How to fall in love with a ship girl?

The thick smoke slowly dissipated, and Xu Huan's figure gradually began to emerge from it.

All the surrounding ships had been turned into scrap metal, and even the sky was temporarily obscured by the thick smoke that was rushing into the sky.

"It seems that I am not included in the main target... otherwise I would not be affected only by these..." Gently reaching out to open the cover in front of him, the young man looked in the direction where the shell came from again.

A tall, beautiful woman with short black hair was also looking at him.

The ship's equipment slid gently across the sea like spider tentacles, and the red and black mechanical dragon was twisting restlessly, with an ominous and dangerous aura constantly emanating from it.

The black and red military uniform was rustling in the sea breeze. The long and straight legs were mostly wrapped in black boots, with only the fair skin exposed in the absolute area between the short skirt.

Short hair that reaches the ears, short red horns, a straight nose and a face as delicate as snow.

A pair of enchanting yellow eyes were looking at Xu Huan, emitting a cold chill.

Iron Blood Battleship H 1939 Project Ulrich von Hutten KMS Ulrich von Hutten.

"Is this one of the Sirens' leaders? Or is it one of the other ship girls?" Seeing the other party's appearance with the same black and red tones, Xu Huan was a little confused for a moment.

I didn't try to hide my tracks just now, so the other party should have discovered me, but they didn't choose me as the main target...

So it seems that the other party is also a ship girl like the little octopus?

But looking at the other person's eyes...why does it feel unfriendly?

Just when Xu Huan was confused, Hu Teng was also somewhat confused.

Didn’t the radar just show only thirteen targets?

And....when did male human-shaped sirens appear?

But she didn't think too much about it. She swung her arm lightly, and a black claw attached directly to her arm.

Judging from the appearance, the other party is a humanoid siren model that has never been seen before.

Before you know the whole story, you have to be careful in everything you do, and the best way is to go all out right from the start.

The mechanical dragon behind him roared, and the muzzle of the gun extending from its mouth began to aim at the young man on the sea in the distance, constantly condensing white incandescent balls, the terrifying energy in which could even cause the surrounding air to slightly distort.

"Oh? You don't plan to talk to me and just start fighting? Then it's most likely Siren..."

Although he didn't know why the Siren leader in front of him wanted to attack his subordinates, since the other party had no intention of communicating, he might as well save himself some trouble.

"roar---!!"

The flaming ball that had been condensed for a long time finally came out of the mechanical dragon's mouth and shot towards the young man at an extremely fast speed.

Xu Huan did not dodge or evade. When the light ball was about to hit his face, a dark blue shield suddenly appeared and refracted the shell into the wreckage of the Siren on the other side.

Immediately afterwards, an explosion occurred that was much greater than the impact of all the previous shells combined.

The shock wave roared out, bringing with it strong winds, creating huge waves that rolled towards Xu Huan.

Chapter 7 Commander?

Huge waves rolled in one after another, constantly hitting the young man's body. The strong impact did not cause Xu Huan's body to react at all. His eyes were still staring at the place where the short-haired ship girl was.

"The person is missing... Is this a simple but effective trick?"

As he said this, he seemed to glance unintentionally at the next wave that was about to hit him.

Among them, there seemed to be a human figure flashing quickly.

Although it only lasted for a moment, the young man still caught it.

Xu Huan took a deep breath and slowly opened his clenched fists.

The wave came, and just when it was about to hit him, a black claw tore through the wave and went straight out from the center of the wave. Hu Teng stabbed straight forward like a poisonous snake that had been waiting for an opportunity.

"Om-!"

A golden light flashed in Hu Tengyaozhi's eyes.

Things seem to be going much more smoothly than expected.

"pat-"

Just as the black claws were about to touch the young man in front of him, a slight collision sound was heard abruptly, but it was quickly drowned out by the sound of the surging waves.

Time seemed to stop at this moment. Hu Teng tried his best but could not move forward even a single step.

"Don't look down on me..." The young man's leisurely sigh sounded in his ears, and then Hu Teng found that he was suddenly raised a certain distance from the spot.

Feeling a strong sense of suffocation, Hu Teng lowered his head in surprise.

An arm covered in black armor had grabbed his throat at some point and lifted him up into the air.

The power transmitted from the arm seemed to be able to tear him into pieces at any time.

"Miss...."

Xu Huan spoke calmly.

The opponent's tactics were not very clever, and he made a fatal mistake - he rushed into close combat before knowing the enemy's strength...

Should I say that I am too confident in my own abilities?

Hu Teng's black claws rested weakly on Xu Huan's arm, and a series of wandering thoughts flashed through his yellow eyes.

This was the first time she encountered such a tough enemy.

When he took the initiative and attacked without holding back, he was restrained by one hand without even being able to see the opponent's movements.

"You should have another trump card, right? Take it out as soon as possible..." the young man in front of him said calmly.

There was no mockery, no underestimation of the enemy, and not even the slightest bit of complacency. Hu Teng could not even hear any emotional fluctuations in it.

It seemed as if it was just an ordinary request.

This male siren...

Hu Teng gritted his teeth and mobilized almost all of his mental energy, supplying it to his ship again.

A red and black mechanical dragon suddenly appeared, roaring angrily.

The space behind her began to ripple, and countless shells condensed out of thin air, radiating scorching heat from them, all aimed at Xu Huan, ready to fire.

【Poet Laureate's Theory of Rhythm】

One of Hu Teng's skills.

"Let me go..." Hu Teng's eyes showed a hint of determination.

"...Psychic energy?" Xu Huan looked at the number of shells that were still increasing in the distance and smiled: "Your long-range firepower is so outstanding, why do you still want to fight in close combat from the beginning? The power of these shells is so great that even I can't take a direct hit, right?"

"Also...I have done some research on psychic powers."

As the words fell, a deep blue flashed in Xu Huan's eyes.

An invisible energy ripple centered on him swept across the entire sea in an instant.

The roaring mechanical dragon froze in mid-air the moment it touched the ripples, and the shells that were still accumulating disappeared one after another. The countless ripples in the space seemed to be wiped out by a giant hand, leaving no trace.

"??!!!"

Hu Teng's eyes were dull when he saw this scene, and for the first time, an expression of disbelief appeared in Yaozhi's eyes.

The originally powerless claws seemed to have regained their strength. They suddenly rose up and directly stretched apart Xu Huan's palm. Then the whole person flew backwards by the reaction force, creating a long distance.

She put away her ship suit, bit her lower lip, and asked Xu Huan in disbelief:

"Wait... Commander...?"

"What commander?"

Xu Huan was somewhat surprised by Hu Teng's sudden attack, and the first sentence he asked after he distanced himself from him made him even more confused.

"Why did such pure mental energy burst out from you just now... You are not a Siren..." Hu Teng shook his head and asked himself.

It wasn't that her ability to accept things was poor, but the shock she received from the person in front of her was simply too great.

Humans with affinity for mental energy, that is, humans with the potential to become commanders, Iron Blood has searched almost the entire earth, but there is no one who meets the requirements. But today, this special mission has allowed her to run into them directly?

The most important thing is that I just treated the opponent as a siren...

"I'm not a Siren. I'm a human." Seeing that the other party had put away his weapon and had no intention of continuing to attack, Xu Huan also answered directly.

"....You are a human, so why are you standing in the center of the Siren fleet?" Hu Teng asked anxiously.

If other Iron-Blooded Shipgirls were present, they would definitely be very surprised -

In their impression, Hu Teng had never lost his composure like he did now.

"Uh.... It's not strange for a human like me to stand in the center of the Siren fleet, right?" Xu Huan scratched his head and continued, "I was originally planning to test the so-called Siren's strength, but I didn't expect that you would get there first..."

"...I just mistook you for a siren. Sorry."

After taking a deep breath and being silent for a long time, Hu Teng finally accepted the fact that he had just attacked the only potential commander. He bent down slightly and apologized very formally.

"You mean you're a ship girl? What's your name?"

Seeing that the other party's attitude was quite sincere, Xu Huan did not want to pursue it too much. He regarded this intensity of battle as a warm-up for himself, and he could also use it to get some information.

He is generally good-tempered when dealing with humanoids.

"Name?"

"A code name is fine too."

“Ulrich von Hutten…” After a long period of adjustment, Hutten’s face returned to the cold and elegant look he had when they first met: “As long as you call me that, then I am ‘Ulrich von Hutten’.”

"Ulrich von Hutten?"

"I am different from other companions. Historically, my prototype ship, strictly speaking... has not been officially launched. Strictly speaking, it has not even been officially named, so it is normal that I don't know." Seeing Xu Huan's confusion, Hu Teng took the initiative to explain.

"May I ask your name?"

"You can call me Xu Huan, I——"

As Xu Huan was speaking, a sudden voice from a distance interrupted their conversation.

"and many more!!!"

Royal Fortune stepped on the tentacles and finally arrived at the scene.

Chapter 8 Home

After a period of rushing, Royal Wealth finally arrived at the scene at this critical time.

She had no time to care about the fact that the Siren fleet had been completely destroyed. What shocked her was that Xu Huan, whom she had repeatedly told to stay in the cabin, was actually in a delicate confrontation with that iron-blooded ship girl.

It wasn’t the Siren, but did he have a conflict with that ship girl?

The previous guess was overturned in an instant by a fact that was somewhat hard to accept. The girl couldn't help but look at Xu Huan seriously.

I know you are not an ordinary person!

She stomped her feet lightly. She didn't have time to worry about when Xu Huan had secretly run out without telling her and was able to step on the sea like a ship girl. She quickly ran to Xu Huan's side and immediately confirmed the exact identity of the iron-blooded ship girl standing opposite her.

"Fortunately it's Hu Teng..."

Looking at the pair of iconic enchanting eyes opposite him, Royal Fortune breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Hu Teng's personality is not particularly easy to talk to, he is considered to be a relatively amiable one among the iron-blooded people.

The girl glanced again at the remaining fireworks nearby and the waves that had not yet completely subsided, and hurriedly summoned her tentacles to protect Xu Huan, secretly clutching the crystal pendant in her hand.

It seemed that they had fought more than once. She could even smell a faint residue of mental energy in the air.

"Human...Xu Huan, are you okay?" The girl moved slightly closer to Xu Huan and asked in a low voice.

"Not bad." Xu Huan replied.

Royal Wealth knew that Xu Huan had many secrets, but they didn't expect him to go this far...

With flesh and blood, he fought against a legend of the sea... What kind of monster was that that he picked up on the island?

She felt a little overwhelmed.

However, seeing that Hu Teng's ship equipment had not been deployed, he must have not yet started the real fight, and I arrived just in time.

Although she didn't want to provoke a big camp like Tiexue, she couldn't leave Xu Huan here alone anyway.