After learning everything I had stored inside Nimbus was nowhere to be found, most likely destroyed through whatever method I used to travel back to my world, I rolled off of Nimbus, falling into the ocean while taking a breath of air. Since I had no food, I was going to need to find my own, which would be easy; even if I were grievously injured, hunting some stupid animals would still be a peace of cake.
'Let's just hope I don't come across a decently intelligent sea king that can withstand my haki and notice my injured state; that would be annoying to deal with.' Mused Diddy lightly while effortlessly swimming through the ocean as if it were his natural habitat.
Of course, such a situation wouldn't happen, not when I wasn't bothering to conceal my aura, prompting nearly every creature to keep a significant distance away from me, well, except for the prey my eyes were fixed on as I speedily propelled myself through the water, heading directly for a shark the size of a whale.
Despite its attempt at fleeing, I eventually caught up to the shark, and with a bolt of lightning, I quickly killed it while the lightning continued to arc through its body, cooking it for me. Exiting from the ocean, I sat on Nimbus and didn't hesitate to eat the shark that had floated to the surface by itself.
"It surprisingly could use some salt." Muttered Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he ripped the fins off the shark, consuming everything that entered his mouth, his powerful, razor-sharp teeth tearing everything to shreds.
Now that I finally had some food in my system, I pushed my body into overdrive as I healed myself; I was working so hard that I even began emitting steam. Although the shark was massive, with how hard I was pushing my body to repair itself, I was using a LOT of energy, and little by little, the shark began to lose size as I constantly ripped out chunks of its flesh and consumed them, using its blood whenever my throat was feeling parched.
After roughly two hours, I finally began to ease up as I stopped pushing my body since I had significantly healed in that time. I was still wounded, but my serious injuries had all been taken care of; the only thing remaining was the several other smaller injuries, though I'd let those heal normally, not like it would take long, to begin with.
'Ahh, but at least now I don't need to worry when confronting an Emperor.' Thought Diddy lightly as he stood up and stretched while releasing a sigh of satisfaction, only to yawn afterward.
"Great, now I'm a little sleepy." Muttered Diddy with furrowed brows as he glanced between Nimbus and the sky, only to click his tongue.
"I'll sleep after returning to Pandemonium; let's follow the stupid trail Freyja left behind for now. I don't think I'd ever be glad to smell her scent." Said Diddy quietly as he sat down and controlled Nimbus to fly through the sky while constantly sniffing the air, ensuring he didn't go off course.
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Coming too, I slowly opened my eyes, only to grab my chest as it felt like it had swapped places with my spine, though when I looked down, I couldn't help but wince.
'Ugh, fuck, he really caved my chest into my back.' Thought Freyja with an ugly expression as she sat upright while gazing down at her caved chest.
Thanks to Bullet, I could hardly breathe, and whenever I did, I was met with a vivid sensation of pain much worse than what I was currently dealing with; still, the pain was the least of my worries, so with a grunt, I stood up, only to see several other pirates were already awake.
'Tsk, great, that bitch is here.' Mused Freyja in annoyance as she glanced at Hancock helping Luffy, only to scoff afterward.
Ignoring that jealous bitch, I approached a random man before kneeling and kissing him; sucking the vitality through his lips, I used the stolen vitality to heal my injuries, though even after turning him into a dried husk of his former self, I still wasn't in perfect condition.
"Whatever, this is good enough." Muttered Freyja lightly as she patted her healed chest while clenching her fists, only for her expression to descend into anger.
"Tch, where the fuck is Bullet!?" Exclaimed Freyja as she spread her haki, searching for Bullet's presence, yet he was nowhere to be found despite having all of Delta island within her view.
Grunting in annoyance, I was about to fly around the island, hoping I could spot him with my eyes since it seemed like he was hiding, yet before I could take to the skies, I sensed movement coming from around me, causing me to glance at my follow crew mates as they finally started to awaken.
"Ugh, my head freaking hurts." "Tsk, so does mine." Said Trenza and Chala, respectively, as they emerged from the rubble while rubbing their heads, only for the ground to subtly tremble as Grand appeared from the ground.
"Freyja! Where is that bastard!?" Asked Grand furiously as he gently placed Janet down while glaring at Freyja, who grunted in annoyance while shaking her head.
"Hmph, I wish I fucking knew; Bullet is hiding; I can't sense him." Replied Freyja lightly as she folded her arms, her words causing Grand to angrily clench his fist, only for a frail-looking hand to pat his leg.
"Calm your anger, Grand; we'll deal with him… That is something I'm sure we can all agree on." Remarked Sebas softly as he gently patted Grand's thigh while glancing between Freyja and Mael, who had melted away the rubble that imprisoned him.
"Tsk, your damn right about that! I'm killing him, or I'm going to die trying!" Stated Mael solemnly as he stabbed his axe into the ground, unleashing a wave of plasma that melted everything in his vicinity.
"Oh wow, something I can finally agree with you on without you having an attitude." Said Scar with a shake of his head while folding his arms, causing Mael to silently glance at him.
"I really wish I knew how to use haki." Muttered Reiju in slight annoyance as she wiped her face and fixed her hair, her words causing Janet to nod with a wry smile.
"Heh, you and me both." Added Janet.
"Well, I'm glad for once that we, as a crew, are all thinking alike, but we've got a problem… I can't locate Bullet. Not to mention, a war between marines and pirates is happening on the island." Said Freyja in annoyance as she glanced between the Frenzy pirates, her words causing them to frown while Trenza and Sebas used their observation haki.
"Tsk, I can't find him either." "Hmm, I suppose him being able to go toe-to-toe with Dark King Rayleigh wasn't a joke." Said Trenza and Sebas, respectively, as they clicked their tongue while glancing at Freyja, who withheld her snarky remark.
"So, Vice-captain, what's your plan?" Asked Mael with a frown, his tone causing Freyja to roll her eyes in annoyance before deciding to ignore it.
"Well, he said he wanted to kill all the pirates here, so I doubt he's fled; he's definitely still here. Now, we could split up and wait for him to make his move, most likely after we're exhausted from fighting the Marines, or maybe he'll attack sooner since he did seem to enjoy fighting." Remarked Freyja with a thoughtful expression, one that Sebas reluctantly agreed with, something that he obviously had trouble admitting.
"Until we can find him, there isn't much to do; just stay on your guard. Bullet will show himself soon enough." Added Freyja with a slight frown as she glanced at the Frenzy pirates, who all nodded, only for her to sigh before walking towards Hancock in the distance.
With Bullet hiding away like a coward, I figured now was the best time to practice conquers infusion; without that, it would be challenging to defeat or seriously injure him.
'…And what better sparing partner than Hancock? Not only do I get to practice, but I also get to finally beat her up. Two birds with one stone.' Mused Freyja with a faint smirk as she surged her conqueror haki directly toward Hancock, whose back turned stiff.
Not even a moment later, Hancock's haki exploded out of her body as she fought against my own for superiority, yet, in the end, neither could win, which was fine, but I had succeeded in pissing her off.
"Look at you to think the second most beautiful woman would have the balls to show her face before me." Said Freyja with a wicked smirk as she eyed Hancock, who gnashed her teeth while Luffy tilted his head in confusion.
"Tsk, what do you want, Freyja? Can't you see I'm with my husband?" Asked Hancock angrily as she fixedly stared at Freyja while protectively standing in front of Luffy, who waved at her.
"Hey, Freyja! Sanji wanted me to tell you hi as well." Said Luffy with a smile as he waved at Freyja, who reciprocated the gesture before blowing a purplish kiss, which Hancock intercepted.
"Fufuf, hello Luffy. Tell Sanji I said thanks." Remarked Freyja with a smirk as she seductively winked at Luffy, who nodded with a smile while Hancock hissed.
"Also, sorry for interrupting, but do you mind if I play with Hancock? I need her help with something." Asked Freyja curiously with a lovely smile as she looked at Luffy, who tilted his head before nodding.
"Yeah, sure, I've got to go and deal with Bullet anyways; I'm the one who'll be the Pirate King!" Stated Luffy with a faint smile as he dashed into the distance while waving at Freyja, who chuckled, only for her friendly expression to vanish and a wicked smile to adorn her face.