13 days later...
"We're leaving, see you later, Dorry, Brogy." Caleb waved to them as they came to say goodbye.
"Little friends, see you later, take care!"
"Gababababababa!"
"Gegyagyagyagyagya!"
Even as they moved away, the laughter of the two giants could still be heard.
At a considerable distance, Erza said: "Those giants are admirable. Fighting for so many years, it's hard to imagine."
"I think it's stupid." Alice said with her sharp tongue: "Though I must admit I admire their persistence, I also think it's foolish to waste all your years of life on something where it's clear neither of them really wants to win."
To win means the other would have to die. After so many years, how could they not have formed a bond even stronger than that of brothers?
But, as proud warriors, they refuse to admit it and continue that duel for decades.
"I agree with Alice this time." Helena commented: "They should let it go and live a life away from that island."
"Maybe they will." Caleb said.
Looking at him, the girls felt like he knew something he wasn't telling them.
However, seeing his smile that made it seem like he knew a secret he obviously wouldn't share, irritated them.
"Can I bite him?" Chun-Li asked no one in particular.
"What a coincidence, I want to bite him too~!" Alice showed her fangs, making claw gestures with her hands.
**
The next morning, the Straw Hat crew arrives at Little Garden.
"Yoshoooh! I smell adventure~" Luffy sang out loud.
"This island looks dangerous..." Nami commented.
"Hey, Luffy, actually I have a disease that I can't stop on islands that look dangerous, we better head to the next island!" Usopp said with trembling legs and voice.
"What a bunch of cowards." Zoro commented.
"W-Who's a coward?" Usopp shouted: "I just... Yeah, I just think it's better to go to Alabasta!"
Nami said: "But, if we don't record the magnetism of this island, we can't go to the next one."
"Hey, Sanji, bento, bento, a bento for my adventure~!" Luffy sang excitedly, barely able to contain his excitement: "Ha-hahaha! I'm hyped~"
"Yes, I'll make it right away." Sanji headed to the kitchen.
**
After several days, Inoue's recovery had made some progress, she talked a lot and smiled more often.
"How are you feeling today?" Caleb asked.
With a weak smile, Inoue said: "Very well, everyone is really nice to me, and Baymax is a good listener."
"That's good." Caleb said: "If you need anything, just tell me. No need to be shy."
"Mm." She nodded.
Baymax spoke slowly: "You're doing very well, Inoue. If you keep this up, you'll be recovered soon."
...
Seeing Caleb at the bow, arms resting on the railing, looking out at the sea, Saeko approached him.
With a calm smile, she looked at his side profile.
'Very handsome.' She thought to herself.
Turning to her, Caleb asked: "Is there something on my face?"
Still smiling, Saeko replied: "Not at all. Just admiring~"
"I see..." Caleb didn't take her words seriously and asked: "How has it been for you, living in another world?"
"Well... Although there are some large animals." She laughed: "At least people don't turn when they're bitten and smell like rot~"
"Touché." Caleb chuckled a bit.
"I have a question."
"Yes?"
Saeko asked: "Why did you leave that Eternal Log Pose with the Giant, Dorry?"
**
Back at Little Garden.
"Hey, Marimo, I'm the one who's going to catch the bigger animal!" Sanji, with a cigarette at the corner of his lips, said grumpily and competitively.
"Hah, we'll see about that, stupid cook!" Without waiting, Zoro jumped off the ship.
"That bastard... He left before me!" With that, Sanji went too.
Meanwhile, Luffy had left a long time ago.
"Aren't you going after them, Kuina?" Nami asked while looking at her.
Lying on the ship's floor with her hands behind her head, Kuina opened one eye: "Huh? Why should I do something so boring? Let those two idiots settle it themselves~"
"... Well, not my problem." Nami murmured quietly: "If I'm lucky, Caleb is on this island and..."
Kuina, who was lying down, heard Nami's murmurs and thought: 'She really thinks she can follow Caleb? That idiot... Even when I wanted to follow him, he rejected me saying he prefers to act alone, how could he let someone be part of his crew?'
**
"CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE!"
"BOOOOOM!!"
In the midst of a sudden storm, with lightning and thunder creating deafening sounds, Caleb and the rest acted quickly to face the storm.
With Caleb in command, everyone followed his orders.
The ship rocked in a way that made it seem like it would capsize at any moment as the currents seemed to grow stronger with the worsening storm.
Suddenly, a Sea King of the eel type leaped toward their ship with its mouth wide open full of sharp teeth, intending to swallow the entire ship.
Seeing that, Erza shouted: "I'll take care of this!"
She began to glow, and soon her outfit transformed in the middle of the light.
Heaven's Wheel Armor.
A plate armor covers her chest, with a large metal flower on it, and she wears a large billowing skirt with metal plating on the upper part. Her stomach and neck are exposed, and she has large metal wings that appear to be made of individual blades, as well as a wing-shaped helmet.
Jumping into the air, hovering just above the ship. Around her, several one-handed swords appeared and began to spin.
Erza exclaimed as she waved the swords in her hands: "Tenrin, Circle Sword!"
At her command, the swords spun even faster, then shot toward the Sea King, the eel.
Like silver laser shots in a dark night, the swords that were fired created a beautiful contrast in the sky, but it soon turned into a jaw-dropping scene as all the swords pierced through the Sea King.
Each sword stabbed and went through it, creating several holes, turning it into a sieve.
Because of the force of the sword shots, the Sea King's own momentum halted in the air, even recoiling a bit, before starting to fall into the sea.
"SPLASHH!"
"DOOOM!"
When the Sea King's large body finally fell, a powerful wave was created.
Before Erza could act, Harribel simply picked up her sword and waved it, and soon a barrier made of water stopped the wave that was coming toward them.
Returning to the ship, Erza changed her armor back to Heart Kreuz Armor, a metal breastplate, with a high collar and coated pauldrons, each side made up of four plates.
On the left side of the breastplate is the Heart Kreuz fashion brand symbol: a cross with the bottom edge shaped like a heart, bearing the brand's name on the right edge of the cross. Additionally, the waist guard of the armor is composed of three plates, each held by a simple belt.
This armor was the one she seemed to like wearing the most, and everyone was used to seeing her in it.
Looking at Harribel, Erza said: "Thank you, you helped me."
Returning her sword to the sheath on her back, Harribel said: "It was nothing."
Running up to Erza, while her breasts bounced, looking like they would explode out of her blouse at any moment, Shizuka asked in a worried tone: "Did you get hurt anywhere, Erza?"
"I'm fine." Erza replied.
"That's good." Shizuka smiled.
She just wanted to make sure, after all, everything happened very quickly and it was dark. There could've been a chance that a piece of the Sea King had flown and injured Erza, even if it was just a scratch, so she wanted to confirm.
Soon, the sky cleared just as quickly as it had closed.
"Ahh, it's over~" Helena sang.
However, with the end of the rain, it began to snow.
"Damn, this is getting more and more chaotic!" Alice exclaimed.
Since everyone was wet, once the snow came, they began to shiver from the cold.
"If you stay wet while it's snowing, you'll get sick." Baymax said: "I recommend taking a hot bath and putting on warmer clothes."
"We'll do that."
...
Minutes later, everyone finished bathing and changing clothes, but they were still shivering from the snow.
Pulling out two cards: 10x [Warm Gloves] and 10x [Warm Fur Coat]... Caleb had a strange smile.
'I didn't expect to use these cards.' But seeing everyone cold and knowing these weren't just regular coats and gloves, he still made the cards transform into clothes.
When the clothes appeared, he picked them up and said: "Everyone, come closer and grab a coat and a pair of warm gloves."
"Why didn't you show this earlier?" Alice puffed her cheeks.
One by one, they came and picked them up.
Shizuka, who was the first to pick and try them on, said in a seductive tone: "So warm~"
"It's really warm." Alice wore it with style, making the large coat that nearly touched the floor sway. She turned to Caleb: "How do I look?"
"Mm, it looks good on you." Caleb replied.
"Well, I already knew that~" She stuck out her tongue.
Shaking his head with a smile, Caleb also put on a pair of gloves and a coat.
There was one set left over, since Baymax didn't need it and with his size, it wouldn't fit, he stored it in the D-Dial.
"For a cold day like this, hot pot is the best." Shizuka clasped her hands together, not hiding her desire for it.
"I can make it." Alice said.
"Really?" Not just Shizuka, but the other girls also looked at Alice.
"Who did you think I am?" Alice puffed out her chest: "Of course I can make something this simple~"
...
The snow continued for a long time.
Luckily, Caleb had brought those coats and gloves, and that was enough to keep them warm.
And on the fourth day of snow, something happened.