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

Doflamingo named his family after Giggs's surname in the Navy, intending to show that he was Giggs's man.

Therefore, although the Darkseid family had never met Gigg, they revered him as a god.

Giger sized up Doflamingo and his three family members, and said,

"Don't you have any other subordinates?"

Doflamingo quickly responded,

"There are now more than 300 people in the family. Currently, there are only three cadres, including Vergo and his two companions. I am preparing to recruit some talented people to join us."

Giger frowned slightly. So it turns out there are only three original shares after all this time.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Doflamingo is only thirteen years old, but his body is developing rapidly, making him look like a young man full of energy.

It's quite remarkable that a thirteen-year-old could create such a gang.

Thinking of this, Giger's gaze softened as he looked at Doflamingo, and he said,

"Dover, quality is more important than quantity when it comes to your subordinates. I hope you don't put the cart before the horse."

As he spoke, Giger glanced at Torrepol, who was being carried on Vergo's shoulder.

Among Doflamingo's subordinates, Giger admires Vergo the most and despises Trebol the most.

Trebol's most commendable trait is his foresight. He recognized Doflamingo's extraordinary talent from the very beginning and went all in, making him one of the family's original shareholders.

However, his abilities were simply not worthy of his later status.

Doflamingo was stunned by Zig's shout of "Doflamingo" and stood there dumbfounded.

Giggs's gaze swept over Doflamingo for a moment, then he suddenly spoke.

"Dover, do you crave power?"

Doflamingo paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

Giger smiled slightly, then flipped his wrist, and a deep purple cantaloupe appeared in his hand as if by magic.

Doflamingo and the others exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.

"Devil Fruit!?"

They are not as "generous" as they were later, able to sell Devil Fruits at auctions.

The only thing left over was the String-String Fruit that Trebol had, which Doflamingo had given to him three years ago when he returned from the Holy Land.

At the time, Trebol himself didn't know what power the Devil Fruit in his hand had. In his understanding, he only knew that eating a Devil Fruit was the fastest way to gain power, so he gave it to Doflamingo.

Doflamingo didn't hesitate at all, treating it as a gamble, hoping to reap the rewards of the String-String Fruit afterward.

It's fortunate that it was Doflamingo; if it were anyone else who got the String-String Fruit, they would most likely have become a skilled tailor.

However, this also limited Doflamingo. Paramecia-type Devil Fruits can be broadly divided into two categories: "superpowers" and "superhuman bodies." The "superpowers" category can be further divided into several subcategories, such as "rule-based," "creation-based," and "control-based."

(For example, the Gold-Gold Fruit and the Stone-Stone Fruit cannot create gold and stone, but they can control these substances.)

The String-String Fruit is clearly a "creation-type" fruit, similar to the Wax-Wax Fruit and the Bubble-Bubble Fruit. So even if Doflamingo manipulates it to an extreme degree and even awakens it, its essence is still "string".

As for things like "fate lines" and "time lines," one can only say don't make things difficult for the Line-Line Fruit.

Doflamingo stared at the Devil Fruit in Giggs' hand, a look of longing in his eyes behind his sunglasses.

In his opinion, any Devil Fruit that Giger could produce must be of the highest quality.

He couldn't help but ask,

"Lord Giger, what is the name of this fruit?"

Jiger smiled and said,

"The Float-Float Fruit, its previous user was Shiki the Golden Lion."

"Nani!?"

Doflamingo's eyes were so wide they almost broke through his glasses. In his view, the Float-Float Fruit in Gigg's hand seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light.

Chapter 177 Doflamingo's Decision

The power of the Float-Float Fruit had long been known throughout the world through its former owner, Golden Lion.

Since Shiki's death, many people have fantasized about becoming the next user of the Float-Float Fruit, the so-called chosen one.

But what they didn't know was that whether or not they could obtain the Float-Float Fruit wasn't up to fate; who would become the Float-Float Fruit user was entirely up to Gigg.

Giggs tossed the Float-Float Fruit in his hand, and Doflamingo and the others' eyes followed the rise and fall of the fruit.

Seeing Doflamingo and the others' performance, Zig's lips curled into a playful smile, his lips parted slightly, and his voice was undeniably seductive.

"Doflamingo, would you like to become the next user of the Float-Float Fruit?"

Upon hearing this, Doflamingo was utterly shocked and said in disbelief,

"Lord Giger Saint, you're going to give me the Floating Fruit?!"

"Otherwise, why would I bring this fruit out? I believe you are qualified to be its owner."

Doflamingo felt as if his heart had been clenched tightly, and an indescribable sense of emotion welled up inside him.

Thanks to the incredible actions of Doflamingo's "troublesome" father, Homingo, he experienced the feeling of falling from heaven to hell.

Such a stark contrast would drive anyone insane, let alone Doflamingo, who was still just a child.

In the original story, after experiencing the death of his mother, he killed his own father in order to return from hell to heaven.

A ten-year-old boy, carrying his father's head, hoped that he could return to the Holy Land with it, but instead he was met with ridicule and disdain from the Celestial Dragons. During this time, Doflamingo was undoubtedly in the most vulnerable period of his life.

The rejection from the Celestial Dragons was the final straw that broke Doflamingo's back, plunging him completely into darkness.

Then Gigg appeared at this crucial juncture in his destiny.

Even though he was a complete stranger to Gigg, Gigg said he admired him and said, "My Figalando family can accept you."

God knows how much that sentence impacted Doflamingo's mind at that time.

This feeling of being recognized is different from that of Torebo and others. Doflamingo has never hated his Celestial Dragon bloodline. The innate superiority of the Celestial Dragons has been deeply ingrained in his bones.

Even though Doflamingo calls Trebol and the others his family, he can't completely open his heart to them.

The person who truly made Doflamingo feel recognized was Giggs, the heir to the Figarand family, a prestigious clan even among the Celestial Dragons.

In order to return to the Holy Land, and more importantly, to live up to Giggs's recognition, Doflamingo is truly risking his life to prove his worth.

That's why he was so scared when he saw the look of disappointment on Giger's face.

But now, Giger is offering him the Float-Float Fruit, a top-grade fruit, because he thinks Giger is qualified.

Doflamingo stared blankly at Giggs, a glint of light reflecting off his sunglasses.

Then, he turned his gaze to the Float Fruit in Giger's hand, his expression looking very uncomfortable.

With the Float-Float Fruit and the String-String Fruit placed in front of you, anyone would know which to choose.

But he has already lost the right to choose!

Doflamingo could only obediently tell Zig,

"Lord Giger, I... I am now an ability user. I'm so sorry, Lord Giger! For making you..."

"Ok, I know."

Doflamingo assumed that Giggs didn't know he was a Devil Fruit user, so after revealing it, he naturally thought Giggs would be disappointed and hurriedly tried to apologize. However, he was then silenced for a long time by Giggs's "I know".

A strange thought popped into his head: Did Giger mean that he was qualified enough to defy convention and withstand the power of two Devil Fruits? That was giving him way too much credit!

Giger slowly walked up to Doflamingo and said softly,

"I can give you a chance to choose your Devil Fruit again, but there will be a price to pay. Are you willing?"

Upon hearing this, Doflamingo didn't even ask what the price was, and replied without hesitation,

"I am willing!"

Even if the price is your life?

A flicker of hesitation crossed Doflamingo's eyes, but he quickly hardened his resolve and nodded firmly.

Giger reached out and patted Doflamingo on the shoulder, saying,

"Very well, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Now, I want you to hurt yourself, the more you hurt yourself, the better."

After saying that, Giger quietly looked at Doflamingo, but Vergo and the others were not calm. Vergo, the most loyal of them, trembled and Trebol fell to the ground with a thud.

Vergo, disregarding Trebol, knew Giggs's place in Doflamingo's heart and quickly shouted...

"Dover, no..."

puff!

Vergo's voice stopped abruptly. He stared in horror as Doflamingo fired a "slingshot" into his chest.

The power of the ricochet far exceeded that of a bullet, and since Doflamingo was completely relaxed, the impact sent his body flying backward, crashing to the ground in a U-shape and sliding several meters.

A large amount of blood gushed out from the hole in his chest, quickly forming a pool of blood beneath him.

"Dover!!!"