He is the commander and the admiral.

"Because it's very comfortable in the commander's arms, Rafi wants to sleep here."

This round of conversation left Javelin speechless. He could only watch as Lafite leaned comfortably in Roger's arms, closed his eyes and began to sleep.

When Javelin was feeling helpless that her plan could not be carried out as planned, Roger poked her finger in the face, causing Javelin to pay attention. Then she saw Roger put his finger in front of his mouth to indicate silence, and then slowly moved closer.

“Eh hey hey?! What…what are you doing?!”

Javelin suddenly became nervous about this. After Roger came closer with Rafi in his arms, she couldn't help but wonder if Roger was going to do something unspeakable to her while Rafi was asleep.

"If...if that's really the case, the commander is really too bold! What should I do? What should I do now?"

While Javelin was daydreaming, Roger put his arm around her shoulders and let her lean against him.

"Eh? Commander?"

The Javelin that was being held looked at Roger with a little confusion, as if trying to figure out what he was doing.

"Javelin has been working hard to help me, and this time let me help you relieve some of your fatigue. Otherwise, I will feel bad if I am the only one accepting your care all the time."

As he said this, Roger lowered his head and gently rubbed Javelin's hair. The heat generated by his breath made Javelin's face turn red, and his expression became nervous and happy.

"Hehehe~ It really feels great to hug the Commander like this. It would be great if we could stay like this forever."

Enjoying this unique treatment, Javelin's face was full of smiles, and he was also looking forward to this situation continuing.

Chapter 34 Royal Invitation

"Ah... I have so much free time. As a newly appointed commander, why do I have so many things to do?"

After a busy period, Roger walked in the almost repaired port area with a look of emotion. After all, he hadn't had a good time to stroll around since coming here, and Little North was now playing with Javelin and Laffite, so he didn't need to worry about anything.

Therefore, it had never happened before that a person was wandering around the port area alone. After taking a quick look at the current situation in the port area and finding that it had almost recovered, Roger expressed his gratitude to the hard-working barbarians. If the port area really left them, there might be big problems.

"But I still feel that the port area is a little quiet."

Although there are a lot more people in the port area than before, it still feels relatively quiet with few people. The port is quite lively, after all, a bunch of deep-sea ships gather there. However, that kind of liveliness is not what Roger wants.

"Commander, there is a letter for you."

Guanghui's soothing voice diverted Roger's attention. Looking at the figure walking slowly towards him, Roger became curious about who the letter was from.

"Royal?"

When Roger saw the Royal Navy emblem on the letter, he realized who might have sent it.

"It's Her Majesty the Queen."

Guanghui directly stated who the letter was addressed to. After Roger took the letter and opened it, he saw the words in beautiful handwriting. After reading the contents of the letter briefly, Roger's expression became a little subtle.

"What's wrong? Did Her Majesty say something troubling?"

When Guanghui saw Roger's expression, he couldn't help but wonder what the content of the letter might be. Considering some of the Queen's behaviors, it might be that some troubling requests were made.

"It's not that there is something troubling. In fact, she just wants me to go over and meet her. The letter shows that as a minister, I have no intention of visiting the queen. This behavior makes her very unhappy."

Roger didn't think much of Queen Elizabeth's idea. The general situation was probably that she just wanted to see what she was like as a commander now. After all, this was something that many ship girls cared about.

"Eh? Is that so? But does the Commander have time to arrange this now?"

Guanghui thought about this. After all, it would take a lot of time to leave the port and go to the port where the Royal Navy was located. If something delayed him during this period, it would be a headache for the port's affairs.

"Well, this is worth considering carefully. A meeting is definitely necessary. After all, Her Majesty the Queen has said so. Obviously, it is not easy to refuse this meeting. Not to mention that she is willing to let you and Javelin come to help me, which is also something I need to thank her for."

Roger put away the letter after reading it, and then thought about his future itinerary arrangements, whether there would be any conflicts with what happened this time.

"If there is any trouble, Guanghui can help the commander contact His Majesty and give her some time."

"Well, if there is, I will tell you, but for now there is no such situation, so there is no problem with meeting or anything like that."

There is currently nothing in the port area that requires Roger to spend time to handle and resolve personally, so there will be no problems with this meeting.

"That's really great!"

Guanghui was very happy to see this result. She hoped that Roger could have a good meeting with Queen Elizabeth and that the relationship between the two sides could become closer. This kind of thing would also be good for the Royal Navy.

"Then I need to make arrangements in this regard, as well as the defense issues in the port area."

During the absence, someone will be needed to help deal with the affairs of the port area, but as for suitable candidates, Xiao Beifang and Lafei are ruled out first. The former knows nothing, and the latter will definitely fall asleep halfway through. Javelin might be a possibility, but I don't know if she will want to follow me back to the Royal Navy's port area.

And Guanghui must be taken along, after all, there are some matters that require Guanghui to communicate with Queen Elizabeth.

"It turns out that the most suitable person is Light Cruiser Princess. Let's talk to her then."

The best candidate in Roger's mind fell on Light Cruiser Qiji, so he went to the port and found Light Cruiser Qiji looking at the sea.

"Light Cruiser Qiji, I may need to trouble you with something."

"Is it some new military mission?"

"Ah, no, actually, it's because I may need to go out for something, so I need you to be my secretary ship for the tasks and things that need to be left behind in the port area. Please handle it for me when the time comes."

Roger explained the situation and let Light Cruiser Qiji know what needed to be done.

"Let me serve as the secretary ship?"

This situation seemed a little unexpected, and Light Cruiser Qiji's voice became a little higher. Judging from the voice, Roger thought that the other party should be somewhat happy, right?

"Yes, among the candidates, Guanghui needs to go with me, while Xiaobeifang and Lafei are not suitable for this task. Javelin may be able to do it, but considering the person I'm going to meet, I think it's better to bring her with me. Therefore, only you are suitable to be in charge during this period. How about it? Is it okay?"

Facing Roger's expectant gaze, Light Cruiser Qiji nodded silently to indicate her agreement.

“I will try my best to do this well.”

Secretary ship... Light cruiser Qiji never thought that after arriving here, she would be able to experience being a secretary ship. This feeling made her happy, but at the same time she was also concerned about the things in this position and whether she could do it well.

"That's good. If the meeting over there goes well, I will come back as soon as possible and won't keep you waiting too long."

Later, Roger added Xiao Beifang to the departing team. Originally, he wanted her and Laffite to follow the light cruiser Qiji in the port area, but facing her flickering eyes, Roger finally gave in and let her join the team heading to the Royal Navy port area. After everything was ready, the command ship sailed away from the port.

"Safe travels."

Light cruiser Qiji said slowly as she looked at the command ship leaving.

Chapter 35 Let’s talk about something happier

The command ship did not encounter anything special along the way, and everyone was very happy to see this result. After all, Roger was more worried that if something happened at that time, something might happen that would make the situation serious.

After safely arriving at the Royal Navy's port, Roger saw Belfast, who was waiting there.

"I've been waiting for you, Commander. Maid Belfast sends you her greetings."

Belfast folded his hands on his abdomen, bowed slightly to Roger and said, then his eyes swept over Roger and Xiao Beifang beside him, lingering on Xiao Beifang a little longer.

"Then please follow me. Her Majesty the Queen is waiting for you."

"Well, please."

Roger and others followed Belfast on the road to meet Queen Elizabeth. Soon they saw a garden. The various bright flowers and butterflies flying here attracted Xiao Beifang's attention.

When she sees a butterfly flying past her, she will reach out to touch the little thing that has attracted her attention.

Soon, a snow-white round table was placed in the center of the garden, and several chairs with the Royal Navy emblem were sitting around the table. Among the tall women with aristocratic temperament, there was a petite figure wearing a crown, who seemed a little out of place among these people.

"Your Majesty, the commander is here."

"Well, you are finally here, huh~ As a servant, you actually need me to write a letter before you are willing to come to see me. This is really a bold and presumptuous thing to do."

Elizabeth looked at Roger who appeared in front of her and couldn't help but snort slightly, expressing her inner dissatisfaction.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Your Majesty the Queen is still as elegant and noble as ever. As for the audience, please understand. I have just graduated and become a commander, so I have to bear with some premature responsibilities."

What Roger said made Elizabeth nod with slight satisfaction, and some of the dissatisfaction in her heart also subsided a lot.

"Indeed, we encountered some big troubles at the beginning. It is really not easy for the current commander."

The Prince of Wales nodded in agreement. At the very beginning, after participating in the support operation, he suffered a direct attack from the Sakura Empire. Then, when he went to conquer the sea area, he didn't know what happened. The level of the sea area was directly increased. It took a lot of effort to conquer the sea area. He went out twice, and encountered this problem both times. It really made people feel that it was very hard.

"Well, if that's the case, then I will magnanimously forgive you. Thank me for my grace, servant."

Elizabeth, who had no intention of making things difficult for Roger, simply used this reason to express that she had forgiven the mistake.

"Thank you so much."

"And this is the special ship girl you relied on at the beginning?"

Elizabeth then pointed at Little North who was running to King George V of England. Her eyes were completely attracted by the various meals and desserts in front of him.

Seeing that Little North seemed very interested, King George V of England took out one of the cakes and shared it with Little North. After tasting it, Little North's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yes, if it weren't for Xiao Beifang, perhaps my experience during this period of time might not have been so simple."

"I think that from the very beginning, the problems caused by Sakura Empire actually had a lot to do with her."

After all, the reason why the Sakura Empire attacked Roger's port was because they felt that his situation might become an obstacle in the future. The one who caused this was Little North, and it was not without reason that Elizabeth said this.

You have to know that according to the current situation, the appearance of Xiao Beifang slightly disrupted some arrangements of the Sakura Empire, even for them, especially her role and the subsequent appearance of Light Cruiser Qiji. After all, Roger is the commander, and he should have had more bonds and relationships with the many ship girls in Azur Lane, but these two guys who suddenly appeared disrupted this situation.

Although the relationship between the factions in Azur Lane is very good, there is still some competition among them. Therefore, if possible, they all hope that the faction they are in can take the leadership position, and Roger's help is necessary for this.

But now, a ship girl who does not belong to any camp suddenly appeared beside Roger, and even a ship girl with the same existence as Xiao Beifang appeared later, which suddenly gave him a great advantage. This situation was really unexpected, not to mention that Raw was indeed quite dependent on the help brought by Xiao Beifang.

"Ok?"

Little Beifang, with cream on her face, looked at everyone in confusion, not quite understanding why they were suddenly talking about her.

"It's okay, do you want anything else to eat?"

King George V of England patted little North's head and asked her to continue to focus on the dessert.

"Can the North take some to the Admiral?"

"Admiral? Ah, of course, no problem. However, the commander has special supplies, so you don't need to worry about it."

After hearing what King George V said, Xiao Bei continued to eat the cake happily.

"That's... a little bit true, but overall the problem is still mine."

Roger thought about it for a moment and believed that in some respects, this could be considered true. The Sakura Empire was alerted by the power displayed by Xiao Beifang, so they wanted to take tentative action. However, in the final analysis, this matter could not be entirely blamed on her.

After all, the cause of the whole incident was because he thought he could rescue Bumblebee. It was his action that led to such consequences. Not to mention that Xiao Beifang only listened to his orders and acted according to his instructions. The responsibility for the impact she caused must be attributed to him, not Xiao Beifang who knew nothing.

"But after all, it's a bit of a letdown to meet with Your Majesty the Queen and talk about these uninteresting things. After all, it's better to talk about something that will make both parties happy and satisfied."

"Indeed, I agree with this point. I am very curious about the commander's affairs."

Hood, who had not spoken much from the beginning, agreed with this answer. Instead of talking about Xiao Beifang's affairs, it would be better to talk about something else to deepen their relationship.

Chapter 36 The Infiltrating Enemy

Currently, the light cruiser Qiji, who serves as the secretary ship, handles some simple affairs in the port area, arranges various patrol tasks, and clears out some small fleets that are on guard against Sirens.

In Roger's office, Light Cruiser Sumire, who had sorted out the documents on the desk, nodded slightly. After looking around and making sure that there was nothing else that needed to be dealt with, she left the office. However, while walking in the corridor, a familiar figure made her stop.

"Rafi? What's the matter?"

"I just came to take a look... I felt a bit depressed without the commander, so I came to the commander's office..."

After hearing Lafite's answer, there was really nothing worth worrying about. However, when Lafite continued to approach, the light cruiser Qiji did not hesitate at all. The ship equipment appeared in her hand and pointed the muzzle directly at the guy in front of her.

"Stop pretending, who are you?"

When Roger was not in the port, Lafite became more listless than before. He stayed in the room all the time and slept. He would only come out when he was hungry. It was impossible for the situation in Roger's office to be like this now.

Not to mention that her body instinctively hated and wanted to destroy the guy in front of her. She would never have this feeling towards Lafite again, having been with him for a long time.

"Hmm? Were you discovered? I thought you could hide this kind of thing from me, but you turned out to be so vigilant?"

A voice that did not belong to Rafi sounded, and at the same time, the appearance of Rafi in front of her gradually changed back to the original appearance of Observer α. After seeing her appearance clearly, Light Cruiser Qiji recognized that the other party was very similar to the chess player she had seen before, and she also had her own consciousness. This undoubtedly represented her identity among the Sirens, and she must be a senior leader.

Thinking of this, the muzzle of the gun on the light cruiser Qiji suddenly emitted a red light.

"I'm really excited, but are you sure you want to attack me in a place like this? If you're not careful, you might destroy this place."

Observer α's words made Light Cruiser Qiji pause for a moment. After all, if this place was really destroyed, then it would be a dereliction of duty for her as the secretary ship. However, Light Cruiser Qiji did not put her hand down and still stared at Observer α in front of her.

"What is your purpose? Stealing intelligence? Or are you planning to destroy the port from the inside?"

"I won't do such a thing, because it's totally unnecessary. The more important reason is that you guys came from nowhere. Your existence is completely abnormal. I haven't seen a strange ship girl like you for so long, especially the danger level is also very high. I'm curious about how you came here and what you want to do?"

After obtaining some information about Xiao Beifang's abilities, Observer α became wary of her ability to erode the sea. Although Siren also did such things, her erosion was ultimately just changing the climate of the sea, rather than changing the conditions of the sea like the other party and then creating a bunch of deep-sea ships.

That kind of power filled with resentment is very bad no matter how you look at it. It also makes Observer Alpha think of a certain situation. After already having a group of troublesome guys, she doesn't want to have more similar troubles to make her work more difficult.