One Piece: God Valley's Beginning, Snatching the Dark-Dark Fruit
Chapter 17

I Am Your Dog!

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Inside the church, Gigue seemed to sense something. He closed the Bible in his hands, turned his head, and said to Ginny beside him with a smile, "Get ready, the person coming to pick us up is here."

Ginny, who had been staring blankly at Gigue, blushed. She nervously tugged at the white undershirt she was wearing, sat up straight, and asked, "Wh-what's wrong, Brother Gigue? What guests?"

Just as she finished speaking, footsteps could be heard from the church entrance.

Spandine stopped abruptly in front of the church doors. He raised a hand to stop Babus and the others behind him and said in a low voice, "Alright, you guys don't need to go in. Don't disturb that person!"

Babus grew increasingly curious and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Spandine, are you sure this Gigue is the person you're looking for? I don't mean anything by it, but this person might be an Ability User, and King Beckley's disappearance is also related to him. I'm worried about you..."

Spandine glared at him and continued to lower his voice, "I told you not to call this person by name! Let me tell you, if you provoke this person, with just a word from him, let alone you, even I would disappear from this world!"

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

But now, just being scared by a name like this, Babus found it hard to imagine what kind of background this young man named Gigue had, and why he would stay in a small country like the Kingdom of Sorbet.

He stopped asking and directly ordered the Marines behind him to wait in place.

Spandine spat some saliva onto his hands, slicked back his hair, then tidied his clothes and put on a fawning expression. He straightened up and walked into the church alone.

In the church hall, Gigue and Ginny were sitting on a long bench. When Spandine entered, he saw their backs.

He dared not make a sound, and just walked lightly to the side of the bench, a smile plastered on his face, and asked, "Hello, is Gigue-sama here?"

Gigue stood up from the bench. His height of 1.9 meters made Spandine feel a sense of pressure. Gigue's composed expression already made him suspect that the person before him was the one he was looking for.

"I am Gigue. You must be sent by Uncle Garling, right? Your name is... Spandine?"

Hearing the address "Uncle Garling," Spandine shivered and immediately bent his waist even lower. It looked like he was about to kowtow on the spot.

"Yes, yes! This humble servant is Spandine. Saint Gigue, please forgive my earlier offense. It is my greatest honor to meet you!!"

Spandine's current position was due to this kind of behavior. He knew very well who the true masters of this world were.

A while ago, he had received a message from Mary Geoise. He would never forget the majestic voice that came from the Den Den Mushi, a voice from Figarland Saint Garling!

That was the Figarland Family! The Celestial Dragons among Celestial Dragons! And Saint Garling had already become the Family Head. Just hearing his name gave Spandine a suffocating feeling.

When Garling gave him the task of escorting Gigue, he was so excited he almost went crazy. For him, this was an opportunity that even having an ancestor's grave emitting auspicious smoke wouldn't grant!

As long as he could establish even a slight connection with the Figarland Family, his status would reach a new height.

What's more, the person he was sent to pick up was Saint Garling's nephew! Although he had never met Gigue before, Gigue's status in his heart was now higher than his own father's.

Hearing the commotion, Kuma and Ivan came out of the room. Seeing Spandine, they roughly guessed what was happening. People from the World Government had arrived!

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

Spandine kept his head down, not daring to make eye contact with Gigue. His extremely humble demeanor made Ginny gasp.

This was also the first time Ginny had directly experienced Gigue's noble status. A high-ranking official of the World Government was acting so abjectly in front of Gigue.

Gigue glanced towards the entrance and said, "There are still quite a few people outside, aren't there? Why didn't they come in together?"

"Saint Gigue, Saint Garling instructed that you didn't want too many people to know your identity, so I didn't let them in!"

Gigue nodded and praised, "You've done very well!"

Receiving Gigue's praise, Spandine felt a surge of comfort throughout his body. He immediately patted his chest and said, "Saint Gigue, please rest assured! Saint Garling instructed that if there's anything inconvenient for you to do in the future, you can hand it over to me. I will definitely handle it perfectly for you. You are my master! I am your dog!"

These words were truly beyond what an ordinary person would say. Ginny, standing beside them, was dumbfounded.

Even Gigue's lips twitched slightly. He coughed lightly and said, "Alright, let the people outside come in now."

"Yes! Saint Gigue!"

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

"This humble servant understands!"

Spandine, as he had just said, had completely transformed into a loyal dog and trotted outside to call people in.

After he left, Ginny couldn't help but sigh, "He's truly a... weirdo!"

Gigue smiled and said, "You'll meet more people like this in the future, so get used to it now."

Not long after, Spandine entered with Major General Babus, a group of Marines, and nobles.

The gazes these people directed at Gigue held a trace of awe, clearly Spandine had said something to them outside.

Babus sized up Gigue, who was standing in the center of the church, and felt surprised.

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

This indicated that the strength of the person before him was no longer below his own, and might even be greater!

Gigue also noticed the military rank on Babus's shoulder and walked towards him.

As Gigue approached him step by step, Babus's heart tightened, and his body tensed up subconsciously.

However, when Gigue reached him and spoke, his words left Babus completely bewildered.

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

Seeing that Babus remained silent, Spandine stomped his foot, cursing the idiot under his breath.

He shoved Babus hard, but Babus was too weak and almost fell over from the push. This made Spandine even more annoyed, and he spoke with a hostile tone, "Major General Babus, Mr. Gigue is talking to you. Can you be a little more polite?!"

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