Ah...
Should I try to stop him for Bernadette's sake and change his tragic future?
But the Emperor is the protagonist of this era. One small change could affect everything. If a major turning point like his encounter with the Primitive Island changed, the future might fall apart completely.
Oh, Emperor, Emperor...
You'll still have to suffer what's yours to suffer.
Huh, wait!
Edward suddenly realized something. I've been playing both a nobleman and an Evil God here, all to take a two-pronged approach to reaching Arrodes through Roselle.
Things are going smoothly, and now you're turning around and heading out to sea?!
Believe me, this Evil God might crawl into your bed tonight and smack you.
Though he cursed inwardly, Edward wore a nostalgic expression. "The sea really is a place you can never forget. Freedom, wealth, hot-blooded adventure, danger, and opportunity all coexist there. That's why so many people resolutely set sail every year, just as I did back then."
"Looks like I was right to come tonight."
Roselle looked delighted. "I'd heard that you made your fortune at sea. You must have quite a lot of sailing experience, then?"
Given Roselle's current status and position, he certainly had no shortage of professional sailors, but clearly, he wasn't looking for that sort of "proper" sailor-judging by the places he visited in his later diary entries, not one of them was safe.
"A little, a little."
Edward quickly recalled his previous sailing "experience" and coughed. "I was just making a living. Personally, I think that aside from experience and strength, the most important thing at sea is actually luck."
"With bad luck, a single storm can sink your entire ship. With good luck, you might stumble onto an island, find some ancient ruins, and be set for the rest