Come and connect with me!

"I don't feel like I have the demeanor of a protagonist at all. Generally speaking, aren't people like me geniuses?"

When she thought of this and then of Xilin, she suddenly felt deflated.

Since Xilin is a fool, there is naturally no way for her to become smart. Well, that must be the case.

Thinking of this, Kiana supported her body, stared blankly at the orderly busyness of the androids, and uttered a whine.

"I also want to be treated like a protagonist!"

Belfast also walked around Kiana's dining table at this moment. He stopped when he heard the words and looked at Kiana with his dark golden eyes.

"Protagonist treatment?"

"Yeah, Befa... um, can I call you that?"

Kiana perked up when she heard Belfast's whisper.

"........if you think my full name is too long."

Belfast looked at the outgoing Kiana and gave a neutral answer.

"Well, then I'll call you Pibefa. Befa, I think the dimensional gate in the port area is still a little inaccurate, otherwise, the treatment of the real protagonist should be more grand."

Kiana thought about the life she had in St. Freya's Academy, where she was raised as a useless person by the cook's side. Looking at the present, she suddenly felt nostalgic from the bottom of her heart.

"The treatment of the protagonist... Kiana, how do you think the treatment of the protagonist should be?"

Belfast asked, somewhat confused.

"First, I should be entrusted with an important task from the beginning. Then, everyone should care about me. Finally, I need a special title. I think Her Majesty the Queen is a good title."

Kiana's eyes changed. It was Xilin, who had almost recovered, who came online again. She looked at Belfast confidently, her eyes hinting wildly.

Belfast looked at her silently, and only when he noticed that Celine's eyes began to avoid him did he hand the handle of the vacuum cleaner to Celine.

"You are entrusted with an important task and everyone is paying attention to you. You also need a special title."

Belfast said clearly.

"I can give you this kind of protagonist treatment."

She pulled Xilin who was resting, leaned over slightly and looked at her. The latter stood up with a confused look on her face and picked up the vacuum cleaner.

"Kiana, you can't rest now."

written request for leave

I just got home and played a little late, so I'll take a day off. I slightly revised the previous chapter, but I really don't have any inspiration. I'll make it up after I wake up on Sunday............

Chapter 533: The Shrine is Completed

In the afternoon in the port area, a lazy atmosphere permeates the entire dormitory area.

The ship girls talked and laughed, sat on the benches that could be found everywhere, chatted quietly, and enjoyed the sea breeze and the leisurely time. However, there were some differences between today and the afternoons of the past. In a corner of the dormitory area near the sea, there was a small Sakura Wind Shrine.

A red torii in the shape of a tic-tac-toe stands in the front, with a newly made shimeji rope wrapped around the top. Behind the torii, the little yellow chickens erected stone lanterns on both sides of the road, connecting them with jade lanterns. At the same time, the cobblestone path was replaced with a pure path paved with white salt. The sculptures of the gods on both sides were replaced with half-human-high fat Manchus in a very azure style, opposite the fox and cat gods.

Walking along the road, there is a shrine at the end. In addition to the workers wearing "Safety First" hats and gathering together to look at the building blueprints, several Sakura Empire ship girls also gathered in the shrine after a long time.

"The shrine can be located on a mountain. It has a foggy and grey feel that creates a good atmosphere."

The mechanical ears on Ayanami's head moved, and as she looked at the shrine that didn't seem gloomy at all, there was a barely perceptible sense of loss in her tone.

Akashi quietly stood on tiptoe and took a look at the content in Ayanami's handheld game console. He found that while Ayanami was chatting with everyone, she had already controlled a samurai to stand on the edge of the tiles on the roof of a tall building, looking at the distant mountains dyed red by maple leaves.

"Ayanami-chan, that's a temple, not a shrine-nyan."

Akashi chuckled.

"So Ayanami said, a little disappointed."

Shinano lazily gazed at the shrine that was still under construction, yawning with boredom. She was floating in the air, several inches off the ground, barefoot and with wide sleeves, looking as if she was about to take a nap.

"Huh... not ready yet?"

"Shinano-dono, Shinano-dono, please don't fall asleep."

Shancheng reminded with concern.

"Shinano-dono promised Yamashiro that you would stick with it until the shrine is completed."

"Huh...I understand."

When Shinano said this, she couldn't help yawning, making her words unconvincing.

Noshiro, with a long sword hanging from her waist, looked at Akashi who had an excited look on his face, and was quite puzzled.

"Akashi, why are you so happy?"

“Hehe, Noshiro-chan still doesn’t understand meow. When Yamashiro-chan’s shrine is built, people will definitely come to worship during festivals and holidays meow. So I prepared [Infinite Meritorious Service]. As long as you spend more, electronic tributes will appear on the screen, ranging from rice balls to fruits to meat, and even royal banquets, meow. There are also professional electronic wooden fish and electronic crosses, or incense, yellow paper, pig heads, etc. meow. There are all kinds of tributes to the gods meow. If you think these are not sincere enough, you can also customize the kneeling model, add your own avatar, and you can practice for 24 hours. In short, as long as you spend money, it is immeasurable merit, and you will go to heaven in the morning meow!”

Akashi proudly introduced her new invention to Noshiro, a seemingly simple altar with a golden projection of a Buddha statue on it. After a while, it changed to Jesus carrying a cross, and after a while, it turned into Amaterasu with the sun hanging behind his head.

If the belief is too niche, you can manually input any god you want. The first one in the input column is the god of wealth from various myths that Akashi personally recommended for worship.

In addition to the location in front of the shrine, there is Akashi's new invention. From the entrance of the shrine to here, the stone lanterns on the road and the torii in the front have all been thoughtfully prepared with recharge entrances, which can be said to be very sincere.

"Akashi."

Noshiro looked at the shrine under construction and the various donation boxes that had been prepared before the construction of the shrine began. She was silent for a long time before looking at Akashi in silence.

"You will definitely be punished."

Akashi said nonchalantly.

"Noshiro-chan is just too superstitious. In Minato we have to believe in science-nyan."

Noshiro opened his mouth, looked at Shinano floating in the air and the orchid butterflies that flew out from time to time, and finally resisted the urge to complain.

Yamashiro looked at the main hall of the shrine which was quickly becoming complete, looked at her gorgeous evening dress, and quickly changed into a black and red shrine maiden costume, waiting for the shrine to be completed.

The custom of visiting the shrine during the New Year is part of the Sakura Empire. People can come and go at will during normal times, but a newly built shrine needs to be witnessed by Shinto elders. This means that with the help of the words of fellow mortals who have seen this scene, the eight million gods can be informed that a new divine domain has been established here.

"Come to think of it, Shinano, why don't you build a shrine? After all, you are a miko, right?"

Noshiro looked at the sleepy Shinano and asked curiously.

"Huh... I'm too lazy to build it. If there's a shrine, it needs a shrine maiden to preside over it. When someone comes, they should at least ring the bell. I don't want to get up."

Shinano said listlessly.

"If Shancheng knew you thought this, she would be very sad."

Noshiro's expression showed no surprise at all, she just looked at Yamashiro with a little pity as he started to spread white salt everywhere.

After sprinkling the salt, Yamashiro grabbed a handful of beans. She looked at Noshiro and put it down again, but she couldn't hide the regretful look in her eyes.

Noshiro's eyebrows twitched, and she felt that this shrine maiden was unreliable.

After completing the cleansing and exorcism, Yamashiro let out a long breath and nodded to the Sakura Empire ship girls who were watching silently.

"That's enough. Now only Shinano-dono is left."

Shinano nodded, with an obviously relaxed expression on his face, and flew to the front of the mountain city. He took out the astrology plate and waved it at the main hall of the shrine with a perfunctory look on his face.

"Yes, the Lord God has seen it. We can move into the mountain city now."

Yamashiro looked at Shinano with longing, nodded in conviction, and waved to everyone, asking them to come in for some snacks.

"Thank you all for helping Shancheng. It's a huge, huge help."

Shancheng prepared handmade fruits for the barbarians as a thank you for their help.

The shrine has two floors, the outer one is the main hall for worshipping the gods, and the inner one is the room for the shrine maidens to live in. The structure is no different from other dormitory areas, and the modern structure sweeps away the solemnity of the shrine.

Akashi pulled Yamashiro aside and discussed something in a low voice. Shinano yawned and his expression suddenly changed.

News about the company suddenly appeared in the port area's communications.

Shinano looked at the contents and stood up with a troubled look on his face.

"Shancheng, I need to leave now. Let the others play with you from now on."

"Eh? Lord Shinano, you can sleep here too."

"I am not only good at sleeping!"

Shinano said in embarrassment, then stretched out her finger and made a snapping gesture across half the room, and Yamashiro cried out and covered his head.

"It hurts."

Shinano nodded contentedly, waved his sleeves to open the window, and floated away, leaving behind Yamashiro with a little disappointment.

In a forest somewhere in the port area, Shinano came floating over without even touching the ground.

"Is everything going well at the shrine?"

Enterprise was sitting on a tree stump, his gentle orange eyes gazing at Shinano.

"Well, it's fine. Then, what is it that requires me to come here to tell you?"

Chapter 534 Gift

"Damn, damn, damn, damn!"

Under a big tree outside the cafeteria, passers-by would occasionally stop because of the angry voice, and then leave in boredom after realizing that the person who made the voice was just repeating this sentence over and over again.

The girl under the tree angrily kicked the tree to teach it a lesson. After kicking it a few times, she took a break, ate some salted fish, and continued. Although she was wearing a beautiful maid outfit, she was overshadowed by the rude behavior of her master.

"That woman actually gave all the work to me!"

After punching and kicking and exhausting her limited physical strength, she finally stopped, panting.

"So, why did you have to provoke her and make my body so sore."

Her voice changed, and she spoke slowly with a tired and depressed mood.

"Humph."

After humming, the girl's eyes turned blue again. She cared less about the maid outfit than she did a second ago. After realizing that Xilin had fallen into periodic autism, she sat down on the ground nonchalantly, stretched her limbs, and leaned against the tree to relax.

The wild girl from the country was so exhausted that she had no time to pretend to be a lady. In this port area where no one cared about her manners, she could live the way she liked.

Resting after fatigue often seems particularly tempting, and the cool breeze in the afternoon also makes people drowsy. Kiana chewed the salted fish, and as she chewed, her head lowered lower and lower, and finally she fell into a deep sleep.

She didn't know how long it had been, but she felt an inexplicable hunger coming over her. Even her sleepiness was gone. Kiana half-closed her eyes, skillfully took out a salted fish from her pocket and stuffed it into her mouth. After eating too much of this kind of thing, she always had the illusion that she had turned into a cat.

"Ding ding ding......"

As her sleepiness faded away, Kiana could hear some slight sounds of knocking on metal near her ears. She raised her eyebrows and looked in the direction of the sound while biting salted fish. She saw Wuming hunched over, knocking on something with a small hammer.

After she woke up, she felt relaxed, without any sequelae of fatigue. At the same time, she also found that the feeling under her body was different from the dry and hard tree trunk. She pressed it with her fingers and found it was the soft feeling of a sofa. As she moved, a thin blanket slid off her body.

"Um... this is..."

Wuming heard the noise but didn't turn around.

"This is the command room. I saw you when I passed by the cafeteria, so I brought you here. If you are sleepy, you can go back to the dormitory and sleep."

"Hey hey hey."

Kiana scratched her head sheepishly, thinking how stupid she must have been when she was discovered.

"The wind was so comfortable, so I found a place to lean on for a while."

"Ah."

Wuming hummed and didn't look back. He thought for a while. The knocking sound rang again, but this time the sound was obviously much louder than when Kiana was asleep.

Kiana blinked, rolled up the blanket and stuffed it on the sofa. She stood up and found that her thighs were only wrapped in over-the-knee socks. The cool silk touch was close to her skin, as if there was nothing on it. Her star-studded low-heeled shoes were taken off and neatly placed under the sofa.

She looked at the shoes on the ground, and somehow her legs began to tiptoe uneasily. Her pearl-round toes tightened subconsciously, and she felt an inexplicable sense of shyness in her heart.

"Finger, Commander, what are you doing?"

In order to ease this inexplicable feeling, Kiana immediately asked.

“Prepare gifts.”

Wuming said this, then took out a blueprint from his pocket and compared it with the others before nodding.

"In this case, it seems to be the case."