Once we took the photo, doing several on Freyja's request since she wished to get the best possible angle she could, when we finished, we exited the palace and walked down the streets of the city while heading back toward our ship, which I'd just now realized was being guarded by no one. Usually, I wouldn't be too worried since I would've killed everyone on the island, but clearly, I didn't this time; in fact, I'm rather confident there were still some marines hiding somewhere in the city, though I wasn't too bothered about them, I didn't have much desire to chase after a bunch of weak marines.
"I'm surprised you're just going to leave with this city still relatively intact, Diddy; other than killing the royal family, you hadn't done much to the Briss Kingdom." Remarked Freyja lightly while the four walked down the empty streets.
"For the record, the main reason I destroyed Karate Island and Baterilla is to make a name for our pirate group quickly, and unless the citizens of Briss Kingdom suddenly want to fight me, which I greatly encourage, I won't be wasting my time destroying this place. Besides, killing the royal family has already created enough chaos; now that a spot of power is empty, you think those nobles will just sit back and not do anything?" Stated Diddy with a smirk as he looked back at the destroyed castle, while the three were taken aback by his words.
"Ho, that's not a bad idea at all, Captain; with no King or Queen commanding the Briss Kingdom, many nobles will start to vie for that empty position, and if nothing is done, with a matter of a few weeks, a civil war will most likely erupt in Briss Kingdom, which will end up slowly destroying the kingdom." Said Sebas lightly while rubbing his beard as he instantly saw through Diddy's plan, causing him to chuckle.
"Heh, that's a rather good plan, something only an intelligent person could formulate; I wonder who created it? Was it Sebas?" Questioned Freyja with a mocking smirk as she eyed Diddy, causing Sebas to laugh while Janet suppressed her chuckle.
"Tch, I came up with it, Freyja; besides, if it weren't for Sebas explaining it, someone like you, who is all beauty, wouldn't have been able to understand the plan." Replied Diddy, smirking as he bared his fangs to the grinning Freyja while horns emerged from her forehead.
"That's real rich coming from a stupid beast such as yourself. Haven't you heard the phrase, pot calling the kettle black? Never mind, even if you've heard that before, you're too slow to grasp the meaning." Said Freyja, her words laced with killing intent, as she set her horns on fire while sparks of electricity emitted from Diddy's head.
"Hehe, what was that, Freyja!? I couldn't understand you since I'm such a stupid beast; how about you tell it to my face!" Yelled Diddy, killing intent lacing his every word as he slammed his head toward Freyja, who did the same, causing their foreheads to clash against each other, creating a small explosion of fire and electricity that engaged in battle.
"I said, you're nothing but a stupid beast!" Shouted Freyja with a grin as wings, nails, and a tail emerged from her body, increasing her strength and allowing her to push Diddy's lightning-clad head back.
"To think a woman whose only good quality is being used as a toilet is calling me a stupid beast!" Remarked Diddy, grinning as he used more strength, pushing Freyja's flaming-horned head back.
Just when I was about to beat the shit out of Freyja, I suddenly felt gravity disappear as Freyja, and I were lifted into the air, and it didn't take a genius to figure out who it was since there was only one person present who could do such a thing.
"Hoho, I apologize for interrupting your little lover's quarrel, but we still need to return to the ship and leave the island; if the two of you started fighting, I don't know how long it'll take before one of you emerge victorious, and by then reinforcements could've very well arrived by then." Stated Sebas with a soft chuckle as he looked at the irritated Freyja and annoyed Diddy floating in the air while Janet stood beside him.
"Hmph, Diddy and I aren't lovers; in fact, we're the complete opposite; he's my mortal enemy!" Declared Freyja with a scowl, her tone laced with venom as she eyed Diddy.
"Tch, why'd you have to ruin the fun, Sebas? Just when it was about to get good too, it is
rather enjoyable beating Freyja until the brink of death; you should try it sometime." Said Diddy with a slight frown before smirking as he glanced at Freyja, who decided to ignore his comment.
"I'll have to pass up on that offer; I wouldn't wish to anger my senior crew member when I'm still injured; besides, Freyja is rather powerful; I don't even know if I'm her equal, let alone defeat her." Replied Sebas while smiling as he humbly declined.
"Heh, whatever you say, Sebas, let's go." Said Diddy while shaking his head and continuing where they left off as they neared the dock in the distance.
With Freyja keeping her annoying mouth shut, the rest of the walk toward the ship was peaceful, something I'm not very fond of, but I don't mind it every now and then, only in small quantities, though. Approaching the ship, we walked past the destroyed pier where Freyja and Hina fought before arriving at our ship, which surprisingly didn't have a single scratch on it.
"Welp, I've got to hand it to you, Sebas; the ship looks exactly the same as I remember, not a single damaged area in sight." Muttered Diddy as he skimmed the ship's hull before nodding at Sebas, who chuckled in response.
Grabbing Janet by the waist, and without any warning, I leaped aboard my ship before releasing my hold on her, causing her to tumble onto the deck, while Freyja and Sebas followed behind me by flying onto the ship, gracefully landing.
"Ouch, a warning would've been appreciated." Muttered Janet as she stood up while rubbing her head, though Diddy just laughed before ignoring her.
"Now then, if you three don't mind, could you reveal yourselves? I sensed you all long before I approached my ship." Declared Diddy loudly with a smirk as he tapped his foot on the deck, though even after a few moments, nothing happened.
"If they were trying to sneak aboard our ship, they should've done a better job at hiding themselves; they didn't even try to mask their scent." Muttered Freyja as she sniffed the air; although her senses aren't as acute as Diddy's, nor are a Succubi abilities known for their incredible senses, she still consumed a Mythical Zoan after all, so of course, her perception has been greatly enhanced.
"Haa, you three, just come out; hiding won't do you any good." Said Sebas with a sigh while shaking his head as his senses searched for active minds, only to find three familiar people in the ship's cargo.
Although they didn't react to my or Freyja's words, shortly after Sebas spoke, I sensed them moving from their hiding locations in the cargo as they slowly made their way up the stairs before eventually arriving at the deck, standing just a few meters in front of us.
"No wonder I thought those scents smelled familiar; it's you three." Remarked Diddy while nodding as he looked at a woman and two men.
"You know them, Diddy?" Asked Freyja in slight surprise, knowing most people he encounters usually end up dead.
"Yep, they were present when I met Sebas; the big guy is door-man, the smaller man is dagger-man, and the woman is woman since she's the only woman." Replied Diddy as he pointed at Grand, the large muscular man, Scar, the man with a scar and white hair, and finally Trenza, the only woman.
"Tch, we have names; he's Grand, he's Scar, and I'm Trenza." Stated Trenza with a frown of annoyance as she pointed at the two men.
"Hehe, I don't care what your names are; what I want to know is, why are you aboard my ship? I would've killed you the instant you showed yourselves, but since you are Seba's former underlings, I'll leave you with a warning. Get off, my ship." Declared Diddy with a frown while eyeing each one of them as he enveloped them with his killing intent, causing their bodies to subconsciously tremble in fear as they resisted the urge to faint.
"W-We know F-Father has decided to j-join your c-crew, but t-that doesn't mean we accept it!" Said Trenza fearfully, and although she wanted to look away, she continued to stare at Diddy despite her lightheadedness.
"Y-Yeah! W-Wherever F-Father goes, we'll follow him! W-Whether it's t-to hell or heaven; w-we'll always stand by h-his side!" Stated Grand as he stood his ground while eyeing Diddy's beastly eyes that evoked fear inside him.
"A-And if you c-can't a-accept us, y-you'll have t-to kill us!" Yelled Scar while fearfully clenching his teeth as his vision became blurry.
Looking at them, while I did find their bravery to stare me in the eyes rather commendable, it didn't change my decision, though just when I was about to knock them out and throw them overboard, I felt Freyja approach me before resting her hand atop my shoulder.
"I know you don't want them to join the crew, but take a second to think about it, Diddy; if you intend to continue doing crazy things like we did today, it'll be much easier with a larger group. Sure, they may be rather weak compared to us, but they are much stronger than the average person or marine; besides, if they end up dying on a raid, then so be it; it would be their fault for being too weak after all." Whispered Freyja softly inside Diddy's ear, causing him to take a second and ponder.
'Hmm, Freyja isn't wrong; with more people, it'll be easier to raid islands and cause chaos, not to mention those three are decently stronger than the average person, so it's not like it's an utter waste of space to have them aboard my ship, and if they end of dying, that's their fault.' Mused Diddy, intensely pondering with his eyes closed while Grand, Scar, and Trenza were nearing their limits.
"Tch, alright, fine; since Freyja is a splendid Vice-Captain, I'll allow you three to join the Frenzy pirates, but If I don't like you, I won't hesitate to throw you overboard. Got it?" Declared Diddy with a slight frown as he retracted his killing intent, causing the three to sigh in relief before fainting onto the deck.
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