"...Um?"
"Did you just have a fight with Akagi-nee...?"
Shokaku paused for a moment and looked carefully at the girl's facial features. She was indeed impeccable. No wonder his arrogant senior regarded her so highly of her.
"No." Shokaku adjusted his face, "I was the one who gave her a lesson, okay?"
Su Xin didn't know what to say, so she just didn't say anything. Xianghe didn't care either. His hands moved quickly, and soon he patted the little commander's shoulder.
"it is okay."
Su Xin opened her eyes and felt fine. There was no sticky or uncomfortable feeling on her face from the thick application. Instead, it felt dry and clean. She looked in the mirror and found that her appearance had changed a lot.
"More... more like a fox?"
Su Xin couldn't describe it clearly, but it was true that her expression looked more vivid. She didn't know how Shokaku had transformed his expressionless face into one with a smile on his face.
"Well, sister, you are really amazing."
Shokaku snorted and laughed twice, "What's the use of this? The ship girl doesn't need this kind of talent."
Commander Su Xiao didn't think so. "Everyone has their own unique talents. Just like me, my memory is a little better than others, but I am also much more clumsy than others. It took me a long time to learn what emotion is."
"Kanmusume aren't born to fight, and strength isn't the only criterion for judging. I think my sister's makeup skills are amazing and have been a great help."
"So..." Su Xin tilted her head and said meaningfully, "There's no need to dwell on the past. The present is the most important thing, isn't it?"
Xianghe frowned and thought for a while, then smiled happily, "It is true... I thought you were clumsy, but I think you are very smart."
Seeing that Xianghe had regained his spirits, Commander Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to leave, he was hugged by the sister in front of him.
"Just hug for a while."
Su Xin did not resist. Shokaku did not have her peach scent, which proved that he would not have any other thoughts about her like Akagi and Atago, so she was particularly submissive.
Xianghe held her for a few breaths before letting go. He helped the little commander wipe the bruised corners of his lips and said, "It's okay. See you later."
"Okay.
"Why haven't you come yet..."
"Why haven't you come yet..."
"Why haven't you come yet..."
Akagi paced back and forth along the coast. The cold wind cooled her casual clothes and her folded hair was messed up.
"Ah... hair..."
Akagi quickly reached out to gather her hair, but the rubber band she used to tie her hair had long since flown away. She had no choice but to ask Shokaku to borrow one.
"Shokaku, your hair is untied."
Shokaku glanced at her and said, "Senior, I thought this was a basic skill for women in the Sakura Empire. You wouldn't need me to help you with this for the second time, would you?"
“She’s coming!”
"I know, but why should I help you?"
Akagi stared at her without saying a word, watching Amagi slowly approaching with a large tail behind him. If he didn't get ready, it would be too late.
“Shokaku!!”
"I know, I know, Senior, my ears are not deaf yet." Shokaku said as he took over Akagi's long hair, "It will be fine soon."
Akagi was relieved. She was dressed very intellectually today and her makeup was very gentle. As long as she could control her temper and not get angry, she would definitely leave a good impression on "Little Akagi"!
Amagi walked step by step in front of the ship girls, and spread his tail in everyone's expectant eyes. The girl inside staggered due to the cold wind.
Akagi was delighted and was about to call for help when he heard Shokaku mutter behind him, "Ah, I didn't hold on tight."
In the strong wind, Akagi's long dark brown hair was flying all over the sky, making her look like a female ghost in a horror movie. But Shokaku didn't stop after he let go of her hand, and whispered in Akagi's ear.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Senior. This morning, the Commander praised my cooking skills, so he took the initiative to hug me... Oh, the Commander is so cute, and he smells so good. Senior, who has a keen nose, must have noticed it, right?"
Akagi quickly tilted his head and sniffed, and really smelled the scent of peach from Shokaku, so he became very angry.
"Shokaku!!!"
Xianghe glanced at the frightened Su Xin, then looked at his furious senior.
"Hmm, it looks more like it now, hehe~"
Chapter 467 Parent-Child Activities
Su Xin was traveling light today, wearing only a few pieces of clothing. The only seasonal items she had on her were a hat, gloves, and earmuffs.
Su Xin didn't wear the fox ear headband because it was difficult to fix. She couldn't grow a tail anyway, so losing an ear was no big deal.
Ming Miao said that he had the goods, including all kinds of tails, but Sheffield refused to let the commander ask, so he had to give up in the end.
It wasn't a necessary thing anyway, so Su Xin didn't think much about it and just put on a knitted hat and came out.
He didn't even wear pigtails. Shokaku later felt that the young commander's height of meters was not suitable, so he simply tied up all his hair and stuffed it into his hat, leaving only two strands of hair on his temples sticking out.
Su Xin was quite excited about stepping onto the sea again, but she calmed down after seeing the unknown creature with long hair flying on the beach.
The last time I saw a similar creature was when I was on vacation on the island with the Purifiers. The Royal Ark sneaked all the way here, and it had this water ghost hairstyle.
"Now..."
Su Xin tilted her head to look at Royal Ark, whose eyes were exposed and whose hair was neatly tied up, and she felt relieved.
It seems that the Royal Ark has been looking like this since the last time several destroyers in the port area helped with its image transformation on the train.
You know what, he does look a lot more stable.
"Well... Akagi, stop messing around." Tiancheng called out softly, then glanced around, "Everyone is here, it's almost time to set off."
When Akagi heard the voice, he remembered the "first impression" and quickly left Shokaku behind to look, only to find that "little Akagi" wasn't even looking at him.
"That won't do." Akagi thought, "If I fail now, I won't be able to succeed with my child in the future."
Thinking of this, she snatched the flower-covered hairband from Shokaku's head and quickly tied her hair up. Then, suppressing her anxious heart, she moved closer to "Little Akagi" step by step.
At that time, Su Xin was looking for her own little secretary ship. She took a quick glance and found that the other party was standing together with the other two people. The combination of the three major families looked extremely harmonious.
The young commander withdrew his gaze with satisfaction, turned around and saw Akagi Masachao walking towards him.
Akagi today is very different from usual.
Whether it is the simple outfit that is extremely close to life, the texture of the clothes that looks soft and comfortable, or the simple and elegant makeup on the face, they are all very different from usual.
"Little Akagi~" Su Xin heard Akagi say to her, "Nice to meet you, I'm Akagi?"
"What does this mean?" Commander Su tilted his head and glanced at Tiancheng, "No one told me there was a sitcom...?"
Tiancheng didn’t understand his sister’s train of thought, but her new image did make her look a lot softer. However, he didn’t know how long this look would last.
Su Xin didn't wait for Tiancheng's explanation. She saw Akagi looking at her gently, as if waiting for her to say hello. She thought about it and decided to follow Akagi's wishes.
"Hello, Sister Akagi, nice to meet you..."
"So good~" Akagi narrowed his eyes and smiled, completely without the usual crazy look, "You must follow mom well today. Um, stay by my side, okay?"
"I see."
Akagi was extremely satisfied when he heard this, and even looked at the bird that stole the fish in the morning with a much more friendly attitude.
The original plan was to divide the entire port area's ship girls into several small teams, taking turns to go out to sea with small commanders to kill monsters, so as to take into account both safety and efficiency.
However, today is the young commander's first day out to sea, so after thinking it over, everyone decided to act together and see how the young commander acts, and leave the allocation for the next few days.
Su Xin was also very familiar with this and wanted to quickly climb onto someone's back so that her slow crawling speed would not affect the team's progress.
Of course Akagi was striving to be the first, with the determination and expectation in his eyes almost overflowing. Commander Su Xiao couldn't ignore him at all, and he jumped onto Akagi's back in two steps and lay down.
"Hmm, it's still a little too light." Akagi weighed it lightly, "I'll make you something delicious when I get home. Just bear with it for a while, okay?"
Su Xin always felt that something was strange. Akagi's attitude seemed a little too nice, but she had to try again to find out the specific situation.
Being naughty is the most challenging thing for one's patience, but unfortunately, Commander Su is not very good at this skill.
Fortunately, she had read Xiao Akagi's information and remembered his specific lines. If she just memorized the lines now, it wouldn't be a big problem.
"...it's just a little embarrassing." Su Xin thought
"What's wrong, little Akagi?" Akagi, who was carrying a heavy load on his way, asked with concern, "Why don't you speak?"
"Ah...are you scared? After all, this is your first time to go out to sea to fight, so it's inevitable that you'll be nervous."
"But Akagi is here, right? You can always rely on me, I will protect you well, okay?"
Su Xin paused after hearing this and cleared her throat. "Ahem...Hand...No. 1, I am very pleased that you have such awareness, but can you please go faster? We are already far behind!"
"Hey~ But I don't run that fast..."
“There’s really nothing I can do about you, No. 1.
Akagi smiled and said nothing, just humming a few times in a good mood. It didn't feel like he was on the way to a battle, but rather he was taking the kids out for a picnic.
In fact, Su Xin thought it was the same. Everyone was chatting and joking, and there was basically no sense of urgency. This was the calmness brought about by their own strength. There was really nothing wrong with saying that they were going on an outing.
Akagi, who was carrying Su Xin on his back, was trying hard to find topics to talk about. He seemed a little clumsy at times, and even made Su Xin see some of her own shadow.
Fortunately, the first battle came quickly. From the time the three Siren ships discovered them to the time they opened fire, they didn't have much time to react.
Su Xin secretly thought that it was a good opportunity and patted Chicheng's shoulder to ask him to let go, but unexpectedly, Chicheng held her even tighter.
"Haha... Don't be afraid, I will protect you..."
Akagi changed his gentle image and released countless talismans in the blink of an eye. Bombing torpedoes were launched at the same time. Before Su Xin could react, the Siren ship was blown to pieces without leaving any trace.
"Believe in mommy...ah, believe in Akagi. No one can hurt you, my dear 'little Akagi'."
Su Xin was stunned for a moment, "But I just came out to kill monsters."
"No, Mom will never allow you to do such a dangerous thing!"
"...Why did it suddenly become a mother-daughter scenario?"
"You are our baby, so of course I have to make sure everything is safe." Akagi hooked Su Xin's legs and pushed her up, "Otherwise the commander will definitely blame me."
"...I don't have any."
Chicheng turned a deaf ear and quickly headed for the next battlefield with Su Xin on his back.
“Hehehe…all of you die——leave the stage gracefully!!”
", let me down!"
ps: I was delayed by something at home today, so I'm late. Tomorrow I'll be doing my daily routine mixed with drama. Good night!
Chapter 468 Ark Team
"Ha...it's really cold today..."
"Yes, indeed. The wind is strong, too."
"Commander...ah, little...little Akagi." Kisaragi changed the subject awkwardly, her round face turned pale by the wind, "You seem to be...suddenly not afraid of the cold anymore?"
Su Xin followed Ruyue on the sea at a low speed. Seeing that she didn't seem to be used to it, she thought for a moment and said, "Well... if you are not used to it, you can just call me sister from now on."
Ruyue accepted this title well. She had called her sister that in the past, but later when she heard everyone calling her "Commander", she changed her way of addressing her. Now, calling her "Sister" was much more comfortable.
"So, sister... is... is your health getting better?"
"Um... no." Su Xin thought about how to explain, "Yubari made a special set of clothes. It will be very warm to wear."
"That's good…"
Ruyue nodded, put on her gloves carefully, and turned to remind Eldridge beside her, "Please wear your gloves well. Sister said you should keep warm."
Eldridge didn't say anything, but silently took out a pair of mittens and put them on. The orange color matched his hair very well, and the leather surface was also waterproof and extremely warm.
Ruyue nodded with satisfaction, "Little Zeppelin? Little—? Where is Little Zeppelin?"
"She..."
Su Xin turned her head and glanced back. Her excellent eyesight in the ship girl state allowed her to see a figure in the distance.
"You're protecting us, right?"
"...
