Revisiting Azur Lane

"Hey, stop smiling so creepily, okay? At most, Sister Xianghe will cook and I'll give you some."

Zuikaku's eyes widened. She knew that her commander seemed to be a bit of a fun-loving person, so she quickly threw out conditions for interaction.

"That's it."

Zhou He made an OK gesture, then patted Zuikaku's shoulder with his arm around his shoulder, and after letting go, he looked at the others - the old members could probably guess what the two were discussing, but Shokaku was surprised that Zuikaku and Zhou He had such a good relationship.

As for Kaga, she briefly looked at the dock and the restaurant and headquarters with lights on in the distance, and finally focused her attention on Zhou He. She touched her chin, tilted her head and thought for a while, then gave him a thumbs up and smiled brightly: "Commander, you should be able to let Tosa call me sister, right?"

"Well...you have to follow Tosa's wishes on this matter."

Zhou He really wanted to nod and say yes, but his eyes fell on Tosa, who had a calm expression behind Kaga. He compared who was more important to him, and it was obvious that Tosa was more important.

"Tsk, I really can't do that."

Kaga had obviously anticipated this result and frowned with regret.

On the way, she had tried her best to get Tosa to speak, but she had achieved no results except making Tosa's eyes even colder. This puzzled her, why did Shokaku and Zuikaku have such a good relationship, but she and Tosa were so awkward?

"Since Kaga wants Tosa to call you sister, why don't you two have a sparring match. I think the sister that Tosa will recognize must be stronger than her."

Zhou He thought about it and suggested.

He remembered that Tosa in the game respectfully called Amagi 'sister', and Amagi crushed Tosa in terms of planning and won her respect. Kaga could also follow suit.

"good idea!"

Kaga's eyes sparkled. She had competed with Akagi more than once, just to prove that she was stronger and could better suppress the opponent.

Zhou He smiled and looked at Tosa: "How is it? Are you interested?"

"..."

Tosa had no expression on his face, but he was moved in his heart. Although Kaga looked very stupid, her combat ability was extremely strong. A real fight to decide the winner would at least be better than being entangled by her every day.

So he nodded: "Okay."

"As expected of you, Commander. I recognize you!"

Kaga's first impression of Zhou He was that he was a pretty boy, but on second thought, he thought that maybe Zhou He was a quick-witted person.

Now it seems that her judgment was correct!

Chapter 75: Traditional Competition

It was a new day again. Before the sun rose, Zhou He, who was lying on his side on the bed, opened his eyes.

He got up as usual and went into the bathroom. He glanced at the sky through the window, then sat down at the table and looked through the few lines of notes he had written before going to bed yesterday. After thinking over and over again to make sure there were no omissions, he got up, put on a straight white navy long-sleeved suit, and opened the door.

Ding Deng Deng.

The floor of the headquarters was paved with tiles, and anyone walking or running on it would leave behind some loud footsteps. Zhou He walked down from the third floor and happened to meet Miss Harman, who was walking in a hurry. It was unclear whether she got up late or was just drowsy. She was zipping up the side of her skirt while walking, with her head down and her long ponytail swinging, full of youthfulness.

Early bird gets the worm.

Zhou He clasped his hands together in his heart and greeted politely: "Good morning."

"Uh-huh."

Harman responded reflexively. When she zipped up her skirt and looked up to see Zhou He, she finally reacted. She took two steps back and hugged her arms, her face flushed: "Commander... When did you come? "

"Just now."

Zhou He smiled and pointed to the third floor, then spread his hands towards her: "Haman, didn't you suggest that I get up early and have dinner with you guys before coming back to work? Now you can be sure that I'm not lazy in bed, right?"

"Goo."

Hearing this, Hamanman also remembered it, but she felt something was wrong with the smiling Zhou He in front of her. She puffed up her cheeks and snorted, then stretched out her hand to show her beautiful palm: "Today is only the first day. If you want to prove yourself, it will take at least five days!"

"Haman is really strict."

Zhou He naturally didn't want to be blamed by Harman for the scene just now, so he responded casually and turned around to continue walking to the first floor.

Not to mention five days, his biological clock has now been completely adjusted to the shape of this world. He wakes up at a certain time every morning. And because his daily life and work are quite handy, his only pressure is how to make his own ship girl's life more fulfilling, so his mental state is also very good.

This kind of life is more healthy than the one he claimed to be living in his previous life.

Seeing him so natural, as if he didn't take what happened just now to heart, Harman thought Zhou He didn't see anything. She just followed him down a few steps and suddenly realized that Zhou He must have seen it, but he had no interest in her body at all. She was obviously so shy, this idiot~ So she was a little angry, and after going downstairs, she lightly kicked Zhou He and ran away quickly in a huff.

"Lovely guy."

Having seen something good early in the morning, Zhou He sat contentedly on a chair in the hall and rubbed his calf. Harman’s hateful kick still hurt a little.

"Ah Lala~"

Harman ran out of the gate angrily, which naturally attracted the attention of others. Shokaku, who was walking outside the door, looked back at Harman who had left and took two steps to glance into the hall. He noticed Zhou He's subtle posture and smiled slightly, "Did the commander offend Miss Harman?"

"It's hard to figure out a girl's mind."

Zhou He answered vaguely.

He did see the welfare, as Harman was wearing white trousers today, so it was reasonable for him to get kicked, otherwise he would not be at ease.

"That's a really interesting statement."

Xianghe blinked. Zhou He was able to bring together ship girls from so many camps. If he said that he couldn't figure out their thoughts, she would be the first one to disbelieve it.

Zhou He's expression was quite relaxed, and he was obviously in a good mood. She could guess what kind of misunderstanding had occurred between the two of them after a little thought, but it was rude to ask about other people's affairs, so she paused briefly and changed the subject: "In today's competition between Tosa and Kaga, who do you think will win, Commander?"

"I do not know either."

Zhou He shrugged. He was just a logistics guy, so how could he comment on such a professional matter? He stretched his neck and looked left and right to make sure that Tosa and Kaga were not there before he whispered, "I think Kaga has a higher chance of winning."

After all, the memory of this battleship Kaga of his own is different from that of Tosa. He is suspected to have experienced many sparring matches. In comparison, Tosa is already very skilled in fighting Sirens, but he has never actually fought against others, so he lacks experience.

"The commander's orders are indeed based on facts."

Shokaku put his hands into his sleeves and smiled faintly.

Given Kaga's insistence on calling Tosa, this matter must be dealt with as soon as possible. If Kaga is stronger than Tosa, then the so-called competition is just a reason for Tosa to recognize Kaga.

What if Kaga loses?

Then she had to think carefully about how to tease the defeated Kaga in a more interesting way.

"It was just a spur-of-the-moment decision."

Zhou He waved his hands. The main reason was that Tosa and Kaga's personalities were very suitable for this method. If it were Hood and Bismarck, he would never let the two compete with each other. Whoever won or lost would be unlucky for him, who was in charge of logistics.

"Who is Sister Shokaku with... Hey, Commander got up so early today too?"

Shokaku was assigned a room last night, but at Zuikaku's strong request, Shokaku stayed in Zuikaku's room for one night. The two of them slept together and got up early together. At this moment, Zuikaku, who was practicing "swordsmanship" outside, found that Shokaku was missing. When he came over, he saw Zhou He and was quite surprised.

"I just got up a little later than you guys, okay."

Zhou He frowned, stood up and stretched for a while, then walked out of the hall after feeling that there was no effect. He tilted his head to look at Zuikaku who was standing very close to Shokaku: "Compared to this, why didn't you do morning exercises with Tosa today?"

"Yeah, Tosa ignored me this morning. I guess he's thinking about how to spar with Kaga later."

Zuikaku's tone of voice was more casual, and he didn't even use a respectful title when referring to Kaga. There was a real difference compared to the polite Shokaku.

"Hey~"

Zhou He thought Zuikaku had forgotten his friends because he had a sister. It turned out that something went wrong with Tosa. He looked up at the figures moving in the bay and said, "I hope Tosa and Kaga can get along well."

Without showing any particular emotion, he asked Zuikaku and Shokaku if they wanted to have dinner together.

"A little bit more, that's fine, it's the same if you practice after eating."

Zuikaku thought about it and agreed. She put away her sword and told Shokaku about Tosa's situation. At the beginning, Tosa was quite polite to her, but since Bismarck joined, he became more and more casual. After finishing, she sighed that battleships still like to play with battleship people.

In response, Zhou He held back his complaints because Xianghe was right next to him and it was not convenient for him to tell the truth.

"That's right, Commander."

Zuikaku suddenly faced Zhou He and patted the sword on his waist: "Yesterday I saw the two Kaga's sparring. In close contact with the enemy, it would be too late for us to send planes to stop them. In that case, would it be more appropriate for me to use my sword to meet the enemy?"

"…I hope you won't let the enemy get close to you easily. Unless it's an extreme situation, I don't want you to put yourself in danger."

Zhou He had a subtle expression. Although the game PV animation did show Zuikaku chopping Siren with a knife, he felt that even a fool would not agree to the proposal of letting an aircraft carrier charge into the enemy formation for close combat.

"That is to say, this can be done in extreme situations."

Zuikaku was very good at understanding and smiled happily: "Then I have to practice hard, it may be useful in the future."

Zhou He had nothing to say about this. He glanced at Shokaku, who was exuding the aura of a doting sister. She had no intention of stopping Zuikaku at all. Perhaps in her opinion, such an extreme situation was rare.

The three of them moved to the restaurant. It was much more lively here than at the headquarters. The temperature alone was about four or five degrees higher than at the headquarters and outside. Hood was having dinner here with his Javelin, and Bismarck was also having dinner here with Z23, U556 and others. Hamanman just took the plate from Manju and saw Zhou He. She got furious and bared her teeth, showing a more standard cat-like alert look than Akashi. It was hard to believe that this person was not from the Sakura Zoo.

After nodding to Harman to calm down, Zhou He found a seat nearby and sat down. Hermione arrived earlier than the waiter at Manju. She was more professional than the waiter in a maid outfit. She gave Zhou He and the other two a glass of milk and apologized to Zhou He for not welcoming him in advance.

"I got up too early today, but I will come down at the same time in the next few days. I will make up for today's mistake with tomorrow's service."

Zhou He took a sip of the milk and smiled to comfort Hermione, who then smiled a bright and soothing smile: "I see, Commander, what kind of breakfast would you like to taste today? The barbarians here have prepared a lot, and breakfasts from all the camps in Asia and Europe can be delivered."

"No need to be so exaggerated, just a serving of xiao long bao and a bowl of noodles will be enough."

Zhou He thought for a while and said.

Actually, he wants to drink porridge today, so let's add more later.

"OK, just a second."

After asking the sisters Zuikaku and Shokaku about their breakfast needs, Hermione bowed to the three of them while holding her plate, then took two steps back before turning around and leaving into the kitchen.

“It’s professional grade.”

Shokaku thought that this was the best he could do if he asked her to do so.

"Hermione is amazing. She can help solve any problem... Commander, you didn't secretly give Hermione some strange orders, did you?"

Zuikaku was still very supportive of Hermione's words. He picked up the cup, drank some milk, and casually asked Zhou He a question.

"I'm a serious person."

Zhou He glanced at her. When Xili wanted to stay in his room, he was rejected. When Hermione wanted to give him a bath, he also refused.

With his willpower, how could he have any strange thoughts about his subordinates?

Of course, what’s more important is that the physical fitness of the ship girl is a bit superhuman. Hermione had already made him numb when she gave him a massage before, so he didn’t dare to give strange orders. If he got hurt by accident, it would be a big loss.

"Well, they say the more serious people are, the weirder their thoughts are."

Zuikaku didn't buy it at all, and what he said made Zhou He a little nervous: "What do you usually talk about? Harman, too, you guys have fooled me into thinking I'm a lazy person."

"Alas~ You can't blame me for this. It's your fault, Commander, for not coming downstairs earlier. Since Harman asked about this, I can only answer truthfully."

Zuikaku leaned back, looking as if he had nothing to do with her.

"..."

Zhou He finally found out who was spreading rumors about him. It seemed reasonable that apart from Ruihe, who else would say weird things about him openly?

He sighed and looked at Shokaku who was smiling extremely narrow-eyed: "Shokaku, you have to keep a close eye on her. I don't want all kinds of strange rumors about me to spread in the harbor in the future."

"Yes, don't worry."

Xianghe thought that she should grab Zuikaku's head and press it on the table to apologize with her, but she couldn't bring herself to do it, so she could only reply weakly to Zhou He.

Manju served the dishes at a super professional speed. After chatting for a while, different plates were brought over by Manju waiters - of course, Zhou He had VIP service, which was served by Hermione herself. In addition to noodles and dumplings, there were also some side dishes and a bowl of rice porridge.

"Hermione has seen through me again."

Zhou He was a little surprised, but not particularly surprised, because Hermione could really do a lot of things that he could hardly imagine. He picked up the rice porridge and took a sip. He felt more relaxed and praised Hermione's excellence.

Hermione accepted the compliment naturally.

Not long after, the sun rose as usual, and the temperature outside gradually rose. Hood took his javelin to the courtyard to appreciate the flowers. Recently, the temperature difference between day and night has been getting bigger and bigger. In just a few days, many flowers in the restaurant courtyard have shown signs of withering.

"Is winter almost here?"

Zhou He felt the direct sunlight outside the window and clearly felt his body temperature rising. When he first traveled through time, he calculated that it was autumn and the temperature difference was not so obvious at that time. According to the current situation, if it rained heavily, he would feel that he would need to put on more clothes.

'Does it snow on the island in winter?'

His thoughts quickly wandered off track, as he thought that if it snowed, it would definitely be more lively with everyone staying home to keep warm or going out to play in the snow.

Unlike him who was leisurely, Zuikaku took a short rest after breakfast and then ran out with Shokaku. He drew out his sword and posed in the sun, and asked Shokaku with a smile whether he thought he looked handsome.

"commander."