“Ail——"
Year 1459 of the Sea Calendar.
The latter half of the New World, the Elbaph Giant Village.
A sweet-looking Giant girl with golden hair, tied in two braids, and a stature no less than five meters tall, came bouncing along.
There, she shouted to a boy with black wings, whose size was not much different from hers: "We're playing hide-and-seek, do you want to join?"
"No, you guys play, Gails..."
The boy named Ail, without even thinking, directly refused: "I still have to train with the two elders!"
He had a head of grayish-white, choppy hair.
He looked about eight or nine years old, with a stern, extremely handsome face.
His brows were filled with a maturity that belied his age, and he carried a pair of black wings on his back.
Behind his head, a flame blazed fiercely.
"Okay then..."
Gails was filled with disappointment.
But soon, she cast aside this little worry.
She happily ran towards her other Giant companions, laughing and playing.
"Boka-kaka-kaka~, Ail is truly a determined child, isn't he!" A tall figure, with a cow-horned helmet and long, waterfall-like beard so exaggerated that it draped all the way to the ground, sat there.
He stroked his fluffy beard, smiling at the winged boy.
This child was no ordinary Giant child.
Although he carried only half Giant blood.
He was born a monster, impervious to blades and spears, and possessing incredible strength.
He had terrifying talent and potential.
His future was limitless.
"Not bad, Zaba-baba-baba~!"
Another figure, equally seated nearby, elderly and with a mountain-like beard of white and gray, stroked his beard, his eyes filled with approval and wonder, as he spoke with a smile: "Perhaps, he could become the world's strongest warrior!"
The two elders were none other than.
Mountain-beard Yaruru and Waterfall-beard Yoru, the elders of the Elbaph Giant Village, former captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates.
Highly respected, they were worshipped and revered by the majority of Giants in Elbaph, and even the world.
Moreover, thanks to the Giant's lifespan, at least three times that of ordinary humans.
Each of them was already over three hundred years old.
They were hailed as the world's oldest warriors.
"You two elders are flattering me..."
Upon hearing this.
Ail didn't show any shyness.
His brows were filled with confidence, but he wasn't arrogant, smiling as he said: "I only hope to master Elbaph's three long spears as soon as possible, but I'm still far from that!"
He was a half-Giant, his mother a Giant.
But his father was not an ordinary human, but a member of the legendary Divine Race – the Lunarian.
From birth, he lived with his parents in the first half of the Grand Line, hiding from the World Government's pursuit.
Later, to protect him, his parents fought endlessly with those Marines and CP agents, unfortunately dying of serious injuries.
At the age of three, due to the intense emotional shock of his parents' death, Ail awakened his dormant wisdom and recovered the memories of his previous life.
Constantly evading the World Government's pursuit, relying on the Lunarian's innate ability to fly, he risked venturing into the Calm Belt alone.
He was shipwrecked on a deserted island and lived there alone.
Perhaps because he also had Giant blood.
His skin color was not the same brown as his Lunarian father, but like his Giant mother, it was normal human skin.
Furthermore, as he continued to grow, inheriting the bloodlines of both the Giants and the Lunarians, his physique, already far exceeding that of ordinary people, underwent an incredible transformation.
His appetite increased dramatically, not to mention that he became incredibly strong and impervious to blades and spears.
Even those ferocious Sea Kings were unable to bite through his steel-like skin.
His strength could even tear apart the bodies of those Sea Kings with his bare hands, easily dominating that part of the Calm Belt.
A year ago, at the age of eight, while hunting Sea Kings alone at the bottom of the sea, he accidentally discovered a rotten shipwreck and found a Devil Fruit.
After eating it, he obtained the power of the Zoan-type Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Feather Snake God.
Just turning nine, relying on his powerful physique and incredible flight ability, he used his mother's Life Card from Elbaph to cross the Red Line, flying from the first half of the Grand Line to the Elbaph Giant Village.
He was accepted by the Giants here because of his Giant mother.
In the half year he has been in Elbaph, he has been training under these two former captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates.
His goal is to learn Elbaph's highest combat techniques.
And to master the power of Haki.
"No, that's not an overstatement, you truly have that potential!"
Looking at the stunningly beautiful and flawless young man in front of him, Mountain-beard Yaruru said with a smile.
"Zaba-baba-baba~, Elbaph's strongest techniques aren't so easy to master, but with Ail's talent, it's just a matter of time!"
Waterfall-beard Yoru nodded in agreement with a smile.
Stroking his waterfall-like beard, he continued: "You're still young, even if you're only half Giant, your lifespan will far surpass that of normal humans, no need to be in such a hurry, child!"
They were once the captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates.
In their youth, they led their pirate crew across the seas, achieving great fame, their knowledge far surpassing that of ordinary Giant warriors.
But even they, in their long journeys, having witnessed countless prodigies across the vast seas.
They had never seen a monster like Ail.
He was truly blessed by heaven, a born warrior.
His skin was as tough as steel, beyond imagination.
They had witnessed firsthand, with Ail standing still and not dodging.
Even adult Giant warriors, wielding their swords with all their might, could not shake him.
Instead, their hands went numb, and even their swords shattered.
Moreover, Ail, inheriting half Giant blood, was undoubtedly incredibly strong.
He could easily lift an adult Giant with one hand, tossing him into the air like a human child tossing a doll, then catching him again effortlessly.
Especially since he was also a Lunarian.
He could manipulate flames naturally, and they could not harm him.
Once he grew up, there would be no one on this vast sea who could kill him.
"If that kid Haildin could have even a tenth of your talent, we'd be happy!"
Looking toward the distance.
A Giant child, there, diligently training, swinging his long sword in a methodical manner, sweat pouring from his brow.
Mountain-beard Yaruru and Waterfall-beard Yoru both felt a bit of helplessness and regret.
Haildin's willpower was good, and he was very hard-working, but his talent was ultimately lacking by a significant margin.
He was nowhere near the "Blue Ogre" Donquixote Doflamingo and "Red Ogre" Brogy, whom the two elders had taught after officially retiring, who became the new generation of captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates!
Unfortunately, those two guys had a violent disagreement for some unknown reason, and dueled on an island somewhere outside.
This led to the Giant Warrior Pirates, without a leader, being captured by the Marines, almost facing public execution.
Thanks to the "Holy Mother" Garp, the nun, who stepped forward and dissuaded the Marines from executing the Giant warriors, a reluctant peace was reached between the World Government and the Giants, who had been enemies for hundreds of years.
There were even Giant warriors who were willing to join the Marines and became admirals of Marine Headquarters.
To this day, neither "Blue Ogre" nor "Red Ogre" has returned victorious, with no news at all.
The once famous Giant Warrior Pirates had fallen silent once more.
They finally found a born warrior like Ail.
Yet, he was not interested in that.
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