With the flutter of my eyes, I awoke from my nap, causing me to roll over in bed and stretch a little before hopping out, landing on the ground, and yawning a little as I stretched some more.
"Haa, that was a great nap; I feel almost fully refreshed." Muttered Diddy with a slight smirk as he contorted his body into inhuman positions before checking himself in a tall mirror on the back of the cabin door.
Examining myself, I noticed most of my wounds had healed a decent amount, and I was no longer bleeding; I still had plenty of scars, with patches of fur missing, but considering I'd only slept for a few hours, by morning tomorrow, I should be pretty much fully healed.
'I look great for someone who just got done fighting against two Vice-admirals only a few hours ago. Speaking of Vice-admirals, I should go and check upon Gion and Doberman; last I checked, they were still alive, just merely unconscious.' Pondered Diddy with a nod as he grabbed Naga-sa with his tail and holstered it on his back before opening the door and walking down the halls, which were littered with corpses.
Finding a random hole one of us probably made while fighting, I leaped out and landed on the deck, using this chance of peace to observe the dimming sky.
'It's not often I like peace, but this is quite nice.' Mused Diddy with a slight smile as he looked up at the sky, decided to take his time instead of rushing.
Whistling while walking along the ship's deck, I looked around, spotting nothing but broken and destroyed pieces of the ship lying around, along with the occasional corpse. Walking by, I spotted two burnt bodies belonging to Hosen and Cancer, respectively; approaching them, I flipped them over, ensuring they were dead.
'Yeah, they're dead alright.' Thought Diddy lightly as he picked up Cancer's body with his feet before throwing him overboard, doing the same with Hosen.
Hearing two splashes amidst the relatively calm waters, I continued moving down the ship, and after some time, I eventually arrived near the area where Mael defeated Doberman; leaning on the railing, I looked into the ocean, hoping to find him and, I happened to, though from what I could tell, he didn't seem unconscious anymore.
Leaping over the ship, I approached Doberman, lifelessly floating in the water, and hovered right above him using geppo as I picked his body up with my tail, getting a closer look.
"Yeah, you're dead." Muttered Diddy as he looked at Doberman's massive scar across his chest, which no longer leaked blood; it was not like his body had much left in its system.
Since Doberman was dead, I dropped him back into the ocean and returned to the ship as I headed toward the other side of the boat, where Gion and Sebas had fought.
"Hopefully, she's alive; I need someone to recount the details of the raid." Remarked Diddy lightly, and while walking, floating in the ocean to the left, he noticed the back piece of the ship that Sebas had ripped off.
'Got to give it to him; that's heavy; impressed he managed to lift it.' Thought Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he looked around, searching for Gion's body.
After spending a few minutes looking for Gion's body and not finding it, I smirked since this meant she was most likely alive and was hiding; the chances that I couldn't find her unconscious or dead body, while still a possibility, were incredibly slim. If she were still in the area, I would've caught a much more potent whiff of her scent; I'm only smelling the residue right now.
Shifting my focus to the closest man-eating island, I grinned and leaped into the sky as I ran through the air, moving slow and low to the ocean, making sure I didn't miss her. Since Gion's got observation Haki, she'll probably sense me first; at least, I think that's how observation haki works. I don't know much about haki, to begin with; most of my haki knowledge comes from Lindbergh, and he didn't tell me much either.
'I only know the three forms of haki: Color of the Supreme King, Observation, and Armament. Armament haki increases your strength and defense, Observation grants you increased perception or something along those lines, and Color of the Supreme King, I don't know if I'm correct, but I think it has to do with forcing my mind or will onto someone else.' Thought Diddy with a thoughtful expression as he propelled himself through the air at a speed just fast enough to stay mostly afloat.
"Now I really hope Gion is alive; I can get Sebas to read her mind; she's probably got much more information regarding haki." Muttered Diddy thoughtfully as he increased his efforts in locating Gion, and lucky for him, his endeavors finally paid off.
Hearing a splashing noise, I suddenly stopped and looked around me, making sure to peer into the blue ocean, and far to my left, what I found was Gion holding her breath, swimming deeper into the ocean, probably hoping to better conceal herself, but it was too late now.
Grinning, I fell into the water and powerfully kicked it, propelling me through the sea as I lunged right for her, which she quickly noticed, and from the ugly expression on her face, she must've realized escape was wholly impossible. Once I got close to her, she tried attacking me, but not only was she still heavily injured and underwater, but her movements were slightly sluggish, which made it very easy for me to evade her attack and wrap my hand around her neck as I leaped toward the sky, surfacing from the ocean in a matter of a second.
Grabbing her wrist, stopping her second attack, I used my tail to knock her sword away before bringing her closer to my face.
"You're the last remaining vice admiral, and lucky, you; you'll survive this ordeal, so I suggest just being a good prisoner." Stated Diddy as he squeezed her neck tightly, suffocating her, though all he got was a loogie to the face, which he dodged by tilting his head.
"Go fuck yourself!" Said Gion in anger as she fearlessly glared at Diddy, who just looked at her in amusement.
"If I had both male and female reproductive organs, I'd definitely give it a try, but I don't, so, no, thank you." Replied Diddy as he turned back toward the ship, propelling himself and his prisoner, Gion, through the air.
Despite Gion's obvious defiance, she didn't attack me, which I appreciated; I had just finished fighting, so I'd like to heal first. Though I bet she just stopped attacking me because she knew it served no purpose, I had fought against her along with two other vice-admirals, and still, they couldn't take me down; what was she going to do by herself, not to mention she's still very injured, while I'm the opposite.
Once I neared the boat, I tossed Gion onto the deck and landed right beside her skidding figure.
"C'mon, let's go; also, I don't feel like babysitting you, so do something stupid, and I'll snap your arms and legs; as you can tell, I'm not really in the mood to play around; I'm enjoying this peace." Remarked Diddy lightly as he looked behind him at Gion, who stood up and glared at Diddy, thinking of ways to kill him, something he noticed from the look in her eyes but didn't care.
'Heh, she got the same look as Freyja, just not anywhere near as intense; Gion just wants me dead, while Freyja would literally burn the world if it meant she could kill me.' Thought Diddy with an amused smirk before shaking his head and walking along the deck, Gion following from a distance.
"Tch, you call this peace? Do you call destroying a government ship and killing hundreds peace? You pirates are so sick, and this world would be better off without you." Stated Gion angrily as she picked up a nearby sword from a dead agent, tempted to lunge at Diddy, though she dropped while hissing in pain.
"What did I just say?" Asked Diddy with an annoyed look as he lowered his hand after firing a lightning bolt at Gion's forearm.
"Though regarding your earlier question, yes, this peace may have been achieved by killing hundreds, but peace is peace; what can I say? Also, for the record, it's not like I wanted to kill all those agents; back in South Blue, I've learned that killing weaklings who have no desire to fight is not fun; if anything, it feels like a job." Added Diddy while shrugging his shoulders before frowning and shaking his head.
"Even by a pirate's standard, you're sick, Chaos Kong." Said Gion in disgust as she looked at Diddy, who merely smirked.
"Yeah, I already know I'm a little messed up in the head, but you're also really hypocritical; I doubt you've killed as many people as me; my killstreak is in the tens of thousands, after all. Actually, speaking of that, I've probably got several care packages and chopper gunners to call in." Said Diddy with a grin as he glanced at Gion by turning his neck completely around, similar to an owl, while the last part confused her, though she didn't bother with it for long.
"Anyways, what I'm saying is, If I'm sick, so is every established marine officer, cause I'm curious, Gion, how many people have you killed? At least a few hundred; I wouldn't even be surprised if it were in the thousands." Remarked Diddy lightly with a large smile as he eyed Gion with his beastly eyes.