A great victory!
But a pyrrhic one.
Even Hanafuda and King were exhausted to the point of lying down.
The former was forced to retire early after taking several hits from Giants like Loki did, while the latter was simply worn out.
As one of the All-Stars, he fought until the very end.
But his attacks were somewhat lacking against the Giants.
If Bazel needed three punches to defeat a giant, then King needed double that, six punches or even more.
However, if we're tallying who sustained the lightest injuries overall, it was undoubtedly King.
By the end of this battle, aside from Loki who could still stand, only Bazel, who had activated his Gear 3, remained.
"Kaido-san missed a great fight."
King lay next to Hanafuda, the clothes he used to conceal his identity mostly torn, his mask also severely damaged.
"~King, you idiot, why did you have to fight so desperately? Didn't Bazel say this was just a fight, not a life-or-death battle!"
Olga rode Elizabeth over to King's side.
Although she complained, Her hands never stopped moving.
After helping King change into a new set of clothes, she crossed her arms, snorted lightly, and turned her head away.
But the flicker of heartache and tears in her eyes was noticed.
"I'm not dead yet, stop mourning here."
"As an All-Star, if I fell early like Hanafuda, where would I put my face?"
Nearby, Hanafuda, who is swollen beyond recognition, tremblingly raised his middle finger.
"Do I not have any face? Agh～ that hurts!"
Olga silently moved her foot off of Hanafuda's body.
"Fine, I won't bother with you guys! Toki-nee and I are going to help treat the wounded!"
"Let me help too!"
Gerd came over carrying a medical kit at this moment, smiling gently, "Don't be afraid. Giants is a race where bonds grow stronger through fighting."
"And you don't need to worry about the giants' injuries; they can recover from wounds like these very quickly on their own."
Compared to the wary Olga, Toki was more straightforward and made the decision.
"Then we'll trouble you. We only know the most basic disinfection and bandaging."
"Don't worry, leave it to me. I'm a professional doctor."
Those conscious members of the Beasts Pirates saw Gerd approaching, their eyes lighting up.
"It's the beautiful Giant Lady! Treat me first! I have a strange disease where I'll die if I'm not treated by a Giant Lady!"
"Piss off! I'm the one with that disease!"
"Wait, wait, wait!!"
Hanafuda suddenly propped himself up at this moment, gritting his teeth and crawling to Gerd's feet.
"I'm a top executive of the Beasts Pirates! Please treat me first! I feel like I'm about to die!"
"Ah, then you need to get treatment as soon as possible!"
Gerd hurriedly sat down, moved Hanafuda's body onto her lap, and began carefully disinfecting and bandaging his wounds.
"Damn it! Hanafuda-sama is too cunning!!"
"Get him! We absolutely can't let that bastard Hanafuda get ahead!"
"The Giant Lady's lap pillow is mine!!!"
Watching the human pirates start fighting again, Gerd looked troubled.
"Everyone, you really shouldn't keep fighting like this. Your wounds will reopen!"
"Gerd, don't mind them."
Olga, acting like a little adult, came over and tugged on Gerd's little finger.
"Go help the others first. Do these guys look like they're in any trouble, full of energy like that?"
Seeing Gerd walk away, Hanafuda was grinding his teeth in frustration.
"Look what you bastards have done!"
"I'm the captain!"
"Bullshit!" One of the pirates with a twisted arm shouted, "That's in the past! Our captain now is Kaido!"
"Brothers, get him! We absolutely can't let ex-Captain Hanafuda enjoy this alone!!"
"Dogahaha, this is truly amusing!"
Loki, who saw this happening not far away, slapped his thigh in delight.
"So joining a pirate crew is this much fun?"
Brogy kicked Loki and offered a gourd of liquor.
"Want some?"
Before Loki could take the gourd, Bazel intercepted it.
"Minors can't drink alcohol, Loki, be good and drink your orange juice."
Loki was stunned, "Min…or?"
"Hey, wait a minute, Bazel, I…"
Bazel shot him a death glare, "What?"
Loki's previously excited tone instantly cooled, even becoming somewhat timid.
"I-I meant to say, I'm 34 years old. Even though by giant tradition I'm not an adult, but Aniki, didn't you say you wanted to change the world?"
"Then traditions like this can be discarded, right?"
Watching Loki's cautious, cowering appearance, Dorry and Brogy slapped the ground roaring with laughter.
"Gyagagaga, Loki, so you have a day like this too!"
"Kabababa, we should have recorded this with a Den Den Mushi, Dorry! This is the first time Loki's made an expression like this!"
Loki glared at his two seniors, flushed with anger and embarrassment, but he found that he didn't dislike this feeling.
He even felt a bit of joy.
"Da~ me~!"
Toki, who had walked over and heard everything, planted her hands on her hips and stood in front of Loki.
She stared him down.
"Loki, Bazel told me. The Giants considers someone an adult at 60, right? You're still a child!"
"I…" Loki wanted to argue back, but under Toki's stern gaze, that feeling of lack of confidence welled up in him again.
"Hey, you there! Get me some orange juice, now!!"
Loki simply turned around, directing his order at Ripley like a petulant child.
His face was flushed red, but his tone was deliberately fierce.
"Hurry up! Or else I'll burn down the Western Village!!"
"Hi-hi, understood, cute little~ Lo~ki~chan~"
Ripley covered her mouth, laughing as she walked away.
"Damn it! Every single one of you..."
Loki bent over, his forehead repeatedly bumping against the ground.
"My dignified and impressive image!"
"Dignified and impressive? You're more like notorious, Kababababa~!"
"Hey Brogy, don't think just because you're a bit older than me that I'll let you off."
Loki glared at Brogy and said, "Keep yapping and I'll flatten you!"
"Hah?! Flatten me? Looks like I'm being looked down on!"
Brogy didn't even bother getting up. He kicked off with his legs and launched himself at Loki, his fist aiming straight for Loki's face.
After taking a few punches, Loki flipped over, pinning Brogy beneath him and pummeling him.
"Bastard Brogy!"
"Bastard Loki, take this! This is a sure-kill move Hanafuda taught me! Monkey Steals the Peach!!"
A scream echoed around the harbor. Loki arched his body like a caterpillar, his rear stuck high in the air, his hands clutching his crotch as he writhed in pain.
His face turned a deep green, like spinach left out for too long.
"Brogy, you bastard… I haven't even had a son yet."
Brogy cackled weirdly as he sat back up, grabbing the gourd of liquor and toasting their battle victory with Dorry.
"Brogy, you're so despicable." Dorry said disdainfully.
"Let me ask you, did I win?" Brogy retorted.
Dorry was stunned but nodded hesitantly.
"Then that's that. Loki, this is the welcome ceremony for joining the Beasts Pirates. From today on, you're an official member of the Beasts Pirates! Kababababa!"
Loki still didn't dare to move, maintaining the shameful posture with his butt facing the sky.
"I will never forgive you, Brogy. You shameless bastard better sleep with one eye open."
"Only a filthy Giant would attack there during a fight!!"
Brogy glanced at Loki contemptuously, "I'm a pirate now. Pirates don't play by the rules."
Loki was speechless and could only glare fiercely at Brogy with his terrifying eyes.
Buru buru buru buru buru buru~~
Toki took a Den Den Mushi from her robe.
Kacha…
"Moshi moshi, this is the Bazel Residence. Who is this?"
"...It's me."
Kaido's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.
At that moment, every pirate, whether fooling around or receiving treatment, looked towards the Den Den Mushi.
"Kaido-sama, we won!!"
"That's right, Kaido-sama! In this fight against the Giants, our Beasts Pirates achieved a great victory!"
The Den Den Mushi looked stunned for a moment, then skeptical, "Giants? Where's that brat Bazel? I told you guys to go to Wano! Why are you on Elbaf?!"
Bazel took the Den Den Mushi, replying with a laugh, "Congratulations on recovering your spirits, Kaido-san. Since you were unavailable, we had to come to Elbaf first to pick up Dorry and the others."
"With the Giants joining, the renovation of Wano will definitely go more smoothly."
The Den Den Mushi nodded in acknowledgment, but soon sensed something wrong.
"Wait a second!"
"So you're telling me, you brat Bazel, you took them to Elbaf behind my back and even had a fight with the giants there?!"
"That's about right..." Bazel answered honestly.
"Bastard!!"
"Didn't I say I wanted to go to Elbaf and have a good fight too?!"
"I've been waiting for a fight like that for ages! And now you're telling me you bastards enjoyed a battle with Giants all by yourselves?!"
"Damn you!"
A loud slamming sound came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
"I'm the Captain!!!"