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

"Have you forgotten that Spandine? I've promoted him to CP9 commander. From now on, you can just give him orders for things like this."

"Haha, I see. It really comes down to Uncle Jialin. I find him very useful."

Garin stopped, glanced at Giger, and said,

"Don't be too happy yet. Going back is fine, but you need to practice your swordsmanship properly here first. At least learn how to do it properly before going out. Don't just wield the Muramasa and slash around randomly!"

Giger had no objection to this; no matter what, improving one's strength was the most important thing.

However, in Gigg's view, the swordsmanship in One Piece is nothing more than ordinary slashing, highlighting only the strength and the ability to spin and fly.

Back at the family home, it was already late. Garin took Giger directly to the restaurant to have dinner together.

In the center of the restaurant was a huge rectangular dining table, with several gold candlesticks on it, making it look very luxurious.

Garin sat at the head of the dining table and picked up a newspaper prepared by the maid to read.

Giger sat to his left, while Lucia went out to instruct the servants to prepare the meal.

Looking at the empty restaurant, Giger asked,

"Uncle Jialin, do you usually eat here alone?"

Garin looked down at the newspaper and said,

"Well, don't worry. Ever since I became the leader of the Knights of God, Grando has never eaten with me. He won't be coming."

"Where is he now? He must know I'm back."

"He spends all his time in the science class, I wonder what he's researching now."

At this point, Garin sighed and continued,

“Those are ultimately crooked and unorthodox methods. I haven’t seen him go to the training room in all these years.”

"Heh, maybe he's secretly training behind your back, or he's focused on improving the fruit's abilities."

The atmosphere instantly became heavy at the mention of Gulando. Garin closed his newspaper, looked at Giger seriously, and said...

“Gig, do you really want to kill him? He is, after all, your biological father.”

Giger's eyes turned pitch black as he stared directly into Garin's eyes, his expression resolute as he spoke.

“I don’t have a father like him, and he has never treated me as a son. To him, I am just a tool to enhance his power. In the end, only one of us can survive!”

Garin frowned and said,

"A tool to enhance power? What do you mean by that?"

"It seems you don't know, Uncle Garin. He went to so much trouble to experiment on me. What do you think he was trying to do?"

"Isn't it because you want me to defeat you in the future and take back the position of family head for him? Actually, he's overthinking it. I was originally planning to hand over the position of family head to you, and it's the only one I can give it to."

call!

A dark tornado erupted from behind Giger, who spoke expressionlessly.

“Uncle Garin, you’re thinking too simply! He’s just cultivating a perfect body for himself so he can later possess someone else’s body through special methods. He never intended to rely on me, his son. In other words, from the very beginning, he was thinking about taking my life.”

"What did you say!?"

Garin stood up abruptly, his eyes blazing with boundless rage. He truly didn't know about this. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have hesitated to face Gulando's threat and would have chosen to eliminate his own foes directly.

Giger's inner world wasn't as calm as it appeared. He forcibly suppressed his almost out-of-control emotions, and the darkness behind him slowly receded into his body as he continued,

"If I'm not mistaken, Grando is currently researching methods for exchanging bodies. After all, the Op-Op Fruit hasn't been released yet, and he's probably getting impatient."

After listening to Giger's words, Garin stood there silently, not moving for a long time.

He did not doubt the truthfulness of what Giger said, because Giger had no reason to lie about such a thing.

Garin was forced to kill his own father back then, which left him with a deep psychological scar. That's why he was trying to persuade Giger not to follow in his footsteps and at least spare Gulando's life.

But now, he has completely abandoned that idea, because in his eyes, Gulando's actions are simply inhuman and he is not worthy of being a father!

At this moment, Garin was completely disappointed in his older brother, Grando, and he even wanted to go find Grando right away and give him a good beating.

He wouldn't think about killing Gulando, because his thoughts were now aligned with Giger's: Gulando's life ultimately had to be taken by Giger himself.

The uncle and nephew stood and sat respectively, and the entire restaurant fell into a silence until Lucia's voice came from the doorway.

"Young Master, the food is ready. Shall we have them brought up now?"

Hearing Lucia's voice, Giger finally calmed down. He took a deep breath, put on a relaxed expression, and called out to Lucia,

"Lucia, let them serve the food. Thank you for your hard work."

Lucia jogged over, gave Garin, who was standing there with a grim expression, a strange look, and then gently wrapped a clean white napkin around Gigg, saying,

"Young Master, this is what I should do. Please allow me to serve you your meal later."

Chapter 58 Goodnight, Young Master

Garin's hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched tightly. He suddenly looked at Giger and said apologetically,

"Gig, I'm sorry."

Lucia's eyes widened in surprise. What had she just heard? Garin, the one known as the King, had actually apologized? What had happened while she was away?

Giger shuddered, and with mixed emotions, he looked up at Garin and whispered,

“Uncle Galin, you don’t need to apologize. It was Gulando who concealed the truth; you were unaware of it at the time.”

Garin shook his head and said,

"If I had been more resolute back then, you wouldn't have continued to suffer there, and even almost lost your life. I..."

"Alright, Uncle Jialin, you really don't need to think so much. You are my only family, there's nothing I should apologize for. Let's eat. Come to think of it, this is the first time we've eaten together."

A smile appeared on Giger's face, which made Garin feel even more distressed.

That was only the second time in his life that he had said "I'm sorry".

The first time was when he personally plunged the sword into his father's heart. At that moment, a relieved smile appeared on his father's face, and he, who was not good at expressing himself, could only say "I'm sorry" in the end.

Garin silently sat back down in his chair and murmured,

"Relatives...?"

Giger turned and winked at Lucia, who immediately understood. She snapped her fingers, and a group of servants carrying dishes rushed in from outside the door. Someone else came out to wrap a napkin around Garin's neck.

During the meal, Garin appeared very depressed, while Giger deliberately tried to cheer him up. This scene left Lucia a little confused, as the roles of the uncle and nephew seemed to have been reversed, with Garin looking like a wronged child.

Dinner ended in this eerie atmosphere. After dinner, Garin went to his bedroom accompanied by several servants, leaving only Giger and Lucia in the dining room.

Although Lucia was curious about Garin's strange behavior, she didn't ask. Having lived in a family like Figarando's for so many years, she knew how to behave appropriately.

Giger rubbed his throbbing temples, stood up, and said...

"Lucia, let's go and rest too."

Lucia blushed, gave a soft "hmm," then helped Gig remove his napkin and place it on the table before heading to the bedroom with him.

Once in the bedroom, Giger immediately collapsed onto the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. In reality, he wasn't as relaxed as he appeared in the dining room; everything he had experienced in the laboratory as a child had become his inner demons.

He would never bring it up again unless he was facing Garin.

Suddenly, Giger felt someone touching his feet. He sat up and saw that it was Lucia taking off his shoes.

He had been in a daze on the way, and had completely ignored Lucia, who had been following him.

He said hastily,

"Alright, Lucia, go and rest. I can take care of taking off my clothes myself."

As he spoke, Giger tried to pull his foot out of Lucia's arms, but Lucia grabbed him and held him tightly.

Lucia smiled gently at Giger and said softly,

“Young Master, it is my duty to help you change your clothes. You didn’t say anything during the day.”

"That's because I only changed my coat; I didn't bother taking off my shoes, they're too dirty."

"What are you saying, young master? Just lie down and let me take care of the rest."

Perhaps afraid that Gigg would move around, Lucia quickened her pace, taking off Gigg's shoes and then moving closer to him, bending down to unbutton his shirt.

Giger quickly grabbed her hand and said,

"Wait a minute, Lucia, I'm going to sleep!"

Lucia slowly raised her head, and Giggs then saw that two purple flames were burning in her eyes—the Flames of Desire! She had actually used her Devil Fruit power!

Giger was dumbfounded, wondering what was going on!

Under the influence of the Flame of Desire, Lucia's face once again revealed the alluring expression she had during the day's battle, and her behavior became increasingly bold.

She pushed him onto the bed, then pulled her hand away from his and traced a circle on his chest with one finger, saying in an incredibly seductive voice,

"Young Master, you're right. It's time to sleep now."

After saying that, Lucia burst out with amazing speed, and in Giger's bewildered eyes, she quickly stripped him down to only his underwear.

Just as Lucia reached out to Gigg's last line of defense, Gigg could no longer hold back. He activated his Dark-Dark Fruit power, his hand turning pitch black as he grabbed Lucia's shoulder and shouted,

"Lucia! Wake up!"