It was the next day after the stupid little beauty pageant, and everyone was back on their respective ship as we stood opposite each other, preparing to leave and continue on with our respective journeys.
'Tsk, I still didn't get to actually fight Hancock; whatever, I can visit her whenever I want now.' Mused Diddy in slight annoyance as he stood on the ship's railing, glaring at Hancock while Freyja stood beside him, only to faintly smirk.
"It was a pleasure to meet you, Boa sisters." Said Sebas lightly with a soft smile as he looked between Marigold, Sandersonia, and Hancock, who all gave him a glance and a slight nod, seemingly being rather fond of him, at least compared to the rest of the Frenzy pirates.
"I could care less." Stated Mael indifferently as he leaned against the mast while looking at Hancock before closing his eyes and shrugging his shoulders, causing Sandersonia to hiss in annoyance.
"I'll take your life next time we meet; you merely caught me by surprise." Remarked Sandersonia in slight anger as she eyed Mael, who simply opened one eye, before yawning and closing them once more, further angering her.
"E-Even though I lost, it was fun competing against you, Hancock!" Said Trenza with a friendly smile as she waved at Hancock, who coldly glared at her, causing her to shrink back in fear while hiding behind Diddy.
"Heh, as if you could even call that performance competing." Muttered Scar with an amused smirk as he glanced at Trenza, who snapped her head in his direction, glaring at him with her three eyes while he looked away, pretending to be oblivious.
"Eh, I thought you did pretty well, Trenza." Said Grand with a smile and thumbs up, causing Trenza to softly smile as she hugged him while sticking her tongue out at Scar.
"Hmph, see, I knew Grand was the best Brother." Said Trenza with a smirk while eyeing Scar, who shook his head while rolling his eyes, ignoring her antics.
"Tsk, if you three are going to be annoying, go and do it out of earshot." Said Diddy with a faint frown as he twisted his neck like an owl, glancing between Trenza, Grand, and Scar.
"Um, but isn't the whole ship within earshot, Captain? You've got very sensitive ears." Asked Grand lightly as he awkwardly scratched his cheek while Diddy nodded.
"Yes, and?" Replied Diddy as he squinted his vertical slit eyes at Grand, who coughed before nodding.
"N-Nothing, Captain, I-I was just making sure, that's all." Said Grand in slight nervousness as he nodded while looking away, prompting Diddy to twist his neck back around.
Ignoring those three stooges, I glanced back at Hancock, and while I was still a little eager to fight her, she wasn't in the best state of mind to do so; her loss against Freyja having taken a rather big bite of her will, and I didn't want to fight against someone with a weakened will. There was no fun in doing that, of course, unless I was the cause for it, but I wasn't, and since I wasn't, I decided to hold off fighting her for now; I wanted to beat her when she was at her absolute best, not how she was right now, while merely being a shadow of her former self.
"Hmph, make sure to get strong, Hancock, real strong, since the next time we encounter each other, I'm not going to spare you like I did today; I've only got so much patience, after all." Declared Diddy with a huff of annoyance before grinning, bearing his fangs at Hancock, who squinted her eyes while looking down at him.
"Next time, you will not escape the stone statue, Chaos Kong." Said Hancock sternly as she eyed Diddy, who merely chuckled in amusement while licking his fangs.
"Hehe, we shall see then, won't we?" Replied Diddyed with a feral smirk as lightning danced around his body, seemingly ready to pounce at the first sign of action.
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I may not have been the focus during our encounter with each other, but I could tell she took me as a serious threat, which caused me to anticipate the next time we'd cross paths as I'm sure she'd have gotten stronger since then; I just hope it's enough to give me a good battle.
"As for you, Freyja. You may have won the title for the most beautiful woman alive, but don't think this is over; next time, it'll be different; I'll have become more beautiful, so just wait. I'll rightfully return to my spot as the most beautiful woman alive, this is merely a temporary setback; life can't always be smooth sailing, not even for someone as beautiful as I." Remarked Hancock with a deep frown as she stared at Freyja while clenching her fist before stomping her foot and pointing at her.
"You're more than welcome to try, Hancock, but you'll never get the title back; I'll firmly hold it until my death." Stated Freyja solemnly with a faint smile as she exercised her enhanced skills, winking and blowing a kiss toward Hancock, who faintly blushed while Sandersonia and Marigold's cheeks were a shade of deep crimson.
"Hmph, we'll see; until next time, Freyja, Chaos Kong." Remarked Hancock, snorting in annoyance as she waved her hands, causing the two snake sea kings to hiss before they started to pull the ship, the Kuja pirates sailing away.
"Oh, also, don't forget, since I won, you and I will enjoy a night of passionate sex; I can't wait until then!" Yelled Freyja with a smile as she waved at Hancock, who turned around and ignored her words, though she was really hiding her blushed cheeks.
Watching the Kuja pirates sail away, I hopped off the ship's railing and glanced back at Freyja, intending to order her to steer the ship, but when I saw her stripping naked while leading Scar into the Captain's quarters, only for their moans and grunts to resound throughout the ship, I grunted in annoyance before shifting my focus to Mael.
"Mael, steer the fucking ship; Sebas, sail it, and you two, lower the sails." Ordered Diddy as he pointed at Mael, who groaned, then Sebas, who calmly nodded, and finally Grand and Trenza, who both saluted before running to either side of the ship.
"Hoho, that was one interesting encounter with the Kuja pirates, though I will say, I'm surprised you allowed Hancock to leave so easily; that's not usually like you, Captain; you'd usually be willing to die if it meant enjoying a thrilling fight." Remarked Sebas with a soft chuckle as he leaned against the railing while watching the Kuja pirates ship in the distance before glancing at Diddy.
"Hancock wasn't at her most optimal condition, so I wasn't too interested in fighting her; besides, one of the reasons why I'm so eager to fight strong opponents out at sea is because I don't know when I'll get another chance to do so. I've got to treat each encounter like it's the last one." Replied Diddy lightly as he folded his arms while leaning against the mast, causing Sebas to nod, only to smirk while reaching into his pocket.
"However, I didn't need to this time, not when I've got this." Added Didy with a feral grin as he removed an eternal pose from his pocket, surprising Sebas.
"Oh my, is that what I think it is, Captain?" Asked Sebas with slightly widened eyes as he looked at the eternal pose, quickly catching it when Diddy tossed it to him.
"Hehe, yeap; it's an eternal pose to Amazon Lily. Now that we can get to where she lives, I'm not too bothered by her leaving since I can always just sail to her island whenever I'm feeling bored." Replied Diddy with a grin as he looked at Sebas, who raised his eyebrow while inspecting the eternal pose before looking up at him.
"How did you acquire this, Captain? I'm almost certain Hancock or her sisters would give you this; you must've stolen it." Asked Sebas curiously as he placed the eternal pose on the railing, which was a flat surface, though it was a little rocky.
"Heh, obviously; shortly after the beauty pageant ended, I sneaked onto the ship, and after searching around, I found this, along with a bunch of other valuables, but I only took that with me." Remarked Diddy with a smirk as he pushed off the mast before approaching the railing, and just when he was about to grab it, the ship suddenly rocked, causing it to fall overboard.
Clicking my tongue in annoyance, I leaned over the edge, expecting to see the eternal pose floating in the sea, but instead, I saw Pandy catch it with her tongue, causing me to raise an eyebrow, though I didn't think much of it and outstretched my hand.
"Give it here, it's min-" Said Diddy calmly as he looked down at Pandy's massive turtle head the size of the ship itself, only for her to retract her tongue back to her mouth before swallowing, causing both Sebas and Diddy to freeze.
"Haa, well, this is quite unfortunate for you, Pandy, to think we'd be losing our fourth crew member that quickly." Said Sebas with a soft sigh as he patted his chest while looking down at Pandy before glancing at Diddy, who crushed the railing beneath his grip.
"Grand was right; I've never eaten a turtle." Muttered Diddy with a feral grin as he opened his mouth while glaring at Pandy, who subtly shivered in fear while looking at him.