Once everything was ready, we wasted no time and quickly set sail, heading toward our next island, whatever that may be, with a heavy ship full of gold.

"Now that I think about it, what was the point of looting that kingdom? I've never bought anything, and I've got no intention to ever buy anything; I'll just take what I need and kill whoever opposes me." Asked Diddy with a thoughtful expression while laying on his hammock before glancing at Freyja, who was manning the helm as they sailed away from the island they just raided.

"I don't know; you're the one who ordered us to do so. I figured you had a use for them, Captain." Remarked Trenza with a slight smile as she walked up the stairs wearing a new outfit she had stolen.

"Ho, looking fantastic, Trenza; seeing you in such a cute dress only makes me want to eat you even more than usual." Stated Freyja with a lustful smirk as she eyed Trenza's perky breasts and supple butt while licking her lips with her unusually long tongue.

"T-Thanks, Freyja." Replied Trenza, coughing to cover up her embarrassment as she blushed while looking at Freyja before approaching Diddy, silently standing over him.

Seeing Trenza creepily look at me, I stared back at her in confusion, but I quickly got bored, so I just closed my eyes and ignored her presence.

"Eh, nothing, Captain? Not even a, you look decent?" Asked Trenza with a slight pout as she did a little spin, showing off her entire outfit, though Diddy merely glanced at her.

"Your eyes still look beautiful." Remarked Diddy blandly as he gave her a one-over before closing his eyes to rest, eliciting Trenza's anger.

"Fucking, Captain, can't even give his Marksman a half-assed compliment." Said Trenza with a frown as she unholstered Sunaipu and fired several bullets at Diddy, though he promptly used tekkai.

I didn't bother moving, although Trenza was shooting me. It wasn't the first time, and I doubt it's going to be the last, though to my astonishment, despite using tekkai, hardening my muscles to be even tougher than iron, I felt pain. The pain was very slight and felt comparable to someone pinching you, so nothing extraordinary or noteworthy really, but last time when I used Sunaipu, and it hit me in the forehead, I didn't feel any such thing.

Once Trenza stopped shooting me, I opened my eyes and sat upright, causing Trenza to back away out of reflex, though by then, I had already snatched Sunaipu out of her hand.

"I-I was just joking-hey, why did you steal Sunaipu from me!?" Exclaimed Trenza in slight fear before trying to holster Sunaipu, only to realize she was no longer holding it, and it was now in Diddy's hand.

Ignoring Trenza's remark, holding Sunaipu in my hands, I felt its dangerous aura erupt like a volcano as it quickly invaded my body, doing nothing but just sitting there, waiting for me to shoot it so it could somehow kill me. Though it didn't need to wait long to get its desired result, pointing Sunaipu right against my temple, I pulled the trigger, causing a loud bang followed by a powerful force hitting my head, but, as I was using tekkai, I was unharmed, and I felt nothing.

'Weird, why is it weaker in my hands? Is Trenza just that good with a pistol?' Thought Diddy in confusion as he closely eyed the pistol, though he couldn't find anything unique about it besides what he already knew.

"Captain, you okay; why are you suddenly trying to kill yourself?" Asked Trenza in confusion as she watched Diddy calmly inspect her pistol after having just shot himself.

"Yeah, I'm fine; here, shoot me again; this time, aim for the chest." Said Diddy as he tossed Sunaipu to Trenza, his words confusing her even more, though she didn't dilly-dally, and in a few seconds, she unloaded several bullets onto Diddy.

'Yeah, Sunaipu is definitely weird; I felt nothing when I shot myself, yet when Trenza shoots me, I feel pain. Interesting, maybe it's something unique to cursed weapons and their owner; perhaps only Trenza can unleash its full potential.' Pondered Diddy with a thoughtful expression as he leaned on his knees, glancing between Sunaipu and Naga-sa.

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"I suppose there are still many things to learn about cursed weapons." Muttered Diddy with a shake of his head as he resumed lying on his hammock with his hands underneath his head, causing Trenza to be filled with confusion.

'Whatever, Captain's always a little weird.' Mused Trenza as she also shook her head before turning around and leaving, deciding to forget about their little event.

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On a unique set of islands, also known as an archipelago, which just so happens to be where the Frenzy Pirate's log pose is pointing to; currently, on the edge of the island facing north-ish, there was a large, shirtless man, standing at a height equal to that of a sulong Diddy, yet his physique was packed with muscles.

The man's hair was made of pure reddish-orange flames, while his two pairs of white feathered wings were curled behind him; a large golden one-handed axe with two spear tips rested on his shoulder. His orangish eyes seemed to hold white flames for pupils as he gazed deeply north, seemingly waiting for someone. However, the most striking thing about him was the large red tattoo of a circle with three small triangles on the top and one small triangle on the bottom on his back.

"Five more days." Muttered the large man with a deep voice as he turned around before heading deeper into the island full of thick vegetation, though not before giving one last look into the endless sea.

"I'll kill you all, Celestial Dragons!" Exclaimed the man with deep-seated anger in his voice as he tightened his grip on his axe, causing it to erupt into deadly flames, melting everything within a ten-meter range.

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Like usual, when I had nothing to do, I was currently training at the top of the mast, trying to acquire perfect control over my body, which I've made massive progress on since I first started, but it was a tedious and difficult endeavor. Besides the seventy-two Bian, this is the longest amount of time I've spent on mastering a technique, well, not mastering, more like completing a technique.

Having grasped hundreds of martial arts and techniques, one thing I've come to learn is that there is no way to truly master a certain technique; you can reach a very high degree of mastery with it as I've done with my seventy-two Bian and Rokushiki, but fully mastering a technique is nearly impossible as there is always room for improvement. It may be the slightest bit, not even enough that it'll make a noticeable difference, but nonetheless, improvements are improvements.

'Progress is progress, even if it's slow, though I still have a decent way to go. However, I just know it'll be worth it.' Thought Diddy with a smirk as he stood up from his meditating posture before dropping to the ground beside Grand, doing his usual training.

I was about to head to my hammock for a slight nap, but all of a sudden, I smelled something tantalizing, causing me to instantly stop and instead follow the scent, leading me to the front of the deck where Scar was training; however, the amazing smell, obviously had nothing to do with him.

"It's coming from out at sea." Muttered Diddy with a grin as he displayed his fangs while looking out into the sea, though he found nothing.

I didn't know what was producing such a delicious smell, but we were heading in its direction, so I didn't worry and just headed back to the upper deck, passing Scar, Grand, Treza, and Sebas, who was currently manning the helm.

"Heh, you seem to be in much better health, Sebas. I suppose two weeks of recuperating will do that to you; you know what they say: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. So if you ever wish to get stronger, I don't mind beating you again; I could use it as a stress reliever." Remarked Diddy with a feral grin as he eyed Sebas, who was still injured, though he was good enough to move so long as he didn't do anything physically demanding.

"Hoho, one of my favorite quotes when I was younger, Captain, though I'll have to graciously deny you're assistance. I'm doing just perfect in improving myself, though if I'm ever in any dire need of strength, I'll make sure to consult with you." Replied Sebas with a slight chuckle as he glanced at Diddy while happily refusing him, not wishing to experience such pain again.

"Oh well, you do you." Said Diddy with a nod as his feral grin disappeared while he hopped into his hammock, closing his eyes and taking a quick nap, which didn't last long at all.

"Land, ahead!" Yelled Trenza from the crow's nest, her words causing Diddy to awaken from his slumber while growling in annoyance.

"Tch, not even ten minutes, whatever." Muttered Diddy as he leaped from his hammock, grabbing the mast with his feet while standing horizontally.

Looking out to sea, I spotted an Island just as Trenza said, but the surprising thing was, there wasn't only one island; I saw at least three. They all looked weird, almost like it was a massive flower floating on the surface of the ocean.

'Well, it might very well be that; this world defies any common sense.' Mused Diddy while observing the several islands from a distance, while his instincts warned him of slight danger.