Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

Sanji also stood up.

"In that case, I'll just follow them. It's a bit unsettling to have only these three idiots traveling together.

Zoro said disapprovingly, gripped the hilt of his sword, and took two steps forward.

When he saw him, Sanji immediately gave him a look of disgust and ridicule.

"You're the most unsettling person, right? You'd better have some self-awareness, you idiot green algae-head."

"Huh? The fourth-placed person actually has the nerve to point fingers at the third-placed one. Who has no self-awareness at all?"

"What did you say? You want to fight, you stinky swordsman!"

"I accept your challenge for fourth place!"

Two heads, one green and one yellow, pressed against each other, and Zoro and Sanji pushed each other with gritted teeth.

Looking back now, it was a miracle that this ship of people could successfully reach Elbaf.

Nami held her forehead with her hand, her face full of helplessness, "Forget it, whatever you want."

In order to allow Luffy and his companions to land, three ships, one large and two small, slowly sailed towards the shore.

The underworld is not completely covered by wind and snow. In fact, only the central area is a permafrost snow mountain that has been there for thousands of years. Although the environment outside the island is not good, it is not so bad that it is uninhabitable.

As we slowly approached the coast, the temperature of the surrounding air dropped little by little. Looking into the distance, we could clearly see snow-capped mountains stretching for thousands of meters. The cold air deep inside the island only seeped out a little, and the wind turned into invisible ice blades that could scratch the skin.

The terrain along the coast is uneven and undulating. The surface of the soil is covered with a layer of fresh green grass, mixed with a little ice and sand, giving people a feeling that the cold winter is about to pass and the snow and frozen soil are beginning to melt in the spring.

"what is that?"

The sharp-eyed Usopp spotted something and pointed to a high hill where a small wooden house stood.

It may not be accurate to call it a log cabin. It would only be small if measured by the height of the giants. For them, it should probably be described as a simple wooden palace?

"Hey, is there anyone there?"

Through the window, Luffy could already see figures scattered around inside, and could faintly hear the sounds of talking and laughing.

"Hahaha! That's Mado's tavern."

Dong Li smiled and said, "Red Hair and his friends always come here every time they come. I've already had a rainbow bridge built. Now's a good time to buy you a drink."

Hearing this, Luffy and Usopp's eyes lit up and they jumped off the boat impatiently.

"Is this the tavern Shanks and his friends frequent? Go, go, go!"

"I also need to go!"

"It's nice to have some wine."

Zoro also jumped down.

The anchor was dropped and sank to the bottom of the water, and the sails and rigging were all packed up. Soon, everyone got off the boat and set foot on the land.

At this point, the Straw Hat Pirates officially landed in Elbaf!

"Is it finally here?"

Among the snow-capped mountains that have been frozen for thousands of years, an old man wearing a conical hat and with white hair draped over his back is sitting cross-legged on the top of a mountain.

The wind and frost blew mercilessly, and the ice and snow covered his body, but he remained unmoved. His resolute face was the steadiness carved by the years he had experienced. With a faint and steady smile, Skoppa Jabba quietly looked at the ships docked in the distance.

What he had in his hands was a bounty order he had just received. The one on the top was Luffy who had transformed into the pure white warrior, the sun god Nika.

"Let me see for you, Roger, who will be the one to open up this new era."

Jabba grinned and slowly stood up, then jumped off the cliff in the cold wind and frost.

Chapter 423: Luffy teases the giants?

"The leaders are back!"

In the Giant Tavern, a relatively short boy leaned against the window and turned around to shout at the giants drinking.

"They brought humans with them! They must be the Straw Hat Pirates!"

Cologne's tone was slightly excited, and the giants in the tavern also had overjoyed expressions.

"You know about the Straw Hat Pirates too."

"But it is true. After all, he is a pirate who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the red-haired leader. Have you read today's newspaper?"

"Ah, you mean the Aeghede War? They were able to escape unscathed from the navy's encirclement. What an incredible group of people."

The pub, which was already filled with laughter and conversation, suddenly became even more lively.

"Hehehe, the red-haired leader told me about Straw Hat Boy Luffy before."

Colon jumped off his chair in ecstasy and hurried to the door to greet him.

Outside, Luffy, Chopper and Usopp led the way and rushed towards the tavern impatiently.

Later, Reiner and his group, along with Donlibrocky and the others, soon saw the door of the tavern opened. A boy with pink hair and a horned helmet ran out, waving and shouting at them.

"Chief Dongli! Chief Broki!"

"Hahaha! It's the Cologne boy."

Brockie waved in response.

Reiner's attention was also drawn to him, and he quickly understood the other party's identity from Broki's words.

That is Jabba and the giantess's son, Kron.

So, is he his biological son?

Reiner is skeptical about this. Love may transcend species differences, but reproduction may not transcend size differences.

Even though he was just a child, tiny in the eyes of the giants, Cologne was a head taller than Luffy.

"You must be Straw Hat Luffy, right? - Hey, you look very thin."

Cologne looked curiously at the human who had walked in front of him, and suddenly became excited, drawing his dagger from his waist.

"Let's duel, Straw Hat Boy. If I win, you take me out to sea. How about that?"

"Eh?"

Luffy felt a little strange when faced with the sudden invitation to a duel.

"Go to sea?"

"Yeah! Because Shanks always dislikes me for being too young and refuses to take me out to sea, I want to prove that I'm a warrior too!"

Cologne nodded heavily.

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter in the tavern.

"Hahaha! Stop it, Cologne."

"The person standing in front of you is one of the Four Emperors."

"You're going to get beaten and cry soon, hahaha!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Don't underestimate me, you bastards!"

Cologne yelled behind him in a somewhat embarrassed tone, then turned back to look at Luffy with a determined look.

"How about it, Straw Hat Boy, come and duel with me!"

"I see. But you are still a child, even though you are taller than me."

Luffy scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed, but looking at Cologne's determined eyes, he couldn't help but think of his childhood.

Back then, he also made a fuss about wanting to board Shanks' ship, but of course, he was rejected for the same reason as Cologne.

"I understand. I promise you a duel."

As if he had thought of something, Luffy suddenly had an idea and said with a grin.

"Hey, hey, hey, you actually agreed."

"real or fake."

"Wait a moment!"

From behind, the bar owner ran up anxiously, squatted down, pulled up the back of Colon's collar, and said to Luffy with an apologetic look:

"I'm really sorry, this kid is being too naughty. Please don't bother with him."

"Forget it, Luffy. You're just a kid after all. Even a giant can't beat you."

On the side, Usopp also hurriedly advised that he knew Luffy's strength well, and it would be bad if the next one accidentally got hurt.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Looking at the struggling and noisy Cologne, Luffy smiled and walked forward.

"I agree to fight you, but forget about the fight. Let's decide the outcome another way."

"Another way?"

Cologne was puzzled.

Reiner and his crew finally came up, and couldn't help but wonder what Luffy was going to do.

Cologne hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement:

"I know! Tell me how we're going to compete!"

One moment.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

The spoons hit the glass, making a crisp sound. Everyone in the tavern was crowded around a table, looking like they were enjoying the fun.

"Are you ready? Be quiet, be quiet."

Luffy stood on a chair that was seriously out of place, put one foot on the table, put down the spoon and cup, and said to Cologne with a smile:

"The duel is about to begin, pay attention and watch carefully."

Gollum~

Cologne lay on the table, his throat rolling and he swallowed nervously, his eyes fixed on the three upside-down cups in front of Luffy, not daring to look away.