INIIDF-Chapter 74 JO·JO

The booming Buzz! sound quickly approached them underground.

The ground parted like liquid, and a massive figure emerged from the underground.

"There you are... you really made me search!" The giant man said with a delicate voice, "The city looks chaotic, something big must have happened... Giorno, was it you?"

Liam looked at the furry big head emerging from the hole beside him, "Don't talk nonsense. It's their own desire for conflict, I just happened to be passing by!"

Even without him, Bege's group would have caused chaos at the wedding. By taking Bege's Shiro Shiro no Mi (Castle Castle Fruit), he had dealt a small blow to Capone Bege's arrogance in West Blue.

"Who is he?" Morley climbed out of the hole and stared intently at Shanks, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you like me that much?"

"Ha Ha Ha!" Shanks laughed heartily before he spoke, "You're very interesting! I like you. How would you like to join my crew?"

Morley asked, "Are you a pirate?"

"Yes."

"Then no thanks," Morley said, "I don't want to be a pirate anymore."

"Really, that's a shame!" Shanks patted the moss-covered giant stone a few more times, "Liam, what about you? What are your plans?"

"Liam?" Morley muttered.

"For now..." Liam looked at the giant stone grave, "I should go 'home' first."

'Has he remembered where his home is?' Robin looked at Liam.

Before they parted. Liam complained to Shanks, "If I'd known you'd be wandering around for so long, I'd have had you teaching me Haki for two months!"

"I didn't expect that either!" Shanks laughed, "But it doesn't matter, I think you'll definitely master Haki... Look, haven't you gotten much stronger already?"

He adjusted his straw hat slightly and smiled, "You've already started to master 'Rokushiki', right?"

"Yes," Liam replied, "Not bad for me!"

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Shanks once again left gracefully.

Looking at the back of the red-haired man with the straw hat, Liam mused, "I should have asked him to write me a letter of introduction... it would be useful for finding a mentor at 'Sabaody' in the future..."

The three of them reached the shore, and as they saw the small wooden house in the distance, they could hear the melodious sound of a piano.

"You're still alive?" 

"You're still alive."

Seeing old George at the piano, Liam and he spoke almost simultaneously.

"Hmph! Boy, do you know how long I've lived on this island?" Old George pressed the keys hard and changed the tune, "That was just a petty criminal organization brawl, for decades it's either you hit him or he hits you, one takes power, another gets killed... I've had enough of it for a long time."

"Impressive, a true West Blue veteran!" Liam saluted Old George and called for Robin and Morley to board the pirate ship on the shore.

Seeing the pirate ship, Morley suddenly remembered, "That's the bounty from those pirates."

"I'll just take a bit," Liam didn't take it all, "You took down quite a few as well…"

Morley was quite serious as he spoke, "No way, I'm a Marine now! Marines who fight pirates don't get bounties."

"Fair point." Liam nodded, "I'll treat you to a good meal when we get back."

"Aren't you going back to your hometown?" Morley asked feeling confused.

"I still have stuff on the island!" Liam said helplessly, "I have to go back and get it, right?"

"Good point," Morley nodded and sat down on the deck. His massive body couldn't possibly fit in the cabin.

At that moment, the sound of the piano drifting from the shore had changed to the familiar tune of "Binks' Sake," known throughout the Four Seas.

"Deliver Binks' Sake to you~"

"Like the sea breeze, carefree~ ride the waves~"

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The next morning, the Fang pirate ship slowly docked.

On the deck, the silhouette of a short-haired girl whose legs turned into a pair of wheels was gently pushed forward by the giant behind her, causing her to shoot off the deck at high speed.

"Yahoo~!"

Without much expression, Robin glided through the air, and inside the open doorway on her chest, Liam shouted loudly...

Finally, the wheels landed firmly with a thud.

The strength of the Shiro Shiro no Mi (Castle-Castle Fruit) was impressive; even with such a hard landing, Robin, who had never trained in physical techniques, felt no discomfort.

With a "biu," Liam emerged from Robin's body, put his hands on his hips, and laughed, "Ha ha ha ha! I don't know why, but I'm just so happy!"

"I really don't understand what's so funny about this..." Morley climbed down from the ship and came ashore.

Robin didn't understand either. But seeing Liam so happy made her feel a little better and she smiled, "Want to do it again?"

"Sure."

"Yahoo~!"

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Back to the familiar island town.

Back to the usual restaurant they frequented.

The boss had cleverly set up a large table in the backyard to accommodate the giant Morley.

Liam sent 'B.I.B.' back to the hotel to get the package while he, Morley and Robin satisfied their hunger.

"Bloop?"

A green Den Den Mushi poked its head out of Liam's pocket.

"You start moving the moment you smell food." Liam took it out and placed it on the table, and the little green creature began to eat happily. 

But despite its joy, it couldn't shake the feeling that it was being watched with evil intent... Liam, who ate with full cheeks, nodded at the green Den Den Mushi.

The meal lasted an hour.

"Ah, that was satisfying!" Liam sighed with satisfaction.

Robin, sipping her tea, looked in surprise at the mountain of bowls and plates in front of Liam, all cleared.

'His appetite seems even bigger now...' Robin watched Liam's bulging belly and silently took another sip of tea. 

The next moment, something amazing happened. Liam's bulging belly began to shrink visibly, flattening out in an instant, and before Robin could react, Liam's previously round belly was back to its normal size.

"Ah..."

Liam let out a big burp, releasing a breath of hot air. He picked up a toothpick to clean his teeth and, noticing Robin's expression, said proudly, "How about that, impressive, huh?"

"Hmm..." It was pretty impressive.

"If you wore Little Black," Liam mused, "you might be able to do it too!"

'B.I.B.' completely replicates his abilities, including strength, speed, and even the understanding of Life Return, all of them were perfectly copied.

When wearing the Stand armor, if one's own strength is lower than his, one could use his - or rather, Liam's - abilities.

Theoretically, when Robin wore the B.I.B., she could use Liam's current combat power.

This, of course, included some of the Life Return application techniques that Liam could use.

For example, quickly digesting the energy from food in a short amount of time...

Robin, however, was very skeptical of this and spoke. "I definitely can't eat enough to make my belly that big."

"Ha ha! Well, then there's nothing you can do about it," Liam laughed.

'Maybe I should try?' Robin sneaked a piece of cookie and ate it.

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After saying goodbye to Morley, who stayed behind to continue his service as a Marine, Liam took Robin back to the coast.

From another direction, a rucksack and a suitcase flew quickly towards them at low altitude.

B.I.B. held one in each hand, delivering the items to the pirate ship under Liam's command.

"Ugly!"

Liam jumped onto the deck and looked up at the giant sails and the black pirate flag, both of which originally bore the emblem of the Fang pirate crew.

Twenty minutes later.

The designs on the pirate flag and sails were completely renewed.

One eye socket of the skull was painted as a butterfly, the other as a ladybug.

The crossed bones were removed, replaced by mirrored letters "J" symmetrically flanking the skull.

A pair of hands, created by the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi), holding a paint bucket and brush, were tossed aside. Liam nodded in satisfaction, smiling, "Looks good, Jolyne Cujoh?"

Robin didn't understand.

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