Exulansis • One Piece

Chapter Fifteen

We exited the shop with two bags of clothing, and was on our next mission: the Den Den Mushi. I had to trust Marno completely on what to look out for, considering that this thing could be anything.

"What are we even looking for?" I ask Marno, who had the job of stringing the bags along on our walk.

"I'm... Not really sure."

What did I expect.

"Then how come you know about this thing then..."

"Well, it's because I saw the captain use it once, and I see it on peoples desk and stuff... I know what it's supposed to look like."

We moved around people in the crowd as we continue to walk down the roads outlined with shops and fresh markets with people showing casing their produce.

A nice day still with no clouds in the sky.

"You better hope we find it..." I stop as a certain shop catches my eye, one that didn't need a sign to tell what sorts of items it holds inside.

I stop walking, Marno bumps into my shoulder.

"Huh, what? Why did we stop?"

"I'm gonna go take a look around in there for a second." I say, pointing directly at the shop.

He looked at me, and followed my finger to where I was looking too, and clear change of face happened when he realized where I was talking about.

"Oh— Okay, I'll stay... Outside..."

I walked to the door and was greeted with another bell, glad I was able to finally get something that I've been able to get something important to me... Something vital for my day to day activities...

"Welcome, take a look around. If you need any measurements done come ask, we have a deal today, 25% off."

I had hoped this world doesn't have a different sizing system for bras.

———

The door bell rings a goodbye as so the woman as I leave, I see Marno waiting, almost shivering like it was a rainy day and he was left outside in the downpour.

"Marno, I'm done." I call out with a bag in tow, the boy turning to me like I was his saving grace.

"Thank god!!! A marine came up to me asking me why I was waiting outside the woman's store— It was so scary, I thought I was gonna get caught..." His eyes water.

I sigh, "You're not even a pirate, Marno..." I say with an idea bugging me in the back of my mind. "Was it a tall dude? Who was smoking cigars?"

"Hm...? Oh, no. It was a woman with red glasses, her name was Tagashi. Oh but good news actually! She told me where we can find a shop for the a Den Den Mushi!" His mood visually turned lighter.

I was a bit surprised, a nervous reck like him could remember our end goal in the mist of a nervous situation.

"Good job Marno, let's get going then. You lead."

He smiled as we started walk again, supposedly forgetting all about his encounter with the Marine woman.

I hear a commotion form in the distance behind us, and I wonder for a second what could that be about before leaving it. No reason to think on it.

"We take a turn here, then we keep going until we reach the store." He instructed as we make a left into another populated street. I fixed my sunglasses as the light glares directly onto my face, wishing I would've brought a hat.