Combining these memories that were not worth savoring, Su Xin came to a vague conclusion: "...Maybe it's because I think... too much?"
"Well, tell me what it means specifically." Yixian took out a small notebook and began to take notes.
The young commander felt that there was no need to write about this matter, but he didn't want to dampen Yixian's enthusiasm, so he had to turn a blind eye to it and turned around to begin to explain his own point of view.
"It's because they are very close. Rafi and Amagi are also... um."
Su Xin, who couldn't say others liked her with a thick face, paused and reluctantly changed her words: "They are all very nice to me..."
Yixian understood what he meant, but he thought the little conductor's awkward look was quite cute, so he couldn't help laughing a few times, and then quickly controlled his emotions to prevent the other party from blushing further.
"so what?"
"So...so I get nervous, I feel...I feel..." Commander Su looked up at Lafite who was listening attentively, and licked his lips, "Will they suddenly kiss me...or something?"
The other two people present were stunned when they heard this. They really didn't expect this answer, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed... it was not impossible?
And Yixian discovered another problem: "According to what you said, it's okay for me to touch you... Is it because you, Susu, are not nervous at all when facing me?"
"Yes, why would I be nervous when being with my sister?" Commander Su answered as a matter of course, which made Yixian narrow his eyes and add two more strokes on the notebook.
"You mean, because they both like you and you have a corresponding emotional foundation, so when you think about the possibility of intimate actions, your sensitive constitution is triggered?"
Su Xin shifted her gaze unnaturally, paused for a while, and nodded, "I think...right?"
Rafi, who had been listening for a long time, was shocked. After coming to her senses, she was extremely happy. After listening to this self-narration, she found that the young conductor really had a good impression of her.
Yixian frowned and suggested, "If that's the case...we can actually do an experiment.
"When you are reading, daydreaming, or not paying attention to your surroundings, let Lafite touch you gently to see if there is any reaction. Then you will know if your guess is correct."
Su Xin had no objection, so she took the book and started studying.
But once she knew the content of the experiment in advance, she was always distracted, thinking about when she would be hit and whether she could reach a conclusion. Her mind was never free.
As a result, Lafite tried to touch her twice, and Su Xiaozhi's reaction was very strong. Once she even covered her chest and shrank to the end of the bed and began to gasp heavily.
It's really embarrassing to see this happen in broad daylight.
In desperation, the three of them decided to give up first and let Lafite find an opportunity at any time without informing the commander in advance to avoid affecting the result.
When Tiancheng and the maids came back, they found that only Lafei and Yixian were in the compartment, but Su Xin was nowhere to be seen, so they asked in confusion, "Where is Su Su?"
Lafite buried her slightly red face and said nothing. Yixian glanced at Tiancheng thoughtfully, and continued to write something while answering.
"She...went to the bathroom to change her clothes."
Chapter 513: You can fall behind, but you can’t start yet
Why did she suddenly change her clothes? Of course she couldn't tell the real reason, otherwise her dignity as a commander would definitely disappear!
Fortunately, I only needed to change my underwear and no one else could see it. I could take off the [Mobile Floor Heating ] that I had been wearing for a long time and say that I was just taking off my suit.
Su Xin made up her mind, endured the cold, quickly changed her clothes, washed her face, and nodded when she saw her originally red cheeks turned cold and white due to the low temperature.
"Well... you can go back now."
“It’s so cold…!”
Since dinner wasn't even served yet, Tiancheng naturally wouldn't go back to the small upper bunk so early. Instead, he sat on the folding cushion on the window side of the corridor with Yixian.
She turned her back to the direction of the train's movement, watching the scenery outside the window rapidly receding. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but suddenly she lowered her head and smiled softly.
Yixian looked up at her and asked casually, "Is there anything happy that you can share with me?"
“Well… not really.” Tian Cheng held up his chin and breathed a sigh of relief, “I just feel that the things I don’t like are rapidly moving away, and the life I look forward to is getting closer. This can also be considered… a happy thing.”
Yixian nodded, "This support activity is indeed over. It is better to be comfortable and happy in our own port area."
Tiancheng smiled slightly and replied
The matters recorded in the small notebook have been sorted out. Yixian put away the ballpoint pen and when he looked up, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the black string wrapped around Tiancheng's little finger. He was a little concerned.
This was not something that could not be asked, so Yixian asked her curiously: "The string on your finger... is it a new piece of jewelry?"
"Well... count as such, right?"
Tiancheng generously showed it to Yixian. The rope ring, made of ordinary material and simple style, was wrapped around the base of the white and slender little finger twice, creating a strong contrast.
Yixian really didn't expect that Tiancheng would be so satisfied with such a small thing. She thought that Tiancheng liked similar accessories and thought that she would just help him weave two more when she had nothing to do.
"This isn't very difficult to make. If you like, I can make a few different ones for you."
"Hmm? You want to help me?" Tiancheng smiled, a little surprised, "I thought you would hate me. After all... we have the same goal."
"But this does not conflict with our normal daily interactions..."
Yixian looked at Lafei, who was sticking his head out of the cubicle and was alert, and thought she was very innocent and cute. "It doesn't matter who comes first or later. I just know that I won't give up."
"It's great that you think so." Tiancheng sighed with relief.
Yixian did not respond. When he stood up and was about to go back to the compartment to accompany his lovely ally, he heard the fox sitting opposite him suddenly add another sentence.
"Then I can monopolize Susu's token... and feel at ease."
The ship girl who had just stood up paused, stretched out her hand to push down the cushion folded against the wall, sat down again, and glanced at the little finger that seemed to be deliberately showing off.
"...What do you mean?"
Tiancheng chuckled, "Haha... I'm sorry, why don't you guess... what did Susu and I do over there?"
"commander?"
Coming out of the bathroom, Su Xin, who happened to be passing by, stopped and looked into the cubicle where the voice came from: "Hmm? Nimi-chan, what's wrong?"
"Even the Commander has started calling me that..."
"Because Javelin and Laffey all call you that." The little commander walked in and took a look at the pile of bedding on Z23's bed. "...Are you living with Javelin?"
"Yes."
Z23 closed the thick black leather notebook, took down the mirror and folded it. "After all, Rafi went to live with you, and I'm the only one she's familiar with."
After hearing what Z23 said, Su Xin felt a little guilty. She always felt that she had broken up the small circle of the three families.
"Commander, don't think too much. There is no other meaning."
Commander Su breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the notebook on the table, and asked her, "What is this? Study notes?"
"Almost." Z23 handed over the notebook straightforwardly. "It's about the preparations for teaching in the lecture hall that you mentioned before."
If Z23 hadn't mentioned this, Su Xin would have almost forgotten about it. In fact, she had started construction of a new school in the port area during the event.
Unfortunately, Ming Miao, the profiteer, went out to sell equipment, leaving only Shiranui, who runs a small shop, and the cute brainless Bullin and Bullie at home.
Although Su Xin didn't think there was any risk in asking Shiranui for help, the other party declined the job on the grounds that he was a "temporary merchant."
There is nothing wrong in letting the little yellow chickens start work first, but the unscrupulous businessmen are not at home, and the supply of materials, drawings and the like is slow, so the progress of infrastructure construction will not be fast.
Seeing Su Xin flipping through her notes, Z23 took the opportunity to carefully examine her commander.
The little commander, who was sensitive to sight, naturally noticed it, but didn't say much. She knew that Z23 was a serious person and had legitimate reasons for everything he did, so she let him watch.
".…commander."
"Hmm?" Su Xin closed the lesson plan filled with course schedules, "What's wrong?"
"It's like this, Javelin always likes to read comic books, and the contents are mostly romance..."
She paused, looked up at Su Xin, and seeing that she looked normal, she continued, "Recently, she's always nagging me, asking why... you haven't been with Lafei yet..."
The young commander was stunned and suddenly didn't know how to answer.
You said I wasn't ready yet... I had already told Amagi that we should try to get along well;
You said I was ready... Then why is there no news at all? And Rafi's good friend had to ask about this matter personally.
After careful consideration, Su Xin gave her answer: "I have the idea of trying to get involved in this area, but currently... I am working with Sister Tiancheng..."
"I see..." Z23 nodded. "It's a good thing that we are getting used to each other. I believe that with the Commander's serious attitude, there will be results sooner or later."
Su Xin was a little confused by this. She thought Z23 meant that he hoped she would be more inclined towards Lafite. Now it seems... it doesn't matter?
"I thought... you would support Lafite more?"
"I can't say I support you. I certainly hope that Laffey can get what she wants, rather than Miss Amagi, who I'm not very familiar with. But... this is your decision, Commander. Just focus on yourself."
Su Xin pursed her lips and was about to nod when she heard Z23 add, "And for us shipgirls, the order of precedence is actually not that important. The most important thing is to achieve our wishes."
"What... first and last?"
"Well... I mean, the commander is the commander, so it is very likely that he cannot be like an ordinary human. In fact, you will always be with Xu-
"Susu!"
Su Xin was interrupted when she was halfway through her speech. She turned around and looked at the person who came after hearing the voice. She was a little surprised and asked, "Sister Yixian, why are you suddenly--hmm?"
Yixian, who usually looks calm and unconcerned, suddenly lifted Su Xin's chin in a hurry and kissed her.
It was short and soft, with a different flavor from Lafite and other places outside of Tiancheng, mixed with the scent of grass and wood, which made the little commander stunned in place, "You...what are you doing...?"
"I'm afraid I'll be too late." Yixian smiled apologetically at Z23, and then rested his forehead against Su Xin's intimately, "There are many people who started earlier than me. I can fall behind, but I can't accept not having started yet."
She pecked him again, her expression gentle.
"Please keep a place for me in your heart. If possible... it would be even better if you could cut in line."
Chapter 514: The Speaker Says He Is Honest
"..."
"..."
The two maids standing at the door of the compartment looked at each other. They didn't dare to speak in the almost stagnant atmosphere and winked at each other.
"Why don't you ask what's going on?"
"...I've only been here a few days. You should be my senior in the maid job. Shouldn't you take the lead at a time like this?"
"I'm better at cleaning, but Belfa is definitely better at communication..."
"But I'm not familiar with the situation in the port area. If I ask rashly, what if the commander blames me?"
Sheffield exchanged glances with Befa for a while, then he looked at the four people inside helplessly. After a slight hesitation, he spoke to break the silence.
"...Master, would you three like to drink something?"
Befa watched as the four people all shifted their gazes at the sound, and through their eyes, they put a serious atmosphere on Sheffield. As a result, the maid remained as steady as a rock.
As a light cruiser two years younger than Sheffield in history, although Belfast has more comprehensive maid skills, it has just joined the port area not long ago and lost its commander before, so it still hasn't adapted well.
Now, seeing that Sheffield could remain calm under several extremely oppressive gazes, she felt a sense of admiration in her heart and was even more impressed by the courage of this "maid senior".
The people in the compartment were silent for a few breaths, and the little commander responded with some distress, "Well... I drink milk? They just..."
"No need for now, we'll have dinner soon." Yixian replied gently, "Thank you, this may take some time, so...can you please help look after the door for a while?"
"I understand."
Sheffield nodded, turned around with Befa, took another step out of the aisle, and completely disappeared from the cubicle entrance. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Beifa, who was standing on the other side, was quite surprised and asked her quietly: "You were so calm just now, I thought you were used to dealing with this kind of atmosphere."
"...No, this kind of situation rarely happens in Minato. Usually, they are very...friendly."
"I see..." Befa thought for a moment, "I'm more curious about what they will talk about."
No one spoke in the compartment. Both parties sat on the edge of the beds facing each other, and no one knew what they were thinking.
Tiancheng obviously knew the development of the situation, so after a brief silence, he was the first to speak with his usual light smile, as if he was talking about a common thing.
"Susu, why are you sitting so far away? We are not going to eat you."
The little commander who was sitting alone on the right side of the bed pouted. If it was in the past, she would have believed it, but now that all three of them had made it clear, she was still saying it, as if she had never been kissed before.
"..Why do I feel a little proud?"
Su Xin shook her head, putting the strange thoughts behind her, then raised her eyes to look at the three people sitting in a row opposite her, feeling a little inexplicable.
"...So now it's...what I imagined?"
The three people who had all achieved the goal of taking action against the young commander nodded without saying much. Their tacit understanding made them look very justified.
Su Xin was stunned for a moment, feeling a little overwhelmed by the unexpected development of the situation.
