After preventing the world from being destroyed, the ship girls started acting strangely.

Guam: "You don't understand, do you? This is called psychology. The commander certainly doesn't lack these thousand red tips, but the key is that I got these thousand red tips from the commander. This back and forth completely changes the meaning. Can you accept being cheated out of a thousand red tips and remain indifferent? I definitely couldn't stand it."

Guam: "At first, the commander will definitely be very angry and unwilling to agree. However, because he wants to get his Red Tip back, he will temporarily agree. I know that after I become a married ship, the commander will definitely ignore me and neglect me because of this. But it doesn't matter. I will use my love and sincerity to influence the commander. Once the ice in the commander's heart melts, I can live a shameless and happy life with the commander."

Bumblebee: "Are you sure you're talking about psychology and not fantasy??"

Houston: "No daydreaming?! No daydreaming?! No daydreaming?! The commander is mine, you're not allowed to daydream??????"

San Francisco: "No, is this really the White Eagles?? How come I came in and all I see here is you guys acting crazy? If I hadn't just finished breakfast, I would have thought I was still asleep??

Chapter 200: I'm an idol, not a clown!

Inside Nelson's room, You Ran, who had been looking at messages from other ship girls after sending a red tip to Guam, fell silent after seeing the latest message from Guam.

She initially thought Guam was desperate to borrow money from Akashi after being scammed, but who knew that this was the real reason behind it all.

You Ran: "Uh, if you could lend me more Guam, I might actually agree, but isn't a thousand red coins a bit too little?"

Guam: "Hehe, I knew you'd refuse, Commander. Uh, a thousand red tips is too few? Commander, are you kidding me? That's a whole thousand red tips!"

You Ran: "..."

Guam: "Never mind, Commander, you've already lost these thousand red tips, and you've lost me too."

(Several tens of seconds later)

Guam: "So, Commander, you really don't want these thousand red tips anymore?!"

You Ran: "Guam, do you know what the old saying from Donghuang is?"

Guam: "Hmm, Commander, are you saying that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude? Oh, Commander, don't worry, I've already offered myself to you, so after we get married, I'll repay you with a spring of gratitude every day."

You Ran: "No, it means to make money to ward off disaster."

Guam: "Broken, break the rules? This, haha, Commander, you're really joking. Um, Commander, something suddenly came up, I'll have to talk to you later."

Was what he said really that obvious?

On the bed, You Ran looked at the message from Guam with some helplessness. He originally wanted to scare Guam a little, but who knew that he would see through his joke so easily. You Ran wanted to ask Guam how he figured it out, but seeing that Guam had something urgent to do, he didn't send any more messages.

Meanwhile, inside the White Eagle dormitory.

"This isn't real! This isn't real! This isn't real!"

"Waaah, the Commander actually thinks I'm a disaster? Could it be that today's incident made the Commander dislike me?"

"But, but isn't she just trying to get the commander's attention? Is she using the wrong method...?"

On the bed, Guam wrapped himself up in the blanket, feeling utterly remorseful.

She should have borrowed more from the commander.

Guam suddenly recalled the message the commander had just sent.

But a thousand red coins is clearly a lot, enough for her monthly living expenses, and the Commander still thinks it's not enough, really...

"No, maybe the commander is joking."

"Yes, the Commander must be joking! After all, a thousand red tips is a lot! Even if the Commander really dislikes me, he wouldn't give up a thousand red tips, would he?!"

"Yes, that's right! It must be! Haha, she said how could the Commander possibly think of her as a disaster? She's clearly one of the best in the port in terms of figure, combat strength, and everything else. The Commander must be joking!"

Thinking of this, Guam suddenly felt enlightened. After crawling out of bed, he quickly turned on his phone, intending to ask the commander if he was really joking. However, as soon as he opened Chuchu and saw You Ran's profile picture, Guam hesitated again.

Or... how about we go to the group chat and see what everyone thinks?

Guam hesitated for a moment, but ultimately clicked on the White Eagles app first, and then began editing—

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Guam: "Haha, I didn't expect the commander who doesn't work to be so humorous, he's even learned to make jokes."

Houston: "Oh, you and the Commander are chatting so enthusiastically, you're even joking around?"

Georgia: "So what kind of joke is the Commander making? Let me have a laugh too."

Guam: "Actually, I didn't say anything. When I asked the commander if he still wanted the thousand red coins, he joked about how money can ward off bad luck, which cracked me up. He said it like it was the truth. I just let it go, but anyone who didn't know better would think that the commander really didn't want his thousand red coins anymore."

Bremerton: "This... it sounds to me like the Commander isn't joking."

San Francisco: "There's a clown, but I won't say who."

Georgia: "No, really, hahaha~! I wasn't amused by the Commander, but you are! Guam, you're a real clown!"

Bumblebee: "??????????"

Guam: "Alright, alright?? You really think I didn't see through you? I was just teasing you. Now you know what it means to demonstrate tolerance for mistakes? Let me tell you, no matter how much fun you have chatting on your phones, it's useless. In the end, we still have to see real combat. I'm going straight to the command room to see the commander. You'll all be waiting to learn something!"

San Francisco: "No, no, Guam, you'd better work hard on your own. You really can't do the Joker job without talent. At least I really can't learn it."

Guam:"??????"

I'm furious! I'm furious!

He slammed his phone onto the bed, feeling like his lungs were about to explode with anger.

Guam used to find it funny when others were called clowns, but now that the title has been placed on his own head, he feels furious.

She's clearly a Hong Kong idol, not some clown!

Sitting on the bed, Guam grew angrier the more he thought about it. He gritted his teeth, jumped off the bed, and went straight to the closet. He then took out all the clothes inside and began to carefully choose what to wear that day.

She could let it go before, but now that so many ship girls in the port have succeeded, she refuses to believe she can't defeat the Commander today!

……

Time flies. Lying in bed, scrolling through his phone for a while, nearly an hour had passed without him realizing it. While marveling at how quickly his phone could kill time, You Ran knew he couldn't stay in bed any longer. He carefully got up and put on the clothes Rodney had prepared for him the night before. After washing up, You Ran called Abercrombie to get up and then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

While eating, You Ran was wondering if Abercrombie was resentful about sleeping alone last night. But to her surprise, the opposite happened. Abercrombie kept grinning and laughing like an idiot while eating, which puzzled You Ran.

After dropping Abercrombie off at school, You Ran headed towards the command center, greeting the ship girls he passed along the way. But whether it was just his imagination or not, You Ran felt that he encountered many more ship girls on the road today than usual. Before, he might only see one or two ship girls sitting on the benches every two or three days, but now each bench was filled with three or four ship girls, and even the number of ship girls jogging in the morning had increased exponentially.

Huhu——

Just as You Ran was wondering if there was some kind of event today, a carrier-based aircraft streaked across the sky, and You Ran seemed to be deep in thought...

The distance between the school and the command center was not far. Just around the corner, You Ran could see a girl with a ponytail, red hair, and wearing a short skirt squatting on the lawn in front of the command center, seemingly studying something.

Chapter 201 Energetic Girl Santiago

"Santiago?"

At first, I didn't recognize her just by looking at her back. After all, there are quite a few ship girls with red hair in the port. It wasn't until she came up to me and saw Santiago's profile that I recognized her.

"Commander?!" Seeing You Ran arrive in Santiago, he was overjoyed, and then eagerly pulled You Ran in front of him, pointing to a small grass, "Commander, look, look! It's a four-leaf clover! This is the first time I've ever seen one."

"Really? Then it looks like Santiago is going to have good luck today."

Looking in the direction Santiago pointed, You Ran was also a little surprised. Although he passed by here almost every day, he had never noticed the presence of a four-leaf clover.

"Really?! That's great. Then I hope the Commander will say a few more words today, instead of remaining silent like before."

At first, Santiago was a little uncertain, thinking that encountering a four-leaf clover would bring good luck was just something in books to fool children. But now that he heard the commander say it himself, Santiago's eyes lit up instantly. He then closed his eyes, put his hands together, and made a wish.

"Well, if that's what you wished for, Santiago, then it may have already been fulfilled."

To be honest, if the ship girl in front of him wasn't San Diego, he would have thought she was subtly mocking him.

"It's already finished? How come I didn't know?" Hearing You Ran's words, Santiago turned around in confusion, and then his brain suddenly felt a bit pumped.

"Hey, hey hey hey hey! Commander, when did you get here?! No! Commander, you actually spoke?!?" Santiago plopped down on the lawn, clearly shocked.

"What do you mean I actually spoke? Is it that exaggerated?" You Ran looked helpless. He admitted that he had been a bit cold before, but it wasn't that exaggerated.

"They actually said a couple of words!"

You Ran: "..."

"Commander, were you speechless just now?"

Noticing the expression on You Ran's face, Santiago continued to express his shock.

"I,"

"Ah! I know! Commander, what you mean, a moment of lucidity before death!" You Ran was about to explain when Santiago clapped his hands, revealing a look of sudden realization.

Hearing this, You Ran was speechless. She immediately picked up Santiago around the waist, then lifted his skirt and slapped his butt three times. Santiago got to experience the Anse waist drum, which Felix hadn't tried yet.

"Aww, lewd commander~!"

Everything happened rather suddenly. It wasn't until You Ran put him down again that Santiago, finally realizing what had happened, covered his short skirt behind his buttocks and shouted red-faced.

"What lewd stuff? I'm not really interested in your little body. This is your punishment, Santiago. 'Last burst of energy' is a phrase used to describe someone who is about to die. Santiago, next time you use an idiom, you should look it up on your phone before using it, or people will think you're an idiot."

Although You Ran said that, and initially thought so too, the actual feel of the game was surprisingly good, with a sense of being able to hold it tightly.

"Ugh~ I don't know. I thought a 'last gasp' meant returning to the way you were before. But Commander, you suddenly look exactly the same as when you first came to the port. The change is so drastic that it scared me a bit."

Being naturally oblivious, Santiago didn't pay much attention to it. He just rubbed his butt and then stopped worrying about it, instead starting to defend himself by saying he wasn't stupid.

"Before, I was busy with work and research, so I didn't have much time, but now that I'm done with my work, I naturally have time to do other things."

Standing at the door for so long isn't going to work, so You Ran opened the door to the command room while explaining. After she finished speaking, she waved to Santiago and said, "Alright, don't stand at the door anymore, come in and we'll talk."

Seeing You Ran walk into the house, Santiago hesitated for a second looking at the four-leaf clover beside him, then immediately turned around and jogged after her.

"Commander, Commander, are you really done with your work? Really?! Let me make this clear, I'm not stupid, don't think you can fool me with these words."

Despite the fact being right in front of her, Santiago still found it hard to believe. After all, if she dared to think that way normally, Sarah would say she was dreaming. So when this actually happened, Santiago also wondered if she was dreaming.

"Santiago, do you think I would have teased you like that before?"

They walked all the way to the lounge. Cheshire and New Jersey had probably gone to work. There were no other ship girls in the room. You Ran, who was sitting on the sofa, pinched the little face of Santiago who had followed her and asked a question.

Santiago was stunned: "Eh, okay, it seems so. So that means... Commander, you really didn't lie to me?! If that's the case, then we can skip work and go out to play today?!"

"Of course, so has Santiago decided where to go for fun?"

"It's true, we can go out and have fun while working! Yay! I want to go to Sardinia. My sister in Atlanta said the beaches there are amazing. You can sing, dance, and play volleyball. Plus, they've been renovating and upgrading recently, so it's going to be a lot of fun. After we're done in Sardinia, we can build sandcastles on the beach and have barbecue and ice cream on the sand at night. Oh, and Commander, did you know? A new amusement park opened in our White Eagle area. I haven't been yet. Let's go after our barbecue! And also..."

Santiago chattered on and on, gesturing wildly as he showed off all sorts of objects and games, while You Ran listened quietly with a smile, occasionally chiming in with a few words.

The girl's vitality reminded You Ran of when he first came to the port area. Back then, he was a bit more reserved than he is now, but for some reason, as long as Santiago was there, these problems seemed to disappear, allowing him to blend in very naturally.

If you think about it carefully, even when he was in a state of enlightenment, Santiago was always trying to cheer him up in his own way. Even though these attempts were ultimately fruitless and there was no response, Santiago never gave up.