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

"Bonus question? What do you mean?" Before You Ran could finish speaking, he saw New Jersey crawl back into bed, leaving him with only a plump buttocks with faint traces of his handprint on them.

......

Soon, it was noon.

"Aren't you going to eat?" While eating lunch, You Ran looked at the New Jersey man in front of him who was grinning foolishly at him and couldn't help but ask.

"I'm full." New Jersey licked his lips, still grinning foolishly with his hands on his face. "Besides, I'm already satisfied just watching Honey eat."

In truth, New Jersey didn't know exactly how she was feeling. Just looking at the Commander's smile, she could feel incredibly satisfied, a satisfaction she could never have experienced before. It was a feeling she couldn't find even when she was showing off on the forum, and it was the happiness that New Jersey had been pursuing her whole life.

Especially after answering the bonus question correctly this morning, the commander's personal admission is one of the reasons why New Jersey is now grinning like an idiot.

And honey eating right in front of me, it's so cheesy!

Since experiencing the Commander's taste, New Jersey thought she would forget those crazy behaviors on the forums, but for some reason, she now feels that her condition has worsened.

But it doesn't matter anymore. Anyway, the commander doesn't mind her having an occasional episode, so she doesn't need to correct herself.

"By the way, I probably won't be able to spend the afternoon and evening with New Jersey. I'm going to Sakura Empire later for a festival tonight."

After a short while, seeing that they had almost finished eating, You Ran suddenly spoke up.

"Eh~! If you're going to the festival, you're going to the festival. Can't you bring New Jersey along?" New Jersey was clearly surprised to hear this.

"Because I've already made plans with other ship girls, it's not possible." Having become completely open after last night's get-together, You Ran refused without hesitation.

"Oh well, I'll wait for Honey obediently in the lounge," New Jersey wailed.

You Ran advised, "This time it really wasn't necessary. We came back very late because we wanted to see the fireworks. The festival was actually quite lively. You can also go and see New Jersey."

"Yes, since you said so, Honey, I'll naturally go." New Jersey had no choice but to obediently agree.

Damn it! She wanted to see which vixen from the Sakura Empire had bewitched Honey!

As they talked, the afternoon passed quickly, and as evening approached, You Ran arrived at Chongying once again. Since they were already familiar with each other, You Ran didn't give any advance notice this time, which gave Noshiro, who was still waiting, a pleasant surprise.

"Commander~! The festival won't start for a while yet, why are you here so early!" Because of the festival, Noshiro had changed into a yukata with her sister's help early and was sitting in the courtyard waiting when she saw Yuu. She was obviously surprised and delighted.

"The earlier you arrive, the earlier you can prepare."

"commander!"

She closed the door and walked in quite naturally. You Ran was about to compliment Noshiro on how beautiful her yukata was when she was interrupted by a surprised voice.

Looking over, she suddenly noticed that Sakura, who was also wearing a yukata but whose face was flushed with embarrassment, rushed out of the room.

Before You Ran could react, Shu Niang immediately stepped forward and pulled him into the house with both hands, saying anxiously as they walked, "Commander, Commander, come here quickly. I have something urgent to discuss with you. You can talk to Noshiro-nee after you're done."

For a moment, Yu Ran really didn't know what was going on, so she could only smile apologetically at Noshiro before being quickly pulled into the house by Sakebori.

"Alright, now that everyone's gone, what's the matter?" After entering the house and closing the door, You Ran was a little puzzled, seeing that Jiu Niang's behavior didn't seem to be fake.

"Um... well, anyway, Commander, you can see for yourself." Saying this, Shu Niang turned her head away, not daring to meet You Ran's gaze. She simply used both hands to lift the hem of her yukata, revealing a large area of ​​bare skin beneath her skirt. "I, I was being very careful, but for some reason it just kept sinking in. Now, now it's like this, waah~! Commander, you won't not take me to the festival because of this, will you?"

I discovered this situation after waking up this morning, and I've been worried and fearful ever since, fearing that the commander would not take me to the festival because of it.

Actually, Sakabo had considered taking out the note or replacing it with a new one, but after much deliberation, she didn't take any action. Now that Yuran had come over, Sakabo, who had been suppressing her feelings all day, finally found an outlet and quickly expressed them.

I never expected that what I said yesterday because of my bad taste would actually be taken to heart by Sakebori. Looking at the note in front of me, which was no longer intact, I felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Alright, alright, I can see that Sakebori is trying very hard to preserve it, I won't leave you out."

"Huh? Really! Hehehe~! I knew the Commander was the best to me." Seeing this, Shugao's worry turned to joy almost instantly, but her face quickly turned even redder. "Then, then Commander... can you help Shugao take it out now? To be honest, it's so, so itchy..."

Chapter Sixty-Eight: I came in to see the Joker, not to become the Joker.

“But it’s not easy for me to carry it if you’re standing like this. Why don’t you sit on the sofa and let me take another look?” After observing carefully, You Ran realized that she couldn’t look at the matter with conventional thinking, and said in a serious tone.

"Hmm~ um..." She responded softly with her head down, her face flushed. She sat on the sofa, took off her shoes, and then lifted her legs to place her bare feet on either side of the sofa.

Only then did You Ran have the space to bring her head closer to observe carefully. Looking at the strip of paper that had fallen into the narrow crevice, You Ran first tried to use her hand.

However, because it involved parts that were not commonly encountered and were too difficult, You Ran spent more than half an hour trying various methods and even borrowing some tools to try many times before she finally managed to pull out the soaked paper strip.

"Okay, I've checked it carefully inside and out, there shouldn't be any paper scraps left."

Although she wanted to hone her skills a little more, she felt that it was about time. Just as You Ran was about to stop, Jiu Niang grabbed her wrist again.

"Yes, there's still a little bit left, Commander! Just a tiny bit more, right at the very back. I feel so uncomfortable, hurry, just a little bit more."

"Alright then, I'll do one last check. If it's really not there, then it's not there."

And so, after some time...

dong dong dong——!

With a knock on the door, Noshiro, who had been waiting outside for quite some time, finally couldn't resist and stood at the door, raising her voice slightly to say, "Commander~ Sakura~ Aren't you done yet? It's almost time, we still need to go to the shop to pick out a yukata for the Commander later."

"Hmm~! It's almost done, Noshiro-nee, don't worry, ah~! It's coming out, hmm~!"

Just as Noshiro was wondering whether to go in directly, she soon heard Sakebori's intermittent, delicate shouts coming from inside. Noshiro blushed and didn't dare to urge her any further.

......

"Ahem, sorry, I couldn't help but fool around with Sakebori for a while."

Noshiro wasn't kept waiting too long. The dispute over the note ended almost as soon as Sakeya finished speaking. It was mainly because tidying up the room took a little longer, so when Yuran came out and saw Noshiro still waiting at the door, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Hmm..." Hearing You Ran's words, Jiu Niang originally wanted to be stubborn, but when she thought about how the lewd sounds she had just made had been heard by the older sister at the door, Jiu Niang blushed and didn't say anything more.

"No, it's okay. There's still plenty of time, and you don't need to apologize for this, Commander." Noshiro said, her head bowed, a blush creeping across her cheeks as she saw the Commander emerge.

Actually, Noshiro is quite happy to see this now, since he still has a feeling of unreality about it, even after that night.

Fearing that the commander might suddenly revert to his previous state of indifference, she felt it was better to be interested than not interested now. Otherwise, if he really wasn't interested, what would she talk about giving herself to him that night?

But then again, I wonder if I'll be able to satisfy the commander on my own...

Thinking about this made Noshiro even more shy.

Seeing that Noshiro didn't seem to care, Yuran didn't delve into the matter either, and quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, where's Agano? I haven't seen her."

"The festival is a little short of ship girls who know riddles, and luckily, my sister knows a bit about them, so she volunteered to help this afternoon. She should be back a little later," Noshiro explained softly.

"Oh, is that so? Didn't you just say you wanted to look at yukatas? Let's go now."

"Uh-huh......"

Seeing Noshiro nod, Yuran was about to walk out when Sakebori grabbed her arm.

"Hey, Commander, before I head out, I'd like to take one last photo with you to commemorate the occasion."

You Ran glared at Jiu Niang, annoyed. "You're such a busybody."

"After all, today is such a memorable day, okay, okay~!" Saying this, Jiu Niang started shaking You Ran's arm and acting coquettishly.

"Alright, hurry up." Although Sakae's coquettishness wasn't quite as overtly charming as New Jersey's, her voice and appearance were undeniably sweeter, so You Ran quickly succumbed...

After receiving the commander's approval, a brand new photo was quickly added to Sakabo's phone album.

Without hesitation, Jiu Niang linked arms with You Ran and walked out, while using her other hand to quickly find the post she had made the night before and send the picture out.

Sakebori: "Pictures, pictures."

Sakebori: "The Commander took his little girlfriend out to the festival~!"

Fearful: "?"

Atago: "?"

Royal Ark: "?"

Bumblebee: "This, this is a photoshopped picture, right? The Commander is usually so busy, how could he possibly have time to participate in these things?"

Essex: "It's fake, it's fake, I don't believe it, I don't admit it."

San Francisco: "Alright, stop being a clown. Is it really interesting to use these photoshopped images to grab attention all the time?"

Sakebori: "Whether it's real or not, come and see for yourself at Sakura Road. I'm not chatting with you guys anymore, I'm going to help the Commander choose clothes."

Royal Oak: "Hey, Cherry Blossom Road? I think I'm nearby."

San Francisco: "Quick, find out which corner she's fantasizing in, and then expose her!"

Royal Ark: "It's time for my favorite offline clown segment again??"

Royal Oak: "Everyone... it seems to be true. I really saw the Commander, and besides Sakano, there was also Noshiro??"

Royal Oak: "Image."

San Francisco: "?!!"

Fearful: "?!!"

Essex: "?!!"

Royal Oak: "Sakeboro is now walking forward arm in arm with the Commander, and the Commander doesn't seem to be resisting at all, even with a smile on his face."

Royal Oak: "Wait, wait, wait! Commander Zhizhi just smiled at me! Does this mean he wants me to join?! Ugh, everyone, what should I do? I'm so conflicted."

Seattle: "This is utterly absurd! Didn't we all agree that no one would cross that line? Why would you violate the non-aggression pact between the port commanders?!"

San Francisco: "You can't not break the rules, but when someone is about to violate them, why are you talking to them about the rules?"

Blücher: "Stop talking! I beg you, stop talking! No matter how hard or tiring my life is, I don't feel sad. It's only when you guys talk about this kind of thing and brag that my heart feels like it's being cut by a knife. Tears keep streaming down my face as I type this..."

Gorizia: "Ugh! So you guys can do this in my dorm when you're harassing the Commander! Let me feel a little involved too."

Essex: "I came in to see...?, not to become...?, so hurry up and tell me, a ship girl who knows the truth, that all of this is fake!!!"

Bremerton: "I saw it too, the Commander was actually walking with other ship girls..."

Evolution Parent: "Why the hell did that?!"

Awesome: “…”

Kewei: "I suddenly wish I could be as rude as you."

......

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Akashi's Little Shop

San Francisco: "No way, I can't take it anymore. Send me the location, I'm going to intercept her right now. They're all ship girls, why should we let Sakawa go? She has no breasts and no butt. We can't say that the Commander only likes that kind of thing!"