Although this Haki was not directed at them, that overbearing aura of looking down on the world still caused all the children in the forest to freeze instantly, even stopping the scuffling Loki and the other boy.
Terror appeared on the children's faces, intimidated by this terrifying aura.
However, Loki's reaction was completely different!
He suddenly stopped his movements and abruptly turned his head toward the harbor! All his grievances, anger, and sadness were replaced at this moment by a surge of immense excitement and fanaticism!
"This feeling... it's Rocks! Rocks is here!"
He murmured in a low voice, then his voice grew louder and louder, until he finally shouted with all his might:
"That's right! It's him! He's come again! Hahaha!"
He pushed away the boy beneath him and stood up abruptly.
The gloom and violence from before were swept away, replaced by an extreme excitement as if he had found his life's purpose.
"Rocks! The man even my father acknowledged as powerful! The madman who dared to break into Holy Land Mary Geoise alone! The lunatic who wants to become the 'king of the world'!"
Loki's heart pounded wildly, and his blood felt as if it were boiling.
He looked toward the harbor with an incredibly fervent gaze, a steadfast thought growing wildly in his heart:
"I must become a Crew member of his! I must leave this suffocating place!
Only by following him can I break this damn fate! Only by becoming as powerful as him will no one ever dare to bully me again, and no one will call me a Cursed Child!"
He didn't spare another glance at the terrified children on the ground, turning and running toward the center of the village.
At this moment, he had only one thought in his head: to see Rocks! To get close to the man who could bring him hope and power!
...The Rocks Pirates' ship climbed along the Rainbow Bridge, eventually docking at the peculiar Port Clouds on the middle level of the Giant Tree of Elbaf.
This strange phenomenon made Charlotte Linlin marvel inwardly; the wonders of this world always exceeded the imagination.
A young giant, much larger than an ordinary giant, with two horns on his head and a height of seventy or eighty meters, was already waiting there; this was Harald.
His gaze first swept over Rocks, then looked with a slight scrutiny at the group of fierce-looking "visitors" behind him.
"Rocks! You bastard, every time you come, you have to make the earth shake!"
Harald's voice was like thunder, but besides the reproach, there seemed to be a hint of tolerance for an old "acquaintance" in his tone.
He turned his massive body and signaled for everyone to follow:
"Follow me. Elbaf will not neglect its guests, even the uninvited ones."
His tone wasn't particularly warm, but it maintained a basic kingly poise.
The banquet was held in a magnificent long hall carved from a single giant log.
Flames crackled inside a massive stone fireplace, and whole roasted Elbaf Giant Beasts emitted an enticing, primitive aroma that filled the entire space.
The utensils and wine cups used by the giants felt exaggeratedly large even for Charlotte Linlin, making her feel as if she were at a legendary giant's state banquet—
In fact, she was, as this was a Giant Race banquet held at Harald's standards.
Rocks unceremoniously leaped onto the table in front of Harald, clinking cups and exchanging drinks with him, still persistently inviting him to become his partner in their conversation.
Inside the magnificent giant banquet hall, the atmosphere became tense with the dialogue between Rocks and Harald.
"Rocks!!" Harald's voice sounded like muffled thunder as his massive body leaned forward, his eyes Burning as he stared at the uninvited guest on the table before him,
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