An Unfit Mother

Kuina shook her head as well. Moyun never told them about his plans.

So all they could do was wait quietly.

It was not until the next morning that Moyun came out of his room, but his expression was far from pleasant.

He had spent the entire night testing the limits of what his soul could withstand, only to discover that he could bear at most five souls.

In other words, he could only revive five people, because every revived person's soul was connected to Moyun's own soul.

So if he wanted to revive anyone beyond those five in the future, he would have to abandon one of the first five souls and let that person fall dormant once again.

"How could this be?"

Moyun sighed. He had originally thought that once he became stronger, he could revive even more powerful people. Then his Pirate Crew would surely become incomparably strong.

But reality dealt him a crushing blow.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking so worried so early in the morning?"

Kuina came out as well. She had tied up her long dark-blue hair, looking valiant and dashing.

"It's nothing. Why are you up so early?"

"I need to train."

Kuina rolled her eyes. It had been so many days already, and Moyun still did not know she had this habit? What a competent captain he was.

Moyun smiled awkwardly. He simply had not reacted in time just now.

But Kuina trained so diligently to fulfill her dream of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman. He could not possibly let a girl who had not achieved her dream fall dormant again, could he?

Wouldn't that be the very definition of giving someone hope, only to plunge them into despair?

"Ugh, this is so irritating! If only I were stronger!"

Moyun sighed. Even during breakfast, he looked burdened with worries.

"Moyun! Moyun! Moyun, I have something to tell you."

Olvia called Moyun's name several times before he finally came back to his senses.

"Oh, go ahead."

"We're about to reach that island. The reason so few people know of it—or rather, so few have ever set foot on it—is because there is an active volcano beneath it."

"A volcano? That's no problem—what? A volcano?!"

Moyun shouted in an unusually alarmed voice, as if he had never expected this.

There had been no mention of volcanoes in the East Blue in the original pirate events. If that was the case, how were they supposed to get across?

"Yes. And this volcano erupts at a very peculiar time. Whenever a ship passes by, it spews lava. But we don't know where the volcano actually is."

Olvia spoke with utmost seriousness. This was no joking matter.

If they were hit directly by the lava, they would evaporate in an instant.

Moyun frowned tightly. It seemed they had finally encountered a difficult problem.

He wondered whether he could use his ability to send the three of them directly onto the island, leaving the ship here so they would not need to pass by the volcano.

But Moyun did not know where the edge of the volcano was. If the ship was too far from the island, then with his current ability, he had no way to teleport anyone over.

"When the time comes, I'll see if I can teleport the three of us directly over. Olvia, can you sense where the volcanic crater is?"

Olvia shook her head. The volcano was too large, so she could not determine the exact location of its crater.

"I can roughly sense the volcano's presence, but I don't know where the crater itself is."

"That's enough."

"All right, I'll go make preparations."

Olvia had once been an outstanding navigator, and of course, an exceptional archaeologist as well.

"Wait, Olvia. I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"What is your dream?"

Moyun seemed somewhat reluctant to ask. He was someone who liked to plan ahead, and he wanted to do everything he could to help his crew fulfill their dreams.

But for the secret of those hundred years, he had to make his Pirate Crew strong.

"I just want to see my daughter and find out whether she's doing well."

"Then don't you want to know the secret of those hundred years?"

Moyun had thought Olvia's dream was the same as his, since she had died because of that very matter back then.

Olvia smiled and shook her head. She vaguely remembered that the secret of those hundred years had already been deciphered by the scholars in the end.

Otherwise, that island would not have been subjected to a Buster Call.

They had already known it back then, so there was no need to pursue it now.

"I already knew it when I was alive, though now I only have vague memories of it. Why, do you want to know it already?"

Hearing that, Moyun hurriedly waved his hands. It would be better for him to uncover such things himself.

"I'll do my best to help you while I'm still alive. Don't worry."

Olvia smiled at Moyun and left.

For some reason, Moyun felt that Olvia already understood what he meant.

"Ah, forget it. I'll deal with the future when it comes. I didn't expect Olvia's dream to be so simple. Is seeing Robin really all she wants?"

Such a simple dream would be the easiest to fulfill.

And that also meant Olvia might be the one most likely to be replaced in the future.

"Moyun, are you still spacing out? We're about to reach the volcano. Be careful."

After some unknown amount of time, Olvia had come out again. The moment she saw Moyun deep in thought, she knew he was still troubled by something.

And it was related to what he had asked her earlier.

"Moyun, I was already dead to begin with. If not for you, I might not even have been able to fulfill such a tiny dream. I was a failed mother before. Now, this mother only wants to see her daughter. Nothing more."

"You..."

Moyun raised his head and met Olvia's dark-green eyes. They were utterly clear.

"I understand."

"What are you two talking about? Have we reached the volcano?"

Kuina was fully prepared, looking at the two of them strangely. The atmosphere here had felt off from the very beginning.

"Kuina, we're at the volcano. You can stop the ship."

"Oh, okay!"

The ship gradually came to a halt. The two women quietly waited for Moyun's decision.

"We can go. The island is within the range of my ability."

Moyun opened his eyes, unable to suppress the excitement in his voice.

They were truly lucky. Otherwise, he had no idea what method he could have used to reach the other side of the island.

Moyun stretched out his arms, wrapping one around each woman's waist. The three of them vanished directly from the ship.

At the same time, three figures suddenly appeared on a mist-shrouded island.

Before the three could steady themselves, Olvia's pupils contracted, and she shouted, "Not good! Cover your noses, quickly!"