"Since the treatment is effective, let's take it back home. It's not comfortable to lie on the ground in the sun."
Su Xin was stunned, and hurriedly and gently held the soft body of the little fox into her arms. After thinking for a while, she slowed down and walked side by side with the unsteady [Helena].
Neither of them was in the mood to chat and they remained silent along the way.
After arriving at the cave, [Helena] breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground leaning against the wall.
Su Xin sat opposite her holding the little fox, looked at her several times, and finally apologized in a low voice as if she was afraid of disturbing something.
"...I'm sorry, I just wanted to...try to save her..."
"It's okay." Helena sighed, "You are still young, and this is indeed a bit cruel to you."
"But you have to know that this world is cruel. Nothing... Never mind. If I continue, you'll think I'm nagging you."
Su Xin shook her head. "No, I know you are right. I am just being stubborn..."
"More than that, I hope you can be a little selfish. You should know that in times of crisis, selfish people always live well enough, while selfless people generally don't live long."
"Think more about yourself, or think more about your ship girls. If you die, they won't be able to live well."
The young commander really realized this this time and nodded solemnly, "I understand."
After a while, the little fox in her arms, which had recovered a lot, opened its mouth and licked Su Xin's palm. The moist and soft touch made her smile, and her mood became a little better.
"You still have the energy to act like a spoiled brat? It looks like you're almost well."
"Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else? I think I saw your tooth was broken just now, how are you now? Open your mouth and let me see."
The little fox opened its mouth obediently, its sharp white teeth of different sizes arranged neatly, making it impossible to tell which ones were broken just now.
"Well, I think he has recovered. How is he now? How is he feeling?"
The little fox moved its legs, stood up crookedly from Su Xin's legs, and flicked its tail.
"Ugh."
Su Xin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the little fox was indeed fine. She put the dropped small wrench back to recharge it, and then looked at it again and found that something seemed to be different.
She thought for a while, then as if to confirm something, she pinched the little fox's neck and lifted it up.
The little female fox, who had not had pleasant memories of this, struggled hard, but heard the person pinching her neck hesitantly and tentatively:
"Have you gained some weight?"
Little Fox:???
Chapter 499 The Style Is Not Right
Talking about weight, any related topic is a taboo in front of women, even if the person listening to it is a little fox, it is no exception.
After being stunned for a few moments, it twisted its body and struggled, its four short legs swinging like an electric fan, and it made a loud noise as if it was very angry.
Su Xin didn't quite understand. She thought that gaining weight was a good thing, as it meant that the fish she had eaten these days was not in vain and the little fox was growing well.
Unfortunately, the other party didn't seem to understand what she meant. Su Xin didn't want to continue pinching the back of his neck, so she loosened her hand and let the little fox fall on her legs. It seemed to step on her twice and then ran away.
"...What's going on?"
"Hehe, would you be happy if someone said you were fat?" Helena, who felt the same way, said unhappily.
This made the little commander, who was fed all day, spend some time thinking, and then he said honestly: "I should be fine, but the sisters will probably be very happy."
[Helena] choked and glanced at Su Xin's tablet, "Oh, then they will be happy indeed."
The pure, kind and naive little commander, with his good habit of being studious and inquisitive, looked at Helena for an explanation, but was rejected.
Helplessly, she could only look unwillingly at the little fox far away from her, closed her eyes with grievance and began to rest.
After a tough battle and some psychological shock, coupled with the energy consumed in charging the small wrench, Commander Su fell asleep soon.
[Helena] glanced at the glaring light outside, muttered to herself, "It's not even noon yet and they're already sleeping," and then she also became quiet.
Not long after, the little fox that was curled up in the cave raised its head, looked left and right, and when it saw that both of them had fallen asleep, it got up lightly.
Its petite body and thick pads allow it to walk silently, like a hunter waiting for its prey.
At this moment, the little hunter was holding his breath, walking step by step towards the bucket placed not far from Su Xin.
The bucket was filled with clean fresh water. Because there was no noise around, the water surface was calm and smooth like a mirror.
The little fox then walked to the water mirror, and looked up at the other two people in the cave vigilantly. Seeing that they had their eyes closed, he relaxed his tense body.
It stood on tiptoe and grabbed the bucket, trying to stretch its little face above the water, but it was not high enough and its face could not be seen.
The little fox was so anxious that he stretched out his claws twice and stuck his hind legs on the wall of the bucket, with his front paws supporting the edge of the bucket. Only then could he see his little head clearly.
Although it's a little strange, this fox looks so cute, how can it be fat?
It's not the Tibetan fox that can only identify popular creatures on the Internet. With its big eyes, pointed chin, ears and fur color, it's definitely a cute little creature, okay?!
The little fox looked at the front face with a serious attitude, thought for a while and tilted his head to look at the side, and he was still as slim and slender as ever, with no possibility of gaining weight!
It was satisfied, and subconsciously licked the tip of its nose with its tongue. It was about to get off the bucket, but when it looked up, it saw the little commander's eyes with a hint of smile.
"..."
Su Xin didn't feel embarrassed when she saw that she was discovered. Instead, she reached out and touched the little fox's head.
"I said it more seriously because I think you are growing up, not because I dislike you for being fat."
"You are still very, very cute. No need to take pictures anymore. Eat more at noon. This is my apology to you."
The little fox was not panicked. As soon as his front paws loosened, he wanted to jump off the ground. However, his paws got stuck in the fibers of the barrel, and he fell backwards, with his little head hitting the ground.
"Ten"
99 .......
"...Woo."
This time Su Xin really couldn't help herself. She stood up and tried to rescue it while smiling, but the little fox broke free by itself and dodged her and jumped far away in three or two steps.
"It's not my fault, is it? It was your own carelessness.
"Woo!"
"Come here quickly, let me see where you hit me."
"...snort."
Helena, who woke up at some point, watched the interaction between the two sides and felt something was wrong.
The little fox was so smart that it seemed that this interaction did not seem to be between a pet and its owner, but rather like flirting, and she simply could not bear to watch it.
"That's enough." Helena looked at Su Xin, who was stroking the fish fur frantically, and reminded her unhappily, "It's noon, where's your fish?"
Su Xin was stunned, "Yes."
She had just picked up a few fish when she was attacked. When she was trying to interfere with the black shadow's attack, she threw away all the remaining fish. Now there was no stock left in her space.
"I'll go fry some more. It's been so long, I guess all the fish I caught earlier have been washed away."
[Helena] glanced at her and said, "Remember to make a quick decision and don't attract another one. I don't have the energy to save you again."
"Well, I know."
Su Xin plans to heal Helena's injuries as soon as possible so that she can return to her own world as soon as possible.
Although I spent decades in Zeppelin's world last time, when I returned I found that less than a day had passed.
But who knows whether the conversion ratio between the two worlds is the same? If, as written in the book, one day in heaven is equal to one year on earth, then we will be in big trouble.
Therefore, after Su Xin caught the fish for lunch, she began to sleep very hard.
Logically speaking, she is already on the path to becoming a ship girl, and her energy and physical fitness should be far beyond that of a normal human, so she shouldn't need to sleep that much.
But in order to continuously charge the small wrench, Su Xin consumed a lot of energy, which made her fall asleep very easily.
Whenever the maintenance device stopped responding, she would finish her meal and rinse her mouth carefully, then stuff the small wrench into her bag, and sleepiness would instantly come over her.
Thanks to the magical effect of the small wrench, Helena's injuries healed quickly and she was able to move freely within two days. However, the ship's equipment was not fully repaired.
Su Xin wanted to fix all her problems at once, but Helena was not happy about it and insisted that the commander fix her arm first before continuing with the repairs.
Su Xin felt that her hand had already healed about 50% and she could wait until she got home to recuperate slowly. Unfortunately, Helena disagreed, so she had to start producing and selling her own products.
The injury to her left arm was not serious. After all, she had been treated for a short period of time, so the recovery process was not slow. Within two days, Su Xin was back to full strength.
It is worth mentioning that after Su Xin cured herself, she was afraid that the little fox had some hidden disease, so she tried to stick the wrench on the other's forehead again, and found that the healing effect would still be triggered.
[Helena] then declined to let the fox be cured first, to avoid it dying for no apparent reason.
Su Xin had no objection, but when she found that the fox was getting bigger and bigger and more serious as she treated it, she began to feel that something was wrong.
"[Nana], you say...it's not really a vixen, is it?"
Chapter 500 Looks Familiar
"Little fox, you seem to have gained some weight... Are you really not feeling uncomfortable?"
The little fox, who had spent a day growing from the ankle to the middle of the calf, wagged its tail and seemed to be in a good mood. It just hummed in response to Su Xin's question.
"Woo~"
"If you feel uncomfortable, tell me...oh, you can't talk either..."
"Ugh."
Su Xin hesitated. "How about stopping the treatment for two days? You are growing too fast... Will there be any hidden dangers?"
The little fox refused and hid somewhere else with the wrench in its mouth, looking petty as if he was afraid that Su Xin would take back the device.
"...Alas." Su Xin sighed and turned to ask Helena for her opinion, "Nana, do you think I should continue to treat her?"
[Helena] glanced at the fox huddled in the corner, "...its origin is a mystery, it's too smart, and its growth rate is weird. I suggest getting rid of it."
"What are you talking about..." the little commander muttered dissatisfiedly.
[Helena] didn't care. "Since you don't want to kill it, just keep it. I'm here anyway. Even if it's really a monster, I can deal with it."
"After all...times have changed."
Su Xin understood the joke, so she nodded. After thinking about it, she felt something was wrong. "Nana, you still can't summon the ship suit... You don't have a gun either."
[Helena] was stunned and found that it was true, but as a ship girl, she could not only rely on ship equipment to deal damage.
"It's okay." She knocked on the cave wall casually. After a loud bang, a circular depression with a diameter of one meter appeared. "I can save it with my bare hands."
Su Xin opened her mouth, not knowing how to complain. She turned her head to look at the little fox who was holding on to the metal piece tightly. The other party obviously didn't take it seriously and didn't even turn his head.
After dinner, I went to sleep. The commander had nothing to do for a while. After thinking for a while, he decided to ask Helena about her future plans.
So she carefully asked, "[Nana], where are you going after you recover from your injury?"
[Helena] looked up and glanced at Su Xin. "What's the matter? Do you feel sorry for me and want to take me in?"
"...If you're willing, it's not impossible..." Su Xin said and looked away, feeling embarrassed.
She really had no experience in intentionally salvaging ships. Most of the time, other ship girls joined the port naturally and without much ado.
Now thinking about the words that should be used to salvage the boat, the difficulty is almost as high as chatting someone up. At least Su Xin thinks that what she is doing now is actually no different from chatting someone up.
To be honest, Helena had not left a good impression on her before. She had trapped her without explanation and used threats and inducements to persuade her to cross the border.
Although she did have her reasons for doing so, Su Xin didn't think she should pay for other people's pain.
But later, facing the false threat from the observer, [Helena] still chose to fight to the death. Even though Su Xin knew that the other party was not doing it for her, she was still very touched.
Su Xin felt that she should give it a try. After all, what [Enterprise] said to her, "You also need to deal with your heart disease," might have included this meaning.
"Although in order to avoid exposing my identity, Helena's ability cannot be used at will."
"But it's not like the family can't afford to support someone. Even if you stay at home all day like Nagashima and Evil, it's actually not a problem."
Su Xin thought so and said so. Although it was a bit abrupt and awkward, it was okay as long as the meaning was conveyed.
[Helena] After listening to this, she held her chin up and stared at the little conductor. As she stared, she suddenly laughed, and she sounded as gentle as Helena.
"Susu..." She stopped laughing and took a long breath, "Although you are childish, timid, flat-chested, and not very smart."
She looked at Su Xin, who was tearing her mouth, and added: "But I know that you are a good child and have endless possibilities in the future."
"But... you're not her."
