Chapter 118: It's Great to Have You

I don't know how long I've slept; I only feel someone beside me slightly shaking me.

Qin Ge suddenly woke up in an instant, sat up all at once. When he turned his head to look beside him, he saw Banrenma and Nengdai standing there, while Guanghui also looked at him from not far away on the stairs.

"Commander!?" Banrenma looked at Qin Ge, who had just sat up, and said in surprise.

"I feel like you're shaking me; what happened?" Qin Ge hurriedly said to Banrenma and Nengdai.

Banrenma and Nengdai both shook their heads, and Banrenma responded to Qin Ge, "Commander, I was just patting you; we've already arrived at the Academy."

"Have we returned to the Academy?" Qin Ge hurriedly looked out the window on that side, and indeed saw a neat row of command ships.

Obviously, they have now arrived at the Academy's dock.

Qin Ge rubbed his somewhat dazed head, "I almost overslept, but since we're back, let's quickly tidy up, hand over the keys to Koln, and then hurry to submit the mission."

"Hmm." Banrenma nodded.

Soon everyone had finished packing, and Qin Ge first walked from the command ship to the dock. The others also packed their uneaten food and various items into their ship equipment spaces and brought them down.

Following Qin Ge, they handed over the command ship's keys to Koln. After Koln finished the registration, they then walked together toward the school warehouse.

After completing the mission at Ninghai, Qin Ge and the others walked to the canteen, ate something simple, and then returned to their residence.

Qin Ge opened the door and saw Belfast lowering the mop after cleaning the living room, smiling at him and performing a maid's salute.

"Master, Miss Banrenma, Miss Nengdai, welcome home."

"Mm, I'm back." Qin Ge nodded at Belfast, and Nengdai and Banrenma behind him also nodded along with him.

Sitting somewhat tiredly on the sofa, Belfast quickly brought over several cups of black tea and placed them in front of everyone.

After Qin Ge took the red tea and sipped it, he said to Belfast, "Where are the others? Why aren't they here?"

Belfast said to Qin Ge, "They just finished resting and went to train; I was taking this opportunity to tidy up the house, but I didn't expect the master to come back."

"I see." Qin Ge nodded.

"Master, what mission did you receive yesterday that you're only coming back now?" Belfast asked doubtfully.

"Yesterday I accepted an escort mission for a merchant ship. Although the journey was smooth and we didn't encounter a single Siren, it took a long time. After we delivered the merchant ship to its destination, it was already around 3:00 a. m., and then returning from there to the school district brought us to the present time." Qin Ge explained to Belfast.

"Did you eat when you came back, Master? If not, I'll go to the canteen now to find something for you to eat." Belfast hurriedly said.

"I've already eaten, no need for that trouble." Qin Ge smiled, "But I just feel a bit sleepy; although I slept a few hours on the ship, this fatigue hasn't eased at all."

"If you want to sleep now, Master, I'll go prepare the bed for you." Belfast said.

"No need; although I'm not in great shape now, if I fall asleep now I won't be able to sleep tonight. So I'll hold on a bit longer and sleep later tonight." Qin Ge said to Belfast, then turned his head to look at Banrenma and Nengdai beside him.

"However, Banrenma and Nengdai, you should go rest first."

"Commander, we two are fine." Banrenma and Nengdai shook their heads and said.

"You should still rest a bit, just as you said: although wearing ship equipment makes you each a heroic warship girl, taking it off doesn't make you much different from ordinary girls." Qin Ge smiled, "Taking care of your health is most important, so go rest."

Seeing Qin Ge had finished speaking, Banrenma and Nengdai no longer objected, both nodding. After finishing their tea, they said goodbye and went up to the second floor.

Qin Ge looked at Banrenma and Nengdai going up, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "They've worked hard."

Belfast looked at Qin Ge's expression and smiled slightly, "Hehe, our existence is for this very thing; being able to stay by the master's side and do this together is our honor."

"What's there to talk about honor or not; anyway, having you with me is truly wonderful." Qin Ge said to Belfast.

"Ara, that doesn't sound like something the master would say." Belfast laughed at Qin Ge, and her eyes lit up.

Because during this long time, Qin Ge actually hadn't spoken such sentimental words before. And this quite ordinary sentence made Belfast feel the deep emotion within it.

Qin Ge lifted the tea on the table and said to Belfast, "Because you exist, in this strange world this period has been the most comfortable and happiest time for me. Furthermore, I hope this feeling will continue to persist; having you accompany me is truly wonderful."

"Actually, your existence is also the happiest thing for us, so you should cheer up, keep looking forward, lead us, and go farther." Belfast smiled.

"Mm, certainly."

Thus, after chatting for a while, Belfast said goodbye to Qin Ge and went to the training ground to train, after all her strength isn't the strongest yet.

Thus, as Belfast said, as a maid one must always strive for perfection—not only when serving Qin Ge, but also in perfecting one's own strength.

After Belfast left, Qin Ge also returned to his room. Taking this time, he could prepare for his next week's strategic tactics theory class.

The preparation lasted until afternoon, because Belfast had come to his room and called him down to eat.

When he went downstairs to the dining hall, Weineituo and Ou Gen Qin Wang and their companions were already seated there, all looking toward this side of the stairs.

Banrenma then stood up, stretched out her hand to wave at Qin Ge, saying, "Commander, today's dishes are very abundant."

Seeing this scene, Qin Ge instantly felt a hint of warmth; perhaps this is the life he wants?

Immediately, Qin Ge smiled and nodded at everyone, quickened his steps, and said, "Here I am."