Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Not only did he forget, but Jing Su also forgot. Seeing Anchorage splashing around, Jing Su panicked and, disregarding everything else, ran straight to the shore and plunged in to save Anchorage.

"Oh, teacher, teacher... Anchorage... I'm so scared!"

"Don't be afraid, Anchorage, don't be afraid, I'm coming right away!" Hearing the shouts, Jing Su went all out. She had only just learned the breaststroke, but now she had mastered the freestyle without any instruction. Her arms were like giant fans, paddling frantically.

However, in this situation, Jing Su first ran to get the swimming board. Although the situation was urgent, Jing Su knew that a drowning person should not be rescued casually.

In a crisis, a person's instinctive reaction is always to survive. If you rush to rescue someone in this situation, you may get entangled by the drowning person, and before you know it, both of you could be drowning at the same time.

Bring a lifebuoy and let the drowning person hold onto it while you lead them to shore. This is safer.

Chapter 290 The Agreement

"Don't be afraid, I'm here~" Anchorage's legs thumped on their own. Jing Su knew that Anchorage was really scared right now, so she quickly comforted him.

"Teacher... your hands are so warm... Anchorage, don't be afraid anymore..." Under Jing Su's gentle touch, Anchorage's inner panic gradually subsided, and a peaceful expression appeared on his face.

"Hmm, next time, don't do anything reckless... Hey, Anchorage, where are your clothes!?" Jing Su originally wanted to say something else to advise Anchorage so that she wouldn't be so impulsive and accidentally get herself into the water.

Before she could say much, Jing Su suddenly realized that Anchorage was lying on the orca swimming board, and that shirt, which barely covered anything, had disappeared without her noticing.

"Eh... my clothes... are gone... hehe..." Anchorage stood up, grinning foolishly. As soon as she stood up, the magnificent bridge was exposed directly in front of Jing Su.

As a top-tier heavy cruiser, Anchorage's size is absolutely comparable to the main force in the back row. Many battleships and aircraft carriers are even a size smaller than her. Despite her size, she seems to defy the constraints of gravity, standing tall and upright. That guy was meant for Jing Su to see. Even after being exposed to so many ship girls, he was still stunned in place. That's the power of Anchorage.

The most fatal flaw is that if other ship girls did this, it would be somewhat deliberate, since they are mature enough to know that this is actually seducing the commander. But Anchorage is different. Her mind is that of a very pure child. Whether she is intelligent or not is hard to say, but in terms of cognition, she is certainly not very mature.

Therefore, Anchorage wouldn't feel any shame wearing this outfit; she might even be happy that Jing Su would look at her more often.

Keep in mind that Anchorage is currently wearing her 'Dolphin, Ocean, Swimming Lesson' costume.

At first glance, this outfit doesn't seem to have any major problems; it's just a white bikini. But upon closer inspection, some clues emerge. First of all, is Anchorage wearing pure white stockings? Who would wear stockings while swimming?

Moreover, the material of these stockings is definitely very special. Because, under the influence of the pool water, the stockings become transparent, and the fair and pink skin under the thighs bound by the stockings is faintly visible. Although the feet wrapped in the stockings are not very clear due to the angle, judging from the deformation of the surrounding fabric, Anchorage's feet are rubbing incessantly at this moment.

Above, in the mysterious zone, is a very classic bikini set, with a triangular fabric and two ropes for fixation. The fabric is white and the ropes are black, tied very easily and simply, as if it might come undone at any moment.

The most striking part was her upper body. When Jing Su first saw Anchorage, she thought she wasn't wearing anything on her upper body. But upon closer inspection, she realized that she was wearing something: a clean, transparent strip of fabric connected to a transparent ring at her waist through the sleeves on her hands, giving the illusion that Anchorage wasn't wearing anything at all.

Actually, some strips of cloth were attached, at least the very front of the ship girl was covered.

But now, the thing that was blocking the bridge has quietly disappeared, and the transparent cloth strip has also come loose. It lies next to Anchorage and is drifting with the waves. Jing Su's eyes widened when she realized this.

"Anchorage, hold on tight to your orca ring! Don't get up until I tell you to! I'll go find you some clothes!" Seeing Anchorage still grinning foolishly, Jing Su's vision blurred. 'No way, sis, what time is it? Don't you understand? Everyone's naked!'

“Okay… Teacher’s instructions… Anchorage, do as you say…” Anchorage obediently hugged the orca’s back, and quite tightly, it was visible to the naked eye.

As mentioned earlier, Anchorage's bridge is one of the largest in the entire port area. Now, thanks to Anchorage's efforts, this bridge of this size is undergoing a graceful transformation, which Jing Su almost fell into the water for.

But Jing Su knew that now was not the time to talk about that; finding a swimsuit for the upper body was the priority.

"Wait here, I'll go find you some clothes." Forcibly suppressing her urge to peek, Jing Su turned her head and swam towards the bottom of the water.

The sun was shining brightly, and the water was sparkling. Jing Su easily found the exact location of the swimsuit. At that moment, the swimsuit was floating about three or four meters away, and it seemed to be drifting further and further away.

Jing Su stopped watching and took the initiative, swimming towards the swimsuit.

'Okay, got it!'

The distance wasn't particularly far, and Jing Su easily obtained the clothes, clutching them in her hand as she hurried back.

"Anchorage, I found the swimsuit, hurry up and put it on~" Returning to Anchorage's side, Jing Su quickly handed him the swimsuit, then turned away, not daring to look again.

This is a swimming pool, and I'm wearing swim trunks. How should I put it, they're so tight!

"Teacher...Anchorage...I don't know how to dress..."

After a while, Jing Sushi didn't hear Anchorage's voice. He turned around and saw that Anchorage was struggling with the swimsuit. At this moment, he was almost tied up by the swimsuit.

"Teacher... help, Anchorage... Anchorage, it's... it's trapped!"

Seeing Jing Su turn around, Anchorage called out again.

"Hiss~" Jing Su gasped. She hadn't really felt anything while lying on the swimming board in Anchorage, but now, facing Anchorage's bridge, she realized just how exaggerated its scale was.

"teacher..."

Seeing that Jing Su remained unmoved, Anchorage called out again.

"Here you are!" Jing Su finally realized what was happening and quickly swam over to help Anchorage tie his swimsuit.

"Clothes... all done... teacher tied them... happy..." With Jing Su's help, the bikini top was on, and the transparent gauze top that was worn at the beginning was also tied in the correct position. During this process, Anchorage was like a puppet, letting Jing Su do whatever she wanted, and just kept giggling.

"Okay~" Taking a deep breath, Jing Su tried hard to control the hot dribbling from her nose, frantically chanting in her mind, 'Don't look at what you shouldn't see! Don't look at what you shouldn't see!'

"Teacher...you're so great~" Anchorage continued to giggle.

"You, since you're going swimming, why didn't you ask someone for help first?" Jing Su said helplessly, patting Anchorage's forehead a few times.

“The others are...busy...I don’t want to bother them…” Anchorage said earnestly.

“The good boy theory doesn’t apply here.” Jing Su slapped his forehead. He finally understood why Anchorage went out dressed so casually. He had thought it was intentional, but now it seemed that Anchorage really didn’t know how to dress. He simply tied a knot and went out.

"Um...?"

"Never mind." Looking at Anchorage's wide, bewildered eyes, Jing Su shook her head. With Anchorage's intelligence, if he doesn't understand, he doesn't understand. The port district's current strength is more than enough to raise a child.

Although this child's figure is a bit exaggerated.

"Teacher...this...is so much fun..."

Just as Jing Su was in a daze, something brushed against her chest. Opening her eyes, she saw Anchorage, who was fiddling with her breasts with her delicate white fingers.

"Cough cough, Anchorage, what are you doing? Stop right now! That thing isn't for you to play with!" Jing Su was terrified. How could this thing be manipulated?

Even if it were possible, it wouldn't be in this kind of situation!

“Oh... Anchorage, I’m curious... I want to…” Anchorage blinked his bright eyes and said seriously.

"Ahem, this isn't something a child should know. Wait until you're older... no, you're already quite... no... anyway, let's talk about it later." Originally, Jing Suxiao wanted to say that this wasn't something a child should be familiar with, but seeing Anchorage's imposing physique, he couldn't bring himself to say that the other person was a child. After several twists and turns, he finally gave up.

“But… Anchorage… isn’t a little kid… he’s a big kid… he can understand…” Anchorage raised his hands high and said earnestly.

"Big...big kid." Jing Su was a little confused after being choked, not because she cared about Anchorage's rebuttal, but because she was surprised that Anchorage would call her a big kid. "Anchorage, who told you these things?"

It was only then that Jing Su belatedly realized that if Anchorage truly knew nothing, she would never have come out wearing this outfit. Given her intelligence, if she really wanted to swim, she would most likely have jumped into the water wearing only her regular clothes. Even if she knew she was going to wear a swimsuit, it would definitely not be this style.

The outfit Anchorage is wearing is a huge challenge for most ship girls in the entire port area; those with a little less confidence wouldn't dare to wear it.

But if Anchorage is plotting something, her behavior in the pool doesn't seem like it.

"Akashi-neechan... told Anchorage... about this outfit... too... Akashi-neechan said... the teacher would like it..."

"I knew it!" Jing Su declared. With his fist clenched, he eliminated all the impossibilities. The remaining possibility, however unreasonable, was the only one. Moreover, the reason was quite reasonable.

'As expected of Akashi, only you would dare to make money off children!'

...

"Aqiu~"

"What's wrong? You caught a cold? I told you, don't be fooled by how big the air conditioner is, it wastes electricity and makes you more susceptible to colds."

"Hehe, what do you know, meow~ Someone's eyeing Akashi, meow~ Besides, if you don't spend all that money you earn, how will you earn even more, meow~"

"Alright, alright, you're such a rascal. Come here quickly, we have guests. I'll go greet them. You paint these boxes gold."

"Hehe, I'll leave it to Akashi, meow~"

...

'Splash~'

"Teacher... the splash of water... it feels so refreshing..."

A man and a woman are playing in the pool.

"Okay, stop being naughty. Come on, kick your legs, put some effort into it. Don't be afraid, I'm here, I'll catch you."

"Teacher... Anchorage... We can't sink, we can't sink...!"

"ah!"

With a gasp, Anchorage slipped off the swimming board.

"careful!"

Just as Jing Su said, he was right beside her and would pick up Anchorage.

"Teacher...hehehe..." Feeling Jing Su's broad chest, Anchorage nestled into his arms as if drowning in pleasure. She now understood why the female protagonists in movies loved to lie in the male protagonist's arms; it was really comfortable.

'This feeling of peace and tranquility, teacher, is so wonderful~'

"Alright, take a break. You need to balance work and rest when learning a skill." Feeling the strong touch of the Anchorage bridge, Jing Su blushed and quickly gestured for Anchorage to go ashore to rest.

It wasn't just a delaying tactic; Jing Su was genuinely exhausted. Anchorage possessed unparalleled talent in combat, but in other areas, he was rather clueless. It wasn't that he had none, but rather that he was completely clueless.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but it was really difficult to get Anchorage to understand what some of the words I was saying. Even if I demonstrated it several times, Anchorage would forget it as soon as he turned around and have to go and ask him what was going on.

Jing Su felt somewhat helpless about this, but more than that, she felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex feeling of mixed emotions, often including regret or admiration). It was precisely because of Anchorage's various shortcomings, or more precisely, the ship girls' little quirks, that they became more three-dimensional and more realistic, didn't they?

Nothing in this world is perfect; imperfections are what make things real.

"Teacher...will we always be together...?"

Not long after he lay on the sun lounger, Anchorage suddenly asked a question.

“Of course, we will always be together.” Jing Su thought Anchorage was referring to her past disappearance and responded naturally.

"Together...it's a promise!" Upon hearing Jing Su's answer, Anchorage suddenly became excited. "Then...pinky promise!"

"Okay, pinky promise~" Jing Su smiled as she looked at Anchorage's outstretched finger. He really is a child at heart~

"Pinky promise, a hundred years apart, no take-backs... Okay, pinky promise... Anchorage, you and Sensei... will be together forever..."

"Yes, forever together~"

“Sensei…this…for you…” After receiving Jing Su’s definite answer and making a pinky promise, Anchorage handed over a ring.

"Ah, this..." Jing Su was stunned when she saw this. Wasn't this supposed to be a swimming lesson? How did it suddenly turn into a vow-making ceremony?

Besides, Anchorage itself is a marriage ship.

“Anchorage… I have this… Sensei gave it to me before she disappeared.” Anchorage pointed to the sparkling ring on his ring finger and said earnestly, “Sensei gave it to me… but… Anchorage didn’t give it to Sensei… Anchorage asked… the agreement was that both sides had to give it to each other… for it to be valid…”

"That seems to make sense." Seeing Anchorage's serious expression, Jing Su nodded helplessly, then held out her own finger and said resignedly, "Then, put it on me~"

Normally, Jing Su would already have a ring on her hand, but Anchorage seemed not to notice and put it on directly.

“These… promises are made… sensei, Anchorage, we will be together forever…” Anchorage cheered, and the bridge floated.

"Yes, yes, we'll be together forever~" Jing Su said earnestly, looking at the sparkling ring.

Chapter 291 Possible Unexpected Situations

"Teacher... this... is for..."

"Hehe, you two take care, meow, have a good time, meow~" Looking at the two men and women in front of him who were getting along well, a trace of loneliness flashed in Akashi's eyes, but as the number one cunning... no, excellent businessman in the port, Akashi still did a perfect job of treating the customer as God.

"Well... since this is what Anchorage wants, then alright~" Looking at Anchorage's expectant eyes, Jing Su couldn't bring herself to refuse and could only silently accept it.

“Teacher... Anchorage...is very happy…” Anchorage’s eyes curved into crescent shapes, and he looked very happy.

"I'll put it on you~" Jing Su resignedly took the earrings Anchorage handed over and put them on Anchorage's earlobe.

“Teacher also… Anchorage wants to put them on Teacher himself…” Anchorage quickly took out another pair of matching earrings and put them on Jing Su.

"Alright, that's all. I won't take it off. Let's go, it's almost lunchtime. Oh, Akashi too, let's get ready and go eat together." Jing Su gently stroked Anchorage's nose affectionately as she waited for him to finish.

"Hehe, Commander, go ahead and check the warehouse. I'll be right there~" Akashi decisively refused. Wouldn't that be blatantly making herself a third wheel? She wasn't stupid.

"Okay, come over soon and get some rest. You've worked hard these past few days!" Jing Su nodded and left with Anchorage, who had a happy expression on his face.

"Meow~~~" Not long after Jing Su and Anchorage left, Akashi sighed softly.

"What, are you angry?"

"No, no, I didn't meow~"

"Heh, next time you lie, please remember to destroy the evidence first. Look at that box in your hand, you've almost crushed it into a diamond ring. If you ask me, since you like it so much, just tell the Commander. That blockhead Commander won't react if you don't speak up. Or do you want to just wait for the Commander to come?"

"Mind your own business, meow~" Akashi shrieked, her fur standing on end. She threw aside the ring of broken box fragments in her hand and stormed back to her room. "Meow~ Shiranui, you're talking about me, meow, aren't you angry yourself?"