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

"For example, if a ship girl firmly believes that she will get fat if she eats too much, then she will get fat."

Xia Bai: “…”

If that was the case, then he seemed to understand how terrible it could be.

Chapter 10 Church

The next day.

The sun slowly rose from the sea level, announcing the arrival of a new day. On the quiet street, Brest, who had changed out of his kimono, had left the Sakura Empire residential area and returned to Free Iris.

Across the fountain in the courtyard, there stands a building that is completely different from the romantic surroundings.

The towering towers are mostly in the shape of bamboo shoots, with three gates in the middle of the thin shell-like dome. Above the main gate is a large circular glass rose pattern. The windows are mostly in the shape of plant leaves, with colorful glass inlaid patterns, and solid-colored statues can be seen everywhere.

The sun shone on the tower and the heavy bells began to echo.

There is no doubt that this is a church.

Walking in from the main entrance, Brest passed through several corridors and came to the prayer hall, where he saw a blonde girl kneeling on one knee in front of the statue with her eyes closed.

After hesitating for a moment, Brest did not choose to disturb the other party and carefully sat down on a bench beside her. Behind her was already sitting a silver-haired girl in burgundy military uniform.

Seeing Brest coming, the silver-haired girl raised a finger and put it in front of her mouth and smiled.

Unsure of the other party's purpose in coming here, Brest nodded slightly as a greeting, and then waited quietly for the girl in front of the statue to finish her prayer.

Not long after, the bell rang again, and the blonde girl slowly opened her charming azalea-colored eyes, turned around and walked towards Brest.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

After a pause, the blonde girl asked sheepishly, "Is morning prayer really meaningless?"

Brest said: "You are joking. It is not a bad thing to have your own beliefs. On the contrary, the beliefs in your heart strengthen your heart and allow you to lead Iris to break through the difficulties."

The Cross of Lorraine, the Bible, the crown worn on the head, the layered skirt and the emblem of the iris representing freedom on the chest.

There is no doubt that the blonde girl is the current leader of Free Iris, the battleship Richelieu.

As if he was convinced, Richelieu nodded, turned his gaze to the silver-haired girl behind Brest, and asked, "What do you think, Veneto?"

Veneto brushed off the dust on his shawl and said with a relaxed expression: "You know, faith and the like have nothing to do with me, and I don't want to get to the bottom of it."

"Brest is in a hurry to find you, so you two can chat first, don't worry about me... Do you need me, an outsider, to stay away?"

"No need."

Shaking his head, Richelieu sat next to Brest and said gently, "Is there something wrong with your body again? You don't need to report to me, just go find Akashi and Da Vinci directly."

"As for combat, there is very little I can teach you. If you want to go further, Brest can go to Sakura Empire and ask Azuma for advice."

Richelieu actually felt very guilty about Brest, the fifth-phase scientific research ship.

Because the battle situation was unfavorable at the time, she and Veneto accepted Leonardo da Vinci's advice and forcibly awakened these immature ship girls to join the battle.

Now that the danger has passed and peace has arrived, the sequelae caused by the forced awakening of the fifth phase of scientific research have been exposed.

There was nothing wrong with Brest, just some defects in its equipment and problems with its capabilities. Akashi and Da Vinci spent so much time repairing them that they were finally healed.

But the royal Plymouth has not been cured until now. Every time Richelieu saw the other's unreal eyes, he felt a strong sense of guilt.

"That's not it. I just wanted to come to Richelieu to take a look."

With excitement on his face, Brest said, "By the way, I finally met the hero again yesterday, and learned a lot of little secrets about him."

"Although this is not the noble hero in my mind, it is more realistic this way."

"You went to see Master Xia Bai!?"

With a cry of surprise, Veneto realized that he had said something wrong, and covered his mouth and said, "Excuse me, I'm just a little curious why Lord Xia Bai is willing to see you."

It was no secret in the port area that Xia Bai was hiding from Brest.

"It's not that she wanted to see me, I just happened to see Miss Noshiro when I was taking a walk in the Sakura Empire..."

With an awkward expression, Brest vividly recounted his experience yesterday to the two of them, of course hiding the "little secret" that Xia Bai was a foot fetishist.

"...So, the hero is indeed a hero. He is so calm in the face of Kaohsiung META."

After listening to Brest's story, Veneto couldn't help but feel emotional.

That kind of absolute self-confidence is worthy of a commander who saves the world and brings peace. The trust between him and Agano is also very enviable. Is this the bond between the ship girl and the commander?

Feeling a little envious, Veneto seemed to have remembered something and asked excitedly, "You just said that Lord Xia Bai fought with Kaohsiung META?"

Nodding, Brest waved his fist and said, "Although I didn't watch the fight up close, I can tell from the fact that Kaohsiung META walked away in disgrace that the hero won."

"Then have you seen Lord Xia Bai use the spiral power? Is that power really that magical?" Veneto asked.

"Spiral power?" Brest raised his head and thought for a while, then said uncertainly, "I don't know what the spiral power is, but I can sense that there is indeed a strange power in the hero. Sometimes I can see fireflies coming out of his body, which is very warm..."

"I think the regeneration of severed limbs that everyone in the Sakura Empire talks about comes from this spiral power. You are indeed a hero."

Seeing Brest's excitement about sharing honor and disgrace, people who didn't know would think that she was the one who possessed the spiral power. She is truly a heroic brain who thinks of heroes all day long.

After listening to Brest's words, Veneto lowered his head and clenched his hands, as if he was struggling with something.

Seeing this, Richelieu gently patted her shoulder and advised: "If you don't ask, you will never know the answer. Go and try."

"I know you're worried that your efforts will all end in vain, and that the hope you've finally raised will vanish into thin air. But if the rumors are true, what if you miss out because of your hesitation now?"

"Seize the fleeting opportunity. This is what you told me on the battlefield."

As if he had made up his mind, Veneto suddenly raised his head and said, "Thank you. I will go back and discuss it with everyone. I won't disturb Richelieu."

After saying this, Veneto strode out of the church and hurried back to the residential area of ​​the Sardinian Empire.

Fear cannot solve the problem. If you don’t try, hope will always be just hope and will never become reality.

Besides, even if it's just a rumor, the worst that can happen is that you'll just be happy for nothing and there won't be any loss.

Yes, I have already accepted death, so what do I have to be afraid of? Today I will go to Lord Xia Bai to ask about the truth about "resurrection".

Chapter 11 Shameless Purification

Soon after Veneto's figure completely disappeared, Brest also said goodbye and left, leaving Richelieu alone in the empty prayer hall.

After a while, Richelieu looked up at the dome of the church, his eyes full of confusion. Xia Bai was a heavy blow to her faith.

When they met for the first time, Xia Bai spoke blasphemous words to her without mercy when he learned that she had faith in God.

"You ask me if I have faith? God is a piece of crap, and I don't think it's worth believing in it... Anyway, such an illusory thing won't get a response. Richelieu might as well believe in me. At least I can do something for you."

"But I used to have faith. I was a Sheffield denomination. Every time I ate, I would pray to Sheffield and thank her for giving me rich food."

"Later, she became my wife, and my faith naturally shattered."

If anyone else said this, Richelieu would definitely let him know what the wrath of the 'cardinal' was and what the Sheffield sect was. This is heresy!

But if it was Xia Bai who said that...considering the opponent's horrific record, I'd better forget it.

To put it bluntly, even if the so-called Lord really came down to earth, this bully of the Red Axis would pull it by the collar, slap it madly, and then kick it back.

On the contrary, the Vichy Church that split away from Chabai got along quite well with him. Richelieu's sister Jean Bart admired Chabai's "hot temper" and then turned around and joined the Red Axis.

Of course, Xia Bai was also speechless about this pair of sisters from the Hair Country's ship girls. The situation in the Faru Sea was already like this at the time, and they still had the mood to create division. It shouldn't be that serious just because of their different ideas.

All in all, the relationship between Chabai and the Free Iris, with Richelieu as the main character, was not very pleasant.

......

On the other side, Xia Bai, who came out of Agano's house, walked towards the castle tower in a daze. After persuading Kaohsiung META to leave yesterday, he stayed overnight at Noshiro's place while being a little drunk.

Because they were all drunk, Xia Bai didn't do anything that would please everyone. He just hugged his sweet and soft eldest disciple and took a nap.

Normally, it was normal for Xia Bai to sleep until noon with a beautiful woman in his arms. However, considering the increasingly dangerous gazes from Amagi recently, Xia Bai decided to return to the castle tower and catch up on his sleep in the office.

Xia Bai understood very well the thoughts of the ship girls headed by Amagi. Whether to do it or not is one thing, and whether or not to have the attitude is another matter. It doesn't matter if you are lazy, the main thing is that you get there.

Anyway, it's not the first or second time. They shouldn't say anything if I sleep in the office. After staying in the office for a while, I might even go back to my room and sleep with the big gray fox in my arms.

Hmm...it seems that looking for the little fox and the little white fox is also a good choice.

Thinking of this, Xia Bai yawned, stretched, and quickened his pace.

Passing through the spacious street, Xia Bai vaguely saw the outline of the castle tower in his sight, and at this moment, he was suddenly blocked by someone.

"I say, why are you running here so early in the morning instead of working? Have you completed the task that Ling-chan asked you to do?" Xia Bai asked, looking the Purifier up and down.

Shortly after the Butterfly Sea Dream Flower ended, Observer Zero returned to the [Host] with the Arbitrators. Whether it was the rebellion of Kaohsiung META, the arrival of the Alien God White Night, or the power of the Top Seat, she needed to report to the other three leaders.

Moreover, almost all of Zero's modules were destroyed by Bai Ye, and returning to the [main unit] for repair is an urgent matter.

Therefore, the Purifier, who was supposed to return to the [Host], stayed and established the 'Anticus Embassy in the Red Axis' with Observer α, Builder and others. There were also three central nodes of Anticus in the port area.

Because the Sardinian Empire and the Iris family were not on good terms with Antix, these three guys rarely wandered around and mostly stayed in the embassy, ​​playing by themselves.

"Ah, you ask me... Actually... How should I put it?" The Purifier was a little embarrassed, hesitating on the spot, and for a long time he didn't say why he was blocking the way.

Could this guy be possessed by evil spirits? He actually showed such an expression. According to her previous shameless style, shouldn't she just say what she wants directly?

Something is wrong, this is very wrong.

Seeing the Purifier making such an awkward gesture, Xia Bai inexplicably felt that the other party must have something to ask of him, and that the request was not small.

Adhering to the idea that less trouble is worse than more trouble, Xia Bai pretended not to notice and said first: "If you want Hong Jianjian, I will write a note for you and you can go to Yixian to get it yourself. Don't bother me with such trivial matters all the time."

After saying that, he took out a pen and paper, wrote a note and stuffed it into the Purifier's body, ready to run away. However, before he took a few steps, the other party grabbed the corner of his clothes.

You know, the Purifier is different from before. Although she is still as stupid, she has now inherited the power of the Arbitrator from Justice. If she really wants to leave by force, Xia Bai's clothes will definitely be torn by her.

So, he turned around and said expressionlessly: "If you leave now, I allow you to get 1000 red coins from Yixian. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get that again."

Blinking his eyes, the Purifier said, "I don't lack Red Tips. There are plenty of them at Observer Alpha. I'm looking for you because..."

"Shut up! I don't want to hear it."

Xia Bai quickly interrupted the Purifier and threatened with a ferocious expression: "You eat my food and use my things, and now you want to take advantage of me. This is too much."

Xia Bai knew very well that with the Purifier's greedy character, if 1000 red tips couldn't persuade him to quit, it would definitely be an embarrassing situation.

No matter what the other party wanted to say, he couldn't give it a chance and cause trouble for himself.

As if frightened by Xia Bai, the Purifier shrank back and said weakly: "Not really, our Lord Zero has been providing us with funding all the time, the most we can do is live in your place..."

"Looking at Purification's sincere expression, don't you feel sorry for me? Don't you want to help me?"

"I don't want to at all. Let me go."

Turning his head away indifferently, Xia Bai grabbed the corner of his clothes that was pulled by the other party with both hands. With a ruthless heart, he tore the clothes directly and ran towards the castle tower.

However, the Purifier was not so easy to deal with. Seeing Xia Bai trying to run away, he pounced on him like a tiger, hugged his thighs, and said shamelessly: "Please, considering our relationship, help me."

Hunting geese all day long, only to be pecked by geese.

It has always been Xia Bai who has been shameless in clinging to others, and now he has met an even more shameless Purifier. He has tasted the helplessness of the monarch and others at that time.

However, such tricks have no effect on Xia Bai. As long as he is shameless, no one can force him.

Chapter 12: Slacking off

"So... this is why the Commander dragged the Purifier to the office?"

Glancing at the Purifier who was hugging Xia Bai's thighs tightly, Zhenhai said with a wry smile.

"How else can I kick her, the 'arbitrator', away?"

After dragging the Purifier to the chair with great effort, Xia Bai ignored him and asked Zhenhai, "Why are you alone today? Where are Tiancheng and Ajax?"

Turning around and coming to another desk, Zhenhai picked up a large stack of documents and placed them on Xia Bai's desk with a bang.

"Ajax asked for leave today because he was rehearsing the conditions for the arrival of the Origin Hero. I don't know about Amagi, maybe he overslept."

Clapping his hands, Zhenhai brought another stack of documents and placed them on Xia Bai's desk, his dark red eyes flashing with teasing: "So today it's just the two of us working, Commander, work harder and finish it before tonight."

Looking at the two piles of documents in front of him, Xia Bai swallowed his saliva, cold sweat broke out, and his voice trembled a little.

"Are you sure I have dealt with so many? Maybe I made a mistake, how about you switch with me, Zhenhai?"

Playing with his hair, Zhenhai smiled and said, "Commander, do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? These are the documents that have accumulated over the past half month. Tiancheng and the others deliberately picked out the non-urgent documents for you to deal with."

"You've been lazy for so long. As a commander, it's time for you to do your part. Don't let the royal maids turn you into a useless person."

As he spoke, Zhenhai turned sideways, exposing the six piles of documents on his desk, and continued: "If the commander is as good as Zhenhai, you can exchange with me, hehe~"

Seeing this scene, Xia Bai's face turned green, and he shook his head frantically, saying, "The more capable, the more work. I'd rather not change it, I won't change it."

Seeing Xia Bai's frustrated look, Zhenhai felt very happy. With a smile on his face, he turned around and walked to his desk to start processing documents, while Xia Bai was scratching his head as he looked at the mountain of documents in front of him.