The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 501 - 296: The Huge Secret of Peter Pan, Black Heart, and Private Waters 30 Years Ago_2

Chapter 501: Chapter 296: The Huge Secret of Peter Pan, Black Heart, and Private Waters 30 Years Ago_2

"I hope he doesn’t come after us. Did I just bad-mouth him? No, I was praising him all along. Oh, right, so why am I worried? Some people should be, though."

Many pirates instinctively look in the direction of the old sea cucumber pirate. He feels pretty awkward because his drunken gibberish has somehow reached the ears of the main subject.

The sea cucumber pirate stays put in embarrassment, not daring to move.

Outside the tavern. Not long after Ivita and his group stepped out, the Hearthstone Witch asked Ivita, "The two worthless, old pirates in the tavern were blathering nonsense. Do you want me to kill them for you to intimidate the other pirates? They’re so disrespectful."

Ivita shakes his head, "They’re just a bunch of fickle wallflowers, I don’t care about them."

"They’re just drunk babbling. It doesn’t do any good to get caught up with them."

The Hearthstone Witch doesn’t understand Ivita’s leniency, she mutters, "Just kill all who disapprove of you, crush everyone who wants to oppose you, and eliminate those who seem to pose a threat to you immediately. That’s always my method."

"Even if they pose no threat and bear no malice, those who are disagreeable can also be eliminated at will."

The Mermaid witch widens her eyes, her gaze fixed on the Hearthstone Witch as if she’s seeing some kind of demon.

In the tavern, the sea cucumber pirate blankly stares at the large rum drink in front of him, lost in his own world.

An old pirate by his side says to him, "It seems, Ivita is not as ruthless as rumors have it. I thought after he left the tavern, he would curse us, I was terrified just now."

"But he does look really young. He seems about fourteen, right? It’s hard to believe that this boy single-handedly caused the downfall of the Valji family."

With a ’clack,’ the sea cucumber pirate, hearing his old friend say that Ivita is not old, drops his knife and fork to the floor in a tremor.

The old pirate next to him looks at him quizzically, "We didn’t say anything offensive, and Ivita doesn’t seem petty, he’s magnanimous, you don’t need to be this fearful."

The sea cucumber pirate forces a smile and continuously shakes his head, "I originally thought that as long as the Valji family were willing to put in the resources, they would definitely win and the landlubbers would surely lose. But now, I don’t understand anymore."

"Such great magnanimity."

"Ivita is neither an ordinary pirate nor an ordinary person. He ignores us because he disdains us. He disdains us because his sights are far beyond the small territory of Transfer Port, it’s set on somewhere much farther."

The sea cucumber pirate continues, "And his demeanor reminds me of someone. Thirty years ago... before I set sail, when I was still a menial worker in a small tavern, I encountered someone in a similar situation."

"Most pirates believed that the ’Black Heart’ would ultimately triumph."

"Then one young lad, wrapped in a cloak, raised his cup to toast all the pirates in the tavern. It was only after he left that the others realized, that was Captain Peter."

"We said all sorts of nasty things about him in his presence, but Captain Peter did not get angry. Instead, he chatted with us cheerfully, as if our words couldn’t sway his determination in the slightest."

"Not long after, on the day I turned twenty and was preparing to set sail, I heard that Black Heart had sunk in the waters near Transfer Port, and the Eternal Island became the new legendary pirate ship, which was recognized and commissioned by the Governor of Central Harbour."

The old pirate next to the sea cucumber pirate gapes at him in disbelief, "Do you think those landlubbers can...?"

The sea cucumber pirate shakes his head, "Before, I would never dare to think like this, but now I’m not sure anymore."

He picks up the entire cup of rum Ivita left for him on the wooden table, downs it in one gulp, and says, "Now, I finally understand that even in a hundred years, people like us aren’t fit to comment on people like Captain Peter. Now, I know nothing and dare not think about anything. Anyway, the result will appear very soon."

The old pirate sitting next to him says, "You’re being humble now?"

...

Ivita, Hearthstone Witch and their group soon arrive at the original private territory of the Valji family, which is now Ivita’s private territory. They stand on the land of Transfer Port, gazing out at the blue territory sea area. That private sea area is actually a near-sea fishing area.

Currently, the dock of that sea area is filled with notices prohibiting entry, and some people are hired to patrol here.

Of course, due to the collapse of the Valji family, professional patrolmen no longer exist here.

However, when Ivita arrives, he unexpectedly sees the Iron Mountain Knight, who has come along with Juno Fowall and Alabi.

The Iron Mountain Knight bows to Ivita then says, "Sir, Wilson is recruiting professionals so he can’t bring your two disciples over. Hence, I have taken up his duty, pardon."

Ivita nods, "That’s fine."

He walks onto the dock, casually plucks one of the wooden Valji family signs stuck there, and tosses it into the sea.