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Okay! I asked some questions of the people around the Island and read the entry that appeared in my journal first. I went to that funny statue too. I think I'm prepared to do this now.

Hello everyone. It feels strange writing in a journal that other people can see, but it's a familiar thing at least. Almost comforting. I hope that other people feel that way about it too.

My name is Nitori Aiichiro. I'm trying to figure out where to go from here. I have all this information, but that doesn't tell me much about how someone who doesn't know how to sail can possibly join a pirate crew.

I know how to swim! That's not really useful once you're really far out in the ocean, is it? I mean, unless someone falls overboard. Or you have to dive to look for the treasure. I'm good at cooking too. Everyone has to eat, even on ships, right?

I wish Matsuoka-senpai were here to help me organize my thoughts. He's really good at pointing out what I'm capable of. But I can do this! I can totally handle this situation, even if it's really weird. There's no reason whatsoever to just give up. I'll just find a crew and then

Wait. Everyone can see this. I forgot and gave myself a pep talk. Oh no, that's so embarrassing! Maybe I'll just wait for an answer now.

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Matsuoka?

[Mitsuhide sounds thoughtful. It could be a coincidence, but with the mention of swimming and the way this world works... well, it can't hurt to ask. So he says:]

Do you speak of Matsuoka Rin?

YOU KNOW HIM??

[He responds in voice too, since that's what the other person used. And his voice sounds absolutely elated.]

I mean, I guess there could be two people by that name but... a boy named Rin is kind of... and... it's got to be him!

Matsuoka-senpai is my roommate at school...

[He's really too caught up in being excited to say anything particularly clever or even finish his sentences properly.]

[Mitsuhide has to laugh softly at that. It's somewhat endearing to hear such excitement at the mere mention of Rin's name.]

I am second-in-command aboard the ship he is currently on. Rin is, indeed, my companion.

[Best to keep this simple for now, and offer some reassurance.]

He has been in this world for a short while now; our Captain and I have been teaching him the skills he needs as a sailor. You may be assured he is quite safe and healthy.

He's been here for a while? But...

[Okay, that's rather confusing. Didn't he just see Rin? After all, they were at the tournament, and so many things happened, and it's not like he'll ever forget that moment and the way Rin said "Ai".

So how has he been here for a while? That doesn't make any sense. On the other hand, neither does suddenly arriving at an island in the middle of nowhere when you weren't even traveling, and being given a magic journal.

He's quiet for a few seconds.]

I don't really understand. I mean, how that could be, but. But. It's okay! As long as he's safe and healthy, it doesn't have to make sense...

[He still sounds kind of doubtful.]

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[There's a prior conversation in the journal by now, but Rin ignores it. How can he focus on something like that when his roommate is suddenly here?! And no, no it shouldn't be a surprise - Rin found a few people he knew already in this world when he arrived, after all; why wouldn't it happen again? - but it is a surprise, a shock, completely unexpected. Really, the only person it would have been more shocking to find here is his sister.]

Nitori?!

[He's surprised enough that he doesn't even whine about being mentioned by name, let alone how he was mentioned.]

[For a fraction of a second, that fact that it's "Nitori" and not "Ai" is all he can think of. That doesn't last long though, because hearing this particular voice in a strange place is more than enough to be happy about.]

You really ARE here, Matsuoka-senpai! I'm so glad!

[He doesn't even think that might be a bad thing to say about someone being dragged away from home.]

[For what it's worth, Rin isn't offended; he's been here long enough that the fact that he was taken here has lost some of its sting - which doesn't make him any less determined to go back.]

Nevermind me, think about yourself, first.

[If actions speak louder than words, Rin has never actually supported that statement, always happy to let Nitori ~~serve~~ assist him, but that doesn't make it any less true under the current circumstances. Nitori shouldn't be glad about any aspect of being stuck here.]

You're on Empieza? [That seems to be where people arrive, and the mention of a statue suggests as much, too.] Where exactly?

[Aiichiro looks around himself for a second, so there's a pause before responding.]

That's right! Empi-Empieza? It's a funny name.

[He laughs awkwardly.]

I'm in a tavern just off the square where that statue is. Should I walk back to the square?

[Even if Rin's shipmate had talked to him, it still boggled Aiichiro's mind a little. That Rin was not only here, but might be willing to let him tag along.]

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