Captain – Chapter 644 – The Legendary Meeting

The morning sun climbed the sky, then transformed into the blazing midday sun.

From then on, not a trace of night’s black veil could be found across the heavens, and both the storm that had fallen upon the islands and the warmth that had surrounded Roy and her companion had come to an end.

The city that shared its name with the sacred land returned to tranquility, the newly renovated ancient theater returned to emptiness, with no remnants of the wedding banquet visible, and naturally no trace of people either.

Meanwhile, a grand assembly concerning the possible future shape of the world convened in a secret location.

The newly appointed Great Captain, the current four legends and their respective deputies were all present. Of course, the Golden-Eyed Devil’s first mate sat “as usual” beside her.

“You speak.”

With a calm expression but looking utterly exhausted, like someone who had worked himself half to death over the past few days, Victor looked at Roy’s raised hand and said with some exasperation.

Although the young man hadn’t betrayed that old man’s trust… or rather, his choice had been entirely willful from the start. After learning that the other wouldn’t change his mind, he had taken on everything and settled everything in an extremely short time.

But the sudden pressure that had crashed down like the weight of the world still left him mentally and physically drained.

“What I want to ask before the meeting begins is, our newly appointed Great Captain… sir…”

Looking at the high-backed chair that Victor sat in, which had been moved over from the other side of the long table, Roy kept a straight face while suppressing her laughter as she asked: “Where did your throne go?”

Upon hearing this, the young man shook his head helplessly and waved his hand like shooing away a stray cat, declaring the meeting begun.

Clearly, he had neither the interest nor energy to indulge her antics.

The first part of the meeting held little novelty.

It was nothing more than specialists delivering intelligence, briefing everyone on recent island affairs, mixed with discussions on how to resolve lingering problems, such as handling the wealth, influence, and remaining impact left by Night Curtain Enzo and the Deep Sea Captain.

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In the past, when the person in that position hadn’t changed, such matters wouldn’t even be discussed in detail.

That person would simply wave his hand, and all would be peaceful and calm.

Of course, the legends would still have to do the grunt work behind the scenes.

Now that half the seats had changed hands, the approach to handling affairs naturally changed with the people. Victor had already prepared plans; he only needed everyone to offer opinions or nod in agreement.

Roy and the others didn’t even need to lift a finger.

Therefore, during the discussion process, it was basically just the young man reading expressionlessly while everyone else listened expressionlessly, or simply weren’t paying attention at all.

Compared to those matters, the captain was more interested in the person delivering the intelligence.

This wasn’t exactly a pleasant job. In the past, when that old man hadn’t designated a proxy, either she or Richi would do this work, which was later handed over to Victor.

Now it had changed hands again to a man wearing an eyepatch who smiled cheerfully but still radiated violence.

That is, Roy’s old enemy and acquaintance, the biological father of the current Great Captain…

One-eyed Captain, Rex Varen.

In his own words, whispered to the girl despite the ongoing meeting, the reason he abandoned the Orca to become a “postman” was naturally to make up for past debts.

Debts of companionship and care owed to that young man.

This was the logical answer.

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Roy had guessed this from the moment she saw him, but hearing it from the mouth of this formerly unrestrained great pirate still brought an unclear sourness.

She wasn’t sure if it was for herself or that dead ghost.

With the intelligence read through, the proposals settled, and the “postman” departing, the meeting changed direction.

What followed was still nothing new, yet solemn enough to make even the usually irreverent Roy adopt a grave expression – Caine’s legendary inauguration ceremony.

Under everyone’s silent gaze, the deputy stood up, placed his hand on the passed Pirate Code, and read the oath of succession word for word without error.

Thus the pirate legend known as the Lion came into being.

Yes, the title remained unchanged in the end, and he didn’t even accept the territory, instead directly taking control of Yadris just like Richi had in the past.

After completing these tasks, the blazing sun had moved considerably westward, and its light had dimmed accordingly.

“Well then, this meeting ends here…”

With all matters discussed and the ceremony completed, this legendary meeting that might not occur once in several years naturally should come to a close, and everyone would embark on their respective journeys.

“Wait, we two still have one matter we’d like to seek everyone’s opinions on.”

However, to everyone else’s surprise, before Victor could finish speaking, the girl interrupted him with a smile, and moments later Caine also raised his hand slightly.

Seeing this, the young man’s leaning body settled back into his chair, then gestured for her to speak.

“Share information about the Cursed Sea and Captain Edward… with both the Empire and Federation?”

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After listening to Roy and her companion’s mutually supplemented idea, the wooden house fell into brief silence. Then the young man in the chief seat frowned tightly, repeated it in disbelief, and looked at the two questioningly: “You’re not going mad, are you?”

At first hearing this proposal, even Richi, who stood on the girl’s side, found it too absurd.

To keep those secrets, the islands – or rather the generations of legends and guardians who had sat in this wooden house – had expended tremendous effort and sacrifice.

Wasn’t the point to bury that tragedy forever and prevent certain ambitious people…

From supporting the devil or making deals with him for power, authority, or greater ambitions?

And now Roy actually planned to make it known to the world?

This would serve no purpose other than creating enemies for the islands and herself, or giving Auran an opportunity to exploit.

“Of course it’s not about letting the news spread randomly, but only using it as a lead.”

Roy tapped the table, looking into Victor’s eyes and saying seriously: “Victor, from your current position, you can’t fail to see the feasibility of this method. With sufficient benefits, those in power will make concessions.”

“When the devil’s great power recedes, when divine will dissipates, when all curses and blessings vanish without trace, the islands can no longer rely on brute force alone as before…”

“To suppress the progress of civilization. The war from decades ago already proved everything.”

Taking a deep breath and calming her emotions somewhat, Roy looked around the small wooden house and said gravely: “Yes, I know what you want to say – we won that time.”

“But back then we had my father, we had the old man presiding. We could narrowly defeat Auran once more, but what about the future? We can’t forever indulge in transcendent power.”

“I don’t want everything to begin with Edward and then end with the complete disappearance of his traces.”

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Nearly a thousand years ago, how did her ancestor triumph over the ancient Auran Empire that had risen after the Old Calendar and was at its most powerful? Wasn’t it by borrowing the supreme divine might of the Lady?

Later, relying on the great power obtained from the cat that came from fate and deceived the gods, he built a vast pirate kingdom, which created the islands’ glory.

In the years that followed, though they drove away and sealed that devil alongside the Empire and Federation, the Southern Islands still couldn’t escape the shadow he had cast.

The birth of the guardians was to monitor the devil’s lineage, but wasn’t it also for the islands’ survival? The great ones among pirates even made a covenant with the gods for this purpose.

But as Roy had told that old man, the devil’s curse had reached its end. When that Pirate King closed his eyes, the world would no longer need guardians – but in other words, wasn’t it that there would no longer be any guardians?

The devil would die, the Lady would depart, and the bloodline of great people would eventually fade completely.

When that time came, how would the islands survive?

Having weathered so many storms, everyone had long known those secret old events. Though reluctant, they still had to admit that the girl’s somewhat pessimistic view was correct.

The islands had been strong, free, and fearless for a long time, but ultimately they had to face these realities.

Face that civilization would eventually drive away barbarism.

Even if this wouldn’t happen in their lifetimes, it was only a matter of time.

What Roy wanted to do was naturally to find a gentle path for the islands she considered home, for those close to her and any children she might have, before sleeping forever.

To let the present world “merge” through communication.