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

Yorktown, who was completely unaware of what was behind him, was also somewhat surprised by the commander's sudden appearance. However, having had contact with him a few days ago, Yorktown was not too reserved. Instead, he echoed You Ran's words, saying, "Of course, when Glorious said those words, he was grinning like an idiot with a happy smile on his face. He didn't remember what he was saying at all."

"Look, even Yorktown said that." Seeing Yorktown's cooperation, You Ran smiled even more happily.

"Well......"

Could it be that I accidentally blurted out what was on my mind before?!

Glorious was immediately embarrassed, never expecting to say such a thing in front of Yorktown.

Chapter Ninety-One: Little Fearsome and Little Glory

"By the way, why did the Commander come to the school?" Seeing that Glorious was too embarrassed to speak, Yorktown felt a little guilty and took the initiative to help him out.

"I just got back and it happened to be the time when school let out, so I thought I'd come over and check it out. Then I saw you and Guanghui from afar, and I was curious about what you were talking about, so I came over." After saying that, You Ran immediately followed up with a question, "By the way, did you see Raffi come out?"

"Laffey... I don't recall ever seeing it. Has Glorious ever seen it?"

"I don't have any either." Having gradually calmed down from her earlier embarrassment, Glorious shook her head.

"Then that should be it." Seeing that he hadn't seen even Guanghui, Yorktown felt that Raffi was probably still at school, but he couldn't say for sure about the remaining 20% ​​probability.

"However, it's also possible that they didn't notice and missed it. But the commander can wait a moment for the specific situation. Little Harman and Laffey are in the same class, so you can ask Harman when he comes out."

"I see. Then I'll wait here for a while." As she spoke, You Ran turned her gaze to Guang Hui. "By the way, is Guang Hui here to pick up Little Guang Hui?"

Gradually regaining his composure, Glorious said gently, "Well, besides Glorious, there's also Formidable, but Formidable seems to be on duty today, so he came out a little late. Glorious is probably helping out now."

"However... based on past experience, Little Fear and the others should be close too,"

"Radiant Sister~!"

Glancing at the time, as they were talking, Glorious seemed to hear shouts from not far away. So he stopped talking and turned around. Glorious quickly saw Little Fearless running towards him on the road not far away.

"Kewei, you can't run so fast, you might fall down." Behind Kewei, Xiaoguanghui anxiously followed, lifting her skirt.

Despite what Xiao Guanghui said, Xiao Kewei, who had just finished his duty and hadn't seen his big sister Guanghui all day, couldn't contain his excitement. Seeing that Guanghui had opened her arms to him at the school gate, Xiao Kewei quickened his pace. He was about to rush into Guanghui's gentle embrace as usual, but when he turned his gaze, he unconsciously noticed another familiar figure beside Guanghui.

Seeing this, Little Kewei suddenly froze for a moment, then felt his foot twist and his heart skip a beat. When he came to his senses, Little Kewei realized that he had just fallen flat on his face. As he looked at the ground getting closer and closer to him, Little Kewei immediately closed his eyes in fear. He subconsciously wanted to call out the name he most wanted to call out, but he lost his voice as soon as he opened his mouth.

Fortunately, even though Little Coward didn't make a sound, You Ran still realized it and grabbed Little Coward by the back of his collar before he hit the ground.

Soon, having already prepared his wrestling gear, with his eyes closed and hands protecting his face, Little Fearless realized that the pain he had anticipated had not come.

Somewhat timid, he first opened his right eye briefly and then quickly closed it again. Seeing that it seemed to be really alright, Little Fear gradually became bolder and opened one eye, and then both eyes.

Looking at the ground in front of him, which he was about to crash into but always just missed by a hair's breadth, Little Feared poked it twice with his finger in disbelief.

Could this be the forbidden power my sister spoke of, the invincible time stop hidden within the fearsome body, which can only be triggered in times of crisis?!

However, just as Little Kewei was imagining how to use his time-stopping ability after awakening, he suddenly felt as if the back of his collar was being lifted up, and then he immediately felt himself fall into a very safe embrace.

"Little Kewei? Is it scared? Why hasn't it said a word for so long?" You Ran was a little surprised to see the silent little Kewei in her arms.

Completely unable to believe that the person holding her in his arms was the Commander, Little Fear, after a brief moment of stunned silence, immediately shouted in shock, "Commander! Commander—!"

......

......

On the other side, the commander's strategy team

Cheshire: "Hehehe~! Everyone, I've arrived at my dear rest room~ Hmm~! Although the Commander hasn't returned yet, feeling the bed my dear slept in, the sofa my dear sat on, the dishes my dear used, everything smells so good, everything is so wonderful, I suddenly feel that heaven is nothing more than this."

Blücher: "Damn it! The ship girl who's in the commander's lounge should be mine!"

Cheshire: "Heh heh, sorry, I got here first after all."

Gorizia: "Alright, alright, stop getting excited. The Commander and my wife are having fun outside. We don't even know if they'll be back tonight."

Gorizia: "Picture."

Blücher: "?!!"

San Francisco: "?!!"

Royal Oak: "?!!"

Royal Oaks: "Huh? You guys are all playing so high right off the bat, jumping straight to base without even asking?!"

Purification: "Commander's schedule is so tight, how can he have time for a date with you? If it were me and Commander, a whole day wouldn't be enough!"

Essex: "Alright, if you haven't done it with the Commander, don't talk. If it takes more than half an hour, I'll consider you impressive."

Purification: "If you can't do it, don't say others can't. Besides, I'm not like you ship girls; I'm not so delicate and precious."

Essex: "Stop talking big, try it once before you argue with me, okay?"

Purification: "Are you worried you'll feel inferior then?"

San Francisco: "Where is this? An open-air hot spring?! Or a public place?! My wife is going all out?!"

Atago: "An open-air hot spring?! From Sakura Empire?! Gorizia, why didn't you say so sooner? If you had, I would have gone much sooner! I don't even know if it's too late to go now."

Bumblebee: "Don't even think about it. The commander left a long time ago. I only found out about it from Rome and the others when I arrived."

Bumblebee: "Hey, but you guys said I'm currently soaking in the hot spring where the Commander just did that, so in a sense, doesn't that mean I've also done that with the Commander?"

San Francisco: "That's enough, isn't it?"

......

P.S.: I'm the champion of staying up all night????, I don't want to be the champion of staying up all night anymore??????

Chapter Ninety-Two: Raffi and Haman

At the school gate right now...

Seeing that Little Kewei had fallen, Little Glorious quickly ran over from behind. When Little Glorious saw You Ran, she was obviously a little surprised, but she quickly suppressed her joy and excitement. After confirming that Little Kewei was alright, she turned to You Ran and gave her a ladylike bow, "Commander~ Good day, Little Kewei has caused you trouble."

"It's nothing. It's understandable that Little Kewei is eager to see her Radiant sister." As she spoke, You Ran wanted to hug and pet Little Kewei for a while, but seeing that Radiant seemed to have something to say to Little Kewei, You Ran quickly picked up Little Kewei from her arms and placed her on the ground in front of Radiant.

Upon seeing Formidable, Glorious immediately put his hands on his hips angrily and said, "Formidable, honestly, how many times have I told you not to run so fast, not to run so fast, but you just wouldn't listen. Now you've caused trouble for the Commander."

"Um~ I'm sorry... Illustrious sister, I know I was wrong..." I was originally feeling smug because I accidentally fell and unexpectedly got a hug from the commander, but now that the commander has exposed me, I feel lost and immediately admit my mistake.

"Why do I feel like Little Glory looks more like an adult than you, Glory?" You Ran looked at Little Glory's serious expression and quickly turned her gaze to Glory with a smile.

"Doesn't the Commander know whether I look like an adult or not after looking at me for so long..." Since she had noticed the Commander's unintentional glances several times, Glorious blushed and boldly spoke up.

"Ahem, this isn't something you can tell just by looking. I'll discuss this with you, Glorious, in more detail another day." Hearing Glorious's words, You Ran suddenly felt a little tempted. If she weren't outside right now, You Ran would really like to experience the specific differences between the Great Glorious and the Little Glorious.

Upon hearing the commander's words, Glorious's face flushed even more.

Yorktown, seeing that Glorious and the others had come out, worried that the Commander was getting impatient, so Yorktown took out her phone and sent a message to Hamman. After informing Hamman of the existence of You Ran, she instructed Hamman to call Laffey over if she saw her. Yorktown was a little relieved and then quickly joined the chat again.

Inside the school, upon learning that the commander was at the school gate, Harman, who had just finished her physical education class and helped the assault team move equipment, hurriedly returned to her classroom.

After spending only a few seconds packing her schoolbag, Harman quickly went to the middle seat in the front row of the classroom, and then gently shook Raffi, who was still sleeping in front of her, twice, "Raffi~ Raffi~ wake up, school is over."

"Zzz...uh..." Slowly waking up to Haman's call, Laffey rubbed his eyes, thinking it was Javelin or Rei Ayanami calling him, but when he opened his eyes, he found that it was Haman who had woken him up.

"Raffi, you missed PE class again." Harman said as Raffi gradually woke up.

"Because just thinking about PE class makes Raffi... so... Raffi needs... to rest so she'll have the energy for PE class..."

Laffey's words left Hamman speechless. However, considering that the commander was still waiting outside, Hamman didn't dwell on it and immediately said, "But physical education class is over now, and Laffey should have rested enough. Let's go out quickly."

This was the first time Laffey had ever seen Hamman proactively invite another ship girl, and she was somewhat surprised. "Haman, is she inviting Laffey... to go back together?"

"No, no, that's not it! Don't overthink it, Laffey. It's just that Sister Yorktown said the Commander was looking for Laffey, otherwise I wouldn't have asked Laffey to come along!" Seeing that Laffey had misunderstood, Harman immediately waved her hands and shouted an explanation, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Commander...?" Upon hearing those three words, Laffey's previously listless face suddenly brightened up. "But, Commander... shouldn't you still be working right now...?"

“I don’t know either,” Harman shook her head. “But I heard from my sister in Yorktown that the Commander has been waiting for a long time, so let’s hurry over.”

After confirming that it really was the Commander, Laffey suddenly felt a pang of longing for the Commander's warm embrace, so she immediately stood up. "Yes, Laffey... I've rested enough, and now I'm full of energy."

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At the school gate, Yorktown was chatting and laughing with the Commander and Glorious. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly vaguely heard someone calling him, so he turned his gaze to the main road inside the school.

"Yorktown sister~!"

Upon arriving at the school gate, Hamman spotted the Commander and Yorktown from afar. She instinctively greeted them and then wanted to run over and throw herself into Yorktown's arms. However, after taking only a few steps, she suddenly realized the Commander's presence. Feeling shy, she gradually became hesitant and slowed down.

However, just as Harman was thinking about how to greet the commander, she suddenly noticed that the commander in the distance had opened his arms to her.

Is this...is this an invitation?!

Seeing this, Harman's face turned bright red. She wanted to quicken her pace and rush into the commander's arms, but for some reason, she actually walked much slower than before.

Just as Hamman was hesitating whether to quicken his pace, he suddenly saw a figure flash past his side. Seeing the familiar rabbit ears, Hamman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something and felt a sudden urgency. He wanted to chase after it, but found that he was already too late for Raffi.

"commander--"

What might seem like a calm shout to others was, for Raffi herself, the loudest scream. Raffi threw herself into You Ran's arms.

And what about me...?

Upon witnessing this scene, Harman stood frozen in place, feeling as if she had lost something precious in that instant, her mind in turmoil.

Meanwhile, Little Fearless and Little Illusion, seeing Laffey so easily fall into the Commander's arms, couldn't help but show envious glances.

Yorktown and Illustrious, witnessing this scene, suddenly imagined the day when the Commander would rush into their arms like a child.

"Commander, what brings you here to pick up Laffey from school today..." Nestled in You Ran's arms, Laffey quickly adapted to a very comfortable position, and her soft, sweet voice rang in You Ran's ears.

Chapter Ninety-Three Cheshire is preparing

Healed by Lafite's soft, sweet voice, You Ran smiled and said, "Since I wasn't busy at work today and it happened to be on my way, I thought I'd come and visit Lafite."

"Commander, just... take a look..." Because she was afraid of disturbing You Ran's work, Laffey, who hadn't been back to this warm little nest for a while, suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave.

"Hmm... If Laffey wants, she can go home with the Commander tonight, how about that?"