After Silly Bai finished complaining in shock, he realized something was wrong, "Wait, I'm the queen, shouldn't I be the one to use these? Damn Yingyong... take them away! Take them all away!"
After he finished speaking, he waited for a while, but no one moved. Shabai turned around and looked at the three people who didn't look very approving, feeling angry and aggrieved:
"I, I am the one you are familiar with!!"
The Queen and Ye huddled together for warmth, pretending not to hear. Hai Qi was even more direct, "Ah? But I'm from Donghuang. If I interfere in your affairs, it will definitely become a diplomatic incident, right?"
"Hmm?! That makes sense..." Silly Bai calmed down a lot, crossed his arms and thought for a while, and finally realized, "Ah, why don't I just live upstairs from her!"
"Hehe... I am more noble than her, so I have to step on her head. As for these things... I have taken note of them! When I save enough money, I will definitely buy better ones!"
"I'll live upstairs! Come on, follow me to see where the bedroom is. I need to clean it up properly!"
The three of them looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, followed the arrogant Elizabeth upstairs, and began to look for the room according to the location.
Haiqi & Tianhou & Ye: "Looks like... my room will have to wait a little longer..."
Chapter 881: Apricot and Whale Village (Part )
Because it is not as free as in the port area, there are people watching you no matter what you do when you go out.
Therefore, everyone unanimously chose to reduce going out, and the ten-day journey became dull, boring and closed.
During this period, only the commander was a little busy. He visited relatives and friends every few days. Today he read fairy tales to children, tomorrow he listened to Frederick the Great tell stories, and the day after tomorrow he had to go out and chat with the crew.
However, after all this trouble, outsiders' evaluation of her has indeed increased a lot. At least on this ship, her image is very positive.
Except for the crew members who were trying to strike up a conversation because of her beauty, most of them developed a liking for this lovely and sincere young commander.
It was a pity that after spending a few days together, they had to part ways. After the ship sent them to the city's port, it was time to return and leave.
Before leaving, Su Xin received a simple gift from several crew members. It was a cooked and air-dried sea fish, which they usually ate as a side dish while smoking and drinking.
Captain Sun also liked the little girl very much, but he was smarter than the crew members. He just smiled and waved his hand, then turned around and directed the crew to set sail again.
After the ship gradually sailed away, Su Xin breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her eyes to stare at the fish corpse in her hand.
Dido lowered her head and walked forward. After asking for permission, she put away the unique snacks. When she was about to turn around, she saw two white-haired people wearing sunglasses not far away. She immediately exclaimed:
“Y-It’s you…?!”
Su Xin obviously hadn't reacted yet, until two girls, one tall and one short, pushed aside the ship girl and stood in front of her, she suddenly realized, "So you guys have already arrived-
"Ah, what a coincidence." The taller Purifier took off his sunglasses and interrupted the commander. "I didn't expect to meet you in Sakura Empire. My friend, are you here for tourism as well?"
Su Xin looked at the Purifier who was winking at her, and finally wised up, "Uh...ah, no, it's just...paid leave, but what a coincidence."
Purifier: "Really? It seems like a long time has passed since we last met. You are still so beautiful, hahaha——Ahh?!"
The observer who had retracted his right foot curled his lips and glanced at the smiling little commander, "...We've finished our tour anyway, why don't we join you? It'll be more lively."
"Okay, welcome. But I don't have the final say on where I go. After all, I'm just on a business trip. I have to wait for my boss to send someone to pick me up."
Just as Su Xin finished her words, a black-haired girl not far away came closer with a smile and waved at her implicitly: "Xin Gongfu L Fei...ah, no...is it Chu, Chu Chi meeting...?"
The young commander knew the other party's intention without having to guess. He immediately walked through the ship girls surrounding him and walked up to the girl to introduce himself:
"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Su Xin. Are you here to pick me up for support?"
"L, um, I, I mean, yes..." The girl lowered her head shyly, "Sorry, I didn't learn Donghuang language very well... My name is Xiao Ye Xing, you can call me Xingzi."
Su Xin responded, but secretly she was sizing up the girl from Sakura Empire in front of her, Anzi, who was about the same age as her.
Xingzi has long, shiny black hair with bangs. The ends of her hair that fall to her waist are trimmed into a line. She looks bookish and very well-behaved.
His eyes were large and dark and flickering, and his skin was milky white and seemed to glow in the hot summer sun.
His cheeks were slightly red, there was sweat on his forehead, and coupled with the darker patches on his long-sleeved clothes, it could be guessed that the other party had probably been waiting in the sun for some time.
This made Su Xin feel guilty for no reason, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it was unnecessary. She was not driving the boat, and she could not decide when to go ashore.
As for now, let's find a shady place and ask about the situation.
"Hmm... so cool... ah." Xingzi, who was holding a glass of iced juice, suddenly came back to her senses and nodded awkwardly, "I, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you..."
"No." Su Xin took the juice bought by Beifa, thanked her and looked at Xingzi again, "Can you tell me more about Xia Huo?"
"Yes, it is."
Xingzi took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and then explained in her soft voice:
"I'm a student from the [Kyoto Command Academy]. I signed up for a volunteer activity, so I was assigned to guide you in this red support operation during the summer vacation."
"For this red activity, we need to go to the remote fishing village, Whale Village."
"It used to be a village, but because it was close to the front line, the residents moved away. Later, the houses were bought by the government, and the fishing village was used as a base to support the war."
"There's nothing special to note about this red activity, but after all, the place is remote, so it would be very inconvenient if you need anything."
"As a local, Xingzi can help you a lot, so during the event, Xingzi will also live in the fishing village and accompany you throughout the summer event."
"Well... I heard that you participated in a support operation before... Um, support, these two words are hard to put together... Ah, so, so there shouldn't be anything that you are not used to..."
Ono An pursed her lips and smiled a little embarrassedly, then bowed deeply, "Please, please take care of me..."
Su Xin took the opportunity to look at Tiancheng, who was smiling, and then helped him up and said a few polite words.
After resting for a while, everyone, under the guidance of Xingzi, boarded another small boat and prepared to set off from the port and go directly to the fishing village.
Although Xingzi was quiet during this period, her eyes were always looking outside and her body had no intention of moving at all, like a girl in seclusion who was bound by rules called "demeanor" and still yearned for the sea.
She was unaware of the extra Purifiers and Observers among the group of Ship Girls, and thought that except Su Xin and herself, everyone else was a Ship Girl from the port.
This made the Purifier's clumsy performance on the shore just now seem meaningless, but it also made the young commander feel a lot more at ease.
At least she didn't have to spend so much time explaining the two's origins and trying to find ways to keep them by her side.
The journey from the port to the fishing village was much longer than expected. They boarded the ship at noon and still hadn't reached their destination until the evening.
As a reserve commander who signed up for the volunteer activity, Xingzi had no idea about the specific situation and just covered her stomach calmly.
At first Su Xin thought the other person had a stomachache, until a faint sound came from his body, she realized that he was hungry.
"If you don't mind, Sister Beifa has a lot of great fortune here..."
Xingzi's face flushed, she bit her lip and waved her hands, "Thank you, thank you for your generosity, but, no need..."
The little conductor tilted his head, "But your stomach is growling."
"But, but if I gain weight again, my weight will... exceed the limit..." The girl tightly covered her stomach with her hands, "Sorry, let's forget it..."
Since the person concerned was unwilling to accept it, Su Xin couldn't force him to eat it, and from the wording, it was obvious that there were some reasons she didn't know.
But after all, this is just a stranger, the one Tiancheng mentioned before coming here, a stranger who most likely has a purpose.
At most, Su Xin would show a little kindness in such an insignificant matter, and she didn't intend to give more.
So after making sure that Anzi would not eat the daifuku, the little commander returned the dessert to Befa, and took a palm-sized piece of dried fish from Dido, which he tore and chewed with his hands, just to fill his stomach.
When she finished one side and was about to eat the other, she caught a glimpse of Xingzi who was secretly staring at the dried fish in her hand.
The moist lips have been licked countless times, and the pearly teeth biting the lower lip and the slightly furrowed brows make it easy to see the mood called "entanglement".
Su Xin had no choice but to pass half of the dried fish to the other person, "If you're worried about getting fat, it's okay to eat this, right? It's basically all protein."
“Is…is this really okay…?” Xingzi looked at the little commander eagerly.
Seeing the other party nod, she took the dried fish with profuse gratitude, and tore the fish meat with her hands with curiosity and a little unfamiliarity, put the rough food into her mouth and chewed it, then she widened her eyes like a deer.
“Book\LL (delicious)...”
"Haven't you ever eaten dried fish before? Supermarkets should sell similar snacks, right?" Su Xin asked casually.
Xingzi curled her eyes, chewed the dried fish and answered vaguely: "Kerosene, no messing around at home... As for fish, we can roast it or cook it into soup..."
"I see."
After saying that, Su Xin didn't plan to ask too many more questions. She let Xingzi carefully taste the snacks other than cat food like a ragdoll cat eating fish for the first time.
When the sun was about to set, the group was able to leave the boat and set foot on a strange land.
Whale Village.
Although the name "Whale Village" sounds very grand, it is actually just an abandoned small village.
Judging from the height, most of the houses are only one-story, and a very small number of them are raised up to form a two-story structure, which looks quite conspicuous.
Unlike the square bungalows, in accordance with the style of the Sakura Empire, even in remote fishing villages, the houses are mostly made of wood and have sloping roofs.
They are facing different directions and are scattered on the shore, some distance away from the sea.
As the sun sets and the sunlight is lost, the orange lights in some houses in the fishing village seem safe and warm.
"Well, those are the ship girls who arrived here early." Anzi took out a handkerchief and wrapped the clean skeleton, and explained softly: "They are very nice people. They will take the initiative to clean the entire village, even without compensation."
Su Xin nodded and looked around. About one-third of the houses had lights on. Most of them were small one-story houses, while the two-story structures were empty.
"So those two-story buildings are where we're going to live?"
Kyoko nodded, then shook her head, "You and your shipgirls will live on the second floor, and I will find a room near where you live."
"Why?" the young commander asked.
Xingzi folded her hands and bowed, "Since this is a volunteer activity, it is normal for the conditions to be a little worse. The main thing is to ensure that the port areas that come to support have a relatively good environment."
Su Xin: "I mean... why do you have to live near the house I chose? You can always contact me by phone if you need anything, right? It doesn't matter where you live, right?"
Xingzi was stunned. This question was obviously beyond her expectations. After a brief moment of distraction, she bowed again apologetically.
"Cun Sun Mishiku...ah, ah, I mean, I'm so sorry, because I thought I would be lonely on my own, so I took the initiative to..."
The volume of the apology was a little loud, and a few orange lights flickered in the distance. It was probably the ship girls who heard the noise and came out to check.
Su Xin herself has the mission of "leaving a good impression on people". If she continues to pester them, it may give these wandering ship girls the first impression of being "harsh".
After thinking quickly, she chose to let it go, "...It's nothing, I'm just curious, and I don't intend to blame you."
"Really? I'm so sorry." Xingzi looked up at the gentle little conductor nervously, bit her lip and asked, "Then, then Xingzi, can I come to see you more often?"
Without waiting for Su Xin to reply, she hurriedly explained: "Because the knowledge in the textbooks cannot replace practice, if it is convenient for you, I would like to ask you some questions..."
"......Can."
"Well, thank you so much! As for the fish, I'll keep it in mind! Thank you very much!"
Su Xin had no choice but to take the yawning Lafite by her side to prevent her from wandering off and getting lost. She then turned around and quickly counted the number of people before heading towards the village.
There are no "roads" in the traditional sense in Whale Village. There are only gaps of varying sizes between the houses. Those that are closer can only accommodate one person in one direction, while those that are farther away can accommodate a basketball court.
This layout makes it easy to get lost. After turning around twice, you can't tell which entrance is which.
Fortunately, the houses around were low, and the two-story building they went to was more conspicuous. They just had to look up and head towards the center of the village.
On the way, Su Xin and others met many wandering ship girls. Compared with the support operations in winter, the ship girls in the fishing village seemed to be more leisurely and friendly.
Perhaps influenced by the local culture of Sakura City, they felt as if they were in a resort. They were not nervous when seeing strangers and most of them chose to say hello actively.
The lights were dim and it was hard to tell who was who, so we just said hello and walked away, not choosing to chat for a long time to avoid causing inconvenience to others.
However, judging from the large number of ship girls landing on the island, the identities of the visitors have become clear.
Su Xin felt fortunate for the self-discipline and politeness of the wandering ship girls, but at the same time, it also raised the difficulty of building relationships to a higher level.
After all, if you don't need help from others, it means there will be no intersection.
If they still show no curiosity or demand for equipment when they meet formally tomorrow, then there is a high probability that Su Xin will become a true passer-by in this support operation.
After some thought, the young commander looked at the rather exquisite two-story cottage in front of him, sighed secretly, and then looked at Xingzi who was smiling gently.
"I live here, how about you?"
Kyoko blinked, glanced around, and looked at the ship girls again, "Well... let your ship girls choose first? If there are any left, I will choose them."
"Um...thank you."
"You are so polite, please give me more advice!"
"......it is good."
Chapter 882: Innocence
As a support station, Whale Village is obviously not too bad in terms of environment, transportation, living conditions, etc.
The two-story building located in the center of the village doesn't even have a separate bathroom, which means that seven people, including Su Xin, need to share the toilet on the first floor.
