One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

Chapter 158 The Secret of Devil Fruits

That evening, Mary Geoise hosted a grand banquet, arranged by the Five Elders.

All the Celestial Dragons gathered at this banquet, and the main character of the banquet was naturally Giggs.

At the banquet, Vocuri personally read out Gigg's "achievement," which was the execution of Grando, a sinner who intended to harm Mary Geoise.

He praised Giger's "righteous act of sacrificing family for the greater good," while Garin and Giger sat in chairs watching Vochuli's energetic performance.

The other Celestial Dragons were taken aback. Most of them weren't particularly intelligent, and after listening to Volcholl's speech, they began to whisper among themselves.

"My God! Gulando Saint is actually this kind of person. No wonder I always felt that Gulando Saint was sinister!"

"We really owe it all to Jigsang; he's the one who protected us this time!"

"As expected, we still have to rely on our own people in critical moments. If the crazed Grando Saint had rushed out at that time, even calling a naval admiral wouldn't have been enough!"

"Have you all forgotten that Giger Saint is a Marine Admiral? With him in the Navy, we can really feel at ease!"

"You guys are too cowardly. There's still Saint Garin and his Knights of God with us. Taking down Saint Grando will be a piece of cake!"

"No matter what, Saint Gulando is Saint Jig's biological father. He really put the greater good before family this time!"

Gigg's hearing was exceptionally sharp, and he caught all the whispers. He chuckled and turned to Garin, who was standing nearby, and said...

"Uncle Garin, I should have known better than to attend this ridiculous banquet, it's so boring!"

Garin no longer hid his doting affection for Giger, and said softly,

"It's a bit boring. If you're tired, you can go back first. I'll take care of things here."

Giger nodded, stood up and exchanged pleasantries, then left the banquet hall amidst the respectful gazes of the Celestial Dragons, returning directly to his palace.

This time he returned to Mary Geoise by himself, so Lucia was no longer there to keep him company as he slept.

After washing up briefly and changing into a black bathrobe, Giger lay back on the bed, staring blankly at his scarlet right arm.

He pulled open the collar of his bathrobe and could see dense lines of red blood extending from his right arm, all connecting to his heart.

Giger could feel a vast, unfathomable power constantly surging into his body, and now his right arm was the source of this power.

This is the power that Grando absorbed using the Blood-Blood Fruit. It was this power that forcibly elevated Grando to the same level as Garin, and even slightly surpassed him.

However, before he could even unleash his power, Casillas expelled him from the family tree and, incidentally, bestowed that power upon Gigg.

Now all Gigg needs to do is wait for this power to completely integrate into himself, as well as the original power of the Blood-Blood Fruit within it.

To prevent the Dark-Dark Fruit from falling into the wrong hands, Kaecilius extracted a portion of its power and stored it within the Muramasa sword.

The consequence of this is that even if an outsider becomes a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit, without the portion of dark power from the Muramasa, his Dark-Dark Fruit will never be able to awaken.

Eight hundred years later, Kaecilius did the same thing again, extracting the original power of the Blood-Blood Fruit and giving it to Gigg along with the blood power absorbed by Grando.

Logically, someone who has already become a Devil Fruit user should not accept the original power of other Devil Fruits, because that would be equivalent to eating two Devil Fruits.

But when Kaecilius learned that Gigg's body could contain multiple Devil Fruits and that he was also a Vampire Fruit user, he immediately thought of giving Gigg the original power of the Blood-Blood Fruit.

He also passed on his knowledge of Devil Fruits to Giger through a mental transfer.

Kaecilius was a figure from eight hundred years ago, and he knew many secrets, such as the fact that the original power of some Devil Fruits could be fused together!

This is what is meant by the distinction between superior and inferior fruits!

The Devil Fruits of higher and lower ranks are the same in terms of their fundamental power; the difference lies in the strength of that power.

The same applies to the Vampire Fruit and the Blood-Blood Fruit.

Kaecilius also told Gigg that he speculated that the original power of the Dark-Dark Fruit was still incomplete, because he had tried every method he could, but he was still half a step away from the realm of "transcending the limit".

Whenever he was about to break through, he would feel a strange sense of loss.

Therefore, Kaecilius deduced that a portion of the original power of the Dark-Dark Fruit must have been contained within its lower-level fruits.

However, Casillas didn't have time to find the inferior Devil Fruit at that time, because the war with Joy Boy broke out, and he ultimately lost because of this one disadvantage.

Casillas' biggest regret was that he couldn't test whether his ideas were right or wrong, and the margin for error in such experiments was too low.

It wasn't until eight hundred years later that he saw Giger.

He wanted Giger to test whether the original power of the Vampire Fruit and the Blood-Blood Fruit could be fused. Even if they couldn't be fused, given Giger's physique, which could accommodate multiple Devil Fruits, at least he wouldn't explode and die.

It's simply that it has one more Devil Fruit ability.

However, what Kaecilius didn't know was that Gigg could only eat a maximum of three Devil Fruits. If his guess was wrong, Gigg would have no more options to choose other Devil Fruits.

As for Giger, he didn't want the Blood-Blood Fruit. Although the ability to infinitely increase power through blood absorption was overpowered, it was also prone to going out of control!

Aside from this ability, the other abilities are merely icing on the cake and are not worth Gigg wasting his last spot on.

However, there was no other way. Kaecilius had already forced the original power of the Blood-Blood Fruit onto Gigg, and now he could only wait for the absorption to complete. Only if the Vampire Fruit truly fused with the Blood-Blood Fruit would he dare to eat the last Devil Fruit.

With that thought, Giger flipped his wrist, and the Blood-Blood Fruit appeared in his hand.

Although the Blood-Blood Fruit is no longer complete, it is still a powerful Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, and Giger certainly cannot waste it.

He would definitely give top-tier Devil Fruits like the Blood-Blood Fruit and the Float-Float Fruit to someone close to him, and that person would have to be talented; otherwise, it would be a waste of their potential.

Of all his closest people right now, Ginny hasn't become a Devil Fruit user yet. When he gets back, he'll ask Ginny if she wants the Float-Float Fruit. As for the Blood-Blood Fruit, forget it, it just doesn't suit Ginny's style.

Chapter 159 Stusi's Awakening

The next morning, Jig went to Garin's bedroom for breakfast.

Garin was wearing the same bathrobe as Giger, which contrasted sharply with Giger's neat and tidy appearance.

Upon seeing Giger, Garin smiled.

"It's here. I'll have the servants bring the breakfast up right away."

Giger blinked; Garin's gentle demeanor made him feel a little uncomfortable.

A servant pulled out a chair, and after Garin sat down, he looked up at Gigg, who was still standing there, and asked in confusion,

"Jig, what are you standing there for? Sit down and get ready to eat."

"Um, Uncle Garin, you seem a bit strange today."

Upon hearing this, Garin's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice,

"What nonsense are you talking about? Sit down and eat!"

"okay!"

After the two were seated, a line of servants rushed in through the door, neatly arranging exquisite dishes on the table. For ordinary people, it was unimaginable that a simple breakfast could be prepared to such an extent.

After the arrangement was completed, all the servants bowed and retreated without daring to raise their heads, only turning to leave when they reached the doorway.

A pair of gold-plated chopsticks was placed in front of Giger, as all the servants of the Figarando family knew that their young master did not like to use knives and forks.

Giger picked up a delicate dessert with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, saying as he ate.

"Hmm, not sweet..."

Upon hearing this, Garin raised his eyebrows and said,

"Not sweet enough? I'll have someone drag the chef who made this dessert out and deal with him later."

Giger paused for a moment. On Earth, saying that a dessert isn't sweet is considered a high compliment. Garin had clearly misunderstood.

He quickly waved his hand and said...

"No, no, no, what I mean is that the sweetness of this dessert is just right, I really like it."

"Oh, I'm glad you like it. Take this chef with you when you go back, and have him cook for you every day."

"No need, Uncle Galin, I still prefer Jessica's cooking."

Upon hearing this, Garin didn't say anything more. He rested his chin on his hand and quietly looked at Giger.

Giger couldn't eat anymore under his gaze. He put down his chopsticks and said...

"Uncle Jialin, why are you staring at me instead of eating?"

A smile appeared on Garin's lips, and he looked surprisingly...gentle?

He sighed,

"I just feel that it's so good to have a nephew like you."

Garin's sudden gentleness startled Giger, who didn't know how to respond and just stood there staring at Garin.

The uncle and nephew looked at each other for a moment, and the atmosphere became a little awkward. Finally, Garin coughed twice and changed the subject.

"By the way, you haven't told me about the Holy Ancestor Casillas yet. Is he really still in Muramasa?"

Giger answered honestly.

"He's gone, but it was indeed my ancestor who saved me. That was the last bit of his will left behind. I said that yesterday to scare Vochuli, so he wouldn't keep going against our family."

Garin sighed softly and said,

"I see."

Then, Giger recounted to Garin what had happened in the dark space the previous day. Garin listened with an incredulous expression, saying...