Even in the world of Kancolle, I want to drive a robot!

"Great!" Ron cheered with great energy, then covered his injured abdomen and said pitifully, "Is there a medical room? My injury is not healed yet."

Although Shokaku had met Ron several times before, he had only said hello. Now he thought that the other party had a good personality and was not like those crazy people in Iron Blood at all.

He took Ron out of Xia Bai's courtyard and went to the infirmary, leaving the four Kaohsiung sisters looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Sister Kaohsiung, are we going to greet Lord Nagato?"

Maya asked this when she saw that the courtyard, which had been bustling just now, was now a little deserted.

If Kaohsiung goes, they will definitely go. If Kaohsiung doesn't go, then none of them will go. After all, they don't like Nagato, they just respect him for Kaohsiung's sake.

But now that Kaohsiung has become Xia Bai's ship girl, whether or not she should give Nagato a certain degree of respect is a question worth discussing.

With uncertain eyes, Kaohsiung hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Let's go and welcome Lord Nagato."

She had to explain her choice to Nagato; this was the last bit of reserve a samurai should have.

Chapter 46 Arrival

The breeze is blowing gently and the crescent moon is hanging high in the sky.

The port of Sakura Empire was brightly lit, because they learned from Xia Bai that the flagship would be returning soon, so the port was now crowded with ship girls.

Of course, not everyone was willing to give Nagato the face to welcome her. At least except for Toriumi who came with Takao, no one else from the Akagi faction came.

A certain Siren wanted to join in the fun as there were so many people here, but was immediately pulled away by Feng Xiang. According to this gentle ship girl, she would be courting death if she stayed here.

"Sister Kaohsiung, how long do we have to wait? Why don't we go back to Xiao Xiabai's place to eat first? I see that Shokaku has prepared a very rich meal tonight."

"Wait a little longer. According to Ron, Lord Nagato should be here soon."

Her smooth long hair was blown away by the sea breeze. Kaohsiung took off her hairband and tied it back into a ponytail, with anxiety in her eyes.

After all, she has already betrayed Nagato, her sword will no longer be wielded by Nagato, and there is no way back, or rather, Takao herself does not want to turn back.

Kaohsiung did not regret becoming Xia Bai's ship girl. There was no deep friendship, vows of eternal love, or sharing of life and death between them. There was only a sense of inner fulfillment and security.

This feeling was enough to make Kaohsiung not regret her choice. All she felt was guilt towards Nagato.

Just when Takao was still hesitating about how to explain to Nagato, the sharp-eyed Toriumi pointed at the sea level and said loudly: "Here he comes! Lord Nagato is here."

Hearing this, Kaohsiung shook his head, put aside the hesitation in his heart, placed the sword in his hand on the ground, and looked in the direction that Toriumi pointed.

Under the moonlight, the dark steel fleet slowly sailed towards the port. When the distance was close enough, the warships disappeared and the ship girls landed one after another.

After jumping off the fox, followed by Tiancheng, Nagato looked around with dignity and said in a mature manner: "Thank you for your hard work during my visit to Donghuang."

"This visit to Donghuang went smoothly. Yixian has agreed to my cleanup plan. In a short time, he will work with us to clear out all the Sirens in Mingyang."

After hearing Nagato's words, all the ship girls present cheered.

Under the leadership of the White Eagle Leader Enterprise, the crisis in the Takors region has been resolved. Now the entire area has become a safe sea area and all waterways have been opened.

To reward the White Eagles for their hard work, the Maritime Administration doubled the maritime integration fee they received, and allowed them to collect 20% of commercial waterway taxes.

Although most of the Sakura ship girls do not value supplies, who would complain that they have too many supplies? Moreover, the various camps in Azur Lane are not as harmonious as they appear on the surface. They are all secretly working hard to improve the prestige and influence of their own camps.

No one wants others to only talk about one faction when mentioning Azur Lane, and use their own faction as a foil.

In short, the Sakura Empire can accept that its supplies are less than those of the White Eagles, but it will never accept that the White Eagles’ influence is greater than its own.

So at Tiancheng's suggestion, Nagato visited Donghuang, who was also in the Mingyang area, and proposed a joint combat plan to Yixian.

Although there are few ship girls in Donghuang, each of them is a good player and much better than those uneven garrisons, especially when the garrisons in the Mingyang area are much fewer than those in the Takors area.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Nagato. Jiang Feng has prepared the dinner. Shall we go to the castle tower immediately?"

Facing the proposal of her personal guard, Nagato seemed to be uninterested. She waved her hand and said, "No hurry, Jiang Fengru, tell me first, what happened in the Sakura Empire recently, and did Xia Baijun make any requests?"

"..."

Nagato's question made Jiang Feng feel very embarrassed. A lot of things happened in Sakura Empire recently, the most distant one being the battle with Qian Gong. Although she didn't catch up with him at that time, she learned from other people what kind of person he was afterwards.

Recently, there was an explosion at Akashi's residence, and she herself fell into a coma, which was suspected to be caused by Siren.

As for Xia Bai, although he did not make any demands, he has become the "local emperor" of the Sakura Empire during this period, successively conquering the First Carrier and the Fifth Carrier.

The second torpedo flagship Noshiro was his apprentice, Kaohsiung was his kendo master, and the Seventh Fleet represented by Kongo also had a good impression of him, not to mention the small destroyers, most of whom admired him very much.

By the way, the title of "local emperor" was made by the Purifier when he saw Xia Bai and Xiao Qushu fighting and ordered the other party to pour water for him. King Kong heard it and spread it out.

Anyway, Jiang Feng estimated that if Nagato had come back a little later, the house would have been completely robbed.

"This...I'll discuss this with Lord Nagato in detail after we return to the castle tower."

Seeing Jiang Feng hesitating for a long time before finally uttering this sentence, Nagato had some guesses in her mind, but she didn't ask it on the spot.

He just nodded and agreed to Jiang Feng's suggestion, and then continued: "Is Xia Baijun in the castle tower now? He should have informed you of my return."

This stumped Jiang Feng again. She had not informed Xia Bai about the banquet. In her eyes, Xia Bai had colluded with Akagi to do something bad to Nagato and was an enemy.

Moreover, a lot of bad things have happened since Xia Bai came to Sakura Empire, and he also insisted on letting the Purifier stay in Sakura Empire against all odds.

To be honest, Jiang Feng didn't like Xia Bai very much.

"Let me answer this." Just when Jiang Feng didn't know what to say, Kaohsiung walked over and bent down heavily.

"It's been a long time since we last met, Lord Nagato. I hope you are doing well after all the hard travels."

When he saw Kaohsiung, Nagato's chubby little face broke into a smile, and even his voice became much happier.

"Kaohsiung! Now that you are here, there is no need to be polite."

Stopping Nagato from trying to help him, Kaohsiung's eyes showed some struggle, and he said in a deep voice: "The commander is not feeling well, so he can't attend the banquet. I hope Lord Nagato will understand."

Commander? Hearing Kaohsiung utter this word, Nagato's smile froze a little. Maybe he heard it wrong?

Thinking of this, Nagato tried his best to keep his expression straight and said calmly, "Since you are feeling unwell, that's fine. We can postpone the banquet tonight."

There was a hint of trembling in the clear voice.

"Nagato-sama, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

Maintaining a stiff smile, Nagato said softly, "Go ahead, I'm listening."

Now she only hoped that what Kaohsiung told her was not as cruel as she had imagined.

However, it is counterproductive.

What Kaohsiung said made Nagato's mind go blank. He felt aggrieved, confused, and self-blaming. The dignity he tried so hard to maintain was ultimately not maintained.

Kaohsiung has become Xia Bai's ship girl and can no longer serve him.

Chapter 47 It’s time for the intimate big brother to appear

"Kaohsiung, you bastard!"

After hearing Kaohsiung's words, Jiang Feng, who usually kept his composure, also became angry. He drew his sword and was about to kill the "traitor" in front of him, but was stopped by Nagato.

"enough!"

"Kaohsiung's choice is her own business, and I cannot stop her... The Sakura Empire will not stop any ship girl from chasing the commander."

Although she said this, her words were not as calm as she imagined, but instead sounded tearful.

Although Nagato agreed with Shinano's decision to let Xia Bai become the commander of the Shigekaku Empire after discussing with Amagi, Nagato imagined that he should be the one to lead the Shigekaku Empire to join Xia Bai's army.

Instead of leaving Sakura Empire alone like Shokaku and becoming Natsuhaku's ship girl, this behavior would be tantamount to betrayal, especially since Takao is still Nagato's confidant.

Nagato is very sad now. She has obviously worked hard enough. When she didn't understand diplomacy, she asked Amagi for advice. When she didn't understand tactics, she asked Mikasa for advice. She studied day and night without eating or sleeping.

What was all this for? Wasn't it to make everyone in the Sakura Empire recognize her, to recognize that Nagato was not the chief flagship because of her identity as the "son of God", but because of her ability.

But Kaohsiung's words made Nagato completely confused and began to doubt herself. Was she really that bad? Was everything she had worked so hard for meaningful?

No one could answer Nagato's question.

When the disguise of majesty was taken off, she was just a child. The responsibilities that were once placed on her now collapsed. Tears unconsciously slid down from the corners of her eyes. Nagato covered her mouth and sobbed softly.

"I'm sorry, I...I don't blame Kaohsiung, it's all my fault."

"I'm sorry... wuwuwu."

Nagato wasn't quite sure why he had to apologize. Perhaps Kaohsiung's betrayal was due to his own negligence as the flagship.

Looking at Nagato's tears, Kaohsiung felt very guilty. She began to doubt whether she had really done something wrong. As a samurai, was it really right to pursue strength and inner peace?

Did she fail in her duty as a samurai when she started pursuing these things?

Standing behind Kaohsiung, Atago looked at the two of them worriedly.

Now Nagato's emotions are having problems, and Kaohsiung's emotions are also starting to become unbalanced. If this continues, their mental powers will go out of control, causing irreversible damage to themselves.

But who can persuade them now? Neither Amagi nor she can do it. Perhaps only the appearance of Shinano can stabilize the situation.

But she had already heard from Xia Bai about Shinano's current situation. He was dying and had fallen into a deep sleep. Even the dream space was based on Xia Bai's spirit, so it was impossible for him to appear in the real world.

"What should I do, what should I do..." Atago, who didn't want Kaohsiung to get hurt, thought quickly, trying to think of a solution, but the more anxious she became, the more confused her thoughts became.

At this moment, the man's frivolous voice sounded, giving Atago a sudden glimmer of hope.

"Oh, we just made it in time?"

I saw the sinful Xia Bai jogging over from a distance, scratching his head embarrassedly and saying: "I'm not feeling well, I'm late, I'm late... Hehe."

After thinking it over (referring to Sheffield's suggestion), he still felt that escape was not a solution. The person had already returned, and it was impossible for him to stay away from Nagato forever. It would not be right for him to live under someone else's roof without seeing the owner of this place.

Besides, Nagato still needs to open the God Gate and get the power left in Shinano. It's just right to come here and explain it clearly now to avoid embarrassment later.

Seeing Xia Bai's unexpected arrival, Atago rolled her eyes and walked quickly to him and whispered something.

"Is that so? Just leave it to me. This is the kind of thing I'm best at besides fighting."

Giving Atago a reassuring smile, Xia Bai patted his chest to indicate that he would take care of everything. The 'intimate big brother' was about to take action.

Imagination is beautiful but reality is cruel. Xia Bai was stopped by Jiang Feng just after taking a few steps.

"Stop, you can't go over now."

There was hostility in his eyes, and Jiang Feng's fair little face looked a little ferocious.

If it weren't for the man in front of her who seduced Kaohsiung, things wouldn't have developed in this direction, and Lady Nagato wouldn't have cried because of it.

As Nagato's personal bodyguard, Jiang Feng made up his mind that he would not let this guy go even at the cost of his life.

"Hey, fisherman, are you so arrogant? Do you want to take action?"

Seeing that Jiang Feng had already drawn his sword, Xia Bai could not bear it and immediately pulled up his sleeves.

"Come on, come on, don't say that Brother Xia Bai bullied you. I'll just stand there and let you chop me three times." Saying this, Xia Bai stretched his neck in front of Jiang Feng.

Although he will only be one year old next month, he looks more mature than Jiang Feng, who looks between JK and JC, so he shamelessly calls himself the older brother.

Moreover, Jiang Feng's hostility also made him puzzled. He came here to comfort the two of them, not to do anything bad, so why did he stop him?

On the streets of Sakura Empire, ask around to see who the boss is. Even Akagi is so arrogant but Xia Bai has him under control. How can you, a small expellee, think you can defy the heavens? Ridiculous.

Just as Xia Bai expected, Jiang Feng hesitated for a long time and still couldn't make the move. It wasn't that she didn't dare to chop, but she saw the red and blue double fires looming in the distance, which was a warning from a carrier battleship.

If she took action when Akagi and Kaga were both present, firstly she would die, and secondly it would completely trigger the conflict between Nagato and Akagi and lead to the split of Sakura Empire.

So Jiang Feng thought for a moment with a gloomy face, and could only snort coldly, put away his sword and stopped stopping Xia Bai.

Seeing this, Xia Bai looked very proud and said sarcastically: "I gave you a chance but you didn't use it, fisherman, go play somewhere else."

Xia Bai was a bit aggressive, but there was nothing he could do about it. It was because Jiang Feng always looked at him coldly every time he greeted him.

He had heard from Shokaku that Jiang Feng, the fisherman, was targeting him, but it was not obvious at ordinary times. And Akagi was right, a good temper would only make others think that he was easy to bully, and being too accommodating was equivalent to being weak.

Especially in this situation, with so many ship girls around, if he doesn't act tough, who knows what those psychopaths from the Sakura Empire will think.

Taking daring steps, Xia Bai came to Kaohsiung regardless of Jiang Feng's murderous expression.

"Commander, I..."

"Shh, don't say anything yet. Let me and Nagato explain." Xia Bai comforted Kaohsiung in a gentle voice, and turned to look at Amagi who had been silent.

After tidying up his clothes, Xia Bai gave a gentle smile which he thought was very nice, and extended his right hand in a friendly manner.

"You must be the famous Sakura Empire's flagship, Nagato. Seeing is believing. Your reputation is well-deserved."

Tiancheng: "......"

Kaohsiung:"......"

Nagato: "QAQ."

Chapter 48: Genius mentor, online tutoring