After leaving that angry little boy with his crew, Scar and I headed to the center of Delta Island, where most of the pirates had docked their ships; however, we left that place alone and landed on one of the many piers while walking into the bustling city. Despite only one city on this island, it was huge and filled with ambitious pirates who had probably all come here with the sole intention of acquiring the Pirate King's treasure.
"I-Is t-that The Insatiable?" "B-Back away! I-I heard no man is safe from her grasp!" "L-Look, it's Tiche!" N-No way! T-Two Apocalyptic Commanders of the Frenzy Pirates are here?" D-Does that mean t-the Frenzy Pirates are here!?" Remarked several terrified pirates as they backed away from Freyja and Scar, clearing a path while they calmly walked down the street.
"Huh, sometimes I forget how infamous our crew really is." Muttered Scar lightly as he walked beside Freyja, who was leaning into his embrace while stuffing his hands into a pocket, causing him to be the source of envy for everyone.
"Well, to be fair, you're with me, and I'm even more popular than that monkey bastard; however, don't forget, you're a walking calamity with a bounty of over one billion Beri's. Besides our crew, there are only a few people present who can match your strength." Stated Freyja with a faint smile as she glanced at Scar, who raised an eyebrow before faintly nodding, prompting her to kiss his cheek.
"Well, I don't feel all that strong when you and Captain constantly surround me." Said Scar lightly with a wry chuckle as he glanced at a stall a fellow pirate was robbing.
"Fufu, don't worry, you're quite powerful. However, speaking of that, I can sense a strong enemy is somewhere on this island." Remarked Freyja with a chuckle as she glanced at Scar, only for her expression to turn solemn while she closed her eyes, using her observation haki.
While my observation haki wasn't nearly as monstrous as Captain's or Sebas's, I was still able to view the entire island as I attempted to search for the person my instincts were warning me of; unfortunately, whoever it was had an impressive level of haki since they remained hidden from view.
'Tsk, they're haki is quite good. Is it an Admiral? I wouldn't be surprised if they learned about this place; maybe they're from the World Government?' Mused Freyja with a thoughtful expression as she opened her eyes, only to shake her head.
I had no clue who it was, but it was fine; I was confident in my strength; besides, I didn't want to think about those things right now as I wanted to enjoy myself; unlike Diddy, I wasn't a battle junkie.
"C'mon, Scar, let's go and try that stall; the food looks good." Said Freyja with a faint smile as she pointed toward the stall in the distance, pulling Scar, who sighed with a nod while reluctantly following her.
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"Bullet! I've just gotten news that some very interesting pirates have arrived." Said Festa with a smile as he entered a room, only to see a large man with long blonde hair calmly sitting down.
"I can already sense them… They're decent." Said Bullet with a faint smirk as he turned and glanced at Festa, who smiled while pulling pieces of paper from his pocket.
"The Frenzy Pirates and the supposed sixth Emperor of the Sea, Strawhat Luffy, have arrived!" Remarked Festa with an enthusiastic smile as he handed Bullet two wanted posters, causing him to grin while he eyed them.
"The Insatiable and Straw Hat." Muttered Bullet with a feral smirk as he eyed the two wanted posters before crushing them in his hands.
"What about Chaos Kong? Where is he?" Asked Bullet with a deep frown as he eyed Festa, who shook his head.
"We've got no reports about him, though if I'm being honest, it's probably best he doesn't show up; he's known to cause a lot of chaos." Replied Festa lightly while shaking his head, causing Bullet to click his tongue before sitting back down.
"What about the Marines and World Government?" Asked Bullet with a slight frown as he looked at Festa, who nodded with a wicked smile.
"Hehe, none could resist the allure of the Pirate King's Treasure; they had sent CP0 and several warships. However, when they learn what it truly is, hehe, I can't wait!" Remarked Festa with a smile as he rubbed his hands together, imagining how great his festival would be.
"Good; go and get things started then. I'll show myself when the time is right." Said Bullet with a nod as he faintly smirked while he gazed out the window, eyeing the endless ocean, his words prompting Festa to leave.
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Exiting from underneath the stadium, Scar and I stood in the middle of the coliseum alongside hundreds of other pirates, though they all made way for me like proper gentlemen; while walking, I happened to spot some members of my own crew, like Reiju, Mael, Grand, Trenza, Janet, Chala, and Sebas.
"At least we're not at the wrong place." Muttered Freyja lightly as she gazed at her fellow crewmates before ignoring them while Scar nodded.
This is where the supposed treasure hunt for the Pirate King's treasure would start; this all seems a little suspicious to me if I'm being honest, but I was still too curious not to attend, and it was obvious I was far from the only one who felt that way given the hundreds of other people present.
I also happened to several pirates who were among the worst generation, only missing monkey bastard, Law, and Blackbeard; however, everyone else was here besides them.
"What're you looking at?" Asked Scar curiously as she glanced at Freyja, who waved at Sanji, causing him to collapse onto the ground while profusely bleeding.
"Hmm, nothing, just waiting for the event to start." Replied Freyja calmly as she yawned while hugging Scar's arm, causing him to nod lightly.
We must've arrived pretty early because it wasn't for another twenty minutes that we finally heard someone's voice echo through the transponder snail speakers.
"Is this thing working? Ah, there we go, finally." Muttered Moderate with a slight frown as he tapped on his microphone, only for him to clear his throat, causing everyone to gaze up at him.
"HELLO EVERYONE!" "Welcome to the Pirate Fest!" Yelled Moderate and Anna, respectively, as their excited voices echoed through the coliseum.
"Now, seeing this large crowd of pirates, I can only assume you all have come here to participate in the Pirate Fest's main event!" "The Pirate King's Treasure Hunt!" Stated Moderate and Anna, respectively, as they gazed down at the crowd while the pirates finally reacted with boisterous shouts.
"However, before the event starts! We're going to give you all a little help." "In the form of a little hint." Added Moderate and Anna, respectively, with a smile while she opened an envelope.
"The Treasure is in a chest!" Remarked Anna with a smile as she read the note in the envelope before tossing it onto the ground, causing everyone's expression to twitch, though before anyone could question her, the ground suddenly shook.
Furrowing my brows, I felt the ground shaking intensify, and in a mighty explosion, a massive pillar of water shot into the sky from the center of the island while lifting a much smaller island enveloped in a bubble.
"Knock-up Stream." Muttered Scar softly as he gazed at the knock-up stream before glancing at the small island.
"No wonder I smelled salt everywhere on the island." Said Freyja lightly as she eyed the knock-up stream.
"Well, what are you pirates waiting for!?" "If that isn't a hint, then I don't know what is!" Stated Anna and Moderate, respectively, as their voices snapped everyone out of their daze while they all hurried towards the docks.
"C'mon, you fools; I've got a ship." Said Trenza as she glanced at her fellow crewmates before quickly running towards the docks, prompting every Frenzy pirate to shrug their shoulders while following her.
By the time we reached Trenza's ship, several other pirates were already sailing up the knock-up stream, prompting her miniature crew to quickly lower the sails as we approached the knock-up stream.
"Can you sail up that thing?" Asked Chala curiously as she glanced at Trenza, who sat at the helm.
"Don't know, but this is MY ship, so I'm either sailing us to glory or damnation." Replied Trenza sternly as she glanced at Chala while spinning the wheel, causing everyone's face to twitch.
"A special daughter you are, Trenza." Said Sebas softly as he glanced at Trenza, who was focused on the knock-up stream before them.
"Sebas, make sure we reach the island even if Trenza fucks up." Said Freyja lightly as she glanced at Sebas just as the ship was swept into the knock-up stream, causing everyone to fall onto the wall.
"I already planned to do so." Replied Sebas as he eyed Freyja in annoyance while using his powerful mind to keep the ship on course, ensuring they stayed connected to the knock-up stream.
While sailing up the knock-up stream, the Strawhat's appeared beside us, causing me to faintly smirk.
'This is a little nostalgic.' Mused Freyja softly as she glanced at Nami masterfully sailing the Thousand Sunny before shaking her head.
This knock-up stream was much smaller than the previous one, so it didn't take long for us to reach the peak as we practically flew towards the island, piercing through the bubble before landing in a body of water.
"We've arrived!" Stated Trenza with a proud smirk while docking the ship.