I, Azure Commander!

I subconsciously wanted to sigh, but stopped halfway because I had sighed too many times. The feeling was stuck halfway, unable to go up or down, and my chest felt unusually heavy.

"Boom boom boom——"

Just then, there was a slight knock on the door.

"what's up?"

In just one second, the girl calmed down and her expression became calm again. She spoke slowly.

"Boss, another commander and a ship girl are coming to eat in the store."

"so what?"

There was no fluctuation in the girl's voice. After all, they were in a port city and near the Maritime Bureau. It didn't seem strange to have a commander or a ship girl coming to eat.

"It's like this, a commander said he wanted to see you, and asked me to come over and ask you, what do you think..."

"not see."

The girl frowned, feeling a little annoyed. At times like this, these annoying bugs would be more likely to cause trouble. If it weren't for the hotel's reputation, she would even want to throw these bugs, who were obsessed with fishing, directly onto the street.

"Okay, I understand. Sorry to bother you."

After receiving the response, the waiter breathed a sigh of relief and left in a hurry.

This kind of thing has happened before. The boss has never met those commanders, but after all, the commanders have special identities, so she dare not neglect them. Since they have given the order, she has to come up and ask. If it doesn't work, then it's not her problem. With the answer, she can report back.

After sending the waiter away, the girl in the room felt more and more anxious. She couldn't calm down no matter what she did, as if there was something extremely urgent that had to be done right now.

After casually flipping through two pages of the comics, the feeling did not go away. She finally frowned and closed the book, then walked to the corner of the room. In front of her was a huge screen. She pressed a button, and the screen suddenly split into four parts, showing the image.

The hotel's private rooms are naturally equipped with cameras, which will facilitate evidence collection in the event of any conflict. In addition, when she is occasionally bored, she will take a look at the special guests who come to eat and guess which ship they are from.

Now, among the four boxes, only Box No. 1 is in use.

She enlarged the image of Box No. 1 to the entire screen, and at first glance, she saw Wasp, who had a good figure and a very distinctive hairstyle.

"This hairstyle, is it the Wasp?"

She raised her eyebrows, a little surprised. It seems that the commander who came this time is a lucky guy...

Her eyes then turned to the big bulldog next to Wasp. Well, the white-haired child should be a destroyer. This is a bit difficult to guess. After all, there are so many white-haired destroyers, from white to gold.

Then it was Du Ming's turn. He was eating while talking excitedly, and no one knew what he was talking about.

He looks like a pest whose mind is only thinking about salvaging the boat. The kid next to him with a face full of "Aba Aba", is also a young pest and will become such a pest sooner or later.

"..."

The girl's mind suddenly went blank as she was thinking this.

She saw a very familiar figure.

She is small, with long ears and a big fluffy tail behind her. She is holding a spoon and trying hard to stuff food into her mouth. She looks like she is eating very happily.

Even though they had been separated for a long time, even through the lens of a camera, the girl could not fail to recognize her former companion. There was no doubt that it was the Little Amagi in their port area.

But, how could it be?

The girl's first reaction was confusion, followed by anger. Why would Xiao Tiancheng stay with another commander?

However, as if sensing something, Xiao Tiancheng, who was eating, suddenly stopped and looked in a certain direction of the room with some confusion - that was where the camera was set up.

But she then smiled as if she didn't care and continued to eat her meal.

But just this one look made the girl calm down.

Of course, she trusts her companions 100%, and she also believes that Amajo will never betray her, so is there another ship girl taking her along?

That's not right. No matter who is bringing Xiao Tiancheng, he shouldn't eat in the same private room with other commanders.

With doubts, she looked at the figure in the corner of the camera, where only half of the back of the head could be seen.

Short hair, looks like a man, which means he is also the commander?

"?!"

The girl's thoughts were interrupted here, because the man in the picture stood up, picked up a dish that was a little further away, and put it on Xiao Tiancheng's plate.

Although it was only for a moment, the fleeting figure still made her completely stunned.

Confusion, astonishment, and then... ecstasy.

For a moment, she had an urge to burst into tears, but the sadness had lasted too long, and she had expected and been disappointed with miracles too many times. When all this really happened, she couldn't cry at all, and could only hold back a smile that was uglier than crying.

It was not an illusion, nor was it blurred vision. The ship girl might mistake the Siren, might mistake the ship's equipment, or even her own companions, but no matter what, she would never mistake her own commander.

Yes, even if she only saw a back figure, she was already extremely confident.

That was her commander, that was her...master.

Chapter 25: Maid in the Bright Light

She took off her black cloak and clothes, and her snow-white body was filled with youthful energy.

The girl walked into the bathroom, washed her body hurriedly, then stood in front of the mirror, quickly dried her hair with a hair dryer, and carefully groomed her beautiful short hair.

After doing all this, she took out the neatly folded black and white maid outfit from the cupboard and put it on meticulously.

From this moment on, she will no longer be a homeless ship. She will soon find her job again, escape from the darkness, and become a maid walking in the light.

Then, everything will be the same as before. I will no longer have to face the empty room all day, trying to find the meaning of my existence, nor will I have to look at the noisy city in confusion in the dark, spending another sleepless night in meaningless contemplation.

The companions in the port area will also come back... the perfect and capable head maid, the "majestic" Queen, and the elegant Miss Hood. Everything will return to the way it was before, as if the suffering of these three years was just a long enough dream that never existed.

——All she was away from all this was a reunion.

Sheffield couldn't remember how long it had been since he had been so nervous.

She clenched her fists tightly, cleaned herself up from head to toe once again, put on a white lace headband, and only after confirming that there was no flaw at all did she finally take a deep breath, step on her shiny silver round-toed leather shoes, and gently push open the door...

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Lin Xiao didn't know when it started, but he found that Xiao Tiancheng seemed to become a little careless. Even his eating movements slowed down, as if he was worried about something. In fact, when he realized this, he didn't realize that he hadn't moved his chopsticks for a long time.

There was a piece of roast chicken on the plate in front of him. The crispy skin was shining with an enticing oily luster, and there seemed to be a faint sizzling sound.

But he just seemed to have no interest in eating it, and felt inexplicably anxious, as if he had sensed something instinctively.

——It’s like something is coming.

Yes, that's right, that's the feeling.

As if he suddenly understood something, Lin Xiao put down his chopsticks and stood up amid the puzzled looks of Fang Kang and Du Ming.

"What's wrong? Don't you have a good appetite? I saw you haven't eaten much since a while ago..."

Before he could answer Du Ming's question, there was a knock on the door.

After opening the door, the waiter walked in with a very strange look on his face. He asked, "Excuse me, which one of you is Mr. Lin Xiao?"

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"It's like this, our boss wants to see you... Not here, but in the auditorium upstairs. If it's convenient for you, could you come with me?"

boss?

Lin Xiao looked a little confused and exchanged glances with Du Ming.

Didn't the boss just say that he didn't want to see them? Du Ming was even more certain that the boss was a ship girl, and he felt sorry for it for a long time.

Why do I suddenly want to see him again now?

Wait, that’s not right…why would the owner of this hotel know his name?

Lin Xiao suddenly noticed a detail. They just came to eat, so there was no need to give their names. So, the clerk probably didn't know his name. But the waiter said that their boss wanted to see him by name.

Could it be that......

Lin Xiao thought of a possibility and looked at Xiao Tiancheng. The little guy smiled with his eyebrows bent, as if all his worries and troubles had disappeared. He gave Lin Xiao an encouraging look and continued to eat with his head down.

She hasn't eaten enough yet.

"Sorry, I'll be right back."

Lin Xiao no longer hesitated. He said something to Fang Kang and Du Ming, nodded, and left the box, leaving the two of them looking at each other in confusion.

I followed the waiter all the way to the top floor of the hotel. At the top floor stairs, the waiter stopped and said, "It's not convenient for me to lead the way down here. Please go by yourself."

Lin Xiao nodded, said "thank you for your help", took a deep breath, and walked up the last few steps.

The top floor of the hotel seems to have been specially renovated.

Completely different from the previous floors, this place seems more like a hall, or what the waiter calls an "auditorium". When you step into this floor, you will see a pure white floor. The pillars on both sides of the aisle are decorated with white gardenias, and there are still dewdrops on the flowers. It is obvious that they were replaced a few days ago and have been carefully cared for.

He raised his head and looked forward. At the end of the road, stood a petite girl in a black and white maid outfit. She had her back to him and her hands in front of her.

The girl didn't seem to notice his arrival and was looking at a bouquet of flowers in front of her very seriously.

What's so good about an ordinary flower?

Just like the reunion that the girl had longed for countless times, either in dreams or in reality, if something is repeated too many times, it will become numb. These gardenias have been decorating the place perfectly since she came here. They have been replaced in batches, withered one after another, and gradually everything has become a habit, a daily routine that does not make people feel anything.

But only when everything really becomes a reality, people will know that no matter how beautiful the dream is, it will only make people feel more empty, and can never compare to the ecstasy that reality brings to people.

Her short ivory-gray hair was so neatly styled that it seemed to sparkle under the overhead lighting.

"I thought it was some pest that got in from nowhere, but it turned out to be some scum who heartlessly abandoned his wife and daughter to live a carefree life."

The girl finally turned around, her delicate bangs covering her right eye. The exposed eye had a calm golden pupil, but her voice was trembling slightly and could not be calmed down no matter what.

"I don't have a daughter, do I?"

Lin Xiao smiled bitterly. Of course, it seemed that it was not impossible to say that those lovely girls in Xiaotiancheng were daughters.

The suspected identity of a maid, coupled with her very distinctive appearance and the way she spoke as if she was a "pest", made him quickly confirm the identity of the girl in front of him.

"Crumbfield?"

Not noticing that Lin Xiao had subtly called her name wrong, Sheffield nodded calmly, lifted her skirt slightly and bowed gracefully.

"I apologize for my impoliteness, Master... The Royal Maid Corps, Light Cruiser Sheffield, are at your service."

Chapter 26 Xie Fei is an excellent maid

"I apologize for my impoliteness, Master... The Royal Maid Corps, Light Cruiser Sheffield, are at your service."

The girl lowered her head with graceful movements and a faint smile on her face.

Three years of waiting, all the unbearable memories, all the emptiness, loneliness and resentment, all became the past with the word "dregs".

And all the negative emotions were completely left behind yesterday. From tomorrow... no, from this moment on, everything will be a new beginning. She will follow her master and regain the glory of the royal maid.

Sheffield indeed.

Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. It would have been extremely embarrassing if he had recognized the wrong person.

However, looking at Sheffield who was still saluting gracefully in front of him, he quickly became nervous and at a loss.

What to do now, what should he say?

After all, this was the first time he had seen Xie Fei in the true sense, and also the first time he had seen a "creature" like a maid in reality, not to mention that this maid, who was as delicate as a doll, was now gracefully bowing to him and calling him master.

His gaze inadvertently strayed and he saw the girl's thighs bound in white suspender stockings. The edges of the stockings left faint marks, adding a bit of astringency.

As expected, maids and such are simply amazing!

"You should be a gentleman and help the suffering maid to her feet instead of standing here in a daze, hurting... I mean, my master."

"oh oh."

Lin Xiao finally came back to his senses, stretched out his stiff limbs, held up Xie Fei's arm, and helped the girl in front of him up.

"Well, Master, next is Sheffield's work report during your absence."

Having said that, there is actually no specific job content. After all, Sheffield is a maid. Even her master has disappeared. What kind of job can a maid have?

She simply recounted her journey after leaving the port area, and mentioned that she opened this hotel after arriving in Shuibo Port.

The narration process is not long, and the content is concise and easy to understand. It is obvious that it has been prepared in advance.

"So, you were with the Royal Maid Team, and got separated while escorting Elizabeth to her home in District E?"

"Please don't use such words to describe it. It would make me seem like I'm failing in my duties as a maid."

Sheffield still spoke these words calmly. To be more specific, they did not get separated, but rather went their separate ways.

The port area was disbanded, and many of the royal ship girls expressed their desire to follow Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. The Royal Maids were naturally Her Majesty's loyal followers. Her Majesty said that she missed her hometown in Area E, so they planned to escort Her Majesty back without hesitation.