Merlin fought the giant
Merlin could not kill the giant because of something about this island
The Giant likes merlin and asks him to join him
Merlin "If you cannot beat them then join them (for now at least)"

some thing like this

and if you are asking what is the context, then both are doing a test to get rank amethyst and the objective is to kill that giant

Let's be real, you think that Imperial family will have a thought process like that?
The Imperial family would probably think that the they are looking down on them by provoking

sauce?

He thinks he is Jackie Chan

Hey Protag, what did you do?
I was gonna downvote you (as that is what you like) but it requires me to click on captcha
and you are the only one in this entire page that needs it
PS: even upvote requires captcha for you

sauce

https://i.postimg.cc/Y9t194VN/i.jpg

"Road of Manga" on the Arc
Sun glasses with Turtle Shell
My friend that is a Manga reference and a tribute to Akira Toriyama, as that is basically Master Roshi
That is why so many materials are in the panel, that is probably use in drawing

That Giant Freaking Robot whose eyes shined when Luffy went gear 5

That Giant Freaking Robot, whose eyes shined when Luffy went gear 5

sauce

Because of Studio C, this sentence always make me laugh

Thanks
and I remembered that the character is from I Obtained a Mythic Item posted by Bonk

sauce?

Former lover?
is MC gonna NTR?

sauce?

Was not the previous chapter release on 1st of March?
And I do not think these chapters are release on Net a whole week later after being release in Korea
but who knows, timing is just too perfect, I guess

Then it is not a reference but a Tribute

"mc does have a little bit of humanity in him as he very rarely shows it"
That is why this scene is even more impactful and beautiful

I think you are forgetting what or How MC reacted when he saw the human child at the auction.
MC considers all those that were born in Geyser as family as the humans of Geyser (that were in the same dungeon as MC) all treated him nicely and MC was the sole survivor among that Group.