Chapter 557: Candidness

In commander circles, this joke has long been circulating: when you have the first Oath Ring, you will seem hesitant, because you don't know whom to give this Oath Ring to.

But when you have the second Oath Ring, you are sure the target will be very straightforward.

Qin Ge originally thought such a joke was still far from him, but on such a pleasant moonlit night, his shipgirl presented it to him in a straightforward manner.

"Commander?" Guanghui called softly.

Actually, she now also has no idea in her heart, because she understands her commander; this kind of decision is not easy to judge. So she prepared to first make a move to scare the snake, then later advance by retreating.

But unexpectedly, this move to scare the snake directly left Qin Ge completely dazed.

"Huh... you called me?" Qin Ge stared for a long time, finally reacted and said to Guanghui.

"Here there are only the two of us." Guanghui said with a smile, "Commander, how do you feel about the question I just asked?"

"I... I think you should just tell him, or give him a hint; that might turn things around." Qin Ge paused, then firmly said to Guanghui.

"Really?" Facing Qin Ge's answer, Guanghui seemed somewhat incredulous; a tear slipped from her eye, glistening crystal-clear under the moonlight.

"Why go through all this?" Qin Ge couldn't help but wryly smile, quickly reaching out with his other hand to wipe her face.

"It's necessary, because this is what I most want to know; even if the commander laughs at me, I still want to know." Guanghui said firmly.

"Fool." Qin Ge looked at Guanghui, couldn't help but tap his own head, then suddenly laughed, "What am I fussing over? I already love you so much, yet I can't take that step; you think I'm really stupid, don't you?"

"No, just as the commander said, after the storm comes the rainbow; perhaps after all this hesitation and indecision, the vow we make will be a steadfastness pledged with our lives." Guanghui looked at Qin Ge and said seriously.

"A steadfastness pledged with our lives?" Qin Ge smiled, and with the hand Guanghui held, he pulled her close and kissed her deeply.

Obviously Guanghui didn't expect Qin Ge to be so direct; after a slight stunned moment, she reacted, then tightly embraced his body and responded fervently…

After a long while, they separated; gazing at each other, the light in their eyes had changed.

One was utterly resolute, the other had his wish fulfilled; smiles spread across both their faces.

"Looks like tonight I'll be so excited I won't sleep all night." Qin Ge couldn't help but self-deprecatingly laugh.

"I will always accompany the commander, whether chatting all night or watching you sleep; I will always be by your side." Guanghui said affectionately.

Qin Ge smiled, then touched Guanghui's face and held her tightly in his arms, "So while the night is still long, let's chat."

"Hmm, what does the commander want to talk about?" Guanghui replied cheerfully.

"I have a question I've always been curious about: when did you start liking me? And you were originally a Free Shipgirl; logically you should have seen many commanders, so why did you pick only me?" Qin Ge asked curiously.

Guanghui chuckled, "It seems the commander cares a lot about this question."

Qin Ge scratched his head, somewhat embarrassedly said, "Since we've acknowledged being together, we can't stay vague; so I really want to know about this."

Guanghui smiled, with a hint of recollection, said, "This story is long; actually, I originally, like most Free Shipgirls, did not want to seek a commander."

But then something happened that made me deeply concerned, and only after that did I decide to look for a commander."

Qin Ge asked curiously, "What happened?"

Guanghui said, "When we were on the Front Line, we were similar to the Free Shipgirls stationed at our current base, except we weren't stationed in the base itself; we had a separate position."

The Grand Fleet on the Front Line is generally strong, so we don't need to patrol with the Free Shipgirls; only when carrying out tasks, if manpower is insufficient, that's when we Free Shipgirls get to act.

That time, I and a few shipgirls jointly accepted a mission with a commander to go to the frontier between the fifth and sixth sea zones to scout a beacon.

According to our setup, completing this task should have been very easy, but we unexpectedly ran into two squadrons of sixth-level sea zone fleets, and these fleets were all commanded by Siren elite humanoids.

In that battle we fought hard and lost several shipgirls, including Free Shipgirls and the commander's shipgirls.

On the way back, that commander stood by the sea, staring blankly at the distant ocean; his shipgirls stood beside him, saying nothing, but I could see they were as sorrowful as he was.

That scene left a deep impression on me; from then on I wanted to know what the relationship between commanders and shipgirls is really like, and what it feels like to have a commander's shipgirl.

So I began to pay attention and released the information that I wanted to find a commander.

Saying this, Guanghui laughed, "Fortunately I wasn't in a rush to choose then, otherwise I would have missed you, Commander."

Qin Ge laughed, "I remember you said before that several commanders had invited you to join the fleet, but you didn't accept."

"The commander's memory is really good." Guanghui smiled, burying his head in Qin Ge's embrace, saying, "Perhaps the Front Line is tense, or perhaps they doubted they were only interested in my ability, so they never chose me in the end."

Just when I was about to give up, I received a call from the Prince of Wales. At the time, since I also wanted to return to the rear to relax, I agreed to her.

After returning to Shenhua City, I met you; at that time your feeling toward me was completely different from the Front Line commanders—not heavy, but full of passion, standing on the Grand Lecture Hall, using your own light to illuminate others.

To be honest, from that moment I felt a little flutter; after getting to know each other for a while, I found the commander matched my standards, even exceeded them, so I joined your fleet.

If I had to say when I started liking you, it would be the moment you became my commander.

To hand over the rest of my life into your hands, from now on advancing and retreating together—this must be what liking is.