The slightly weird commander's ship girl tour

But anyway, the viciousness is going to go together.

After lunch, everyone packed up and got into the car. Tiancheng drove, Cleveland sat in the passenger seat, and Longxiong, Evil, and Huang Chen sat in the back.

Then he said goodbye to everyone on the Windward. The scene was grand and even caused some commotion.

After all, a hundred or so girls gathered around a small car on the dock. Such unusual behavior naturally attracted the attention of the military police. Huang Chen was almost arrested again.

But looking at the girls gathered in circles outside the car, he suddenly realized that this was the first time he had left since the Windward had set sail.

For many girls in the port area, this is also the first time they have parted with the commander since their reunion.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little sentimental. Huang Chen comforted everyone and promised that he would definitely come back, but when the car left the KanColle headquarters, he couldn't help feeling a little depressed when he saw the figures getting smaller and smaller and gradually disappearing.

Suddenly a small hand reached out and held Huang Chen's palm.

Huang Chen looked over and saw Evil blinking his light blue eyes. "It's okay, Evil will always be with the Commander."

Huang Chen felt a surge of warmth in his heart. Then he watched the little girl in front of him yawn, then slump down softly, curled up in the corner of the car seat.

You guy, can you be reliable for a longer time... Huang Chen sighed and looked at Longxiong beside him.

The little dragon seemed a little nervous, staring at his toes nervously, and asked anxiously, "My lord, what should I say when I see Nagato-sama..."

"No need to say anything, just go up and hug her." Huang Chen rubbed the little guy's head. The small horns on the head felt wonderful.

Long Xiong nodded, seemed to relax a little, and shrank into the chair, squinting his eyes.

The car swayed along the rough road, and the shaking made it difficult to open my eyes.

Tiancheng looked up at the rearview mirror with a smile on his face, "My Lord, it will probably take four or five hours to drive there. My Lord, you can take a nap."

Huang Chen yawned and shook his head. The two little guys beside him had closed their eyes and leaned on him.

The weather is pretty good today. When the car is driving, strong wind comes in through the window, but it doesn’t feel hot, but rather a bit comfortable.

He paused, forced his eyes open, and said, "No need. Besides, you can't drive this far alone, right? I'll drive a little bit too."

Cleveland turned his head upon hearing this. "It's okay. Tiancheng and I will take turns driving. Commander, go get some sleep first."

Huang Chen didn't say anything, but his eyelids grew heavier. He felt sleepy in waves, and Cleveland's words made him feel safe; after all, he was Cleveland's father.

In that case, take a nap.

When Huang Chen opened his eyes again, he found that Cleveland was sitting in the driver's seat at some point.

Tiancheng sat in the passenger seat and turned around. "Master, you're awake. Do you want some fruit?"

As he spoke, he handed over a peeled apple.

Huang Chen took it in a daze and put it in his mouth. It had a crunchy texture, the kind he liked.

Tiancheng stuffed a few more pieces in his hand, and he ate them dazedly again. Finally, he held a piece in his hand and said, "Actually, I usually don't peel it. And the skin has a lot of vitamins."

"If you don't wash it, you have to peel it." Tiancheng smiled, handed over another piece, and then stuffed another piece into Cleveland's mouth while he was driving.

Huang Chen took it. The two little guys beside him were still asleep, and the car seemed to have arrived in a small town. It was very lively around with all kinds of hawking and noise.

"Where are we? How far is it?"

Tiancheng looked at the map and said, "We've reached Luonan. It's about two or three kilometers away from Nagato's shrine."

Chapter 357 Festival

Arrived in Luonan... Huang Chen sat up curiously and looked outside through the car window.

The surroundings were very lively, with crowds of people bustling around, as if they had entered a vegetable market. The car was driving hesitantly, squeezing in the crowd like a snail.

"It's like this around here, there are a lot of people. It will probably be fine after we pass this section." Cleveland scratched his head and explained.

Is Luonan such a densely populated place... Huang Chen looked around with some confusion, and then he noticed that although there were many people around him, they were all heading in the same direction, as if they had the same destination.

"My lord, it seems like a ceremony is being held." Tiancheng said, looking ahead.

"Festival." Huang Chen muttered to himself. Does it have anything to do with Nagato and the others?

The car continued to move along, flowing into the narrow street with the surrounding crowd. After a while, the view ahead suddenly brightened.

However, a small path that looked like a night market food street appeared in front of him, and the crowd just now was all coming in this direction.

The aroma of various snacks drifted in through the gaps in the car window, and Huang Chen suddenly felt hungry.

He pursed his lips, but suddenly heard a rustling sound from the side. He looked down. Although Longxiong still had his eyes closed, his little mouth was moving, as if he was enjoying a feast.

There was also a look of satisfaction on his face, as if he had been hungry for half a month and finally had something to eat at the barbecue buffet.

He looked at Evil on the side again. He had woken up at some point and was leaning on the car window with shining eyes, looking at a stall outside selling bombed giant squids.

I looked at the time and it was already 7 o'clock in the evening, so it was indeed time for dinner.

"Master, why don't you wait until after dinner?" Tiancheng turned around and suggested.

Upon hearing this, Evil immediately turned around and stared at Huang Chen with glowing eyes.

The latter rubbed the little guy's long silver hair and thought about it. Although it was only two or three kilometers away from Nagato's shrine, it was unknown how long it would take to drive on this small road. It might take more than half an hour.

When we get to the shrine, there might not be enough food. He nodded and said, "Then let's eat first."

"Okay," Cleveland nodded, then slowly turned onto a side road. "We can't drive much further. Lexington said we need to walk two or three kilometers up the mountain road to Nagato Shrine."

"A two or three kilometers of mountain road?" Huang Chen's face suddenly looked strange.

Didn't you say it was only two or three kilometers? Now there are another two or three kilometers of mountain road, so why haven't I seen the mountain road yet?

Did we take the wrong path?

Cleveland drove the car for about a hundred meters on a small side road where there were fewer people. Finally, he stopped the car in an open space on the side of the road.

"Actually, I think we can stay in the city for one night and then go look for Nagato tomorrow morning. After all, it's getting dark." Cleveland opened the car door, got out, stretched and said.

Huang Chen looked at the sky, which was already a little gloomy. Even in summer, it would be dark around 7 or 8 o'clock.

I haven’t eaten yet. It will definitely be completely dark after I eat.

Although none of them were ordinary people, it was clearly not a wise choice to hike the mountain trails in the dead of night. Furthermore, they were unfamiliar with the trails, and although they had a map, they thought it would be better to leave it for tomorrow.

After all, Nagato is in the shrine and won't run away, and there's no need to rush this night.

Huang Chen got out of the car and nodded, "I think it's okay."

"In that case..." Tiancheng picked up some fruit peels and other garbage from the passenger seat, "Then let's live here."

Huang Chen blinked and looked in the direction Tiancheng pointed, only to find that there was a hotel not far from the parking lot. It looked unremarkable from the outside, but when he walked in, he saw that although it was a bit old-fashioned, the various decorations and ornaments gave people an unexpectedly pleasing feeling.

The owner of the shop was an amiable old lady. Huang Chen and his four companions booked three rooms. The plan was that Tiancheng and Cleveland would have one room, Longxiong and Evil would have one room, and Huang Chen would have one room alone.

Here’s the plan…

After booking a room, Huang Chen came to the bustling street again.

Standing at the entrance of the street, Huang Chen looked inside and found that most of the people selling food were snacks, such as large squid, grilled skewers, candied apples, fried noodles, and the like.

In addition to various snacks, there are also some shops selling strange things, such as masks; things that look like balloons when held in the hands; various wooden carved dolls; and some rough plastic toys.

Then there are actually some places to play, such as catching goldfish, sandbags, shooting guns and so on.

In a trance, Huang Chen felt that he was back at the gathering at the KanColle headquarters, but the people bustling around him were all ordinary people, and there was no one buying supplies.

"This festival is truly rich." He sighed. "I wonder if Nagato will come out to participate in this festival."

"It's possible." Amagi said after thinking for a moment, "Even if Nagato is unwilling because of her duties, Mutsu will definitely bring her out."

"So if we're lucky today, we might be able to run into Nagato and the others directly." Huang Chen said with a smile, but he just said it casually and didn't take it to heart.

Everyone walked in as if taking a stroll, and the snacks of various flavors quickly filled everyone's stomachs. However, no one was in a hurry to leave, but strolled around as if enjoying the festival.

Even Evil was eating the shaved ice in his hand with great interest, and did not insist on Huang Chen carrying him away.

Those tourist stalls had great appeal to Longxiong, and the crowd followed the various tourist stalls and gradually went deeper into the street.

"There seems to be something up ahead." Huang Chen was quite tall, and his eyes swept across the crowd to a place not far away, where there was a bustling crowd and even more people.

A few people followed the crowd and when they got closer, they saw a tall red torii gate. Although it was night, the red color was still conspicuous.

"It's a shrine..." Amagi said with some surprise.

Huang Chen also scratched his head in surprise, "There is actually a shrine here."

Longxiong immediately nervously grabbed the corner of Huang Chen's clothes, "Shrine, will Lord Nagato be here?"

"No, Nagato's shrine is inside the mountain." Huang Chen smiled and rubbed the little girl's head, then walked towards the torii.

There were so many people around that Huang Chen was reminded of the time when he went to the temple to burn incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year. It seemed to be a similar scene, but he could not smell the scent of incense and candles.

Wrapped in the crowd, we passed the Torii gate and climbed the stone steps. Then there was a long passage with red lanterns on both sides. There was also a small pavilion on the left. Many people were gathered inside, and I didn't know what they were doing.

Huang Chen was looking at the shrine, but suddenly heard Tiancheng's surprised voice beside him, "That is, Fuso and Yamashiro?"

Chapter 358: Do KanColle also believe in God?

Fuso and Yamashiro?

Huang Chen looked in the direction Tiancheng was looking at with some surprise.

I found that there was a house that looked like a stage not far from the small pavilion. At this moment, under the light, seven or eight priestesses in uniform were dancing a strange dance on it.

The shrine maidens wore red shrine maiden costumes with white Chihaya on the outside, golden crowns on their heads, and held Kagura bells hung with small bells and gold and silver fans with one side gold and the other side silver in their hands.

The movements are so methodical that it is more of a ritual than a dance.

Huang Chen didn't quite understand these things, but when he saw the young and beautiful girls dancing on the stage, he felt that there was a unique rhythm.

"Are they the two standing in the front?" Huang Chen observed for a while and asked with some confusion.

Tiancheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, "The master is very powerful."

Huang Chen waved his hand, and the two people in the front row on the stage were the most beautiful, but... he clearly remembered that Fuso and Yamashiro had cat-like ears.

"I only saw Fuso and Yamashiro. The others were unfamiliar shrine maidens, and they seemed to be ordinary people." Cleveland said as he stood on tiptoe to take a look.

"Let's go over and take a look. After they finish dancing, we can ask them something." Tiancheng said as he rubbed the nervous little head of Longxiong.

"But don't get too close. If Fuso and Yamashiro see the Lord, they might jump out of the Kagura Palace."

Huang Chen waved his hands helplessly, then became a little surprised, "Is this the Kagura dance?"

"Yes." Tiancheng paused, looking at Evil and Cleveland, especially Huang Chen's curious expression, and continued to explain, "It is a dance dedicated to the gods during festivals to please the gods."

Huang Chen was a little surprised. "Does the ship girl also believe in God?"

Tiancheng blinked, turned his head and said gloomily, "Tiancheng only has its Lord. There is no need to worship other gods."

Huang Chen coughed.

Tiancheng turned around and continued to explain, "There are many kinds of Kagura dance. Depending on the deity being worshipped and the time of the festival, the Kagura dance will also be different."

Huang Chen nodded and looked at the figures of Yamashiro and Fuso in the Kagura Hall. Even though they were dressed the same, holding the same Kagura bells and gold and silver fans, wearing the same former crown, and dancing the same Kagura dance.

But you can still see the difference in their personalities.

The long-haired Fuso's movements are gentle and methodical, while the short-haired Yamashiro is much more playful and cute. Although they are performing the same movements, they exude a sense of spirituality.

The Kagura bells swayed with the dance, emitting ethereal sounds, and the gold and silver fans opened and closed. Huang Chen watched for a while. Although the Kagura dance had a unique charm, he was still somewhat uninterested.

Evil finished eating the shaved ice, holding Huang Chen's hand and yawning. Longxiong was still a little nervous and hid beside Tiancheng. Cleveland didn't seem to be very interested in Kagura dance and was looking around.

"Master, it will take them a while to finish dancing. Why don't we walk around the shrine first?" Tiancheng suggested.

Huang Chen looked around and saw many people around. Some gathered in front of the Kagura Hall, watching the shrine maidens perform the Kagura dance. But most people just washed their hands with long-handled wooden spoons in the small pavilion on the left before going to the main hall to pay their respects.

There were also people gathered in other places. In the distance, there seemed to be a stand with painted horses, and a place selling various lucky items such as lucky bags.

He thought about it, and saw that the vicious little head beside him was nodding and almost falling asleep while standing, so he picked her up and shook his head, "Let's wait a while, Shancheng and the others seem to be finishing their performance."

After a few minutes, seeing that the Yamashiro and Fuso were almost finished, everyone walked over and went to the back of the Kagura Hall.

Mikos wearing scarlet hakama and Chihaya filed out of the Kagura Hall, still whispering to each other like students leaving school.

"Senior Fuso, Senior Yamashiro, thank you so much for your help." A young shrine maiden walked quickly to Fuso and Yamashiro and bowed to express her gratitude.

Fuso reached out and helped the girl up. "It's okay. If you encounter something like this next time, you can come to us."

Shancheng on the side didn't say anything, but reached out and rubbed his head. After a moment, his two black ears stood up playfully.