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

Sugar nodded and said,

"Yes, it was our older sister Jona who told us. Lady Lucia is our role model."

"Really? Then you'd better work hard!"

As he spoke, Giger reached out and picked Sugar up, letting her sit on his lap. He pinched her chubby, fair cheeks and chuckled.

“Lucia was bought for me by Uncle Garin, not by me.”

Sugar glanced at Garin after hearing this, but was so frightened by Garin's imposing face that she shrank back into Giger's arms and dared not utter a sound.

Garin was completely unaware that he had frightened the child, but given his personality, even if he had, he wouldn't have cared. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and watched Giger train his newly bought little slave.

Giger picked another grape and stuck it on Sugar's fingertip. While Sugar ate the grape, Giger looked at Monet and said...

"Monet, do you know your place now?"

The quick-witted Monet reacted swiftly, immediately kneeling on the ground and shouting,

"I am the young master's slave!"

Her words came from the bottom of her heart, not only because of Giger's dazzling aura, but also because of Giger's attitude towards Sugar just now, which was the most important point.

Seeing her sister's performance, Sugar also called out in a childish voice. Even Karin's lips twitched when he heard it, and he lowered his head to take another sip of tea.

Giger smiled and looked down at Sugar in his arms.

He had already confirmed that Sugar hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit yet, which was perfect. He didn't want Sugar to eat the Hobby-Hobby Fruit like in the original story, but she still had to eat a Devil Fruit.

As for which Devil Fruit to eat, Giger already knew.

What needs to be done now is to train the Monet sisters in physical skills, so that they don't end up like the original characters who didn't even master Haki.

Only by improving their physical skills can they better unleash the power of their Devil Fruits in the future.

In Giger's view, apart from the Smoke-Smoke Fruit which is like a "blank slate," the rest of the Logia-type fruits have great potential for development, even the Flame-Flame Fruit which is said to be "unappetizing even to dogs."

Of course, jokes aside, the Flame-Flame Fruit is still one of the top Logia-type Devil Fruits, and it would be a Devil Fruit that drives countless people crazy if it were out in the open.

Just then, Carlos suddenly entered the hall, stood next to Jona, knelt on one knee, and said in a deep voice,

"Lord Garin Saint, Saint Satan is waiting in the reception room. He says he has something to discuss with the young master."

Chapter 216 Im's Summoning

Upon hearing that the visitor was Satan, Giger and Garin exchanged a glance, and then Garin said calmly,

"Go down."

"Yes."

Carlos immediately turned and left with Jona, without lingering for even a second longer.

Giger patted Sugar's little head in his arms, then helped her put her down, and said to Monet,

"You can go down too. Let Jona show you around the place."

The Monet sisters nodded obediently, then trotted out of the hall.

After the others left, Giger asked Garin,

"Uncle Garin, do you think Satan came here this time because of Rozwald?"

Garin pondered for a moment, then said,

"No, given his relationship with our family, he wouldn't stand up for someone like Roswald. It's more likely that it would be Volchul."

"Hehe, speaking of which, that old geezer Vochuli has really behaved himself a lot since last time."

"Well, we can't underestimate him. This guy has a lot of crooked ideas, and he might just pop up and annoy us again at any time."

"Hmph, I'll kill that old bastard sooner or later."

"There's no need to waste too much effort on him. He's lived for hundreds of years and only cultivated himself to this state. In the end, he's just a piece of trash."

"makes sense."

......

Inside the reception room, Satan sat calmly, occasionally sipping the hot tea brought by the servants. Only when Garin and Giger arrived did he put down his teacup and slightly raise his hand in greeting.

Since everyone was already old acquaintances, after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Satan got straight to the point, speaking solemnly to Giger.

“Saint Giger, I must take you to the Flower Garden tomorrow. Lord Im Saint wishes to see you.”

Upon hearing this, both Garin and Giger, uncle and nephew, frowned simultaneously, their expressions remarkably identical, leaving Satan momentarily bewildered.

To be honest, if he hadn't taken blood from Giger when he was born, he would have seriously doubted that Giger was not Gulando's biological son.

The two in front of me look more like a real father and son, and the more I look at them, the more alike they seem.

However, Grando's personality is indeed a unique case in the history of the Figarando family, no wonder Saint Casillas expelled him from the family genealogy as soon as he arrived.

Just as Satan was lost in thought, Giger suddenly asked,

"Saint Satan, Saint Im, is there something important you need from me?"

Satan snapped out of his reverie and replied,

"Lord Im just said he wanted to see you. You'll know once you meet him."

Giger paused for a moment, then smiled and said,

“Sure, I’m also quite curious about this world ruler, Im Saint.”

Garin glanced at Giger, then crossed his arms and remained silent.

After seeing that Giger had agreed, Satan stood up and said,

"Then let's do it tomorrow morning. I'll come and take you to see Lord Im Saint."

After saying that, Satan walked towards the door, and Garin and Gig escorted him out of the Fegarando tribe's territory.

At the entrance to the clan's territory, the guards brought by Satan had been waiting there. When they saw Satan Saint come out, they immediately walked towards him, but he stopped them by raising his hand.

Satan turned around and said to Gig,

"Don't be nervous. You have the support of the Figarando family and the Knights of God. Lord Im will not have any ill intentions towards you."

Garin raised an eyebrow and said,

“Satan Saint, I should be the one saying this.”

Satan smiled slightly and continued,

"I just said it offhand."

After speaking, Satan pondered for a moment, then said,

"After all, they're all on our side."

Giger crossed his arms and suddenly asked,

"Satan Saint, does the 'our own people' you're referring to include Im Saint?"

Satan gave Gige a deep look and said in a deep voice,

"Yes, Jigsel, I just want to tell you that no matter what conflicts there are between our own people, there are always bottom lines. It will never come to the point of life and death."

Upon hearing this, both Garin and Giger looked at Satan in surprise.

Satan realized he had misspoke and said no more, only emphasizing that he would come the next morning before leaving surrounded by his guards.

Only after Satan and his group disappeared at the end of the road did Garin speak to Giger.

"This is your first time meeting Im Saint. Don't be reserved in front of him, or you'll embarrass our family."

Jig rolled his eyes and said,

"Uncle Jialin, was I reserved when I first came back to see you? You were quite imposing back then, giving your nephew a real show of force right from the start!"

"I was testing you. Besides, wasn't your Conqueror's Haki awakened during that same time?"

"Tch! I bet you didn't expect me to awaken Conqueror's Haki back then, did you, Uncle Garin? You were just trying to scare me to establish your uncle's authority!"

"You little brat! You're asking for it!"

"Kamui! Goodbye!"

Garin stared blankly at the air in front of him. After a while, he shook his head and chuckled.

"This kid..."

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced casually at the guards around him. The guards all had expressions of horror on their faces under their helmets, but when Garin looked over, they immediately lowered their eyes and stopped looking at him. Not one of them dared to look up at Garin again.

Only after Garin vanished in a flash did the guards raise their heads, exchange glances, and then silently go about their patrol duties.

As Jig returned to the front of his palace and was about to walk inside, he heard a conversation nearby.

He raised an eyebrow, and his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.

In a courtyard some distance from the palace, Jona and Carlos stood facing each other, both looking somewhat unnatural.

Jona pursed her lips and said softly,

"Captain Carlos, it's getting late, you should go back..."