"Ahh, that was wonderful; returning home after a long trip at sea only to be fucked until I can't walk? I couldn't ask for anything better." Said Trenza lightly with a satisfied smile as she lay in bed beside Diddy, who was embracing her with his tail.

"Hmph, you're starting to sound like Freyja." Said Diddy with a scoff as he glanced at Trenza, who smirked while reaching down towards his crotch.

"What? Don't look at me like that, I may sound like her, but I've only done it with you, so I'm not slut, whore, harlot, toilet, or cum dumpster; well, I may be your cum dumpster; but tomato tamhato." Remarked Trenza with a seductive smirk as he winked at Diddy, only to practically climb onto his body and kiss him while scratching behind his ear.

Grumbling at Trenza's tender scratches, I closed my eyes and ignored her as we lay together for several more minutes before the sun peeked beyond on the horizon, signifying the start of a new day, prompting us to both look at the rising sun.

"Damn, we fucked for that long?" Muttered Trenza in slight surprise as she gazed at the sun, only to fall onto the bed when Diddy sat upright.

Standing up, I stretched my body, only for my face to twitch when I felt Trenza slap my butt, causing me to eye her, yet other than defensively shrugging her shoulders, she hardly responded, causing me to grunt as I ignored her and got dressed; which hadn't changed over the years. My attire was still the same: baggy red pants, a golden vest, a holster for Naga-sa, and a golden headband.

Grabbing Naga-sa, I placed it on my back before glancing at Trenza, who was wearing nothing on her lower half, causing me to groan in annoyance as I grabbed her remaining clothes before putting them on her.

"Hehe, thanks." Said Trenza with a smirk as she pulled Diddy's pants down and kissed his cock, inadvertently delaying them by several minutes.

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"Ugh, now my throat hurts." Muttered Trenza with a pained expression as she sat on Diddy's shoulders while rubbing her throat, only for Diddy to roll his eyes.

"Next time, don't tease me like that." Said Diddy lightly as he walked through the fortress, passing numerous crew members who all stirred clear of their path.

While heading toward my usual spot, we encountered two Frenzy officers, though I tend to forget the names of my officers; after all, they're not really all that strong.

"Captain!" Stated Clamy and Satou respectfully as they stood before Diddy, who towered over them.

"Hmph, you two are Trenza's officers, right? Well, it doesn't matter, take her with you." Said Diddy lightly as he picked up Trenza with his tail before tossing her toward Satou and Clamy, prompting them to quickly catch her.

"C-Commander!" Said Satou and Clamy in concern as they quickly caught Trenza, who looked at Diddy in annoyance.

"Hmph, next time, be more gentle." Said Trenza in annoyance as she glared at Diddy, her words causing some of the nearby recruits to widen their eyes in shock.

Rolling my eyes, I ignored Trenza, who proceeded to grumble under her breath as I walked towards the Captain quarter's, which was no longer Freyja's room; not like it was ever actually hers, to begin with, I just let her use in it cause I didn't care; however, it's not my room either, since I tend to sleep on my hammock at the top of our fortress.

Yawning, I happened to spot an injured Grand speaking to a man with a large bone hand, causing me to raise an eyebrow as I'd never seen him before; after all, I know the faces of everyone on my crew, whether it be the weakest members or not, I just do care enough to remember their names. However, I also like to know every devil fruit user I have on my crew since devil fruit users are capable of doing things no one else can do; after all, no matter how powerful my haki is, I'll never be able to freeze things like Chala or burns things to ashes like Mael.

Taking a little detour, I approached Grand and the recruit, who quickly noticed me and promptly smiled, causing me to furrow my brows as this isn't the usual response I get from recruits.

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"Is he the recruit you and Chala fought for?" Asked Diddy curiously as he stood beside Grand, who promptly nodded while raising his arms, only to wince in pain afterward.

"Yeap! I really had to work hard to defeat her." Replied Grand with a faint smile as he covered his fist in haki, while a faint aura surrounded his fist.

"I'm not surprised; after all, you've got emission armament haki; while Chala has only mastered the basics, she needs to step her game up." Remarked Diddy lightly as he glanced at Grand's fist before shaking his head while slightly frowning.

"Anyways, what about him? What's his devil fruit?" Added Diddy curiously as he looked at the recruit, who suddenly lunged forward before dropping to one knee.

"Captain, it's an honor to be in your presence! Being allowed to meet my hero has been my dream and my sole drive to become a pirate! Watching you fight so many powerful opponents with a smile at the Paramount was like seeing the light at the end of a dark tunnel!" Stated the recruit passionately as he stared at Diddy with a revered look, surprising both him and Grand.

"Huh, well, that's new." Muttered Grand lightly as he scratched his head in surprise.

While it was quite surprising to learn that I, of all people, was someone's hero, I cared very little; if he weren't a devil fruit user, I wouldn't have even bothered wasting my time.

"Cool, I don't care. Just tell me what your devil fruit is so I can leave." Said Diddy with a slight frown as he folded his arms while eyeing the recruit, who quickly nodded.

"I ate the bone-bone fruit, turning me into a bone human as I can now manipulate all of the bones within my body." Replied the recruit lightly as he showed Diddy by growing three bone claws out from his fist.

"Bones, huh?" Muttered Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at the three bone claws, only to nod and turn around.

"Cool, continue what you were doing." Added Diddy as he walked away dismissively, waving his hand, causing Grand to nod while the recruit saluted.

Leaving Grand, I continued towards the Captain's quarter, though I couldn't help but grunt in annoyance when I spotted Freyja reading.

"Monkey." "Toilet." Said Freyja and Diddy, respectively, as they eyed each other.

"Why are you here? You know this is my room." Asked Diddy with a frown as he entered the room while eyeing Freyja, who rolled her eyes before closing her book.

"Because it was the only place I could find some peace and quiet, something you're not well versed in; however, with you now here, it's been ruined." Replied Freyja in annoyance as she blanky looked at Diddy, who scoffed while closing the doors and approaching the wall.

Ignoring Freyja, I walked past her and stood before the wall, only for her to appear beside me a few moments later, though instead of arguing, we just silently stared at the picture-filled wall.

"Tsk, to think it's been nine years since we first met; sometimes, I still hope this is all one cruel nightmare whenever I go to sleep, and when I awaken, I'll be back at Karate Island." Remarked Freyja lightly as she gazed at the numerous pictures before glancing at Diddy, who faintly smirked.

"Heh, time sure does fly when we're having fun; it feels like just last month we first entered the New World." Muttered Diddy with a smirk before using his tail to point at a specific picture, grabbing Freyja's attention.

"Remember this?" Asked Diddy faintly with a smirk as he and Freyja stared at the picture of themselves standing over their defeated enemies after a challenging battle.

"Hmph, how could any of us forget? That happened literally two weeks after arriving in the New World. Since someone thought it was a genius idea to piss off an Emperor of the Sea, we were forced to face off against some of her strongest children. It's also where I finally awakened my Color Of The Supreme King." Remarked Freyja in annoyance with a scoff as she eyed Diddy, who chuckled in amusement.

"Heh, please, Perospero isn't the strongest Linlin has to offer." Said Diddy lightly as he rolled his eyes and glanced at a grievously injured and exhausted Freyja standing atop an unconscious Perospero.

"Maybe, but who else was with him? The second strongest person in the Big Mom Pirates. Katakuri." Stated Freyja with a frown as she eyed a severely wounded Diddy standing over an unconscious Katakuri, causing him to smile.

"Hehe, that was a great battle. I hope he's gotten stronger since then; if not, I will be disappointed." Muttered Diddy with a feral smile as he licked his fangs before observing several other pictures of his crew mates' victorious battles.

"Hehe, you still think Blackbeard is angry for that beating we gave him?" Asked Diddy curiously as he glanced at Freyja before looking at a picture of him ferociously roaring to the sky while holding a defeated Blackbeard in his hand.

"Well, I don't know; this would be an easy question to answer if you had killed him." Replied Freyja softly as she gave Diddy a cold look, causing him to laugh.

"Hahaha, that wouldn't have been fun; the stronger I get, the fewer and fewer opponents I'll have. I've got to keep them alive for some time; otherwise, I'll grow restless." Stated Diddy, his words causing Freyja to huff in annoyance as she looked at a picture of herself sitting atop Burgess's chest.

"Anyways, speaking of opponents, I think it's about time I give Linlin a proper battle; last time we met, I was too weak to give her a good fight, but now? Hehe, Totto land here we come." Added Diddy with a ferocious grin as he licked his fangs and narrowed his eyes, causing Freyja to sigh, though she couldn't but smile when she eyed Katakuri.