Chapter 147: When Your Soft Hair Brushes Against My Spear

After everyone finished eating, Banrenma ran to Qin Ge's room and took his guitar out. Meanwhile, Ling Bo, who usually rushed back to her room to play games after eating, this time didn't hurry back; she sat quietly beside Nengdai, blinking her eyes at Qin Ge.

However, Qin Ge didn't immediately pick up his guitar to sing; instead, he tidied the rest area with everyone, drank the tea Belfast had already brewed, chatted for a while, and only after Belfast finished all her tasks did he pick up his guitar.

After tuning the pitch more proficiently, Qin Ge plucked the guitar strings and said to the shipgirls looking at him, "What song do you want to hear?"

"What will the commander sing?" Guanghui said with a smile.

Qin Ge thought and said, "I can't say, because Banrenma was always there when I practiced. I would master one song then move to the next; there wasn't any song I specialized in back then."

"Then, in your previous world, what songs did you usually sing?" Ou Gen Qin Wang asked.

"My world?" Qin Ge thought and said, "Usually we sang military songs together more often, and in private we listened to pop songs more."

"Then why don't you sing a military song? That's probably the one you've sung the most," Guanghui suggested with a smile.

"Okay, let me think what to sing..." Qin Ge looked at the guitar, thought a moment, and said, "I've got it."

After saying that, Qin Ge stroked the guitar and began to slowly play the melody.

"When your soft hair brushes against my spear,

Don't blame me for still keeping a handsome face,

Actually I have both steel bones and a tender heart,

Just that the fire of youth needs to be chilled temporarily.

The days of being a soldier are both brief and long,

Don't say I don't understand romance, only valuing strength and vigor,

Although this world has war, it also has floral fragrance.

My tomorrow will also be romantic, just like yours.

When your clasped hands rest on his shoulder,

I will also turn back and shed two lines of tears,

Perhaps our paths are not the same direction,

I still sincerely bless you, maiden,

When I take off, take off this military uniform,

I won't blame you for not waiting a bit longer for me,

Perhaps by then you and I will already be worlds apart,

Believe that you will still see my love,

Soaring in the sea and sky."

When the last note faded, applause from the shipgirls rang out around Qin Ge. He involuntarily set down his guitar and said to the shipgirls, "How was that, still okay?"

"Very nice, commander." Banrenma's eyes were a little red as she said to Qin Ge.

"The lyrics of this song are great, and you sang it very well too," Guanghui said with a genuine smile.

"Hmm, having both steel bones and a tender heart, it really has an iron-blooded feel, commander." Ou Gen Qin Wang nodded and said.

"Haha, not as good as you say. Compared to singing myself, I prefer listening to others sing." Qin Ge laughed.

"Did any of your former comrades-in-arms ever fall in love?" Banrenma asked Qin Ge.

"Probably, though most didn't." Qin Ge thought and said, "Perhaps it was precisely because we were in that state that I remembered this song so well. For we were soldiers at school back then; although we were trainees, we still had to obey orders and follow the commander."

So we usually rarely went out, let alone talk about dating girls. Moreover, our school's students came from all over the country; I remember the farthest comrade, whose family was at the northernmost tip of our nation, while our school was in the south, far away—even by car it would take over a day and night.

Such long-distance romance tests the feelings between two people the most, but we were all just greenhorns, newly adult youths. At that time feelings were purest, yet also most changeable.

Some comrades' relationships broke up, but others' grew stronger. That's why they liked singing this song so much, and after being with them for a while I gradually learned it too.

"War and love, iron blood and tenderness, are indeed a pair of opposites." Ou Gen Qin Wang said, "But commander, are you singing this song because you want to fall in love?"

"Huh?" Qin Ge's expression instantly turned embarrassed, "Just singing; you weren't asking me to sing a more familiar song, so I suddenly thought of this one when I saw you."

"So, which of us do you think is the one in your heart?" Ou Gen Qin Wang asked Qin Ge.

"This..." Qin Ge was instantly stumped by Ou Gen Qin Wang's question and couldn't answer.

Although we won't mention Qin Ge's embarrassed silence, the shipgirls' side indeed showed different expressions on each face. Especially Banrenma, looking at Qin Ge, the blush on her face deepened.

"Today we came to sing, not to talk about other things; besides, who can clarify such emotional matters?" Qin Ge said to Ou Gen Qin Wang.

"Hehe, since the commander is already embarrassed, let's not discuss further. So, since you sang so well just now, how about another song?" Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed.

"What song should we sing?" Qin Ge hurriedly straightened the guitar, wanting to sing quickly to shake off the awkward atmosphere.

"Let's sing a love song." Ou Gen Qin Wang teased.

"I don't really know how to sing love songs." Qin Ge said frankly.

"Just sing anything; as long as the commander sings it, we'll think it's good, right?" Ou Gen Qin Wang said to Qin Ge, and didn't forget to rally the others to support her.

"Yeah, as long as the commander sings it, we all think it's good." Banrenma said.

"Alright, alright, I'll sing." Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Qin Ge involuntarily rubbed his nose and said, "Then I'll just sing casually."

"Mm-hmm." Everyone immediately sat up straight, eyes on the preparing Qin Ge, inevitably filling with smiles.

The singing went on for a long time; only when they realized Qin Ge really couldn't sing anymore did Ou Gen Qin Wang let him off.

However, he then threw out these words in front of everyone: "Today's rest time was very pleasant; I hope the commander can continue this. Happily, we have nothing tomorrow afternoon, so let's continue then."

"Ah?" Qin Ge naturally looked troubled, feeling he shouldn't have sung that song "When Your Soft Hair Brushes Against My Spear" today, otherwise things wouldn't have turned out this way.

What Qin Ge didn't know was that Ou Gen Qin Wang had already made this plan before he prepared to start singing for everyone.

So everyone returned to their own rooms with satisfied smiles, after all there were still many things waiting for them tomorrow.

However, just as Qin Ge had finished washing up, a knocking sounded at the door.

He strangely opened the door and saw Banrenma standing outside, her face all red as she looked at him.

Qin Ge asked Banrenma, "Banrenma, what's wrong?"

Qin Ge asked the Banrenma, "Banrenma, what's wrong?"

Commander, can you accompany me to the seaside to look at the stars?