He is the commander and the admiral.

Roger, who was thinking about planning the new port area's expenditures, heard Xiao Beifang's question and asked.

"Northern wants to go to sea with the Admiral."

There was an expectant look in Xiao Beifang's eyes, which made Roger understand what she was thinking. He squatted down, stroked her soft hair, and smiled.

"Really? Come with me. There will be a chance in the future, but you still need to wait a little longer. After all, Xiao Beifang, you have seen the current port area. There are still many things to do, so I can't accompany you to the sea for the time being."

When Xiao Beifang heard what Roger said, she immediately looked regretful, but she quickly cheered up again.

"Then Beifang will also come and help the Admiral! Let's finish the work together, and then the Admiral can go to sea with Beifang!"

When Xiao Beifang said this, her mind couldn't help but emerge the scene where she handled the matters in the port area by herself, was praised by Roger, and finally went out to sea happily together. That situation made her feel particularly great just thinking about it.

"Really? Xiao Beifang is willing to help me with the port area matters. That really helps me a lot."

Although he didn't think Xiao Beifang could handle the affairs of the port area, Roger was still very happy that she had such an idea.

"Then let's go quickly!"

After receiving the praise, Xiao Beifang couldn't wait to pull Roger and run into his office, and then waited expectantly for Roger to tell her what to do next.

"Well... then Xiao Beifang, please help me organize these documents."

After a little hesitation, Roger asked Xiao Beifang to do some simple tasks, such as organizing and stacking the processed documents and reports together. In his opinion, this was very simple to accomplish.

"it is good!"

Knowing what to do next, Xiao Beifang immediately ran to the table and tried to touch the documents on the table by standing on tiptoe. However, after all his efforts, he could only turn his head and look at Roger with a pitiful and helpless look on his face.

Finally, Roger found her a small stool to sit on, which allowed her to start the tidying up work smoothly. During this time, Roger began to write a new port development plan on the computer. According to his previous idea, saving a batch of materials would further improve the situation in the port area, and it would even be possible for him to plan to get a small Zero fighter that the North wanted.

When the plan was halfway written, suddenly a heavy object fell to the ground and Xiao Beifang screamed, which made Roger look up immediately. After not seeing Xiao Beifang in his sight, he immediately stood up and went to the other side of the table. He saw Xiao Beifang fallen to the ground and documents scattered all over the floor.

"Xiao Beifang! Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Roger helped Xiao Beifang up from the ground and asked him about it immediately. He felt relieved only after he looked at the child and found no injuries or swelling anywhere.

"The north... is fine, but everything is..."

Xiao Beifang shook his head and looked at the documents he had just sorted out, which ended up being scattered all over the floor. He felt very guilty for not being able to help but causing more trouble.

"Don't be too sad. This is not a big deal. Besides, Xiao Beifang, you were trying to help me and even fell down because of it. So I should be the one who should be more sad and blame myself."

Roger comforted Xiao Beifang and told him not to be sad about such a small thing.

"And we just need to pick it up and put it in order again. It won't have any impact at all."

"Yes! This time the North will definitely get everything done!"

After hearing these words, Xiao Beifang's mood improved a lot. He then started picking up the documents on the ground. After picking up the last document and stacking them together, Xiao Beifang couldn't wait to come to Roger with both hands holding the documents.

"Admiral, Admiral! Look, the North is ready! The North is very powerful!"

Little North, standing in front of Roger, looked very happy and joyful. She looked at him with anticipation in her eyes, as if she hoped to get his praise, and Roger did not disappoint her.

"Well! Xiao Beifang is really amazing! He finished it so quickly, so just leave the rest to me."

After taking the document from Xiao Beifang's hand, Roger put it in the drawer, then picked up Xiao Beifang and placed her on his lap. While touching her little face, he continued to complete the unfinished plan.

After finishing writing the plan and sending it to Manju, Roger looked at Xiao Beifang who was sleeping in his arms. She held his hands with both of hers, with a satisfied look on her face, which made people feel very endearing.

Just by looking at her appearance, Roger really couldn't imagine the impact her identity would have in another world.

"Admiral..."

I don’t know what she was dreaming about, but Roger felt a little satisfied when he saw her smiling in her sleep.

At this time, on the other side, on the Royal Ark's mission to wipe out the Siren Fleet, she and Raffi found the Siren Fleet wandering in the sea. Before she was ready to take action, the I-class destroyer beside her rushed directly towards the Siren Fleet like a wild horse.

This scene made the Royal Ark want to say something, but in the end she couldn't say anything. She just watched it rush into the Siren fleet. Seeing this situation, she could only take Lafite with her and start the attack together.

At the same time, we can also see the gap between the I-class destroyer and the mass-produced Siren fleets, or in other words, the combat capability of this type of ship is far beyond those mass-produced ships. Moreover, mass-produced ships still need to issue commands to act, while the I-class destroyer can act completely autonomously.

Looking at the I-class destroyers that were charging around in the Siren fleet, relying on their own maneuverability to prevent the enemy from effectively aiming and hitting them, and sometimes even crashing directly into ships, opening their big mouths to bite the side of the ships into pieces, the Royal Ark had a conclusion in mind.

"If this type of destroyer can really be mass-produced, then judging from its performance, it will indeed play a big role in the Siren's counterattack."

Chapter 12: The Ways of Loving Each Other Are Different

"Really? His combat capability is pretty good, isn't it?"

"Yes, although I personally think that this I-class destroyer is very useful, but considering some circumstances, I think the headquarters might have some opinions. After all, it's not easy to explain it."

The Royal Ark returned to the port and reported on the situation of this operation. If it really had to explain the situation of the I-class Expel and Little North to the people at the headquarters, they would probably be worried after knowing her situation in the other world.

Roger walked to the window and looked at Xiao Beifang running around on the shore with the I-class destroyer at the port. He had already made up his mind.

After the appearance of the Red Axis in today's Azur Lane, it cannot be said that it completely doesn't care, but at least it has become particularly concerned about the affairs of the ship girls. Otherwise, he would not have appeared, in order to better establish bonds with the ship girls and build relationships.

"I will find a way to explain it to the headquarters when the time comes, but there is no need to rush for now. After I let Xiao Beifang make enough achievements, the headquarters should be able to accept Xiao Beifang's situation. Besides, I won't be stupid enough to tell everyone about Xiao Beifang's situation and cause her unnecessary trouble."

"Although she may have some influence in another world, at least here, she is willing to stay by my side and help me, so I also need to be responsible for her affairs."

Under the current circumstances, Roger believed that even if he wanted to talk to the headquarters, he did not have enough confidence to make the people at the headquarters fully trust Xiao Beifang's capabilities and the benefits it would bring.

"It's good that you have made the decision. I believe that the commander will make amazing achievements with Xiao Beifang. I also have a small request. Can I join the port area?"

"No."

Faced with the request from the Royal Ark, Roger refused without a second thought.

"Why!!"

Royal Ark's expression suddenly became stunned. Shouldn't this kind of thing have a 100% success rate?

"Do you really think I don't know why you came to my port?"

Roger looked at Royal Ark with an expression that said, "I've seen through you." He said, "Aren't you doing this for my little Beifang and Lafei? Although it's a good thing for you to join us now, I have to consider my two children. If you're here, you'll definitely be sneaking around with them every day, right? That will definitely cause them a lot of trouble."

"But...isn't there any room for negotiation on this matter?"

The Royal Ark was unwilling to give up just like that and hoped to gain another chance.

"Wait until there are more people in the port area. Then even if you want to do something, someone will stop you."

Hearing this answer, Royal Ark's expression became lost. Obviously, she was very sad that she could not realize her wish of having Xiao Beifang and Lafei together every day.

"Then Commander, if you need any mission, remember to come find me! At least let me see Xiao Beifang and Lafei more."

“…I’ll try my best.”

Roger nodded silently. After all, as long as he went to do the commissioned mission, he would definitely encounter the Royal Ark.

When the Royal Ark, which was about to leave, arrived at the port, it wanted to get intimate with Xiao Beifang before leaving. However, the other party did not give her any chance at all and directly jumped onto the back of the I-class destroyer to hide from her.

Royal Ark looked at the I-class Destroyer that opened its mouth wide and waited for her to approach. She felt that if she really went over, she might be choked by it. Therefore, she had no choice but to leave the port sadly.

"Admiral, that guy won't come again, right?"

Xiao Beifang ran to Roger's office and asked about the situation of the Royal Ark. She really didn't want to get close to this guy who had an expression and smile that made her feel very uncomfortable when he looked at her, or she hoped that she would appear in her sight.

"Not for the time being, but Xiao Beifang, don't hate her too much. She behaves like that because she likes you too much."

"You like the North too much? So the Admiral doesn't like the North?"

Roger looked at Xiao Beifang with a little doubt, but still answered calmly: "Of course I like it. Why do you ask such a strange question?"

"Then why wouldn't the admiral be like her?"

Hearing the reason, Roger couldn't help laughing, squatting in front of Xiao Beifang and explaining: "I like Xiao Beifang, but I wouldn't say it like that. Does Xiao Beifang want me to behave like her?"

Xiao Beifang pondered for a moment and imagined the expression on Roger's face when the Royal Ark saw him. Well... although it feels weird, he feels a little nervous and expectant.

"Besides, does Little North like me?"

"I like it! Beifang likes the admiral the most!"

The answer came out of Xiao Beifang's mouth without hesitation.

"Then why don't you, Xiao Beifang, behave like Royal Ark? After all, everyone likes someone in different ways, so there is no need to learn other people's ways to express your feelings. Just like Xiao Beifang likes me, he wants to do things for me so that I can praise you and like you more."

"North understands! So what is the way the admiral likes the North?"

“Well… is this okay?”

Roger thought for a moment, then gently hugged Xiao Beifang in his arms. After all, there were only a few simple ways to express his love to a child and make her understand. Some ways were too intimate, such as kissing the cheek or forehead. Roger was embarrassed to do such things for the time being, so he could only choose this more common way.

"Yeah! Beifang really likes being held by the admiral!"

Seeing that Xiao Beifang seemed very happy, Roger relaxed a little, but then he felt someone staring at him from behind.

"Stare~~~"

Roger turned his head and looked at Lafite who was staring at him silently, and could sense some unhappiness in her eyes.

"Even if the commander ignores Lafite, Lafite is not unhappy at all... Well, really, not angry at all."

"Ahahaha... this is my fault..."

Chapter 13: Distress Signal

"It seems like there's nothing I can do..."

Sitting on the sofa, Roger looked at Rafi who was sleeping on his thighs, and Xiao Beifang who seemed to be taking a nap in his arms as well as being sleepy. Both of them were crowded beside him, making it impossible for him to deal with anything.

Although it is quite tangled, but the feeling is more of a happy one, right? After all, it feels like being stuck to two cute children like this.

Roger, who felt a little bored for a while, wanted to go back to his desk, turn on his computer, and take a look at the nonsensical chats of the commanders in the parallel worlds. Maybe he could see some interesting remarks.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

However, this quiet situation did not last long, and Roger heard the anxious cry of Manjiu coming from the communication channel on the computer.

The general meaning of this anxious cry was that a distress signal was received. Roger had to quickly wake up the sleeping Rafi, and then carried the confused little Beifang to the computer. He soon saw the location where the distress signal was sent by Manjiu.

Soon, images filled with the sounds of artillery fire and bombing by fighter planes appeared in front of us.

"This is the expeditionary force's Hornet. We've been attacked by the Sakura Empire's troops. The known enemies are Shokaku and Zuikaku from the Fifth Carrier Fleet! We are now... BOOM!"

Bumblebee in the video lost contact after saying this. Although we don’t know what the result was, it is definitely not good.

"Enemy attack? I've only just taken office for a short time, and already encountered something so terrible."

The place where Roger saw the distress signal was the closest to his port area. If the ship girls from other places wanted to go over to support, by the time they arrived, the Hornet's formation might have been destroyed. Therefore, he had to go over there to support.

However, there are only two ship girls, Laffey and Xiao Beifang, and a I-class destroyer on his side. This is the first time for him to command in actual combat, and he is somewhat nervous. But now he can only try to believe in himself, and believe in Laffey, Xiao Beifang and the others.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have let the Royal Ark leave so quickly. Never mind. Now is not the time to complain about this."

Without much hesitation, Roger hurriedly picked up Little Beifang and pulled Laffey to the port. On the command ship docked at the port, the barbarians had already started up all the equipment and instruments and prepared them. Therefore, after Roger boarded the command ship, the barbarians immediately started to move towards the location of the distress signal, and the I-class destroyer followed silently behind.

"Oh! Going out to sea with the admiral!!"

Compared to the nervous Roger, Little North was very excited about going out to sea together and asked happily in Roger's arms.

"Admiral, Admiral! What are we going to do?"

"Go and rescue them. Our job now is to rush over to rescue them and then repel the fleet girls from the Sakura Empire."

"Go fight Kanmusu?"

Xiao Beifang's eyes lit up at this. In the past, she was always passively picked on by those ship girls, which made her particularly annoyed. But now it was finally her turn to go and deal with others!

Although Roger didn't know what Xiao Beifang was thinking, he could tell from her eyes that she seemed a little excited.

"But in this situation, Xiao Beifang and Lafei, you two have to be careful. The enemy may have other arrangements, so our main task is to lead Bumblebee and the others to retreat safely."

For his first battle, especially in this kind of support situation, Roger didn't dare to take any risks. As long as he could bring the Hornet formation back safely, it would be fine. If the Fifth Carrier was still chasing them at that time, he would need to make another decision.

"Understood." "The North knows!"

Laffite and the excited Little North both nodded in understanding and responded. After going out to sea, Roger looked at the dark clouds above his head. If possible, he really didn't want this kind of special effect when he appeared on the stage. After all, it would be easy for the enemy to discover him.

As they gradually approached the signal location, Roger could hear the roar of fighter planes and artillery fire. At the same time, a large number of mass-produced ships on the sea formed an encirclement to surround Bumblebee and the others.

"Let's act and rescue them as quickly as possible."

Without much hesitation, after giving the order, Roger immediately walked into the command room, monitoring the situation at all times and contacting Bumblebee.

"This is Roger coming to support us. What's the situation? Are there any casualties?"

"Why is it you, Commander?"

However, when Bumblebee received the communication and found that it was Roger who came to support her, she was stunned for a moment, and this situation gave her the opportunity to engage in close combat with Zuikaku who was approaching the next second. After a desperate resistance, she was blown away by the explosion dropped by the bomber controlled by Shokaku who was cooperating with Zuikaku, and rolled several times on the sea.