Captain – Chapter 500 – Take Him Down

“What are you doing here?”

Without pausing too long, Roy stepped forward to the front of the group, directly facing this man who held a special significance to her, and bluntly asked.

She certainly knew his purpose, knew he came carrying the Great Captain’s will, but she still had to ask in order to understand his attitude toward this matter.

Enzo Leyne, the Night Curtain of the Western Seas.

Apart from that dead man who had abandoned her and her mother and disappeared for exactly eighteen years, he was the most extraordinary pirate of this generation, ranking among the foremost legends.

In fact, in terms of status and methods, he could already touch the hem of the Great Captain’s garment.

If asked who in the current islands had the qualifications to defy the Great Captain’s wishes and withstand that deep-sea-like pressure, Captain Enzo would be the most likely candidate. More importantly, his relationship with her was complicated.

Her father was his benefactor, and he, in turn, had personally set her on this path.

Therefore, Roy wanted to know where this madman who theoretically should be close to her, who for the sake of her father had given up eternity and even openly questioned the Great Captain, this person who never played by the rules…

Where would he stand this time?

“You ask what you already know, child.”

Ignoring the shocked and wary gazes of the pirates, Enzo slowly walked toward her, stopping only within ten meters, with an inappropriate smile on his lips.

Faced with this response that carried no malice, like teasing a child, the captain maintained her silence, appearing as though she wouldn’t rest until she received a definite answer.

“Alright, alright, I’ll satisfy your curiosity.”

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Seeing this, the man shrugged, still smiling, pretending to be helpless: “I’ve been entrusted by the Great Captain to bring you—oh, rather, to arrest you and take you back.”

“Don’t look at me like that, child.”

Seeing the girl’s expression growing cold, her gaze looking as if she wanted to devour him, Enzo spread his hands, with a “troubled” face: “If you hadn’t caused so much trouble over these years, created such big messes, I wouldn’t bother making this trip.”

“You know, if I were unwilling, if I thought the Great Captain’s decision inappropriate, even if it meant being scolded or punished by him, I would never obey.”

This wasn’t a lie.

Roy knew the character of the man before her, knew that inside he was prouder than anyone. Of course, he had the capital and confidence to be proud. But precisely because of this, after hearing this “sincere confession,” her heart gradually sank.

Because from this moment, she knew his intentions.

Generally speaking, once Captain Enzo had made up his mind, there would be absolutely no room for turning back.

In this, he was very similar to her past self.

No, rather, on her path to achieving legendary status, she had been chasing his shadow. If Red Beard was her guide and the Great Captain her mentor, then the Night Curtain that shrouded the Western Seas was the future she aspired to.

She aspired to his strength, his freedom from constraints, and his pursuit of liberty.

Although after being crowned a legend and gaining the title of Golden-Eyed Devil, Roy outwardly denied this, even competing with him at every turn and declaring she wanted to fight him to determine superiority, in her heart, she had never been opposed to it.

Having a goal to chase was a good thing, unrelated to living in anyone’s shadow.

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Just as Captain Enzo also viewed her father as his idol, right?

The troublesome thing was that their similar temperaments also meant there was no possibility for negotiation or compromise in this matter, which meant they could only…

Resolve it through force.

“So, you’re saying this is your own decision?”

Though asking, the girl seemed to be restating a fact.

Without waiting for the man to respond, the captain, right in front of him, slightly raised her right hand, making the most common warning gesture, signaling the pirates to spread out, surrounding the opponent while checking if his people were ambushed nearby.

Although facing the Night Curtain captain, whose notoriety was terrifyingly great and known to all pirates, upon receiving the order, Harriet and the others didn’t hesitate for a moment and began to execute it. After all, those who had come ashore were all elites.

Only Caine remained standing slightly behind the girl, frowning, watching that place with full alertness, looking at his father’s arch-enemy whom he had only seen in military reports.

During those years when Governor Naren commanded the navy, apart from the Black Raven Society hidden in the shadows and always ready for revenge, this master of the Western Seas was his most troublesome enemy, even more threatening than the Federation Navy.

The Ghost Scythe was truly like a scythe, cutting off countless Auran tentacles extending toward the Western Seas, along with the old Emperor’s and nobles’ dreams of hegemony.

For some unknown reason, looking at the man who smiled improperly and seemed unconcerned about everything, the first mate vaguely felt that no matter how many of their people were here today, it wouldn’t affect the battle situation.

This feeling was very strange.

Because no matter how powerful a person was, as long as they weren’t a transcendent being like the devil, they couldn’t ignore mortal power. Moreover, everyone present today was a combat expert, including someone like the Golden-Eyed Devil.

Captain Enzo was extraordinary, but he was alone; there was no reason he could win against them.

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But things in the world often defy reason, just like the concern welling up in the young man’s heart.

Many years ago, likewise, no one could explain how the Ghost Scythe alone could resist the Auran fleet, even suppressing the Imperial Lion in his prime.

Therefore, Caine didn’t participate in the crew’s actions, remaining instead by the girl’s side.

“Of course.”

Completely unconcerned about the captain’s thoughts or the pirates’ movements, Enzo said leisurely: “I think, since I gave you the pendant that triggered a series of problems, it’s appropriate that I end it. Consider it a kind of compensation.”

“Never mind by what right you’re controlling me—that pendant was given to me willingly by you.”

Hearing this, Roy raised an eyebrow and said with slight mockery: “Since you didn’t attach any conditions back then, what I do with it afterward, what I use it to find, is my freedom.”

“And as for my own affairs, what reason do you have to interfere?”

While the girl was piercing that Night Curtain with her words, Harriet finished her reconnaissance and, after arranging her subordinates’ positions, returned and reported to her in a low voice that no enemies were found at any concealable positions nearby.

This meant he had truly come alone.

“If I don’t tell you, don’t you already know what I’m thinking?”

Hearing this, Enzo shook his head and said: “But what you said is also correct. Even at the beginning, I had no reason to demand anything of you, so I never expected to find Captain Gerard through you, nor did I plan to interfere in your affairs.”

“But I didn’t expect that you would use that pendant to search for Devil’s Island, and actually find it, causing those old matters to be difficult to conceal any longer.”

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“I don’t know what you did afterward, how much trouble you caused, but at least the Great Captain’s attitude made me understand the severity of this matter.”

“If you continue to run wild, everything might become irreversible.”

“So naturally, I must stop you.”

With a light snort, Roy seemed tired of reasoning and a malicious smile curled at the corner of her lips: “Alright, let’s end the debate here. I don’t deny that I’ve caused trouble, and I don’t want to argue with you anymore about responsibility or lack thereof.”

“Our positions differ, neither can convince the other, especially not the two of us.”

“In any case, I won’t go back with you.”

Slightly tilting her head, Roy smirked and said: “I imagine you already knew my decision, so let’s skip the subsequent persuasion, Captain Enzo. You should be very clear that if you want me to obediently listen to you, there’s only one method.”

Enzo nodded, following her words: “That is to beat you until you comply.”

“Yes, but unfortunately…”

The girl smiled more brightly, squinting her eyes like a fox whose scheme had succeeded: “Although I’d very much like to fight you, today doesn’t seem to be the right time.”

“Let’s make an appointment for another day. As for now…”

As she finished speaking, Roy clapped her hands, and at the same time, her smile gradually faded as she expressionlessly gave an order.

“Take him down.”