Chapter 388: Compassion

Actually, Qin Ge now also has some doubts; logically speaking, Sheng Di Ya Ge has experienced 34 battles and earned so many honors, so she should have gone through many partings and deaths, and should be a very experienced and steady shipgirl.

But in reality, Sheng Di Ya Ge appears very happy and somewhat silly, showing none of the steady and capable demeanor Qin Ge imagined.

Could it be that...?

Qin Ge seemed to think of something, looking pityingly at the girl still smiling before him. Sometimes, compared to a tragic sacrifice, living on with responsibility is often even more difficult.

After realizing this, Qin Ge's smile reappeared on his face, "AmeriDiego."

"Huh? Commander, what are you saying, little sister, look? Is this some kind of code?" Sheng Di Ya Ge looked at Qin Ge with a puzzled expression, because she knew the latter part San Diego—she knew that was her name—but she had no idea what the preceding America meant.

"It's nothing, just seeing how happy you are made me feel moved." Qin Ge smiled.

"What do you mean by feeling moved? I don't really understand, but anyway, Commander, let's go play together—I know nothing about this place!" Sheng Di Ya Ge looked expectantly at Qin Ge.

Qin Ge smiled and pointed to the pile of Wisdom Cubes and supplies at his feet, saying, "Although I also want to play with you right now, I haven't finished what I need to do, so could you please wait a moment, Sheng Di Ya Ge, and chat with Belfast and the others first? I'll take you to play here after I finish these tasks."

"Huh, Commander, you have work to do?" Sheng Di Ya Ge suddenly felt a bit down, but seeing a familiar figure in the distance, she nodded and said, "Then I'll go find Osborn first, goodbye, Commander."

Watching Sheng Di Ya Ge run off like Belfast, Qin Ge shook his head and smiled, but instead of immediately turning back to continue constructing shipgirls, he stared at her back for a long time.

Whether Sheng Di Ya Ge is genuinely silly or just pretending, you can't tell from this period of conversation, but he also didn't want to ask, nor did he want to expose her.

Sometimes being a bit muddle-headed in life is better; if you always investigate the root of things, it's easy to hurt others.

Thinking this, Qin Ge turned around and continued his construction. This time, as before, he placed one Wisdom Cube and 600 units of supplies into the light construction device.

After pressing the start key, the construction device began to rumble, and soon a line of numbers appeared on its screen.

1:20:00.

Upon seeing this number, Qin Ge felt a familiar surge, because Nengdai and Ou ruo la were both shipgirls built at this time, and now, at this same time, it seemed to be their sister ship.

Thinking that, he placed the Rapid Construction Tool into the construction device's slot and pressed the start button. As the construction device began to rumble, the time on the display instantly reset to zero.

Not long after, the construction device gradually quieted, and the hatch slowly opened; a blue light shone through the smoke, glittering in the grand hall, while a figure flickered indistinctly within the smoke.

As the smoke cleared, the figure became distinct. Qin Ge looked at the shipgirl's appearance and confirmed she was from the Sakura Empire, because during the month or so he had stayed there, he had indeed seen many Sakura Empire shipgirls, and he had noticed a trait of Sakura Empire shipgirls: all renewed shipgirls have animal ears or a pair of horns.

Meanwhile, this Sakura Empire shipgirl before him differed from Nengdai and Biyu, who have twin horns; she resembled Tiancheng and Xinong, having a pair of fox ears, pointed and looking very cute.

Her hair was red, tied with a black ribbon that hung behind her as a single ponytail. What she wore was a variant of a kimono.

Her upper body resembled a kimono, while her lower body was like a short skirt from a student uniform. The overall color leaned pink, complementing her red hair, and at her waist was a bow made from a large black ribbon, matching the black ribbon on her head.

She opened her amber eyes, looked at Qin Ge before her, and spoke with a hint of excitement: "Commander, nice to meet you! I am Nako, the third ship of the Kawachi class. Because of the earthquake, I was born much later than my sisters, and my experiences have been rather tumultuous; as the flagship of the Fourth Torpedo Squadron, I haven't achieved much… Although I'm not as famous as my two sisters, I will surely surpass them someday!"

Qin Ge looked at the energetic Nako before him and couldn't help but smile; he also felt a certain affinity with the Kawachi-class shipgirls.

When he went to the Sakura Empire, Kawachi had served as a free shipgirl and once escorted Qin Ge. After arriving at the Sakura Empire, later on it was Jintsu who replaced Xianghe and Zuikaku to receive Qin Ge and his party; at this point, he had also summoned the Kawachi-class little sister Nako, and so far he had met Kawachi, Jintsu, and Nako.

Thinking this, Qin Ge stepped forward, extended his right hand, and smiled at Nako: "Hello, I am Qin Ge; from today onward I will be your commander; please guide me in your future life."

"Sure, I'll look forward to your guidance, Commander." Nako cheerfully jumped down from the construction device, took Qin Ge's outstretched hand, and said with a smile.

After they lowered their hands, Qin Ge smiled at Nako and said, "I actually had the fortune to meet Kawachi and Jintsu before—one was a free shipgirl on the front line, the other was a strategist of the Sakura Empire—I never imagined I could summon you today; it really is fate."

"Really?" Nako smiled, "Free shipgirl and strategist? That really matches the personalities of those two sisters; although they aren't my real sisters, I will still strive to take them as my goals."

"Hmm, not bad—having a goal gives you the drive to move forward, so you won't feel lost along the way. Then I look forward to the day you surpass your sisters Jintsu and Kawachi and become who you want to be."

"Hmm-hmm, you also need to keep up the effort, Commander." Nako smiled.

"Of course." Qin Ge smiled, "But before that, I still need to summon others, so you should first go to Belfast to learn about our fleet and gain a basic understanding."

"After I finish summoning the rest, I'll come find you to chat; whenever you have questions you want to ask or plans you have, you can let me know."

"No problem, thanks, Commander—I'll head over first!" After saying that, Nako bounced off toward where Belfast was, and with her lively personality, she quickly blended into Belfast's group.