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

Seeing that Xia Bai was willing to help her, Dido hesitated. "But sir, Dido is just a maid. It's good enough that you are willing to listen to Dido's talk. There is no need..."

"Just call me Xia Bai." Xia Bai interrupted Dido forcefully, folded up his sleeves and patted his chest: "Leave it to me. Anyway, I got some sleep while repairing the mecha, so I'm not sleepy at all now."

Hearing this, Dido was deeply moved, her eyes lit up, she held Xia Bai's hands, and bowed gratefully to express her gratitude. Her chest bounced up and down as if it couldn't bear such intense movements, and even rubbed against Xia Bai's hands when Dido stood up.

Feeling the elastic and soft touch, Xia Bai's sense of guilt became even stronger.

Chapter 40 Request

After putting the last few pieces of debris in the house into the garbage bag, Xia Bai wiped the sweat off his face and sat down on the ground.

"Phew, it looks a lot cleaner now, but I can't do anything about the cracks on the walls and ceiling, so I'll just have to make do with it for now."

"Thank you... Thank you very much for your help... I am a maid, Dido, and I am overwhelmed that I can be helped by a distinguished guest..."

Seeing that Dido was about to bow and thank him again, Xia Bai quickly stopped her.

"No, no, no, it's just a small thing, there's nothing to thank me for." He finally understood that everyone on the Dido level was not normal. Sirius regarded fighting as the meaning of life, but the Dido in front of him was cowardly, humble and not very confident.

"Anyway...please let Dido express her gratitude to you once again." After saying that, Dido bent down heavily.

Xia Bai had no choice but to stand up and accept her thanks. To be honest, this thanks was too "heavy", and Xia Bai felt guilty.

I looked down at my watch. It was almost five in the morning. Well, it looked like I didn't need to rest today. I looked at Dido again. She was also full of energy and not sleepy at all.

So Xia Bai planned to take advantage of this time to get closer to Dido and increase the probability of the Son of Prometheus forming an alliance with the royal family. After all, one more person means one more force.

At the same time, he also had some selfish motives. After all, Dido was so cute and so in line with his aesthetic taste. Xia Bai also wanted to talk to her more, so he thought of an "excellent" topic.

"Dido, do you like giant robots? Like mechas or something."

Facing Xia Bai's question, Dido thought for a while and shook her head and said, "Rather than saying I like them, I'd say the huge robots are a bit scary... As for what mechas are, Dido has no idea."

"Then what about Gundam?" Xia Bai, who didn't believe it, continued to ask.

Dido showed a somewhat confused expression and said nervously: "What is Gundam... Dido doesn't know either. Is there any reason why Mr. Xia Bai asks these questions?" She felt that she was stupid and not knowledgeable at all. She could not answer any questions asked by the distinguished guest.

"I'm just asking, there's no particular reason."

Well, it seems that not everyone can appreciate the romance of robots. I was just overthinking it. But if the mecha fanatic Dido heard what she said, she would probably arrest her and force her to watch the Gundam series a hundred times.

Seeing that the situation seemed to be somewhat awkward because of herself, Dido sat in front of Xia Bai, took out some snacks and black tea and placed them on the ground, and said shyly: "This is the pastry made by Dido. If you don't mind... please enjoy it."

It happened that Xia Bai was also a little hungry, so he didn't refuse and sat opposite Dido, taking the pastries and savoring them carefully.

"Excuse me, how do the snacks taste... Do you think they are too sweet?" Dido leaned forward, blinking her eyelashes, and asked Xia Bai. She was not very confident in her cooking skills, but she also longed for Xia Bai's recognition.

Wiping his mouth with his hand, Xia Bai gave a thumbs up.

“It’s delicious, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and just the right amount of sweetness. In short, it’s really delicious.”

Seeing that her craftsmanship was recognized by others, Dido put aside her worries and smiled foolishly.

Under the dim candlelight, the girl's lips were curled up and she was smiling like a flower. Only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard in the room. It was like a dream. All this stunned Xia Bai, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

After recovering from his shock, Xia Bai thought to himself that Dido was an enchanting enchantress who could kill people. If she continued like this, she would get deeper and deeper into trouble, so she quickly found a topic to talk about.

"Dido, can you tell me about Sirius?"

"Sirius..." After repeating the name silently, Dido remembered that something was wrong with Sirius today, and he didn't seem to be angry with her. So she said with some concern, "What do you want to know about her?"

"As for her personality, I heard she doesn't fit in with the royal family."

"Really? Even you know this...Sirius is actually a good kid, but she's not very good at expressing her feelings, so everyone has some misunderstandings about her..."

No, no, no. Xia Bai always felt that the Sirius described by Dido was different from the Sirius he saw. He was crazy during the battle, and he ignored Elizabeth when she called him. How could he be a good child?

But he just thought about it in his mind and did not interrupt Dido and continued to listen.

"Sirius always regards fighting as the meaning of her life because she can't do anything well. We originally thought that after joining the Queen's Guard and being recognized, she would change her personality."

"But it seems that she has gotten worse. She only knows how to train all day long... She is like this just because she wants to be recognized by others. Sirius is very easy to get along with..." Seeing that Dido was getting more and more excited, Xia Bai hurriedly comforted her.

Combining what Warspite said with what Dido said about Sirius, Xia Bai roughly understood the personality of that troublesome ship girl, but he said that some of the words Dido said were still open to discussion.

"I'm sorry, Dido lost my composure, but Sirius is really not what everyone thinks she is. She... is very pitiful." After saying that, Dido lowered her head dejectedly and continued.

"Today when Dido went to see Sirius, she didn't come out to see me, and her mental fluctuations became illusory." Speaking of this, Dido herself felt more and more that something was wrong.

This was no small matter. There were only two possibilities for the mental fluctuations to become like this. One was that he was almost dying and his mental power was forced to begin to dissipate. The other was that he was determined to die and was actively dispersing his mental power.

But no matter which situation it was, Dido could not accept it. Thinking of this, she suddenly held Xia Bai's hands and begged: "Although Dido knows that this request is too much, Sirius refuses to see me. Can you please help Sirius..."

"Xia Bai, you are willing to help even a humble maid like Dido. You will definitely be able to help Sirius." She was also desperate and placed her hopes on Xia Bai, who had helped her.

Looking at Dido who was serious, Xia Bai understood the seriousness of the matter. He was also one of the culprits in this matter, and he had to do this for both public and private reasons. So he nodded solemnly and stopped Dido from saying anything else.

"No need to thank me, I will do my best."

However, he hasn't thought of a solution yet, and Sirius probably doesn't want to see him either. It seems he can only go to War-Wan to discuss it first.

Chapter 41 New 'God'

Dawn was gradually breaking, and a few sparse stars were still studded in the blue sky. The earth was hazy, as if covered with a silver-grey veil that penetrated into the house.

Seeing this, Xia Bai stood up and prepared to say goodbye to Dido. It was almost dawn and he couldn't stay any longer. After simply asking about the way back, Xia Bai declined Dido's invitation and returned to his room.

As soon as he entered the room, he threw himself on the soft bed and took off his clothes. He told Dido that he was in good spirits, but that was a lie. Repairing mechas was such an energy-consuming task, how could it not be tiring? He just wanted Dido to accept his help.

Xia Bai turned over and lay in a "big" shape on the bed, staring at the ceiling with his thoughts beginning to surge.

Regarding the alliance with the royal family, let's talk to Sheffield first to test the waters, and then go find Elizabeth after getting some feedback.

But the problem with Sirius is a bit serious. If something really happens to her, the Royal Navy's other ship girls' impression of her will definitely become worse. This is human nature, and the alliance will probably be scrapped.

After weighing the importance of the two things, Xia Bai decided to put Sirius first and not rush the RX-03 plan.

Thinking of this, Xia Bai's eyelids began to twitch, and then slowly closed. His breathing became steady and he fell asleep. At the same time, deep blue butterflies slowly appeared, flying and dancing around him, as if they wanted to get close to Xia Bai but were blocked by something, emitting a dreamy and strange light.

When he opened his eyes, Xia Bai, in a daze, didn't know when he came to a dark environment, and in front of him was his mecha RX-02.

Looking at the blue and white mecha in front of him, Xia Bai was a little confused. Such a sense of illusion and emptiness should be in a dream, but he could vaguely feel the connection with RX-02.

"Established a mental link in the dream?" Talking to himself, Xia Bai tried to communicate with RX-02 to open the cockpit, but although the link was established, RX-02 did not move at all. This was the first time he encountered such a situation.

After thinking for a while, Xia Baikai shouted into the darkness: "Riddler, are you there?"

There was no response in the pitch-black environment, so it seemed that the problem was not with the riddle man who had appeared in his dream before.

At this moment, Xia Bai suddenly felt a very familiar mental fluctuation coming, so he looked around RX-02 and found that the source of the mental fluctuation was a cute Q-version doll.

Picking up the doll, Xia Bai scratched his face in confusion, "Why does it look so much like Sheffield..." Whether it was the demeanor, clothing, looks or expressionless face, it looked exactly like the maid.

I pinched the Q version of Sheffield's little face out of curiosity and found that the doll didn't move at all, just staring at me blankly, but it felt very smooth and soft.

He fiddled with the Sheffield in his hand again, but there was no movement. Xia Bai then confirmed that this thing was just a simple puppet with no signs of life.

Although he didn't know what the relationship was with the real Sheffield, Xia Bai did feel similar mental fluctuations from the doll, and his strange dream should be related to this thing.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Xia Bai relaxed his mind and communicated with the puppet with his spirit.

In an instant, golden runes emerged like a spring, quickly spreading out to form a circle, surrounding Xia Bai and RX-02.

At the same time, the RX-02, which had been silent, also emitted a dazzling light, blue particles spurted out from the joints, the blue and white paint added some red, the two beam cannons hanging on the waist turned into feather-like sheets, and the four-wing thrusters reorganized into a huge light wheel floating behind it.

The sudden change made Xia Bai stand there in a daze, mouth wide open, at a loss. Then he heard a mechanical sound coming from somewhere, as if telling something.

"I should have had a future as bright as the sun... but was abandoned by the 'God'..."

"We lost everything... We cried for who knows how many years... It was like a joke, and then darkness swept in from the light, and everything became invisible..."

"In the long dark night, we have waited for a long time...Now we long for a new 'God' to be born..."

"Now... when the promised time comes, you will become the new 'God'..."

"Its name is——"

"Ding, the connection failed, the contract ends."

Just when Xia Bai was still wondering what kind of god "Link Failed" was, the golden runes gradually dissipated, RX-02 returned to its previous appearance, and the Q version of Sheffield suddenly broke free from his hands and jumped away.

Only then did Xia Bai realize that "connection failed" was a literal meaning, not the name of a god. He hurriedly chased after the Q version of Sheffield, anxiously shouting, "Sheffield, wait for me!"

Although the Q version of Sheffield has short limbs and a two-head body, his running speed is not slow and he disappears into the darkness in a short while.

Seeing this, Xia Bai did not give up. The changes just now must be related to the Q version of Sheffield. In order to find out what was going on, he continued to shout Sheffield's name, hoping that the puppet would appear.

"Sheffield."

"Sheffield..."

"Master, is there anything I can help you with?" The maid's cold voice interrupted the call. Xia Bai turned around and found Sheffield looking at him worriedly.

Overjoyed, he hugged Sheffield and pinched his face, completely unaware of the strange expression on the other's face.

Well, it's still smooth, tender, and soft...but it feels like the Sheffield in my arms has suddenly become a few sizes bigger. Thinking of this, Xia Bai prepared to connect with him mentally once again.

"Master, can you let me go?" The voice was like the cold wind in the bitter winter, and the temperature in the room seemed to drop a lot after it blew past.

Xia Bai looked at Sheffield's slightly angry face, then looked at the surrounding environment, and then he suddenly realized: "It turns out that I'm awake, this is not a dream." Then he let go of Sheffield, grabbed the quilt to cover his head, and made a muffled sound.

"Sheffield, I didn't sleep last night, let me get some more sleep...Zzz."

Although escaping is shameful, it is useful.

Seeing this, Sheffield couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He put his hand on the quilt and said softly, "My dear master..." Before he finished speaking, the maid pulled open the quilt with both hands, revealing Xia Bai who was curled up in fear.

"It's no use pretending to be stupid~"

This was the first time Xia Bai saw a smile on Sheffield's cold little face, but he felt that this smile was too heavy.

Chapter 42 Sheffield's 'bad' intentions

"Master, you said you dreamed of me in doll-sized form, and then you made a mistake?"

"Ah."

"That's quite a coincidence."

"Ah."

"Master, do you think I'm easy to fool?"

"Um... No, what I said is true. You have to believe me."

"Are the golden runes and gods real too?"

"Absolutely true!"

After staring at Xia Bai for a while with the eyes of a pest, Sheffield sighed helplessly and decided to let Xia Bai go, although the dream he said was absurd and strange, as if it was made up. But Sheffield was particularly concerned about establishing a mental connection with the Q version of himself.

Because when she called Xia Bai to get up, she did feel a strange mental power trying to connect with her. Sheffield found it very strange at first, but after she rejected the connection, the strange mental power disappeared.

After listening to Xia Bai's story about the dream, she was a little unsure whether it was true or not, so she said, "Master, I know that men have some inexplicable impulses, but don't do this again next time."

After hearing Sheffield's words, Xia Bai felt as if he had been pardoned. He nodded frantically like a chicken pecking at rice. Sheffield's cold expression put a lot of pressure on him.

Seeing that the matter had been turned over and Sheffield was no longer causing trouble for him, Xia Bai pretended to ask casually: "Sheffield, what do you think of the son of Prometheus?"

After hearing what Xia Bai said, Sheffield stepped back with his arms folded across his chest, staring at Xia Bai with a look of scum, and replied in a cold voice: "Master, do you have any strange purpose? Let me make it clear that I will not leave the royal family. I advise you to give up this idea."

Are you serious about taking a half step back? A small action can cause so much damage~

"Sheffield, what are you thinking about? I contacted my sister yesterday and she said she wanted to visit the royal family!" The maid's action seemed to hit Xia Bai, causing him to scream.

Hearing this, Sheffield put down his guard and said with a cold face: "I didn't think of anything strange, it's just that what the master said was too misleading."

"Given the master's previous behavior, it is difficult for me to guess what the master meant by his words."

So didn’t we just move on from this matter?

"Besides, I'm so cute, it's understandable that the master couldn't help but take action."

"Such owners are like vermin and are a nuisance to Sheffield."

I don't know why Sheffield always wanted to see different expressions on his silly master's face. However, seeing that Xia Bai was speechless and lowered his head dejectedly, Sheffield didn't continue to tease him.

Quietly approaching Xia Bai, Sheffield asked in a low voice: "Master, are you angry?"

"......." Xia Bai felt a little withdrawn after being told this by the girl he had a crush on.

Seeing that Xia Bai ignored him, Sheffield's eyes turned smartly and he thought of an idea. The maid stuck close to Xia Bai and blew into Xia Bai's ear.

Feeling the girl's warm breath in his ears, Xia Bai couldn't help but tremble, and then he heard Sheffield's pretending to be seductive voice.

"Master, Sheffield likes you very much."

Seeing Xia Bai quickly raise his head and look at him, then lower his head shyly, Sheffield suppressed his laughter and thought that he was right about the person. His master was too gullible and easy to coax.