I, Azure Commander!

"Uh...well, I understand what you mean."

Senior Mikasa seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"But congratulations to you guys. The job at the Naval Academy should be good. Unfortunately, there aren't that many positions. If there are no vacancies... Even if you have a high level of training, you can't fire your current instructor."

This is where Essex and the others are helpless. Originally, the dean promised to pay for them to be hired as temporary instructors as long as they win, but the result... But it doesn't matter. After all, they lost to their own sisters, which is not shameful. As for jobs, they can just look for other jobs. For highly trained ship girls like them, how can they not find a stable job?

"Come to think of it, I felt like you guys were really amazing today... Is it because I haven't seen you for a long time that my memory isn't very clear? I feel like you guys are much more amazing than I remembered."

Bremerton also joined in the conversation, looking at the great senior and Nagato, especially these two, whose performance was simply too good to be true.

"Well..."

Noshiro gave a subtle smile, "There are some reasons for this."

"Reason? Never mind...would you like to go out for dinner together later?"

Essex obviously doesn't care too much about these things. Losing is losing, there's nothing to say.

Compared to this, since we finally meet each other, we should at least get together for a while and have a meal together or something.

Of course, after dinner, it’s time for everyone to go their separate ways.

Although they used to be sisters, the backbone of the Hong Kong area is no longer there after all. Everyone has their own way to make a living and their own lifestyle. It is no longer possible for them to greet each other and get together when they meet, and live together like before.

"If you want to eat, of course you have to eat, but before that, I'll take you to see the commander first."

Noshiro nodded and said.

"Um, okay...huh?!!"

Essex didn't react to what the other person said for a moment. After nodding subconsciously, he realized that something was wrong.

"Noshiro, you just said the commander, is it..."

Essex was stunned. The ship girl would not look for a second commander, but Noshiro did say the word "commander" just now. Could it be that... ?

"Well, the commander has returned, and he's trying to find everyone now. He will definitely be very happy to see you."

"Wait, you mean... Danasama is back?!!!!"

Cheshire, who was busy "arguing" with Ron, suddenly had a look on his face. He put his hand on Ron's face, pushed her aside, and trotted over, looking at Noshiro excitedly.

"Well, the commander has indeed returned. If you calculate the time, it's about time..."

"Ah, it's Dana-sama!"

Before Noshiro could finish his words, Cheshire was very keenly aware of something, and he took off like a cat, rushing in a certain direction at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.

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Lin Xiao had just walked out from the corner, and before he had time to take a look at his girl, he saw a big cat rapidly enlarging in his sight. He swallowed hard, then stood firmly on his feet with great experience and took a deep breath.

"Dear! Hey, let me hug you!"

The next moment, a not-so-petite body crashed into his arms, accompanied by words that still carried an echo, which hit Lin Xiaoru hard and made him spit out the breath he had been holding on the spot.

To be honest, if it weren't for his extraordinary physique now, and if these ship girls at home hadn't hit him a few more times, he would have almost thought about which world to travel to next.

"Danna-sama, it's really Danna-sama, hehehe, such a familiar smell..."

Cheshire hugged Lin Xiao tightly, but he seemed unsatisfied. He kept rubbing his cheek against Lin Xiao's chest and smelling his scent.

Well... actually there wasn't much of a smell, just a faint scent of laundry detergent at most, but Cheshire was clearly enjoying it and had no intention of letting go.

"You... a thieving cat!"

Fortunately, the savior came quickly. Ron, who was suddenly pushed away, had reacted at this time and ran over at the speed of a 100-meter sprint. The sound was as terrifying as when he fought just now, and he pulled Cheshire down with one hand.

"Cheshire is not a thieving cat. It is perfectly legitimate for Cheshire and Dana-sama to hug each other. Meow~ Look, this!"

Cheshire held out his hand with his five fingers spread out, clearly showing the ring on his ring finger.

Ron was originally in a state of extreme anger, but the moment he saw the Ring of Covenant, his expression suddenly froze, and then he slowly became depressed.

Okay, this hits the mark.

Lin Xiao smiled bitterly. It seemed that Miss Ron's defense was somewhat broken...

Chapter 36 A Short Narrative of Reunion

"Danna-sama, where have you been all this time? Cheshire misses you so much, Danna-sama, can you tell Cheshire about what happened during your absence? Cheshire will also tell you about his own story!"

Cheshire obviously didn't care about Ron's condition. She only had Lin Xiao in her eyes now. The excitement of reunion made her hug Lin Xiao's arm tightly. She looked up at Lin Xiao's profile, her face full of happiness.

Each ship girl has different attitudes and thoughts towards the disappearance of her commander and life. Cheshire is an optimistic girl. She will be very sad when her favorite Danasama disappears and feel that her life is empty. But... as long as he comes back, she can act as if nothing happened and become a full of energy cat again.

But for some ship girls, the disappearance of the commander is like leaving an eternal scar in their hearts. Even if he is back now, even if everyone can live as before soon, even if the commander becomes better and gentler than before, what is lost is lost after all, and it is a good thing to regain what is lost, but those desperate emotions will never disappear, but will take root in the heart like a seed, and will one day bloom and bear fruit.

Even among the ship girls, Cheshire's enthusiasm is obviously one of the best. Although Lin Xiao knew this and had been with so many ship girls at home for a long time, it was a little difficult for him to adapt for a while. So he let Cheshire loosen her hands that were hugging his arms and rubbed her hair. Cheshire immediately showed an expression of enjoyment, and at this moment, the other ship girls also rushed over.

"Really... Commander?"

“Why is it a question?”

Lin Xiao looked helplessly at Essex, who had a dazed look on his face.

"Nothing, just..."

Essex did not continue. In fact, for a ship girl like her who had a more realistic way of thinking and a relatively strong psychological quality, it was hard not to think of relatively reasonable possibilities when the commander suddenly left and did not appear for a long time.

Although Essex was not able to easily talk about the commander's death, he would not deny it blindly.

As time passed, this acquiescence became more and more profound, to the point that she even began to doubt the possibility that the commander was still alive.

But now, the commander really appeared in front of them. In this case, she was naturally very glad that her guess was wrong.

"I'm sorry, Commander, I was a little rude just now. So... Essex officially applies to return to the port area. Commander, please continue to look forward to my performance as before!"

"That's natural."

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded. A girl with a serious personality like Essex is indeed the most worry-free.

"Hey, Commander, are you... a ghost?"

"..."

Then, Santiago, who had been watching quietly for a long time, suddenly said something shocking, saying something that almost made Lin Xiao faint.

"I'm not a ghost..."

"Or have we actually all turned into ghosts? Yeah, that's really the case... Then aren't we all dead?!"

"No, wait, Santiago, calm down for a moment. I'm really not a ghost."

"I see, ghosts can see ghosts... So are all of us here ghosts? So are we in heaven now? Or hell... I can't figure it out, but it feels so cool!"

"So..."

Lin Xiao's fist finally hardened and he knocked on Santiago's forehead unhappily, saying, "So, I've already said it, I'm not a ghost! I'm a human, and I'm not dead yet!"

"Eh?"

Santiago looked a little embarrassed when he heard this. "But Essex said you were dead. She always said that."

"..."

For a moment, Lin Xiao looked at Essex, and the looks between them were very awkward. Lin Xiao's mood was a little complicated, but Essex's psychological fluctuation was very simple - she just wanted to press Santiago's forehead and stuff her into Siren's belly.

"Ahem - we'll talk about this later, later... But, Santiago, remember, the commander is alive, not dead yet, and neither are you. We are not souls, so don't talk nonsense in the future, okay?"

"Oh……"

Santiago nodded as if he understood, and then suddenly as if he understood something, he nodded with a look of understanding.

"I understand, Commander!"

"Then tell me what you understand?" Lin Xiao had a bad feeling.

"We can't tell anyone that we're all dead, otherwise, um... otherwise the Commander will be alive, and we won't be able to see the Commander anymore. Yes, that's it! Hehehe, Commander, am I smart?"

"..."

Lin Xiao rolled his eyes helplessly. He knew that it would be impossible to reason with someone as smart as Santiago.

After all, she still had to greet other girls, so Lin Xiao didn't bother with her anymore. She believed that Essex would naturally teach her how to build a boat later.

"Hey~ Commander, it's been a while since we last met. How about a hug?"

The next one is the bodybuilding girl Bremerton. Since the other party has said so, in order to comfort the ship girl who has just returned to the port, as a commander, of course he cannot refuse this girl's small request.

Although it may be a bit redundant, Lin Xiao feels that he still needs to clarify here that he is definitely not an LSP, and when he hugged Bremerton, he definitely did not have any thoughts like "too big" or "too soft" in his mind.

The chubby girl was particularly comfortable to hug, but this was a public place after all, so Lin Xiao could only let go of the girl in front of him with regret and said a few simple words to her.

Below is Bunker Hill. The girl's expression is still a little cold, but her eyes are obviously very touched. The communication with her is not complicated. Just a few simple words, and the girl seldom replies, except for nodding and saying "um". The clumsy girl obviously hasn't sorted out her feelings yet.

The last word is, "Haughty," the members of the Royal Knights are as elegant and beautiful as I remembered. They don't look like real people, but more like princesses.

Although she didn't mean to criticize Big Brother and Big Brother, but compared with Hao, the femininity of her sisters could basically be rated zero.

"It's nice to see you again, Commander. Let's continue to get along well from now on?"

The girl spoke elegantly, tilting her head slightly at the end. Her sweet voice seemed to instantly touch Lin Xiao's heart.

Brother Hao, that is something he definitely can't do...

Chapter 37: The Deans Who Suspected Chuansheng

Finally, he said hello to all the girls in his family. In fact, for Lin Xiao, it was like he officially got to know them.

At this moment, a group of academy presidents also brought the instructors of their respective academies to the backstage for the ship girls to rest. No matter whether it was Wales or Washington, these ship girls represented the academy and they always had to come to express their condolences.

Then as they walked in, they saw Lin Xiao holding Hao's hand, leaning over slightly, and kissing the back of her hand.

"..."

"..."

As if he finally realized that there were other people here, Lin Xiao stood up and saw a large group of ship girls inside and outside the door in front of him, looking at this side with dull expressions, with a bit of horror in their eyes.

"Forehead……"

Lin Xiao was suddenly embarrassed. To be honest, he couldn't be blamed for this. It was Brother Hao who asked him to do this... He said he wanted to experience the feeling of being taken home by a gentleman commander.

The other person is his wife, can Lin Xiao still refuse such a small request? Not to mention kissing the back of the hand, kissing the toes is also fine!

Who knew that these people came at such an inopportune moment and just ran into us.

Of course, Lin Xiao has always been thick-skinned when faced with things, and if he is not thick-skinned enough, he will just bite the bullet and pretend nothing happened. However, Miss Hao was seen by outsiders doing such an intimate act, and her face turned red with shyness and she hid behind Lin Xiao.

"you……"

Wales took a deep breath. Actually, if Lin Xiao had kissed Noshiro, or Tianying, or even the back of Senior Mikasa's hand, it wouldn't matter. Everyone would just smile knowingly and everyone would understand. But, the key to the problem is -

Is this your ship girl? You just kiss her back of the hand? Don't you really need to call the military police on the spot?

"Miss Hao, you guys..."

Washington was also confused. No, what was going on? How could the foreign aid she invited, the future honorary instructor of their academy, be with someone else's commander, and what was so ambiguous about it just now?

"It's President Washington. Sorry, we lost the game."

When he saw Washington, Essex immediately took the initiative to approach him and talk to him.

"Oh... it's okay. You guys did your best. Compared to this..."

"I'm glad you don't take it to heart. I was planning to come find you later, and you just happened to be here, so I'll just say goodbye to you."

"Saying...goodbye?"

Washington was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, I was just trying to motivate you. No, I was just joking with you. Even if you lose..."

After all, there were colleagues behind him, and some things could not be exposed. Washington spoke intermittently and almost got sick.

"Anyway, you are the instructors of our academy, why are you saying goodbye?"

"No, well... we do have to say goodbye, right? Because we are going back with the commander."

Essex remained very straightforward, blinking his eyes and looking at the other person.

"Ah? Hahahaha, Essex, you really love to joke. The commander is here, where did you get the commander?"

Washington laughed it off. It didn't matter whether they won or lost this year. She had witnessed how powerful these ship girls were. As long as she could keep them in the academy as instructors, it would be a win-win situation. By the time the news of this competition got out, even if they were the losing side in the exhibition match, as long as they had these super instructors, their academy would surely become famous.

Besides, there is basically no difference in strength between the two sides. If we lose this year, we may win next year.

At least with these guys here, he can at least get second place!