Dorry the Blue Ogre and Brogy the Red Ogre—both had been given the title of “Ogre.”
That was during the era when the Giant Warrior Pirates rampaged across the seas, and countless islands had suffered from their plundering.
Both men carried bounties of 100 million Berries. That might seem unremarkable on today’s seas, but back then, they held the status of overlords.
“Dorry the Blue Ogre, Brogy the Red Ogre. What an unexpected discovery. They’re actually on this island.”
Anyone on the island could spot the two giants. At this moment, deep within a primeval jungle, two figures dressed in white suits and wearing abstract masks were observing the battle between Dorry and Brogy.
Their attire naturally identified them as members of CP0. They weren’t here sightseeing; they had their own objective.
“So, what do you think? Should we capture the two of them and take them back? Even though those bounties are eighty years old, they’re still worth quite a bit.”
“They aren’t our mission targets. Besides, they’re Giants. The King of Elbaf is still in Mariejois. Even if we capture the two of them, what’s the point?”
“The Marines have Giant Vice Admirals now, and there are two giants guarding Enies Lobby. These big guys are actually pretty easy to fool. No matter what, bringing them back would count as an achievement.
How they’re handled afterward is a matter for the higher-ups, but whether we bring them back or not is up to us.
What do you think, Rook?”
“Bishop, I still don’t think it’s necessary. They were once captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates. Making enemies of them could affect our future operations. This woman… she’s our real target.”
Rook pulled out a bounty poster of Ginny. She was their actual target. As for Rook and Bishop, those were merely their codenames. When some CP0 agents operated in the field, they did not address one another by their real names.
After Nereus had stormed the Red Line years ago, all the slaves in Mariejois had been freed. Although the World Government later reached an agreement with Nereus, slave ships operating around the world would still be sunk if they happened to fall into his hands.
As a result, the Celestial Dragons found it much more difficult to obtain high-quality slaves. Large-scale slave transport had become nearly impossible, but that hardly diminished the Celestial Dragons’ desire to own slaves.
CP0 was known as the Celestial Dragons’ strongest shield, but in essence they were merely lackeys acting on the Celestial Dragons’ behalf. Searching for quality slaves and bringing them back to Mariejois had thus become one of their duties.
After Luna and her group set sail, they had never revealed any connection to Nereus. After all, their goal was to temper themselves through experience, and flying Nereus’s flag would have defeated that purpose.
If the Marines or the World Government discovered that they were Nereus’s subordinates, they wouldn’t even bother issuing bounties for them.
Shichibukai had only obtained the legal right to plunder by accepting emergency summons, yet Nereus needed to do absolutely nothing and still received more benefits than the Shichibukai.
Furthermore, the only people who knew the exact contents of Nereus’s agreement were the Five Elders. After issuing the highest-level orders, even Imu had not bothered paying attention to the details.
As a massive organization, the World Government also does not carefully investigate every individual’s past.
Thus, Luna and the others had carried bounties for many years. Then one day, after a Celestial Dragon noticed Ginny’s bounty poster, he took an interest in her and ordered CP0 to capture her and bring her back.
Following the traces of their recent activities, these CP0 agents eventually tracked them here.
“No rush. This island takes an entire year for a Log Pose to complete its magnetic field recording. They can’t leave. We have plenty of time to make our arrangements.
Those two big idiots seem to be dueling. Don’t you think this is the perfect opportunity? Their highest bounty is only sixty million Berries. They’re not difficult for us to deal with.”
“Then I’ll give it a try. If things go smoothly, the chances of success really aren’t low.”
With Bishop insisting, Rook also felt it was feasible. Most agents who served the Celestial Dragons had been raised and trained from childhood, subjected to a certain degree of brainwashing.
For them, taking certain risks to complete the World Government’s mission was perfectly reasonable.
After deciding on their course of action, Rook moved to the upwind side of the island and spread his hands, releasing a large quantity of colorless powder that drifted downwind with the breeze…
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While the two CP0 agents began their operation, Dorry and Brogy’s duel also commenced.
“How many years has it been, Dorry? You’ve started missing home too, haven’t you?!”
“That’s right! Which is why I’m going to defeat you and return home as soon as possible!”
Dorry raised his giant sword and slashed at Brogy, while Brogy lifted his axe and met Dorry head-on.
Like the Kuja Pirates, the Giant Warrior Pirates also operated on the principle that strength ruled all. As captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates in their era, both of them were naturally powerful warriors.
Although they had once suffered a setback at the hands of Mr. 3, Galdino, if they were facing the Five Elders instead, the two of them would still be capable of putting up a fight.
Their movements were perfectly synchronized. They knew each other intimately and naturally understood each other’s fighting styles.
After their weapons collided, both men simultaneously used their round shields like boxing gloves and smashed them toward each other’s heads.
The battle between the giant captains could be felt across the entire island. The dinosaurs that had been roaming around earlier had already hidden away like frightened kittens.
Having lived here for so many years, they understood that a volcanic eruption was the signal for these two monsters’ decisive battle. If they failed to hide properly, they could either be injured by the aftermath or get caught and turned into barbecue. It was truly a natural and man-made disaster rolled into one.
Luna and her group naturally witnessed everything clearly.
“These two… are really going at it. Come to think of it, I never saw any Giants on Delta Island. Do they all like fighting this much?”
“This isn’t fighting, it’s a death match. Every attack they make is aimed at taking the other’s life. But the way they talked before made them sound like friends. I don’t get it.”
Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were commenting on the two giants. They fought each other too, but they would never go so far as to strike with lethal intent.
This was precisely an Elbaf tradition. Elbaf had a village that was also called Elbaf, the Village of Warriors, where the people worshipped the God of Elbaf.
Therefore, when disputes arose in the village and neither side was willing to back down, they would accept the judgment of the God of Elbaf and determine who was right through a duel.
To put it simply, whoever had the bigger fist was right.
After eighty years of dueling and tens of thousands of draws, Dorry and Brogy had long since forgotten the original reason for their fight. Now, all they wanted was victory, to defend their warrior’s honor.
Meanwhile, the powder released by Rook had already drifted over. Dorry and Brogy, already fully immersed in their duel, showed no obvious reaction, but among Luna’s group, several people suddenly started fighting over trivial matters.
Nekomamushi and Inuarashi’s eyes even turned red as they stared at each other, looking as though they could come to blows at any moment…
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