Captain – Chapter 293 – The Meaning of Farewell

Evelyn Wilson, the eldest daughter of the Wilson family, chose to leave her homeland with her beloved—Captain Gerard—after her family opposed their love and she wanted to escape the complicated political situation.

They wandered the seas, living in the Southern Islands for more than a decade. Those were peaceful and happy days.

But everything changed after Evelyn became pregnant.

Because of the child and certain unavoidable reasons, Captain Gerard, who had already rarely directed his passion and yearning toward the sea, decided to set sail again, heading toward an unknown destination.

At that time, Evelyn was unable to endure the seafaring life due to her pregnancy and naturally couldn’t accompany him, so she had to remain behind alone.

But she didn’t blame her husband. Like the independent and strong young woman she had been more than a decade ago, she supported his return to the boundless ocean. However… she had one request.

She was tired of life in the Southern Islands, tired of those tasteless pirates who drank and sang all day, living wild and unrestrained lives. She wanted to return to her homeland, and at the same time, she wanted to give birth to the child in her womb on that more prosperous and civilized land.

If nothing else, at least the child should be Auran.

Gerard agreed to her request.

With the help of some old friends, he successfully brought her to a small town in western Auran called Loriton. Due to his sensitive identity, not wanting to bring her unnecessary trouble, he didn’t accompany her but entrusted others to care for her.

Until the day he truly set sail and embarked on his journey.

No one knows what disguise Captain Gerard used to bring his warship across Auran’s naval defense line, arriving at the port city near Loriton. Evelyn, having received his letter, brought their newborn child to the port to see him off.

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And so the name Elizabeth Roy came to be, along with the image of that man waving goodbye in the sunlight.

The captain naturally couldn’t have witnessed all this; it came from stories her mother had told. Now, these stories had become her preserved memories of her mother and that scoundrel.

Crouching down, placing the three white chrysanthemums on the small mound, Roy reached out to caress the rough surface of the stone slab, her fingers gently tracing over that name, that call.

The stone slab didn’t tremble at all from her touch, as it was deeply embedded in the soil, buried firmly. No one could imagine how that physically and mentally exhausted, delirious child had managed to bury her mother and set up this stone marker.

“Mom, I’m going to sea too.”

Roy spoke softly, as if saying goodbye, or like a child whining before leaving, hoping for a response from her mother.

But naturally, there was no response.

The captain’s face showed little sadness, only faint nostalgia.

The tears that should have been shed had long dried up, and the pain that should have been deeply rooted in her heart had, with the passage of time, become somewhat faint and blurred.

She had come to say goodbye, just like that scoundrel had.

Captain Roy had gone to sea many times, but this time was different, even making her somewhat solemn.

After so many years, she had finally completed her growth and tempering, becoming a legendary pirate renowned and feared across the seas.

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But she deeply understood that this was not an end, but only another beginning.

Three years ago, using the Moonstone Skull given to her by Captain Enzo, she had successfully crossed the empty and impossible boundary, truly setting foot on Devil’s Island and meeting the progenitor of pirates, Captain Edward.

After that, amidst thunder and lightning, cursed, she made a wager with the devil, was expelled from the nameless place, and returned to the mortal world.

From then on, everything had finally begun to unfold.

Various curses, the cursed ones, and even deities appeared in the world, showing up by her side or in opposition to her.

And there was news about that scoundrel.

In the past, she knew nothing, only wanting to find Captain Edward’s treasure and claim all those endless riches for herself, including, of course, the triangular hat symbolizing the crown of the Pirate King.

But along the way, as she came to understand the story and as the truth was revealed, she gradually understood many things.

Among these, the most important was naturally the history between Captain Edward and Lady Annisdora, as well as that game spanning hundreds of years that had once again fallen upon this turbulent sea, fallen upon…

Her.

Roy knew the devil’s thoughts, the lady’s ideas, and likewise, she knew the unspeakable secrets that had occurred in the shadows of the river of time.

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That being the case, how could she not guess that the scoundrel who had abandoned her and her mother had gone to attend their game, to conclude the past that had remained unresolved for hundreds of years?

Yet there were still many things she couldn’t understand.

For instance, why did it have to be him?

For instance, why did he leave so urgently, not even waiting until she was grown, abandoning his wife and child to depart resolutely? Or perhaps…

Why didn’t he come back?

There were no answers to these questions.

She might have some guesses, but without evidence, they couldn’t be considered answers. So it was best not to think too much about it; she just needed to follow his footsteps and walk the same path again.

To see the scenery he had seen, to experience the events he had gone through, and all the answers would be quietly waiting for her at the end of this journey.

This was also the meaning of farewell.

She was about to walk the same path as that scoundrel… as her father. Before departing, she naturally wanted to visit her mother, to say goodbye, because she didn’t know if she would ever have the chance to return, just like that man who never came back.

Caine stood to the side, quietly watching the maiden. Even though after saying those words, she had remained silent, maintaining this posture for too long, like a stone statue.

After who knows how long, the captain stood up, stretching her slightly stiff muscles, and pulled her first mate, who had been standing somewhat far away, to the stone marker. Holding his arm, her eyelashes curved like crescent moons, she smiled and said: “Mom, this is the person I’ve chosen, just as you chose Father.”

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“Though I don’t know how it will end, if I were to marry anyone, it probably wouldn’t be anyone else.”

“Of course, you don’t need to worry. Before resolving all our problems and truly settling down, we absolutely won’t have children. This way, he… or they… won’t have to suffer the same hardships I did.”

The meaning in the maiden’s words couldn’t have been clearer to Caine.

They contained promises, commitments, and responsibilities, but also undisguised love—something rare from the maiden.

After leaving the countryside, Roy and Caine headed toward the port city in their plan.

Because the distance between it and Loriton wasn’t far, even without a carriage, they didn’t spend much time traveling.

“So… does this count as meeting the parents?”

Just as they saw the outline of the city, Caine couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked the maiden softly.

Hearing this, Roy glanced at him and asked in return, with perfect justification: “What else? Do you think that scoundrel has any right to question my affairs?”

After speaking, the captain fell silent for a moment, then brushed away a lock of hair covering her eyes, looking toward the end of the city’s main road, at the faintly visible white sails. Her dark golden eyes rippled slightly, and finally, she added in a whisper:

“If he’s willing to admit his mistakes, I’ll reconsider.”