Azur Lane, I really didn’t lose my memory!

"Hmm? Aoba, what do you mean? Is that method fake?" Saratoga asked.

"Do you think that method is true?" Qingye asked back.

"Yes."

Saratoga nodded candidly.

If someone else did this, she might be suspicious.

But the commander has a "criminal record". Before he lost his memory, he liked to poke everyone's chest. Now giving rings and the like just to poke everyone's chest may sound a bit ridiculous, but it makes sense for the commander.

Saratoga said, turning around and grabbing Lu Xiuyuan's hand and said with concern: "Commander, I actually know."

"Ah, what do you know?" Lu Xiuyuan opened his mouth.

"I know why you gave me the Ring of Promise when I poked my chest, Commander."

"Uh... I told you it was fake..."

Before Lu Xiuyuan could finish explaining, Saratoga spoke up:

"Commander, I didn't understand why you touched Akane Shinjo's breasts at first, but then I remembered what the Goddess of the Kitchen God said, Commander, you have lost your memory, and the best way to regain your past memories is to repeat what you used to do or what you liked to do."

"So, Commander, you must be poking everyone's breasts because you want to regain your past memories, right? And because you think it's impolite to poke women's breasts without permission, you give them rings after poking them. After all, if you give them the ring, it means you're a wedding ship, so there must be nothing wrong with poking your own wedding ship, right?"

Saratoga used her imagination to come up with a reasonable explanation for Lu Xiuyuan.

Indeed, if one were to poke the KanColle in the chest and give her the ring in order to regain "lost" memories, then the harassment, which was originally a bad behavior, would suddenly become understandable.

"Commander, Commander." Saratoga waved to Lu Xiuyuan, signaling him to squat down.

"Squat down a little, squat down a little, Commander, you are too tall."

Lu Xiuyuan squatted down.

Saratoga glanced at Qingye and Gridley, then whispered in Lu Xiuyuan's ear:

"Commander, if you want to regain your past memories, just leave it to the magical girl Saratoga." Saratoga said, "Saratoga-chan will use the magic of love to make you remember the past."

"I want to... I want to poke my chest to recall the past..." Saratoga blushed and her voice became even smaller, "It's not impossible, but, but you have to give me the ring, just give me the ring..."

Seeing that Saratoga believed in him and cared about him so much, Lu Xiuyuan was touched.

but...

But Xiao Jiajia, your chest is flat enough to take off a carrier-based aircraft.

You said let me poke my chest and recall the past.

But how do you want me to poke something that doesn't exist?

Of course, Lu Xiuyuan only dared to say such words in his heart.

Lu Xiuyuan explained what had happened in detail to Saratoga.

"Ah, so that's how it is..."

Saratoga suddenly wilted. It turned out that the method of getting the ring by letting the commander touch her breasts didn't work.

"Ahem, I've strayed off topic." Lu Xiuyuan coughed twice and looked at Gridley and Qingye, the instigators, and said, "It's time to settle accounts. Gridley, what do you say about the secret photos you took of me and Qian? And Qingye, don't look away and pretend that it has nothing to do with you. Gridley's problem is just the secret photos, and your problem is that the content of the report is misleading. How should we settle this account?"

How to calculate? It doesn't matter anymore, anyway, I won't suffer any loss. Moreover, on the way here, he was forcibly stopped by two ship girls and voluntarily poked in the chest, Lu Xiuyuan was actually very happy.

However, although it doesn't matter this time, we still have to scare Aoba and Gridley so that they can be a little more restrained, so as to avoid causing bigger trouble next time.

After all, even jokes and pranks can become annoying if they exceed a certain limit.

"I, I already know that I was wrong, Commander. I promise that I won't take pictures of you secretly next time, and I will ask for your consent before taking pictures of you." Gridley answered honestly.

"This is a promise that it won't happen again, but what about this time? How should I handle it this time?" Lu Xiuyuan said, "I still need to punish you if you deserve it. I can't just let it go today just because you said 'I won't do it again next time', right?"

"Then how are you going to punish me, Commander?"

"Well, let me think."

Lu Xiuyuan looked at Gridley. Although this kid was a little naughty, he was still quite cute when he was quiet and silent. "How about this, if you kiss me and call me good commander three times, I will forgive you."

"Ah..." Gridley shyly shuffled.

"Commander, Commander!" Saratoga jumped up and said, "Gridley is my good friend. How about this? I see she's a little embarrassed. How about I kiss you on her behalf?"

"No! Everyone has their own share of responsibility. Gridley must bear the consequences of her actions!"

Lu Xiuyuan spoke righteously. He glanced at Xiao Jiajia. Although Xiao Jiajia was also very cute, every wrong had its perpetrator and every debt had its creditor. Naturally, Gridley had to "pay the price" for the "bad things" he had done.

What's more, he now wants the sweet and soft little girl to kiss his cheek. Saratoga, you are already a girl of "old age", so don't pretend to be young, okay?

"Xiao Jiajia, stop trying to persuade me. I'm done kissing you."

Gridley puffed up his cheeks shyly, then stood on tiptoe and gently tapped Lu Xiuyuan's face.

Saratoga was a little disappointed that she didn't get to kiss the commander. But she changed her mind and realized that it was just a kiss with the commander. She still had a prize to kiss the commander, so she felt relieved.

Gridley was responsible for his own actions. The little girl shyly walked up to Lu Xiuyuan and blushed as she whispered, "Bad commander, bullying a little girl."

"Hmm? You dare to say bad things about me? And I have to add, good commander."

Then, Gridley called out "Good Commander" four times with a red face, and the matter was over.

"Then what should I do? I won't do it again. Should I also kiss the commander and call him good commander?"

Qingye saw Lu Xiuyuan's eyes shifted to her and asked.

"It is definitely necessary that this won't happen again, but give me a kiss and then call me commander... Qingye, you are not a little girl, you can't get away with it by using a little girl's way, right?" Lu Xiuyuan said.

"I can't apologize in a little girl's way..." Qingye put his index finger on his lips, his yellow pupils turned, and he suddenly understood: "In other words... I have to apologize in an adult's way, is that right?"

"Is such that."

After Lu Xiuyuan finished speaking, he felt that Qingye’s words were a bit ambiguous and strange.

"That's right, then I understand."

Qingye stood up from her seat and suddenly said to Gridley, "Gridley, help me deliver this document on the table to the next room, then you will have nothing to do in the afternoon and can go out and play. I will give you half a day off."

"As for little Jiajia..." Qingye thought for a while and said, "You should go out and play with Gridley as well. Don't come back for now. Close the door when you go out."

"Why don't you come back?" Saratoga asked.

"Yes." Gridley agreed, "Don't we have typesetting work for tomorrow's newspaper this afternoon? If I'm not here, can you do it by yourself, Aoba?

It would be difficult to trick Gridley and the others without giving a suitable reason.

"Actually, it's like this. I have something important to report to the commander alone, so I hope you can leave for a while."

Qingye used to be a reporter, so he was quick-witted and his brain worked quickly. "As for work, don't worry, I can do it on my own."

Aoba made an OK gesture, indicating that Gridley didn't need to worry about work.

"Something very important...what is it?" Saratoga asked.

"Um..." Qingye scratched his cheek and said with a little embarrassment, "It is a very important matter concerning the future and destiny of the port area. It is not convenient to disclose it to you."

"Well, we get it," Gridley said.

Seeing that Saratoga and Gridley had been convinced, Qingye did not forget to give a shot of precaution before leaving for the sake of safety:

"Because it's very important, don't tell anyone else about it. Um...Also, after you go out, if you hear any strange noises in the room, don't come in to disturb us. Just pretend you didn't hear anything."

Soon after, Saratoga and Gridley were tricked out, and the door was locked with a click.

Lu Xiuyuan crossed his arms and asked in confusion, "If you want to apologize, then apologize. Why did you send Saratoga and the others away? Did you feel embarrassed to apologize to the commander in front of a little girl, so you sent them away?"

Aoba didn't reply.

The girl walked to the floor-to-ceiling window in the room, and with a rustling sound, the curtains in the room were drawn tightly.

In an instant, the light in the room became dim.

Lu Xiuyuan frowned, realizing that something was wrong: "If you want to apologize, just apologize. Why are you pulling the curtains?"

Qingye still didn't reply.

It wasn't until the girl bent slightly and prepared to unzip her skirt that Lu Xiuyuan came to his senses.

"Fuck! Stop, Qingye, what are you trying to do?" Lu Xiuyuan was at a loss when suddenly encountering such a scene.

"What else can I do? Didn't you tell me to apologize in an adult way, Commander? Isn't this the adult way to apologize?"

Qingye said, lying on the desk and resigned himself to his fate: "Come on, Commander, this is my first time, please be gentle, I will try my best not to make any noise..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

In response to this unhealthy office rule, Comrade Lu Xiuyuan strongly condemned it: "Hey, hey, hey, Qingye, don't say such ambiguous words. You make me look like a bully who bullies men and women and preys on the people in the village."

Although the road Xiuyuan tastes bitter, a real man has his share of bitterness.

In this situation, even if you have any reluctant impulses, you have to suppress them temporarily, otherwise it will have a bad impact if you follow your heart.

Noticing that the commander was getting a little excited, Qingye smiled slyly, like a fox, and said with an innocent expression: "But if not, how can I apologize to the commander?"

"Okay, okay, no need to apologize, I forgive you."

Lu Xiuyuan was confused by Qingye's action and just let it go. He didn't intend to cause trouble to Qingye anyway. He just wanted to make a joke and scare them.

But if I continue taking pictures, I feel that it’s not them who are being frightened, but myself.

Aoba lifted her skirt, zipped it up again, and smiled with success.

"Wait a minute, Qingye, did you laugh just now?" Lu Xiuyuan asked

"No."

"Of course he laughed." Lu Xiuyuan recalled the story in the newspaper about touching breasts to become a wedding ship. He boldly guessed, "Could this be another way you thought of to become a wedding ship? Tell me the truth. Will you write about this in the port daily tomorrow?"

Qingye put his clothes in order and said, "I just promised the commander that I would not do it again, so I will not do this again. Even if I do, I will ask for the commander's consent in advance."

Lu Xiuyuan asked: "Then why did you just..."

"Because I want the Commander to understand why I published that misleading report." Aoba nodded in confirmation, "Well, it's not just to increase sales and reader satisfaction, there are other more important reasons."

"Other reasons?" Lu Xiuyuan asked puzzledly.

"Then let me ask you, Commander. If you didn't control yourself and took advantage of me just now, what would you do next?" Aoba asked back.

"I would slap myself and call myself a freshman."

Qingye: “….”

Lu Xiuyuan thought, in that situation, if he really went for it without being sure whether Aoba was serious or joking, and what if Aoba actually didn't want to, wouldn't he become a scumbag who used his power to take advantage of the ship girl?

"Um... Commander, you have a very high moral character..."

Aoba continued: "Then suppose I like the Commander... Well, no need to assume, I just like the Commander."

"I like the Commander, and the Commander knows that I like you, and the Commander also knows that I just wanted the Commander to have sex with me on purpose. So if the Commander really did something intimate with me under such circumstances, what would you do next?"

"Another one?"

Lu Xiuyuan tried to answer.

"Um...what happens after this?"

The commander's thoughts were a little distracted, and Qingye felt that he could not keep up with the other party's pace.

And then...

Lu Xiuyuan thought that this kind of behavior should be regarded as getting on the bus first, so after getting on the bus, he would definitely have to buy the ticket.

"Give me the ring." Lu Xiuyuan replied.

"That's right, Commander, you will give me the ring, and then I will become the wedding ship. But if there is no such opportunity, if I don't want the Commander to take advantage of me, will I not be able to become the wedding ship?"

"Or I need to wait for the next opportunity for me to become a marriage ship, but I don't know when this opportunity will come."

Qingye paused and asked, "So, is this unspoken opportunity very important to me?"

"It is very important. Oh! You mean..." Although Lu Xiuyuan's brain is always a beat slow, it is still sufficient. He quickly thought of Qingye's real intention of publishing the news about giving a ring if the breast is touched.

"Bingo~" Aoba snapped his fingers, "It's just what you thought, Commander."

"As for the method of giving a ring by touching the breast, anyone who is not a little girl but an adult with normal intelligence should understand that this method is unreliable."

"But so what? Even if the method is unreliable, even if the commander later explains that the news is fabricated and false, we can still put the blame on the newspaper and say that we mistakenly believed the false news in the newspaper."

"The news may be fake, but... the opportunity to have close contact with the commander is real!"

171-Hanging Balloons