Captain – Chapter 480 – The Girl Who Couldn’t Remember Names

Caine exerted tremendous effort to convince the nearly crying youth that he wasn’t going to throw him into a dungeon because of some of his unspeakable “achievements.”

Upon arriving at the military post, they were greeted with a warm welcome from the soldiers.

After instructing the awestruck and admiring Daniel that there would be a sailor recruitment meeting on the island in a few days, which he should attend, the first mate handed him over to Captain Todd, who was waiting nearby.

Of course, not to go to prison, but to fill his stomach.

Following his memory, he accompanied the Major to the study in the main fortress. But before Caine could briefly explain the First Fleet’s loss of contact, he was stunned by the Major’s question.

“I say, young master, what exactly are you planning? How could you leave your post in the fleet without a word? The Governor’s letter hadn’t even arrived, and you were already gone without a trace?”

Seeing the Major’s careful yet undisguisedly pained expression, the first mate couldn’t help but frown and asked probingly, “According to what you’re saying, the First Fleet… didn’t have any problems?”

Hearing the young master’s question with a certain strong implication, the Major involuntarily caught his breath. He hurriedly went to the door, asked the guards on duty to withdraw, closed the door again, and then like a thief, looked out from the window behind the wooden desk. Finally, he simply drew the curtains.

The white candle on the table was lit, and the atmosphere resembled the beginning of some conspiracy.

“Young master, what do you mean by that?”

Hearing the Major’s deliberately lowered voice and extremely nervous question, Caine knew he had been seriously misunderstood. He coughed lightly and said, “You’ve got it wrong. I wanted to ask if there have been any personnel changes in the First Fleet during my absence, such as a change of command.”

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Hearing this, the Major sighed in relief, collapsing against the chair back as if he had survived a great calamity. He smiled bitterly and said, “You should speak more clearly. You nearly frightened me to death. As for personnel changes, of course there have been some.”

“But even though they say an army cannot go a day without a commander, especially the position of commander of the Empire’s First Fleet, until now, the military has not received any notice of a change in command. I would say they’re still waiting for you.”

“Waiting for me?”

Seeing an expression of indifference toward imperial military matters that he had never seen on the young master’s face before, the Major secretly lamented and said with great earnestness, “Yes, without receiving a definite answer from you, neither the military nor the political circles have agreed to transfer the position of commander.”

“Isn’t that waiting for you? But before you left…”

Seeing the Major starting to digress again, the young man, concerned about the captain’s situation, raised his hand to interrupt him and said without hesitation, “You don’t need to say more. I’ll write a letter shortly.”

“You’re responsible for sending it back, whether to my father or to His Majesty, as long as it’s delivered.”

With his face twitching slightly, the Major was filled with unease, because from his tone, it was clearly not like he was going to negotiate, but rather… draw a clear line? Had the young master gone mad?

“Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention, I won’t be going back.”

Dispelling the Major’s last bit of wishful thinking, Caine said seriously, “Don’t ask me why. The situation is complicated and can’t be explained in a short time. The reason I came back to find you was just to ask a question. Also, I’d trouble you to arrange accommodations; I’ll be staying for a few days.”

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After hearing this, the Major responded with a woeful face, thinking that this was a huge matter, but since it was the young master’s request, he would naturally comply. He only hoped that the Governor wouldn’t be too angry.

“Then what did you want to ask, young master?”

The Major’s question temporarily pushed the changes in the memory trajectory to the back of the young man’s mind. He considered his words for a moment and asked, “Has a young woman come looking for you these days?”

“A young woman…”

Obviously not expecting him to ask such a random question, the Major pondered for a long time before suddenly seeming to remember something. He slowly sat up straight and looked at Caine with a complex expression, smiling bitterly as he said, “Now that you mention it, I do recall.”

“A few days ago, no, just yesterday, a young lady came specifically to see me.”

Hearing news related to the captain, Caine asked somewhat eagerly, “Describe her appearance.”

“That I remember most clearly. The lady had golden hair, dark golden eyes which are quite rare in the Empire, seemed a bit younger than you, and her appearance could be ranked among those I’ve seen…”

“Alright, say no more. It’s her.”

Knowing that if he didn’t interrupt, the Major would likely digress, Caine changed the subject: “Do you remember why she came to see you? Did she have an old pocket watch with her?”

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“Of course she did, young master, and it contained a photograph of you.”

The Major replied without hesitation, and then, as if thinking of something, he hemmed and hawed for a while before asking, “But, but… young master, when did you start liking pirate attire?”

“Was that photograph taken at a costume ball?”

Stunned for a moment, although he had no recollection of the photograph, Caine casually replied with an “hmm” to avoid complications and continued to probe: “What did she come to see you for?”

Seeing that the young man couldn’t wait even a moment for news about that young woman, the complexity in the Major’s eyes deepened. Recalling yesterday’s scene, he said, “She came for that photograph, or more precisely, she came for you. She said she was your…”

“Fiancée.”

Thinking of this word as it came from the young woman’s mouth and his own feeling of it being natural, along with her subsequent contradictory questions, the Major barely suppressed his sense of absurdity and forced a smile as he said, “I felt this must be a joke. Don’t you think so, young master?”

Hearing this, Caine was silent for a moment, then, to the Major’s surprise, gently shook his head: “No, that lady was not lying. She is indeed my fiancée.”

“But, but…”

Feeling that the world was becoming increasingly strange and incomprehensible, the Major sighed deeply and said with a bitter smile, “But the problem is, young master, she didn’t even know your name.”

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“That lady came yesterday to show me that photograph and then ask me the name of the person in it, which is you. Strange thing is, no matter how many times I told her, she couldn’t remember it.”

Listening to the Major’s account, the first mate seemed to visualize the scene, seeing the young woman with an embarrassed face asking the Major to repeat once more. He felt a strong bitterness rise in his heart, extremely painful.

“Young, young master?”

Seeing the concern subtly revealed on the first mate’s face, the Major began to believe their status as an engaged couple much more. However, he wondered incomprehensibly, that lady spoke clearly, was very polite and well-educated, not seeming to have any intellectual deficiency, so why couldn’t she remember a name?

“I’m fine. Did she mention where she was going next?”

“Well, I don’t know where she got the information, but she said she was going to attend the ball three days later. Oh, how careless of me, you probably don’t know yet, in three days there will be…”

“I know.”

Cutting off the Major’s “purposeful” narration cleanly, Caine rested his elbows on the table, fingers interlaced before his face. After a moment, he said something that made the Major incredibly delighted.

“I’ll also attend the ball three days later. Please make the arrangements.”