Thunderclouds gone, Marco looked back at her with a sunny smile, as proud of her as if she were of his own crew. "And you won? Congratulations!"

He even laughed. "Ah silly me, that's what you were busy with, right? Well, I can certainly understand that then, but--" He didn't stop grinning, but he did get a bit more serious. "Does this mean you'll wish for you and your nakama to go home?"