Chapter Summaries

Merlin identified the tentacled monster as a pet of the fallen Old One Hunger, which sought to resurrect its god through Sophia and Nimel. As Russell fought off the creatures, Caroso vanished without warning, leaving Saya and a mysterious newcomer searching for him.

• Merlin told Celica that the monster came from a god's domain and urged her to find and kill its main body while he set up a magic array.
• Russell used the Ultimate Ghost Sword Technique to cut down the tentacles attacking the ship.
• Saya and Caroso headed for the cabins, and Saya noticed that some passengers' clothes had changed according to their rank.
• The audience's messages revealed that Hunger coveted Sophia's power and that the group had been teleported to the edge of the Sea of Taboo.
• Caroso suddenly disappeared as he walked beside Saya, and a figure appeared in his place asking where he was.

Elizabeth and Caroso were Teleported onto the Black Pearl, where they found themselves in a pirate-era world ruled by Pirate King Tig Sparrow. Caroso adapted to his role as Tig’s son, Jack Sparrow, while Elizabeth struggled as a new recruit, and the chapter ended with Caroso realizing the night ahead would be long.

• Elizabeth’s appearance and surroundings changed, and Bald Pirate ordered her to work aboard the ship.
• Caroso arrived on the Black Pearl and learned that the pirate captain was Tig Sparrow, who intended to slay a god and make Caroso his heir.
• Bald Pirate brought Elizabeth before Tig, and Elizabeth mistakenly called Caroso by name before being corrected and kicked down.
• Moonlight revealed that the Black Pearl’s crew were undead skeletons, frightening Elizabeth as they rowed the ship.
• Caroso urged Elizabeth to work, then caught a strange fish and offered it to Tig for dinner.

Saya and Minette searched for the vanished Caroso aboard the Johanna Smith as the ship entered the Sea of Taboo. Celica and Minette agreed to a truce, then witnessed a strange image of Caroso appear and disappear, leaving a cooked Manta Ray behind.

• Minette questioned Saya about Caroso's disappearance, warned him to stay in his first-class cabin, and Saya returned to hide in his room.
• Minette used magic to examine the place where Caroso vanished and found that his soul still seemed to be there despite his absence.
• Celica encountered Minette, attacked her, then agreed to a truce after Minette warned that they were in the Sea of Taboo.
• Minette told Celica that Caroso had vanished without warning and suggested they had entered a god's domain.
• Caroso's faint image appeared, speaking about a cooked Manta Ray, then vanished as the Manta Ray fell to the floor.

Celica, Minette, and Russell fought a vast tentacled monster attacking their ship, while the sea’s temporal effects drained Celica’s mana and regressed her age. Caroso learned that he had entered temporal turbulence and returned to the past, where actions across the two timelines could affect each other.

• Celica and Minette agreed to work together to kill the monster threatening the ship and rescue Caroso.
• Celica and Russell fought the tentacles while Minette dove underwater and found the monster’s enormous main body.
• Celica entered the sea, rapidly lost mana, and learned that the water caused age regression; Minette remained underwater to fight the monster.
• Minette used Abyssal Star Prison to slash the monster repeatedly but found it exceptionally tough.
• Caroso watched the Manta Ray vanish, then received an explanation that he had returned to the past and that the timelines could interact.
• Caroso stayed with Tig while Elizabeth struggled to scrub a floor that drained her mana and stamina.

Elizabeth scrubbed the Black Pearl’s deck with Bald Pirate, learning about the living devil ship and his thief techniques. When a tentacled monster attacked and called out Surtur’s name, Caroso fought it with a newly summoned blade while Tig ordered the pirates below eighth-tier to engage.

• Bald Pirate taught Elizabeth how to scrub the Black Pearl’s deck by channeling magic power, and she recognized a chance to learn from him.
• Bald Pirate explained that the Black Pearl was made from powerful monster parts and was one of only three ships able to cross the Sea of Taboo.
• The ship rocked, and Tig rallied the pirates as a many-tentacled monster rose from the sea and fixed its eyes on Caroso.
• The monster called out Surtur’s name, and Caroso wondered how it had recognized him despite his journey from the future.
• Caroso summoned the Cracked Mind Blade and charged into a tentacle, drawing green blood as he struggled to wound the monster.
• Tig ordered everyone below eighth-tier to fight, saying the monster did not warrant an eighth-tier’s intervention.

Caroso fought a tentacle monster aboard the Black Pearl and revealed a powerful ability that alarmed Tig. Tig threw Caroso into the Sea of Taboo to force him to grow stronger, and Elizabeth and Will plunged in after him.

• Elizabeth joined Caroso in fighting the tentacle monster while the other pirates attacked its tentacles.
• The Black Pearl steadied Elizabeth, and Caroso used Riftmaker to sever the monster's tentacles with a slash that drained much of its life force.
• Tig healed Caroso's eyes and magic power, then told him to experience the Sea of Taboo and threw him overboard.
• Elizabeth tried to follow Caroso, but Tig kicked her into the sea, and Will dove in after them.
• Tig told the other pirates that Caroso had to climb out of the Sea of Taboo to prove he was worthy to inherit the captain's place.

Caroso, Elizabeth, and Will were thrown into the Sea of Taboo and ordered to kill a sea monster, with Tig declaring that the one who struck the final blow could claim Elizabeth. As the group fought, Caroso’s attack devastated the monster, leaving Celica and Russell astonished by his strength.

• Tig ordered Caroso to kill the weakened sea monster without using his powers, while Elizabeth surfaced with him and Will joined them in the water.
• Tig offered Elizabeth to whoever delivered the final blow, but Will said he respected her choice and insisted she could earn the right to choose her own future.
• Tig sent Caroso and Will to fight the monster as Elizabeth watched, while the pirates laughed at Will’s objections.
• Minette struggled to fight the sea monster despite Russell and Celica weakening it from above.
• Caroso struck the monster at immense speed, causing its tentacles to explode and reducing its life force by at least twenty percent, astonishing Celica and Russell.

Caroso led Elizabeth and Will underwater to pursue the monster, while Elizabeth struggled to keep up with the abilities of this cardless era. When tentacles attacked, Caroso summoned a group of Naga followers to defend them.

• Caroso told Elizabeth that they were in an era before the Card God and ordered her to cooperate with him.
• Caroso, Elizabeth, and Will dived into the sea to chase the monster, and Will tried to teach Elizabeth how to communicate underwater.
• Caroso used his Communication Card to explain that Elizabeth could receive Will's messages but could not learn his underwater voice transmission.
• Countless tentacles shot toward Elizabeth, and Caroso cut through six with his blade.
• Caroso played follower cards and summoned a Blue Scale Commander, Naga Warlocks, and Naga Warriors.

Caroso, Will, and Elizabeth fought a seventh-tier tentacle monster underwater with help from Caroso’s Naga Elder. The monster was badly wounded by an unexplained phantom, which Caroso suspected was Minette, though he could not see what had caused it.

• Will and Caroso protected Elizabeth from the monster’s tentacles while Caroso summoned a Naga Elder by sacrificing five Naga.
• The Naga Elder made a bubble so the group could breathe, and Caroso urged Elizabeth to take responsibility for her own survival.
• The monster called out for Surtur, and Caroso led the others into battle despite Will’s warning about rank suppression.
• The Naga Elder bound the monster’s tentacles, while Caroso and Will cut into it and Elizabeth struggled to fight underwater.
• A phantom appeared and inflicted countless wounds on the monster, leaving Will and Caroso wondering whether it was Minette.

Caroso, Will, and Elizabeth fought the berserk sea monster underwater, using its currents and revealed weak points to attack. As the Naga Elder vanished and the tentacles overwhelmed the group, Caroso sensed their magic and oxygen running low.

• Caroso used the tentacle’s force to slash the monster’s eye, showing his talent for adapting to combat.
• Will taught Elizabeth to move with the water currents, and she began fighting more smoothly.
• Caroso and Will protected Elizabeth when she lost her rhythm and two tentacles attacked her.
• The Naga Elder’s magic ran out, its bindings broke, and it vanished as the remaining tentacles hardened and charged.
• Caroso learned from the barrage comments that green eyes were the tentacles’ weak points, then destroyed one by stabbing its eye.
• The group was driven together by the monster’s attacks, and Caroso sensed their magic was draining faster and their oxygen was running low.

Caroso and his companions struggled against a strengthened Hunger beneath the sea while Tig refused to help, waiting for Caroso to break through. As Caroso and Elizabeth faced the monster’s attack, Caroso contacted Nimel, who suddenly awakened in a changed state and called him “Brother.”

• Hunger’s tentacles wounded Caroso and overwhelmed the group as its berserk state strengthened under Surtur’s influence.
• Tig refused the Bald Pirate’s request to help, insisting Caroso had to break through to Tier Six or die.
• Elizabeth began suffocating, so Caroso kissed her to restore her breathing, then asked her to carry him upward.
• Hunger’s shrinking body sent its tentacles after Caroso and Elizabeth, and the bullet comments advised Caroso to contact Nimel.
• Caroso used the Communication Card to reach Nimel, whose eyes and hair turned blue as she woke and called him “Brother.”

Caroso heard Nimel begging for help and broke through during the battle, using the Lord of Eternal Life’s power to cut through the tentacles threatening them both. Minette killed the tentacle monster while Caroso escaped with Elizabeth, and Tig approved of Caroso’s defiance as they reached the surface.

• Nimel’s awakening caused her pain, and she called out to Caroso for help as Merlin struggled to contain the mysterious power surging through her.
• Caroso heard Nimel’s plea beneath the sea, summoned Rift Creation, and used Emperor Gufu to break through while facing the tentacles.
• Caroso cut the tentacles with the Lord of Eternal Life’s power and sent Rift Creation through a spatial passage to Nimel, destroying the tentacles around her and easing her pain.
• Minette used Chaos Void Kill to enter the wounded monster, sever its internal connections, and take its red crystal, killing it.
• Caroso carried Elizabeth out of the water, and Tig gave him a thumbs-up.

Caroso was celebrated for helping defeat the sea monster, while Elizabeth decided she needed to become stronger and Tig warned Caroso about using dangerous power. In the captain’s quarters, Tig recognized that several attacks had come from the future and wondered whether Caroso was really his son.

• The pirates celebrated Caroso’s role in the sea monster’s defeat, while Will struggled to accept that a fifth-rank fighter had outperformed him.
• Elizabeth reflected on Caroso saving her and told Bald Pirate she wanted to become stronger so she would not need protection.
• Tig healed Caroso’s blurred vision and warned him that using the power of rules could kill him.
• Tig asked Caroso about the Manta Ray, the later attacks, and the Dark Elf shadows, then concluded that they had come from the future.
• Tig said an unknown force prevented him from investigating Caroso’s powers and fighting style, and asked whether Caroso was really his son.

Caroso explained his strange powers and recent events to Tig, who questioned whether Caroso was truly his son and how he could affect the future. Meanwhile, Minette returned to Celica’s ship after killing the sea monster, and Caroso realized Tig could not hear the Netizens’ comments.

• Tig admitted that Caroso’s soul seemed to be his son’s, but his unusual thoughts and abilities made him doubt what was happening.
• Caroso recounted the events to Tig, who demanded an explanation for his magic, summoned weapons and monsters, and future-piercing blade.
• Minette returned to Celica’s ship after the sea monster sank, while Celica and Russell credited her with a powerful strike that removed one-fifth of its health.
• Minette accepted Celica’s praise, and Russell ordered the crew to count casualties and inspect the ship before leaving the Sea of Taboo.
• Merlin watched over the unconscious Nimel in Celica’s room, while Caroso realized Tig had not heard the Netizens’ comments.

Caroso used the spacetime connection while Tig concluded that only gods could reveal the answers he sought. On the ship, Caroso appeared as a ghost to Saya, and Alita learned that he was missing just before his voice sounded behind Krumen.

• Tig saw that five minutes had passed without his noticing and concluded that anything below godhood was an insect before sending Caroso back.
• Caroso activated the spacetime connection and appeared inside Saya's room as a translucent figure.
• Caroso slapped Saya into a wall and vanished through it, leaving Saya and his bodyguards wondering if he was a ghost.
• Alita explained to Krumen that wealthy people were cautious and that she should build her business step by step.
• A waiter asked whether everyone was in Alita's room, and Alita learned from Krumen that Caroso had disappeared.
• Krumen worried that something might have happened to Caroso, but Caroso's voice sounded behind her, saying nothing had happened.

Caroso and Elizabeth used their knowledge of the future to prepare for danger aboard the Black Pearl, while Elizabeth learned about the ship’s history and gained its attention. Caroso suspected the Silent Mary was behind the coming threats and took Elizabeth to find Tig, who declared her his spoils of war and kicked Will apart when he protested.

• Caroso appeared to Alita and warned her to clean up the sea monster’s blood, prepare specific cards, and expect another powerful enemy in four hours.
• Caroso adjusted his deck while Elizabeth told him she had contacted people from the future and asked Lady Celica to save them.
• Elizabeth recounted the legends of the Black Pearl, the Flying Dutchman, and the Silent Mary, and the Black Pearl formed a wooden hand to shake hers.
• Caroso connected the Silent Mary to the sea monster and, with Elizabeth, went to speak with Tig.
• Tig claimed Elizabeth as Caroso’s spoils of war and offered him his bathwater as a reward, then kicked Will apart when Will begged for another chance.

Caroso warned Tig that they would encounter Salazar, the captain of the Silent Mary, and then took Elizabeth to bathe so they could restore their strength. The bath healed Caroso’s wounds, but a sudden sway shifted the curtain and left him and Elizabeth staring at each other.

• Caroso warned Tig that Salazar and the Silent Mary would appear later, and Tig agreed to hear his concerns.
• Tig ordered Caroso to take Elizabeth to bathe, treating her as loot because she had not completed probation.
• Caroso divided the bath with a curtain and explained that they needed to restore their energy for the coming battle.
• Caroso’s scars faded and his magic became more compatible with his body as he bathed.
• The ship swayed, shifting the curtain and leaving Caroso and Elizabeth staring at each other.

After Elizabeth and Caroso recovered in the pool, they faced the awkward aftermath of their encounter. Elsewhere, Celica, Russell, Merlin, and Alita assessed the ship’s losses and the looming threat, but learned that no eighth-rank card maker was aboard to craft the card Caroso had found a formula for.

• Elizabeth left the pool first after dressing, while Caroso stayed behind and tried to conceal his physical reaction.
• Celica, Russell, Merlin, and Alita gathered to discuss Caroso and Elizabeth’s time-space travel and the possibility of stronger enemies arriving.
• Merlin reported that Nimel remained unconscious behind an invisible barrier, while Sophia was also unconscious and the room was protected by magic arrays.
• Russell reported hundreds of deaths, damage to the ship, and repairs underway, and said he would not leave while Elizabeth’s fate was unknown.
• Celica promised that the Goddess of Dawn Church would bear the losses, while Alita explained that a crucial card needed an eighth-rank card maker.
• Russell said no eighth-rank card maker was aboard, and Alita angrily dismissed Merlin’s suggestion that a seventh-rank maker might manage it.

At dawn, Salazar and the Silent Mary attacked the Black Pearl in the Sea of Taboo, and Tig met him in a fierce battle. As the crews clashed and a vortex formed, Elizabeth took the helm and steered the Black Pearl toward it.

• Caroso rushed out as the Silent Mary fired magic cannons at the Black Pearl, and Elizabeth checked that he was safe.
• Tig and Salazar traded threats before the Silent Mary rammed toward the Black Pearl, whose greater speed let it evade the attack.
• The two ships exchanged cannon fire, then Tig and Salazar leaped into the air and began fighting as their clash cleared the mist.
• Tentacles rose from the sea and the dead became skeletons, while fighters from both ships engaged their counterparts.
• The first mate pushed Caroso toward the helm, but Elizabeth took control and charged the Black Pearl toward the vortex.

Elizabeth took command of the Black Pearl and led it into the Sea of Taboo's whirlpool, where it fought the Silent Mary while Tig battled Salazar. After the Bald Pirate sacrificed himself to save her from a cannonball, Caroso urged Elizabeth to focus and keep leading the ship.

• Caroso heeded the bullet comments and ordered the Black Pearl to follow Elizabeth into the whirlpool as Tig and Salazar continued fighting.
• Elizabeth took the helm, drew on new sailing knowledge, and steered the Black Pearl past the Silent Mary's sea monsters.
• Elizabeth ordered the Black Pearl to fire a broadside, giving it an early advantage over the Silent Mary despite the enemy's counterattack.
• The Bald Pirate intercepted a cannonball aimed at Elizabeth, but a giant hand of water dragged him into the Sea of Taboo after he threw her his saber.
• Caroso called out to Elizabeth and warned her to resume command or they would all die.