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

She's always telling dirty jokes and never does anything serious. Except when she was fighting the Sirens, she's never been serious.

And the other one is Xia Bai.

Everyone thought that Kaohsiung would not care about Xia Bai's flirting with her on the Shigure. After all, it was Shinano's fault, and someone like her should not care about love between men and women.

Even Kaohsiung himself thinks he doesn't care.

But the result was completely wrong. Since that day, Xia Bai's figure often appeared in her dreams, accompanied by a gentle confession and the memories he recounted.

Every time he was awakened, Kaohsiung would reflect on his dreams and force himself not to think about them.

But the more I didn't want to dream about Xia Bai, the more likely I was to see him in my dreams, and the scale of the dreams became larger and larger.

Finally, after waking up one morning and touching the wet sheets, Kaohsiung was sure of one thing.

She is in heat.

Chapter 20 Akashi has been sent to the infirmary

The ship girls of Sakura Empire are all from J country. Most of them have some animal characteristics, so it is normal for them to go into heat, but it is the first time for Kaohsiung.

So her mental state was not very good during this period, and she didn't know how to deal with her situation.

After asking Atago indirectly, the answer he got was to solve it himself.

This made Kaohsiung very ashamed and embarrassed. After all, it would be too shameless to solve the problem by himself. It was a blasphemy to the samurai spirit.

Especially since Xia Bai often came to her to learn kendo, Kaohsiung felt even more embarrassed. Every time she saw Xia Bai sweating, all the experiences in her dreams would emerge in her mind.

But this matter was Shinano's instruction, and she couldn't refuse, so she could only teach Xia Bai reluctantly. At the same time, her own situation became more and more serious.

"...Lord Xia Bai, are you here for a morning run as well?" After hesitating for a while, she still followed etiquette and stepped forward to greet Xia Bai.

"Well, in order to strengthen my will, I go jogging every morning..." Turning his head, Xia Bai continued, "Does Kaohsiung also insist on jogging in the morning? How about we make an appointment to go together every morning?"

After so long, Xia Bai could also distinguish the voices of the Sakura Empire's ship girls, so when Kaohsiung opened her mouth, he knew her identity.

Kaohsiung did not expect Xia Bai to invite him. There were waves of disturbances beneath his seemingly calm appearance. A faint blush appeared on his beautiful face, and his long black silk legs rubbed against each other involuntarily, making a rustling sound.

Obviously, some strange scenes appeared in her mind after she heard Xia Bai's invitation.

Seeing that Kaohsiung was acting rather unnatural, Xia Bai said worriedly, "Um... Kaohsiung is not feeling well, why don't you go back first? I will be there on time for the swordplay class this afternoon."

"No...no need. I just caught a cold from the sea breeze. Please don't worry, Lord Xia Bai." Putting aside all distracting thoughts, Kaohsiung spoke hesitantly.

The tenderness and care from Xia Bai is what Kaohsiung fears the most right now. It will bring back some unnecessary memories and make her physical condition worse.

"By the way, Lord Xia Bai, do you know what happened at Mingshi's place last night?"

In order to prevent Xia Bai from talking about himself again, Kaohsiung turned the conversation to Akashi with a serious expression.

"The spread is so fast? Even though you live so far away in Kaohsiung, you should know that there is a problem in Akashi."

Xia Bai hadn't thought that this matter had already become known to everyone in Sakura Empire. Apart from the sound of the machinery, there was obviously very little noise, so it shouldn't be known to everyone.

Hearing Xia Bai's words, Kaohsiung shook his head and sighed, "There was a strange explosion in Akashi last night. Akagi led people to dig for an entire night before they were able to carry out the severely injured Akashi."

"It is said that there are strange phenomena in the underground laboratory. Fire and ice coexist, lightning and strong winds are everywhere, huge plants fill the ground, and all electronic equipment circuits are damaged..."

"Now Akashi is seriously injured and unconscious, but I guess the only one who can do this is the Siren of Wisdom. What do you think, Lord Xia Bai?"

"..."

You ask me how I see it? I don’t dare to see it.

It turns out that there was an explosion in Akashi. According to Kaohsiung's description of the scene, the explosion was most likely caused by him putting the Ring of Oath on Shokaku, which caused the Seven Dwarfs System to go berserk.

Moreover, the other party suspected the wise siren. Isn't there only one wise siren in Chongying Island? It means that the purifier has taken the blame for himself.

Feeling sorry for Purification and Akashi in his heart, Xia Bai scratched his head with embarrassment: "This seems to have something to do with me. Akashi was studying my mecha, and something went wrong yesterday..."

Seeing Kaohsiung's shocked expression, Xia Bai quickly waved his hands and began to argue: "Don't look at me like that. I didn't know it would be like this."

"Master Xia Bai, don't be nervous. I believe you didn't mean it."

"Yes, yes, yes, I really didn't mean it. Who knew it would turn out like this." Following Kaohsiung's words, Xia Bai continued: "Kaohsiung, do you know where Akashi is now? I want to go and apologize to her."

"Akashi is in the infirmary... I still suggest that you wait until she wakes up before going there, Lord Xia Bai. After all, she is currently unconscious and cannot accept your apology." Seeing Xia Bai's nervous and ashamed look, Kaohsiung answered him softly and gave advice.

"Okay, I'll wait until she wakes up... Alas." With a sigh, Xia Bai said goodbye to Kaohsiung and returned to his mansion dejectedly.

After what happened, he was not in the mood to go for a morning jog. He could guess that Akashi's coma was affected by the Seven Dwarfs Gold, but Xia Bai didn't know how to wake Akashi up. She could only rely on herself.

Moreover, every day Akashi is unconscious, the progress of equipment production will be halted, which will have a significant impact on the development of the entire situation.

Now he could only pray that the cat would wake up soon.

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In imaginary space.

A huge mechanical instrument on the ground composed of blue crystals was flashing light continuously.

"Master Zero, Sternkus has been accepting the evolution of the [Host] for so long, why is he still......"

"Hehe~ Don't worry Hermet... The [Host]'s protocol ruling determined that Stelhencus can evolve again, so there won't be any problems."

"Please be patient, maybe when she comes out, there will be earth-shaking changes."

"Bear with me...I get it."

Seeing this, Observer Zero nodded with satisfaction. While carefully staring at the data on the light screen, he said, "Hermita, you are already very good to have such an emotion as worrying about your companions."

"Have you ever thought about going over to look for that man? Maybe after you come back, you can be recognized by the [Host] as able to continue evolving like Steliancus... Hehehe~"

"Master Zero, please don't tease me like that."

"You're still shy. According to calculations, your chances of success are very high. Are you really not going to consider giving it a try?"

Being teased by Observer Zero, Hermit became anxious and waved his hands, saying, "Please stop joking. We are his enemies..."

"I'm not kidding." Interrupting Hermit's words, Observer Zero's soft and cold voice became extremely serious.

"Even if the [Host] has not determined whether the 'Key to Evolution' is in his hands, it is a fact that Stellencus's emotional module has become stronger after contact with him."

"That guy is not as simple as you think, nor is he a so-called ant."

“Ding—Puchi—”

The sound of the huge machine made Hermit and Zero stop their discussion. They saw the dark hatch slowly open and the long-sleeping Steliancus walked out.

Chapter 21 Embers Battlefield Command

After looking at Hermit and Zero curiously, Steliancus said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

"Hey! Stelencus, you can't even stutter when you speak... it hurts."

The excited Hermit was knocked over by Zero's elbow. She held her stomach and cried out in pain, while Zero acted as if nothing had happened.

"Sterencus doesn't stutter, he's just not good at expressing himself. Hermit, please be careful with your words."

After giving Hermita a slight warning, she circled around Stelhencus a few times, data flashing quickly in her eyes. She looked him up and down, hugged his shoulders and said, "How is it? How does it feel to evolve? Is it very different from before?"

The giant claw in his hand appeared, and Stelchencus held it in front of his eyes and clenched it, and replied in confusion: "It seems that I have a better understanding of emotions, but there is no other special feeling."

"Oh~ What about the ability and output space?"

The reason why she asked in such detail was because Sterncus was the first arbitrator to evolve again, and every detail and any changes that would occur needed to be recorded.

"...I'll try."

After saying that, Sternkus raised one hand forward and activated his ability. Tiny cracks appeared and gradually expanded, absorbing the surrounding objects.

The entire imaginary space became unstable and on the verge of collapse.

So she immediately stopped using her ability, looked at Zero and replied coldly: "The increase in ability is obvious... There are other effects that cannot be tested."

After seeing Sternkus's performance, Zero fell into silence with her mouth open. Perhaps this was the first time in her long life that she felt the emotion of 'surprise'.

The Arbitrator's level was considered a high-level combatant among them, but his ability could definitely not affect this imaginary space, not even those at higher levels, so Zero was assured to let Steliancus use his abilities.

Only those at the top level can have an impact here, and judging from Sternkus's performance, she seemed to be very relaxed.

This seemed to be almost reaching their current stage of evolution, so Observer Zero was so surprised.

She gathered her thoughts and quickly analyzed the data of Sternkus through her mental computer. She began to feel confused.

There is obviously no change, the opponent's ability module is still the same as before, why is there such a big gap.

"The key to evolution, is it really in your hands...RX-02?"

Ling's mumbling was naturally heard by Steliancus next to him. She said nervously, "Xia Bai...is there any problem?"

Looking up at the black-skinned arbitrator, Zero answered seriously, "It seems that the level of evolution is really not low. Sternkus, you are still worried about that guy... Is his name Xia Bai?"

"Xia Bai...an important friend. I don't want to see...anything happen to him." When she heard Ling Tan talking about Xia Bai, she returned to her previous stuttering state.

"Important friend? Haha~ Don't worry, I won't do anything to him."

With a meaningful smile, Observer Zero slowly floated in the air, climbed onto the jellyfish suit in a more comfortable position, propped up his head and said, "After you came back, Sternkus, you immediately underwent the evolution of the [Host]. There are still many things that have not been clarified yet."

After hearing what Zero said, Steliancus nodded slowly, and the data in his eyes began to flow. He was about to upload the relevant content, but was unexpectedly interrupted by Zero again.

"Wait, don't upload it to the [Host] yet, tell me verbally."

Hearing this, Hermit, who was lying on the ground, immediately shouted, "Master Zero, this is not in compliance with the rules."

His brows furrowed, and the smile on Ling's cold and beautiful face disappeared, as if he had eaten a fly.

"You talk too much... I'll take you back to the Arbitration Bureau and take me to say hello to the Judge."

With a wave of her little hand, Hermit was swallowed up by the dark void before she could say anything else. Just as Zero had said, she had already sent her back to the Arbitration Agency...but her methods were a bit violent.

Clapping his hands as if everything that happened just now was insignificant, Ling smiled again: "Ignore her, tell me about your battle with Qian Gong, and -"

"What kind of person is Xia Bai?"

Although Zero looked smiling, Steliancus felt an irresistible pressure from her, so he did not hide anything and told her the whole process of the attack without reservation.

"Hahaha~ That's so interesting, is that so? Qian Gong was actually defeated in this way. No wonder you, Sternkus, were able to survive after encountering Qian Gong. It turns out that she was the one who did it."

She climbed on the jellyfish without caring about her image and laughed loudly, with her soft and delicate little feet raised high. It was obvious that she was really happy.

Seeing Zero's reaction, Sternkus probably knew who the 'she' was. After hesitating for a while, he finally asked, "Master Zero, are you talking about..."

"Haven't you already guessed this? Do you still need my answer? Haha~"

Hearing this, the black-skinned arbitrator lowered his head and whispered the name.

"Helena... I thought she had been sunk by Forgiveness in that battle, but I didn't expect it was really her."

"Yes, it was Helena. That guy crawled out of hell in the 1% survival rate of the Natural Algorithm System to avenge her."

The Helena they were referring to was naturally not the one from White Eagle, nor was she a ship girl from a certain garrison, but rather the former battlefield commander of Embers - Helena MATE.

An existence that is quite difficult even for Observer Zero. Even among a force as terrifying as Embers, Helena MATE is one of the best.

The battle with her had caused Zero a lot of suffering. Although he didn't know why the other party left the Embers, after learning the news, Zero considered whether he could win over this battlefield commander.

However, in a premeditated attack, Helena MATE was besieged and sunk by the Supreme, and it was at that time that the Siren learned that their combat weapons had been seized.

There are a total of four supreme series combat weapons taken away by the Embers, in addition to Humility, they are Forgiveness, Gentleness and Temperance.

That's right, the Supreme Temperance who was guarding Shinano had long been seized by Cinders. In the beginning, it was indeed the Siren who captured Shinano because she coveted her ability to observe the future and wanted to recruit her into the group.

But with the rebellion of Temperance, Shinano naturally fell into the hands of Cinders, and Siren could only roughly guess Shinano's current location.

"Don't be so depressed. I know you, the Arbitration Agency, are very unwilling to lose to Helena MATE several times, but the enemy of my enemy is my friend." After comforting Stelchencus, Zero stood up from the jellyfish suit and stretched.

"Why would she help Xia Bai? It can't be just out of revenge... I should go to that world again."

"Oh, by the way, I have already uploaded this part of the data to the [Host]. You don't need to upload it again, Stellenkus."

As the words fell, observer Zero disappeared without a trace from the imaginary space.

Chapter 22 Tell Akagi my name

noon.

The sun is shining brightly, the dazzling sunlight makes the environment scorching hot, the cicadas are chirping, and occasionally a cool breeze blows, refreshing the heart.

After clearing the dishes, Xianghe saw Xia Bai getting up and preparing to leave, so he asked in confusion: "Commander, isn't it too early to go to Kaohsiung now? Don't you want to take a nap?"

"Forget about taking a nap. I don't have time to rest now."

"I'm going to the research institute in Akashi to see what the RX-02 is like now. I'll go to Kaohsiung later."

After hearing what Xia Bai said, Xianghe was a little confused: "Didn't Akashi tell the commander not to go, she could handle it herself? Why..."