Chapter 262: Freyja The Illusionist

Snapping my eyes open, I swiftly leaped onto my two feet while summoning Naga-sa out of Scar's hands as I observed my surroundings, which seemed to be the exact same as what I remember.

'What the hell? Wasn't I just fighting against that old dude with the cloak?' Thought Diddy with a confused expression as he narrowed his eyes at Raleigh, who was calmly drinking while talking to Freyja.

"Ah, look who decided to finally wake up. I would've preferred it if you had stayed unconscious for a little bit longer, but I suppose ten minutes is better than nothing." Remarked Freyja lightly as she held Raleigh's arm in between her voluptuous breasts while leaning deeply into his embrace.

Ignoring Freyja's smart-ass remark, I furrowed my brows as I finally started to remember what happened to me and why I was lying unconscious on the ground.

'So, I found that man, I fought him, then he suddenly appeared beside me and punched me in the head after I refused to calm down; next thing I remember is waking up and seeing Freyja.' Mused Diddy with a deep frown as he rubbed his head in pain while glancing at Freyja and Rayleigh, only to grunt in annoyance.

"Tsk, that wasn't fun; you're not supposed to knock me out that quickly. What's the point of fighting then?" Asked Diddy with a frown as he stabbed Naga-sa into the ground while eyeing Rayleigh, who kept trying to remove himself from Freyja, though he stopped himself every time he glanced at her two large breasts.

"Well, if you had been paying attention, I had said I didn't want to fight. I'm old and would like to spend the rest of my retirement with my wife back in Sabaody." Replied Rayleigh calmly as he looked at Diddy while emphasizing the word wife, hoping a certain someone would catch his hint.

"Shh, your wife's in Sabaody, not here; no one will know Rayleigh, just our little secret." Said Freyja seductively, whispering into Rayleigh's ear as she squished her breasts against his body while gently grasping his crotch, causing him to gulp.

Grumbling under my breath, I intently eyed Rayleigh, considering whether it was worth it to attack him again, yet if he just decided to defeat me with one attack, there wasn't much point as it wouldn't be fun.

'Tsk, unfortunate, but whatever, I had initially come here to raid Amazon Lily anyways.' Mused Diddy with an annoyed expression as he eyed Rayleigh before shaking his head and sighing.

Glancing to my right, I spotted the rest of my crew members interacting with the other people whom I had previously ignored to fight Rayleigh. Jinbe, Grand, and Mael were talking amongst themselves about things regarding slaves, world government, and the Sun pirates, which didn't really interest me; Trenza, Janet, and Chala were talking with Ace and Luffy, with the former mainly talking about his life on the Whitebeard pirates, which also didn't really interest me.

Scar and Sebas were talking with the man called Trafalgar, and when I glanced his way, he also happened to look at me, causing our eyes to cross as I bared my fangs while his body tensed. Grinning, I used soru to swiftly move beside him as I grabbed his shoulder, though he had impressive reflexes since the instant I did so, he swatted my arm away with his sword and leaped backward while unsheathing his sword.

"Heh, not bad, though you're too weak to be of any interest to me." Stated Diddy with a feral smirk as he eyed Trafalgar, who frowned at his words but didn't say anything.

"Why don't you join my crew, Trafalgar?" Added Diddy with a faint smile, his words causing Trafalgar to furrow his brows before narrowing his eyes.

"I'm the Captain of the Heart Pirates-" Replied Trafalgar as he eyed Diddy, who rudely interrupted him without a care in the world.

"Heh, so? I wasn't asking you; I was ordering you." Declared Diddy with a wild grin as he eyed Trafalgar, who tightened his grip on his hilt while slightly raising his other hand.

"Hoho, here we go again. Brings back memories." Said Sebas with a sight chuckle as he glanced at Trafalgar while remembering his first encounter with Diddy.

"Yeah, and they damn sure weren't pleasant." Muttered Scar with a nod as he glanced at Diddy before shaking his head, causing Sebas to chuckle while nodding in agreement.

"What if I disobey your so-called order?" Asked Trafalgar as he carefully eyed Diddy, who grinned before suddenly vanishing from his vision, prompting him to quickly expand a faint bluish dome that enveloped the entire clearing.

"Then… You'll die." Said Diddy with a feral expression as he appeared above Trafalgar's head while kicking downwards, intending to crush him.

As I was about to kick Trafalgar's head, I heard him quickly whisper something, which caused him and Freyja to suddenly switch places, yet that only made me grin as I coated my leg in lightning since I needed to punish her for not informing me about Rayleigh.

"Wha-" said Freyja in pure confusion, yet she wasn't able to continue speaking as Diddy powerfully kicked her head, slamming her face first into the ground and creating a large crater that caused the area to shake violently.

"Ahh, that feels much better." Muttered Diddy as he landed on the crater's edge and sighed with a satisfied smile.

"Yo, is she okay?" Asked Ace in slight concern, only for the ground to tremble as a massive wave of inky black flames erupted from the crater, causing him to stop.

"Haa, she's more than fine; this is a normal occurrence between Diddy and Freyja; they have a… bizarre relationship." Stated Trenza awkwardly with a wry smile as she glanced at the growing eruption of demon fire, causing Ace to raise an eyebrow before nodding.

"Woah looks like a volcano!" Said Luffy with a smile as he attempted to run towards the wave of fire, only for Ace to grab him by the shoulder while sighing.

"So beautiful!" Muttered Janet with a faint smile as he got onto one knee and took several pictures of the black flame eruption.

"Your crew is quite powerful, though you don't seem to get along with each other." Said Jinbe lightly as he looked at Diddy before glancing at Mael, who scoffed while nodding.

"Hmph, get along? That's putting it nicely." Remarked Mael with a grunt as he folded his arms and glanced at Jinbe before looking at Freyja, who had just emerged from the creator.

"Eh, I think we might want to distance ourselves, Freyja looks more pissed than usual." Said Grand nervously as he looked at the furious Freyja before taking several steps back, prompting everyone else to do the same.

"I want to fight." Muttered Chala with a feral expression as she approached Diddy and Freyja, only for Trenza to pull her back.

"Haa, it's best not to get involved between Freyja and Captain Chala." Said Trenza with a sigh as she walked toward the edge of the clearing while dragging Chala behind her.

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Eyeing Freyja, I licked my fangs and chuckled in amusement as I stared at her wrathful expression, causing me to grin as I forwent any talking and leaped off the ground, lunging right for Freyja while she did the same with a flap of her wings.

Clenching my fist, I coated it in lightning while Freyja did the same but used fire and haki, which I didn't use since it wouldn't be fun if I did, including my observation haki. Once I neared her, we both violently punched each other's face, causing a massive eruption from our clash that ravaged the surrounding forest while our lightning and fire clashed aggressively through the air.

Smirking through her punch, we pushed off against each other, flinging us backward as we rapidly neared each other before engaging in battle, violently kicking, punching, slashing, and clawing each other with the intent to kill.

"Heh, it's been a while since I've seen you as angry as this; when was the last time? I think it was on the night where I first met you." Remarked Diddy with a feral grin as he kicked Freyja's hand away before punching her stomach while she kicked him in the face.

"DIE!" Said Freyja furiously as she suddenly waved her hand, causing several clones of herself to emerge from her body, surprising everyone watching.

"Hehe, well, that's new." Muttered Diddy with a smirk as he glanced at the several clones of Freyja, who all promptly lunged at him.

Lowering my stance, I used one of the seventy-two Bian to redirect all of Freyja's attacks, excluding her clones, since while they're life-like, capable of even fooling my senses, they were only clones after all.

'More like illusions if anything, and keeping track of her isn't exactly easy either.' Mused Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at the numerous Freyja's while redirecting every attack, though most of the attacks harmlessly phased through his body.

While on the defensive, I squinted my eyes and stood upright, ignoring the several Fryeja's that all attacked me, yet not a single one managed to harm me, causing me to frown as I closed my eyes, using my other senses to locate Freyja, only to hear the faint noise of something cutting through the air.

Snapping my eyes above me, I swatted my hand upwards, using my nails to block Freyja's elongated nails as her figure began slowly appearing before my eyes while her clones dissipated.

"Heh, Impressive." Muttered Diddy with a faint smirk as he eyed Freyja, who gritted her teeth while using all of her strength to push against him.