Chapter 525: Persecutory Delusion

Qin Ge and Saint Louis finished patrolling Gangqu, then set off for the place he had agreed to meet Guanghui.

This place is on a small hill behind the base; although the road is winding, the scenery there is nice, making it a good spot to relax.

The last time he took a walk with Guanghui, they had come here before. Guanghui then said this place was very suitable for holding a tea party, and that they should tidy it up and meet again when he had free time to hold a tea party here.

It seems he has also been busy with this matter recently; coincidentally, this time the other Royal personnel were summoned, giving him even more reason.

When Qin Ge arrived, he saw Belfast leading several members of the Maid Corps busy preparing.

"Greetings, my proud master. Today One Day work is hard, the black tea and snacks are ready. Also, I baked—uh, had someone bake crepes, and there are desserts I got from Miss Dunkirk of the Vichy Tribunal. Would you like a few pieces?"

As soon as Qin Ge arrived, the sharp-eyed Tianlangxing spotted him and immediately ran over to speak to him.

Qin Ge actually likes Tianlangxing quite a bit; although after getting along, he found her housekeeping skills could be described as terrible, her combat strength is very strong, and her constant "my proud master" really hits the spot for him.

Although Qin Ge usually appears very proper, deep down he also likes to be praised, so Tianlangxing's approach works very well for him; among the Maid Corps, she ranks second only to Belfast in his heart.

"Hehe, no need to worry about me, but it seems I came a bit early; they haven't arrived yet." Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Are you referring to Miss Guanghui and her group?" she said. "Yes, earlier I heard Miss Guanghui say that because you usually finish your rest in the mid-afternoon, they planned to delay the tea party a bit, but first they wanted us to come over and tidy up the venue." she said.

"Hmm." Qin Ge nodded with a smile.

Meanwhile, while Qin Ge and Tianlangxing were chatting, the others also gathered around.

"Greetings, master (commander)."

Qin Ge turned and said to the others, "Hello, Belfast, Duoduo, He Min, and Kalubudisi."

"It's unexpected that you finished work so early today, Master." Belfast smiled.

"That's right, because I was looking forward to this tea party, I finished work early and came over after patrolling Gangqu with Saint Louis."

"I didn't expect to arrive this early; am I causing you trouble?" Qin Ge said with a smile.

"No trouble… no trouble, how could the master cause so much trouble? It should be Duoduo who creates trouble for the master, right? Is the master going to abandon Duoduo?" Duoduo said with a downcast expression to Qin Ge.

"Er..." Qin Ge was speechless.

Actually, Duoduo was summoned together with Tianlangxing, but because her condition was unstable, Belfast had not let her serve Qin Ge for the time being.

After all, if she behaved like that every day, it would waste Qin Ge's time, so Tianlangxing took her turn instead.

As the saying goes, "It's easy to change the rivers and mountains, but hard to change one's nature"; Duoduo is inherently like this, and even though He Min, her sister ship, has told her many times, she still can't change, so there's nothing to be done.

"Could it be that Duoduo hit the nail on the head? Ahhh… how could this be… is the master really going to toss aside the poor Duoduo?" Seeing Qin Ge speechless, Duoduo quickly imagined.

Qin Ge quickly waved his hands, "Calm down, calm down, who said I wanted to abandon you? I only just said I was worried about arriving early, that you'd have to look after me and tidy up here, which would cause you some trouble, not that I meant what you said."

"So does that mean the master won't abandon Duoduo? He really won't abandon Duoduo, right? Can Duoduo trust the master? That's right, isn't it?"

"Ah… Duoduo, as long as the master doesn't deceive me, I'll be content…" Duoduo looked at Qin Ge, on the verge of tears from excitement.

At this moment Belfast winked at Qin Ge, who immediately understood, and then said to Duoduo, "Duoduo, since I just patrolled Longwan Harbor and walked over, I'm a bit thirsty; if possible, could you pour me a cup of tea? Make it cool."

"As a Royal Maid, Duoduo will wholeheartedly serve the master; no matter the instruction, Duoduo will give it her all! Please wait a moment, Master, Duoduo will take care of it right away!"

Duoduo said excitedly and immediately went aside to boil water for Qin Ge, preparing to pour tea.

Seeing this, Qin Ge involuntarily let out a sigh of relief.

"Sorry, Commander, Duoduo has made you feel troubled." He Min said to Qin Ge, "But I've told her many times before; she works so hard and is so capable, how could the Commander possibly dislike her…"

"But no matter how many times I say it, it's useless… still, I have to trouble the Commander to look after her a bit more."

Qin Ge nodded, "I know, and according to the Rotation Rule, it'll soon be her turn to be the Secretary Ship, right? Then I'll have a good talk with her; there's really been a lot going on lately."

"Master, have you been feeling very busy lately? Do you need me to come help you?" Kalubudisi said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge chuckled, "It's fine; compared to before, the current workload is much lighter, everyone is working hard, and I can't just idle alone."

"Everyone, let the master sit down and rest a moment; if we keep crowding around like this, it will indeed cause the master some trouble. Moreover, we haven't finished tidying up yet; I estimate it won't be long before Miss Guanghui and her group arrive, so let's use this time to tidy up properly." Belfast said with a smile to the others.

"Yes, Miss Belfast."

After they responded in unison, they performed a maid's salute to Qin Ge and then went off to do their own things.

Watching them leave, Qin Ge smiled and said to Belfast, "What about Edinburgh and Sheffield? Why haven't they come over?"

"Sheffield said her strength is still too weak to help the master eliminate pests, so she's been training hard lately. As for the elder sister, she isn't really suited for such an elegant occasion, so I assigned her to clean the dormitory." Belfast said to Qin Ge.

After hearing that, Qin Ge chuckled, "Belfast, you're still as strict as ever."

"Thank you for the praise, Master." Belfast said to Qin Ge.