After Sebas, Freyja, and Mael showed themselves, the nine of us entered a stare-down, and not a single one of us moved; though it wasn't going to stay that way for long, unlike the Marines, we were kind of on a timer.

"Things have gotten a little more complicated now." Said Cancer with a slight frown as he gazed at Mael, Sebas, and Freyja before his eyes eventually settled on Diddy, who was fiercely glaring at him.

"There is nothing complicated about this; we'll kill them and get on with our day." Said the man with scars as his expression hardly changed while eyeing the Frenzy the Frenzy pirates.

"Slow down, Doberman, don't forget, we're protecting Saint Xalrons; this isn't just as simple as killing or capturing them." Remarked Gion with a complicated expression as she glanced behind her, eyeing the room Saint Xalrons inhabited.

"We need to make sure no harm comes to Saint Xalrons whatsoever. Besides, we don't know their objective; there aren't many pirates who would dare attack a Celestial Dragon ship, and those who would are most likely targeting the Celestial Dragon in question." Stated the ordinary-looking man with a pondering expression while looking at Diddy, who grinned at his words.

"Then our goal doesn't change, Hosen; we need to dispatch them before they can cause any harm to Saint Xalrons." Declared Dalmatian with a hardened gaze while eyeing Freyja as parts of his body transformed into that of a dog.

"Well, you heard the man; let's quickly take care of these pirates." Said Cancer calmly with a slight smirk as he removed his glasses, eyeing Diddy with his one working eye.

"I'll settle things quickly." Said Doberman aggressively while tightly clutching his sword and glaring at Mael.

"Be careful; they must have the confidence to attack this ship." Remarked Gion seriously as she clutched her sword's hilt and stared down Sebas.

"While you four are fighting, I'll protect Saint Xalrons." Stated Hosen with a nod as he turned around and prepared to leave, only to instantly tilt his head to the side.

Seeing Hosen turn around and try to leave, I grinned, and using soru, I lunged toward him, though while doing so, Cancer managed to react and sliced his sword right at me; contorting my body, I barely evaded his sword. Continuing toward Hosen, I swiped my nails right where his head was, yet despite not looking, he managed to dodge, though just barely, as I still left behind a cut on his cheek.

"Hehe, where do you think you're going? Didn't you hear me? I'm taking both of you on." Stated Diddy with a feral grin as he landed on the side of the wall while eyeing both Hosen and Cancer.

"Well, I'm not against a 2 vs 1; what about you, Hosen?" Asked Cancer as he turned around and approached Hosen while eyeing Diddy.

"I'd prefer to protect Saint Xalrons, but it doesn't seem like I have much of an option; though Mini wasn't kidding about that report, even with observation haki, I barely reacted in time." Replied Hosen with a frown as he touched his wounded cheek before cleaning the blood off his hands and glaring at Diddy.

"Yeah, I can already tell this will be a somewhat challenging fight, even with the two of us." Remarked Cancer as he suddenly brought his sword forward, protecting him from Diddy, who had lunged right at him.

"Hehe, don't tell me you're scared; there is no fun in fighting a coward." Said Diddy as he looked up at Cancer before pushing off his sword, evading a downward swipe from Hosen, who was to his right.

"No, not scared, just pointing out facts." Replied Cancer calmly as he lunged forward alongside Hosen, the three engaging in a fight while slowly moving away from the front of the ship.

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"Hoho, Captain really is a wild one." Said Sebas with a soft chuckle as he, Mael, and Freyja watched Diddy slowly distance himself from everyone while fighting two Vice-admirals.

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"Yeah, and look what that's gotten us into? Because of his wildness, he thought it would be a smart idea to attack a Celestial Dragon ship, not to mention that he intends to kill one; he might literally become the new most wanted man in the world." Remarked Freyja with an annoyed frown as she folded her arms and looked at Sebas and Mael.

"Hoho, you're not wrong there, Freyja; I'm just thankful our Captain isn't stupid." Added Sebas with a wry smile as he glanced at Freyja, who scoffed.

"Heh, that makes one of us, doesn't it." Muttered Freyja with a shake of her head before focusing on the three vice-admirals standing before them.

"Stop wasting time, you two; we've only got so much of it." Stated Mael as he glanced at Freyja and Sebas before walking forward, approaching Doberman, who stood opposite him.

"Foolish pirate, I'm not nice like the others; you're dying underneath my blade." Declared Doberman provokingly as he glared at the approaching Mael, who seemed unphased by his declaration.

"Go ahead and try." Replied Mael as he raised his golden axe into the air before slashing it downward to Doberman, who brought his sword up and blocked the axe.

"I'll succeed." Said Doberman as he pushed Mael off him and kicked him in the stomach, flinging him overboard while he followed him, using geppo to maneuver in the air as the two started fighting above the water.

"He is right, Freyja; let's not dilly-dally any longer." Remarked Sebas as he glanced at Mael and Doberman fight it out before fixing his appearance and approaching Gion.

"Excuse me, Ms, I'm not one to hurt a lady, but Captain's orders come first." Added Sebas, and before Gion could react, he outstretched his hand, constricting her in his telekinesis before throwing her into the distance, though midway through, she broke out of his control.

"For a pirate, you're rather refined, Sebas." Said Gion lightly as she slashed her sword despite being from a distance, launching a sword wave toward Sebas, who blocked it by manifesting a psionic barrier.

"I appreciate the compliment, Gion; before I became a pirate, I was the leader of a gang called the Elegant Mafia." Remarked Sebas with a slight smile as he floated in the air and waved his hands, forming invisible ethereal arrows before launching them towards Gion, who managed to dodge each and every one.

"Well, that makes sense then, doesn't it." Said Gion as she launched another sword wave at Sebas, who merely floated to the side, dodging it.

"Seems like it's just you and me, big boy; if you want, Momma here will let you suck on my breasts. I've got a lot of saved-up milk." Stated Freyja seductively, shifting her focus to Dalmatian and slowly approaching him as she lifted her crop top, showing her large, voluptuous breasts while channeling her bewitching capabilities, though it seemed to hardly affect Dalmatian.

"Surrender yourself, Insatiable; this will make it easy on both of us." Said Dalmatian solemnly as he eyed Freyja, who merely frowned before lowering her crop top over her massive breasts.

"Hmm, don't wanna; how about you make me surrender? I like it when a big, strong man pushes me down and uses me like an object to vent their lust into." Said Freyja with a pout before nearing Dalmatian and pushing her breasts up against his chest while whispering into his ear, yet he still resisted her charms.

"Either surrender yourself, Insatiable, or I'll beat you into submission." Declared Dalmatian as he pushed Freyja away while glaring at her, causing her to frown once more.

"Tch, well, seducing you didn't work; there goes my plan to use you to kill Diddy." Muttered Freyja with an annoyed expression as she frowned while horns, nails, wings, and a tail sprouted from her body, causing Dalmatian to up his guard.

"Haa, this will be one challenging fight; last Vice-admiral I fought, I was almost powerless; let's hope the improvements since then have paid off." Added Freyja as she looked at Dalmatian before lunging forward and swiping her long nails at him, though he retaliated by doing the same with his claws.

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While the nine people were fighting up above, down below, and underneath the upper deck, Grand, Scar, and Trenza were separated in different parts of the ship, heading right for their assigned communication room.

In the back of the ship.

"Haa, this is going to be easy; Captain has already knocked everyone out. I just need to get there before anyone wakes up, and I'm golden; no need to fight." Said Trenza to herself as she ran down the hall while searching for the communication room, occasionally passing unconscious agents sprawled on the floor.

On the right side of the ship.

"I hope Trenza's doing fine; she's going to have a difficult time fighting in such a closed space with only pistols, not to mention she'll be trying not to injure them seriously." Remarked Grand with a slight frown as his large figure ran through the hall, busting through walls to quicken his search for his assigned room.

In the front of the ship.

"My goodness, this Haki Captain talks about it so powerfully; to be able to knock out an entire ship's worth of people in a matter of a few seconds is insane. I need to learn Haki as well; no, let me not get ahead of myself; first, I should focus on the fundamentals, and then I can go from there." Stated Scar in surprise as he saw the numerous agents unconscious on the floor, a desire for Haki brewing inside him.