[He just groans and facepalms. No offense Codi, because you wouldn't know, but he's been at this for decades, and all you rookies scare the living daylights out of him with how little you know, but how much everyone thinks they know.]

Because strapping a sword to my waist would make fighting fifteen times more difficult, yoi. That's what it means. Having your weapon buckled at the ready, eh. Because those idiots are always trying to prove themselves. And a swash is a type of wave that those kind of swordsman mimic with flashy stupid swaggering movements. Don't get me wrong, I'm plenty flashy when I want to be, but not with a sword. Vista, Thatch, and Haruta wouldn't appreciate me taking their place.

Just be glad you don't have to go up against my Pops or Sengoku for that tactician title, eh? Pops always kicked my ass at chess, and even at seventy-two he was a genius at strategy. And Sengoku's a sneaky bastard. Fleet admiral, you know.