The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

Unforgettable memories will become scars of this life, leaving indelible marks on the mind.

Fortunately, the warm hot water gave Glasgow a little sense of security.

She slowly curled up her body and submerged herself in the pool.

The wounds on my body are healing quickly...

No feeling, just a little itchy.

Curled up in the warm water like this, it feels like the whole body is embraced by the warmth.

If only it could continue like this.

It's like... death.

Isn't it the same with the temperature emitted by the scorching furnace?

Yes, death, death is the end of everything.

That way, the pain would end completely, and I wouldn't have to be tortured by those cold memories anymore.

However, that was something more terrifying than the pain that made the scream.

It is as if I am about to fall into a bottomless abyss, and the concept of "I" will be completely annihilated and destroyed.

Was “I” born just to die?

Glasgow opened his eyes and saw another figure in front of him.

The long silver-white hair fluttered in the water, the red eyes stared at him without revealing any emotion, and the young face was also indifferent.

"you……"

Glasgow popped to the surface.

The ship girl also came out and just stared at Glasgow.

There was clearly no fluctuation in his eyes, but Glasgow could sense a different emotion.

It was as if I saw someone of my own kind.

This is also the increase given to her by the soul network...

"You are……"

Glasgow spoke slowly, but didn't quite ask.

There were other ship girls around, although they were all dazed. After the repairs were completed, they got up and left.

"You are different from them."

The ship girl spoke.

"Ah."

"why?"

"Why... don't you know?"

"do not know."

Glasgow was keenly aware of something and immediately asked, "When were you built?"

"...Today." The ship girl on the opposite side also responded in a calm and cold voice.

"No wonder."

"Why?" She spoke again, quite puzzled, and asked a little aggrievedly: "Why do they have such great malice?"

"Malice?"

Ship girls are quite sensitive in terms of emotional perception. The higher the level of a ship girl, the stronger her instinct to seek good fortune and avoid danger.

And this... is one of the reasons why mutants were eliminated from history.

Humanity needs weapons, weapons in large quantities, weapons that can be used at will.

Do I have to ask the weapon every time I pick it up: Are you willing to be used by me?

What a natural thing.

Facing the other person's ignorant eyes, Glasgow was silent for a while before speaking: "Come closer, I'll tell you a story."

"Okay." Not sensing any ill will from Glasgow, and since they were of the same kind, the ship girl with long silver hair moved closer.

"By the way, I still don't know what your name is?"

Glasgow suddenly asked, could this strange-looking ship girl be a very rare one?

"I'm the Benson-class destroyer... Rafi."

10. Fortunately, I have you

"Lafite..."

There is no information related to this ship girl in Glasgow's memory.

Of course, it wasn't that she didn't know about the Benson-class destroyer No. 7 in the old days, but she didn't know about the ship girl named Laffite. However, it might be because her knowledge was still too shallow, and it wasn't strange to meet a ship girl she had never seen before.

Anyway, as long as the commander knows him, it will be fine.

Glasgow told Lin Shen about this through the soul network and asked about it.

"Commander, do you know a ship girl named Laffey?"

"Rafi??"

Lin Shen was very surprised because so far, there were very few elite ship girls.

The few that remain are in the hands of commanders with various A-level soul strengths, so that they can maximize their combat effectiveness.

But among those ship girls, Lin Shen had never heard of Lafite.

That is to say, no one has built it so far.

I have to say, it’s really...

"Did she really say she was Rafi?"

"That's right."

"If that's the case, it definitely wasn't built by the students."

"Is Laffey a very rare ship girl?"

"Yes, it is classified as 'elite' level."

"Is that so..."

"If it wasn't built by the students, then it must have been built by... the laboratory. I have heard that there are still many laboratories that are still conducting various researches on shipgirls. Shipgirls that appear for the first time will also be studied thoroughly before being included in regular construction... Forget it, is Laffite okay now?"

"It's okay. She's soaking in repair fluid. Although the damage is serious, it should be repairable. She said she was just built today."

"That's it... I understand. When you have finished repairing it, please ask her if she is willing to sign an equal contract with me and become my ship girl. If she is not willing, forget it. Just ask her to be careful when she leaves and disguise herself appropriately. Henning has not yet withdrawn his wanted notice for her, and I am afraid that he will intensify the investigation in the future."

"Understood."

After ending the call, Lin Shen sighed with great regret.

Of course he was envious of the Big Three, and the fact that he was able to break out of places like laboratories also proved Lafite's fighting ability.

She is indeed an elite ship girl.

Unfortunately, he also knew how unrealistic this was.

Even if it is an equal contract, the mutant ship girl will basically not agree to him.

He has tried...

But fortunately, we now have Glasgow.

She is Lin Shen’s salvation.

If Glasgow had not agreed, Lin Shen might have wasted a lot of time trying to find the ship girls of those mutant organizations, and then take great risks to ask them.

If you're not careful, you'll be destroyed by a cannon.

It is precisely because of Glasgow that Lin Shen no longer has an urgent need for mutant ship girls.

Let it go.

After all, it's still difficult to gain trust.

……

"Rafi, what I want to tell you is my own story."

After receiving Lin Shen's instructions, Glasgow thought about it and decided to tell his own story first.

Lin Shen will not force the ship girl to sign a contract with him. In this respect, he is much better than other commanders.

This also made Glasgow feel deeply that perhaps his seemingly reckless choice at the time was not wrong.

Perhaps, we can indeed see different possibilities in Lin Shen.

Whether this was a fantasy or not, she wanted to see it with her own eyes.

"Ah."

Rafi nodded, then leaned close to Glasgow, listening to the latter telling a cruel story in a gentle tone.

"You should be like me. When you open your eyes, you will see many cold corpses of your kind, and researchers in white coats walking up to you..."

This is a long story, but the two had no shortage of time.

Glasgow tried his best to pick out the key information that Rafi needed, and integrated her current situation and information such as mutants into his own actual experience and told his story.

The voice was very low, and she didn't want the other ship girls to hear it.

Fortunately, the bathhouse was very large, and by the time I was halfway through the story, the other ship girls had already left.

This also made Glasgow feel a little more relieved.

When she finished speaking, there was still no expression on Lafite's face, as if he didn't feel anything at all.

But Glasgow could sense that Rafi's subtle emotional fluctuations were rising and falling with his own narration.

"There shouldn't be anything missing. If there is, I'm the only one who doesn't know. Anyway, your current situation is not good. Although your injuries have been repaired, if you really escape from the laboratory, you will probably be faced with more than a dozen standard troops."

With more than a dozen standard troops, the number of ship girls instantly climbed to more than two hundred.

It can be called a dragnet.

Even if Lafite's fighting power is very strong, he may not be able to break out.

"They never hesitate to invest their efforts in arresting you. Even if it causes some damage, they will still capture you." Glasgow said seriously. This was also her previous personal experience.

She had resisted before being disarmed and thrown into a scrapyard.

But it's of no use.

Once something is labeled "disposed of," the outcome is basically determined.

Rafi stood up, and the repair fluid dripped down her body, sliding down her fair collarbone, flowing through her slightly heaving chest, and down her soft and elastic abdomen... finally falling into the pool, splashing a small splash.

The injury has been completely healed, Lafite, 100% condition.

"Are you leaving?"

"Well, if it's really as you say, I have to leave right away. Won't you go?"

"I told you at the end of the story just now that I have signed a soul contract with the commander." Glasgow smiled faintly and said in a calm and clear voice: "The commander chose me, and I chose him."

"But according to your story just now, humans are not trustworthy." Rafi said in a cold and even voice: "Why would you believe him? Maybe he is the same as those guys. They all like to disguise themselves with smiles, but I can feel their malice. Even if the malice is hidden, it will be revealed later."

"Maybe, but since he has already made the choice, there is no need to regret it. Anyway, compared to death, the situation is not that bad. Besides, he has already taken action."

For example, the forced binding and absolute loyalty in the soul contract have been deleted.

That is to say, Glasgow can now terminate the soul contract unilaterally without paying any price.

But even if she explained this to Rafi, Rafi was already highly alert.

The memory of a ship girl is very good... She will remember clearly all the malice she has sensed and the harm she has suffered.

It is definitely not easy to believe again.