KanColle does not allow me to work from nine to five

But Liu Cheng certainly didn't know, he said naturally: "Find something to do, you can't just eat for free... By the way, can you lend me your bucket of water? I can't find the water pipe, so I don't have to go to the toilet to fetch water."

"Hey?" Bolzano opened his beautiful eyes wide and said in surprise, "You want my water?"

"No?" Liu Cheng reacted and said, "Oh, I thought you were carrying a bucket to clean the deck. I misunderstood. Sorry."

Bolzano quickly explained: "No, this water is indeed

It is actually used for washing the decks.”

"Is it my fault? There is also a helicopter deck on the Volcano, and I used to clean it often. Is there any difference?"

"No difference." Bolzano bit her thin lips with her pearly teeth. She didn't want to make the person in front of her who was in the "same situation" as her fall into deeper self-doubt, so she could only explain helplessly, "If I come over, it will probably cause trouble for you."

Liu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "That's true. It might dirty your stockings, which would be quite troublesome..."

"No, I will cause you trouble!" Bolzano was a little excited, then restrained his expression and said with some disappointment, "You can do better... and I can only stay like this, without any change..."

To be honest, Liu Cheng felt a little puzzled by Bolzano's self-deprecation, but after observing her words and expressions, he had some guesses in his mind. At least he could see that Bolzano's words were sincere and she was not the kind of bad woman who made fun of others, so he decided to be bold and be smart. What happened last night had already told him not to be afraid of embarrassment. The ship girls were guarding civilization in loneliness. If he could relieve a little bit of that, it would be worth his military service.

"To be able to say such things, Miss Bolzano is really considerate. I won't hide it from you." Liu Cheng held the big mop and pounded his waist with one hand. He said, "Actually, I'm very tired. Last night, I watched the moon with Littorio and the others. We kept talking until almost ten o'clock before we rested. I didn't sleep well because I was a little attached to my bed. I went back and forth to the bathroom to get water four times just now. My waist is almost broken. So I'm really happy to see you come over, Bolzano. Can you help me?"

Bolzano's eyes widened. "Do you really want my help? I might cause you trouble."

Liu Cheng clasped his hands together and said, "Please, you are the only one who can help me now."

【Only I can help him! 】

【I am useful! 】

Bolzano nodded somewhat happily: "Yes, please tell me if I can."

"Thank you for your help." Liu Cheng saw the smile on Bolzano's pretty face, which was as beautiful as a blooming lotus. He also felt more relaxed in the morning. "Then please pour water in front of my mop and I will push the foam into the sea."

"Ok!"

Bolzano has a somewhat self-deprecating personality, but she is actually quite meticulous in her work. She perfectly controls the amount of water splashed each time, ensuring that a bucket of water is almost enough and does not splash on either of them. In this way, men and women work together without getting tired, and they clean the helicopter deck very quickly.

"Thank you so much. If I were to do it alone, I don't know how long it would take me to finish." Liu Cheng was telling the truth. Without Bolzano's help, it would definitely take at least another 10 to 20 minutes.

"Actually, you don't have to do this. You're here as a guest." Bolzano held the bucket in one hand and used the other to tuck her hair, which was messed up by the sea breeze, behind her ears. In the early morning sun, her slender body cast a long shadow, and the girl's beauty was fresh and refined.

"I am a soldier, and the ocean is where I fight. These are my responsibilities." Liu Cheng looked at Bolzano's beautiful profile, thought for a moment, and decided to say, "Actually, there is something I wanted to hide, but now that I have met you, I have to tell you. Miss Bolzano, I want to apologize to you."

Bolzano blinked in surprise, turned his head and asked, "Why?"

Liu Cheng said a little embarrassedly: "After you took me to the room last night, I secretly glanced at your back when you left, and I suddenly had some wild thoughts. It was very rude behavior. I should apologize to you."

"Ah?" Bolzano's pretty face suddenly turned red. She lowered her head and said in a mosquito-like voice, "What's there to apologize for? I'm not pretty anyway, so you can just look at me..."

"What's wrong with you? Bolzano, you are obviously beautiful and elegant, otherwise why would I have such wild thoughts?"

Bolzano turned his head away: "Don't compliment me, I'm just an ordinary ship girl."

"No compliments, this is what I really think."

Liu Cheng stood over and looked directly into Bolzano's beautiful amber eyes, and said in disbelief, "Don't you know that you are very beautiful? The kind of exaggerated beauty, I dare say that there are few people in this world who can compare to you."

Bolzano was even more incredulous: "Really? Really? I'm very beautiful."

"Well, the lotus blooming in clear water is naturally unadorned, and is simply extremely beautiful."

Seeing Bolzano's cute expression that seemed a little happy but tried hard not to show it, Liu Cheng couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Littorio's confidence was just a special case, and the ship girls actually had no idea of ​​their own charm?

Chapter 19: I was born to be useful

If you think about it carefully, it is not impossible. The ship girls communicate with each other on a daily basis, as if they live on an isolated island and rarely interact with human society. And each of them has extraordinary beauty. On the contrary, no ship girl will stand out. After all, flowers need green leaves to set them off. When surrounded by beauties, they may not even know how charming they are.

But Liu Cheng, who is a human being and a member of the opposite sex, knows.

There were several times last night when he almost couldn't control himself. Pola's looming white and round body, Zara's seductive and warm body, Littorio's smooth face and shoulders and collarbones, especially when they were admiring the moon later, everyone was talking and laughing, and all kinds of customs were symphonically reflected. Liu Cheng couldn't forget it when he went to bed at night, and even wanted to reward himself.

I can't blame myself for having wild thoughts. I'm just too obsessed with KanColle.

People, and the ship girls are fighting for their lives without knowing that they are carrying a jade disk, which is really pitiful and lamentable.

Liu Cheng couldn't help but think of one of his original intentions when he first traveled through time - I will never let you be alone again, Ship Girl, I will definitely marry you.

That's right, if I really have the ability to serve as a bridge between humans and shipgirls, then I must not forget my original intention and keep my mission in mind...

“Bolzano looks really good when he smiles.”

"Yes," said Bolzano, smiling.

After wiping the deck and saying goodbye to Bolzano who couldn't help smiling, Liu Cheng was leaning against the railing thinking about his worries. After hearing a gentle and moving voice, he subconsciously said what was in his heart, then paused and turned his head to the side, and sure enough, he saw Zara's pretty face that showed both joy and anger.

"when did you come?"

"I just arrived and saw someone trying to courteously courteously towards Bolzano." Zara's white casual shirt collar swayed slightly in the morning breeze, revealing her delicate clavicle. She curled her pink lips and fluttered her long eyelashes. "You made Bolzano so happy with just a few words. I think I misjudged you. You are not an honest person at all."

"Of course I'm not an honest person. Honest people suffer a lot."

Liu Cheng was very relaxed in front of Zara. He stared straight at Zara's delicate face. Her eyebrows were long and smoky, her eyes were full of affection, and her lips were beautifully curved under her straight nose. She was so beautiful no matter how many times he looked at her. Liu Cheng exclaimed sincerely, "Zara, do you know that you are so beautiful?"

Zara, whose heartbeat had already accelerated under Liu Cheng's gaze, trembled in her heart. She couldn't suppress the smile on her face and said with a slight pout, "Of course I know that the Zara-class heavy cruiser group ⑥九四⑨③六一三⑤ foreign ships were often praised for their beautiful hull lines. I'm not Bolzano, and I won't be led by your nose by a compliment."

"So you knew it. What a pity." Liu Cheng shook his head, looking disappointed.

"What's a pity?"

"If you don't know, I can PUA you."

"PUA?"

"That's it." Liu Cheng cleared his throat and said, "Zara, you are actually very ugly, and no one wants to look at you, but there is me, the only one who doesn't despise you..."

"Oh, oh, really?"

Zara narrowed her beautiful eyes and spoke word by word, reaching out and pinching Liu Cheng's cheek hard, as if she would let go if he didn't apologize.

Liu Cheng decisively admitted his mistake: "It hurts... Of course it's fake, I always joke like this, I'm sorry Zara."

"Hmph, you're smart." Zara said this, and before letting go, she gently rubbed Liu Cheng's cheek. Her white hands were warm and soft.

Liu Cheng didn't feel any pain, it was just a tacit understanding between the two of them. He put away his joking expression and said, "Actually, I'm really surprised that a ship girl like Bolzano, who looks so outstanding and has such great power, is a hero who protects civilization and order. She can be called perfect, but she actually has some inferiority complex? I can't understand it."

"The reason is simple, because we are shipgirls. If it's not related to historical ships, why would we have this name?" Zara and Liu Cheng stood side by side at the railing of the deck and explained, "The history of the Bolzano heavy cruiser was somewhat unfortunate. It fought throughout World War II but did not make any contributions. It was often hit by submarine torpedoes and finally sunk by frogmen from its home country. After being salvaged, it was only dismantled. It is precisely because of this influence that Bolzano's personality is a bit delicate and self-deprecating, and it will inadvertently distance itself from others."

"But both you and Littorio are so confident and enthusiastic. You can obviously guide them..." Liu Cheng said, having figured out the key point. "Oh, I understand."

"Yes, it's just as you think. It's because we are too close to Bolzano that it's hard to persuade her. The child will think that we say good things about her because we have a good relationship with her. If we say too much, it will have the opposite effect and make her feel more guilty." Zara glanced at Liu Cheng's profile and said, "So thank you very much. Your presence is very important. It's because you are a human being and a bystander that your words will make Bolzano believe more. I haven't seen her smile so beautifully for a long time."

“I just made a small contribution.”

Liu Cheng shook his head, his heart filled with even more pity for the ship girl, and he felt more and more that he should do something as a human being.

At the same time, as he learned more information, an idea gradually emerged in Liu Cheng's mind. If his "charm" was the ability to communicate freely with the ship girls, then the first person to know about this was Tirpitz. If such a trait was really important, then Tirpitz, who was theoretically the only one with the ability and motivation, must have had her own purpose for involving herself in this exercise.

If it was really Tirpitz who did it, she didn't come here, nor did she inform me in advance. Plus what she mentioned during the last game, what exactly did she want to do? Or prove something?

Thinking of this, Liu Cheng was a little conflicted, but he was not worried about the truth of the matter. One day later, the Sardinian fleet would meet with the ship girls of Iron Blood and Iris in the waters near Gibraltar. Naturally, he would be able to get more information then. If all else failed, he could ask Tirpitz directly.

Liu Cheng was struggling with whether he should tell Zara and the others about this. He felt it was not good to tell them, and it was not good not to tell them either. Perhaps this was the dilemma between loyalty and filial piety.

Zara looked at Liu Cheng thinking and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking that I was born to be useful, and it seems that I am quite useful.

, not only handsome appearance, but also beautiful character. "Liu Cheng decided not to say anything for the time being, after all, it was not certain whether it was Tirpitz who did it.

Zara added with a laugh: “And thick skin.”

Liu Cheng said modestly, "Is it thick? It's just so-so."

"It seems that you are also very stubborn."

"That's not the case. I'm very flexible." Liu Cheng leaned on Zara's shoulder and couldn't help but think of the tenderness of her body when he hugged her last night. "But you are indeed softer."

"Stinky brother, you have a flowery mouth."

Zara bit her lip lightly, her mature face flushed with shyness. How could she forget the warm embrace last night? Thinking of what happened last night, she said, "By the way, Bora told me last night that she was going to look for you."

"That's good, it saves me from having to explain." Liu Cheng added, "Bora is mainly concerned about you. It's a good thing that sisters have a deep bond."

"Of course, Paula is my most important sister."

Zara paused, looked at Liu Cheng's face, and said meaningfully, "Don't look at how Bora looks like. She is actually a child who is easily hurt... If anyone dares to bully her or... even if it's you, I won't forgive her easily, okay?"

Liu Cheng said decisively: "How could I bully her? She bullies me almost as much as I do."

[But you may have bullied her unconsciously.]

Zara thought so and sighed in her heart. Bora was her most important sister. The two of them were not only similar in appearance, but also in character, thinking, hobbies and so on. When Zara saw Bora's expression when she mentioned Liu Cheng, the apparent disgust could not hide her strong curiosity and yearning, and there was also a hint of undetectable sweetness. This was so similar to when she first met Liu Cheng.

If I fall in love with Liu Cheng, then will my sister who has a similar personality to me...

Thinking of this, Zara suddenly felt that Liu Cheng's slightly chubby face in front of her was a little hateful, so she reached out and pinched it.

"Why are you here again?"

"I want to pinch it when I see it, isn't it okay?"

"If I were really thick-skinned, it would be swollen from your pinching."

"Then I have to work harder."

Zara came forward and kept stroking Liu Cheng's face with her slender white fingers. It was the owner of this face that made her more entangled than before.

But... I don't regret it at all, on the contrary, I feel a little happy...

Chapter 20: The Duke of Abruzzi, the Eagle, and his friend Pola

Apart from mopping the deck, Liu Cheng really couldn't find much to do.

This Sea Horizon-class destroyer, which was modified by the ship girl herself, has a powerful automation system, which makes Liu Cheng, the chief engineer, useless. After all, such a large destroyer theoretically requires the cooperation of hundreds of crew members on the ship, but here only the Duke of Abruzzi can complete the operation.

This Sardinian light cruiser has short curly grey hair, a tall and slender figure, stern red eyes and a straight waist. She is an imposing lady, yet seems a little old-fashioned and conservative.

"My name is Louis of Savoy, Duke of Abruzzi. If you cannot remember it, Duke of Abruzzi will do, but my dignity will not allow me to omit it."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke of Abruzzi."

Liu Chengjun saluted her in a neat posture. Among all the people and ship girls on the ship, except himself, the Duke of Abruzzi in front of him looked most like a soldier, or rather a noble soldier.

The Duke of Abruzzi stood in front of the operating table with his hands behind his back, staring at the screen meticulously. His straight posture made the slim clothes stand out straight, perfectly outlining her slender figure. She said, "I have no objection to you standing here. After all, it was Veneto and Littorio who decided to let you come up. But you must remember that you are a soldier of Sardinia, carrying the glory of Sardinia. You must reflect on yourself at all times. Like me, as a noble person, your actions must be a role model for others."

As he spoke, the Duke of Abruzzi glanced at Liu Cheng and nodded with satisfaction: "The military posture is okay, keep it up."

"Yes."

Liu Cheng really wanted to say that this fully automated command platform in front of you has self-checking and alarm capabilities. You should pay attention to whether there are any system errors, instead of wasting energy by staring at the weather and wave conditions on the screen...

But in the end Liu Cheng still didn't say it. Maybe he was too short-sighted. After all, this was the ship girl's vehicle.

After Liu Cheng left, Duke of Abruzzi nodded slightly. As a noble, she recognized people who performed their duties conscientiously. Then she looked at the screen meticulously again, thinking that the waves seemed to be 0.2 meters higher than before. Yes, 0.2 meters.

"Well, you can't be smooth-talking to the Duke of Abruzzi, right?"

Liu Cheng walked out of the cab and ran into Pola. She had changed into a casual outfit today. The yellow shawl bat-wing shirt made her skin look even whiter. Her white arms were held in front of her chest, and her tall and plump breasts were swaying slightly, making it impossible to look away. Liu Cheng had been very restrained, but he still couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"No, I just respect her." Liu Cheng said seriously, "When everyone else was doing nothing, only the Duke of Abruzzi stayed at his post.

It is truly admirable that he is a true nobleman who has emerged from the mud without being stained."

"Are you saying that I'm useless and not worthy of admiration?" Bola narrowed her beautiful wine-red eyes. She noticed Liu Cheng's eyes just now. She didn't hate him, she even felt a little happy. But after hearing Liu Cheng's words, she experienced the feeling of last night again. When she couldn't see him, she wanted to talk to him, but his words were smooth-talking but made people feel uncomfortable. The baby face in front of her was so cute and hateful.

"No, absolutely not. I'm talking about myself."

"Really not?"

"Well, a little bit." Seeing the dangerous smile on Bora's face, his right hand raised, and the white joints on his fist clearly visible, Liu Cheng quickly said, "It's just a joke. After all, I'm the only one who has nothing to do... By the way, Zara came to see me this morning."

Liu Cheng's change of subject was very successful. Bora thought of the long heart-to-heart talk between the two sisters last night. She put away her fist and said, "Sister Zara told me last night that you really didn't do anything to her, but you are still very hateful."

"Not really. I think I'm still a good person."

"hehe."

Bora pursed her lips. "My most important sister is about to be snatched away by you. How dare you say you are a good person? You little scoundrel."

Liu Cheng explained: "I think you and your sister have misunderstood me. Zara asked me not to bully you this morning. How could I bully a ship girl?"

"Didn't you just bully me?" Bora pouted. She didn't even realize that her tone sounded resentful, as if she was acting coquettishly.

"I was really joking. I apologize to you. I am just like this. I like to joke with people I know. Sometimes I am humorous, but sometimes I am a little annoying. After all, I have only known you for less than a day." Liu Cheng stretched out his hand and said sincerely, "But you are Zara's sister. I really want to be friends with you. Can you put aside the past grudges?"

Bola's upper teeth left a white mark on her plump lips. Her heart was pounding, and she had to bite her lips until it hurt to suppress her happiness. She stretched out her slender hand and held Liu Cheng's hand. The slight sweat made her palm even softer.

"Forget it. A noble man should not bear grudges. For Sister Zara's sake, I will be your friend reluctantly."