Azur Lane Under the Stars

Page 476

"It suits you very well," Ren Shuo praised.

"Thank you," Emden said with a reserved smile. "Then, let's begin."

"I would be delighted."

…………

"Akagi-nee, if you sneak out like this, Amagi will lecture you again." Kaga put her hands in her pockets and looked helplessly at Akagi, who was sneaking around following Ren Shuo and Emden.

"I understand. Let's talk about punishment when it's really time to punish," Akagi said, seemingly unconcerned.

"Fine..." Kaga had no choice but to follow her stubborn older sister to the bitter end.

"Besides, do you really think it's just the two of us tracking them? Quite a few people saw this guy's posts on the ship girl forum yesterday."

"That's true... isn't there one over there?"

Kaga glanced into the bushes next door and spotted a large phoenix hiding its head and tail, trying to cover its tracks.

“It’s normal for Taihou to come… Look, Ron is over there too.”

Akagi said without turning his head.

"Ron?" Kaga was somewhat surprised. "Didn't she take the ring and then reform herself under Frederick the Great's tutelage? Why is she still stalking me?"

"She's just putting on a show of being a good girl in front of the Commander and Frederick the Great." Akagi curled her lip in disdain.

"They're leaving, let's follow them." Akagi began to infiltrate.

On the other side, Taihou bit her nails, looking extremely uncomfortable: "Damn it, why doesn't Commander go on a date with Taihou? Why does he have to go on a date with this little bitch who hasn't even joined the port yet? Honestly, he must have been bewitched. Commander, just wait, Taihou will definitely expose this woman's true colors!"

Meanwhile, Ron, on the other side, was there to join in the fun, instinctively telling himself that there was bound to be some great entertainment to see today.

Moreover, he had made an appointment with Prince Eugen, but that guy Eugen had disappeared without a trace.

Never mind, I'll just do it by myself.

…………

"What's wrong, Emden?"

Seeing Emden glancing behind him from time to time, Ren Shuo asked with some confusion.

"Nothing... I was just thinking that this place is very lively..."

Emden withdrew his gaze and said meaningfully.

"Oh, it's really lively here. The little guys from the port area all love to come here to play," Ren Shuo said with a smile.

"Let's go play over there first."

Emden pointed to the carousel not far away.

"I didn't expect you to be interested in this," Ren Shuo chuckled.

"I am somewhat interested," Emden said noncommittally.

Watching the two get on the carousel, Akagi, hiding in the bushes, scoffed: "Carousel? Only kids play on that... This woman must have forced the Commander!"

Kaga looked at her "indignant" older sister strangely, thinking to herself.

How come she remembers? It seems like you said the same thing when you brought Xiao Tiancheng here to play before, saying you were just accompanying Xiao Tiancheng to play, but you were actually happier than Xiao Tiancheng...

Is that you, sister?

Chapter 529 Emden's Little Thoughts

Carousel, haunted house, roller coaster, and spinning teacups.

This is one of the projects Ren Shuo and Emden "dated".

I originally thought that a ship girl like Emden wouldn't be very interested in thrilling attractions like haunted houses.

However, to my surprise, the white Emden showed no interest, but the black Emden did.

One is relatively quiet, while the other is more... um, wild?

In short, their personalities are at two extremes.

However, thanks to the whole morning, the black Emden also came out for some fresh air, and even accompanied Ren Shuo by the side of the white Emden.

Therefore, Ren Shuo also gained some understanding of the black Emden.

For example, the flavor is the opposite of Emden White.

However, they have very similar tastes in clothing.

"Commander Ren Shuo, look over there, there's a claw machine, shall we go try it out?"

Emden looked at Ren Shuo with a curious expression.

Ren Shuo nodded: "Okay."

However, Ren Shuo couldn't understand why St. Louis would put a claw machine in the amusement park in the port area.

With your ship girl's insight and observation skills, even if your claw machine has been modified and it's difficult to grab anything, it will be of no use to the ship girl.

They're basically accurate every time they catch someone.

So the plush toys that are restocked in the claw machines never last more than two days before they're all snapped up by the kids in the port area.

They're buying new stock; you're here to restock.

However, to Ren Shuo's surprise, Emden tried to catch it several times but failed, and a hint of frustration appeared on her delicate face.

"This is so difficult..." Emden sighed.

Ren Shuo asked, "Why don't you use your observation skills a little? Wouldn't it be easier to catch him that way?"

Emden explained, "Because that would be meaningless. It's like playing a game where the ship girls' perception and reaction speed are so powerful that it's like cheating. If it continues like this, then the joy of overcoming challenges and achieving victory, or experiencing failure and accumulating emotions before finally clearing the game... will seem very cheap."

Emden has his own principles regarding these things.

"I see..." Ren Shuo nodded seriously.

That makes sense. Even the most interesting thing will eventually lose its appeal if you keep winning or if there's no challenge at all.

"Let me give it a try..." Ren Shuo had helped Helena and Cleveland catch this before, so he had some experience with it.

Ren Shuo stared at the metal claws, then looked left and right, found the right angle, and slowly lowered them...

EasyMotor!

Ren Shuo suddenly pressed the grab button, and under the expectant gazes of Ren Shuo and Emden...

I missed my chance.

Emden looked at Ren Shuo strangely, and Ren Shuo coughed awkwardly.

"Ahem... This is an accident, I'm not feeling very well today..."

“I’ll give it a try. I’ve learned a few things from Commander Ren Shuo’s operations,” Emden said.

"Alright, you can give it a try." Ren Shuo stepped aside.

Emden followed Ren Shuo's steps, then narrowed his beautiful eyes and finally successfully grabbed a doll.

Holding his teddy bear trophy, Emden looked at Ren Shuo with a smug expression.

Ren Shuo clapped: "Amazing, amazing..."

"Hehehe, I got the inspiration from Commander Ren Shuo. I guess this counts as... successfully learning from him?" Emden smiled.

“Perhaps, but you’re very capable yourself. You knew what to do after just one look…” Ren Shuo said. “Alright, where to go next? Today is entirely up to Miss Emden.”

“I see… then let’s go over there.” Emden said, looking at a mushroom house not far away.

…………

"How enviable! My brother-in-law said today was all Emden's... Sister, you've been cheated on!"

On a bench somewhere, the youngest of the four Radiant Sisters, who ostensibly came to have fun but were actually there to follow Ren Shuo and Emden, said...

"Don't be silly, what do you mean by 'green'? You can't say that." Guanghui was still a bit troubled by this little sister. To be honest, she was very quiet and lazy, but when she got naughty, she was even more mischievous than Kewei.

“That’s absolutely true. If it were a sister from the port area, it would be like saying, ‘Sister, you’re not as favored as her for the time being.’ But this is an outsider! An outsider! In human terms, that’s called an affair!”

Bu Nao patted Guanghui's plump thighs, extremely excited.

"So, your brother-in-law cheated on you, why are you so upset?"

Ignoring the unyielding excitement, victory instead presented itself as a terrifying sight, its intensity overwhelming.

Although Kewei appeared dignified on the surface, her older sisters, who knew her well, could immediately tell that she was extremely excited.

"Ahem... Where did you get excited?" Kewei retorted stubbornly.

Is she going to say that since her brother-in-law cheated on her, she, as his sister-in-law, has more opportunities?

If I said that, I'd probably get a beating from my own sister.

"Ah, look, brother-in-law went to eat with that little vixen," Bu Nao said, pointing to the two figures gradually disappearing into the distance.

"Chase!" Victory and Formidable exchanged a glance, then got up, wanting to have a chance encounter during dinner.

Oh, I almost forgot, the real reason I came here was to pretend to play with Xiao Guanghui...

They casually picked up Little Glory and Victory and Formidable gave chase.

…………

"I didn't expect you to like sweets so much," Ren Shuo said, looking at Emden in front of him.

Honey-glazed chicken cutlet, crepes, and vanilla ice cream milk tea—it's a sweet feast!

"Because sweets are a taste that brings happiness." Emden took a small spoonful of ice cream and put it in his mouth, then smiled happily.

"Indeed, to be honest, I quite like it too, but they won't let me eat too much, saying it's bad for my health... At this moment, I'm a little envious of you ship girls..." Ren Shuo said.

Although her body was completely immune to illness, Belfast and Yixian were always extremely worried.

"Actually, there are some ship girls who can't eat too much... those ship girls who are insecure about their figure and are always nervous, like... Miss Formidable."

Emden chuckled as he enjoyed his dessert with a happy smile on his face.

Normally, you shouldn't mention other girls when you're on a date with a girl, but since she started it, it wouldn't be inappropriate to chime in with a few words.

Ren Shuo nodded in agreement: "Indeed, it is said that the body shape and weight of ship girls will not change much, but Ke Wei always likes to say that she has gained weight, or that she feels that her figure is not good."

"Oh, brother-in-law, you're talking bad about me again! Kewei heard it."

A very dissatisfied voice came from behind. Ren Shuo turned around and saw that it was Ke Wei, who was pouting with a dissatisfied expression.

"How formidable... and Radiance, what are you doing..."

Ren Shuo looked at the four Radiant sisters, plus a little Radiant and a Unicorn in front of him, somewhat surprised. Was the whole family out there?

"Unicorn and Glorious were just thinking of going out to play, so they came here to relax and then they happened to run into each other," Victory said matter-of-factly.

Yes, it was just a coincidence... Emden, why are you looking at me with that half-smile? I'm not lying!

Ren Shuo turned his gaze to Little Radiance and the Unicorn.

Little Illustrious called out sweetly, "Commander!"

The unicorn, a little shy, picked up Yuu-chan and said, "Onii-chan..."

"Since I've already said hello, I won't disturb the Commander's date any longer. I'm leaving now," Illustrious said quickly, showing her good manners.

Following them was already inappropriate; to disturb the commander now would be a sin.

So Glorious quickly tried to pull the problem girls away.

“It’s alright, the commander won’t mind, right?” Bu Nao said.

No, no, no, I'm salvaging the ship. I don't care about what you're doing, but the question is whether Emden cares.

Ren Shuo subconsciously looked at Emden, but Emden smiled and invited, "Then would you like to have lunch together?"

"The morning observation period is over~ So, please take good care of me from now on, Commander~" Emden smiled.

"Huh? So suddenly?"

Although Ren Shuo still couldn't quite figure out Emden's thoughts, just like he couldn't fathom Frederick the Great's thoughts, the sudden end of the inspection and the subsequent calling him commander really surprised Ren Shuo.