"So where has Diddy gone, Sebas?" Asked Freyja lightly as she approached Sebas and an awkward Janet, who was utterly astonished at her beauty.
"He's gone down that secret passage to retrieve the fleeing royal family; it's been several minutes since then, so he should be returning rather soon." Replied Sebas while gesturing toward the throne, to which Freyja nodded, though an excited Janet interrupted the two's conversation.
"I-I can't believe it! I-It's really you, Freyja! C-Can I take some pictures of you, please!?" Yelled Janet in disbelief and excitement as she practically ignored Sebas and neared a confused Freyja.
"Yes, it's me, Freyja; I appreciate the enthusiasm, Janet, but how come you're so excited to see me? I'm not anyone important, at least not yet." Said Freyja, slightly taken aback by how giddy Janet was.
"N-Not anyone important!? Do you not read the newspaper, Miss Freyja?" Asked Janet with widened eyes while looking at Freyja, who nodded in response.
"Freyja is fine, and yes, sometimes I do; however, why are you asking me that?" Replied Freyja as she tilted her head in even more confusion.
"S-So you don't even know about the storm you picture has created in the South Blue? People are already saying you're more beautiful than one of the warlords of the seas, Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, also known as the most beautiful woman in the world. Yet, the craziest thing is, this is all based on the picture of the newspaper printed a couple of days ago, and your picture was in black and white!" Exclaimed Janet eagerly in one breath as she rummaged through her suitcase, retrieving Boa Hancock's wanted poster for Freyja and Sebas to see.
"Pirate Empress Boa Hancock? She's definitely one of the most beautiful women ever to grace this world, but I must agree with Miss Janet; she is still a league below Freyja in terms of beauty and figure, and although I've never met her, I'm certain her etiquette isn't that good either, she is a pirate after all." Remarked Sebas lightly as he glanced between Boa Hancock and Freyja, easily noticing who was superior.
"So she's Pirate Empress Boa Hancock? I've heard her name being mentioned a few times in the past, but I've never really been interested in her, so I didn't acquire information about her; though it is, as you say, Sebas, she doesn't hold a candle to my beauty." Stated Freyja while uninterestedly eyeing the wanted poster before handing it back to Janet.
Just as Janet was about to ask Freyja if she could take some photos of her, all of a sudden, the palace ceiling collapsed, catching everyone by surprise as they laid eyes on what came crashing through the roof.
"I-Is that a s-ship!?" Exclaimed Janet in shock as she witnessed a ship falling to the ground while destroying the throne room.
"Haa, that stupid fool; he always loves to make a crazy entrance." Muttered Freyja with a sigh as he grabbed her head in annoyance.
"Hoho, our Captain is a wild one." Said Sebas with a chuckle as he watched the ship slam onto the ground, destroying the throne and everything else nearby.
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Descending into the massive hole the ship made after dropping it, I landed on the ground just before the boat and glanced at Freyja, Sebas, and Janet in the distance.
"Hehe, I've found the royals of Briss Kingdom; cowards were trying to flee." Announced Diddy with a grin as he slapped the broken ship, further damaging it, while looking at the approaching three.
"Tch, are you sure they're not dead? That was a rather tall drop for a bunch of normal people." Asked Freyja as she neared Diddy and the ship behind him, though the quiet whimpering answered her question.
"Heh, they're alive, though they probably have a couple of injuries, but whatever; I plan to kill them anyways, so if anything, I'll be putting them out of their misery." Replied Diddy with a smirk as he dismissively glanced at the ship while Freyja shook her head.
"Well, then I suggest we get to it, Captain; I'm sure a fleet of marine battleships are heading toward Briss Kingdom as we speak." Said Sebas lightly, causing Diddy to grin.
"Hehe, while fighting against a fleet of marines sounds enticing, let's finish this; we can't have our first major raid last too long; otherwise, it might be considered a failure." Remarked Diddy with a grin as he turned around and sliced open the damaged haul of the ship, revealing the royal family huddled together.
"To call this a major raid when only three people participated is unheard of." Muttered Freyja lightly.
Ignoring Freyja's little remark, I entered the ship and approached the huddling royal family, though as I got close, a couple of guards appeared from around the corner, trying to ambush me. However, it was a pathetic attempt since I knew where they were the entire time. Slicing both of their swords in half with my nails, I grabbed the broken pieces of the blade, and without giving them any time to react, I threw the blades at their necks.
While the two guards fell to the ground as they died, I neared the royal family, who were fearfully looking at me, although it seemed like the King was more angry than scared; before he could do anything, I grabbed the fat man by his collar and threw him out of the ship; followed by everyone else. Exiting the ship, I walked past the groaning royal family before standing in front of them alongside Freyja, Sebas, and Janet.
"U-Um, should I still be here?" Asked Janet lightly while glancing between the royal family and the Frenzy pirates.
"Yes, I'll need you to take a picture of us with their corpse; otherwise, who'll know we killed them?" Said Diddy with a bloodthirsty grin, his words frightening the royal family who overheard him.
"Y-You, disgusting, pathetic pirates! D-Don't you know who you're messing with!? I'm the King of the Briss Kingdom, and we are affiliated with the World Government! K-Killing a member of royalty is the same as challenging the World Government's authority; n-no, it's the same as declaring war on the World Government, y-yeah, you heard me, pirate. WAR!" Exclaimed the King angrily as he stood up with his fat body while heavily breathing, pointing at Diddy.
"Are you stupid? Of course, I know that." Replied Diddy with a smirk while looking at the smug King, who misinterpreted Diddy's words.
"S-Since you know the consequences of going against the WG, s-surrender yourself! I-If you do that, I-I'll put in a good word for you to reduce your sentence, a-and I want that woman to become my wife, s-she'll be new Q-Queen." Stated the King smugly while lustfully looking at Freyja, and if it weren't for his obese body, you'd be able to notice something hard.
"I don't think I've ever interacted with someone so stupid; does this fool not understand his situation? He's about to die, so why is he acting so arrogant? I'm confused?" Questioned Diddy in utter confusion as he glanced between Freyja, Sebas, and Janet.
"It would be best to ignore his words, Captain; listening to these types of people will only make you stupid." Replied Sebas with a frown, already feeling a headache from the sheer stupidity radiating off the King.
"Heh, If that's the case, you should pay him some more attention, Diddy." Stated Freyja with a smirk as she folded her arms.
"I don't know; I'm just as confused as you." Said Janet in confusion as she tilted her head.
"Y-You bastards! S-Stop ignoring me! I'm the King-" Said the King angrily as he threw a tantrum, though he was interrupted as he suddenly felt tremendous pain emerge from his arm.
"M-My hand; ARGHHAGRHAGRHHHH!!" Yelled the King in pure agony from the loss of his right hand.
"Ugh, annoying; yeah, let's finish this quickly." Muttered Diddy as he approached the yelling King while rubbing his ears in pain, though before he could kill him, someone intercepted him.
"I-If you're going to kill us, Pirate, please a-allow me to kill my father!" Said a young Prince, even younger than Diddy, as he firmly stood before him despite his fear, though determination means nothing before power.
"You can kill him in the afterlife." Said Diddy with a smirk as he walked past the Prince and decapitated him with his sharp nails.
Once I killed that boy, one of the women started yelling as well, which just further irritated me, prompting me to quickly kill them all by decapitation, not giving them a chance to cry or grieve. Approaching the still-yelling King, who was oblivious to what just happened, I did the same to him as I did to the rest of his family, and finally, the place went silent.
"Haa, that's much better; Sebas, collect their heads-" Said Diddy in relief as he looked at Sebas, who caused the several heads to float, though before he could finish speaking, a long iron rod suddenly attacked Diddy, slightly surprising everyone.
Seeing the incoming iron rod, I grabbed it with my hand, stopping it just a few inches from wrapping around my neck; following the iron rod, I noticed an injured Hina in the distance.
"Tch, I could've sworn I'd knocked her unconscious." Remarked Freyja with a frown as horns, wings, a tail, and nails sprouted from her body as she prepared to fight her.
"Hehe, I'd completely forgotten about you, Hina; however, thanks, your timing couldn't be more perfect, just when we required somewhere to place the heads." Stated Diddy with a grin as he suddenly yanked the iron rod, causing Hina to get sent flying right toward Diddy.
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