Chapter 248: Morning

The night passed peacefully, and when Qin Ge woke up in the morning, several girls were sleeping soundly.

However, what puzzled Qin Ge was that both of his arms seemed immobile. He therefore looked to each side and saw that Biaoqiang and Du Jiao Shou each had one of his arms in an embrace.

Moreover, the two girls had somehow squeezed up beside him; although there was still a layer of blanket between them, Qin Ge could still feel the warmth of their bodies.

But now the two girls were sleeping soundly, and if he pulled his arms out he would surely wake them, which made Qin Ge hesitate. Just then the door was pushed open, and Belfast, dressed in a maid's outfit, walked in and immediately saw this scene.

"Oh, I didn't expect the master to be into this," Belfast said with a hint of surprise and teasing, looking at the somewhat embarrassed Qin Ge.

"What do you mean by 'into this'?" Qin Ge asked, somewhat puzzled.

Belfast smiled faintly, "I originally thought the first one to climb into the master's bed would be Miss Guanghui, or Prince Ou Gen Qin Wang, or Miss Banrenma, but I never imagined the master actually likes these little destroyers."

Although Belfast said this with a smile, Qin Ge still sensed a hint of coldness in her words.

"Um, Belfast, or maybe you got something wrong? What do you mean by 'the one who first climbed into my bed would be Guanghui and the others'?" Qin Ge said embarrassedly.

"Are the facts not right in front of you, yet you still refuse to admit it, Master?" Belfast smiled.

"Admit what?" Qin Ge asked.

"Naturally, Master, you're just a lolicon." Belfast smiled.

"A lolicon?" Qin Ge exclaimed, "Me?"

"Isn't that the case?" Belfast laughed, "You, Master, are surrounded by many capital ship girls, yet you like those little destroyer lolis—isn't that so?"

"What nonsense, what are you thinking?" Qin Ge was speechless, then gently pulled his arms out from between the two girls' arms, no longer worrying about whether he would wake them.

Because he realized that if he didn't explain things clearly now, he would very likely be regarded as a pervert.

Fortunately, however, when Qin Ge pulled out his arms, the two girls did not wake; instead they turned over and fell into an even deeper sleep.

Qin Ge scrambled to his feet, quickly put on his clothes, pulled the still-smiling Belfast along as he went out, closed the door, and then said to Belfast in the hallway.

"After I finished talking with Tiancheng and the others last night and returned to my room, I saw Biaoqiang and the others there. They said they were having trouble sleeping in this new place, so they asked me to tell them a story.

"The story went on for a long time, and when it got late and I told them to go to sleep, Du Jiao Shou suddenly said she wanted to sleep with me. Seeing that child's eager expression, I felt that if I refused, she would start crying.

"So I went along with it, and then the others also wanted to sleep with me, which turned out to be what you see now."

Qin Ge gave Belfast an explanation, and finally Belfast laughed, saying, "So Master, why are you so nervous? Obviously I just wanted to… well, are you getting ready for morning training, Master?"

"Are you afraid I'll misunderstand?" Qin Ge unconsciously scratched his head, "Yes, I'm planning to do some morning exercise in the yard; I haven't had time to exercise much while on the ship."

"Then go ahead, Master; I'll go get your washing supplies ready." After saying that, Belfast turned and walked toward the washroom.

Seeing that retreating figure, Qin Ge involuntarily let out a breath. Although Belfast had said it wasn't intentional, Qin Ge still felt a bit uneasy.

He shook his head, refusing to think about such nonsense, and finally Qin Ge left the house and came to the open space in the yard.

Because the space here is limited and he couldn't just run outside for a morning jog, Qin Ge began doing some exercises that don't take up much space.

For example, warm-up exercises, military-style boxing, and so on. However, to avoid disturbing others' rest, Qin Ge still tried not to make overly large movements.

What he didn't know, however, was that as he got up and began his morning exercises in the yard, there was a person standing on the veranda, staring at him without blinking.

Not long after, a white-haired ship girl also came out, looked at the figure on the veranda, glanced at Qin Ge exercising in the yard with a smile, and finally said to that silhouette, "Why are you just standing here? Why not join him?"

The figure shook his head, "Not today; I'll just keep watching like this."

"Hehe, that's not like you at all, Bismarck." The one saying this was Ou Gen Qin Wang, and the person standing on the veranda watching Qin Ge was naturally Bismarck.

Bismarck turned his head to look at Ou Gen Qin Wang, saying, "I just heard someone training in the yard, so I came out to have a look. But if it's him, that's only natural."

"That's right, his habit is as steady as a metronome; even if it's raining, he still goes out to do it, unless he lacks time or space." Ou Gen Qin Wang turned his head toward Qin Ge and said.

"Excellent people don't necessarily succeed, but those who persist will surely have good results." Bismarck said, "Our commander truly makes us feel admiration from the bottom of our hearts."

"There aren't many who can earn your praise, so I should tell the commander to make him happy." Ou Gen Qin Wang said.

"Is that really necessary?" Bismarck said.

"No, because regardless of whether anyone praises him, he's always been like that." Ou Gen Qin Wang said.

"By the way, you've changed a lot too. Compared to your former empty self, you now seem much more spirited." Bismarck said.

"That's right, I'm no longer lost, my conviction has firmed up, so compared to that earlier self-doubt about my own existence, I now appear much more spirited." Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed and said.

"Because of him?" Bismarck looked at Qin Ge, who was practicing military-style boxing in the courtyard.

"Mm." Ou Gen Qin Wang nodded, "He gave me hope, and he gave me a future."

"Mm." Bismarck nodded, "That's good enough."

After Bismarck finished saying that, the two fell silent. After all, Bismarck isn't much of a talker, and Ou Gen Qin Wang also understands Bismarck's personality.

Just like this, not needing many words, simply standing beside her is companionship.

As the sky gradually brightened and the sun hung once again in the heavens, Qin Ge finished his morning exercise and headed back toward the house.

However, as he passed the Grand Hall, he felt that several people were looking at him, their gazes carrying some different emotion, just like Belfast's that morning…