Facing the hundred-meter giant before them, who appeared like a deity, and hearing that cute, contrasting inquiry, the members of the Kuja Pirates were momentarily at a loss for how to react.
The scene fell into an eerie silence.
“Um…
can you…
understand me?” Mina looked at the “little ants” who were standing frozen like wooden statues, and scratched her cheek with uncertainty.
This movement caused a spectacular wave on her chest, making the hearts of the Kuja warriors skip a beat.
It was the Captain, “Toritoma,” who recovered first.
She forced down the shock in her heart, looked up at the beautiful face that seemed to shroud the sky, and asked in as steady a voice as she could manage.
“Are you…
a god?
Was it you who caused the tsunami just now?” Mina was stunned, then waved her hands, showing an embarrassed smile, and began her performance.
“A god?
No, no, no.
My name is Mina, I’m just an ordinary member of the Giant Race.” “As for the waves just now…
well, I’m really sorry.
I just jumped into the water, maybe the movement was a bit big.
I didn’t scare you, did I?” Upon hearing this, the warriors of the Kuja Pirates collectively petrified.
Jump…
jumped into the water?
Jumping into the water was enough to stir up a monstrous wave that nearly wiped out their entire crew?
Was this really something a member of the Giant Race could do?
How was this any different from a god!
The corner of Toritoma’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
She took a deep breath and continued to ask.
“Miss Mina…
you said you were lost?
You don’t belong to these waters?” “Yeah,” Mina showed just the right amount of confusion and helplessness on her face.
“I come from a very far place.
We members of the Giant Race rarely leave our hometown.
Not long ago, I went out exploring with some companions, but we encountered a terrible storm.
By the time I woke up, I was the only one left on a nearby island.” This half-truth sounded reasonable.
Most of the Giant Race lived on Elbaf, isolated from the world, and knew little about the outside.
Getting into an accident on the Grand Line and washing up in the Calm Belt made perfect sense.
Looking at Mina’s “sincere” eyes, Toritoma let go of most of her vigilance.
A lost giant who was ridiculously powerful but seemed to have no schemes…
didn’t seem to be an enemy.
“If you don’t mind, we can give you a ride.
However…” Toritoma glanced at her small ship, which wasn’t even as big as the other’s chest, and looked troubled.
“Our ship is too small, I’m afraid it can’t carry you.” Mina was also a bit troubled by this problem.
Her gaze swept over the two giant sea snakes pulling the ship, and suddenly her eyes lit up, as if she had thought of a good idea.
“That’s easy to solve!” She gave everyone on the ship a bright smile, then plunged back into the sea.
“Splash—!” Another huge wave surged, catching everyone on the Kuja ship off guard.
“No way, is it really her?
Help!” “This is too terrifying!
Just jumping into the sea caused such a big wave!” Just as everyone was swaying on the sea, complaining non-stop.
Several thousand meters deep in the ocean, Mina’s Observation Haki spread out without reservation, scanning the surrounding waters like the most precise radar.
Soon, a target large enough appeared within her perception range.
It was an ultra-giant Sea King over a thousand meters long, resembling a warhorse with fins, covered in deep blue scales, with an exceptionally fierce aura.
“You’re the one, little pony!” Mina’s mouth curled up, her huge body cutting a white wake in the water, charging straight at the target like a deep-sea torpedo.
The “seahorse” clearly sensed the intruder, let out a silent roar, and opened its bloody maw to meet her.
However, in the face of absolute power, size could not determine everything.
“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—!” In the deep sea, a series of dull, thunderous impacts rang out.
Mina rode directly on the neck of the Sea King, her fists raining down like raindrops.
Every punch made the Sea King tremble violently, its scales cracking.
In just a few breaths, this deep-sea overlord, capable of wiping out an entire fleet, was beaten until it saw stars, its body limp, unable to muster a single thought of resistance.
“Done, job finished!” Mina patted the Sea King’s big head with satisfaction, then controlled her newly acquired underling and swam toward the surface.
“Whoosh—!!!” In the horrified eyes of the Kuja Pirates, a hideous head, hundreds of times larger than their ship, broke through the water, with the spray cascading like a flood.
“Sea…
Sea King!
It’s an ultra-giant Sea King!” “Run!
We’re going to be eaten!” The warriors on the ship were instantly plunged into panic, and even Toritoma turned pale, subconsciously gripping the sword at her waist.
But just then, Mina’s figure emerged from behind that huge head.
She was sitting leisurely on the Sea King’s head, waving at the terrified crowd.
“Hey, hey, hey!
Don’t be afraid, this guy is my mount now.
Look, isn’t there transportation now?” Everyone was stunned.
They looked at the terrifying giant beast that was as docile as a kitten in front of Mina, and then at the breezy expression on Mina’s face.
Suddenly, they felt their worldview being crushed and reshaped repeatedly in just a few minutes.
“Is…
is this still a human…” a warrior muttered, voicing everyone’s inner thoughts.
Subsequently, Mina gently lifted the entire “Perfume Yuda” along with everyone on it into her arms with her giant palms.
“Alright, that way you won’t get shaken off.
Let’s go!” The Kuja crew felt the world spin, and the next second they found themselves in a warm and soft “harbor.” Those two snowy-white mountains, more magnificent than mountains, were close at hand, emitting a faint fragrance.
The visual impact caused their brains to completely crash.
Hancock, who was still a little girl at the time, couldn’t help but reach out her small hand and curiously poke the “mountain wall,” which was as soft as top-quality marshmallow.
“By the way, where is your home?” Mina asked while having her Sea King mount follow the direction of the two small sea snakes.
“O…
our home is on Amazon Lily.” Toritoma answered stutteringly.
“Amazon Lily?
Sounds like a good place, then let’s go to your home and take a look first!” Mina decided on the destination cheerfully.
Toritoma opened her mouth, but eventually swallowed the words of opposition.
Allowing such an unknown, terrifying existence to board Amazon Lily was undoubtedly a huge risk.
However, she dared not imagine the consequences of refusal.
Along the way, Mina seemed to be in high spirits, constantly chatting with these “little people” in her arms.
From their weapons to the customs of Amazon Lily, she was like a curious baby, asking questions non-stop.
The Kuja warriors also slowly shifted from their initial fear to curiosity, chattering away as they answered her questions.
Under the full speed of the Sea King mount, the ship moved shockingly fast.
After about half a day, Mina suddenly cast her gaze toward the distant horizon.
In her Observation Haki perception, not far ahead, there appeared a small, broken boat spinning on the sea.
There were two auras on the boat, one unexpectedly powerful, and the other very weak.
Mina looked closely, and the corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably.
On that small boat, a young man with disheveled blonde hair was grabbing his hair, roaring at a navigation chart in a breakdown.
And beside him, a small octopus Fishman with six hands, looking dull and silly, was huddled in a corner, shivering with fear.
“Isn’t this the young version of ‘Pluton’ Rayleigh and the childhood version of Hatchan?” Mina instantly recalled a famous legend about Rayleigh—he was terrible with directions.
The first mate of the Pirate King, a fierce man who swam across the Calm Belt, was actually lost?
And looking at it, he seemed to have wanted to go from the Sabaody Archipelago to Amazon Lily, but ended up getting lost in the Calm Belt.
“Pfft!
Hahaha!” Mina couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.
How could she miss such a rare opportunity to watch the fun?
She had to go up and tease him!