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

She murmured,

"What's that admiral's name?"

Otohime responded instinctively.

“Black…no, his name is Gigg, Darkseid Gigg!”

Shirley slowly shook her head and said,

"No, his last name isn't Darkseid."

Otohime frowned, wanting to ask more, but Shirley continued speaking.

"He seems to belong not in the present, much less in the future; everything about him is vague..."

"What will happen to Fishman Island next?"

"I can't see anything, all I see is endless darkness. Darkness is the unknown, and the future is unpredictable!"

Shirley's words left Otohime and the others completely bewildered, and their hearts grew increasingly heavy, because Shirley's divination abilities were well-known on Fishman Island, and she could even predict events that were likely to occur decades in the future.

Logically speaking, predicting the near future should have been an extremely simple matter for Shirley, but the final result was quite different.

Anxious, no one paid attention to little Xia Li's pale face.

Shirley lowered her head, nervously twisting her blue-green fishtail, when suddenly a large hand pressed down on her small head.

She blinked, tilted her head slightly, and her vision gradually cleared, revealing a face with well-defined features and a warm aura.

What attracted her most was his right eye, which shone like gold, giving him a sense of nobility and mystery.

Giger bent down, picked up Shirley, and gently placed her on his shoulder.

Despite being held by such a strange human, Shirley felt no resistance whatsoever. She nervously gripped Giger's clothes on his shoulder with her small hands.

Then, Giger turned his gaze to the stunned Otohime and the others, and laughed.

"Were people talking about me just now?"

Gigg's arrival was silent, and Otohime had no idea when he returned or how much he had overheard. She could only give an awkward smile.

After changing his clothes, Jig wore a black silk robe inlaid with gold thread patterns. Combined with his golden right eye, he exuded an unparalleled noble aura. This nobility did not come from the decoration of his clothing, but from a kind of majesty and confidence that emanated from within.

So-called princes and nobles were no different from commoners in his presence.

Giger was considerably taller than Otohime. He looked down at her with a smile and said softly,

"It's fine to gossip, but I've heard that His Majesty Neptune has a pretty good relationship with someone named Roger. Is this Roger... that pirate?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying pressure erupted from Giger, forcing Neptune and the ministers and soldiers to prostrate themselves before him.

Giger's hearing was already extraordinary; he had clearly heard the conversation between Princess Otohime and the others in the main hall while he was changing clothes in another room.

Now, Giger's control over Conqueror's Haki has reached a level of perfection. Shirley and Tiger, who are closest to him, feel no discomfort other than that Giger looks more imposing.

However, Jinbe, one of the soldiers, did not receive such treatment; he lay on the ground, his face filled with horror.

As a weaker female mermaid, Otohime fared the worst, trembling and crawling on the ground, on the verge of fainting.

Seeing this, Giger reduced the intensity of Conqueror's Haki on Otohime, after all, it wouldn't be good if Otohime's body was damaged by the pressure, resulting in infertility.

Neptune, prostrate on the ground, struggled to raise his head and said,

"General Black Dragon, if you must punish someone, punish me alone. Please don't take your anger out on Fishman Island..."

Giger leaned forward slightly, and Shirley almost fell. She instinctively grabbed Giger's neck with her small hands.

"Neptune, do you think the World Government isn't protecting Fish-Man Island enough?"

Neptune did think so, but he dared not admit it at this moment, so he could only shake his head against his will.

Giger crouched down, looked directly into Neptune's eyes, and said softly,

"There's no need to be afraid. This is common knowledge, and I think so too."

Neptune and the others broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that Giggs was entrapping them, and none of them dared to speak.

Giger continued,

"Actually, I came here this time to ease the relationship between fishmen and humans. I also considered transferring some of my main force soldiers to strengthen the defense of Fishman Island. However, I just heard about what happened between you and Roger... which makes things a bit difficult for me."

Before Neptune could respond, Otohime suddenly exclaimed excitedly,

"General Black Dragon, is what you just said true?!"

"Do I need to lie to you?"

Otohime struggled to sit up, but even with Giger's reduced Conqueror's Haki, she couldn't resist it with just her willpower.

In the end, all she could do was lie on the ground and say...

"General Black Dragon, Fishman Island and Roger have no real relationship whatsoever, nor will they ever have one!"

Jiger smiled and said,

"Perhaps. What I just mentioned is still worth discussing. Queen Otohime, you should know that the World Government won't change its attitude towards Fish-Man Island for no reason. Moreover, the headquarters' military strength is so strained right now. It wouldn't be easy to mobilize more troops to garrison Fish-Man Island."

"What does General Black Dragon mean?"

"It's very simple, I need to see your sincerity."

This time, before Otohime could speak, Neptune finally displayed the bearing of a king and said,

"Admiral Black Dragon, I am willing to cover all military expenses for the navy stationed on Fishman Island, plus additional subsidies!"

Giger shook his head and said,

"This isn't about money. Like I said, what I want to see is your sincerity, your attitude."

Otohime and Neptune exchanged a glance, neither of them understanding Giger's meaning. Otohime frowned, pondering for a long time, before tentatively asking...

"General Black Dragon, what do you need us to do?"

Giger's lips curled into a wicked smile, and his words made the Neptunes' pupils shrink.

“I heard that you will have a daughter in a few years. How about this: when your daughter is six years old, send her to Mary Geoise. Don’t worry, I will personally send her back when she comes of age. What do you think?”

Chapter 190 Ungrateful?

Upon hearing this, Neptune's pupils dilated in shock, and he practically blurted out...

"Can't!!!"

"Ok?"

Giger glanced at Neptune indifferently, then raised his right hand, and a powerful, heart-stopping gravitational force emanated from his palm!

This force, like an invisible giant hand, gripped Neptune's enormous body, which was over twelve meters long, and pulled him toward Gigg at an astonishing speed!

Just as Neptune was about to collide with Gigg, another equally powerful repulsive force suddenly erupted at the very moment of contact! This repulsive force slammed into Neptune like a raging torrent, yet Neptune was not pushed backward.

Because at the instant the repulsive force erupted, Giger released the Universal Pull to hold him tightly.

Neptune's body trembled violently, as if frozen in place, standing right in front of Gigg!

puff!

A large mouthful of blood gushed from Neptune's mouth. Due to his enormous size, the amount of blood that gushed out was terrifying, spraying into the air and forming a rain of blood that fell down.

That attack just now caused severe internal injuries to Neptune's body. He felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and every breath was accompanied by excruciating pain that went deep into his bones.

The whole process actually happened in the blink of an eye. By the time Otohime and the others came to their senses, Neptune's massive body had already crashed to the ground.

The blood he sprayed did not fall to the ground for a long time, but gathered together, like a fine red silk, and drifted to Giger's fingertips, turning into a flowing ball of blood.

To the astonishment of Otohime and the others, the blood orb slowly descended and merged into Giger's right arm, causing the entire arm to emit a scarlet light.

Since he mobilized the power of his right arm last time, Gigg has been able to use some of the abilities of the Blood-Blood Fruit.

It's important to know that the Vampire Fruit can only manipulate one's own blood, but it cannot manipulate other people's blood remotely like this.

With this ability, it will be much easier for Gigg to use the vampire fruit's blood-sucking power in the future.

Just like now.

Giger gently beckoned with his finger, and blood gushed from Neptune's mouth as he lay on the ground, then turned into a thin stream of blood that converged at Giger's fingertip.

As he lost blood, Neptune's face turned pale at a visible rate, and his hair gradually grew thicker.

The Vampire Fruit doesn't just extract blood; it also extracts the life force of the person whose blood is being drawn.

Although Neptune's fur did not turn white, that was because of his merman royal lineage; as he aged, his fur would only become thicker.

You can refer to this in the anime, where he was already seventy years old, but his hair didn't turn white at all.

Of course, Otohime knew this too. She could see that Neptune was getting older. Then again, even if he didn't get older, at this rate, Neptune would eventually die from blood loss.

She screamed in terror.

"don't want!!!"

However, Giger's actions did not stop at all. Under his deliberate control, the blood-drawing speed was not enough to drain Neptune's large blood bank in a short time, enough for Neptune to clearly feel the helplessness and despair of life slipping away.

Shirley, perched on Giger's shoulders, was trembling with fear. Tiger, naturally, couldn't just stand by and watch his king be whipped into a pulp, so he quickly tried to stop him.

"General Black Dragon..."