Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Lüzoff thought he would put on his sleep mask, light his calming incense, and then have a good night's sleep.

"You wish! I promised I wouldn't come to see you this afternoon. It's 10 a.m. now, and you're going to practice with me until 12:59."

"You have your clever plan, but I have my countermeasures," Seydlitz said, dragging Lützow along.

Lützow, of course, refused, gripping the headboard tightly and struggling to say, "You can't do this! I'm not your subordinate anymore! I'm a ship girl from the port!"

"You're using your former official rank to govern the current ship girls! How arrogant of you!"

Lüzoff had a long face. He was living a comfortable life in the port area, enjoying his days off from Long Island and the others.

A happy moment.

But ever since that bitch came, I haven't slept in even once.

This is a port area! Not a military camp! Why should I maintain a military schedule?!

Seydlitz laughed in exasperation: "I have authorization from your commander."

“I don’t care, I don’t care! You’re not one of our port’s sisters, you can’t control me!” Lüzoff shouted.

Seydlitz felt his blood pressure rise significantly and wanted to punch her, but it wasn't appropriate. If it were before, he would have hung her up and beaten her without saying a word.

But right now, this silly girl is right; we're not from the same port, so I have to give up.

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"So, you came back looking all dejected?"

Emden couldn't help but laugh at Seydlitz's words: "Why don't you just join the port? It's no big deal."

"But I always feel that it's not good to speak up before the commander has even spoken... Besides, it would be a waste to join the port for such an idiot."

Seydlitz was very conflicted.

"What if Commander Ren Shuo speaks up?" Emden asked with a smile in his eyes.

“Then I’ll stay…” Seydlitz said earnestly.

After all, for a ship girl like me who loves fighting and wants to become stronger, this port can meet almost all my needs.

Whether it's equipment, equally matched opponents, mentors stronger than oneself, or juniors who need one's guidance, there's something for everyone.

Moreover, the atmosphere in this port area is really relaxing.

Although I haven't applied to Ironblood's academy yet, I've already experienced a bit of academy life during my time at the Royal Naval Academy, and it doesn't seem to suit me very well.

"That settles it then. So, you have to seize the opportunity. If you don't give Commander Ren Shuo hints all day long, how will he know if there's a chance?"

Emden urged.

Seydlitz was very puzzled: "But how can I give you this answer if you don't ask me?"

Emden chuckled: "Don't you understand? If our commander asks for our services and we refuse, we'll feel too embarrassed to stay here any longer, and we'll have to leave."

"So, on one hand, you get rejected and the person leaves; on the other hand, you slowly build up their favorability, which has a higher success rate in the end. Which would you choose?"

Seydlitz suddenly realized: "I understand."

Emden smiled with relief: "It's good that you understand."

As expected of me, the legendary emotional master Emden.

“So I’m going to take the initiative!” Seydlitz clenched his fist. “I’m going to offer to join the port! That way I can legitimately get Commander Ren Shuo to give me control.”

"Huh?"

Emden was a little confused. No, what made your thoughts suddenly jump to this? That's not what I meant.

"Thank you, Emden! I understand!" Seydlitz stood up and left in a hurry.

Emden opened his mouth as if to laugh or cry.

No, who just said that joining the port for an idiot is low?

But joining the port... Seydlitz joined the port, um, and there's also that little idiot Elbin, who actually thought he was hiding well.

I already knew you joined the port area, okay?

So, should I consider this myself? What do you think? 'Another me'?

Emden smiled, looked out the window, and fell into a dialogue with himself.

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"Commander Ren Shuo!"

Seydlitz searched around and found Ren Shuo resting his head on the lap of the large silver fox.

At this moment, Ren Shuo somehow managed to grab Kaga and had the aloof Kaga give him a lap pillow. The feeling of Kaga suppressing his shyness but only being able to give him a lap pillow was just wonderful.

Hearing someone call his name, Ren Shuo sat up, and Kaga breathed a sigh of relief.

"Seydlitz, what's wrong?"

Seydlitz took a deep breath: "Wait a minute..."

Composing himself, Seydlitz asked, "Is the port area still short-staffed?"

Ren Shuo was taken aback at first, then he understood and was overjoyed: "We're in short supply! We've always been short of ship girls in the port."

Kaga glanced at Ren Shuo but said nothing.

With so many people in our port area, how can you say you're short-staffed?

It's true that nowadays, when we're scheduled to go out on assignments or patrols, it takes a long time.

If it weren't for the Dreamweaver saying it wasn't the right time yet, people with nothing better to do would probably push it from 14-4 to 20-4.

This is different from the game. In the game, there are only two six-person squads. In reality... as long as you have enough resources, it's up to you.

“We’re short of people, that’s fine…” Seydlitz nodded with great satisfaction.

"Ahem... Ironblood battleship Seydlitz salutes you, sir! Although I am not yet very familiar with it, from this day forward, for the greater good of our cause, I will diligently improve myself in the port, even if it means being shattered to pieces!"

Seydlitz expressed his seriousness and earnestness.

Ren Shuo smiled in response: "There's no need to be shattered to pieces. It's better for everyone to be happy together."

"However, you are welcome to join the port area, Seydlitz. My teacher said I was thinking about when to take the initiative to invite you, but I didn't expect you to ask me first. I suppose it was my rudeness to let the girl speak first."

Ren Shuo scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Kaga couldn't help but glance at someone again. No, don't you usually let girls speak first?

Honestly, if you weren't the commander, with your gentle nature and indecisive personality, you'd probably be the kind of person Long Island described as destined to be single, or the protagonist in a stock market novel.

Fortunately, you're not entirely useless except for being kind...

He can lift a battleship with one hand and defeat an aircraft carrier with one punch.

He can even outrun a destroyer, take cannonballs in his face, and is proficient in both Western swordsmanship and ancient Eastern martial arts...

That's outrageous; he's usually just a lazy bum.

While Kaga was lost in thought, Ren Shuo and Seydlitz continued their conversation.

"By the way, Commander, could you hand over Lüzov's training to me in the future?" Seidlitz rubbed his hands together eagerly.

He silently mourned for certain people in his heart, then laughed heartily: "Of course, no problem, whatever you want... but don't be too demanding of them, our port has no shortage of fighting power."

"Also, if you've already trained to the maximum level, don't force people to train every day."

"Thank you, Commander. If there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave now."

"But it must take a long time to reach full training level, right?" Seidlitz asked curiously.

"Don't worry, you'll find out later. This is a secret of our port area," Ren Shuo laughed.

"Then there's no problem."

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Seydlitz left very happily.

"So, I'm sorry, Lüzov, this is a necessary sacrifice."

Ren Shuo looked deeply saddened.

Kaga suddenly spoke up: "Well then, if there's nothing else for me, I'll head back first... It would be troublesome if my sister found out that you and I went out like this."

"Why are you leaving? It's only been a short while. Let me lie down a little longer..." Ren Shuo grabbed Kaga's wide sleeves and said righteously, "Since we've already come out to seek thrills behind Akagi's back, let's see it through to the end."

"Commander, do you think I haven't seen it? Should I go back and change into my sister's clothes?" Kaga asked with a subtle expression.

“It’s not impossible…” Ren Shuo actually thought about it seriously for a moment.

"Sit down, let me pet your tail for a while longer." Ren Shuo lay down on Kaga's plump, white thighs.

Kaga sighed, having no choice but to hand his tail over to Ren Shuo's wicked hands.

"Oh, Kaga, Commander, you're playing here with Akagi on your back. Akagi must be really heartbroken~"

A charming laugh rang out, causing Kaga to instinctively bristle.

Ren Shuo is at his wit's end. He was secretly having an affair with his sister-in-law, who also works as a part-time wife, and then he was caught by his sister-in-law, who also works as a part-time wife. What should he do? He needs help urgently.

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"Lützov!"

Seydlitz returned to Lützow's room with great enthusiasm, ready to share the good news with his good friend.

"What is it now! Didn't you say I could rest!"

Lützow was going crazy. Why did this woman keep causing him trouble?

"Hehehe, we'll have to give you a lot of guidance from now on."

Seydlitz felt inexplicably happy watching Lützow's frantic reaction.

"What do you mean by 'please give me more guidance'? Aren't you about to return to Ironblood?"

Lüzoff comforted himself in this way, thinking that this was a test from the god of slacking off. He just needed to be patient and resist the temptation of diligence, and then he would be able to enjoy the pleasure of slacking off.

In Donghuang's words, it's like the bitter end of hardship has given way to sweetness!

"Hmph, I've already joined the port area, so we're all family now."

The next second, those words left Lützow speechless.

"what?"

Seydlitz was very pleased with himself as he looked at the dumbfounded Lützow.

What followed nearly plunged Lützow into despair: "And also, I've received permission from the commander that I'll be in charge of training you from now on."

With a thud, Lützow collapsed onto his soft pillow.

"Life on a boat is not worth it."

A single tear even rolled down Lützow's cheek.

She looked extremely pitiful.

Commander, Commander, didn't we agree that I could slack off properly after arriving at the port? Liar, big liar.

Why did you have to rescue this woman too? You just escaped her clutches not long ago, and now you're back to square one.

Destroy it already, I'm tired.

"By the way, the commander said that if you can reach a certain level of training, I won't need to train you anymore."

Seeing Lützow's utterly hopeless expression, Seydlitz finally couldn't help but speak.

"What level of training?" Lüzov's eyes lit up, as if a drowning person had just caught a glimmer of hope.

"Full level of training..."

"..."

Lützow turned gray.

Let me drown instead.

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"So, what's your decision?" White Emden asked leisurely, sipping his black tea.

Emden, dressed in black, appeared beside her, his cold eyes gleaming with a scarlet light.