. He wore the armor of a warrior, a helmet on his head, and a long, flowing beard. He seemed even more battle-hardened than Brogy.
"BROGY!"
"DORRY!"
They roared each other's names, and then they clashed, the force of the impact like an avalanche, absolutely unstoppable.
They traded blows, their movements surprisingly agile for their size, their strength immense. It was a battle of pure, raw power.
The Giant Tribe were born warriors. But Dorry and Brogy were too evenly matched. A hundred years of fighting, and they were still at a stalemate, unable to break through the other's defenses.
"In that case," Jin said, "I think I'll play, too."
He pushed off the ground, leaped into the air, and, using Moonwalk, shot toward the two giants.
Deeper in the forest, Kuma heard the commotion. He glanced over, but he had no interest in fighting. He picked a large mushroom and placed it in the basket on his back. He was much happier being a quiet, mushroom-picking bear. If it weren't for Ginny and Bonney, he would have stayed in his village in the Sorbet Kingdom and been a pastor for the rest of his life.
"Hey! Brogy! Dorry!" Jin shouted from mid-air.
At the same time, he caught a massive log that had been sent flying by their battle and hurled it at the two giants.
WHOOSH!
The sound of something tearing through the air.
Dorry and Brogy both stopped. The log flew between them and then... exploded.
The massive shockwave sent both giants stumbling backward, their feet plowing deep furrows in the earth before they finally managed to stop.
The Paramecia Bomb-Bomb Fruit.
'Now that's a useful ability,' Jin thought, pleased with the destructive power of the attack.
"A human?!" Dorry roared, his voice a mixture of anger and confusion as he looked up at the figure in the sky.
Brogy was just as furious. "Human. What do you think you're doing?! Are you trying to interfere with our honorable duel?!"
"Brogy, you know him?" Dorry demanded. "Anyone who interferes with our honorable duel becomes our enemy until death!"
Faced with the wrath of the two giants, Jin hovered in mid-air, completely unfazed. "I wish to join this glorious battle."
Dorry stared at him, stunned.
Brogy also had a look of utter disbelief on his face.
Did we hear him right?
"I'm going to follow the rules of the giants," Jin declared. "I'm going to fight you in an 'honorable duel,' and I'm going to defeat you."
Dorry and Brogy both felt a surge of indignation.
"A TINY HUMAN CANNOT DEFEAT US!" they roared in unison. "We are the strongest warriors of the Giant Tribe!"
"Is that so?" Jin said. "What if you lose?"
"Impossible!" the two giants bellowed, glaring at him.
Dorry raised his sword, the massive blade humming in the air. He pointed it at Jin. "Human, are you challenging us to a duel to the death?"
"To the death?"
"That's right!" Brogy roared, brandishing his axe. "You're not the first human to try to stop our duel—and they all ended up dead. Are you afraid? Only the weak fear death. On the Grand Line, you must be ready to die."
"Then let's make a bet," Jin said. "I hope your strength is as great as your courage."
"Very well, the God of Elbaf watches over the just and grants them victory—" Dorry declared.
"Hey, Dorry! I saw him first!!" Brogy insisted, grabbing his massive hand-axe and a round, metal-banded shield and stepping forward.
"Both of you, at the same time," Jin said. "I'll take you both on."
"INSOLENT!!!" Brogy roared in fury.
He stomped his foot, swung his right arm, and brought the massive, mountain-like axe crashing down, the force of the blow unstoppable.
Jin, his figure long and slender, didn't dodge. He kicked up, his foot connecting squarely with the axe blade.
CLANG!
The sharp, clear sound of the impact echoed through the forest. The giant axe vibrated, held in mid-air by a single foot.
"WHAT?" Dorry's eyes widened in shock. He knew Brogy's strength. That axe could split mountains. "Is he from some special race?"
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From a distance, Robin's heart was pounding. "This is insane..."
The size difference was immense. Jin wasn't even as tall as the axe blade.
But he had blocked it.
"The king is very strong, Miss Robin," Maya said. "He has subdued a divine weapon. He is the legendary warrior who became a God!"
In Maya's eyes, Jin, who had lifted her tribe's curse and defeated a divine weapon, was a god.
A God?
Robin looked at the young man, facing down a giant, his posture almost arrogant, radiating an aura of absolute, invincible confidence.
"WUUUAAAAH!"
Brogy lifted the five-ton axe and swung it again and again, a dozen strikes in a row, each one aimed at Jin.
CLANG!!!
Jin met each blow with a kick, blocking the massive axe.
The Giant Tribe was known for its strength. He had to meet them head-on, to show his own power. That was the only way to earn their respect.
Seeing his axe strikes being kicked away again and again, Brogy roared in frustration.
He was getting desperate.
The muscles in his arms bulged.
Ki!
Jin's senses were sharp. In an instant, he felt the flow of "ki" within Brogy's body, coiling around the axe blade.
A red glow enveloped the axe as it came crashing down.
Jin sidestepped, dodging the blow. Brogy was clearly using a special move. He wasn't stupid enough to take that head-on.
The axe slammed into the ground, leaving a massive crater, the earth splitting open in a long, straight line that stretched for several kilometers, parting the forest like a comb.
Robin held her breath. The destructive power was terrifying.
Even the giant axe couldn't withstand the force of the blow and shattered.
But she didn't see Jin vanish in an instant, reappearing at Brogy's right side.
Brogy caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of his eye. A hundred years of fighting Dorry had honed his instincts. He knew where the attack was coming from.
"Block!" he roared, raising his shield and twisting his body from left to right with incredible speed and power.
But Jin was faster.
His punch was a thunderclap, the force of the blow almost tangible.
WHAM!
The fist slammed into Brogy's side, the Armament Haki-infused blow also unleashing a crackle of Conqueror's Haki.
Jin had been taking Brogy's attacks, waiting for an opening. And when Brogy, in his eagerness to prove his strength, had made a rash move, Jin had seized the opportunity.
He didn't just strike. He unleashed a storm.
A searing pain shot through Brogy's body. He staggered, his eyes wide with disbelief. An unstoppable force washed over him. Even with his immense strength, he couldn't withstand it.
Was this human's strength even greater than a giant warrior's?
"NO WAY!!" Brogy roared, forcing himself to stop and bringing his shield crashing down.
"Sun Shield!"
The shield began to glow, like the sun, the air around it crackling with power.
Jin threw another punch. This one was like black lightning, breaking the sound barrier, the air around it vibrating violently.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The fist, like a spear, slammed into the shield.
And what Brogy didn't expect was that behind the immense force of the blow was an even more terrifying shockwave of explosive energy.
The shield shattered.
Jin's fist passed through the fragments and smashed into Brogy's face. The massive body tilted backward and crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom.
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