[A unique and rare fruit that grants powers in exchange for the ability to swim? That certainly sounded like a good exchange if you weren't close to water, but...]

A pirate? Are they not dangerous then?

[She seems surprised, then frowns at the implication. So, this Ace person was a bad one? After all, pirates loot and plunder often in stories she's read, even if she knows that's not always the case. Either way, they're definitely crossing illegally on the seas.]

He's a classmate of mine, though he possesses both fire and ice. He's quite formidable in battle, and one of the strongest students I know.