Chapter 243: A Wise Choice

Afterwards, the atmosphere among the three gradually eased; after all, a few sisters had met, and there was more joy.

Qin Ge had already walked outside by then; seeing him come out, the shipgirls all went forward to ask about the situation.

"The two from Sakura Empire are still very polite, and they seem to be somewhat afraid of Tiancheng." Qin Ge said somewhat strangely.

"Afraid? Even the fearless Akagi actually has someone who is afraid?" Mikasa also looked puzzled.

"That's right." Qin Ge nodded, saying, "Tiancheng once told me she has always been protective of her younger sister, so before Akagi was converted into an aircraft carrier, she had always lived under her protection."

"As for Kaga, according to her own words, Tiancheng is the person she respects most in her life, and she seems to have surpassed her many times; thus, even though Kaga's seniority is higher than Tiancheng's, she still calls Tiancheng 'sister'."

"Tsk, I never knew about this; it seems I, as a senior of Sakura Empire, am somewhat undeserving of my reputation." Mikasa said with a smile.

Qin Ge smiled and said, "As Mikasa senior, having once been the flagship of the united Sakura Empire, you naturally concern yourself with Sakura Empire's direction rather than these trivialities, so it's quite normal not to know these things."

"You junior really overpraise me." Mikasa said with a smile, although she said that, her mood was indeed very happy.

"Then, Commander, what exactly is the situation inside?" Biyu asked from the side; as a Sakura Empire shipgirl, she still cared about these matters.

"I let the three sisters chat for a while, after all they came specially to our door; if we don't even give them private time, it would show we really lack hospitality.

"Moreover, Tiancheng just now expressed her stance very seriously; she will absolutely not leave our fleet and will stay in Sakura Empire." Qin Ge said.

"A wise choice." At this moment, Ou Gen Qin Wang said, "Staying here would at most merely make one a high-ranking member of Sakura Empire, and for a lifetime one would be confined to this place."

"But following the Commander is different, because our fleet is already like this; if we wait a few more years for the Commander to grow again, what will our fleet become?"

"This is obvious to anyone with discernment; in the future we could even have three, four, five, or six faction flagships, and here we will gather the strongest from each major faction."

"We, under the Commander's leadership, will continually grow stronger and continually challenge the Sirens' existence; thus the future will surely be full of rising winds and surging clouds, vast and magnificent."

"Compared to such a prospect, settling in a corner of a faction—everyone knows what to choose."

"Everyone present couldn't help but nod at Ou Gen Qin Wang's words; especially Mikasa and A Furore, who have personally watched Qin Ge grow up."

"And in this short year, Qin Ge's achievements have made them unable not to sincerely praise; sometimes they even feel it's an illusion, as if they're dreaming."

"That's right, Ou Gen Qin Wang is absolutely correct." A Furore laughed, saying, "If I weren't an instructor at the Commander Academy, I would, based on this year's association, unhesitatingly join Qin Ge's fleet, join this fleet that possesses miracles."

"A Furore senior, you're joking; now isn't the time to talk about this—could you trouble Mikasa senior to help arrange lodging for my shipgirls? After all, it's not early anymore." Qin Ge smiled and changed the subject.

"That's certainly no problem." Mikasa said, and began leading everyone to the various rooms.

"When everyone had been settled, they found that Mikasa's house, despite accommodating so many people, was still spacious, and they didn't even feel crowded."

"I didn't expect Mikasa senior's home to be this big." Banrenma said rather surprised.

"You know, they have a total of twenty-one people including Qin Ge; that's quite a large number."

"Hehe, this is all arranged by them; you also know I've long been stationed in Donghuang, coming to Sakura Empire is merely staying for a month or two."

"I originally wanted a smaller place, but they arranged such a large one for me, and I felt embarrassed to refuse; thus this time I didn't let you stay in those guest hotels, but came directly here." Mikasa smiled.

Qin Ge smiled and said, "I see; I wonder if Mikasa senior also has a collection room here?"

"It's not strange for Qin Ge to ask this, because earlier when they went to Mikasa's home in the Academy, they had seen that warship model collection room."

"Moreover, Mikasa regards that collection room as a treasure; I heard she also prepared a set of anti-theft defensive measures for it, although Qin Ge doesn't know exactly what facilities they are, he always has a vague sense of awe."

"Hehe, it seems Qin Ge does understand me a bit; indeed, I also have a collection room here, but it contains only Sakura Empire warship models." Mikasa said somewhat proudly.

"I see." Qin Ge nodded.

"Warship models, what are those?" Biaoqiang asked, very interested.

"They are the prototype warships that you, as shipgirls, inherit as your original vessels." Qin Ge explained.

"Wow, there's actually something like this? I really want to see what it looks like." Biaoqiang exclaimed excitedly; the unicorn and others accompanying her were also very excited.

"Indeed, Qin Ge only once brought Banrenma and them to Mikasa's collection room; otherwise, whenever he went to Mikasa's place, he went alone, rarely bringing his own shipgirls, so most of them don't know Mikasa also has a warship model collection room."

"Hehe, if you want to see, then I'll take you to look; this is my masterpiece of several decades." Mikasa smiled.

"As for her juniors, Mikasa is very generous; especially after she regarded Qin Ge as her student and junior, she took extra care of Qin Ge's shipgirls. So when Biaoqiang spoke, she agreed right away."

Qin Ge smiled at this moment and said, "The sky is already dark now; otherwise we could wait until tomorrow. If the lighting is poor, looking at those models won't achieve the best viewing effect."

"Besides, we'll be staying here for a long time; we have plenty of time to visit Mikasa senior's collection room. Next, you should first tidy up your own rooms, after which we should also have a meal."

Mikasa nodded and said, "Indeed, if the lighting is rather dim, some details on the ship models would be indistinguishable; then let's do it tomorrow—when the lighting is good, we'll all go take a look."

"Okay."