I, Azure Commander!

"Duke of York, you are not also the ship girl of Commander Lin Xiao, are you?"

"Eh?"

The Duke of York was obviously stunned by this. Lin Xiao? Commander?!

How did the chief know the name of her long-lost commander?

"Idiot, the commander is back."

George V tapped the Duke of York on the head again, then added: "And he is at the banquet now."

"Really?"

The Duke of York was startled and began to look around, looking for his commander.

Even if she has a bit of a chuunibyou syndrome, her favorability is still at its highest level after all, and the Duke of York herself is a relatively proactive and assertive ship girl, so she is naturally very excited about the commander's return.

"Don't look for it. It's such a big place. The commander will go up to dance. I'll take you to see her then. Compared to this... I'm curious, what kind of job are you doing now?"

"The Duke of York is now the deputy director of our Maritime Bureau." Peter Strasser answered the question for her.

"Oh? Deputy Director, that's good..."

The Duke of York was startled and began to look around, looking for his commander.

Even if she has a bit of a chuunibyou syndrome, her favorability is still at its highest level after all, and the Duke of York herself is a relatively proactive and assertive ship girl, so she is naturally very excited about the commander's return.

"Don't look for it. It's such a big place. The commander will go up to dance. I'll take you to see her then. Compared to this... I'm curious, what kind of job are you doing now?"

"The Duke of York is now the deputy director of our Maritime Bureau." Peter Strasser answered the question for her.

"Oh? Deputy Director, that's good..."

George V's eyes lit up, he patted the Duke of York on the shoulder and praised her a little, which was rare.

Peter Strasser's mood was very complicated at this time. She really didn't expect that her deputy was actually the ship girl of Commander Lin Xiao. However, this further proved that what the other party said was true. He was indeed separated from many ship girls at home, and they were all powerful and extremely high-ranking ship girls.

She had seen the Duke of York in action, and at that time she felt that the other party's training level was definitely not lower than hers, and was definitely above level 110. If it was the ship girl from Commander Lin Xiao's family, it now seems that this estimate is still a bit conservative. Her training level is likely to be the same as Skyhawk George V and others, which is level 120.

Sure enough, no matter how you think about it, this is a complete monster port area...

At this moment, the atmosphere of the dinner was becoming more and more heated, and it was almost time for the main event to begin.

The music began to play, and commanders came onto the stage one after another with their female companions. Both of them had happy smiles on their faces, and began to dance in the center of the dance floor to the music.

The attention of those still single free ship girls was attracted by this scene, with a bit of envy in their eyes.

Such a banquet, which is obviously full of social connotations, naturally also has the purpose of introducing outstanding commanders and free ship girls to each other. If both parties have a good chat, they can make an appointment to have a few meals and meet more often, maybe things will work out.

Therefore, it is naturally necessary to have a dog-abuse segment like ballroom dancing at the banquet.

As Lin Xiao watched more and more people walk onto the stage, he began to feel nervous and his breathing became rapid.

"It seems that the Commander is looking forward to this dance~"

Tianying, who was holding his hand beside him, naturally noticed his abnormality quickly and couldn't help but chuckle and tease him.

However, Lin Xiao is no longer the same person he used to be. Of course, he will fight back against such teasing: "Well, yes, I am looking forward to dancing with the beautiful Miss Tianying. When I think about this... hehe, how should I put it... it's a bit vulgar, I..."

Chapter 77 The Protagonist at the Banquet (End)

"Yes, I am looking forward to dancing with the beautiful Miss Skyhawk. It may sound a little vulgar, but I..."

Well, in such an occasion, the rest of the words were still hard to say, but Tianying had obviously understood some of the meaning. His face flushed, he rolled his eyes at him, and gave up.

The ship girls all have high attack and low defense, or low attack and low defense. As long as the favorability level is high, they will be defeated with a little teasing and become shy little women.

After such a long time, Lin Xiao has more or less realized this. In addition, he has become more and more accustomed to getting along with the ship girls. He is no longer as easily blushed and shy as he was at the beginning. He also knows more or less how to fight back against the ship girls and take the initiative.

For example, at this moment, Tianying was originally planning to take advantage of this opportunity to do everything he could to improve the commander's favorability, but after hearing Lin Xiao's two words, he became completely at a loss and his mind was blank.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao had no intention of escaping. The girl at home had been preparing for this for such a long time, and he couldn't just change his mind at the last minute and back off and not go on stage. This would be too hurtful.

So without much thought, Lin Xiao took Tianying's hand and slowly walked onto the stage in the center of the banquet hall.

It was not until he was on the stage that Tianying finally came back to his senses. His face was still a little flushed, but he had regained his usual gentleness and generosity. He slowly took Lin Xiao's other hand, and the two of them overlapped their hands, facing each other, and slowly danced to the melodious music.

Compared to the skilled Tianying, Lin Xiao, a novice who had just learned it for a while this afternoon, was obviously still a little green in ballroom dancing. He was unfamiliar with many things and often made small mistakes. Fortunately, Tianying was well prepared for this and always helped him correct them in time. As time passed, Lin Xiao gradually became familiar with it, and the nervousness he felt when he first stepped onto the stage was also reduced a lot.

There were many ship girls and commanders dancing around, so even though he was a super seal whose identity had just been revealed, he did not attract too much attention at this time. In the soothing music, Lin Xiao gradually got into the state and began to immerse himself in the atmosphere of dancing with his beloved.

Under the dazzling light, Tianying's skin looked particularly tender, with a peaceful and happy smile on her pretty face, and her slightly narrowed emerald eyes sparkling with affection.

Tianying, a considerate and occasionally rash lady, how could there be such a lovely person in this world?

While dancing, both sides only had each other in their eyes, and it seemed that this made them appreciate each other's charm even more. Tianying was originally Lin Xiao's favorite ship girl. If he had not traveled through time and space and had not uninstalled the game, perhaps it would not be long before Tianying would receive the ring?

And now, the real Sky Eagle appeared in front of him, looking at him with affection in its eyes. How could he control himself?

As the dance twirled, the increasingly hazy feeling made Lin Xiao feel a surge of blood. Looking at the girl so close to him, he suddenly took a deep breath, stopped dancing, and hugged her.

Tianying opened his eyes wide in surprise, then with a faint smile on his face, he also put his arms around Lin Xiao's waist.

"What's wrong, Commander? There are so many people watching. I feel a little shy..."

It was true that she was a little shy, but she didn't want Lin Xiao to let go at all. The beautiful girl leaned her head on the shoulder of her beloved Jian, feeling his hot breath on her slender neck. Her body gradually softened and she enjoyed this long-awaited moment immensely.

"Tianying, I think I might like you a little bit..."

Lin Xiao had no idea that Nengdai and Sirius were watching from the audience. How could the commander's affairs be called scum? This is called fraternity, this is to make everyone happy!

"Ah la~"

Tianying didn't seem to expect that the other party would be so bold to say it directly. He covered his lips with some surprise, and then maintained that gentle smile as usual, but there seemed to be a little more playfulness in his eyes.

"I am very happy to see the changes in the commander..."

Compared to when they just met again, the commander had obviously changed a lot. He was no longer just passively accepting the hints and words of the ship girls. He seemed to be trapped in a circle, and no one knew what he was worried about... He was obviously different from before. He had obviously begun to accept the emotions of the ship girls, and even slept in the same bed with Noshiro and Sirius, but he subtly retained a refusal in his acceptance, making it difficult for those ship girls who failed to get the position and were not even the marriage ship to approach him.

They didn't know what the commander was worried about. Maybe he was just not used to it... or maybe he simply didn't like them.

For this reason, Tianying has actually been very worried all along, fearing that the answer would be the latter, afraid that the commander simply doesn't like her. If that is the case, no matter how helpless she is, she will just fade away from the commander's sight with regret and become an ordinary port ship girl.

Of course, Filling Eagle was unwilling to accept this, but because of her concerns, she always felt that the commander might not like her approach or hints, and was only friendly to her out of gentleness, but in fact, she was constantly accumulating dissatisfaction with her...

Now it seems that this may be an unnecessary worry, but at that time, and even not long ago, Tianying really thought so.

This precious opportunity was, to some extent, her first sprint. It was a bold attempt that she made despite her shyness as a woman. She wanted to thoroughly understand whether the commander had any feelings for her...

If the answer is yes, even if it's just a little bit, she will definitely continue to work hard until one day the commander is willing to accept her. If the answer is no -

Maybe she would give up those unrealistic ideas and silently protect the commander, the person she loved deeply, forever and ever...

For this reason, she thought a lot before coming here, and thought of many ways. She even half-jokingly thought of proposing to the commander on the spot to test the commander's true intentions.

But now it seems that this is no longer necessary.

Tianying smiled with satisfaction. Such a result had obviously exceeded her expectations and completely satisfied her girlish heart, allowing her uneasy love to finally be put to rest. From then on, she could launch a more fierce offensive without scruples, until one day he put the dream ring on her, until she could snuggle up to him without scruples anytime and anywhere.

But reality is sometimes unpredictable. The satisfied girl never expected what would happen next...

Chapter 78: Kiss of Promise

The two people hugging each other quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding ship girls and commanders. More and more eyes quickly focused on Lin Xiao and Tianying, but the two people who were in love obviously did not notice all this.

Before they knew it, the entire venue had fallen silent, and even the music stopped to match the atmosphere...

By the time Lin Xiao finally came to his senses, all eyes on the stage and the audience were focused on the two of them. Someone soon recognized Lin Xiao as the super European emperor. But it didn't matter. At such a moment, even a seal would receive blessings.

The ship girls at home were all looking at this side at this time, including Peter Strasser, the Maritime Director, who was also looking at this side with a smile on his face, and even... uh, why does this person look familiar?

However, Lin Xiao quickly withdrew his gaze, because at this moment, it was obviously inappropriate to focus on other girls.

Tianying also noticed all this, and shyly loosened his hands, raised his head from Lin Xiao's arms, his face so red that it seemed like water was about to drip out.

However, just as the two were about to separate awkwardly and quietly slip away, someone suddenly took the lead and shouted from the audience: "Give me a kiss!"

Suddenly, as if some kind of spell was triggered, everyone around became excited, and voices like the tide rose one after another.

"Kiss me, kiss me!"

"What are you still hesitating about, bastard? Are you ready to let go?"

"That's right, look at the look in your ship girl's eyes. If I were you, I would have given birth to a whole bunch of kids!"

"No, a ship girl can't have children, right?"

Such doubts were quickly drowned out by the noise of booing, especially from the many commanders and ship girls in the port area. They understood Tianying's mood at the moment the best and all worked hard to create a heated atmosphere.

Lin Xiao's forehead began to sweat...

This was such an unexpected scene that he didn't know what to do for a moment.

After a brief moment of surprise and shyness, Tianying showed a hint of teasing on his face, tilted his head playfully and said, "So, what are you going to do, Commander? Tianying is...anytime is OK~"

Although it was an unexpected change, the scene before him was obviously a great opportunity. Tianying, who had already determined Lin Xiao's idea, would certainly not let go of such a favorable condition. Of course, he would take the opportunity to move forward and expand his advantage.

"Asshole, the ship girl said that, and you are still indifferent? Are you still a commander, or a man?"

Similar voices of doubt gradually mixed into the surrounding voices. In fact, such an approach is obviously unreasonable in many cases and has a bit of moral kidnapping.

But...if both parties are in love with each other, but just lack the courage to take the first step, then it is a completely different matter.

"If you don't get married on the spot, it will be difficult to end it..."

"That's right, what are you still standing there for? Where are the flowers? Where is the ring? Get down on one knee!"

Amid the increasingly noisy voices, Lin Xiao looked at Tianying with a faint smile on his face, and his heartbeat quickened.

Someone made a bouquet of flowers from the venue and stuffed it into Lin Xiao's hands. The cheers around him became louder and louder.

"Pledge! Pledge!"

"..."

Lin Xiao stared blankly at the bouquet in her hand, and as if she suddenly remembered something, she touched the ring in her pocket that she had always worn.

In this situation... I have no choice but to go for it!

Lin Xiao gritted her teeth, and with the courage given by the lingering charming atmosphere and the cheers around her, she suddenly took a deep breath, and knelt on one knee with the bouquet in her hand.

Tianying opened his mouth again, then covered it with the back of his hand. He took a half step back out of surprise, with tears of emotion in his eyes.

Even though she herself was one of the people who had contributed to the situation just now...happiness still came too suddenly. She didn't expect that the commander would actually...

After a brief moment of surprise, she hurriedly stepped forward and caught the bouquet. The next moment, Lin Xiao took out a small box containing a ring from her arms, slowly raised it, opened the lid, and an exquisite and beautiful ring was lying quietly inside.

"Um... Tianying, will you marry me?" The somewhat awkward proposal vows seemed a little unclear due to the shyness of realizing it belatedly, but they were said seriously enough and with full sincerity.

"Oh, you are quite capable. It seems you came prepared!"

"Hehe, this kid is so cowardly even though he's obviously a European emperor. Looking at his behavior just now, if we hadn't urged him to do so, he probably wouldn't have taken out the ring he prepared in advance, right?"

Someone in the audience couldn't help but make such a joke.

But in fact, this was pure coincidence... Atlanta's expression was very complicated at this time. She and the commander chose the ring together. She originally planned to help her little sister, but in the end she became someone else's wedding dress.

There is no way. When I first advised the Commander to buy a ring, I just said it was for precaution. My little sister is too reserved and missed the opportunity. I am helpless, helpless...

Atlanta was touched, but she wasn't indignant or anything. They were still her sisters, and at least the ring played its role and was put to good use.

"Yeah! Of course!!!"

Tianying was so happy that he almost felt dizzy. He stared at the ring that was shining brightly under the light of the incandescent lamp. He nodded heavily, walked forward without hesitation, and took the box containing the ring with trembling hands.

Lin Xiao then took the ring out of the ring box, took her left hand, and slowly put the ring on her ring finger.

Below the stage, Lexington and Yorktown looked at the scene before them, their faces turning green with envy.

Lost, this time it was a complete loss. No one had ever thought that things would develop in such a dramatic way. Tianying actually got the ring directly!

Lexington looked at the Skyhawk on the stage and bit his finger with envy, while Yorktown's face was full of helplessness. According to past experience, the commander had a very long CD before issuing rings. If they missed this opportunity, they didn't know how long they would have to wait for the next one.

At this moment, on the stage, Lin Xiao, who had helped Tianying put the ring on her finger, felt dizzy. He got carried away by the atmosphere and actually proposed to her in public. Now that he has calmed down, he is still confused.

But of course I don't regret it at all... Hehe, having a good wife like Tianying is definitely not a loss.

The audience around was still making noises, and the calls for "give me a kiss" never stopped. However, kissing in such a public place was obviously inappropriate, so...

Lin Xiao did not stand up. After helping Tianying put the ring on her, he took the girl's hand and gently kissed the back of her white hand.

The slight moisture on the back of his hand made Tianying's face even more rosy, and his eyes were so soft that they seemed to be dripping with water. When Lin Xiao stood up, he immediately crawled into his arms, and said excitedly with a slightly crying voice: "How cunning, Commander, I had prepared a lot of oaths for this moment today... In the end, it was so sudden..."

"Don't you like it?"

Lin Xiao hugged the girl gently with some emotion. Sometimes surprises and accidents come so suddenly. No one had ever thought that with the help of this banquet, he could make such a bold move.

This is also the growth that the ship girls have brought him... If it were the him in the past, no matter how much he was provoked, no matter how many voices cheered him on, he would never have the courage to do something like proposing in public.