Chapter 177: Trenza's Species!

Approaching Trenza, I grabbed her by the shoulders while intently eyeing her forehead, causing her to nervously fidget as she looked back at me.

"Um, I-I'm not in trouble, am I Captain?" Asked Trenza softly as she sported her friendliest smile while tilting her head and looking up at Diddy, her cuteness on full display.

"No, you're not; also, stop trying to act all cute, Trenza; you're 28 pushing 30, you fossil." Replied Diddy with a frown as he glanced at Trenza's face before looking back at her horizontal scar while she and Robin both frowned at his words.

"28 is quite young, Chaos Kong." Said Robin with a slight frown as she stopped reading and glanced at Diddy, who completely ignored her while Sebas stood beside her, chuckling to himself.

"Tch, yeah, what Robin said, Captain; I'm still a very young, beautiful woman. I-I just have a bad back, that's all." Stated Trenza with an ugly expression as she folded her arms and glared at Diddy, half a mind to shoot him in the face, though she held back, figuring now wasn't the best time given his solemn expression.

'I may be overthinking, but that scar, it's definitely not normal, not to mention it slightly protrudes.' Thought Diddy with furrowed brows as he gently rubbed his hand across Trenza's forehead, feeling a subtle bump.

Grabbing Trenza by the neck, I lifted her into the air before placing her on the ground, slightly taking her back as she grabbed my arm while warily looking at me.

"C-Captain, w-what are you doing?" Asked Trenza nervously with an audible gulp as she eyed Diddy, Sebas furrowing his brows while Robin stopped reading and watched in interest.

"Care to explain what you're doing, Captain? You did say you know what was wrong with Trenza; does this possibly involve fixing her problem?" Questioned Sebas as he neared Diddy, and Trenza glanced between the two, though the father-daughter duo frowned when they saw Diddy raise his finger, pointing his deadly razor-sharp nails at Trenza.

"Remember how I said you didn't have the scent belonging to humans, Trenza?" Said Diddy lightly as he traced his nail across Trenza's forehead, causing her to nod cautiously while Sebas frowned with a slightly confused expression.

"Y-Yeah, you said I most likely aren't human; b-but what does this have to do with my supposed pain from seeing those ancient words?" Asked Trenza as she glanced at Diddy, who faintly, before looking up at Sebas, who seemed just as confused as her.

"Robin here had just said that what you're experiencing is something only a member of the three-eyed tribe undergoes when they awaken the ability to read the ancient language. You don't have three eyes, Trenza, but take into account that you don't have the scent of a human; your eyes are exceptionally powerful, better than even mine, and that weird horizontal scar, I don't think we need to be a genius to realize something is up." Declared Diddy with a faint grin as he looked at Trenza before resting his nail against her scar while Sebas suddenly widened his eyes in revelation.

"You're suggesting Trenza is a member of the Three-eyed Tribe Chaos Kong?" Asked Robin with an interested and slightly skeptical look as she squatted down and observed Trenza.

"Yes. I think something happened when she was young that caused her skin to grow over her third eye, and since she can't open her third eye, it's inhibiting her ability to fully undergo her so-called awakening, leaving her in a state of constant and intense pain." Replied Diddy seriously with a nod as he glanced at Robin to his side before scrunching his face in pain.

"It was to protect her." Muttered Sebas with an understanding look, his words gathering the trio's attention as they looked up at Sebas.

"Are you going to elaborate or what?" Asked Diddy with an annoyed expression as he glared at Sebas, who nodded before squatting down next to Diddy on the opposite side of Robin.

"When I had taken Trenza in roughly 28 years ago, I had only been in the mafia business for a few years, so I was rather new to the game. When I found her, she had blood covering her forehead, along with stitches; I had initially assumed she was injured, so I didn't think much of it, nor could I find anything within her mind as she was a newborn. However, I've learned from Ms. Robin that the world government wants anything and everything to do with the Void Century to be forgotten about, which includes ways to uncover the truth of what happened. By covering Trenza's third eye, they were protecting her from the World Government 'cause I've got no doubt they wouldn't hesitate to do something as deplorable as kill a newborn." Declared Sebas as he gently rested his hand on Trenza's forehead while Robin and Diddy frowned.

"That's very believable; though, who were the ones who did that?" Said Robin with a nod as she furrowed her brows while looking at Trenza, who was finding everything hard to process.

"Don't know, and it doesn't really matter, does it? All that matters now is opening her third eye." Remarked Diddy with a shake of his head as he tightly held Trenza by the neck, not enough to cause her harm, but just enough to wear her movements her hundred.

"U-Um, d-do we have to open my supposed third eye?" Asked Trenza fearfully as she covered her arms to cover her head, though all she earned was a grunt from Diddy.

"Yes, we're opening it; Sebas, Robin, hold her arms down." Ordered Diddy as he glanced at the two, Sebas quickly complying with an apologetic expression, and although Robin necessarily didn't need to listen, she knew better than to antagonize him over something so minor, not to mention she was very interested.

"Hoho, I apologize in advance, Trenza. I feel slight pity." Said Sebas and Robin, respectively, as the two glanced at the fearful Trenza.

"Now, don't move, Trenza, unless you want your third eye poked out." Stated Diddy solemnly, his words causing Trenza to gulp nervously while eyeing his sharp nail.

Gently placing my nail atop the edge of her scar, I would've done this fast, but after spending nearly a whole day experiencing this intense pain on Trenza's behalf, over my dead body was I possibly going to mess this procedure up; I didn't want all of my suffering to be pointless. Carefully penetrating Trenza's skin, I gently glided across her scar, causing her to grunt in pain while blood constantly spilled out. Once I cut open the skin, I peeled open the eyelid, and lo and behold, there it was, a third eye, covered in blood, staring right back at me. As I stared at Trenza's third eye, the pain in my head began to lessen until, eventually, it completely vanished, causing me to smile as I kissed her eye in joy. It felt so refreshing for my head not to feel like it was constantly being slammed against a tree.

'Ahh, I love this third eye!' Thought Diddy with bloody lips as he held Trenza's head while gazing at the sky and being able to think clearly without his senses being hampered.

"Ugh, can you three get off of me now!?" Exclaimed Trenza with an annoyed expression as she glanced at Robin, Sebas, and Diddy, the former to two obliging while the latter didn't budge, prompting her to push him off her.

"It feels like a whole new world has opened before me." Said Diddy and Trenza simultaneously as the two looked around at their surroundings.

Having remembered what it's like to have a clear mind, I glanced back at Trenza, who seemed to be currently enjoying her new eyesight.

"So, can you read those ancient words now, or what, Trenza?" Asked Diddy curiously with a slight smile as he picked a piece of the golden door off the ground before tossing it to Trenza, who barely managed to catch it.

"Ugh, y-yeah, I-I can understand everything; this is so weird." Muttered Trenza with a nod as she read the contents on the golden slab while Robin nodded in interest.

"Can you write in it?" Asked Sebas with a raised eyebrow as he looked at Trenza, who dropped the golden slab before unholstering her Sunaipu and firing many rounds into the side of the building.

Watching Trenza carve a language I don't know into the side of the wall, I glanced at Robin for confirmation, though when I saw her nodding with a thoughtful look, I just assumed Trenza was successfully doing it.

"So, what does that say?" Asked Diddy as he approached the side of the wall, looking at the several ancient letters carved perfectly by Trenza, who utilized her excellent marksmanship.

"It says, First Cloud. The door probably carried an interesting message about Nimbus, that yellow fluffy cloud of yours, Captain, but unlike Robin, I'm not going to sort through those various pieces to figure it out." Replied Trenza lightly as she reloaded Sunaipu before holstering it, only to turn back around and walk down the stairs.

"I'm going to find a river or lake; I need to wash all this blood off." Added Trenza while walking down the steps, prompting Diddy to follow after her while grumbling to himself.

"Tsk, wash yourself using river water with an open wound? Are you trying to get an infection or catch a disease after everything I went through?" Questioned Diddy quietly as he walked down the stairs behind Trenza, glaring at her back in annoyance.