Chapter 277: Poseidon

Chuckling in joy at Fukaboshi's words, I shifted my focus to Shirahoshi, who seemed completely confused about the whole thing, which didn't look like that was good for me since it seemed like she didn't know she could do such a thing, not that I really cared, all I care about was the fact that she can, and that's good enough for me, we can worry about the small details later.

"W-What are you talking about, brother? I-I can't do such a thing." Asked Shirahoshi in confusion as she glanced at Diddy, who was smirking, before looking at Fukaboshi while protectively holding him in her arms.

"Y-You can, Shirahoshi. You first showed your ability many years ago when Mother went to help the Celestial Dragon, and he threatened to shoot her." Replied Fukaboshi softly as he looked up at Shirahoshi, her eyes widening as memories from that incident flooded her mind.

"A-Are you not mistaken, Brother? D-Didn't Father say they had come to protect Mother?" Said Shirahoshi in pure confusion as she stared at Fukaboshi, who was about to respond, but the sound of something cutting through the air was heard before he could.

Clicking my tongue, I eyed the flying axe heading right for Shirahoshi before grabbing Naga-sa and throwing it right at the incoming axe, causing its path to be diverted as it lodged itself into the wall right in front of Shirahoshi's face.

"Tsk, who is the fucking bastard that keeps throwing those weapons." Said Diddy in annoyance as he clicked his tongue while utilizing his observation haki, intending to find the one responsible.

Unfortunately, whoever the culprit was, they were most likely out of the range of my haki, which meant they were also most likely not within Fishman Island, as my haki covers a good chunk of the island. However, while I was doing this, I spotted Sebas taking care of an unconscious Scar while Mael dealt with Pekoms; I also saw Freyja fucking Fishman, which wasn't anything special; Grand and Janet were fighting against the pirate Fishman from earlier, whatever his name was, and I have no idea where Chala and Trenza where at.

'What are those two doing?' Mused Diddy curiously, only for him to shake his head as he eyed Shirahoshi.

"Do you know who's trying to kill you?" Asked Diddy as he eyed Shirahoshi, who looked at the axe before shifting her focus to him while nodding.

"Vander Decken, the Captain of the Flying Pirates. He had asked for my hand in marriage eight years ago, and when my Father refused, he's been constantly throwing weapons at me ever since; that's why I'm stuck up here." Stated Shirahoshi with a faint frown as she glanced at the numerous weapons embedded into the front of her door while Diddy sported a disgusted expression.

"He asked to marry you when you were six? It had to be for an ulterior motive; otherwise, he's just fucking sick in the head. Just for that, if I ever see him, I'm going to kill him; disgusting freak." Said Diddy with widened eyes as he looked at Shirahoshi before muttering the last part of him, only to shake his head while approaching her.

"W-What are you doing!? S-Stay away from her!" Exclaimed Fukaboshi angrily as he leaped in front of Shirahoshi while staring at Diddy, who suddenly lunged forth and clutched him by the neck.

"EEEEK! B-Brother!" Yelled Shirahoshi fearfully with a teary-eyed expression as she attempted to grab Fukaboshi, only for a lightning bolt to hit the ground, stopping her.

"Relax, I don't care about your brother; I won't even harm him so long as you summon some Sea kings for me to fight." Said Diddy lightly as he looked at Shirahoshi while holding Fukaboshi by the neck, keeping him suspended in the air.

"O-Okay, I-I'll do it, j-just please, d-don't harm him." Said Shirahoshi fearfully as she rapidly nodded before clearing her throat.

"S-Sea kings, c-come here please! P-Please come here! I-I would like to s-speak with you!" Yelled Shirahoshi nervously as she looked up at the ceiling and clenched her hands together as if she were praying.

While Shirahoshi continued to try and summon sea kings, I used my haki to see if any were heeding her calls, but after nearly two minutes passed, I was beginning to lose patience since having fought against many sea kings, I knew it wouldn't take them this long, they were very fast swimmers.

Since I still only had one arm, I tossed Fukaboshi onto the ground and pinned him down there with my foot before grabbing his arm.

"W-Wait! P-Please don't! I-I'm trying! P-Please don't hurt him! S-Sea Kings! Sea Kings! P-Please Sea kings!" Stated Shirahoshi anxiously with fear as she looked at Diddy before yelling loudly into the sky while tears began to stream down her face, yet even so, nothing happened.

"Tsk, well, hopefully this will work." Muttered Diddy as he glanced at Fukaboshi, who was hatefully glaring at him.

This wasn't exactly fun for me, so with a swift motion, I cut his arm off using my sharp nails, causing him to nearly scream while he grabbed his profusely bleeding shoulder; however, I used my hand to cover his wound and then cauterized it shut with my lightning, which seemed to bit too much for him as he finally let out a rather blood-curdling scream.

"Stop screaming; I know what type of pain you've experienced; it's not as bad as you're making it seem; you're just not used to it, that's all." Remarked Diddy in slight annoyance as he eyed Fukaboshi, who was furiously glaring at him.

"B-BROTHER!!" Yelled Shirahoshi in fear as she aggressively sobbed while her loud, pain-filled voice echoed throughout the entirety of Fishman Island before extending further beyond into the endless sea.

"Hehe, that one was different." Said Diddy with a feral smirk as he stood upright while kicking Fukaboshi toward Shirahoshi, who protectively held him in her embrace

Her last word wasn't like the other times she'd yelled; there was something else contained within it. I just had no idea what it could be, but I had a strong feeling that was what I was looking for. Grabbing Naga-sa from off the ground, I hit the wall in front of me, causing it to crumble as I stared outside past the massive bubble that enveloped Fishman Island, waiting for the sea kings to reveal themselves, and it didn't take long for one to enter the range of my haki, followed by its massive body appearing in before Fishman island. However, it wasn't just one Sea King; two more had appeared, causing me to grin as they all stared down at the Ryugu Palace with their massive, beady eyes.

These Sea Kings were definitely stronger than the ones I've come across before, though I wouldn't quite say their power was out of this world or anything.

'Though it would still be a decently good challenge, at least I know the type of strength the sea kings in the New World will be.' Thought Diddy with a feral grin as he summoned Nimbus before infusing it into his bo-staff, causing a yellow, cloud-like emblem to appear.

Slamming Naga-sa onto the ground, it rapidly enlarged as I shot myself high into the air until I eventually exited the safety of Fishman-Island's protective bubble and appeared within the ocean. Shrinking Naga-sa back to normal height, I had it absorb a shit-ton of water while I eyed the three sea kings, and when I finally deemed it to be enough, I enlarged it once more before violently swinging it down atop one of the sea kings, causing the sea king to slam against the bubble around Fishman-Island before bouncing off it.

'Hehe, let's fight! We need to restock on food anyways.' Mused Diddy with a feral grin as he kicked the water, lunging towards the three sea kings.

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Spitting out a few teeth, I stood up and stretched my body a little before roaring loudly, causing Pandemonium to come swimming from out of nowhere.

"Here, eat those two; save this one." Said Diddy as he glanced at the two sea kings to the left, causing Mony and Pandy to nod while their eyes shined in happiness.

The fight against those three sea kings was tougher than I expected, but in the end, it wasn't anything extremely crazy, though if sea kings were going to be this strong within the New World, we could really be overrun if we happened to sail into the calm belt; of course, if we didn't have Pandemonium.

Holstering Naga-sa onto my back, I lunged back towards Fishman Island, piercing right through the bubble as I took a deep breath, refilling my lungs with much-needed oxygen.

"Ah, that feels much better." Muttered Diddy with a sigh of relief as he plummeted towards the Ryugu Palace, only to crash right through the top of the throne room.

Landing on the ground, I didn't see any of my crew mates and only saw the King, the three princes, and the princess, chained together while Pekoms was also chained down, though he was severely beaten and was covered in burn marks and severe wounds, the same as the King.

"Alright, now all we have to do is plunder your treasury, and we're good to go. Speaking of treasury, where do you keep it?" Asked Diddy lightly as he looked at the King, who was furiously glaring at him with intense levels of hatred.