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

"These two swords were forged from the Golden Lion's Sakura Ten. The one in your hand even ate a Devil Fruit. You can drip blood onto the sword and try swinging it."

Spandam immediately complied. As he swung his arm, the longsword in his hand instantly transformed into a ferocious orange serpent, from which purple venom dripped, sizzling as it fell to the ground.

Witnessing this miraculous scene, Spandam stood frozen in place for a long while, tears streaming down his face. He murmured,

"Lord Jigsheng..."

Chapter 251 Hancock

Garin looked at the knife in Spandam's hand that had transformed into a long orange snake and said calmly,

"The one in your hand has eaten the Cobra Fruit. Giger has already named it Viper. As for the other one, we'll call it Forest Python."

Upon hearing this, Spandam knelt down with a thud, kowtowed heavily to Garin, and shouted,

"Thank you both for bestowing the sword!"

Garin slowly shook his head. He glanced at the chair opposite him. In the past, Giger would always sit in that chair whenever he came here.

He began,

"No need to thank me. Giger said your body is too weak; this knife will at least give you some ability to defend yourself."

Spandam was so moved that he didn't know what to say; he just lay on the ground trembling.

The reason Garin could talk so much with Spandam was entirely because Spandam was indeed someone Giger valued.

After saying that, Garin slowly got up and walked towards his bedroom, leaving behind a sentence.

"Take that Hancock to Giggs. Lucia's there too; let her train her a bit."

Actually, after Spandane's words, Garin also felt that Gigg might really like the nurturing type, so he agreed on behalf of the sleeping Gigg.

Upon hearing this, Spandam immediately picked up the iron cage containing Hancock and, led by a golden-armored guard, headed towards Gigg's sleeping place, which was Gigg's palace.

After being escorted to the palace gate, the golden-armored guards turned and left. Spandam put down the iron cage, straightened his clothes slightly, and then walked into the palace.

Inside the main hall of the palace, the Monet sisters and Robin were each engrossed in studying books that Gigg had brought back from Ohara.

The books in Ohara are not all history books; after all, it is known as the place with the richest collection of books in the world, so you could say that it has all kinds of books.

Monet loved reading books about weather, and in her spare time she would read novels, but she never let Sugar be next to her when she was reading.

Sugar enjoys reading popular science books, while Robin prefers reading obscure and difficult philosophical books.

The three children sat on small stools, engrossed in reading their books, unaware that Spandam had entered.

Spandine knew that these three were very popular with Giger, so he didn't dare to disturb them and stood there obediently waiting until Lucia, dressed in a long black dress, came out of Giger's bedroom.

After Gigg was sent to his tribe's territory, Lucia went straight to Kong and applied to leave the Navy, saying that she wanted to go back to take care of Gigg.

For Lucia, Giger was her everything, and the rank of lieutenant general at headquarters was utterly insignificant compared to taking care of Giger.

Kong knew that Lucia was Giger's "cousin" and understood Lucia's desire to go back and take care of Giger.

So when he heard Lucia's request, he immediately granted her a long leave of absence, but he would definitely not agree to her leaving the Navy.

After all, Lucia's strength is absolutely top-notch among female Marines, and she might even become the first female Admiral in the future. Sora is reluctant to let Lucia leave the Marines.

After some discussion, Lucia suggested bringing Ginny along, and Sora agreed.

Ginny still felt some resistance to Mary Geoise and didn't stay there permanently; she needed some time to adjust.

Lucia spends her days here either by Giggs' bedside or disciplining the Monet sisters and Robin.

The three little ones are all very obedient, especially Monet, who has always regarded Lucia as her role model.

As Lucia emerged from the bedroom, she immediately spotted Spandam standing in the doorway. She frowned slightly and said…

"Spandam? Who sent you here?"

As soon as Lucia spoke, the Monet sisters and Robin came to their senses and quickly closed their books, calling out "Lady Lucia."

Spandam quickly put the iron cage he was carrying on the ground, bowed, and said...

"Lady Lucia, it was Lord Garin who sent me here."

As he spoke, Spandam quickly tore off the black cloth covering the cage and pointed at Hancock inside, saying...

"Lady Lucia, this is a gift I prepared for Lord Gig Saint."

Lucia glanced at Hancock in the cage, a look of amazement flashing in her eyes, and asked,

"A gift? Is this girl a slave?"

"Yes, her name is Hancock!"

"Hancock...she doesn't seem to be doing well. Is she healthy?"

"Don't worry, Lady Lucia, she's perfectly healthy. You don't know, I snatched her from the Kuja Pirates. Although she's only eight years old, she's quite strong, so I gave her some sedatives."

Lucia raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said,

"Oh? So she's a little pirate. Let's wake her up."

Upon hearing this, Spandam quickly opened the cage and took out a small bottle of black liquid from his pocket, which he then made Hancock drink.

A moment later, Hancock suddenly opened her eyes, rolled over and lay face down on the ground, coughing violently.

After Hancock calmed down a bit, she slowly got up from the ground.

Spandam opened his mouth, about to say something, when Hancock suddenly raised her leg and kicked him in the groin.

"Well!!!"

Spandam's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, and he knelt down, clutching his groin. Hancock, on the other hand, turned and ran towards the door.

This scene completely stunned the Monet sisters and Robin; the three little ones all had their mouths slightly open, looking incredibly cute.

Lucia narrowed her eyes slightly, and with a flash, disappeared from the spot.

Just as Hancock was about to run to the front door, Lucia suddenly appeared in front of her.

Hancock paused for a moment, then tried to repeat her old trick, raising her leg to kick Lucia.

Snapped!

Lucia reached out and pinched Hancock's ankle, saying calmly,

"He does have some strength."

After saying that, Lucia exerted a little force with her wrist, and Hancock was lifted into the air, spun around several times, and then crashed heavily to the ground.

Hancock let out a painful groan. The three little ones behind her exchanged glances, and Sugar weakly said something.

"Lady Lucia is amazing..."

Spandam straightened up, hissing and gasping for breath, and it took him a while to recover. Then he turned to Lucia and said...

"Lady Lucia, I'm so sorry, you must have found this amusing!"

Lucia glanced up at him, then looked down at Hancock on the ground and said coldly,

"Hancock, this isn't a place for you to run wild. If you want to stay here, you'd better behave yourself."

Hancock clutched her ankle and sobbed.

"I want to go home..."

Chapter 252 The Sleeping Gig

Lucia crouched down, reached out and pinched Hancock's chin, and said calmly,

"You really do have a handsome face; the young master should like it."

Looking into Lucia's amber eyes, Hancock swallowed and murmured,

"I want to go home, I miss my sisters, please let me go home!"

Lucia gently lifted Hancock's chin and said,

"From the moment you arrived here, you have no home. From now on, wherever the young master is, that will be your home."

After saying that, Lucia grabbed Hancock by the back of her clothes and lifted her up, then said to the three little Monets,

"Come with me to see the young master."

The three little ones immediately closed their books obediently, neatly arranged them on the table, and ran to Lucia's side.

Spandam also wanted to go and see, but he didn't dare to speak up and could only stand there awkwardly.

Lucia led the three children for a while, then suddenly spoke up.

"Spandam, come along too. The young master once said that you are one of us."

Spandam shuddered at the words, and the pain in his groin subsided. He wiped his wet eyes and quickly followed Lucia.

Led by Lucia, the group entered Giger's bedroom.

Giger lay quietly on the beautifully designed bed, wearing a black bathrobe.

Upon seeing Giger, Spandam almost couldn't contain himself and shouted.

“Gig Saint…”