Chapter 106: Guanghui's Ideal

Six hours actually pass very quickly in the midst of battle.

When Qin Ge looked through his binoculars and saw Belfast sink a distant Sirens mass-produced destroyer, Guanghui beside him said, "Qin Ge Commander, the time has come; you can let them return."

"'Oh? Is it time already?' Qin Ge lowered his binoculars, glanced at the watch on his wrist, and said, 'Indeed, have only six hours passed after destroying so few enemies?'"

"'Hehe, Qin Ge Commander, your battle results are already very rich; within six hours you've destroyed eight Sirens mass-produced ships, and you yourself haven't suffered any loss.' Guanghui laughed, covering her mouth."

"'Indeed, naval combat is like this; most of the time is spent rushing about.' Qin Ge nodded."

He then picked up his communicator and said to the two people collecting Sirens-supplies on the distant sea surface.

"'Banrenma, after you cover Belfast and finish collecting the supplies dropped by that Sirens ship, the two of you return together; our mission time is up.'"

"'Yes, Commander!'"

Soon, Banrenma's voice came through the communicator; obviously, she was still quite excited.

After putting down his communicator, Qin Ge said to Guanghui beside him, "Guanghui, you must have seen scenes like this many times, right?"

"'Yes.' Guanghui nodded, turning her gaze toward the sea, and said, 'As for me, I want to spread Guanghui along the way, illuminating the world's gloom. But unfortunately, this wish can never be fulfilled.'"

From birth to now, there have been countless sorties, countless sinkings of enemies, and all we have faced is war.

"'Qin Ge Commander, do you say there will be a day when battle stops? Then I could scatter Guanghui even farther.'"

Qin Ge shook his head. "I don't know how to answer that question; facing war is our mission, and we have always been working to bring peace to this sea."

"'So as long as we stay true to our original intentions, even though the future is dark, when we look back behind us, isn't it shining with love and Guanghui?'"

"'Behind?' Guanghui blinked slightly."

"'Mm, behind.' Qin Ge said, 'Because you are often on the front line, you face mostly war, and since few people live on the front line, you don't feel it.'"

But now you have come to the rear, haven't you? Take this time to rest more here; later I can accompany you to wander the streets and experience ordinary people's lives.

Perhaps by seeing their lives, you can feel that your ideal has always been being realized.

"'Really? If that's the case, that would be great.' Guanghui smiled and nodded, 'Besides, those words you said about accompanying me out were spoken by you, Qin Ge Commander—you can't deny them later.'"

"'Of course not; it's just going out together for a stroll. By the way, I haven't gone out for a long time either, and the farthest place I've ever been is the commercial street in front of our academy.' Qin Ge laughed."

"'It seems Qin Ge Commander is quite a homebody.' Guanghui laughed."

"'Well... I don't call that being a homebody; the key is that my time at the academy is still quite tight—every day after class, I train with them and teach tactics.'"

"'After that I also promised the Dean to write a book, spending a lot of time, so I've never had much time.' Qin Ge explained."

"'However, during this time I learned to play guitar at the academy; although I play only averagely now, according to Banrenma this also counts as a hobby.'"

"'Yes.' Guanghui smiled, then turned her head toward Qin Ge and said, 'Qin Ge Commander, if you have time, could you tell me about yourself? I also want to get to know you as well as I know your shipgirls.'"

A hint of joy appeared on Qin Ge's face; he's not an idiot. Earlier, Ou Gen Qin Wang had explicitly said that Guanghui might have a premonition of joining their fleet. Although Qin Ge was somewhat doubtful, when Guanghui spoke those words, he began to believe a little.

"'Of course I can, and I also want to learn more about you, Guanghui—I just don't know if I'll have the chance.'"

"'Certainly, this is my honor.' Guanghui smiled."

While Qin Ge and Guanghui continued to deepen their understanding, Belfast had already finished cleaning up the supplies scattered where the Sirens mass-produced destroyer sank.

Under the cover of Banrenma's carrier aircraft, after rendezvousing with Banrenma, they glided toward the shore.

As they glided to the shore, the two leapt into the air, their ship equipment vanished from their bodies, and they lightly landed on the pier.

Seeing this, Qin Ge walked straight over to the two and said, "Banrenma, Belfast, welcome back."

"'Thank you, Commander (Master)!' Banrenma and Belfast said."

However, after Banrenma finished speaking, she seemed to have something on her mind but hesitated, which made Qin Ge a little puzzled.

"'What's wrong with Banrenma?' Qin Ge asked her."

"'It's just that, Commander, I obtained this MVP, so have I barely caught up to my seniors' pace?' Banrenma asked Qin Ge."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ge laughed, reached out and gently rubbed Banrenma's hair, saying, "Of course, Banrenma's strength is growing rapidly. Moreover, you are now one of the strongest shipgirls in our fleet; if you keep working hard, even Guanghui beside me will surely be surpassed."

"'Mm, thank you, Commander!' Hearing Qin Ge's praise made Banrenma's previously hesitant mood become even happier. At this moment, recalling Ou Gen Qin Wang's words, she blushed and said to Qin Ge, 'Commander, I got this MVP; as a reward, could you hug me?'"

As soon as Banrenma said that, not only Qin Ge opposite her was stunned, but Guanghui beside her also looked slightly surprised; however, Belfast behind Banrenma seemed to think of something and merely gave a faint smile.

"'Um... a hug?' Qin Ge stammered, for he had never actively hugged a woman in his life; thus one can imagine how embarrassed he felt when Banrenma made that request."

"'Mm, I can think of no better reward than this.' Banrenma said to Qin Ge."

"'Well... okay.' Qin Ge, though hesitant, had no reason to refuse Banrenma's request, so he nodded and said to her."

Thus, amid Banrenma's expectant expression, an even more joyful appearance emerged.

Only then did Qin Ge approach Banrenma, open his arms, and embrace the expectant Banrenma.

At that moment, a fragrance drifted into Qin Ge's nose, and he felt the world freeze at that instant...