While the officers of the Rocks Pirates were in the Fronce Kingdom helping Charlotte Linlin seize the Emperor Blade Napoleon.
Rocks, sailing alone in a single boat, had already quietly returned to his hometown of God Valley.
Neither the dangerous Calm Belt nor the World Government's triangular whirlpool currents could stop Rocks, much less the relatively normal seas of his West Blue homeland.
Carrying mountain-sized bundles, he brought huge amounts of treasure and supplies back to the hidden settlement of the Davy Clan.
Among the members of the Davy Clan were Rocks' father and grandmother, as well as other relatives and family members.
In the future God Valley Human Hunting Competition, these members of the Davy Clan, together with Eris and her son Teach, as well as the Buccaneer child Bartholomew Kuma, would become thirteen immensely valuable SR-class "Escaping Rabbits."
The Davy Clan was suspected of carrying Buccaneer blood.
Many Celestial Dragons believed the Davy Clan was actually a branch of the Buccaneer race.
Rocks' father possessed the same enormous physique as a Buccaneer.
In the Celestial Dragons' God Valley Human Hunting Competition, aside from the thirteen SR-class rabbits worth ten thousand points each, there were also 150 R-class rabbits worth one thousand points each, and one hundred thousand ordinary God Valley residents worth one hundred points each.
Most of those R-class rabbits were slaves personally selected by the Celestial Dragons from Mary Geoise.
They included powerful slaves from many races, among them fish-men strong enough to bite apart their own shackles.
The chains restraining Ivankov, Ginny, and Kuma had been bitten open directly by a powerful fish-man.
A full two hundred Celestial Dragons participated in that hunting competition on God Valley.
In truth, the Davy Clan lived hidden within God Valley without even the kingdom's ruler knowing of their existence.
The Davy Clan had long abandoned the taboo surname "Davy" and the inherited "D" mark.
After being hunted by the World Government and Celestial Dragons for eight hundred years, even they no longer knew how many times they had changed surnames.
The name "Rocks D. Xebec" itself was actually a false name created by Rocks.
Within the Davy Clan, he was called Davy D. Xebec.
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Inside the Davy Clan's hidden village.
"Xebec, this time you've caused far too much trouble."
Rocks' father's eyes were filled with worry and helplessness.
Ever since childhood, he had never been able to control this terrifyingly talented son.
Still, seeing Xebec grow so powerful brought him a small sense of pride.
The Davy Clan had always remembered the will and contract of their ancestor, Davy D. Jones.
"That undead old monster Imu hiding in the shadows really is unbelievably powerful. But sooner or later, I'll crush him!"
Rocks waved his hand dismissively and began sharing the spoils and information from his journey with his father, grandmother, and the rest of his family, while also describing the current situation of the Rocks Pirates.
When speaking about Ignis, the right-hand man capable of foreseeing the future, Rocks grew even more confident.
He firmly believed he could break destiny, kill Imu, and reclaim the world.
Because this world was originally meant to belong to the Davy Clan!
Rocks' father was equally shocked by Ignis's abilities.
Like Imu, he immediately connected Ignis to the ancient Moon People and Crescent Moon People.
Perhaps this too was another kind of fate.
"Xebec, promise your grandmother this, before obtaining those two legendary abilities, never fight Imu."
"That old monster's powers are incredibly evil and terrifying!"
"The current you is still too early to face him."
"When I heard you stormed Mary Geoise alone, I was nearly scared to death."
Rocks' grandmother smacked him with a stick, her eyes filled with disappointment and frustration.
Rocks' previous actions had truly been too reckless.
If Rocks had not been fortunate enough to keep the Davy Clan's identity hidden, Imu would never have allowed him to escape Mary Geoise so easily.
"I know already, old lady."
Rocks allowed his grandmother to hit him freely.
He then asked whether his father or any of the other clan members were willing to go out to sea with him.
He was confident he could help them grow stronger.
"Forget it. We're already used to ordinary lives. And following you is too dangerous. The Davy Clan must continue its bloodline."
"If you fail, then the will and contract of the Davy Clan must continue to be passed down."
Rocks' father directly refused on behalf of the rest of the clan.
They could allow the powerful Xebec to venture into the seas and challenge destiny.
But they could not drag the entire surviving branch of the clan into danger.
If they failed, the entire bloodline would face annihilation.
That was why they needed to prepare for every possible crisis.
Rocks did not force the matter.
Though he possessed absolute confidence in himself, he knew he could not drag the entire clan into the fire.
If something unexpected happened, the Davy Clan would truly perish forever.
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Rocks remained in God Valley for several days.
Besides leaving behind treasure and supplies, he also added all the information he had gathered into the Davy Clan's inherited records.
Included among them were his own understandings and training methods regarding all three forms of Haki.
This would ensure that the Davy Clan's legacy could continue endlessly, allowing future generations to produce people as powerful as Rocks, or even their ancestor, Davy D. Jones.
…
Meanwhile, within the prosperous town of God Valley, a red-haired girl was happily playing through the streets.
Her vivid red hair formed a beautiful sight throughout the town, and her cheerful laughter made her beloved by all the shopkeepers.
This red-haired girl had already begun revealing astonishing beauty.
She also seemed to possess some kind of powerful bloodline talent.
This red-haired girl, slightly younger than Eris from the Kingdom of Lulusia, was the future mother of Shamrock and Shanks.
No wonder the future Saint Figarland Garling, after discovering God Valley, would immediately fall for this red-haired beauty and have twin sons with this woman from a lower-world non-member nation.
Her red-haired bloodline completely overpowered Garling's golden-haired genes, causing both twins to inherit her magnificent crimson hair.
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When Rocks left God Valley, he never once visited the town, fearing his presence might be exposed.
Just as he once departed from the Kingdom of Lulusia without saying goodbye to Eris, he quietly left God Valley as well, not even informing his father or grandmother.
He did not want the residents of God Valley to discover his traces.
That was his way of protecting the island.
'Don't worry, old man and old lady! I will definitely kill Imu and allow the Davy Clan to once again live beneath sunlight and glory.'
As the small boat drifted farther away from God Valley, Rocks turned back to look at his hometown, his eyes filled with ambition and dreams.
Yet when he looked toward God Valley's harbor, he unexpectedly found himself remembering the little girl from the D Clan at Shadow Harbor in the Kingdom of Lulusia.
Rocks shook his head.
Why had he suddenly thought of that flat-chested, hot-tempered girl?
Still… that savage girl named Eris truly had left a deep impression on him.
There seemed to be a rather special feeling attached to her.