I really don't have money for the ship girls.

Within half a day, a lot of comments had accumulated below.

Taihou: Number one!

Cheshire: First floor grab!

Taihou: Haha, you couldn't beat me again. I guess I'm the one destined for the Commander!

Cheshire replied to Dafeng: I don't want to hear it, turkey chanting scriptures.

London: London is here, but I can't see you! Commander, you're lying! I'm angry, I need a hug from you to calm down.

My wife: Commander, you must be careful while on your business trip to the naval base.

Magdeburg: Commander, you've really had a tough time. From the Prince of Wales to the Glorious Ones, and then there are the Dido sisters. Your Royal Family is really ruthless. Even an iron man like you couldn't withstand this.

Nelson replied to Magdeburg: What do you mean we royals are heartless? This was clearly a decision made by the garrison, and everyone agreed to it.

Suzuya replied to Magdeburg: I ​​suspect you're implying something, though I have no proof.

Magdeburg: There was no implication; they were just repeating the facts.

Kumano: Magdeburg-chan is so cute.

Akashi: By the way, the blue underwear I ordered before, the same style as the Commander's, has arrived. It has been given an aged look, and even the hole on the right side is a perfect replica. Limited quantity, first come, first served.

Toriumi replied to Akashi: What the heck is this?

Hipper replied to Akashi: It's absolutely disgusting, who would buy something like this?

Bremerton: Yeah, everyone should avoid buying it, it's disgusting.

Bremerton: I'll buy it.

Chapaev: ?

Chapaev: How come they're all sold out as soon as I messaged Akashi? Who bought them? I'll buy them at a higher price!

Hipper: Anyway, I didn't buy it. What decent person would buy something like that?

San Francisco replied to Hipper: Hehe, I saw you here in Akashi.

Hipper replied to San Francisco: I'm just buying a drink, buying a drink!

……

Ying Tian looked at the replies under his WeChat Moments and was both amused and exasperated. He remembered that a photo of him taking off his clothes had been taken and posted in the group chat. He was wearing a pair of blue underwear, and the holes were normal. It's not easy for a pair of underwear to be tamed into a soft and comfortable fit. How could he throw it away just because it had a few holes?

I never expected this could become a business opportunity. No wonder even St. Louis is willing to call Akashi the strongest in the port area.

Ying Tian scrolled through the port area group chat again. Most of the discussions were about this mission, but many people were also emotional, saying that it was always the Royal Family that got the good things, and when would it be their turn to be by the Commander's side. This resonated with many people.

Queen Elizabeth: There's nothing we can do about it; this is the weighty legacy of our British and Japanese empires. You have no choice but to accept it.

Elizabeth was then immediately surrounded and attacked, and the scene was extremely tragic.

Ying Tian typed a line, but then deleted it after thinking about it, as speaking at this time would only add fuel to the fire.

In addition, there were many private messages sent by people on the chat software.

For example, Da Feng's loving greetings were truly heartwarming;

Yi Xian's daily concern and care, just a few simple words, made people feel inexplicably warm, as if there was a blood-like connection between them;

Akagi's daily sharing is a pleasure to read, and I can't understand why Shoukaku would call her senior a crazy woman. There must be some misunderstanding.

During the swipe, a message unexpectedly caught Ying Tian's attention.

Tirpitz: Thank you for your reply, but I've gotten used to waiting and doing nothing... so let me give you a piece of advice: be yourself and don't let us bother you.

Ying Tian had only exchanged a few words with this iron-blooded battleship. Her impression of her was that she was a cold and refined woman, and most importantly, she never spoke without reason.

This reminded Ying Tian of what he had been doing recently. He had been wondering about this, but he was too caught up in it to see clearly. Now he was starting to see things more clearly. Glorious was the wedding ship, Victory was the sister-in-law, Prince of Wales was the secretary ship, and Belfast and the others were just maids. Since they were all playing themselves, what was he playing?

"So, it turns out I wasn't cast as a British nobleman, but as a commander..."

Ying Tian lay on the bed, muttering to himself.

“That’s right, that’s exactly it. The Commander guessed it before I even said anything.”

A pleasant voice came from beside the bed. Ying Tian opened his eyes wide, because he was quite certain that the voice did not belong to any of the Royal Navy ship girls who had come today.

who is it?

Chapter Seventy: Overt Schemes

Judging from the chat software, the naval base seems to be the same as usual. Although there are some playful fights, it can still be described as a peaceful place.

Beneath this peaceful and tranquil surface, however, undercurrents are already surging.

Seeing the Commander's post on social media, and the Prince of Wales and the others in the group saying that they had arrived at the Commander's side and successfully reunited in London, Sakao, who hadn't had any sorties lately, originally wanted to play cricket with Haruna and the others that afternoon. But for some reason, this usually energetic fourth ship of the Agano-class light cruiser, the younger sister of Agano and Noshiro, suddenly lost interest.

Half-reclining on the sofa, Sakabo propped her long, straight, bare legs up on the armrest, the soft, pink flesh of her calves spreading out on the brown armrest, rippling with white waves. The apple on the coffee table must have been cut by Agano-neechan. After eating a piece, Sakabo deliberately looked up to make sure that Noshiro-neechan was no longer there. Then, the girl took out her phone and opened a chat app.

Sakabo actually enjoys chatting in groups. To be precise, she likes anything related to social interaction. However, there are always some more active people in the large Minato Ward groups, and the topics of conversation often make Sakabo, as a top student, feel embarrassed to participate. Therefore, she usually speaks in various smaller groups.

Groups like [Sakura Empire Ship Girls Group], [Light Cruiser Family], [Danny Fans Group], [Akashi's Wonderful House]...

It seems like they've got some new items in 【Akashi Myo Myo Ya】. Sakabo curiously clicked in to take a look and found that it was a high-quality replica of the Commander's blue underwear, with even the rips perfectly replicated. The girl couldn't help but blush slightly on her baby-like, delicate face.

It turns out that the items sold in Akashi Myobo Shop were quite normal, such as water cups, pillows, and magazines. Although the Commander was no longer there at that time, I often heard Agano teasing Noshiro about the Commander. Moreover, Sakano had a natural admiration for the Commander, so she often bought some Akashi products to use and collect.

After contacting the Commander, the things sold at Akashi Myo Myo Ya became increasingly bizarre. This time, the underwear was truly outrageous; last time they even sold a 1:1 scale model of the Commander's buttocks, which sold out in the time it took for Sakano to cover her face. I often feel out of place with the group members because I'm not perverted enough.

Having learned from her previous experience, Sakagai seriously considered whether to buy them this time. However, before she could make up her mind, Akashi announced that all two hundred pairs of underwear ordered this time were sold out.

Holding her phone, Shugao thought that even if someone bought two pairs, there would still be over a hundred people who bought the Commander's replica underwear. So even if they bought it, it doesn't mean they weren't good kids. Shugao made up her mind that next time she absolutely couldn't hesitate and had to act immediately. Akashi's special products were never replicated; missing out meant missing out for life.

It's true that the custom-made underwear sold out, but there weren't two hundred pairs; there were only one hundred. The scarcity marketing strategy, coupled with the fact that they never reissue, shows Akashi's many ways to make money. How could an innocent and naive girl possibly be a match for a cunning and greedy little girl?

These groups are alright, they're still pretty proper. But some groups aren't so proper.

While Sakebori's mind was still churning with conflicting thoughts, her hand acted on its own, clicking on the group chat titled "Where is the Amazing Commander?"

Suzutani pulled her into this group; she's the gentle girl who likes to wear sailor uniforms and also has oni horns. When Sakabo joined, she was shocked by the content in the group. Every time, she would tell herself that she was a good girl, an excellent student of Sakura Empire, and that she had to be as outstanding as Noshiro-nee and absolutely cut ties with this kind of thing. But every time, she couldn't help but click in.

I'll watch this once and then I won't watch it again. I'm leaving the group now. I'll definitely watch it next time!

Sure enough, the group was updated with new pictures. In the pictures, the commander is shirtless, obviously having just finished showering and drying himself. It is said that this was secretly taken by the fangirl Reno, who was then tricked by Akashi into making an underground deal at the naval base. Now it has been uploaded by the group members for everyone to enjoy.

At first, Sakebori didn't think much of it, but when she saw the anonymous group members going crazy in the group, saying things like "I really want to lick the water off the Commander's body," "Don't use a towel, use my tongue," and "Where's the bottom? Why isn't there a bottom?", the innocent girl's face turned red instantly. Although her sense of morality made her very resistant, she couldn't help but secretly look.

In particular, there was an announcement in the group that the Hong Kong fan fiction novel "See You in the Next Life, My Delight" which was supposed to be discontinued has resumed updating.

To this, all I can do is raise my hand and shout "Yay!"

I don't know which sister in the Hong Kong area wrote this novel, but it's completely different from the straightforward writing in those groups. The writing is delicate, sweet where it's sweet, and edgy where it's edgy. Even the intimate descriptions are just right, not overstepping the mark while still making people blush and their hearts race. Well, in order to see this author's serialization, I'd better not leave the group for now.

Just as Sakano was browsing the group chat with a mixture of resistance and intoxication, Agano's pretty face suddenly appeared in her field of vision: "What interesting thing are you looking at? Why is your face so red?"

"Wow, Agano-neechan, how did you suddenly appear? You scared me to death!"

Sakebori was startled and quickly turned off his phone screen.

Akano noticed her younger sister's unusual behavior, raised a brow, and stroked her delicate face, saying, "Are you having a crush on someone?"

Sakano never hid her admiration for the commander, but at this moment she didn't want Agano to know her little secret, otherwise, given her somewhat cunning personality, she would definitely be whipped for life.

"Nah."

"really not?"

"Really, no, I'm just a little angry," said Sakae. "I saw everyone in the group talking about how it was another Royal Navy ship girls going to the Commander's place, and so many of them at once. Amagi and the others even agreed. I just don't understand."

"Since the commander agreed, we ship girls must carry out the commander's orders."

Akano paused, looking at her younger sister's cute face. It was a pity that Sakura was too lively and not as easy to bully as Noshiro. She said, "Never mind, it's okay to tell you. The main thing is that this is a royal conspiracy. Others have to agree whether they like it or not."

"What kind of open conspiracy is this?"

"It's about making the Commander a real Commander. With so many people from the Royal Navy going, it's not like they're being completely selfless. But if they can get the Commander to truly and completely accept the Commander's identity, it's a good thing for everyone. So Mikasa and the others had no choice but to agree."

Sakabo blinked, puzzled, and said, "Isn't a commander just a commander? What do you mean by becoming a real commander?"

"Well, if you don't understand, you don't understand. It's good that my sister stays innocent forever." Agano looked Sakano up and down, observing her youthful and beautiful body, and said, "Do you seem to have gained weight recently?"

"Yes, really? I've been eating a bit too much lately."

"Whether I'm fat or not, I'll know by touching my little tummy, hehe."

"No, sister."

"Sweetie, let me see!"

"Wow... Hehehe... It's so itchy..."

The two sisters started laughing and joking on the sofa, their clothes getting messily ripped and wrinkled, revealing their fair and beautiful skin.

That's the truth. Even a ship girl like Agano, who doesn't have many sources of information, can roughly guess the Royal Navy's open schemes. However, there aren't many people who can perceive the deeper layers of the situation.

The Royal Navy did indeed launch a large-scale expedition at this time, gaining a significant advantage. However, this also meant that the Royal Navy, the leading power in the naval base, was facing a major weakness in the port area.

If we don't besiege Bright Peak now, when will we?

Chapter 71 and the Method to Counter the Open Scheme

Even though the three pillars of the Royal Family—the Prince of Wales, Belfast, and Glorious—have all embarked on their journeys to the Commander World, the Royal Family, with its profound foundation, is not without people who can perceive this loophole.

For example, the Duke of York was one of them. As a member of the King George V-class battleships, unlike his sister, the Prince of Wales, who could only serve as a traitor to the British, and unlike his elder sister, King George V, the Duke of York was a regular member of the gunnery squadron and a true capital ship in the port.

So what is she doing now?

She had been drinking since lunchtime, and the angrier she got, the more she drank. She was still drinking at afternoon tea time. By then, this strong-willed woman's face was flushed, her elfin ears were flushed with an unhealthy red, and her blood-red lips were exhaling a slightly hot breath of alcohol. Anyone could tell that the Duke of York, who was always holding a glass of red wine, was unusually drunk.

"York, you're drunk," the innocent young lady's younger sister, Howe, said with some concern.

“Who said I was drunk? I’m not drunk!” The Duke of York grasped Howe’s slender hand and said with hazy eyes, “Howe, do you know who was the one who fully supported Wales to be the first to go to the Commander’s world? It was you! But now she repays kindness with enmity, saying that my ears are different and I’m not suitable to go to that world. Ridiculous! This is your sister Wales. Ridiculous!”

Hao blinked his emerald green eyes, somewhat at a loss, and said, "But sending Sister Wales was everyone's decision at the time..."

"Without Yu's support, how did Wales stand out? Was it because of her extensive network of connections?"

King George V swallowed the matcha cake in her mouth. Watching her two sisters interact, she laughed and said, "Haha, Hao, at this time you should just go along with what she says. Anyway, it's all about being right."

The Duke of York squinted at King George V and said, "George V, what objection do you have now?"

“No, of course not.” King George V looked at his usually strong and assertive older sister who was finally showing the younger sister’s side and couldn’t help but say, “I just can’t remember who said that a vampire who has feelings is no longer noble. It certainly wasn’t you, hahaha.”

“I am the hunter, and he is the prey.”

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

Howe was an innocent and carefree young lady, and King George V did not have the same keen political sense as his two sisters. However, the Royal Family still had Hood, who was the pride of the Royal Navy.

Did this proud lady of the Royal Navy realize the crisis facing the Royal Navy?

The answer is no.

Because his own position highly overlapped with that of the Prince of Wales, Hood, who also did not get the opportunity to command the world, was in a somewhat gloomy mood, just like the Duke of York.

However, unlike the Duke of York who found solace in wine, Hood immersed himself in the ocean of literature. Indeed, the masterpiece "See You in the Next Life" in the "Where is the Amazing Commander?" group was written by Hood.

The story tells of a royal girl who was ambushed and killed by a barbarian princess. After being unexpectedly reborn, she discovers that her enemy from her past life has become her love rival. The reborn princess uses her wit and courage to defeat her rival and finally lives happily ever after with her beloved.

Hood bit the pen with her plump lips, annoyed at her own self-deception. When has the glorious Royal Navy ever suffered such humiliation, except when Bismarck blew through the ammunition depot?

I need to find a way to make the commander understand my feelings.

Looking at his own writing, Hu De had an idea: perhaps he could slightly modify his novel and then publish it in the Commander's World?

Then, the commander, who unexpectedly read this book, met a smiling lady in the morning sunlight.

"So, I've always been the male lead."

"You're only realizing it now? Commander, you'll always be the leading man in Hood's heart."

Then they embraced and kissed amidst the rose bushes—it was a scene straight out of a Shakespearean play, a dreamlike and romantic moment…

So Hood became engrossed in her creative inspiration again, completely unaware of the undercurrents swirling around the naval base.

"The royal spies outside the research building have been eliminated."

"London has been temporarily excluded from the research team."

"The Royal Navy ship girls are having an afternoon tea party. No abnormalities have been detected so far."

Messages were being sent into an office in the research building. If anyone else could see the scene in the office at this moment, they would be very surprised, because almost all the big shots in the port area, except for the Royal Navy, had gathered here.