After bidding farewell to the owl, Bazel exited the library and found Loki, who was bored and dozing off.
As for Ripley.
Nothing strange had happened between them, nor was there any strange agreement, at least not now.
From a human perspective, while he also found the Tontatta Tribe adorable, there wasn't a single trace of roma...
2025-09-23 11:36:23 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Loki left with Bazel, a gentle breeze rustled the tree canopy higher up.
It revealed Harald's large, scarred face, lost in thought.
"My King, is this really appropriate? Letting Loki bring a human to this place."
Harald shook his head, "Don't go around talking about this matter. He seems to have noticed something, otherwi...
2025-09-23 11:36:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe north wind rustled, and heavy snow began to fall from the sky.
"It just stopped, and now it's starting again! This weather!" Karui, a dark-skinned Kunoichi with fiery red hair, looked up at the vast white sky and complained.
"Maybe the enemy has already used the snow to escape. Or maybe they've set traps somewhere, waiting for us...
2025-09-23 11:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostCreak, creak.
The snow that had been falling continuously through the night had finally stopped. The vast wilderness was serene, with the morning sunlight spilling over white roofs, walls, and gates that seemed to merge with the earth, reflecting softly.
The snow-covered ground was like a smooth mirror, capturing the mountains and th...
2025-09-23 11:32:39 +0000 UTC View PostElbaf, Aurust Castle, Study.
Bazel sat up, the long-awaited bickering finally restoring some of his spirits.
"So, you want to take him there for a tour and then completely tie him to our chariot, right?"
The Den Den Mushi clicked its tongue in displeasure, its expression gradually turning sour:
"One of these days, I'm gon...
2025-09-22 10:33:37 +0000 UTC View PostJust as the Beasts Pirates were about to embark on their adventure in Elbaf, far away in the Sabaody Archipelago in Paradise.
A disheveled man was hiding in the ruins of Grove 16.
His body was emaciated, his makeup blurred by sweat.
"Damn it, why can those World Government’s agents find me every single time!?"
Confirmin...
2025-09-22 10:33:28 +0000 UTC View Post"That's good to hear." Hinata gently patted her chest, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Noticing where Naruto's gaze had drifted, Hinata's ears suddenly turned bright red. As if thinking of something, she slightly turned her face away, not daring to look at Naruto anymore.
Naruto glanced briefly, then forcibly averted his eyes.
... 2025-09-22 10:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostOutside, the world was blanketed in white, the snow showing no signs of stopping. As night fell, the two inside the wooden house sat by the warmth of the fire, one chattering endlessly, the other silent.
In the end, they still hadn’t come to any conclusions.
Deidara, reckless and unrestrained, had plenty of ideas. They were bold, l...
2025-09-22 10:32:43 +0000 UTC View Post‘Cloud paths, mist ships...’
Bazel frowned, lowering his head. He felt like he had grasped something extremely important.
‘That's it!’
‘Sunstones!!!’
"You're asking me what Sunstones are?"
Jarul was clearly surprised by Bazel's leap in thinking. He was stunned for a few moments before slowly speaking. 2025-09-21 13:09:31 +0000 UTC View Post
When Loki led the Fish-men and the dwarves into the study, he found his father and Jarul, who had been drinking heartily just moments before, now both preoccupied with heavy thoughts.
"What's wrong with you two?"
"No, it's nothing."
Harald didn't elaborate. Instead, he lay down on the floor to greet Tom and the dwarves' represe...
2025-09-21 13:09:19 +0000 UTC View PostNightfall.
Naruto’s Home, Living Room.
“I’m sorry, I take back what I said this morning.” Yugao bowed her head, her usually unchanging expression now filled with shame.
She suddenly felt incredibly foolish… nothing like an Anbu Commander should be. Lately, her mind hadn’t been sharp, as she kept being driven by the ...
2025-09-21 13:08:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Why are you here?"
Just as Deidara was about to put his polite plan into action, a cold voice suddenly spoke up from behind him.
Deidara nearly jumped out of his skin.
After weeks of living cautiously, his nerves were on edge. He whipped around, then relaxed when he saw who it was, "S-Sasori-danna! It’s you!"
Sasori, w...
2025-09-21 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostJarul stood to the side without speaking, his head nodding as if he were dozing off.
Loki also did not continue speaking.
He wasn't stupid.
Even though his mother abandoned him at birth, and his tribesmen despised him since childhood…
But…
Only Loki himself knew that he wanted to become the Giant King, a Giant K...
2025-09-20 12:04:32 +0000 UTC View PostBazel let Kaido rant and curse for a long time before speaking up once the other had calmed down.
"Kaido, what exactly happened a month and a half ago? Why is the World Government covering up that Buster Call?"
‘Buster Call?’
Jarul, who had been slowly approaching, instinctively lightened his footsteps, a slight frown on hi...
2025-09-20 12:04:17 +0000 UTC View Post“I won’t do it!”
The answer Naruto gave was completely different from what Yugao had imagined. She was utterly stunned, freezing for a long moment before finally processing that he had refused.
“Why? The village…”
“What does the village have to do with me?” Naruto interrupted, “I don’t want to get involved i...
2025-09-20 12:03:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe countryside of the Land of Earth was as desolate as ever, with a few small hills surrounding withered elm and locust trees.
The changing seasons seemed to leave little mark on this remote place.
Aside from the deeper desolation of autumn and winter, everything remained monotonous. The winding dirt path stretched crookedly, as if ...
2025-09-20 12:03:31 +0000 UTC View PostA great victory!
But a pyrrhic one.
Even Hanafuda and King were exhausted to the point of lying down.
The former was forced to retire early after taking several hits from Giants like Loki did, while the latter was simply worn out.
As one of the All-Stars, he fought until the very end.
But his attacks were somewhat l...
2025-09-19 13:17:13 +0000 UTC View PostGerd retreated from the crowd, watching her companions brawl with the human pirates, a worried expression on her face.
"You guys, wait..."
"Gerd-chan~"
"Ripley-san! Thank goodness, you're finally here! Hurry and stop everyone!"
Gerd looked anxious, hugging Ripley’s arm and acting spoiled.
"Aren't they guests? If t...
2025-09-19 13:16:58 +0000 UTC View PostLife was originally a calm, deep spring. No matter how fiercely the winds and clouds changed around you, as long as you didn't stir things up yourself, everything was peaceful and quiet.
Before his daughter met this scumbag, that's what Inoichi had thought. Even though he had experienced some things in his youth, as he got older, he still ...
2025-09-19 13:15:43 +0000 UTC View PostA ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, slicing through the mist like a blade. The snow-laden eaves, the damp streets, the countless windows, all caught the light in irregular, shimmering lines.
The snow had quietly stopped.
The golden light fragmented the layers of buildings below, creating a strangely poetic scene. Logan and ...
2025-09-19 13:15:21 +0000 UTC View PostWarland Kingdom, Western Village Port, Night.
"Have you heard? Captains Dorry and Brogy went to pick up that human pirate crew during the day!"
"Eh~ I'm really curious. Do those humans really have the power to defeat them?"
"But they're so small! They look very cute. We Giants could crush them with one step, right?"
"Gerd...
2025-09-18 12:17:41 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time he realized it, it was already too late.
Bazel now understood why Loki could just give up fighting so easily.
Turns out he still had a youthful disposition.
But regarding Loki's talent, Bazel genuinely acknowledged it from the bottom of his heart.
Giants truly lived up to their name.
If it were a human, ...
2025-09-18 12:17:32 +0000 UTC View Post"Go to the battlefield? What nonsense is this?" Naruto stood downstairs, about to pull the wind chime again, when he suddenly heard Ino's voice from above.
While he was still dazed, the shop door in front of him was pulled open as if by the wind. A familiar scent rushed into his arms, and before he could speak, he was swiftly dragged away....
2025-09-18 12:16:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe first crystalline snowflake melted in his palm. Logan gazed up at the fluttering white snow drifting lazily from the sky and said to the girl beside him,
"Still as fitting as ever this year."
Sumika was bundled up in a scarf and hat, her winter coat making her look like a plump little hamster curled up for hibernation. She stretc...
2025-09-18 12:16:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe purple mist concealing his body dissipated, revealing the half-human, half-serpent man within.
Unlike the Setting Sun Body, the Venom Form's Gear 3 made Bazel's appearance closer to ‘reality’.
Roaming the seas in the name of natural disasters, bestowing calamity with the body of a natural disaster.
This is the true Yama...
2025-09-17 12:55:29 +0000 UTC View PostDong…!
A sound like a massive temple bell echoed far into the distance!
Loki seemed to trigger a time-stop mechanism, his body frozen mid-air.
His eyes bulged, his lips wide open, his tongue lolling out like a wave.
“Fly far away, Loki!!!”
With Bazel’s roar, the ‘time-stop’ ended.
Loki screamed as ...
2025-09-17 12:55:17 +0000 UTC View PostHokage Tower.
Kakashi frowned deeply, his fingers interlocked and resting on the desk, his expression troubled. The enemy had come too quickly. There was a certain lag in the information, so the enemy had probably already penetrated deep into the Land of Fire's heartland.
"Kumogakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure have all se...
2025-09-17 12:54:43 +0000 UTC View PostLogan walked out of the bar with a helpless expression, leading the way.
"Senpai, this is the last time, I mean it..." He said as they stepped outside, glancing at the bustling street filled with all kinds of people.
The neon lights of the nearby bars clashed with the distant, dazzling glow of the city’s nightscape, creating a vivi...
2025-09-17 12:54:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe purple mist concealing his body dissipated, revealing the half-human, half-serpent man within.
Unlike the Setting Sun Body, the Venom Form's Gear 3 made Bazel's appearance closer to ‘reality’.
Roaming the seas in the name of natural disasters, bestowing calamity with the body of a natural disaster.
This is the true Yama...
2025-09-16 12:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostDong…!
A sound like a massive temple bell echoed far into the distance!
Loki seemed to trigger a time-stop mechanism, his body frozen mid-air.
His eyes bulged, his lips wide open, his tongue lolling out like a wave.
“Fly far away, Loki!!!”
With Bazel’s roar, the ‘time-stop’ ended.
Loki screamed as ...
2025-09-16 12:29:51 +0000 UTC View Post