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Is anyone good with mathematics? I'm in the remedial class and I still don't know if I'm getting it. It's a lot of information that I never had to learn before. I really would like to know if I am understanding it. - Kory

Also, no offense to the teachers, but I'm so bored in some of my classes.

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What? That's...

[Shivers.]

I'm sorry. So where did you live before here?

It is a very bad situation, but its what I have to do.

I lived on a planet called Earth with my friends. They helped me get used to Earth.

So long as you had nakama to help at least.

Did it make adjusting to this place any easier you think? Since you've already had to adjust to one new world once?

Nakama? What is that?

I think it did. I've adjusted to so many new worlds before so this was nothing new.

Friends or comrades who join you through a journey in life. You might not always get along, but you'll always forgive each other.

More than one?

Oh... now I have friends who help me. They are the nicest people I know.

[At this last part, if he could see her, he'd see she pauses for a long moment]

Yes, when I was taken from my home, I was sold to different worlds.

[His fist clenches off screen. Sold. To different worlds, no less. Not only was the slavery he fought so hard against present in other worlds, but multiple ones at that. Figures.]

Seems some things are universal. [Sorry it's so cryptic, Princess.]

Are you free now?

It seems to be. Earth had it too, but not in the country where I am.

I am. My friends helped me escaped from them.

I see. That figures.

Good. My father always tried to stop slavery back in my world, but it's a long process when you're an outlaw, eh. Friends make all the difference.

I think they did before I got there, but not while I was there.

It's a long process for anyone. The Citadel hires slavers and then they handle all the slaves who belong to the Citadel even though they are sold out on tenures. But my friends were able to fight them off and I've been with them since. I'm glad there were more people trying to stop it.

Aye. I think that's one of the things there will always be someone to fight against as well, eh. So long as it persists.

I hope there is always someone to fight against it. I don't want it to happen to others. I can't do anything about it at the moment. I want to.

Someday, eh. Wherever you find it.

My Pops didn't think taking over the island would be as successful in protecting it as it was, but when he saw how it worked, he took on even more islands, eh.

I hope so.

Your father... he captured islands? [She's not quite getting the connection or how he can do that]

[Laughs, though it can't be seen.]

It's a little tricky I guess.

My father was close friends with the King of Fishman Island, King Neptune. When we came back through the island after Roger's death, a lot of pirates were kidnapping merfolk or fishmen and selling them as slaves to the World Government nobility.

Slavery is outlawed in every country in the world, but the tenryuubito, the World Government nobility are "above" that law and can do whatever they want. So the marines are forced to look the other way and the tenryuubito are allowed to own slaves of ex-pirates or anyone considered sub-human.

My father was the strongest man in the world. He declared Fishman Island under his protection and said if any pirate was going to interfere with that then they had to come challenge him personally. Hand Island, Samba Island, Foodvalten, we protected all those too under similar reasons.

After my old man's success with that, the other pirate emperors started doing that too. In the New World, the second half of the Grand Line, the World Government has a pretty flimsy hold. A lot the islands are too remote for them to reach, places like Wano Island were completely able to shut them out. But after Roger's death, the pirates all sail in that direction because they want to reach Raftel to find One Piece, Gol D. Roger's treasure at the end of the world.

And not all pirates are like my Pops.

Wow, that's amazing. It sounds like an interesting world. And I'm very glad you father was protecting those people. He sounds like a wonderful person.

[At least from that stand point that he was protecting people who would have been taken advantage of]

He was the best man to ever live, eh.

He was the strongest man in the world -- that part's not just foolish talk from a loving son, the whole world recognized him as such. So he had a lot of attempts on his head, so people could try to take his place, but it wasn't his goal to do anything extraordinary like that. All he ever wanted was to protect his family. He had the biggest heart of anyone I've ever even heard of, eh? That's why he was the best in my opinion.

Wow... he does sound like such a wonderful person. Except for the fact we are from different worlds, I'd like to meet him.

You still might get to see him again if he comes here again.

But you wouldn't be able to back in my world. He died there.

I'm so sorry to hear. That you lost him.

He was here before?

Thank you. [Rubs the back of his neck. It feels like a really long time since he was hearing condolences for it, and he's still not sure how to respond correctly or explain the situation.]

For a little bit. He officiated my wedding here.

[She just felt like she had to say that]

That must have been nice. Who is your wife?

Grell Sutcliff. You can't miss her. She's got flaming red hair and she likes to threaten with her chainsaw.

I met her once.

Chainsaw?

Eh, she uses it less now, since I made her put it away except for special occasions.

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