''Sebastian Michaelis, our debt is settled.'' The demon spoke before his ship returned in the sea once again, this time leaving the crew at the surface. Bardroy, helped Finny to get on the other ship, Snake and Joker, following behind. They catched their breaths, watching the kraken returning in the depths as well. ''He did it...I can't believe it.'' The cook replied, sighing softly. ''And Ciel...I feel so bad for him.'' Finny said, his vision getting blurry as the weather became calm again. Vincent frowned, going in the room where Ciel ran since it was impossible to lock the door. ''Ciel...'' He asked softly, seeing his son on the bed. ''Ciel, I'm sorry. Please talk to me.''
Ciel laid curled up in the bed, clutching the hat tightly. He couldn't believe that he lost Sebastian.. And like that. He could've helped the man, if he would let him to sacrifice the orphans and him as well... Then the man would be safe. He heard someone open the door and he turned to look, seeing Vincent. "Get out." He muttered angrily, turning to his other side. "It's all because of you and me! He wouldn't have died if you didn't try to take me back and if I wouldn't have asked to take Alois and Luka with me!" He sobbed. He felt the compass in his pocket and he took it out, looking at it with a small smile. "And all that is left now is only his hat and compass.."
Vincent didn't get out, instead, he walked over to the bed to sit on it. ''I'm sorry Ciel. I was just worried about you, I didn't want to think of what he could do to you, knowing that you were my son. And I got even more scared when I saw who he was. I heard about the fight between the Royal navy and his family but I was told that their ship sank and that him and his parents died. When I saw the ship again, I knew that something was up.'' He looked down a bit, looking at Ciel's back. ''I haven't see you for a few days, please look at me.'' He stroke his hair gently, smiling when he saw the hat and the compass. ''Why would he give you a compass?''
The boy sat up slowly and looked at Vincent. "I am looking at you." He sighed. He put the hat on and put the compass into his pocket before wrapping his arms around the man, hugging him tightly. "I don't know." He shrugged a bit. "He gave it to me before he ran off to his death." He sobbed softly. "Wait..." He pulled away and took out the compass, which pointed to the north. He stood up, walking towards the railing of the ship. "Who's the captain now?" He asked quietly before he ran off to Beast. "Beast! Beast, here you are." He wiped his eyes. "Tell me the other way to break off the contract, the captain isn't here anymore anyways."
It made Vincent happy when Ciel gave him a hug but the boy soon ran outside with the compass. The woman smiled gently and sighed. ''You're a keeper...well I guess I can tell you now. Another way to get free from the contract is to stab the heart of the demon. But it's not a simple task, trust me...The Inferno must always have a captain and the one who will stab the demon's heart will take his place.'' Bardroy came behind them, hearing the conversation and patted Ciel's hair. ''Sebastian felt alot safer on land than in the water, he forgot about the contract after some time but when the black spot appeared, he knew that the kraken was chasing him and he became almost paranoid.'' He looked at the compass and huffed. ''His compass stopped working half of the time after the mark appeared. Boy, I know what you'll want to do but being the captain of that ship means that you'll spend one day on land for 10 years in the other world in the demon's locker.''
Ciel listened and smiled slightly. "Oh?" He bit his lip. "Oh my god.. Poor Sebastian." He muttered, immediately feeling didn't want the man to feel paranoid or scared.. And he knew that he was feeling just like that in The Inferno. So he needed to save him, no matter what it will take. "I don't care." He replied calmly. "The compass isn't broken.." He opened te compass, looking at where it was pointing at. "Turn to the north! It shows something and I know that we have to go there." He walked over to Vincent. "You will be the captain of this ship. And you will go where the compass is pointing at. Maybe then you can be the father you used to be for me."
Vincent widened his eyes when Ciel said that he will be the captain and he accepted gladly, not wanting to lose his son as well since Rachel was very sick. ''I'll go where you want me to, Ciel.'' He replied before going up the stairs to take the helm. Now both crew were together and Vincent smiled, looking at his son. ''I feel like you became tougher while you were gone. Me and Rachel always had the reflex of wanting to protect you from everything, maybe it wasn't the right thing to do...'' He looked over to the compass and took it in his hands, seeing that the arrow was now pointing South. ''Hm? That's weird... why is the direction changing suddenly?'' He asked, giving it back to Ciel.
Ciel smiled. "Thank you." He followed the man upstairs and stood next to him. "Maybe. But I'm glad that I became tougher.. We should thank Sebastian for that though." He sighed softly. He handed the compass back to Vincent. "It's showing us something. We have to get there as fast as we can. Sebastian wouldn't have given it to me without a reason, he knew something that we all don't and that means that the secret is in this compass." He replied and narrowed his eyes. "He said that he'll stay with me.. And then Beast told me about the heart and the contract.." He thought for a moment. "The heart! This compass is probably showing where the heart is!"
Vincent looked back at the horizon, sighing softly, the atmosphere was calm and he wrapped an arm around Ciel. '' You love this man, am I wrong?'' He asked with a small smile, he never imagined a noble and a pirate together since they have been fighting for years now. The man narrowed his eyes when they arrived on a land. ''The compass is pointing here, let's get down.'' The crew followed them and they started walking, always watching where the arrow was pointing. ''This house apparently...it looks a bit creepy.'' The man whispered, feeling that many eyes were on them as he looked around. He knocked a few times on the door and opened it. ''Hello?'' The only answer he received was a creepy laugh and a man with long grey hair raised his head. ''I've been waiting for you.''