"Land ahead!" Yelled Trenza from the crow's nest as he pointed directly in front of them, her words gathering everyone's attention while Diddy leaped up the crow's nest beside her.

Looking out to see in the same direction Trenza was pointing, far into the distance, emerging just beyond the horizon, I spotted a decently sized piece of land, causing me to grin in excitement.

"Hehe, finally, I'm ready to cause some chaos." Stated Diddy with a feral smile while standing horizontally on the mast right above the crow's nest before falling to the deck.

"And someone said we'd get lost with a log pose at sea." Remarked Freyja with a slight smirk as she glanced at Sebeas, who merely chuckled in amusement.

"So this is Jaya Island, then?" Asked Mael lightly as he glanced between Sebas, Freyja, and Diddy.

"By all accounts, it should be, but we won't know until we arrive, though I've heard Jaya island is a rather lawless town with the Shoujo pirates claiming it as their territory, with Mock Town being the hub for all pirates who happen to visit." Remarked Sebas lightly, though his words caused Freyja to shake her head while Mael nodded.

"Don't go saying that; you'll get a certain monkey all excited." Said Freyja as she glanced at Diddy, though her words were too late since he had already overheard everything.

"Hehe, c'mon, Freyja, don't be like that; I'm sure this will be fun!" Stated Diddy eagerly as he leaped onto the railing and stared at Freyja, who merely scoffed and shook her head.

"Yeah, sure, while you're causing a ruckus and killing the shoujo pirates, I'll be doing something actually productive rather than just fun." Remarked Freyja with a frown, glancing at Diddy, who chuckled.

"Hehe, if you believe being productive means engaging in deprave sexual acts, then I don't think there is anyone better than you; there probably isn't anyone who even comes close." Declared Diddy, causing Freyja to spit flames at him, though he swiftly leaped away, easily evading her attack.

"Hoho, calm down, you two; we can't have you two fighting after just leaving such a terrible storm; the poor ship won't be able to handle it." Commented Sebas with a chuckle as he intervened before the two started fighting, though Diddy seemed relatively calm despite Freyja's attack.

"Heh, don't worry. I'm not in the mood to fight Freyja; after all, I can sense a powerful opponent, someone on Lindbergh's level on that Island. I can't waste my energy fighting small fries like her; I need to be in tip-top shape when confronting this person." Stated Diddy lightly with a feral grin of pure excitement, though his words caused Freyja and Sebas to frown deeply while Mael just furrowed his brows.

"An enemy on the level of Lindbergh, within Jaya island? That's not good." Said Freyja with an ugly expression as memories of Centaurea resurfaced in her mind, and although she's gotten stronger, her current strength wasn't even equal to Diddy's strength from back then.

"Yes, this is not good, not good at all; we were lucky at Centaurea that Lindbergh didn't deem us important enough to abandon his duty, but if we happen to encounter a pirate as strong as Lindbergh. I don't even know if all of us combined will be enough to stop them, not to mention Mael and I are still injured." Remarked Sebas with furrowed brows and a deep frown as he rubbed his bearded chin with a thoughtful expression.

"Lindbergh? Are you referring to the Southern Commander of the Revolutionary Army, Lindbergh?" Asked Mael with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at his fellow crewmates for answers.

"Hehe, yep; back in South Blue, I happened to fight him, and he's the only opponent I've ever lost to, well, at least ever since I've become a pirate." Replied Diddy as he walked back up the stairs, appearing at the upper deck with everyone else before laying in his hammock with his eyes closed, preparing himself for the deadly battle ahead.

"Lost? You've been defeated, Captain?" Questioned Mael in surprise, finding the concept of Diddy being defeated remarkable.

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"Heh, I was raised in a forest with no one but myself and the various deadly beasts that wanted to eat me; I've been defeated tens of times and have nearly several a few times, yet ever since I first became a pirate, a little over three months ago, Lindbergh has been the only one to defeat me." Stated Diddy with a smirk, his words causing Mael to nod with a thoughtful expression as he looked at Diddy with a different light.

"Tch, you can tell Mael about your past later; what we want to know is, can you beat this person or not? Because otherwise, I'm turning this ship around." Asked Freyja with a frown as she clicked her tongue and eyed Diddy, who gave her a weird look.

"That's not something I'd ever expect to hear you say; I imagined you'd be ecstatic at such news." Said Diddy with a slight smirk, small flames to escape Freyja's mouth in anger.

"Fine, since you wish to know so badly, I've gotten much stronger since my last fight with Lindbergh; however, if I were forced to fight him or anyone else of a similar caliber, I'd still lose. His Haki makes him practically invulnerable to nearly all of my attacks except for the strongest ones, yet even then, it hardly leaves a scratch." Added Diddy while clicking his tongue as he calmly rested his head behind his hands.

"If that's the case, Captain, why fight this person? I'd understand if you had a semblance of victory, but this seems more like suicide, in my opinion." Remarked Sebas with a confused frown as he eyed Diddy, while Freyja released a frustrated sight.

"Because it's fun. Hehe, because it's fun!" Stated Freyja and Diddy, respectively, causing him to laugh while she grumbled under her breath.

"Ho, I should've expected such an answer; that was foolish on my part." Muttered Sebas while shaking his head.

"To think I'm willingly following the words of such a person." Said Mael in slight disbelief as he looked to the sky, causing Sebas and Diddy to chuckle while Freyja repeatedly hit her head against the helm.

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Sitting at the top of the mast, I eyed our surroundings as we sailed through the middle of the Island; there was nothing here that was that important, at least as of yet, but I could tell the strong person was here; I just needed to find them.

"Where should we dock?" Asked Sebas, who was currently manning the helm, having decided to stay and watch the ship while everyone else explored the Island.

"In the distance, over there, where the two landmasses connect, I can see a small port there, with a few ships already present." Replied Trenza from the crow's nest as she looked ahead, only to squint her eyes when she noticed a specific flap.

"Hmm, Captain, you see that ship with the weird goat-looking figurehead? Doesn't that pirate flag look familiar?" Questioned Trenza with a slight frown as she eyed the jolly roger wearing a straw hat.

Hearing Trenza, I looked ahead at the small port, spotting the weird ship she was talking about, though when I saw that jolly roger, I couldn't help but smirk.

"It's the flag of the Straw hat pirates; I wonder if the strong person my instincts warn me of is the Captain. Hehe, either way, I should go and introduce myself." Remarked Diddy with a feral smirk as he leaped off the mast and propelled himself through the sky, heading right for the Strawhat pirates.

"Tch, there he goes, running off all by himself." Muttered Freyja in annoyance as she spread her wings and followed after him, though she kept her distance.

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"So, who's staying on the ship?" Asked Nami curiously as she glanced at her crew.

"Not me!" Yelled Luffy energetically as he raised his arm high into the air, surpassing the height of the mast.

"I'll tag along; this boat has gotten a little too stuffy; I need a vacation from curly brows." Said Zoro as he glanced at Nami while nodding his head, though his words caused someone to scoff in annoyance.

"Tch, go ahead, moss head; hopefully, you'll get lost and never return." Said Sanji with a frown as he puffed out smoke while eyeing Zoro, who grunted and opted to ignore him.

"Well, I'm also going along; someone's got to keep these two in line." Remarked Nami lightly as she looked at the remainder of her crew, her words causing Sanji to hang his head in defeat.

"Eh, I think I'll stay and watch the ship; I heard this place is filled with danger-" Muttered Usopp in slight fear, though before he could finish speaking, someone crashed right into the ship, catching everyone off guard by the sudden attack.

"Stay back!" Yelled Zoro with an intense frown as he unsheathed two swords, Luffy readying his arm while Sanji lifted his left leg slightly.

"Ay, don't attack my ship!" Stated Luffy with a frown as he eyed the golden brown mink, who stood up and eyed the crew with his predatory gaze, causing Usopp, Nami, and Chopper to shiver in fear and Robin to furrow her brows.

"Chaos Kong, Captain of the Frenzy Pirates." Said Robin, causing Nami to go pale with fright.

"Y-You mean t-the person w-who attacked a whole k-kingdom and killed the r-royal family after slaughtering thousands of s-soldiers? T-That Chaos K-Kong?" Asked Nami fearfully while glancing between Robin and the smirking Diddy, whom Sanji, Zoro, and Luffy surrounded.

"Hehe, I've also recently killed a Celestial Dragon, but that's for later." Remarked Diddy with a chuckle as he glanced at Nami, who hugged Usopp and Chopper, the three retreating in fear.