“Damn World Government…”
“Those bastards are so evil!”
“Little Oz's parents did nothing wrong, yet they were taken away!”
Soon—
At Little Oz's invitation.
Everyone came to the cave where he lived.
The group gradually became acquainted, and they learned the ins and outs of how Little Oz ended up alone on this island.
Except for El who already knew, Lingling, Gailz, Hailing, and the others were filled with indignation, gnashing their teeth at the World Government, hating them to the core.
Even Longbread, regardless of what he felt inside.
At least on the surface, he also showed “anger”.
“The World Government is such scum… so that’s how it is, I wonder why they disappeared!”
Longbread suddenly realized.
When he stumbled into this place, he encountered Little Oz's parents.
However, before they noticed him, he ran away out of fear.
“Oz, come with us…”
Looking at Little Oz, a lonely and pitiful figure.
Gailz felt endless sympathy and shouted loudly, “Instead of staying here alone, why don’t you come with us on an adventure? We have lots of friends!”
“Huh? Leave with you?”
Hearing this.
Little Oz was filled with surprise.
But at the same time, he was also somewhat moved.
Staying here alone was incredibly boring and dull.
“Oz, we were all persecuted by the World Government, but we can't give up hope…”
Looking at Little Oz, who was not yet an adult, even younger than Gailz, yet his body was already as big as a fourteen or fifteen-year-old.
El spread his arms and smiled as he spoke, “One day, I will overthrow the tyrannical World Government and establish a nation where all races can live together happily!”
“Join us!”
“Overthrow the World Government?”
Biting his huge finger.
With fierce-looking big eyes.
Little Oz stared blankly at El, whose figure seemed infinitely grand and towering: “Establish a nation where all races can live together happily? Really?”
“Of course—"
El confidently nodded.
He extended his right hand and asked with a smile, “Do you want to join us?”
“Yes, yes, I want to follow you, El…”
Little Oz was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.
His enormous hand, comparable to that of an adult Giant, firmly grasped El's "small hand."
“That’s great…”
“From today onward, we are companions, Oz!”
“Welcome aboard, Oz!”
Lingling, Gailz, Hailing, and the others all said happily.
“Unexpectedly smooth!” Seeing this, Longbread couldn’t help but smile.
He didn’t know if El could overthrow the World Government, but he believed that El could definitely become a powerful pirate who ruled the seas like a king.
Creating a nation with all races together wasn’t necessarily impossible.
“This is a welcome gift for you!”
El nodded with satisfaction.
He directly took the Superhuman-Type Mini-Mini Fruit from his pocket and handed it to Little Oz, “Eat it, Oz!”
After all, he was a young Ancient Giant.
Although not very smart, he could make up for it with hard work.
Little Oz’s honest and straightforward personality meant that he wouldn't slack off during training, but would immerse himself wholeheartedly.
He believed that under his guidance, Little Oz's future strength would be even more astonishing.
“What is this?”
Taking the fruit, which was relatively small compared to his adult Giant size—it was practically insignificant.
Little Oz gently squeezed it, full of curiosity.
“This is the legendary Sea Treasure, the Devil Fruit…”
El explained with a smile, “It allows you to freely grow and shrink your size. That way, you won't have to worry about your body getting bigger and bigger!”
“Of course, you can also easily enter ships without worrying about breaking them!”
“You can grow and shrink? That’s awesome!”
Little Oz’s eyes lit up.
He directly threw it into his mouth.
He grinned, showing a happy smile, “Thank you so much, El!”
“The wonder of the Mini-Mini Fruit, you'll experience it soon…” El stood up and announced to everyone with a smile, “Everyone… to celebrate Oz joining us, let's have a feast!”
“Amazing—"
“Feast, feast…”
Lingling, Gailz, Hailing, and the others’ eyes lit up.
Feast meant a lot of delicious food.
Naturally, this filled them with anticipation.
“Then El, I'll get started right away!”
Longbread patted his chest and spoke with a smile.
As a Superhuman-Type Goro Goro no Mi user.
This was incredibly simple for him.
“I'll leave it to you then!” El nodded.
The Goro Goro no Mi’s ability was indeed quite convenient in this regard.
It was completely possible to “make do with what’s available.”
And it was zero cost.
“Heehee, we’ll help too…”
“Gah-ooh-ooh-ooh, leave the ingredients to me!”
Lingling, Gailz, Hailing, and the others had already seen Longbread's ability.
One by one, they eagerly rushed out of the cave to gather “ingredients.”
“Hey? This is…”
Immediately afterwards.
Little Oz saw inside the cave.
The big rocks and big pieces of wood outside the cave…
Were being carried in by Lingling, Hailing, and the others in a rush.
Longbread pulled out the short sword at his waist and effortlessly sliced them into pieces, like cutting tofu.
Moreover, in an instant, the sliced stones and wood were transformed into fresh meat slices, cakes…
He couldn’t help but salivate.
“Don’t be surprised…”
Seeing Little Oz’s incredible, slightly goofy expression, El explained with a smile, “Longbread is a Superhuman-Type Goro Goro no Mi user. He can turn any non-living objects into fresh ingredients. Then, with his exquisite culinary skills, he can transform them into delicious food!”
“Really? That’s amazing!”
Little Oz marveled.
He was about to go and help.
But suddenly, his body shrank instantly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, he became smaller than a normal person's fingernail.
If you didn’t look carefully, it would be impossible to see him easily.
“Hey?”
“Oz is shrinking!”
“Is this the ability of the Mini-Mini Fruit?”
Everyone in the room looked at the shrinking Oz in astonishment.
They curiously stepped forward to examine the miniaturized Oz, who was now only about a few millimeters tall, almost completely negligible.
“Whoosh!” The next moment.
Little Oz gradually grew larger again.
This time, he became as tall as a normal person's knee.
“Awesome… I really shrunk!”
Looking up at El, Lingling, Gailz, and the others, whose bodies seemed “huge.”
Little Oz was filled with amazement but found it amusing and exciting.
“Whoosh…” The next moment, he grew larger again.
He was about five or six meters tall, the same size as El, Lingling, and the others.
“This way, I’m the same size as everyone else…” he scratched his head sheepishly and grinned.
“You can become a few millimeters, or a few centimeters, or even a few meters tall…”
Looking at Oz, who was the same height as him, El nodded with satisfaction, “It seems that shrinking is not fixed, but can freely change according to the user’s will!”
“Come on, everyone…”
Soon.
Longbread, who had finished his work, loudly announced to everyone, “Everything’s ready, the feast can begin!”
“Is it ready? Awesome!”
“Longbread, I want durian pizza!”
“Durian is not good, beef pizza is the best!”
The group excitedly ran towards the spread.
Looking at the vast array of sparkling food.
Even El himself couldn’t help but be tempted, let alone Lingling, Gailz, Hailing, and Little Oz, who were still practically children.
One by one, their eyes lit up, they couldn’t help but drool, and they couldn’t wait to pounce.
“Everyone, eat up. After we’re done, we'll set off to return to Dreamland!”
“Ooh—ooh—"
…