At least if they couldn't compete with her in terms of 'hardware', they would have to find other ways to compensate, so that the Commander wouldn't sow all his seeds with the Siren.
Otherwise, people would say that their Sakura Empire Shipgirls lacked charm and couldn't serve the Commander well!
Regarding the double act, Musashi neither admitted nor denied it, simply looking at Empress.
Empress snorted, and in the end, chose to join the Shipgirls' group, not wanting to be a maverick.
"Who do you think Shipgirls were modeled after? Those aspects... must be the same!"
"So?"
"So what?"
"How many times a day?"
"I... I refuse to answer that question!!"
Empress quickly left the edge of the deck.
That damned soda must have had alcohol in it; it made her face turn a bit red.
"Empress~"
Suddenly, Jack's voice reached Empress's ears, and she immediately stopped.
"Commander, did you call me?"
"Come here and rub my shoulders."
"Alrighty~"
So Empress, who had originally planned to go back to the ship's cabin to calm down, immediately scurried over.
Several destroyers gathered around Jack were startled and ran off, hiding to the side and staring intently.
"Do you all still have something for the Commander?"
Empress looked over with a cold gaze.
"Wah! The big witch is going to eat people!"
"Laffey, run!"
"Ah~ Wait for me~"
The group of destroyers and submarines scattered like birds and beasts.
They actually led the charge in calling me a witch, hmph! Observer, don't let me catch you alone!
Empress hid this resentment in her heart. She and Observer would eventually return to the Siren faction as undercover agents. At that time, to gain the trust of the higher-ups, a bitter act would be inevitable.
As for who would be the 'bitter flesh', it was obvious, besides the sturdy Observer, who else could it be? She couldn't possibly let her subordinate beat her, a superior.
...
Blue Archive Port.
Sortie Port.
A group of people were seeing off Enterprise and the others.
"We'll see you off here. The Commander and the others have already set sail after the Sakura Empire parade. This trip to pick them up won't take more than two days."
"Hmph! If Belfast hadn't stopped this King, it should have been this King who boarded that ship to see the Commander!"
Queen Elizabeth haughtily turned her head, still bothered by not being able to go out with Enterprise and the others.
"Hehe, Your Majesty is still so cute. No matter what, welcoming the Commander at home is also a very important matter. For court banquets, Your Majesty's judgment must be more discerning, don't you agree, Head Maid?"
Yorktown said to Belfast, the head maid, who was standing quietly beside her.
Belfast bowed elegantly: "Your understanding is very accurate, Miss Yorktown. Your Majesty, the supervision of the banquet is undoubtedly your responsibility."
"But... but even Warspite went, leaving this King alone at home is so boring~"
"Your Majesty! This is not the time to act childish (so many people are watching, even if you are the Queen, you can't go back on it if you didn't win the lottery).
"Ugh…"
Queen Elizabeth pouted, gazing tearfully and cutely at her head maid.
But the strong-willed and handsome Head Maid remained completely unmoved, not defeated by Her Majesty's deliberate cuteness.
If it were the Commander, it might be different.
After all, Queen Elizabeth was too often willful, and the maid corps had already developed immunity.
"Unicorn, when you see the Commander, please greet him on behalf of your sister. Tell him we are waiting for him at the port."
On the other side, Illustrious was also giving parting instructions to her sister, Unicorn, who was of the same ship type.
Unicorn, holding her Yu-chan, nodded seriously: "Unicorn... will convey Illustrious sister's words!"
"Enen, what a good child~"
...
Soon after.
Enterprise summoned her ship and, with a dozen others, embarked on the journey to meet the Commander halfway.
Regarding her previous argument with Garden about whether to go out to meet him, she ultimately won by a half-point.
That is, instead of bringing the fleet to the Sakura Empire Port, far from the Blue Archive Port, to pick up people, both groups would depart simultaneously, meet in the middle of the shipping lane, and then escort Jack and the others back to the port.
Because even as Shipgirls, they also had the habit of compromise.
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