I, Azure Commander!

After defeating all the Sirens, Xiao Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, put away his ship equipment, and then looked towards the direction of the island with some confusion.

Just now, these Siren ships seemed to be firing at this deserted island? Could it be that there was no reason for this?

Huh? That's... a human?

There doesn't seem to be a ship girl around him. Is he an ordinary human? Why is he here? Or is he actually a commander who got separated from his ship girl...

The clever little angel's brain suddenly stopped thinking.

Because while she was confused, the figure was approaching her hesitantly, and as the distance between them shortened, she soon saw the man's face.

It was a very familiar face that she would never forget. The usually calm and smart little angel opened her mouth unconsciously, then slowly closed it, biting her lower lip tightly with her upper teeth. Her eyes were red, as if she was trying very hard to endure something.

"Little...Amagi?"

Lin Xiao walked closer and became more certain of the identity of the child in front of him. After a brief hesitation, he tentatively called out her name.

"Whoa-!"

In an instant, Little Orange couldn't hold it in any longer, she burst into tears, opened her arms, and rushed over here with her slender legs wrapped in black stockings.

“Eh hey hey hey….eh?!”

Lin Xiao was stunned and panicked. What was going on? Why did Little Orange suddenly cry? She ran towards him. What should he do? Should he catch her? Should he give her a kiss or a hug? Should he lift her up high?

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Chapter 3: The excuse of amnesia is really useful

Even if the stupid netizen's suggestion came in time, Lin Xiao had no time to implement it. There was an extremely powerful force hidden in his petite body. The small Tiancheng ran extremely fast, leaving no room for Lin Xiao, a otaku, to dodge.

However, Little Orange is Little Orange after all. Even in such a situation, she still reacted quickly and realized that her master was a human being and could not withstand such a collision from her.

So, when she was about to throw herself into Lin Xiao's arms, she suddenly stopped, then quickly took a few steps forward and hugged his waist tightly.

"Sniff, hmm, it is indeed the smell of the master..."

The little girl raised her head. At such a close distance, her cute face that was filled with happiness made Lin Xiao almost feel dizzy.

He recalled a news story he had seen about a man being killed by a loli. Although many people had refuted the rumor and said it was fake, Lin Xiao had never believed it in his previous life, but at this moment, he knew he was wrong.

If a cute child like Xiao Tiancheng was suddenly hugged by him, he would really feel like he was about to travel through time again.

Fortunately, it seemed to be just an illusion after all. He certainly would not really die, and he was reluctant to die...

After all, only by living can we continue to see cute children like Xiao Tiancheng.

However, Lin Xiao was still a little confused about the situation for a moment, and, Xiao Tiancheng had been holding him like this, and although he was very happy, he was somewhat uncomfortable with it, and he didn't even dare to look at him straight in the eye.

"Um, Xiao Tiancheng, can you let me go first?"

he said tentatively.

"Woo~"

Xiao Tiancheng shook his head with a wail, but hugged him even tighter, burying his head in his chest, as if he was afraid that he would suddenly disappear from his sight.

The little angel's eyes were red, and she said coquettishly: "Master, where have you been all this time? Did Tiancheng do something wrong and make the Master angry? We...we all miss the Master so much!"

The child was about to cry as he spoke, which made Lin Xiao even more at a loss. He held his hands in the air, not knowing where to put them.

"I......"

He opened his mouth, unable to bear seeing Xiao Tiancheng so sad, and wanted to explain something, but he didn't know how to start or what to say.

Well, he thought so, but when he really wanted to say something, he found that he was almost speechless.

"Xiao...Xiao Tiancheng, calm down for a moment. I can't breathe."

This kid's strength is really extraordinary. At least Lin Xiao estimated that it would be no problem for him to break his nose with one punch. No... maybe he could get pierced through the stomach by a punch?

"Yes, I'm sorry... ahem, well..."

Xiao Tiancheng hurriedly let go of his hand, as if he wanted to apologize, but in a hurry he choked himself, coughed a few times, and his face flushed.

Lin Xiao subconsciously stroked the other person's back. The small body gave him a wonderful feeling. Looking at the tears in the child's eyes, his blood boiled in his heart.

Someone, come, drag me out and chop me into pieces so I can use them as an ingredient to make medicine for the little angel!

Although Xiao Tiancheng let him go, his pair of violet pupils were still staring at him closely, refusing to look away for a moment, making Lin Xiao even more confused about where to look.

At this point, she had calmed down a bit, walked up to Lin Xiao, grabbed the corner of his clothes, and said with her head down: "My Lord, I'm sorry, but... if Tiancheng has done anything wrong, Tiancheng will definitely find a way to make up for it. For your sake, Tiancheng will do whatever it takes, so... don't leave Tiancheng quietly without saying anything, okay?"

The little guy shook his lotus-root-like arms, his big watery eyes full of pleading and anxiety, which almost melted Lin Xiao's heart.

"Okay, I won't leave. I won't leave..."

Even though his mind was still confused, he couldn't bear to say anything else at this moment. He just responded softly, grabbing his sleeve and carefully wiped away the tears that were sliding down Xiao Tiancheng's face.

"I promised Xiao Tiancheng that I would never leave again, so Xiao Tiancheng, please stop crying, okay?"

"Ok!"

Xiao Tiancheng agreed readily and nodded heavily, but he couldn't control his tears. He wiped them again and again, wiping them back and forth with his two little hands. It took a long time before he finally stopped sobbing.

It was then that Lin Xiao noticed the silver-white ring on the girl's ring finger. It was the ring of promise, representing that the relationship between the commander and the ship girl had entered a new stage.

What kind of bastard wants to marry off a child like Xiao Tiancheng? !

What? It's me, that's fine...

His brain was confused and he couldn't react before, but to be honest, at this moment, Lin Xiao probably had some guesses about the current situation.

First of all, the title "Lord" is obviously only used by Xiao Tiancheng to address the commander, which means that he is Xiao Tiancheng's commander? Or at least Xiao Tiancheng thinks that he is her commander.

But, this shouldn't be completely without reason, right?

Lin Xiao suddenly remembered that a few days before he made the decision to uninstall Azur Lane, he gave the last pledge ring in the warehouse to Xiao Tiancheng with a red heart on the frame without hesitation.

That was a wonderful memory. When Amagi accepted the ring, he still worried about Akagi. What a joke! Both Akagi, the big one and the small one, had already accepted the ring and became their wedding ship. What else was there to worry about?

No, now is not the time to think about these things...

Lin Xiao's mind was jumping out of control and he focused on the present. So, maybe, possibly, this little Tiancheng in front of him was really his ship girl? Was it the little Tiancheng in the game whose favorability he had raised to a peak of 200 in just a few days?

Lin Xiao looked at the child in front of him who refused to let him go no matter what he said, and he was a little unsure about his absurd guess.

I really have to get things clear...

Lin Xiao thought for a moment, then looked at the small Tiancheng in front of him and said, "Well, Xiaotiancheng... Actually, when I was stranded in this place before, I don't know what I experienced. I seem to have forgotten many things. Now many of my memories are a little fuzzy, so..."

"My Lord, are you okay?"

Although he is smart and clever, he is still just a child after all. When he heard Lin Xiao say that, Xiao Tiancheng immediately panicked and fumbled around Lin Xiao's body, his little face turning pale.

"I'm fine, it's just... Can Xiao Tiancheng tell me some things about the past? Maybe I can remember them."

"Hmm, um... I see, Amagi has indeed heard of this kind of treatment."

Xiao Tiancheng was still a little worried, but the commander in front of him was very lively and did not seem to be sick or anything, so he was not so panicked.

"Then, Amagi will tell the master about the past when everyone was together in the port area..."

Chapter 4: The former port area

"In the past, we had a huge port area with all kinds of buildings, including colleges, dormitories, office buildings, and a cafeteria with lots of delicious snacks!"

Speaking of snacks, Xiao Tiancheng seemed a little excited and showed a nostalgic expression.

"The snacks made by Sister Beifa are so delicious~ and she always makes a lot of them. Little Beifa came over with a plate full of cookies and dumplings. Oh, and there is also black tea. The black tea brewed by the royal maids is so delicious..."

"There are so many sisters in the port area. Although they are from different camps, they have a good relationship with each other. We often get together for meals, sometimes celebrate festivals together, go swimming at the beach together in the summer, and have snowball fights with many friends in the winter. But Akagi never lets me go out to play in the winter. She is the big Akagi, not the little Akagi. She always says things like an adult, even though Akagi is obviously her sister..."

Having said that, it was as if he had returned to reality from his memories, and Xiao Tiancheng's expression suddenly changed from a smile to a look of loss.

"But then everyone was gone..."

"The master is missing. Everyone is so worried. They go out to look for him day and night, but they can't find him even after searching the entire sea. They can't find him in one day or two days. Many sisters started to quarrel. Sister Luo En quarreled with Sister Da Feng. Akagi and the others also quarreled with Xiao Jia Jia. Gradually, everyone became very unhappy. The port area became very serious and dull."

"Sister Richelieu always advises everyone to calm down at this time, saying that we should wait a little longer. Maybe the master just has some things to deal with. If we wait a little longer, the master will come back. This has happened before. But at most a week will pass and the master will come back to check."

"Every time she said that, everyone fell silent. When we returned to the dormitory, we locked ourselves in our rooms. Tiancheng saw many sisters crying, crying everywhere in the port area. Sometimes when we were eating in the cafeteria, our tears flowed into the soup halfway through the meal, and the soup became salty... But even though we cried, at least there was some comfort in our hearts, and we had some hope."

"But......"

Having said this, Tiancheng already looked like he was about to cry.

Lin Xiao looked at her at a loss and could only gently stroke her back as a small comfort.

"But everyone waited and waited for a week, a month, and even half a year, but the master still didn't come back. Many sisters were so depressed that they almost wanted to drown themselves!"

"But the Great Emperor stopped them and scolded them harshly, saying that if they drowned themselves and disappeared, they would not feel bad and would be at ease. But what if the master came back one day and needed them? The master is not dead yet... at least no one has been found dead yet, so everyone in the port area must be killed."

"After the Great Sister said these words, everyone gave up the idea of ​​sinking themselves. Everyone still had the thought in their hearts that the Master might have some urgent matters to deal with, and that he would come back after everything was done. If the Master came back one day, we would all still want to continue to be the Master's ship girls and contribute to the Master..."

When Xiao Tiancheng said this, Lin Xiao, a grown man, couldn't help but have tears in his eyes and felt guilty.

Although he didn't remember doing such a despicable thing, but... if those were really his ship girls, he could be said to be deeply sinful no matter what.

"Then, what happened next?"

"Later... later everyone left."

Little Amagi said with a desolate look, "With the master gone, the port area has lost its soul and is not lively at all. The relationship between everyone has become more and more distant. Sometimes they don't even say hello when they meet. Sister Ron and Akagi often fight. The most fierce fight was that even the ship's equipment was about to fall apart! Akagi went crazy in the end and didn't even listen to Sister Amagi and Sister Nagato!"

"Then everyone felt that more than half a year had passed, and if they continued to wait like this, the master would not come back, so they all left the port area, hoping to find the master back."

"The first to leave were Sister Bismarck and Sister Great Emperor. They left together and took a few children with them. Then Sister Richelieu also left the port with a lot of people. Then, everyone dispersed..."

After saying everything, Xiao Tiancheng's tone finally became a little happier. With tears in her eyes, she said in a sobbing voice: "But now that the master is finally back, we can all be like before!"

"Um......"

Lin Xiao nodded stiffly, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

If everything Xiao Tiancheng said was true... he felt an invisible pressure that made him feel a little breathless.

"Everyone... everyone really misses the master. Tiancheng misses the master too. The elder sister Tiancheng doesn't say it, but she misses him too. Akagi misses him even more. Everyone hopes that the master can come back to us, so, the master..."

Xiao Tiancheng tightly grasped the corner of Lin Xiao's clothes, "Don't leave us again, okay?"

"No more..."

Lin Xiao pursed his lips, his heart trembling. He squatted down, hugged the little Tiancheng in front of him, and murmured in her ear: "Never again..."

Xiao Tiancheng was stunned for a long time, then he smiled sweetly, nodded heavily, lay in Lin Xiao's arms, and rubbed his chest with his cheek.

The cute little guy was acting coquettishly in his arms. His long ears would occasionally scratch Lin Xiao's chin, making him feel itchy. Not only his chin, but also his heart felt itchy and warm.

I was really glad that I was not killed by a shot from the Siren's ship just now. Otherwise, if I had died like this, it would have been fine if I had not been discovered. But if the clever little Tiancheng had guessed what was on the island that caused the Sirens to attack, and found his body when he arrived on the island, he would probably have cried until he fainted, right?

Then the news of his death spread, and the ship girls who were holding on to the last bit of obsession in their hearts also lost their only remaining hope. What will be the result?

The emperor's words persuaded those ship girls who were unable to get over the problem, but if he really died, then the "if" would no longer exist. At that time, no matter what the reason was, it would not be able to stop those sad girls, right?

There will be more girls who lose the motivation to continue living because of discouragement. Even those girls who are strong enough will live in a waiting that will no longer produce results. The long time will fade away all the colors in the blink of an eye, and what is left is only pain and confusion...

It’s not that Lin Xiao is narcissistic, but he vaguely sensed these things from Xiao Tiancheng’s story, from her expression and demeanor.

Maybe, and there is a high possibility that the ship girls will really do this...

Fortunately, none of this happened. He is still alive and well and has the opportunity to make up for his mistakes.

Although, this mistake couldn't really be his fault. After all, he couldn't have traveled through time a few years earlier, right?

"By the way, Xiao Tiancheng, how long has it been since I suddenly disappeared?"

Xiao Tiancheng seemed a little confused as to why the master would ask this question, and then he remembered what Lin Xiao had just said about memory loss, and he had an answer in his mind.

So, the reason of amnesia is really convenient.

"It's been three years, my Lord..."

"Three years, has it been that long?"

Lin Xiao was a little emotional for a moment. Three years meant thousands of days and nights...

Do you know how I have been spending the past three years?

Chapter 5: The Past of This World

This is a world that belongs to KanColle.

At least that's the case on the sea, of course, provided that the Siren ship girls are also considered ship girls.

In short, ever since the Sirens suddenly appeared decades ago and occupied all the seas, the ocean that occupies most of the planet no longer belongs to humans.

The Sirens blocked all sea areas and prohibited any ship from passing through. As a result, one of the important conditions for the prosperity of human civilization - the waterway - was blocked. Even the transmission of information between sea areas was blocked by the Sirens' mysterious technology. The whole world was once in extreme panic. People were like being locked in closed cages, unable to even know what was happening in the outside world.