The East Sea Ruler

Chapter 6

The residents live their days with various jobs. The Marine runs a little faster than Bronn, not only so as not to deter others, but also the Marine half-hopefully Bronn will lose track of him among the hustle and bustle of the passing crew. Because Marine doesn't like being escorted by Bronn as if Marine were a prisoner.

The seepage from the storm last night soaked the deck of the cannon, making it slippery, the Marine getting rid of the seepage that made it slip to a loss of balance.

Marine would have almost fallen if it wasn't for a hand holding his waist, keeping him standing. Marine reflexively attempts to remove Bronn's hand, but with the stairs so narrow, Marine only manages to twist his body, making them hug each other, bronn's chest touched Marine's chest until Marine could hear Bronn's throbbing in rhythm with him, Bronn's breath warming his forehead. Bronn simply stared at Marine with his usual flat gaze. Marine bowed his head trying to hide his merry face.

Bronn saved the Marine last night which made the Marine hate him even more.

Because for Bronn, it's not enough to ignore the Marine after his initiation. It's as if the man Marine used to know had gone forever when Bronn went to run the test, and instead comes the bad guy who just got the pleasure of hurting Marine.

A person who just overnight breaks down the trust they have both built up over the years is like a hammer crushing a bone.

It all starts when Marine searches for her, fed up with being ignored, and insists on getting answers. Marine finds Bronn on the deck of the ship, taking shelter under the sail while gambling with a group of other crew members, gulping rum in their hands rum like water for them.

The Marine asks for his time to speak, and when the Marine is ignored, the Marine tries to rule him by using his powers as the Captain's daughter. The rest of the crew just laughed, then called Bronn Marine's pet. Marine still remembered Bronn's gaze at that moment filled with anger. It seems so obvious that Bronn won't let the Marine off the hook.

"I'm surprised you can wander around here." Bronn's voice was sharper than any sword. "It is raining now."

Marine pretended not to understand. "I don't know what you mean."

Then Bronn stood up, followed by his friends, they so quickly positioned their bodies around the Marine until the Marine was cornered on the edge of the ship.

"I mean, aren't you afraid of water?"

The rest of you laughed again, one of them said. "You, Captain's daughter, are afraid of water?"

"It's time he learned to swim. Isn't that Bronn?"

Marine gazes at Bronn with watery eyes, still unable to believe that Bronn is unlocking his secret.

Unceasingly stale Bronn throws the Marine off the ship.

Marine's mouth was still gaping when his body hit the surface of the water, if at that time there was no Grace who helped the Marine can be ascertained the fate of the Marine.

At that time Marine realized that he was nothing. There were no old friends he had. If Bronn had been given the choice of Marine or Snake, Bronn would have chosen Snake.

Marine recalled the incident the pain in his heart became more and more so.

Now when their bodies touch, Marine is conscious of his thoughts.

"I'd better go alone." Marine tried to calmly adjust the intonation of his voice.

Marine stepped faster with a slightly flushed face. Marine felt strange and relieved after he reached his father's cabin door which he should have been afraid of.

The captain was sitting on a luxurious fireplace, which was only used as a space decoration, Marine never saw his father lighting the fireplace. The captain was reading a book and Talon was perched on his shoulder and squawked after noticing Marine's presence.

The apparent displeasure on the captain's face as he observed Marine's broken nose made Marine feel a hint of victory. Surprisingly, the Marine's behavior last night escaped the Captain's sight.

Even so the Marine remained cautious at this moment. Marine positions are very unfavorable. Therefore the Marine is only prepared to receive the reproach that the Captain will certainly issue.

"Let's sit with me." The captain had Marine sitting at the table with some bread and fruits.

The Marine did as the Captain commanded and is still trying to read the Captain's mind.

"No." Marine tried to keep his voice flat. Even though Marine knew a long time ago and tried to lie in front of his father. But hearing it directly from his father's mouth was more painful than he thought.

"Instead, I have you." His father's gaze was filled with disappointment. "Dad knows what to do for a boy. But you?" The captain grabbed an apple from the table then rubbed it on his sleeve.

"Maybe I was wrong for raising you like a boy. However, that was the only way I knew to raise a Felon. How my father raised me, then his father and so on. Maybe you think you're being too mean, but the thing is, Marine, that's how you're shaped. Everything I did to you was done to me."

Marine never heard his father talk about Marine's grandfather. Never, Marine only heard about his grandfather from the issue and rumors of his cruelty.

"But why? I don't see myself with you." Said the Captain while observing the shiny apple in his hand.

Marine and his father are not at all similar. Her mother's genes are much stronger than her father's. His father is tall Marine short, his father is white Marine brown. But that's not what the Captain meant.

The Marine still did not open his mouth and said nothing.

"You're angry at Dad?" Said Captain.

Her father's opposite mood, the change in direction of her conversation, all about this conversation made Marine feel bad.

"You're angry that you've arranged a marriage between yourself and Torin. But I don't think you want to be my successor as Captain of this ship. Was dad wrong?" The captain cuts the apple and offers a piece to the Marine, the Marine rejects it and in exchange for the apple is given to Talon.

It's time for Marine to talk, he has to persuade his father that his father has successfully raised a woman as strong as a man.

"Dad's right about me not marrying a stranger." Marine chose the words very carefully. "But I'm mistaken to think I failed to raise you as your successor."

The position of a Felon is always passed down from generation to generation, and can only be broken by someone who managed to defeat the Captain in battle.

The Marine family had been invincible for over two hundred years. Marine imagines himself leading his own cold-blooded army, unwilling to become a weak link, unwilling to become a Felon who fails to defend the islands.

"Having you among the royal people will be so profitable. You can hear all sorts of conversations." Said Captain.

Marine raised an eyebrow saying. "Dad you want me to be a spy in the palace?"

" Marine, I want you to be useful. This will be your first official mission as a member of this ship, and I thought you'd love it. Given that you've always wanted to live on land for a long time. This way we'll all get what we want." Obviously captain on the Marine.

"I thought we were following the King's orders, not pecking at him." with a slightly hesitant tone the Marine gave the contents in his mind.

It turns out that Marine's statement was wrong. The captain lifted the plate and threw it against the wall, making it break into pieces, With wrath the Captain said. "You are my daughter, you follow what I tell you to."

"What didn't you tell me about the King? You know, you can trust me." Marine wishes his father would be honest with him.

His father stared at the Marine with insults. "You've always failed every test I've given you. You said you wanted to be my successor but you lived a dream. Marine, do you think a Felon can lead without staining their hands with blood? I only found a weakness in you, an inability to do what you should."

The captain paused for a moment from his sharp opinion to bite his apple and again said. "Married to the Prince, report to me, prove that you still have a use here, only then do we talk about trust."

The captain bowed his body forward, pointing at the Marine with his knife. "Well, this is a problem..."The captain swung the knife towards Marine's nose. "You're banned from going out of your room for a week, okay? If once again you dare to break father's orders and mess up one of father's missions with your presence, your punishment is far more severe than this."

With these words the Captain stood up and ordered the Marine back into the room.

Marine came out of the room with red ears full of amara. His father's disappointment with Marine has never been this deep and clear. Maybe his father tried to cripple and make the Marine obey or scare until the Marine was loyal to him.

The Captain thinks the Marine is useless. Even so the Marine knew something was going on. If her father won't tell Marine, Marine will figure it out his own way.