Captain – Chapter 296 – The Angry Ship’s Doctor

On the Mermaid, in the captain’s cabin.

Donning that white coat with gold trim and the triangular hat symbolizing a captain’s authority, when Roy turned around, she had already transformed from the noble young lady of the common people’s imagination back into one of the most legendary pirates on the sea.

The Golden-Eyed Devil.

Looking at the maiden’s attire, the two people in the captain’s cabin had no reaction.

One’s expression remained calm as water, while the other still wore a look of indignation, with those equally mysterious and profound dark golden eyes practically shooting fire.

The consistently calm one was Caine, while the furiously angry person with the noble eye color was naturally Anderson.

As for why the ship’s doctor was so angry, it wasn’t because the maiden had asked him to write a letter home to look after that retired captain, since that was a small matter to him, and he had received many similar requests in the past.

Of course, those who made such requests didn’t have the maiden’s poor attitude, acting as if she were commanding a servant.

Many days earlier, those dozen or so “reconciliation letters” that had arrived like snowflakes before him, which the ship’s doctor viewed as a prank by this shameless “couple,” might have been related to his current displeasure, but that didn’t explain why he was being so discourteous to the maiden.

The real reason was a statement Roy had made to Caine, or rather, an arrangement she had made in front of the ship’s doctor—to complete the unfinished engagement ceremony at the Sanderwina Cathedral, specifically the exchange of wedding rings.

According to the maiden’s arrangement, the ring exchange ceremony would be held in three days, presided over by that priest and witnessed by all the pirates.

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The reason for such urgency was that Auran’s western naval defense line was not far from the port city they had left. Unlike entering imperial waters from the Southern Islands, which would require more than half a month of sailing to reach Franrote Fortress, this journey would take only about a week.

Roy and Caine had promised the two elders, Naren and Federo, that they would complete their engagement within Auran territory, though they hadn’t specified it would be inland—after all, weren’t the inner seas also considered imperial territory?

So the timing was set for the near future.

Regarding this matter, the first mate had no objections and didn’t recall a certain excuse the maiden had used in the past, agreeing quite naturally.

At first, the ship’s doctor didn’t feel anything was wrong either, as this had nothing to do with him, and he didn’t care at all about the romantic affairs between this couple.

But just as he was about to turn and leave to write that letter, a sudden thought flashed through his mind, reminding him of something, which made him stop in his tracks, resulting in that scene of glaring at the captain.

Roy turned around, startled by the ship doctor’s expression, but quickly recovered and glared back fiercely: “What’s the matter, planning a mutiny?”

Feeling that wild gaze, Anderson’s momentum suddenly weakened considerably, but he still asked irritably: “You just said you plan to complete the engagement in front of the crew?”

Hearing this, the captain blinked, not seeing any problem with it, and asked in return: “Why not?”

“But I clearly remember that you were initially very resistant to letting the crew attend the ceremony, and later when the ceremony was held in that cathedral, you didn’t let a single person go.”

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Hearing Anderson’s questioning, Roy seemed to recall something as well, her expression becoming somewhat unnatural, but she still insisted stubbornly: “I… I changed my mind, is that not allowed?”

“Oh, so the great Captain has changed her mind.”

The ship’s doctor narrowed his eyes and questioned the increasingly guilty-looking maiden: “Then I truly have nothing to say about that, but could you explain why, on that night, when you sent this fellow to my room, that so-called unwritten rule you mentioned…”

“Why is it that when I asked everyone on the entire ship, no one knew about it?”

Hearing Anderson’s unhurried questioning, Caine also remembered and turned his gaze toward the captain.

In the past, he had never doubted this matter, but now from the ship doctor’s tone, it seemed that rule was nonexistent, and he had once again been deceived by the maiden using “pirate culture” he didn’t understand.

Or rather, it was simply a trick.

Thinking of this, the first mate’s sense of urgency about learning various pirate customs and multiple secret signals increased considerably.

As for the reason the captain had sent him out of the room, Caine didn’t actually mind, because he already roughly knew that Roy was hiding from him, reading that secret letter from Governor Robert.

Feeling their gazes, the captain knew she couldn’t keep up the pretense anymore. Her fierce expression immediately changed to one of embarrassment as she said quietly: “Well… I couldn’t think of any other way at the moment, so I made it up. Given the circumstances at the time, it was unavoidable.”

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Since the ship’s doctor had brought it up, he naturally wouldn’t accept such a “pale” explanation from the maiden, especially with her completely unrepentant attitude.

With a displeased expression, he said: “Do you know how uncomfortably I slept in the medical room that night? And this fellow didn’t follow any of my requirements at all, leaving my room in complete disarray!”

Hearing this, Roy couldn’t help but glance at her first mate, thinking how could that be, his sleeping posture had always been good.

Guessing the captain’s confusion, Caine’s expression revealed some helplessness.

She didn’t know how strict the ship doctor’s requirements were, those rules about minute details, which were even more “rigid” than military regulations.

To use another descriptive word: troublesome.

He couldn’t meet them, so in Anderson’s eyes, he had naturally “violated” their “agreement,” and received quite a scolding the next day.

The captain didn’t know these things, and she felt no sense of guilt whatsoever.

She felt she had already endured quite an interrogation from the ship’s doctor, which was enough. Now finding him somewhat irritating, she naturally had no intention of letting him continue “making a fuss,” impatiently interrupting: “Alright, alright, just consider that you executed an important mission and did a great service, and stop complaining.”

“You… you…”

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Being dismissed so casually, the ship doctor’s eye twitched a few times. He pointed at the maiden’s face, so angry he couldn’t speak.

Seeing that finger so close, Roy raised an eyebrow, her demeanor extremely fierce: “What’s the matter, are you the captain or am I?”

After saying this, she even ground her teeth threateningly, like a wild beast ready to attack at any moment, about to bite off that finger.

Seeing this, Anderson’s heart trembled slightly, and he hurriedly withdrew his hand.

He knew this maiden never played by the rules and was completely unreasonable. If provoked, she might really bite.

Convincing himself not to stoop to the level of a scoundrel, the ship’s doctor left with the words “I can’t argue with you,” then angrily pushed open the door and walked out.

Witnessing this scene, Caine gently shook his head, and then, looking at the maiden’s triumphant expression, suddenly felt an impulse. He extended his finger and waved it in front of her, as if wanting to test whether she would really bite it off.

In the end, however, all he received was a roll of the captain’s eyes and an annoyed dismissal.

“Go away, am I a cat for you to tease?”