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

Chapter 17 I am your dog!

Inside the church,

As if sensing something, Giger closed the Bible in his hand, turned his head, and smiled at Ginny beside him, saying...

"Get ready, our people are here to pick us up."

Ginny, who was staring blankly at Giggs, blushed. She nervously tugged at her white tank top, sat up straight, and asked,

"W-What's wrong, Brother Jige? What kind of guest is it?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than footsteps came from the church entrance.

Spandane suddenly stopped in front of the church doors, raised his hand to stop Babus and his group behind him, and said in a low voice,

"Alright, you shouldn't go in. Don't disturb that person!"

Babbs grew increasingly curious and couldn't help but ask,

“Mr. Spandam, are you sure this Gigg is the person you're looking for? I don't mean anything by it, but this person is very likely a Devil Fruit user, and he's also involved in King Beckley's disappearance. I'm worried about you…”

Spandam glared at him and continued in a low voice,

"I told you not to address this lord by his given name! Let me tell you, if you offend him, with just one word from him, not only you, but I will also be wiped out of this world!"

Spandane always gave Babbs the impression of being lawless and superior.

But now that he's so frightened by just a name, Babus finds it hard to imagine what kind of background this young man named Giger has, or how he ended up in a small country like Sorbe.

He stopped asking questions and directly ordered the navy behind him to wait in place.

Spandam sprayed some saliva on his hand, wiped his hair, then straightened his clothes, put on a fawning expression, and walked into the church alone.

Inside the church hall, Giggs and Ginny sat on a bench. When Spandam entered, he saw only their backs.

He dared not utter a sound, but quietly walked to the side of the bench, and asked with a forced smile,

"Hello, is Lord Gig here?"

Giger stood up from the bench. His 1.9-meter height made Spandam feel a sense of pressure. His calm expression made Spandam vaguely guess that the person in front of him was the one he was looking for.

"I am Gig. You must have been sent by Uncle Garin. Your name is... Spandam?"

Upon hearing the title "Uncle Garin," Spandam jumped and immediately bowed even lower, looking as if he was about to kowtow on the spot.

"Yes, yes! I am Spandam, Lord Jigsel. Please forgive my rudeness just now. It is a great honor for me to meet you!!"

Spandam was able to climb to his current position using this method; he knew perfectly well who the true master of this world was.

Some time ago, he received a message from Mary Geoise. He would never forget the majestic voice that came from the Den Den Mushi, that of Figarando Garin!

That's the Figarand family! The Celestial Dragons among Celestial Dragons! And Garin-sama has already become the head of the family. Just hearing that name makes him feel suffocated.

When Garin entrusted him with the task of guiding Gig, he was so excited he was practically going crazy. For him, this was an opportunity that even his ancestors' graves would be blessed with good fortune!

As long as he can establish even the slightest connection with the Figarando family, his status can reach a new level.

What's more, the person he was asked to pick up was Garin Sheng's own nephew! Although he had never met Giger before, Giger now held a place in his heart even closer than his own father.

Hearing the commotion, both Kuma and Ivan came out of the room. Seeing Spandam, they roughly guessed what had happened: the World Government had arrived!

A somber look crossed Ivan's face; he knew this meant the moment of parting had arrived for him and the other two.

Spandam kept his head down, not daring to even look Gigg in the eye. His extremely humble posture left Ginny speechless.

This was also the first time Ginny had directly experienced the prestige of Giger's status; a high-ranking official of the World Government actually behaved so poorly in front of Giger.

Giger glanced towards the door and said,

"There must be quite a few people outside, why didn't they come in together?"

“Lord Giger, Lord Garin instructed that you do not want too many people to know your identity, so you did not let them in!”

Giger nodded and praised.

"You did a great job!"

Upon receiving Giggs' praise, Spandam felt a surge of satisfaction and immediately patted his chest, saying...

"Lord Jig, please rest assured! Lord Garin instructed that you can entrust any matters that are inconvenient for you to handle to me, and I will take care of them perfectly. You are my master! I am your dog!"

These are words that only a few people would say, and Ginny, who was standing next to her, was completely dumbfounded.

Even Giger's lips twitched slightly. He coughed twice and said,

"Alright, let the people outside in now."

"Yes, Your Excellency Giger!"

"Wait, don't add 'Saint' after my name in front of outsiders, especially the Navy."

"The villain understands!"

As he himself said, Spandam has now completely turned into a loyal dog, running off to call for help.

After he left, Ginny couldn't help but sigh.

"He really is a... weirdo!"

Giger smiled and said,

"You'll meet many more people like this in the future, so get used to it in advance."

A short while later, Spandam led Babus and a group of sailors and nobles in.

The people looked at Gigg with a hint of awe, clearly Spandam had just spoken to them outside.

Babus looked at Gigg, who was standing in the center of the church, with surprise in his heart.

To his surprise, Gig was younger than he had imagined, and Gig also gave him a sense of danger.

This means that the person in front of him is no less powerful than him, and may even be stronger!

Giger also noticed the rank insignia on Babus's shoulder and started walking towards him.

As Babus watched Gigg approach step by step, his heart tightened and his body tensed up instinctively.

However, when Giger came up to him and said something, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Hello, my name is Giger, and my friend and I want to join the Navy."

Seeing that Babus remained silent, Spandam stomped his foot and cursed him under his breath.

He shoved Babus hard, but he was too weak, and the push almost made him fall. This made him even angrier, and he said in an unfriendly tone,

"Major General Babus, Mr. Gigg... is speaking to you. Can't you be a little more polite?!"

Chapter 18 Giger's Arrangements

Urged on by Spandam, Babbs had no choice but to speak.

"I'm sorry, I can't make that request. If you want to join the headquarters, you have to report to the recruitment office first. Now, General Zephyr has been transformed into an instructor, and he is in charge of recruiting and training new recruits."

Upon hearing Zefa's name, even the arrogant Spandain was somewhat deflated. He knew Zefa; in his own words, he was very "stubborn," a difficult person to talk to, and completely inflexible.

However, Zephyr's strength is indeed considerable, after all, he was once a Marine Admiral.

Spandam was quite self-aware; he knew that he dared to flaunt his power under the guise of the World Government in front of Rear Admiral Babus, but he might not be so emboldened by Zephyr.

He glanced at Giger furtively and noticed that Giger's face showed no sign of displeasure; in fact, it was even smiling.

Spandane believed there were only two possibilities for this performance.

One type is Giger, who is extremely well-mannered and can perfectly control his emotions even after being rebuffed by Babus.

Another possibility is that Giger completely disregarded Babus, and he was full of confidence in his family's power.

Although Giger felt very different from the other Celestial Dragons, he still leaned more towards the second possibility.

Because members of the Figarando family can do whatever they want!

The thought of the Figarando family instantly dispelled Spandam's fear of Zephyr.

Yes, Zephyr is just a mere Marine Admiral, isn't he? Compared to the Figarand family, let alone a Marine Admiral, what about even the current Fleet Admiral, Kong?

Judging from Garin's attitude toward Gigg, Spandine knew that this man was someone who could do whatever he wanted in Mary Geoise!

Spandane straightened his back more and more as he thought about it. He raised his eyebrows, pointed at Babus, and said...

"It's an honor for your navy if Mr. Zig wants to join. Don't push your luck. You just mentioned Zephyr, right? Here, give me the Den Den Mushi. I'll talk to him myself. I want to see if he'll give the World Government any face."

Babus was surprised that Spandine would be so arrogant after hearing Zefa's name, but since he had already said it, he steeled himself and was about to reach into his pocket for a Den Den Mushi.

Giger suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm.

"There's no need for that. The necessary procedures still need to be followed. You just need to take me and my friends to headquarters."

As he spoke, he nodded to Spandam, which instantly moved the somewhat uneasy Spandam to tears.

This gave Babus a way out, and he wasn't so ungrateful as to agree immediately, saying that he would safely deliver Giggs and the others to the Marine Headquarters.

Xiong glanced back at the cross hanging on the central wall of the church, his eyes filled with worry.

Giger saw through his meaning. He beckoned Spandam to his side and whispered something to him. Spandam nodded vigorously.

After explaining the situation, Giger patted Ivan on the shoulder forcefully, then called Xiong and Ginny, and followed Babus as they left the church where they had lived for six years.