The Accursed Prince

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On a ship deck, the crew reacts with shock. A bearded man with a topknot yells, "WE AIN'T FOUND SQUAT AFTER ALL THIS SEARCHIN'!!" while clutching his head. Another figure shouts "WHAAAAATI!" as a third declares "WE'RE CALLIN' OFF THE SEARCH!!" A large man with a stitched face and chains growls, "LISTEN UP, WARRIORS!" Below, a curly-haired man in a suit says, "WE'RE ALSO OUT OF FOOD. LET'S NOT STARVE OURSELVES TO DEATH." A large man with a wide grin replies, "YEAH, WE'VE DONE ALL WE CAN. EVEN MY SHARK NETWORK IS WORN OUT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS." A woman with long dark hair stands silently nearby. The stitched man continues, "THAT'S RIGHT... WE'LL JUST WAIT FOR THEM ON ELBAF. THEY'LL MAKE THEIR WAY THERE." He adds, "YOU CAN BET YOUR ASS THEY'RE ALIVE! THANKS FOR LOOKIN' THOUGH!" The crew raises mugs as one shouts "YEAHHH!! LET'S TOAST OUR HOME-COMING!!" while another complains, "BUT BOSS, WE'RE OUT OF FOOD AND BOOZE! GAHAHAHA!!" The large man declares, "IT'S DECIDED! SET COURSE FOR ELBAF, YA SLIMY OAFS!!" A small character peeks out saying, "I SEE... I'M SURE IT'LL BE FINE IF THEIR CREW SAYS SO."

Luffy, wearing a large helmet and winter gear, stares in awe at a massive ancient tree, shouting "HUGEE!!" and "IT'S..." while a small creature cries "MEROW". The crew crosses a vast snowy landscape toward a towering castle connected by a long rope bridge. Usopp yells, "CHECK OUT THIS TREE! IT'S GOTTA BE THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD, RIGHTI!" as they remark on the cold and the bridge. Nami exclaims, "IS THIS A MOUNTAINI LOOK! THERE'S A SUPER LONG ROPE BRIDGE!" and "IT'S FRIGGIN' COLD HERE!" In the distance, giants cross the bridge. Robin warns, "GIANTS ARE CROSSING THE BRIDGE! HIDE!" while clutching her chest and saying, "THIS PLACE IS SO VAST, IT'S MAKING ME DIZZY!" as Chopper reacts with "AH!" and creaking sounds echo from the bridge.

Goldberg, the massive New Giant Pirates cook, looms with a spiked helmet and bandaged face, declaring, "IT'S 'CAUSE HE'S A SKILLED NAVIGATOR." Gerd, the ship's doctor in a fur-trimmed outfit, stands nearby with her owl companion as speech bubbles debate Hajrudin's decision: "...THAT CRACKPOT JOIN THE CREW IN THE FIRST PLACEI I DON'T GET HAJRUDIN! WHY'D HE LET..." The owl hoots "HOOT!" while creaking sounds echo. Goldberg's label reads "NEW GIANT PIRATES (COOK) GOLDBERG" and Gerd's "NEW GIANT PIRATES (SHIP'S DOCTOR) GERD." Rodo protests from below, "RODO PROBABLY WOULDN'T MIND YOU CALLING HIM THAT!" as another giant laughs "DE GYA GYA GYA GYA!!" Gerd adds, "I CAN'T STAND HIM! THEY MAY CALL LOKI 'THE SHAME OF ELBAF,' BUT HE DESERVES THAT TITLE EVEN MORE!!" In the lower panels, the group discusses Rodo smuggling intruders while Nami smiles and asks, "YOU'RE SURE OF WHAT YOU SAW, PIPERI" The owl hoots again amid the snowy chaos.

A giant leaps across snowy ruins shouting, "WE'LL LET ELDER JARUL KNOW AS SOON AS WE FIND THEM!" while Luffy yells "GET BACK, LUFFY!" from the background. Usopp panics, "WAIT, WAIT!!" as another voice notes, "BUT THEY LOOK LIKE NICE PEOPLE." In the next spread, Luffy bursts forward with heart eyes, roaring "HEEEY! OVER HE-" and "I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE SUCH A GIANT BABE!!" while Usopp calls him a "MORON!" and warns, "DIDN'T YOU HEAR THEMI! THEY'RE LOOKING FOR INTRUDERS!!" Luffy cheers, "DID YOU GUYS HEAR THATI! THEY SAID ELBAF! WE FINALLY MADE IT!!" Gerd turns with a curious "HMI" as the scene shifts to a distant castle where someone calls, "RODO, YA THEREI" and a small figure knocks on the door. The owl and Gerd glance back while distant voices dismiss the earlier sounds as imagination.

The crew crosses a massive rope bridge toward a towering castle as the structure shakes violently. Voices cry out, "IT'S SO LOOONG! IT'S SHAKING! WOW!" A small giant warns, "WE BETTER HURRY, WE'LL HAVE NOWHERE TO GO IF MORE COME." Below the bridge, enormous wolves snarl in the forest. Usopp, in a horned hat and cape, growls "GRRRRRR..." while declaring, "THIS WAS MADE FOR GIANTS! THE GAPS ARE TOO BIG!" and "KEEP GOING, NAMI!! I USED TO CROSS A ROPE BRIDGE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME!! YOU GET USED TO IT!!" He adds, "THIS IS JUST A TRIAL... A TRIAL TO PROVE WE'RE WORTHY WARRIORS!! THE FOREST BELOW IS FULL OF HUGE WOLVES!" In the bottom panels Luffy shivers, "I'M GETTING GOOSEBUMPS," and Usopp asks, "YOU FEEL THATI" as Luffy replies, "WHAT'S WRONG, LUFFYI"

Usopp recalls, "I HEARD SOMETHING BACK IN THE BLOCK COUNTRY TOO... A 'ROAR.' IT'S GOTTA BE COMING FROM DOWN THERE!" Luffy and Usopp argue about pressing forward, with Luffy insisting "YOU CAN'T GO EITHER!" and "WE CAN'T GO SEE, RIGHTI" while grabbing Usopp. Usopp yells, "ALL FORESTS FROM NOW ON ARE OFF LIMITS!" Luffy suddenly leaps off the bridge shouting, "I'M GOING ON AHEAD!" as Usopp and another crewmate react in shock. A giant creature's head emerges with a roar, prompting Usopp to shout, "HEY!! LUFFY!! THIS IS NOTHING TO USOPP THE BRAVE WARRIOR!!" and "THE WOLVES ARE DOWN THERE!! WHERE ARE YOU GOINGI!" Luffy plummets toward the snowy chasm as the bridge sways and distant howls echo.

Aboard a ship tossed by raging waves, the crew reacts in shock to the morning paper. "WE ATTACKED EGGHEADI!" "IT SAYS WHAAAAATI!" "ACCORDING TO THE MORNING PAPER... WHY WOULD THEY LIE LIKE THATI!" The front page reveals massive new wanted posters. "THE CAPTAINS OF THIS LEGENDARY CREW, BROGY THE RED OGRE AND DORRY THE BLUE OGRE, HAVE RECEIVED NEW BOUNTIES OF 1.8 BILLION BERRIES APIECE!!" "THEY SET EGGHEAD ABLAZE WITH EMPEROR STRAW HAT LUFFY!" "THE GIANT WARRIOR PIRATES HAVE AWOKEN AFTER A CENTURY-LONG ABSENCE!" The posters declare DEAD OR ALIVE DORRY and DEAD OR ALIVE BROGY, both at 1,800,000,000. "THEY CHANGED OUR BOUNTIESI!"

The woman with glasses notes, "PRICES WOULD'VE CHANGED A GREAT DEAL IN THE LAST 100 YEARS. THIS AMOUNT SEEMS REASONABLE FOR YOU CAPTAINS..." Dorry and Brogy react with surprise as another giant shouts, "YOUR BOUNTIES USED TO BE ONLY 100 MILLION! THAT'S QUITE A JUMP!" "WE DIDN'T INTEND ON MAKING A COMEBACK... 1.8 BILLION!!" A small figure warns, "THEY'RE ALSO BLAMING LUFFY FOR VEGAPUNK'S MURDER." "WHAAAAI!" "THEY'RE ALWAYS CHANGING THE NARRATIVE!" Below, the crew examines the paper. "THE WEJ SOMEHOW ALWAYS GETS THEIR SCOOP, EVEN ON EGGHEAD..." "WHEN WAS THIS TAKENI" "SHADDUP!! WE FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO SAVE YOU!!" "WAHA HA HA! SO YOU GUYS KILLED ME, HUHI!" "WHOEVER TOOK THIS PICTURE PROBABLY GOT A HANDSOME REWARD."

The woman observes Luffy's stretching arm. "NOT SURE, HE WAS HOPPING AROUND TOO MUCH FOR ME TO SEE....IT SEEMS OFF." "DOES HE NORMALLY GET THIS ARM ON HIS ARMI" "HEY, WHEN LUFFY TURNS INTO THAT 'FREEDOM FORM' OF HIS..." The giants discuss further. "SO STRAW HAT IS OFFICIALLY ON A SIMILAR STANDING AS RED HAIR, RIGHT...I" "IT JUST SEEMS FAMILIAR..." "WHY WORRY ABOUT ITI" "HIS ARM IS BLURRY... BUT THE MARK IS CRYSTAL CLEAR..." One giant explains, "HE WANTED TO COME FETCH YOU HIMSELF, BUT WE HAD SENIORITY. BESIDES, SOMEONE'S GOTTA KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR TROUBLE IN ELBAF." "REALLYI!" "THAT RAMBUNCTIOUS BRAT IS THE KING'S OWN KID, YOU KNOWI" "IS UNDER YOUR UMBRELLA I HEAR." "EVEN THAT WHIPPER-SNAPPER OF OURS, HAJRUDIN." "TROUBLEI"

The giant continues, "HE'S DEVOTED HIMSELF TO DARKNESS, AND A FEW YEARS AGO, HE WAS SENTENCED TO CRUCIFIXION. HE TRIED TO FLEE, BUT WE WARRIORS ALL CAME TOGETHER TO CATCH HIM." "SEE, ELBAF HAS ANOTHER PRINCE. IT STARTED BACK WHILE OUR CAPTAINS WERE MISSING... WHEN HE WAS BORN THEY CALLED HIM THE 'ACCURSED PRINCE.'" The woman adds, "YOU SEE, THERE'S A LEGENDARY DEVIL FRUIT SAID TO BE PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE ROYAL FAMILY... HIS DESIRE TO EAT IT WAS SO GREAT THAT HE KILLED HIS OWN FATHER, KING HAROLD!!" "YEAH... HE'S NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD." "HMI HIS NAME WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO BE...!!!" "WHA-I! ALL THE WARRIORS OF ELBAFI!" The scene shifts to a dramatic snowy landscape with a castle. "HE'S THE SHAME OF ELBAF!!" "IT'LL BE THE END OF EVERYTHING!!" "THAT'S WHY WE WON'T LET THE ACCURSED PRINCE LOOSE AGAIN. IF LOKI EVER DOES ESCAPE..."

A close-up shows a grinning mouth demanding, "STATE YOUR NAME." Luffy, wearing a horned helmet, stares upward with wide eyes and shouts back, "I'M LUFFY! THE MAN WHO'S GONNA BE KING OF THE PIRATES!" The scene explodes into chaos as massive chains whip through the air around a towering giant figure wearing a horned helmet and dark coat. The giant looms over Luffy, who stands tiny on the ground below. Luffy looks up and asks, "KING... WHERE IS THIS PLACEI! WHO ARE YOUI!" Debris and impact lines fill the air as the giant's massive form dominates the panel.

A massive close-up of Loki's face fills the left side as he roars, "I AM THE SUN GOD WHO WILL BRING ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD!!" Below him, the text "LOKI!!" appears with the note "EVERYTHING'S GONE CRAZY!!" The right side reveals a breathtaking view of the giant tree-covered land with waterfalls, floating islands, and distant structures. Speech bubbles declare, "THIS IS WARLAND!! THE MIGHTY KINGDOM OF ELBAF!!" and "THEY SAY IT IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF WAR!" The ground shakes violently as the narration states, "IT'S SHAKING AGAIN!!" Large lettering spells "ELBAPH" across the bottom of the page.

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