Chapter 316: Oden Or Yamato

Taking an attack from Kaido to the stomach, causing me to grin in pain, I dug my nails into the skull we were fighting atop, firmly holding me in place as I retaliated by violently slamming Naga-sa atop his head, which he shrugged off with a smile of his own before he swung his kanabo at me, yet our weapons ended up clashing, creating a shockwave of haki that extended for miles out into the sea.

"Hahaha, c'mon, is this all the strongest creature is capable of!?" Exclaimed Diddy in joy as he ignored the blood leaking from his mouth before violently hitting Kaido in his side, forcing him to step back.

"Worororo, I'm just getting started!" Replied Kaido with a smile of happiness as he raised his kanabo in the air before slamming it atop Diddy's head, nearly forcing him to kneel.

"Hahaha; get started faster!" Remarked Diddy with a feral smile as he tightly clutched Kaido's kanabo before leaping into the air, violently kneeing him in the chin before kicking his mouth.

I was about to follow up with another attack, but before I could, I saw Kaido suddenly open his mouth while condensing a surreal amount of flames, causing me to grin as I watched the mighty breath attack head right for me before enveloping me.

"Bolo Breath!" Said Kaido as he released a violent blast of scorching flames superior to Freyja's at point black range, completely enveloping Diddy within his attack.

"Hahaha, this is what I'm talking about!" Yelled Diddy with chaotic laughter as he raised Naga-sa into the air while amidst Kaido's attack, causing numerous dark clouds up above to dangerously spark with lightning.

'Beastly Thunder!' Thought Diddy with a massive grin as he slammed his bo-staff to the ground when Kaido's breath stopped, causing an enormous lightning bolt to strike him, briefly illuminating the entire sky and violently shaking Onigashima.

Despite both Kaido and I having taken powerful attacks at point-blank range, neither of us was too damaged; his breath attack, while hot, wasn't comparable to Mael's heat, and it seemed his scales granted him some level of resistance against lightning. However, the fact that neither of us was dodging attacks meant this battle wouldn't last anywhere near as long as I fought Linlin or even Blackbeard for that matter.

"Worororo! Is this all you got, Kong!?" Asked Kaido with a large smile as he speedily lunged towards Diddy, hitting him in the chest with his kanabo and flinging him through the sky.

Chaotically laughing, I reoriented myself and kicked the air behind me, launching myself towards Kaido while infusing Naga-sa with an excessive amount of lightning, causing numerous lightning bolts to arc off its body through the sky; approaching Kaido, I timed the attack with the pulse of my beating heart, further increasing my strength as I smashed through his attack before sending him skidding across the ground like a ragdoll.

"Hehehe; not even close!" Replied Diddy with a feral grin as he watched Kaido quickly lunge right back for him, prompting him to do the same as they clashed for the umpteenth time.

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"Sheesh, my goodness, I'm surprised they hadn't brought down the skull yet with how they're fighting." Muttered Freyja lightly with a slight frown as she gazed at the ceiling, watching Kaido and Diddy's brutal fight through her haki, causing her to lightly shake her head.

While Diddy and Kaido fought like a pair of barbarians, I walked through the massive and complicated maze of Onigashima as I headed straight toward the strongest being besides Kaido and Diddy; whoever they were was even stronger than King, who was giving Mael one hell of a battle despite even knowing the secret to King's flames.

As a matter of fact, the person I was looking for was heading right for me, and at this rate, we should be crossing paths within a few moments; of course, along the way, I did use this chance to drain a few men, most granting me minimal vitality, though the ones who've eaten the smile fruit were pretty decent in terms of vitality.

'Though, they don't taste very good.' Thought Freyja with a slight frown as he finished kissing a man with an alligator mouth sticking out his back, turning him into nothing but a husk of his former self.

Dropping the corpse onto the ground, I was about to kiss the other man, who had become petrified from my sheer beauty, but before I could, the wall right behind him was smashed as a tall figure wielding a small kanabo, wearing a kimono and a white oni mask with massive blue hair appeared.

"Heh, so you're the person I was searching for." Muttered Freyja solemnly with an intense gaze as she eyed the tall figure, only to glance at the handcuffs attached to their wrists.

'Sea stone.' Mused Freja with furrowed brows as she eyed the handcuffs before shifting her focus toward the figure's eyes through the mask's slits.

"If you don't mind waiting, I'll help you." Said Freyja lightly as she slowly approached the figure while raising her arms, causing the figure to point their kanabo at them.

"Who are you and what is happening?" Asked the figure with a deep voice as they pointed at Freyja, who continued to approach.

"Me? Well, I'm Freyja, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, Vice-captain of the Frenzy Pirates, The Insatiable. I go by many names, though you can just call me Freyja; oh, we're also raiding Onigashima in hopes of taking down the Beast Pirates; my stupid Captain is currently engaging Kaido in battle right now." Replied Freyja with a proud smirk as she flicked her hair and flaunted her curves before gazing at the figure only to point upwards at the ceiling while the entire Island violently shook.

"Take down Kaido and the Beast Pirates!?" Exclaimed the figure in surprised as they looked at Freyja before shifting her focus to the ceiling while hearing faint laughter.

"Hahahaha!" "Worororo!"

"Yeah, and seeing the handcuffs, you're probably one of Kaido's prisoners, so let me help you real quick, and then you can help us fight against Kaido." Remarked Freyja with a nod as she calmly approached the figure, causing them to frown while lowering their weapon.

"Hmm, I'll help with taking down Kaido." Said the figure with a nod, causing Freyja to smile while standing before them, prompting her to outstretch her hands and grab the cuffs.

Using haki, I easily crushed the sea stone cuffs before ripping them off their wrists, causing them to rub their wrist while chuckling.

"Hahaha, this feels nice." Muttered the figure with a faint smile as they grabbed the mask before removing it, revealing their face.

"I'm Kozuki Oden! Now, let's go and defeat Kaido!" Stated Yamato firmly with a faint smile as she looked at Freyja, who nodded with a twitching expression before turning and running away.

"Wait, why were you even here if your goal was to take down Kaido? Shouldn't you be helping your Cap-" Asked Yamato in slight confusion, yet before she could finish speaking, she was forced to raise her Kanabo, just barely blocking a deadly slash from Freyja.

"Well, that's easy to answer; my intention wasn't to take down Kaido; it was to fight someone powerful so I could kill my Captain. I know it sounds rather confusing, but I have no need to explain it to you; just know, I'm trying to kill you; I don't want you thinking we're allies or anything." Replied Freyja lightly as she floated just above the ground in her satan's soul, giving Yamato a confused yet annoyed look.

"Hmph, thanks for letting me know; at least now I don't have to waste time with you." Said Yamato with a deep frown as she slowly stood back up while transforming into her human-beast form, with a weird cloud-like scarf wrapping around her underarms, causing Freyja to click her tongue.

"Zoan devil fruit? This is going to be tough." Muttered Freyja with a firm expression as she spread her wings, igniting them ablaze with inky black flames before flapping them, causing her to swiftly lunge toward Yamato.

I was expecting us to be somewhat on par with each other, but our first clash made it very apparent I was weaker than her as she smashed right through my haki-clad nails before hitting me in the face with her kanabo, sending me flying through several walls.

'Tsk, she coated her attack in conqueror's haki, just like Diddy.' Thought Freyja with a deep frown as she wiped her bloody nose before quickly standing up and lunging through the holes in the wall, only to quickly catch up to Yamato, who was running away.

"Tch, where the hell are you going!?" Exclaimed Freyja with a frown as she took a deep breath before releasing a powerful breath of black flames that burned everything they touched.

"To stop, Father!" Replied Yamato as she turned around, facing the incoming fire breath before releasing one of her own, yet instead of fire, it was of ice that not only managed to over power Freyja's flames but even reached her.

'Father!? She's Kaido's daughter!?' Thought Freyja in surprise as she eyed Yamato while crossing her arms, protecting herself from the ice breath.

Clicking my tongue, I flapped my wings again, quickly catching up to Oden, or whatever her actual name was, and passed her before turning around and blocking her path, forcing her to a halt.

"I can't let you do that; the whole point I even freed you was so I could fight you. Besides, I'll tell you one thing: you don't want to interfere with my captain's battle, especially when he's really enjoying himself, and from all the laughing he's doing, he's having one hell of a time. So, really, I'm saving your life by stopping you, so you should be thanking me." Stated Freyja solemnly as she lunged towards Yamato, who attacked with her kanabo, causing them to clash while she was nearly sent flying once more.

"Ugh, I don't care! Just get out of the way!" Yelled Yamato as she violently pushed Freyja away, yet before she could make it far, she had returned, forcing the two into a battle.