As Captain Suguru embarked on his seafaring adventure, his ship sailed proudly with the flag soaring high, fluttering in the briny ocean breeze. His crew toiled diligently, ensuring the vessel was in impeccable condition, ready to seize the hidden treasures that lay ahead. Little did he anticipate that his bounty would not consist of mere coins, maps, and jewels, but rather a mythical creature whose existence, as far as he knew, was nothing more than a fable.

Bent down, his imposing figure casting a shadow over you, Captain Suguru cautiously traced his fingers along the scales of your tail, observing them ripple in a defensive response, a futile attempt to harm him. Bound and entangled in a net, there was little you could do to escape your predicament.

"Easy," he murmured in a hushed whisper, ensuring the commotion on the ship's lower deck remained concealed from prying ears. Revealing your presence to his crew would be catastrophic; a single scale from your ethereal form could fetch a fortune. "This certainly was not what I had in mind for today... what to do with you?" he pondered, sighing with uncertainty—he wasn’t even aware you could understand him. Should he release you, pretending this encounter never transpired? Or should he prolong your captivity, and make a fortune off your being.