"Oh? Flagship Nagato, what great authority you have!"
Jack gently patted the trembling Taihou, exposing himself from the inner circle of Shipgirls.
Nagato's eyes instantly widened, as if she had seen something impossible.
"You… are you a real person?!"
What a thing to say… Could it be that I'm the two-dimensional character?
Jack's expression was a bit strange, like a victim who had been falsely accused.
"Whether I am real or not, if you can't tell with your naked eyes, why don't you, Nagato, come and try it, and you'll know?"
Jack opened his arms.
"You are right."
Nagato nodded, first took one step, then two steps and three steps, accelerating, and finally came with a super headbutt.
Bang!
This is the Nagato-class battleship headbutt!
"Hiss! That was quite impactful."
"Hmph! Consider that punishment for you leaving home without a word!"
"What do you mean I left home? Is there a possibility that I was originally dead, and now I've climbed back from hell to see you all?"
"Hmm?"
Nagato's soft, small body trembled.
She imagined Jack going through eighty-one difficulties and climbing back from hell to see them, and sadness immediately welled up inside her.
"Sorry, it's… it's my oversight. I was just too excited to see you again and wanted to get closer to you."
Why did she suddenly soften? What did she imagine?
Jack wiped the corner of Nagato's eye with his thumb, wiping away the small tears that affected the Flagship's dignity.
"It's okay, Commander forgives you! My precious married Shipgirl, Nagato-chan!"
Nagato burst into tears and laughter, hugging Jack's neck and kissing him hard.
But at this moment, a discordant voice interrupted the two.
"Um… if I may say, Nagato, right now, everyone is here, you know~"
"Hmm? Ah! —"
Mikasa was so shocked that she struggled free from Jack's embrace, using both her hands and feet.
"Cough, cough!"
Clenching her small fists, Mikasa coughed twice, then once again adopted her dignified voice.
"You all found the Commander, which is commendable! The Naval Materiel Department will give you the rewards you deserve!"
"Um… Mikasa, we are currently in Sakura Empire, and the Materiel Department is a department only found in Azure Lane."
Mikasa's face immediately turned red.
"Amagi! You… do you have to expose me like this?"
Amagi covered her mouth, chuckling, "Hehe, Mikasa-chan~ How long has it been since I heard that address? I think it's very cute, can I use it too?"
"No! You! Can't!"
Mikasa tsundere-ly turned her head away, "That's something only the Commander can call me!"
"Ah? Not even me?"
Mikasa pointed to herself.
Mikasa's expression froze, "Even… even if you're a Senior… no!"
Jack gently stroked Mikasa's head.
Mikasa immediately narrowed her eyes in comfort.
Indeed, no matter how strict and aloof a Shipgirl was, in front of the Commander's head-patting, they would all turn into docile little lambs, clinging to him like a small bird.
The two sisters of the Fifth Carrier Division were dumbfounded.
The Sakura Empire's Demon actually showed such a soft-girl expression; they had reason to suspect they might not see the sun tomorrow.
…
A while later, the reason was explained.
Jack forcibly held Mikasa in his arms and chatted with everyone.
"Sure enough, you all have experienced it; no wonder I noticed a change in your aura, Senior."
Mikasa sighed, her expression normal, unlike the pure-hearted strategist Amagi, who blushed.
No!
There was one person present who didn't blush.
Instead, her face turned green.
[These three hateful vixen! They've actually already tasted the Commander!]
Taihou tried her best to maintain her composure.
But the jealousy in her heart was almost enough to blacken her Mental Cube.
Pop~
A clear, cool sensation descended from her brow.
The Commander's magnetic voice came from beside her ear.
[No need to rush, my lovely Taihou. The waiting then was for a better reunion. Let this bitterness brew, and release it fully in the Commander's embrace when the time comes.]
"Commander~~"
Taihou burst into tears with a whimper, pushing Mikasa aside, her tears soaking Jack's clothes.
Mikasa: First of all, I didn't provoke any of you!
"It seems the Commander's Time Allocation Protocol needs to be brought forward."
Mikasa patted off non-existent dust from her body and quietly knelt.
"What is that thing?"
Jack leaned forward and asked.
Except for Amagi and Taihou, everyone else also showed confused expressions.
"Hmm, I actually haven't announced this matter yet."
"After all, that was just a temporary plan Mikasa came up with to appease Taihou and Akagi at the time."
"You talk too much! Amagi, you're fired!"
"That's fine then, Secretary Ship work is too much, and I don't even have time to spend with the Commander."
Amagi sat quietly like an intellectual beauty and winked at Jack.
Tsk! —
Sure enough, Akagi's sister was also a vixen lusting after the Commander's body!
Taihou was about to flare up.
Jack pressed her down with one hand.
"!!"
This is the Commander's…
"Sigh, sigh~~"
Taihou buried her face and started inhaling wildly.
Shoukaku and the others didn't care, because they had already tasted it.
Mikasa snorted coldly, feeling that Taihou was disgracing the Sakura Empire Shipgirls, because if it were her, she would definitely inhale quietly, without making such a big fuss.
"Hmph! This matter has to start from the previous war between Taihou and Akagi."
Mikasa's dignified voice once again emerged.
Like a scroll, a story unfolded before everyone.
…
Not long ago.
The Sakura Empire Port, ravaged by artillery fire.
On the sea, two huge warships were docked, continuously launching carrier-based aircraft at each other.
Because both of them had reached the capped level of 125, even if others wanted to intercept, they couldn't control the damage within an effective range.
At the top of the Flagship Building.
Mikasa, Amagi, Unzen, and Musashi were here.
"I apologize, Mikasa, my useless sister has caused trouble again. I am willing to bear all the consequences for her."
Amagi looked apologetically at Mikasa, hoping that the other party would go easy on Akagi, considering her diligent contributions to the Sakura Empire.
"What about the other one? How will you protect her again?"
"This…"
Amagi was instantly speechless.
As a sister, her protection of Akagi was instinctual, but in a sense, Taihou was also her sister. For her, this benevolent sage, it was an absolute dilemma.
"The cause of this incident seems to be due to a joke from Senior? They are too headstrong; do I need to step in and suppress them, Mikasa?"
Miss Musashi was still full of martial prowess, summoning a vibrant purple foxfire in her hand.
Before Mikasa could refuse, the Grand Sage Unzen, who was beside her, spoke first.
"Such a struggle as today cannot be resolved by punishing one side. In the absence of that person now, every memory of him is a sacred and inviolable relic to us."
Musashi extinguished the foxfire in her hand and looked at Unzen: "Then, according to the Grand Sage, how should this be resolved?"
Unzen looked back at Mikasa: "He who tied the bell must untie it."
"The Commander, huh…"
Mikasa murmured to herself.
Just then, two carrier-based aircraft collided in the air, erupting in a fierce blaze.
The fire illuminated Mikasa's face, highlighting her petite yet resolute expression.
"Then let's discuss it, 'if' the Commander returns, what should we do in the future!"
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