Azur Lane Under the Stars

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"Greetings, welcome... Ah, host and Miss Hu Teng, are you two rare guests?"

Hearing the bell ring when the door opened, Shoju looked up from behind the counter, somewhat surprised.

"Um, you two, do you have a slightly secluded spot? We have something to discuss," Ren Shuo asked.

Shoju gave the two of them a somewhat ambiguous look, then made a "please" gesture: "Please follow me, there are seats here."

"The menu is over here... What would you like to drink?" Shoju asked.

"Two cups of black tea, please... and two desserts," Ren Shuo said.

"Okay, please wait a moment." Shaoju left tactfully.

After Shaoju left Hu Teng, he couldn't help but ask, "There's no one around this early in the morning, why did you have to put it in a corner? Didn't you see the strange look in Shaoju's eyes when she looked at the two of us?"

Ren Shuo said, "You haven't been here much, so you don't understand. I guess other people will be here soon, and it'll be time for morning tea soon."

Shaoju was very fast; in no time, she had served all the food the two of them had ordered.

"Please enjoy your meal, both of you. Please let me know if you need anything." Shoju bowed slightly and then left quietly.

"Alright, tell me, what are your thoughts?" Ren Shuo took a sip of black tea, savoring its rich aroma.

Hu Teng casually stirred the tea in his teacup with a small spoon: "What ideas could I possibly have? If I had ideas, would I be asking you?"

"Ahem, first of all, you want to make friends, what kind of friends do you want?" Ren Shuo asked.

"Anything is fine, as long as we get along." Hu Teng said indifferently.

Ren Shuo stroked his chin: "This range is a bit broad... but it doesn't matter. First of all, you need to learn to change this unchanging expression a little."

Hu Teng was taken aback: "Expression?"

Ren Shuo nodded: "That's right. You see, a good smile makes people feel closer, and then it can shorten the distance between people more quickly."

Hu Teng gave an awkward smile: "Like this...?"

Ren Shuo remained silent for a long time before saying somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, I think... this isn't a smile, it's a sneer."

Hu Teng composed himself: "But this is the only way I know how to do it..."

Ren Shuo gazed at that cold and beautiful face and felt it would be a shame not to smile.

Hu Teng continued, "And I don't think a smile can do anything."

Ren Shuo decided to first change Hu Teng's mind: "Look, similarly, Belfast and Tirpitz, tell me, who is more popular in the port area?"

Without hesitation, Hutten replied, "Is there even a question? Belfast, of course."

Ren Shuo nodded: "That's right, because Belfast likes to laugh, and her laughter is very gentle. Also, Tirpitz is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and she's not good at expressing her feelings, so most of the little ones are afraid of her. So, smiling is very useful."

Hu Teng was a little annoyed: "But I don't know how to laugh. I've never been good at expressing this kind of emotion since I was born."

As a historical figure who faced the enemy's main battleship, Huteng had no sisters and no history, which is why she so desperately longed for friends.

Ren Shuo said, "That's why we need to practice."

"Then you will teach me?" Hu Teng asked.

Ren Shuo coughed: "I don't know how to teach this either..."

Hu Teng said dejectedly, "Then why did you say it?"

Seeing Hu Teng's expression, Ren Shuo immediately said, "But I don't know how. There are others who do."

Hu Teng looked up: "Who?"

"I'll call them over." Ren Shuo took out his phone.

Hu Teng stopped him: "No, didn't we agree that only the two of us would know about this?"

Ren Shuo gave Hu Teng a reassuring look: "Don't worry, if you and I disagree, this person will definitely not tell anyone."

Despite his doubts, Hu Teng ultimately did not stop Ren Shuo.

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Just three minutes after the call was made, Belfast stood smiling in front of the two men.

Teaching people how to smile gently is, of course, Belfast, the head maid, is the best at it. You can see how well Belfast has managed the maid corps.

Even Sheffield, who always wore a look of disdain, and Gloucester, who was extremely serious, would no longer wear such a sullen face when facing him.

“I understand everything… Miss Hutten wants to change herself, to become gentler, so that she can have a better social circle, right?” Belfast summarized the current situation very accurately.

Ren Shuo nodded: "Yes, can I trouble you, Belfast?"

Belfast replied, "If it is the master's order, Belfast will do her best to carry it out, and there will be no problem with it."

After listening, Ren Shuo said to Hu Teng, "Look, hurry up and thank them."

Hu Teng hesitated for a moment, then said, "...Thank you."

Belfast smiled and said, "It's my duty. When would you like to begin?"

Ren Shuo answered on Hu Teng's behalf: "There's no time like the present, let's do it now, I'm handing it all over to you."

Hu Teng was about to nod, but an instinctive feeling told him something was wrong: "Wait a minute, weren't you the one who helped me? How did Belfast end up taking full responsibility?"

Ren Shuo clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking that this girl was not easy to fool, so he started to ramble on again: "You don't know, Belfast was built by me. The original Belfast was not the dashing head maid it is now. It was all thanks to my excellent teaching."

Forget it, once Befa was created, she became an all-around head maid. Even if she doesn't know something today, she'll know it tomorrow.

Hutten looked at Belfast with disbelief.

Belfast did not refute, out of consideration for Ren Shuo's feelings, and explained, "What the master said is correct; it is the master's excellent teaching that has led to this."

"Alright, so what should I do?" Hu Teng asked expectantly.

Belfast's smile grew even sweeter: "Prime Minister, we need you to change your role a little and become a maid."

Hu Teng: "...Huh?"

"Before changing your identity, there is a prerequisite: your clothing needs to be appropriate. Please come with me, Miss Hu Teng. I need your body data to make a maid outfit."

Hu Teng: "Huh?!"

Chapter 468 Hu Teng! Maid!

After Ren Shuo entrusted Hu Teng to Belfast, he left the Royal Tea House with nothing to worry about.

Although he said he was free of worries, Ren Shuo felt he still needed to check on Hu Teng's progress that afternoon.

It's not that I'm curious about Hu Teng's maid outfit.

I had just returned to my office when the secretaries asked me to leave.

The reason is that the guy from New Jersey couldn't find Ren Shuo and had been running around doing commissions, so Ren Shuo wasted a whole month of great opportunities in White Eagle and threw a tantrum.

If they can't find Ren Shuo, they'll come to his office and ask him. Yorktown, in particular, is getting a headache from New Jersey's constant barrage of "Where is the commander?" every half minute.

So, as soon as Ren Shuo arrived, he was thrown out along with the silly rabbit by a group of secretary ships.

After finishing, he added, "I invite you all to go play over there. Commander, we'll help you with your work. Please don't let this silly rabbit cause trouble here."

The two who were asked to leave looked at each other in bewilderment, and then New Jersey clung to Ren Shuo.

"Hehehe, Commander Element, hehehe~" New Jersey chuckled foolishly, clinging to Ren Shuo and refusing to let go.

Ren Shuo had no choice but to sit down on a bench not far from the office building.

"Can you please stop doing this? Don't you feel ashamed?"

Ren Shuo, unable to break free from New Jersey, looked disgusted.

New Jersey chuckled and said, "Don't say that. After all, I'm your wedding ship, and it's been so long since we last met. As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder."

"But I don't think anyone else is as exaggerated as you are, right?" Ren Shuo was speechless.

New Jersey declared righteously, "This is what I call my love for the Commander!"

"Why didn't Sirius take good care of you and let you out like this?" Ren Shuo sighed.

"Because Commander, you only had Sirius take me to the canal to bathe. Now that I'm done, Sirius can't control me anymore."

New Jersey got more and more excited as she spoke: "Commander, let me tell you, I haven't seen you much this past month. I've decided, for these last two days, Commander, I'm coming to see you. You're all mine! And Commander, could you use your invincible time stop or Shinano's dream skill to let us stay for two more months over these two nights? I haven't had any fun in ages, hehehe."

Ren Shuo looked suspicious: "First of all, putting aside the fact that using this skill for this is practically toxic, secondly, you're not a Sakura Empire ship girl, even though we call you 'Silly Rabbit,' you're not a rabbit. Finally, spring is long over, what happened to your heat cycle? Was it delayed?"

"If it's for the Commander, I can be in heat all year round!" New Jersey said something outrageous.

Ren Shuo silently covered his face: "It's really my fault for expecting you to produce something ivory from the bottom of your rabbit."

“I agreed to that night, now can you tone it down a bit?” Ren Shuo said.

The next second, New Jersey seemed like a completely different person. Her long, slender legs, encased in knee-high boots, came together, and she quickly tidied her smooth, long hair. Her slightly flirtatious expression vanished, and she cleared her throat, her voice becoming incredibly dignified.

"Excuse me, is this alright, my dear Commander?"

Ren Shuo shuddered slightly: "You should relax a little. I'm not used to you being like this."

New Jersey said sweetly, "You're telling me to restrain myself, but you're also telling me to let loose. It's putting me in a difficult position."

Ren Shuo patiently explained, "It's just so you won't be like before, practically glued to me."

New Jersey cried out that she was innocent: "I didn't! Let me tell you, Commander, compared to Akagi, Taihou and Kiev, I'm already considered normal."

Ren Shuo opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found that he had nothing to refute.

Needless to say, Akagi has basically found himself. If he's sure there's no official business ahead, he'll just use the "elbow and me into the house" skill.

If Da Feng saw him, she would want to give him a bear hug and leave lots of drool on his face.

Kyiv... Ever since this girl started having sex, she sits on my lap all the time. If it were like before, it wouldn't be a problem, but now, whether intentionally or unintentionally, it's like turning a soft seat into a hard seat, and a hard seat into an electrical outlet.

In general, these girls are all extremely clingy, but the one from New Jersey who just clung to her arm and wouldn't let go is a breath of fresh air.

It's not that she did a great job, but it's true that without comparison, there's no harm done.

"So, what are you trying to do now? Didn't I already agree to it tonight?" Ren Shuo glared at his dead fish eyes.

He seems to want to go see Hu Teng's maid outfit right now, why does he have to stay here with this silly rabbit?

"I'll go wherever the commander goes." New Jersey clung to him tightly, refusing to let go.

Ren Shuo sighed: "I'm planning to go see Hu Teng. Do you want to come with me?"

“Okay, let’s go together.” New Jersey had no objections.

"Then please let go. It's hard to walk with you holding me so tightly like this."

"No, why can everyone else hug the Commander like this, but I can't?"

"Because he only held one arm, why are you wrapping your leg around mine?"

"Hehe?"

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"Master, what kind of look is this...?"

Belfast looked at the New Jersey man in front of her, who was clinging to Ren Shuo's arms and legs like a giant koala, somewhat bewildered, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Ren Shuo silently covered his face: "Stop talking. I don't know what's wrong with this guy, he's just clinging to me like this."

New Jersey declared righteously, "Isn't it because we've been traveling for a long time and urgently need to replenish the commander's energy?"

"Please don't say that, it makes me sound like a giant battery."

New Jersey's expression suddenly became ambiguous: "Commander, you know that? You are the battery. We need to be charged. You need to enter us and leave a charge inside us so that we can function better."

Ren Shuo was speechless: "Please, really, don't use such a lewd way of saying it, okay?"

New Jersey immediately retorted, "That may be a rough way of putting it, but it makes sense."

"Befa, think of something." Ren Shuo looked at Belfast, ignoring the idiot.

Belfast stepped forward, a warm smile on her face, and said to New Jersey, "Miss New Jersey, you're causing your master quite a bit of trouble. As ship girls, shouldn't we be sharing your worries instead of causing you trouble?

New Jersey remained unmoved: "But this is my deepest love for the Commander as a ship girl!"

He immediately spoke with the sincerity of an old friend.