He is the commander and the admiral.

"Tsk! Is that so?"

After learning the reason why Roger was targeted, Elizabeth also knew that if it wasn't for the relationship between her and Roger, perhaps this situation would have happened to her. In the final analysis, Roger was taking the bullet for her. Thinking of this situation, Elizabeth felt angry again.

"But is there really no problem?"

"Well, it's okay. They have no intention of attacking me. They just want to go to Scapa Flow. Apart from that, there are no other problems."

"Yes... I understand. In this case, I will inform the fleet in Scapa Flow and arrange for the people left there to protect you. If there is any problem, they can rescue you immediately."

Things had come to this point, and it was difficult for Elizabeth to disagree. Although Scapa Flow was an important place, compared with Roger, the latter was obviously more important. Besides, Iron Blood was just saying that it wanted to borrow Scapa Flow, so the problem was still within an acceptable range.

"okay, I get it."

After finishing his communication with Elizabeth, Roger turned his attention to Frederick the Great standing aside.

"I have already made an agreement with His Majesty. We can head directly to Scapa Flow from now on."

"Thank you for your assistance, Commander. It is indeed much easier to communicate with you."

"I just hope what you said is true, but according to you, all this is to deal with the Sirens."

After hearing Roger's answer, Frederick the Great smiled and replied, "Of course. After all, no one likes to be manipulated like a chess piece, or even used as a test subject."

When Frederick the Great said this, his originally elegant expression turned gloomy and ugly. After all, no one would feel happy when the future is controlled and arranged by others just like a script. Especially when such scripts are tragedies and there is no good outcome at all, it is even more annoying.

"That's a little rude. After all, when it comes to things like this, it's hard not to get a little emotionally out of control."

But soon, Frederick the Great controlled his emotions. Although this matter was very infuriating, he felt it was somewhat inappropriate to show his bad side in front of Roger because of it.

"It's nothing. Anyone would be angry about something like this, so I can understand it."

Roger nodded to show that he understood, but he just didn't expect Iron Blood to discover such a thing. When he thought that many things were facilitated because of the Sirens from the very beginning, and the main purpose of these things was also experiments, he couldn't help but feel a lot more complicated.

"Anyway, Commander, you should take a rest for a while. It will still take a long time to get to Scapa Flow. If you need anything, just tell us."

"Okay, I get it, but what is she doing here?"

Roger nodded to show that he understood, then pointed at Ron beside him, feeling that it would be more or less dangerous to have this guy around.

"This is also to ensure the commander's safety. After all, among the Iron Bloods, there will always be one or two people who will do something unexpected, so you still need someone who can protect you."

"That's right, so please take care of me in the next period of time, Commander. If you are nervous about anything, I can comfort you with my arms."

Ron had a very friendly and gentle smile on her face, just like a caring older sister. However, having seen her appearance in battle before, Roger knew very well that all this might be fake.

Roger was more or less nervous about having a guy like this around him, so he made a proposal to Frederick the Great.

"If possible, I hope it can be replaced with Z23."

"Eh?! You want me?"

Z23 was suddenly called out with a surprised look on his face, as if he had not expected to be called out by Roger.

"If the commander prefers the Z23, then of course there is no problem."

Frederick the Great nodded. She understood why Roger was like this. After all, Ron usually behaved normally and seemed very easy to approach and get along with. However, his inner character was indeed a kind of person that made people feel worried. He was always thinking about some not-so-good situations. This was not a special case in Iron Blood.

"I understand. I will take good care of the commander from now on."

Seeing that the situation was settled, Z23 nodded and agreed, but Ron did not react much, just a little regretful. However, Roger did not know what the regret was specifically about. But he did not really want to know about this matter, because he felt that if he knew too much, it would bring him serious problems.

Chapter 278 Are you concerned about him?

"The commander has been captured by the Iron Blood people! Why are you not in a hurry at all?"

In the Royal Port area, Akagi, who had already arrived here, was very angry about hearing such news as soon as he arrived here.

"Calm down. We are aware of this kind of thing. And right now, Iron Blood needs Scapa Flow. As long as we follow this requirement, they won't do anything."

The Prince of Wales tried to calm Akagi down, hoping that she would control herself. After all, the current problem was not unsolvable.

"Heh~ If that's the case, then let's go over there and see what tricks they are up to."

After knowing that the Iron Blood's target was Scapa Flow, Akagi stood up and left, which made Mikasa show a distressed expression on her face.

"Akagi, it's not appropriate to act alone now."

"It doesn't matter. I've dealt with those guys before, and I know how to deal with them. Besides, in a place like that, the commander doesn't have anyone who can protect him, so the situation is still very dangerous. After all, those guys in Iron Blood all have some serious personality problems."

"Yes! What if you suddenly do something excessive to the commander? So you must come to the commander immediately!"

Taiho replied with a look of agreement, thinking that what Akagi said was very reasonable. It might not be easy for others to meet Tiexue, but it would be somewhat easier for Akagi.

"Let them do this. I am a little worried. It would be great if they can succeed."

Elizabeth also agreed to this matter. She was worried that Iron Blood might suddenly go back on their word and not return Roger to her. Therefore, if Akagi could really go to Roger's side to protect him, then things would become a lot safer.

"I agree too."

Enterprise also answered, and Mikasa didn't say anything else when she saw this. After all, everyone else agreed with this, so there was no point for her to continue to object, not to mention that she herself was not opposed to this plan.

Just like that, Akagi and a few others left from the Royal Port area where they had just arrived. Not long after, the Northern Alliance fleet that arrived last also came here and learned about the situation in detail.

"Is it possible that such a thing still happens? But they are making such a fuss just for the High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow?"

Soviet Rossiya was full of doubts about this. In the current situation, even if they had the wreckage of those fleets, there was no way they could use the effect of the Mind Cube to revive them.

"But it's already like this. We can't just let the Iron Bloods continue. We should get ready to head to Scapa Flow as soon as possible to prevent them from causing more problems."

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"Can you guys stop looking at me like I'm a zoo animal?"

On the command ship, Roger looked at the iron-blooded ship girls around him and couldn't help but hug the little Beifang inside his monster to make himself feel more secure. Then he looked at Z23 beside him and asked.

"Are you saying you don't care?"

"I'm sorry, Commander, there's nothing I can do to stop them from being in this situation."

Z23 answered helplessly, after all, the eyes were their own, and if they wanted to see, how could she stop them? But she still tried.

"But everyone please be restrained. You will make the commander feel pressured by your behavior."

"I just wanted to see what kind of guy could be the commander of those people, but now it seems that he is just a low-level creature. It's really disappointing. At most, he can be my second mount."

Germany shook his head and sighed, looking very disappointed with Roger.

Roger was told that he was an inferior creature as soon as they met, and that he could only be treated as the other party's mount. This made him feel more intuitively that the Iron-Blooded people were really not easy to get along with. Not only were they fierce in aura, but also in personality.

Even though Z23 looked okay, sometimes when she stared at him, she would unconsciously reveal a murderous look, which made Roger wonder if he had offended her in some way. However, after getting to know her, he found that Z23 had no hostility towards him at all, she just habitually stared at someone and then released murderous intent, for which she even apologized specially.

However, from this point we can understand that the internal environment of Iron Blood is really not suitable for people like him.

"No matter what, this commander is also someone the Emperor values. Moreover, this time, it was only with his cooperation that we were able to achieve our goal more smoothly. It's easy to make people sad if you say that."

Ron spoke for Roger. His thoughtful and caring behavior towards others was very touching. Roger wanted to do the same, but for some reason he just couldn't be moved. He even thought that he might be targeted.

"Yes, if I accidentally break it, I probably won't be able to enjoy anything from him. After all, we won't be together for long. What do you think, Commander?"

"No...don't know..."

He really didn't want to know anything about the current situation. He just wanted to get to Scapa Flow as soon as possible and meet with the garrison there, so that he would not be watched by this group of people.

"I'm telling you, are you just sitting there and getting anxious? It's not like you don't have anything to do. What's the point of just standing here and watching a commander? If something goes wrong, who knows what crazy things those guys from the White Eagles, the Royal Army, and the Sakura Empire will do."

Finally, Hipper, who couldn't bear it any longer, spoke. Looking at Roger's nervous look surrounded by his companions, he felt that there was a great possibility that he was frightened by them. If that really happened, the garrison in Scapa Flow might definitely fight to the death.

"Sister, are you worried about him? We haven't met each other many times so far, why are you so nervous about him?"

Hipper's words seemed to give Prince Eugen the opportunity to tease her.

"Ha! I care about him? What nonsense are you talking about! It's because of your own behavior that he was scared! I just spoke up to avoid any accidents. Otherwise, his life or death has nothing to do with me! And don't look at me with those weird eyes! Don't misunderstand me! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude! Got it!"

Hipper gave a final warning to Roger who was staring at him.

Chapter 279 Please Calm Down

Although he was warned by Hipper's vicious look, her situation made Roger feel relaxed. After all, compared to the people around her, her tsundere personality was great no matter how you looked at it, right?

"Are you stupid?"

Hipper looked at Roger after being warned by her. Not only was he not nervous, but he looked at her with a relaxed expression and a smile, which made her feel uncomfortable.

"Hmm~ It seems that my sister was so handsome when she stood up for him just now, and she captured his heart in an instant."

"Ha! What do you mean he was captured by me? I just did something very ordinary! And I don't want to have anything to do with this guy! Stop talking nonsense like this!"

Hipper glared at Prince Eugen again. Every time he would try to make up some nonsense about her behavior in order to embarrass her. It really never stopped.

"Then I'll take it as the truth and listen to it."

“Huh? What do you mean just listen to it as if it were real? This is the real thing, okay? You better stop it!!”

Roger watched the interaction between Hipper and Prince Eugen, then turned to Z23 beside him and asked, "Have they always been like this?"

"Well, that's probably true. Because Hipper's personality is not the frank type, Eugen often does things like teasing her on purpose and then watches her reaction."

"I'm not frank? How on earth am I not frank? Don't tell me nonsense!"

Hipper also heard Z23's explanation, and she turned around angrily to question him. She would never admit to such a thing!

"That's right, she's just too tsundere. Are all people with blonde twin tails so tsundere?"

Prince Eugen bit his fingers, as if he was very surprised by this question.

"I'm not a tsundere!!"

Hipper retorted even more angrily, but the effect was obviously not very good. No one present believed that she was not a tsundere.

Roger, who was watching this scene with great interest, noticed that Hipper's eyes became more and more hostile. It was obvious that she was pushing all the problems of the current situation onto him.

"It's all your fault! You will be punished!"

Seeing Hipper coming at him aggressively, Roger hugged Little North and hid behind Z23. Although she was small, she gave people a sense of security.

"Ah! Hipper calm down!"

Z23 saw Hipper as if she was about to attack Roger, and quickly asked her to calm down and not really do anything.

"Yeah, this will only make people think you're cuter or something."

Prince Eugen continued to add fuel to the fire, which gave Z23 a headache. Seeing Hipper taking out his weapon and really wanting to do something to Roger, he could only try his best to stop him.

"Hmm? It seems like we've arrived. It looks like the fun time is over. Commander, you should come with us."

Prince Eugen, who was watching the fun, suddenly noticed something, then reminded Roger and left the command room.

"Are you here already?"

After knowing that they had arrived at Scapa Flow, Roger felt completely relieved. When he arrived on the deck of the command ship, he saw the island not far away, and the Royal Navy ship girls also appeared in his sight.

"Everyone, please stop now! I, the Royal Knights, the Royal Guards, have come to confirm the safety of the commander on the command ship and take over his guard duties before allowing you, the Iron Bloods, to continue moving forward."

With her golden ponytail and pure white knight costume, she looked very handsome in the sea and under the sun. The red-haired ship girl next to her, who was also dressed in a military uniform, remained silent, but Roger could see from her eyes that she seemed a little excited.

"She should be the other hidden project ship Monarch."

After thinking for a moment, Roger quickly walked to the front of the command ship so that the Vanguard and the Monarch could see him, and his appearance immediately attracted the Vanguard's attention.

"Commander! Are you okay? Did you not tell me what happened?"

"I'm fine, so don't worry."

Roger's answer made the Vanguard feel relieved. After all, when the Vanguard received the news that the commander would be taken here by the Iron Blood Fleet, he was nervous and worried at the same time, wondering if the commander would encounter some terrible things during this period.

"Anyway, we have no particular reason to abuse those who are willing to cooperate with us. That would be somewhat inconsistent with etiquette and would not bring us any benefits. So now that we have confirmed his safety, can we go in?"

"can."

Although Vanguard didn't want to accept this, she could only nod and agree at this point. Then when they entered Scapa Flow, Vanguard brought the Monarch to Roger's side.

"Commander, the Royal Guards Vanguard has officially arrived to report! I swear that from now on, I will hand over my sword to you and serve you with all my loyalty! May Her Majesty the Queen and the commander of the ship be honored with endless glory! I am so glad to see that you are alright. Her Majesty has already explained to me that I will serve as your guard to protect your safety here, and I will also obey your orders in everything that comes next."

"Ah, I'll leave the rest up to you. Vanguard and the monarch, I have to say it's really stressful to be with those guys."

"Humph, after all, the other members of the Royal Family actually said that they couldn't even protect the most important commander. A situation like this makes people wonder whether the Royal Family's ship girls are capable of maintaining the glory of the Royal Family."

Listening to the monarch's words with a hint of emotion, Roger felt that there seemed to be some other problem involved.

"Don't worry, Commander. I will prove to you that I am stronger and better than all of them. Now you are under our protection. If you want to drive all these iron-blooded ship girls away from here, then I..."

"Don't do this! And don't be so impulsive, my lord. Calm down first!"

Hearing that the monarch was about to start a fight, Roger hurriedly tried to stop him. After all, he never expected that the other party would show such a strong desire to fight.