[Sanji listens -- it feels like the only power he holds in this place, to carry the will of the dead. He nods at the end of the short tale. Maybe he can't understand completely, but there's a swordsman on his crew almost painfully dedicated to the wellbeing of his swords.]
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... Do you prefer it this way?
[A surprisingly personal question]
Leaving this world before he does this time?