I'm in the azure sky, and I have an anti-fraud app.

Livy glanced subconsciously at Tirpitz, then at Bismarck; the two sisters had indeed been completely honest with each other.

"And it's even less likely I'll hear Tirpitz's true feelings, I..."

Li Wei held Bismarck in his arms. He knew that Bismarck's strained relationship with his sister had always been a source of anxiety for him. Although the timing and setting were not exactly touching, resolving Bismarck's inner conflict was undoubtedly a good thing.

Bismarck wiped away his tears, a grateful expression on his face: "So..."

"so?"

"Therefore, I've decided to be bold enough to speak to the Commander just like Tirpitz did."

Li Wei: ?

"and many more……"

However, it was all too late.

Once she was in the zone, Bismarck refused to obey any orders. She only wanted to repay the commander—the man who was almost everything to her—with everything she had, including her sister.

—Compared to the commander, she's practically invisible.

The ship, designated Commander, was turned upside down. Bismarck, perched atop the main gun, gave Levi a position only an Amazonian queen would use. Seeing the fervor in Bismarck's eyes, Levi decided to let her indulge herself this once.

Name: Bismarck

Identity: B**, Flagship of the Iron-Blooded Fleet, Persian Cat, Soldier, Iron-Blooded Chancellor (crossed out)

Personality: Meticulous, proud, with leadership qualities, but not good at expressing emotions, and awkward with his younger sister.

Number of times: 93

Weaknesses: Core compartment, cargo hold, and what his own sister said.

Status: The knot in my heart has been untied; I'm excited and want to fight the Commander for three hundred rounds.

Last time: Discussing maid outfits with the Commander on the yacht

Chapter 385 The Maids' Protection

"Okay, that's all, no need to deliver it any further."

Li Wei stood at the bow of the ship, waving to the ship girls on the dock.

During his week on Ironblood, Li Wei had many in-depth exchanges with many ship girls, so much so that the ship girls were reluctant to see him go.

Some ship girls even came ashore from the dock to continue their mission.

"Alright, alright, no need to see me off anymore, we've already left the port."

Egil smiled and said, "Commander, it's not just you going back to the home port; we all have to go back too."

Li Wei: ?

"You mean, you followed me from the home port to the Ironblood port area, and then followed me back to the home port from the Ironblood port area?"

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

Li Wei: ...

Upon closer reflection, there really isn't a problem—it's just that this makes the purpose of my coming to Ironblood seem to have diminished considerably. Originally, I planned to visit the Ironblood port to comfort the ship girls who were too busy here to return to their home port, but after arriving, I ended up comforting those same ship girls anyway.

Of course, there were some gains as well.

Tirpitz did not return to the home port with Levy. Although both Levy and Bismarck hoped that Tirpitz could go to the home port with the others and find a quiet place to live, Tirpitz chose to return to his north.

On a positive note, Tirpitz promised to video call her sister every day. Levi smiled with relief upon learning that the sisters' connection had been re-established.

"Master, what are you thinking about?"

Li Wei turned his head and saw Belfast's figure: "Belfast, I haven't seen you all week, where have you been?"

“I am truly grateful that my master cares so much about me.” Belfast bowed deeply. “Actually, my master may not have seen me, but I am with him every moment.”

"Oh?"

Levi pulled Belfast into his arms and roughly squeezed her jelly and marshmallows; the head maid leaned against Levi, enjoying the tender moment with her master.

"When Master was initially dissatisfied with the maid outfit, I was dragged over to have it altered~" Belfast bit her lip: "Didn't Master notice that the Iron Blood maid outfit and our Royal maid outfit are somewhat similar?"

Belfast said that, and after thinking about it carefully, Levi said, "Now that you mention it, it's true. That explains why Eugen seemed so useful when she wore the maid outfit. It turns out you were the one who helped her behind the scenes."

Belfast bit her lip: "Yes, so... does Master think the Ironblood maid outfit is better, or our original royal maid outfit?"

“All is well.” Levi gestured forcefully, indicating to Belfast not to ask such a pointless question: “And then? I didn’t see you after that either.”

"After that, Master went rafting with Bismarck and the others, right?"

Li Wei was no longer satisfied with just taking action and began to go further: "Yes."

Belfast straightened his back and head held high, making it easier for the commander to explore: "Master, would you like to guess who prepared all the camping materials you found at the campsite?"

"Did you prepare that too?" Li Wei pressed slightly harder. "I thought it was Frederick the Great and the others..."

“They’ve been by Master’s side the whole time, ensuring his safety, and…” Belfast kissed Levi, then her body trembled as if she’d been electrocuted: “Hmm…we maids are a little worried about letting them handle Master’s food, clothing, and shelter…”

"What are you worried about?" Levi chuckled slightly and couldn't help but pinch the Belfast symbol again: "If you're talking about food, then I don't agree—although the Ironbloods' food is just so-so, your royal family has no right to say that."

Belfast seemed to choke for a moment, and her posture shifted slightly from standing tall and proud to that of a shrimp: "For the time being... for the time being, I think Master is definitely more familiar with and more accustomed to the food of our maid team."

"Ahem... Let's not talk about that. The tools Master uses for camping were also prepared in advance by us maids. Most of them are prefabricated, and the most complicated parts have been taken care of beforehand. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Master and Bismarck to set up a comfortable campsite in such a short time."

“That’s true. I was wondering how such a comfortable camp could be made so easily. I thought Bismarck had prepared it in advance, but it turns out it was your maid team who did it. You deserve a reward for that.”

Levi gestured for Belfast to kneel down, and the head maid giggled as she did so, skillfully freeing the main gun and warming the already restless muzzle with the warmth of her own mouth.

"Don't just focus on taking out the main guns." Levi patted Belfast on the head. "What's next?"

"After that? Hmm..." Belfast spat out the muzzle of the main cannon from his mouth, cleaned it up, and then continued, "After that, the master followed the airship, and both the landing points and docking points were all hastily put together by us~"

“That’s not right,” Li Wei objected. “I remember suggesting that location…”

"First, Egil has already given the master some guidance; second—even if the master insists on choosing his own target, our speed at sea towards the target is much faster than the speed of an airship flying steadily in the air."

"To ensure that Master can fully enjoy himself on the airship, its speed is probably only a dozen knots~" Belfast smiled broadly: "Then... Master followed Egil onto the Zeppelin airship. Actually, that airship didn't just have those ship girls you saw, you know?"

"Ok?"

Li Wei was genuinely shocked this time.

The airship wasn't very large to begin with, and the space on it only contained the essential functional areas. Levi circled around it more than once, but whether with Count Zeppelin, Egil, or Da Vinci, they were all in different places, and he didn't see any more ship girls.

Where are you hiding?

"It's not about dodging, is it?" Belfast licked the muzzle of the main gun again. "Master, do you want to recall who was operating that airship?"

"Isn't it Zeppelin?"

"Then, when you and Count Zeppelin were having in-depth discussions, who was operating the airship?"

"Was it... Leonardo da Vinci? No, I remember da Vinci had already fainted by then... Torricelli?"

"Toricelli is indeed interested in airships, but she can't fly one!"

Li Wei expressed his confusion: "If you can't fly an airship, why would you be on one?"

Belfast gently nudged the ammunition magazine: "Master, would you like to take a guess? If you guess wrong, then..."

“Okay, just tell me the answer.” Levi patted Belfast on the head: “Stop keeping me in suspense.”

“Hehe, since Master is in such a hurry, let me just reveal the answer.” Belfast looked up: “Because that airship does not belong to Count Zeppelin, but to Torricelli.”

A big question mark appeared above Li Wei's head: "Huh?"

"Did the master only ask what the airship was called, without asking who the owner was, so he subconsciously assumed that the owner of the Zeppelin airship was Zeppelin?"

Li Wei nodded.

"In fact, the count in history was indeed the builder and owner of the airship, but he had no direct relationship with the ship girl Zeppelin—they just used the same name for commemorative purposes."

"As for Torricelli... she built one herself because she was interested in airships, but couldn't take off because she didn't know how to pilot it, even after calling on Leonardo da Vinci. So, the actual owner of this airship is Torricelli~"

Belfast rattled off the reason in one breath, her words seemingly a riddle for Levi, but he quickly grasped the logic: "So, the name was just a misunderstanding?"

Belfast began to savor the cannon's muzzle again: "Hmm~"

"Which maid can fly an airship?" Li Wei asked with interest. "I'd like to meet such a maid."

"Master, I'm right in front of you now, how dare you openly ask to see other maids~" Belfast said like a cat guarding its food: "Master, this will lower the ship girls' affection level, you know?"

"How much has Belfast's favorability rating decreased?"

"Hmm... Belfast's affection level has already been locked at 200 by her master, so it can't be reduced~"

The topic was moved on, and Li Wei continued, "Then... where were you when Hindenburg and I were?"

Belfast's voice carried a hint of resentment: "When Master passed by the tavern, we were the guards there. But at that time, Master's entire attention was drawn to that great succubus Hindenburg, so he didn't pay any attention to us at all."

Li Wei decisively skipped ahead: "And then, Hu Teng..."

"Of course, it's about setting up the classroom and assembling the students—the day the owner goes to school is a day off~"

Li Wei understood immediately: "Then on the last day, what about Frederick the Great's side..."

"Hehe, I don't need to tell you, Master has already guessed it, hasn't he?"

"So... none of that was Frederick the Great's prophecy, but rather you secretly mobilizing the ship girls? I knew it... how could there be so many coincidences appearing again and again in places that the ship girls generally ignore?"

"Did you have a good time this week, Master?"

"I'm happy, that's for sure." Levi patted Belfast's head, then patted the railing of the yacht in front of him. Belfast understood and got up, leaning against the railing and pointing the jelly at the commander. Levi maneuvered his main gun to begin the attack: "It would have been better if you had told me beforehand."

"Even though the ship girls told me that no one would bother me, I suddenly got caught... This has happened so many times in a short period of time that I'm starting to wonder if some kind of supernatural event is happening."

"Um..."

“Belfast, you and the maids have gone to great lengths.” Levi patted the jelly back and forth as a reward. “I really didn’t expect that you were the ones who had been working so hard behind the scenes. Well then, when we get back, I’ll have Elizabeth reward you as well. What do you want? Especially you, Belfast, you’ve worked so hard this time, I can grant you one wish.”

“…Really?” Belfast’s eyes lit up. “Hmm…any wish is possible?”

Li Wei casually replied, "Okay, go ahead."

Belfast: "Then... I want to stay with my master forever, is that okay?"

Li Wei exerted a strong force, causing Belfast to exclaim in surprise: "Of course!"

Belfast's voice carried a hint of caution, as if she wasn't sure: "...Is it really okay? Master isn't kidding me, is he?"

Li Wei seemed not to understand the hope in Belfast's words: "Of course."

He whispered in Belfast's ear, "Aren't we going to spend our whole lives together now?"

Belfast said sweetly, "Master, you're teasing me again..."

Li Wei kissed Belfast's pink earlobe: "What if I said I wasn't teasing you?"

Belfast's body suddenly stiffened.

Leave

I have a neurotic episode and need to take a day off.

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Chapter 386 Belfast: Cladda's Oath

After returning to the port area and finishing up the backlog of official business, Li Wei went straight to Yubari's laboratory.

"how is the progress?"

“Master, the progress is going very smoothly.” Yubari put down the research device in his hand: “While you were away at Ironblood, the next ring was already made, and it has the same function as the first one.”

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

"Can it be mass-produced?"

"Yes, it seems that all we need is time."

Li Wei gestured for Yubari to step forward, making room for him: "Well done, little fox."

Yubari wagged her tail: "So, how will Master reward Yubari?"

"Of course, that's how you'll be rewarded."