Azur Lane: The Azure Life of the Tragic Admiral

The door was pushed open from the outside, and Javelin was dragging a small tray with one hand and pushing the door with the other hand, smiling brightly.

The light in the room was turned on by Hermione behind her, and the dark room suddenly became bright.

"Commander, Commander, try this, it's a snack made by Dido and Charybdis~"

Javelin ran to Yang Sikang with some snacks, and Hermione handed him the cutlery with a smile.

"Thank you for coming all the way to see me. Where are the others?"

"Everyone was chatting, and I wanted the Commander to try this, but I realized you were not here."

"Hehe, I drank a little too much, so I'm going to find a quiet place to rest for a while. It seems that I made you worried."

Yang Sikang looked at Hermione, and Hermione smiled back.

How could the maid team have missed his whereabouts?

It's just that he believed that Hermione and Belfast would handle this matter, like now.

With a smile, Yang Sikang put aside the complicated thoughts in his mind and focused his attention back on the things in front of him.

The next morning, he woke up very early again, but today he did not go to the laboratory as an exception.

Sirius and Sheffield were tidying up the room, while Hermione was serving and taking care of his appearance.

Unhurried footsteps came from outside and stopped at the door of the bathroom. As soon as Yang Sikang came out, Belfast bowed and said:

"Master, all your arrangements have been made, and the corresponding preparations have been completed."

"Well, good job Belfast."

"Since you are going out, do you need to make arrangements to pick you up?"

"No need for that. Since it's the invitation from the Prince of Wales, the specific itinerary will naturally be decided by them. Oh, to be honest, I'm really honored to be invited by His Royal Highness the Prince."

"But this may not be a good thing. Your Highness, we cannot go together. Master, please be careful and cautious."

"I see."

The Prince of Wales invited Yang Sikang to go out for the whole day today at yesterday's dinner.

The other party did not specify the specific itinerary, but no matter from which angle, Yang Sikang had no reason to refuse.

He also has some complicated feelings towards the Prince of Wales, especially towards this ship girl. The Prince of Wales in his previous world and the Prince of Wales in this world have many similarities.

To be honest, he was a little puzzled as to why the Prince of Wales invited him.

Everything that needs to be said has been said before, and everything that needs to be discussed has been discussed.

If there was any private relationship between the two, there was nothing else except that brief exchange.

For the people on the White Eagle side, the Prince of Wales is now a popular guest, but due to his status and his temperament, most people lack the courage to approach him.

When such a ship girl took the initiative to invite Yang Sikang, it was hard for the people in this home port not to think of Cleveland's protection of Yang Sikang.

This is both an opportunity and a trouble, but the choice is not in his hands, so Belfast said that this may not be a good thing. In addition, the Prince of Wales himself is not a casual person, so it is inevitable that Belfast is worried.

"Don't worry, the Prince of Wales won't do anything to me."

Yang Sikang smiled, hesitated for a moment, and still did not reach out to the head maid.

"I think it's probably because of what happened during the previous attack on the Purifiers. There should be quite a few people targeted by that main gun. But most of them are not qualified to speak, and Enterprise and Cleveland are on our side.

But the Royal Family is different. The Purifiers have been repelled. If no other powerful enemies come, then when the Donghuang fleet returns, they will have to leave White Eagle."

"But the Donghuang fleet hasn't arrived yet. Are you saying that they plan to investigate here before the Donghuang people come?"

"Haha, who knows."

Yang Sikang shook his head helplessly. Logically speaking, in such a matter, it should be Guanghui rather than the Prince of Wales who should come forward.

The gentle and gracious Radiance was better suited to this sort of thing than the stern Prince of Wales, and she was certainly better at it.

Considering the Prince of Wales’s previous attitude, I’m afraid we will only know the specific reason when we meet.

At ten o'clock in the morning, half an hour earlier than the agreed time, Yang Sikang arrived at Villa No. 2, made preparations, and then went to wait at the street entrance.

Ten minutes later, the Prince of Wales arrived.

Today, Yang Sikang was wearing a more casual suit without a tie. His outfit was not so formal, but more casual. However, he paid attention to the details and did not look sloppy.

The Prince of Wales also changed out of his red crown prince attire and wore a rather neutral outfit which made him look capable but not overly masculine.

On the contrary, because of its own temperament, this outfit has a different flavor.

Yang Sikang took a quick glance and was surprised to see that only Hermione was seeing the Prince of Wales off, with no other maids following him.

"Today I invited you personally, so no one else is coming with you. It should be easier for you this way, right?"

"Haha, it seems His Highness Wales is very interested."

Yang Sikang responded politely, then nodded slightly to Hermione who came to see him off.

Hermione took no part in the conversation and returned after dropping off the Prince of Wales.

"Then your Royal Highness the Prince of Wales..."

"Since this is private, there's no need to address me as Your Highness, right?"

The Prince of Wales glanced at Yang Sikang and said casually:

"Anyway, you don't take the title of prince seriously, do you?"

Chapter 166 Conversation on the Coast (1)

Outside the port gate, on the embankment near the coast.

There is an additional parasol inserted in the middle of the reef. Two people lean on the embankment and look at the distant coast.

I don’t know if it’s because his clothes show that he is busy today, but there are no children playing here today.

The Prince of Wales faced the empty coastline, gazing at the beach ahead, but he was still full of interest.

"Is this your favorite place to stay?"

"Correct."

Yang Sikang replied:

"It's a great sight to see shipgirls and ordinary people's children playing together here. But today, probably because of this outfit, the adults probably won't let the children disturb us."

"Shipgirls and ordinary people? It's not that unusual, right? After all, there are a lot of commanders, and most of them prefer light construction."

"Yes, it's very common in this world. But for the old me, this is a scene I would never see in my life."

Looking at the empty coast, Yang Sikang couldn't help but laugh:

“I can never get enough of it.”

"is it?"

The Prince of Wales frowned slightly, as if he could not understand what Yang Sikang said.

But she still looked over and said casually:

"I heard that generally speaking, in works about time travel, the travelers will do everything they can to conceal their identities, but you don't seem to have any intention of doing so?"

There are many royal ship girls who are interested in these things, so he was not too surprised to hear Prince Wales say this.

However, Yang Sikang was quite surprised by the question itself.

"But I was rescued from the sea by Cleveland. Can you hide this from you?"

The Prince of Wales was stunned for a moment and smiled helplessly.

No matter how secretive the White Eagle's affairs are, except for those really important secrets, how could something as serious as Yang Sikang's be hidden from the prying eyes of other camps?

What's more, there was no cover-up of Yang Sikang's affairs from the beginning, it's just that the matter itself did not attract much attention.

"It's something that can't be concealed anyway. If you still want to hide it, wouldn't that be deceiving yourself? What's more, I'm a living person, but I don't have a native place in any country. Ha, what's the point of concealing something as fragile as a piece of paper?"

When dealing with upper-class people, it is inevitable that basic information will be snooped on.

Once investigated, a guy like me with unknown origins will only be suspected.

It would be better to reveal your identity openly from the beginning. What harm can there be?

"But being unable to hide it and not wanting to hide it are two different things after all. And with all the abilities you've shown, aren't you worried that someone might do something to you?"

"Attack on me?"

Yang Sikang shook his head:

"Those who should have taken action have already done so. I survived so they are all dead now. As for those who wanted to take action but didn't dare to, my number of ship girls is still increasing, and today I was even invited by a royal guest to go out alone. They didn't dare to take action when I was weak, so what dare they do now?"

"You are really direct."

"I just say different things to different people. If it was Kouki who asked this question, maybe I would give a different answer."

“Sometimes being too honest can make people uncomfortable.”

"But sometimes being honest makes the conversation easier. This is private, right?"

The Prince of Wales smiled:

"Yes, in private."

The Prince of Wales turned his gaze towards the outside of the harbor, where some curious children could be seen seemingly looking in their direction.

Yang Sikang also looked over, smiled and waved to the children to greet them.

The children waved back excitedly, but their parents were over there, stopping them from coming over.

The parents also smiled gently at Yang Sikang, gestured, and left with their children.

"Are those the kids who usually play here?"

"Correct."

Yang Sikang smiled and said:

"Craven and Javelin like to build sand castles with them. They could only make simple shapes at first, but now they can make small castles that look good. McCall doesn't like a lot of exercise, but he likes to eat popsicles while watching others play on the beach.

Sometimes it gets a little sandy, but she seems to think that’s fine.”

"But they all seem to be familiar with you. Didn't you play with them?"

"……No."

Yang Sikang shook his head:

"For me, it's better to be a spectator than a participant."

"Is this also true for being a commander?"

Yang Sikang paused for a moment, then shook his head helplessly:

"Even the Royal Family heard about it? This is something I didn't want to be a commander before."

"I did hear about it from the royal family, but no one believed it. But after coming here, everything I saw and heard confirmed the news."

"So, Prince of Wales, you invited me today for this matter as well?"

"Not entirely."

The Prince of Wales shook his head and raised his hand to point to the reef below.

"It looks like that place has been specially cleaned up. Did a ship girl leave from here?"

"Sometimes the kids' balls fly into the sea, and sometimes someone falls into the water on the beach. Some people like to surf, but they don't have the skills, so someone has to rescue them."

"Really? What about you?"

"I?"

"If the shipgirl wasn't there, you would have gone to rescue them, right?"

"Haha, who knows."

The Prince of Wales smiled, but did not continue the subject, and suddenly asked:

"Would you like to go out to sea with me?"

"There's nothing out there. The nearby islands have already been developed."

Yang Sikang shook his head and rejected the proposal.