Chapter 1001: Choice

"What are you guys talking about?" Guanghui was a bit slow to react, because just a second ago she could still understand the two people's conversation, but now she couldn't quite follow.

Qin Ge smiled, but did not directly answer Guanghui, instead saying to Hai Lun Na, "This depends on you; although you are my shipgirl, you still represent the old-school shipgirls, so no matter what choice you make, I won't be surprised."

Hai Lun Na looked at Qin Ge's utterly unchanging face, somewhat surprised, and said, "I thought the commander would be panicking, but I didn't expect you to be so calm."

"Hehe, you once told me that you guys have tried countless times in the past, but you couldn't change the ending of the primordial world. Because that might be fate, or it might be a kind of evolution."

"How is this situation any different?" Qin Ge said, smiling at this point, "Actually, to be honest, I actually hope this trial fails."

Hai Lun Na furrowed her brows; she had now confirmed that Qin Ge possessed a lot of information. But upon suddenly hearing Qin Ge say that, she couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Qin Ge exhaled, turned around and looked at the dark red sea outside, "If the trial succeeds, that would mean more responsibility; the Star Sea is so vast, I truly cannot determine what the future will become."

Although there will be people to help, the future belonging to you or rather to us must be created by ourselves. On this path we will endure great hardship, even far surpassing the hardship you experienced when you previously sought.

Even sometimes a poor decision could cause losses beyond what we can imagine now; perhaps it would be the destruction of a planet, or an entire star region.

For me, such a life is yearned for, yet it also brings great pressure. If possible, I would rather bring my shipgirls to take root in my own world.

Just like our current harbor, where we do our duties diligently every day, we can have heart-to-heart chats and chance encounters with them daily, without needing to think about so much—wouldn't such a life be wonderful?

Hai Lun Na froze; looking at Qin Ge, her eyes grew deep. She suddenly realized a problem, one they had overlooked from the very start of the plan.

That is, from beginning to end, they never considered Qin Ge's feelings, treating this trial as an inevitable choice. They believed that as long as Qin Ge passed the trial, he would inevitably choose to lead his shipgirls to find a way out in another universe.

But what if, after the trial is completed, Qin Ge refuses?

Just as he said, if possible, he would rather stay with his shipgirls in this world or a world he is familiar with.

For some reason, Hai Lun Na felt a sense of loss and emptiness; she suddenly became panicked, asking, "So, Commander, are you preparing to refuse to lead us forward?"

Qin Ge turned his head, looking at Hai Lun Na with surprise; such anxiety and unease appearing on her face was truly rare.

"Hehe, so you guys didn't take this into account back then, huh?"

Seeing Hai Lun Na's somewhat helpless expression, Qin Ge smiled and said, "Although I'm not a great person, perhaps my coming from my own world into this world itself bears some kind of mission?"

As for such an outcome, I do not resist it. Otherwise, I would have already told everything to my shipgirls; I wouldn't be here now, but rather in some corner of this world, living leisurely with them from sunrise to sunset, enjoying my life's time.

"So that's how it is?"

A voice suddenly came from the hatch of the command ship; Qin Ge, Guanghui, and Hai Lun Na looked toward it.

All that could be seen was a figure with long gray-white hair, wearing a tattered battle robe, standing there, and behind her were several other figures.

Although those few figures looked like shipgirls, the killing aura they emitted caused Guanghui to instinctively stand in front of Qin Ge, revealing her own ship equipment and assuming a defensive stance.

Qin Ge looked at that figure, furrowed his brow, thought carefully, then tentatively said, "Perhaps I should call you Enterprise? Or Key Point G?"

"G is just a codename; call me Enterprise, that's my true name." The gray Enterprise said.

"All right." Qin Ge nodded, reached out and patted Guanghui's shoulder, indicating she didn't need to be so tense. He then looked at Hai Lun Na, seeing her expression normal, obviously all this was part of the plan.

"So we should be meeting for the first time, right? Although I know you came to this world long ago, I didn't expect to meet you only now."

"Because now is the time to appear." The gray Enterprise said.

Qin Ge nodded, "Let me think; since you've already appeared, that means this final showdown isn't that simple—the opposition isn't just four arbitrators."

"Yes, besides the four arbitrators appearing before you, Lavos and Towa have also come to this world." The gray Enterprise said.

"Do they correspond to Love and Tower in the tarot?" Qin Ge narrowed his eyes, "After the reward, there will surely be a fierce battle."

"Yes, everything will end here." The gray Enterprise said, "But today I'm just here to see you; for now I still hope you won't tell your shipgirls of my appearance."

Qin Ge rubbed his nose, "All right, you guys are always mysterious day after day, but I hope that in future cooperation we can do without this."

Enterprise paused, "No, and have you really seen that great person? As far as I know, he also only recently arrived in this world."

"I have seen him, and that was a long time ago." Qin Ge recalled the scene and couldn't help but smile, "But this time, after he came to this world, I have only seen his Xinong and Akagi; he himself did not appear."

"But now he should be in some space, gossiping about us, right?"

Enterprise was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her mouth rose, "According to that great person's personality, it's highly likely."

"Then, our purpose this time is also fulfilled; since you already know everything, please accompany us to perform this final act, to mourn this once irreversible fate."

Although Qin Ge didn't know their past, he still nodded, "I think the same; after all this is over, I hope what awaits you is genuine rebirth."

"That would be best!"