One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 649 Lily (Lingling)'s Gift

"You must be Garrett, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have grown into a big girl now."

The banquet was still going on. Lily walked to Garette with a glass of wine, looked at Garette and said, in Lily's memory, Garette was still a child at that time. She hadn't been to Ghost Island for a long time, and she didn't see her when she went to Cake Island last time, so for Lily, Garette suddenly grew from a child into a big girl.

"Long time no see, Aunt Lily."

Garrett bowed politely. In her impression, Lily had always been a very friendly person. This led to Garrett having a good impression of Lily, so she naturally spoke very politely.

"I heard Lingling talk about you. Come with me. Lingling is a bit too harsh on the child. Come with me."

Lily touched Garrett's head, then took her in her arms and walked towards Skull Rock.

"Um, what's going on? Aunt Lily?"

Lily's strength was naturally not comparable to Garrett's. Even though Lily didn't use any strength, she was still held forward by Lily. However, she still wanted to ask something.

"Don't ask so many questions, just follow me, it will be good for you."

Lily didn't say much, then picked up Garette and walked away with big strides. There was a big difference in height between them, so Lily walked as slowly as possible, but Garette still jogged all the way. Lily felt uncomfortable watching Garette, so she simply picked up Garette and walked away.

"Bucky! Bucky! Sister Garrett has been taken away!"

Not far away, Uta, who was sipping red bean rice cake soup, looked up and happened to see Lily picking up Garette. She immediately pulled Buggy's trouser leg anxiously.

"What? Oh, Madam Lily, it's okay, Uta. Madam Lily knows your sister Garrett. She must have taken her away because of something. Don't worry, it's okay."

Buggy was a little worried at first, because he had promised Katakuri to take good care of Garette. If she got hurt just after going out, he would not be able to explain. But then he remembered that this was Onigashima, the territory of all beasts. Then he followed Uta's finger and saw Lily holding Garette, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it really okay?"

Uta was still a little worried. In fact, she was quite afraid of Kaido and Lily because they had horns on their heads, just like the ghosts in the cartoon books she read.

"Hahahaha, don't worry, there will be no problem. If you are worried, I will take you to see it, okay?"

Baki leaned over and touched Uta's little head and said.

"May I?"

Uta was worried again, but this time he was afraid of troubling Bucky.

"Hahahaha, it's okay. Hey! Shanks! I'll take Uta away for a while!"

When Buggy saw Uta's look, he burst out laughing. This child was sometimes too obedient, a little scary. Even though he and Shanks tried their best to meet Uta's requests, Uta also tried not to bother them as much as possible. It was this attitude that made Shanks and Buggy try their best to meet Uta's requests. Of course, desserts were not an option as neither of them could cook.

"Oh! Go ahead! I'm fine here! Hahahaha! This wine is amazing! Thank you! Mr. Kaido!"

Shanks was almost drinking crazy at this moment. He poured glass after glass of wine into his mouth and even arrogantly competed with Kaido in drinking. However, seeing that Kaido's face was only slightly red and Shanks's tongue was already sticking out, Shanks had overestimated his alcohol tolerance.

"Ah, really, I didn't dare drink more because I was afraid of this kind of situation. Shanks is such a bastard."

Buggy looked at Shanks and everyone in the Red Hair Pirates except Bankina drinking with Kaido, and couldn't help but hold his forehead and shook his head.

"Forget it, forget about them, let's go Uta!"

Bucky picked up Uta and walked towards the direction where Lily and Garrett had left. At this time, Lily and Garrett had already entered the main hall. They sat down on the couch, and Lily took out a box from behind.

"Open it and take a look. It's for you."

Lily said after handing the box to Garrett.

"Thank you Aunt Lily."

Garrett took it obediently, and opened it without much care. However, she just took a look at it, then immediately closed it and handed it back to Lily.

"This is too expensive, I can't have it!"

The thing in the box was a devil fruit. Lily's sudden action scared Garette directly. The cheapest devil fruit cost hundreds of millions. With her current ability, there was no way she could get so much money. This was not the devil fruit given by Big Mom when she was in Banko. It was given by her own people. There was no need to talk about money. But Lily was from the Beasts after all. Even if the Beasts and Banko were close, she was still an outsider. What's more, she had left Banko and joined the Red Hair Pirates. She could not accept such a valuable thing from Lily.

"Keep it. Lingling asked me to give it to you."

Lily forcefully pushed the box to Garette. With Garette's little strength, she was nothing in front of Lily and was stuffed directly back into her arms. Lily's words also stunned Garette.

"Mom? Did you ask me to give it to you?"

Garrett looked at Lily with some stuttering. She never expected that this was given to her by her aunt through Lily.

"Yes, I was originally planning to trade with Lingling, but Lingling called me to tell me about you. When we finally discussed the fruit, Lingling said that this was for you. Although you paid the price for your own trouble, she is your mother after all. She can't help you when you are away from home, but at least she can give you some ability to protect yourself. So this devil fruit is given to you, and it can be regarded as the last bit of help Lingling can give you."

Lily nodded and said that this time it was not Lily who falsely conveyed the imperial decree, but Big Mom herself said that this fruit would be given to Garette. The parahuman-type butter fruit, Big Mom's favorite food-type devil fruit, was chosen to be given to Garette amid Big Mom's tears and snot.

"This is what my mother gave me. She still recognizes me as her daughter."

Garrett held the box in her arms, her eyes suddenly filled with tears. Although Shanks and Buggy had explained to her that she still had the possibility of returning to the Wano Country, she still felt uneasy. But now with the existence of this devil fruit, she was sure that Big Mom really still cared about her.

"Lingling cares about each of her children, especially now that certain influences are gone. I don't know why she wants you out. Maybe it's because you did something wrong and she needs to convince everyone. Or maybe she wants you to grow up and let you go out for experience. But one thing is certain, she definitely doesn't mean to disown you as her daughter. Otherwise, she wouldn't give you this devil fruit."

Lily stroked Garrett's hair and soothed her gently.

"Thank you, Aunt Lily, thank you."

Garrett choked up and looked at Lily, saying solemnly.

"You're welcome. Eat quickly and don't let your mother down for the protection she gave you."

Lily nodded and reached out to open the box in Garrett's arms.

"Ah."

Garrett reached out and took out the devil fruit from the box. She raised it to her mouth tremblingly and took a bite. Suddenly, Garrett cried even louder.

“So spicy!!!”

Garrett's voice, accompanied by a retch, echoed throughout the main hall.

(End of this chapter)