“Raaaaargh…!”

  “Ahhhh…!”

  Meanwhile.

  In the middle se of the New World—

  On an isnd adjat to the Totto Land waters—

  A colossal lightning pilr illumihe entire sky as it dropped from above, crashing down with tremendous force.

  “Boom… boom…”

  Along the shore, amidst earth-shattering rumbles and terrified screams, the hundred-plus pirates who had just invaded—intending to cause trouble—were o be seen.

  In their pce was a massive, bottomless crater, easily three hundred meters across.

  Anessing it would feel their scalp tingle.

  “Ah , a half-baked challenge… s!”

  Amid crag lightning, a tall figure stood there, arms crossed, looking down uporified pirates sprawled out below. Though still youthful in appearance, his features were unyielding—her than Thor, now a fully groween-year-old.

  Standing at around twenty meters—parable tur giant warrior—his physique was absurdly muscur, every tour of his muscles clearly defined, stretg his battle outfit tight. A pair of bck wiended from his back, and fmes billowed behind his head. Strapped to him was a massive, strangely designed purple iron hammer.

  He radiated an aura so powerful that one could not help but feel awe.

  “Huh? Everyone—”

  Staring at the gigantic crater and the t figure wreathed iricity, a pirate captain clutg a rge bde—his demeanor ruthless—suddenly ged expression. His eyes turned bloodshot. Enveloping his bde in Haki, he charged forward, r furiously, “Damn bastard, I’ll fight you to the death—!”

  “You overestimate yourself.”

  Thor’s face remained impassive. He raised his right hand and casually swatted out a sp.

  “Boom!!”

  In the distance, a muffled crash echoed. Stones splintered, dust rolled, and a bloody figure was embedded in a far-off mountainside, eyes rolled back, its life or death uain.

  “Thor-sama—”

  “Gulp! ower is this!?”

  “In the blink of ahe pirate ‘Swift Bde’ Uma—whose bounty exceeded three hundred million Beli—was taken out just like that!”

  “As expected of the eldest son of the Kukulkan family!”

  “That’s too incredible!”

  Some distance away, three warships sloroached from the sea. Using telescopes to observe the isnd’s shog se, members of the Fallen Angel Pirates were momentarily stupefied. Sooement welled up within them, a mixture of fervor and reverence.

  “Wow, that’s seriously over the top…”

  Aboard the lead warship, Ruffy—once almost sold into svery but who actally obtaihe true Gum-Gum Fruit aually became an officer in the Fallen Angel Pirates—murmured in awe.

  “Looks like we won’t o step in,” said Mad, the tall Loribe member with the Egg-Egg Fruit ability, smiling wryly.

  “That kind of power is truly intimidating,” eom, a cat Mink with blue-gray fur and a fearsome aura. “No surprise, given whi he’s from!”

  “Of course. Thor-sama is revered as the ‘God of Thunder’ by the proud warriors of Elbaf themselves!” cackled Sak, the Wax-Wax Fruit

  user, baring his teeth. “A year ago, he fought Prince Loki of the Giants in Elbaf, and in no time subdued that arrogant prince, leaving tless giant warriors sck-jawed!”

  All four had been among the sves rescued by Linlin and others on the Sabaody Archipego. They chose to join the Fallen Angel Pirates aer reized by El, who grahem Devil Fruit powers. They had withe meteoric rise of the Fallen Angel Pirates in a short span and, over many years of relentless fighting, had bee entirely different people. Today, each served as an officer within the Seventy-Two Pilrs, their strengths quite formidable.

  Yet at this moment, they could not help feeling dwarfed. pared to members of the Kukulkan family, their own achievements felt utterly insignifit—they were in a different league altogether.

  After all, back when they first joined, Gerd-sama had not even ceived Thor yet. And now, at just sevehor’s power far surpassed theirs. Then again, El-sama himself had officially appeared at age seventeen, instantly sying a Marine admiral on the Sabaody Archipego, causing a sensation across the seas.

  “Bzzz…” A fsh of electricity, and the t figure was suddenly standing before the warship. Th the Fallen Angel officers and said, “I ran into some troublemakers on the way and took care of them, so I’m running te. I’ve gent business ahead—this is all yours now!”

  “No problem!”

  “Safe travels, Thor-sama!”

  Ruffy, Sak, Mad, and Tom all responded in high spirits. Without another word, Thor became lightning itself, vanishing into midair. It had merely been a ter, and taking out those clueless pirates was an afterthought. He had pces to be.

  …

  “Thor’s not here yet?”

  Meanwhile, in the Calm Belt, El—handsome, calm, naturally imposing—stood with arms folded. Seeing that his eldest son was still missing, he raised an eyebrow, looking at Dal and Sif.

  Starting two years ago, El and Linlin had gradually eased restris on Thor, Sif, Dal, and the other older children. Apart from assigning training regimens they had to plete on schedule (with periodic checks to ensure no one was sg), they were free to roam the Totto Land region’s isnds rather than remaining stantly on Atntis, the airborne fortress. They were also free to apany the fleet on missions—gaining experiend honing themselves—or to stay behind, at their discretion.

  “Daddy, you ’t bme me,” said Sif, tall, graceful, and elegant, throwing up her hands helplessly. “I let Thor know ahead of time. He was o Isnd, asking Ut to use the Kilo-Kilo Fruit to help him train with extra weight. Given how fast he is, he should be here any moment.”

  A gray-white cloak fluttered in the wind behiwo braided pigtails draping dowill-youthful yet geous face was almost identical to her merd’s, as though cast from the same mold. The fmes behind her head were a unique azure hue, and she had the same bck wings as others of the Lunarian race, but the c of her fmes gave her an air of mystery.

  “Mm… He’s ing!”

  Dal, the third child, whose third eye fshed red, seemed to see something and smiled. Almost in the same instant, El—sensing the same—turo look in the same dire.

  “Bzzz…” Sure enough, electricity fred.

  Thor, around twenty meters tall, appeared in a burst of light. “Sorry, everyone. I came across some annoying pirates on the way and lost some time dealing with them. Mom and Mama Linlin are en route with the little ones who are still nursing—they’ll be here in about half an hour, if I judged correctly.”

  Bleam