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

The next second, a huge eel head burst out of the seawater; it was none other than the king of the near sea.

It stared intently at Sig inside the cabin with its scarlet eyes. Sig was so terrified when it saw the King of the Near Sea that it couldn't even scream for help.

Aokiji and Aramaki, however, were overjoyed.

"Auntie! (Right now!) Ice Age!!"

"One cough! (Go!) It's terrifying!!"

The seawater, along with Sig and the King of the Near Sea, was instantly frozen. Then, a giant treant descended from the sky and smashed the King of the Near Sea, who had already been turned into an ice sculpture, and Sig to pieces with a single punch.

Both Huangmu and Qingzhi were stunned as they watched the ice shards flying everywhere.

The two exchanged a glance, and Huang Mu hesitated before speaking.

"Is this really the Sea King that Senior Giger mentioned? Isn't it a bit weak?"

Aokiji frowned in response.

"That's right. Although it's a bit small, it's definitely a Sea King. And it does look like an eel. Senior Giger also said that there's only one Sea King around here."

"So... our mission is complete just like that?"

"Hmm... I'll stay for two more days, confirm it, and then go back."

The two men stayed in the windmill village for two more days before commanding the warship back to Marineford.

......

Mary Geoise

Spandam stood before the Figarando family's ancestral lands, rubbing his hands together, and addressed the two golden-armored guards standing at the gate with a smile.

"Gentlemen, please go in and inform Lord Garin that Spandam requests an audience, as I have something to give to Lord Gig."

One of the golden-armored guards nodded, turned, and walked into the clan's territory. He returned shortly after and spoke to Spandam.

"You can go in."

After saying that, the golden-armored guard turned around and led the way.

Spandam thanked him from behind, took an iron cage covered by a black cloth from one of his attendants, and followed the golden-armored guards into the clan's territory.

The golden-armored guards led Spandam to Garin's bedchamber and then quietly withdrew.

Inside the palace, Garin was listening to Vegapunk's report.

Since the sleeping Gigg was sent back to his tribe's territory, Garin has been calling Vegapunk from the research institute from time to time to give Gigg a check-up.

Spandam didn't dare to breathe loudly when he arrived, and stood at the entrance of the hall with his head down.

Vegapunk stood opposite Garin and recounted the results of his examination that day to Garin.

Upon hearing that Giger's physical data was all normal, Garin asked...

"So how long will it take for him to wake up?"

Vegapunk sighed upon hearing this. He had come to examine Giger more than once, and Garin would ask him this question every time afterward.

His answer to this was always the same:

“I’m sorry, I can’t say for sure. Logically speaking, Jig Saint should be able to wake up at any time, but as you know, Jig Saint’s physical condition is somewhat special, and some theories don’t apply to him.”

Garin frowned slightly; this was clearly not the answer he wanted.

Aside from Giger himself, Vegapunk is already the person who knows Giger's body best, and he is also the world's number one scientist. If he can't wake Giger up, then no one else can either.

Vegapunk felt quite helpless. In fact, he also wanted to wake up Gig, since Gig had been sponsoring his various scientific research projects.

These sponsorships include astronomical sums of money, a safe and stable research environment, and all sorts of rare experimental materials, such as Devil Fruits and famous swords. Giger is really generous!

Although Giger often scared him, Vegapunk could sense that Giger respected science and recognized his abilities.

For Vegapunk, a "good boss" like Giger is a rare find.

He also tried to stimulate Giger to wake up under Garin's instruction, but even when Giger was asleep, his body's defenses were extremely strong. Conventional methods like electric shocks were not even a tickle to him.

Chapter 250 Master and Servant

Garin rubbed his forehead and said,

"Okay, you go back first."

Vegapunk nodded, bowed to Garin, and then retreated to the doorway, leaving under the escort of two golden-armored guards.

After Vegapunk left, Garin glanced at Spandam, who had been waiting for a long time at the entrance of the hall, and said indifferently,

What is that in your arms?

Spandam hurriedly stepped forward with the iron cage in his arms, and after standing not far in front of Garin, he slowly placed the iron cage on the ground.

This iron cage was no light thing for Spandam; carrying it all the way here had exhausted him. But when he got to Garin, he didn’t have time to rest and immediately tore off the black cloth covering the cage.

Garin glanced into the cage, where a little girl was lying.

The girl appeared to be asleep. She had long, flowing black hair and wore rather unusual clothes. Although she was young, she was extremely beautiful.

At least among the child slaves that Karin had seen who had been bought by other Celestial Dragons, there was none that could compare to him.

Only Lucia at that time could compare to her.

However, Garin had no interest in women, let alone such a young girl. He only glanced at her before looking away.

Spandane then presented Garin with a showy expression,

"Lord Garin, this is a gift I found for Lord Giggs. My people stole it from the Kuja Pirates. I've already investigated. Her name is Boa Hancock, and she's eight years old!"

Upon hearing this, Garin nodded slightly. He had heard of the Kuja Pirates; the members all came from Amazon Lily, and their previous king, Flameflower, had even served on Rocks' ship. Their strength was quite considerable.

It certainly took Spandam a lot of effort to bring this little girl out of the Kuja Pirates.

Garin asked,

"Did Giger specifically ask you to get this Boa Hancock?"

Spandam's face stiffened. Gig had never mentioned such a thing to him. He had acted entirely on his own initiative, simply trying to please his master Gig.

Facing Garin, he didn't dare to make things up and honestly expressed his thoughts.

Garin listened calmly, then suddenly spoke.

"Spandam, do you know what's going on with Giger right now?"

Spandam nodded silently. He had heard what Vegapunk had said. Zig was still asleep, obviously a lingering effect of his battle with Roger.

Almost a month has passed since that battle, and Giger still hasn't woken up.

According to Spandine, there are growing voices within the Navy wanting Giggs to become Fleet Admiral, and Sengoku, who was originally the most senior and was about to be appointed Fleet Admiral, has completely lost his competitiveness.

It can be said that as long as Giger can wake up and return to the Navy, he will almost certainly become the next Fleet Admiral, and he will also receive unreserved support from the World Government.

After all, Giggs's feat this time was truly terrifying; he personally slew the Pirate King! And in front of the entire world! It was absolutely genuine!

Even Spandine witnessed the entire battle between Giggs and Roger. The power that could stir up the ocean with a flick of the wrist made him, someone who had never had much of a concept of power, feel his heart surge with excitement just thinking about it now.

Spandam was watching the live stream with his son Spandam. During the viewing, he excitedly introduced the man to his son more than once, saying, "That's your father, my master, Lord Zig Saint!"

It can only be said that like father, like son. Spandam did not feel ashamed of his father's performance at all. On the contrary, he admired him immensely and begged Spandam to take him to meet the holy man, Jig, if he had the chance, as he also wanted to follow in his father's footsteps.

Spandam readily agreed. He always felt that he hadn't served Gig well enough and wanted another helper. Who could be more suitable to be this helper than his own son?

Father and son fighting together in battle!

Spandam was truly devoted to Gig, and this devotion was not only due to Gig's immense power, but more importantly, because Gig's character made Spandam feel that this master was truly worthy of following.

Unlike other Celestial Dragons, Spandam noticed how good Jig was to his own people. He was not only very protective of his own, but also generous with any benefits he could share with his own people.

He would never forget the scene where Giger stood up to Garp for him, or the meteoric rise in his career over the years.

When he heard that Giger had not yet woken up, Spandam never thought that his "backer was about to fall." He was just very worried about Giger's health and wanted to go see him.

But he also knew that he was not qualified to make such a request to Garin Saint. Given Giger's current situation, only someone with an extremely close relationship could go to see him.

Now he could only stand silently with his head down, waiting for Garin's instructions.

Garin stared at Spandane for a while, then suddenly spoke.

“Spandam, Zig once had Vegapunk make two very interesting things and gave them to me. He said they were for you and your son, but I haven’t had time to send them to you yet.”

Upon hearing this, Spandam abruptly raised his head, looking at Garin with a surprised expression, and said...

"Lord Garin, Lord Gig, he..."

Garin raised his hand to make a shushing gesture, then called over a golden-armored guard and ordered him to fetch the item.

When the golden-armored guard returned, he was carrying a tray with two exquisitely crafted longswords on it, one with an orange hilt and the other with a green hilt.

Garin pointed to the two long swords and said,

"Try one."

Spandam nodded and quickly stepped forward to pick up the long sword with the orange hilt.

He carefully drew the long sword from its sheath, a sharp, cold glint flashing across its blade.

Garin sat on the sofa and said calmly,