Memory Revival, Body Changes

In the Kingdom of Sorbet, a lawless land, before a somewhat dilapidated church, "Pop!"

Gigue and the other three were successively teleported there. Ivan swayed his dizzy head and muttered, "What happened? My head is so dizzy... Where is this?"

Kuma looked up at the church in front of him, a look of sadness appearing on his face, and slowly said, "This is the country where I was born, the Kingdom of Sorbet."

Ginny looked around curiously and asked, "So we escaped? There's a church here too!"

"Yes, this church belonged to my father. He was a priest..."

Ivan and Ginny fell silent. They had heard Kuma talk about his experiences and knew he was recalling painful memories.

"Ugh..."

Gigue, who had been silent all along, suddenly let out a pained groan.

Kuma and the other two quickly looked towards Gigue. They saw him holding his forehead with one hand, his brows furrowed, and fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He didn't look well.

Gigue's actions in God Valley earlier had earned him the "Big Brother" status in the hearts of the three. Even Ivan, the eldest, called out, "Big Brother Gigue, what's wrong!?"

The three ran to Gigue's side. Ivan squatted down, letting Gigue's arm rest on his shoulder. Ginny gently patted Gigue's chest, while Kuma extended his paw pads towards Gigue.

Gigue understood Kuma's intention. He wanted to use the power of the Paw-Paw Fruit to try and expel the "pain" for him.

It had to be said that Kuma and the Paw-Paw Fruit were like a match made in heaven, with a high degree of compatibility. Coupled with Gigue's prior explanation of the Paw-Paw Fruit's abilities, Kuma had already figured out some practical uses for it.

However, Gigue raised his hand to stop Kuma. Under Kuma's confused gaze, Gigue let out a soft sigh and said weakly, "You're not very familiar with the Paw-Paw Fruit's abilities yet, so don't use it recklessly. Besides, even if you did, there's no one else around. The pain will eventually return to me."

"No, I can..."

Kuma patted his chest, his meaning clear: he wanted to bear Gigue's physical pain.

But Gigue still refused. He stopped Kuma, not wanting him to do that. Moreover, his mind was in chaos at the moment, and it wasn't exactly pain.

In his mind, fragmented memories surged like a revolving lantern. He wanted to stop and watch them carefully, but he couldn't.

It all started when Garling said the words "Figarland" to him before they left.

Gigue saw his own body placed on a cold operating table, a man dressed as a Celestial Dragon staring at him greedily.

Instantly, anger, fear, confusion, and various negative emotions washed over him. Gigue felt his head splitting with pain.

"Crack!"

Silver arcs of electricity erupted from Gigue's body, traveling down his arm and electrocuting Ivan until he was burnt to a crisp.

Kuma was also startled by Gigue. He hurriedly pulled Ginny, who was stunned, away. He also picked up Ivan, who was rolling his eyes from the electric shock, and used the Paw-Paw Fruit's ability to flash away.

Just then, Gigue suddenly looked up. His once dark pupils had turned blood red, and a tide of darkness spread out from his feet.

His gaze was vacant, his voice as cold as if from hell, "I must kill him! Revenge!!!"

The darkness spread to Kuma's feet, transforming into a giant black mouth that was about to swallow Kuma. At that moment, Gigue's body went limp, and he fainted.

The giant black mouth suddenly froze and retreated back into the darkness, returning to Gigue's body.

Kuma swallowed hard and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He had wanted to use his Devil Fruit ability to evade, but for some reason, as the darkness approached him, he felt his connection to his ability become extremely sluggish and difficult to control.

If Gigue hadn't suddenly fainted, he, Ivan, and Ginny would likely have been completely swallowed by the darkness.

Putting down Ginny and Ivan, Kuma slowly approached the unconscious Gigue on the ground. He found that Gigue had completely fainted.

He picked up Gigue, while Ginny dragged Ivan along the ground, and they walked into the church together.

As night fell, In a daze, Gigue slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on a soft, large bed. He slowly sat up.

Another wave of dizziness washed over him, and a voice filled with hatred echoed in Gigue's mind, "You are me, I am you, avenge me!"

Gigue didn't seem surprised. His expression was calm, and he murmured to himself, "I know. We are one. I will definitely get revenge!"

After speaking, Gigue felt his body lighten, as if something had completely dissipated from his mind.

He felt an unprecedented clarity, his senses becoming extremely sharp. The layout of the entire church appeared clearly in his mind.

Including the auras of Kuma and Ginny within the church, and beside him...

"Where did this mummy come from?"

Gigue's face showed surprise as he looked at the mummy wrapped like a zongzi beside him.

The mummy shook its head twice, letting out a muffled sound.

"It's me, Gigue, it's Ivan, the Ivan who was almost electrocuted by you, hee... ha..."

"Ah, this..."

Only then did Gigue remember that he had been discharging electricity at the time. He slapped his forehead, turned around, helped Ivan up, and said apologetically, "Sorry, Ivan, my mind was a mess back then, I didn't know what I was doing."

"No, it's fine. I escaped from a place like God Valley, this little injury is nothing, hee, hee-ha!"

It was clear Ivan was in a good mood and didn't take the electrocution to heart.

But Gigue still felt a bit guilty. He jumped off the bed, gently lifted Ivan, and carried him on his back.

Ivan's eyes widened in shock. He knew Gigue's physique well. While not exactly frail, he wasn't much better off than Ginny, who was a girl.

Yet now, Gigue had easily lifted Ivan, who was much heavier than him, and was carrying him as if it were nothing. Ivan felt like he had seen a ghost.

Gigue noticed this too, but he didn't say much. He carried Ivan out to the living room like a gust of wind.

Kuma, wearing an apron, was coming out of the kitchen with a steaming bowl of fish soup. Ginny, holding a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, was sitting at the dining table, lost in thought.

Seeing Gigue appear with Ivan on his back, Ginny was stunned. Kuma's hands trembled, and the fish soup was about to fall.

A force of attraction appeared, and Gigue held the bowl in his hand, chuckling softly.

"Kuma, your cooking is great. This fish soup smells wonderful."