Azur Lane Under the Stars

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"That's what you call unexpectedness, right? Sounds interesting, doesn't it?" Cleveland said, hands on his hips, laughing heartily.

"A test of courage... I don't want to participate." Montpellier walked by silently.

I'm not scared of ghosts or monsters at all. I just think it's a waste of time. Yes! A waste of time!

The ship girl, whose outward appearance remained unchanged but whose heart was deeply shaken, thought to herself.

"Darling~ I've come to find you~" A very familiar but not so familiar greeting sounded from behind.

Ren Shuo turned around in surprise and found the head maid Belfast, who was dressed differently than usual, standing behind him with a charming smile.

"What... what kind of outfit are you wearing? Why aren't you wearing your maid outfit?" Ren Shuo asked, somewhat puzzled.

Belfast turned around and asked, "Is it beautiful?"

"It looks good..."

Belfast explained, "For the next month, I won't be a maid anymore. I'll be on vacation, and my senior from Newcastle will be covering for me. Now I'm just a normal young girl."

An ordinary girl who can tear steel apart with her bare hands and lift a cauldron.

"On vacation... Belfast, haven't you used up your vacation days yet?" Cleveland asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's my duty, so I haven't had a break... It just so happens that this month isn't summer camp, so everyone in the port area can relax together. With less work, I thought I'd take this opportunity to relax."

Belfast explained with a smile, seemingly much more relaxed now that she no longer held the title of head maid.

“I see… then have some fun,” Cleveland said.

"What are your plans for the next few days?" Ren Shuo asked.

Belfast said, "Of course I'll follow you, Darling~ I'm your wedding ship."

This kind of attitude, which was previously only seen in Belfast as a wedding ship and in the room at night, is now being shown so affectionately in public, which has a unique feel to it.

"Well, I don't mind... you can come along."

"Hey, isn't that Belfast? Why the new hairstyle and look?"

After finishing his work, Columbia looked at Belfast with some surprise, pointing at Belfast's outfit and high ponytail.

"I'm taking a break from being a maid for now. A change of scenery, a different look, and a change of mood," Belfast continued. "Need any help?"

Although the maid was on leave, Belfast's inherent helpfulness still made her want to lend a hand.

“No need, you and the commander can go ahead with your work. We'll just be handling the cleanup and registration here,” Cleveland politely declined.

“Alright then, darling, where shall we go?” Belfast turned to ask Ren Shuo.

Ren Shuo thought for a moment: "It seems I need to go to the office to finalize the schedule and arrangements for the summer activities starting the day after tomorrow..."

"I'll go with you."

"okay."

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After reporting to the office and organizing her work, news of Belfast's temporary leave spread, and the ship girls had different opinions.

For example, a fox looks unhappy, clenching its teeth, and its tail is swaying restlessly.

"That woman is really cunning, taking advantage of this time to pester the Commander... No, sister, I need to rest too!"

Akagi stated that Belfast chose to take a vacation in order to monopolize the Commander.

Amagi, however, knelt down and tapped the tatami mat: "Akagi, this isn't a monopoly. It's just Belfast's right as a married ship. Besides, she didn't skip work; she was on vacation... And you've already used up your vacation days, haven't you?"

“Then I’ll take an advance for next year,” Akagi said decisively.

“No…” Amagi refused decisively.

"Kaga, say something!" Akagi nudged Kaga with his foot.

Kaga hesitated for a moment, just about to speak, when Amagi looked over with a smile that carried a warning in her eyes.

"Ok?"

"Hmm..." Kaga shrank back, choosing not to continue speaking.

"Daihou! You must have the same idea as me, right?" In her desperation, Akagi saw Daihou sitting obediently to the side and quickly tried to call for reinforcements.

Tiancheng didn't say anything to stop her; instead, he watched his sister with amusement.

Taihou, however, was completely different from her usual self, who would scream and shout "Commander-sama!" whenever the topic of the Commander came up... her madness?

Instead, she smiled politely and then declined Akagi's offer, saying, "Akagi-senpai, Taihou isn't the kind of woman who's indecent and causes trouble for the Commander. We should learn to be modest and ladylike."

No, that's not true. If it weren't for Lord Amagi, who made me the benefactor of this marriage ship, giving me some "comforting" beforehand, I probably wouldn't be sitting here right now... Ugh, my head still hurts a bit. Lord Amagi really hit me hard.

Akagi looked at Shiranui with a bewildered expression: "Seriously, are you out of your mind? Is this your character design?"

Are you kidding me? You call yourself a lady? I'd rather believe Royal Ark doesn't have a thing for lolis. And what's more, being modest? When it comes to commanders, the word "modest" doesn't even exist in your dictionary, Taihou's!

If you're being threatened, just blink.

However, with no allies on either side, and knowing she couldn't overthrow her sister's "tyranny," Akagi could only wilted like a fox and lay motionless on the tatami mat.

Here's a joke: Akagi thinks that if he adds Kaga and Taihou to his team, he can break through Amagi Ai's iron fist.

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"What! Belfast quits!" Queen Elizabeth stared in astonishment at Newcastle before her, trembling involuntarily.

Due to the angle, even though Newcastle bowed his head, he couldn't see Queen Elizabeth's expression. He could only apologize and say, "Your Majesty, I know Belfast's temporary leave makes you very reluctant, but..."

Newcastle was still trying to figure out how to persuade Her Majesty the Queen, but the next second, Her Majesty cheered.

"Yay! Finally, Belfast isn't watching me anymore! I've been so annoyed these past few days!"

Queen Elizabeth has been having a very difficult time lately. Not only is she unable to postpone her own work, but she also has to work for the Iron and Blood Germany for free, which is really distressing.

He tried to resist, but was suppressed by that despicable guy in Belfast. He's truly despicable.

Now that she's on vacation, doesn't that mean no one's going to supervise me?! Hmph! How can someone as great as me go to work? I'm going to slack off! Slack off!

But the next moment, Newcastle's somewhat indifferent voice plunged Queen Elizabeth into despair: "Your Majesty, please don't have such unrealistic fantasies. Even without the Head Maid, Gloucester and I are still here."

The implication is that you shouldn't even think about slacking off; it's impossible for you to slack off. We're watching you. If you continue like this, we'll complain to Belfast, and you'll be in even worse shape.

"Ugh... I, I am the Queen! I don't want to listen to you!" Her Majesty the Queen made a last-ditch effort.

Newcastle didn't say anything, but silently took out his phone and prepared to call Belfast.

"I know I was wrong! Please don't call that woman!"

Queen Elizabeth was starting to panic. Although she liked to be stubborn, she was probably genuinely afraid of Belfast. If that woman went crazy, she really wouldn't care whether she was the Queen or not, and she would definitely get a spanking!

"That depends on your performance, Your Majesty~ You don't want the head maid to find out about your slacking off and disrespect for her, do you?" Newcastle blurted out these words as if possessed.

"What do you mean? What do you want to do?!" Queen Elizabeth was extremely flustered.

Newcastle smiled subtly and said to Queen Elizabeth, "Well then, it'll depend on your performance, Your Majesty."

"Gulp... What do you want to do!"

"Doesn't Your Majesty know what I want?"

"I...how would I know!"

Newcastle wanted to give Queen Elizabeth a fright, so he smiled wickedly and said, "Well then... Queen Elizabeth, please help me... work hard!"

"That won't do! That's the only thing that won't do!" Queen Elizabeth exclaimed in horror.

Newcastle looked helpless: "But Your Majesty, you don't want to work, yet you want me to keep the secret. This puts me in a difficult position."

"Okay... I understand, I'll work hard."

Queen Elizabeth shed tears of sorrow.

“Then I’ll leave it to Your Majesty.” Newcastle smiled happily.

Chapter 482 Setting up a Tent

"Why? Why is this happening? We're going to summer camp with the commander, and it's a group activity for all of us kids. It should be a double dose of fun, so why is it like this?"

On the beach in the port area, a little guy started to whine and complain.

Z23 looked at Javelin with a complicated expression, then said irritably, "I told you to watch less of the stuff Long Island recommends, what's wrong with you now?"

"Hehe...isn't the atmosphere just right?" Javelin, no longer acting like Bai Xue, scratched the back of his head and chuckled.

"Phew, but something really does seem off. Why are these adults getting involved in our so-called summer camp for the little ones...?"

While playing the handheld console, Ayanami complained, "Doesn't this mean I can't play freely with my feet toe?"

Because the older ship girls felt that children shouldn't play games all the time, they imposed restrictions on the game clubs of Nagashima and Ayanami, meaning that the younger ship girls couldn't play games all day and night.

So Ayanami participated in this summer camp hoping to have some fun without adults watching over her.

Even if there is a guardian, there are always times when the guardian is not around or not paying attention, and the child can play games non-stop on their own.

As a result, now the surrounding area is full of large ship girls, all of whom have come to participate in summer camp, which makes Ayanami a little upset.

Hmm, I want to go home... to enjoy the air conditioning and play games.

"Why! Why did all of you sisters come?!"

On the rocky beach, Saratoga glared angrily at her sister. Hadn't they agreed to find a guardian?

You should have told me earlier! Then you wouldn't have had to worry so much about guardians.

"Hmph! Sister, you didn't even tell me beforehand, making me waste so much effort persuading the guardian. You have to make it up to your lovely little sister, or I'll never talk to you again!"

Lexington laughed in exasperation: "What nonsense are you talking about? Fletcher spoke to Helena, and as for the Goddess of the Hearth, you're lucky you didn't cause trouble. Why would you waste your time? Are you dreaming?"

Saratoga argued confidently and assertively: "I'm in charge of personnel allocation. Don't you think I'm a very dedicated leader?"

Lexington wondered if Saratoga had gotten too cocky lately, or if he had been too gentle, since Saratoga dared to take advantage of him like this.

Lexington then used the Undying Grip, grabbing Saratoga's head and smiling kindly, "Saratoga, I think your attitude towards your sister is a bit too casual. Who's the older sister here, anyway? Hmm?"

Saratoga winced in pain, gripping Lexington's wrist and struggling to break free, hurriedly apologizing, "I'm so sorry, so sorry, big sister! I got too carried away!"

Although Saratoga begged for forgiveness, Lexington felt that someone still needed to be taught a lesson, otherwise they would become unruly if not disciplined for three days:

"Jiajia, I'm so sad. I've failed as a parent. How could I let my younger sister be so disrespectful to me? I'm so heartbroken!"

"Sister, whatever you want me to do, I'll do without hesitation! Just tell me!"

Saratoga felt the steel claws on his head tightening, cracking, really cracking open! His head, his skull!

Lexington smiled as always: "Really? I didn't force you, okay?"

Saratoga was on the verge of tears and immediately said, "No! Absolutely not! I did it voluntarily! I was happy to!"

"Really... I'm so pleased. Well then, I'd like to eat shark sashimi~"

Saratoga immediately said, "I'm going shark fishing with Jiang Feng right now!"

"But the older sister wants to eat what her younger sister cooks herself!"

Saratoga's smile was extremely awkward: "Sister, you want me, your younger sister, to... catch sharks?"

Going into the sea to catch sharks?

Lexington replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, the older sister wants to experience her younger sister's heartfelt filial piety!"

"Fine, fine..." Saratoga resigned herself to her fate; the older sister was determined to sell her younger sister.

Snow in June, the world has changed. Luckily, I have some experience dealing with sharks...

After being forced to sign a series of unequal treaties, Saratoga shed tears of regret and went to find a steel fork, preparing to go into the sea to fight sharks.

Leaving aside the older sister disciplining her younger sister, Ren Shuo and his little ones started setting up the tent.

"Commander! Do you even know how to set up a tent? You started off with the wrong steps!"

Xiao Ming, who was acting as the instructor, stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at Ren Shuo with a distressed expression.

Ren Shuo immediately said, "Of course I can! Let me tell you, Xiaoming, I'm the Tent Prince!"

"Then why did you make a mistake from the very first step... Who was the first to unfold the tent?"

"Ahem... It's been a while since I've done this, so I'm a bit rusty. Wait a minute, let me take a look at the instruction manual..." Ren Shuo said stubbornly.