Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Chapter 491 Buying Land and Getting Ship Girls as a Gift?

"You'll be staying in our port area for the time being, but you absolutely cannot cause any trouble, understand? Otherwise, we'll send you back."

Prince Eugen held little Eugen's hand as they walked on the beach, giving him some instructions.

Little Eugen gave Prince Eugen a reassuring look: "Don't worry, I'm the best behaved."

Prince Eugen laughed dismissively: "You are me, and I am you. You think you can fool me? Don't I know what kind of person I am?"

As expected of Prince Eugen, he easily managed to criticize himself.

"Tch... Don't worry, it won't go too far, but it should be fine to have some fun, right?" Little Eugen compromised.

"As long as you didn't cause this on purpose, then there's no problem."

Prince Eugen didn't even consider it a cruel thing for someone who enjoys entertainment to watch others have fun, so he decisively agreed.

"That's fine then." Little Eugen nodded in satisfaction.

I roughly know something about this port area. You could say that the guy from Pennsylvania doesn't know, but I can tell very quickly that there's a lot of fun to be had in this port area.

Look at this huge family, with so many sister ships and marriage ships, and so many historical rivals. There must be a lot of fun to come.

"By the way, what kind of events have you been having in your port area lately? I saw that the beach looked really lively."

Little Eugen nibbled on his hands, watching the people coming and going and laughing on the beach with great curiosity.

"Recently, apart from the daily patrols and mopping-up operations around the area, all long-term tasks have been entrusted to your Maritime Bureau and some free ship girls. This month is the summer vacation period for the port area."

Prince Eugen explained, then returned to his parasol, picked up his glass of juice, and took a sip.

"Wow, this is so relaxing," Little Eugen said with genuine envy.

“Aren’t you the mascot of the Maritime Bureau? You should be quite relaxed,” Prince Eugen said.

Eugen sighed, "I want to too, but those weird ladies at the Maritime Bureau always pick me up and rub my face against mine, saying things like, 'Ah, you work so hard all day, and all you do is rub your face against my little cutie's face,' and then they have such happy expressions on their faces... It keeps me so busy."

Every day, she's either being rubbed on the face or on her way to be rubbed on the face. Eugenie says she's bearing pressure that she shouldn't have to bear at her age.

Prince Eugen got up and silently pinched little Eugen's chubby cheek, which made little Eugen very unhappy: "What are you doing?"

Prince Eugen rubbed his fingertips, feeling the smooth texture like fine pearl powder, and squinted his eyes: "No wonder they rub against you every day... your skin is really good."

"What do you want to do? Let me tell you, if you're going to do this, I'm leaving. I'd rather have my face rubbed by those weird ladies from the Maritime Bureau than be rubbed by so many people in your port area."

This is several times more frequent than the number of times my face was rubbed.

Moreover, young Eugen is the kind of child who is precocious and knows that the commander here is trying to help her, which is why she dared to threaten Prince Eugen with the threat that she would leave if he tried to take advantage of her.

Prince Eugen rolled his eyes: "Why would I bother with you for no reason? There are plenty of little guys like you in our port."

"Little Akagi?"

Little Eugen seemed to be deep in thought. Those strange older women from the Maritime Bureau liked to rub against her, not because her skin was exceptionally good, but mainly because when the originally dashing and domineering Princess Eugen shrank, she was rubbed against her hand and had no way to resist. That subtle sense of accomplishment and excitement.

So, is Little Akagi in this port area also in dire straits?

Oh right, there are also Cleveland Jr. and Helena Jr., right?

It seems the three little ones are living a very difficult life.

Seeing Little Eugen's expression, Prince Eugen realized that she seemed to have misunderstood something, so he said, "I think you shouldn't have these strange ideas. There are many little ship girls in our port."

"For example, Little Renown, Little Glorious, Little Belfast, Little Enterprise, Little Zeppelin, Little Santiago, and Little Sky City. So everyone is used to it and won't be clinging to you like a lovesick girl all day long."

"Really? That's good." Little Eugen was very satisfied. At least here, she didn't have to have her face turned red every day from being rubbed.

"What are you planning to do now?" Prince Eugen waved his hand. "Don't bother me if there's nothing else."

"I'll go find Akagi and the others to play with. After all, I still have a lot of interesting things to do~" Eugen squinted her eyes, revealing a hint of cunning.

Prince Eugen found it amusing: "You have something on your hands... Go ahead, have some fun."

Prince Eugen waved with a smile, bidding farewell to young Eugen.

He lay back on his recliner and looked up to see Frederick the Great leaning over there.

"What? Are you interested in that child?" Prince Eugen asked casually.

Frederick the Great nodded and then shook his head: "Not yet, but if that child becomes one of our port's children in the future, perhaps I would be interested."

"Then you'll have to do your best. It seems the Commander wants to keep this child." Prinz Eugen stretched, revealing her perfect curves.

"Why isn't it you who's cheering? Aren't you and she both Prince Eugen?"

Prince Eugen held up one finger: "As the saying goes, two tigers cannot share one mountain, and one person is enough for a good time."

Frederick the Great wore a strange expression as he listened to Prince Eugene's incomprehensible words.

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Ren Shuo sat in front of Saint Louis and Honolulu, stroking his chin and looking intently at Honolulu and Saint Louis.

St. Louis, on the other hand, boldly displayed her stunning swimsuit body to Ren Shuo, while Honolulu, despite her revealing swimsuit, shyly covered her body.

"What are you looking at?" Honolulu couldn't hold back any longer and asked in a low voice.

Ren Shuoqi asked, "You're my wife, why can't I look at you?"

Honolulu's face burned even more, and he stammered without saying a word, but he still put his hand down and twisted it somewhat awkwardly on his thigh.

"Commander, is there something you need that's been watching us from here?"

St. Louis spoke up, feeling somewhat uncomfortable under Ren Shuo's strange gaze.

"It's nothing, it's just... St. Louis, you bought a piece of land and even gave away ship girls as a gift?"

St. Louis paused for a moment, then laughed: "Commander, you're talking about Eugen, right? She hasn't agreed to enter the port yet, has she?"

Ren Shuo appeared very confident: "It's only a matter of time... Why don't you buy two more plots of land?"

Then let's see if we can send two more ship girls.

St. Louis was somewhat amused and exasperated: "If that's the case, Commander, didn't I buy up that commercial street and shopping plaza over there? Why didn't I see any ship girls being given away?"

Ren Shuo, however, said confidently, "Why wasn't it given away? Look, that shopping mall you bought, didn't we run into Aurora and her group there?"

"So, according to you, all the big shots in the port area have returned, and every time I buy a piece of land to invest, the port area will gain a new sister?" St. Louis found it somewhat amusing.

Ren Shuo nodded seriously: "I think it's possible. After all, you're a lucky ship in St. Louis, what if?"

"I don't think this metaphysics is credible, because Honolulu bought this land..."

Both sides fell silent.

Finally, Ren Shuo broke the silence: "Speaking of which, who won the beach volleyball game in the end? Who is the champion?"

St. Louis said, "After everyone played one game, there was no longer any mandatory participation. If you want to play, you can just go over there and find a few people to play with. There's no restriction on factions."

"But in the end, it was the Northern Alliance's drunkards who won against the Ironbloods," Honolulu whispered.

"Oh, by the way, it seems Richelieu dragged Jeanbart and Gascoigne away to take pictures. It's the first time I've seen the archbishop look so excited and smug."

St. Louis found this rare scene quite amusing.

"After all, Richelieu is a hidden siscon... But, Jeanbart isn't resisting? I remember she wasn't very fond of these things, was she?"

Honolulu explained, "But with Gascoigne, a research ship, and Richelieu, two battleships, Jean Bart couldn't resist. Besides, those Iris Liberty ship girls who were watching the show were the kind who liked to join in the fun, so Jean Bart couldn't fight back either."

"It's a pity I didn't bring a camera. I couldn't capture Jean Bart's utterly dejected expression. What a shame," Saint Louis said with a hint of regret.

“It’s okay, you can just ask Richelieu for a couple of copies later, or ask Gridley and Aoba, they probably carry cameras with them,” Ren Shuo said.

"I think I'll pass. I feel like once I've gotten past that initial excitement, I won't feel as eager to take pictures anymore." St. Louis thought for a moment and then lay back down.

"Whatever... Akashi, come here, what are you selling?" Ren Shuo waved to Akashi, who was pushing a cart not far away.

However, Akashi only glanced at Ren Shuo, then turned around and ran faster than anyone else.

Ren Shuo looked completely bewildered: "Wait, why do you run away after seeing me?"

St. Louis said lazily, "Don't you have any self-awareness? They're businessmen, and every time you, Commander, use all sorts of excuses to fleece them. They're afraid of you."

"But I really want to buy something... Oh well, I'll ask Belfast to help me later."

Honolulu asked, "The head maid is on vacation right now, how dare you order her around?"

"Why should I be embarrassed? Even if she's not the head maid, she's still my wife," Ren Shuo said matter-of-factly.

"Then why can't it be you buying things for Belfast?"

"Because I don't know how to bargain..." Ren Shuo can only bargain when buying groceries; he doesn't know how to bargain for other things.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Honolulu, aren't you tired of standing? Come sit down here." Ren Shuo sat on the cushion and patted the seat next to him.

"What are you doing? We agreed, no touching."

Honolulu's eyes held a hint of wariness, but he still sat down next to Ren Shuo.

Even though I'm a married ship, and even though you can touch me inappropriately, if you dare to embarrass me in public, I will definitely... I don't think I'll punish you, right?

Honolulu thought sadly, "Am I just a submissive at heart?"

The kind where there's no way to resist?

Ren Shuo lay down directly on Honolulu's plump thighs: "Let me lie down for a while, I'm tired."

Honolulu laughed in exasperation: "What have you been doing, old man? Are you tired?"

"Don't you get tired of playing? Okay, I'm going to take a nap." Ren Shuo said matter-of-factly.

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Meanwhile, on the little guy's side, due to Eugen's strong addition, the little guy's camp seemed to have undergone a subtle change.

Eugenie Jr. swiftly and forcefully crushed Akagi Jr., and naturally "took over" Akagi Jr.'s "subordinates".

Helpless, because Eugen had leverage over her, Akagi could only shed tears of humiliation.

Little Akagi, you don't want everyone to know about this, do you?

Eugen would occasionally pull out a camera and proudly wave it in front of Akagi.

In the end, Little Akagi was bullied to the point of near madness before Little Amagi finally stepped in to stop it. After all, she was her younger sister, so a little discipline was enough; there was no need to escalate it to persecution. After all, you're not our port's ship girl yet.

Eugen, who seemed quite at ease with both the little ones and the big ship girls, shrank back and became somewhat reserved when facing the dignified Akagi, who had inherited Akagi's true teachings. She then refrained from tormenting Akagi.

As if she had found her pillar of support, Xiao Chicheng threw herself into Xiao Tiancheng's arms: "Help me deal with her! I'll make sure she never leaves alive!"

Little Amagi tapped Little Akagi on the head: "No matter what, they are guests. How can you treat them like this? Our port area is very hospitable."

Little Akagi was knocked on the head and dared not speak, because if she made another sound, she would get a loving beating.

Little Akagi knows this all too well.

After resolving the matter with Little Red City, Little Heaven City instructed, "Thunder and Lightning, you two will be responsible for showing the guests around."

Although Thunder is a bit mischievous, it is much more reliable than the other little ones. Now, Little Sky City asks them to do anything important.

Lightning is to Kotenjo what Eikaze Noshiro is to Nagato.

In short, Little Heaven City still exudes majesty today.

Chapter 492 Today's Top Performer (Commander) is Still Busy

Although the sun was shining brightly and the sea breeze was blowing, Hu De's mood was still somewhat gloomy.

While the other ship girls were playing in the water and building sandcastles, Hood sat under a parasol, hugging her knees, staring blankly at the waves in front of her.

"What's wrong with Miss Hood?" asked Curaçao, who had changed into a maid-style swimsuit.

"I don't know, it seems like it turned out like this after they lost to the ladies of the Sardinian Empire."

Shoju was somewhat surprised: "No way, Miss Hood isn't the kind of ship girl who cares a lot about winning or losing, is she?"

"It seems like it was because Littorio taunted him after he lost, right? I don't know exactly what he said." Curaçao hesitated.

"You two stop chatting and come help out over here. We're almost out of fruit and drinks."

Newcastle, who was so busy they barely had time to breathe, saw Shaoju and Curaçao whispering to each other and got furious, shouting at them.

"Oh, oh, we're here!" the two women quickly responded.

Knowing that Hu De seemed to be in a bad mood, Ren Shuo rushed over and sat down next to Hu De, asking in a relaxed tone, "What's wrong? Who upset our Miss Hu De again?"