Captain – Chapter 635 – Personally Waking Him Up

Due to the first mate’s old-fashioned, upright principles and his sincere “pleading,” the girl ultimately put on clothes and sat at the low table to have her meal.

“All those matters can wait—they’re not things that can be resolved overnight anyway.”

Stuffing a small piece of hazelnut bread into her mouth, Roy said somewhat indistinctly.

Whether it was holding the banquet, the aftermath that the old man’s retirement would stir up, or the new storm it would bring, none of it could be settled in a short time.

Because banquets needed venues and invitations, even the nearest guests would need time to arrive, and the change in the islands’ supreme position, the reshuffling of power, would be an even longer tug-of-war that might last years or even decades.

After all, even if personally appointed by the Great Captain, those seats and powers in the wooden house had already largely fallen into the hands of the old and new Mermaid crew members…

Or rather, into her hands.

For pirates who valued freedom above life and death, this nearly autocratic form was obviously unacceptable. Even the Great Captain’s most fervent supporters would likely raise objections when faced with this situation.

But as the girl said, those matters weren’t pressing, so there was no need to rush.

Moreover, she had never planned, nor had any interest in becoming some kind of ruler—otherwise, she would have agreed to her ancestor back on the Satin.

“What I’m more interested in now is what exactly happened to you after we separated, and why did Nidhogg suddenly grow so large?”

Sitting beside the girl like a butler worrying about whether the breakfast suited her taste, Caine organized his thoughts for a moment before picking out the key points to explain.

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“That you didn’t die from such a fall—your luck is really too good.”

Drinking some hot milk, the girl frowned, seemingly dissatisfied that the cup didn’t contain wine, then marveled at how the first mate had managed to avoid countless rocks and peaks in the apocalyptic scene of collapsing heaven and earth, even gaining multiple layers of natural protection.

“Tell me, Caine, you’re not… the incarnation of the Goddess of Fortune left in this world, are you?”

Not taking offense at the captain’s somewhat aggressive amazement that was actually well-intentioned due to her confusion, the young man spread his hands: “Captain, do you think that’s possible? From childhood to now, I’ve never had any miracles befall me.”

“I’m even an atheist, though those gods do seem to truly exist.”

After hearing this, Roy still looked skeptical—after all, there were too many strange occurrences around her.

Even a cat could represent fate, so this guy who had luckily escaped shipwreck and even more luckily met her seemed very suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

However, knowing that such wild speculation wouldn’t yield answers no matter how much she thought about it, the girl could only return to finishing her breakfast while gesturing for him to continue.

The young dragon falling into the Putrid Abyss and then growing up to return—though also surprising, it was something Roy had already guessed at, so she didn’t seem too shocked.

Then came the expected breaking through the water with the giant dragon, the somewhat coincidental encounter with Richi, and beginning to hunt enemies after discovering the Mermaid’s fallen crew members.

After that was the thrilling battle of followers that resulted in seizing the Ghost Scythe.

Having cleaned up all the bread and jam on her plate and finished the last bit of hot milk, Roy wiped her mouth and gave the first mate’s shoulder a hearty pat.

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“Not bad. Though seeing those clothes you’re wearing, I figured Talin must have fallen to you, but I still didn’t expect such a satisfying victory.”

Thinking that the devil’s greatest support in the present world had been so decisively defeated by her “follower,” the girl couldn’t help but smile with narrowed eyes, like a fox that had stolen a chicken, as if she could already see her ancestor’s expression when he learned of this.

It would definitely be as black as storm clouds—no, as a pot bottom.

Of course, because the young man hadn’t seen the pale blue light that escaped from the dust after the Deep Sea Captain’s defeat, he didn’t know that Talin hadn’t actually died in that battle, and everything that happened afterward remained forever a secret.

But Roy’s happiness didn’t last long.

Because what followed was the scene of the sky light dimming and old myths manifesting.

“You’re saying the ship of the dead entered the world because of you all, and that dead ghost…”

“Also appeared, and stands with Edward?”

Imagining the scene of eerie mist surging and death knells tolling, with her irresponsible but truly terrifyingly strong father stepping onto the Drowned Captain to make his entrance, the captain couldn’t help but frown deeply, her tone becoming much more serious.

Though through the first mate’s words she roughly understood what the old man meant by the devil’s hand reaching into the present world and why, it also raised more questions.

The biggest one was naturally that dead ghost’s position.

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“Though I couldn’t see his face clearly for various reasons, I can confirm that was Captain Gerard, unless there was another devil stronger than him in the past.”

From his former military career, having needed to understand history and the Empire’s strongest enemy, Caine had seen portraits of his father’s nemesis in books and old intelligence reports. Unfortunately, the eerie mist was too thick and the night too dark for him to get a clear look.

But he had clearly seen those blazing, sun-like devil’s pupils and felt the overwhelming power that even storms would avoid.

That was a devil descendant powerful beyond imagination.

It could only be Captain Gerard Roy.

Sighing deeply, Roy’s furrowed brow relaxed slightly as she nodded in agreement with his assessment: “If we don’t count Edward, or me in the future when I don’t know how far I’ll go, my father should indeed be the strongest person in the devil’s lineage.”

Through generations of devil modifications, each generation up to her would be stronger and more perfect than the last, so her father was naturally the existence closest to that level, and with decades of growth, he should have already gone very far.

He might even be extremely close to the Great Captain, or Edward from thousands of years ago.

But… he still lost.

Because he faced the entire old world, the devil’s tens of thousands of followers and minions. But the most important reason was that he still couldn’t escape the curse.

Could never escape the curse.

No matter how remarkable or brilliant he was, the great power within him still originated from the devil. Perhaps this was the biggest reason for his near-success turning to failure, even falling under control.

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It was also probably why First Mate Isaac chose her instead of appearing to help him.

Only a pure “newborn” unaffected by that person’s soul-deep influence, only a fierce new wind, had a chance to reverse all this.

Had a chance to truly change the future.

“It seems the trouble he’s encountered is more serious than I thought. Maybe in the near future, when we face that ship, we’ll have to add him to our opponents.”

Ever since mentioning that old myth, Caine had been silent, watching the captain with concern, until he saw her look up and take a deep breath, then turn to smile at him and speak these words with her usual optimism. Only then did he relax somewhat.

Confirming that she had truly escaped the devil’s shadow and returned to confidence and pride.

“But that doesn’t matter either. After rescuing him, I’m going to give him a punch anyway, then drag him to mother’s grave to make him properly repent.”

Regarding the opponent she would face in this world—one who might be even more terrifying and troublesome than Captain Edward—Roy still smiled easily and boldly.

Her tone was even more nonchalant, and to the first mate’s ears, it truly carried the bearing of light wind and gentle rain.

“But if he has no consciousness and insists on fighting me, then perfect…”

“Captain herself will personally wake him up.”