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This time, Ji Zi did not blush, and even showed some doting maternal love.
Although she couldn't guarantee that she could see through Kong's thoughts, she had a feeling that Kong always had a strange respect and honesty in front of her, which was probably influenced by that same entity.
"...Everyone has been waiting for you for a long time - I also want to help prepare dinner. Since it is to welcome the newlyweds, in addition to a more sumptuous meal, I should be able to apply to Pam for permission to use firecrackers... Hehe~"
Thinking of Pam's mysophobia, Sora was a little worried that Jizi's firecrackers would cause Pam to scream indescribably -
It seems that she sometimes wants to play a trick on the conductor.
……
"No. 2 of the Agano class, Noshiro, applies to become a Star Train Pioneer. I hope you will give me a chance to prove my ability - please give me your guidance!"
Noshiro, who came to the new world, had no time to hug Sora, but after Sora gave her a fierce look and sent her a private message, she quickly understood the general situation here.
Although she wanted to hug Sora immediately, she had just landed and held back the strong desire that almost eroded her rationality. She walked to the center of the observation car in two meticulous steps, crossed her scabbard to the train passengers who were watching, saluted, and bowed three times in succession.
"Looks like a very serious newcomer." Lao Yang pushed his glasses. Dan Heng also agreed with Noshiro's stern military temperament, but their opinions were not important. What was important was the opinions of the other ladies.
"What a cool sister! Eh, can she be considered a sister?" Xiao Sanyue was a little troubled by the other person's appearance - she looked younger than herself.
By the way, has Sora ever attacked high school students? No, Asuna had said before that Sora had attacked adult students... so he already has a criminal record!
For some unknown reason, March actually seems a little bit excited and thrilled.
"Welcome." Karin tried to lead the applause, but Asuna had already joined them -
"Noshiro is so beautiful! You are shining!"
"This, this is the result of everyone in the port helping to dress it up."
Faced with the big golden retriever that suddenly pounced on him and wagged its tail, Noshiro was a little overwhelmed.
"Commander... please guide me, I don't know what to do now..."
The girl doesn't need blush to reveal a bright red color on her cheeks. Her specially modified cherry blossom makeup and sailor uniform make her the most gorgeous and youthful one among all the people present. But when she fell into Asuna's sticking hell, she was at a loss and looked to Sora for help, which highlighted her cuteness.
Such a cute reaction is definitely not fake.
"..."X2
Haiya and Yula looked at Noshiro, and a strange sense of crisis arose in their hearts - this girl was too normal. Compared to the girls they knew, most of whom were mentally ill or overly self-conscious, Noshiro's figure and reaction to others revealed a youthful cuteness that made them uncomfortable.
Youthfulness and cuteness - these are the things they desire but cannot obtain. However, according to Sora, the ship girl in front of them is older than both of them combined. How can she still maintain her original intention and please everyone with her JK figure?
Unable to react to the youthful feeling that came over him, Ying secretly observed Noshiro's sword while drinking tea, and tried to tell her strength level from her knuckles and the changes in her center of gravity.
Then she nodded - this girl was a qualified warrior.
"I hope you are well. Thank you for your hard work, Miss Noda."
"You're joking, Ms. Befa. We haven't seen each other for just a few days. You're the one who's working hard."
Although she failed to break free from the golden retriever's entanglement, Noshiro still breathed a sigh of relief. Besides the commander, at least there was another familiar face at the scene, so she didn't have to be so embarrassed that she wanted to bury her head in the ground.
"Well, the vote on whether Ms. Noshiro is eligible to join the train crew will begin now."
Seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Ji Zi clapped her hands.
She particularly admired the little girl with a pair of strange horns in front of her, just like she admired the vitality and fighting spirit of young people like Dan Heng and San Yue... It has to be said that the appearance of the ship girls is too "deceptive".
"Agree, agree!"
Everyone stretched out their palms toward the center of the car.
"——Oh, it passed unanimously. Congratulations, Noshiro-sister! Welcome to join the Wumingke family!"
Mitsuki and Karin began to clap wildly.
Because the Black Tower hadn't activated the puppet at all, her vote was simply ignored.
Ji Zi blew the cannon, and she and Lao Yang stood on the left and right to celebrate for Noshiro. Gold paper and ribbons fell on her horns and hair, making her shine even brighter. She also became more and more shy because of this enthusiasm, and could only continue to bow to the two seniors of the train crew:
"I'm sorry... I haven't been to a sorority in a long time, so my reaction might be a little dull."
Noshiro, who was welcomed like this, was still quite concerned about the opportunity to interact with the commander, but she was no longer as serious as before.
"Really? We could have just prepared something delicious for the welcome party, but you had to play with the firecrackers. Jizi, that was a bad idea of yours. Be careful not to step on the scraps of paper. Come help me clean up!"
"We'll just clean up together afterwards. Come to think of it, the train is still on hold indefinitely, and Xiao Sanyue and Danheng's development is not yet complete, but we can all sit together and have a good time like it's a holiday—"
A teasing smile appeared on Jizi's lips: "I really didn't dare to think about it before. Sora, do you have one orientation step that you haven't completed yet?"
“Point, Commander.” The seemingly shy girl, the moment she turned towards Sora, all her shyness disappeared and tears fell like a waterfall.
She didn't seem to realize she was crying.
"Thank you for coming, Nodai. I'm sorry I left without saying goodbye... But at that time, Party A could no longer tolerate the energy I had accumulated - well."
Noshiro rammed into Sora with the force of a real cruiser running at about 5 knots, knocking Sora down on his seat, causing the entire car to sway on the relatively static track. All the courtesy and propriety just now were gone.
"My training is finally over... It's great to see you... It's so great..."
"..."
The train crew, who had been so festive just now, fell silent, then began to feel a little emotional as they watched the glittery and cherry-colored tears slide down Sora's shoulders and stain his clothes.
"I'm right here, Noshiro."
Sora held her tightly.
Under the complicated but somewhat comforting gazes of Eula and Haiya, Kong Ye closed his eyes and let the girls smear their makeup all over his chest in silence.
247. Please, please reflect on your behavior just now! !
"Wow! Noshiro gets another pentakill!"
"New guy, are you spinning?"
As the ranking settlement interface popped up, the channel was in chaos. Silver Wolf and March's exclamations continued, and Paimeng went straight into a state of self-doubt.
"Sora, where did you kidnap such a big dad from?"
"I already told you that Noshiro is my wife..."
"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Silver Wolf... Commander, I'm not very clear about the rules of this simulated shooting training. How many points can you give me for the evaluation of the exercise just now?"
Noshiro's voice in the channel was not complacent at all, and was even humble and serious to the point that it made Silver Wolf physically uncomfortable.
"One hundred faints!"
Sora gave Noshiro a thumbs up.
Compared to him and Sanyueqi, one of them was lying on the bed and shaking his calves vigorously, and the other was sitting on the carpet with his back against the mattress, and if he fell back he would almost use Sanyue's drum as a pillow and look very unruly. Noshiro even sat upright when playing games. If the only sofa in Sanyue's room was not a hanging basket style, she would probably have scratched the screen of her mobile phone with a serious attitude as if she was taking an exam.
“Can I get such a high score…?”
Only after gaining everyone's crazy approval, especially Sora's, did Noshiro reveal a faint smile.
"Even during the break, they still did the tactical simulation. As expected, our companions here are also very hardworking. I feel relieved—"
"..."
Hearing Noshiro's overly serious and somewhat confused words, the other four couldn't help but slap themselves on the face in embarrassment.
What a nice girl, but she has no common sense -
After a busy day, the best thing to do at night is to slack off and play games! Everyone is good, why are you the only one who is so good?
"Noshiro...hasn't your sister always been very fashionable? She hangs out with Nagashima every day and plays with him on the board. How could you not know how to play shooting games?"
Kong somewhat painfully hoped that he could pay attention to the "property" when dealing with "ordinary people".
"Oh, no, Commander. This kind of shooting training is interesting, but it's a bit too easy for me. I think Ms. Belfa will come to a similar conclusion..."
She continued to explain meticulously.
"Stop talking, Noshiro. If you keep talking, I'm going to get a heart attack..."
Silver Wolf almost couldn't breathe after hearing this: "Let's stop here. I'm going to play mobile games to adjust my mindset... It turns out that people's physiques can't be generalized..."
"It's because Xiao Xin didn't come today that we maintained a five-man lineup. If Noshiro also wants to join a fixed team, isn't it time to find a new game to play?"
Xiao Sanyue cares more about the sense of ritual of playing with everyone. Even when the messenger is working overtime to set up the meme transmission equipment, she is still thinking about him.
"How about Overwatch, a game that supports six-person teams?" Silver Wolf suggested.
"Forget it, it's a game that even dogs don't play." Both Paimon and Kong showed expressions of great disgust.
Among the many games that Kong tributed to Aha, it is not known whether there is a certain "inertia" or the influence of "fate", some games are still operated like a mess by the Star Peace Company, and Kong doesn't even want to touch most of the MOBAs.
"Then I'll study it further. Oh, the server here just happened to have an alarm and is down now. As for your invitation to Yalilo, I can only send my quantum hologram... You really found a good job for me--"
After listening to Silver Wolf's somewhat annoyed complaints and hanging up the phone, Sora showed a relieved expression and his eyes immediately fell on Noshiro.
"Commander, are you going to take a break?"
Although the ship girl removed her makeup, the pink color at the corners of her eyes was not sure if it was because the cherry blossom makeup was not removed cleanly or because there were traces of crying left. She looked stern but also a little pitiful.
"Well, we are still 5% short of energy to activate the next system, but the surrounding rifts have been dealt with almost completely. We must go deep into the snowfields to gather enough energy tomorrow. We need to get plenty of rest."
"Understood. Miss March Seven, we will take our leave first. If you need anything, please feel free to come to me or Maid Befa—"
"Well, I think you don't have to be so polite when talking to me. We are all young people, why do we have to act like old men and women?"
After hearing San Yue Qi's low complaint, Neng Dai's gaze turned towards Kong in a subtle way.
The commander now has no hair on his face. He has not spent as much time in the port as some of the warships from the treaty era, so he can indeed be considered a "young man".
But in fact, these "old antiques" who have served in Azur Lane for nearly fifty years have lost the concept of seniority, and no matter how they call Sanyue, they are taking advantage.
"If you insist, Miss March, fine, then I'll be a little rude?"
"That's right. We still have some time before bedtime. Do you want to take a look at my collection of photo albums? You were paying attention to my photo wall when you first came in, right?"
"...Um...Commander, please allow me to return to my room later."
Compared to the other girls who couldn't wait to travel through time and space and be eaten up by Sora immediately, Noshiro was extremely restrained.
She always positioned herself as a soldier and a guard, and the girlish sensibility could only burst out in private in the new environment.
She felt that she had lost face in front of the commander by shedding tears just now, but faced with the familiarity of March Seven and the big golden retriever, she couldn't refuse, so she could only look at the airdrop in a pleading manner.
"It's okay. I just want to see if Sanyue has taken some pictures of our battle."
Anyway, I have already stood up the Black Tower.