Sea Circle Calendar 1478.
Elbaf.
Sun Realm.
West Village.
Inside Orst Castle, beside the Warrior's Fountain.
"Queen Estrid, push!"
"It's out, it's out."
"It is a healthy baby boy."
"What a robust physique; he might grow to be as tall as His Majesty Harald in the future."
"Ah!!!"
"..."
The noisy voices beside his ears, and the sensation of being wrapped and squeezed all over, revived Du Mu's chaotic consciousness.
Can someone actually be saved after cosplaying as a speed bump?
Is medical technology that advanced now?
No, his body didn't hurt at all.
Is this... rebirth?
Du Mu realized his situation.
Last night, while commuting home from work, he slowed down to avoid a pedestrian who suddenly darted out from the green belt, only to be intercepted from the side by a Dayun Truck.
Looking at it now, he had successfully reincarnated to start a new game.
Du Mu tentatively opened his eyelids a crack.
Surrounding him were several blonde women with freckles on their faces, their large countenances beaming with joy.
Above was a glittering golden chandelier. Through the gap, he could see a marble-like texture on the ceiling far behind it. The distance was great, making it seem somewhat empty.
Clearly, the room was exaggeratedly large.
"The family background for this restart seems quite good."
Realizing this wasn't an orphan-laborer start like his previous life, Du Mu couldn't help but grin.
"Queen Estrid, it is a healthy boy."
"Congratulations, Your Highness."
"He's smiling so cutely."
"Queen Estrid, please give the little prince a name."
"His Majesty said that if it were a boy, his name should be Loki. Ha, let me see my child quickly..."
Loki? Prince?
Did he restart in the royal family of the Nordic region, like Norway or Denmark?
Are his parents Marvel fans?
While pondering, Loki felt himself moving. His position shifted and then stopped.
Realizing he was about to face his mother in this life, Du Mu grinned and reached out with both hands, intending to make a good impression.
A beautiful, slender face appeared before Loki's eyes.
She looked somewhat haggard due to childbirth.
There was a sense of shattered beauty.
It made Loki want to observe her closely.
So this is his mother in this life.
She is quite good-looking.
Then what about his character model in this life?
It should be much better than the goblin-like appearance of his previous life.
Wait, hold on...
Loki saw his own reflection in Estrid's dilated pupils.
White, tender, and round—the dream grandson of the older generation.
But the key point was that his eyes were crimson vertical pupils like a snake, and two long horns grew from his forehead.
Truly a magnificent appearance!
"(Wah wah!!) I am actually the Giant Prince Loki?!"
"Such a perfect start, please cheer for me!"
Realizing his identity after the restart, Loki couldn't help but raise his hands in excitement.
Everyone knows that to avoid being kicked to death like a roadside dog on this sea, one must have hard power!
And in the world of One Piece, powerful and domineering strength is transmitted only through Bloodline, Teachers, and Devil Fruits.
These three each have their pros and cons.
Devil Fruits rely most on dog-luck; strong ones can overturn the world, while weak ones make you question life.
Teachers depend on opportunity; as long as you have a good teacher, never mind the learning process, your strength will automatically skyrocket.
Bloodline is even harder to say. Firstly, inheritance is unstable. Secondly, there are innate gaps between different bloodlines. You need to be at least a descendant of D to be qualified to gain a foothold in the sea.
And now that he has reincarnated as the Giant Prince Loki, he happens to have inherited one of the world's top bloodlines: the Ancient Giant Tribe bloodline.
Born able to skydive from ten thousand meters without gear.
Kaido, whose body was naturally impervious to blades, only dared to play like that after eating the Azure Dragon Fruit.
This is a natural-born emperor's body, just like the talent monster Charlotte Linlin!
"Eek, so scary!!!"
Loki's excited movements made Estrid, who was already unable to accept reality, even more agitated. She threw Loki away, retreating frantically in fright, smashing the tables and chairs behind her until she hit the corner of the wall and stopped.
The attendants quickly caught Loki and placed him back on the soft bed, trying to comfort their Queen whose emotions were unstable. "Lady Estrid! This is the child of you and His Majesty Harald!"
"What is that thing? My child is not such a thing!!!" Estrid sat on the ground, acting crazed, repeatedly denying it.
"Lady Queen, please calm down."
"Right, calm, calm, I must be calm. I absolutely cannot let outsiders know I gave birth to such a fellow..." Estrid muttered to herself. Her out-of-control features regained some composure as she stood up.
Estrid's face darkened, as if she had made a certain decision. She stepped towards Loki and said coldly, "Tell your King that his child died as soon as he was born."
"How can that be!"
"This is the Prince!"
"Queen, what are you doing?!"
The attendants stared nervously at Estrid, intending to stop her.
In the past, this Queen would occasionally ask to change the Feng Shui layout of the room.
If she said it affected the King's luck, so be it.
They would just do as told.
But this is King Harald's son.
The future King of Elbaf!
"This child is cursed. Look at his appearance; he is clearly a monster." As if seeing something, Estrid's pupils instantly widened. She pointed behind everyone, her face becoming increasingly ferocious.
Everyone turned around.
Their Prince had already crawled out of the swaddling clothes.
He was gripping the bedsheet and sliding from the corner of the bed to the floor.
Loki looked back with a sheepish smile, exerted force with his four limbs, and transformed into the Cart Titan, running towards the closed door.
Family, who understands?!
Born and immediately stuck with a biological mother whose prophecies are half-baked.
Where is my dad!
Come save me quickly!
Oh, wait, Harald is still out establishing diplomatic relations at this time.
Never mind then.
The attendants stared blankly at Loki's strange snake pupils and stiff smile.
Prince Loki understood?
Does he have wisdom just after being born?
As expected of an existence surpassing ordinary giants.
In that instant, Estrid, who was half a body taller than the ordinary giant attendants, took two steps as three, squeezed through the human wall formed by the attendants, and arrived first despite starting later, grabbing Loki by the clothes at the back of his neck.
"Look, he is unusual from birth. He is a destroyer born evil. In the future, he will definitely bring destruction to this country, so he must be dealt with."
Saying that, Estrid directly used Mom's Seismic Toss.
It was super effective.
"Holy crap, no honor!"
Everything happened too fast. Before Loki could do anything, under the influence of a massive force, he turned into a stream of light and flew out of the window.
"I have to say, this Elbaf is quite good-looking!"
Outside the window were vast clouds.
The area of the clouds was as vast as the sea, and the thickness was such that the situation below could not be seen clearly.
It was the White-White Sea, one of the water regions constituting the Sun Realm.
"However, I was just born; I really don't want to play the ten-thousand-meter high jump!"
Thinking of what he was about to face, Loki's scalp went numb.
The highest high-altitude project he had ever played was walking the tightrope on the Canton Tower.
Now, it is a free fall from ten thousand meters without protection.
"Pfft!"