The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

In the circle that Lin Shen has built at this moment, the relationships from far to near are as follows: other people, camp leaders, secretary ships, and veteran ship girls.

Except for the first and last ones which are arranged according to time, all others are special cases.

For example, the leaders of the camps, such as Elizabeth who was pulled up by Pogla, and Tiancheng and Zhenhai who were also pulled up by Pogla.

But...their abilities are indeed extremely outstanding.

Although Sheffield didn't think he was any worse than the others.

Although Lin Shen no longer avoided her when talking to her——

Or is it simply not necessary?

Although Sheffield had heard a lot, he still felt as if there was a layer of fog in front of him.

As a result, she seemed to see much more clearly, but it was still far from the level that Lin Shen saw in Tiancheng and Zhenhai.

That narrow little circle excludes everyone else.

Every person who is left out feels differently about it.

There are doubt, anger, confusion, taking it for granted, acceptance, trying to break it, etc.

Sheffield is one of those trying to squeeze in.

However, so far, I haven't gotten even a single chance.

She felt that she might not be able to enter the inner circle for a long time.

Perhaps it would take a long time before she could understand what Lin Shen and his secretary ship had discussed.

What kind of future do we see?

But it doesn't matter at all -

Sheffield is not one to dwell on himself.

Once she has a clear idea, she will take action.

As ideas become clear, the means will also change.

No matter when and where, people who have ideas and dare to act will always take steps towards their chosen goals in their own way.

Sheffield is one of them.

"commander."

"……What's up?"

"I would like to be temporarily assigned to the Lookout to participate in actual combat training."

"……it is good."

Lin Shen didn't ask why. After thinking for a second, he agreed.

Move on your own, don't wait to be dragged away -

Only such people can take the initiative to choose the future they want.

Sheffield was the first person to take the initiative to make such a request to Lin Shen.

153. Uniform customization

After scolding everyone in the Lookout, Lin Shen thought that the number of people would be reduced by some from the 54.

After all, the training plan he developed is really strict, and there is indeed a high threshold to stick to it.

But two days later, none of the 54 members of the Lookout were missing.

They began to implement Lin Shen's doubled training volume with extremely strict standards. In a whole day, they only had eight hours for rest and self-adjustment - these eight hours also included the time they had to spend in the recovery room to repair their injuries.

[Lookout] Since the reprimand that day, he has been resting in the repair room almost every night.

It is not until the morning that they will leave the restoration room in an orderly manner and return to their respective dormitories to tidy up.

Then go to the fixed gathering point every day.

Usually, Lin Shen would always be waiting there ahead of them.

The gathering time is 8:30 in the morning.

Therefore, Lin Shen's work intensity during this period was also very high.

I will go out with the [Lookout] early in the morning.

After that, I basically won’t come back until around 6 or 7 in the afternoon.

Sometimes it's earlier, but that's not a good thing.

Because this means that the Lookout has been severely injured and needs to come back early to repair his injuries.

If I were delayed, I might die on the road.

This situation occurred frequently and often at the beginning.

As time went by, by early December, similar situations no longer occurred.

[Lookout] showed an astonishing growth rate during the torturous training.

Every injury is recorded.

As long as the number continues to accumulate, it will break through a bottleneck without you noticing.

The number of mistakes began to decrease significantly.

The body has basic reflexes.

I have also become more adaptable to the situation where my body is torn and tattered.

The tolerance to pain has also been greatly improved.

This is something that every ship girl cannot avoid.

Repeatedly injured, repeatedly healed, then injured again, healed again, and repeated this dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of times.

Until a scab forms on the will level and a thick layer of "callus" appears on the mind.

[Lookout] managed to hold on despite the doubled heavy training workload.

After applying to come to Sheffield, she didn't have much chance to adapt and was forced to follow the same schedule as everyone else.

The seemingly extra time every day is divided up in an instant and filled up.

To be honest, this kind of high-intensity combat is not a pleasant experience.

Lin Shen originally thought that Sheffield would not be able to bear it anymore and would ask to withdraw.

He was ready to agree.

But Sheffield didn't.

"How are you feeling?"

"……not good."

"Do you want to quit?"

"...Do you really want me to quit?"

One day in November, Lin Shen asked Sheffield alone.

The latter stared at Lin Shen with golden eyes.

Sheffield's eyes don't speak and his emotions rarely fluctuate.

Therefore, Lin Shen didn’t see anything.

"To be honest, I don't have that expectation."

"Really? Why?"

"You are different from them. You have signed a soul contract with me. If you can become stronger, I can be sure that I will have an extra capable helper."

However, there is a question mark over equal contracts.

There is nothing wrong with what you said.

However, Lin Shen still sensed dissatisfaction from someone in the Lookout.

No, it seems not one, but some.

Lin Shen turned his head to take a look, and they shifted their gaze elsewhere.

"..."

baffling.

There's no need to hide these things now, right?

Didn't I say this at the beginning?

"I'm not quitting."

After getting Lin Shen's answer, Sheffield said.

"However, after completing my training at Lookout, I hope to be assigned to Red Curtain."

"can."

Lin Shen agreed again.

……

In the fleet, there are actually specific combat uniforms that are worn when going out into battle.

It was originally only used by Glasgow and his team to facilitate movement, replacement, and unification.

However, after forcibly recruiting the following ship girls, Lin Shen promoted the combat uniforms that seemed to have a good design to the entire fleet.

That set of clothes has almost become the uniform that the fleet must wear when going out on an expedition.

But the Lookout never appeared.

Before, I was just making do with that combat uniform.

After Lin Shen explained the positioning of the "assassin" and related considerations to Tiancheng.

Amagi hired someone to redesign a new combat uniform with completely different concepts as elements.

In late November, the finished products of the Lookout's combat uniforms were delivered to Lin Shen.

Lin Shen immediately asked Sheffield to try it on.

"The design is both beautiful and flexible. Considering that future missions may not all involve direct attacks on the Sirens, an inner pocket is designed on the inside of the jacket to hold some 'small props' specifically for human use."

Amagi walked around Sheffield and introduced him while reaching out to turn his clothes over.

"The skirt design is not abandoned, and it is also convenient to place some small props that are easy to use in the inner layer. With the ability of the ship girl, weapons are necessary when carrying out missions other than anti-Siren. As for the bottom layer, it has certain defensive properties. It is said that it can keep warm and be waterproof and fireproof."

“What to do in the summer?”

Lin Shen asked as he watched Tiancheng squatting down in an extremely ungraceful manner and stroking Sheffield's legs back and forth.

Sheffield still showed no expression.

Seriously though, this one is really nice looking.

After putting it on, I feel a bit like an agent.

"KanColle is not afraid of heat or cold, so it can be used in summer."

After trying the feel of the pants, Tiancheng stood up with satisfaction.

This set of equipment cost a lot of money.

It looks like a low-key luxury.

In fact, it’s all about money.

"Why keep warm then?"

"My Lord~"

Tiancheng stood up, walked to Lin Shen, looked into his eyes and said.

"Even if you're not afraid of the cold, you still need to keep warm."