Chapter 176: Discovery

Not only were the most powerful and influential people in the world shocked to learn about Chaos Kong's deeds, but so were everyone else: civilians, bandits, marines, pirates, bounty hunters, etc, you name it. Everyone was utterly flabbergasted as the news quickly spread across the entire world, reaching the ears of islands that had isolated themselves from the rest of the world.

The uproar about the death of a Celestial Dragon was like a raging fire that spread throughout the whole night, and by the time the first rays of the morning arrived, everyone knew of the name Chaos Kong; just like his name, the world was in utter chaos right about know. However, the one responsible for all this was oblivious and was currently flying through the forest of the Upperyard, searching for Robin, who he hadn't managed to find despite searching the whole night, which greatly infuriated him.

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Flying through the upper yard on Nimbus, despite the whole night passing by, I hadn't managed to find Robin or even a trace of the Strawhats; granted, given this constant pain in my head, it's meddling with my senses, making it difficult to detect certain sounds, smell or tastes, but still, I've returned empty-handed; so has Sebas, and Freyja.

Speaking of them, about an hour after Freyja had joined us, I had ordered them to split up and search for the Strawhats, though the only person I could've really counted on was Sebas; even if Freyja found them, she'd keep quiet about it just to fuck with me, and she better hope I never find out about it 'cause I'll really rip on of her arms off. We also haven't encountered either Mael or Grand, though I could currently care less about them. Grand wasn't just some weakling; he had some decent strength, and Mael was pretty strong, so they were fine, and if they weren't, that wasn't my problem.

'Tsk, this is fucking annoying! My head is fucking killing me!' Thought Diddy with a furious expression as he grabbed his head while releasing an angry and pain-filled roar that awoke every slumbering beast who heard it, causing them to scurry away while whimpering in fear.

Grunting in frustration at achieving nothing throughout the whole night, I decided to head back toward the ruins; since it's where everything started, maybe I'll discover something useful. Besides, Robin might've passed through there since Sebas did say she was an archeologist, and that ruined city is at least a few hundred years old. Turning Nimbus, I headed back towards where everything started with Trenza, which was going to take a few minutes; I was decently far away, though while flying, I grabbed breakfast along the way in the form of a large deer; I didn't bother cooking it and just ate it raw, I was too irritated to do anything like that.

After a few minutes of flying on Nimbus while finishing the fourth leg of the large deer, I dropped the rest in the forest before entering the ruins, which looked exactly the same as we left them yesterday. Recalling Nimbus, I landed on top of a destroyed building and started walking around, getting a closer look at the ruins just to ensure I didn't miss anything, which isn't entirely out of the picture right now, given my condition.

"Stupid fucking pain; I should've just let Trenza deal with this." Remarked Diddy quietly, wincing in pain as he grabbed the side of his head while walking through the street, only to bump into someone.

I was too preoccupied with my mind to notice whoever was in front of me, so out of instinct, I brandished my nails as I intended to strike first and ask questions later, but thankfully, I managed to see who it was just before my nails pierced her head. Stopping myself only a few millimeters away from her eyes, I looked at Robin, who was cautiously eyeing me, before I retracted my hand while holstering Naga-sa back onto my shoulder.

"Good, just the person I've been searching for all fucking night." Remarked Diddy with an irritated expression as he looked at Robin, who sighed in relief and lowered her arms before raising her eyebrow, cautiously eyeing him in confusion.

"I hope you're not here to kill me, Chaos Kong." Said Robin lightly as she kept her distance while ready to retaliate at a moment's notice; it was not like she'd have the chance to if Diddy wished to kill her.

"Tch, far from it; I found a whole bunch of Ancient writing, and Sebas said you would know more about it." Stated Diddy with a click of his tongue as he folded his arms and glared at Robin, whose interest had been piqued.

"Ancient writing? Could you show me?" Asked Robin curiously as she looked at Diddy with a curious light in her eyes.

Nodding, I walked past her, heading towards the pyramid structure in the distance; however, we weren't walking. Wrapping my tail around Robin's waist, surprising her, I lifted her into the air and leaped into the sky while Nimbus appeared before my feet as we headed right towards the pyramid structure. Nimbus was relatively fast, so we arrived within a matter of a few seconds; leaping off the cloud, I landed on the floor right outside the room where I had found it before dropping Robin on the ground, though she surprisingly caught herself.

"That was one bumpy ride." Muttered Robin lightly as she blew her hair out of her mouth and fixed her clothes before looking around, only to kneel beside a piece of the destroyed golden door.

Seeing Robin intently focusing on some random ancient writing, I waited a few seconds before nudging her with my foot, as I had very limited patience right about now.

"I don't care what the ancient words say; one of my crew mates saw this same writing, and their head started to be full of pain. Do you know anything about that, or are you also useless?" Asked Diddy with a frown as he tapped his foot on the ground while standing beside Robin, who furrowed her brows and stood up.

"No; what you're saying completely confuses me. I don't understand why your crewmate would suddenly feel pain after looking at these ancient scriptures. I don't think I'm the one you should be looking for; Chopper is a much better pick as he's a doctor." Replied Robin lightly with a confused expression as she shook her head before moving on to another piece of the broken wall, her words causing Diddy to violently slam his foot down in rage.

"It took me a whole night to find you; how long do you think it'll take to find Chopper!? Are you telling me you know nothing as to why Trenza was suddenly in pain after looking at those words? Are you saying her eyes and head were hurting for no reason!?" Exclaimed Diddy furiously as he grabbed Naga-sa before slamming it against the ground, creating a large dent in the golden floor while he glared at Robin, who was subtly frowning.

"You said her eyes and head were hurting, right?" Asked Robin with furrowed brows as she looked at Diddy, who nodded while growling in frustration.

Looking at Robin, I watched as she looked through her backpack before pulling out an old-looking diary; after opening and flipping to the correct page, she then glanced back at me several seconds later.

"Your head and eyes hurting are signs from the three-eyed tribe that they're about to awaken their ability to understand the Ancient Language; however, that doesn't make any sense; your crew mate Trenza only has two eyes." Remarked Robin in curiosity as she continued to flip through her pages while Diddy's eyes were wide open.

'Three-eyed tribe? Three eyes, no wonder; I always thought that Trenza's scar on her forehead was weird; that's cause it's not just a simple scar, but a third eye!' Thought Diddy in slight disbelief as he looked down at his hands before speaking to Sebas through their mental link.

'Sebas, return to the ruins; I think I've figured out what's wrong with Trenza.' Said Diddy, slight joy present in his voice while Sebas, who was on the other side of the Upperyard, raised his eyebrows in surprise while Trenza floated alongside him.

'Hoho, from the joy I can hear in your voice, it must be true, Captain. I'm returning right now; shall I tell Freyja?' Replied Sebas with a nod as he and Trenza turned to their left before speedily flying through the forest.

'Tsk, leave her alone; she's probably not even helping us.' Said Diddy with a click of his tongue while Sebas nodded.

With Sebas bringing the person in question, I just had to wait, which was difficult when I was experiencing the deadliest headache; sitting down while leaning against the wall, I started humming some music from my last life, from a song I don't remember the name of, but it was upbeat and fast so there is that. Robin continued to do what she had been doing before while I sat there and waited for multiple minutes; after the seventh minute, I saw Sebas and Trina in the distance, flying through the air while approaching us.

"Ah, I see you've found Ms. Robin. I presume she must've told you what was wrong with Trenza?" Asked Sebas with a raised eyebrow as he and Trenza landed on the floor before he waved at Robin, who reciprocated the gesture while examining another golden piece of the door.

"Sort of." Replied Diddy with a small smile as he neared Trenza while staring right at the horizontal scar on her forehead.