Captain – Chapter 568 – Next Destination

Awakened—this was a very ordinary word.

But Richi and Vivian, who had once been very close to the Lady and had unbreakable bonds with Roy, would never understand it merely by its surface meaning. They knew its true significance.

They knew what this meant for that girl… and even more so for themselves.

“If you’re not talking nonsense, then this is your second way out of that escape.”

After a moment of silence, Richi looked at the relaxed young man and said expressionlessly: “Honestly, both emotionally and logically, I should and would gladly accept this explanation.”

“But the matter is too important. This one statement isn’t enough.”

“You need to give me proof.”

When two paths and two answers lay before him, logically their possibilities should be equal, but reality was often the opposite. Hidden details behind the scenes and strong personal subjective consciousness could very likely push things toward some extreme.

Like the young man at this moment—after a brief judgment, he actually already completely favored this answer, but constrained by strong rationality, he still made the demand.

After all, whether the Golden-Eyed Devil had awakened would affect far too much.

Their fate, the direction of this drama, even the future of the islands…

He couldn’t afford not to be cautious.

Caine didn’t respond, but the young man still found the evidence he wanted in his eyes, from that world of raging wind and rain, thunder filling the sky.

Oh, what magnificent power.

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Watching those azure pupils quickly dim, Richi murmured silently to himself, then heard the other’s slightly mischievous response: “Of course, this is just one proof. The more powerful evidence is all buried deep in my memory.”

Pointing to his head, Caine smiled and said: “Those all happened in a dream-like world. Even if I told you, I’m afraid you wouldn’t easily believe it.”

“But I think I know what answer you want.”

Lowering his hand and restraining the smile at the corners of his lips, the young man gazed at those blood-red pupils that showed inexplicable emotion because of his words, and said seriously: “That is… no matter what circumstances, I will never betray her. Never.”

Hearing this answer, the young man seemed to recall some unpleasant memories. A flash of coldness passed through his eyes, then he clapped lightly as before.

Not some command or signal, but sincere welcome.

For the other’s return, and for that news.

“You’re right. If you’re willing to die for her, then what in this world could shake your heart of stone, unless our Captain Edward is also a beautiful… ‘understanding’ pirate girl.”

“And would have to meet you even earlier than she did.”

Supporting himself on the table as he stood, Richi nodded to the young man, speaking with apparent seriousness.

“Bang!”

The conference room’s wooden door burst open. Richi and Caine, who obviously didn’t get along very well, walked out together, heading toward the gangway leading to the deck.

Watching their backs, the water ghosts gathered in the corridor who had originally planned to “catch turtles in a jar” found their limited intelligence somewhat unable to understand this scene.

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Only after being reminded by the girl who walked out did they disperse, still scratching their heads in confusion.

“It’s fine now. What comes next is their own war.”

The two walking side by side didn’t fight. Although the smell of gunpowder lingered, they still only gave each other cold looks while discussing matters concerning the bigger picture.

“So Captain Enzo… failed?”

The wooden door was pushed open heavily. Caine followed the young man up to the deck where wind and rain raged, recalling everything he had described along the way about what happened after Roy and himself left. His originally cold face couldn’t help but show some gloom.

“No one could see clearly what happened in that night, myself included.”

Recalling that night worthy of being called a miracle, and the fire that bloomed in the boundless darkness, Richi’s expression became somewhat somber as he said in a slightly hoarse voice: “I only know that ghost thing must have been badly hurt by him, the kind of hurt that leaves you unrecognizable.”

After these words fell, both fell into silence.

Not until they reached the side rail did the young man point to somewhere in the distance and say softly: “Look, that’s where Enzo and the Ghost Scythe were positioned before they disappeared.”

“Disappeared?”

Hearing this word, Caine, who had been feeling heavy-hearted, couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

“That’s right, disappeared.”

Withdrawing his hand to grip the ship’s rail, Richi continued gazing toward that place, furrowing his brow as he said: “You might not believe it, but after that serpent left, I sent people to search there. Not only were there no bodies, there wasn’t even half a wooden plank.”

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“Enzo and that ship just vanished into thin air.”

Hearing this, Caine shook his head: “It’s also possible they were burned to nothing, or that the wounded serpent diving deep dragged everything to the seabed.”

“Maybe.”

On this matter, the young man didn’t argue with him, just carrying a trace of melancholy in his eyes, as if still unwilling to believe that the night in his memory had ended like this.

“But I keep feeling he’s not so easily killed.”

Richi’s obsessive murmur drew a period to this topic.

The dead deserved sorrow and mourning, but right now there were more pressing people to be concerned about.

“Though it’s hard to understand, from the looks of it, she should have successfully returned to the Mermaid.”

Hearing the young man describe Roy’s possible circumstances, Caine’s suppressed mood relaxed slightly, though he also couldn’t explain why the girl had fallen from the sky.

Like a fallen angel.

“So I told you earlier that she should still be relatively safe, though temporarily.”

Drawing his gaze back from the sea, Richi turned around to lean against the ship’s rail and said to the thoughtful young man: “You and I both know how fast the Mermaid is. At full speed, even that giant serpent wouldn’t easily catch up.”

“Moreover, a storm is coming.”

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Nodding slightly, Caine breathed a light sigh of relief and added: “And she’s already awakened.”

A mermaid ghostlike in the storm, plus a devil awakened from the great dream—no matter how you looked at it, the already severely wounded specter had no chance to do anything more.

“Maybe by now, they’ve already left this dead zone.”

Hearing the young man’s soft words, Caine nodded slightly, agreeing with his judgment and understanding the implication in his words: “Don’t worry, I won’t be foolish and overconfident enough to demand you use this broken ship to try finding her again.”

That wasn’t realistic, nor wise enough.

“Similarly, I also trust the captain won’t be blinded by the fire of revenge. She’ll know how to choose, so I naturally have to take it out as well.”

Lowering his head slightly to look at the small shield bound to his left hand, which he could barely feel the weight of, Caine said calmly. After a brief pause, he turned to look at Richi and asked:

“Where’s the next destination?”

Looking at those azure eyes that showed hidden madness, Richi felt for the first time that he and the other had gained some kind of understanding because of that captain. So he shrugged and said: “Providence, to find trouble with a certain… unscrupulous elder.”

“You can get off midway if you’re afraid.”

Seeing the young man’s expression of “do you dare,” Caine smiled and shook his head. Although he knew what kind of heavy significance that “unscrupulous elder” carried, he still had no intention of retreating, not even hesitation.

“Good, then let’s go to Providence.”