In the evening.
Dorry the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre Brogy each returned with a Sea King as their prey.
"Gugajajaja, old ghost, is that your prey? So thin! It seems I won this round!"
Dorry the Blue Ogre patted the short, chubby Sea King next to him and laughed loudly.
"Don't joke around, your prey is fatter than mine, but it's too short! This is my victory!"
Red Ogre Brogy retorted, not giving an inch.
The two giant soldier captains immediately began a half-hour long argument over the issue of their prey.
This scene directly dumbfounded Nami and the other girls.
"Are these two giant uncles, who are over three hundred years old combined, children?"
That night.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
On the ancient island of Little Garden, bonfires blazed, illuminating a section of the night.
"Gugajajaja, how is it? As expected, my prey is more delicious, isn't it? One bite, and the juices burst!"
Dorry the Blue Ogre boasted proudly.
"Gababababa, what are you talking about, what's so good about fat? My prey is more tender!"
Red Ogre Brogy refused to back down.
Another half-hour of stalemate.
Finally, the gazes of the two giants simultaneously fell upon Roland's group.
"Roland, and the young ladies..."
"You tell us, whose prey tastes better?"
Slap!
Nami slapped her forehead.
"I say, two giant uncles, you're not children anymore, why are you always competing about everything? This too, that too!"
Nami complained helplessly.
"Cough, cough."
Hearing this, both giant soldier captains couldn't help but blush.
Their rivalry had become a habit over the past hundred years.
It was fine when others didn't mention it, but hearing it now, it did sound a bit childish.
"Giant uncles, according to the rumors I've heard, you've been fighting here for a hundred years, but seeing how you interact, you should be good friends, right? If you're friends, why do you fight?"
Vivi asked curiously.
After a period of interaction.
She found that the two giants were not as ferocious as the rumors suggested.
Naturally, her fear of the giants had diminished.
"Hey, little girl, you've got me stumped with that question. Old man, why did we start fighting in the first place?"
Dorry the Blue Ogre scratched his head in confusion.
"I don't know, I forgot too!"
Red Ogre Brogy also shook his head.
"You've been fighting for a hundred years without even knowing the reason. Did you eat too much salt and have nothing better to do?"
Nami couldn't help but cover her face.
"Sigh~"
Beside them, Thor suddenly sighed.
"What's wrong?"
Roland raised his hand and gently stroked the dejected Thor's head.
"Boo hoo hoo, Roland, I just went to check, and because of the volcanic eruption, the hot spring we found is gone!"
Thor sighed again as she spoke.
Roland: "Uh…"
It's just that the hot spring is gone, right?
What's the big deal!
Roland, who didn't know Thor's obsession with unlocking the hot spring scene, was about to step on a landmine.
"Little girl, if you're looking for hot springs, there are plenty more over there. I just saw some when I came back!"
Red Ogre Brogy pointed southeast.
"Really?"
Thor's eyes lit up, and her mood instantly changed from cloudy to sunny.
"That's great, Thor, we can soak in the hot springs!"
Kuina also looked on with anticipation.
She had been to the village bathhouse many times.
But this was her first time experiencing a natural outdoor hot spring.
After eating and drinking their fill.
Thor eagerly pulled everyone towards the direction Brogy had mentioned.
Approximately fifteen minutes later.
Roland's group arrived at the hot spring location.
Sure enough.
Just as Brogy had said.
This was a series of natural hot springs even more luxurious than the one Thor's group had originally discovered.
One natural hot spring after another was spread out like terraced fields, high and low, in a well-arranged manner.
"This is great~"
"Time for a hot spring soak~"
The girls cheered as they stripped themselves bare and leaped into the hot spring pools.
Roland merely glanced, then went to another side to find a large hot spring pool and comfortably soaked.
Although he had won the battle against the two giant soldier captains during the day, his stamina was considerably depleted.
Due to the side effects of his final ultimate move, Fierce Tiger Hard Climb Mountain, his muscles were still sore.
Under the effect of the natural hot spring, his originally sore and swollen muscles also found relief.
Just as Roland was immersed in the restorative hot spring.
At a certain moment, several bubbles appeared on the surface of the hot spring water.
Roland instinctively felt his… completely enveloped by warmth.
After a full half an hour.
Splash~
Ripples spread across the water.
"Hehe."
Thor, like a large white sheep, emerged from the water, giggling.
"Thor~"
Roland raised his hand and gently stroked Thor's small head, indicating encouragement.
"It's only just beginning, Roland~"
Thor's slender hand pierced through the void, pulling out a bottle of iced drink.
It was a pack of happy water that Roland had stocked up on several days ago.
After drinking a bottle of happy water, Roland was instantly fully recovered.
The new hot spring scene Thor had been looking forward to was finally unlocked.
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