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

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"Does the ancestor mean that the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit is not yet complete?"

Giger nodded and said in a deep voice,

"Yes, but our ancestors were only speculating. Everything will be settled once I have fully absorbed the power of the Blood-Blood Fruit."

As he spoke, Giger rolled up his sleeves and showed Garin his arm.

The uncle and nephew continued their discussion for a while until the Den Den Mushi in Giger's arms rang.

Zig took out the phone and answered the call; Vegapunk's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

“Gig Saint, do you have time to come over now? Stussy should wake up.”

"Oh? Okay, I'll be right there."

Zig hung up the Den Den Mushi, briefly told Garin about Stussy, and then used Kamui to go directly to Vegapunk.

After entering the research institute, Giger easily located Vegapunk thanks to his powerful hearing.

Vegapunk looked at Zig with the expression of someone who had seen a ghost. Zig asked directly...

"Take me to Stussy's place. By the way, where are Borsalino and the bear?"

Vegapunk had originally intended to ask Zig how he got there, but Zig's question made him temporarily suppress his curiosity and reply,

"They're not here every day. When they're not busy, Borsalino takes him out for a walk. I wonder where they've gone on vacation now."

"Okay, do they know about Stussy?"

"No, very few people know Stussy. Apart from some high-ranking officials in the World Government, only Caesar and I know him."

"Okay, that's good. Let's go."

After saying that, Giger grabbed Vegapunk and instantly appeared in the laboratory where Stussy was.

Upon arriving at the location, Giger put down Vegapunk, who was still in a dazed state, and walked over to the glass container containing Stussy to examine it.

Compared to last time, Stussy's face was noticeably rosier, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if he were about to wake up at any moment.

Vegapunk shook his large head, his body swaying slightly as he leaned closer to Giger, and said,

“Gig Saint, Stussy’s consciousness has begun to gradually recover. Even without me, she will wake up soon.”

Giger nodded and said calmly,

"Then let her wake up. She's slept long enough."

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk immediately went to the workbench, fiddled with it a few times, and the solution in the glass container was quickly emptied. A hood descended from the top and covered Stussy's head.

Then, a few faint arcs of electricity appeared on the hood, and Stussy's body trembled a few times.

Beep beep beep!

An electronic sound rang out, a green light illuminated the headgear, and the glass dome slowly descended.

Stussy lowered his head and stepped out of the mechanical helmet.

She opened her eyes, revealing a pair of sky-blue pupils. She looked somewhat dazed as she had just woken up, but her arms remained in the position of protecting her chest.

Vegapunk tried calling Stussy's name. Stussy stiffly looked up at him, but quickly looked away and looked at Giger beside him.

When she saw Giger, her eyes seemed to light up, and she walked barefoot toward him.

Although he was only a few steps away from Giger, Stussy was moving like a baby who had just learned to walk. He stumbled and fell, and with the solution still on his feet, he slipped and fell naked into Giger's arms after only a couple of steps.

Giger pulled him into a tight embrace, and Stussy slowly lifted his head from Giger's arms, his first words being...

"Owner......"

Chapter 160 Absolute Loyalty

Upon hearing Stussy's sweet "Master," Giger did not respond. Instead, he asked Vegapunk for a brand-new white coat and draped it over Stussy's shoulders.

Stussy organized herself and gradually began to digest the knowledge that the computer had transmitted to her over the years, and her behavior became more and more natural.

However, just as she finished tidying her clothes and looked up at Giger, Giger suddenly reached out and aimed at Vegapunk, releasing Universal Pull to pull him towards him.

Before Vegapunk could react, Giger had already gripped his neck tightly.

With just a slight exertion, Giger caused Vegapunk's face to turn a deep purplish-red. He stared at Giger in terror, unable to utter a sound as he tried to speak.

Soon, Vegapunk, who was having difficulty breathing, began to roll his eyes.

During this time, Stussy not only showed no intention of helping Vegapunk, but even asked Giger,

"Master, is there anything I can do for you?"

Just as Vegapunk was about to kick the bucket, Giger let go of his hand and then thoughtfully extended an arm to support him.

Vegapunk lay on Giger's arm, sticking out his tongue, and it took him a long time to recover.

He looked up at Giger with a resentful expression and said,

"Gig Saint, you can rest assured now. You almost killed me just now!"

As clever as he was, he had already figured out the meaning behind Giger's actions. He was simply testing whether Stussy truly took Giger's will as the sole standard.

Thinking of this, Vegapunk broke out in a cold sweat. Among the few high-ranking Celestial Dragons he had come into contact with, the pressure from Gig was far greater than that from Satan.

Most importantly, Giger somehow learned so much about him, and sometimes even pointed out his thoughts, so he really didn't dare to do anything underhanded with Stussy anymore.

Even uttering a complaint was Vegapunk's last act of defiance.

Giger glanced at him and said something indifferent.

"Ten billion pegories, half as your research fund, and the other half to your hometown."

"It's not the period of hyperinflation yet. Pele will spend more than he will later," Vegapunk said, his eyes lighting up at the mention of the figure.

"Gig Saint is truly generous. Why don't you take another look and see if there's anything else you're not satisfied with? I can make further improvements!"

Giger pondered for a moment, then said calmly to Stussy,

"Stusi, just kill yourself."

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk's eyes widened suddenly. Stussy was stunned for a moment. Although she had been implanted with the instruction to follow Gig's lead by Vegapunk, she was not a robot after all and still had her own emotions and judgment.

She would hesitate somewhat upon suddenly receiving the order to commit suicide from Giger.

However, in addition to the subconscious instructions, Vegapunk also implanted an authoritarian chip into Stussy, following Giger's wishes.

Stussy hesitated for only a moment before the authoritarian chip in her brain was forcibly activated. Her gaze hardened instantly, and she raised her hand to pierce her heart.

She was cloned based on Mr. Bakkin, and already possessed considerable strength. Even though she had just awakened, her power far exceeded that of ordinary people.

Snapped!

Just as Stussy's hand was about to touch his chest, Giger suddenly grabbed Stussy's wrist.

Judging from the pressure he felt in his hand, Giger knew that Stussy was indeed serious, seriously planning to commit suicide.

Giger pressed down on Stussy's hand and laughed.

"That's right, from now on you're mine."

Stussy bowed slightly and said softly,

"Master, Stussy will always be yours."

Looking at the humble Stussy in front of him, Giger flipped his wrist, and a blood-red fruit shaped like an olive appeared in his hand—the Blood-Blood Fruit.

"Stusi, eat this fruit."

Stussy immediately took the Blood-Blood Fruit from Giger and ate it without asking any questions, without changing his expression at all, finishing off the entire Devil Fruit.

After finishing her meal, Stusi's expression turned slightly sour. She wiped the red juice residue from the corner of her mouth and couldn't help but mutter a complaint to Giger.

"Master, this tastes disgusting!"

These words resonated with both Giger and Vegapunk, as they had both experienced the intoxicating taste of this Devil Fruit, especially Giger, who had even experienced it twice.

Giger said,

"Stop thinking about it, it's just disgusting. Why don't you try your abilities first?"

Stussy nodded, then tried to activate her power. The next second, her two arms turned into flowing blood.

Vegapunk's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed...

"This ability... is it the Blood-Blood Fruit of Saint Gulando!?"

Giger glanced at him, then looked at Stussy and said,

"So, how does it feel to become an ability user?"

Stussy pressed herself against Giger, speaking in a seductive voice,

"It feels great, thank you for the gift, Master."

Stussy clung tightly to Gigg's waist, writhing and squirming. Gigg raised an eyebrow and asked,

"What are you doing?"

"Master, I'm having trouble controlling myself..."