章 38: Chapter 38: Omoi Omoi No Mi

"Just know, Kong, while I may have agreed to join your pirate crew if your goal ends up interfering with my ambition, I'll do everything in my power to stop you." Said Sebas solemnly as he ended the handshake, though Diddy wasn't the least bit phased by his threat.

"Whatever you say, Old-man." Replied Diddy with a smirk as he holstered his staff and turned around, eyeing the office, which had sustained quite a bit of damage.

"So, now that you're part of my crew, what will you do with your little mafia? They won't be coming along with you; our ship isn't large enough to house that many people, and I don't want a bunch of weaklings either; it'll give a bad name for the Frenzy pirates if the majority of its members are weaklings." Remarked Diddy as he approached the desk and sat in Sebas's chair, which was in perfect condition.

"That is unfortunate; It's been a very long and arduous process to create this mafia, and each member is someone handpicked by me, but I suppose, since I'm about to embark on a new journey, it's only right for me to leave everything else behind." Stated Sebas with a sad sigh as he slowly approached Scar and Treza, who were lying unconscious on the ground after having been beaten by Diddy.

Watching Sebas near the two people, I had expected him to possibly tend to their wounds or attempt to pick them up, but what I hadn't expected was for him to point two of his fingers up, which caused the two unconscious bodies to float off the ground and hover a few feet in place.

'First, it was telepathy, and now it was telekinesis; two completely different abilities, yet they both operate off the basis of a powerful mind.' Mused Diddy as he grinned in excitement at the potential of his new crew mate.

"Sebas, you must've eaten a Devil fruit, right?" Asked Diddy curiously while eyeing Sebas, who nodded in response.

"Yes, I ate a Devil fruit many years ago, a paramecia Devil fruit, to be exact; it substantially enhanced my mind and gave me a few abilities, such as being able to enter someone's mind, as well as lift objects with but a thought, though I can't lift anything too heavy; I've essentially turned into a mind-mind Human." Replied Sebas calmly as he opened the door to his office, only to see two guards lying unconscious on the ground.

"You've had such a powerful devil fruit for who knows how many years, so why are you so weak? If you had properly trained your abilities, you'd have easily defeated me; I wouldn't have even been a threat to you." Questioned Diddy in confusion, his words causing Sebas to chuckle, though he couldn't deny his words.

"I've wanted more strength, but unlike you, it wasn't my goal; it was just a means to survive in the Briss Kingdom since no one cares what happens to someone like me." Said Sebas lightly as he exited the room and walked down the hall while hauling two floating unconscious bodies beside him; Diddy decided to follow behind.

"Hehe, well, I don't care what you've been through in the past, just know now that you're a part of my crew, you'll be required to get stronger since if you start holding me back, I won't hesitate to kill you." Stated Diddy with a feral grin as he looked at Sebas while slightly unleashing his killing intent.

"I understand; however, you don't need to worry about me; I've lived for a long time, so I know very well how deadly the life of a pirate is; while I may have a fragile constitution, my mind is as sharp as a blade, and it'll only continue to get sharper from here on out. Wisdom comes with age, after all." Said Sebas lightly with a nod as he and Diddy walked past an open door to their right, only to spot numerous unconscious mafia members, causing them both to furrow their brows in confusion.

"I may have a powerful mind, but I shouldn't have been able to cause this much damage to this many people from such a distance." Muttered Sebas in confusion as he closed his eyes and spread his mind, also known as psionic energy, to cover the entire building, only to sense no active minds.

"It was me; I don't know how I did it, but when I forced you out of my mind, I somehow caused this." Remarked Diddy lightly with a thoughtful expression, attempting to recall how he did this.

"Anyways, I'm leaving; I'm bored and still mentally drained from fighting you. My ship is at the abandoned dock east of the city; make sure to arrive in the morning." Added Diddy as he shook his head and continued down the hall, heading toward the exit, leaving Sebas alone.

"Once I finish everything, I'll be there, Captain." Said Sebas with a slight smile as he placed his hand atop his stomach and gave a small bow before turning left, heading in a different direction.

Following the scent I had left behind when I first walked through here, I made a few turns before arriving at the large metal door, only to see someone other than that large dude stationed there, though just like everyone else, they're unconscious. Exiting the underground base, I walked up the stairs and leaped into the sky as I propelled myself back towards the ship to take a nap, though while doing so, I looked down at the red district, and unsurprisingly, there were a tremendous amount of people encircling one brothel; it didn't take a genius to figure out it was Freyja's doing.

Ignoring the commotion down below, I continued propelling myself through the air, and before I knew it, I had already arrived at the abandoned dock; landing on the ground, I was about to approach my ship, but I happened to hear the sound of people, nearby, prompting me to stop what I was doing and swiftly conceal my presence while blending in with the surroundings as I silently neared the noise.

Once I arrived, I looked down from atop the dock only to see a small group of five marines standing around my ship, slightly surprising me, though I wasn't concerned; I just didn't expect to encounter marines in this area.

'Hmm, must've been scouts ordered to wander the island's edge or something similar; they were just unlucky enough to find my ship, though.' Thought Diddy as he decided to slightly observe them, curious if he could glean any intel.

"Why is there a ship at this abandoned dock? It looks to be in pretty good shape as well." Muttered one of the marines with a rifle on their back in confusion as he inspected the ship by shining his lantern on it.

"Looks could be deceiving; it may be utterly destroyed on the inside." Said a different marine as he glanced at the ship before ignoring it.

"Yeah, you're probably right because who in their right mind would just leave a perfectly good ship like this in these abandoned docks?" Remarked the previous marine as he shook his head while agreeing with his colleague.

"If you two don't hurry up, we'll leave you two behind and let you get eaten by whatever beasts roam out here." Said a third marine as he and two others turned around and eyed the two marines standing by the ship.

"Wait, before you do so, at least check the flags; although it's unlikely, you never know, it could be a pirates ship." Yelled one of the three marines as she pointed toward the mast.

"Yeah, better to be safe than sorry." Muttered the first marine as he lifted his lantern to point at the mast, illuminating a red flag of a monkey's skull wearing a yellow and red flag.

"Oh my goodness, it's actually a pirate's flag! It's a pirate ship, leader!" Yelled the marine, his words causing the three to approach their location quickly.

"W-Wait a second, If I'm not mistaken, isn't that the jolly roger of the newly formed Frenzy pirates?" Remarked the leader with squinted eyes as he looked at the flag blowing in the wind.

"F-Frenzy Pirates? Aren't they the pirate group that had destroyed Karate Island and Baterilla within the same week?" Asked the female marine as she nervously gulped while looking at the flag, though before anyone could respond, they suddenly heard a chuckle.

"Hehe, if even insignificant marines like you five have heard about us, it seems I've been doing something correctly, and to think Freyja said otherwise." Stated Diddy with a slight chuckle, his words causing everyone to swiftly turn around, only to momentarily freeze when they laid eyes on him.

"T-T-That's the Captain of the F-Frenzy pirates!" Yelled one of the marines as he swiftly took his rifle and, without any hesitation, fired upon Diddy.

"I'm not in the mood to entertain you all, so just die for me." Said Diddy as he caught the bullet, shocking everyone, though before they could react, all five marines suddenly had a blood hole through their head, allowing one to see through their body.

Watching the five dead marines collapse onto the ground, I kicked them into the water before hopping onto my ship and flopping on my hammock, only for me to fall asleep a few minutes later.

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It's the following day, morning to be exact, and currently, I'm lying on the deck, waiting for Freyja and Sebas to arrive, and speaking of them, here comes one right now flying through the air, which so happened to be Sebas, though he was covered in bandages.

"Heh, only a few minutes past dawn, right on time." Commented Diddy with a smirk as he eyed Sebas, who softly landed on the ship and observed it.

"You know what they say, Captain; first impressions are important." Said Sebas with a light smile and a soft chuckle as he walked around the ship for the next few minutes, waiting for Freyja to arrive.

Inhaling the familiar scent of what I imagined heaven would smell like, I smirked as I opened my eyes and stood up, only to see Freyja also flying through the air, heading directly toward us.

"Seems like you enjoyed yourself; how many men did you devour?" Remarked Diddy with a grin as he folded his arms and leaned against the ship's railing.

"Quite a lot, and what about you? Did you manage to convince Sebas Visage to join your crew, or did you kill him?" Asked Freyja calmly as she landed on the deck, though before Diddy answered, she noticed someone exiting from the ship's steerage.

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