Who will it be? (One Piece ff)

6. Insightful conversations

I'm just following Law to the galley. For some reason, I feel like Law is running extra slowly. Guaranteed only so that I don't get lost and do nonsense again.

"In the galley, I'll also introduce you to my crew." Law tells me.

"But I still get food, right?" I ask stupidly and get an amused look from him as an answer. I guess that's also a kind of 'yes' to say.

I try to remember the way to the galley. After all, I don't always want to have a babysitter. But it's really not easy to remember the way with all the metal here.

"Are we underwater?" I ask the man in front of me.

"Yes, that's why I told you not to open the door. You wanted to drown us all." he replies, as if that were a matter of course. First he is nice and then he gives me such an annoyed answer. Does the guy have mood swings?

Not everything can be taken for granted!

Of course, I don't tell him that, keep silent and just keep following him around. I'm here on a foreign ship and I can't just make the captain of this ship stupid.

At some point we stop in front of a door behind which it is quite quiet. Does the guy only have 4 people in his crew or why is it so quiet?

Law opens the door and we enter together. There are a few unknown faces, but also Ace who shovels the food into himself as if he were starving.

WOOOAAAAHHHH THERE SITS A CUTE WHITE BEAR IN AN UGLY ORANGE JUMPSUIT!!!

A polar bear to be exact.

"Uiiiiiii! Can I cuddle the bear?!" I ask Law excited and behave absolutely not according to my age. Law just looks at me irritated, even Ace looks at me with stuffed mouth and big eyes. I don't even wait for an answer and just sit right next to the bear. The bear slides back and forth a bit tense. I guess I make him nervous, but what can I say? You don't see such a cute and fluffy bear every day. Of course I have to stare at it! Who wouldn't stare at that?

Since I don't seem to get an answer, I just put my hand on the bear's head. He stiffens a bit but also relaxes almost immediately when I start to scratch him.

The bear not only looks fluffy, it is also fluffy!!

Since I'm scratching the cute bear, I don't notice that a plate is placed in front of me.

"Are you better?" Ace's question brings me from my thoughts about the cute bear. I take my hands out of his fur and sit down properly.

"Yes, I think so. I'm quite hungry and my body still feels sluggish and tired, but that's all I can say. That could just be because I haven't eaten anything yet." I answer Ace honestly. He seems to be satisfied with this answer and dedicates himself again to his beloved food. Now I also notice that there is something edible in front of me. So I start eating slowly. I don't want to overwhelm my stomach and look as dirty as Ace.

"Then I'll introduce you to my crew." Law begins to tell and thus has my attention. "The bear you stroked is called Bepo and he is my vice-captain. The guy in the back is Robert. He is our chef. The person to his right is...". he continues, but I don't listen to him anymore. The bear, so Bepo and the cook, Robert interested me. After all, the bear is fluffy and I want to know who prepares my food. While Law continues to talk and apparently does not notice that I am not listening to him any further, I let my gaze wander through the room. They are all men, but the two naked cap wearers from the bathroom do not seem to be there. Too bad, I would like to know who they are. After all, my vice captain is interested in a guy from Law's crew. I forgot the name. I have to ask her again at the next opportunity.

I have to take a good look at the guy to make sure he's good enough for her.

"There are 2 more crew members, but they are still doing their punitive work from 3 days ago." Law concludes his speech. "Punitive work? What did they do?" I ask the captain of the Heart Pirates irritated.

"These idiots disregarded my orders and postponed punishment." Law gives me the self-evident answer.

I better not ask any further.

So I decide to concentrate completely on my food. After a short time I finally ate up. Meanwhile, Ace has also eaten. As far as I have noticed, he has squeezed 8 huge portions.

I than look to Robert and than him for the food with a nod and a smile.
He seems to have understood the compliment, because now he grins like a honey cake horse and clears the table.

"So! What has happened now and why is my file on the table open for all to see?" I address my question to Trafalgar Law. He now also turns his attention to me.

"You've tipped over." is his far too short answer.

"That's not enough for me. It is clear to me that I am folded if I can not explain to myself how I get into the interior of this submarine, you huge ass!" I answer him quickly and there it was again. My poisonous side and my mouthwork which was a lot faster than my head.

I see in Law's gaze that he just wants to say something, but Ace comes before him.

"Well, finally!! I thought you hit your head too hard!" he told me almost reproachfully.

"Why?" I ask him irritated.

"Because you didn't make an evil comment or say a bad word." Law replies. This is also looked at evil by Ace. He must have stolen Ace's answer. Both seem to have missed my biting nature.

"I try to be nice and then people get scared right away." I say with a cheeky grin to the two young men in front of me. "Back to the topic. What happened after I fell over?" I attribute the two idiots to the main topic.

"We brought you in. I examined you and treated your wounds. It wasn't that easy. We also had to give you blood transfusions because you lost too much blood. The incisions on the legs should only leave fine scars, if at all. The burn on your hip is different. I couldn't do much but do some wound care." Law explains to me dryly.

"Okay and who of you undressed me?" I ask the group. Immediately it becomes so quiet that you could even hear the fleas coughing. I raise an eyebrow to make the men understand that I want an answer. Ace is the first to show a reaction. A concise and clear reaction.

What reaction does he show? Easy. He points his index finger at Trafalgar Law. Ace is then looked at angrily by Law. Somehow the answer was clear to me. After all, he is a doctor and can apparently also separate work and private life. Nevertheless, I wanted to see the reactions to this piquant question and these reactions did not disappoint me at all.

So I sigh quite dramatically to not show them that I already knew the answer. Just as I want to say something about it, the door flies against the wall with a loud bang.

Someone probably didn't learn how to enter the room quietly?

"First of: The doors have handles and secondly do it again and I'll use you as a doorstop!" says Law threateningly. Somehow I have the feeling that he is making this threat come true...

"Sorry Captain." I hear 2 men in the choir say.

Now I'm curious who got in there. So I'm looking around Law, because of course he blocks my damn view.

I catch the eye of 2 young men with caps.

Well, who do we have there??

Grinning, I say to the two newcomers: "Awww without these ugly overalls, I both liked you better! ~"

In the door are the two naked cap wearers from the bathroom. However, they are no longer naked. They both have those ugly white overalls on, but also put on their caps again.

Through my statement, all eyes are now on me. Many different looks. Confused looks. Mainly from the crew, where I didn't listen to the introductions. Irritated looks. Mainly from Law, because I seem to have cut off his word and insulted his beloved overalls. Disturbed looks. From Bepo, Robert and even Ace. And, of course, embarrassed looks. The latter from the cap wearers.

The two stand in the door with faces red like tomatoes.

"YOOOOUUUUUUU!!!" both shout in the choir.

"Me?" I ask emphatically innocently. However, I can't suppress my grin.

"Yes you!!" comes the answer of the two. I start laughing at all the different reactions. Both slowly start moving and come towards me in a stomping lockstep.

This will be interesting...