Chapter 95: Parting From Chandelier City!

After our little incident with Jin, we continued exploring Chandelier City while gathering some necessary supplies from a variety of stores. Of course, we didn't pay for anything; we stole everything, which angered a lot of owners, and they tried to call the Marines for help, but the funny thing is, when they finally arrived, they pretended Trenza, and I didn't even exist.

"Marines, they are the ones who stole from my store! Apprehend those lawbreaking pirates!" Yelled the owner of a food store as she stood directly outside her store while pointing at Diddy and Trenza, who were walking away.

"Um, Mam, about that; you see, the thing is, the one in the golden brown fur, he defeated Captain Jin, the commanding officer, so we're sorry to inform you, but unless they harm any civilians, we've been forbidden from interacting with them by our superiors." Said the leading Marine officer with a forced smile that he used to hide his exhaustion.

"What!? As marines, you have a duty to protect us civilians and uphold justice! So why are you not doing either!? I'm a law-abiding citizen who pays her taxes, so tell me, why the hell am I forced to pay for marines who won't do their fucking job!?" Yelled the owner angrily as she grabbed the leading marine by the collar and violently shook him, causing the other marines to step in, but it seemed like her strength was no joke.

"Miss, please, release him; y-you're choking him!"

"Mam, if you continue, he'll die!"

"H-How the hell is this old lady so strong!?"

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"Hehe, those marines can't even deal with a single old lady; what a joke. This whole city was a joke, as a matter of fact. The supposed strongest person on this island was weak, not to mention highly flammable, and all other marines seem to be below average in strength; I wonder why that is, though." Stated Diddy with a chuckle while carrying a large sack of supplies while glancing behind him, only to see the old woman he had stolen from handling her own while fighting against five marines.

"Eh, well, to be fair, Captain, you're just really strong; besides, didn't you say it yourself? You get stronger after every battle, so that would mean you are even stronger than before." Remarked Trenza with a slight tilt of her head.

"Heh, that's not exactly what I said, but it's close enough; anyways, what time is it? It must've been 2 hours by now, right?" Asked Diddy with a smirk as he dismissively waved his hand before looking toward the sky, noticing the sun was no longer at its peak.

"It's… 4:34; damn, it's that late already?" Replied Trenza with a raised eyebrow as she looked at the pocket watch that she kept stored in her, well, pocket.

"Roughly 4 hours have passed since we docked. I didn't think time had flown by so fast." Said Diddy, mildly surprised at the time, though he seemed completely unbothered by it.

"Shouldn't we head back to the ship? I'm sure they must be waiting for us." Asked Trenza as she turned around, heading in the direction of the south pier, which is where they were docked.

"Eh, I guess, it's not like we need anything else; I've already got all the necessary supplies to repair the ship and some extra, so we should be fine." Said Diddy with a nod as he also turned around before wrapping his tail around Trenza and taking to the sky.

"A-A warning would be appreciated next time!" Yelled Trenza calmly, having already gotten accustomed to being treated so roughly by Diddy that she hardly reacted.

Ignoring whatever Trenza said, since our ship wasn't far, I saw no need to go fast, but even so, we arrived at the pier within just several seconds.

"Ouch; that was quick." Muttered Trenza as she rubbed her butt in pain before standing up and following behind Diddy, the two approaching their ship.

Seeing how nothing had happened to our ship, I hopped onto it and landed on the deck, only to be instantly assaulted by a large fireball, which nearly burnt the sack I was carrying though thankfully I had anticipated something like this happening, so I was able to take the brunt of the attack while protecting the supplies.

"Freyja, you've better got a good explanation for this!" Stated Diddy with a frown as he looked at the angry Freyja while growling in a threatening manner.

"Tch, how about next time, don't make us wait for 2 fucking hours!" Replied Freyja angrily from the helm as she looked down at Diddy while pointing at Scar, who was preoccupied with training on the bow of the ship.

"What you meant to say was don't make ME wait for 2 fucking hours, but guess what, I'm the fucking Captain, so I get to do whatever the fuck I want. If you've got a problem with that, you already know how to settle things among the Frenzy pirates; fight for it." Declared Diddy with a feral grin as he set the supplies down before leaping off the deck while using geppo and soru, causing him to speedily arrive on top of the railing in front of Freyja, causing her to flinch at his incredible speed.

"So, what will it be, VICE-Captain? Will you challenge my spot for the Captain of the ship, or will you shut up?" Added Diddy with a crazy expression as he leaned in closer to Freyja, who fearlessly stared back into his beastly eyes that would cause even the toughest of men to piss from fright.

"Tch, I'm already regretting not killing you when I had the chance." Said Freyja as she glared at Diddy before closing her eyes and sitting at the helm, retreating from a battle with a predetermined winner, which succeeded in quelling Diddy's anger.

"Heh, good now. Next time, don't attack me with a fireball while I'm carrying a sack full of supplies, and you won't make me this angry." Replied Diddy with a grin as he backed away and landed on the main deck below him.

Ever since leaving Centaurea, Freyja's attitude has gotten a little out of control, and it seems my willingness to help her must've thought she could act however she wanted to; I wouldn't have minded if she had attacked me, but damaging or destroying the supplies I gathered would've pissed me off.

'Anyways, with that, she should've reined herself back in, so Freyja shouldn't be acting out of line, at least for some time. Haa, raising a future powerful enemy isn't easy.' Mused Diddy as he approached the supplies before looking toward the sky, spotting the moon in the sky despite it being daytime.

"Hehe, good thing I told you off while it's still daytime, Freyja; tonight's a Full Moon. I probably would've killed you if it was during the night." Remarked Diddy with a smirk as he eyed the moon, causing his heart to beat slightly faster while a silver glint appeared in his eyes.

"Tch, just great." Said Freyja as she looked to the sky, while Trenza and Scar were intrigued, it was just for a split second, but traces of fear appeared in Freyja's eyes.

"Oh, I can't wait! I'm really interested in seeing you turn all silver and huge!" Said Trenza in excitement as she enthusiastically looked at the sky.

"I wouldn't be so excited if I were you; from the description he gave when doing Janet's interview, his transformation doesn't sound all that friendly, not like Captain is all that friendly, to begin with." Remarked Scar as he, himself, also looked at the sky, and while he was interested in seeing Diddy transform, he knew the dangerous risks that come with it.

"Tsk heard that Scar." Said Diddy with a frown as he pointed his finger at Scar and shot a weak lightning bolt at him, causing him to spazz uncontrollably on the ground though as he was much stronger than either Trenza or the other man he used it on before, he regained his bearings after several seconds.

"Tch, it's not as fun using it on him. Anyways, where is Se-never mind, there he is." Muttered Diddy as he clicked his tongue at Scar before ignoring him as he looked at Freyja, only for him to stop talking.

Looking up at the sky, specifically toward the north, I spotted Sebas flying through the air while Grand ran on the ground through the streets, which were still relatively empty thanks to Freyja.

"Hoho, sorry for our late arrival. It took some complications to acquire a log pose, you see, but in the end, with a little bit of persuasion, everything worked itself out." Stated Sebas as he softly landed on the deck while Grand leaped from the dock, causing the ship to rock back and forth as he landed.

"Careful." Said Diddy with a growl as he eyed Grand, who displayed a wry smile.

"Anyways, late arrival isn't exactly an excuse; you're roughly two hours late, Sebas, and because of that, you made Freyja wait." Added Diddy with a frown as he looked at Sebas, while Freyja merely grunted in response.

"Hoho, forgive my rudeness, but you're one to talk, Captain; you've also only just recently arrived; this would be the pot calling the kettle black, as Freyja would say." Replied Sebas with a soft chuckle while Diddy clicked his tongue but didn't bother responding.

"Since we're all here, let's get going; no sense in waiting around Chandelier City. I'm rather eager to leave the South Blue and finally enter Paradise; there, I should be able to have some interesting fights." Stated Diddy with a grin as he looked west, the direction in which the entrance to the grand line was.

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