I, Azure Commander!

Jersey was still confident at the beginning, but when he heard the word "commander", he immediately became timid. He looked at his sister eagerly, thinking about finding an opportunity to apologize.

"It's a good thing that Javelin came to take a look. Otherwise, if I had missed the commander, I would have regretted it."

"If we miss him, we might not even know he is the commander. We can still live our lives as before..."

"But we will eventually return to the port, right?" Aurora said with a smile, "After all, the commander is back."

This sentence made Ajax, who had just said that, fall into silence.

Yes, the commander is back. Since he is back, then as ship girls, they should naturally return to the port. It is that simple and seems like a matter of course.

I have fantasized about such a thing countless times and looked forward to it countless times.

In those fantasies, everyone was very happy, including her of course, but perhaps because she had imagined such scenes too many times, when everything really happened before her eyes, it seemed to be lacking a little feeling.

Ajax glanced at the commander who was surrounded by everyone like the moon in the center of the venue in the distance.

It seems to be true, but it seems to be more than that...

The commander is the soul of the port and the most important person in the port, so he is always busy, busy with port affairs, or other things that they don’t know or understand. Sometimes they also hear the commander talk about traveling or being a captain, and it seems that he is also a doctor?

In short, he is very powerful, but because he is too powerful, he is always nowhere to be seen. Even those favored marriage ships or the very cute children in the port rarely meet the commander. And for some people who have been in the port for a long time but are not powerful enough or cute enough, it seems to be even more difficult to see the commander.

In fact, for Ajax, how big is the difference between the days when the commander is still there and the days after the commander leaves?

It didn't seem to feel much different, but one fact was clear in my mind - the commander had left and was no longer there.

That’s all…

Now he is back... Of course it is worth being happy about his return, but there is no such ecstasy as one might imagine. Life is still the same, just in a different place.

In fact, Ajax is not obsessed with things like being a wedding ship, nor is she like some sisters in the port area who have their favorability maxed out by the commander and like the commander very much. But at least as a ship girl, she wants to see the commander every day and talk to him. Such a request is not excessive, right?

But in their port area, that seems to be an extremely difficult thing to do.

Not to mention a day, sometimes they may not even see the commander for a whole year.

What would happen if a port area like that came back?

Although she thought so in her heart, when the event ended and the crowd gradually dispersed, Ajax still hurriedly followed behind her sisters, walking quickly, wanting to see the person she had not seen for a long time.

……

"it's over?"

Lin Xiao shook his sore arms, and Sirius hurried over to help with the massage.

"Yes, everyone is slowly leaving..."

"What about the news? Any results?"

Lin Xiao let out a long sigh. Actually, he was not that tired. He was just a little exhausted after being busy with the same repetitive task for such a long time.

"There are some, including news about Remi Port. Um... it is said that a ship girl has moved into the old palace left by the former Queen of Area E."

"..."

Lin Xiao's mouth twitched, and he didn't even have any doubts anymore.

That certainly sounds like something Elizabeth would do...

"What about this side? Any findings?"

Let’s not talk about Remi Port, they will definitely go there later, but Lin Xiao still believes in his "intuition" and thinks that there must be a ship girl in this stadium. Logically speaking, such a large screen was set up just now, they should have seen it, right?

"There's no clear progress on this, but I think we can wait here for a while... Ah, someone is coming."

As the crowd gradually thinned out, a few girls dressed in ordinary and low-key clothes walked straight towards this side.

Because they are dressed very ordinary, even low-key and simple, they may be difficult to notice in a dense crowd, but if you focus all your attention on them, as the distance gradually shortens, it is easy to find that they are different.

With such good looks, there is still a group of them, they are undoubtedly KanColle.

"commander--!"

The purple-haired girl walking in the front started to jog, waving towards this side as she ran, looking very excited.

coming!

Lin Xiao was determined in his heart, and immediately stood up and walked towards the girls...

Chapter 26 An unexpected surprise

"commander!"

The purple-haired girl looked particularly excited. She trotted over with light in her eyes.

"coming!"

Lin Xiao was also refreshed, and felt that the fatigue just now seemed to disappear in an instant. He immediately stood up from the chair and went towards the girls.

She had beautiful long purple hair tied into a cute ponytail at the back, a delicate face as lovely as a porcelain doll, and pale green eyes full of joy of reunion. She was a lovely girl like the girl next door. It was not difficult to guess who she was.

"javelin?"

"Ok!"

The purple-haired girl responded and rushed into Lin Xiao's arms. Lin Xiao picked her up and let the cute girl hug his neck. She rubbed her smooth little face against his face, with a happy smile on her lips.

"Commander, nice to see you at last!"

Javelin hugged the commander tightly after a long separation, his eyes filled with tears. His tearful look was both adorable and pitiful.

Lin Xiao didn't know what to say, comfort or something, it seemed a little powerless. He could only hug the girl tightly in his arms and pat her back.

"Commander wants to throw a javelin too~"

"really?"

"Of course it's true. Who makes a javelin so cute?"

The purple-haired girl's face suddenly turned slightly red, and then she realized how embarrassing her behavior was, not to mention that this happened in public. Although the crowd began to disperse, there were still quite a few people in the venue, and Commander Lin Xiao was still the focus of the crowd. Therefore, at this moment, countless eyes were looking at this side, watching her perform this embarrassing scene.

"Woo~"

The cute child wailed and buried his face in the commander's arms, trying to escape reality.

At this time, several other girls had already walked up to Lin Xiao.

Because he had done his homework in advance and specifically recalled the appearance of his own Royal Ship Girls, Lin Xiao could easily recognize who they were.

Leander, Achilles, and Ajax, the three sisters were all there, and then there were also Jersey and Cupid, the two sisters of the Javelin. The Queen, who was also a J-class destroyer, was not there, so the sisters were missing one person.

Then, the most conspicuous and eye-catching girl was Aurora.

Or should I say... Chongqing?

Such a lovely girl must have made a vow, and he happened to be from Donghuang. Aurora married a Donghuang man. Well, this is in line with history...

Including the cute little javelin, and of course it is no surprise that it is the wedding ship, but the little wedding ship is not actually a wife, she is more like a sister or daughter.

Although the real sister seems to be the real wife, and she also has purple hair...

He greeted everyone one by one. Even Ajax, who had been feeling resentful when he was off the stage just now, calmed down when he actually met the commander. He hadn't seen the commander so closely for a long time, so he didn't say anything strange.

It would be fine if all those thoughts were kept in your heart. Even if you just return to your previous life, even if it is no different from wandering outside, the feeling in your heart is still different.

KanColle, KanColle, only with a commander around can they be considered real KanColle.

At least with the commander in the port, their lives would be secure and they wouldn't have to worry about the daily necessities. They would just do the work and the commander would take care of everything else... at least that was the case before.

After all, there were still a lot of people here, and it was obviously not a suitable place for reminiscing. Lin Xiao quickly took the girls to the backstage, and everyone sat down on the sofa and started chatting.

You have to wait until most people have left before leaving the venue. There should be some time before that, which is a good time to briefly explain some things.

Lin Xiao naturally explained his own situation to the girls first. Even if they didn't ask, they must be very confused about these things, so it was better to explain them clearly as soon as possible.

"So, the Commander has been back for a year?!"

However, after listening to everything he said, the point that surprised or concerned the most was the fact that a year had passed since he "came back".

Yes, before I knew it, it has already been a year...

Lin Xiao was also shocked when he thought back. In more than a year, although most of the time was spent in the academy, he had already found so many ship girls.

Sometimes I feel it is not easy, but looking at these surprised and complicated girls in front of me, I still feel that this is far from enough.

A year has passed, and for the ship girls he has not been able to find, it means that the commander has been missing for four years. If another year passes, it will be five years.

It was not convenient to look for people before due to various practical reasons. Now that the problem has been solved, it is natural to find all the girls at home as quickly as possible.

"So, Commander, you came here specifically to find us this time?" The cute Javelin sat on the commander's lap, leaning his back in his arms, and asked with his head raised.

"Ah."

Lin Xiao nodded. "Including this book signing event and even the novel itself, they are all measures or methods taken to bring you back."

The ship girls looked at each other after hearing this, and Aurora said with some distress: "It seems that it is not easy for the commander either... At the beginning, there were not so many companions in the port area around you. When you had nothing, it must have been very hard, right?"

"It's nothing compared to you guys."

Lin Xiao shook his head and looked at the girl with some emotion. Aurora smiled shyly, "However, it's great to meet the Commander again. There were many times before that I felt that I might never see the Commander again... By the way, Commander, when most of the people outside have left, can you go back with us first?"

"Of course, do you want to get something?"

"No... Actually, there are other ship girls at home who haven't come yet."

"Any more?"

It would be more accurate to say it was a surprise rather than a shock. Lin Xiao's eyes lit up. He had gained a lot this time.

"Yes, but...it might be a little troublesome."

"why?"

"because……"

Aurora and her companions looked at each other and were silent for a while.

After a long while, Javelin, who was sitting on Lin Xiao's thigh, spoke up: "Actually, we were with Her Majesty the Queen and the others at first."

"Did you break up for some reason?"

"I guess so... There was nothing we could do about it. After all, I was really worried about Dido at that time... As a result, everyone followed us without us noticing."

Aurora pursed her lips and continued, "Since the commander left, Dido's mood has been very unstable. She has wanted to jump into the sea and sink several times. If everyone hadn't stopped her, I'm afraid..."

"Ah this..."

Lin Xiao paused when he heard that, so the one that Xiao Tiancheng said wanted to commit suicide was her?

Considering Dido's personality, it seems reasonable that she would do such a thing... Maids of Dido's level are all like this, with unexplained lack of confidence or even inferiority.

Dido is the epitome of them all. To some extent, she seems to have paranoid delusions and is always worried about being abandoned.

With this thought in mind, it was self-evident what the commander's sudden departure meant to her.

Fortunately, the ship girls watched over her and didn't do anything stupid, otherwise, readers would probably have their razor blades sent to her door.

"So how is she now?"

"Well... actually I was very pessimistic and depressed until not long ago, but I've been getting better recently. I'm in pretty good shape now, I can even say I'm a little better."

"That's fine."

Lin Xiao nodded and felt relieved immediately.

"Commander, aren't you curious about why she suddenly got better recently?"

"why?"

If Aurora hadn't asked this, Lin Xiao really wouldn't have followed up and would have subconsciously thought that maybe it was because time had passed and he had slowly come to terms with it. But since Aurora asked this, it meant that this was not the case.

"How should I put it... maybe it's because I found my purpose in life? Hehe, let me keep you in suspense here~"

Aurora said with a smile. The tenderness and a little playfulness in her eyes fascinated Lin Xiao. He was unknowingly attracted to this girl wholeheartedly.

Who wouldn’t like such a cute and gentle girl?

"The people outside should have almost left, right?"

"That's true, but Commander, the scene just now will probably be spread out soon..."

Tianying covered his mouth and chuckled teasingly.

"What happened just now?"