Chapter 25: Phlan or Phlegm?

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"DEVON, GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE!"

"Ease up!"

"GET OUT!"

"BAKA!"

"HENTAI!"

Axe watched from his sitting place against the mast as Devon flew through the bathroom wall and landed on the deck a few feet away from him. Axe grinned as he took a chunk out of a slab of meat he was holding, "What he do?" he called out behind him.

Niri exited the bathroom, a towel wrapped around her torso. She blew some of her wet black hair away and glared at Devon, "This hentai came in and took a shit right when we were cleaning up!". Axe stopped in midbite and glanced back at Devon, "You see anything good?" he asked with a large smile.

WACK!

Axe landed hard next to Devon, a large red mark on his face. The two males sat up and rubbed their sore spots, "Women...," they said together. A loud whistle made the two of them look up. Austin was on the edge of the crow's nest and he was pointing to something behind them.

Devon waved to his brother, "Get down Austin...," he ordered while Axe turned to see what the boy was pointing at. A large smile crossed his face, "Alright...,". He turned back to the cabin where Devon had been thrown, "OY! GIRLS, FINISH UP AND GET DRESSED!" he yelled.

Niri cursed under her breath as she adjusted her gun holster. "We heard you the first time...you didn't need to rush in the bathroom and yell at us...," she muttered. Axe rolled his good eye while he pressed a bag of ice against the swollen eye, which was a consequence of barging into the bathroom while the girls were still cleaning up.

Devon grinned slightly as the crew walked along the beach of the island, then looked back to the ship, "Austin, you see any trouble, just shoot up a flare!" he yelled. Kirsty looked back at the boat too, then at Devon, "He gonna be alright by himself?" she asked, a bit concerned. Devon nodded, "Yeah...he'll be just fine. Me and him have been through all sorts of trouble before, so I don't have to worry,".

Chizuru was busy looking at a small map while Dusty was hopping up and down to look over her shoulder. The red head sighed and looked behind her, "Can I help you, Kit?" she asked in an even tone.

"Yeah, what are you looking at?" the kitsune asked, her ears twitching. Chizuru lifted the map so Dusty could see, "This...is...a...map. It...tells...us...where...things...are," she said slowly. Dusty put her hands on her hips, "I know what a map is, newbie. I want to know why you're looking at it,".

As a reply, Chizuru stuffed the map into her shirt and looked at Axe, "Captain Axe, according to the map, there's a large village and a mansion on this island," she reported. Axe nodded, "Ok...what's the name of the village, Chizuru?".

"It's called Phlan,"

"Phlegm? Ain't that the stuff that snot is made out of?"

Axe laughed at Dusty's question while Chizuru shook her head, "No, Kit...PHLAN. It's one of the most secluded, yet most wealthy and prosperous villages in East Blue," she explained. Dusty raised an eyebrow, "If it's secluded, how is it so good?" she asked. Chizuru scrunched her face in thought, "You know...I don't know. I do not know...,".

"Guys, hurry up or I'm leaving ya behind!"

They all looked ahead to see Niri waving at them. She was more than halfway up the beach and they were still close to the boat. Axe smiled as he eased the ice bag away from his eye, "Forgot how fast she can be...,". As they ran to catch up with their friend, not one of them noticed that a pair of green eyes was following their every movement...watching them.

Kilnorc: hehehehhe...was it good? hope it was, ja ne!