Chapter 261: Beach Walk

When Banrenma came out, the hair ornament she used to tie her hair changed, from the two white feather-like ornaments before to two blue bows.

Her long ahoge stood up on her head, she held a bag containing some beach items in her hand. Combined with the white swimsuit she had bought earlier, she looked both sexy and especially cute.

Seeing this, Qin Ge couldn't help but be stunned for a moment; although he had seen other shipgirls' swimsuits on the ship before, Banrenma's swimsuit, with its alluring and cute feeling, left a deep impression on him.

"Commander, how do I look?" Banrenma's face had a hint of blush, yet she openly showed Qin Ge her outfit.

Perhaps because of Banrenma's voice, Qin Ge came to his senses. His gaze was a bit unfocused, drifting to one side then back to Banrenma. After a while, he managed to utter a sentence.

"Looks great."

Hearing Qin Ge's praise, Banrenma became confident and looked very happy. She then glanced at Qin Ge's sturdy physique, nodded, and said, "Commander, let's walk together on the beach?"

"Mm."

Thus the two left the changing room side by side and walked toward the beach. Perhaps wanting to find a place where they could be alone, Qin Ge and Bai Ren Ma did not head toward the more crowded areas, but went to the deserted side.

As they drew nearer to the sea, Banrenma unconsciously spread her arms, feeling the blowing sea breeze, and smiling said to Qin Ge, "Surely the sea enters every day, but when changing into a swimsuit, the mood always feels different…… Commander, do you feel more relaxed?"

Qin Ge turned his head, looking at Banrenma's gradually relaxing expression beside him, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile. A girl can relax like this; if I kept worrying about it, I wouldn't be much of a man.

He then smiled and replied to Banrenma, "I do feel relaxed, because we usually go to the seaside for training or missions, always feeling some tension; now being together with you at the beach naturally brings a sense of comfort."

"Hehe, indeed." Banrenma smiled and nodded, "Indeed, although we usually live by the sea, we rarely get to relax. Commander, if possible, I hope we can come to the beach for walks together more often in the future."

"No problem, as long as you like it, if you ever want to take a walk, just tell me and I'll definitely accompany you." Qin Ge nodded and said.

Indeed, he didn't say here that he would go find Banrenma to take a walk with her. As a commander, he is destined not to have that much time.

Because he has to deal with not just Banrenma alone, but many other shipgirls waiting for him, and he also has work and study issues.

"It's fine, as long as the commander is willing to come out with me for a stroll on the beach, that's enough." Banrenma hurriedly said.

She also knows her commander usually works busy, because from being together day and night, she knows her commander is that excellent, but excellence likewise comes with great pressure.

Unlike other commanders who can bring their shipgirls to train and play after class, he must constantly research topics, devise strategies, and handle matters such as the Grand Fleet and so on.

Therefore, usually neither she nor other shipgirls would often suggest letting Qin Ge take them out to play, because they know their commander is busy.

Hearing the girl's somewhat humble words, Qin Ge couldn't help feeling a pang of pity. If it were another world, such a girl would definitely not come into contact with someone of his upright personality.

But now in this world, there are many girls like her surrounding me, yet up to now I haven't cherished them properly; indeed I am somewhat oblivious to the blessings I have. Valley

Thus Qin Ge suddenly stopped, and Banrenma, feeling his steps stop, also hurriedly stopped and turned her head to look at Qin Ge.

"Commander, what's wrong?"

Qin Ge smiled and shook his head, "Just thought of some things, but suddenly I feel it's not too late to do it now."

"What things?" Banrenma asked doubtfully.

Qin Ge was a bit embarrassed, but he seriously said, "Since it's a date, we ought to have the appearance of a date, so may I hold your hand for the rest of the way?"

"Eh!" Banrenma was somewhat shocked by Qin Ge's words, because usually her commander is someone not good at expressing himself proactively, and she is the same.

But now her commander proactively made the request to hold hands—how could she not feel surprised?

"Could it be not allowed?" Qin Ge asked somewhat embarrassedly; recently he had mustered great courage to ask this question.

"No, no." Banrenma quickly shook her head, then blushed a little and happily said, "I'm just too happy."

Qin Ge looked at the excited and thrilled Banrenma, smiled and extended his hand, while Banrenma unhesitatingly placed her hand on his right hand.

At the moment their hands clasped tightly, both of their hearts began to pound violently. The warmth from their palms transferred to each other, making the beach caressed by the breeze instantly feel somewhat scorching.

"Let's go." Holding that soft and warm little hand, Qin Ge smiled and said to Banrenma.

"Mm." Banrenma nodded, also responding by tightening her grip on Qin Ge's hand, and the two began walking forward.

Perhaps because they were holding hands, their subsequent conversation became much softer in tone, yet the topics grew increasingly intimate.

"Banrenma, do you still remember what happened in my room when we first met?" Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Are you referring to that time before school started, Commander, when you were in the room reading a book while asking me questions?" Banrenma said to Qin Ge.

"Yeah, back then I didn't know anything about you shipgirls; I could say I was full of curiosity, asking you many strange questions." Qin Ge said with a smile.

Banrenma giggled, "Hehe, indeed, and Commander back then even asked if our shipgirls could bear children, or if they could use the restroom, etc. —really embarrassing."

When Banrenma said this, Qin Ge couldn't help feeling a bit embarrassed: "I didn't understand anything back then, and afterwards Nengdai didn't give me a good scolding?"

"Hehe…"