The meaning of becoming a pirate—was freedom.
But sufficient freedom also meant being free from all restraints.
And once human nature was unrestrained, it naturally gave rise to countless pirates who knew only how to burn, kill, and plunder.
Jaya's understanding of pirates came mostly from those who only thought about raiding Mongmong Island.
That was why she could never understand that freedom was the most precious thing pirates possessed.
With freedom, pirates could do evil, but they could also do good.
Therefore, no one could dictate what pirates could or could not do.
As a seasoned old pirate who had been retired for many years, Gaban possessed an extremely deep understanding of these matters.
Even so, he had never tried to instill any of it in Jaya.
In his view, without a suitable opportunity, Jaya would spend her entire life on Mongmong Island, protecting those ancient ruins that had been weathered by time.
Since she had a relatively stable future, Gaban naturally would not be like Saul, thinking all day about bragging to the younger generation about his glorious past.
The contents of the newspaper shook Jaya's understanding somewhat, and she unconsciously crumpled a large section of it.
"Sister Ya, the newspaper..."
Sunny called softly several times, bringing Jaya back to her senses.
"Ah, sorry."
Jaya narrowed her eyes, returned the nearly ruined newspaper to Sunny, and gave her an apologetic smile.
"You don't have to apologize for something so trivial."
Sunny took the newspaper and looked at Jaya in confusion.
She felt that Jaya was acting a little strange.
Jaya smiled and answered with silence.
Sunny did not think much of it. She smoothed out the newspaper, then looked several more times at Maud's photograph.
This time, a smile appeared on her little face again.
Koala reached out