It's time to give out the rings, Admiral!

His long-awaited yet anxious feelings made him feel almost like an ugly bride-to-be about to meet her in-laws. His heart was beating almost twice as fast as usual, and he couldn't help but rub his hands together. Then he looked at Yi Xian, who was expressionless, beside him once again.

"Yi...Yi Xian..."

Before the boy's trembling voice could even escape his throat, Yi Xian beside him stopped him from continuing.

"Admiral, do you need to go to the toilet again? But you just went once already... Sigh... You've already been to the toilet four times in just ten minutes. Even if you're nervous, there's no need to be this nervous, is there?"

Once again, Yi Xian's gentle yet merciless words shut him down. The uneasy boy had no choice but to abandon his wicked idea of ​​urinating again. He secretly wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead and turned around, awkwardly fiddling with the button on his cuff.

In the morning, Yixian had already notified Lexington, who was nowhere to be found. And just as she had imagined, her beloved Mrs. Lexington arrived without stopping, leading a large group of ship girls who were probably "in a fit of rage". The thought that she might be judged by her ship girls as a despicable heartbreaker made the sweat on her forehead flow even more freely.

Heaven have mercy, he certainly didn't want things to turn out this way. If he had been given some time to read a couple of magazines about how to please his ship girls and then buy some small gifts to express his feelings, perhaps he would have been more confident. Instead, he wouldn't be standing here empty-handed and unprepared, terrified.

Confused about what his future would look like in half an hour, Yi Xian, standing behind the boy, watched his uneasy face and silently smiled bitterly. Unlike the clueless boy, she knew perfectly well how hungry her sisters had become after not seeing their "dear Admiral" for a year. Now you're still at a loss and uneasy, but in a little while you'll probably be worrying about how to make them less clingy...

Quietly touching the heaving chest beneath her cheongsam, she slowly turned her gaze to the other side of the bridge connecting the academy not far away. Feeling the subtle yet persistent bittersweet feeling welling up deep within her, like a stream, Yi Xian sighed softly.

Although I know that these feelings are wrong, the thought that the Admiral's attention might be focused solely on the Lexington sisters again makes my jealousy uncontrollably surface...

She gently bit her rosy lips, brushed aside a strand of hair that had blown into her face by the sea breeze, and finally managed to forget the uncomfortable emotions she felt. With the ship girl's excellent eyesight, Yi Xian spotted Lexington, who was walking towards the naval base with a large group of familiar ship girl sisters, in the distance where the boy could not see.

Her gorgeous flaxen hair looked so smooth and beautiful in the sunlight. A spotless white dress concealed her slender legs, which were so alluring that they could make countless women swoon, beneath her white stockings. A delicate pearl necklace lay quietly there, highlighting her long, flawless neck, which resembled that of a white swan. The signature blue ornament on her woven sun hat made her look like a goddess who had just stepped out of a masterpiece painting, so dazzling and captivating.

Gazing at the woman in the distance, whose every inch of her exuded noble beauty and gentle temperament, not to mention the ordinary people in the academy, even Yi Xian, who had been with her for a long time, couldn't help but be moved.

A light eyeliner outlined her pale blue, clear eyes, and a bright light shimmered on her cherry blossom-like thin lips. Lexington, who always appeared without makeup in Yixian's memory, was wearing a light layer of makeup today, a rare sight. The pearl necklace, which was a gift from the admiral and which she always treasured and kept locked in the closet, was also worn by her in a very unusual way.

Perhaps... this is what the Admiral meant by "the aura of the main wife"... Gazing at Lexington, who still shines brightly among her many sisters, Yi Xian sighed once again and secretly glanced at the boy beside her who was still at a loss. Faced with such a powerful opponent, could she really get the Admiral's attention as she wished?

Time passed slowly, and after once again missing a beat of his heart, a group of very familiar figures finally appeared in the boy's sight. Seeing the woman he once called "Madam" looking at him and then stopping in her tracks, the previously uneasy boy gradually opened his eyes wide.

Perhaps it was a second, perhaps a long time, but after seeing a string of shimmering tears and a beautiful, heartbreaking smile, the stunned boy heard a soft "Admiral..." coming from the air.

Volume 1, Chapter 107: Welcome Home

A gentle sea breeze, carrying a hint of moisture, softly caressed the distant azure ocean, causing ripples of golden light to spread across the calm surface. It was as if a long-sealed treasure chest had finally revealed its glittering gold coins, making them dazzling and eye-catching.

Listening to the sound of waves crashing against the breakwater, I brushed aside the last strand of hair that was obscuring my vision.

Standing there dumbfounded, as if the whole world had lost its color, his azure eyes now only held the figure across the bridge who had stolen his soul in an instant.

Lexington felt his heart, which hadn't been pounding for a long time, finally begin to beat fiercely once again.

The year-long search finally came to an end at this moment. Her slender hands trembled as she brushed her flaxen hair, and she felt tears honestly streaming down her face as if sand had gotten into her eyes.

Lexington opened her mouth slightly and uttered a soft, dreamlike sound in her voice, which was slightly hoarse from excitement.

"...Admiral!..."

Knowing full well that the person on the other side couldn't possibly hear his wife's voice at this distance, but after a year and several months, finally being able to call out that name that was already imprinted deep in her soul once again, the gentle wife felt the throbbing deep in her heart swell like a volcano about to erupt.

The gentle voice drifted away on the sea breeze, but before Lexington could recover from the immense joy of reuniting with her lover, a golden shadow rushed past her, accompanied by a fragrant breeze.

Hearing from afar the barely suppressed joy of "Brother-in-law!!!", and watching Jiajia, so different from her dejected self yesterday, quickly cross the bridge, and seeing her brother-in-law's somewhat bewildered and embarrassed expression, she threw herself into his arms like a swallow throwing itself into his arms, then wrapped her arms tightly around his waist, Lexington, who could feel his admiral's utterly bewildered mood from a distance, couldn't help but smile.

How long had she imagined this scene? Every time she was alone, every time she was heartbroken, every time she woke up in the middle of the night, the image that always appeared in her mind was finally unfolding before her eyes. Hearing Jiajia repeating the word "brother-in-law" over and over again, as if she had lost her soul, she couldn't help but choke up. This time... she finally wouldn't have to endure the disappointment of waking up from the dream anymore...

"Lexington..."

Hearing Washington's voice from behind, Lexington, unsure whether he was crying or laughing, gently raised the back of her hand to wipe away the tears that had gathered at the corners of her eyes. She turned around and looked at her companions and sisters who had stood by her through this painful time, and then gave them a gentle smile.

Her gaze, filled with tenderness and expectation, swept over the people behind her. She looked at Washington, who had contributed greatly and always calmly offered advice; at Princeton, who had consistently supported her and Gaja's search for the Admiral with his carrier-based aircraft; at Portland, who rarely spoke but always diligently completed his missions; at Atlanta and Juno, who, though not powerful, always gave their all; at Phelps, who always returned exhausted from searching for Anhou and served her and her sisters tea and water; at Missouri, whom the Admiral used to jokingly call his daughter; and at Missouri and Wisconsin, who returned last but took on all the deep-sea suppression missions for the entire naval base that year. Seeing their smiles, filled with the same joy and gentleness as her own, she softly said to them…

"Let's go too, we shouldn't keep the admiral waiting."

Words of agreement were meaningless at this point. Lexington took a light step and led the group toward the boy on the other side of the bridge. Listening to the sound of her high heels, which she hadn't worn for over a year, clicking on the bridge, and seeing the boy's face, which was becoming clearer and clearer in her vision and was exactly the same as it had been a year ago, her heartbeat, which had gradually calmed down, started to race again.

Worried that her tears might ruin her light makeup, wondering if she was as pretty as she was a year ago, concerned about having dark circles under her eyes from staying up late last night, and puzzled as to why the bridge that used to be so easy to cross now seemed so long, Lexington, filled with unease, anticipation, nervousness, shyness, and a whole host of other emotions, finally arrived at the other side of the bridge. She smiled gently at Yixian, who stood quietly to the side with her hands on her lower abdomen, and her gaze was immediately drawn to the young man before her.

A year is enough time for an ordinary person to forget many things, but for the admiral who was already imprinted deep in his soul, this year not only did not make him forget the slightest thing, but instead made his face even clearer in his memory.

With eyes brimming with love, she looked at the admiral who was much more mature than a year ago and somewhat disheveled because of Jiajia's entanglement. Finally, she suppressed her impatience and slowly walked towards him.

“Lexington…”

Finally managing to pull himself out of the relentless barrage of "brother-in-law" from Gaja, Lexington finally noticed that he was standing right in front of him. Seeing his still somewhat shy admiral raise his head, awkwardly look at his cheeks, and then call his name, Lexington walked forward step by step and gently embraced the boy as if he were a fragile porcelain doll.

"Admiral... welcome home... finally we can enjoy the gentle sea breeze together again, just like before..."

Volume 1, Chapter 108: Brother-in-law and Husband

Reunited with her beloved after a long time, she held the boy who made her heart flutter at the mere sight of him in her arms, inhaling his familiar scent that was full of masculine energy but not at all unpleasant. She thought she had gotten used to it, but at this moment, her composure and reserve as a woman were shattered in an instant by the tenderness and happiness that welled up in her heart.

Her soft, firm arms, without an ounce of excess fat, instinctively wrapped around his head, pressing his face tightly against her proud chest, which he had always praised. Ignoring his body, which stiffened slightly from surprise, Lexington gently rubbed her exquisitely beautiful face, which even the biggest stars couldn't compare to, against the soft hair on the boy's head. Hearing his inexplicably painful gasps, Lexington's eyes, which had shed countless tears over the past year, once again uncontrollably flowed with tears.

However, unlike the tears that I shed in the past when I was disappointed, in pain, or missing my beloved admiral, these tears were sweet, so sweet that they almost made me feel sick of them...

"Admiral... welcome home... finally we can enjoy the gentle sea breeze together again, just like before..."

Her heart, already overflowing with sweetness, pounded wildly. All the words she had planned to say to the Admiral upon their first meeting were forgotten. She remembered the gentle sea breeze at the naval base on the day she first met the Admiral. Lexington whispered tenderly in the boy's ear.

........................

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!! Brother-in-law!!! Brother-in-law!!!! Waaah..."

Suddenly rushed over and tightly hugged by a blonde beauty with tear stains on her face, the boy, who was still somewhat stunned by his first eye contact with the beautiful woman, almost stumbled and fell to the ground. He struggled to steady himself and heard the pretty girl clinging tightly to his waist repeatedly calling him "brother-in-law." He immediately knew her identity and, not knowing what to do, awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

“G... Saratoga?..."

Even knowing that the other person was his beloved sister-in-law Saratoga, one of his nominal wives, and that he still retained the affection he had for the two sisters when they played the game, the boy still found it hard to adjust to being hugged by such a real, young, and lovely girl, even without any sense of disgust.

Perhaps he was being a bit too dramatic. He silently berated himself for being so pathetic, and as he felt the cold sweat on his forehead increase again, the boy secretly glanced at the girl who had buried her face in his arms. He was slightly taken aback by her beauty, which bore a resemblance to Lexington's. Then he noticed that his shirt seemed to be soaked with sweat for some reason.

A gentle breeze caressed his face, calming the boy's somewhat panicked heart a little. He heard a faint sound, like a sob, coming from the air, and then he realized that the girl in his arms was already in tears.

"Brother-in-law... I'm so glad to finally see you. I've missed you so much."

Perhaps sensing the boy's momentary heartache and pain, the girl, who had been burying her face in his waist, slowly raised her beautiful, pitiful face. Tears streamed down her cheeks, and her delicate, red eyes, still glistening with tears, stared intently at her brother-in-law, who was not a dream but a real person. Then, she softly spoke.

"Brother-in-law, why don't you call me Jiajia like you used to?"

A voice filled with a thousand emotions drifted into the boy's ears on the wind. Staring blankly at the girl's tear-streaked face, the boy's heart ached instantly.

How could she forget again? Although they were just characters in the game whom she was meeting for the first time, to them, she was their admiral, the most important person to them. Her every move could affect their nerves, and her actions could become the source of their joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness... It was time to learn her lesson, Su Yuchen.

"Yes, Sa... Jiajia, I miss you too."

Pressing his forehead hard, suppressing the unease and shame welling up from the bottom of his heart, the boy slowly placed his right hand on the girl's long, smooth, silky golden hair, gently stroking it as he had comforted Xiaorou before. Feeling the boy's touch, the girl's delicate and exquisite body trembled slightly. Hearing her brother-in-law call her "Jiajia" so affectionately as before, the girl's tears flowed even more freely.

"Waaaaah... Brother-in-law!... Brother-in-law!!"

All the grievances and longing of the past year burst forth at once, causing the girl's tears to fall like beads from a broken string. Finally able to calm down, the girl buried her head in the boy's arms once again. After all, she felt relieved, and facing her beloved brother-in-law, she knew that she, with her red and swollen eyes from crying, was probably not as pretty as the lively and adorable Jiajia that her brother-in-law usually liked.

Hearing his sister-in-law's cries, even louder than before, the boy who had been stroking her head breathed a sigh of relief. Although the girl was still pitifully wiping her tears on her shabby shirt, he had clearly seen the fleeting glimpse of a smile on her lips. Thinking that he hadn't caused any harm to the girl in his arms, he wiped away his sweat and, feeling quite exhausted, looked up. There he saw Lexington, who had somehow appeared before him.

“Lexington…”

He'd just comforted the little one, and now the big one's here?! Swallowing hard, he silently cursed inwardly. Looking at Lexington's perfect face, now so close, the boy, who felt he might die of a heart attack here today, felt his heart race again. He instinctively called her name, and seeing her beautiful smile on her tear-streaked face, the boy suddenly felt a lightness in his head, and then his entire vision was blocked by two soft peaks…

"Admiral... welcome home... finally we can enjoy the gentle sea breeze together again, just like before..."

Volume 1, Chapter 109: I Miss You

Everything before his eyes turned into darkness in an instant. As his cheeks felt a warm and soft sensation in the darkness, like returning to a long-lost home, the boy felt as if he smelled a sweet, milky fragrance, like honey. He gently twitched his nostrils, seemingly intoxicated by the scent. Su Yuchen, who was still holding Jiajia in his arms, heard Lexington's beautiful voice so close to him.

"Admiral... welcome home... finally we can enjoy the gentle sea breeze together again, just like before..."

Having clearly heard these gentle words and felt the profound affection contained within them, as deep as the ocean, the boy seemed to forget his earlier panic and confusion. He felt as if his heart was being gently enveloped by a warm current, becoming soft and warm.

Marveling at the woman's miraculous ability to break down his defenses with just a few words, the young man gently closed his eyes, the unease from not long ago gone. He slowly raised his arms and wrapped them around her soft waist, nestling against her chest. He opened his mouth and whispered to her...

"Yes, Lexington, I'm back."

Even without any fond memories of living with them, and even though this was his first real meeting with her, just by feeling the emotions of the beautiful woman in front of him with tears streaming down her face, he felt that he probably would never dare to say anything to hurt her in his entire life.

The boy's words were brief and sounded like dialogue from some third-rate TV dramas. However, Lexington, who knew her admiral's calm and unwavering voice and understood his personality well, trembled slightly. She lowered her head and met the boy's gentle gaze, which was as gentle as ever. She felt as if she had been blinded by a gust of sand.

Honestly, just how badly do you want to embarrass your dear wife in front of everyone before you're happy, Admiral!

Lexington, who was feeling a surge of emotion and her vision blurring as she silently complained to her beloved admiral, gently pursed her lips.

Since she could no longer bear it, there was no need to endure it any longer. Silently looking at the boy's face, she decided to entrust everything to her heart. She gently lowered her head and then gently kissed the boy's lips.

Long, fragrant hair brushed against the boy's face, causing his once calmed heart to flutter again. He stared wide-eyed at Lexington's flawless face, which was only a hair's breadth away from his own, feeling the touch and warmth of her lips on his own. His mind was completely blank, and only one sentence remained in his head.

"So Mrs. Lek's lips taste like mangoes..." (The fruit of the mango symbolizes "you are the undying light in my heart" or "you are my only one.")

This passionate kiss did not last long; their lips merely touched before parting. Even so, it was Lexington's first kiss since birth.

She complained that her former admiral had never kissed her even though they were already married, and that even though they were husband and wife, they had very little physical contact. Her face flushed slightly, she gently leaned her slightly weak body against the boy's shoulder.

"Admiral, I miss you."

Lexington comfortably rested her cheek on the boy's shoulder, savoring the warmth and happiness of being close to the Admiral. She quickly glanced at her younger sister, who was also nestled in the Admiral's arms, and saw a slightly envious look on her face. Lexington then whispered lazily in the boy's ear.

A soft voice traveled down the boy's neck and into his ear, causing him, who was still daydreaming because of the kiss, to unconsciously scratch his cheek. He felt the ticklish sensation of Mrs. Leck's fragrant hair brushing against his face, and then secretly turned his face away.

"I miss you too, Lexington."

Lying? Perhaps, but what's wrong with a well-intentioned lie that makes the girls around him happy and puts his mind at ease? Gazing at the distant horizon, the boy, without blushing or skipping a beat, uttered these somewhat insincere words to Lexington, who was nestled against him. As for how much of those words were lies, who knows? After all, he still had a tiny bit, really only a tiny bit, affection for this ship girl he once called "wife" in the game.

"Admiral, you've lost weight. You must have suffered a lot this past year. I'm sorry, it's all our fault for failing to protect you." Having received a satisfactory answer, Lexington raised her head again to look at the boy's face, and couldn't help but reach out to gently stroke his slightly stubbled cheek, her eyes drooping slightly.

"Suffering? Actually, I didn't suffer much, Lexington. It wasn't your fault. Besides, we've reunited, so let's not dwell on unhappy things now... Haha..."

The boy's voice was still as clear and melodious as she remembered. Hearing his somewhat shy words, Lexington, her gaze almost lost in thought, reflected the boy's image. Unable to hold back her tears, she gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. A gentle smile returned to her virtuous and gentle face, making her look as moving and beautiful as a goddess.

"Admiral... I knew you'd say that... You look a bit thinner than before, but you've become even more manly~"

"You're right, let's not talk about the past... Ah~ it's been so long, so long since we've been this close together. I even dreamt about you last night, and I never thought I'd actually see you today. I feel so happy, like I'm dreaming. Could it be that I'm really dreaming, Admiral?"

Volume 1, Chapter 110: The Wife

Of course, it couldn't be a dream. Feeling the warmth emanating from her body and the happiness and satisfaction surging within her heart, Lexington clearly understood that everything before her was real, not the heartbreaking dreams she saw every night. However, looking at the boy's face, perhaps it was because she was too excited that she had a dreamlike illusion.

"...Lexington?...How is this possible? I'm really standing in front of you now, this isn't a dream...It's just that, apart from your names, I don't remember much about anything else from before."

As Lexington's soft, warm hand gently caressed his face, the slightly flushed young man couldn't help but glance away, his mind wandering.

Normally, if I were in this situation, I would be so flustered that I wouldn't even be able to speak properly. But now... although I feel a little embarrassed, I don't feel the panic I used to have. Perhaps I'm really influenced by Lexington's gentle demeanor? Or is it...?

He secretly turned his head to look at the skin that looked like cream beneath the long flaxen hair in front of him, and heard her words full of affection. Feeling a little sorry for her, the boy replied in this way.

Rather than letting them ask about my memories later, it's better to tell them now. That way, I won't have to worry about them wondering why I can still remember their names and use some different "addresses" even though I have amnesia.

The boy's words reminded Lexington, who had lost her usual attentiveness and caution upon seeing her admiral, that she had been distracted by the sight of him. Worried, she bent down to carefully observe her beloved admiral before her, and her expression became somewhat tense.

Generally speaking, amnesia is caused by external injuries or severe trauma. If the admiral also suffers from amnesia due to such reasons, then...

"Ah... Admiral, have you really forgotten everything from before? Don't you remember anything except our names?"

Fortunately, the boy in front of her didn't have any obvious external injuries. The only scratch was a small scrape on his right hand that had been there sometime during the day. Slightly relieved, she breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just that he couldn't remember his past as Yi Xian had said in her message that morning, then that was fine. After all, as long as the most important person, the Admiral, was alright, that was all that mattered.

"Ah... um, but it's okay... there will be plenty of opportunities to recover my memories in the future."

Feeling Lexington's genuine concern, the boy, feeling a warmth in his heart, touched the back of his head. Although he knew that he, who had never lost any memories, could not possibly regain any, he still said it out of fear that she would be disappointed.

Looking at the gentle smile on the boy's face, a smile meant to comfort her, Lexington, who had lost track of time since this morning due to overwhelming excitement, felt her heart flutter once more. Her pink lips curled up in a joyful smile, perhaps out of affection, perhaps out of teasing, and she took the boy's hand and whispered in his ear, "Then, do you still remember the relationship between you and me?"

For some reason, a voice that suddenly became alluring and ambiguous entered the boy's ears. Looking at Lexington's increasingly gentle and tender expression, he saw his own reflection in her eyes, which were as expressive as autumn water. He understood what she meant by "relationship". He swallowed hard, and the boy felt as if his body had been petrified.

On the ring finger of her left hand, a dazzling diamond ring shone brightly in the sunlight. It was a promise that bound her for life, and also all the love she had in this life... The tenderness in her gentle gaze was almost overflowing. Lexington slowly rested her forehead on the boy's forehead, just like the night they became husband and wife.

"Lexington..."

“By the way, Admiral, I’ve been keeping this for you for over a year now, and it’s finally time to return it to its rightful owner.” Listening to the boy’s slightly shy voice and quietly savoring the happiness of being together, Lexington seemed to suddenly remember something and raised her head. She took out a very exquisitely crafted little notebook from the pocket on her skirt and handed it to the boy in his bewildered gaze.

Although she certainly hoped to spend more time with her beloved Admiral, it seemed that now was not the time. If she continued to monopolize the Admiral like this, the sisters behind her might get angry, such as Miss Yixian beside her, who was smiling but whose eyes were twitching slightly.