Hearing someone knocking on the door, I looked up only to see one of my most trusted officers, Satou, entering my office with a slightly distressed look, causing me to sigh as I could already imagine what was happening.
"Commander Trenza-" Said Satou with an unsightly expression as he respectfully greeted Trenza, who waved her hand and interrupted him.
"Haa, let me guess, the recruits are causing a ruckus?" Asked Trenza lightly in annoyance as she looked at Satou, who awkwardly nodded, causing her to grunt in annoyance while shifting her focus back to her papers.
"Why are you informing me then? Can't you and Clamy handle the recruits? As you can see, I'm doing something." Remarked Trenza as she ignored Satou while continuing to write.
"Um, about that, Commander Trenza; we can handle most of the recruits, but one of them specifically is quite strong. Clamy and I could probably handle him, but it'll cause a lot of damage to the ship, and I know you hate that." Replied Satous softly as he hung his head down, his words causing Trenza to look blankly at him before groaning while standing up and setting down her quill.
"Ugh, fine, who is it anyways?" Asked Trenza in annoyance as she approached Satou before exiting her office, stepping toward the balcony while overlooking the deck below.
"It's him, Commander, the one Clamy is fighting." Said Satou lightly as he pointed towards a man and a woman fighting while hundreds of pirates watched from the side.
Eying the person Clamy was fighting, I had to admit; he was quite strong with his devil fruit, which allowed him to control his bones; even his haki wasn't half-bad either, with some refinement, he could probably become an officer, though as he is right now…
'…He'll get killed shortly after returning to Pandemonium; his aggressive nature will surely piss off either Captain or Freyja, the last two you ever want to anger.' Thought Trenza lightly as she continued to watch the battle, only for her face to suddenly scrunch in anger when part of the deck was destroyed.
"Hey! Watch what you're hitting, Clamy!" Yelled Trenza in slight anger, her voice gathering the attention of nearly every pirate down below.
"S-Sorry, Comman-" Said Clammy apologetically as she looked at Trenza, only to be hit by a large bone fist, flinging her body into a mast, damaging it.
"Tsk, bastard!" Muttered Trenza angrily as she clenched the railing while eyeing the pirate wearing armor created from his own bones, which had a faint black hue, signifying the use of armament haki.
Leaping over the railing, I landed on the deck down below, approaching the recruit, who was eyeing me with a somewhat crazy look.
"Frenzy Commander Trenza! I've heard that the Frenzy pirates are governed by strength, so if I beat you, the weakest Commander, won't I become a Commander?" Stated the recruit with a wicked smile as he stared fixedly at Trenza, who raised an eyebrow before suddenly nodding.
"Yes. If you can beat me, you'll take my spot as a Frenzy Commander, and unfortunately, I am the weakest, not something I'm exactly proud of, but I'm also probably the most rational among the Frenzy Commanders. If you apologize, I'll forget about this whole incident; I don't want to return home in a bad mood." Stated Trenza calmly with an annoyed expression as she folded her arms and stared at the recruit, whose smile only grew.
"I would advise listening to Commander Trenza's words." Said Satou threateningly as he grabbed his hilt while eyeing the recruit, who suddenly laughed before raising his arms above his head.
"Hahaha, shut it, you dog! I'll kill you, Trenza, then present your head to Chaos Kong!" Declared the recruit loudly, his voice echoing through the whole ship, causing Satou and Clamy to glare at him furiously.
"Tsk, fucking bastard. Commander, let me deal with him." "Tsk, I'll get my revenge for that cheap shot." Said Satou and Clamy angrily as they stood on either side of Trenza, both standing taller than her, only for her to walk forward while waving her hand.
"No. Wasn't the whole point of you informing me so that I could easily deal with this recruit without damaging the ship? Besides, I'll take care of him quickly." Remarked Trenza lightly as she stopped Satou and Clamy while approaching the recruit, who lunged forward and attacked.
Casually stepping to the side, I dodged his punch before I stopped walking, causing his second attack just barely to miss; continuing forward, I proceeded to dodge all of his attacks without so much as breaking a sweat, which seemed to infuriate him as he suddenly grabbed his bone armor on his chest and opened it, revealing his actual chest. Seeing what was about to happen, I grabbed Sunaipu and quickly fired three shots; of course, normal bullets would bounce right off his haki-clad body, but thanks to Sunaipu, it coated all of my bullets in haki, allowing me to pierce right through his bone armor and body with minimal effort as he collapsed to one knee while bleeding from the chest.
However, he wasn't done yet; before he could further damage the ship, I twirled Sunaipu, changing the bullets from normal ones to explosive ones as I shot into one of the bullet holes in his chest.
"Oh, I forgot to clarify, I'm physically the weakest." Said Trenza with a sly smirk as she looked at the recruit.
"Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?" Asked Trenza lightly as she holstered Sunaipu before turning around and eyeing Satou and Clamy while seemingly ignoring the recruit.
"Tch. DIE!" Yelled the recruit angrily as he lunged at Trenza, only for him to suddenly be engulfed in an explosion, causing his unconscious body to collapse onto the deck.
"Sorry." Replied Clamy and Satou simultaneously as they glanced at the recruit before looking at Trenza, who nodded.
"Don't apologize; do better; the Frenzy pirates are governed by strength; someone will take your spot if you're not strong. Possibly, the recruit will." Said Trenza solemnly as she eyed her trusted officers before shaking her head and walking upstairs.
"Don't bother me until we arrive at Pandemonium." Said Trenza lightly as she entered her office before slamming her door shut, causing the several recruits to murmur below.
"Waoh, did you see that? She took that man down so easily!" "If I'm not mistaken, wasn't he called the Bone Crusher?" "Yes! Not only that, he's a new name who only appeared a few years ago, yet he already has a bounty of 240,000,000 Beri's!" "Well, what do you expect? He was facing Commander Trenza, Daiquiri of the Frenzy Pirates, with a bounty of nearly 650,000,00 Beri's!" "If she's the weakest, I can't even imagine the rest of the Frenzy Pirates, let alone the Four Commanders of Apocalypse!" Remarked the many new recruits as they talked in hushed voices while the veteran pirates continued as usual.
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Standing at the ship's bow, I couldn't help but smile while holding a piece of Pandemonium's vivre card as I looked at those two loveable sea kings in the distance; even though they've grown significantly over the two years, they're still so cute.
"PANDEMONIUM!!" Yelled Trenza excitedly, her loud voice echoing through the sea, causing Pandy to suddenly raise his head before hissing loudly.
Waving my hands at Pandy, he quickly informed Mony, prompting her to change directions as they came charging straight for us, freaking out many of the recruits, including Bone Crusher; after all, Pandemonium was still a ferociously powerful sea king.
Once they got close, they came to an immediate halt as I leaped overboard, thoguh Pandy caught me before I fell into the sea.
"Ahh, who is an adorable sea king!? C'mon, say who it is?" Asked Trenza with a lovely expression as she affectionately rubbed Pandy's scaly head, who hissed in return, causing her to smile.
"Roar!" Said Mony with a pout as she looked at Trenza, who chuckled before leaping off Pandy's head and landing on hers.
"Hehe, don't think I've forgotten about you, Mony." Muttered Trenza softly, her words causing Mony to roar gently, shocking the numerous recruits.
While rubbing Mony's head, Pandy brought my ship onto her shell, allowing everyone to return home after a long trip.
'Haa, glad I didn't run into one of Blackbeard's crew; They're definitely still pissed about that beating we gave them. Though, I bet Kuzan is indifferent; it was lucky we happened to attack them when he wasn't present. Captain is powerful, but even he couldn't face him and Blackbeard by himself while emerging victorious. Well, unless he used his Sulong form, but knowing him, that wouldn't happen.' Mused Trenza lightly while sighing in relief, only to lift her shirt while gazing at several bullet wounds.
"Tch, stupid Van Auger, his devil fruit really made that battle so difficult; I definitely would've died if I hadn't managed to significantly improve my haki a few days before. Even then, it was still an incredibly close fight." Said Trenza in annoyance as she rubbed her hand over her many wounds, only to sigh while lowering her shirt.
Shaking my head, getting rid of such depressing thoughts, I had Mony lift her head so I could hop onto her shell; after being away from home for so long, I was itching for some alone time with Captain; however, all of a sudden, it got very dark, causing me to look upwards, only to see a massive, yellow thundercloud sparking with lightning.
"CUM DUMPSTER!!" "STUPID MONKEY!!" Yelled Diddy and Freyja, their powerful voices echoing throughout Pandemonium as their conquerors' haki violently clashed.
Sensing Captain and Freyja's Conquerors haki, I grabbed my face and simply sighed while I made my way back towards the lounge, which was where they were, passing numerous fellow cremates, only they were all unconscious. Even Clamy and Satou were having difficulty withstanding Captain and Freyja's clash.
'Well, I'm just thankful Captain is holding back.' Mused Trenza with a sigh of relief as she approached the fortress.