[He listened quietly to her as she gave her little speech. A faint but distinct smile tugged at the corner of his lips]

Actually- I was acting on my own then too.. but we were all essentially working towards the same goals so no need to split hairs over it.

[He'd been on the wrong ship at the time, but the Million Merrily had joined the fight too so Ban was able to get back to his own ship after his involvement on Isla Empieza]