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

"Don't mention it. I invited you here to help, so of course I have to protect you."

Olbia suddenly pointed to the punctured parts of Gig's clothes and asked,

"General Black Dragon, your clothes..."

Giger looked down and saw black smoke rising from the tears in all his clothes. When the black smoke disappeared, his clothes were perfectly intact.

This is the advantage of the Logia type: the user's clothing can also be assimilated by the elements, thus achieving the purpose of repair.

After the repairs were completed, Giger looked around and said,

"Dr. Olbia, let's speed things up."

Upon hearing this, Olbia immediately closed her eyes and held her breath. The next second, she was pulled into Giger's arms again, and in the blink of an eye, Giger brought Olbia to the end of the tunnel.

Before them lay a very spacious area, with a stone compass standing in the center, its base also covered with ancient inscriptions.

A huge red rune was drawn on the ground in front of the compass, exuding an eerie aura.

Olbia effortlessly deciphered the ancient texts. She placed her hand on the compass and began to rotate it rhythmically from side to side. When she stopped, the ground where the red runes were located slowly sank, and an altar made of gold rose from below.

A deep purple, eerie fruit sat quietly at the very top of the altar.

The moment the fruit appeared, Gigg leaped up without hesitation, grabbed it, examined it for a moment, then nodded and whispered,

"That's right, it's the Vampire Fruit..."

After saying that, to Olbia's horrified gaze, Gigg took a bite out of the vampire fruit and then threw it away like trash.

Giger landed on the ground in a flash, and Olbia immediately ran over. She grabbed Giger's waist and started shaking him vigorously. There was no other way; given her height, she could only reach Giger's waist.

Olbia shouted as he shook the machine vigorously.

"Spit it out! Good heavens! I can't believe a Marine Admiral doesn't know that you can only eat one Devil Fruit!?"

However, Giger remained unmoved, and with a gulp, he swallowed the fruit with a livid face.

Wiping the purple liquid that had spilled from the corner of his mouth, Giger muttered something.

"This stuff still tastes disgusting!"

A look of despair appeared on Olbia's face as she stared blankly at Giger's young face, feeling utterly absurd.

After a moment of stunned silence, she looked at Giger with a complicated expression and said,

"General Black Dragon, you... sigh!"

Giger finally recovered from the aftertaste of the Devil Fruit. He ignored Olvia and first checked his body for any abnormalities.

In the end, the feedback he received was the same as when he ate the Dark-Dark Fruit: he felt a power he could control, and that was all.

With a thought, a wisp of blood energy rose from Giger's body. Olbia's eyes widened, and she murmured,

"It's over! He's going to explode and die!"

Tear it apart!

The sound of clothes tearing rang out, and black wings once again unfurled from Giger's back. The feathers on them gradually closed and disappeared, and what finally appeared before Olbia's eyes was a pair of huge black bat wings.

Gigg's ears grew long and narrow, with a pointed tip emerging from each side of his hair. He opened his mouth slightly, revealing two sharp fangs.

At this moment, he looked like a demon. Olbia subconsciously took two steps back, but Giger suddenly grabbed her arm.

Immediately afterwards, Giger's hand emitted an eerie red light, which then spread to Olbia's entire arm.

A terrifying scene unfolded: Olbia's once lustrous silver hair rapidly turned gray, and wrinkles began to appear on her smooth, pretty face, making her look aged in an instant.

In contrast, Giger's complexion became increasingly ruddy, and the flames on the back of his neck burned even more intensely.

Olbia raised his hand, looked at the withered skin on the back of his hand, coughed heavily twice, and said in a trembling voice,

“What…is going on?”

Chapter 123 The Sorrow of the Weak

Just as Olbia was about to cry, Giger reached out and put his hand on her shoulder again. A flash of red light disappeared, and Olbia returned to her original form.

Olvia realized that this must be the power of the Vampire Fruit. Looking at Gigg's wicked smile, she was instantly furious and shouted,

"Black Dragon General! Is it fun to scare me!?"

Giger shrugged and said,

"Didn't you say I was going to die suddenly? I was just trying to prove to you that I'm fine."

Olbia's expression froze. She circled Gig a few times, scrutinizing his body, clicking her tongue in amazement, and muttering to herself,

"This is unbelievable! Is it true that you can only eat one Devil Fruit?"

At this point, she stopped, rested her chin on her hand, and said thoughtfully,

"Perhaps it's true that a person can eat two Devil Fruits? It's just that the person who ate two Devil Fruits back then had a special case?"

With a rigorous academic attitude, Euler began a brainstorming session, clearly and logically demonstrating the absurd conclusion.

Giger deactivated his ability, tapped Olbia on the head with his finger, and said,

"Stop overthinking. Let me tell you, it wasn't that person's situation was special back then, but rather that I was the one with special circumstances. Don't come up with any theories that could harm people."

Eurythia's curiosity was piqued again, and she couldn't help but ask,

"Then can you tell me why you can eat two Devil Fruits?"

"Haha, I can't."

"..."

Olbia looked speechless and simply turned her head away, remaining silent.

Giger reached out and patted Olvia on the shoulder, but she reflexively dodged to the side, staring at Giger with a look of horror. Clearly, she was traumatized by the power of the Vampire Fruit.

Going from a mature woman to an old lady all of a sudden, no one could accept that!

Giger could only shrug and say,

"Alright, this is a complicated matter to explain. I'll tell you when I have the chance, since you've done me a great favor this time. Is there anything you want? Perhaps I can grant you a wish."

Olvia was taken aback. What she wanted most right now was the Poneglyphs, but could she talk to Gig about that?

Giger seemed to understand her meaning and asked with a smile,

"Aren't you very interested in history? Like... historical texts?"

"!?"

Olbia's pupils contracted, she clenched her fists but quickly relaxed them, took a deep breath, looked into Gig's eyes, and slowly said,

"As expected, you already knew."

Giger smiled noncommittally and said,

“I know far more than you think, Olbia. Do you think I should hand you over to the World Government right now?”

Olbia paused for a moment, then said,

"I should, but you won't do it."

"Oh? Why?"

"Given your style, you'd do whatever comes to mind. Now that you've obtained the Vampire Fruit, you would have already taken action to capture me if you wanted to."

Giger crossed his arms, looked at Olbia with a half-smile, and said,

"If I let you go, will you still continue to do that thing?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Olbia said decisively,

"Yes! People have the right to know the truth!"

Gigg chuckled, shook his head, and slowly approached Olbia, saying,

"Truth? Power? Are these things that the weak can touch or even talk about? For the weak, obtaining them only leads to one outcome: death!"

When the word "death" was uttered, a palpable killing intent emanated from Giger. Enveloped by this killing intent, Olbia gritted her teeth, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing that Olbia was about to give up, Giger suppressed his killing intent and said softly.

"And is the so-called truth really that important? For the vast majority of people in this world, they just want to live a peaceful and stable life."

Olbia's expression was complicated, and he stood there without saying a word.

Giger didn't pursue the topic further; he shrugged and said,

"Fine, do whatever you want. I can pretend I don't know anything about this until the World Government finds out about it."

Olbia's lips moved a few times, and she whispered,

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. What I said before still stands. If you have any wishes, you can tell me, and I will do my best to fulfill them."

Olbia stared blankly at Gige, about to speak, when Gige's ears suddenly twitched. A gentle look appeared on his face, and he waved his hand, saying...

"It's time to go back. Lucia's been talking about me."

This sudden turn of events caught Eurythia off guard; there was no need to change the subject so abruptly.