Captain – Chapter 627 – Tonight, You Belong Only to Me

“What’s wrong, not willing?”

Looking at her first mate who had fallen into a daze with no reaction for a long time, Roy asked knowingly, the curve of her lips rising even higher, mischievous and playful like a little fox.

A fox that had successfully stolen someone’s heart and thus no longer needed to pretend to be well-behaved.

Recalling their meeting on the lonely island and the months that followed, no matter how she had tried to coax, threaten, or cajole him when he was still an officer, she had made little progress in trying to abduct him to be her first mate.

But times had changed, and tonight it was his turn to be lost in thought over the possibility of them taking things further, or rather, overwhelmed by pleasant surprise?

Love really was a cup of poisoned wine that made one unable to stop drinking and reluctant to put it down.

Even she was intoxicated by it, unwilling to wake up.

“No, how could that be.”

Hearing these words, Caine awakened as if from a dream, gently shaking his head, though his expression remained somewhat stiff from the sudden impact—no, the tremendous surprise.

However, this actually made him more like the stern-faced officer from the past.

Just like after surviving a shipwreck, opening his eyes only to find a dark gun barrel pointed at him, accompanied by a childishly naive “bang” sound effect.

Only this time, that invisible shot had struck squarely at his heart.

“I’m just thinking this might be too hasty.”

The young man came to his senses, and the journey should continue. He quickly caught up to the captain who had turned to ascend the steps, hesitating and deliberating for quite a while before carefully asking.

As if afraid of angering her again at this crucial moment.

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Having a big fight on the eve of marriage, while fitting the pirate style, wouldn’t be very pleasant.

But despite having been on this “pirate ship” for over two years, with many military disciplines having faded considerably, the education he had received and the concepts emphasizing ceremony and national honor brought by his past life were still deeply carved in his heart.

So, even knowing these words would really ruin the atmosphere, he couldn’t help himself.

An engagement could be a formality, but if marriage was also done hastily—not to mention announcing it to the world, even close family didn’t know and couldn’t attend—this would be somewhat too rash.

The kind of rashness that even the current him found difficult to accept.

“Hasty? Please, we’re pirates. If it weren’t for the Holy Church’s doctrines and concepts spreading throughout the islands in recent years, we wouldn’t even have a proper ceremony.”

“Didn’t I tell you? For people like us, especially captains and first mates, getting married is looked down upon, let alone announcing it to the whole world.”

Hearing the girl’s somewhat indifferent tone, Caine didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

He could only remain silent, even though this wasn’t a good time to be silent.

But… on the side he couldn’t see, Roy’s expression wasn’t as indifferent and calm as her voice, disappointing yet leaving no room for rebuttal.

Instead, she was struggling hard to hold back laughter.

Even without looking, she knew the big cat following behind must have a suppressed expression like a bitter gourd, so she slowed her pace to walk alongside him.

“Alright, I was just teasing you. Even if such customs really existed, this captain wouldn’t care.”

The girl’s pace slowed, and that hateful expression of “just kidding, don’t cry” immediately came into Caine’s view, making the bitterness on his face instantly turn to helplessness.

He didn’t know how many times he’d fallen for this, but it felt like it had been a long time since the last time.

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But thinking about it, constantly shrouded by the shadow of death, chased breathless by fate and responsibility—even the most optimistic person would unconsciously wear a gloomy expression.

But indeed, he still preferred her this way.

Carefree and mischievous like a child.

Feeling her first mate looking at her with the tolerance of a father, Roy’s mouth twitched and she couldn’t smile anymore, only trying hard to dispel this feeling.

Otherwise, she would definitely be unable to resist pinching that face.

“Enough, don’t act like a child who got candy and wants to show it off everywhere.”

Unable to dispel that annoying feeling and not wanting to actually reach out and pinch him, the captain could only turn her face away, pretending not to see, while waving her hand in displeasure.

“There will be a wedding, there will be banquets, and I can even accept being pushed to the front stage to help your former country gain some political benefits.”

Seeing the girl’s tone change and her expression shift, Caine couldn’t figure out what had made her angry again, so he could only continue his silence.

But when he heard the words “former country,” his expression inevitably became somewhat complicated, knowing it didn’t refer to some unsuccessful lover but to the Empire he still deeply loved.

At least from this perspective, he still retained strong military characteristics.

“But… that’s all for after we’ve settled down.”

Amid complex emotions, Roy’s soft words reached his ears again.

Because it was difficult to see her expression clearly, after hearing these words, the young man instinctively looked forward.

He didn’t see the peaceful future the girl spoke of, but saw open doors.

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Unknowingly, they had finished climbing the steps and arrived at the cathedral’s main entrance, with gentle candlelight flowing out from within, like draping them in a light golden veil.

“Caine, we’ll be setting off again soon. We don’t have time to indulge in tranquility, and we can’t let those bonds hold back our steps, so we can only postpone them.”

“So, the grand wedding you want isn’t available for now. As for celebration banquets, we can simply arrange something in the next few days, inviting some acquaintances nearby.”

Whether her anger had subsided or not, Roy turned back to face her first mate who was also looking at her, smiling as she said: “Time isn’t abundant, so we’ll temporarily not consider the Empire side. We’ll just send word to Governor Father and Grandfather Federo.”

“As for those formalities, after we resolve the Cursed Sea matter and drag that dead father of mine back, we’ll return to Auran to handle them properly. How does that sound?”

“And tonight, you belong only to me. Don’t worry about anyone or anything else.”

Although it wasn’t the first time, in Caine’s memory this was indeed one of the rare occasions when the captain so seriously sought his opinion, so after a moment, he also smiled and nodded.

If she had already considered so much, willingly giving full consideration to his thoughts and his family’s and country’s dignity, what reason did he have to refuse?

However, being completely inexperienced and blank in certain areas, he ultimately didn’t catch the deeper implications hidden in the girl’s final words.

Getting his approval, Roy no longer hesitated and took his hand to walk into the cathedral.

If their engagement had been on Auran soil, Caine and Governor Naren’s home turf, where everything including the venue had been arranged by them.

Then now it was time to reverse that, because every inch of Providence’s land, including this cathedral with its special atmosphere, had once been her playground.

As long as… she and that old man didn’t go mad, she believed it would continue to be so in the future.

Although this cathedral was built magnificently enough, even rivaling the main cathedral in Auran’s imperial capital in scale.

But perhaps to adapt to the pirates’ more direct, freedom-worshipping culture, its internal structure was extremely simple, with fewer but wider passages.

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Even more remarkably, this cathedral didn’t even have a name.

Therefore, just crossing the main gate and walking through the candlelit corridor took less than three minutes before Roy and her companion stood before the doors of the central hall.

What surprised and delighted them was that an old acquaintance stood before the doors.

It was the priest who had originally set out from Auran with him, following from the Osprey to the Mermaid, and who had left after the ice sea incident to come preach in the islands.

At this time, since the night was already deep and the people in the cathedral had all gone to rest and sleep, only he remained, quietly waiting outside the central hall doors.

But this wasn’t some punishment for wrongdoing, but rather a great honor.

Because based on Roy’s distant memories and the time she had confirmed from the clock hands on the cathedral’s bell tower before her “showdown” with her first mate…

That bishop who didn’t care about worldly opinions and was the first to come preach in the islands, that kind old grandfather with a white beard in her memory, should not yet be asleep but still listening to the “teachings” of the goddess according to his habit.

This was why Roy had chosen to come here without stopping after leaving the wooden house.

And what the priest was waiting for was naturally that old man.

“Looks like you’ve been doing pretty well these past few months. I thought it would take you at least three years to have even a small chance of serving as Grandfather Cappe’s attendant.”

Hearing the girl’s praise, the priest smiled shyly and respectfully called out “Captain.”

What surprised Roy was that he didn’t seem surprised by her arrival and even made a welcoming gesture toward the slightly open doors, then explained gently:

“Please enter. The bishop has been waiting for a long time.”