Captain – Chapter 342 – The Weakness of the Death Silence

Whether it was the “lone souls” drifting on the sea or the Great Captain serving as Guardian, though they all had relationships with Roy—some significant, some distant, some intimate, some remote—they were all absent from the present situation and far removed from her current concerns and the great events about to unfold.

Since they can’t hinder me or control me, why should I think about them?

The Captain took only a moment to become clear on this point, and then stopped focusing her attention on these secrets. She said to Isaac: “Those matters and those people aren’t part of this chess game, so they don’t need to be considered right now.”

She could roughly understand the “Old Pirate’s” thinking.

He appeared to be merely revealing these secrets and placing them before her, but in reality, he was directly clarifying the stakes of the various possible outcomes of this confrontation.

On today’s seas, the devil’s faction was pitifully weak—this was obvious without even thinking about it—clearly the work of those great figures. Even the Empire, Federation, and various other principalities had likely played a part in this matter.

The absence of historical records didn’t mean no one in the world remembered those terrible scenes.

The Southern Islands had their Guardian, and the remaining legendary figures had probably heard rumors as well. As for herself, she might not have been informed due to her special identity.

Setting aside those small principalities and kingdoms, the Empire and Federation—the two most important powers in the world—surely had corresponding roles.

Therefore, Isaac’s remarks were essentially saying that continuing down this path, continuing to draw closer to the devil, meant making enemies of the Great Captain who was closest to her, the Southern Islands, and even the entire world.

This was certainly a factor that couldn’t be ignored.

But Roy’s response was simpler—at least for now, those people couldn’t control her, so they weren’t within her consideration.

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In other words, she didn’t care.

Regardless of what external forces she faced, the choice still had to be made by herself. It didn’t matter who stood against her; on this matter, neither Caine with his special relationship to her now, nor the Great Captain who was like a father to her, had any say.

These were Captain Roy’s principles.

The “Old Pirate” smiled gently, nodding to indicate understanding. His expression suggested he didn’t particularly care whether his words had been effective. He responded: “Indeed, no matter how important those people are, they are still mundane matters. How could they influence the game between devil and deity?”

“Moreover, before Captain Edward was sealed, he had an agreement with this world.”

Hearing this, Roy raised her eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised, but quickly understood the reasoning.

To make a deity fall to the mortal realm and into his trap, her ancestor’s mastery of strategy and trickery must have been unparalleled in the world. With such abilities, even though trapped in an unsolvable predicament due to the Southern Islands’ betrayal, he would still have had the capacity for a desperate final strike.

But since the Great Captain, a descendant of those great figures, was still alive, her ancestor clearly hadn’t carried out that merciless act. This was perhaps his greatest bargaining chip in that agreement.

“What was that agreement?”

Hearing the young woman’s question, Isaac looked into her eyes and said solemnly: “Edward knew he couldn’t escape being sealed, so he used all life within his power’s reach as a condition, making all participants swear an oath.”

“If his bloodline ever stepped onto the path of destiny, they would not be hindered.”

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The “Old Pirate” sighed: “This was truly an astounding gamble. He didn’t care at all about the fate of his followers; he staked his destiny and future entirely on his bloodline, left somewhere and sometime unknown.”

“And now it seems he bet on you.”

Roy listened to all this in silence, without raising any objections.

She believed her ancestor had the ability to make those who swore the oath—even all their descendants—keep their promises. She finally understood why the Great Captain was so lenient and protective toward her and her father. Perhaps he was trying to dissuade them from walking this path?

Unfortunately, human power ultimately cannot resist destiny.

So-called destiny.

“I understand. Thank you for telling me all this.”

After a long silence, the Captain finally came back to herself from these secrets, sincerely expressing her gratitude. Then, as if she had forgotten them all, she smiled and changed the subject: “So, First Mate Isaac—no, Admiral—can you tell me…”

“The method to completely destroy the Box?”

Although she hadn’t made a decision yet, it was still better to hold the power and methods of choice in her own hands.

But contrary to the young woman’s expectations, Isaac didn’t readily and gladly tell her the method as she had imagined. Instead, he shook his head slightly.

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Not in refusal, but in ignorance.

“I don’t know. Not just me—even the Lady and Edward might not understand this fully.”

Looking at the young woman’s slightly bewildered eyes, the “Old Pirate” explained with a bitter smile. Seeing that she wasn’t very satisfied with this answer, he added: “But I believe if you truly are the one chosen by fate, the one to end everything, then naturally you will know when you see the Box.”

Knowing upon seeing—these words were truly mysterious.

Roy furrowed her brow slightly but didn’t dwell on this further.

Since he wouldn’t say, he had his reasons for not saying. Perhaps he worried his words might be carried by the wind to the devil’s ears, or perhaps he truly didn’t know and could only leave it to fate.

“Then what about the weakness of the Death Silence?”

The young woman asked next, thinking that if he couldn’t tell her about that, surely he could provide an answer about this?

If he wanted to win her over and demonstrate his position independent of both deity and devil, then he should help eliminate some threats for her, shouldn’t he?

Not surprised by the Captain’s question, Isaac didn’t conceal anything and said in a gentle voice: “That ghost ship inherited almost all the magic left behind by the Lady and possesses incredible power. The three most threatening aspects are:”

“Firepower, speed, and regenerative ability.”

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Since revealing his identity, the “Old Pirate” seemed no longer afraid of that ghost ship and continued leisurely: “You’ve already witnessed the firepower and speed—that inextinguishable ghostly fire and the ability to make storms and huge waves give way.”

Unquenchable fire and speed that could match or even exceed the Mermaid’s—these had been fully displayed in their previous pursuit, when the two sides had exchanged fire only once.

These were indeed extremely deadly threats.

If not for the fog walls, whirlpools, and other devil’s methods, if not for the fire being extinguished inexplicably, the Mermaid and everyone on board would likely have scattered as mist and turned to ashes by now.

“As for regenerative ability, just as the words suggest, no matter how badly damaged it gets, even if the main keel is broken, it can automatically repair itself completely. You can understand it as ‘never sinking.'”

After carefully listening to every word of Isaac’s explanation, Roy blinked her eyes, then after coming to her senses, opened them wide and said: “I asked you to tell me its weaknesses, not those… those… Well, according to what you’re saying, it has no weaknesses at all.”

The young woman became somewhat discouraged halfway through her sentence, her voice falling considerably.

“You’re right. Because of the Lady’s divine gift, that ship has no weaknesses.”

Seeing this, the “Old Pirate” smiled, then said something that seemed contradictory but made the Captain’s eyes involuntarily brighten.

“But that is precisely its greatest weakness.”