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

The action of putting down the 'whistle' was a little stiff, Xia Bai looked at Shokaku who was sitting opposite him with absent-minded eyes, and opened his mouth to confirm something.

Seeing Xia Bai's expression at this moment, the gentle Xianghe tilted his head slightly, and then a warm and overflowing smile appeared on his face, as if it could heal everything, and as gorgeous and sweet as a marigold.

"Ah~ I really didn't notice that...Should I call you Commander now?"

The mental link does not have to be initiated actively. As long as the minds of the ship girl and the commander are in harmony, they will naturally connect under the guidance of emotions. Although this situation is extremely rare, it is the case at the moment.

They can't be called the best of the best, but after playing a piece of music together, it's no problem to say they are soulmates. Under the connection of music, Xia Bai and Xianghe understood each other's state of mind, and naturally their mental powers were connected together.

Putting his body in front of Xia Bai, Shokaku overlapped his small hands and slowly lowered his head.

"I am not talented enough, so I hope you can give me more guidance from now on, Commander."

This was really not something Xianghe planned. She never thought that such a small probability of autonomous mental power connection would happen. She just wanted to deepen Xia Bai's impression of her.

Although he also wanted to find an opportunity to charm him, and then make it a done deal and take Xia Bai away, he hadn't started preparing for this yet.

However...the mental connection has been established, so even if Xia Bai wanted to refuse, she had no way to do so, and she also saved herself a lot of effort.

It was destined, that was what Shokaku was thinking at the moment.

He quickly helped Xianghe up, and Xia Bai nervously imitated the other person by bending over.

"No... I am the one who should be taught. From now on, please give more guidance to this useless commander like me, Shokaku."

He was panicking at first, fearing that Shokaku would think he had forcefully established a mental link with her, and would smash the cup as a signal for a bunch of little loli with animal ears and swords to rush out and chop him into a paste.

But Xianghe calmly accepted this fact and was even a little happy. Since it was a foregone conclusion, Xia Bai would not be polite.

He and Shokaku had not met many times, so he could not make a confession like Koki and Sheffield did, so he could only imitate the other's actions to express his thoughts.

However, the decision I made not long ago was broken. Four became five... and perhaps the number will increase uncontrollably in the future.

"You're welcome, Commander... What Shokaku did just now is what a newlywed wife says to her husband. You don't have to imitate me."

Such enthusiastic words made Xia Bai not know how to respond. He could only scratch his head and laugh foolishly, pretending not to hear what Xianghe said, and introduced the situation of his fleet to her.

As expected, the Sakura Empire had bad thoughts about him, and they were greedy for his body.

Chapter 70: The Traitor's Fleet Development Plan

"Commander, you only have me, Sirius, Formidable, Sheffield, and maybe Perseus... This configuration can't even be considered a fleet. There are too few frigates."

After establishing a spiritual connection with Xia Bai, Shokaku quickly changed his way of thinking, took over the position of military advisor or secretary, and began to make plans for the fleet.

In response to Shokaku's unabashed disparagement of his own fleet, Xia Bai scratched his face and explained, "Strength lies in quality rather than quantity, and I have seen very few ship girls."

"You can't possibly ask me to continue poaching from the royal family... Elizabeth is pretty good to our son of Prometheus."

"As for the frigate, I can also take on the role. I'm good at shooting down planes. I can make sure you won't be bombed when you fight the Sirens, nor will you be harassed by expellees or light cruisers."

Xianghe, who was originally thinking with his head down, heard Xia Bai's words, and suddenly raised his head and said anxiously: "Commander, do you want to lead the troops again? With us, you only need to stay in the rear and command, and you don't have to go into battle yourself."

"As long as you are alright, Commander, we can exert our greatest strength..."

She recognized Xia Bai's tactical command and her strength. But if she let her commander go to the battlefield with them, they would be distracted no matter what.

Perhaps only someone like Kaga wouldn't care about this. To her, if a commander died on the battlefield, it would be too weak.

"But Sirius and Awesome never said that..."

"So they are not suitable to be your secretary ship. I am the one who is suitable for this position!"

Xia Bai saw Shokaku's strong opposition. The gentle girl looked very excited at this moment, and he could understand what she was thinking.

Although he didn't want to argue with the other party about this matter, Xia Bai would not change his mind about going to the battlefield.

Holding down Xianghe's shoulders that were shaking due to her emotions, and forcing her to look into his eyes, Xia Bai said gently: "I understand your thoughts, Xianghe, but have you ever considered my thoughts?"

"I watched you go to the battlefield while I stayed behind anxiously waiting for the battle report. Just like you, Shokaku, I would be very worried."

"The Son of Prometheus is a combat weapon, a product developed for the purpose of fighting the Sirens. I cannot leave the battlefield."

"And as long as you are still by my side, I will never lose. Don't forget how Tester Alpha was sunk."

Facing Xia Bai's insistence, Xianghe bit his finger lightly and nodded gloomily: "I am too selfish and have never thought about your feelings, Commander."

"But as the secretary ship, I still have to remind the commander not to be impulsive when fighting the Sirens and to consider our feelings more."

Seeing that Shokaku took the initiative to give in, Xia Bai smiled comfortably. If he continued to object, he didn't know what to do. He felt that the other party was really considerate, so he also gave in and said, "I understand. Let's put this matter aside for now. Shokaku, tell me what you think about the fleet."

Unlike other ship girls, Shokaku showed wisdom and a sense of the overall situation, which she lacked.

Although I don't understand what the secretary ship she mentioned is, if Shokaku wants to take the position, then let her do it. There aren't many people in the fleet anyway.

In the future, I will have another external brain besides RX-03. Xia Bai was very happy thinking this, so he took the initiative to ask Xianghe.

Secretly delighted that he had secured the position of secretary ship, Shokaku adjusted his expression slightly, smiled brightly again, and began to talk freely.

"Although the Sons of Prometheus are the commander's family, we cannot allow them to live in our garrison. The commander should have no objection, right?"

"No, Shoukaku, continue."

RX-03 had already told Xia Bai about this. Since he wanted to be the commander, they had to live separately, putting their eggs in two baskets. If one of them had a problem, the other could provide help.

"We need more shipgirls, not just frigates, but also battleships to have the final say in the battle."

"For this, I recommend the royal scientific research ship Monarch. I heard that she is aloof in the royal family and doesn't like to talk to strangers."

"If you, Commander, still can't bear to recruit the ship girls from the Royal Family, we will recruit the girls from the Sakura Empire. My sister, Noshiro, and Shigure are both good."

"..."

"That's my current opinion, Shokaku. What do you think, Commander?"

After saying this, Shokaku's face glowed with confidence, and he looked like he wanted to be praised.

It has to be said that Xia Bai could not find any point to refute, but this was too cruel, to kidnap one of the most powerful monarchs in the royal family.

They also want to completely empty out the Sakura Empire's five carrier battles and two naval battles. Your Lord Nagato really found a treasure, finding a traitor like you in the vast sea of ​​ships.

Feeling sad for Nagato whom he had never met before, Xia Bai thought carefully for a while and said, "I have some minor frictions with the monarch, so it is not convenient to bring her in. As for the Sakura Empire, I am not very familiar with it, so forget it."

"How can that be? Improving the strength of the fleet is the most important thing at the moment. Commander, you just need to fight Zuikaku. She admires the strong, and as long as you are defeated, she should be able to join."

"Noshiro and Shigure are difficult to deal with. They are both Nagato-sama's men, so they can be put aside for now. As for the powerful battleships, do you know any of them, Commander?"

Xia Bai knew quite a few powerful battleships, including the Royal Family's KGV and Warspite. However, he had made up his mind not to poach people from the Royal Family. After all, his first three ship girls were all from the Royal Family, so Xia Bai was very ashamed of Elizabeth.

But Xia Bai really has a candidate who is not from the Royal Family, and she is the strongest ship girl he has ever seen. Thinking of this, Xia Bai said, "I also know New Jersey. She should meet your standards, Xianghe."

There is no difference between this candidate and not saying anything. New Jersey won't even join Azur Lane. If Miss Traveling Cat could join the naval base, she would still be waiting for Xia Bai. Many commanders would beg her to join.

Shokaku rolled his eyes at Xia Bai immediately and said, "New Jersey is indeed a suitable candidate. She once practiced with Shinano-sama when Shinano-sama was still in the Sakura Empire... None of us knows the final result."

"But later, Lord Shinano said that New Jersey is worthy of being the 'strongest in the world', so Commander, you should give up this idea. New Jersey will not join any force."

Xia Bai was also embarrassed by Shokaku's words. Apart from New Jersey and the Royal Navy's ship girls, he didn't have any other familiar people. After all, his social circle was too small.

......

Wait, who did Shokaku mention as the exercise between New Jersey and Sakura Empire?

Chapter 71: Warning from Shinano

He stepped forward and grabbed Xianghe's hand. Xia Bai's eyes were bloodshot and he said with a struggling expression: "Xianghe, what did you just say?"

Shokaku was startled by the sudden action of the man in front of her and cried out in surprise, then answered in a low and hesitant voice: "I say Commander, just give up on this idea. New Jersey will not join any force..." She wondered if her words made Xia Bai angry.

"That's not it!"

It was lingering, and he wanted to catch it but it slipped away immediately. The impression in his mind was slowly dissipating. This feeling of loss made Xia Bai couldn't help but raise his voice a little. He was very annoyed now.

"I was talking about the exercise between New Jersey and Lord Shinano... Commander, Commander, what's wrong with you!?"

Hearing the name Shinano, memories kept coming back to Xia Bai's mind, and the pain made him let go of Shokaku's hands and hug his head instead.

Evening primroses all over the ground, the bright moon hanging in the night sky, the Utopian Butterfly... Familiar scenes flashed through his mind and finally stopped on a beautiful face.

"Shinano..."

Muttering the name softly, Xia Bai slowly fell to the ground, gasping for breath. He remembered the big fox from Sakura Empire, the riddle man in his dream, the ship girl who established a spiritual link with him, the forgotten her - Shinano.

Seeing this, Shokaku placed Xia Bai's head on his legs as he kneeled on the tatami and gently stroked his face.

"Commander, don't think about it...just rest for a while."

Seeing how uncomfortable Xia Bai was just now, Shokaku didn't want to ask any more questions. Her way of thinking was different from other ship girls. Instead of sharing their worries, she thought that the most important thing was to make Xia Bai get better first.

As for what exactly happened, Xia Bai will tell her naturally when she gets better. This is the tenderness that is unique to Xianghe.

Pushing the silver hair behind his ears, Xianghe held up Xia Bai's body, changed his kneeling position to side sitting, and put him in his arms.

"Commander, please immerse yourself in Shokaku's tenderness. If you feel uncomfortable, you can get closer. Shokaku's arms are only open for command."

Gentle words reached his ears, and the soft and warm embrace relieved Xia Bai's headache, and sleepiness gradually made him close his eyes.

After a while, Xia Bai's breathing became steady, and Shokaku turned his head to look at his face, chuckled and said, "The commander fell asleep, hehe~ so cute."

Then he gently rocked Xia Bai and hummed a lullaby.

Carefully observing Xia Bai's peaceful sleeping face, Xianghe looked around again and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

He carefully pulled one hand out so as not to disturb the sleeping Xia Bai, contacted Zuikaku on the communication ring, asking her not to disturb him, and asked Noshiro to make some red bean rice.

Then he laid Xia Bai's body flat on the tatami, carefully took out the bedding, and with a rustling sound, all her clothes were taken off by Xianghe, elegantly showing off her beautiful body.

She would not let go of this hard-earned opportunity. Isn't it normal for a secretary to sleep with the commander?

Xianghe gently lifted Xia Bai up and placed him on the quilt. Just as he was about to lie down, he saw many glowing butterflies suddenly appearing around him.

Subconsciously, Shokaku hugged his chest, but he quickly reacted and covered his lips with his hands and whispered, "Shinano-sama?"

The blue butterfly circled around her and landed in Shokaku's hand, gently flapping its wings. At the same time, Shinano's lazy voice entered Shokaku's mind.

"Shokaku, long time no see zzzZ"

"Lord Shinano, we have been looking for you for a long time... Why did you leave Sakura Empire and where are you now?" Faced with the long-missing Shinano, Shokaku had many questions to ask her.

"I... have observed the changes in fate. The world on the verge of destruction will be revived. For this reason, I left the Sakura Empire and searched for a way to redemption."

"Redemption?"

"Yes, I don't have much time left, Shokaku, you must remember... bring the commander to the Sakura Empire and let him climb up to the castle tower, in front of the God Gate... let him take over the Sakura Empire, this is the only hope zzzZ"

"The commander will forget me again when he wakes up... Don't tell him about me anymore."

"Also... warn Akagi and the others not to go too far... this is also my commander."

The voice became weaker and weaker, and disappeared completely as the ghost butterfly dissipated.

Shokaku lowered his head and thought about the information Shinano gave her. Regardless of whether a mental link had been established, Lord Shinano had already called Xia Bai the commander and wanted to take him to the Sakura Empire himself.

She didn't answer where she was, and she didn't answer why she hid it from the commander... I couldn't understand it at all.

However, Shokaku still decided to change his policy. After all, Shinano is different from Nagato. Some people in the Sakura Empire may not listen to Mikasa and Nagato and may have the idea of ​​rebellion.

But when Shinano was still the flagship, no ship girl dared not to obey her orders. Although she was usually confused, she was also very easy to talk to. She would not get angry even if a destroyer girl leaned on her to sleep.

But if you really make her angry, this confused big fox will pull you into the dream space every night and teach you how to be a good person there, and it will be useless no matter where you escape.

Akagi once annoyed Shinano with some radical actions, and as a result he was taught a lesson in his dreams for more than a month. He ran to hide on White Eagle's side, but he was still pulled into his dreams every night.

Observing and influencing the world through dreams, predicting the future... this is Shinano's ability. Although she admitted that New Jersey was the "strongest in the world" during the exercise, the ship girls of the Sakura Empire all agreed that New Jersey would lose miserably if they really fought on the battlefield.

"Warning Akagi-senpai not to go too far, but you didn't include me." Having made up his mind to take Xia Bai to the Eternal Sakura Empire, Shokaku soon discovered the loophole in Shinano's words.

She no longer thought about these annoying things. Anyway, her wish was to be happily with Xia Bai every day.

She lifted the quilt and crawled into Xia Bai's arms, feeling his body temperature and twisting her body restlessly.

I'll wait until the commander wakes up before doing it. After all, I'm not a forced prisoner like Akagi-senpai. Thinking sweetly in his heart, Shokaku turned on the communication bracelet and quickly took a few photos of the bed.

Then he opened Akagi's private message and sent it, laughing like a little fox stealing a chicken, and then fell asleep holding Xia Bai.

Chongsakura Island.

Akagi finally caught Taiho who had run away, and was just about to lie down in the rocking chair and take a nap in the sun.

The reminder sound of the communication ring suddenly rang, causing her to open her eyes with an irritated look and see who had disturbed her lunch break.

A picture of Shokaku and Natsubaku, naked and covered with a blanket, caught her eye.

Haku: "Shokaku has found his destined commander. From now on, we will live a sweet life together. What about you, Akagi-senpai? Oh~ Sorry, Shokaku forgot. Akagi-senpai doesn't have a commander."

.......

Afterwards, according to Akashi who wished to remain anonymous, the courtyard of the Akagi Battleship caught fire that day, with fireworks shooting into the sky and affecting many people's rooms.