Chapter 185: Revolutionary Discovery!

Kicking the air to my left, I dodged the charge of Sea King with its wide open maw, trying to swallow me, only to be swatted by another, flinging quite a distance through the water while I grunted in pain, though I eventually came to a halt with the help of Nimbus. Holding onto Nimbus, I flew right toward the injured Sea King that had swatted me away with its tail before raising Naga-sa above me; as I neared the beast, once I got closer, I lunged off of Nimbus and violently slammed my bo-staff against the beasts head, forcefully shutting its mouth.

Retracting Naga-sa, I slammed down once more on the beast's head, pushing it several meters backward, though before I could continue my assault, I spotted the sea king from before speedily swimming toward me with its wide open maw, causing me to grab the water with my foot as I utilized fish-man karate, creating a powerful whirlpool, which the beast got sucked into.

'Hehe, nothing beats fish-man karate in the water.' Mused Diddy with a smirk as he glanced at his whirlpool before focusing on the other sea king, which had managed to regain its bearings.

Seeing the sea king come charging at me, I grabbed Nibmus, infusing it with a substantial amount of lightning before launching a thick lightning bolt at the beast, though despite it being far more powerful than what I could normally muster, the sheer size of the sea king, made its effect minimal. Other than a light scorched mark where the lightning bolt landed, all it did was slightly daze the creature, which is useful when fighting against only a few sea kings, but when you're forced to battle tens of them at the same time, momentarily taking one opponent out of the battle isn't something I even notice.

Flying toward the dazed beast using Nimbus, I leaped off of my cloud and powerfully slammed Naga-sa atop its head while incorporating fish-man karate into it, causing the mighty blow to travel throughout its body; however, that wasn't enough to defeat the beast, so adding wild strikes to the miss, I relentlessly attacked the beast, timing each swing of my bo-staff with the pulsing of my heart, further increasing my strength. The Sea King tried to retaliate by aggressively failing around, though even with its massive body, I was far too agile for it to, and eventually, after tens of seconds, the monster's resistance died down before it finally stopped.

Unfortunately, while I had killed the sea king, my fight wasn't done; quickly, putting Naga-sa behind me, the other sea king, which was previously trapped within my whirlpool, slammed into me with its open maw, eating me whole as it tried to shut its mouth shut. However, I wasn't about to let that happen; standing on its jaws, I placed Naga-sa right on its teeth, stopped the beast from closing its mouth, and using that chance, I quickly flew out of there with the help from Nimbus, just in time for its tongue to swat were I was previously standing.

'Tch, fucking bastard; it's going to be a pain to find my bo-staff now.' Thought Diddy with an irritated expression as he eyed the massive sea king swallowing Naga-sa before charging back at him.

With the sea king now pissing me off, I decided, I'd end this fight using a new move I'd just thought of; standing atop Nimbus in a horse stance, I outstretched both of my hands and placed them in front of me as I prepared to use rokuogan, the secret technique of the rokushiki, which can only be utilized once one reaches a certain level of proficiency in the other six techniques, something I've long since achieved.

However, I wasn't simply using rokuogan; I was also incorporating fish-man karate into this as well, which should greatly amplify its internal destructive prowess. Though this is merely an idea I had thought of literally a few seconds ago, so I've got no clue if I'll manage to make it work on the first try, but you've got to start somewhere, and what better way to start when in the middle of combat?

Once the massive beast got close, I swiftly maneuvered Nimbus to dodge the sea king's charge as I moved right to it while it swam where I was previously standing. Hovering merely a few inches away from the beast's body, summoning all the strength my body could muster and transferring it to my hands, I used rokuogan while also doing my best to incorporate fish-man karate, which greatly strained my body, especially my arms, but the result was well worth it.

With a massive blast, I was flung away while the attack hit the side of the sea king, creating a large dent before the beat suddenly expanded like a balloon until it exploded into several large chunks of its body, with only its skeleton still somewhat intact.

'W-Woah, t-that was insane; I-I wasn't expecting that.' Thought Diddy with widened eyes and a feral expression as he looked at the devastation his attack did before scanning the area for Naga-sa.

I had thought having destroyed the beast's body into numerous chunks would make finding my bo-staff easier, but nope, it was actually much more difficult since I had to search all across the place for the beast's stomach, and surprisingly, it wasn't even there. However, after twenty minutes of looking through the bits of Sea King, I finally found it stuck inside a random piece of muscle.

'Tch, this would make it so much easier if I could just summon you to me like Nimbus and like what Mael does with his golden axe.' Mused Diddy in annoyance as he held Naga-sa in his hands before glancing at Nimbus to his left, only to freeze and constantly look between them.

Grinning after having just come up with a brilliant idea, I brought both Naga-sa and Nimbus together, attempting to wrap my bo-staff in a thin layer of Nimbus, yet, to my surprise, something else happened. As I held the two close, Nimbus suddenly rushed into my bo-staff, similar to how it initially did with me, and once it was fully absorbed within Naga-sa, its appearance slightly changed, and while the two golden tips remained the same, across the red part of the bo-staff, cloud-like drawings emerged from the golden tips, giving Naga-sa a much-needed flair.

'I'm surprised it actually worked so well; I thought it would be much more tedious.' Thought Diddy with a smile as he held a Nimbus-infused Naga-sa in his hand with a satisfied expression.

Curious to see if Naga-sa worked the same, I charged it with lightning, and almost immediately, I could tell it behaved just like how Nimbus would; the amount of lightning coiling around itself despite me having used a little bit was a clear sign. Smiling larger than before, I tested it out some more, and to my complete amazement, Naga-sa had the exact same properties as Nimbus; it could change its shape, granted now that it was within my bo-staff, it was considerably more difficult, it could float, it could do everything Nimbus could do, and I couldn't help but grin in happiness, this might've been the happiest I've ever been in my entire life.

'Hehe, now, if only I could make this thing heavier; that would be the literal icing on the cake. The problem is, how would I make this thing heavier? Clouds are just floating water in the atmosphere, so how could Nimbus-' Pondered Diddy with a large grin as he looked at Naga-sa-infused Nimbus, only to suddenly freeze, while his eyes widened like never before.

Holding back my desire to laugh like a madman, I held Naga-sa in my hand and focused intently as I tried to make it absorb the ocean water, just as clouds naturally do since that's how they are formed. At first, for several minutes, nothing happened, despite how intently I was focusing, though I knew better than to give up so easily, especially over something that would literally revolutionize my fighting style. So, for numerous minutes, even for a full hour, I floated in the ocean depths as I intently concentrated on Nag-sa and Nimbus, and eventually, it happened.

Although it was faint, I could sense movement in the ocean surrounding me, and opening my eyes, I saw a small whirlpool surging into Naga-sa as water gushed into it. Smiling, I concentrated even harder than before, causing the rate at which water poured into Naga-sa to increase significantly, followed by its weight growing by the second. As the minutes passed, the weight of Naga-sa eventually reached something even I required a substantial amount of strength to hold, so quickly, I tried to stop Naga-sa, which was much easier than expected.

Holding Naga-sa, I looked at it in wonder, and then I laughed.

"Hahahahah!!" Said Diddy in joy, uncaring for all the air he released into the ocean as he stared at Nimbus-infused Naga-sa.

The amount of joy I was feeling was the greatest I'd ever felt before. I couldn't think of anything that had ever made me this happy, not only this life but my past one as well. Lifting Naga-sa above my head with difficulty, I holstered it onto my back, though the straps instantly broke, prompting me to catch Naga-sa, falling a few meters as I kept myself floating by constantly kicking the water beneath me, which was actually proving to be pretty difficult.

'I'm so glad we went to Skypiea.' Thought Diddy with a massive grin as he rested Nimbus-infused Naga-sa on his shoulder before slowly surfacing to his ship.

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And there we have it, everyone; after 185 chapters, Diddy D. Kong has finally embodied Sun Wukong. I had initially planned for his bo-staff to eat a devil fruit called the Mass Mass fruit, but that would limit his ability to fight in the water, so I opted against it, especially since I already had a reasonable way for him to increase the weight of his bo-staff.