Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Lüzov nodded: "Don't worry, Commander Ren Shuo, I know what I'm doing."

What was just normal military training was like torture in the deepest hell for Lützow.

“Commander Ren Shuo…” the princess-like ship girl spoke up, “I’m very curious about Miss Hu Teng’s power. May I ask if we can exchange some ideas?”

Ren Shuo did not answer immediately, but looked at Hu Teng. This matter still required Hu Teng's consent.

Hu Teng nodded slightly, indicating that he had no objections, so Ren Shuo then said to Emden, "Miss Emden... right? We have no objections."

“Well then, it’s morning. Miss Hutten and I will take our leave now.” Emden gave a polite smile.

"Okay, remember to come back for lunch," Ren Shuo reminded him.

"Don't worry, Commander." Hutten waved and left with Emden. She was also very curious about the feeling on Emden that she was so concerned about.

"By the way, you came to the Royal Family this time..." Ren Shuo continued chatting with Seydlitz.

On the other side, Dido made tea for Seydlitz and the others, then shrank to the side, watching Ren Shuo and Seydlitz get along very well.

As a maid, you must not interrupt the conversation between your master and guests at crucial moments, nor should you eavesdrop!

This is what the head maid taught her.

Dido was determined to see it through to the end.

Then she noticed Elbin, who had been huddled to one side just like her.

After a moment's hesitation, Dido asked softly, "Um... Miss Elbin, right? Aren't you sitting with Master and Miss Seydlitz?"

"Eek! I'm sorry, was I in the way? I, I'll just..." Elbin said in a flustered manner.

Dido quickly said, "No, no, it's because... because of curiosity. You're a guest too, you don't need to huddle here like me."

“I see… but I’m not very comfortable talking to people…” Elbin’s voice was very soft; if Dido hadn’t been trying hard to listen, she wouldn’t have been able to hear what she was saying at all.

"Would you like something to eat or drink? I'll get it for you."

Providing good hospitality to guests is also something that will make the host happy!

"I... I guess I won't need it..." Elbin shrank back.

"I see..." Dido didn't know how to respond, and the two of them fell silent for no apparent reason, staring at each other with wide eyes.

'I feel like this maid looks a lot like me...' Elbin thought to himself.

'This atmosphere... is that of a ship girl who, like me, is afraid of being abandoned? Is she a comrade?' Dido thought to herself.

The two looked each other up and down, their eyes met, and a strange sense of friendship arose between them.

'This person is easy to get along with! A good friend!' ×2

"Elbin! We're going back!" Seydlitz seemed to have finished talking with Ren Shuo, stood up, and called out to the two people in the corner.

"I-I understand..." Elbin hurriedly stood up, bowed to Dido, and then quickly followed behind Seydlitz.

Dido followed behind Ren Shuo, accompanying her master to see off the guests.

"Then welcome to meet again next time," Ren Shuo said.

Seydlitz seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation with Ren Shuo, and nodded, saying, "See you tonight, Commander Ren Shuo."

After seeing the guests off, Ren Shuo returned to the sofa and sat down, while Dai Duo tidied up the tea on the sofa.

"Daido, get me some apples," Ren Shuo said casually.

"Yes, please wait a moment, Master."

After a period of intensive training, Dido's housework skills improved rapidly. While not perfect, she was already comparable to a regular maid.

"Is Master going to add more sisters to the port area?" Dido asked curiously.

Proper communication with one's master is also a good way to improve the master-servant relationship.

Belfast said so.

Ren Shuo said, "Yes, I have that idea, but let nature take its course."

As for Seydlitz, I feel that we get along quite well in some ways. If possible, I could bring him back to be Tirpitz's deputy, but I can't force him to do that.

Chapter 511 Time to go home, gotta go!

The usually quiet and dimly lit path was now brightly lit.

The ship girls coming and going were all dressed in formal dresses or waitress uniforms, as were the commanders who brought their ship girls to the event in their finest attire.

The commanders were quite in sync; apart from a few female commanders, the male commanders were all wearing white naval uniforms, while those in suits were probably the ones who would be speaking on stage later.

Female commanders... are usually in the port area, and when they go out to work, they wear the commander's uniform. It's rare to have a party, so they definitely want to dress up nicely, since girls always love to look beautiful.

"How was the exchange today? I saw you come back for lunch, ate a quick bite, and then went out again?"

As Ren Shuo walked side by side with Hu Teng on the way to the venue, he asked.

Dido followed closely behind, standing quietly behind her.

Hutten's words were tinged with surprise: "Speaking of which, Commander, that Emden, they say she's a ship girl, but actually there are two of her. It's quite amazing."

If it weren't for my superior skill level and equipment, as well as my quick reflexes, I might have been tricked by her.

It's like you're having a great one-on-one match, and then suddenly the other person says, "Please, another me," and then they switch to another player, and if you still can't win, it's time for duo mode.

However, Hu Teng found it quite interesting and took it a little more seriously, and still won. After all, the training level and equipment were there, and it wasn't like you could win against those high-trained ship girls just by sheer numbers.

"One? Two?" Ren Shuo didn't understand what he meant and was a little confused.

Hu Teng explained, "It means that Emden, this ship girl, has a persona that can materialize, in addition to the one she usually appears to be."

Ren Shuo's expression was strange: "Is it one white and one black? No wonder I felt very different from when we met last time."

What is this? Seele? Please? Another me?

"Pretty much. Anyway, it's amazing. According to her, she was born as a twin."

Hu Teng and Ren Shuo approached the venue while discussing Emden.

This wasn't Ren Shuo's first time at this venue, but he had come during the day. Now, at night, with the carefully arranged lights on, it was incredibly bright, and the magnificent, opulent atmosphere was immediately apparent.

"Senior, over here, over here."

At the entrance, they ran into Alice, who was handing over the invitation. This girl must have been bored at home and was dressed as a princess, but she was dressed in a female commander's uniform, which made her look incredibly refreshing.

"What a coincidence, you just arrived too?" Ren Shuo leaned over and handed his invitation to the ship girl in charge of greeting guests.

"Gentlemen, the invitations have been verified and are correct. Please enjoy the banquet tonight," the welcoming ship girl said with a bow.

It wasn't very late for the two of them, but there were already small groups of commanders chatting inside the venue. Every time the doors opened and closed, it aroused the curiosity of the commanders, who wanted to see which big shot or senior had arrived.

Upon seeing that it was Ren Shuo and Alice, many commanders showed expressions of distress.

"Oh my god, these two are here too..." A commander who was approaching middle age said with some displeasure.

"Senior, what's wrong? Do you know these two?" another young commander quickly asked.

"Let me tell you, these two, you young ones don't have an intelligence network yet, so you don't know much about them, but among us commanders with a bit of experience, they're household names..."

"Are these two very important figures?" the young commander asked.

"That female commander, isn't she beautiful?" The middle-aged commander smiled meaningfully.

The young commander was a little embarrassed: "They are very beautiful, comparable to ship girls."

"Let me tell you, those two titles alone are enough to crush most of the people here." For some reason, the middle-aged commander became somewhat...gritting his teeth?

"what?"

“First, there’s the most beloved little princess of the royal family, and then…” The middle-aged commander’s fist clenched suddenly, “…the fighter jet among the European emperors.”

"Holy crap, a little princess... and a lucky one at that?" The young commander was stunned. With such a background, power, money, and good luck, are you some kind of leading lady from somewhere?

"Besides those two titles, this little princess is also very open about her love for women, so she's quite famous in the circle... And that young one, the one next to the princess, see her?"

The young commander asked curiously, "Is this the son of some governor? Is he also a second-generation commander?"

"No, let me put it this way, even the little princess is considered unlucky compared to him." The middle-aged commander looked at Ren Shuo with a fierce gaze, as if he wished he could pull out a spear and stab him at the next second.

"Huh?" The young commander thought his senior was joking.

"Let me put it this way, it's said that he has all the ship girls listed in the ship girl encyclopedia, and he also has quite a few ship girls that aren't listed..." the middle-aged commander said.

"..." The young commander came here today to broaden his horizons, but he didn't expect it to start like this.

Similar conversations circulated in many small groups, but they quickly faded away, since it's impossible for only one topic to exist for an entire night.

More importantly, it's about showing off each other's boats.

"George, I heard you recently built a battleship?"

"Haha, I am but a nobody, with only a minor reputation as a cricket, nothing to brag about."

"Wow, you're really a dog! Your reputation is so low!"

"It was just luck. But Paige, didn't you build a lot of stuff before? What happened then?"

"Sigh, I don't have your reputation. I also want a battleship, but I only managed to build one U47."

"...What did you say?"

"Sigh, Cricket U47, I want a battleship too."

"That, Ironblood's submarine, with development similar to a light cruiser, and a gold rarity... U47?"

"correct."

"You bastard, take this! I thought I was here to show off to you, but you've turned the tables and shown off to me?!"

"Eek! U47, help me!"

…………

"What a lively scene!" Ren Shuo looked at the chaotic scene of demons dancing around him, and a few commanders with dark faces waving spears everywhere. He was somewhat amazed.

Alice, on the other hand, was used to it: "Let me tell you, senior, the more senior the commanders, the more likely this kind of chaotic situation will occur. They're all acquaintances, and they're all seasoned veterans, so what do they care about saving face?"

Ren Shuo thought to himself, "Is this your reason for stabbing people everywhere with spears?"

“Your Highness, would you like something to eat? I’ll go and get you some,” Sheffield from Alice Harbor asked respectfully.

Dido quickly followed suit: "Master, I'll go too."

"Just grab something sweet to drink," Alice said.

"Get me some meat..." Ren Shuo ordered, "And aren't you afraid of gaining weight from eating and drinking sweets so late at night?"

Alice smiled smugly: "Let me tell you a secret, senior, I'm the kind of person who can eat and drink without gaining weight."

"What a coincidence, me too." Ren Shuo feigned surprise.

The two exchanged a glance, then revealed a disdainful smile.

"What kind of ship girls do you think those two brought along?"

The whispers started again over there.

“I know the little princess’s family, it’s Sheffield. The teacher went out with her. I don’t know about the other maid.”

“I have some inside information…it’s said to be Dido,” a bald man whispered.

"Hiss, it's Dido? That one, so obedient, can't live without the commander, the ultimate simp, Dido?" A middle-aged commander exclaimed, "Terrifying!"

“The one you’re talking about is Sirius,” a composed commander said.

"How did you know?" The bald man scratched his head.

"I am not very talented, but there is also Sirius in the port area." The composed commander's smile gradually became more unrestrained.

“You really are a dog… I also want a ship girl with a body of…%*” The bald man gestured to his pelvis and chest.

"I almost forgot, Baldy, your port is full of destroyers..." The crowd looked at Baldy with a hint of pity.

"No, there are aircraft carriers and battleships." A sense of vicissitude appeared on the bald man's face.

"So what do you envy?"

"Because the aircraft carrier is Saratoga, and the battleship is Repulse."