Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Just as he opened the door to the room, before he could even step inside, Akashi seemed to see something, suddenly calmed down, and said jokingly.

"No, no!" A rare blush appeared on Shiranui's pale face, and the few little will-o'-the-wisps flickered unnaturally. Clearly, Shiranui was not as calm as she claimed.

"Alright, it's just two lovers exchanging gifts, meow~ We'll exchange gifts next time." Sensing the change in Shiranui's mood, Akashi was overjoyed. Sure enough, happiness is something that can be compared. If you're the only one feeling down, it's the worst thing in the world. But if someone is with you, and they don't even do as well as you, it's a completely different story.

"You sound like you have the same thing."

"Hmph, who knows, meow~"

Shiranui glanced at Akashi with a hint of helplessness. They were both shrewd businessmen, so why make things difficult for each other? They had been together all this time, and even if Akashi wanted to make some preparations, she would never be out of her sight. But in her memory, Akashi hadn't done anything else during this period except for taking on a film shooting commission.

'Could it be that there's something wrong with that movie?'

Looking at Akashi's upturned lips, Shiranui seemed lost in thought.

"By the way, how's your movie coming along?"

"Meow!??" Akashi was struck dumb, frozen in place, turning around stiffly, cold sweat streaming down her forehead. "Wh-what movie? I, I don't remember it, meow~"

"It's that commission form that kept contacting you before about making a movie. Don't try to fool me. I posted the notice for this commission form. The backend shows that it has already been applied for. And if I remember correctly, I set the price at 300 red coins, with the option to increase the price depending on the situation. There's no upper limit. Normally, the final price for a custom-made short film like this would not be less than 1,000 red coins."

I was quite busy at the time and didn't have time to deal with it, so I ended up letting you do it. It's a big order, you can't keep it all to yourself!

"Ahem, it's still, still in the planning stage, meow~" Akashi's eyes darted around as she racked her brains for a solution. "Ahem, um, Shiranui, meow~ you've been working so hard these past few days, meow, so don't bother with the movie, meow, I'll handle it all myself, meow."

Of course, the payment will still be split 50/50 as originally agreed~

"Heh, you can get half the reward without doing anything? Akashi, when did you become so kind, you shrewd businessman?" Shiranui raised an eyebrow, reached out and lifted her bangs, looking at Akashi with her fiery eyes, mocking the cold sweat streaming down Akashi's face.

"Well, it's because I saw you've been working so hard lately. And meow, you're the real swindler, meow! I'm the biggest and most honest merchant in the port area, meow!"

"Let's not change the subject. I haven't actually been working that hard lately. As for the movie, let's just continue filming as usual. If you think I'm working too hard, you can give me a little more compensation."

"Y-that works too!" Akashi stammered a little, but it was Shiranui's words that gave her a flash of inspiration. "But, but meow, this script is a custom-made script, meow. The characters and plot have already been finalized, meow~ So, how it's filmed will be, meow~"

Akashi is making a last-ditch effort. Even if it means filming with two people, she's determined to get the lead role!

"Oh, a custom script? Have we ever filmed a non-custom script before? Akashi, show me the script. I want to see what kind of script can make a shrewd businessman like you so nervous."

"Meow~ No, no, meow~" Akashi wailed. She knew that with Shiranui's words, her role as the leading lady might just disappear.

According to the original division of labor, the film project was actually handled by Shiranui. She was only in charge of directing. She did this to earn more red tips. If the film was not well received by the customers, Shiranui would be the one to deal with it, which would save Akashi a lot of trouble.

But at this moment, this division of labor caused a big problem. Since Shiranui was in charge of the commissioned part, and Shiranui happened to be busy when she accepted the commission, Akashi temporarily filled in. In other words, Shiranui could check through the backend at any time what she and Jing Su had said back then.

With Shiranui's intelligence, it would be easy for her to guess who submitted the commission. As a result, it would be a big problem for her, the one who accepted the commission, not to mention acting in the movie, whether she could even give a speech or do odd jobs on set.

The reason Akashi hasn't started filming for so long is actually because of this. After accepting the commission, she regretted it constantly. Why did she use Shiranui's account to accept the commission? Why didn't she switch accounts to save trouble!

'Meow, we're both unscrupulous merchants, why are we making things difficult for each other!'

As Akashi watched Shiranui begin checking the information on her account, he felt like crying.

"Hehe, so that's how it is~" Soon, Shiranui closed the tablet, her cheeks flushed an unnatural red, then glanced at Akashi and said indifferently.

"Meow~ Shiranui, I'll give you all the rewards this time, meow, please, please let me participate in the movie, meow, please, please meow~" Before Shiranui could say anything, Akashi kami ...

"Okay~"

"Eh, meow?" Akashi was about to say something when she heard Shiranui nod.

"I said, okay~" Shiranui smiled and helped Akashi up. "Although I'm very unwilling, I have to admit that Akashi, your filmmaking skills are much better than mine. Although the script for this movie is very tempting, since it is the Commander's commission, I naturally want it to be filmed perfectly."

In that case, it's up to you to do it.

"Meow! Shiranui!" Akashi was moved.

"However, I have to say this first: I'm happy to let you act, even make you the female lead, but I also want to be in the movie, and I have to be the first one!" With a flushed face, a sidelong glance, and mustering her courage, Shiranui finally voiced her thoughts.

"No, no problem, I've got your back, meow~" Akashi was excited when she heard that she could be the female lead.

"Hehe, then hurry up and get ready. Such a big movie needs to be well-prepared. I'll post a notice later saying that due to the frontline fighting, we need to support the Sakura Empire's defenses, and the shops will be temporarily closed. Do a good job, or don't blame me for turning against you if the movie isn't made well~"

"Meow~ No problem meow~" Akashi was very happy, but soon, as if she had thought of something, she covered her face and whispered, "Um, could I......"

"No, go and prepare immediately."

"Meow~ woof woof!"

Akashi's sorrow echoed in the room.

...

"Okay, Anchorage, stop playing around." Jing Su said helplessly, trying to calm Anchorage down as he kept waving his hands around.

"Hehe...the agreement is fulfilled...Anchorage, I'm so happy...Teacher...hehe..." Anchorage just chuckled foolishly.

"Oh well, whatever~" Jing Su looked up at the sky, wondering what was going on.

Right there in the port area, after Anchorage forced him to wear the ring, Anchorage asked Jing Su if he could keep wearing it and not take it off.

Although he felt a little reluctant, Jing Su, considering the future peace of the port area and the safety of Anchorage, still told the truth.

Jing Su said that the others might be fine, but this ring is the one she really can't wear all the time. She has to change it every few days. Given the current situation in the port area, if she wears a new one every day, it will take two years to complete a full cycle.

Wearing it all the time is highly unlikely, unless Anchorage is comfortable with wearing the ring elsewhere.

Anchorage was disappointed when she realized her expectations had been dashed. Just as Jing Su was thinking about how to comfort her, Anchorage suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She couldn't wear the ring all the time, but Jing Su had said that apart from the ring, everything else was fine!

So Anchorage dragged Jing Su to Akashi Department Store to buy some accessories that she could wear all the time.

That's how the opening scene came about.

Now, Anchorage is overjoyed, just like a baby, having achieved his goal.

Yes, in every sense of the word, Anchorage is a baby~

"Commander, Anchorage, you're here!"

Just as Jing Su was having a headache, a gentle voice came from behind him. Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw Lexington, who was carrying a tray, and Saratoga looking at him with smiles.

“Sister Saratoga, Sister Lexington... hello…” Anchorage greeted them first.

“Anchorage, you seem to be in a good mood~” Lexington quickly noticed something was amiss. Although Anchorage was naturally an optimistic person, his current behavior was beyond the normal range of optimism.

“Um… Anchorage, teacher… we’ve reached an agreement…” Anchorage exclaimed excitedly, gesturing wildly.

"I see~" Hearing Anchorage's explanation, Lexington's gaze swept over Jing Su, and he quickly noticed the clue. He smiled knowingly and nodded.

"Hurry up and sit down to eat. What's the point of standing like this? If other people see you, they'll think I'm not letting you eat!" Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Jing Su quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Lexington, this morning, nothing happened at the front lines, right?"

"No, Commander, everything is fine at the front. There have been no accidents. The sisters' battles are going smoothly. The second team can take over this afternoon." Lexington's demeanor suddenly changed as she entered work mode, causing Saratoga, who was originally trying to sneak over to Jing Su for a chance to get close and play pranks, to stop abruptly and sit obediently in place to eat.

According to Lexington's report, since today's mission was to consolidate the battle line, the fighting was not as intense as expected. It was basically a Siren offensive and a ship girl defensive offensive.

As it turned out, the Sirens were indeed not as powerful as the ship girls in terms of offensive warfare. With sufficient resources, the battleships bombarded the seas, the aircraft carriers launched planes, and the guided missiles flew non-stop on the front lines, turning the ocean into a scalding hot pot with steam rising and forming thick fog.

"Is there any possibility of problems during the handover?" Jing Su was very happy to hear about the ship girls' combat strength; the girls were really good at fighting.

“No problem at all, Commander. We’ve done this sort of thing countless times before you went missing. We’re very familiar with it.”

'Switching battle order? Does that mean changing battle teams in the game? If so, that's indeed happened a lot; I don't know how many times it's happened in the entire game world alone!'

Jing Su pondered for a moment, and just as he was about to change the subject and chat about some everyday matters, a sudden inspiration struck him. "Hey, Lexington, according to the normal procedure, how do you maintain firepower suppression while ensuring team rotation?"

"Usually, we send out reserve forces to temporarily take over the combat mission and ensure fire suppression. Wait, Commander, what do you mean?"

"It's hard to say, it's just a feeling. How should I put it, this is what I think: Didn't the Sirens change their mainframe? It doesn't make sense that they changed their mainframe but their combat tactics are still the same. If they didn't change their tactics, why would they change their mainframe?"

Based on our previous probing, the Sirens haven't changed much in combat, so this is the only area where things can change.

"Commander, I'll make the arrangements right away." As if realizing something, Lexington's expression changed, and he quickly got up to return to the command room.

"Wait, I'm going too! Anchorage, Sarah, you two might have to work hard preparing for the attack!"

"Ready at any time, Commander!"

Chapter 292 Loving You~

"I can't really fight, but I can't not fight either. It's so frustrating!"

"What, are you angry? Hehe, now you know how frustrated I used to be."

"Come on, you two. With the strength of that port area now, if they really get serious, none of us here will be able to get away with it. If we don't take it seriously, we might really get our mainframe destroyed."

You weren't using your full strength, and neither were the other side.

Don't forget, after that guy went missing, they split up and have been fighting us as a single faction ever since. I don't need to remind you of the immense pressure they were under."

"You think you know everything!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. We're discussing strategy. If you want to argue, go outside."

"Observer, how's that guy's data going? Any updates?"

"What can you say? It's still the same old story. Seriously, it's been so long, and you still won't address him properly?"

"Heh, whoever calls that bastard by his name is not worthy!"

"Oh, really? Then what was that life-size body pillow I saw in someone's room...?"

"you shut up!"

"He's getting anxious! That two-faced guy is getting anxious!"

"I told you, stop arguing. If you keep arguing, you'll all get what's coming to you if you bring Zero into the picture."

"Speaking of which, how is that guy doing now? With so many beautiful women surrounding him, he's probably fallen into a sweet trap and never wants to leave."

"I don't know. That guy was being watched very closely. They hardly used any software, so there was no chance to observe him. However, judging from the vital signs monitor, it seems like he was injured once."

"Injured? What kind of injury? When was it, and is it serious?"

"You don't know him. He gets injured every now and then, but each time it's not serious. Recently, there was one that was more serious, but at the time I thought it was just like usual, so I didn't pay attention to it. Later I found out that it was quite serious. Anyway, judging from the pain scale, that injury was really painful."

"When did this happen? Why didn't you tell us sooner!"

"Didn't I tell you? I thought it was just another normal situation, so I didn't pay attention to it. By the time I noticed, the wound had already healed. The only information I have now is that the injury was very painful. Other than that, there's no other information. If you want to know what kind of injury it was, you'll have to..."

"You want to bring him back, huh? I'll let her know and see if she can bring him back. What are those guys doing? They keep saying they care, but they didn't even care when he was injured! It makes me so angry! If Zero hadn't told me to take action!"

"That's all for now, meeting adjourned..."

......

"Oops~ Who's talking about me?"

"Commander, are you alright? Is the air conditioning too cold? I'll go get you some clothes."

"It's alright, it's alright, who knows who's talking about me again~" Jing Su called out to Lexington, and said with a smile.

“Commander, you’re getting more and more mischievous,” Saratoga exclaimed.

"Didn't I learn that from you?"

"Ah, no, sister, the commander is slandering me!" Sarato exclaimed urgently, "How did this happen out of nowhere? I'm being blamed for this!"

"Alright, Saratoga, stop being naughty and get the Commander some clothes," Lexington glared at Saratoga and ordered.

"No, I, he... is~" Saratoga, like a cat with its fur standing on end, wanted to say something, but ultimately gave in to Lexington's gaze and left the command room dejectedly.

"Haha, Lexington, Saratoga is probably going to hold a grudge after being bossed around like this by you~" Jing Su teased, watching Saratoga leave the room with a pout.

“Commander, don’t mind her. Sarah is good in every way, except that she’s too unruly. As her older sister, I’ve neglected to discipline her properly. It’s really frustrating.” Lexington shook his head, but his eyes were shining.

"Uh..." Jing Su was a little confused. Why did Lexington seem different from the one she saw yesterday?

"Commander, I really can't manage to keep an eye on Sara by myself, so I might need your help."

"Oh, my help? Sure, just say the word. I'll definitely help if I can."

“Commander, I’ve heard that a normal family requires both husband and wife to work together. We’ll raise Sarah like a child, and I think that’s the only way to raise her well!” Lexington dropped the pretense and boldly launched his attack on Jing Su.

"Huh!?" Jing Su was stunned. What was going on? Weren't they just discussing teaching Saratoga? How did the conversation suddenly turn to me?

Oh no! Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Liu Bang; Lexington is coming for me!

"Yes, Commander, the education of love can't be done by me alone. Sister Sara needs a father's love, and I can only ask the Commander for help. I asked Miss Yixian before, and there's a saying in Donghuang that the eldest brother is like a father. A brother-in-law is also considered a brother, so he counts too~"

"..."

'Does this count as being confessed to by a ship girl?'

In the past, it was Jing Su's words that left the ship girls' brains in a complete mess, but now it's his turn.

My mind is blank; my thoughts are stagnant!