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

The girl suddenly trembled violently, her knuckles turning white as she gripped the edge of the counter: "This... can be considered a little perk for the Commander..."

"If... the commander can't even answer something this simple... wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing..."

"You have two chances left!"

The girl, her toes painted with red nail polish, picked up a liqueur-filled chocolate: "Guess what the ingredients are this time..."

Li Wei suddenly grabbed her slender ankle, his tongue swirling away the spilled wine: "Warm sake from the Cherry Blossom Empire, mixed with chocolate from Unzen's heart."

Yunxian could only angrily pull her jade foot back.

The final gamble carried a sweet, all-or-nothing edge. The moment Li Wei touched that soft spot, the ship girl's unique energy surged through his tongue. He deliberately mumbled, "Hmm...some kind of yokan?"

"Commander, I've finally won a round, haven't I?" Yunxian gently pulled off the ribbon: "I did win a round~, ​​but now—"

"Commander, please enjoy the chocolate pizza~" Yunxian held up a freshly baked pizza, the warm chocolate still liquid flowing on it, not yet completely solidified.

Li Wei put the pizza in his mouth and found it surprisingly delicious.

"Not bad." Li Wei nodded. "How did you know about this ingredient combination?"

Yunxian chuckled, "Commander, please don't tell anyone, especially not the Sardinian ship girls..."

Li Wei asked curiously, "Which Sardinian ship girl would be so 'unconventional' as to make an innovation that goes against Sardinian customs?"

For Sardinia, chocolate-flavored pizza is probably like seeing chocolate-filled dumplings – something that would make him faint.

Yunxian continued, "I once saw Naples preparing chocolates. She did it, and I became curious, so..."

Naples, oh well, that's alright...

Yunxian had already knelt down in front of Li Wei: "Now that Commander has enjoyed the delicious chocolate pizza, shouldn't you also fulfill the results of the little game?"

Li Wei readily accepted the outcome of the mini-game: "Of course, tell me, which part would you like to taste?"

“Of course it is…” Yunxian wrapped the still-warm chocolate around the main gun, her eyes gleaming with a dangerous yet sweet light: “Of course it’s the Commander’s main gun~”

Chapter 442 The Invitation from North Carolina

The slender heels tapped crisply on the marble floor, the sound growing louder as it approached. North Carolina leaned halfway into the doorway, one hand on the frame.

"Commander, I'm here to deliver an invitation~"

Li Wei's gaze swept over the other person's deliberately puffed-out chest—the lace trim of the deep V-neckline rose and fell with her breath, reflecting the soft sheen of silk under the warm light.

"Invitation? What invitation?"

North Carolina pushed the gilded invitation hidden behind her back across the table, her fingertips rustling softly as she ran her fingers over the silver-plated decoration: "Commander, there's a White Eagle camping picnic this afternoon. Would you like to join us?"

"Camping and picnic?"

Li Wei accepted the invitation: "Isn't camping and picnicking a more casual activity? Why are there invitations?"

"Because..." North Carolina suddenly leaned closer, bracing herself against the desk, the scent of cornflowers from her hair filling the space. She raised her index finger to her cherry lips, her eyelashes casting trembling shadows on her eyelids.

The girl gave a cute wink: "Of course it's—a not-so-proper secret gathering~"

Li Wei was speechless: "...It feels increasingly unreliable."

North Carolina just smiled: "Commander, you'll know once you participate, okay? By the way, there aren't many ship girls participating this time~, but Commander shouldn't disappoint us, right?"

……

The evening glow bathed the glass dome in amber light, and as Levi loosened his tie and stepped into the greenhouse, the metal door hinges creaked long and drawn-out.

The moist scent of grass and trees wafted over, and bunches of purple grapes hung down from the vines climbing the steel frame. Sunlight filtered through the leaves and danced on the bare back of North Carolina—she was tiptoeing to adjust the bunny ear headband on her head, the straps of her black fishnet stockings leaving light pink marks on her thighs.

Welcome to the Secret Garden~

As she turned, the heart-shaped cutout design on her chest dazzled the eye, and North Carolina grabbed Washington's wrist and pushed him forward.

The usually capable battleship girl now had coral-colored ear tips, her rabbit tail ornament trembled slightly behind her buttocks with uneasy twisting, and her knuckles were white as she held the fruit tray.

"...Is this what you mean by 'not many'?"

Li Wei looked at the two ship girls, North Carolina and Washington, in front of him: "I thought there would at least be..."

"Hehe, Commander, tell me, are two of us ship girls a lot?" North Carolina, dressed in a bunny girl outfit, wrapped her cotton candy around Levi's arm, allowing him to fully experience the soft touch.

“…That’s really not many.” Li Wei was speechless. “Including me, there are only three of us. Tell me, what’s the point of those invitations you made?”

"Hehe, if we don't pretend it's a big event, the chances of the Commander coming will be much smaller~" North Carolina rubbed her mark against Levi's palm so that he could fully feel North Carolina's presence.

"There's another way to say that?"

"Of course~, according to Qi... cough cough, according to our observations of the Commander, the Commander has almost never missed any major event."

It's Kearsarge's big data statistics again, isn't it? Ever since they discovered how useful big data is, the ship girls have all become big data enthusiasts.

Li Wei looked at Washington: "And Washington, what do you have to say?"

Washington, also dressed in a bunny girl outfit, revealed adorable marshmallows and jelly-like decorations. The clearly nervous girl's voice trembled as she spoke, "Commander, welcome~"

Li Wei lowered his head, kissed Washington's forehead, and reached out to smooth the ribbon of the bow tie sticking up on Washington's shoulder, his knuckles sliding over the thin layer of sweat on Washington's collarbone.

"This outfit..." He deliberately dragged out the last syllable, watching with satisfaction as the girl swallowed rapidly. "Your bunny girl outfit looks great, don't be nervous."

"Commander is biased!" North Carolina suddenly wrapped her arms around his waist from behind, her warm, cotton-candy-like soft touch pressing against his back.

She tilted her head and bit Li Wei's earlobe, whispering indistinctly, "My tail is clearly cuter..." As she spoke, she deliberately swayed her hips, the fluffy ball brushing against the back of the man's hand.

Li Wei reached back and grabbed her restless waist, his thumb sinking into the openwork pattern of her lace waistband: "Yours is beautiful too."

Both ship girls showed satisfied smiles.

Li Wei put his arm around the two ship girls and patted each of their jelly-like skin: "I want to see how you two rabbits are going to put on this secret camping picnic for me."

"Hmph, then Commander, you'd better keep a close eye on things~"

North Carolina led Levi forward, through a corridor that resembled a tunnel, and the scene before him startled Levi.

A greenhouse the size of a football field appeared before Li Wei.

"This is……"

"Hmm, although it doesn't quite match up, but... these are all elements that the Commander likes, right? A big enough space, clothes that the Commander likes, barbecue that the Commander likes, and—a place that won't be discovered by other ship girls no matter what."

“Since you’ve put it that way, then lead the way.” Levi gestured for North Carolina to go first: “Let me see what this so-called camping is all about.”

"It means exactly what it says~" North Carolina twisted her jelly in front of him, her bunny girl outfit swaying back and forth, asserting her presence.

North Carolina casually picked a ripe cucumber from the side: "Commander, would you like to try some? We grew these ourselves~"

"Grown by hand?" Levi's eyes were fixed on the North Carolina jelly, especially the rabbit tail that kept waving in front of him, making him want to pull it out.

"How come I remember this isn't a vegetable that should be ripe at this time of year?"

"After all, these are excellent seeds we got from the botanical garden, and they're even grown in a greenhouse. It's not surprising that they ripen first, is it?" North Carolina handed a cucumber she had casually picked to Levi: "Commander, you can check them carefully to see if they're ripe or not."

Li Wei took the cucumber and glanced at it, immediately sensing that it was indeed just right. However, looking at the rabbit's tail swaying in front of him, he felt a surge of impulse.

He then put this impulse into practice.

"commander!"

North Carolina turned her head and pouted.

"Huh? Your rabbit tail is actually..."

“Of course I stuff it in!” North Carolina confiscated the cucumber from Levi’s hand: “Seriously, Commander, you’re not allowed to use cucumbers… and you’re still doing it!”

Li Wei took the cucumber back and casually fed it into Washington's mouth.

"Well……"

Following behind North Carolina further in, Levi finally saw the place where he was "camping".

It was a small tent. Because of the greenhouse, the tent wasn't very tall, but the space inside wasn't cramped either.

"Commander, that's where we'll be resting next."

Chapter 443 When the Bunny Girl is Left with Only Her Tail and High Heels

At first, Li Wei was completely confused, thinking that the tent was just a place to rest during picnics.

But as soon as he stepped into the tent, he discovered the carefully prepared interior.

"This is……"

A long, North Carolina-clad girl in black fishnet stockings brushed against his side, the bells on her lace choker jingling. With one hand, she unbuttoned Levi's collar, her fingertips lightly brushing against his chest.

"Commander, looking at these arrangements, can you guess their purpose?" She casually pulled her hair aside, the scent of sandalwood lingering around his nose as it fell.

North Carolina demonstrated the purpose of this design to the commander through her actions. She could immobilize herself completely without assistance, allowing Levi to easily enjoy the ship girl experience.

"Goodness, you guys are really thorough." Levi's Adam's apple bobbed as he took a half-step back, only to bump his back against Washington's warm chest. The silver-haired girl was nuzzling the back of his neck with her head adorned with bunny ears, her fingers deftly unbuckled his belt: "North Carolina prepared a full eight different fixed modes for this..."

“After all, we’re the Commander’s bunny girls, and bunny girls are meant to serve the Commander, right?” North Carolina suddenly leaned down, her lips barely touching his face, the sweet scent of strawberries wafting through him with her breath: “Want to try… a tutorial on tying cherry stems in knots?”

"Using the tip of your tongue?" Levi asked, intrigued. "I didn't expect you to have such a skill, North Carolina."

North Carolina smiled slyly: "Commander, would you like to continue guessing why I practiced such skills?"

"Hehe, then I'll look forward to the surprise later~"

“Of course~” North Carolina put herself down and winked at Washington: “Washington, the Commander wants you to volunteer to serve him~”

Washington: "Understood!"

She unconsciously adopted the tone of someone obeying orders during a mission, revealing the nervousness in the young girl's heart.

She pounced on Li Wei from the front, her flushed cheeks pressed against his chest, and with practiced ease and speed, aimed the commander's main gun at her core and prepared to sit down.

"...The core module hasn't been opened yet." Li Wei smiled helplessly, pinching her reddened earlobe and rubbing her burning ear cartilage with his fingertips. "The main gun hasn't been deployed either. Okay, no need to be so nervous."

"Since we're camping and having a picnic, let's go have our picnic first. We have plenty of time today to feed you two little gluttons."

North Carolina knelt down, her knees, clad in fishnet stockings, pressed against his outer thighs: "Commander, we have another idea~"

Li Wei stood up and straightened his clothes: "Hmm?"

North Carolina rubbed her marshmallow against his arm. "Commander, we'll take care of the whole picnic for you. If you enjoy it, how about we give you a little reward?"

Li Wei turned his head and kissed the North Carolina cotton candy, readily agreeing, "Of course."

North Carolina tightened his arms, making his mark even more prominent: "If you don't like it, we're willing to accept a small punishment, it's equal for both sides~"

Li Wei said that in the end, he would satisfy them anyway, and playing a little game would be quite interesting.

The ship girls stood up: "Alright~, then please come with us, Commander~"

"Didn't you say you'd handle everything?"

“That’s for making them~” North Carolina smiled. “Commander, it’s not very interesting for you to just stay here, is it? Why don’t you come with us to pick them first—maybe something interesting will happen~”

"Walk."

The two men, one from North Carolina and the other from Washington, flanked the commander as they walked to the fruit section.

"Commander, there are all kinds of fruits here. Feel free to take whatever you like!"

"Can you add the fruit I picked to the dishes?"

North Carolina smiled: "That's a very creative idea, but also quite challenging. Hmm... we'll need to pay more."

"Hehe, how much extra money do you want?"

"Of course, double the reward!" North Carolina continued to tempt the commander with her marshmallows: "With this level of difficulty, a little more reward is perfectly reasonable, isn't it?"

Li Wei nodded in agreement: "Okay."

"Give me a few oranges first."

"Oranges? I think the commander is deliberately making things difficult for us, starting with such a high difficulty level~" The round orange looked like it was about to burst open. North Carolina gently broke the orange open with her hand, and a fruity aroma immediately filled the surroundings.

"Smells good."

"Ah... Commander, I'm so sorry~ I was planning to use oranges... but look, the juice is splattered everywhere~"

Li Wei watched as North Carolina deliberately let the juice slide down her collarbone and into her collar, then pulled him into her arms and made him clean it for her like that.

"Commander, is this orange delicious?"

Li Wei finally managed to lift his head: "Not bad, delicious, it has a milky aroma."