Chapter 231: Battle on Little Garden

"That is a Giant on Little Garden!?"

Princess Vivi, Nami, and the others all looked astonished as they stared at the Giant before them.

Under the lead of Uchiha Feiyu, they had by now walked out of the jungle zone of Little Garden and arrived at the volcanic region, just in time to see the Giant Dorry standing there, laughing, "Gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh."

"This laughter... has this guy also spent time in the Soul Hall?!"

Uchiha Feiyu looked speechlessly at the Giant giggling away there; if you're going to laugh so foolishly, don't try to mimic a villain's laugh!

Oh? You say those experience-bag Elders of the Soul Hall aren't very bright either? Then never mind.

In front of the Giant Dorry, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground and giggling, was Miss Golden Week, who had laid out a small mat and looked as if she were having a picnic and afternoon tea, along with Mr. 3, who was performing a Candle Stage Play.

It was precisely because they watched Mr. 3's Candle Stage Play that the Giant laughed like a fool; there was no helping it, Dorry and Brogy had already been fighting on this island for 100 years and had long since reached the limit of boredom, so even though this Candle Stage Play wasn't actually anything special, it was enough to make him laugh out loud.

100 years might be a whole lifetime and then some for an ordinary person, and even for a Giant, it was 1/3 of their life span; Uchiha Feiyu couldn't fathom what was going on in the brains of these two Giants, wasting their lives here for such a trivial matter.

However, the humans of the One Piece World were stubborn enough to begin with, let alone the Giants; it was estimated that among all the Sub-human races, only the Little Garden People were slightly sillier than the Giants.

When Uchiha Feiyu and the others walked out and saw the Giant, the Giant Dorry, as well as Miss Golden Week and Mr. 3, saw them as well.

Princess Vivi hadn't yet recognized these two colleagues, but Miss Golden Week and Mr. 3 saw at a glance that the other party was their target.

Mr. 3 jumped out at the first opportunity, not caring about the Candle Stage Play anymore, and shouted loudly:

"So you were hiding here! Miss Wednesday! Your affairs have already been exposed! I never imagined that the Princess of Alabasta would actually go undercover directly into our Baroque Works!"

"Behave and come back with me! I don't want to use violence..."

Princess Vivi's expression changed, and she took a step back:

"Be careful, the other party is from Baroque Works! Are they in cahoots with the Giant?"

"Gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh! I am not in cahoots with this little person, although his performance is indeed quite interesting."

The Giant Dorry shook his head; although he liked Mr. 3's performance, it didn't mean he would interfere with the work of Baroque Works. If Princess Vivi were to cause trouble for Mr. 3 and the others, this Giant might step in to protect Mr. 3 and Miss Golden Week, but since it was they themselves who wanted to fight Princess Vivi, then it was none of Dorry's business.

Moreover... looking at the mountain peak behind them that was gradually emitting smoke, the Giant Dorry also knew that he was about to face a battle himself!

"Hmph-hmph-hmph, I don't need the help of a Giant lord; with my strength, you don't have..."

"Nami, I'll leave this guy to you!"

Uchiha Feiyu said with an indifferent expression:

"Be careful, the other party is a Candle-Candle Fruit user who can control candles to create all sorts of weapons, and can also use candles to solidify the human body, but he fears high temperatures; besides, you are a Slippery-Slippery Fruit user, so the candles cannot solidify you."

Nami nodded slightly, walked out, and gripped the Clima-Tact in her hand.

The Candle-Candle Fruit ability didn't sound like a very powerful ability, not to mention the drawback of fearing flames; Nami's Clima-Tact couldn't directly manipulate flames, but she still had ways to indirectly create high temperatures.

Furthermore, the Slippery-Slippery Fruit countered the Candle-Candle Fruit to a certain extent; whether it was the wax-covered ground created by the Candle-Candle Fruit or the solidification of the human body, neither had much significance to Nami.

Seeing Nami walk out, Mr. 3 couldn't hold it together anymore; what was the meaning of this? I, the great one, am Mr. 3 of Baroque Works, and in the entire Baroque Works, I am a powerhouse who can rank in the top five! You're letting this little girl deal with me?

However, Nami lightly spun the Clima-Tact, a cunning smile appeared on her face, and her entire person vanished without a trace in an instant.

This was an invisibility technique developed by using the Slippery-Slippery Fruit to control body friction and manipulating the atmosphere and light. For a powerhouse possessing Observation Haki, such a move naturally had no significance, but in the first half of the Grand Line, how many people possessed Observation Haki?

At the very least, Mr. 3, who considered himself very strong, did not have the skill of Observation Haki.

"Damn it, you think you can win just like this?! Watch my Candle River!"

Mr. 3 directly controlled a large amount of candle substance to surge out from his body, covering the ground; the entire ground suddenly became full of white wax, slippery and shiny enough to see one's reflection.

"Tsk... the worst possible choice."

Uchiha Feiyu's words had just fallen when Mr. 3 was struck by a blow from Nami, leaving him dizzy and disoriented; subsequently, the invisible staff attacked repeatedly, and a set of combos beat Mr. 3 until he was unrecognizable.

The ground full of candle oil might make it difficult for an ordinary person to maintain their balance, but for Nami, a Slippery-Slippery Fruit user, it was like a fish in water.

"Candle Champion!"

Having been given a sound thrashing, Mr. 3 no longer dared to hold anything back and immediately unleashed his strongest ability. Following a surge of candle oil, a strange set of armor formed on his body, looking just like a small robot.

"Hahaha, with the Candle Champion, with your weak attacks, it's impossible to hurt me at all!"

Mr. 3, hiding inside the candle mecha, laughed out loud, but he didn't notice the dark clouds vaguely gathering in the sky, with faint streaks of lightning weaving through them.

Just at this moment, with a loud boom, the volcano in the rear erupted instantly, sending out plumes of thick smoke, and red magma flowed down from the summit like a trickling stream.

"Gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh! A new round of battle has begun again!"

The Giant Dorry picked up the weapon in his hand and looked toward the depths of the jungle. A moment later, following a series of huge footsteps, a Giant with a face full of whiskers walked out from the jungle:

"Gaba-baba-baba! Dorry, the person who wins this duel will definitely be me!"

"Gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh-gyeh! Brogy, what kind of joke are you making? The winner of the battle can only be me!"

After the two Giants exchanged greetings, they each picked up their tattered, massive weapons and began the battle with faces full of excitement. However, these two Giants seemed to know the destructive power of their own fighting, and intentionally or unintentionally moved away from Uchiha Feiyu and the others; otherwise, the mere shockwaves from these two Giants fighting would likely have been enough for Princess Vivi and the others to handle.

Uchiha Feiyu looked at the two fighting and rubbed his chin:

"The appearances of these two guys are really quite distinctive; if the weapons in their hands were replaced with a Green Dragon Crescent Blade and a Serpent Spear, it might be even more fitting."

Hmm, not bad; these two Giants were indeed created by the Creator God of the One Piece World (Oda) using Zhang Fei and Guan Yu as models; perhaps they were even interdimensional counterparts of the two.

The two Giants went off to fight on their own, Mr. 3 was maneuvering his candle mecha and circling Nami, and the only people left on the field were Uchiha Feiyu and the others and that Miss Golden Week.

Miss Golden Week, the little girl, looked at the battlefield while drinking black tea and eating biscuits. Perhaps feeling that it wasn't very good for her to slack off here, a look of hesitation appeared on her face, and she then tidied up her teapot and biscuit tin and picked up her paintbrush.

Miss Golden Week's ability was quite bizarre; it was a Special Ability that used painting colors to control the emotions of others—yes, this ability was not a Devil Fruit ability, but could only be called a Special Ability. Not only could it manipulate a person's emotions, but when developed to the limit, it could even turn the virtual into reality and the false into truth.

Although the ability to turn the virtual into reality only changed the decorations of others, in this One Piece World, it could already be called extremely perverted, and it was practically no different from a Devil Fruit ability.

Of course, a bizarre and powerful ability did not mean that she herself was powerful. Although Miss Golden Week was already 18 years old, her height and physical strength were no different from a little girl of twelve or thirteen; as long as she wasn't allowed to use her ability, defeating her could be considered effortless.

So, just as Miss Golden Week had finished taking out her drawing board, Uchiha Feiyu's figure flashed and disappeared, then appeared behind her and gave the little girl a hand-chop directly.

With a *crack*, Miss Golden Week's eyes rolled back, and she fainted directly to the ground.

Seeing this, Princess Vivi couldn't help but frown:

"Mr. Feiyu, she is just a little girl; aren't you making a bit of a mountain out of a molehill?"

"Don't look at her as just a little girl; her status in Baroque Works is higher than yours. You don't really think an Agent who can partner with Mr. 3 would be an ordinary little girl with no abilities, do you!"

Princess Vivi was stunned for a moment, then nodded lightly:

"Sorry, Mr. Feiyu, it's my fault..."

Just at this moment, the Lightning clouds in the sky had completely condensed into shape, and a massive bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, smashing onto Mr. 3's Candle Champion.

The original candle mecha instantly turned into a puddle of wax, and Mr. 3, with flames atop his head, was immediately struck by the terrifying lightning, his eyes rolling back as he fainted.

"How about that, took him down!"

A smile appeared on Nami's face as she slowly emerged from the air, and Uchiha Feiyu chuckled and gave her a thumbs-up:

"Good performance, with this kind of strength, you can occupy a place in the Grand Line!"

After saying this, Uchiha Feiyu reached out and gently patted Nami on the head twice, but Nami moved her head away pouting and shouted loudly:

"I'm not a child! Don't touch my head!"

Chuckling twice, Uchiha Feiyu withdrew his hand and walked to Mr. 3's side, a thoughtful look appearing on his face.

Although the Candle-Candle Fruit is not a particularly powerful fruit, it is actually very practical; aside from the huge disadvantage of fearing fire and high temperatures, it has great utility in combat, support, or even daily life.

"Perhaps... I should give this Devil Fruit Ability to Usopp; that way, at least it would be easier for that guy to wax the ship."

"It's a pity I've never heard of a candle that doesn't fear flames; with such a defect, no matter how much the Candle-Candle Fruit is developed, it can only be considered second-rate."

After all, the Flame-Flame Fruit... the biggest reason not to eat it is that the power of fire is simply too common; when facing an opponent capable of wielding fire abilities, a Candle-Candle Fruit user is just a sitting duck.

However, Usopp is not the type who can go to the front lines anyway; this kind of Devil Fruit, where functionality outweighs combat prowess, is quite suitable for him.

"You all take these two guys back to the ship first; I'll deal with them later."

"What about you? Feiyu, what are you planning to do?"

Princess Vivi looked at Uchiha Feiyu, who was staring at the Giant battlefield with an eager look, and felt a shock in her heart as she asked.

"Naturally, it's to trade a few blows with these two Giants!"

Uchiha Feiyu said this with an excited face while casually drawing the Sandai Kitetsu and pointing it toward the Giants.

"Feiyu, you're crazy, those are Giants! Quickly drop your weapon!"

Vivi's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly tried to stop him, but Uchiha Feiyu chuckled, and a single sentence left her speechless:

"The strength of these two Giants, while powerful, is still inferior compared to Krokfar; if we can't even deal with them, then we might as well not go to Alabasta."

"But..."

"Alright, you all go quickly; these two guys have already noticed me! You will only be a burden to me here!"

Hearing this, Nami gritted her teeth at the first opportunity:

"Alright, everyone retreat! Just as Feiyu said himself, the greatest support we can give him in this battle is to stay far away from the battlefield!"

As she spoke, Nami had already activated her Slippery-Slippery Fruit ability, dragging Golden Week with one hand as she left the area.

Seeing this, Princess Vivi mounted the fast-running duck Karoo, and Mr. 3, carried by the roller-headed man, mounted the griffin Liji, and they all began to retreat.

Meanwhile, Brogy and Dorry, who were in the middle of fighting, had already sensed the surging, overwhelming killing intent and battle spirit the moment Uchiha Feiyu drew the Sandai Kitetsu.

Although in the eyes of the two Giants, these small people were very inconspicuous, in truth, Dorry and Brogy were both very clear that among the small people, there were powerhouses who were not inferior to, or even stronger than, Giants!

The Sandai Kitetsu is already a divine weapon of the Great Grade Sword level, and in terms of ferocity alone, it is even superior to the Supreme Grade Swords; such a vicious blade in the hands of a powerhouse of Uchiha Feiyu's level is already enough to pose a huge threat to the two Giants.

Furthermore, the basic setting for Giants in this world is a thick Nordic pirate style, and there is even a prince named Loki.

Nordic pirates have always regarded combat as an honor, pursuing death on the battlefield and despising those who die in a sickbed; otherwise, these two Giants could not have fought for a hundred years.

Therefore, upon seeing Uchiha Feiyu raise his sword, in order not to betray their honor, and also because of the threat they felt, the two Giants stopped their battle with each other and likewise raised their own weapons, aiming them at Uchiha Feiyu.

(End of this chapter)