One Piece: Chaos Kong

Chapter 149: D?

After Grand saved Janet from drowning, I hung her from the mast by her ankles for the remainder of the day as a form of punishment; the blood rushing to her brain may or may not have caused her to pass out a few times, but by the time night rolled around, I reluctantly dropped her to the deck with Grand catching her, lest she breaks her neck.

"Ow, my aching ankles." Said Janet in pain as she lay in Grand's arm while glancing at her ankles, which had a red mark from the rope that held her up.

"You'll be fine; stop moaning; this wouldn't have happened if you didn't eat my freaking devil fruit." Remarked Diddy blandly as he folded his arms while walking down the side of the mast before landing on the deck beside Grand.

"Now shoo off; if it weren't for Grand constantly pleading to set you free, I would have you hung through the night; leave my face my before I change my mind." Added Diddy with a light scowl as he glanced between Janet and Grand while the two rapidly nodded their heads.

Watching Grand run off before disappearing down to the lower deck, I huffed in annoyance before glancing at Trenza and Scar, who were minding their own business; turning around, I leaped up the upper deck, landing near Freyja manning the helm.

"We're going in the correct direction, toward Angel Island, right?" Asked Diddy curiously as he stopped walking and looked at Freyja, who had her legs folded and was currently reading the newspaper.

"Yeah, we're going in the right direction; if you don't believe me, see for yourself." Replied Freyja lightly as she glanced at Diddy before reaching into her magical storage, calling her cleave, grabbing the eternal pose, and tossing it to him.

"Heh, I believe you; this isn't something you'd lie about." Said Diddy with a slight smirk as he held the eternal pose before tossing it back toward Freyja, who stored it back in her magical cleavage.

"So, anything about the death of Saint Xalrons?" Asked Diddy as he stood behind Freyja and looked at the newspaper alongside her, causing her to grumble while shaking her head.

"No, there hasn't been a single mention of Saint Xalron's death; knowing the world government, I doubt they'd ever willingly let the world know about a pirate killing a Celestial Dragon. Do you know how much leverage and respect they'd lose from the rest of the world?" Remarked Freyja with a scoff and a shake of her head as she flipped the page, only for Diddy to read something interesting.

"Hmm, Strawhat Pirates? Aren't those the people who beat one of the seven warlords of the sea, Crocodile, the sand dude, or whatever he was? I remember Sebas telling me about it before we raided the ship." Questioned Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he looked at an article about Alabasta, which had an image of the Going Merry and the Strawhat's pirate flag.

"Yes, why? You interested in them?" Replied Freja lightly as she and Diddy read the article, skipping the parts about Alabasta.

"Sure, defeating one of the seven warlords of the sea mustn't have been easy, so they are probably a decently strong pirate group; I would love to fight them. What was the Captain's name again? Monkey? Luffy?" Stated Diddy with a feral grin while baring his teeth before suddenly frowning and tapping his chin.

"His name is Monkey D. Luffy, also known as Straw Hat; although it's his second bounty, his is also 100,000,000 Beri's like a certain someone's. He's probably stronger than you think." Remarked Freyja with a smirk as she reached into her cleavage and grabbed a folded-up paper before handing it to Diddy, which he promptly opened.

"Mael has a bounty of 150,000,000 Beri's, yet I beat him like a cheap drum; as I said before, a bounty doesn't determine your strength, merely how much the World Government sees you as a threat. If it were based on strength, I'd have at least 500,000,000 Beri's, and yours would be around 400,000,000." Replied Diddy with a scoff as he looked at the wanted poster of Monkey D. Luffy, finding it more amusing than intimidating.