Chapter 051

Vivi considered that for a moment. It seemed pretty farfetched, to be honest. "What makes you say that?" she asked.

"Well, there's a dinosaur over there," he said trivially as he pointed.

Vivi's eyes widened as she turned towards what he was pointing at. Towering above the trees, about 20 meters away from them…was a brontosaurus. How the hell did I miss that?

Nami could honestly say that she hadn't been as terrified as she was right now in over eight years. She looked up at her looming death with tears in her eyes. Usopp wasn't faring much better.

"What's wrong, little humans? Didn't you hear me? I asked if you had any sake," the giant boomed.

"Y-yes!" Nami choked out. "Yes, we do!" A large grin spread across the giant's face, which only served to multiply their terror.

"Ooooohh. So you have some. That's great!" he said as he leaned down to meet them at eye level, oblivious to their fear. Suddenly, he shouted at the top of his lungs, quite literally scaring the color out of their faces. The giant turned around to see a very bold T-Rex biting his ass. With one swing of his axe, he decapitated it. A dam suddenly broke, and Nami and Usopp cried out in fear for their lives. The giant, unbeknownst to them, mistook their shouts for battle cries, and proudly let loose one of his own as he raised his axe. "I am Elbaf's strongest warrior, the great Brogy!" he declared. He then looked down at Nami and Usopp, who were lying on their backs on the deck of the Going Merry. "I have some good meat now. How's about I treat you to a meal, little humans? It's not often I have guests." But the two didn't respond, and Brogy looked on in confusion, although he didn't stop grinning.

Luffy jumped up and down in mid air using Geppo as he waved his hands in front of the dinosaur's face. "Hey, hey dinosaur! Over here!" he shouted.

Vivi watched in a mix between fascination and shock in the face of what was currently happening. How can he fly, first of all? The dinosaur spared Luffy an apathetic glance before continuing to munch on leaves, ignoring him. Luffy pouted before landing on its head and started jumping up and down to get it's attention. This seemed to annoy the dinosaur, which attempted to swallow him. Vivi was frightened for a split second before Luffy's legs pushed against the air again, and he flew out of the dinosaur's range before landing back on its head. The dinosaur evidently had a short attention span, because it went back to eating leaves.

"Hey, little human!" a booming voice called out. Vivi turned toward it and stilled in fear. She understood then why this place was called Little Garden. To the being before them, it would be just that. A giant? But why? What was he doing way out here? Up until now, Vivi was even sure if they truly existed.

Luffy turned towards the new arrival from atop the dinosaur's head. "Hey, how's it going?" he asked casually. The giant laughed a hearty laugh before answering.

"Going well, going well! Can't complain," he said jovially. "I was hunting for some food, and that dinosaur you're standing on looks really tasty. Were you gonna eat that?" Luffy jumped off the dinosaur's head and landed next to Vivi, who was wondering what kind of situation they were in right now, and motioned for the giant to continue. The giant promptly decapitated the brontosaurus before catching its head in his hand. "I am Elbaf's strongest warrior! The great Dorry!" the giant shouted before turning to Luffy and Vivi. "hey,little humans, why don't you come over to my place? I have some good food and drink."

Before Vivi could think of a way to politely decline, Luffy shouted up at him. "Sure! Sounds great!" The giant let out another hearty laugh before leading the way.

Brogy, who had assumed that Nami and Usopp were just worn out from their journey and carried them back to his home, looked down at the still terrified duo with a smile. "The meat is cooked. Dig in!" he said as he dropped a colossal hunk of meat down next to them.

"That's OK…we're not hungry," Nami said carefully. It was a complete lie, but Nami and Usopp were currently entertaining thoughts of folklore in which giants fattened up their prey before eating them.

"Ah, are you sure?" Brogy asked, a smile still etched across his face. "Dinosaur meat is really good." The two nodded weakly to convey that they were sure, and the giant shrugged before lifting up the giant hunk of meat and biting into it.

"Um, Brogy-san? Can I ask you something?" Brogy looked over and nodded for her to continue. "How long does the Log Pose take to set on this island?"

"One year," the giant said with a straight face. This caused Nami and Usopp to fall off the log they were sitting on. "Make yourselves at home!" Brogy said as he laughed.

Luffy dug into the giant piece of meat that was currently his seat as well as his meal. Vivi wondered how he could eat so much. He had already consumed what had to be at least his own body weight, and he didn't even look full. "This is pretty good, giant guy!" Luffy called out.

Dorry laughed in appreciation. "Well, your pirate lunch box was really good too, even if it was a bit small!"

"You know it was! My chef Sanji made that. I'd kick your ass if you said it tasted bad," Luffy said.

"Hmm? Kick my ass you say?" the giant asked in an amused tone. For a second Vivi froze in apprehension, but Dorry just continued laughing. "You're a funny little human! I like you!"

They're getting along so well, Vivi thought in exasperation as Carue fidgeted uncomfortably.

"Um, Dorry-san?" Vivi asked nervously. "If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing alone on an uninhabited island?"

"Good question!" Dorry boomed. "The truth is, I'm not alone. A friend of mine is also staying here. We come from the giant's village of the Grand Line known as Elbaf. But our village has a certain law. If two warriors have a quarrel and can't come to an agreement, then we must settle our disputes in a righteous battle. This island has served as our battleground since our disagreement, and the one who is in the right shall triumph." Dorry tilted his head back and laughed. "But it's been 100 years! We just can't seem to settle our duel!"

"100 years!? You've been fighting for that long!?" Vivi asked in astonishment.

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