Chapter 248: Dragon's Son & Furious Hancock

Twirling Naga-sa, I deflected the rapidly incoming strings before enlarging my bo-staff and swinging it at Doflamingo, who evaded by leaping into the air, only for my bo-staff to suddenly curve as it followed him, taking him by surprise and hitting him in the back; quickly bringing Naga-sa overhead, I slammed it down atop Doflamingo, smashing him into the icy ground that was covered in cracks from our fierce battle that has been ongoing for quite some time.

'Strike, Naga-sa!' Thought Diddy with a feral grin as his body suddenly arched with lightning, only for it to flow along the bo-staff while getting significantly strengthened in the process.

A massive lightning bolt struck right where Doflamingo was pinned against the butt of my bo-staff, yet, before I could enjoy my successful attack, I suddenly tilted my head and contorted my body, dodging several sneaky strings from behind, though unfortunately, a few managed to pierce into my haki clad body; however, the injuries were merely flesh wounds as I had shifted my insides to safety.

'Hehe, it seems you haven't learned your lesson!' Mused Diddy with a large smile as his body was quickly enveloped in thick lightning that arched across the strings, impaled into his body, and traced right back toward Doflamingo.

Before he could cause any more harm, I swatted the strings out from my back, which allowed Doflamingo freedom as he leaped out of the crater and stood in the air, glaring at me through his broken glasses.

"What? Monkey got your tongue?" Questioned Diddy mockingly as he swung Naga-sa at Doflamingo, who waved his hand, blocking the attack with several strings.

"You, low life, inbreed!" Muttered Doflamingo angrily through gritted teeth as he removed his glasses before crushing them while glaring at Diddy, who simply laughed in response.

"Hehe, who knows, maybe I am an inbred." Remarked Diddy with a chuckle as he clutched the frozen ground with his feet before pushing against Doflamingo's strings with all his might, causing him to be forced backward.

Doflamingo and I have been fighting for quite some time, and while we're roughly on equal grounds, neither one of us is truly going all out; it's true I'm using all of my strength to compete with him, but I haven't bothered to use any of my seventy-two Bian, after all, Doflamingo was merely the appetizer, and I was preparing for a full-course meal.

'Speaking of a full-course meal. He still hasn't done anything; he's just standing there on his ship while letting his crew do everything. Hehe, well, that's fine; I want to fight him at his best, at least the best he's ever going to be in as of now.' Pondered Diddy as he glanced at Whitebeard in the distance while fighting against Doflamingo, causing him to nearly get pierced by a string.

As for the rest of the war, I had expected it to be in the Marine's favor, even after the reinforcements Luffy brought from Impel Down, but surprisingly, they're actually losing ground slowly but steadily, and it's all because of one person whose mere presence is changing the entire momentum and stride of the battlefield.

"Luffy." Muttered Diddy as he blocked an attack that flung through the air while glancing at Luffy, who was charging straight for the execution platform, defeating anyone who got in his way.

Chuckling, I enlarged Naga-sa and manipulated it to head straight for Luffy, but I wasn't aiming for him; I was aiming for the sneaky Vice-admiral, who had just tried to attack him. With my attack, I forced the Vice-admiral to defend himself, which saved Luffy from suffering a severe injury, and he only now noticed what was happening behind him as he promptly followed the extended bo-staff before looking at me.

"Hehe, don't die." Said Diddy as he spun and kicked the air, lunging himself back towards Doflamingo and engaging yet a rather fierce battle, while Luffy titled his head in confusion.

As the war continued to intensify, with the Whitebeard pirates making successful strides towards the execution platform thanks to Luffy's presence, all of a sudden, Fleet Admiral Sengoku's voice echoed throughout the entire battlefield with shocking information.

"Strawhat Luffy and Gol D. Ace are merely adoptive brothers; however, he is just as dangerous, if not even more so… For he is the son of the most dangerous man alive. MONKEY D. DRAGON!" Yelled Sengoku through a transponder snail intercom, his voice echoing throughout the whole battlefield, causing everyone to momentarily freeze in shock.

"W-WHAT!?" Exclaimed everyone loudly; not even Whitebeard was exempt from this shock.

"Gurara, well, I wasn't expecting to hear that." Muttered Whitebeard softly with a small chuckle as he glanced at Luffy, only to shift his focus to Ace.

"You're telling me the two brothers just so happened to be the son of the Pirate King and Supreme Commander of the Revolutionary Amry?" Asked Freyja in slight shock as he wiped the blood leaking from her lips as she stood opposite of Hancock while gazing at Luffy.

"Heh, now I've got a good reason to protect him. Anything to piss off those World Government." Said Mael with a faint smirk as he swung his golden axe, creating a wave of plasma that burned everyone in front of him to ash before flapping his wings and lunging towards Luffy, intending to help him.

"Hoho, what are the coincidences? At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they had a third brother that just so happens to be a Celestial Dragon." Remarked Sebas with a soft chuckle and widened eyes as he looked at Luffy, watching as Mael arrived to help pave a path with his scalding hot plasma that melted the ice wherever he attacked.

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"Hahaha, son of Dragon!? I wonder, if I kill him, will Dragon make an appearance? The Supreme Commander of the Revolutionary Army must be strong. Right?" Stated Diddy with a chaotic laugh as his eyes took on a predatory glint while focusing on Luffy's figure, only for him to suddenly shake his head.

"Hehe, no. I've already got Whitebeard to deal with; let's save him for another time. Besides, I want to thoroughly enjoy this war." Muttered Diddy with a feral grin as he tightly clenched Naga-sa with his right hand before kicking against the frozen ground, lunging back towards Doflamingo, engaging in yet another fierce battle.

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"Tch, well, aren't you a tough woman; maybe when we're finished, I'll have rearranged that face of yours." Said Hancock with a frown as he kicked Freyja, flinging her into the distance before she spread her wings, stopping herself.

"Thank the person responsible for the hell I'm forced to live through." Remarked Freyja with a slight smirk as she licked the blood trailing down her cheek, and just when she was about to lunge back towards Hancock, she looked away, causing her to frown.

Looking in the direction Hancock was looking, I spotted Luffy being pinned down by a staff-like weapon, which had a strong scent of the ocean that I could smell from all the way over here, causing me to click my tongue as Hancock and I both lunged towards the Marine responsible wielding the seastone weapon.

Appearing beside the marine, Hancock and I kicked him off Luffy, causing him to skid across the ground before he stopped and gazed back up at us.

"Tch, don't you dare touch Luffy, Smoker." Declared Hancock furiously as she eyed Smoker while Freyja reached down to help Luffy get onto his feet.

"Freyja, Hancock?" Muttered Luffy in slight confusion as he looked at Hancock and Freyja, prompting the latter to softly nod while the former lovingly smiled before grabbing something from her cleavage.

"Here, these are the keys to your brother's cuff." Said Hancock as she sneakily handed Luffy a small key while whispering into his ear, causing him to widen his eyes before lunging onto her.

"HAHAHAHA!! THANK YOU HANCOCK!!" Yelled Luffy happily as she tightly hugged Hancock, who reciprocated the hug while deeply sniffing his body.

Once Luffy and Hancock finished their celebrations, her smile disappeared as she looked back at me, though I could tell she didn't seem to hate me as much anymore.

"Hmm, seeing how you helped Luffy, maybe you're not so bad, Freyja." Muttered Hancock as she intensely eyed Freyja, who softly chuckled in amusement.

"Hehe, I only helped him since I thought he was cute. Though speaking of this, Luffy, here you go; this will help you rescue your brother." Remarked Freyja softly as she glanced at Hancock with a wicked smile before looking at Luffy, only to grab his chin and passionately kiss him, sticking her tongue deeply into his mouth.

'Lust Empowerment.' Thought Freyja lightly as she continued to kiss Luffy for several more seconds than necessary before releasing his mouth, causing him to clench his fists with a smile.

"I feel much stronger! Hahaha, thanks, Freyja!" Stated Luffy in joy as he leaped onto Freyja and hugged her, causing her to do the same while staring right back at the furious Hancock.

"You're welcome; now run along; you need to save your brother." Said Freyja lightly as he patted Luffy's back, causing him to jump off her body with a nod before charging back toward the execution platform with a key and improved strength.

"Oh, what were we talking about, Hancock? I had forgotten; that kiss was just so wonderful." Remarked Freyja with a wicked grin as she eyed Hancock, who had been consumed with fury.

"I. WILL. KILL. YOU. FREYJA!!" Yelled Hancock furiously as she lost any semblance of beauty and attacked Freyja ferociously.