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

Even so, the image of that drooling, obese, crazy old woman behind him still flashed through Giger's mind, and he couldn't help but shudder.

Lingling thought that Jig was frightened by her. She chuckled and slowly walked towards the "frightened" Jig.

Just when Lingling thought the Paw-Paw Fruit was about to be hers, Giger grabbed Ivan's hand and squeezed it hard, causing Ivan to wince in pain and cry out.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Giger grabbed the Paw-Paw Fruit and was about to shove it into Ivan's mouth, but he underestimated Linlin's speed.

In the blink of an eye, Lingling had already rushed in front of Giger, and the unlucky Ivan was kicked away like a ball.

She crouched down, pinched Gign's arm—which seemed incredibly slender to her—with her fingers, and said in an unfriendly tone,

"You little rascal, you're not exactly honest... huh?!"

Lingling's expression suddenly changed, and she abruptly raised an arm covered in Armament Haki. The instant she completed this movement, a dark figure wielding a sword appeared and slashed at Lingling's arm.

"Qiang!"

The newcomer was none other than Garin Sei. After unleashing his sword strike, he immediately used the force to retreat, landing a short distance away, his eyes coldly fixed on Lingling.

Lingling withdrew her arm, the Armament Haki faded, and a clear red mark could be seen on her fair skin. Even with her terrifying defensive power, she felt a faint pain in her arm.

Frowning deeply, she hadn't expected that the commander of the mighty Knights of God would abandon the main battlefield to deal with her. She immediately felt troubled, thinking to herself...

"It seems the Celestial Dragons also value this Paw-Paw Fruit. Then I must get it even more, and the Azure Dragon Fruit too!"

Ginny's message clearly mentioned the Paw Paw and the Azure Dragon Fruit. Before coming here, Lingling had already looked at the Devil Fruit encyclopedia. Her main purpose in coming to God Valley was to obtain the Azure Dragon Fruit.

Having already acquired the Soul-Soul Fruit, she naturally didn't steal it for herself; she used it to seduce Kaido, who was reluctant to "give in."

Linlin was never truly subservient to Rocks. She had long wanted to leave the Rocks Pirates and go solo. Kaido was the one she had her eye on, and she planned to use the Blue Dragon Fruit to keep Kaido under her control and "have him follow her in the future."

She originally only intended to use the Paw-Paw Fruit as a substitute, but Karin's attack made her take the Paw-Paw Fruit seriously.

However, she was mistaken. Garin Saint had no interest in the so-called Paw-Paw Fruit at all. He turned his head to look at Giger, who was ignored by Linlin, and his gaze lingered on Giger's open chest for a moment.

Seeing the crisscrossing scars, his eyes flickered, and he spoke.

"Hey, what's your name?"

Giger was taken aback. He naturally knew this Garin Saint, the captain of the Knights of God, an absolute elite among the Celestial Dragons, and a terrifyingly powerful man.

How could someone like that possibly care about a child like himself?

Is it because of the Dark-Dark Fruit ability he just displayed?

Despite his thoughts, neither Lingling nor Garin Sheng were people that Giger could resist at the moment, especially since Garin Sheng didn't seem to have any malicious intent.

"My name is Jig."

Upon hearing the name Giger, Garin Saint's body trembled almost imperceptibly, and he pressed for an answer with some urgency.

"Where's your full name?"

Giger was taken aback. It seemed that Garin Saint knew him, or rather, knew his past self, but he had no memories of his past self. He could only honestly reply...

"I can't remember anything from before. All I know is that my name now is Jig, and Jig is my full name!"

Giger's words are more sincere than gold; they emphasize honesty.

Garin nodded thoughtfully and said in a low voice,

"Have you lost your memory? You can remember your first name but have forgotten your last name..."

Seeing this, Giger tentatively asked,

"You know me? Then can you tell me my full name?"

The two women chatted back and forth, leaving Lingling completely overshadowed. Veins bulged on her forehead as she roared angrily.

"Enough! What's with all this talk about names? What do you take me for?!"

She roughly snatched the Paw-Paw Fruit and was about to leave.

Just when Gigg thought the Paw-Paw Fruit was about to be taken away, Garin Saint moved again.

He simply raised his sword and swung it, and a sword aura radiating red and black lightning shot out, aimed directly at Lingling.

Lingling dared not be careless, so she crossed her arms to protect her chest and took the sword energy head-on. However, the Paw Paw Fruit slipped from her hands and rolled to Gigg's feet.

Ivan had already been kicked several meters away by Linlin. Gigg then launched a flying kick, sending the Paw-Paw Fruit flying towards the bear, shouting...

"Bear! Quickly eat the Paw-Paw Fruit!"

Bear and Ginny were still in a daze when Giggs' shout snapped them out of their daze. Bear didn't care about anything else and opened his mouth to pounce on the flying Paw-Paw Fruit.

His mouth was much bigger than Giggs's, and he swallowed the Paw Paw Fruit whole. Soon, a pair of adorable-looking paw pads appeared in the bear's palm.

Chapter 9 Your surname is Figarando!

Watching the bear swallow the Paw Paw Fruit whole, Lingling was furious, her eyes glaring at Gigg as if she wanted to devour him.

However, she was powerless to do anything at the moment, because Karin Sei was suppressing her tightly, giving her no time to make a move.

Taking this opportunity, Giger raised his hand and pulled Ivan to his side, shouting at the bear.

"Bear, use your power to get us out of here! Control your strength, just slap us!"

Giger had previously explained to Kuma and the others how to use the Paw-Paw Fruit's power for rapid movement. In addition, Kuma himself was very compatible with the Paw-Paw Fruit, so after hearing Giger's words, he slapped himself and almost teleported to Giger's side.

Giger spread his arms, and dark vortexes appeared in each of his open palms. The powerful gravity pulled Ginny and Ivan, who had been kicked away, towards him.

Throughout this process, Giger kept an eye on Satan, who was locked in battle with the Rocks Pirates, because according to the original storyline, this guy would come to interfere with Kuma.

However, Satan never showed any intention of coming over, which Gigg guessed might be because Garin had left the battlefield.

After all, before the Roger Pirates arrived, it would be difficult for the current Navy plus Satan to take on the Rocks Pirates, even with the Rocks Pirates being full of actors.

The bear raised its hand again, preparing to use its power once more to send itself and the three others, including Giger, away from the Valley of the Gods.

Garin had been keeping an eye on Giger, and having witnessed the bear's abilities, he guessed that Giger was about to run away.

Just as the bear's hand was about to touch Gig, Garin suddenly shouted at Gig.

"Kid! Remember this! Your surname is Figarando!"

"Boom!"

With the Paw-Paw Fruit power activated, Gigg disappeared from the spot. Kuma wanted to save some more slaves, but Rocks suddenly went mad and released his Conqueror's Haki. The entire God Valley was instantly engulfed in lightning and thunder, as if it were the end of the world.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the spot where Gigg had disappeared, and his roar echoed through the sky.

"Damn it! Where did you send that kid?! He's my prize!!"

Sengoku and Garp exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what had gotten into Rocks. What kind of Devil Fruit was it? The Paw-Paw Fruit?

Although Kuma was exceptionally talented, he was still quite young. Under Rocks' Conqueror's Haki, he was momentarily stunned. Once he regained his senses, he didn't hesitate and immediately used his ability to send himself out as well.

Satan then shouted at Garin,

"Garin! Come back quickly!"

Garin stood silently for a moment, then shook off Lingling and rushed toward his battlefield. Lingling, on the other hand, had no intention of going back. Without Garin's interference, she began to focus on finding the Azure Dragon Fruit.

In the distance, Satan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Garin return and whispered,

That fruit originally belonged to you...

Garin shook his head and said calmly,

“I’ve never been very interested in Devil Fruits. I’m just here to enjoy the hunt. Besides, he’s still alive, which means Vegapunk’s experiment was a success. In that case, there’s no fruit more suitable for him than that one.”

Satan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something more, but Lox didn't give Satan a chance to speak. He rushed over like a black lightning bolt, and his fist, filled with rage, slammed down heavily on Satan.

Garp and Sengoku, who were originally standing in front of Satan, somehow moved a step away, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Garin, on the other hand, was preoccupied and did not step forward to stop them.

The Celestial Dragon guards around him were quite loyal, charging forward fearlessly. However, in Rocks' eyes, they were no different from ants, and some were directly blasted into a cloud of blood mist.

Satan's cane spun out of his hand, and he was hit hard in the face, landing on his back with his legs in the air.

Sengoku looked like he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, while Garp just choked and spat out his drink. Tsuru, who was standing next to him, reached out and pinched Garp's waist hard. Garp, who had strong Armament Haki, actually broke through his defense, and the expression on his face was even more ugly than crying.

The Rocks Pirates had no inhibitions and burst into laughter, practically rubbing Satan's old face in the ground.

Satan, who had suffered a heavy blow, stood up in no time. After all, he was a Zoan-type Mythical Beast user, and his recovery ability was already abnormal.

However, judging from his slightly trembling appearance, it was clear that Lockes's angry punch was not so pleasant.

As Satan stood up, he first swept his cold gaze around the Navy, and then gave Garp a few extra glances. Garp was picking his nose, looking completely unconcerned.

Garp is now a crucial fighting force, and even though Satan was furious, he couldn't vent his anger on the spot. He could only suppress his rage and issue orders to Fleet Admiral Kong.

"annihilate the Rocks Pirates, leave no one alive!"

Lox snorted coldly and said disdainfully,

"You? After today, I will be the new king of the world! Men! Charge!"

The two sides clashed again. Facing the combination of the God Knights and the Navy, the Rocks Pirates showed no signs of weakness and even appeared to be gaining the upper hand.

Rocks became more and more excited as the fight went on. According to his plan, he would have been better off eating the Dark-Dark Fruit. With the Dark-Dark Fruit's power, his chances of winning would have increased significantly.

However, the performance of the Navy and the World Government gave him the impression that they were nothing special, even with some members of the pirate crew slacking off.

Among Rocks' subordinates, Kaido was undoubtedly the most hardworking. Right now, he was just a hothead, wielding his spiked club so fast it left afterimages, smashing whoever he saw, a stark contrast to the performance of the other squad leaders.

Rocks watched this unfold, already planning to "promote and raise" Kaido after they won the battle.