Belfast thought her commander was indeed very interesting, but it was obvious that it was more important to be familiar with the port area information at the moment, so she turned her head and asked Sheffield who was sitting on the other side.
"Is there anything I should be especially aware of regarding the maid's job?"
Sheffield paused, glanced at Su Xin who was sitting with her legs together again, and muttered softly.
".··Nothing, just free time."
"free?"
"Yes, thanks to the master." Sheffield's words did not contain any compliments, "You can find some hobbies and interests in advance and start to cultivate them."
Belfast hesitated for a moment and didn't respond. Seeing that everyone had almost finished the food on the plate, she stopped using the knife and began to tidy up the tableware.
Sheffield didn't stop them, and the two of them quickly packed up their things and had the crumbly maid put them away.
Miss Hood put her white gloves back on, thought for a moment, took out two cans of 50 units of oil each, and handed them to Belfast, who had not yet been restocked.
"We won't be returning until the afternoon. You can use the oil first. I'll find Ming to buy you a set of equipment after we get back."
Belfast smiled and bowed before taking the oil, "Thank you, Miss Hood."
Miss Hood was very satisfied. There were more and more normal royal sisters, so she would no longer have to worry about not being able to hold tea parties in the future.
After finishing the cleanup, everyone went out of the command room, basking in the warm winter sun, and continued to kill monsters.
Probably because the weather was really good, the group still encountered monsters frequently. Not long after they walked out, they saw several large Siren ships wandering on the sea.
Belfast quickly unfolded his blue and white outfit, subconsciously took a step sideways to stand in front of Su Xin, and tripped the little commander who was about to rush forward.
"oops."
Belfast quickly reached out to help him, and then said seriously: "I am very sorry, but please do not walk around here casually.
"
"Is it Zhu Ziqing's "Back View"? "
"..What?"
Belfast was stunned, not understanding what was said. Seeing Guanghui casually releasing the carrier-based aircraft, she became anxious. She let go of his hand and was about to give detailed instructions when she saw her young commander rushing out.
Belfast: ???
"Master, she-"
"It's okay, it's okay." Guanghui patted Belfast's shoulder, signaling her to relax. "Susu's ability is much stronger than you think. We are just here to be the audience."
Belfast opened his mouth and looked at the tiny commander who was as small as an ant under the giant ship, "But she-"
"boom!"
After a loud bang, flames shot into the sky, and a battleship broke into two pieces at an extremely fast speed, sinking rapidly in billowing black smoke, bringing about turbulent waves.
Guanghui smiled and clapped his hands, "Look, you feel relieved now, right?"
Belfast:...it doesn't have to be that intuitive.
Miss Hood looked at him for a long time with a stern face. The phantom pain in her waist never stopped. She simply decided to ignore it and poured herself a lid of tea from the thermos.
Then, under Belfast's complicated gaze, he stood on the water facing the sea breeze and started drinking.
"...Alas, it gets cold too quickly and doesn't taste very good." Miss Hood looked at the sky and said, "Why not leave another boat for a while so that we can go up and rest."
Guanghui chuckled, "Are you greedy again? Or is the way to celebrate the new members joining us to have a tea party?"
"...No." Miss Hood muttered quietly, "...I think my waist is starting to ache."
Guanghui glared at her, then controlled the carrier-based aircraft to escort Su Xin. As for the royal version of the welcome ceremony...it was actually not impossible.
Su Xin, who was dissatisfied with the thick skin of the battleship and pursued speed without any constraints, was very adept at blowing up the ship. She poked a hole in it and then used a powerful torpedo to directly bomb the ammunition depot.
It didn't take long for Su Xin to come back with a Rubik's Cube.
The thermal suit was extremely effective, and the integrated external foot gear was waterproof, making her look dry and cool. Except for the smell of gunpowder on her body, there was no sign that she had just finished a fight.
Belfast finally understood what was special about his little master, and decided to speak less and observe more on the road ahead to avoid doing anything unnecessary.
Guanghui and Su Xin mentioned the tea party, and the young commander had no objection. The Rubik's Cube reserves were sufficient, and the scientific research experience bar was increasing steadily, so it didn't matter if they waited a while.
So at a quarter past three in the afternoon, everyone once again boarded the Siren destroyer, where the corpse had been deliberately left intact.
Belfast originally wanted to wait for Sheffield to take out the large velvet cloth before she could lend a hand, so that she wouldn't have to stand there and watch with nothing in her space.
Unexpectedly, this time Sheffield directly took out a folding round table, put it in place, covered it with a white tablecloth with lace, and then placed a wide-bottomed vase in the middle.
Belfast: ...I don't understand it, but I'm shocked.
Miss Hood pulled out the folding chair and sat at the edge of the table. She looked up at Belfast, who seemed a little bewildered, and said, "Please sit down. What would you like to drink?"
"Thank you. I... just want to be like everyone else."
Miss Hood nodded, took a plate of small cakes and placed them in front of Su Xin, and then took one for Belfast, "It's rather simple, please forgive me."
Belfast looked at the exquisite cake in front of him, the round table of the right size, the spotless white tablecloth, and even watched Sheffield take out a portable stove to boil water.
"...Won't."
Guanghui drank the black tea as usual. Sheffield forced the little commander to tie a napkin. Miss Hood did not drink the tea first, but took out the red wine that was left in her glass at noon and took two sips.
Belfast thought about it, then took out his unfinished glass of wine. He clinked glasses with Miss Hood with some discomfort, and was about to drink from her hand, but the violent vibration interrupted her action.
"boom-"
The little wine left in the goblet was thrown out as it was shaken, splashing onto Su Xin's face as she opened her mouth to eat the cake. The white tablecloth was quickly stained and filled with the aroma of wine.
Guanghui just stood up, but because he lost his balance, he fell on the table. Fortunately, he didn't crush anything. He quickly straightened up and asked, "What's wrong?"
Miss Hood didn't know either, but as a gunboat captain, she quickly took the lead and ran to the deck outside in three or two steps. As a result, she saw the ship girl firing at them in the distance.
A destroyer approached quickly, intending to drop a torpedo to cause damage, but when it saw Hood standing on the ship, it froze in place, not quite understanding the situation.
"Are you...are you...a Siren?"
Miss Hood almost figured out what happened and smiled helplessly, "It's the battlecruiser. The Siren has been dealt with. We are resting inside."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I... we didn't mean to do that, it... it doesn't look damaged at all, so... so..."
"It's okay, do you want to come in and rest for a while?"
"No, no, no, no thanks. I'm so sorry..." The destroyer looked at the hull of the Siren with a hole blown out by his teammates and apologized with a red face, "I...we won't bother you anymore. I'm so sorry..."
"It's okay. We have responsibilities too." Miss Hood smiled, thinking of her young commander's precise knife skills, and reminded him, "Remember to check first next time, okay?"
"Okay, okay, sorry... Goodbye, sister..."
"See you."
After watching the destroyer leave, Miss Hood looked at the big hole on the side of the ship and estimated that it would not last much longer, so the tea party could not continue.
She walked back to the command room and saw Belfast, who was at a loss, supporting Su Xin, and Sheffield was tidying up the tables, chairs and tea sets.
Guanghui turned around and asked her, "What's wrong? Did you misunderstand?"
Miss Hu De nodded. "The exterior is so well preserved that they thought it was a lone Siren ship... What happened to Susu?"
Belfast had just come out and encountered so many situations, so he was a little nervous. "My mistake, I accidentally... spilled the wine on the host's face... and then she suddenly lost consciousness..."
Miss Hood didn't care. "We forgot to tell you that she can't drink alcohol... It's okay, she will be fine after a while of sleep."
Belfast took note of it silently. "Then what do you think now..."
Guanghui dipped a handkerchief in water and wiped the little commander's red face. After thinking for a while, he brought Su Xin over and motioned Belfast to squat down.
"Although we didn't tell you in advance, we can't just ignore Susu like this, um...why don't you be responsible for carrying her back?" Guanghui smiled, "It's a good opportunity to get in touch with her first."
Belfast looked at Sheffield after hearing this, and the other nodded at her, "I'll tell you the precautions on the way back."
Feeling the soft body and light weight on his back, and listening to the other's heavy breathing due to improper posture, Belfast silently breathed a sigh of relief.
"I understand."
ps: 2 in 1, Belfa is actually very calm and composed, and is the type that executes all plans perfectly, but since I just arrived, I am still adapting to it (/＼)
Chapter 475: Am I...doing well?
It was getting dark outside, and Su Xin, who had been brought back early, woke up slowly. She stared at the familiar ceiling for a while.
Her head hurt a little, but it wasn't to the point of blacking out. At least she knew how she got hit. The situation was indeed too coincidental for her to be prepared.
Su Xin supported herself on the bed and sat up. She looked around and found that it was her room. The curtains were drawn and the lights were not on. It was a little dark at the moment.
"Hmm..." The little commander rubbed his forehead, "Oh, yes, Sister Sheffield has a spare key..."
Knowing how she got back, she felt relieved. She picked up her phone to check the time. Everyone should have returned.
So Su Xin got out of bed, turned on the light in her slippers, went to the bathroom to look in the mirror, made sure her makeup was properly removed, and then left the house with peace of mind.
It was already completely dark outside. Somehow, the sun was shining brightly during the day, but at night it was covered with dark clouds and not even a trace of moonlight could come through.
The lights in the corridor were yellowish and not very bright, so when Su Xin pushed the door open, she was startled by Sheffield standing by the door.
She suppressed her scream and said after taking a deep breath, "Sister Sheffield? Did you open the door?"
"Yes, after all, I can't count on you in your unconscious state."
Su Xin did not refute. She had never touched alcohol. In addition, the incident happened suddenly, so she did not feel any guilt at the moment. "Is everyone back?"
"I'm going to take a bath."
"Oh...what about Belfast? Have you introduced it to everyone?"
Sheffield nodded. There were many empty rooms on the third and fourth floors. After they came back, they arranged accommodation for Belfast and prepared the corresponding daily necessities.
She also explained the precautions in detail, but the work content has not been assigned yet. However, there is no difficulty. At most, two people can take turns to be assistants.
".It's not good for the master to be too carefree."
As for the introduction, the other ship girls had seen it when they came back. Although they were surprised, they all expressed their welcome to the new member.
"They go to the bathhouse together, saying that it helps them bond with each other."
Su Xin nodded and stopped asking questions. For her, this kind of daily interaction between girls was still a little difficult.
"So now...are we waiting for them to have dinner together?"
Sheffield replied: "I suggest you deal with the smell on your body first, otherwise people will mistakenly think that you are a bad young man who drinks all day long."
Su Xin was stunned for a moment, raised her sleeve and sniffed twice, it seemed that there was no smell, but since the scumbag maid would say so, it was probably that there was some on her body.
So the little commander nodded and said, "Then I'll go to the other pool to wash. There are fewer people there."
"It's up to you."
"Well... let's go then." Su Xin went back to the room to get the toiletries, then walked in front. After thinking for a while, she came back to her senses and reminded: "... the clothes are all with you, right?"
"Yes."
"...No skirt, no stockings, no leggings, no leather jacket."
"......Understood."
On the way to the bathhouse this time, many unfamiliar ship girls met Su Xin, and they all waved and greeted her. Occasionally, one or two would even sigh that they hadn't seen her for a long time.
For the first time, Su Xin discovered that facial paralysis was actually somewhat useful. At least she relied on it to handle the greetings with ease and without showing any timidity.
Ming Miao's exchange shop is still open. Not only is it very popular, but the order outside is also well maintained. The orderly operation allows the little commander to relax and fish without any worries.
Arriving at the bathhouse, Su Xin turned a corner and went to the [Men's Bath]. After walking through the aisle to the locker room, she suddenly remembered the owl she found in the closet.
"...I don't know if it's there this time. I want to touch it."
So the little commander opened every cabinet under Sheffield's puzzled look behind him, but he couldn't find the furry head.
"...are you treasure hunting? What do you plan to find in the men's locker room?"
"Uh... no." The little commander felt a little regretful. He opened a cabinet and started to take off his clothes. After thinking for a while, he turned back and asked her, "Sister, do you want to wash?"
"...if you insist."
"Insist? Insist on what...Did you wash it when you came back?"
"No."
Su Xin nodded, "Let's wash together. I brought shampoo and shower gel, but I've never used conditioner, so I don't have any here..."
Sheffield paused, "...Am I genderless in your eyes?"
