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"Morning dad!"
"Ah. Good morning Vivi! You're up early. Igaram! Please set the table for my daughter. It's rare that I get to share a breakfast with her!"
"Right away my liege."
As the butler walks out Princess Vivi shuffles closer to her father with her arms behind her back.
"Hum-hum-hum! Is that todays newspaper?"
King Cobra gives her a very sad look.
"But... I wanted to do the crosswords."
Grinning the cheeky little princess yoinked the papers out of her fathers grasp and began furiously reading through them, oblivious even as Igaram set a plate down in front of her. Wanting to finish his precious morning routine the king decided to pop her balloon quite quick.
"There is no mention of Luffy and his friends in there."
"W-What? I wasn't looking for that! I was just checking the um... the stock market! Yes! Hmmmm. The price of silver is on a sharp rise due to a new trend. Fascinating!"
"Sure. Now give me back my papers."
"Fiiine."
Sighing the king took pity on her as she just stared at her food, not even taking a bite.
"Rest assured. They will make a splash soon. I'm sure of it."
"I told you dad! I wasn't looking for that."
"Ah yes. And if I remember correctly you were crying two years ago like a babe because you stubbed your toe and not because you read about Firefist Ace dying. And you were jumping from joy not too long ago because of the new shoes you bought and not because you were 100% correct about Straw Hat and his pals returning in two years. Come on Vivi. They are your friends. It's natural to be worried about them."
Finally the princes slumps back in her chair and blows a stray lock of hair out of her eyes.
"I'm wondering if I made the right choice that day. I thought I knew what to do but all I feel now is regret."
"Who knows? Maybe you did, maybe you didn't. I for one fully expected you to jump ship but... I admit I was wrong. But I remember what you told me when you came back from that shore. You said you felt like you would be more useful here than there, even though you wanted to sail away with them very much."
King Cobra sighs.
"I'm sure they'll come back one day and that they'll welcome you with open arms again. If on that day you still feel like you made a mistake you could run away with the Pirate King. Not like anyone could stop him from taking you. But for now all you can do is try your best as a princess to make sure your friends won't feel guilty about leaving you."
Vivi got up from her chair and hugged her dad.
"Thanks dad! You always know how to cheer me up."
"I'm just trying my best."
