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

Murmuring softly, Shinano fell into a dream that would never end.

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Standing up from the chair and stretching his body, Xia Bai rubbed his neck and said, "Finally I've finished talking. I've finally persuaded Shinano to stop."

Then he looked at Kaohsiung and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Shinano and I made you go through this. When I rescue her, I will make her apologize to you, the kind of apology in the Dogeza style."

She has taken advantage of the other party. Except for not completing the last step, she has almost done everything else. Shinano is really a worry. She should be taught a lesson.

Waving his hands in panic, Kaohsiung replied, "I am really terrified to ask Lord Shinano to apologize. I hope Lord Xiabai will take back such an idea."

Seeing Kaohsiung's frightened look, Xia Bai touched his chin and said nothing. He was too stubborn and old-fashioned. Let's talk about it later.

Shokaku on the side hesitated. She thought for a moment and said, "Commander, are you really going to save Shinano? I'm not complaining about this. After all, the commander has forgiven her, so Shokaku has no right to say anything."

"But where is Shinano, Commander? Do you know?"

She didn't want Xia Bai to run around the world to find Shinano's whereabouts, so asking this question right now was the right time to do it.

"Who said I forgave Shinano? I'm waiting to punish her. As for where she is, it's easy. We just need to ask the Siren."

Xia Bai's intuition told him that there would definitely be intelligent sirens appearing in the Solomon Line of Defense. His combat power observer Zero knew very well that no matter how many ordinary and elite sirens there were, they would not be able to hold the line.

Their intention to jointly attack Solomon's defense line is so obvious that the Sirens will not let this important road be opened easily, so it is natural to let the wise Sirens guard it.

Seeing that Xia Bai had already noticed, Shokaku did not ask any more questions, and then pointed at Kaga and said, "Commander, this is Senior Kaga from the First Carrier, she wants to join our fleet."

Hearing this, Xia Bai turned his head and looked Kaga up and down, as if he remembered something. He pulled up his sleeves and looked like he was about to take action.

"Did you try to bully Noshiro last time?"

Kaga: “…”

Chapter 100 Safe Arrival

The sun is shining brightly, and the warm spring is slowly coming to an end, replaced by the hot summer. For the sea, such hot weather comes so quickly.

In the quaint room, the black-haired girl on the rocking bed had her eyelashes fluttering. She opened her beautiful wine-red eyes sleepily and stretched out her proud body.

She stood up and opened the wooden door. Her charming face looked even more lovely under the sunlight. From today on, Akagi's ban on her ended.

Looking at the chirping magpies in the courtyard, the black-haired girl was a little confused at first, then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and an expression of surprise appeared on her pretty face.

It looks like something good is going to happen today.

......

Holding the ends of her hair with her hands and tying it with a silver hairband, Xia Bai looked at herself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction.

After a long journey and many things happening during the journey, they still arrived in Sakura Empire as planned. After understanding Shinano's idea, it no longer mattered to Xia Bai whether to take over Sakura Empire or not.

There was no need to follow the trajectory observed by Shinano. He never believed in such an illusory thing as fate.

No matter what the future will be like, it is better to create it yourself instead of relying on supernatural things.

"What do you think of me? It won't be too embarrassing to wear this dress, right?"

Although she kept saying that she was no longer a ship girl of the Sakura Empire, she still felt a little homesick when she returned to Shokaku, so she got off the ship early when the Shigure docked.

Now the one waiting for Xia Bai in the room is his stupid apprentice Nodai.

"It's very formal, elegant and classy. The master looks good in anything he wears."

"I can say something fancy about a ragged piece of clothing. I can change it for you... Never mind. I've already changed it, so let it be."

After saying hello to his stupid apprentice, Xia Bai got off the boat, while Noshiro followed a few steps behind him with his head down.

As soon as he reached the shore, he saw Shokaku not far away waving at him, and there was a strange ship girl following him to greet him.

"Commander, this way!"

Quickly walking forward with Noshiro, Xia Bai said, "We are here, why is Shokaku in such a hurry..." He looked around again and continued in confusion, "Why are you the only one here? Where are the others?"

"Zuihe said she was tired and went back with the girls on the small ship. As for Kaga-senpai, he disappeared as soon as he got ashore."

As she said this, Shokaku had a bright smile on her face. It seemed that she was really happy to return to the familiar place of Sakura Empire.

Hearing this, Xia Bai did not hesitate any more. He turned his eyes to the strange ship girl beside him and said in a friendly manner: "Prometheus's son model RX-02, my name is Xia Bai, please take care of me during your time in the Sakura Empire."

"Chong Sakura, Shiratsuyu-class destroyer 9th ship - Jiang Feng, Lord Nagato's guard..." After bowing and introducing himself, Jiang Feng continued, "Lord Nagato is going to visit Donghuang, so I will introduce the situation of Chong Sakura to Lord Xia Bai. Please understand."

"That's not necessary. I've already learned most of it from Shokaku... To be honest, the situation in your Sakura Empire is really complicated."

After hearing what Xia Bai said, Jiang Feng lowered his head: "I am very sorry for making you come all the way here to clean up this mess, Master Xia Bai."

Jiang Feng was very humble. As a personal bodyguard, he knew very well that the man in front of him was the commander of the Sakura Empire appointed by Lord Shinano. Although he had some complaints about his words, he could only endure it for the time being.

As if he saw what Jiang Feng was thinking, Xia Bai grinned and said, "Don't worry, I'm only here to discuss the attack on the Solomon Line and the matters that my third sister has asked me to do. I'm not interested in being the commander of the Sakura Empire, so there's no need to be so polite."

"I'll let her explain the matter of Shinano to you in person... By the way, where is my room?"

After explaining his purpose clearly, Xia Bai patted Jiang Feng, whose eyes were slightly widened, and signaled him to concentrate and not make such a fuss.

Even though she had many questions about what Xia Bai said, Jiang Feng did not speak rashly. She was just a guard, and such an important matter could only be discussed with the other party after Nagato returned.

He responded immediately and led Xia Bai and others to the room prepared for them.

Unlike the royal ones, the buildings outside the port have a distinct Japanese style, with stone piers on both sides of the road and a large bamboo forest behind them.

After passing the stone bridge, Xia Bai saw from afar the quaint, Japanese-style wooden buildings on the mountain. At the top of the mountain there was a castle similar to that of the Warring States Period.

Surrounded by clouds and mist, it looks a bit fairy-like. If Xia Bai remembers correctly, this castle should be called a tenshu, which is where daimyo lived in ancient times.

However, judging from the appearance and abilities of the Sakura Empire's shipgirls, it might be the so-called Takama-ga-hara. After all, strange features equal monsters, and monsters equal gods. This is very Japanese.

Just when Xia Bai thought they were going to go up the mountain, Jiang Feng led them around the stairs at the foot of the mountain and walked into the torii, pointing to a large house among the buildings.

"This is where Lord Xia Bai will live in the future. It is fully equipped with daily necessities, and Mingshi has expanded the space. There are green plants, ponds, and flowers in the courtyard. I hope you will be satisfied."

"If you still think the space is too small, please inform Jiang Feng and I will ask Mingshi to expand it again."

There was a look of guilt in his eyes, and Jiang Feng seemed to think that such a room was indeed somewhat inappropriate for Xia Bai's identity.

Looking at the house in amazement, Xia Bai's mouth twitched: "I am very satisfied. There is no need to expand it. This is good enough."

To be honest, it's a bit too big. Although there is a courtyard inside, judging from the floor area of ​​the building, the room should be very large. I'm afraid it will take a few days to clean it.

Xia Bai, who was turned into a useless person by Sheffield, no longer dared to imagine his future life, but he was embarrassed to ask for a change of room, so he could only accept Jiang Feng's arrangement.

It seems that the Sakura Empire prefers to live separately, rather than building a huge palace for everyone to live together like the royal family.

Seeing that Xia Bai was very satisfied with this, Jiang Feng nodded and continued: "Except for the castle tower, Lord Xia Bai can move freely on the Sakura Island."

"I will let you know when Lord Nagato returns, so please be patient."

"If there is anything you don't understand, Lord Xia Bai can contact Jiang Feng at any time. You must be very tired after coming from such a long distance. I will take my leave first."

After telling Xia Bai about the precautions, Jiang Feng turned and left. With Xianghe around, she didn't need to waste any more words. She believed that he would explain some small details to Xia Bai.

Seeing Jiang Feng's receding back, Xia Bai let out a long sigh and turned to look at Xianghe.

"Let's go and see my new home. If you're free, come along. I have something to discuss with you."

Chapter 101 The Wish to Become Stronger

After looking at his own residence, Xia Bai could only sigh that the Sakura Empire was really awesome. In the past, he thought that the Royal Family was already rich, but he didn't expect that this place was even more outrageous.

Not to mention the decoration of the courtyard and the house, Xia Bai was surprised that the room also had its own open-air hot spring. How much money would it cost to have something like this?

The Sons of Prometheus only had one dormitory on Spland Island, and as the leader, he had to share a room with RX-16.

He originally thought that living in a single room in the Royal Palace was already comfortable enough, but he didn't expect that it was nothing compared to the Sakura Empire. The place he was going to live in now was bigger than the entire dormitory on Spland Island.

But this also feels a bit uncomfortable, as it doesn't have the cozy feeling of a small apartment. Xia Bai has already asked Xianghe, and he is told that he cannot move in with him because he has to take care of his sister.

Feeling a little regretful, Xia Bai took the green tea brewed by Noshiro, took a sip, and said in a deep voice: "Now that I live here, I naturally can't let you come to me anytime like before on the Shigure."

Hearing this, Noshiro became a little restless. She wondered if she had done something wrong recently, so she asked anxiously, "Master, is there any problem?"

What a stupid apprentice! Shaking his head helplessly, Xia Bai tapped Noshiro on the head three times.

Unexpectedly, Noda understood something in an instant, and he covered his head and said with sudden enlightenment: "I understand, the master wants to teach me more advanced tricks, which are not convenient to disclose, and the method is not passed on to others."

Then he stood up and bowed solemnly to Xia Bai, saying happily: "Noshiro will come in the middle of the night..."

After hearing what Noshiro said, veins popped out on Xia Bai's forehead. He slammed Noshiro's head hard and said loudly, "You've read too much Journey to the West, haven't you? You came here in the middle of the night. Can you be a little more understanding? I'm almost pissed off by you."

Covering his head, Noshiro had tears in his eyes and felt very aggrieved. Master, didn't you knock three times? You didn't make it clear and you treated me as a riddle.

Xianghe at the side helped Xia Bai calm down, and explained with a smile in his eyes: "Your master means to set a training time for you, and don't knock on the door at any time like on the ship."

"It's not proper for a girl like you to knock on a grown man's door every day. Others in the Sakura Empire will gossip about it."

As his commander's bedmate, Shokaku naturally understood what his commander meant. Xia Bai could be shameless, but he was thin-skinned and could not stand other people's gossip.

After Xia Bai calmed down, he took over Xianghe's explanation and continued, "Yes, so I have to set visiting hours for you."

"After careful consideration by my teacher, you can come to the reception room for theoretical classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and take practice classes in the courtyard on Saturdays. One day a month, I will take you to find Siren for practical classes until I leave Sakura."

"How much you can learn depends on your own understanding. Do you understand?"

Since Xia Bai agreed to be Noshiro's combat teacher, he would definitely not fool the other party. He always does things from beginning to end.

This was also a training for Xia Bai. He could no longer be as lazy as he was in the royal family. After the Son of Prometheus formed an alliance with the royal family, he no longer had a sense of urgency.

Especially after possessing such powerful abilities, he became even more lax and let Sheffield take care of all the matters in his life.

But the incident in Shinano made Xia Bai feel a sense of crisis again. As a victim, he knew very well how perverted Shinano's abilities were.

But even Shinano was captured and imprisoned by the Sirens without knowing it. If Xia Bai continued to be at ease, big problems would arise.

For this reason, Xia Bai asked Kaga to introduce some powerful ship girls to him for exercises after arriving in Sakura Empire. He wanted to become stronger and stronger to fulfill his promise with Shinano.

After listening to the course schedule arranged by Xia Bai, Nodai was very happy. She could feel the good intentions of her teacher.

"Thank you, Master. Noshiro will definitely live up to your expectations. I'll go back now. Agano-nee is still waiting for me."

"Go ahead, and remember that classes start next week."

"Yes!"

After saying that, Noshiro left excitedly. She wanted to share her joy with Agano and let him see how much she had grown during this period.

Watching Noshiro gradually walk away, Xia Bai shook his head and sighed: "Alas, this stupid apprentice is really troublesome."

After hearing Xia Bai's pretentious words, Shokaku covered his face and snickered, "Commander, don't act like a good kid after getting an advantage. I don't know who got beaten black and blue by Kaga-senpai just for the sake of Nobi."

Xia Bai was a little embarrassed by Shokaku's revelation. He rolled up his sleeves and asked Kaga if he wanted to bully Noshiro, but he didn't expect the other party to admit it so frankly.

This time he couldn't control his temper anymore and asked Kaga to row down to fight them out, and then he was beaten without even deploying his ship suit.

This made him exclaim that it was unscientific. He, Xia Bai, had become much stronger than before, but he could not beat Kaga, who was an aircraft carrier, in close combat. Then, he was unwilling to accept the defeat and fought with the opponent six times.

He won once by chance, but he was defeated beautifully in the remaining six times. It was also because of this that Xia Bai realized that he was not as strong as he imagined, at least not when there was no contract ship around him.

But speaking of Kaga, although the white-haired fox recognized him as its commander, they did not establish a mental link with him, which was similar to Zuikaku's situation.

According to her, establishing a spiritual connection requires discussing with Akagi.

Thinking of this, Xia Bai shamelessly ignored Shokaku's teasing and said curiously, "Let's not talk about Kaga. As for that Akagi, isn't she said to be the leader of the rebels? Shokaku, tell me about it."

When this person was mentioned, the smile on Shokaku's face disappeared, as if he was very disdainful of Akagi, and said sarcastically: "It's unlucky that the commander asked her why." Then he seemed to think of something, and his bright face became gloomy.

"Could it be that the Commander has taken a fancy to Akagi?"

For some reason, after hearing Shokaku's question, Xia Bai clearly felt the air around him getting colder. When he looked into the other's dangerous eyes, his body couldn't help but shiver.

"I...I'm just asking, Shoukaku, don't let your imagination run wild. I haven't even met her, how could I have any idea about her?"

After Xia Bai's explanation, the temperature around them returned to normal and a smile returned to Shokaku's face.

"It's good that the commander has no idea. It's not that I'm petty, but Akagi is different from other ship girls. There's something wrong with her brain. If she accepts the other party carelessly, there will be trouble."

"And Shinano also asked me to specifically remind the commander to be careful of Akagi."

When he said this, Shokaku's expression was extremely serious, which made Xia Bai swallow his saliva. It would be better not to provoke a ship girl with a problem in her brain.

Chapter 102 Self-destruct Equipment

"Commander, remember to be careful of Akagi."

After emphasizing this point again, Shokaku said goodbye to Xia Bai without staying for long.

Shokaku had just returned to Sakura Empire and had many things to deal with, such as the development plan of Xia Bai's fleet and Japan's combat strategy. She had been staying beside Xia Bai and had no mood to think.

Thinking that he would discuss it with the commander tomorrow after he had thought it through, Xianghe left slowly, leaving Xia Bai alone in the huge conference room.

Looking at the empty and quiet room, Xia Bai felt depressed. He raised his head and fell to the ground, sighing.