It was another night on watch at the Thousand Sunny. I couldn't sleep, so I went to Zoro at the crow's nest for company and someone to talk to. I continued to debate existential questions. I was the youngest member of the gang and that made me insecure. When comparing myself to their ambitions and dreams, mine didn't seem that big or important.
-I still don't understand what you mean. -He takes another sip, while I feel his gaze on me.
-Let me rephrase.- I run my hand through my hair to organize my thoughts -Just as you have ambition, you also have dreams that your inner self desires. They can be complex and the probability of them becoming reality is not that easy, which is why I can get lost writing about them. It brings me comfort and happiness at the moment.
"I swear that sometimes having deep conversations with someone so practical, mysterious and distant was more of a headache than something pleasant. At least we had drinks."
-Whether it's ambition or dream, it's what you want, so you just have to work and go after it. There will be difficulties, but only then can we improve and fight even harder. I still don't understand what you mean... You're the one who gets lost in your thoughts and then in your sense of time, ending up just giving me more work- I look at him in disbelief and make a frustrated sound with a sigh -if it weren't me, you even forgot that you are a real person and there is a real world.
-Because the real world can be cruel and you all have your ambitions and I'm still lost without knowing how to achieve mine.- I steal the bottle from him and give him a few drinks.
"She was so cute when she was upset. There were countless times when I found her without the slightest attention around her and I prevented her from getting hurt without her being aware of it. But it gave me a certain pleasure to protect her, so delicate and dreamy. Simplicity was what captivated me most about her."
-idiot, if you had no ambition, the captain wouldn't have invited you to sail with us. As I said, lost in the world of fantasy and you don't see that everything is in front of you. -He pulls me towards him and rests my head on his shoulder.
We were silent for a while, and I let myself relax, conquered by the presence and security he gave me.
-You'll owe me a bottle, but I'll remind you again of what you said when Luffy and I saved you.
"Why are you belittling your dream? Why do you let people speak for you, when your voice can echo so loudly, it made me come to you! Stop feeling sorry and hold on to your ambition. Join our group and come write our story. How I became the king of pirates, how we found One Piece, how each person fulfilled their dream, how being so different we are a family. You're one of us!"