Chapter 253: Diddy Vs Kizaru

Watching Mael, Sebas, and Freyja fighting against numerous Vice admirals who were all trying to attack Luffy, I grinned before kicking the air, lunging towards them, preparing to join them, yet the instant I arrived, I swiftly tilted my head to the side, while raising Naga-sa, dodging a light beam and blocking a lightning kick.

"Ho, well, aren't you stronger." Said Kizaru lightly as he looked at Diddy, who simply grinned while lightning arched across his bo-staff.

"Hehe, why yes I am." Stated Diddy with a feral grin as he flexed his muscles before pushing Kizaru back, only for him to turn into a flash of light while lunging right toward Luffy.

Seeing what was about to happen in the future, I clicked my tongue before turning around and swinging Naga-sa at Luffy, hitting him away just in time for Kizaru to miss while he landed beside an ugly person with a massive head.

"Awe, I missed." Muttered Kizaru calmly as he glanced at Luffy before raising his leg, only for a blackish foot to suddenly grab his head and slam him into the ground.

"You know, I'm not really a fan of how you marines operate; what's so fun about the strong picking on the weak? Isn't it more fun for the strong to pick on the stronger?" Remarked Diddy with a feral grin as he looked down at Kizaru, pushing his head deeper into the ground.

"What a rebel." Said Kizaru with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Diddy before raising his finger and pointing it at Diddy, whom he launched a beam at, forcing him backward while leaving behind a trail of lightning.

Dodging out of the way, I landed on the ground in front of Luffy, who was just given what sounded like some hormone boosters from that ugly man with a massive head, causing me to smile as I reminisced about my past life.

'What I wouldn't give for some performance-enhancing drugs right now.' Thought Diddy with a feral grin, looking far more menacing than usual given his haki-clad body, causing him to take on a black hue.

While Luffy was getting some hormone-boosting drugs, I speedily lunged at Kizaru, who had just stood, leaving behind a trail of lightning as I moved far faster than ever before. Thanks to my improvements in armament haki, I was able to coat my entire body in haki, strengthening it, which included my insides and, specifically, my nervous system.

(Note: I'd like to point out that the only reason he's able to coat his nervous system in haki is thanks to immaculate control over his entire body.)

The nervous system is too fragile to withstand the bombardment of lightning to forcefully increase my speed and reaction time, but if I coat my entire body in haki, nothing is stopping me; the only problem is, my haki isn't infinite, so I do have a time limit while using this ability of mine, and it didn't increase my strength, so while I was able to keep up with Kizaru, I was still his punching bag.

"Aren't you fast, though? Still not fast enough." Said Kizaru as he kicked Diddy in the stomach, causing him to spit blood while getting flung far into the distance.

'F-Fuck, I'm really pushing myself; my body is still in terrible shape from Whitebeard, and now I'm fighting against an Admiral.' Thought Diddy with a painful expression as he clutched his stomach while blood leaked from his mouth, only for him to wildly grin like a maniac.

"Hehe, I can't wait to see how much stronger I'll get once this is over!" yelled Diddy with a smile as he kicked the air, speedily flying back towards Kizaru, who was now fighting against Marco.

I wasn't a fan of jumping someone; hell, if anything, I wanted to get jumped, but given how neither Marco nor I were actually a match to Kizaru, I just accepted it. Watching Marco get kicked right towards me, I rolled over his body and grabbed his foot before tossing him right back towards Kizaru while I followed up right behind him.

Once we neared Kizaru, we both attacked him at the same time; Marco flapped his wings, creating a powerful wave of flames that headed right toward Kizaru, while I enlarged Naga-sa and slammed it right into his stomach, causing him to be flung deeper into the plaza.

"Hehe, you're quite strong, Marco; let's fight after this." Stated Diddy with a smile as he hovered in the air while glancing at Marco, who merely scoffed.

"Sure, I'll make sure to kill you for daring to attack, Pops." Remarked Marco with a deep frown as he flapped his wings while eyeing Diddy, who licked his lips as his blackish figure grew rapidly.

"Hehe, I can't wait; however, until then, let's take care of this fool." Said Diddy in a deep, raspy voice as the lightning surrounding him became far more volatile while his eyes were a deep red, signifying his Sulong state.

"Ho, an alliance for me? I feel honored." Said Kizaru calmly as he dusted off his clothes while glancing at Marco and Diddy, causing the former to frown while the latter laughed before charging right toward him.

"Haha, c'mon!" Yelled Diddy with a chaotic laugh as he lunged towards Kizaru even faster than before, engaging yet another fight while Marco promptly joined soon after.

Swinging Naga-sa at Kizaru, who easily evaded it, Marco came from the side and attacked by swiping his talons, yet he created a sword out of light and blocked his attack while I came from behind and swung my bo-staff at him once more, hitting him in the back and zapping him with a massive lightning bolt; however, I knew it wasn't even close to being over and quickly brought Naga-sa in front of me, just in time to block a light beam that still carried enough force to push me backward.

While I regained my bearings, Marco was forced to fight Kizaura by himself and was doing a much better job at keeping him busy than I was, though he was still on the losing end; besides, I wasn't even in peak condition. Lunging back toward the two, I enlarged Naga-sa and spun in the air, building momentum while Marco kicked Kizaru before backing away, just in time for me to violently slam my bo-staff atop his head and smash him into the ground, cousin the entire aire to tremble.

However, I wasn't finished and commanded my lightning to strike him while he was still pinned underneath my bo-staff, causing massive lightning bolts to surge through the sky before relentlessly hitting him. While Marco joined in and launched a mighty flame breath, one that made Freyja's look like child's play, though, I suddenly kicked the air using fish-man karate, causing the water within the air to destabilize while a large beam hit my body, flinging me far away while another one hit Marco.

I wasn't able to dodge such an attack, but thanks to my earlier actions, I managed to offset some of the damage; still, even so, it was painful and did a number on me. Rolling across the ground, I eventually stopped myself while groaning in agony as I slowly stood up while my blood dripped onto the ground.

"Ugh, fucking hell. Even knowing it was going to happen, I still wasn't able to dodge it." Muttered Diddy with an unsightly expression as he slowly stood up and summoned Naga-sa into his hand.

Standing back up, I leaped into the air, intending to lunge back at Kizaru, yet before I could, I suddenly saw a massive explosion of magma, causing me to look towards the source where Whitebeard and Akainu were fighting, only to see he had been punched through the chest by him.

'Tsk, it seems no one is immune to old age.' Thought Diddy with a scowl as he glanced at Whitebeard before eyeing Akainu.

Although Akainu got a devastating hit, Whitebeard repaid in kind by smashing his head with an incredibly powerful punch that shook all of Marineford; however, he was forced to kneel afterward while holding the gaping hole in the middle of his chest. Thanks to his injury, it caused Marco and another one of his crewmates to lose focus from their battle, which resulted in the Admirals they were fighting to freeze one solid while Marco was cuffed with sea stone cuffs, making him powerless.

With the Admirals no longer preoccupied with Whitebeard's strongest pirates, the marines used this chance to try and execute Ace once more, causing me to click my tongue as I was prepared to use my conqueror's haki to force them to fall unconscious since if he died, this war would come to an end, however, before I could, someone beat me to it.

"STOP!!" Yelled Luffy furiously as he subconsciously released conqueror's haki, shocking everyone while many others were knocked unconscious, pirates and marines alike.

Snapping my head at Luffy, who was the source of the sudden burst of conquerors haki, I couldn't help but chuckle, though it quickly turned into a laugh.

"HAHAHA, will of the supreme king? HAHAHA!" Remarked Diddy with chaotic laughter as he eyed Luffy, who finally composed himself.

Luffy's outburst of haki had temporarily frozen the battlefield while he continued running for Ace, seemingly oblivious to what he had just done.

"Now things just got a lot more interesting!" Said Diddy with a feral grin.