"Ah, yes, I accidentally did too much, haha." Cleveland laughed, "Commander, do you want to try it? I am quite confident in my abilities."
Huang Chen had a weird expression on his face, and it felt quite awkward. Although he could understand that Cleveland was good at cooking, or that as a White Eagle ship girl, she was strangely not a master of dark cuisine.
After all, Cleveland looks like he can do anything, but the problem is that your housewife-like look doesn't match your temperament!
You're Daddy! Where's your masculinity? How can you cook like a girl?
Of course, such words could only be grumbled in his mind, never spoken aloud. After all, based on the fragments of memories he recalled, Cleveland himself did not like the name "Dad C."
Although many strange thoughts suddenly came to his mind, his hands did not slow down. He randomly picked some unknown barbecue from the plate on the stove and stuffed it into his mouth, then nodded, "Very good!"
It's really good, and it can be considered above average in any case.
In addition, although the food in Sakura Empire is delicious, it always feels too light and has been a bit boring these days. When Huang Chen ate the barbecue, he couldn't suppress a smile on his face and couldn't help picking up small pieces of meat and stuffing them into his mouth.
"Not bad, really good!" Huang Chen commented as he spoke, while Cleveland smiled gently at the side, "I told you it was not bad!"
"Very good!" Huang Chen continued to praise while eating, then suddenly remembered the previous topic, "Why did you come here so suddenly? Haven't you been busy with the shipping company's business recently? Have you finished it?"
"Not really," Cleveland shook his head. "It's not exactly busy, though. I just have to clock in every day, but I still have plenty of free time. They had to come over today, so I brought them here."
"Them?" Huang Chen was a little surprised. He looked up and noticed that there were several girls behind Cleveland.
The first thing he noticed was a girl blowing bubble gum. She had long beige hair, similar to Cleveland's, casually draped behind her. She wore a pair of large sunglasses on her head and a sweatshirt with a yellow star printed on it. She was staring at him without blinking.
Curiosity and an indescribable emotion flickered in her pink eyes. Noticing Huang Chen's gaze, she blew a bubble, put it into her mouth, chewed it, and then said, "Hello, Commander!"
After saying that, he didn't say anything else and just stared at Huang Chen.
The latter felt a little embarrassed and grinned, "Hello. Colombia."
Fortunately, he had asked the company about the appearance of the Cleveland sisters before, otherwise he really couldn't remember the girls' names. In fact, he could still guess, but it would be embarrassing if he made a mistake.
"It feels like..." Columbia walked out of the kitchen and came close to Huang Chen, circling around him, "It feels like the commander hasn't changed at all. Ah, it seems like his eyes have softened."
"What else could change?" Huang Chen smiled faintly. The so-called softening of his gaze... meant he was not as lustful, right?
After all, they are real people. Who can be as unscrupulous as they were when looking at characters in games in the past?
He shook his head and looked at the girl in front of him carefully. In fact, he was still very impressed by Colombia.
After all, during a long period at the beginning of the game, Columbia was the only justice in the Knights of the Sea, and had a completely different popularity from its own light cruiser.
The situation wasn't resolved until Biloxi showed up later, but she wasn't particularly close to the K-Pop sisters.
So generally speaking, it is acceptable to say that Columbia is the only conscience of the C-class.
Just as I was thinking about something, I saw Columbia's face change. He covered his chest with his hands, and his expression became a little strange. "It's too early to judge. The commander hasn't changed at all. He still likes to visit these places so much."
Huang Chen's face was full of black lines. He just took a look accidentally, why did he act like a pervert? Are girls so sensitive to these things?
And you're just a light cruiser! Although you're one of the best light cruisers, you're still a small fry compared to some battleships and aircraft carriers!
Take Akagi for example, you are not a heavyweight at all. Even Bumblebee with the debuff of blonde twintails is stronger than you. Do I need to look at your Wangzai buns?
There's absolutely no need for that! You're just slandering me! Of course, as a commander, I won't argue with a shipgirl about this sort of thing, so I forgive you without hesitation.
Hey, I'm such a considerate commander!
Huang Chen sighed and chose not to care about it, letting it go with the wind. He shook his head and looked at Columbia's cheek again, his eyes sweeping across the air.
It accidentally passed by Columbia's chest, and then paused subconsciously.
"Commander, you looked again!" Columbia shouted.
Huang Chen gasped and just as he was about to explain, he realized he had no way to refute it! He became even angrier!
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"Well, Columbia, this is what a commander is like." A soft and gentle voice suddenly came from the side, "Or maybe this is what our commander is like!"
It seemed like he wanted to get out of the predicament, but it made Huang Chen's face even more upset.
What do you mean by "our commander"? Please don't make me sound like an LSP. I'm pure.
Huang Chen's heart raced, and then he saw Columbia's relieved expression. He almost gasped. "Are you serious? Columbia? Why are you so relaxed?"
I looked over following the sound, wanting to see who was speaking so rudely, but the first thing I noticed was a warm and bright smile, which made me feel healed instantly.
Then I noticed that it was a girl with light camel-colored short hair that reached her ears. The ends of her hair seemed to have been cut casually, not so neat, but softer.
He was wearing simple and casual clothes, which was somewhat androgynous. At first glance, I thought he was a cute boy.
"Finally see you again, Commander. It's been a long time since we last met." Seeing Huang Chen looking at her, the girl continued to speak gently.
Huang Chen opened his mouth, intending to retort, "This is how our commander should be," but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Looking at such a cute and gentle child, looking at that bright and healing smile, I really can't say a word of rebuttal.
Shaking his head, Huang Chen also showed a bright smile, "Long time no see, Badan."
Chapter 142 Independence & Princeton & Biloxi
Badan still smiled gently and said, "It's great to see the commander again. I heard Cleveland say that the commander was back, and I couldn't believe it."
Huang Chen just laughed, not knowing how to respond.
"Yeah, it was really unexpected. I heard Montpellier say that the commander suddenly came back." A voice suddenly interrupted from the side. Looking in the direction of the voice, it was a girl with long pink hair, a white dress, and a dark blue shawl.
Huang Chen thought for a moment, "I am indeed back, Princeton."
Princeton shook his head, his long pink hair flying everywhere. "I don't care about anything. As long as the commander is back, I'm glad. It's just..."
As she spoke, she became a little hesitant and glanced back, as if reminding herself of something.
Huang Chen felt a sense of urgency in his heart, and he had some understanding.
"Commander, long time no see. The light aircraft carrier Independence reports to you." Then came a gentle voice. Looking up, I saw a very beautiful girl.
She had short chestnut hair that reached her ears and was neatly cut at the ends. She had a long strand of hair behind her that went down to her waist. She had red eyes with a serious look and wore a blue cloth headband. Standing beside her shoulder was a majestic bald eagle.
"Ah, independence!" Huang Chen was stunned, and his mood suddenly became quite complicated.
An independent and very cute girl. Her original portrait is actually a bit ordinary, but her skin portrait is very cute.
But she was just a cute little girl, so no one paid too much attention to her.
Later, when the transformation was opened, it was only then that people paid special attention to this ship girl.
After the transformation, it has become very powerful and has a place in the White Eagle Team. Although it is only a light carrier, it is more powerful than many regular carriers.
At the same time, the various costume portraits are quite beautiful, which completely hit Huang Chen's sweet spot. She was almost one of Huang Chen's favorite ship girls before he left that world.
In every aspect, it meets the requirements for Huang Chenfa's ring.
But at that time, Huang Chen had basically entered the retirement and leisure stage. He would go online every day to sort out the commissions and the backyard, and do the daily challenges.
It's impossible to attack, and I'm too lazy to even push the map during the event.
I fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't get the favorability level right. Later, new ship girls came out, so I gave up completely.
Now that I think about it, this kind of behavior is quite bad for a ship girl, right?
It's like forgetting your old love when you find a new one.
Huang Chen suddenly looked at Duli with a sense of guilt, but the latter didn't seem to think about these things. Instead, he was a little confused. "Commander? What's wrong?"
"Nothing, independence...how are you feeling?"
"How do you feel?" Duli pondered for a moment. "Commander, come back and measure me. I feel good and can attack at any time!"
"It's not an attack. Why do we need to attack now?" Huang Chen chuckled and shook his head. He wanted to say something, but opened his mouth and nothing came out. In the end, he said, "It's nothing. Independence, I'm back and I won't leave again."
"That would be best." Duli nodded, seemingly not caring at all about what had happened in the past.
Huang Chen did not feel relaxed, but rather felt uncomfortable, even though he, Huang Chen, had not done anything wrong. In this miraculous event, he was the one who benefited and was stable.
But what happened has already happened and cannot be changed. Even if you apologize or feel guilty, it cannot compare to spending time with the ship girls seriously in the future.
Suddenly, a high-pitched and magnetic voice came from the side, "After all, he is the commander. He can always come back at any time. Just like before."
The voice was quite heroic, but seemed to contain some aggression. Looking up, I saw a girl with long bright blue hair.
With her long hair tied into a big, long braid and draped behind her, and wearing a neat and clean suit, she looks like a successful person.
However, with his hands behind his back, he looks a bit like a gangster boss.
"You said so, Commander." The girl looked at Huang Chen again and confirmed.
Huang Chen nodded, and for a moment he actually felt a little oppressed. He had to admit that the girl's aura was indeed strong enough, and most people found it difficult to look her in the eye.
Moreover, the girl seemed to be releasing her aura intentionally and without restraint, which made people feel even more oppressed.
But Huang Chen is not an ordinary person. He pulled his emotions back from his previous melancholy and chuckled, "I'm back, Biloxi."
"I know, I saw it." Biloxi waved his hand and said seriously, "I really didn't expect the Commander to show up like this... Commander, don't you have anything to say about being gone for so long?"
Badan's eyes widened. "Biloxi, the Commander will be troubled if you ask this. And the Commander must have a reason, right?"
As she spoke, she looked at Huang Chen with her light blue eyes. Her transparent eyes were like gems, and the innocence and gentleness contained in them could cleanse anyone's heart.
Huang Chen grinned, not knowing how to explain. Reason, what reason, what reason?
"I know, Bataan." Biloxi shook his head and looked at Huang Chen, who was still serious. "Commander? He disappeared for so long, where is he?"
Cleveland, Columbia, Independence, and Princeton just watched silently without saying anything.
Obviously, even though they didn't seem to care about the commander's sudden disappearance for such a long time, who could be so calm and let it go so easily when their dear and respected commander suddenly disappeared and then suddenly appeared?
"I..." Huang Chen was stunned for a moment, then told the truth, "I don't know."
"I don't know?" Biloxi was stunned. She had not expected such an answer. She had thought of many possibilities.
For example, the commander might say that he has a hard time disappearing - like saving the world or something like that.
Or the commander would frankly admit that he shouldn't have left and ask for forgiveness.
But I never expected this kind of answer.
"I don't know either. When I woke up, I was in Wind City, Area C. It was about three or four months ago, and then I met Essex, Bumblebee and the others." Huang Chen continued to explain. This was all he could say.
"And I've forgotten a lot of my memories of the old docks. If Essex hadn't found me, I wouldn't even know I had a dock. Of course, I've recovered a lot now."
"Are you serious?" Biloxi frowned, his gray-blue eyes full of suspicion, and the people around him found it hard to believe.
But Huang Chen just nodded, "Really."
Biloxi looked at Huang Chen, who met her gaze without fear. Finally, she sighed and said with some relief, "Forget it. You are my commander after all. Don't mind what I said just now. Welcome back, Commander."
Chapter 143 Denver & Little Cleveland
Although there were some minor twists and turns, the final result did not deviate at all, just as Dunkirk had told Huang Chen.
As long as the commander has a hint of remorse, his ship girl will forgive him. Even if this guy disappears for so long without saying a word, the ship girl will not care.
In other words, even if you care, you will choose to forgive in the end.
Logically speaking, Huang Chen should have been familiar with this process long ago. After all, among the many ship girls he met again after meeting Dunkirk, which one did not forgive him like this?
However, after having closer and deeper contact with the ship girls in the past few days, he couldn't help but have more thoughts in his mind.
Even humans have joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness. If a child is abandoned by his or her parents as a child, and then reunited with them for various reasons after adulthood,
Even the most gentle person probably cannot accept and forgive immediately.
And as shipgirls, whose emotions are far more sincere and intense than those of humans, wouldn't it be the same? Then why do they always accept so easily the fact that a guy who disappeared for over 70 years has returned?
It was simply because that was the Commander. That was the Commander, and reuniting with the Commander was the most important thing. All other feelings could be buried, ignored, hidden in the deepest recesses of my heart, pretending they didn't exist.
But does that really not exist?
Huang Chen looked at the ship girls in front of him who were laughing and talking happily: Cleveland was packing up the last of the food, Columbia was eating secretly, Biloxi and Independence were laughing, Princeton was chatting happily with Essex who had arrived at some point, and Bataan was smiling beside them.
What a beautiful scene!
So, no matter what, I have to rebuild the port area!
"Hey! Commander!" Suddenly a call came from behind. Turning around, I saw a girl with short gray hair. She had two small ponytails on both sides. There was joy and novelty in her green eyes.
And on her left hand she was holding a little girl with short orange hair, who looked very similar to Cleveland.
Huang Chen narrowed his eyes and couldn't remember who the girl was for a moment. Instead, the little girl she was holding should be little Cleveland.
At this moment, the little guy was waving his hands excitedly, "Commander! Commander! Wow!"
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