One Piece: Starting with the Immortal Rocks Pirates

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Dimon interrupted his introduction, saying directly, "Let's go see the castle first."

"Sure, sit on my shoulders and I'll take you there. Nobody will stop you."

With a free mount, Dimon was happy to relax. He immediately retracted his demon form, jumped onto Loki's shoulder, and sat down cross-legged.

Once he was settled, Loki leaped off the island cloud and landed on a tree-lined path, then strode quickly toward West Village.

Upon entering West Village, Dimon was once again struck by the sheer size of the place.

Many giants were traveling along the road, but upon seeing Loki, they all fled in terror.

"It's Prince Loki! Run!"

A young giant woman turned green with fright and avoided him like the plague.

"Haha, you really are unpopular."

Dimon couldn't help but laugh.

No wonder this guy will fall for Charlotte Linlin's daughter in the future; it must be because women in the country all hate him.

From a human perspective, Loki's appearance is actually quite good, and normally female Titans would definitely like him.

But his reputation is very bad; he is both the disgrace of Elbaf and the son of the curse.

"Hmph, boring."

Loki didn't bother with it; he was used to being disliked.

Soon, the two arrived at the royal palace.

The palace is called Auersto Castle, and it is located on a large tree on the cliff edge of the western village.

Two giant soldiers guarded the entrance. Upon seeing Loki, they paused in surprise before speaking:

“Your Highness Loki, His Majesty Harald is not in the castle at the moment.”

"I know, get out of the way, do you want to die?"

The guards dared not stop him and had no choice but to let Loki enter the castle.

Dimon sat on his shoulder and activated Twisted Future: Invisible Man ahead of time, entering stealth mode.

The guards had no idea that there was someone else on their Prince Loki's shoulder.

After entering the castle, Dimon looked around.

"Where are the Devil Fruits passed down in Elbaf?"

"Perhaps in the treasure vault?"

"What kind of fruit is it?"

"not sure."

Next, the mischievous Prince Loki, along with Damon, began searching around the castle.

With his father Harald gone, nobody could control him.

Upon hearing that Loki had gone to the treasury, a minister rushed over immediately.

When he arrived at the treasure vault, the soldiers guarding the gate had already been beaten black and blue and were lying on the ground.

“Lord Loki… you can’t just come in here without His Majesty’s permission.”

The minister had no time to attend to the soldiers. Stepping into the treasury, he saw Loki ransacking the place, with gold and silver treasures scattered all over the floor.

No, why not?

Loki searched the entire treasure vault but couldn't find what he wanted.

The minister asked helplessly, "Your Highness, what are you looking for?"

"It has nothing to do with you."

Loki isn't stupid. If he said he was looking for that inherited Devil Fruit, he would definitely be kicked out.

Just then, plop plop, plop plop.

The Den Den Mushi (snail phone) rang.

The minister was about to say a few more words of advice when he heard this voice, so he carefully took out a Den Den Mushi and answered it.

"Thorfin, it's me."

"Your Majesty Harald!"

Upon hearing that it was the king who had contacted him, the minister immediately reported the misdeeds of Loki.

Upon hearing that Loki had run off to the treasure vault, Harald paused for a moment before asking:

Is he with you?

"Yes, Your Majesty." Minister Thorfinn glanced at Loki, who was engrossed in searching for something, and said helplessly, "I don't know what he's looking for either."

"Give him the Den Den Mushi."

Upon hearing this, Thorfinn walked up behind Loki. "Your Highness Loki, it's a message from your father."

Loki paused, and without turning his head, said:

"I am listening."

“Loki, the World Government has agreed to let Elbaf become a member state, but there is one condition.”

"Go lick the stinky feet of those Celestial Dragons?"

Harald felt a little helpless after hearing his son say that.

He didn't want to do this, but as king, it was something he had to do in order for Elbaf to be able to establish normal exchanges with countries around the world.

"Their condition is that I must rebuild the Giant Warrior Pirates, with my son as captain and becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

“Loki… I have chosen you over Halddin.”

Loki didn't want to listen at all. After searching the entire treasure vault without finding a Devil Fruit, he got up and left for the next place.

"Your Majesty, Prince Loki has escaped..."

Minister Thorfinn had no choice but to offer a word of advice.

Upon hearing this, Harald sighed and said, "I understand. I will come back and talk to him in person."

Loki ran to his father's room and started rummaging through drawers and cupboards again.

On his shoulder, Dimon raised an eyebrow.

"The World Government actually agreed to let your father make Elbaf a member state? As long as you become a Shichibukai."

If he remembered correctly, in the original history, the original seven Shichibukai were:

Crocodile, Hawkeye, Boa Hancock, Jinbe, Gecko Moria, Doflamingo, and Hanafuda.

"I have no interest in being a Shichibukai; I'm just a lackey of the World Government."

Loki searched the room but still couldn't find it, scratching his head. "That's strange. Where would something like that be hidden? Dimon, where do you think it might be?"

You ask me? How would I know? This isn't my home.

Dimon rolled his eyes. "Why don't you wait for your dad to come back and just ask him?"

They searched everywhere they could think of but couldn't find it, and were eventually driven out by an angry minister.

Walking down the streets of West Village, Loki said helplessly, "I didn't find the Devil Fruit, but I can treat you to a meal!"

"You think you can trade a meal for my elixir of immortality? You're dreaming!"

"There's nothing I can do if I can't find it; I've searched the entire castle."

Loki plopped down, crossed his arms, and "looked" at the underworld below the cliff.

Despite his eyes being wrapped in bandages, his domineering presence allowed him to "see" everything around him.

"Hmm? I suddenly have a great idea!"

"If I agree to become a Shichibukai in exchange for my dad giving me that Devil Fruit, wouldn't that be great?!"

Chapter 165 vs. Harald, the Giant King

This kid said the Seven Warlords of the Sea were lackeys of the World Government, and then he immediately thought of using that as leverage to ask his father for a Devil Fruit.

Given Harald's fondness for Loki, he'll most likely agree.

Dimon smiled and said:

"Then come back to me to exchange the fruit for wine after you get it. I suggest you prepare two and exchange one for your dad too."

After saying that, he leaped from the mortal realm to the underworld.

Loki called out, "Hey, you're leaving already?"

He ignored Loki's attempts to persuade him to stay.

In Dimon's opinion, this kid didn't have many friends, and he only managed to meet him and Rocks and treat them as friends.

Back at Ida's tavern, Lox was sitting at the table, enjoying a hearty meal.

Seeing Dimon return, he asked:

"How about it?"

"Do you ever feel that time passes very slowly here?"

Dimon looked at an hourglass on the bar.

Giants prefer to use hourglasses to tell time, rather than clocks.

When he left, the hourglass had just started flowing, and now that he's back here, less than a third of it, or two hours, has been lost.

It felt like he had been gone for half a day.

The perceived difference is about 3 times.

“You’re not the first to say that,” Rocks grinned. “Newgate and Golden Lion have said similar things before. But it was just a feeling; in reality, time here is the same as outside.”

Dimon remained noncommittal.

Ida explained, "Many people have this experience when they first come here. Perhaps it's an illusion caused by the different environment on the island compared to the outside world."

As a giant, he could not comprehend the situation that Damon was describing.

"I'll go back to Wano Country to verify this."

Dimon looked at Ida, "Miss Ida, I need to leave a teleportation magic circle here with you."

As he spoke, he slammed his palm on the table, carving a pentagram magic circle.

It was the first time Ida had ever seen something like this, and she was somewhat confused.

"what is this?"

“It’s very convenient because it can teleport,” Rocks explained to Dimon, then asked, “Aren’t you going to look for the Gum-Gum Fruit anymore?”

"That fruit will come to you on its own if it wants you to find it." Dimon stepped into the magic circle, and the black smoke beneath his feet slowly engulfed him. "You stay here, Lox. Remember to tell me when Harald comes back."

As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished without a trace.

Ida stared in disbelief, mouth agape: "How amazing... there's magic in this world?!"

Wano Country, Shogun's Residence.

Upon returning, Dimon immediately confirmed the time.

Including their journey from Wano Country to Elbaf, there was indeed no time difference.

"Interesting, it's just that time seems to slow down physically?"

Dimon chuckled lightly, not dwelling on it; it was just a small discovery.

When we arrived at the courtyard, it was already evening.

Tianyue was watering flowers in the courtyard, humming a cheerful tune, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Dimon sneaked up from behind and hugged the person tightly.

"Ah...!" Tengetsu was startled, turned around and saw it was Dimon, puffed out her cheeks angrily: "You scared me to death! When did you get back?"