Azur Lane, will there be constant gunfire after peace?

Volume 44: Chapter : Don't Regret It

Shuang Hai’s words made Du Lin feel confused.

"Commander, don't forget the agreement. We're going to look for Sister Yixian first!"

Having received the promise, Shuanghai couldn't wait to inform his companions in Donghuang of the news of Du Lin's return.

The two sisters ran away with smiles on their faces. They were the first to know that the commander had returned.

Du Lin stared blankly at the quickly receding figure, with the sisters' words still echoing in his mind.

alive?

Has the situation become so serious?

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

After mooring the ship, Belfast got off the ship and came to the dock, asking Du Lin with concern.

"Befa, something terrible has happened!"

After coming back to his senses, Du Lin quickly told Belfast what Shuang Hai had just said.

Du Lin held his head in his hands:

"Oh no! Although I was mentally prepared, I didn't expect the consequences to be so serious!"

"Master, please calm down."

Belfast spoke in relief:

"Miss Ninghai and Miss Pinghai may have exaggerated a little. How could the companions in the harbor have the heart to be so harsh to the master?"

"It's hard to say..."

The images of several "problematic characters" flashed through Du Lin's mind, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"Really~"

Belfast took two steps forward, put his hands around Durin's neck, and pressed his head into his arms:

"Master, please wake up."

The warm and soft touch brought Du Lin back to his senses, and the familiar sweet scent made him completely calm.

Seeing that Du Lin had calmed down, Belfast gently let him go.

Du Lin took a deep breath, and his previously flustered look became resolute again:

"Befa, thank you for your reminder. I have completely calmed down."

Du Lin fell into intense thought. He turned and looked in the direction of the residential area, and finally his frown relaxed.

"Yes, just as you said, the situation is not yet that critical."

Belfast tilted his head slightly:

"What is the master going to do?"

"What should I do? Is there any need to say it?"

Du Lin put his hands in his trouser pockets, his hair fluttering in the wind, his dark eyes full of confidence:

"Of course I took the initiative to explain. Although I feel a little sorry for everyone, I don't regret my decision to go on this date."

Du Lin turned his head and looked at Belfast:

"Thanks to this date, Befa and I can understand each other better."

"Owner......"

Belfast stared at Doolin, feeling a warm feeling well up in his heart.

The master did not regret going out with her, so she had to express her feelings as well.

"Master, don't worry." Belfast put one hand on his chest:

"Leave the Royal Camp to me."

"Eh? Really?"

Du Lin was a little worried.

"Hehe~ Master, who do you think I am?"

Belfast lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands and bowed slightly to Du Lin:

"I am the 'perfect maid'."

Du Lin no longer had any worries. He believed in Belfast, just as Belfast believed in him.

After confirming everything, the two separated at the dock and headed towards their respective destinations.

Du Lin jogged across the long bridge to the central island area. He didn't see any girls along the way.

Although there are hundreds of ship girls in the port area, considering the large area of ​​the port itself, there is a chance that no one will be found.

But situations like today are still somewhat rare.

It was not until he reached the bottom of the office building that Du Lin finally saw a familiar figure.

"Master...Master!"

Dido and Sirius, who acted as door gods, also saw Durin, and they both cried out in surprise at the same time.

"You...you are finally back!"

Du Lin smiled and walked forward to greet:

"Hey, why are you two here? Is detention over yet?"

The two delighted maids nodded somewhat embarrassedly, and then said to Du Lin nervously:

"Master...Master, a lot of things happened during the time you were away."

Sirius nodded:

"...Your absence all night caused a commotion, but fortunately Sheffield suppressed it temporarily. Now...each camp is defending itself behind closed doors. Fortunately, you are back now, otherwise there might be a conflict."

Dido looked around the empty administrative island with a sad expression.

It is usually very lively here. Everyone comes here to rest or play. After all, this is the place closest to the commander.

But now it is deserted.

During the brief conversation, Durin learned a lot from the two combat maids.

He noticed that Sirius and Dido had faint dark circles under their eyes, and upon asking, he learned that the two had been guarding here all night, guarding against possible intruders.

The office is the core area of ​​the port area and is also the place where Du Lin spends the most time.

In the past three years, Du Lin has been responsible for planning and commanding battles here. Since the end of the war until now, this is also the only place for Du Lin to relax his body and mind.

After all, there are wolves surrounding us.

Upon learning that the two had been guarding here all night, Du Lin felt a little distressed and guilty.

"I'm sorry for the hard work."

However, the two maids did not notice anything, and when Durin placed his hands on their heads and stroked them gently, Sirius and Dido were a little surprised.

"what......"

But then, their faces turned red, and all the fatigue in their bodies disappeared instantly.

"Master...Master, please go up quickly. Sheffield is still waiting for you in the office."

Du Lin looked up at the window on the second floor and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I have other things to deal with. Please tell Sheffield that I thank her for her help yesterday. I will never forget this favor. Also, you should go and have a rest. Yes, there is a bed in the room on the second floor."

After saying this, Du Lin turned and left. As he ran, he turned back and waved to the two maids:

"——Thank you for your hard work! Thank you very much!!"

"Eh?"

Looking at the commander's figure going away, the two maids stood there in a daze. They looked at each other and saw the strangeness in each other's eyes.

"Master... seems to have changed a little."

"Well...I feel more confident and cheerful..."

Their hearts were pounding. Du Lin's active touch on them just now was something he had never done before.

Although it was not the first time that my master touched my head, it was the first time that he touched me so gently.

Just thinking about this made the two of them excited.

"By the way, we should tell Sheffield about this!"

The two men put away their weapons and hurried upstairs. As soon as they opened the door, they heard Sheffield's voice on the sofa:

"...No need to say more, I heard everything just now."

Sheffield, who had not slept all night, yawned with his hands covering his mouth, then slowly walked to the window.

"...What will he and Belfast do next? I hope it's not some useless trick."

Sheffield, who seemed calm on the surface, was a little dissatisfied.

Don’t I have a share in being patted on the head?

Volume 45: Chapter : Confrontation within the Iron Blood

In the Iron Blood Faction area of ​​the port district, the architectural style here is particularly strict, and there are towering fully automatic watchtowers in some areas.

This is the iron-blooded style; even the residential area exudes a serious and military atmosphere.

In a conference room in the largest building in the regional center, the leaders of the Iron Blood camp were sitting around a round table.

The door to the conference room was pushed open, and Tirpitz entered the room and whispered:

"Bismarck, the commander has returned."

Bismarck, who was sitting at the center of the round table, narrowed his eyes slightly, but on the surface he remained calm:

"...Is it just the Commander?"

Tirpitz shook his head slightly:

"...and Royal Belfast, she came back with the commander."

"I see."

Bismarck nodded slightly, and then she turned her gaze to Frederick the Great beside her:

"Frederick...please continue."

They were just talking.

"Hehe...Since the commander is back, there's no need to continue talking, right?"

Frederick the Great shook his head slightly:

"It's obvious that the commander is not in danger. Bismarck, I understand that you care about the commander, but the current situation... isn't it a bit of an overreaction?"

Yesterday, upon learning that the commander would not be back all night, the Iron Blood camp was the first to sound the alarm and enter a state of emergency.

All members of the Iron Blood camp were recalled and ready to take action at any time.

It can be said that this is already a quasi-war state.

"Frederick..." Bismarck stared at the iron-blooded right-hand man beside him:

"...You've been doting on the Commander a little too much lately, haven't you?"

Hu Teng, who was present at the meeting, was moved and watched the development of the situation with his arms folded.

Very perceptive, worthy of being Bismarck.

Frederick the Great was moved, but his expression remained unchanged: