"But I would be interested to know... How is it that it was written... This phrase that is in the captain's notebook... Before investigating the matter..." Lucas said, taking sips of alcohol, trying to resemble his aura to that of a church scholar.

"Galleon's curse only affects one person at a time, so if two people cause the curse, it creates a slight transition interval which can be used to create the message" Ron answered.

Ron didn't plan to tell the rest of the crew about the offense to Galleon, but after yesterday, Lucas's status as protected by the goddess of the sea, was established in the hearts of him and the captain.

"But this curse right now, it doesn't seem to affect you..." Lucas said of trying to gather as much ammunition as possible to face the relic, "... I mean, you're talking about it normally, I don't notice any change in attitude"

"That's because the only condition of the curse is to get you back to the port alive..." Ron said quietly.

"As long as we achieve that, Galleon should forgive us, it's important that you keep it a secret, we don't want any more panic" Ron said as if he took a great weight off his shoulders

"Why Galeon wants you alive, being an initiate of the sea goddess, I don't care to know and don't tell me, the less I get involved with the gods and the churches the better"

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"But if we arrive at the port, speak well of us with the local priest... It's never bad to make powerful friends and even more so being merchants, the captain treats you like merchandise, boy"

Seeing how Ron's and the captain's minds distorted everything, Lucas's nerves disappeared, but his worries grew as well.

Why did they distort everything? … Did they make their own conclusions or is it the true effect of the relic, meaning the relic silently distorts people's minds in order to deliver the message.

Was it the relic, the one that convinced him that if he didn't deliver the message he would die, or was it his own ideas? ... A big problem to solve, was on Lucas's mind right now.

"And why is the diary written in something similar to blood?" Lucas asked, seeing Ron's collaborative state.

"Well, I don't understand that very well…" Ron replied kindly handing Lucas another drink "But each person developed different attitude changes, mine was just being happy and aggressive, the captain forced him to hurt himself, but whenever the situation got out of hand, I would take the curse for him again."

"Oh... I see" Lucas said, confirming his suspicions with the case of the cook.

For his part, Ron was getting the boy to trust him more and more, and that was good, as he told the captain the day after the first attack.

His enemy was always the gods, if he puts the Galleon on his side, it doesn't matter what kind of titan they come across on their journey, they will always win.

But if they make the Galleon his enemy, it doesn't matter what plan they put together, I always know everything will go to shit.