My anime girlfriend has come into my life

Now he truly considers them lovers and family, but he doesn't yearn for that kind of thing as much as before.

Because he experiences this every day, and because of the connection between souls, each experience is incredibly novel. No matter how many times he does it, he never gets tired of it. But after gaining more experience, he has matured a lot. He no longer thinks about taking things further just because he sees their arms and legs, but instead focuses his attention on taking care of their feelings.

A resonance of souls is not just about physical pleasure, but also about sufficient emotional release.

Their feelings for him didn't come suddenly; they were built up little by little through their daily interactions with him.

"here we go again……"

However, Raiden Mei's mood wasn't very good when she saw the slightly helpless smile on Li Chaoge's lips.

Because of that smile, she suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.

It was that smile, a helpless smile paired with doting eyes, that made the captain look at him like... like he was looking at a child.

The captain used to do this all the time, stroking Kiana's hair while lovingly forgiving her pranks...

Chapter 138. What's wrong with small? Does it have to be big? (4000 words)

The group dawdled for quite a while, eating some food and then dessert before finally finishing their lunch and leaving.

"Belfa, was our meal expensive?"

Li Chaoge, holding Paimon who was full and didn't want to fly, looked at Belfast beside him.

He thought the dishes on those tables were delicious, but he felt they must be very expensive, especially since everyone was eating so much.

Ayaka, Serena, and Seele are all ladylike and conscious of their image, but Heinrich, Exusiai, and the others are much less polite. They eat whatever tastes good. Meguro McQueen, who originally wanted to abstain from food and lose weight, couldn't resist and joined in the feasting under their temptation.

"The owner doesn't need to worry about the price. Compared to the house, our food expenses can be easily recouped from the stock market."

Belfast smiled and shook her head. It wasn't that she was short of money but insisted on spending it recklessly. When it came to food, whether it was a little more expensive or a little cheaper, it didn't really matter; it was just a meal.

But if it allows the commander to eat better, why not spend a little more money?

Compared to money that can be easily earned elsewhere, a commander's health and happiness are much harder to buy.

"Yes, that's true. Thank you for your help, Belfast."

Hearing Belfast's explanation, Li Chaoge said somewhat embarrassedly.

Heinrich and the others only care about eating and don't think too much about anything else. As their commander, he has to consider whether spending too much money will lead to a decline in their quality of life later on.

But thinking about it carefully, Belfast is a very experienced head lady-in-waiting, so he doesn't need to worry about this kind of thing.

With Belfast and Bronya's stock trading skills, if it weren't for their current limited capital preventing them from quickly accumulating billions in wealth, the interest alone would be enough for all of them to live comfortably.

“It is a maid’s duty to serve her master; how can this be considered a trouble?”

Belfast wore a faint smile. Although she wasn't Sirius's master, who always spoke of her pride, nor Dido's master, who feared being abandoned, she, as the head maid of the royal family, also had her own pride.

If she has to trouble her master with such a small matter, wouldn't her title of perfect head maid be meaningless?

Compared to the many eccentric and unruly maids in the Royal Maid Service and the most capricious Queen in the Royal Family, Belfast felt that this place was still quite easy to manage.

Although the people who have come so far come from many worlds and the situation of various forces is somewhat complicated, everyone still has the same goal, and no one will cause trouble without a reason.

It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but for now, the situation in the port is far more complicated than this. The Royal Navy, Ironblood, Eagle Union, Sakura Empire, Iris Empire, Theocracy, Sardinian Empire, Northern Alliance, and Eastern Empire—there are so many factions with ship girls, and their numbers are far greater than what's happening here now.

Since they had just eaten a meal and it wasn't really suitable for any strenuous exercise, Li Chaoge took them shopping at the mall, planning to look at rings while taking a walk to digest.

However, because there were too many of them, walking side by side would block the road, so everyone walked in twos and threes, one in front of the other.

Li Chaoge was holding Paimon, the little one who had eaten too much, with Selena Lucia, Ayaka Kamisato, Raiden Mei, and Ellie Belfast by his side.

Apart from Lucia, they are all newcomers.

Nian is also a newcomer, but she no longer continues to harass Li Chaoge. Instead, she is strolling around in the back with Exusiai and the others.

She's already finished being intimate with the professor, so she'll give the opportunity to the others first. She'll go find the professor to play together after she gets Xi out.

As for Megumi McQueen, she was still lagging behind with Mi Yu, rubbing her belly and regretting it.

Why couldn't she hold back?

Eating like crazy and exercising like crazy every day is useless; she'll gain weight as soon as she relaxes her exercise routine! At this rate, when will she ever lose weight?

McQueen was feeling annoyed when he suddenly looked up and glanced at Heinrich and Kiana, who were arm in arm in front of him.

Megumi McQueen, who is just an ordinary racehorse girl, couldn't understand why Heinrich and Kiana, who also eat so much, don't seem to need to exercise and all say they have a constitution that doesn't gain weight.

Damn it! I'm so envious of people who can eat whatever they want and not gain weight!

"Commander, life here is very leisurely and comfortable."

On the other side, Selena, who was strolling among the crowd, turned her gaze away from observing the crowd and looked at Li Chaoge beside her with a slight smile, saying that she really liked the lively atmosphere here.

"That's not quite right. In fact, ordinary people here are all very busy and anxious."

Li Chaoge shook his head and corrected him.

"Perhaps you're comparing the Hanging Gardens or other reconquered cities on Earth to Selena, but the worldviews of the two worlds are different, so you can't make a direct comparison."

The people in this world don't live in a world like Punishing: Gray Raven, so if you want to compare, you have to compare them with people in the same world.

"Ok?"

Selena paused for a moment, then turned her gaze back to the crowd and made a new discovery upon closer inspection.

Except for a few people, everyone's pace was about the same, slower than that of ordinary people in the Sky Garden. However, this did not mean that everyone was happy. It seemed that many people looked happy on the surface but were not really happy in reality.

"why is that?"

Lei Yingdian, who was also observing the passersby, felt a little strange. Her eyes flickered, and she turned to look at Li Chaoge. She had just been wondering if the standard of living here was too high, as it seemed that many ordinary people could buy whatever they wanted.

"Perhaps... I've seen too much of it."

Li Chaoge pondered for a moment, then explained with a smile.

In reality, the majority of people in this world are ordinary people; it's just that before the internet, many things weren't exposed to the eyes of ordinary people.

Without expectations, there will be no disappointment.

Everyone around is suffering just as much, and perhaps people are content with the status quo and quite satisfied.

However, when you discover that so many people in the same world have wonderful lives and enjoy a daily life that you can never catch up with in your lifetime, no matter how much you try to comfort yourself, it's hard to control the frustration in your heart.

Too much negativity can easily lead to giving up.

"Having seen too much... well, you could say that."

Ayaka Kamisato nodded slightly. Some things can't be changed just because you know them. Knowing from the beginning that you are powerless to change things will only make you lose your fighting spirit.

She had done the same thing before, letting the travelers leave because she knew she was powerless to change anything.

"Unwilling to accept mediocrity, unable to accept that expectations do not go as planned."

Raiden Mei also sighed, "This is true for ordinary people, and it's true for them too."

No matter who you are, there are always things you can't do. If you think you can do something just because you want to, having too high expectations will only lead to discouragement and dejection.

"Master, what about you? You seem to know a lot about this."

Ishtar glanced at Li Chaoge, whose expression was subtle, and asked in a low voice.

She has no interest in ordinary people. Are any of them ordinary people? Completely ordinary people simply don't exist.

She was only interested in her Master's affairs.

However, because she was still pretending to be Ereshkigal, she couldn't directly and bluntly ask her Master questions.

Gloomy women are such a hassle. Is Ellie always this troublesome when she talks?

"Of course I'm the same. I've always been an ordinary person."

Li Chaoge smiled and shook his head. Before they arrived, he was one of them.

However, he had to work harder because of his younger sister Qingge; if he were alone, he would have started setting up shop long ago.

Effort doesn't guarantee success, but not trying certainly makes life much easier.

"Let's not talk about that anymore." Li Chaoge, who had already walked over to the diamond ring section, smiled and shook her head. She stepped forward and looked at the sparkling diamond rings in the display case, asking them, "Do you see any styles you like? Let's try them on first. If we like them, we'll buy them. If we don't like them, we'll go to another store."

Rather than dwelling on the past, he prefers to focus on the present.

Life is so much better now than before, what has he to complain about?

"Commander, Commander, is this the store where you buy the ring?!"

"Boss, this shop doesn't seem very high-end."

Heinrich and the others, who were strolling behind them, saw Li Chaoge and the others stop in front of the diamond ring counter, and they immediately ran over as well.

"Just take a look here, you don't necessarily have to buy here. Take a look and see if there are any styles you like."

Seeing Heinrich and Exusiai rush over, Li Chaoge flicked Exusiai's forehead with his finger and said irritably, "How high-end do you want? Most of these things are the same price, there's no need to distinguish between big stores and small stores."

Actually, diamond rings aren't anything special. They are indeed plentiful, but unfortunately, they are so well-publicized that they have deeply permeated people's minds.

When he had no money, he could call it a waste of money, but now that he has money, it's pointless for him to say that. If you have money but don't spend it, isn't it the same as having no money at all?

After all, if he were only considering cost-effectiveness, he wouldn't want to buy a luxury house; instead, he would go back to his hometown and build a villa or a large bungalow.

Although his family was poor, they still owned a small house in their hometown. However, their house was unfurnished; the walls weren't even painted. It was all brick. If they wanted to live comfortably, they would have to renovate it.

"Oh, let's go look at the rings then. Commander, see which one you like!"

Heinrich nodded hastily and immediately tried to pull Li Chaoge to look at the ring.

"You guys can look around here first; it's not convenient for me to carry Paimon."

Li Chaoge shook his head, gesturing to the emergency food rations lying on his chest.

"Is Paimon asleep?"

Kiana bent down and poked her rosy cheeks with her finger. She knew a little about Paimon, who was the captain's travel companion in the Genshin Impact world. It was said that Paimon also had some connection with Tenri, because the two looked very similar.

Well, there are rumors that the enforcer of justice is someone she re-employed after being laid off, but those are clearly two different worlds, so there's no way she could be working in another world.

"Yeah, Paimon ate too much and is feeling dizzy and doesn't want to understand anything."

Li Chaoge looked down at Paimon, who was sleeping soundly with her eyes closed after eating her fill, and reached out to pinch her chubby little face, laughing.

Paimon, this little thing, has a chubby face and fleshy legs, but he just looks so cute and adorable.

"Mmm... slime... delicious..."

Seemingly sensing someone pinching her face, Paimon waved her little hand in front of her.

"Brother, let me carry Paimon."

Seeing that Paimon was lying in her brother's arms and wouldn't get up, Ying went over and reached out her hand.

"Yeah, Ying, be careful not to let Paimon fall."

Li Chaoge glanced at Ying, who had no expression, and the others around her, then handed Paimon to Ying, who held him in her arms.

Paimon is actually very light, not heavy at all, but Paimon's body is indeed not easy to hug, like a large doll.

Sometimes he felt that Paimon was too small to hold, and sometimes he felt that Paimon was too big to hold.

"Hey, Captain, won't I get a hug? I want one too."

Kiana looked at Paimon, who was being held in Ying's arms, with some regret.

"You can hug him whenever you want. Just ask Paim when he wakes up."

Li Chaoge shrugged.

"Then why can't I hug you now?"

Kiana was very puzzled.

"If you hold him now, don't you think Paimon, who's still half asleep, will suffocate?"

"Hmm? Oh!"

Kiana paused, looked down at herself, then at Luminous who was holding Paimon, and suddenly realized.

So that's why. She said, "Why won't the captain let me hug him even though I just want to?"

"Brother, your gaze is a bit rude."

Ying stared intently at Li Chaoge, who was looking at her, and said expressionlessly.

What's wrong with a small one? Does it have to be big?

"hehe."