Chapter 96 (1/2)

Grandline, New World, Solaris island

”Oi, big guy! You got a call on the transpondersnail!” A yawning middle aged man called over to the humongous form of Azul that was drifting on an orange rubber duck inside a pool in the middle of the small town.

”Wha-” Azul answered intelligently after having been ripped out of his sweet dreams by the middle aged man that had come over to the border of the pool and was scratching himself on his a.s.s while his trousers hung dangerously low on his h.i.p.s.

”I said you have a call on the transpondersnail. Over there...” the middle aged man said once more after which he yawned and walked over to the shadow of a nearby tree and slumped down against its trunk, returning to dreamland.

Azul meanwhile had lifted his sunglasses slightly and was in the process to take in his surroundings as if he wasn't really sure where he was right now. After a few slow seconds his memories seemed to return to him which made him grumble in annoyance to having been woken up.

Fumbling to get into a suitable position to stand up Azul forgot that his 'chair' was nothing but a rubber duck, even if it was on the enormous end size wise, and anyone who ever tried to stand up on any kind of swimming gear knows that it is one hell of a tricky buisiness.

Thus with a yelp Azuls makeshift ship capsized and caused the huge man to get soaked from top to bottom. Though due to his enormous size Azul ended up sitting with only half his body submerged which caused him to grumble once again.

On the sidelines however the bell like laughter caused Azul to burry his annoyance and march over to the small hut where the damn snail was still ringing, all the while accompanied by the echoing laughter of Robin who was literally crying on the ground having rolled down from her sunchair after having witnessed the elegance with which Azul left the pool.

Still grumbling internally about stupid rubber ducks Azul marched over to the by now tired looking transpondersnail from all the ringing and with a tick to his eyebrow snatched the mike from its shell.

”What?!” Azul grumbled into the mic in his annoyance, stunning whoever was on the other end for a second into silence after which the deep rumbling voice of Whitebeard came through, slightly amused it seems.

”Am I interrupting something, boy?” the man asked through the mic which brought another tick to Azuls eyebrow as he could still hear Robin laughing slightly in the background, now a little calmer.