My ship girl setup is off...

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"No need, Commander. You and Anchorage can just sit here. Laffey needs your help too. That's all."

Knowing roughly what she was going to do, Zheng Ri nodded. He was about to offer his help when Baltimore refused and left, leaving Zheng Ri somewhat confused.

Is it a bad thing to ask me for help? I don't have the constitution to do good deeds that backfire, and isn't this overprotective?

Feeling somewhat annoyed, Zheng Ri glanced at the nonchalant and adorable Anchorage and decided to put the matter out of his mind and deal with it later.

"Lafite, have you been drinking?"

Zheng Ri looked at Lafite lying on the sofa, asleep with a bottle of red wine in her arms. Zheng Ri walked up to her, intending to take the wine from her arms.

"Um... Commander, you can't touch Laffey's Laffey..."

Upon hearing his voice, Raffi, who had been sleeping, immediately woke up, but still looked dazed. Especially when he saw him trying to snatch Raffi from his arms, Raffi quickly curled up to protect himself.

"Fine, I won't touch it, but why did you fall asleep right here after drinking it?"

He didn't touch the Lafite wine, but instead gently picked her up and held her in his arms, asking her questions in a tender tone.

"Laffey... is waiting for the Commander, but the Commander... hasn't come to see Laffey... so Laffey wants to drink, and then she can see the Commander."

After being embraced by Zheng Ri, Raffi comfortably leaned against his chest, then adjusted her position and uttered a few words tinged with resentment, her wine-red eyes revealing dissatisfaction.

"Um, my problem is that I didn't come looking for you, my lovely starting ship."

Sensing Laffey's dissatisfaction with him, Zheng Ri apologized at lightning speed. It was indeed his fault for not caring about the little ship girls. Now he had almost forgotten about Laffey. He was really damned.

"Well, Commander, could you spend Christmas Eve with Laffey tonight? Laffey is a married ship too..."

After receiving his sincere gratitude, Raffi's slight dissatisfaction gradually disappeared. Then, with a slightly flushed face, he glanced at the Oath Ring on his right ring finger.

"Okay, of course, no problem, my little Lafite."

Chapter 235 Face Changing

Then Zheng Ri held Raffi in his arms, enjoying her warm and soft body. He occasionally inhaled her white hair, and seeing her flushed face but silent demeanor, Zheng Ri felt that Raffi was like...

Like a delicate doll, she is well-behaved and cute, a cute doll-type ship girl.

As for Anchorage, Zheng Ri would occasionally come over to pet this adorable little angel. Every time he touched Anchorage's hair, she would always come closer and rub against his arm, just like a kitten.

But it's much cuter than a cat.

After slightly messing up Anchorage's hair, a puzzled expression would appear on his face, followed by a bit of anger. His cheeks would puff out as he glared at himself, and after tidying up his hair, he would continue to stick it up.

After doing it a few more times, Zheng Ri felt a little embarrassed. An Bao's personality has a kind of innocent beauty, and teasing her too much inevitably makes him feel like he's bullying a little fool. Moreover, An Bao is very clingy, which makes him feel even more guilty.

Zhengri stopped teasing her and instead targeted Raffi in his arms.

"Commander, you like it that much?"

Nestled in his arms, Laffey opened her wine-red eyes and watched as the commander stroked her white-stockinged legs. Laffey's face flushed slightly, and she raised her head to look at him gently.

"Well, I do like it, but there's not much to do. I feel like I'm being rejected when I try to help. Besides, Laffey, you're my marriage ship now, so what's wrong with me touching you?"

Feeling a little embarrassed by Lafite's gaze, Zheng Ri nodded in acknowledgment, admitting that it was an unconscious behavior and he couldn't change it.

"If the Commander likes it, then Laffey won't refuse..."

Especially now that Raffi is nestled in Zheng Ri's arms, her head resting on his chest, feeling his body temperature and steady heartbeat, her body reacts involuntarily. Enjoying the sense of security emanating from this fragile body, she slowly closes her eyes.

A few minutes later, Zheng Ri stopped touching it. After all, no matter how much you like it, you'll get tired of touching it all the time. Besides, after hearing Raffi's soft breathing, Zheng Ri knew that the little rabbit had fallen asleep in his arms.

"Teacher...the little bunny...is asleep!"

Anchorage, who was entertaining himself all day, also noticed the little rabbit sleeping in the teacher's arms, and happily talked to it.

"Little rabbit, what about my Anbao?"

Seeing Anchorage smiling happily, Zheng Ri touched the innocent little angel. The one in his arms was Raffi from Rabbit Planet. So, what was the little angel next to him?

Saint Quartz?

“Anchorage...is the teacher's...princess!”

Anchorage, oblivious to Zheng Ri's teasing, raised her head and pondered for a moment. She quickly realized what she was to her teacher: she was her teacher's princess!

Thinking of this, Anchorage hugged him tightly, pressed his whole body against him, and said with a very happy smile.

"As expected of my Anbao, you're so adorable~ But you call me teacher, and you're my princess, you little angel, yet you're a disobedient disciple!"

Seeing the happy look on Anchorage's face, Zheng Ri couldn't help but tease her, then poked her forehead with his left hand. Anchorage's expression was extremely cute.

Although she did not understand what she was saying.

"Commander, I'm sorry I'm only just arriving. Would you like something to drink?"

While Zheng Ri and Anchorage were having a great time, Yorktown, who had already finished preparing, arrived, accompanied by Hammanman, who was holding two cups of coffee in both hands.

Hammanman, who was being stared at with curiosity by Zheng Ri, blushed, placed the coffee she had specially brewed on the table, and stared straight at him as she said:

"Look, what are you looking at?! This coffee was prepared for you by Harman! You'd better drink it quickly! Otherwise, it'll get cold and I won't make you another cup. Besides, it wasn't my idea to come; my sister from Yorktown asked me to..."

Noticing that his gaze was becoming increasingly suggestive, Harman quickly denied it, as if he were trying to cover something up.

"Alright, Harman, come sit here."

Seeing Harman's expression, Yorktown smiled. Although he had asked her to come, it was Harman herself who ultimately mustered the courage.

"I understand, Yorktown sister."

After Yorktown said that, Harman realized what she had just said, so she sat obediently next to Yorktown, looking at him with a shy but straightforward gaze, leaving Zheng Ri at a loss for words, so she could only thank him.

"I understand, thank you, Harman."

"You're welcome..."

Now that the farce is over, it's Yorktown's turn to be nervous, after all, tonight...

"Commander, do you have time tonight? It's Christmas Eve, and I need to prepare some gifts and such. It's a bit inconvenient for me to go alone. Could you come with me?"

Yorktown took a sip of coffee to calm her nervousness and speak to him with a composed expression, but she became even more nervous afterward.

She was afraid he would refuse.

"I have no problem with what I said, but is Akashi's shop still open at this time?"

After listening, Zheng Ri was about to ask why, but he immediately stopped himself. Maybe Yorktown had something it wanted to say to him, but couldn't say it to his face right now?

"Yes, it's still open, Commander, is that alright?"

Yorktown nodded. Zheng Ri's answer gave her plenty of confidence, so she nodded and continued speaking.

"Let's go then. I'll decide after I finish this coffee; after all, we can't let Harman's good intentions go to waste."

Zheng Ri agreed to Yorktown's request. Anyway, he was the most free. He could chat with the little cutie and the little angel, and do nothing all day long. He was either on the road doing big things or doing big things. He always had to find something to do.

"Then, then hurry up and drink it. After you finish, go shopping with your Yorktown sister... and get some Christmas presents!"

As Harman spoke, his sudden change in expression showed Zheng Ri what it meant to change one's face as quickly as turning the pages of a book.

Chapter 236 I Like You, and Everyone

"Um, so you mean Shige has moved here now? And she's even preparing Christmas decorations?"

After getting out of the car, Masahi saw that some parts of the commercial street in front of him were already decorated with neon lights or Christmas decorations, which made Masahi start to wonder if his ship girls actually numbered more than a few hundred.

Otherwise, it would be quite difficult just to take care of those destroyers, and the streets are still decorated for Christmas.

"Yes, Akashi is the main person in charge of procurement in the port area. Many supplies and products purchased from human society go through her complicated process, and today is Christmas Eve..."

Yorktown took Zheng Ri's hand and explained to him with a slightly flushed face that although the commander was not in charge of affairs, he would tell him whatever he wanted to know.

"I think I understand. Let's go then. I don't know what Christmas presents to buy for you all. To be honest, it's no fun if everyone gets the same thing, but if I don't buy anything, it doesn't even show any thought... Hmm, it's snowing."

After getting the explanation he wanted, Zheng Ri took Yorktown's hand and walked along the side road, talking to her while looking at the flashing neon lights around them. But before he could say anything, he felt the weather suddenly turn cold. He looked up and saw that it was snowing.

"Yes, it's snowing... Commander, it's getting cold now. Put this on, or you might catch a cold."

Upon seeing the light snowfall, Yorktown seemed to remember something. She took out a gray overcoat that she had prepared beforehand from her ship's equipment and draped it over Zheng Ri's shoulders.

"Oh, thank you, Yorktown...you even prepared clothes for me."

Feeling the weight of the coat, I was grateful to Yorktown. Then I put on the gray coat, which had a warm fleece lining and was the perfect size.

Upon careful consideration, Zheng Ri realized that Yorktown had made special preparations in advance. Instead of exposing him, she reached out and gently stroked the shy, gentle Yorktown, who possessed the demeanor of a lady.

"You're welcome, Commander. I'm just glad you're not cold... But you really are a warm person..."

"Alright, that's enough for now, Commander. We can't keep Harman waiting, or she'll worry about us."

After experiencing it for less than twenty seconds, Yorktown took the initiative to separate, saying that she didn't want Harman to worry, but Zheng Ri kept looking at her, and there were already traces of moisture in her charming blue-black eyes.

"Okay, let's go buy it first."

Zheng Ri didn't say much, but took her hand and began to slow down, slowly walking towards the newly opened shop of Akashi. Yorktown also slowed down, as if she understood his thoughts, and finally their paces were the same.

However, no matter how far they walked, there would still be some distance. Soon after, Zheng Ri and Yorktown arrived at Akashi's shop. As for why they knew, it was too obvious.

The shop's signboard had a little yellow chick on it, and there were cat paw prints next to it, so it was easy to spot.

"Akashi, I'm here. What are you doing here?"

"Commander, Akashi isn't here, but I am. Welcome! Commander, I hope you have ten mana points so you can fish by the river all day. Do you need anything to buy?"

As soon as Zheng Ri arrived, he called out Akashi's name, but unfortunately, Akashi wasn't there. There was only a ghost ship girl named Shiranui, and she was playing a game.

"Well, it was mainly people from Yorktown who came to buy it. I came to accompany them. I was just thinking about whether to buy some Christmas presents or something. But Shiranui, do you celebrate Christmas?"

After receiving what was considered a very friendly "blessing" by a fisherman, Zheng Ri didn't seem to care, saying that he didn't fish and was just there to keep Yorktown company.

However, after seeing the Santa hat on Shiranui's head, they started making fun of her.

"Because you and Commander are being supported by the ship girls all the time, I still need to cover my living expenses. After all, making money isn't shameful. So, Miss Yorktown, what do you want?"

Knowing he was joking with her, her mouth...

"Somewhat toxic," Shiranui said, then put away her phone and began to look at Yorktown with the attitude of a shop assistant.

"Hmm, I need... thirty Oath Rings."

Yorktown glanced at Masaharu, then held up three fingers to Shiranui, who nodded, muttering "thirty Oath Rings, thirty... Oath Rings? Thirty?"

what?

Especially on the day of the oath, after hearing Yorktown mention thirty Oath Rings, he inexplicably began to experience phantom pain in his kidneys, and his face began to turn blue.

"...No, there are only five. Yorktown, you're too late. Five were sold today, and these were even subject to purchase restrictions."

Once she calmed down, Shiranui regained her composure and spoke in a normal tone, explaining that even after having a friendly and amicable conversation with the Maritime Bureau, she could only produce ten rings per month, since it took time to create them.

"Hmm... then five will do."

Upon receiving this news, Yorktown's expression visibly fell into disappointment, which also brought Zheng Ri back to normal. Thirty women? He was afraid he would be slaughtered at their feet, dying from exhaustion.

Then, under Shiranui's watchful gaze, Masaharu took Yorktown's hand and prepared to go back, but halfway there, Yorktown pulled him to the wall of the alley.

Yorktown...

Looking at his wife, who seemed to want to say something, Zheng Ri knew that this was the purpose.

"Commander, actually... I have so much I want to say to you, but looking at your face now, I've forgotten what I wanted to say..."

Yorktown looked up at Zheng Ri, gazing at his handsome face from the ship girl's perspective. She had so much she wanted to say, so much she was prepared to say, but suddenly she forgot and didn't know what to say.

“It’s okay, Yorktown. I know what you want to say. I love you, and everyone else.”

Zheng Ri, who felt like he'd heard Yorktown's words somewhere before, ignored them and stepped forward to embrace her. He already knew her feelings, so he had to say them too.

"Commander... Heh, you idiot, how can you talk to a girl like that? But I like you too."

Yorktown, held in his arms, laughed, but it didn't matter; he knew it was enough.

Thinking of this, Yorktown knew what she should do. She cupped his face in her hands and kissed him.

Chapter 237 Is this photo of you?

"Is this photo of you?"

Saratoga glanced at the old photos of York City, then looked at the current York City on his right, directly at his eye level, with some disbelief.

"it's me..."

Yorktown, being watched by Saratoga with a gaze that was filled with suspicion, curiosity, disbelief, complexity, and approval, had a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth. Her drooping eyelids and gaze held a confidence and gentleness she had never possessed before, especially when she looked at Zheng Ri, which was filled with love.

"is it?"

"Yes...at that time, I didn't have much confidence."