He is the commander and the admiral.

Saratoga was very unhappy with Roger's rejection with a puffy face.

"And if we leave everything to Enterprise, wouldn't it be very stressful for her? Commander, you can see that, right? Enterprise has very high standards for herself. She almost does everything herself in order to do the best she can. And the situation in York City this time made her feel a little guilty for not being able to get back faster."

"If we leave this matter to the company again, she will definitely be more strict with herself in order to get things done, which will definitely increase her pressure."

"But haven't you ever considered that I'm under a lot of pressure? I just graduated from school... and now you've given me this arrangement right away. Can you please consider the pressure I'm under?"

Roger was somewhat depressed about Saratoga's behavior of not even thinking about him.

"Hehehe~ Commander, there will definitely be no problem with what you said. After all, you graduated with first place!"

"That's because I'm the only one taking the commander's graduation exam."

"But that's a perfect score in all subjects. Besides, if the Commander does this, Sister Sarah will like the Commander even more~?"

Saratoga made a heart shape with her hands in front of her, which made Roger's eyes drift to the side. Although he was used to this girl's various pranks and some deliberate actions against him, even so, sometimes he would suddenly feel a little embarrassed when faced with her behavior.

"If this happens, the Commander will surely become motivated all of a sudden, right?"

"Sorry, no."

“Hey hey!! You must be kidding! Sister Sara’s magic has no effect!?”

Saratoga seemed to find it hard to believe that Roger didn't feel any emotion at all, because in the past when he was in school, the effects of pranks and tricks were very good.

"Hmm? This child?"

Saratoga suddenly sensed something and looked at Little North standing between herself and Roger with a very confused expression.

"Xiao Beifang is also a great hero in this support operation. If it weren't for her, the rescue operation of Operation Bumblebee would not be so easy."

Roger picked up Little North and introduced him to Saratoga, and also explained that Little North was the one who made the main contribution this time.

"Is this child the suspected scientific research vessel Helena mentioned? Speaking of which, it's an aircraft carrier that's smaller than me."

Sarato, who had always been frustrated about his body shape, suddenly gained confidence after seeing Xiao Beifang's situation.

"What's your idea of ​​comparing this to a child?"

Roger no longer wanted to complain about this behavior of comparing himself with Xiao Beifang. After all, the other person might still have room for development, but your development space was completely blocked.

Chapter 17: Semi-Human Ship

"Saratoga, are you playing some prank on the Commander again?"

"No! I just want the commander to stay and help!"

Saratoga heard the voice behind her and immediately turned around to refute.

"After all, with the commander, we will be more confident in the battle against the Sakura Empire."

Roger looked at Enterprise who was slowly walking towards him. Since the battle had just ended not long ago, he could still feel a sense of awe from the other party. When facing Enterprise, he could feel the pressure from the other party.

"Really? Then Commander, do you want to participate?"

Enterprise's attention then turned to Roger, and it seemed that she also had some ideas about this matter.

"Well, I haven't thought about it yet. After all, this is the first time for me to accept this kind of mission right away. The challenge is a bit nervous."

"Really? But I think the Commander can be more confident. I often hear New Jersey talking about you. She has great confidence in your ability. Otherwise, she would not have promised to go to your port to help you when her own ship installation was not yet completed."

"Did that guy say that in front of you?"

Roger didn't know that New Jersey was talking about his own affairs in front of other ship girls without his knowledge and exaggerating his abilities.

"Yes, so Commander, you need to have the courage to overcome and face everything. As long as you have the courage, your talents will be fully demonstrated."

Faced with these remarks from the company, Roger was somewhat surprised that he would be viewed so favorably.

"Thank you for your confidence in me. If the battle begins, please inform me. I will help you as much as possible."

"I will. I also came here to thank the commander. Thank you very much for rescuing Bumblebee and the others."

Talking about this, Enterprise's eyes were filled with sadness. After all, all her sisters were injured in one day, especially her elder sister Yorktown, who was severely injured by a torpedo, which made her particularly anxious.

"This is what I should do, and you don't have to worry too much. Everything will be fine. I won't stay any longer. After all, there are still many things waiting for me to deal with."

"Eh? Are you leaving now? Sister Sarah wants to stay with the commander for a while longer."

Saratoga didn't seem very happy that Roger was leaving in such a hurry, but because he was concerned about the situation in the sea area invaded by Little North, Roger really couldn't stay for too long, so he could only say goodbye to the White Eagle's ship girls, and then left with Little North and Laffey.

After arriving at the previous battle area, Roger was slightly relieved when he saw the I-class destroyers that had not left here, but then he saw that there seemed to be new ships here, and it looked even worse.

Light Cruiser Ho Class:

"Is this a human being?"

Looking at the body that looked like a female emerging from the mouth of the ship, Roger was stunned. After all, this scene was too shocking.

"Xiao Beifang...is there any special factor causing this situation?"

"No, this is not the case with many deep-sea ships. Every light cruiser is like this."

After hearing this explanation, Roger couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He really didn't dare to let a deep-sea ship like this appear. After all, if other ship girls saw it in this state, he would be really worried that something might happen.

"Well... Anyway, let's take them all back first. It seems that I need to be more restrained and not do this kind of situation in the future. Otherwise, I am really worried that there will be more deep-sea ships treated like this. Then I will not be able to explain anything. By the way, can you talk?"

Roger tried to talk to the light cruiser ホ-class, but got no response, which forced Roger to give up. After making sure that the impact of Xiao Beifang on this sea area had been reduced, he set off back to the port area and dealt with the resettlement of these I-class destroyers. As for the light cruiser ホ-class, Roger couldn't think of a good solution for a while.

When standing in front of the ホ-class light cruiser at the port, Roger couldn't help but turn his head with a blush. Because he was on the command ship before, he didn't see her body condition clearly. She was completely naked. And now the other party was not lying in the ship, but standing upright, so he could see her naked body completely.

Although the skin color is not a normal one, you will still get the expected feeling after seeing it.

"Let's give her something to wear first."

Roger returned to the port, took out one of his shirts, and asked Laffey to put it on the light cruiser ホ-class. However, after putting the shirt on, it soon became wet and transparent due to the waves. This made people feel even more astringent, which made Roger a little entangled.

"Commander... is he a pervert?!"

Noticing this situation, Rafi couldn't help but suddenly have this idea and looked at Roger with a rather subtle look.

"That's not the case with me! Don't talk nonsense! I haven't even thought about such a thing!"

For the sake of his own reputation, Roger defended himself loudly. After all, being labeled a pervert would be absolutely humiliating.

"But let's talk about serious matters. Rafi, what do you think of the deep-sea ship?"

Roger had thought about this question before, but he could not communicate with Xiao Beifang to get more information, so he could only guess and explore it slowly on his own. The light cruiser ホ-class that appeared before him made him think about this problem again.

"I don't know... but it feels like there is something similar to us."

Rafi looked at the appearance of the ホ-class light cruiser. The situation of a human figure appearing from a ship made her think of the ship being transformed into a girl ship. However, the one in front of her was not only only half-human, but also had no consciousness of its own, which made people wonder if it was a failure or something.

"Is that how you see it?"

Roger felt that it was really hard to accept the creation of such a ship. This incomplete appearance seemed to explain something, which made Roger feel a little depressed.

Chapter 18 I hope he will be surprised to see us

"Why did you fail?"

In the port area of ​​the Sakura Islands, Akagi was somewhat annoyed with the result. This raid did not achieve the expected effect at all, and it even led to Kaga being seriously injured by Enterprise. After all, Enterprise, who had clearly left, suddenly came back halfway, which caused problems in this raid.

Thinking of this, Akagi looked at Shokaku and Zuikaku with a slightly terrifying look.

"Why are you looking at us with such a scary look, Senior? After all, everyone is in the same boat. Besides, we have our reasons too."

Shokaku showed no fear in the face of Akagi's gaze, but calmly explained his actions this time.

"Commander who came to support, the ship girl you brought here is very troublesome."

"Troublesome? A guy who just graduated from school leaves you helpless?"

Akagi also knew about Roger's situation. What kind of ship girls could a commander who just graduated from school have around him? The materials allocated by Azur Lane were definitely not enough for him to train a strong existence all at once, not to mention that the strong ones were now distributed in various sea areas to prevent the actions of the Siren.

"What if it's a scientific research ship?"

Shokaku's answer made Akagi silent. Research ships were almost the same as legendary ships, and there were not many weak ones. But it was impossible for a newcomer to have a ship like this? When did Azur Lane become so majestic?

"Although you think it's unlikely, we don't have any information about that ship girl, so the possibility of a scientific research ship is still very high. The other party also happens to be an aircraft carrier. You didn't see her fighting for air superiority with us alone, and even gaining the upper hand."

Thinking of the scene when Xiao Beifang released the deep-sea warship, Shokaku couldn't help but feel a little numb on his scalp. It was simply an unreasonable situation.

"Not only that, the commander seemed to have some hidden cards. We used the mass-produced ships to suppress the enemy for a while, but then a group of ships we had never seen before emerged from the bottom of the sea. I am sure that there were no signs of these ships before they appeared, and the reconnaissance aircraft did not find any signs at all. It was as if they appeared out of thin air."

Akagi frowned immediately when she heard this. The development of this matter was a little beyond her expectations. However, hearing that these two things happened to a newcomer at the same time was very problematic. Is there something special about this newcomer that makes Azur Lane spare no effort to train him?

Or maybe these things are actually his own? But how did he, a newly graduated commander, come up with them?

Too many questions flashed through Akagi's mind, but it was certain that the other party, the new commander, had some special secret. If it could be discovered, it might be easier for the Sakura Empire to achieve some more substantial development instead of continuing to have in-depth dealings with that dangerous guy.

Thinking of this, Akagi decided to investigate the new commander. Whether it was the ship girl who was suspected to be a scientific research ship, or the technology that Shokaku mentioned that suddenly made a group of ships appear, they all needed to be understood, otherwise they would probably suffer again next time.

"Then I will arrange everything afterwards."

Akagi stood up and left after he finished speaking. Only after Akagi's figure disappeared did Zuikaku slowly breathe a sigh of relief. She couldn't face her senior from the First Carrier Fleet like her sister and remain calm, especially because Kaga's injury made the other party look even more terrifying.

Akagi, who had left, returned to the room and looked at Kaga, who was recuperating on the bed. His face looked a little pale, and his originally ugly expression became sad.

"Sister? How's it going?"

Hearing the noise, Kaga opened his eyes and asked Akagi who had already dealt with the matter and walked back.

"I have a little understanding of why the Fifth Carrier Battle failed. The main reason was due to the new commander who we didn't pay much attention to. His unexpected joining allowed Enterprise to return to support in time."

After all, Akagi didn't take Roger's existence seriously at the beginning. As a new commander, it was a question whether the ship girls around him could form a formation, not to mention the situation at the time. She also thought that the other party would not dare to provide support or anything.

However, the facts told her that the other party not only dared to lead the ship girls to support in person, but also drove away the 5th carrier battler. As a result, this action not only failed to gain any advantage, but also caused Kaga to be injured.

Therefore, the failure of this operation made Akagi remember Roger, and he planned to find an opportunity to settle accounts with him in the future.

"…It seems that we really underestimated them. After all, the commander specially trained by Azur Lane can't be a waste. The reason for our failure this time is also our own arrogance."

If they had taken Roger's matter seriously, then perhaps there would be other possibilities. However, now that things are over, there is no point in thinking about these things. It is better to reflect on their own mistakes and then make themselves stronger.

"I'm ready to investigate this commander. He seems to have some secrets. Whether it's his ship girl or any special technology, we need to learn about it. Otherwise, we will suffer in the future battles."

"Are you planning to cause some trouble for them? But right now, it seems we should be more on guard against the White Eagles."

If the White Eagles can swallow this kind of surprise attack launched by the Sakura Empire this time, they will no longer be the White Eagles. So for the next period of time, they need to guard against the opponent's attacks.

"That's true, but what if they are entangled in other things? Since they said they want to cooperate with us, then as allies, shouldn't they provide a little help to relieve us a little pressure?"

Akagi showed a smile, and Kaga also reacted. Their so-called ally could indeed delay White Eagle's actions and give them some time to deal with the things they wanted to deal with.

"I hope the commander will be happy to see us then."

Chapter 19: Crisis in Port

"There's nothing we can do about this situation."

In the shipyard, Brie faced the ホ-class light cruiser sent by Roger. When asked whether her incomplete image could be repaired or changed, she answered with a helpless look on her face.

"You have no other options."

After hearing this answer, the last hope in Roger's heart disappeared. After all, if even Bree couldn't do anything, he really couldn't think of anyone else who could do it.

"Neither I nor my sisters have ever experienced this kind of situation before, and we don't know what to do."

Brie also looked very lost, with the aho hair on her head drooping down listlessly. It was obvious that this incident made her feel very uncomfortable.

"You don't have to take it too seriously. After all, this has nothing to do with you. It was just a sudden thought on my mind. There's no reason to blame you."

Roger touched Bree's head, hoping to cheer her up and tell her not to be too sad about such things, otherwise he would feel bad.

"But if she says so, I'll leave it with you. After all, I don't have any other suitable options for the time being."

Roger felt that it was inappropriate to put the ホ-class light cruiser outside, and most importantly, this kind of outfit would attract too much attention. If other ship girls saw it, they would probably have similar thoughts as Laffey did before, and it would be hard to explain.

"Good buli!"

Brie agreed. After all, the space inside the shipyard was very large, so there was no problem in letting a ship girl stay here.

After solving the problem of placing the ホ-class light cruisers, Roger left the shipyard. At the same time, looking at the pile of イ-class destroyers docked near the port, it felt much better than the empty feeling before.

"In some ways, the development of the Shanggang District is on the right track, right? Although it still feels weird."

Roger didn't pay too much attention to this strange feeling, but returned to the office. The company had already sent him a battle plan, wanting him to understand what the next course of action would be. At the same time, he also left a special message stating that if he had any ideas or plans, he could also share them for discussion.

However, after Roger read the contents of the battle plan, he didn't have any special ideas. After all, he couldn't compare himself with experienced companies, not to mention that he was not familiar with the situation in Sakura Empire. In this case, he couldn't put forward any opinions.

Therefore, I expressed in my reply that I had no objection and agreed with the battle plan. All I had to do next was wait for notification of the battle.