Chapter 437: Born as a Perfect Form

Qin Ge listening to the Monarch's words before him felt his heart tighten, and a surge of pity welled up.

No matter what, the Royal had indeed betrayed the Monarch before, and she had struggled in that betrayal for so long until today, when Qin Ge summoned her forth and she gained her true form.

At this moment, feeling the warmth of the hand holding his own, Qin Ge gave a slight smile, "Then I'll await your performance on the battlefield."

"Yes, Commander!" the Monarch replied to Qin Ge.

"However, the upcoming battle isn't something you can join just because you've appeared, so staying by my side will do." Qin Ge said to the Monarch.

But the Monarch shook her head, saying to Qin Ge, "Commander, I request to participate in the upcoming battle."

Qin Ge frowned, "No, because we've now encountered an advanced humanoid Siren, who has set up six stages awaiting us. Although we've struggled and passed the first stage, there are still five stages waiting for us."

And you, having just appeared, your proficiency is not high; participating in such fierce battle could cause you to perish outright. For your future growth, I cannot let you join this battle.

The Monarch smiled faintly, seemingly understanding why Qin Ge wouldn't let him join the battle. She then said to Qin Ge, "Commander, I understand your meaning, but perhaps you've mistaken something."

"Hmm?" Qin Ge looked doubtfully at the Monarch, "What?"

"Since I was still in the Wisdom Cube state, I have already accumulated a large amount of combat data; such massive combat data is sufficient for me, upon my appearance, to reach the proficiency level you mentioned."

"And with ample supplies and the energy of the Wisdom Cube, upon my appearance I have completed all breakthroughs. Thus, in my perception, my strength is far greater than that KGV over there." the Monarch said, pointing toward the distant Heroic.

At this moment, whether Qin Ge or all the other shipgirls, they looked in surprise at the Monarch, momentarily unable to believe it.

At this moment the Monarch smiled faintly, "All this is thanks to the Commander's long-time efforts in striving for my appearance. So my appearance is to repay your efforts over this period."

Furthermore, when shipgirls of our kind appear, they inherently have a damage bonus against those Siren fleets. And this is because all the combat data were collected after battling the Siren armies, so under such overall strength I can fully enter battle.

Qin Ge listened to the Monarch's explanation with some surprise, and he couldn't help but laugh, "If that's truly the case, that would be great. Then we can now muster four aircraft carriers and four battleships, giving us greater confidence for the upcoming stages."

However, I have a question: why haven't you awakened yet, yet you claim your strength surpasses Heroic's?

"That's because I appeared here just to prove myself." the Monarch declared imposingly.

Qin Ge nodded, "Then so be it, I won't stop you from joining the battle. However, since we've just finished battle, we still need over nine hours before the next battle opens."

"During this time, let Belfast arrange your dormitory, then rest properly; after nine hours we will begin the formal battle."

"Yes, Commander!" the Monarch replied.

At this moment Belfast walked to the Monarch's side, performed a standard maid's salute, and said to her, "Miss Monarch, please follow me."

The Monarch nodded, finally looking toward Qin Ge; Qin Ge gave her a faint smile, and the Monarch followed Belfast toward the crew quarters.

After the Monarch disappeared into the command ship's Grand Hall, all the other shipgirls then reacted. They flocked to Qin Ge's side, their eyes still filled with surprise.

"Commander, she..." Guanghui wanted to say something, but she trailed off without finishing.

Qin Ge chuckled, saying, "Nothing much; actually we should be glad that our efforts over this period have been effective. Moreover, at this critical juncture, another shipgirl with full proficiency has joined our ranks—this is truly a timely boon."

"That's true." Luodenni nodded, then smiled, "I think Guanghui might feel that the Monarch's attachment to the Commander is too strong? She's reached this level right upon appearing, so she might be worried about her position as the main wife?"

Guanghui turned and grabbed Luodenni, "What are you talking about? What main wife or not, have you been reading too many Donghuang novels lately?"

Hearing the two shipgirls' words, Qin Ge couldn't help but cough, then interrupted their conversation.

After all, the two kept saying more and more outrageous things, and who knows where the topic would go next; besides, there's little Biaoqiang here—corrupting her would be bad.

"Actually, for the Monarch, I might be similar to her reliance? After all, she was built under those circumstances, everyone abandoned her, no one expected her."

Moreover, I actually think the Monarch's character is quite good; you can look at Iron Blood's Count Qibolin, compare the two, and you'll see how good the Monarch's personality and patience are." Qin Ge smiled.

"If Iron Blood's Count Qibolin were treated like that, he'd probably start fighting as soon as he was built."

"What about the grudge monster?" Fearless said to Qin Ge.

"Fearless." As soon as Fearless spoke, Guanghui immediately stopped her, saying, "You should strengthen your ladylike etiquette; speaking ill of others behind their backs is not allowed."

"Oh, yes, sister." Fearless immediately shrank back; it seems she still fears Guanghui quite a bit.

Qin Ge, on the other hand, found it amusing to look at Fearless, "Grudge monster? Who gave that nickname to Qibolin?"

"Um, Osborn and them..." Fearless replied, without hesitation selling out Osborn.

Qin Ge chuckled, "Calling oneself a justice's partner, meeting someone who wants to destroy the world, so giving rise to an alias like grudge monster? That's actually quite reasonable."

After joking around with his own shipgirls, Qin Ge turned to look at the somewhat complex Heroic, "What's wrong? You look pale."

Heroic shook her head, gazing in the direction where the Monarch had disappeared, and said to Qin Ge, "I didn't expect her to despise the Royal like that."

Qin Ge shook his head, "No, I can sense that she doesn't despise the Royal. Perhaps she doesn't understand why the Royal at that time eliminated her and chose your George V class."

After all, she is clearly so strong, her firepower far surpasses yours, so perhaps she feels a bit of resentment."

"Really?"