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

Giger shook his head and said,

"How could that be? This child seems very kind, and I like him quite a bit too."

Sengoku nodded, a hint of affection flashing in his eyes as he looked at Rosinante, and said,

"Yes, he is indeed a kind child, and also a child who breaks your heart..."

Giger then asked,

Where are his biological parents?

When Rosinante was mentioned, he immediately lowered his head. Sengoku sighed and told him about Rosinante.

In Sengoku's view, there was nothing to hide. The Rosinante family had already given up their Celestial Dragon status, so the World Government had completely abandoned them, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Now, Rosinandi is just an ordinary orphan.

After hearing this, Giger looked at Rosinandi with "surprise" and said,

"I never expected this child to be a Celestial Dragon. He doesn't look like one at all!"

"Yes, Rosinante grew up in Mary Geoise, yet his personality remains as innocent as any other child's, which is truly rare. In contrast, his brother..."

Rosinante suddenly reached out and tugged at Sengoku's trouser leg, and whispered,

"Stop talking, Mr. Sengoku."

His eyes were covered by his hair, so no one could see the expression on his face, but Sengoku and Giger could still tell from his trembling body how much pain he was in.

Watching his brother kill their father is far too cruel for a child.

Giger believes that a large part of the reason Rosinante didn't turn evil later on was because she encountered Sengoku.

As for Doflamingo... that kid is currently involved in the underworld. In recent years, he even tried to "pay tribute" to Zig, but Zig refused to accept it.

Giger isn't interested in money. Well, this is definitely not Versailles.

Besides recognizing Doflamingo's talent, another reason he took him in was to cultivate a future representative for himself in the underworld.

Giggs now holds a similar position in Doflamingo's heart as Kaido does in the original story. Doflamingo genuinely fears Giggs, but he also respects him.

This fear and respect were cultivated from childhood, after all, the Figarando family had immense prestige in the Holy Land.

So unless Doflamingo's head gets smashed, it's hard for him to even consider betraying Giggs.

......

Rosinandi was still immersed in painful memories when Giger touched his forehead with a finger and whispered words of comfort.

"Don't think about it anymore, the Navy will be your home from now on."

Rosinandi wiped away his tears, nodded vigorously, and said,

"I will definitely become an excellent naval officer like Mr. Sengoku and Brother Giger in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Sengoku's face showed a look of relief. He thought to himself that bringing Rosinante to see Giggs this time was definitely the right decision. Sometimes the power of an idol is greater than that of a biological father, not to mention that he is also a godfather.

Giger suddenly blurted out,

"General Sengoku, did you feed Rosinante a Devil Fruit?"

Sengoku paused for a moment, then said,

"No, why are you suddenly asking this?"

Giger breathed a slight sigh of relief and said,

"It's nothing, I was just asking. You really can't just eat Devil Fruits randomly!"

In his opinion, the Silence-Silence Fruit in the original work really held Rosinante back; that ability was purely for serving the plot.

Rosinante is Doflamingo's younger brother, so even if there's a difference in talent, it shouldn't be that much, considering their physiques are quite similar when they grow up.

It's just unclear how Sengoku taught Rosinante in the original story, or perhaps he was too busy to teach him much at all.

Otherwise, given the environment at headquarters, Rosinante wouldn't have made Doflamingo, who took an unorthodox approach, so much weaker.

If Rosinante were given a better Devil Fruit and properly nurtured, he could definitely grow into a formidable fighter.

Chapter 131 Examiner Giger

Sengoku's visit today wasn't solely due to Rosinante. He gestured for Rosinante to sit on the sofa and then began to speak.

"Gig, the graduation assessment for the naval academy is in three months. The Air Marshal wants you to be in charge of the final assessment."

Giger raised an eyebrow, then said thoughtfully,

"The final assessment? Like the one with Professor Zephyr back then? I guess the candidates will be Ryu, Aramaki, and Aokiji, right?"

"That's right. The three of them are just like you back then. Their strength far surpasses that of other students, and there aren't many people qualified to assess them."

"Did Professor Zephyr quit?"

"Well, that's not it. Zefa thinks that although the three of them are good, they are still not as good as you guys back then, so he doesn't really want to do this job anymore. Besides, many of the younger generation now look up to you, so having you here can also inspire these soon-to-graduate recruits."

"I see... Okay, I'll take the job."

Giger agreed, clenched his fist, and a wicked smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Since Long got beaten up twice, he's become much more obedient. Three years have passed, so this time we'll give Long a proper chance to reminisce.

......

Three months later, the graduation assessment arrived as scheduled.

Just like the previous year, this year's graduation assessment also lasted for two days. On the first day, after Long and the other students entered the venue, they all looked up at the high platform as soon as possible.

On the high platform, below the Marshal's empty seat, there were three chairs, which were for the Admirals.

Amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of everyone, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Giggs, draped in naval cloaks, slowly ascended the high platform.

Sengoku sat in the middle, with Zefa and Jig on his left and right respectively.

Compared to the two veteran generals, the younger trainees were clearly more focused on Giger, who was sitting on the right.

As soon as Giger sat down, shouts of "Senior Giger!" rang out from below, and Zefa couldn't help but laugh.

"Gig, your juniors are calling you."

Jig smiled slightly, then waved to the crowd below, and the shouts below immediately became louder, only stopping when Kong stood up and announced the start of the assessment.

The first day of the assessment was a bit boring for Giger, since it was mostly battles between "ordinary" students, but he still watched it with a smile.

Actually, the quality of this year's trainees is not bad, but because the previous year's trainees, such as Giger, were so outstanding, they seem a bit ordinary.

Keep in mind that this was a class with seven Navy Supernovas. Even without those seven, there were still elites like Momonga.

If the flying squirrel from the previous year were placed in this assessment, he would definitely have won first place.

Of course, this is assuming that the three of them, including Long, do not participate.

In just one day, the assessments of the other trainees were all finished, which meant that the main event was about to begin.

The next morning, Long, Huangmu, and Qingzhi stood in the center of the arena, waiting for their test.

This time, headquarters did not hide the content of their assessment; they had already announced in advance that their assessor would be Giger.

Of the three, Aokiji was the most excited, and he couldn't help but recall the time when he joined the army.

That year, he fought against Gigg alongside Huangmu and Long, but he was the first to be defeated in that battle, which was a regret for him.

Now he finally has the chance to make up for this regret!

He was confident that he would never be the first to lose again, and at least he wouldn't be worse than Huang Mu!

Thinking of this, Aokiji glanced provocatively at Aramu beside him, who returned a look of utter disbelief and muttered,

"What's this kid getting so excited about?"

Long stood to one side with his head down, his body surging with energy. He was focused on getting himself into peak condition to prepare for the upcoming battle.

On the high platform, Kong repeated the test content for the three of them. After he finished reading it, Jig slowly got up from his chair, and in a flash, he appeared opposite the three of them.

After a brief moment of surprise, Aramaki and Aokiji immediately greeted Giger excitedly. Giger responded to each of them, then glanced at Ryu with a half-smile and said,

"Dragon, I heard from Vice Admiral Garp that you've been spending this time at sea with him. It seems you've taken my advice to heart. I wonder how your strength has improved?"

The dragon narrowed its eyes and said,

"This will require General Black Dragon to personally inspect it."

Huang Mu curled his lip, thinking to himself,

"He thinks he's all that again!"

Giger chuckled, then his smile slowly faded, and he said softly,

“Then I’m really looking forward to it.”

After speaking, Giger turned and gestured to the referee on the sidelines. The referee first saluted and then signaled the start of the match.

The next second, before Huang Mu and Qing Zhi could react, Long transformed into a whirlwind and surged toward Ji Ge, shattering the floorboards along the way with tremendous force.

Amidst the raging blue hurricane, a black "dragon claw" reached out and grabbed at Giger's left chest.

With one hand in his pocket and the other slightly raised, Giger easily caught the outstretched claw with a snap.