"Tai-Tai-Tai… Taihou!"
"Wh-What a coincidence, Taihou! We… we found the Commander and were just about to go report to Nagato!"
Sister Zuikaku could only exclaim, but it was older sister Shoukaku who reacted quickly, hastily explaining their purpose to avoid getting entangled with this yandere girl here.
But unexpectedly,
Taihou's "madness" did not flare up. Instead, she kept looking at Jack, smiling, exuding gentleness.
"Ara, it seems my sisters have some misunderstandings about Taihou, but it doesn't matter. Taihou only needs Commander-sama."
Taihou swayed as she walked over, her terrifying frontal armor size directly dwarfing the three women present.
Mikasa swallowed.
She's really too big! Can't compare, can't compare!
Facing the aggressive Taihou, Jack only used one move.
"Come here!"
"Sigh~"
Taihou leaned into Jack's embrace with a joyful heart, her eyes narrowed into slits.
"Alright, let's continue to where we were originally going."
Jack said to the three.
"But Taihou, she…"
"It's just one extra companion for now. With me here, Taihou will be very well-behaved."
"En, en! Taihou is very well-behaved!"
Who would believe that!
As expected, Mikasa and the Fifth Carrier Division sisters stood on a united front, complaining about Taihou.
Although they didn't know why Taihou was so calm today, their intuition told them that this was probably the calm before the storm.
For the next few days, it would be best not to sleep too soundly and pay more attention to fire safety in the port.
The three sisters thought so.
...
Twenty minutes later.
They didn't encounter a second Shipgirl, and smoothly arrived at the entrance of a pavilion in the port.
"The third floor is the Flagship's office."
"Only the third floor? But I see that the most impressive room in this building should be on the fourth floor."
"Because that room is yours, Commander's office."
"Oh, oh, sorry, I only had a high-dimensional projection before and never actually came here (so I didn't know)."
The above dialogue all occurred between Jack and Taihou.
Because ever since Taihou appeared, the eyes of the other three were on her, afraid that she might have a screw loose and start "destroying" things.
But unfortunately, they guessed wrong.
Along the way, Taihou took over the work of Shoukaku and Mikasa, explaining the customs and traditions of Sakura Empire Port to Jack, acting perfectly normal.
But the more normal she was, the more panicked they felt.
They always felt that this child was plotting some conspiracy.
"You guys…"
"Yes! Commander! Do you have any orders?!"
Thump!
Jack tapped Zuikaku on the head.
"You are too nervous. Taihou hasn't done anything out of line. As sisters, if you are overly wary of her, it will hurt her feelings."
"Com-Commander is right."
What else could she do? Since Jack said so, Zuikaku could only apologize to Taihou, then silently retreated behind her elder sister Shoukaku.
Shoukaku and Mikasa exchanged glances, and also consciously bowed to Taihou.
"Sorry! Our attitude was a bit extreme earlier!" x2
Facing such a scene, Taihou merely smiled "normally."
"Not at all, it's Taihou who caused a lot of trouble for her sisters before. We are all Commander's married Shipgirls, so we should get along well from now on~"
"See! Taihou is so sensible. One should look at a scholar with new eyes after three days. From now on, you are not allowed to treat your own sisters differently, okay?"
To show fairness, Jack kissed each of the four on the cheek.
Tsk! —
"Hmm? Just now… who clicked their tongue?"
Jack looked at Shoukaku and the other two. All three shook their heads, then looked at Taihou.
Taihou also blinked innocently: "It wasn't Taihou, Taihou doesn't know~"
Jack raised an eyebrow, then kissed Taihou's face again.
Taihou immediately beamed with joy.
"Oh, Commander, do you like Taihou so much? Taihou doesn't mind if you kiss her a few more times~"
Hmm, that's more like it.
After confirming that it was Taihou clicking her tongue, Jack said nothing, and continued walking to the third floor with her and the three little followers.
He had a guess.
A guess as to why Taihou was so well-behaved.
He might find an answer after seeing Nagato.
...
Knock knock knock!
"The door isn't locked, please come in."
Amagi didn't even raise her head, continuing to process the reports in her hand.
Swish!
The Japanese sliding door opened, and Jack entered with four Shipgirls, one after another.
Hmm? Why so many people at once?
Amagi heard that the footsteps weren't quite right, and raised her head to look towards the door.
With one glance, she saw Jack smiling like a spring breeze.
Thump thump!
Amagi felt that her weary heart had never beaten so actively as it did today.
She stood up, slowly walked to Jack, and caressed her beloved's face.
"I'm not dreaming, are you really Commander?"
"The real deal."
"Fakes can't be real, and real things can't be fake. You are our Commander, I can still judge that."
Amagi smiled very restrainedly.
Her small hands were placed on her lower abdomen, and her gaze swept over the several Shipgirls around her.
Taihou was also here… and she seemed relatively well-behaved. It seemed Nagato's last talk was very effective.
As the current Secretary Ship of the port, Amagi then invited everyone to sit down and poured tea for them.
"Commander, are you looking for Nagato?"
"Yes, my return has already caused quite a stir. To prevent the chaos from spreading, I think it's best to find Nagato first and organize a simple parade so that all the Shipgirls know that their Commander has returned."
"I see. I will arrange this matter with Nagato for Commander. But before that, could we broadcast a message about holding a parade in 5 days?"
"Of course, just do as you say, Amagi."
Talking to intelligent people was just easy.
Upon hearing his request, Amagi immediately had a work plan and chose a date that was not too far off, yet sufficient for Jack to reacquaint himself with others during that time.
After that, most of the time was spent by Amagi refining the parade plan and arranging Jack's schedule.
The two communicated very happily.
The temperature in the air also began to warm up.
[Zuikaku: Strange, too strange! Sister, look at Taihou. Commander is so close to Sister Amagi, yet she's just smiling, not a hint of jealousy!]
[Shoukaku: She looks like a cute girl next door. Is this really the Taihou we know?]
[Mikasa: You two, didn't Commander just say it? Did you forget so quickly? Don't look at your sisters with tinted glasses~]
[Zuikaku & Shoukaku: We know! Senior! (Monotone)]
[Mikasa: Oh, you dare to tease even Senior now? I'm going to tell Commander!]
Jack glanced at the three communicating in the private channel, and while a slight smile played on his lips, he continued to ask Amagi about the parade.
Until a majestic voice appeared.
She's here!
Taihou looked behind her with a hint of fear, and even though she was held by Jack, her small hands began to tremble.
This child, was she really disciplined badly by Nagato and the others?
Jack looked towards the door with a puzzled expression.
He saw a small girl, yet adorned with a huge naval gun, walk in.
"I was only gone for a moment, and how is there a room full of Shipgirls? Do you all have nothing to do, always running to my Flagship office?"
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