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

"Well, since I can speak so sincerely on your behalf, then from now on you will learn from me... Remember, I will only teach you how to fight, and don't learn anything else from me."

He finally relented, Noshiro was looking at him like a little animal, craving for his approval, and it would be too cruel to refuse any further.

However, Xia Bai had made it clear in advance that he would only teach Noshiro how to fight. If Noshiro really learned bad things from him, Agano would probably not blame him.

Hearing this, Noshiro bowed heavily, his joy evident in every possible way.

"Thank you very much, Master Xia Bai... No, now I should call you Master. I will work hard in the future and live up to Master's expectations."

"Okay, let's skip all the formalities. It makes me feel awkward... Remember, I will only teach you how to fight... That's all I'm good at."

"Yes! I will remember it well."

It would be fine if he could just teach her how to fight, as long as she could get closer to her sister whom she admired. Besides, she heard from Shokaku-sama that the master had an extremely keen sense of battle, which was exactly what she lacked.

Thinking of this, Noshiro took out a jet-black sword with ancient patterns from the ship's space and presented it with both hands.

"This is Noshiro's apprenticeship gift. Please accept it, Master."

Not only did he call himself a master, but he also performed a ceremony of apprenticeship. Did Nouyo make a mistake? If Xia Bai remembered correctly, the Japanese term for master should mean life mentor or something like that.

But seeing Noshiro's pretty and determined expression, Xia Bai still accepted the sword. Although this thing is useless and does not belong to the ship's equipment, it is quite good for bluffing people. The girl's kindness cannot be let down.

"I've accepted the things. I wanted to try to see if I could replace you, but you've seen my injuries. Let's talk about it later."

"Well, then I won't bother you anymore. I'll take my leave now."

The goal had been achieved, and Noshiro didn't stay any longer to avoid Shokaku misunderstanding her, so she stood up and left the crew room.

"call."

Taking a long breath, Xia Bai sighed that Noshiro had finally left. If he had stayed any longer, he didn't know what kind of strange ideas she would have.

Thinking back to how Noshiro addressed him, Xia Bai couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Master...hehe, seems pretty good.

Chapter 84 Guidance

The battleship sailed around on the sea for more than half a month before slowly approaching the Mingyang area along the route, but Shi Yu had tried hard enough, and what could she do since the ship could only go so fast.

So swimming is no match for flying. If the RX-02 had enough space, Xia Bai would have taken them to Sakura Empire long ago.

Fortunately, thanks to the royal family's cleanup plan some time ago, there were no sirens attacking them along the way, otherwise the speed would be even slower.

The voyage was very boring. After Xia Bai's arm recovered, he developed a recurring routine. After getting up in the morning and eating, he ran to the deck to bask in the sun and interact with the little loli with animal ears.

At noon, I would return to my room to enjoy Shokaku's gentle embrace, take a nap together, and occasionally tease Zuikaku.

In the afternoons, he taught Noshiro in the crew room, and for this purpose he also looked up a lot of information on the Internet through the ring to make himself more like a teacher.

After all, we can't just be perfunctory with Noshiro, we still have to show him some solid stuff. After so many days of teaching, Noshiro has improved a bit, but it can't be seen without actual combat with the Sirens.

At night, Xia Bai would drive the RX-02 for a ride in the sky. The people in the cockpit would always change, sometimes it was Shokaku and Zuikaku, sometimes it was the little loli from Sakura Empire, and sometimes it was the founding disciple.

During this period, Xia Bai also received angry communication from Ajax, questioning why he wanted to go to Sakura Empire and whether he was disregarding the alliance.

In response to this, Xia Bai could only helplessly say that he was knocked unconscious at the time, and when he woke up he found himself on the sea, blah blah, making it impossible for Ajax to vent their anger.

At this point, Ajax had no choice but to warn Xia Bai not to forget the agreement with the son of Prometheus, and then go to find War-Wan to ask her to lead the team to get the people back.

War-weary replied calmly, "The Queen isn't in a hurry, so why should you? Snatching is part of the Gundam. If you don't like it, don't play."

Ajax was so angry that he cursed the other side for being a bad guy, and then he was severely punished.

Kewei shared this matter with Xia Bai in the newsletter, which made Xia Bai laugh for many days.

It was another sunny day. Xia Bai felt extremely happy after learning from Shokaku that they would enter the Mingyang waters tomorrow. He walked to the deck with a lighter pace.

He and Noshiro agreed to test each other's combat skills today, after all, the results of the previous tests were not ideal.

This is not to say that Noshiro is weak. After seeing the opponent's swordsmanship, Xia Bai felt that it was remarkable. Although he did not understand much about it, he calculated in his mind that it was similar to the previous Sirius.

The intention of his moves was too obvious, and his attacks were too rigid, even a little inferior to Sirius. Sirius would use all kinds of moves if he wanted to win, but Noshiro was too cautious and didn't know how to adapt.

It's okay when facing ordinary opponents, but you will definitely be at a disadvantage if you encounter an elite siren. Moreover, the Sakura Empire seems to like close combat, and even the little loli has a katana in her hands.

As an 'intimate brother' and a master, Xia Bai naturally wanted to change the other party's fighting style, and he was very concerned about this disciple.

While thinking about how to teach Noshiro later, Xia Bai had unknowingly arrived at the deck.

The warm sea breeze blew by, and Noshiro, who had been waiting for a long time, played with her black hair that was blown away. She looked so lovely and beautiful under the sunshine.

After seeing Xia Bai coming, a bit of shame flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Master, please give me more guidance today."

Noshiro was very distressed about her situation. She thought she was too stupid and could never learn, and she made Xia Bai spend a lot of time worrying about it.

Waving his hand, indicating that Noshiro didn't need to be polite, Xia Bai glanced around the deck and found that the familiar ochre-haired man was still there. Thinking of easing the relationship, he nodded at the other party.

The monarch just leaned against the fence with an expressionless face, and did not take any action in response to Xia Bai's goodwill.

Xia Bai knew that the other party was like this, so he didn't say anything. He turned to look at the slightly nervous Noshiro and said, "Let's get started. After we finish, I'll tell Noshiro what's wrong."

Hearing this, Noshiro grasped the hilt of the knife, lowered his body center of gravity, and prepared for battle, while constantly observing the flaws on Xia Bai's body.

"It looks pretty good now. You've put a lot of effort into it." Satisfied with his disciple's performance, Xia Bai deliberately stretched to see if the other party would attack him directly.

Faced with such provocation, Noshiro suppressed his body's instinctive urge to attack and continued to build up his strength where he was.

Reason overcame instinct, which was not bad. Thinking of this, Xia Bai did not make any unnecessary attempts and directly launched an attack.

His eyes were fixed on Xia Bai's movement path. When he was about to approach, Noshiro's right shoulder tilted down slightly, and the scabbard and blade separated instantly, leaving a silver-white knife light in the air.

Blocking Noshiro's sword-drawing technique with his arm, leaving a faint red mark, Xia Bai further attacked in close proximity, while reminding him: "Don't panic, think about how to get out of this predicament."

At first, seeing that his long-prepared attack was blocked and being easily approached by Noshiro, he was a little flustered, but after Xia Bai's reminder, he steadied his steps and tried to force the opponent back with his swordsmanship.

His hands kept touching the blade, making a sound like metal collision. Xia Bai seemed to be at ease facing Noshiro's moves.

"Look into my eyes, don't be afraid, and draw your sword without hesitation, and be faster."

"Don't be afraid of being disorganized. Your attacks are just too methodical."

"Control your expression and don't let your opponent guess your intentions."

"..."

Seeing that Noshiro's breathing became a little rapid under his attack, Xia Bai found an opportunity when she had used too much force and could not retract her strength, so he knocked the knife down while swinging out with his right fist.

Finally, it stopped in front of her, and the wind from the fist made Noshiro close her eyes involuntarily.

"The victory has been decided."

After hearing Xia Bai's voice, Noshiro pursed her cherry lips, bent down to pick up the fallen sword, and stood there obediently, waiting for Xia Bai's scolding.

Noshiro was aware of her performance just now. She panicked from the moment Xia Bai approached her. Even after being reminded, she was still a little at a loss and could only attack based on instinct.

No matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't meet Xia Bai's expectations of her, and felt ashamed of his careful teaching...

But who would have thought that Xia Bai did not point out her shortcomings as Nengdai had expected, but smiled gently.

"You've made a lot of progress. I'm able to learn on your behalf pretty quickly."

"Really...really!"

Noshiro had been prepared to be hit, but was unexpectedly praised by Xia Bai and exclaimed in surprise.

"Really, both my moves and my mentality are much better than before."

"Don't underestimate yourself. I was quite surprised this time. I was able to control my body's instincts for you. Your sword-drawing skills were also quite impressive. They were fast, fierce and accurate. I had no choice but to take the initiative to resist."

"I'm just a little nervous. If I can correct this problem, it shouldn't be a problem."

These were all Xia Bai's true words. In the past, as long as the opponent showed a flaw, Noshiro would instinctively attack without considering whether it was a trap.

And I also learned to think during battle, knowing how to retreat in order to advance and accumulate strength to attack.

So Xia Bai did not hesitate to express his praise. It was already very good to have such obvious progress after such a short period of study.

Just as Nodai was feeling happy about being recognized, the monarch who had been watching for a long time sighed, took the initiative to walk over to Xia Bai, and made a sharp comment.

"Is it fun to play house with your apprentice, or do you just not have the heart to let her know that you are not fit for combat?"

Chapter 85 How many do you have?

In an instant, the smile on Noshiro's face froze, turned extremely pale, and the hand holding the blade trembled slightly.

She couldn't accept the monarch's harsh comments. What was playing house? What was unfitting for battle? Did the master say those words just to comfort me?

Thinking of this, Noshiro turned his head and looked at Xia Bai, wanting to get the answer from him.

Seeing Noshiro's actions, the monarch held down the brim of his beret and said mercilessly: "Can't accept it? Sorry, I'm just stating the facts."

"It took a long time for me to make such a little progress as a ship girl. Do you think this is a happy thing?"

"This man was just looking for some trivial compliments for you out of pity, and you actually took it seriously."

With every extra word, Noshiro felt more pain in her heart. Looking back now, she believed that this was the case. Noshiro was very clear about her own behavior and that the master was just trying to make her happy.

But she was very proud of it and thought she had made considerable progress.

When the monarch really tore open this scar with blood, Noshiro realized how incompetent she was.

"With your current progress, it will take a long time for you to become a master, or do you just want to keep..."

"enough!"

Noticing that Noshiro was becoming more and more doubtful of himself, Xia Bai couldn't help but interrupt the monarch's sarcasm, and his face looked very ugly at the moment.

The monarch shrugged and crossed her arms across her chest. She was not angry and wanted to hear what Xia Bai would say next.

Xia Bai held Noshiro with both hands, forced him to look at him, and said gently: "Noshiro, don't listen to the monarch's nonsense. He is trying to change the concept."

"What's wrong with KanColle? It's just that you've just started to improve your habits, so your progress is not obvious. It will be fine after some time. With Noshiro's intelligence, he will definitely improve rapidly."

Shaking her head, Noshiro had a complicated expression and said with a slightly tearful voice: "Master, please don't lie to Noshiro anymore. I know I am useless."

Finding that Noshiro didn't believe what he said at all, Xia Bai held his forehead helplessly. What's this? What does their happy communication between master and disciple have to do with you, my Lord? It's good enough that you can see it, why do you have to say something?

Can't you just stay on the boat and keep quiet like before? You have to pretend to be knowledgeable and make your own comments. If you think you can do something bad, just ignore it, but you have to give advice.

This guy must be holding a grudge against me because he was defeated by me before, and he even involved Noshiro. He's so damn petty.

After glaring at the monarch fiercely, Xia Bai continued to comfort Noshiro softly.

"I'm not lying to you. Progress is progress. This objective fact will not change because of other people's lies. The monarch is nothing. She doesn't know how to teach others."

"But I..."

"Don't worry if I can replace you. Time will tell. Your progress will be revealed in the actual battle. Don't let your imagination run wild."

Feeling Xia Bai's sincere gaze, Noshiro nodded.

"Well...I won't let my imagination run wild."

Although there was still some frustration in his words, at least his emotions had stabilized. Xia Bai also sighed for this, then turned to look at the monarch and said in a cold voice: "You like to watch the show, right? Is it fun to bully Nodai?"

In response to Xia Bai's angry questioning, there was no remorse on the monarch's face. She was just telling the truth and did not bother to bully a small ship girl like Noshiro.

"I'm not interested in watching the show, nor do I want to bully her. But have you had enough of playing house? There is no benefit in letting your disciple grow up smoothly."

"How I teach Noshiro is my own business. She's not learning from you. Why do you care? Do you like being a keyboard warrior?"

Although he didn't know what Xia Bai meant by keyboard warrior, the monarch could tell that the word was an insult to him, and his expressionless face turned cold.

She just couldn't stand Xia Bai, the man who had defeated her, wasting his energy on Noshiro all day, so she kindly gave him a few reminders.

However, her kindness sounded more like sarcasm. After all, the eccentric monarch had little emotional intelligence. Being alone every day, he naturally didn't understand how important the way of speaking was.

The monarch, who felt that his kindness was being ignored, frowned and put down his hands that were folded across his chest.

"Are you looking for trouble?"

After hearing what the monarch said, Xia Bai laughed in anger and said in a sarcastic tone: "Who is looking for trouble? Are you worthy of it, monarch?"

"The keys are three dollars a piece, three keys for ten dollars, how many keys do you want?"

Hearing this, the monarch stood there in a daze, wondering how to match the key. Fortunately, he was not too stupid and quickly realized that Xia Bai was mocking him.

He couldn't calm down any more, so he stretched out his hand and summoned the Knight's Sword, pointed it at Xia Bai and said, "Do you think I'm as cowardly as those KGVs who didn't dare to fight again after being defeated by you?"

"If you say so, then so be it. I won't refute it. Since Noshiro is not fit for battle, then you, my Lord, must be very fit. Can you let me see it for myself?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene became tense. The monarch unfolded his ship suit, and the huge blue and white mecha behind Xia Bai was gradually turning into a solid entity.

It seemed like they were about to start a serious fight on the deck if they had a disagreement, which made Noshiro secretly frightened and not knowing how to dissuade the two of them.

At this critical moment, Shi Yu noticed the movement on the deck, and hurriedly ran out of the cabin, standing between the two men and shouting: "What are you doing! Don't do it on the hull of Lord Shi Yu."