Captain – Chapter 522

“My world”—this truly was a word so arrogant and presumptuous to the extreme, yet paired with that person’s tone and identity, it made one instinctively believe.

Because he was the Great Captain, the one whom even the former Auran Emperor had to be wary of and submit to.

In his eyes, there was no new era or old generation, nor did issues of stance exist, because before he voluntarily abdicated, the world belonged to him. When he broke his silence and spoke, only his voice would remain across the entire sea.

He was pirates, he was the islands, and he was also the giant hand that shrouded the present world’s sky, blocking out the sun.

No one could shake him, not even one as great as Captain Edward.

“Actually, you’ve all had a misunderstanding about this matter.”

Having resolved Victor’s doubts, the figure on the throne didn’t immediately end the topic, but took this opportunity to tell him some deeper buried truths in an instructional tone: “In reality, I never made any deal with that devil.”

“That’s just your wishful thinking.”

Hearing this, the young man couldn’t help but furrow his brow. Even with his complete faith in the person before him, he still couldn’t accept his current explanation for the moment.

After all, the Great Captain’s deal with the devil was a consensus reached by all the legends.

Without this, there was no way to explain his arrangements, the path he had paved for that devil, and for this, he had even been willing to personally bury the future of an old friend’s daughter.

Having been appreciated by this pirate emperor and becoming his proxy, Victor’s identity was extraordinarily special—in some ways, he was even above the legends.

Precisely because of this, the young man could learn from the Great Captain’s mouth certain things buried even deeper, such as that strange gaze across tens of thousands of miles before Roy fell into her dream, or his design of the hidden scheme in the Death Silence Triangle.

And even more intriguingly, his tacit permission for the deep sea captain’s request.

All of this indicated that he had reached some agreements with the devil.

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They were just so secret that even he himself didn’t know—this had been the young man’s original view, but now it seemed to be overturned by the party involved’s bland words.

“Is this so hard to understand?”

Seeing that even after saying this much, the young man was still somewhat bewildered, that person gently shook his head, seeming somewhat disappointed in his comprehension ability, and continued on his own: “It’s actually the simplest thing. Think about it, kid…”

“What qualifications does a loser trapped in a seal and buried in the old era have to negotiate with me? By that legendary invincible but actually immobile ghost fleet, or those outdated monsters from old stories?”

“They’re all just things to scare children.”

Hearing that person’s completely dismissive, slightly mocking words, the young man felt his mouth getting somewhat dry. After licking his lips, he said: “I say, Great Captain, I know you’re not afraid of those things, but you can’t exactly call them playthings.”

Due to his position, Victor was the only one besides the legends who had the privilege of browsing the pirate history books. He had seen records about this generation’s Great Captain in those ancient books and learned of his great deeds.

But this statement was still going too far—wasn’t he calling them all children?

Though given his seniority, that wasn’t exactly wrong.

A light chuckle came from the shadows of the throne, clearly having anticipated his reaction. That person then returned to his bland tone, saying: “I can’t control others, but if you want to think that way… you need to mentally prepare for that kind of thing in advance.”

“At least don’t go pale-faced when you encounter them.”

Knowing what the person’s omitted words meant, the young man fell silent for a moment before solemnly agreeing.

“Speaking of which, I really didn’t receive any benefits from that devil, nor did I promise him anything. I just chatted casually, then reached a consensus.”

Stopping his caressing of the square stone ring, that person slowly raised his hand and held up a finger.

Very clear in his heart that the other party would say so much not because of his current identity but because of some future possibility, the young man listened extremely seriously without any distraction, asking at just the right moment: “What consensus?”

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“Regardless of what ending the matter between him and his descendant ultimately reaches, devils, deities, and the old things that escaped disaster and remain to this day…”

“Must all leave this world, taking those curses with them.”

“This era no longer belongs to them.”

Hearing the Great Captain’s bland declaration, even the young man who had been a sniper in the past and could maintain calm in any situation couldn’t help but show shock.

Because this was equivalent to the Great Captain directly announcing the end of that old era, pronouncing the ultimate fate of all ancient calendar and even old calendar remnants.

It was almost tantamount to a declaration of war.

But what was even more astonishing was that the devil, who himself represented the glory of the old world…

Had agreed.

He had casually discarded all the believers in this world who supported and worshipped him.

Regardless of era, were all beings standing at the peak so coldly terrifying?

“As long as he can guarantee this point, I can refrain from interfering in the matter between him and his descendant.”

The raised hand slowly fell back, returning to the armrest where it tapped intermittently. The figure on the throne spoke lazily, as if he truly was just an outsider.

Having learned these shocking secrets, it took the young man a long time to come to his senses. His throat moved as he said with some difficulty: “But Great Captain, do you really trust his words?”

“That devil dared to deceive even deities.”

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The tapping finger paused, and that person said with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile: “But I’m a pirate.”

He might deceive deities, but that didn’t mean he could deceive pirates.

Especially one like him.

Since the other party had said so, Victor naturally wouldn’t disbelieve. The Great Captain’s judgment was absolute. His thoughts raced, his gaze flickering constantly. After a moment, it suddenly focused, as if he had caught a flaw in this complex and unclear storm.

“But didn’t you say you wouldn’t interfere in this matter?”

Whether it was leading the girl into dreams, dispatching Enzo, or tacitly permitting the deep sea captain’s departure—all of these were manifestations of his will, contradicting his earlier words.

“Fool, I said… I could.”

Hearing the young man’s question, that person spoke as if it were obvious.

The sunset outside gradually dimmed as night approached, making the shadows shrouding that person’s face even deeper. Yet for some reason, when hearing him speak these rather roguish words, the young man clearly saw the inscrutable smile at the corners of his mouth.

“Could refrain from interfering” and “staying out of it”… were two different things.

His eyes brightening slightly, the young man seemed to understand something and rarely smiled as well: “I knew it. A lion like you, even with a promise, how could you willingly watch outsiders reach their hands into your territory?”

“Don’t misunderstand, I haven’t helped that kid at all.”

Although from intelligence, or even before the intelligence arrived, the figure on the throne already knew about Roy’s gender change, he still habitually used the old form of address.

“After this battle, whether she can awaken still depends on herself.”

Hearing those irresponsible words, the young man put away his smile and shook his head helplessly: “I say, old man, can’t you care a bit more? What if she can’t…”

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The young man’s form of address for the person before him changed back, indicating that serious matters had ended here.

He had received a relatively satisfactory answer.

However, what Victor hadn’t expected was that to his joking words, that person on the throne seemed to have truly fallen asleep and made no response whatsoever.

Thus he understood that person’s thoughts, gradually stopped speaking, and suddenly felt a chill in body and mind.

If she couldn’t awaken, couldn’t break through fate’s cocoon in that storm…

Then what?

Regardless of what the ending might be, everything would proceed according to the will of the figure on the throne.

“How ruthless indeed.”

After a long while, the young man sighed softly and repeated with a bitter smile.

“Look at it positively, Victor. It’s just a game. As for who the winner will be…”

Being described this way for the second time, that person remained completely unconcerned, only slightly raising his hand to examine the stone ring upon it, speaking lazily and indifferently.

“Let us wait and see.”

As that person’s words fell, the black fog that had been gathering and churning within that dark gray square stone gradually dispersed, replaced by a dim sky and a lightless sea.

And the two people nestled together on the wooden boat, swept along by fate and conspiracy, approaching the end.