[Motochika tends to assume everyone is impressed with him to begin with, so Zozo looking impressed at all immediately feeds into his ego.]

Lass, I have enough stories to fill years and years and still have some left. [Some of them are even true!] Quite a few of them I'd never share with a young lady like yourself, but let's see...

[He rubs at his chin as if he's thinking the matter over, but it's mostly just for dramatic effect.]

What would you like to hear, then? More stories of battle? Strange things seen at sea? I doubt you'd be much of one for a ghost story...