The Giant Warrior Pirates, once a world-renowned and powerful pirate crew, had all its members from top to bottom made up of Giants from Elbaf.
Jarul and Jorul, Dorry and Brogy, were once captains of this pirate crew.
Back then, due to a single sentence from a little girl, Dorry and Brogy began a duel on Little Garden to determine whose prey was bigger. Meanwhile, the other members of the Giant Warrior Pirates were captured by the Marines and were sentenced to be executed.
During this time, Sister Carmel colluded with the Marines to stage a show, pardoning the Giant Warrior Pirates and, at the same time, gaining the friendship of the Giants. The Marines then began to have a stable source of Giant soldiers.
However, the Giant Warrior Pirates still hold a legendary status in Elbaf. Many young Giants have also been influenced by their reputation.
"I remember reading about them in a book, but Robin, how do you know them?"
"Their Log Pose broke, so I sold them a new one."
"But it'll take some time to record this island's magnetic field, so in the meantime, we became familiar with each other. These Giants are quite simple, you should be able to get along well with them."
"I feel like there's a hidden meaning behind your words."
"That just means you're making progress, which is a good thing. By the way, aren't you planning to recruit them? I asked them, and they seem interested in joining Buggy's Delivery. That organization has been growing rapidly lately and has recruited a lot of people."
"Sounds good, but I've never recruited anyone before."
Robin's suggestion did interest her. As the future successor of the Beasts Pirates "enterprise," she hadn't actually done much. If anything counted, it was recruiting Tesoro, but aside from that, she didn't have much involvement.
She also understood her own capabilities: as long as she didn't interfere with specific operations, no matter how much she squandered, she wouldn't be able to bring down this towering tree.
Recruiting people was something meaningful that she wanted to do, but she had no clue how to start.
"That's easy! You just have to beat them into submission."
"Is that really okay?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. Didn't I just say it? These Giants aim to restore the former glory of the Giant Warrior Pirates and bring about its full revival."
"They're ambitious, they even want to unite all the Giants and integrate the various kingdoms of giants, including Elbaf. They are led by a Giant called Hajrudin, and his goal is to become the King of the Giants."
"All of this requires strength. They want to join Buggy's Delivery in order to earn money and hone their skills through battle."
"Whatever Buggy's Delivery can offer, we can offer too, why let this big fish fall into someone else's net?"
"Come to think of it, I remember Mr. Kaido was also interested in the Giants' military strength. This could be an opportunity."
Robin laid out her reasoning, though she mostly did all this because the waiting was too boring and she wanted something to do.
"Sounds pretty good."
"Right? Plus, they care more about fighting and don't really mind the commissions. We're recruiting people anyway, and with such suitable candidates right in front of us, it'd be a shame to do nothing."
"I remember you can use the Spear of Elbaf, right? That should work even better."
While Robin and Yamato were talking, a few Giants had already returned to their temporary camp here.
"Robin, is this the friend you were waiting for? Perfect timing to try my cooking, I'm really good at roasting dinosaurs."
A chubby giant set down his prey and gave a very simple and honest smile: "Hello, I'm Goldberg, cook of the New Giant Warrior Pirates."
"Hello, I'm Yamato. I heard you're planning to work as mercenaries, how about joining us? The terms are negotiable."
"That's really straightforward. Hajrudin! What do you think? I feel like they're better than that Buggy guy we've never even met."
Yamato's straightforward attempt to recruit them did not upset the giants. On the contrary, it made them seriously consider the matter.
"The Beasts Pirates, huh…"
Elbaf is not an isolationist country. Although the kingdom of giants remains mysterious to the outside world, the giants living there have sufficient understanding of the outside world. They also know the name of the Beasts Pirates.
They had their reasons for deciding to join Buggy's Delivery. Compared to other long-established forces, Buggy's Delivery was not particularly strong. Nor does it boast impressive individual achievements. It relied more on numbers to gain a foothold on the sea.
But as an emerging power, Buggy's Delivery has one advantage: The quality of subordinates under Buggy is uneven, and they are in urgent need of fresh blood.
In older established forces, people like Hajrudin and the others may not receive attention so easily. For an Emperor of the Sea, a single giant doesn't hold much meaning. Only when they form a legion can they truly demonstrate the power of their race.
But in a new force, they can more easily obtain what they want.
In order not to bring trouble to the kingdom of giants, they chose to join other forces as mercenaries. Slowly, they would hone their strength.
When choosing a force, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
But actively joining and being recruited are different things. If the daughter of a powerful force personally comes to recruit them, the future might turn out better. In that case, the sturdy tree of the Beasts Pirates is naturally stronger than the sapling that is Buggy's Delivery.
"Goldberg, you go handle the food first. Let's discuss this."
Saying that, the giants formed a circle and held a simple meeting. After all, there were only five of them, so they just voted by raising their hands.
After receiving responses from his companions, Hajrudin stepped forward.
"We are willing to accept your recruitment. But we want to witness the strength of an outsider, Miss Oni Princess."
"Robin was actually right. I'm fine with that. If you're ready, I can begin anytime."
"Then let's start. There is enough space on this beach."
Saying that, the two took up dueling stances on the beach. But the duel progressed in a rather overly simple way.
"Spear of Elbaf!"
Watching Yamato knock out Hajrudin in one blow, Robin helplessly covered her eyes. She had indeed told Yamato that she could show off her Spear of Elbaf to make an impression. But what she meant was just to swing it in the air a few times to scare them.
Yamato's strike landed directly on Hajrudin and almost sent him flying to the afterlife.
"Ahem, don't worry, our miss does know how to hold back. His injuries shouldn't be serious. Miss Gerd, please go treat him."
Gerd was the only female among the five giants. She was also the ship's doctor of the New Giant Warrior Pirates. Like the other giants, she had also been stunned by Yamato's attack. But her shock wasn't only because of the sheer power of the attack.
"This fighting style… Linlin? Are you connected to Linlin as well?"
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