"No, I hear nothing; you sure you're not going crazy?" Said Diddy with a shake of his head as he opened his eyes and looked at Trenza, who furrowed her brows.
"Yes, I'm positive I'm not going crazy, Captain; the voice sounds like that of a child, and she sounds frightened." Said Trenza with a frown as she intently looked out at sea, searching for the origin of the childish voice.
"Tch, a child? Remember what happened last time you tried to help a child? He tried slicing your throat open." Remarked Diddy with a click of his tongue as he folded his arms and eyed Trenza, who shook her head.
"This is different, Captain; this voice is much more childish, like that of a kid, probably no older than 10. Hmm, is that a second voice?" Stated Trenza lightly while frowning as she continued to look out into the sea, only to freeze and squint her eyes.
"So now you're apparently hearing two voices? Did you eat something hallucinogenic by accident? I wouldn't be surprised if there are poisonous sea kings." Remarked Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he looked at Trenza, who suddenly snapped at him in irritation.
"Can you stop making a joke of all this, Captain? I can clearly hear two frightened children, a girl, and a boy; I just can't pinpoint where their voices are coming from; it's like they're coming from every direction, yet it sounds faint and distant." Declared Trenza in annoyance as she glared at Diddy with her three eyes before looking back out to sea with a confused expression.
"Hmph, fine, whatever." Said Diddy with a scoff as he leaned against the mast and closed his eyes, only for him to open them a minute later when he felt Trenza poking him.
"What?" Asked Diddy bluntly as he looked at Trenza, who made her cutest smile while grabbing his hand.
"Do you mind helping me, Captain?" Asked Trenza with a smile as she looked up at Diddy, who seemed utterly unimpressed.
"I don't feel like it." Replied Diddy as he closed his eyes, causing Trenza to pout before she suddenly smirked while taking a page out of Freyja's book.
"Please, Captain? I promise I'll be a good girl." Said Trenza seductively with a heavy blush as she unbuttoned her shirt, revealing her small cleavage to Diddy, who merely gave it a passing glance.
"If you are trying to seduce me, Trenza, you're doing an utterly terrible job; I've lived seven years with Freyja, and five of them have been after she'd eaten her devil fruit. Did you think your child-like body was going to tempt me?" Remarked Diddy ruthlessly in annoyance as he looked at Trenza, who was filled with shame, embarrassment, and anger, though it seemed like he wasn't finished.
"Also, I'm the strongest one here; if I wished to fuck your childish body, I'd do so whenever I wish, not at your discretion. Besides, I'd prefer Janet over you; she's at least got a pretty voluptuous body, and I'd rather have sex with a man before I go anywhere near that disgusting toilet that's called Freyja." Added Diddy as he eyed Trenza, who just collapsed onto the floor, her pride and confidence as a woman having been shattered.
"Ugh, I-I think I-I'll just lay here until I die." Muttered Trenza with a soulless look as she blankly stared into the sky, only for her to suddenly be lifted onto her two feet by Diddy.
"However, because I'm bored and I've got nothing to do, I'll help; though, don't think I'm doing this just because you asked." Remarked Diddy as he gave Trenza a side glance, causing her to pump her fist into the air with a faint smile.
"Hehe, you truly are a tsundere." Muttered Trenza quietly, causing Diddy to growl at her annoyance, prompting her to quickly close her mouth.
"S-So Captain, I know I asked for your help, but how exactly will you help? You can't hear the voices like I can." Asked Trena lightly as she looked at Diddy, who furrowed his brows, pondering her question.
If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.
"Hmm, I've got a few ideas, though they require certain conditions; first, let's go with the simplest one." Replied Diddy as he rubbed his chin before shaking his head and summoning Nimbus, hopping onto it while Trenza followed suit.
Once Trenza was sitting on Nimbus behind me, we left the ship and headed in a random direction; since Trenza was apparently hearing the voices from all around her, we just needed to find the direction where the voice got louder.
"Tell me if the voices get louder or quieter, Trenza." Said Diddy lightly while Nimbus speedily flew through the sky with its two passengers.
Trenza didn't immediately respond and instead waited a few minutes, though; unfortunately, it seemed like we were heading the wrong way, causing me to click my tongue in annoyance as I turned around and headed back the way whence we came from. Once we arrived where the ship previously was, we continued flying straight, heading in the opposite direction we were just going.
"Captain, the voices, they're getting louder." Said Trenza softly as she looked over the edge of Nimbus, eyeing the sea for signs of life, though other than the sea kings swimming within the ocean, she found nothing noteworthy
"Ugh, how can two children even survive within the Calm Belt?" Muttered Trenza in both confusion and pity as she continued her search.
"Don't know, and I don't really care." Replied Diddy calmly, his words causing Trenza to hit the back of his head lightly.
"Hmph, have some form of pity, Captain; it's a pair of young, innocent children." Said Trenza with a huff of annoyance as she looked at Diddy, who was growling in anger.
"Hit me again, Trenza, and you're swimming back to the boat." Declared Diddy with a deep growl as he glared at Trenza, who rapidly nodded like a chicken.
After a few more minutes of flying, the voice Trenza was hearing started to get quieter, prompting me to turn back around and return to our previous location.
"So the supposed voices are right here? Tell me, Trenza, where are the children? I don't see anything other than the calm blue ocean." Remarked Diddy with a frown as he folded his arms and looked at Trenza, who sported a confused expression while she looked at the lifeless sea.
"T-This is the location where their voices are the loudest; why can't I see them?" Said Trenza softly as she leaned over Nimbus while intensely frowning, only to suddenly slip and fall into the ocean.
Watching Trenza fall was quite amusing, though we were decently high in the air, so while she wouldn't die, she'll probably be a little sore when she hits the water.
'Not a bad splash, 7/10.' Thought Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he looked at Trenza, who had surfaced after sinking several meters into the ocean.
"Dammit, Captain!" Yelled Trenza in anger as she shot at Diddy, who smirked while easily dodging each attack, using haki to read her intentions and predict where her next attack would be.
Unfortunately, the fun had to end, as I sensed a stupid sea king trying to attack Trenza, causing me to grunt in anger as I leaped off Nimbus and rapidly fell to the ocean; sinking further than Trenza, I unholstered Naga-sa and violently slammed the sea king that was trying to attack Trenza. Before it could recover, I used fish-man karate in tandem with my bo-staff before once again swinging it at the sea king, hitting the side of its face, causing it to spit blood before it stopped moving shortly after, its brain having been destroyed.
"Captain?" Asked Trenza with a frown as she looked at the ocean she was floating in before Diddy suddenly surfaced right behind her.
"What? The sea king has already been taken care of, so stop crying." Replied Diddy lightly as he hopped out of the water and landed on NImbus while looking at Trenza.
"Sea king? That's not what I was going to talk about, Captain; I was going to say the voices are louder than before." Said Trenza as she tilted her head in confusion while looking at Diddy before shaking her head, causing him to furrow his brows.
"So, you're suggesting the voices are coming from within the ocean? Now that's interesting." Asked Diddy with a raised eyebrow before slightly smirking while Trenza hesitantly nodded, still uncertain.
I didn't know if Trenza's guess was correct, but I couldn't hear these voices she was talking about, so I just went with it; grabbing her arm with my tail, I used Nimbus to speedily fly us deeper into the ocean, passing by numerous sea kings in the process. I was about to ask if the voices were getting louder, but she couldn't really do that while underwater.
'It would've been nice to have Sebas with us right about now.' Thought Diddy with a slight frown as he looked at Trenza before suddenly spotting a smaller Sea King and heading right for it.
The sea king I was heading towards quickly noticed us and charged right for us with its maw wide up, scaring Trenza as she tightly held onto my body. Getting closer to the beast, Trenza started to shake me violently, followed by her nearly screaming in terror and finally finishing with us entering the sea king.
Letting the sea king swallow us, I flew Nimbus all the way down to the stomach, which was empty of water, allowing Trenza to finally take a breath of much-needed air.