Chapter 246: The Decisions of Both Sides

So, Akagi has never given up on keeping Tiancheng in the Sakura Empire, or rather keeping Tiancheng by her side.

Because people always cherish what they have lost and regained more, fearing they will lose it again, fearing they will return to the previous situation.

"Then should we contact other factions to put some pressure on Donghuang?" Kaga continued to ask, "For example, the Sardinian Empire, for example, Iron Blood."

Akagi glanced at Kaga, "Do you think they would care, that their flagship is being summoned by someone else?"

"Maybe..." Kaga hesitated a bit at Akagi's question.

Akagi gave a cold smile, "I say they won't."

"Why?" Kaga asked doubtfully.

Akagi, holding her teacup, gazed out the window and leisurely asked Kaga a question: "Kaga, you say if our Sakura Empire's flagship Zhang Men were summoned elsewhere by someone else, do you think we would go retrieve her back?"

Kaga was stunned, then shook her head, "No, a faction's flagship only needs one; if there were two, the voices within the faction would waver."

Akagi smiled faintly, "So, Iron Blood and the Sardinian Empire are no different in that thinking?"

When they see another Bisimai and another Weineituo, perhaps they will feel excitement, sigh, exhilaration, and loss in their hearts.

But they would absolutely not bring such an existence back into their own faction, because a faction only needs one leader; having two would cause chaos.

"It's my foolishness." Kaga said.

"It's fine, even if you made a mistake, as long as you correct it." Akagi set down her teacup and smiled.

Immediately, she leaned beside Kaga, cupping Kaga's cheek with her hand, "In this faction competition, if nothing unexpected happens, Donghuang will surely win, so if we want to profit from it, we should early contact Donghuang there and get a share—that's the proper way."

"Do you think Qin Ge's existence surprises us all; would other factions not be surprised?"

"Perhaps their radical elements will pressure Donghuang; if at this time we help Donghuang from behind, perhaps we can also gain something this time."

"This is a win-win; after having this relationship, do you think we and our elder sister will still have any disagreement?"

Kaga couldn't help but say, "Has the elder sister already thought this far?"

"Hehe, what am I?" Akagi chuckled, lowered Kaga's somewhat surprised cheek, "Perhaps Amagi Elder Sister is farther than I think; maybe our movements now are already within her anticipation."

Kaga nodded thoughtfully, "If it's her..."

While Akagi and Kaga were discussing, on the other side, Qin Ge, Bisimai, Weineituo, Tiancheng, Ou Gen Qin Wang, and Guanghui also sat together chatting.

"So, your two younger sisters will not only not trip us up later, but will also secretly help us reach an agreement with Donghuang?" Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Yes, no matter what, they are the rulers of a faction, and the word 'interest' has been engraved in their hearts for a long time."

"This is quite possible, or perhaps it is also inevitable." Ou Gen Qin Wang nodded and said.

"According to my understanding of our senate, they certainly won't want me to go back; this is very normal behavior." Weineituo smiled and said.

"That's right, Iron Blood only needs one Bisimai; we don't need a second voice." Bisimai nodded at the same time.

"However, this time the commander will also come into the view of the other eight major factions of Azure Lane; is this good or bad for our future?" Guanghui said with some concern.

"Each faction pursues its own interests; although the surface is now relatively calm, who knows when a conflict will erupt."

"When each faction's actions affect its own vital interests, even comrades on the same front could turn against each other. So now we can only hope that the faction we stand on here is sufficient."

"But I believe we can now gain a certain advantage." Ou Gen Qin Wang said, "No matter what, the Prince of Wales has always had some connection with the Royal; plus, Sakura Empire will help us this time, so we now have the support of two factions."

"Because of Weineituo and Bisimai, Iron Blood and the Sardinian Empire also certainly hope we won't have trouble, but they won't let us have an easy time either."

"As for the Northern Union side, A Furore Instructor is one of the senior elders of the Northern Union; although she holds no real power there, the Northern Union still listens to her opinion."

"As for the free Iris, Lisailiu, as a Cardinal, usually rarely participates in such factional struggles. Meanwhile, the Vichy Tribunal's Jean Bart has always taken the Iron Blood side's basic situation as a guide."

"Therefore, the White Eagle's opinion is now more important; if we can gain their support, we also have a corresponding confidence in a 5-to-4 vote."

"But this is also the commander's unique worry, because being too outstanding makes other factions eye us, hehe." Tiancheng smiled.

Qin Ge shook his head helplessly, "I also don't know why it became like this; originally I just wanted to find the way home, so I joined the Commander Academy."

"As a result, I found that I am increasingly deviating from the original path; speaking of which, it really is somewhat fate playing with people."

When Qin Ge said this, several shipgirls couldn't help but smile slightly; even Bisimai, who usually doesn't show a smile, couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

"Perhaps all this is fate's arrangement; the commander now just needs to keep moving forward steadily." Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed.

"Indeed." Qin Ge nodded, then shook his head and laughed, "Since things have come to this point, we can only continue like this; I'd like to see who is behind all this, fate or someone else."

When he said this, Qin Ge paused, "But for now we don't need to dwell on these problems; having come, we should settle in."

"Moreover, having come to Sakura Empire with difficulty, we can also tour here and see the local customs of different places."

"That's right, there are indeed some very fun places on this island; Mikasa Senior said there will be a festival in a few days. According to Sakura Empire's customs, every festival is very grand." Tiancheng smiled.

"Then let's relax our minds, properly see things here during this time, and afterward begin preparing for this competition." Guanghui nodded and smiled.