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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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I will! Try to see if you can talk Rin into coming! Maybe he'll come if he has a buddy.

I'll... see what I can do. I can't promise anything, but I'll ask him.

[He laughs softly.]

He doesn't always listen to me very well.

Hmmmm, he is very, very stubborn. It's a good thing he's sailing with grown-ups!

Do you think it helps? I'd be surprised if even grown-ups were able to have much-

[Pause.]

Wait, can just anyone hear this?

Yup! I think you can make it private somehow, but I don't bother. [Especially when it comes to Rin.]

Anyway, I talked to Mitsuhide once and he seemed really, really nice, so I'm sure he's working hard to keep an eye on Rin.

Oh. He might... not like me talking about him like this.

[He sounds a little nervous.]

What else do you know about them? His shipmates?

If he doesn't want to hear it, all he has to do is close his book! Poof! Gone!

I don't know much about his shipmates, really, except that they're good people and they look out for him! Mitsuhide seems like the sort of guy who thinks a lot and makes himself worried and I don't think I've ever talked to Motochika, but Mitsuhide says he's very dashing and brave!

You wouldn't mind if you heard people talking about you? Even if you didn't have to listen?

[Somehow he doesn't really think it works that way.

Her description is pretty much what Aiichiro thought too, but he's distracted by the moral question here.]

Nope. People are gonna talk 'cause it's what they do. You can't do anything about it, so there's no point in worrying about it. Just keep on doing what you're doing if you believe in it.

That's a really good way to think about it.

I wouldn't want him to think that I was... not on his side or something though. He's my senpai.

[He says it like that obviously means he should always defend Rin.]

He'll figure it out eventually. Just keep looking out for him! ["Senpai" is really just a word to her, much to the dismay of one Sugane Tachibana back home.]

I'll do my best!

[He perks up quite a bit at that.]

At least I'll get to spend plenty of time with him here! And I'll learn how to sail, and I know how to do a few useful things, and...

[He laughs.]

I think I'm going to be fine. Thanks for the reassurance.

No problem! Good luck!

Thank you! I should probably -

Wait! You didn't introduce yourself!

Oh right! I totally forgot! I'm Hajime! Nice ta meetcha!

Nice to meet you too, Hajime-chan!

[The -chan is automatic, on this one, really.]

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