Azur Lane Mobile Front.

His fingers unconsciously moved back and forth in his palm, the various subtle sensations that had just been transmitted seemed to still linger on his fingertips.

Savoring this feeling, Rob looked towards Harbin.

As a result, there was only a bath towel lying there carelessly.

"???"

"Hmm, Commander, were you looking for me?"

Upon hearing the sound, Rob's eyes widened.

He felt a wet, slippery arm wrap around his shoulder.

At the same time, he felt an incredibly soft touch on his arm, as if it could sink into his arm.

A strand of damp hair came into his view. Luo Bo turned his head and found that Harbin had been sitting down next to him at some point.

At this moment, she was completely naked.

With just a glance, Rob immediately turned his head away.

However, Harbin's hand, which was around Luo Bo's shoulder, tightened slightly, drawing his gaze back.

"Seriously, I'm not even shy, why are you so shy!"

Despite saying that, the blush on the leader's face was even greater than before.

As he spoke, Harbin tightened his grip on Luo Bo, making the two of them feel as if they were one, pressed tightly together.

"Um... big sister, I don't think this is a good fit for us..."

"Commander, listen to me!"

"I've been reading some books in my spare time recently."

"You know... dating or something..."

"???"

Upon hearing Harbin's name, Luo Bo immediately pictured it in his mind.

My eldest sister scratched her head while flipping through a romance novel.

This scene looks incredibly eerie.

"In the book, the two main characters always go out to eat and drink together, and play together and stuff like that."

"I'm thinking, isn't this the same thing we usually do?"

"Since the two in the book ended up together, then if things continue like this, it'll definitely be the same for us!"

It has to be said that the eldest sister's logic is indeed sound.

Rob felt something was off about what he was hearing, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"Um..."

"Don't interrupt me! I finally came up with these words!"

Just as Luo Bo was about to speak, Harbin interrupted him.

"This is what I think: since we're going to get to that point sooner or later..."

"Moreover, from what I read in the book, it seems that the two main characters can only break through the barrier when they encounter some kind of life-or-death situation. I don't like that."

"So, I thought, why don't we just lay it all out on the table and talk it out!"

Upon hearing this, Rob finally realized what was going on.

My own boss, it seems she doesn't want to be brothers with me anymore!

As he spoke, Harbin turned Rob's head around so that they were facing each other.

Under the dim lights of the bathhouse, the leader's face was as red as the sunset clouds.

However, even so, her gaze remained firm.

The two looked into each other's eyes, their noses almost touching.

"Commander, why don't you just give in to me?"

"From now on, if there's something delicious, we'll eat it together; if there's something fun, we'll play it together!"

"I'll brave mountains of knives and seas of fire with you, and I'll share all the riches and glory with you!"

"You're in danger! I'll protect you! What do you say?"

After hearing the boss's grand "confession," Luo Bo's expression was quite complicated.

All I can say is that the boss lady truly lives up to her title.

Even when it's a confession of love, it's done like a sworn brotherhood ceremony.

"Um... big sister, let me think about it, my brain just isn't working right now!"

With Harbin keeping a close eye on him, Luo Bo could no longer remain silent.

"Seriously! Don't I have any charm? You actually need to think about it?"

It was obvious to the naked eye that the eldest sister was somewhat unhappy.

"No, big sister, think about it, we used to be like brothers."

"Now that I'm suddenly being asked to change my identity, you need to give me some time to adjust!"

"Huh? That's not right, I don't see this in the book! Hurry up and give me an answer!"

Harbin showed no intention of letting go of Rob, his hands still gripping the other's arms tightly.

"..."

Seeing that he couldn't get past this hurdle, Rob actually did some serious recollection of their past.

The two of them searched for delicious food together, chug beer from the bottle together, and squatted on the street eating skewers together...

In every respect, this is definitely not something a respectable couple would do.

However, it is undeniable that Luo Bo was very happy during his time with the Harbin "big sister".

Ships tend to have a natural affinity for their commanders, and vice versa.

Perhaps, he had already established a relationship with the boss, even if it didn't seem quite right.

"I agree, boss lady, no, Harbin!"

"Haha, I knew it! What the book says must be right! Let me think, what should we do next?"

He patted Luo Bo's arm twice, and Harbin's eyes curved into two crescent moons.

"Ah, what's next?"

"Oh, I remember now!"

After patting Rob's arm again, Harbin seemed to have found the answer.

"Come on, Commander, don't wear that cumbersome towel anymore!"

As he spoke, Harbin reached out to pull off the bath towel wrapped around Luo Bo's body.

"Wow, lady, the book you're reading is probably a bit risqué!"

"Stop messing around, let go, let me see how well you've trained, Commander!"

"No, sister! Please, at least find a suitable place! This is someone else's territory!"

"Huh? That kind of thing doesn't matter!"

Ultimately, Rob's voice was drowned out.

Next, faint murmurs and panting sounds seemed to emanate from the small bathhouse, arousing a desire to investigate further.

Chapter 571: A Scene Almost Repeating History

Several days after the opening of the Sardinian Empire World's Fair.

Just as Queen Elizabeth had told Robb, a small meeting was held in the Sardinian Cathedral, bringing together all the factions of the world.

It's called a small meeting only because there are few participants.

However, in terms of significance, the last meeting of similar importance dates back to before the split of Azur Lane.

Shortly after that meeting, Ironblood, Sakura Empire, and Sardinian Empire broke away from Azur Lane and formed the Crimson Axis.

Then came the story of the fall of the Iris Theocracy and Richelieu's departure.

However, now that the two factions that left with Ironblood have almost all returned to Azur Lane, Ironblood, which is struggling to survive alone, will likely become the main target of attack at this meeting.

Of course, all of this depends on the attitude of a certain commander in the Eastern Empire.

When a faction's power grows to a certain extent, its attitude often determines the attitude of Azur Lane's headquarters.

Back then, the Royal Navy and Eagle Union could influence the decisions of Azur Lane's headquarters; now, the Eastern Empire can do the same.

Although it doesn't have the same level of control that the Royal Eagles had over Azur Lane back then, if the Eastern Empire says it's not okay, then it really is not okay.

...

For this meeting, the Sardinian Empire specially prepared a huge round table.

Inside the room, servants were cleaning up the leftover fruit and snacks enjoyed by the representatives of each faction.

As the leaders from all sides took their seats, it signaled the imminent start of the meeting.

...

Queen Elizabeth was very angry and annoyed.

Unbeknownst to her, due to Rob's subtle actions, the Sardinian Empire ultimately imposed a small punishment on the young queen.

The Sardinian Empire had a very regular system for arranging seating.

Divide the round table in half and draw a line down the middle. On one side is the Azur Lane representative, and on the other side is the theoretically red axis representative.

Since the line has been divided, someone will sit on the edge of the dividing line.

Unfortunately, the royal representative happened to be sitting right next to the dividing line.

To the left of the Royal Navy faction is Richelieu, the representative of the Free Iris faction, who also belongs to the Azur Lane faction.

To the right of the royal family was Jean Bart, the representative of the Vichy Papacy.

Whether it was Richelieu's gentle and polite gaze or Jean Bart's provocative look, Queen Elizabeth was quite uncomfortable.

"Hmm, Your Majesty, it seems our situation isn't very good."

King George V, who had come to Sardinia with her but had never appeared in a formal setting, was now sitting next to Queen Elizabeth.

Even as the meeting was about to begin, she was still holding a tray in her hand.

The delegates at the meeting were used to the Royal Navy ship's behavior, and no one expressed any objection.

There were even servants who came specifically to ask King George V if he needed any new food.

Rob had seen this ship once before—at that beer party.

However, engrossed in her food, she greeted Luo Bo but then completely ignored him.

"Shut up! Do you think I care about this?!"

"Of course I don't care, Your Majesty is mighty!"

"Humph!"

...

Rob, sitting next to Richelieu, was carefully observing the representatives of the Ironblood and Sardinia across the round table.

There's not much to say about the representative of iron-fisted rule; Frederick the Great has met him.

After the other person gave him a kind smile, he continued to talk to Bismarck.

Bismarck's face still looked somewhat sickly.

It seems that the incident left indelible scars on her.

Next to the Ironblood representative is the representative of the Sardinian Empire.

Having learned beforehand that it was Littorio and Giulio Caesar, Robb knew that they were Littorio and Giulio Caesar.