How to fall in love with a ship girl?

In order to completely control the ship girl in front of him in an instant, Xu Huan admitted that he used a lot of strength, and now it seems that he went a little too far.

The ship girl watched Xu Huan approaching her, but her body had completely lost the ability to move. She wanted to say something, but when the sound reached her throat, no sound came out.

As the footsteps got closer, her eyes gradually turned into despair.

Normally, he and I take care of every little thing, but I never thought that the gap in strength between us has become so big.

As a ship girl, she could die on the battlefield, and her ship could sink for any reason, but she couldn't die at the hands of the person in front of her. If the other person wanted to kill her -

She closed her eyes and waited quietly for the other party's decision.

The imagined pain did not come. The ship girl only felt that her shoulder was gently patted by him.

"If you encounter an enemy in your own home in the future, either run away first or remember to call for help first."

The young man's voice came to my ears, and it seemed to carry a faint smile: "The other party can come to my house alone, he must have the corresponding confidence. You actually thought that he was just stupid or brave? Do you still think you can deal with him by yourself?"

"I admire your dedication, but... this won't happen again."

There was no sense of mockery, as if it was narrating a very ordinary thing.

The voice fell, and then the door was opened again, the sound of wind chimes was heard, and the footsteps gradually faded away and disappeared into the depths of the alley.

Beside the table, the cat that had been squinting slowly opened its eyes. It stretched, glanced at the ship girl who was still standing still in the room, and then lay down again.

After a long while, the silver-haired ship girl finally felt sore all over and sat down on the floor of the bookstore weakly.

"Owner..."

she murmured.

Chapter 18 Take Me With You

After the little episode in the bookstore, Xu Huan returned to the street and blended into the crowd.

When leaving the alley, he also deliberately started to explore and confirm what the mind cover mentioned by the ship girl just now was.

"Such a light layer... it's too subtle."

Looking at the thin layer of mental energy at the entrance of the alley, which seemed to have the function of shielding perception, Xu Huan was speechless.

Although it was also because he had lowered his vigilance in the city, this faint layer posed no threat and no warning... With the strength of his mental energy, he passed through it directly without feeling anything.

The kind that is crushed directly.

But if it is placed in the city...it seems to be just enough?

This kind of place is almost completely undefended and only known to its own people. It can not only prevent human activities from happening here, but also escape the Sirens' search perception.

After all, who would have thought that a seemingly ordinary bookstore would have a KanColle character?

As for the ship girl in the bookstore...

Xu Huan had already calculated the duration of his mental shock accurately, ensuring that he was far enough away from the bookstore before the other party regained control of his body.

As for learning to hide oneself, it is a compulsory course for the soldiers of the Human Alliance, and the crowds on the streets naturally become the best barrier.

In order to make himself look as normal as possible, Xu Huan took out a very casual sweatshirt from the space in the tactical watch, put it on directly, and then casually picked up some hair mud and rubbed it hard on his head.

As he went in and out of the alley, he transformed himself into a trendy student who had just had his vacation, with a calm demeanor and a natural expression.

However, just as Xu Huan was checking the glass beside him to confirm that he had no flaws and was about to get back on the road to experience the city's customs and culture, a beautiful figure appeared beside him.

"commander...."

Hu Teng looked at Xu Huan, who had changed his hairstyle and clothes, and couldn't help but smile.

The young man's facial features are already very delicate, and with such clothes and hairstyle... to use an inappropriate metaphor, he is so tender that he is like a baby.

If you ignore the scar on his eyebrow.

"It's a very suitable shape. He looks a bit like a high school student."

"You look like a high school student..."

Xu Huan glanced at Hu Teng.

"Can I take this as a compliment?"

“There are both praise and criticism.”

The other person's facial features are almost impeccable, but the only thing about his chest is...

Although it has nothing to do with being flat, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a high school student.

"By the way, where's the little octopus man? Why can't I see him by your side?"

"This..."

Hearing Xu Huan asking about this, Hu Teng sighed softly.

"Just now we suddenly lost track of you, Commander, and couldn't find you, so I suggested we split up and search... Now, she should be somewhere in the city, right?"

"....real?"

Xu Huan felt that about nine out of ten of Hu Teng's words were false.

It might be somewhat believable that the little octopus couldn't keep up with me, but if the person in front of me couldn't keep up either... it would be too fake.

Come to think of it, Hu Teng might have had some credit for the little octopus's inability to keep up.

"Of course it's fake... She was a little noisy, and I also wanted to be alone with you for a while, so I found an opportunity to separate and let her go to find you on her own."

Hu Teng had an indifferent expression and stated his purpose without any hesitation, his eyes fixed on Xu Huan.

"They watched me so closely on the boat that I could only find a chance after I got off the boat."

Xu Huan didn't quite understand what the ship girl meant by spending some time alone together and the opportunity, but it was probably something like continuing to recruit him for Iron Blood.

"The way you speak can easily lead to misunderstandings."

"Actually.....I just want this effect...Commander."

Hu Teng smiled slightly, retracted his gaze from Xu Huan, and lowered his head slightly, letting the hair in front of his forehead fall down, so that the expression on his face could not be seen clearly:

"By the way, did the commander just run into other ship girls?"

The voice seemed to be lowered.

"Hmm? We did meet a royal ship girl. How did you know that?" Xu Huan was just about to talk about this, but unexpectedly Hu Teng saw it first.

"You smell like her...rouge and powder."

"What does she smell like...?"

Xu Huan frowned.

Odor handling is one of the compulsory contents for the soldiers of the Human Rights Alliance. It is a compulsory course that is so basic that it cannot be more basic.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is an expert in this field. Many times he can even dodge the Zerg's noses, and he would never make such a low-level mistake as leaving a special smell on his body.

Or does the ship girl have a special identification method that I don’t know about?

"Did you smell it directly? Or is there another way?"

"A... special feeling that I can't describe. You could also call it intuition. I can't really explain it."

The ship girl shook her head, pulled up her drooping hair, and raised her head again. Her yellow eyes were somewhat unnatural:

"I just didn't expect that I would guess it right."

"Intuition...?"

Xu Huan suddenly thought of a saying that had been circulated on the main planet before. He couldn't remember the specific content, but this saying -

Commonly known as woman's intuition.

It would be great if scientific researchers could study the principles thoroughly and apply this intuition on the battlefield... then the chance of survival for every soldier in the Human Alliance would be greatly increased.

Without thinking too much about it, thinking that the ship girl in front of him knew more about the Royal Family than he did, Xu Huan recounted in detail what had just happened.

"The person you met should be the head maid of the royal family, Belfast."

After analyzing the information Xu Huan provided, Hu Teng thought for a moment and said:

"She is indeed not a ship girl who specializes in combat... You should be able to tell from the name of the head maid, and nominally speaking, you are likely to be her future master."

"Master? I don't need a so-called maid."

There are many organizations and institutions in the galaxy that sell slaves or servants of other races.

But in general, Xu Huan is not interested in these luxurious things.

Living under the service of others for a long time would cause serious fatigue and easily lose his clear cognition of himself. This was a fatal disadvantage for him who needed to fight on the front line all year round.

"It's not a question of whether it's needed or not, but for the shipgirls of the Royal Maid Corps, the commander is the master, and..." Hu Teng explained, and seeing that Xu Huan's expression was still a little cold, he said:

"Sometimes, it's not you who need them, but they who need you, Commander..."

"If you really care, then just treat it as a name, just like I call you commander."

"understood."

Xu Huan nodded.

"So where does the commander plan to go next?" asked the ship girl.

"Let's go shopping again and see if there's anything we can use."

"Well... then take me with you."

Chapter 19 Definition of Intimacy

"I guess the commander has no money on him right now?"

“…Really.”

Xu Huan was reminded by Hu Teng's words.

I have been on this planet for quite some time, but I have never seen the local currency.

If I had known earlier, I should have asked the little octopus for some when I gave her the pendant....

"I had some with me when I left the port, so take me with you and I can help you."

As Hu Teng spoke, he took out a small bag from his pocket, unbuttoned the pocket, and revealed a pile of golden coins inside.

"coin?"

In Xu Huan's time, coins were considered antiques. Apart from some collectors who were interested in this area, only a few museums had some of them.

"We generally call this kind of coin 'materials', but humans have different names for it in different places. And although each region issues its own banknotes, materials are the only transaction equivalent recognized by the whole world."

“How much are these worth?”

"It can be understood as the equivalent of gold, or...half of this commercial street." Hu Teng glanced at the nearby shops and made an analogy.

“That’s quite valuable…”

Xu Huan nodded thoughtfully.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I generally don't like to take advantage of others."

The young man took out another crystal stone emitting a faint blue light from his belt and said, "Let me exchange this with you. This way you won't be at a disadvantage."

Hu Teng looked at the crystal stone taken out by the man in front of him, and suddenly remembered something. Then he looked at his chest and fell into silence.

She had originally planned to reimburse all of Xu Huan's expenses, but she was somewhat tempted by the young man's suggestion.

This is probably how the crystal pendant on Royal Fortune’s chest came from, right?

Although the piece in front of me looks bigger and its own value should exceed that of the royal treasure, but in terms of the added value...

But it is far inferior.

At least it is difficult to show it directly on the body.

Seeing Hu Teng hesitate, Xu Huan thought that the chips he took out were not enough, so he took out another crystal from his pocket: "If one is not enough, how about two?"

"It's not a matter of quantity, Commander." Hu Teng turned his face away and said, "Do you have something similar to the one in Royal Fortune, but not exactly the same?"

"Almost the same? You mean the decorations?"