One Piece: Three Fruits, Starting with the Dark-Dark Fruit

Since the passing of the ancestor, the Dark-Dark Fruit has never returned to the Figalando family. To the Figalando family, the significance of this fruit is too great.

Even Gulando was very excited when he heard the news. For the first time, he had no interest in the hunting competition and thought about participating.

As a result, as soon as he proposed this idea, Jialin, as the head of the family, directly rejected it.

Originally, Garin had doubts about Ziger's determination, but because of Shanks and the Dark-Dark Fruit, he was temporarily unable to spare the time to investigate.

Even when the furious Grando threatened him with the incident involving Shanks, Garin remained unmoved.

After returning, Gulando became more and more angry. When he saw Zig's sealed body, his anger reached its peak. He cursed "waste" for a long time alone in the room. Then, he was so crazy that he ordered his men to throw Zig, who had lost his value, into a slave ship that was about to be sent to the Valley of the Gods.

It knew that Garin liked Jiger very much, and it did this just to disgust Garin. To it, this was the last bit of value that Jiger had.

Perhaps because of the Lunaria bloodline in Ziger's body, his body was very strong and he lasted until his "resurrection" without decaying.

Garin was unaware of all this. On the eve of the hunting competition, he found Satan and asked Satan to help him replace the devil fruit in one of the boxes with Shanks.

Sartan also learned about Shanks' life experience, but due to his relationship with the Fegalando family, he would not make it public until Garin announced it himself.

Moreover, by doing this, he not only saved a devil fruit, but also made Garin owe him a favor. Why not do it?

Except for the Dark-Dark Fruit, the other five Devil Fruits are provided by the Five Elder Stars. It is easy for Satan to replace his own Devil Fruit in advance.

Anyway, with Jialin's strength, if he is determined to seize the box, then others have no right to compete with him, so there is no need to worry about the box being snatched away by others and causing trouble.

In this way, with his absolute strength, Garin intended to announce his son as a trophy at the hunting meeting and bring him back to the family.

Not only that, he also wants to get the Dark Fruit!

However, the subsequent development of the matter deviated greatly from Garin's expectations.

First, Rocks chased to the Valley of the Gods for his lost Dark-Dark Fruit. The Valley of the Gods directly became a battlefield, and in the chaos, the hunting tournament was forced to end.

Later, Ziger, who had been "dead", reappeared and became the owner of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

After the Battle of God Valley ended with Rocks' death, all the boxes containing devil fruits had disappeared, including the box containing Shanks.

Ziggs, Shanks, and the Dark-Dark Fruit all moved away from Garin.

......

After telling what happened that year, a look of bewilderment flashed across Jialin's eyes. He looked at the silent Jiger and slowly said,

"Jig, don't you think this is fate's arrangement? You are the most talented person in the Figalando family in the past 800 years. The Dark Fruit that has never returned to the family fell on you, and Shanks, in the end, did not return to the family either. That's right, he shouldn't have stayed here."

There was a deep sense of powerlessness in Jialin's voice.

Jiger raised his head and looked directly into Garin's eyes and said,

"Uncle Jialin, I no longer believe in fate since the moment I came back to life in the Valley of Gods."

Jialin was slightly startled, frowned and asked,

"survived?"

Jiger said calmly,

"If fate really exists, then I should have completely disappeared from this world long ago. How could there be any Admiral of the Navy, Master Fegalando?"

If time travel did not happen, then all people and things in the One Piece world could indeed be said to have been predetermined.

But since it has happened, it means that everything has changed from "destined" to "unknown".

Giger continued,

"Uncle Jialin, for us, everything is moving in a good direction now, isn't it? This is something that you and I, uncle and nephew, have created together!"

Jialin shook his head and said,

"You have been struggling outside all these years, and I..."

"Don't say that, Uncle Jialin. Take the years I spent in Solbe Country for example. If it weren't for you, Gulando would have captured me and experimented on me long ago. It was because of your protection that I had enough time to grow."

Hearing Jiger's sincere words, Jialin was still very moved, but a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and said,

"These are what I, as an uncle, should do. No need to mention them again."

Jiger laughed and said,

"Okay Uncle Jialin, I won't mention it again, but I will always remember it in my heart."

After saying that, Jiger changed the subject and said,

"Uncle Garin, I've met Shanks several times. I told him about his life story."

"Nani?"

Jialin's eyes widened, he rarely lost his composure, and asked hurriedly,

"How did he react?"

"Well, he should have gotten some information about his life experience over the years, so he wasn't too excited. But he still felt a little uncomfortable. Well... I don't know who he took it from, but he didn't want to return to the family right now."

Zigg did not mention that Shanks wanted Garin to see him, because based on his understanding of Garin, this was absolutely impossible, so it was better not to mention it.

Hearing this, Jialin sighed softly and said,

"If he doesn't want to come back, then don't come back. He has behaved himself since he became one of the Four Emperors..."

"Now he should be dishonest. I urged him to become the Pirate King."

"...Jig, are you kidding me?"

Jiger spread his hands and said innocently,

"No, Uncle Garin, Shanks is a member of our Figalando family. Even if he is a pirate, he has to be the Pirate King, right? Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing!"

"And then? As the Admiral of the Navy, are you going to let this so-called Pirate King go, or put him in jail?"

"What are you talking about, Uncle Jialin? How could I possibly put my own brother in jail? If I were to arrest him, I would have to bring him here."

"So you want to keep him in the family under the pretext of imprisonment?"

"No, I just said it casually. I won't catch him. That kid is very proud. As his brother, I have to give him enough face."