Commander, you smell so good.

Jiang Zheng was touching her head gently, but the little cutie Chunyue couldn't stand such close contact. She blushed so much after just one touch that she was about to turn into a steamy girl.

At this time, another witch had already come in front of Jiang Zheng and others, bowed slightly as a salute, then looked at Jiang Zheng and introduced herself.

"Commander, I'm Xiaoyue. If there's anything you need my help with, please let me know."

"Since you said so, I accept it."

Since he had touched Chunyue, Xiaoyue naturally couldn't be left out. Jiang Zheng smiled and rubbed her little head.

Xiaoyue even lowered her head slightly so that he wouldn't have to stand so high, and was extremely obedient.

After a brief greeting, Jiang Zheng was led by Xianghe's hand into the shrine. Before entering, he washed his hands with the water from the hand fountain to show that he was clean.

Afterwards, under Haruzuki's guidance, Jiang Zheng met Nagato, the daughter of the Sakura Empire, but the beginning of this contact was a bit erotic.

"Sir Son of God, I have brought His Highness here!!!"

After Haruzuki opened the door, she saw Nagato wearing pajamas. She pulled up the hem of her pajamas and blew them towards the fan, with a look of coolness on her face.

But when she turned her head to look at the open door, the smile on her face froze, especially the moment she saw Jiang Zheng, the luster in her eyes disappeared.

Chapter 300 Nagato's Request

"Wuwuwuwu~! Lord Miko, please punish me. It's my fault! Please let me resign from my duties as a miko and take off my miko clothes."

In the hall, Chunyue, who had just been smiling, now looked like a sinner who had done something wrong. She expressed her fault by kneeling down on the ground and begged for punishment with tears. It was heartbreaking to hear.

Originally this wasn't a problem, but unfortunately Haruzuki was so happy that he forgot to knock and ask for permission before opening someone else's door. It just so happened that Nagato wanted to try to feel the cool breeze of the electric fan at that time, and this is what happened.

What else could be said? Could it be Jiang Zheng's fault for not arriving in time? Was he seen? It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone.

What's more, when Jiang Zheng saw it, Xianghe blocked his sight with his quick eyes and hands, but he was still seen.

All I can say is that all this happened, and the fault lies solely with Chunyue. Now, even Xiaoyue, who usually couldn't bear to see her so flustered, couldn't take the responsibility and could only choose to ignore it silently.

Nagato, who was sitting in the main seat in the hall, had a complicated expression on his face. He didn't know what to do. If he didn't deal with it, Haruzuki would do the same thing again. But if he dealt with it too harshly, it wouldn't be good either. So he could only give him a casual punishment.

"Idiot! You have possessed the miko costume since you woke up. How can I deprive you of its meaning?"

"Anyway, this matter is over. Haruzuki, go sweep up the fallen cherry blossoms on the steps downstairs for me. This will be my punishment."

"Yes! Lord Shenzi!"

After this matter was simply handled, facing the gaze of everyone, Nagato, who had originally planned to formally entertain him in the main hall, had to make a second choice and choose to entertain him in a fairly spacious side room.

Jiang Zheng and Nagato looked at each other, neither of them spoke first, while Xiaoyue, acting as a reception maid temporarily, made a cup of clear green tea for the two of them.

As for why it wasn't matcha, it was simply because Nagato didn't really like drinking that stuff.

"Commander, Lord Shenzi, please enjoy your meal."

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoyue"

Xiaoyue nodded slightly, then bowed slightly and left with the large sword.

After all, as a shrine maiden, a samurai, and a temporary maid, it is normal for Xiaoyue to carry a sword.

After closing the door, Nagato stood up and formally introduced himself to Jiang Zheng.

"Ahem, I am Nagato, the flagship of the Sakura Empire Combined Fleet. I am the soul of the Sakura Empire, the glory of the Sakura Empire, and the former second-in-command of the Sakura Empire."

"Although there were some incidents before, as a commander, I believe you should know that some things are invisible, right?"

“No, I saw it.”

Faced with the young girl's request, Jiang Zheng passed it up without hesitation, and they watched the scene together.

The light pajamas clung to her fair skin, revealing large areas of white all over her body. She wore over-the-knee white silk stockings, a red and white fox mask on the side, and also wore the white outfit of a pure girl.

There's been no progress on the chest, but even so, you can still see that hint of cherry blossoms...

"No! No way! Anyway! Forget it now! Forget it now!!!"

Seeing that he not only refuted his request, but also recalled the scene just now, Nagato, who had just suppressed his thoughts, recalled the scene of social death again. His face suddenly flushed, and he crossed and shook his hands, not allowing him to continue thinking like this.

Fortunately, Jiang Zheng only bullied the Son of God a little on a whim. If he bullied him too much, he would probably drive him away out of shame, so he had to stop while he was ahead.

In response, Jiang Zheng took out the things that Shokaku had just packed up, including biscuits, snacks, hand cream, etc., and handed them to Nagato.

"What's going on? Are you going to give it to me? No, no, I won't accept bribes from human society!"

Seeing him giving the gift box to himself, Nagato noticed that it was bought from Shiranui's small shop. Thinking of what he was going to discuss with him next, he quickly waved his hand to refuse.

"Don't worry, this is just a gift from me. I won't ask Godson to do anything for me."

"Yes, really? Is that so? Red bean paste?"

"Red Bean! Anyway, just accept it, Lord Shenzi. You don't want these snacks to be abandoned without anyone to taste them, do you?"

Nagato's expression of wanting to hold back something made Jiang Zheng laugh uncontrollably, and he started talking about Old Yellow Hair, but this time the victim was Dim Sum.

After thinking for a moment, Nagato, who thought that the food should not be wasted, finally accepted it with a reluctant face. Although he said that he would not help, the bright smile on his face did not stop.

"There's hand cream and some fishing bait for Jiang Feng. Don't eat it."

"I, I'm not such a fool, don't look at me like that..."

Jiang Zheng's gaze made her feel ashamed, but when she recalled what happened not long ago, she felt a little embarrassed and could only turn her face away slightly.

After the gifts were exchanged and accepted, Jiang Zheng began to seriously ask her why she had called him over.

"Hmm... I invited you here to learn your true thoughts. Although I am grateful that you awakened Musashi, her existence is a shot in the arm for the fleet, no, for the Sakura Empire. She is the embodiment of our unwavering faith."

"If you say that, you don't believe Akagi anymore?"

Jiang Zheng felt that there was something else in Nagato's words. Although she was grateful to him, it was obvious that she did not support Akagi, otherwise she would not have sincerely invited him to come to this plateau shrine for a private conversation.

However, after listening to this, Nagato first nodded and then shook his head before slowly expressing his true thoughts.

"It's not that I don't believe it, Akagi... She's too radical and extreme. Although her methods are tough and her actions are sharp, it's not a good thing that she left the Azur Lane too early."

"I didn't think joining the Red Axis was a bad thing, even though I initially thought so. But I've seen your uniqueness, and Musashi is the best proof of that."

After hearing what Nagato said, Jiang Zheng was a little stunned. Although he didn't watch the plot much, he knew that Nagato and Mikasa did not support Akagi, but now the appearance of Musashi made her change her mind.

It’s a good thing, but what’s her intention in saying that?

Meeting Jiang Zheng's gaze, Nagato's cute, slightly chubby face flushed slightly. He looked away slightly, and with a few tremors and stutters, even his eccentricities disappeared, he spoke his thoughts seriously.

"I, I, my idea is... If you allow me to marry you, then, I will..."

Staring at the hesitant Nagato in front of him, Jiang Zheng realized what she was thinking.

Is she afraid that she will abandon the Sakura Empire?!

Chapter 301 Nagato... Small and fragrant

"If that was all, I would have been with Noshiro yesterday. You don't have to worry about that."

Hearing her say this, Jiang Zheng's mood became a little bad, and his tone became cold. If they just wanted to try to protect Sakura Empire from being abandoned by him in this way, then there was no need for that.

Nagato is a very good person, the daughter of God of Sakura Empire, and she is also a little loli with fox ears. She always speaks in the way of ancient people, or to be more precise, she calls herself a king. However, the purpose of the oath she made with me is to use and protect her.

Well, forget it.

"Although, even though this is the case, you just saw my body. Shouldn't you take responsibility?"

"...Nagato, what do you mean by that? Did I take the initiative to look? Or is there a rule in the Sakura Empire that if someone sees your body, you have to take full responsibility?"

Nagato said this with a blushing face. Jiang Zheng was slightly stunned, and then he laughed. It was just because he was angry about something.

Okay, it's starting now, right? Did you watch it on your own initiative? If that's the case, I won't be sleepy anymore.

Want to play with the power shot? Then come and try it!

Moreover, this matter of being fully responsible for seeing one's body seems like a dream from the past dynasties.

"No, that's not the case! I, I..."

Hearing the disgust in Jiang Zheng's tone, Nagato became a little anxious. He clearly didn't mean that, but why did he express it like that?

"Ahem, sorry, I'm late, both of you... Looks like there's a problem with your conversation?"

The door was opened, and a ship girl dressed in a navy admiral's uniform, with a pair of white jade dragon horns on both sides of her head and an apologetic smile on her face hurried in.

Mikasa, the senior of Sakura Empire.

However, after coming in, Mikasa noticed the conflict between the two of them with her experienced eyes. After all, before she came over, she heard Nagato's anxious voice in the corridor, so she quickened her pace to come over and take a look.

Sure enough, as soon as I came in, I could tell there was an argument between them without even asking. This was not good.

"Um...Mikasa, you're here."

After seeing Mikasa coming, Nagato finally breathed a sigh of relief, because as long as Mikasa was here, she would be able to resolve the problems between her and the commander with her abilities.

He nodded, gave Jiang Zheng an apologetic look, sat next to Nagato, and listened to her explain the whole story.

After all, isn't listening to only the beginning and the end of an article the same as taking something out of context? To understand something, you need to understand the whole story before making a decision.

Sure enough, after listening to everything Nagato said just now, Mikasa's eyes became more and more strange. Finally, she stared at Nagato with a complicated expression, and finally her eyes stopped on her cute face with worry. She wanted to scold her but couldn't say it.

Yes, even though Nagato is the Son of God, the guardian of Sakura Empire, and the second flagship of Sakura Empire's fleet, she is still young and lacks experience, so it is natural that such things would happen.

She sighed a little helplessly, but she still had to teach Nagato a lesson, so Mikasa took out a folding fan from her ship uniform and, in full view of both of them, hit Nagato on the head with it, making the little fox let out a cute sound of being beaten.

"Ouch! Mikasa, why did you hit my head? Did I do something wrong?"

"It's because you did something wrong that I have to hit you, Nagato. This is not how you ask for something. It shouldn't be coercive or exploitative. Commander, please allow me to apologize to you on your behalf."

Without looking at Nagato who was covering his head with his hands, Mikasa spoke as if lecturing him, while looking even more apologetic towards Jiang.

Fortunately, Jiang Zheng didn't blame anyone, he just felt that someone was a little unhappy with what Nagato said, but since Mikasa was here, it should be resolved, right?

"It's okay, Nagato is small and fragrant after all, it's okay."

"Well, that sentence sounds a bit strange. Anyway, Nagato is worried that you will discriminate against us, such as being closer to the ship girls of the Sardinian Empire and feeling alienated from us."

"Although I know you wouldn't do such a thing, she just wants to fight for more rights for everyone in the Sakura Empire, forgetting that if there is inequality, then you will never be treated equally by others."

Although she knocked Nagato's head, Mikasa still reached out and touched Nagato's head like an elder sister, which made the latter squint his eyes a little unhappy, but he still chose to let it go.

She is a senior, please give way to her.

Jiang Zheng nodded. What Mikasa said was a little different from what he thought, but it was almost the same. It was originally a normal conversation on an equal footing, but suddenly she talked about the arranged marriage directly. Then this was a pure transaction.

It's a bit too naked.

"I understand. As the commander of the Red Axis, I personally promise that I will treat every ship girl fairly and will not discriminate. This is one of my codes of conduct."

Since they were worried, Jiang Zheng immediately made rules for himself in the name of the commander of the Red Axis, and at the same time told them that he would not do it and was not such a person.

Mikasa was very happy to see Jiang Zheng actually made a solemn promise, because since he could say so, she believed that he could definitely do it.

However, as to whether he would be favored or alienated, it was really hard to say. The emperor treated the concubines in the palace with different favors, let alone the only commander above the four major camps?

But just put a piece of rice noodle here.

Seeing this, Mikasa and Nagato didn't say much, but congratulated him on his action and clapped their hands.

In an instant, the atmosphere changed from eye contact to humor, and Jiang Zheng felt even weirder.

"Anyway, that's it. Since you have no objection to joining the Red Axis, then there's no problem. By the way, Mikasa, there's a gift for you in my gift for Nagato. Take your pick."

"Oh? Thank you, Commander. Although I am your subordinate, I am not currently managing as many affairs as Akagi. However, if you need help or don't know how to deal with it, my experience or skills can help you."

Now that the matter has been settled, everything that happens next will not be a problem. After apologizing, Mikasa wanted to show him her abilities. Regardless of whether it would be useful or not, a promise was the best.

"Of course, there will be many places where I can use you, Mikasa-senpai, in the future, but for now..."

Jiang Zheng glanced at Nagato, who wanted to eat some snacks but was holding back because he was here. He stood up and walked to her side. Under their puzzled gazes, he held her in his arms.

"You! Why are you so disrespectful to me?!"

After being hugged by him, Nagato's cute face immediately turned pink, and she looked at him with a hint of embarrassment and surprise.

After all, since she woke up, no one dared to touch her so casually...

"That's because... didn't you say you'd take responsibility? So I have no choice but to come and fulfill my promise."