171 Chapter 171: Flying Nimbus!?

Holding the side of my face, I grunted before removing my hand and grabbing a piece of the broken door and clenching with all of my might, hoping it could be used as a stress reliever for the pain in my head; unfortunately, I overestimated the hardness of gold, and I happened to crush it, causing me to lightly growl in frustration before glancing back at Trenza.

"Trenza, the pain you were feeling before; where was it coming from?" Asked Diddy with a frown as he eyed Trenza, his words breaking her attention away from the destroyed door lying on the ground before she looked at him.

"My head and eyes; why do you ask, Captain?" Replied Trenza with a nod before tilting her head and giving Diddy a confused look, causing him to furrow his brows, the same as with Sebas.

"I was just curious, that's all. Those words, Trenza, do you know what it's saying? You seem to be interested in it a lot." Remarked Diddy as he aggressively tapped his feet on the ground while eyeing Trenza, who nervously gulped, thinking he was annoyed with her, which wasn't too far from the truth.

"I-I don't know the words, Captain; t-they just look very familiar, on an instinctual level, something you probably know about better than I do." Said Trenza lightly as she glanced at Diddy before looking at the words on the golden door, causing him to wince slightly.

Grunting, I looked away and pondered what the hell was causing this pain, which is proving to be difficult when it feels like your head is constantly being hammered and your eyes gouged out.

'Those words, it definitely has to do with those words, but what the hell is so special about a bunch of old words on a golden door?' Pondered Diddy with a permanent scowl from the constant pain while his face twitched before he eventually shook his head.

As annoying as it was, Sebas is the most knowledgeable among us, and if he can't figure out what's wrong with Trenza, I will be in the same boat, if not sailing further behind him. So, with a click of my tongue and a slight growl, I turned towards the golden pedestal at the end of the room, hoping maybe whatever was on it could relieve Trenza's, well, currently, my, pain.

"You two can head in; now that I've gotten a better look at these writings, they do look oddly familiar. I've definitely seen these somewhere before." Remarked Sebas with a thoughtful expression as he gazed intently at the golden door while Trenza looked at him in surprise.

"Eh, these words also look familiar to you, Father?" Asked Trenza with slightly wide eyes as she looked at Sebas, who nodded before flashing her a faint smile.

"Yes, I do, Trenza, but it's different from you; I've definitely seen this written language somewhere before, that I'm certain of; it's just a process of sorting through my mind and finding the memory." Replied Sebas lightly as he glanced at Trenza while rubbing his bearded chin before focusing back on the golden door.

"Hmph, well, you better find something." Stated Diddy as he eyed Sebas and glanced at Trenza before turning around and heading deeper into the dimly lit room, approaching the golden pedestal.

The poorly lit room did nothing to hinder my eyes, as I was still able to see perfectly despite it being in the dark; approaching the golden pedestal, I stood before it and just tilted my head as I gazed at the object; if I could even call it as such. Hovering, or floating a foot above the golden pedestal, which was about the size of me, was a yellow fluffy cloud; it looked very comfortable, I'll admit, though the longer I stared at it, the more intense the calling became, even my heart started to beat faster against my own accord.

Eyeing the yellow cloud, I did something stupid, yet something I felt was the most natural thing to me, equal to that of whenever I wield Naga-sa; I outstretched my hand towards the fluffy cloud, and the instant I touched it, a word or name appeared in my mind; instinctually, I uttered the name.

"Fly to me, Nimbus." Muttered Diddy, and almost instantly, the yellow fluffy cloud rushed toward him.

Seeing Nimbus rushing toward me, I knew I could've dodged it. It was moving fast, but not fast enough to where I couldn't react, but my instincts weren't warning me of danger; in fact, it was the complete opposite; so, trusting my instincts that hadn't let me down yet, I allowed the Nimbus to rush at me, and when it arrived, it forced its way into my mouth, nose, and ears, using nearly every orifice to enter my body.

'W-What the hell is happening?' Thought Diddy in utter confusion as he watched the yellow cloud vanish inside his body, yet even after absorbing a cloud nearly three times his size, he felt the exact same as before.

"Um, Captain; a-are you okay?" Asked Trenza hesitantly, slowly approaching Diddy after just witnessing a cloud entering his body.

"Yeah, I'm fine; in fact, if it weren't for my head, I'd feel better than before." Replied Diddy with a nod as he holstered Naga-sa on his back before observing his arms while muttering the last part to himself.

Looking down at myself, I checked my body for any kind of changes, but I spotted nothing; I looked and felt exactly the same as before; all in all, that entire interaction was bizarre. I absorbed a cloud into my body, and now I can't even feel it.

'Maybe I can try calling it like I did before?' Thought Diddy in uncertainty as he looked at himself in confusion.

"Nimbus." Stated Diddy, and instantly after, a fluffy yellow cloud emerged from his body and floated right beside him, causing Trenza to be slightly taken aback.

"The fuck!?" Exclaimed Trenza in pure bewilderment as she just blankly glanced between Diddy and Nimbus.

Inspecting the cloud, I grabbed it, noting it was soft yet firm at the same time; curiously, I tried ripping a piece off of it, which worked, but after a few moments, nothing happened, so I absorbed Nimbus with a simple thought while touching it before summoning it once more, and the cloud was back to pristine condition.

'So it heals itself whenever it returns to my body; that's cool and all, but what the hell is this cloud even used for? Can I ride it or something?' Pondered Diddy with a nod as he further observed the cloud before suddenly leaping onto it, and to their surprise, he stayed floating.

"Woah, can I try, Captain?" Asked Trenza in awe as she looked at Diddy, who gave her a look before suddenly jumping down and sweeping her into his arms, only to hop back onto Nimbus.

"Eh, that's not what I meant, Ca-UGH!" Said Trenza lightly while being carried within Diddy's arms, only for him to drop her, yet instead of Nimbus catching her, she fell right through it, landing on the cold, hard, golden floor.

"Hmm, so only I can ride it?" Muttered Diddy with a thoughtful expression as he ignored Trenza, who was just lying there, groaning in pain.

I was about to do further tests, but before I could, I heard Sebas snap his fingers while slightly smiling; if I had to guess, he had figured out something, which was more important to me as I was still dealing with this excruciating headache, the cloud wasn't helping me at all in that regard.

Landing on the ground beside Trenza, I absorbed Nimbus back into my body just by thinking about it and approached Sebas.

"Have you figured something out?" Asked Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he folded his arms and looked at Sebas, his sour mood returning now that he had nothing to occupy his mind.

"Hoho, yes I indeed have; these writings, they're ones I've seen within Ms Robin's mind, that is why they were so familiar." Replied Sebas with a slight chuckle while smiling as he looked at Diddy, who didn't seem one bit pleased.

"Since you've clearly read Robin's mind, why the hell can't you read it!?" Exclaimed Diddy in anger as he glared dagger at Sebas, who wryly smiled, opting not to further anger him given his current mood.

"That's not how the brain works, Captain; think of it like a book, except compared to a book, the human or mink brain holds far more useless and useful information compared to a simple book. So, if I wish to get a deep understanding of someone, I will need to spend a decent amount of time reading their book of life, so to speak; however, usually, I just skim over everything while focusing on the few memories the brain believes to be important." Remarked Sebas softly as he gave an explanation that Diddy surprisingly had enough patience to listen to despite his current condition.

"So, what I've learned is, you don't know how to read that language; is that what I'm getting at, Sebas?" Asked Diddy angrily while squinting as he eyed Sebas, who nodded.

"Yes; not only that, but I'd recommend that we locate Robin; she'll have more knowledge and may even know what's happening with Trenza." Replied Sebas lightly as he looked at Diddy before the two glanced at Trenza, who was slowly attempting to stand up while using the golden pedestal for support.

"Ouch, my fucking back; another fall like that, and I won't be able to walk again." Said Trenza with grunts of pain as she finally managed to stand up, only to turn and glare at Diddy.