Original A/N: "O! Ma~ Ke~*

Edit: And in case you're wondering how a disciplined officer of the fleet could possibly indulge in such practices. Remember... They're on a ship, in space, for a really REALLY long time."

Yamato, Captain's Quarters

Sun-Sin stood outside Hongxi's room and knocked on the door. Then came the sound of rumbling and falling boxes followed by a grunt.

Muffled Voice: "Oof!"

Sun-Sin: "Captain?"

Hongxi: "I'm quite alright. Come on in."

The door slid open and in stepped Sun-Sin. He stared at the several boxes of belongings stacked in one corner of the room. These were the captain's personal belongings that the movers had dropped off moments ago. Hongxi himself was seated in a chair behind the same desk he had back on the Zhengyuan. Upon seeing Sun-Sin, he reached into one of the open boxes and pulled out a can of Mr. Brown coffee. Without saying anything, he tossed the can to Sun-Sin.

Sun-Sin: "O-oh, thank you sir."

Hongxi: "No problem. Just a little taste from my hometown."

Sun-Sin: "I have finished moving in and was wondering if you need any help."

Said Sun-Sin as he walked over to the desk and placed the canned coffee down. He rolled up his sleeves and looked at the nearest box.

Hongxi: "No, that is quite alright. I can do it myself."

Sun-Sin: "Really sir, it's fine. Where do you want this?"

Sun-Sin crouched down and lifted up a box. The unexpected weight almost caused him to drop it. Already, Hongxi was at his feet moving in to intercept him.

Hongxi: "No no, really it's quite fine. Just leave that there."

However Sun-Sin wasn't quite ready to give up just yet.

Sun-Sin: "Really sir, it's fine. It's my duty as a- off this is really heaaaavy!"

While trying to balance the box, Sun-Sin almost tripped and the box fell out of his arms. All the contents of the box came tumbling out onto the floor in a wide assortment of colors. Stacks of rare paper gravure magazines, artificial sex toys, pillows in a highly questionable shape of a women's lap and bosom, an archaic DVD player, stacks of DVDs, lewd figurines that one could only find in Akihabara, Wa, and various other items that shocked Sun-Sin more in terms of how rare and ancient some of these things are rather than finding out that the Captain and Admiral of the Tianchao's Expeditionary Fleet was in possession of such things. However, the most shocking thing of all were probably the various photos of his sister Yayoi attending clubs and extracurricular activities, as well as the voyeur nude snapshots of her in the women's bath at the Academy. The two were silent for a few minutes, the silence broken only by Hongxi remotely controlling the door to lock itself.

Hongxi: "… Sun-Sin."

Sun-Sin: "… Yes sir?"

Hongxi: "Please take a seat."

Sun-Sin: "Yes sir."

Sun-Sin obediently sat into the guest chair across from the table. He opened the can of coffee and sipped it while Hongxi stood next to the window, facing the outside.

Hongxi: "Sun-Sin."

Sun-Sin: "Yes captain?"

Hongxi: "Are you interested in the matters and affairs of romance?"

Hearing this statement nearly made Sun-Sin spit out the coffee he was sipping. He eyed the captain, wondering if this was going to be some big revelation.

Sun-Sin: "Yes captain. I am interested in women… If I may ask a question, sir. Do you have someone that meets your fancy?"

Hongxi: "Go ahead."

Sun-Sin: "Are you…. Also, interested in interpersonal relationships?"

Hongxi: "Hm. No."

Again, Sun-Sin did a double-back.

Sun-Sin: "What?"

Hongxi: "Excuse me?"

Sun-Sin: "Oh-, no. Sorry sir, I spoke out of place."

Hongxi arced an eyebrow at him before turning to face the windows showing the planet below.

Hongxi: "The eldest son of the Ji family are not permitted to marry freely. In an effort to keep the bloodline pure, their first wives are restricted to pureblooded Huaxia. In the past, this meant they could only marry women from central Tianchao. Women from the Yellow River Basin were considered the most pure Huaxia, as both Northerners and Southerners have assimilated a fair amount of foreigners."

Sun-Sin stayed silent upon hearing this. His suspicions about the captain's family and background were confirmed.

Sun-Sin: "I see… It must have been confusing for him as a child… His repressive and strict cultural upbringi-"

Hongxi: "But I was the second child so my parents didn't really care about me."

This remark seemed to intangibly whack Sun-Sin in the face. He did another double-back, as if someone had just swung a frying pan at him.

Sun-Sin: "S-so…"

Hongxi: "So my brother, Hongwu, was the eldest son. However he died without leaving behind a son. He has brought shame to no one but himself. Especially when he was always the more popular one amongst the ladies."

Sun-Sin: "Thus, the responsibility for having a pureblooded son has fallen to the Captain… Will you be looking for a wife, since we are about to depart from this planet on an expedition from which we will probably not return?"

Hongxi looked at him with confusion.

Hongxi: "Nonsense, the moment my brother died they had me extract a vial of my semen. They're currently going through a list of possible candidates and will use it to artificially impregnate her on the day we depart. I imagine it might even be cute little Fenger, the girl that lived across the street from when I was still a young child. My mother did always like her."

Sun-Sin stared at the captain exasperated.

Sun-Sin: "Wait. That means the captain is free to love whomever he wants now doesn't it? Does this mean, Yayoi's feelings aren't unrequited after all?
Captain, forgive me for questioning you. But are you sure you aren't interested in interpersonal relationships?"

Hongxi: "Hm, I suppose you're right. I am indeed 'not sure' for I have never been in one."

Sun-Sin: "C-captain!"

Sun-Sin sobbed mentally.

Sun-Sin: "There's only so many times you can shatter my image of you!"

Hongxi: "Well, off you go. I have some. Ahem… Matters to attend to."

Sun-Sin quietly dismissed himself and left, wondering what this meant for him and his sister.