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

"..."

For the Royal Navy ship girls, elegance is only superficial. There are actually very few ship girls who truly uphold the principles of being ladies. Most of them just like to watch fun and listen to gossip.

Just like the "troublemakers" in history, they like to make a big deal out of a small matter, sow discord and then sit back and watch the fire from the other side. This is their favorite thing to do.

British accent, ladylike demeanor, a very British person.

Commander, will something happen to you? You are telling us a ghost story. If he disappears, it's not a big deal. Maybe he will come back soon.

Everyone has their own afternoon tea, so why gather us together for such a trivial matter?

Of course, with the mentality of just watching the fun, the royal sisters felt that this matter seemed to be more interesting than having afternoon tea. Wouldn't this rare opportunity disgust Akagi?

The booing of the people making fun of her made Akagi's face turn from white to blue, and then from blue to purple, and she was so angry that she was shaking all over.

Red Fox saw clearly that the first among these cheering guys were Terrible, Victory, then Prince of Wales, King George V, and even Prince Eugen joined their team and cheered.

"Where is the commander of the Royal Guards? Get Akagi out!" Ajax shouted with a smirk.

Noshiro and Jiang Feng glanced at Nagato and found that their flagship nodded, so they quickly stepped forward, one of them held one of Akagi's hands, and dragged him out.

"Wait, wait, what a mess, why are you putting the hat on my head?"

Quickly breaking free from Noshiro and Jiang Feng's grasp, Akagi patted his sleeves, looked around, and said unwillingly: "I'm not kidding, the commander is missing!"

Holding her cheek with one hand, Ajax smiled and said, "Yes, yes, the commander is missing. Akagi should go to the Construction Management Office for a while. When the commander comes back, I will ask him to come and see you."

"Hey! This is no small matter!"

Akagi shouted anxiously, but everyone's expressions were full of distrust of her and not-so-hidden ridicule.

This made Red Fox very sad. Wasn't she just a little aggressive in her words and actions, and had more sinister thoughts? Why treat her like this?

At this moment, Belfast, who had been silent, spoke.

"Ms. Akagi is right. The Master is indeed missing... and he is probably not in a good condition right now."

"According to the investigation of the maid group, the master went to Liberty Iris to borrow Richelieu's construction machine, and the purpose was to revive the former 'Arbiter Justice' Justice."

"But some problems occurred during the process. According to the testimony of the eyewitness Xuefeng, after the master and Zhenhai came out of Free Iris, they showed obvious symptoms of physical discomfort, weak limbs, and inability to move."

"And the follow-up...he didn't go to Akashi."

"There are only two possibilities for not going to Akashi when you are clearly experiencing physical problems."

Raising two fingers, Belfa glanced at the ship girl whose expression gradually became serious, and continued: "First, the master's physical problem is not serious, so he does not need to go to Akashi."

"Secondly, his health was very poor. He even didn't want us to see him and only let Zhenhai accompany him."

"Considering that the owner has blocked all of us and has lost his whereabouts, I am more inclined to the second possibility."

Bismarck was stunned by Belfast's speculation. She originally thought that it was just Akagi's possessiveness at work again, so he called them all to a meeting and then took advantage of the situation to put pressure on them.

Bismarck looked down upon this kind of "harem" struggle and planned to resign and return to the Iron Blood soon.

But now it seems that their great emperor of the Red Axis seems to have gone wrong again.

Wait, why did I use the word 'again'?

Thinking about these messy things, Bismarck put on the military cap on the table, supported his chin with both hands, and said seriously: "What the lady in Belfast said makes sense. Considering the safety of the commander, our Iron Blood will do our best to search the port area."

With a piece of cake in her mouth, Elizabeth said incoherently, "The same goes for the king."

Compared with Bismarck's caution, Elizabeth just intended to put on an act.

Judging from the time distribution chart of past experiences, after three months of peace, it is time for Xia Bai to have problems.

After all, her commander either had a damaged core, was mentally ill, or had some errors in his memory. Elizabeth said she was not surprised.

She even found it incredible that Xia Bai could endure for three months before getting sick.

Elizabeth swallowed the pastry in her mouth, stood up and said excitedly: "How about this, let's take this opportunity to hold an event."

"How about the major factions jointly give a huge reward to the ship girl who finds the commander first?"

Chapter 37: Elizabeth the Wise and Mighty

The sky was dark, dotted with stars, and the clear night breeze was blowing through the treetops.

The ship girls from each camp held a meeting until the evening before leaving the castle tower one by one.

They were also frightened by what Belfast said at first, but after listening to Elizabeth's analysis, they felt that this was quite normal.

It would be abnormal if Xia Bai didn't have any problems.

Coincidentally, Elizabeth proposed to organize a commander search activity to kill time, so the ship girls agreed and then discussed some specific details.

Akagi strongly opposed Elizabeth's unreasonable behavior, but no one paid attention to her.

"Huh, the port area is going to be lively again, that's great." Feeling the sea breeze, Hao gazed at the sparkling sea and tucked his golden hair behind his ears.

"Yeah, it's been so quiet for so long, I'm still a little uncomfortable..." Nodding in agreement, King George V skillfully took out a biscuit from Howe's pocket and put it in his mouth, saying vaguely, "Let's KGV participate in this event and win the championship on behalf of the royal family."

Hearing this, Hao asked in surprise: "Hey, sister, do you want to win? Those rewards should be meaningless to us, the main thing is the wedding ship..."

King George V stuffed a box of biscuits into his mouth, chewed them for a while like a hamster, and swallowed them into his stomach. He wiped the corners of his mouth and smiled, "You haven't seen the situation clearly. Her Majesty Elizabeth proposed to hold the event at an inappropriate time just to reorganize the 'staff group'."

"Hao, think about it, why did the Queen decide to divide the winning prize into 12 parts? It's because there are 12 different camps in the port area."

"Originally, due to the commander's laziness, the affairs of the port area have been handled by Tiancheng, Zhenhai, and Ajax. Her Majesty is dissatisfied with these three people, so she wants to take this opportunity to pull all the existing factions in the port area into the staff group."

"While eliminating monopolies, it also eliminated barriers between different camps, allowing everyone to compete fairly. This is the foresight of Her Majesty the Queen."

At this point, King George V could not help but sigh: "Although I have known that Her Majesty has been playing mad, I didn't expect her to be so smart. She took advantage of the fact that the commander and Zhenhai were not together to calm the abnormal atmosphere in the port area."

"As expected of Her Majesty the Queen."

Thinking back to Elizabeth's excitement in the conference room, Howe felt that his sister was just imagining things, and that Her Majesty probably just wanted to have fun and watch the fun.

After listening to King George V's analysis, the Duke of York nodded repeatedly and said, "Hehehe, I understand. The representatives selected from each camp will form a staff group, and the 12 people will follow the example of the Knights of the Round Table...I never thought that Her Majesty the Queen could grow to this level."

Wait, what do you understand, Third Sister? How come it's the Knights of the Round Table? You are all imagining it!

Complaining madly about his two sisters, Hao said weakly: "Is it possible...sisters are overthinking, and Her Majesty the Queen doesn't actually have such an idea."

At this time, the Prince of Wales said, "It is impossible. Hao, think about it carefully. The port area appears to be peaceful, but in fact, there is a tide of violence in secret."

"Why did Ironblood pretend not to know when he knew that he was being targeted by Ajax and the others? He didn't even report it to the commander?"

"The king's power is not eternal. The trio's actions will inevitably lead to their downfall. Your Majesty is merciful and does not want to see the trio lose face when everyone is unable to resist the slogan of clearing the emperor's side and punishing corrupt officials."

"It is indeed very powerful to enter the office to handle office affairs, but compared with the secretary ship, you know, the commander does not have a secretary ship now."

"Everyone is so patient, they are all holding their breath, wanting to compete for this position. Just ask who in the port area doesn't want to be second to none and above ten thousand people!"

After saying this, the Prince of Wales, King George V and the Duke of York looked at each other with great pride.

Why is it related to the secretary ship again? Is there any necessary connection between the two? Sister, you guys are really imagining things!!!

For the first time, for the first time in history, Hao felt that he was not like KGV and was out of tune with his three sisters. What kind of imagination is this? Is that what Her Majesty meant?

"By the way...does this have anything to do with our KGV winning the event?"

Noticing that the three people were suddenly looking straight at him, Hao swallowed and said carefully: "Look, since we have to ensure that each camp has one person joining the staff group, then it should be okay for us not to participate in the event. Why bother with this?"

Rolling his eyes at Howe, King George V explained angrily, "You don't understand. Victory represents glory. We in the royal family will fight every enemy we encounter. Even if we have been manipulated, we must win beautifully."

Besides, the major camps have prepared a lot of rewards. If we can win the championship this time, we can buy whatever we want."

I spent a lot of money on food, your second sister has no wine to drink because of the gambling a while ago, and your third sister has several empty closets, we all need supplies!"

"But, there is a salary every month in the port area. Besides, we have saved a lot before, which will be enough if we change it into circulating currency..." The more Hao spoke, the less confident she felt. Her three sisters were quite good at spending money.

"Not enough! You can never have too much supplies. My savings are my dowry for myself. How can I use them for my own selfish reasons?"

With his hands on his waist, King George V said very seriously: "I have already heard about the wedding that Akagi is preparing. It is quite grand. I want to outdo that red fox when I marry the commander!"

"Uh, sister, you actually still have such thoughts..."

Nodding, King George V said frankly: "What a fuss! I have saved all these years just to prepare for my dowry. Now that I have a commander, it would be strange if I didn't take action."

"Hao, don't you have such an idea? I send the commander my homemade cookies every few days."

Feeling a little embarrassed by Qiao Wu's bullying, Hao lowered his head and said softly, "It's just that the commander likes to eat it, so I made it for the occasion."

"Okay, don't say such things to coax people out of here."

King George V waved his hand and stopped teasing Hao. He counted on his fingers and discussed with his sisters how to win the event.

"Provide information about Zhenhai and Dafeng, plus 10 points. Find one of them, plus 50 points. Provide information about the commander, plus 30 points. Find the commander and go to the castle tower to win directly."

"That's the big score. Do we have any relevant intelligence now?"

With a pleasant smile on his face, the Prince of Wales raised a finger and said in a low voice, "Sister, you don't have to think about this. I actually know where the commander is. From the beginning of this event, we KGV have an absolute advantage in the battle."

Howe, Joe Five, Duke of York: "!?"

Chapter 38 Undercurrent ()

The open-air terrace on the upper level of the Royal Palace.

In front of a pure white and gorgeous round table, the four glorious sisters sat in different positions, gracefully picking up the rings of their teacups and bringing them to their mouths.

Behind them, a group of maids led by Befa were serving cakes and tea to Guanghui and others.

"Thank you for trouble, Befa. You still have to prepare the necessities for the tea party for us at this time." Guanghui took the pastries handed over by Befa and placed them on the round table with an apologetic look on his face.

With an impeccable smile on her face, Befa bowed and said, "It's my duty. If I don't do the work of a maid, I will feel a little uncomfortable."

"Excuse me, Befa, but have the Glorious Class not considered participating in the event?"

Blinking her long eyelashes, Guanghui said softly: "No~ After all, the commander is no longer the same as before, and our power is not enough to help him."

From the very beginning, Guanghui did not consider the search for Xia Bai and the activities together. Since Xia Bai did not choose to seek her help, she had great trust in the other party's ability to get out of the predicament on his own.

As for the rewards of the event? Guanghui believed that he had already obtained the most precious treasure from Xia Bai. Whether it was peace or happiness, it was not good to be too greedy.

Beifa was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyelids and asked politely, "Your Majesty, do you really not understand the meaning of your words?"

Liu frowned, and Kewei replied on behalf of Guanghui: "Ha, isn't it just that His Majesty can't stand the trio's dominance and wants to disrupt and start over? We are not interested in these."

"Befa, just do whatever you want to do by yourself, don't involve us."

Noticing that Indomitable and Victory were looking at him with dissatisfaction, Befa covered her mouth and chuckled, "I'm just curious. Befa doesn't mean anything else."

Shengli said unceremoniously: "After being with Ajax for so long, you have also become a bad person... Don't drag us sisters into this."

The head maid originally had a pure heart, with at most a little bit of black glutinous rice stuffed in it, but after accompanying Xia Bai on a trip to Takors, her whole personality turned dark.

In the past, the methods used were only used among maids, and at most they would make things difficult for you. But now, they feel like the second Ajax, and their actions are extremely sinister.

By saying these things now, I'm afraid he wants to drag the Glorious class into this so that he can reap the benefits?

As if he could see what Shengli was thinking, Belfa smiled and said frankly: "I do intend to drag you into this. After all, both Glory and Awesome are wedding ships, it would be a shame if you don't join."

"We are only maids, and we are largely dependent on our master and the 'Secretary Ship'. To be able to obtain the Ring of Oath is already a sign of our master's love."

"It is very important to us who the secretary ship belongs to."

Shengli said: "So?"

"Since Miss Glory has no interest in this, please allow Befa to leave." After saying goodbye to the four Glory sisters one by one, Befa took Sirius and Dido away from the open-air platform.

Belfast's words were half true and half false. It was a lie that she had no interest in the secretary ship. How could she be a maid if she wasn't greedy? (laughs)

Unlike Sirius, who was indifferent to everything, and Dido, who was already satisfied, Belfa herself was very eager and was not satisfied with just the Ring of the Oath.

Whether it was more love or more attention from Xia Bai, she wanted it all. Only by becoming a secretary ship could she stand out from the other ships.

The purpose of this conversation is to confirm Guanghui's thoughts. After all, there are only a few people in the marriage ship who are truly capable of sitting in that position.

And Guanghui is the one who is most easily overlooked.

The other party is gentle, considerate, has excellent ability to handle affairs, and has the strongest mecha driving skills. Most importantly, she is one of the first ship girls to "become attached" to Xia Bai, second only to "childhood sweetheart" Essex and "Fat Dinosaur" Kewei.

If Sheffield is Xia Bai's soul, then Guanghui is Xia Bai's angel, who redeems him in his darkest moments.

The brilliant enthusiasm, ideals, and unrealistic dreams infected Xia Bai from that time on.

Sheffield himself did not have this idea, and the "Big Gray Fox" Shinano did not care about it.

Apart from these two, if Guanghui wanted to compete for the position of secretary ship, it would have at least a 50% chance of winning, if not an 80% chance, of winning all the marriage ships.

Now that Guanghui said that he had no such idea, Belfa breathed a sigh of relief, and he felt more confident about becoming the secretary ship.

Even if she can't compete with Glory, she can still compete with marriage ships like Akagi and Kaga.

If Sheffield was willing to help her, the position of the secretary ship would be within her reach. Unfortunately, the other party didn't know what happened. After guessing what Her Majesty the Queen meant, he chose to help the "traitor" Shokaku.