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

Giger waved his hand to interrupt Lucia. He had noticed that Garin was starting to lose patience. He had no doubt that if Giger hadn't been there, Garin would have killed Lucia on the spot.

The Karin he usually is completely different from the one he is with Jig. After all, he is a Celestial Dragon who regards all living beings as ants.

Garin only shows his amiable side when dealing with his own people, especially his nephew Gig. Towards others, he is always the aloof and indifferent head of the Figarand family.

So Giggs essentially saved Lucia's life.

The two walked to the center of the training room, and Lucia drew the pendant that Gigg had just given her, a sharp, cold light flashing across the black blade.

Giger summoned the demon sword Muramasa, looked at Lucia opposite him with a slight smile, and said,

"Lucia, I heard from Uncle Garin that you are also a Devil Fruit user. Let me see your abilities first."

Lucia naturally obeyed Giger's every word. Upon hearing this, she immediately nodded, then closed her eyes, and to Giger's astonishment, deep purple flames suddenly ignited on her body.

Then, a pair of jet-black wings unfolded from Lucia's back, and the golden armor she wore gradually turned into the same color as the flames under the burning purple flames, revealing rings of black patterns.

Chapter 52 Fallen Angel

Seeing Lucia's transformation, Giger couldn't help but look at Garin and exclaim in admiration,

"A Zoan-type Devil Fruit? And judging by the appearance, it's a Mythical Zoan. Uncle Korin is really generous. Thank you!"

Garin crossed his arms and remained silent, but a faint smile played on his lips, indicating that he was quite pleased with Giger's praise.

If Giger knew what Garin was really thinking, he'd probably suspect that Garin was deliberately trying to show off in front of his nephew.

At this moment, Lucia had fully unleashed her Devil Fruit power. She opened her eyes, and her amber pupils had turned deep purple, shimmering with an eerie light.

Under the influence of the fruit's power, her face became exceptionally mature and beautiful, and her figure became more voluptuous. When she looked at Giger, Giger immediately felt a surge of restlessness and a burning sensation in his body.

Giger definitely didn't have any ulterior motives; this strange behavior is most likely related to Lucia's Devil Fruit ability.

Lucia, however, made no attempt to defend herself against Giger. She parted her red lips slightly, her voice alluring and captivating.

"Young Master, my Devil Fruit is a Mythical Zoan-type, Fallen Angel form, and its ability is..."

"No need to say more, I have a rough idea. Let's begin, let me experience it."

"As you wish, young master."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lucia's black wings fluttered, and she transformed into a black streak of light, rushing towards Gigg and scattering black feathers along the way.

Clang!

Zhui Ming and Muramasa collided, producing a clanging sound.

In her Fallen Angel form, Lucia received a significant boost in both speed and strength. From this attack alone, Giger could conclude that Lucia's strength was definitely much greater than Gion's, currently the top female cadet in the Navy.

However, Lucia was even more surprised at this moment, because Giger's strength was indeed far beyond her expectations.

Although she didn't use her full strength in this attack, she did use her Devil Fruit power, yet Gigg blocked it so easily.

She stared blankly at Giger's young face, and suddenly two lines of clear tears flowed from her beautiful eyes.

Giger was stunned. He thought to himself, "I haven't even fought back yet, so why is Lucia crying?"

He disregarded the fighting, gently pried open the pendant, reached out and pulled Lucia into his arms, softly asking, "..."

"What's wrong, Lucia?"

Lucia's nose twitched, and she choked out,

"Young Master, you must have suffered a lot these years. How could you possibly have such strength just by training at the Naval Academy!"

"Uh......"

Giger tried hard to recall his experiences over the years, and apart from those few days in God Valley, he seemed to have really not suffered much in the rest of the time.

So he said, somewhat amused and exasperated,

"You're overthinking it, Lucia. I'm not doing as badly as you think. In fact, I'm having a pretty easy time. As for strength... can't it be that I, your young master, am exceptionally talented?"

Lucia wiped away her tears and was about to speak when Garin, who had been watching the battle, suddenly shouted.

"What are you doing there?! Gigg, you want me to test your strength myself, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lucia jumped out of Giger's arms and hurriedly said,

"Young Master, let's hurry up and continue the battle!"

Given that Karin was the uncle who unleashed his Conqueror's Haki on his nephew the moment they met, Lucia didn't think Karin would be any gentler when he attacked Gigg.

If her young master Jige were to be injured, it would be worse than killing her.

Giger, however, seemed completely unconcerned, thinking to himself that he could just keep using Kamui and let Garin cut him down. After all, it wasn't like the first time they met, so there was no need for him to put up with it.

He even wanted to see Garin helpless against him.

However, seeing how flustered Lucia was, Giger abandoned his wicked idea and prepared to quickly end this unwilling battle.

Thinking of this, he raised his knee toward Lucia, and then kicked out a lightning-infused wave of energy from a distance.

"Storm Kick - Lightning Blade!"

Lucia's gaze narrowed slightly, and Armament Haki instantly enveloped the sword in her hand. She held the sword horizontally in front of her chest with both hands, and the slashing waves that landed on her sword blades did not dissipate. The powerful force pushed her backward.

A fine layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead as she marveled at the strength of Giggs' attack.

If she hadn't entered her Fallen Angel form beforehand, this slash would have been enough to decide the outcome of the battle.

It can only be said that Giger underestimated Lucia's strength. She smiled and purple flames rose from her body.

A flush rose on Lucia's face, and her power surged again. With a swing of her sword, she directly dispersed the cleaving wave.

When she looked at Giger again, an unusually charming smile appeared on her face.

"Young Master, you are truly amazing! I admire you the most!"

Giger was completely taken aback by Lucia's sudden confession, and he couldn't help but ask,

"Lucia, are you alright?"

Lucia smiled, a wisp of purple aura slowly emanating from her mouth, and said...

"What could possibly happen to me, young master? I merely used the fruit's power. This purple flame is called the Flame of Desire. It can turn others to ashes as they are consumed by their own desires, but when used on myself, it amplifies the strongest desires within me, thereby greatly enhancing my power."

"So your desire is..."

"That's right, my desire is for you, young master~"

Lucia's voice at this moment carried a captivating charm, which intensified Giger's restlessness and fueled his growing passion.

He suppressed his inner turmoil and decided to hold back no longer.

He wasn't afraid of losing control; he was afraid that Lucia might say something inappropriate. It wouldn't be a problem if only the two of them were there, but the main problem was that Garin was still standing there!

With a flash, he appeared in front of Lucia, flipped the Muramasa sword, and slapped it vertically towards Lucia's abdomen like a board. Lucia, however, made no attempt to block. Instead, she opened her arms and embraced Giger.

"What the hell!?"

Giger quickly stopped, but in his haste, he didn't have time to brake and plunged headfirst into Lucia's broad chest.

Lucia smiled sweetly, picked up the somewhat bewildered Gigg, and lowered her head to kiss him.

The pair of black wings slowly closed, enveloping her and Giger.

Seeing this, Garin's lips twitched uncontrollably. He wanted to shout a reprimand, but in the end, he only sighed and said...

"I shouldn't have let those two fight!"

Chapter 53 Doflamingo

On the way out of the training room, Garin walked in front with a dark face, while Lucia followed beside Giger with a red face.

Only Giger's expression remained relatively normal; he was currently reliving the scene in the training room.

Enveloped in countless soft black feathers, Lucia gave him a passionate kiss, while he kept his eyes open the entire time until Lucia deactivated her Devil Fruit power.

As the flames of desire died down, Lucia slowly opened her eyes, only to see Gigg staring at her intently...

Then Lucia fainted in Giger's arms, and it took Giger a lot of effort to wake her up.

Garin didn't plan to let the two fight anymore. He figured they would never actually fight.

Having just been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), he walked ahead in silence. Giger glanced at Lucia beside him, who was hanging her head low, and teased,

"Lucia, your Devil Fruit ability really surprised me."

"Um...Young Master, please stop mocking me. I, I..."

Wisps of steam rose from Lucia's head. Although she still refused to look up, Giger could see her ears, which were already bright red.

Giger had no intention of letting Lucia off the hook so easily, and continued,

"But I want to hear it again, who did you say you liked the most before?"

Lucia had almost buried her head in her chest. She hummed a few times, and finally, under Gigg's "coercion," she let out a sound as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

"I like the young master the most!"

Upon hearing this, Giger felt a surge of comfort and nodded with satisfaction.

"enough!"