He hangs on every word the fellow privateer says, sparkles in his eyes beginning to shine as he listens closely to the brief story he begins to unravel.

"Haven't heard of the Pirate King, huh? I thought every pirate knew about Roger. You must not be from the Grand Line then. Roger was the greatest pirate to sail the seas, and it's said that the man who claims his treasure will become the great King of the Pirates!"

He plucks the straw hat from his head, spinning it on a single finger like a well-balanced ball.

"I made a promise to some one close to me- that someday I'd become a great pirate and find Roger's treasure. I vowed to become the Pirate King and return this hat that was entrusted to me."

Placing the old, flimsy looking hat atop his head, he looks back to Hook with a bright grin once more on his face.

"Feared? You must be a really strong pirate! Did you have lots of musicians in your crew? Pirates gotta' have musicians!"