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

P.S.: Don't rush, don't rush... within two chapters o(*////▽////*)q

Chapter Thirty-Two: Who asked you?

Along the way, they encountered many familiar ship girls, and You Ran greeted them with a smile. This surprised the ship girls who had not expected a response, and they then showed expressions of surprise.

Quejie, who was standing to the side, saw this and, although he wasn't looking at his phone, he could already guess how intense the discussions in the group and forums were. The thought that he might also be considered a part of the main character in this discussion about the commander gave Quejie a strange feeling.

And just as Quejie had expected, the main group in the Hong Kong area was also buzzing with discussion at this time.

Bumblebee: "Hey everyone! Hey everyone! I ran into the Commander on my way home just now, and guess what?"

Partner of Justice (Baltimore): "What's up?"

Bumblebee: "The Commander actually smiled and greeted me! You know what?! He smiled and greeted me! I was completely stunned! This is the first time in all these years that I've ever seen the Commander smile and greet me! Even now, when I think about it, I still feel an indescribable shock and surprise."

Gorizia: "What's that? Last time, I had just woken up in the morning when the Commander got up and started kissing me all over. Did I say anything? Did I brag about it?"

Bumblebee: "Oh no, no! It's not a fantasy, it's real!"

Bumblebee: "Picture, picture."

Bumblebee: "At first I didn't realize it, and after I did, I only managed to get a picture of their backs. The Commander and Kejie were together, and I don't know what they were up to."

Bumblebee: "Hey, do you guys think the Commander's smile at me is hinting at something...? Hehe, I suddenly feel so shy."

Purification: "Commander, you mistook a slight twitch of your mouth for a laugh and thought it was an implication? Enough already!"

Seattle: "Hey, so everyone's already talking about it! How did you know the Commander smiled at me today?"

Felix: "Who asked you???"

Seattle: "I asked because the Commander smiled at me today, huh??"

Felix: "??"

Healthy Living (Volga): "So where is the Commander right now?! I also want the Commander to smile at me??"

Bumblebee: "Well... judging by the direction, it's either the infirmary or the training ground."

San Francisco: "Is there even a question? It's definitely the infirmary! Everyone, I'm outta here!"

Volga: "Do you really think the Commander needs to go to the infirmary in his current physical condition? You can't fool a fool like that!"

Commander's Sword (Vanguard): "Ahem, it's been a while since I've been to the training grounds, I'll go check it out too."

Hao: "Let's go together, let's go together."

Saratoga: "Alright, alright, this kind of obviously fabricated news has been circulating online countless times, and you still believe it?!"

Saratoga: "..."

Saratoga: "Wait, where are you guys...? You really went?"

Saratoga: "..."

Saratoga retracted a message.

Saratoga: "So, is it the training ground on the east side or the one on the west side?"

Saratoga: "..."

Saratoga: "??"

In the eastern part of the port area, in front of the medical room.

After wandering around for a while, the two soon arrived at their destination. Even in his sage state, You Ran had been here several times, so he was quite familiar with the infirmary.

Entering the medical room, You Ran looked towards the front desk. From this angle, she could see a little girl with long, ice-blue hair sitting there, busy with something.

"Janus?"

After walking a little further, You Ran tentatively called out.

"Please wait a moment, Janus is currently compiling medical statistics..."

As the statistics were being compiled, Janus remained seated without looking up, diligently recording the medical supplies consumed that week. But as he wrote, Janus suddenly felt that the voice sounded familiar. When he looked up, the familiar face startled him.

"Commander! You...you're here! Are you feeling unwell? Please, please wait a moment, I'll go get the Goddess of the Hearth!"

"It's alright, don't worry, it's nothing serious, just a check-up. Janus, you can go ahead and do your thing."

Seeing Janus's adorable panicked expression, You Ran suddenly had an urge to hug him and pat his head hard, but considering Janus's timid nature, You Ran restrained himself and just smiled gently and said.

"cocoa……"

Janus was already startled by You Ran's sudden appearance, and now seeing the change in the commander's smile and attitude, his mind was in complete turmoil. He didn't know whether to continue the statistics as the commander had instructed or to rush to call the goddess of the hearth to treat the commander. In his dilemma, Janus felt his head burning and his whole being becoming increasingly confused.

"Commander? What brings you here? Are you injured somewhere? Let me see."

Just as Janus was steaming from his head and almost fainted, the goddess of the hearth, who had heard the commotion inside, quickly came out. Upon seeing You Ran, the goddess of the hearth was first delighted, then startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to carefully examine You Ran from head to toe.

"Alright, alright, don't you know my body? What kind of injury could I possibly get? It's Quejie. She said she felt a little unwell, so I brought her here for a simple check-up."

Seeing that the female kitchen god was looking left and right but couldn't see anything wrong, and was about to pull off her clothes, You Ran quickly said something.

"Phew~ I see. You scared me. I know about the Commander's physical condition, but even the strongest body can't withstand such a waste. In that case, please wait a moment, Commander. I'll take Quejie to get checked out."

"Well, then I'll trouble the goddess of the hearth."

"Commander, I'm going to get angry if you say that. It's my duty to treat you and our comrades in the port. There's no question of it being troublesome."

Although she was somewhat surprised by the commander's unusual behavior today, Vestal was only surprised in her heart and did not show it much on the surface. Instead, she also relaxed a bit.

"Then... thank you for your hard work, Goddess of the Hearth?"

"It's no trouble at all~ It's my honor to serve the Commander and everyone."

Hearing the commander say that, the goddess of the hearth finally confirmed the commander's change in personality. Although she did not know what had happened yet, the goddess of the hearth was still genuinely happy for the commander's change.

Seeing that Quejie seemed a little nervous, the Goddess of the Hearth thought for a moment and decided not to ask directly in front of the Commander. Instead, she gestured to Quejie, "Then, Miss Quejie, please follow me."

"Uh-huh……"

Ever since entering the infirmary, the words "injection" that the commander had mentioned kept replaying in his mind. Upon hearing the words of the goddess of the hearth, Quejie subconsciously swallowed. He wanted to ask for a delay, but when he thought of the commander beside him, he didn't show it and braced himself to go in.

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……

On the other side, outside the command center.

Since sending the message in the group at noon, he hadn't looked at his phone again. New Jersey hesitated for a long time in his room, but after thinking it over, he finally made up his mind. So after tidying himself up, he quickly came to the door of the command room.

However, looking at the command room in front of him, which seemed to exude an innate sense of pressure, New Jersey suddenly felt a little timid.

"Hmph! I am the biggest and strongest Black Dragon in the White Eagles! A mere honey is nothing compared to my sweet offensive! Hmm, New Jersey, believe in yourself, you are the best!"

Standing at the door of the command center, New Jersey gave himself a pep talk, then adjusted his expression before confidently pushing the door open with a smile.

"Honey~! I'm here! How's work going lately? Have you missed me~"

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Chapter Thirty-Three: Prayer in New Jersey

"..."

Honey isn't here?

Did he go to the research institute?

Upon entering the command center, he found it empty. Looking at the spacious room, New Jersey felt a sense of relief but also a touch of disappointment.

However, just as New Jersey was about to go back, he noticed that the door to the lounge was only slightly ajar and not closed. New Jersey was delighted to see this.

Could it be?! Could it be that she really guessed right?! Honey is really resting right now?!

God help me too!

Realizing this, New Jersey suppressed his overwhelming joy and quickly went to the door of the lounge, then slowly stuck his head inside.

"Honey~ Are you resting now? I'll come in and play with you~"

"..."

Why is there still no one here...?

Looking at the empty lounge, if there was some unexpected relief when entering the command room, now there is only simple disappointment.

Feeling somewhat unwilling, she searched the study, kitchen, and bathroom one by one, but still couldn't find the commander. New Jersey could only sit helplessly on the sofa, resting her chin on her hand and staring blankly at the room.

Like Quetzal, New Jersey's gaze soon settled on the commander's bed not far away.

Or, I could hide under the bed and surprise the commander when he gets home from get off work and comes to rest!

Thinking of this, New Jersey was somewhat tempted, but just as he arrived at the bedside and before he could do anything, he heard a knocking sound at the door. Soon after, Belfast's familiar voice rang out.

"Commander~ Are you inside? May I come in?"

Seeing this, New Jersey panicked. She knew that in order to prevent everyone from disturbing the commander's rest, there had been a notice in the port that strictly forbade stationary ship girls from entering the rest room without permission. Although everyone ignored this order most of the time, being caught and not being caught were two completely different things.

Tai-feng had been caught before and was publicly criticized over the loudspeaker in the port area for a whole day. New Jersey wasn't afraid of being publicly criticized, but if she became a laughing stock in the port area because of this, she would never be able to hold her head up in the group again.

Realizing this, New Jersey didn't have time to think. After searching around for a place to hide, she finally crawled under the bed and began to hold her breath.

Soon after, Belfast, realizing that the commander was not inside, also came in.

Hiding under the bed, New Jersey could only vaguely see Belfast standing there for a moment from her vantage point, before seemingly starting to clean.

Fortunately, she didn't seem to notice her, but New Jersey couldn't help feeling a little resentful, wondering why Belfast had chosen this time to clean.

But while relieving herself, New Jersey was also quite impressed, because if Belfast hadn't cleaned so frequently, the area under the bed where she was now certainly wouldn't be so tidy.