Chapter 160: Mission Completed

"That child is a bit timid," Qin Ge looked at Si Peng Si, who had rejoined the fleet with Belfast, and said to Guanghui beside him, "I always feel that I am being a bit cruel."

Guanghui shook his head. "No matter her personality, she is ultimately a shipgirl with combat ability, so going to the battlefield is an unavoidable fate. Moreover, with so many people protecting her, nothing will happen."

"I know that, but I just feel she is very much like an ordinary human girl—she gets scared, she is weak—so I feel a bit sentimental," Qin Ge said to Guanghui.

"Then usually, the commander just needs to care for her a bit more," Guanghui laughed.

"Ah, there's nothing else we can do." Qin Ge nodded.

On the distant sea, the Banrenma's carrier aircraft seemed to have spotted the enemy again, and several people began to rush over together. Gradually, the sound of guns came again, casting a somewhat solemn tone over the wide sea.

Everyone fought on the sea until someone came to relieve them in the afternoon. The relieving personnel were the shipgirls stationed on Duolunwa Island, because a night battle was coming up, so more professional shipgirls were better.

Seeing everyone return to the pier in droves, Qin Ge smiled and said to everyone, "Welcome back, you've all worked hard."

"Not at all," everyone laughed and shook their heads.

"Hmm, our mission is now complete. Then let's hand in the mission and go home together; the sky is gradually darkening." Qin Ge said to everyone.

"Huh? Commander, didn't you forget something very important?" Ou Gen Qin Wang said, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, to Qin Ge.

Upon hearing Ou Gen Qin Wang say that, Qin Ge's face stiffened a bit, and Guanghui, standing beside him, couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle lightly.

"Alright, I admit I didn't forget." Qin Ge stepped forward, hugged her in Ou Gen Qin Wang's smile, then moved on to the next person, while Ou Gen Qin Wang went to the spot where Qin Ge had been standing.

"Oh my, Ou Gen Qin Wang, when did you also become this fond of acting cute?" Guanghui whispered with a laugh to Ou Gen Qin Wang.

"Oh, this isn't acting cute, after all, acting cute only needs you. Don't you think this kind of ceremony will let the other four integrate into our fleet more quickly?" Ou Gen Qin Wang said without evasion.

"You really have put a lot of thought into this," Guanghui said with a smile.

"Compared to you, I'm still lacking a bit." Ou Gen Qin Wang said, "But speaking of which, you've been by the commander's side for such a long time—do you really want to keep this relationship forever?"

"Hehe, I'm worried that my joining will reduce your enjoyment, so this should be taken slowly," Guanghui said.

"Really?" Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed, and the two of them mutually understood without saying.

However, as Ou Gen Qin Wang said, after Qin Ge hugged everyone, everyone's faces showed brighter smiles. Moreover, even Helenna, who usually appeared somewhat sorrowful, now showed signs of her gloom turning to sunshine.

After the final Si Peng Si finished hugging, Qin Ge patted her head and said to everyone, "Then let's go turn in the mission and head home."

"Yes."

A resounding voice echoed on the pier, and everyone began walking toward the gathering point on the island. After submitting the mission at Zhang Fengying's place, Qin Ge received a mission slip with an S rating, a great success.

Thus they set sail back home, but by the time they returned to the academy, it was already dark. Fortunately, the cafeteria door where Yixian was located wasn't closed, so everyone could get a meal.

"Thanks this time, Yixian." Qin Ge said to Yixian.

"It's fine; actually, when you all didn't come to eat this afternoon, I guessed you might have gone on a mission, and that you all went together."

"According to your usual habit, this kind of situation is generally an urgent mission, so I guessed you'd come back later, so I waited a bit longer—indeed, that's exactly what happened." Yixian sat to the side, watching Qin Ge's shipgirls eat, and said with a smile.

"However, it's almost New Year's; why not rest together with them? There's no need to wear yourself out, and you also have to handle the New Year's gala work."

Qin Ge glanced at the shipgirls present, then said to Yixian, "Actually, I plan to do a mission every other day, so that everyone maintains a certain condition, and also has ample time to rest."

After all, after graduation, there won't be such dedicated vacation time anymore, so getting used to it in advance is also quite good.

"Alright, your consideration is a bit far-sighted, but I still say the same thing: the missions are there; just do them according to your situation, don't let doing missions make you too busy—your body is most important." Yixian smiled.

"Thanks." Qin Ge nodded.

"By the way, is that Si Peng Si also your shipgirl? I don't think I've seen her before." Yixian asked.

"Yes, she is the one who awakened from the sea when we carried out the mission today." Qin Ge explained to Yixian.

"Oh, that's how it is." Yixian nodded and said, "Then you guys are really lucky."

"Not bad." Qin Ge said with a laugh, "By the way, did Sanli Xianbei tell you about our arrangements for the New Year's gala?"

"I've heard it, but for a moment I really can't recall what I'm supposed to perform." Yixian said with a smile.

"No way, I heard from Sanli Xianbei that you, Yixian, are versed in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting—you're skilled in all of them. How could you not find something to perform?" Qin Ge asked with a laugh.

"But those things aren't all suitable for performance on stage—you can't exactly take a chessboard and play chess on stage, right?" Yixian said, then laughed.

"Actually, I think you could perform something with more Donghuang flair, like Peking opera? Or music and the like. When I rested in other cities before, I went to listen to some Peking opera programs and felt they were amazing." Guanghui said from the side.

Qin Ge also nodded, "That's right, Guanghui, your suggestion is excellent; for you, stage fright should be very easy, right?"

"But I'm afraid others aren't that fond of Peking opera, after all, there's always a bit of a barrier between cultures." Yixian said to Qin Ge.

"It's fine, isn't there a saying that goes, 'What is national is worldwide'? I believe Donghuang's inheritance of Peking opera over the years will surely win others' favor."

"Take Guanghui as an example—she is a Royal shipgirl, and she usually enjoys listening to Peking opera during her downtime, which shows the charm of Peking opera." Qin Ge said to Yixian.

"Hmm, if that's the case, then I'll prepare well." Yixian laughed.

"That's good; then we really look forward to your performance, Yixian, when the time comes."