Gigue's Past

Kuma snapped back to reality and quickly stepped forward to take Ivan from Gigue, then found a chair for Ivan to sit on.

The four of them sat around a dining table, enjoying the fish Kuma had made. It was their only dish for the night, but thankfully, the fish was quite large.

Gigue ate with great relish. It was the first time he'd eaten a hot meal since his transmigration.

Back in God Valley, they hadn't had the energy to catch fish, let alone start a fire and cook. They could only pick wild fruits to sustain themselves.

However, Kuma and the other two hadn't touched their chopsticks yet. They just watched Gigue devour the fish.

After finishing a large bowl of thick fish soup, Gigue smacked his lips and looked up at the three of them, exclaiming, "Why aren't you eating? It tastes really good!"

Kuma tentatively asked, "Big Brother Gigue, do you remember what happened today? There was an electric current on your body. Was that also your Devil Fruit ability?"

Ginny nodded vigorously, gesturing with her hands, "Yes, yes! Even your eyes turned red. It was so scary!"

Ivan remained silent, his large, bell-like eyes wide with curiosity. He clearly also wanted to know what had happened to Gigue.

Gigue didn't intend to hide anything from these three. He said in a low voice, "That's because I remembered some things. You must have heard it too, right? What that person said to me as we were about to leave."

Besides Gigue, Kuma had been the most clear-headed. Kuma spoke up, "I remember. That person said your surname was Figarland. Does that surname have any significance?"

"Of course, it's this surname that made me remember many things..."

Gigue paused here for a moment, then looked directly into Kuma's eyes and slowly said, "Kuma, if I were a Celestial Dragon, would you hate me?"

"Nani!?" X2

As soon as he said that, Ginny and Ivan shot up from their chairs, looking at Gigue with disbelief.

Compared to their reactions, Kuma was much calmer. He lowered his head and said nothing, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Gigue didn't speak either, just watched Kuma quietly.

The main hall of the church was terrifyingly silent. Ginny finally couldn't stand it. She forced a smile and tried to lighten the mood, "Are, are you joking, Big Brother Gigue? How could you be a Celestial Dragon? We just escaped from God Valley together!"

Ginny didn't want to accept this reality from the bottom of her heart, but seeing Gigue's serious expression, she knew this was most likely true.

Gigue looked at Ginny and said softly, "How could I joke about something like this? I am indeed a Celestial Dragon. Otherwise, why would the Commander of the Divine Knights, Garling, personally save a slave from Charlotte Linlin?"

"This Garling is your...?"

"My uncle."

Ginny's eyes welled up with tears. She ran to Gigue and tightly grabbed his hands, as if afraid of losing him.

She muttered to herself, trying to deceive herself, "No, that's just a coincidence. Yes, if that were true, why would they allow you to end up in God Valley?"

Gigue reached out and gently stroked a pink ahoge on Ginny's head, recounting his past experiences in an extremely calm tone.

He had now merged with the residual soul of his original body, including its memories. He had, in effect, experienced all the pain as well.

He was born in Holy Land Mary Geoise. His father was the eldest son of the Figarland Family, Figarland Gurando Saint.

Gurando's younger brother was Garling, who had become the Commander of the Divine Knights. The Divine Knights, as the elite force protecting the Celestial Dragons, had their commander position passed down through the Figarland Family for generations.

Of course, such an important position would not be designated to just one family. The reason why people from the Figarland Family always held the position was not only because they were a minority of "clear-headed ones" but, more importantly, because they possessed exceptional talent.

Their talent was compared not to those weak Celestial Dragons, but to the top powerhouses outside.

This could be seen from Garling. His performance in God Valley was absolutely outstanding. He fought against Charlotte Linlin, Newgate, and finally Rocks, without showing any signs of weakness.

The current generation of the Figarland Family had produced a pair of brothers, Garling and Gurando.

Gurando, as the elder brother, also had good talent, but he was slightly weaker than his younger brother Garling. He lost to Garling in every competition, and thus the position of Commander of the Divine Knights slipped through his fingers.

This became an eternal thorn in Gurando's heart.

However, it seemed his talent points were more focused on his intellect. In terms of scientific research, he was miles ahead of Garling.

There were too many races with extraordinary talent in this world, and Gurando set his sights on them. Ultimately, he chose the Mink Tribe and the Lunarian Tribe.

He wanted to use experiments to infuse these two genes into himself, thereby becoming stronger!

But he was also somewhat afraid of death, and he was already an adult with a fully developed body. Even with genetic modification, the effect would be limited.

Just as he was feeling a bit disheartened, his child, Gigue, was born.

The Figarland Family placed extreme importance on the physical qualifications of their descendants and had specialized equipment for this assessment. Gigue's data in all aspects was extremely strong, even surpassing Garling's from back then.

This made Gurando overjoyed; the cold-blooded man had actually set his sights on his own son!

Gigue's body was simply perfect for Gurando, and what's more, it was his own bloodline!

There were ways to perform body transference in this world, such as the Ope Ope no Mi. As a Celestial Dragon, Gurando naturally knew this.

Greedy as he was, he was still not satisfied. He wanted to apply his previous ideas, his gene modification experiments, to Gigue as well. He wanted to obtain a body comparable to a god's!

Thus, Gurando, in league with Vegapunk, conducted inhumane gene experiments on the young Gigue.

However, no matter how strong Gigue's physical talents were, he was still just a child. The prolonged experiments directly caused his body to collapse, and the experiment was declared a failure.

Seeing Gigue "dead" on the experiment table, Gurando felt not a trace of sadness in his heart. All that was there was madness and brutality.

"Useless! Useless!!!"

Gurando, who was already psychologically twisted, actually grew to hate Gigue. He hated Gigue for shattering his dream.

So, he ordered his lackeys to throw Gigue's "corpse" onto a slave ship and transport it along with the ship to God Valley