Feeling the temperature around us rapidly heat up, I coated my foot in lightning before grabbing the man and tightly squeezing his neck, causing him to glare at me angrily.

"Control yourself; otherwise, I'll beat you some more. I've got great experience in beating someone to the inch of their life." Stated Diddy with a feral grin as he leaned down towards the man while squeezing his neck even harder, choking him.

Despite his angry glare, he eventually stopped heating the surroundings, causing the temperature to slowly return to normal and prompting me to release my foot from around his neck; after his bouts of intense coughing, he finally took the time to observe his surroundings, though as he was still significantly injured, he could hardly move.

"Where am I?" Asked the man as he looked at Sebas and Freya before looking at Diddy with a hardened expression.

"You're aboard my ship, and those two are your seniors. Sebas right here is the person you go to when you need information; he's also the second mate; Freyja is the Vice-captain, and although she is sexy, don't be fooled; she's an absolute slut whose done it with over 1,000 men." Declared Diddy with a smirk as he pointed at Sebas, who softly smiled before gesturing to Freyja.

"Hoho, pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mael. Ignore our Captain's antics; despite being a little crazy, he's rather easy to get along with, so long as you're strong, that is." Said Sebas with a slight bow as he retracted his mind from Mael's, who seemed confused and startled.

"Hehe, calling me crazy, are you Sebas? Seems like you've been spending a little too much time with Freyja." Remarked Diddy with a chuckle as he looked at Sebas, who straightened his posture with a slight smile.

"Freyja, this monkey's Vice-captain by force, just know, if you ever need to relieve your stress, Mael, I'm the perfect person to talk to; I've got plenty of ways to make you forget about everything." Stated Freyja lustfully as she bent down to Mael, exposing her large breasts to him, though other than a few glances, he didn't seem really tempted.

"Tch, what did I say about trying to seduce crew members, Freyja? Try some shit on him again, and I'm drowning in the ocean." Said Diddy with a growl as he bared his fangs at Freyja, who clicked her tongue and backed away from Mael, though not before winking and blowing him a kiss.

"How do you know my name?" Asked Mael with a scowl as he glared intently at Sebas while wisps of plasma erupted from his body, only for him to be zapped with lightning again.

"Don't test me, Mael." Said Diddy with a slight frown while lightning danced around his finger, forcing Mael to reluctantly control his powers as he shifted his attention back to Sebas.

"You're not the only one who's eaten a devil fruit, Mael; I've eaten the Mind-Mind fruit, greatly expanding and strengthening my mind, which allows me to enter the minds of others and read their thoughts, emotions, and memories." Remarked Sebas lightly with a smile as he fixed his appearance, straightening his tie.

"Essentially, Sebas knows everything there is to know about you." Added Freyja lightly as she looked at Mael, who didn't seem too bothered by such a revelation.

"If you've read my mind, then you should know why I refuse to ever follow someone's orders and why I'd rather die than do so." Said Mael aggressively as he stared at Sebas before glancing at Diddy, who smiled and bared his fangs.

"Hoho, yes I do, Mael, and I must say, I pity your past, but, unfortunately, our Captain here has taken an interest in you, so the chances of you dying are rather slim. After all, Freyja here wishes to kill our Captain, yet she still stands, perfectly fine and healthy; I'm sure that should be enough to inform you how unlikely your death is." Replied Sebas with a slight chuckle while gesturing to Diddy before pointing to Freyja, who huffed in annoyance before glaring at Sebas.

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"Did you need to bring that up, Sebas? You know I don't like my past being mentioned." Remarked Freyja lightly with a frown, prompting Sebas to apologize.

"Why do you want to kill him?" Asked Mael with a glint in his eyes as he ignored Sebas and looked at Freyja, who glanced at him with a knowing glint.

"He killed my family roughly seven years ago, then forced me to work as his maid for two years before he eventually fed me the Demon Demon fruit; I'm sure you can understand how maddening that is. To kill someone's family and force them to work as your maid is a whole new level of torture." Stated Freyja with a scowl as she looked at Mael, who seemed quite surprised before the two looked at Diddy.

"Hmph, don't give me that look; it's not like you weren't getting your revenge; you constantly fed me poisoned food." Replied Diddy with a huff as he glanced at Freyja, who gritted her teeth in anger at how nonchalant he was about the whole thing.

"Yeah, that YOU ordered me to poison; I don't even know if there is a poison on this planet that'll work on you anymore." Said Freyja through gritted teeth as she pointed at Diddy, who shrugged his arms, causing her to subconsciously transform into Satan's soul.

"If you and I work together, can we kill him?" Asked Mael seriously as he looked at Freyja, who was slightly taken aback by his question.

"Hahaha, now we're talking." Said Diddy with chaotic laughter, while Sebas wisely chose to stay silent.

"He's injured right now, so he's weaker than normal, but still, you don't know him like I do. Diddy's a monster; I don't know how long you fought him for, but I can almost assure you he wasn't giving it his all. This is all under the assumption you were in peak condition; now, if the three of us joined forces to fight against him, that would be a different story altogether." Declared Freyja with an ugly expression as she looked at Diddy's eager smile before glancing at Mael, followed by her looking at Sebas.

"Hoho, no, thank you; I'm still not fully healed from fighting Captain last time. My back is still a little sore. Besides, even if we did end up fighting, it's doubtful we would all survive; at least, I'm confident I wouldn't survive." Said Sebas with a shake of his head as he raised his hands and took a few steps, causing Freyja to grunt while Mael furrowed his brows.

"Aw, just when it was getting exciting. However, yes, the three of you would end up dying if you fought me; besides Freyja, none of you know my fighting style enough, and secondly, you three also don't know each other well enough; wait a year or two and by then, you three will really have the chance to take my life." Remarked Diddy with a ferocious smile as he glanced at Sebas, Freyja, and Mael.

"Tsk, I hate it when you're right." Muttered Freyja as she returned to her normal appearance and leaned on the ship's railing.

"Anyways, Mael, I don't really care about your past, but I'm interested in why you're waiting on these islands. Was a Marine or World Government going to sail by? Actually, if that were the case, how would you even know that?" Questioned Diddy curiously as he leaned closer and looked at Mael, who slowly attempted to stand up, only for him to collapse back onto the deck while leaning against the mast.

When I asked my question, I honestly thought I might need to force it out of him, or actually, I'd just go and ask Sebas since he should know, but after giving me a look, Mael eventually told me.

"I was waiting for an important World Government ship, a Celestial Dragon's ship, as every year, such a ship will sail to the Boin Archipelagoes to acquire a variety of food. How do I know? I spent a Decade as a slave; I managed to learn some vital information about Celestial Dragons and the World government." Replied Mael as he looked up at Diddy, his words surprising both Freyja and Diddy.

"Celestial Dragon's ships? Wait a second; don't tell me you intended to ambush a Celestial Dragon's ship and kill the Celestial Dragon!?" Exclaimed Freyja with widened eyes full of disbelief as she stared at Mael like he was a madman while Sebas just wryly smiled.

"Yes! Those fucking Celestial Dragons have stolen everything from me, and I will start my revenge by killing them. Now, since you know of my plan, let me go." Stated Mael with pure hatred in his voice as he looked into the sky, something Freyja could deeply relate to.

"Heh, about that, Mael…" Said Sebas with an uncomfortable expression as he looked at Diddy.

"Heheh, Hahaha; killing a Celestial Dragon!? Hahahaha, why didn't you say so sooner, Mael!? Do you know how much chaos the death of a Celestial Dragon will cause!? Why did I never think of killing a Celestial Dragon?" Exclaimed Diddy with chaotic laughter as he looked at Mael, who was looking at him like he was crazy, which he was.

"Oh, dear. We might truly die; no, we're almost certainly going to die." Muttered Freyja as she rubbed her head and accepted the inevitable.

"Hoho, well, at least I've lived a long life." Remarked Sebas with a slight chuckle, though he was in the same boat as Freyja.

"Hehe, this will be fun!" Said Diddy in pure excitement.