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

He couldn't help but wonder, what kind of heinous thing did that Golden Lion do to be so unlucky?

Despite the natural disaster, Roger was unharmed and even benefited from it, escaping danger by taking advantage of the strong winds.

The Golden Lion suffered heavy casualties due to the natural disaster. Most ridiculously, he was knocked unconscious by a ship's rudder despite his strength!

Of course, a large part of the reason is that Golden Lion was too flamboyant. He was still showing off in mid-air during the tsunami and got hit by it, which caused his body to temporarily enter a state of weakness.

Then he met Jig, the old man, and they had a heart-to-heart, passionate conversation...

Karp breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He had grasped a key piece of information: Roger had escaped, and he could now pursue Roger with his bromance once again.

However, the news of Golden Lion's death was great news for both the navy and the world. The naval officers and soldiers on the ship cheered, and Sengoku, still feeling the effects of his emotions, was also flushed with excitement.

Sengoku patted Gigg on the shoulder forcefully and exclaimed in admiration.

"Well done, Jig! It's all thanks to you for coming along this time!"

Jiger smiled and said,

"As a navy officer, this is what I should do."

This calm and composed demeanor makes it hard to believe that Giger is only an eighteen-year-old young marine, considering that he just personally killed Shiki the Golden Lion!

Sengoku really liked Gigg more and more the more he looked at him. If he were a marshal now, he would want to promote Gigg to general based on his achievements!

It's unclear what level Giggs' strength has reached, but Sengoku believes that, given Giggs' talent, he has grown considerably in the past year.

Moreover, not just anyone can take advantage of the Golden Lion. Although the Golden Lion's subordinates are of average quality, they are numerous. Killing the Golden Lion from those people is by no means an easy task.

Thinking of this, Zhan Guo casually asked,

"Gig, there should still be quite a few members of the Flying Pirates left, right? Those guys are all dangerous individuals. Which way did they run off to? Let's take this opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Giger responded:

"There's no need to pursue the Sengoku generals anymore. I've already taken care of them. We just need to continue to Edvol and check on the results of the battle."

"Nani?"

Sengoku was startled again, but given how overwhelming the surprise Gige had given him earlier, he didn't ask any more questions this time and quickly waved his hand to order the warship to continue forward.

When they arrived at the Adwall Sea, the sea was calm. The crew looked around, hoping to see some shipwrecks or pirate corpses floating on the surface.

They saw nothing but seawater, and just as they were wondering if they had come to the wrong place, Gigg pointed towards the sky...

Chapter 101 The Entangled Empty Space

After some time, the seawater on the outer layer of the sphere was stained red with blood, but the marines could still vaguely see the pirate corpses inside, their deaths extremely gruesome.

Giger admired his masterpiece for a while, then asked Sengoku, who was still in a daze,

"General of the Warring States Period, I think there are no survivors inside. Should we go up and count them?"

Sengoku snapped out of his daze, gave Gige a complicated look, and said,

"No need, Giger. Will that thing stay there forever?"

Giger shook his head, raised his hand and clenched it, and the giant sphere in the sky suddenly contracted, being completely sucked into the black sphere at the center.

Then, the black ball continued to shrink until it disappeared completely.

To put it simply, this black sphere is a small black hole created by Giger. The reason it didn't immediately suck in all the matter was because Giger deliberately controlled it, since his achievements still needed to be proven.

Now that Sengoku and the others have seen it, Gige no longer needs to go to such lengths.

Although the black hole was gone, the shock in the hearts of the marines lingered for a long time. They couldn't believe that the Flying Pirates that roamed the seas had been wiped out by Gigg alone.

Giggs had the perfect combination of timing, location, and support. After the natural disaster, Shiki and his pirate crew were extremely weak, and Giggs entered the fray at the perfect time.

Sengoku and the others were completely relegated to supporting roles in this mission; their only uses were escorting Gigg and coming to witness his achievements...

......

Marineford

Marshal Kong was still waiting for news in his office, arms crossed, frowning in thought.

"I wonder how things are going on the Sengoku side. Roger and Shiki are both formidable opponents..."

Just then, a knock sounded at the door. Before Kong could speak, Sengoku pushed the door open and entered.

Upon seeing the Warring States period, Kong paused for a moment, calculating the time; the Warring States period had only taken a round trip.

Could it be that by the time the Sengoku period arrived, Roger's battle with Shiki had already ended?

While Sora was still in a daze, Sengoku quickly walked to Sora's desk, took a deep breath, and truthfully reported what he had learned to Sora.

Kong listened with wide eyes the entire time, his expression quite remarkable.

When he heard that Shiki was dead and the Flying Pirates had been wiped out, he stood up immediately. Sengoku had expected Kong's reaction, so he stood there quietly, letting Kong digest this explosive news.

However, even after serving as a naval admiral for so many years and becoming quite composed, he still couldn't recover for quite some time.

He plopped back into his chair, managing to utter only one sentence.

"Where is Shiki the Golden Lion's body?"

The Warring States period responded honestly.

"Only one head is left; I've already had it sealed away."

Where is Gig?

"He went back to the G1 branch."

After a moment of silence, Kong suddenly asked,

"Sengoku, what do you think of Gige's strength?"

"I don't know. The last time I saw him fight was during the graduation exam a year ago. I don't know the exact extent of his strength now."

"Then tell me, wouldn't it be too early for me to promote him to admiral right now?"

Sengoku's body trembled slightly, but Sora continued, as if talking to himself.

"Garp has consistently refused to be promoted to Admiral, and currently there are only two Admirals at Headquarters, you and Zephyr. Compared to the increasingly rampant pirate forces at sea, the number of Admirals is still far too small..."

At this point, Kong looked up at the Warring States period and said,

"One more thing, Giger's achievements this time are truly astonishing. What kind of reward do you think headquarters could give him?"

This coincided with the thoughts of the Warring States period, and he had also thought about this issue on his way back.

Giger is currently a Vice Admiral at the Marine Headquarters and has the title of Admiral Candidate. He only needs more experience to become a Marine Admiral.

But what qualifications could possibly be worth his achievements in this battle?

That's the Flying Pirates, the crew of Golden Lion! They're a dominant pirate force even more powerful than Roger's!

Yet this terrifying pirate crew has now been wiped out by Gigg alone!

This achievement, taken on its own, is no less impressive than Garp's victory over and killing of Rocks at God Valley.

Garp's record of military achievements is actually quite exaggerated; Rocks was actually killed by the combined forces of the Navy, Roger, and the Knights of God.

However, the World Government deliberately erased the Roger Pirates' involvement, and the God Knights were not a force suitable for public promotion, so the World Government had no choice but to push Garp, who performed the most outstandingly in the battle, and attribute the battle merits to him.

In truth, the value of Jig's military achievements is indeed ridiculously high.

If it weren't for the fact that Shiki's head is still at Marine Headquarters, this feat of merit would seem so outrageous as to be fake!

If this achievement were attributed to Garp, then no matter how much he refused to be promoted to admiral, it would be useless. Both the headquarters and the World Government would have to force him to be in the position of admiral.

Kejige...

He's only nineteen! A naval admiral who's not even twenty?

The thought of it sent chills down Zhan Guo's spine, while Kong frowned deeply. He tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and time passed by. The two of them remained silent, one standing and the other sitting.

As soon as He pushed open the door and entered, seeing the two burly men with furrowed brows in the office, she spoke directly.

Are you thinking about Gig?

"Um?"

Sora and Sengoku were then snapped out of their reverie and turned their gazes toward Tsuru.

The crane crossed its arms and said,

“Garp has already told me everything. It’s unbelievable, Sengoku. It seems that what I told you a year ago, that Gigg would be the first to become an admiral, is going to come true.”

Sengoku blinked and said,

"He, do you think Jig is already capable of being a general?"

The crane tilted its head and asked in return,

"So, given Giger's achievements this time, do you think he shouldn't be promoted to general?"

"Kog's age..."

"Let's not think about such meaningless things anymore. Shiki's head is the only real one. If anyone is dissatisfied, Roger, Newgate, and the like are still alive, aren't they? Let them go and bring back the heads of these people as well, any one of them will do."

After much deliberation with Sengoku, Sora finally understood what was going on after Tsuru's explanation, and immediately made the decision.

"Alright! Let's release the news of Golden Lion's death first, and then take the opportunity to announce that Gig has been promoted to general!"