"Whoa! A giant shrimp?" Fuu gaped, evidently enthused.

If by 'fun' he referred to slaughtering people, commandeering ships and swiping gold, she was clueless as to how she should respond. She let it slide. Pirates of her time (or, at least, the ones she'd encountered) weren't exactly a first-class bunch. Mugen's attitude towards them was perhaps the lone aspect of him she applauded. You'd think dignity was a term the guy wasn't aware of, but he'd shown a vague intelligence in distinguishing right from wrong that one time...

"I work for nobody but me."

Jin had told her he personally killed Mukuro. It mystified her, even today, that she hadn't observed a shred of irritation on Mugen's part because of it. The Ryukyans had been enemies. And especially following the betrayal –

Oh, never mind. Her mind couldn't stick in the past forever.