Chapter 349: Golden Lion Gives the Swords
Thud!
Dimi dropped to his knees, tears streaming uncontrollably from his eyes.
"Teacher!"
He choked with emotion.
He had always wanted to join the Dragon Flame Pirates, yet his teacher had devoted himself wholeheartedly to guiding him. Now, he was even handing over two Supreme Grade Blades to him. This series of actions pierced his heart like needles.
"Hahaha, I'm old now. I have no children. Everything I have will be passed on to you in the future—what are these two swords compared to that?"
Seeing him like this, Golden Lion's eyes also rippled with emotion, yet he still laughed boldly.
"Teacher, from now on, you will be my second father!" Dimi raised his tear-streaked face and said, his voice trembling.
"Re… really?"
Golden Lion became excited upon hearing this.
From childhood to now, rising step by step from weakness, competing with Whitebeard, with the Marines, with Roger—he had always been ruthless.
But after Roger's death, when he rampaged through Marine Headquarters, was imprisoned in Impel Down, and later escaped at the cost of losing both his legs, he had come to understand many things.
After meeting Dimi, his heart had changed.
Now, hearing Dimi say this, his emotions surged, and even his massive body trembled.
"Godfather!"
Dimi called out, then bowed his head to the ground in a deep kowtow.
"Good! Good! Hahaha…"
"I, Golden Lion, finally have a son!"
Golden Lion burst into laughter, and a terrifying aura shot into the sky.
The surrounding islands trembled from his laughter, and even space itself quivered.
Buzz!!
An even more powerful aura erupted again, forming a tornado that spiraled upward into the sky, scattering all the surrounding clouds.
Golden Lion's eyes shone with boundless, majestic brilliance.
Buzz!
Then, he withdrew all of his aura, concealing it completely.
"I never thought I'd still have a chance to break through. Dimi, you really are my lucky star."
With a smile on his face, Golden Lion looked at him.
Then, with a wave of his hand, Dimi's body rose uncontrollably into the air and was pulled into a tight embrace.
Everything felt warm and serene.
Time itself seemed to freeze at that moment.
…
On the boundless sea—
A silver-white figure streaked across the sky.
"Not bringing a permanent pointer really is a hassle!"
Jiang Qize frowned as he looked down at the endless ocean below—there wasn't a single island in sight.
Beneath his feet was a two-meter-wide black-gold bird carrying him through the air.
This bird had been formed from lightning elements combined with Armament Haki, created for flight.
He had already left Dragon Island for a full day, but he had gotten lost. Not knowing the direction to the East Blue, he could only wander aimlessly over the sea.
As for calling Robin and the others?
Impossible.
Absolutely impossible—too embarrassing.
Several more hours passed.
A massive island finally appeared before him, with buildings on it and people moving about.
"Finally, people."
Jiang Qize's eyes lit up, and he let out a sigh of relief.
Then he flew toward it.
…
Yaxi Island.
In Yaxi Town—
"Hey, look! What's that up there?"
In the town, someone pointed at the sky and shouted in surprise.
People on the street all looked up one after another.
"Isn't it just a bird? What's so strange about that?"
"There seems to be someone on it."
"There is someone! He's flying toward us."
"Could it be a pirate?"
The townspeople immediately grew uneasy.