After all, it was a village of Giants, and the roads were extremely wide.
As Kenji and his group arrived outside the village entrance, immense buildings immediately came into view.
The architectural styles of these buildings were not particularly extraordinary. They were similar to ordinary houses in human society, appearing like enlarged versions of human homes.
In fact, not only the houses but also other things within the village were enlarged versions of common items found in human society.
At this moment, groups of Giant warriors were gathered at the village entrance, blocking the way angrily like towering guardian gods.
"Charlotte, leave Elbaph immediately with your people! This place does not welcome someone like you!" Jarul, whose long white beard dragged on the ground, warned in a stern tone.
"Many years ago, Elbaph already forbade your entry! Why did you suddenly barge in again?"
"This 'Born Destroyer' should have been eliminated long ago!" Raideen, holding a greatsword behind him, said with a hostile expression.
Other Giant warriors voiced their agreement, each gripping their weapons, and the tense atmosphere, ready for battle, surged over them even from a distance.
Further back, some younger Giants appeared somewhat terrified. "Isn't it enough to just drive her away? She's... a terrifying Evil God!"
Following the stern, angry, or terrified gazes of the Giants, a group of human figures stood by the village entrance not far away.
Among them, Charlotte's height was particularly prominent within the group.
However, at this time, she was only 36 years old, and her figure had not yet changed, so she didn't look as unpleasant as she would in the future.
Her tall and slender body, Kenji estimated, was about 6 meters tall, and her height seemed not to have reached its limit yet.
After all, Charlotte's tallest form reached nearly 9 meters.
Surrounding Charlotte were mostly her children, as well as some BIG MOM Pirates executives.
At this moment, Charlotte, facing the Giant warriors' scolding, did not get angry. She still smiled, her expression quite sincere.
"Don't say that, I received care from Elbaph back then."
"This time, I want to meet your king Harald and discuss an important matter with him."
"I've come with sincerity, you see, I've brought all my children with me."
"If I don't see king Harald this time, I don't plan on going back."
Saying this, Charlotte turned around to let her children behind her show themselves.
As she turned, she noticed Kenji and his group approaching from a distance, and she couldn't help but look up in confusion.
When she clearly saw the uniforms on the Marine members, she immediately frowned and snorted coldly, "Marines? Why are they here?"
"Did you call the Marines?"
She turned her head to look at the Giant warriors, seemingly a bit angry.
But soon, she laughed indifferently, her face full of disdain. "A mere few Marines can't stop me!"
"Remember to tell Harald that cooperating with me is far better than cooperating with the Marines."
However, at this moment, the Giant warriors present were equally surprised by the Marines' arrival, looking at each other with confused expressions and asking.
"Did you contact the Marines?"
"No! I would never go to those Marines!"
"Eh? Don't look at me, these Marines weren't called by me!"
"Strange, who exactly leaked the information to the Marines?"
"Let's first see what those Marines are here for! The situation shouldn't be that bad yet!"
Under the wary gazes of the Giants and the hostile gazes of the Big Mom Pirates, Kenji led the Marine to stop near the crowd, not approaching further.
Because both the Giants and Charlotte's party had silently picked up their weapons.
"What's going on?"
Kenji scanned the area, feeling a bit bewildered and somewhat speechless.
Good heavens! It's one thing for Charlotte's party to be hostile towards him, but what's with you Giants also looking so wary, as if guarding against thieves?
I've come all this way, you Giants don't have to entertain me with good food and drink, but at least give me a smile, right?
But before I even started dealing with Charlotte's trouble, you're all on guard... Are you planning to rehearse a 'repaying kindness with enmity' scene in advance?
"Something's not right."
Kenji frowned slightly, suddenly recalling the snippets of conversation he'd just heard from the Giants, and a glimmer of light flickered in his narrowed eyes.
"From what they said, it seems they haven't contacted the Marines?"
Earlier, Kenji hadn't paid close attention to their conversation, and he mostly dismissed what the Giants said as jokes, not taking them seriously.
But now, it seemed they were serious.
"Could it be that Elbaph really hasn't contacted the Marines?"
"No, that's not right. Kong wouldn't make a mistake about the identity of the messenger."
Kenji vaguely sensed that this matter might not be simple.
"Forget it, since I'm already here, I might as well complete the mission."
He put away his thoughts, his gaze sweeping past Charlotte's crew, including Charlotte.
He looked directly at the Giants blocking the village entrance further away, and without beating around the bush, he directly announced his identity.
"I am Marineford Admiral - Shirojishi! I'm here at your Elbaph's request to help you resolve the conflict with the BIG MOM Pirates!"
Kenji directly stated his identity and purpose for being there, so that the other party could clearly understand the relationship between friend and foe and reduce unnecessary trouble.
However, after hearing his words, the wary expressions on the faces of the Giants opposite not only didn't subside but became even more vigilant.
Their warning gazes were like looking at 'human traffickers', directed at Kenji and the Marine members.
"These Giant members... haven't heard my name?" Kenji was a bit confused.
He had been a Marine Admiral for over half a year, was Elbaph's information really that far behind?
He knew that the Giants of Elbaph generally didn't communicate with the outside world, and even the seagulls delivering newspapers didn't come here, a situation similar to Amazon Lily.
Normally, Elbaph's main channel for obtaining outside information was newspapers.
However, Kenji didn't know that the Giants hadn't collected newspapers for nearly a year.
Of course, these Giants lived their own simple lives daily, so they didn't care about the changing tides of the outside world.
Then, Jarul, the most respected elder among the Giants, with a sharp sword tucked diagonally into his head, stepped forward and spoke without warning.
"Marines? We Elbaph have no ties with you!" Jarul opened his mouth, revealing sparse teeth, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Are you with Charlotte's group?"
The Marine members were taken aback by these words.
Where did this confused old man come from?
(End of Chapter)
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