readytorunbook Chapter 518: God Valley Arc — Promising You a Child
Chapter 518: God Valley Arc — Promising You a Child
Keek, with two swords at his waist, and Alice, holding Teach in her arms, were fleeing madly.
These two figures whose fates were intertwined with the world were desperately escaping at this moment.
Behind them, the member of the God’s Knights who was chasing them with a blade had no idea what a crushing blow it would deal to the World Government if he killed people like these, but at least for now, they were being hunted.
"Damn it..."
Keek gritted his teeth and sprinted forward together with Alice, already sensing the enemy behind them closing the distance.
If only he were a monster...
Even if he didn’t have the invincible power of Captain Rocks or Captain Orin, if he had the monstrous strength of any of the other captains, he could effortlessly protect this pitiful mother and child.
Keek fixed his gaze straight ahead, while Alice, because she was carrying the baby, was panting hard and moving far slower than he was.
If this kept up, Alice and little Teach might be able to draw the enemy’s attention for him and let him escape successfully.
But Keek deliberately slowed his steps, letting Alice run ahead of him with the child.
"You..."
Alice’s eyes widened, her gaze trembling as she looked at that figure.
"You go first."
Keek didn’t want to trade the lives of a woman and a child for his own survival. His steps slowed.
He set up a two-sword stance.
"From my years of watching monsters, the child in your arms will become someone incredible in the future. He can’t die in this era!!!"
Whether it was because he saw a resemblance between Teach and his captain, or simply because he didn’t want to keep running from powerful enemies anymore,
Keek stood his ground.
"Clang—"
Black Armament Haki wrapped around both hands, and the twin blades were instantly dyed into black blades.
"Actually..."
"After joining the Rocks Pirates, I understood very clearly that I was never destined to be one of the monsters on this sea. I have no talent in physique, Haki, or swordsmanship, so every time I met a strong enemy I didn’t even have the courage to fight. But this time is different..."
The Armament Haki on Keek’s hands began to flow with an extremely subtle motion.
"I don’t want to run anymore. I want to fight like a monster!!!"
Even knowing he might not be a match for the enemy before him, and might die here, Keek still wanted to fight without fear like a monster.
But with his very rudimentary Armament Haki, how could he possibly block the attack of a core member of the God’s Knights?
The opponent was confident he could kill him with a single strike.
"Don’t come out and get in the way!!!"
"Bang—!!!"
A figure was split in two and fell to the ground.
Keek’s eyes widened, blood splashing across his face.
That figure...
"Thanks, Keek."
That was the man he had admired most in the first half of his life!!!
With striped hair and a cloak, the domineering man looked seriously at his crewman, the combatant Dotor Keek.
"Thank you for saving my wife and child."
"No... it’s nothing..."
Keek couldn’t suppress the smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Then he saw Rocks hoist Alice and Teach up, and together with Keek, run toward the outer perimeter.
Behind them, the blown-apart member of the God’s Knights, along with Saint Garling and the others, gave chase.
Orin’s Observation Haki also detected the traces of Rocks making his move.
Seeing that Keek was with Rocks and was safe for the moment, Orin relaxed.
"Looks like I don’t need to protect him anymore, but..."
"Seems I owe someone a favor~"
He hadn’t seen the scene of Keek protecting Alice and her child, and only thought that Rocks had been helping him look after the old man, so he started thinking about how to repay that favor.
But for now, after making sure they were safe, he decided to go find Keek a bit of "family capital."
After all, he was about to leave, and it would be good to leave Keek something behind.
Orin thought of one thing:
[Mythical Zoan]Fish-Fish Fruit: Azure Dragon Form.
He ran into two sneaky brats who were heading toward the warehouse where treasures were stored.
"Isn’t that Kuma~"
Seeing Kuma’s figure, Orin smiled and followed them in secret.
He didn’t plan to take the Paw-Paw Fruit.
Leaving the Azure Dragon fruit for the old man could be considered fulfilling his dream of being a monster.
With that in mind, Orin watched the two of them run into a wooden hut and successfully steal two fruits, only to be stopped by a woman.
Linlin held the Azure Dragon fruit and slapped Ivankov into the wall with one blow.
"Bring me the other one too!!!"
Linlin wanted to take both Devil Fruits. Then Katakuri could eat the Azure Dragon fruit, and the Paw-Paw Fruit could be left for Kaido or another son...
Or it would be fine not to give it to Kaido, too.
As Linlin was thinking this, her wrist was suddenly seized.
"Bullies shouldn’t pick on kids, Linlin~"
The sudden voice and the smiling figure made Linlin jump in shock.
"Orin!!!"
"You want to snatch the Devil Fruits too?!!!"
Linlin’s expression shifted back and forth, and in the end she seemed to make a compromise.
"Fine, that Devil Fruit goes to you."
It wasn’t wise to fight Orin here and now. Having one was already enough.
Thinking that, Linlin tried to pull her wrist back from Orin’s grasp.
But to her dismay, Orin didn’t seem to intend to let her go.
"Sorry, my target is the one in your hand~"
[Warp-Warp]
Orin hooked a finger, and the Azure Dragon fruit with a faint milky scent, which Linlin had hidden in a four-dimensional space in her chest, appeared directly in Orin’s hand.
"What?!!!"
Linlin’s eyes went wide, and her other hand patted her chest.
It was really gone!!!
At the same time, at Orin’s urging with a kick, Kuma swallowed the Paw-Paw Fruit whole.
"What do you mean by this, Orin!!!"
Linlin couldn’t take it anymore. She hadn’t expected Orin to leave her not even one. She drew her blade and slashed.
"Elbaf’s Spear..."
Orin moved a step ahead and smashed a club into Linlin’s face, leaving her briefly dazed.
After all, she had a monstrous physique comparable to Orin’s.
Falling to the ground, Linlin quickly came to and glared at Orin through clenched teeth.
Orin, however, handed her another fruit.
"I found this in God Valley too: a Mythical Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Qilin Form. It’s not as good as the Azure Dragon, but consider it compensation."
Didn’t Kaido say that Haki reigns supreme over everything?
Just right—swap in one with a weaker point.
"And also..."
Looking at Linlin’s unwilling expression, Orin had a sudden idea, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"I can also promise you a child."
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