Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Could it be... a ghost?

Chapter 490 Little Eugen

The little guys were all drenched in cold sweat despite the sweltering heat, their hands and feet felt icy cold, and they dared not make a single move.

They were certain that no one had followed them in, so how did this extra person appear? Could this be the ghost from the ghost stories Sister Fusang often told, the one who died unjustly in the forest?

It's said that this kind of ghost is a vengeful spirit.

"Huh? Why are you all standing still? Ah, are you playing 'Red Light, Green Light'? Hehe, I'll join in too."

The same voice rang out again, and everyone was now quite certain that this seemingly young voice did not belong to any of their own port districts.

"Little K, I'm scared..." Little Helena was really about to cry; she was most afraid of these things.

"Xiao Na, no, don't be afraid! Let me see what kind of demon or monster it is!"

Little Cleveland once said he would protect little Helena, so how could he, as a knight of the sea, back down!

Although he still looked very scared, as a knight, he had to stand up at the crucial moment.

Seeing that Cleveland was so scared that she was about to cry, but was still trying her best to look around and find the source of the voice, Deutsche felt that she could not fall behind.

She was the princess of the night, the one who ruled over all the demons and monsters of the night, as Sister Yixian would say. How could she be frightened by a little cricket?

So, Germany gritted its teeth, pretended to be fierce, turned around, and tried to find this "ghost".

"Hehe, you moved! You lost~"

The voice rang out again, and both Little Cleveland and Deutsche looked over at the same time, stunned.

Up in the big tree, a little white-haired loli sat, her delicate face full of smiles and curiosity. Her chubby little legs, exposed to the air, swayed back and forth, making her look incredibly cute, all thanks to her familiar hairstyle and outfit…

“Prince Eugen?!” Deutsche looked like he’d seen a ghost. “No, you’re too young… and Eugen’s playing volleyball over there.”

"Oh right~ I'm Prince Eugen~" The little guy grinned and took out his finger from his mouth, waving at them.

"Alarm over, it's not a ghost, it's a ship girl..." Deutsche patted Saratoga and Akagi.

Although the alarm was lifted, little Helena's legs went weak, and she knelt on the ground, panting heavily, her eyes glistening with tears, as if she could cry at any moment.

Seeing this, Little Cliff quickly went over to comfort him.

"Hmph, I knew it! How could there be ghosts or monsters? They're all fake! I saw through it all long ago."

Little Akagi regained his original arrogance, as if he wasn't the one who was trembling in fear at the beginning.

"Exactly! The cricket likes scary guys. Saratoga was just playing along, otherwise wouldn't she be very embarrassed?"

Saratoga also stood with his hands on his hips, looking smug.

The little guy sitting in the tree glanced at Akagi and Saratoga with amusement, then said to Akagi with a sinister look, "How do you know... I'm not a ghost? What if I'm a ship girl who died and became a vengeful spirit?"

"Eek?!" Saratoga and Akagi were startled and hugged each other, watching the little guy tremble.

"Are you two brainless?" Deutsche was genuinely embarrassed. "They have shadows, and what did you learn in class? I remember Cologne mentioned it in class, right? According to her, the ship girls who died with resentment turned into vengeful spirits, they are those humanoid sirens from the deep sea!"

"Oh, I think so. I remember now."

Although she had no idea what the Germans were talking about and hadn't been paying attention in class, Saratoga still stubbornly insisted.

"Yes, that's true."

Little Akagi nodded in agreement.

Ignoring the two brainless fellows, Deutsche looked up at the familiar yet unfamiliar little guy and asked in a friendly tone:

"who are you?"

The little guy started sucking his fingers again: "Me? Didn't I tell you? I'm Prinz Eugen!"

“We have Princess Eugen in our port, but she’s not a little guy like you,” Deutsche said.

"Could it be... Eugen?" After comforting Helena, Cleveland brought her over.

Little Helena hid behind Little Cleveland, looking at the little girl who resembled Little Eugen with curious eyes.

"Hmm, then let's say I'm Eugen. Where is this place? And who are you?"

After introducing the people present to Eugen, Deutsche continued, "This is our port area. How did you get in?"

Little Eugen was a little surprised: "Is this your port area? But the ladies from the Maritime Bureau said a while ago that this is an unclaimed rainforest. Oh, I forgot to mention, I just walked in here. My intuition tells me there's something fun here."

“It’s possible that the local authorities just got it down and haven’t put up the warning signs properly yet,” Cleveland Jr. said.

In the following period, the German team finally figured out Eugen's background.

Born on the high seas, it was picked up and taken home by the maritime authorities, which was the neighboring Pennsylvania maritime authorities. Then, it spent its days idly as a "good-for-nothing" mascot at the maritime authorities, and because of its good fortune, it always encountered a lot of interesting things.

That's why I came to this place.

"The people from the maritime bureau next door..." Deutsche thought to himself, "Then we should send Pennsylvania over to pick them up."

"What do you mean by 'lead people'? Let me tell you, little brat, once you're in our port area, you think you can leave? You're all staying here from now on!"

Although Akagi himself was also a "little thing," he still arrogantly pointed at Eugen and said.

"Please shut up, or people will think our port is a human trafficking operation." Deutsche was extremely annoyed.

"Are you sure you want to talk to me like that?" Eugen asked with a subtle smile.

Little Akagi remained incredibly arrogant: "Otherwise what? Do you think you, a newborn being, can defeat me?"

Eugen seemed thoughtful: "Although I can't beat him, but... look at this, what is it?"

Seeing the camera that Eugen had taken out, Akagi sensed something was wrong: "W-what is this?"

"This? Hmm, it's nothing special, it's just a good record of how those two people were hugging each other in terror just now."

Little Akagi was silent for a moment, then lowered her noble head: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. My attitude just now was not good, please forgive me."

"That depends on your performance then," Little Eugen chuckled.

Watching the interaction between young Eugen and young Akagi, Deutsche was now truly certain that the little girl in front of him was indeed young Eugen; their cunning personalities were exactly the same.

"Well, would you like to come with us to the commander's place and wait for your maritime superiors to come and pick you up?" Deutsche asked.

Eugenie said, "No, I find this port area very interesting. I don't want to go back. I want to stay here and play for a while."

That's really capricious, in a way, just like Prince Eugen...

Germany thought to himself, but still agreed: "Alright, but you can't cause trouble in our port area."

"Don't worry, I'm very well-behaved." Little Eugen showed a very obedient smile, but how much of that smile was genuine was anyone's guess.

"There's one more thing."

"Ok?"

"Could you come down and talk to me? My neck is getting sore from looking up like this."

…………

Ren Shuo stroked his chin and looked at the little Eugen in front of him, feeling a little unreal. St. Louis bought a piece of land and got a little ship girl as a bonus?

Don't tell me they're from the Maritime Bureau. Little Akagi is right. They've come to our port and they think they can leave? We'll have as many ways as we have ship girls to make them not want to go back.

Sorry, Director Pennsylvania, your maritime authority's mascot is adorable, but unfortunately it will be our port's mascot in the next second.

I was watching the final battle between Ironblood and North Union when I saw Ironblood take three points with a blitzkrieg. It seemed like North Union was about to launch a counterattack, but then Little Cleveland and Little Helena pulled me away.

I was just thinking it was a pity when I saw this cute little one looking at me with curious eyes. This was definitely worth it.

"Where's Eugen?" Ren Shuo asked.

"That Prince Eugen, Akagi went to fetch him," Deutsche said.

“Is that so…” Ren Shuo nodded slightly, then squatted down and said with the most friendly smile he could muster, “Little Eugen, right? Hello, welcome to our port area.”

"Hmm, are you the commander here? You look so young, not at all like the great demon king that Sister Pennsylvania described."

Ren Shuo's smile froze. Just how was this guy talking about him behind his back?

"If I may ask, what does your sister from Pennsylvania say about me behind my back?"

Little Eugen grinned mischievously. Although she disdained lying, and her sister Pennsylvania had told her not to let this man know how she had made up stories about him, she was, after all, an honest and good girl.

So Eugen said very honestly, "You mean you're a heartless tyrant who eats people alive, likes to bully good ship girls, and likes to kidnap children. You're a big bad guy."

Ren Shuo slowly put away his smile. "Very good, Pennsylvania. You're doing well. I think it's necessary to send someone to have a proper talk with you later."

Germany looked at Eugen Jr. in astonishment. This Pennsylvania guy was really bold to talk about the commander like that, and even dared to do so in front of Eugen Jr.

Doesn't she know that every Prince Eugen, deep down, is actually a cunning and shrewd person?

Hoping Prince Eugen will keep it a secret? It's better to trust your sister, Count Spee, to come and get closer to you.

"Ugh, thinking about it like this, why do I suddenly feel so sad?" Deutsche instinctively clutched his chest.

"Commander, what did you call me here for? Little Akagi said there was some surprise...what surprise?"

Prince Eugen's signature voice approached from afar, and upon seeing the little guy in front of Ren Shuo, he was immediately stunned.

Egil, who came along with them, was also bewildered.

“Who is this little guy…?” Egil asked.

Prince Eugen quickly understood the situation. This must be his childhood self? Like little Belfast or little Akagi? Hmm, as expected of me, I was just as cute as I was as a child.

Thinking this, Princess Eugen smiled gently and said, "Is this little Eugen? Come, come to your older sister."

"You accepted it so easily?" Ren Shuo was dumbfounded.

Little Eugen noticed that both Prinz Eugen and Egil, who looked almost like twins, had Oath Rings on their hands, and found it very interesting. So, with a look of confusion on her face, she stretched out her hands and ran towards Prinz Eugen.

Hmph, so this is the Egil that Pennsylvania sister was talking about, the one who looks almost exactly like Prince Eugen, right?

Princess Eugen's smile became even sweeter. This was her when she was a child. Sure enough, she wanted a hug. There was nothing she could do about it. After all, she was the older sister.

Prince Eugen also opened his arms, but the next moment...

Little Eugen bypassed Prince Eugen and rushed straight to Egil, then hugged Egil's long, smooth legs, looked up, and said with longing eyes:

"You must be Egil's mom, right? I'm little Egil~ Is this big brother your dad?"

Ren Shuo: "?"

Egil: "?"

Germany: "..."

Prince Eugen: "!"

"Isn't that right? Aren't you Eugen the Little? What's going on?" Ren Shuo was somewhat bewildered.

Germany's lips twitched. This little Eugen, he really is worthy of being called Prince Eugen. When it comes to causing trouble, they're cut from the same cloth.

Egil, however, now had mosquito coil-like eyes.

Huh? What's going on? Why is she calling me Mom? When did I have a child this big? Is it with the Commander? Is it something like Little Sky City?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

"Hey, did you recognize us a long time ago?" Prince Eugen straightened up, put his hands on his hips, and had a subtle expression on his face.

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about…” Little Eugen looked very scared and shrank into Egil’s arms.

"Ha, you are Prince Eugen, and so am I. All this stuff of yours is old news to me. Keep pretending." Prince Eugen had seen through everything long ago.

"Huh? Is it fake?" Egil looked at the little guy in his arms with some confusion.

“Of course, you can ask Germany if you don’t believe me.” Prince Eugen shrugged.

After receiving a reluctant nod from the Germans, Egil calmed himself down and looked at the miniature Prinz Eugen in his arms with a strange expression.

"You saw through me so quickly, how boring."

Little Eugen slipped out of Egil's arms like a slippery eel, and then reintroduced herself to everyone present:

"I am Prinz Eugen, the third ship of the Admiral Hipper-class. Since I haven't had many opportunities to go out, I like to pass the time by reading. What I dislike is alcohol... Is there anything else you'd like to know?"