He is the commander and the admiral.

After Roger got ashore, he was about to look for Akashi on the beach when he saw a pair of green cat ears and ahoge appear from behind a huge rock. Then, as if confirming who the person was, Akashi appeared from behind the rock, carrying a golden box on her back.

"You're finally here, meow. You know, Akashi has been waiting here for a long time."

"Eh? Akashi from Sakura Empire? What's going on?"

Javelin looked at Akashi in surprise, obviously not expecting that the person she would meet with the commander here would be her.

"Meow? Commander, didn't you tell her?"

Seeing Javelin so surprised by his appearance, Akashi looked at Roger in confusion. Logically speaking, if he participated in this transaction, he should have explained it, right?

"This is not a problem worth worrying about, so I didn't say anything. Besides, the target is you. Give me the things and I will transfer the money to your account now."

"Okay meow!"

When it came to money, Akashi immediately became active. After handing the box containing the Zero fighter to Roger, a message reminding her that the amount had arrived appeared on her mobile phone, and she immediately smiled.

Akashi: 罒ω罒

"Commander, if you need anything in the future, you can come to Akashi-nyan. See you next time."

After Akashi turned around and left happily, Roger opened the box, revealing a Zero Fighter that looked like a figurine. After taking it out, he handed it to Xiao Beifang who had been looking forward to it.

"Zero Fighter! Zero Fighter! Huhuhuhu~~~"

After getting the Zero fighter, Xiao Beifang was so happy that he lifted it up high, then ran on the beach, making the sound of a flying plane from his mouth. Roger felt very satisfied and happy seeing this scene.

However, not long after he had admired this lovely scene, Roger saw Akashi running back in a panic.

"Something bad has happened, meow! Someone is coming!"

"Someone? Is it from Sakura?"

After all, the only people who could make Akashi so nervous are those from Sakura Empire. But the question is why would people from Sakura Empire come here?

"Are you being followed?"

"Akashi doesn't know either, meow... Anyway, Commander, you better leave as soon as possible! Your command ship is nearby, and we will definitely be discovered, meow! If you don't leave now, you will be discovered!"

If Roger was captured by the Sakura Empire, the consequences would be extremely serious.

"It seems a little too late."

Roger looked up at the carrier-based aircraft flying in the sky. It was obvious that the situation here had been discovered. Akashi stood there in a daze, looking as if she was doomed. If others knew that she had made a deal with the commander of Azur Lane, she would definitely be punished.

"Commander! Let's leave now!"

Javelin hurriedly pulled Roger towards the kayak on the shore. Now they had to evacuate Roger safely from here before the other party attacked and interfered.

"Unicorn! Little North! Release the carrier-based aircraft and deep-sea carrier-based combat aircraft! Explore the surrounding waters to determine the enemy's position, and then prevent the enemy's carrier-based aircraft from approaching. By the way, Akashi, do you want to come with me?"

Roger looked at Akashi and invited her. After all, the fact that she was with him was obviously exposed now, and he didn't know what would happen if he went back, so taking her away was undoubtedly a good choice.

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Chapter 62: Ms. Iroha, You Are Captured

"Commander, Akashi is not a tradeable commodity. Besides, just standing together like this won't have a big impact, so don't worry, meow."

Akashi shook her head and refused Roger's invitation. After all, it was too painful for her to give up all her foundation in Sakura Empire all at once.

"And Commander, you better take care of yourself first. Akashi doesn't want anything to happen to you before he drains your wallet dry."

Roger smiled and jumped onto the rubber band as someone was targeting his wallet. He watched Laffey and Javelin pushing him from behind as they approached the command ship at a faster speed and then began to turn around and evacuate.

At this time, the number of Sakura Empire's carrier-based aircraft in the sky had increased, but it was far from enough to break through the air defense circle formed by Unicorn and Little Beifang. Fierce exchanges of fire broke out in the air, making Akashi, who was watching on the island below, a little nervous.

"Akashi, what are you doing here with that commander?"

"Meow!?"

The voice behind him made Akashi prick up his ears in fear. Then he turned his head with a nervous expression and looked at Akagi who was staring at him with sweat on his forehead.

"Um...Akashi is just here to do business, nyan."

"Doing business with the commander of Azur Lane, this is something that only you can do, but I never thought that it would be so easy to lure him out."

Akagi had already thought about targeting Roger, but had never come up with any good ideas. After all, the strength of the port where Roger was now was no longer as easy to deal with as it was last time. But now there were only a few ship girls around him, which was undoubtedly the best opportunity to take action.

"Um... why is Akagi here, meow?"

Akashi felt that it was too abnormal for Akagi to appear here. He even wondered if he was discovered by the other party when he came out, and then secretly followed him. If this was the case, it was she who caused the commander to be discovered.

"Ala~ Do you want to know my whereabouts? This is not something you should know."

Akagi looked at Akashi with a charming smile on her face, but this smile only made her feel more afraid, and then her eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of Roger.

"If it was just Akagi alone, the Commander should be able to escape."

Akashi, who was expecting this in his heart, suddenly froze in expression after hearing the sound of an explosion. Then he saw Roger's command ship begin to tilt and sink.

"The submarine force succeeded."

The smile on Akagi's face became brighter, which also let Akashi know that she was not the only one coming.

After the command ship was hit by a torpedo, Roger immediately chose to abandon ship. However, before he could swim to the side of the Javelin and Laffey, a hand grabbed his feet and instantly dragged him into the sea. This also allowed Roger to see clearly that the person who grabbed his legs was the submarine force led by Iroha.

After catching Roger, Iroha showed a smug expression. In the last battle in the port, she was chased and beaten by those strange enemy ships in the sea, which made her full of resentment. Now that she has caught Roger, she can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Iroha, he looks uncomfortable... He must be lacking oxygen. Let's get him out of the water as soon as possible!"

Yijiu, who was standing by, noticed that Roger suddenly looked uncomfortable and realized that he was suffering from oxygen deprivation.

"Huh? You're done for so soon? Commander, your lung capacity is really not good enough."

Iroha came to his senses and saw that Roger was indeed in pain, and showed a look of contempt, but he still quickly brought Roger to the surface.

When the two surfaced, Lafite and Javelin, who were not far away, immediately noticed them and came over to support them.

"Humph! How can I let you take away the big fish that I caught with great difficulty? Watch out!"

Iroha immediately launched a torpedo, and Iku, who was still in the sea, also launched an attack. At this time, Roger took control of Iroha, causing her to scream in surprise.

“Eh? You’re actually trying to launch a sneak attack like this!”

Iroha, who was controlled, was slightly panicked, and then he expressed great anger at Roger's actions.

"I'm sorry. After all, under the current circumstances, if I don't do this, it's really easy for bad things to happen. You can't just let me sit there and wait for you to catch me, right? The impact will be even greater then."

"Humph!"

Iroha snorted coldly to express her dissatisfaction, but she did not intend to surrender. She prepared to go back into the sea. By then, the other party would not be able to act arrogantly underwater.

Iroha, who had thought of a strategy, could already imagine Roger struggling in the sea. But just when she was about to do so, she saw the I-class destroyer that had been chasing her in the sea emerge from the sea and appear in front of her. In its big mouth, the black muzzle pointed at her made her expression freeze instantly.

"So now you are the captive, Miss Iroha."

Iroha: (.?ˇ﹏ˇ?. )

Although he was very dissatisfied and angry, Iroha had no choice under the current circumstances.

"Commander! Are you okay?"

After dodging the torpedo, Javelin and Laffey rushed to Roger's side, while looking at Iroha who was caught and looked angry and dissatisfied.

"It's okay, just leave now."

Roger lay directly on the I-class destroyer and used it as a temporary ship. As for Iroha, Roger let her go. After all, it was not very convenient to carry her around, and she might even become a burden.

Before leaving, Iroha, who was let go, made a face at Roger and immediately dived into the sea to evacuate. Seeing her come back again, Iku smiled happily.

"I'm so glad you're okay! That commander is really a good person!"

"Humph! That despicable guy is not a good person! He actually attacked me out of the blue! I will definitely settle the score with him!"

Unwilling to accept this outcome, Iroha stared at Roger and the strange ship that she hated on the sea. The big fish she had caught just ran away like that. This was simply a shame! !

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Chapter 63: The Secret Technique of the Sakura Empire

"Unicorn, what's the current situation in the surrounding seas? The other side shouldn't have any arrangements, right?"

After wiping the sea water off his face, Roger asked the Unicorn beside him. Since the Sakura Empire was ambushing here, he would never think that their arrangement was so simple.

"The carrier-based aircraft...seems to have hit a wall...it seems we are trapped."

Unicorn explained that the carrier-based aircraft, which was originally flying well, suddenly seemed to have hit a wall in the empty sky. In order to demonstrate this situation, the Unicorn's carrier-based aircraft specifically fired at the front, allowing Roger to see the machine gun bullets hit an invisible barrier.

"Those secret techniques of the Sakura Empire?"

Compared to the ship girls of other camps, the Sakura Empire still possesses a unique mysterious power, which they use in various aspects. The invisible barrier at the moment is likely set up by them.

"There's no other way, right? I'm telling you the truth! You've been trapped by the barrier! If you want to escape, you can't leave here unless you destroy the barrier or the node of the barrier!"

Iroha emerged from the sea and looked at Roger's sad face, and suddenly felt relieved.

In response to her mocking look, Lafite fired a few shots, scaring Iroha into diving back into the sea, then popped up again from not far away and stared at Roger.

"Barrier... this... what should we do now, Commander?"

After hearing this, the Javelin, who had no idea about the Sakura Empire's secret techniques, was completely helpless. Moreover, destroying the barrier was not something that a destroyer like them could do.

"The node that maintains this barrier may be on an island near this sea area, but it is not ruled out that it is in the sea."

After all, most of the Sakura Empire's combat experience is in fighting around the archipelago, because this way they can make good use of various terrains to create conditions suitable for their operations, and this is the case in this sea area.

But the problem now is that the opponent obviously won't give himself the opportunity to find a node.

Roger glanced at Iroha who was still staring at him not far away. The other party would not be so stupid as to just watch him do those things and do nothing.

But before Roger could make a decision, a figure slowly descended from the air onto the sea.

"Nice to meet you, Commander of Azur Lane."

Roger looked at Akagi who was very polite and became even more nervous.

"If it's possible, I really don't want to meet a guy like you. After all, is it appropriate for you to target a commander like me who has just taken office not long ago?"

"Hahaha~ You really know how to joke. After all, you've caused us a lot of trouble just after becoming the commander. Especially since you seem to have some skills that we don't know about, right?"

Akagi glanced at Xiao Beifang and the I-class destroyer that became Roger's temporary ship. When these two met for the first time, they really gave her a big surprise.

"If I say that there is no such technology as you think, would you believe it? After all, Little North was built by Brie at the shipyard under unclear circumstances. Even now I don't understand the reason."

"Then how about we study it together? Commander, you are also interested in our Sakura Empire's ship equipment, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have purchased Zero fighters from Akashi."

"No, no, I'm really not interested in this. I bought the Zero fighter just because Xiao Beifang wanted it."

Roger waved his hand to indicate that it was really not necessary, but Akagi's smiling face revealed that you have no choice.

"Then Commander, do you plan to continue resisting here? Do you think someone will come to support you? If so, I can only regretfully tell you that this situation is impossible. After all, we are not the only ones who want to attack you, and you don't want these children to sacrifice for this, right?"

Akagi's meaning was very clear. If they continued to struggle against Laffi and the others, they might die here.

Roger's mood became even heavier, so he needed to think about whether he could hold on until the company came to support him.

"So what if that's the case! If it's for the commander! No matter what kind of difficulties we face! We will not back down! Besides, you are only one person! Even if you are Akagi from the First Carrier Battle! You may not be able to win!"

Javelin felt that even if they were not strong enough, they were still capable of dealing with Akagi.

"Do you really think so?"

Javelin looked so confident that Akagi couldn't help but laugh, and this laughter made Javelin nervous inside, not understanding what conspiracy was going on.

"Then how about we give it a try? Let's see whether you agree to let me take your commander and escape, or I kill all of you and then take your commander away? Hehehe~"

Akagi's laughter was filled with a creepy coldness, which made Javelin so nervous that her heartbeat quickened, but her eyes also became more determined.

"Lafite, Javelin, please, buy me some time."

"Understood!"

After exchanging a glance with Lafite, the two of them immediately rushed towards Akagi and took the lead in launching the attack.

"Ah~ Commander, are you planning to resist? Are you really going to watch them being sunk by me?"

"No! I will break through here before that, Little North!"

Roger gave instructions to Xiao Beifang beside him.

"Bomb directly towards the reef over there!"