Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Bumblebee was sprawled out on the sofa in a very unseemly manner, wearing only hot pants and a bra.

"You need to be mindful of your image..." the company said helplessly. "So, would you like Bumblebee?"

Yorktown chimed in with interest: "Yeah, Bumblebee, everyone's trying to curry favor with the company to get this thing. Why haven't you made a move? If you just send them a little something, maybe the company will take pity on you and give it to you?"

Bumblebee's eyes darted around, and he said awkwardly, "Well, I'm a little short on cash."

"It's only the beginning of the month, right? You're already short on cash?" Yorktown asked suspiciously. "Where's your salary?"

Harman seemed to have found a way to get revenge and immediately stood up and said, "I'm reporting her! Last time, she secretly rode Essex's sister's motorcycle out for a race and then crashed it! She's paying for it now, on installment. I heard that motorcycle is very expensive!"

Harman spoke too quickly, and with a corporation between them and Bumblebee, even if Bumblebee tried to be lazy, he couldn't stop Harman immediately.

Upon hearing this, Yorktown looked at Bumblebee with a smile: "Why haven't you mentioned this before?"

Upon seeing his sister's signature accusatory smile, Bumblebee immediately shrank back, shrinking his neck and explaining softly, "I was just afraid you'd scold me."

Yorktown reprimanded him: "Even if you were afraid I would scold you, you shouldn't have kept quiet about whether you apologized to the other person or not."

"I apologized."

"Then you can pay the compensation slowly," Yorktown said.

"Let's not consider Bumblebee; consider it punishment for this."

Yorktown finally made the decision: this troublemaking sister needed to be taught a lesson.

"No! Sister! My dear sister!" Bumblebee cried out in anguish.

"Hmph, I'll teach you a lesson," Yorktown said irritably.

The business owner nodded, but then her face fell again: "So who can I choose?"

"Give it to whomever you want."

Yorktown seemed completely unconcerned, even displaying a hint of amusement in their expressions.

It has to be said that the personality of these ship girls will more or less become similar to that of their commander after spending a long time together. Right now, Ren Shuo is just sidelined and not allowed to work. He can just spend his days with everyone.

Therefore, it's inevitable that there will be some fun-loving traits involved, and Yorktown, as a spouse on a wedding ship, is no exception.

"Yorktown, you've really learned to enjoy watching the drama unfold..." Life is tough, businesses sigh.

"Don't say that, isn't it great? Look, because of you, we've had a lot more good things here lately~"

Yorktown says they've almost completely replaced everything here, especially the things they use and eat, which are all going straight for the highest-end.

Well, mainly because St. Louis contacted me privately, saying something about whether I wanted him to help with the renovation of my dorm room, and that Helena would come and supervise the work...

This is practically an open invitation; she's pleading for her sister Helena.

Bumblebee, who was naturally easygoing, quickly forgot about the unpleasantness from before and immediately cheered up, saying, "Enterprise, keep it up! Our Yorktown's prosperity depends on this document in your hand!"

"What you're saying..." The company was both amused and exasperated.

Then she looked out the window. The sun was shining brightly outside, but her mood was like a tangled ball of yarn.

Ugh, what should I do?

…………

After their previous plan to deliver towels and water was a complete failure, the little ones huddled together and began to reflect on their actions.

"To be honest, we suffered from a lack of intelligence last time. We should have let Raffi find out all the information before making any plans."

Javelin looked disappointed.

"Gathering intelligence... No, that's too much trouble."

Lafite's face fell. "If you ask her to fight, no problem, she'll grab a bottle and go for it. But asking her to gather intelligence and be a spy... you should go find Kronstadt."

"Don't say that, Lafite-chan. We're counting on you this time."

Javelin hugged Laffey and rubbed his face against hers, looking all ingratiating: "After this is all done, Nimi-chan will thank you properly."

Z23 still looked distressed: "So why did you guys just push me up there on your own?!"

I'm clearly not ready yet...

Ayanami, who had been playing games the whole time, finally spoke up, looking at Javelin with a strange expression: "I think you guys have misunderstood something, desu..."

"What is it?"

Everyone turned to look at Ayanami.

Ayanami tilted her head and said, "So, why do you have to go to Enterprise-nee? Are you going to Enterprise-nee's other sisters because you have gifts from them, or because you have a deeper relationship with them?"

Everyone was taken aback. "It seems so?"

Javelin quickly said, "But this is a great opportunity! If we seize it, it'll be a 100% chance of getting married!"

"Then why not take advantage of the fact that everyone is bothering Enterprise and go directly to the Commander, desu?" Ayanami asked, puzzled.

Everyone fell silent. It seemed... that made sense, didn't it?

"Ayanami, you're a god! You're so smart!" Javelin's face flushed with excitement, and she wished she could hug Ayanami and give her a kiss.

"Hurry up, Desu. The Commander has been training in the Eastern Empire every day these past few days, Desu. Don't let anyone else get there first..."

Ayanami casually remarked, then put on her headphones and continued playing the game.

"Let's go! Let's go!" Javelin waved his hand, ready for the expedition.

Chapter 621 Ying Rui and Zhao He in Action

"What?! How could this happen?!"

Deep in the bamboo forest of Donghuang, Javelin, dejected, bent forward and knelt on the ground, his entire body turning ashen.

Behind them were the still-sleepy Laffey and Ayanami, who had been forcibly dragged along. As for Z23, she took up the banner of attack after our Javelin fell.

"So where did the commander go?"

Seeing Z23's somewhat anxious expression, Binjiang didn't press the issue and simply replied, "I don't know."

"what?"

Z23 was a bit confused. Wasn't the Commander doing his morning exercises here? Why didn't you know?

Binjiang explained, "Well, the commander was here this morning, but then we were pulled away for some individual training, so this is how it ended up, and we're nowhere to be found."

"What you said is as good as nothing at all... Sister Zhenhai, do you know that?"

Zhenhai, who was sitting primly in a wooden chair, stopped what he was doing and shook his head: "Sorry, I'm not sure either. You should ask Yixian..."

So the little ones had no choice but to go find Yixian again. Javelin sighed as she walked, "Really, why? Why is this happening? We had a great idea, and we came to find the commander first thing this morning, but the commander wasn't here."

"Stop complaining, and do you have some kind of misunderstanding about 'early morning'?" Z23 said irritably. "It's almost nine o'clock already."

“It’s early morning for me,” Javelin said confidently. “Never mind, let’s go find Sister Yixian first and ask where the commander is.”

Z23 breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't find the commander, because if he had found the commander, he might have been the one killed.

…………

At this time, Ren Shuo was taken away by Ying Rui and Zhao He to play.

Instead of going out, they ran to the edge of a high cliff in the port area, where they could see thick, white clouds and the sea that shimmered in the sunlight.

The sea breeze felt very comfortable on my body.

However, if you look down, you can see some jagged rocks and huge waves crashing against the cliff face.

"Why did you decide to come here?"

Having found a large tree, Ren Shuo sat down comfortably on the ground and asked.

"Hmm, Commander, why did you sit down as soon as you got here? Did you come to see the scenery?"

Ying Rui tried to pull Ren Shuo up, but instead Ren Shuo pulled her to sit next to him.

"Haha, isn't it the same whether you're sitting or standing, enjoying the scenery? Zhaohe, come and sit down too."

Zhao He didn't object and sat down next to Ren Shuo. She seemed to be trying to act like she didn't care, but the blush on her cheeks betrayed her unsettled state of mind.

"Is my older sister still as...tsundere as ever?"

Instead of teasing Zhao He, Ying Rui addressed him as "sister" in a straightforward manner.

"Ying Rui!" Zhao He's cheeks, which had been only slightly flushed, turned bright red in an instant. He waved his hands wildly in a panic, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"whee."

Yingrui stopped teasing her sister and instead took out a picnic tablecloth, carefully laid it out, and then moved her pert bottom onto it.

"Commander, please come up and have a seat."

Ying Rui continued to take out various other things from inside.

They have everything from flower tea and pastries to walnut shortbread.

"You've been planning this camping trip for a long time, haven't you?"

Ren Shuo was amused. With such thorough preparation, it was clear that the crime was premeditated.

"Of course, what's the point of training like that every day? We're not martial arts fanatics like Ninghai, Pinghai, or Sister Binjiang."

Ying Rui replied matter-of-factly.

Even Zhao He didn't object: "Indeed, compared to practicing martial arts like this, practicing dance is much more interesting."

"By the way, Commander, my sister dances really well, would you like her to perform for you?"

Ying Rui urged.

Ren Shuo was somewhat tempted: "Is it okay?"

"Hmm, but I can't think of anything to dance to right now..." Zhao He was stumped, as he hadn't been choreographing anything lately.

Besides, this isn't the right atmosphere or place for dancing. The dances I'm good at will look better in a dance dress.

While it's not impossible to jump, it inevitably lacks a certain artistic conception and visual experience.

Although she didn't say it, Zhaohe still wanted her commander to see the best version of her, so she hesitated.

"Never mind, I guess my sister doesn't want to show it to the Commander." Ying Rui covered her mouth and chuckled.

Zhao He panicked: "Who, who said that! I was just, I was just thinking about what dance to perform!"

"Alright, stop teasing your sister, Zhaohe. Come out and have some fun, relax. Your sister is just playing with you."

Ren Shuo calmed Zhao He, who was on the verge of exploding.

Zhao He then gave up: "Hmph, since the commander has said so, Ying Rui, let me tell you, can you at least show some respect for your older sister in the future? You..."

"Commander, have a taste. This is a walnut cookie I made myself. Isn't it delicious?"

After Zhao He finished speaking, Ying Rui directly fed Ren Shuo the walnut shortbread he had made: "Ah~"

"You idiot, listen to me! Don't you even consider me your older sister anymore?!"

Zhaohe finally couldn't hold back and lost his temper.

Ren Shuo looked at Zhao He with some sympathy. Having a younger sister who likes to tease her older sister must be very hard.

Noshiro, who has an older sister who likes to tease her younger sister, approves of this.

"I'm feeding the Commander. If I start talking to you, won't the Commander get hungry?"

Ying Rui used Ren Shuo as a shield, speaking with great conviction.

Ren Shuo said he wasn't hungry, but since this was being used as a shield, it was better to remain silent.

"Ugh... Commander! Open your mouth! Eat mine!"

Zhao He picked up a pastry and tried to stuff it into Ren Shuo's mouth.

"Wait a minute..." Ren Shuo hadn't finished speaking when Zhao He stuffed a mouthful of pastries into his mouth.

I closed my mouth and chewed, feeling both amused and exasperated. The taste was indeed quite good; it was sweet, but not cloying. Instead, it had a subtle osmanthus fragrance.

"Osmanthus cake?" Ren Shuo swallowed, somewhat surprised.