167 Chapter 167: Upperyard

Ignoring Freyja and the person watching us, I focused back on Sebas, who had returned to our group after speaking with that father-daughter pair.

"So, what information did you get from them? Anything valuable or interesting?" Asked Diddy curiously as he folded his arms and looked at Sebas, who rubbed his bearded chin while nodding.

"Yes, his mind contained a wealth of knowledge about Skypiea; I know a great deal about dials, the Upperyard, which is essentially just the island previously shot into the sky thanks to the Knock-up stream, along with a man called Enel who lives there, residing as this places god." Remarked Sebas lightly, his words causing everyone to either nod or raise an eyebrow while Diddy smirked in response.

"A God? Tch, he sounds overly arrogant to me, probably just a fool." Said Mael with a click of his tongue as he shook his head before looking toward his right, directly at the Upperyard in the distance.

I agreed with Mael since if there were truly someone who had the strength to call themselves a god; my instincts would've warned me of someone that powerful; if this Enel fool was truly a god, well, then we were fucked, though I knew that wasn't the case. However, before I could make a snarky remark, I was warned of an attack coming from above; glancing up, all of a sudden, a lightning bolt from out of nowhere appeared and struck down at us; no, it was aiming specifically for Mael.

Grinning, I raised my hand and had lightning coil around it, intending to act as a rod to attract the lightning, but to my surprise, it didn't deviate from its path and continued right toward Mael, who had just now noticed the attack, though it was too late. Just before the lightning could connect, I kicked Mael out of the way, causing the lightning to hit my leg, but it did nearly no damage; I can generate and control lightning, so while I may not be immune to lightning, I damn sure was very resistant to lightning attacks.

"Attack!" Yelled Grand, pulling out his gauntlet just as Trenza and Scar both got prepared to fight while Sebas and Freyja merely frowned.

"Lightning? That's interesting." Muttered Freyja lightly with a slight frown as she looked at the sky, horns and a tail sprouting from her body.

"Yes, if you had allowed me to continue speaking; Enel, the supposed God of Skypiea, rules this place with an iron fist, and he'll smite anyone who goes against his rule. As we've just seen, talking badly about him would count as such." Remarked Sebas as he cleared his throat and looked at Mael, who was standing up with a livid expression while wisps of plasma floated off his body.

"Tch, pathetic bastard; Sebas, you said Enel, resides within the Upperyard, right?" Asked Mael with a furious expression as he tightly clenched his golden axe while glaring at the sky before glancing at Sebas, who nodded.

"Hehe, good! I've got dibs on this Enel guy!" Declared Mael with an angry smile as he spread his wings and took to the sky, flying right for Upperyard while everyone watched.

"Haa, I can understand his anger, but he should've at least allowed me to inform him more about the Upperyard. Oh well, Mael is no pushover; he should be fine." Muttered Sebas as he watched Mael fly away, shaking his head before looking away.

"HEY, MAEL, TAKE ME WITH YOU, I WANT TO COME!" Yelled Grand loudly as he chased after Mael, his booming voice causing everyone to wince slightly.

"Ugh, he's got one hell of a loud voice." Said Freyja in slight annoyance as he rubbed her ear while glancing at Grand, who managed to grab Mael's attention, causing him to turn back around to pick Grand up.

"Hoho, yeah; I'm glad I found him when he was a child and not a baby; I can't imagine how noisy his crying would be; I already had enough trouble raising Trenza." Stated Sebas with a chuckle as he glanced at Grand and Mael with a wry expression before looking at Trenza, who rolled her eyes while holstering her pistols.

"Oh, please, Father, I wasn't that troublesome to deal with." Said Trenza lightly, causing Sebas to chuckle once again.

"Anyways, you're not going with them, Captain? I imagined you'd be eager to chase after them." Asked Scar with a raised eyebrow as he looked at Diddy, who smirked, flashing his deadly teeth.

"Heh, I am, and this Enel dude does interest me, but not to the point where I'd abandoned everything else and chased after him like Mael. He calls himself God, so he's probably just an idiot who ate a powerful devil fruit and didn't bother to get stronger; my interest in people like that has a low ceiling." Declared Diddy with a smirk, though his words caused a lightning bolt to appear in the air, striking down right for Diddy, yet, other than feeling a slight shock, he was unharmed.

"Besides, he's got a bad match-up; well, I should say I do; despite my best efforts and constant training, it looks like he's better at controlling lightning than me." Added Diddy lightly as he held his palm before him and manifested two small people made of lightning holding swords as they fought against each other, only for both to die after a short fight.

"Woah, I know you train a lot, but that's insane." Remarked Trenza with widened eyes as she looked at Diddy, while Freyja rolled her eyes.

"Tch, besides, the 72 Bian, as he calls it, the second thing he's spent the longest practicing is his lightning; I've never seen a day where he wasn't practicing it ever since he learned he could generate lightning. Why do you think I created that black flame? It was to combat his lighting." Stated Freyja with a scowl as she glanced at Diddy before manifesting her inky black fame on the tips of her horn, causing everyone to instinctively back away.

"Heh, and I'm happy to admit, you've done a splendid job; it seems not killing you has been paying off; you're becoming stronger and stronger. I can't wait for the day when you finally reach your peak; that'll be a day to remember." Remarked Diddy with a feral grin as he looked at Freyja and licked his lips, imagining the incredible battle, while Freyja just scoffed.

"You won't remember anything since that will be the day you die. Anyways, you all can do whatever; I'm going to enjoy myself a little with the men here, and then I'll head off to the Upperyard." Said Freyja as she eyed Diddy before shaking her head, turning around, and walking away while waving her hand.

"Scar, you coming?" Asked Freyja as she turned, glancing at Scar with a gentle smile and winking.

"Yeah, I'm coming." Replied Scar with a nod as he approached Freyja, wrapping his arm around her shoulder while taking liberties with her large breasts, which she happily enjoyed.

"~Ahh~, not so hard, Scar; at least wait until we've got somewhere more appropriate."

Clicking my tongue in annoyance at those two lovebirds, I glanced back at the remaining members of my crew, which were just Sebas, Trenza, and I.

"So, I presume we're heading to the Upperyard or?" Asked Trenza curiously as she looked at Diddy, occasionally taking peeks behind her at Freyja's bubbly ass.

"I know I intend to; from what I know, this place is rather uneventful, if I will say, not to mention quite small." Replied Sebas with a nod before glancing at Diddy, who nodded as well.

"Yeah, let's go; I don't want to be here when this place turns into nothing but a depraved heaven for men." Said Diddy, prompting Trenza to hop onto his back, while he didn't even react, having gotten used to his backpack.

With Sebas taking to the sky, I leaped into the air after him and propelled Trenza and I through the sky as I kicked my foot against the air.

"Sebas, tell me about those dials. They seem rather interesting; that Wyper guy had one, and it seemed to absorb a limitless amount of energy." Remarked Diddy as he glanced at Sebas, who was calmly flying beside him.

"To my knowledge, there are 17 different Dials. Axe dial, ball dial, breath dial, eisen dial, flame dial, flash dial, flavor dial, heat dial, impact dial, jet dial, lamp dial, milky dial, reject dial, thunder dial, tone dial, vision dial, and finally water dial." Stated Sebas lightly while Diddy grunted in annoyance; nonetheless, he still paid attention.

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"Ugh, that was a lot of information; I doubt I'll remember all of that." Muttered Trenza with a frown, Diddy nodding in response while Sebas chuckled in amusement.

By the time Sebas finally finished his long-ass explanation about seventeen different dials, we had finally arrived at the Upperyard; however, the instant we entered the forest, I stopped and landed on a branch as I intensely gazed in one direction.

"Hmm, is something the matter Captain?" Asked Sebas curiously with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Diddy before glancing in the direction he was looking.

"Yeah, I'm good, though I can feel something calling me; it's weird, I can't actually hear it, but at the same time, I hear it. I don't know exactly how to explain it." Replied Diddy in uncertainty as he didn't once move his eyes, ignoring the massive snake that was sneaking up behind him.

I had no idea what was calling me, but it was suddenly far more important than meeting this Enel dude, so I decided to change targets and head toward whatever was calling me.