Ah, how little you think of me Chiara. Stealing is for people who can't get what they want through better means. The only pirates I steal from are idiots who try to kill my Pops or engage in slavery on his islands. I protect his islands as best as I can for the same reason he did; for the people there. The marines do nothing and there are far more villainous types than me out there.

As for keeping my crew afloat financially; I have my ways. [Money laundering, general mafia-esque behavior... why does he feel like he's trying to explain to his mother that his Pops didn't really lead him into a life of crime?]