The time-based admiral of KanColle

"No, I'm just not as skilled as you, but I feel a little emotional. In this case, I can be considered to have lost to you, Commander."

"You're overpraising me. It was just a fun match, and I almost lost."

Thinking of Saratoga's act of rushing up to him without even unfolding her ship equipment and showing off proudly in front of him, Yaxu couldn't help laughing. However, Saratoga would probably be very unwilling to accept this.

"Wow! Commander!!! Please do it again, please!"

As he was talking, Yaxu felt a layer of pain on his neck, and Saratoga, with tears in her eyes, hung behind him. She pulled Yaxu's face depressedly and said, "Saratoga will not accept failure like this."

"Oh, but it's too late, you little fool."

"Wow, Saratoga's perfect plan is ruined."

Although Saratoga has always been a person who never gives up, she would still be upset when the victory she had achieved flew away out of nowhere.

"Yeah, speaking of which, according to the bet, you have to listen to me in the next week, Saratoga."

"well!?"

Saratoga's little body trembled instantly, and then she quickly jumped down from behind Yaxu, with a guilty look on her face, she tried to sneak away with her hands behind her back: "Xiao, Xiao Jiajia suddenly remembered that her sister wanted to see me for something, so..."

"So I decided to punish Saratoga for this week and not do any mischief."

Smiling, Yaxu reached out and grabbed Saratoga's little head. While poking Saratoga's chewy cheek, he said something that made Saratoga despair.

"Ah, no! Saratoga can't play pranks, or she will die~~~"

How can it be so exaggerated...

Yaxu looked down at Saratoga who was hugging his thighs and couldn't help but laugh: "How about you decide the punishment, Saratoga?"

"Eh? Should I decide? Well, how about the Commander and Saratoga go on a prank together!?"

"No, that would mean you win."

"Well, the commander is an idiot!"

Saratoga, who was rejected, made a cute face and ran away decisively before Yaxu could speak again.

Saratoga is extremely astute in this regard.

Yaxu, who was just about to ask Saratoga to massage his shoulders, couldn't help but feel a little impressed.

"Speaking of which, Commander, what are you going to have me do?"

Staring at Yaxu's face, Qiye's deep purple eyes showed a slight curiosity. After all, as a commander, Yaxu usually didn't bother them to do things.

Facing the curiosity of the enterprise, Yaxu smiled, then coughed lightly, turned around and said loudly to everyone: "Well, everyone."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Commander?"

"Hmm! Could it be that the Commander wants to do something weird with this bet!?"

……

Looking at the whispering small ship girls and the steady big ship girls, Yaxu pretended to be serious, and then in front of the ship girls who suddenly quieted down, he suddenly smiled and said: "So, the commander decided to give everyone in the White Eagle a holiday this week."

"well!?"

"Great! Does that mean we don't have to train tomorrow? Let's go play together!"

Under the surprised expressions of the big ship girls, the small ship girls quickly accepted this fact and decisively jumped away in groups of three or five, while Enterprise frowned and whispered: "Um, Commander? We just got a free pass to other areas. Is it really okay to take a holiday now?"

"Well, Enterprise, there's no rush. Take a long vacation once in a while."

"Hey, you, is it really okay to use this rare bet here?"

Although he was a little surprised at first, Enterprise soon understood. After all, given Yaxu's personality, it was impossible for him to give orders that would cause trouble to others. Even the order to stop Saratoga from playing pranks was just a scare.

"It's really rare. In that case, can you give me a full body massage tonight? My shoulders have been quite sore lately."

"cough!"

Seeing Yaxu's teasing smile, Enterprise's eyes widened instantly. After a moment's pause, he shook his head helplessly, with the corners of his mouth raised: "I said that Saratoga is not allowed to play pranks, but the commander is playing a prank on me?"

"In fact, I want you to wear your Christmas clothes and sing for me for a whole day."

"Please don't..."

"Haha, that's really a pity."

Looking at the somewhat shy Qiye, Yaxu smiled and gently went up to hold Qiye's slender hand. Holding that delicate hand, Yaxu blinked and said, "I am greedy sometimes, too."

"Um, Senior, excuse me...excuse me!"

After discussing something with Shangela, Essex immediately came to find the company impatiently, but when he walked in and saw this scene, his body suddenly became nervous, and he quickly bowed his head to apologize, and then seemed to want to avoid it.

"Hey, Essex, calm down. You have business with the Enterprise, right?"

Noticing that Essex was making a fuss and wanted to escape, Yaxu quickly pulled Essex back with a wry smile.

"Well, um, Senior, I want to go to the room where you keep the medal."

"Hmm? Of course, but those medals aren't anything to brag about."

"Then Enterprise, you take Essex. I'll go check out Akashi. See you in the evening."

Yaxu looked at Essex, who was still restrained in front of the company in his daily life. He turned around and gave him some instructions, then walked towards Akashi who was waving at him from a distance.

"You owe Akashi another favor, meow! Do you know how much effort I put into convincing those two vixens and Atago to go back for you, meow!?"

"Thank you very much, but what is the important thing you mentioned, Akashi?"

"Just in case, I remind you to record the time, meow. After all, you might be scared to death, meow..."

"what!?"

Hearing such exaggerated words and seeing Akashi's face suddenly turn pale, Yaxu couldn't help feeling uneasy.

"Kuku~~~ Look forward to our work."

Echoing Akashi's words, Shiranui half-hid her face with her jet-black long sleeves and laughed sinisterly.

Chapter 156 Detailed Discussion

Scare him with scary things?

Walking up the grand staircase leading back to the Admiral's Mansion, Yaxu thought carefully as he recalled Shiranui's words.

Speaking of which, most people were probably more afraid of ghosts when they were young. But after watching horror movies with his family when he was a child and being thrown into a cemetery by his father who said it was to build up his courage, Yaxu has become accustomed to ghosts and the like.

So, he should be considered a courageous type...

Yaxu, who was somewhat concerned about what Mingshi had done, walked straight ahead, and suddenly ran into Queen Elizabeth, who was waiting outside the wall with her head held high.

"Hmm, human, it's pretty good as an entertainment show, so I'll just give you a compliment for now."

After watching the entertainment game, Queen Elizabeth, who had had enough fun, nodded with satisfaction, quickly raised the little scepter that she had been thinking about all the time, and began the routine Queen's praise session.

"Your Majesty, please stop saying weird things. By the way, thank you for your invitation."

Looking at his own silly white queen, Javelin immediately bowed slightly to express his gratitude, then he tiptoed nervously with a hopeful expression on his face: "That, the taste of the bento..."

"Very good, Javelin. By the way, this is a return gift."

As if sensing Javelin's delicate heart, Yaxu's tone softened, and he took out a small bracelet made of tiny shells and handed it to Javelin.

Since he had a lot of free time on the island, he made some small toys using the large silver shells on the beach.

"Hehe, thanks!"

After hearing Yaxu's approval, Javelin showed joy on his face, but he couldn't hold back his emotions and secretly waved his little fist behind his back.

"Um... Alas! Is there no place for me?"

Biting her little finger, she looked curiously at the shell bracelet on the harpoon's hand. Although it was not a luxurious and expensive item, Elizabeth felt like she wanted it for some reason.

As if it was a habit, Queen Elizabeth said to Yaxu without hesitation: "I want to make one too."

Yes, yes, you want to have one of everything anyway.

Yaxu, who had gotten used to it a long time ago, quickly took out a smaller bracelet. Well, after all, Shabai was sadly shorter than the javelin.

"Hmm! You are very considerate, human. I accept your kindness."

Elizabeth took it with a cheerful look on her face, stubbornly saying words of thanks like a queen.

"Um, Your Majesty? I thought you should take care of the affairs of your camp?"

"Hmm? What's going on?"

Queen Elizabeth, who had not been happy for long, raised her head in confusion and found that Yaxu was pointing behind her with a complicated expression. After looking in the direction, Queen Elizabeth realized that Belfast was holding an umbrella with a stiff smile, looking at her motionlessly. That expression was like solidified ice, which made Queen Elizabeth couldn't help but take two steps back.

By the way, the exercise lasted more than two hours in total. As for how long Belfast waited for Queen Elizabeth, it is unknown.

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"You are truly worthy of being a senior!"

Looking at the counter with a row of medals hanging on it in the inner room extending from the dormitories of Enterprise and Bumblebee, Essex sighed sincerely that for White Eagle, these battle stars were very important honors.

"It's not me who should be praised."

Standing next to Essex, Enterprise would not be complacent, but said calmly: "These are the glory of the steel battleship named 'Enterprise'. I am just the successor of the name of Enterprise."

Although Enterprise has a specific impression of each battle star, after all, these medals are attached to her ship's equipment space.

"By the way, Essex, what do you think of Yaxu?"

As if inadvertently, Qiye brought a cup of strong tea, placed it on the small square table in the room, and asked curiously.

"Commander... He's very gentle and reasonable, but... not cruel."

After a moment's silence, Essex immediately responded seriously. Yaxu's character was not difficult to understand. He was the kind of person who would not care even if Saratoga jumped on his face. He had no airs or temper at all.

Of course, this is not a bad thing, but... Essex is worried that if a crisis situation arises where some of the ship girls have to be abandoned, the commander will not be able to make a decisive decision.

"But he has outrageous abilities doesn't he."

Naturally, Enterprise, who could see the hidden meaning in Essex's words, quickly took a sip of tea and added.

"Indeed, if the commander can install the ship equipment, I'm afraid we won't be needed anymore."

Speaking of this, Essex couldn't help but stroke his light purple side hair with emotion. Although he had no attack power and destructive power, those abilities were simply invincible.

"Haha, Essex, now when you talk about Yaxu, your comments are much more tactful and gentle."

"After all, we are familiar with each other. Although I don't agree with some of the commander's childish behavior, he does have the necessary talents as a commander. Even if he doesn't use his abilities, he can coordinate South Dakota and the others well during the exercise."

Hearing Essex's answer, Enterprise smiled slightly, then gently pushed the cup towards Essex and suddenly said, "Now that the relationship is good, you don't have to continue doing the boring frigate work."

"well!?"

His breath suddenly stopped, and Essex felt his fingers trembling slightly: "That..."

Indeed, there are jobs that are more suitable for her who can command head-on. The work on the frigate is more suitable for South Dakota, rather than her who has a stern face all day long.

For efficiency reasons, this is as it should be.

"Of course, Senior. After all, I don't have the talent to protect others. I was just staring at them for no reason."

"..."

Soon, Essex adjusted himself, sat up straight and answered, while Enterprise paused for a moment, took a sip of tea and sighed.

"The commander just said that he is going to hold a beach volleyball competition at the garrison in the next few days. Do you plan to participate?"

Enterprise raised her hand with the communication watch tied to it and asked tentatively, but Essex quickly shook his head and refused: "No, Senior Enterprise, I want to review the mistakes I made in the exercise just now."

"Really? I'll leave first then. Actually, you can come to this room as you like. You don't need to report to me."

After giving his instructions, Enterprise quickly put on his navy cap and turned to leave, sighing in his heart: You are taking it too seriously, Essex...

However, if it weren't for the Kitchen Goddess and Yaxu, she would probably be the same.

……

Soon, Essex, the only one left in the room, took out the sea map and text and began to draw, although he was dazed from time to time.

Chapter 157 The Fate of Essex

Elizabeth, are you okay?

Yaxu sat on the beach cloth and hugged her knees, Belfast's forced smile still echoing in her mind. To the royal ship girl, it didn't matter how you tease the silly white queen, but it was best not to provoke Belfast.

Otherwise you will have to drink scalding hot tea, eat bitter snacks and clean the room yourself.

Although Belfast is the head maid, she will also express her dissatisfaction in a good way. Queen Elizabeth will probably be strictly controlled in the next few days.