witchesreign | 04

[Blink... straightening his hair extra.]

Ah... Honorable, hard-working, determined... Prideful, perhaps. There are many words to describe them.

Hah... sounds nice, eh? [Relaxes back looking up at the stars.]

It is comforting. I like to believe Japanese people have great pride in their country... I am not sure if other countries can reach this sort of thing in the way that I have.

[your ego is showing Japan... anyway he pauses and looks at Marco. What was this anyway... he didn't often sit talking to someone who actually listened to him... Not since Holland anyway.]

[Marco loves listening. His Pops always told him stories and Marco would laugh and listen~]

Eh, really? Patriotism is a little lost in my world. I know Shanks loves his home island... but that's more a measure of how Shanks is kind of weird. So are they a lot like you? Friendly and polite?

Lost...?

[HE LOVES HIS COUNTRY... which I guess means he loves himself. Hm. Oh but...]

I would say they are like me, yes.

Well, there are islands with countries, but mostly the World Government runs everything except a few rare islands that escaped its grip -- and even then, they're pretty cut off from the world, so there's not much to be patriotic about. Well, except where countries are like pirate crews. Then I guess we're pretty loyal to that, eh?

Heh. I'd like to meet some then.

Hmm... Perhaps you already have. Botan-sensei is a citizen of mine. Asahina-san, as well. I am not sure if you have met them, but it seems to me that there are quite a few here...

Ah, but does Marco-san's world have many islands?

Oh, I know Botan. She's from your country? I had no idea.

Ah yeah, there are hundreds and hundreds, thousands really.

She is.

Uwahhh, truly? I am an island nation myself-- an archipelago.

Eh? Really? Several islands then? That's not too common for a country where I'm from. Are they really big?

6,852 islands.

[BE IMPRESSED... He pauses. Not common, huh? How strange...]

Ah, but most of my land is on the four largest islands. The rest are quite small. Also, much of it cannot be lived on, so...

Holy... wow... SERIOUSLY? Sugoi... Ah, even for uninhabitable... that's amazingly impressive. Your fleet must be ridiculous huge....

[chuckles, oh Marco you so funny]

As I said, most of my land is on the four largest islands... But ah, to speak of my own Navy would be strange, wouldn't it? [He couldn't possibly stroke his own ego like that

...:| he must do it ~subtly~]

Ah would it? I'm sorry. I can't help thinking of things in that way. [Sidelong glance.] My crew doesn't even have a hundred islands under our control. Maybe only a dozen key points, and we don't even have to run them per say, just keep other pirates out, makes me wonder how you do it.

It is natural. I am much smaller than quite a few nations... Ah, America-san for example.

Seriously? Your world must be huge...

Wait... I think I've heard America. There were some people here from there.

...It may be considered as such.

Ah, yes... He is certainly loud, so I am sure his citizens would state that easily.

Mah... and I always thought mine was gigantic.

Loud? Eh, they didn't seem too bad... a little loud now that you mention it.

...I must admit it is nice to exchange information like this. [You mean talk, Japan...]

Ah, I have met citizens of his that surprise me... But America-san is truly... Loud.

Yeah... reminds me of my Pops a little.

I'll make sure to beware of that if he ever comes around then.

"Pops?"

...I wonder if he is someone that could arrive here...

My old man. He was my captain, and my adopted father. I've never known a better man.

Supposedly anyone could come... but we'll see. Is your America extra tall like my Pops?

That sounds quite nice.

Ah, but... He is taller than me, but... That is not difficult. [frown. no it's a pout.]

He was the best. I wish you could have met him. He loved a good story and stiff drink, sailing, and nurses with pink uniforms and leopard print tights. He was the strongest man in the whole world, probably that ever lived. He even died standing up.

[Swallows a dry mouth and then just grins and ruffles Japan's head... AGAIN.] Eh, height is pretty relative. My Pops was five times my size. And even Blenheim and Atomos are about that size. Until the Garden I thought I was pretty much on the short end of things, eh?

Uwah... he sounds quite amazing. [Right down to the nurse uniforms... oh fjgdf fixing his hair again and staring like WHAT ARE YOU DOING--

but he has realized asking that does nothing.]

...Hah... Is that so? How strange, the differences in worlds are. I may get culture shock.

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