I Am Your Dog!

Inside the church,

Gigue seemed to sense something. He closed the Bible in his hands, turned his head slightly, and said to Ginny beside him with a smile,

"Get ready. The people coming to pick us up are here."

Ginny, who had been staring blankly at Gigue, blushed. She nervously tugged at her little white vest, sat up straight, and asked,

"W-What is it, Brother Gigue? What guests?"

As soon as she finished speaking, footsteps sounded from the church entrance.

Spandine suddenly stopped before the church's main doors. He raised a hand to halt Babus and the others behind him, then said in a low voice,

"That's enough. None of you are going inside. Don't disturb that lord!"

Babus grew even more curious and could not help asking,

"Mr. Spandine, are you sure this Gigue is the person you're looking for? I don't mean anything by it, but he may be a Devil Fruit Ability User, and King Beckley's disappearance is connected to him as well. I'm worried that you..."

Spandine shot him a glare and lowered his voice even further.

"I told you not to address that lord by name! Let me tell you, if you offend him, one word from him will be enough to make not only you, but even me disappear from this world!"

Spandine had always given Babus the impression of being lawless and superior to everyone else.

But now, he was terrified at the mere mention of a name. Babus found it hard to imagine what kind of background this young man called Gigue had, or why he was staying in a tiny place like the Kingdom of Sorbet.

He stopped asking questions and directly ordered the Marines behind him to wait where they were.

Spandine spat into his hand, slicked back his hair, straightened his clothes, then put on a fawning expression and walked into the church alone.

Inside the church hall, Gigue and Ginny sat on a pew. When Spandine entered, all he saw were their backs.

He did not dare make a sound. He merely walked lightly to the side of the pew and asked with a beaming smile,

"Hello. May I ask if Lord Gigue is here?"

Gigue rose from the pew. His six-foot-three frame gave Spandine a sense of oppression, and that composed expression made Spandine vaguely guess that this was the person he had come to find.

"I'm Gigue. You should have been sent by Uncle Garling, right? Your name is... Spandine?"

Upon hearing Gigue call him "Uncle Garling," Spandine shuddered and immediately bent even lower at the waist. He looked as though he was only one step away from kowtowing on the spot.

"Yes, yes! This humble one is Spandine, Lord Saint Gigue! Please forgive my earlier offense. Meeting you is truly the greatest honor of my life!!"

Spandine had climbed to his current position by relying on this very skill. He knew perfectly well who truly ruled this world.

Some time ago, he had received a message from Mary Geoise. He would never forget the majestic voice that had come through the Den Den Mushi—it belonged to Saint Figarland Garling!

That was the Figarland Family! Celestial Dragons among Celestial Dragons! And Saint Garling had already become the Family Head. Just hearing that name made Spandine feel suffocated.

When Garling assigned him the task of receiving Gigue, Spandine had nearly gone mad with excitement. To him, this was an opportunity that even his ancestors' graves smoking green could not have won him!

As long as he could establish even the slightest connection with the Figarland Family, his status could rise to an entirely new level.

What was more, the person he had been sent to receive was Saint Garling's own nephew! Though he had never even met Gigue before this, Gigue now held a higher place in his heart than Spandine's own father.

Hearing the commotion, Kuma and Ivan both came out of their rooms. Seeing Spandine, they roughly guessed what was happening. The World Government had arrived!

A gloomy look appeared on Ivan's face. He knew this meant the time had come for him to part ways with Gigue and the others.

Spandine kept his head lowered, not even daring to entertain the thought of meeting Gigue's eyes. His utterly humble attitude left Ginny clicking her tongue in amazement.

This was also the first time Ginny had directly experienced how noble Gigue's status was. A high-ranking World Government official actually behaved so miserably before him.

Gigue glanced toward the entrance and said,

"There are quite a few people outside, aren't there? Why didn't they come in with you?"

"Lord Saint Gigue, Saint Garling instructed me that you did not want too many people to know your identity, so I did not let them enter!"

Gigue nodded and praised him.

"You did very well."

Receiving Gigue's praise, Spandine felt a wave of bliss wash over his whole body. He immediately patted his chest and declared,

"Lord Saint Gigue, rest assured! Saint Garling instructed me that from now on, anything inconvenient for you to handle can be left to me. I'll make sure it's all taken care of properly. You are my master! I am your dog!"

That was not something an ordinary person could say. Ginny was dumbfounded as she listened.

Even Gigue's mouth twitched. He coughed softly twice and said,

"Alright. Let the people outside come in now."

"At once! Lord Saint Gigue!"

"Wait. Don't add Saint after my name in front of outsiders, especially Marines."

"This humble one understands!"

Just as he had said himself, Spandine had now completely become a loyal dog. He eagerly ran outside to call the others in.

After he left, Ginny could not help sighing.

"He really is... something else!"

Gigue smiled and said,

"You'll meet plenty more people like him in the future. Get used to it in advance."

Before long, Spandine led Babus, a group of Marines, and several nobles into the church.

Their gazes toward Gigue all carried a trace of awe. Clearly, Spandine had explained something to them outside.

Babus studied Gigue, who stood in the center of the church, in astonishment.

What surprised him was that Gigue was even younger than he had imagined, and that Gigue gave him a faint sense of danger.

That meant the person before him was no weaker than Babus—perhaps even stronger!

Gigue also noticed the rank insignia on Babus's shoulder and stepped toward him.

Watching Gigue approach him step by step, Babus's heart tightened, and his body instinctively tensed.

But when Gigue arrived before him, what he said left Babus completely bewildered.

"Hello, my name is Gigue. My friends and I want to join the Marines."

Seeing Babus remain silent for so long, Spandine stomped his foot beside him and silently cursed him as an idiot.

He shoved Babus hard, but he was far too weak. The push nearly made him fall instead, which only angered him further. He said sharply,

"Major General Babus, Mr. Gigue is speaking to you. Can't you be a little more polite?!"

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