Chapter 558: Favorite Type of Girl

I will entrust the rest of my life to his hands, and thereafter we will advance and retreat together.

What lovely words, but upon reflection, isn't that precisely the relationship between shipgirls and their commander?

Especially for those who have been free shipgirls for so long—if it weren't for belief, if it weren't for affection, who would willingly join a stranger commander's fleet?

This differs from ordinary dating, because if you stop liking each other you can break up or part ways; even after marriage you can divorce, and it's wholly based on the two people's wishes.

But the relationship between shipgirls and their commander, once decided, becomes a contract: from that moment on, until the commander's life ends, they remain united, never wavering.

Even when their relationship sours, most shipgirls opt to steer their commander back on track or lend him support.

In fact, this relationship has long transcended ordinary male-female ties, arriving at another level.

Holding Guanghui in his arms, Qin Ge realized he had never really understood shipgirls before; perhaps only now would he begin to grasp them.

"Why has the commander suddenly gone quiet?" Guanghui felt the power flowing from her, and smiled as she spoke.

"Can I say I've been moved by you?" Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Oh my, to be able to move the commander is truly an honor for Guanghui." Guanghui said with a smile.

"But since the commander just asked Guanghui, Guanghui also wants to ask the commander: what type of girl does the commander like most? Please answer honestly."

Qin Ge couldn't help but smile: "Besides Guanghui, perhaps someone similar to Nengdai."

"Oh?" Guanghui, having received that answer, was somewhat surprised, for she had never imagined such an answer.

She had assumed her commander might say she resembled Belfast, but she never expected it to be Nengdai instead.

Having her curiosity piqued, Guanghui hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Qin Ge smiled and said, "Because for most of the time before, I was in school, and the years that left the deepest impression on me were my high school years."

"Back then my desk mate was a girl whose personality was much like Nengdai's—usually calm, but when she smiled she was very lovely. Perhaps from that time I unconsciously came to like that type of girl."

"So if you ask me, my favorite type of girl is the Nengdai type."

"I see; I had thought the commander would say someone like Belfast, who takes care of people, or like Rodney, who is gentle, but I never imagined the answer would be this." Guanghui said with a smile.

Qin Ge shook his head and said to Guanghui, "The type of girl boys like is shaped by environment and experience, just like my earlier self."

"Because I often studied and was alone, for a girl like Belfast who looks after people, that was nothing but a luxury."

"So now I feel deeply moved: among the entire harbor, the one whose feelings are closest to mine turns out to be you, this British lady."

"That said, don't ladies always express their feelings with elegance and restraint?"

Guanghui chuckled, "That elegant and reserved type is like Miss Hood; although I am also a lady, my personality is unexpectedly proactive."

Qin Ge smiled, "I can see that, so now I am yours."

Guanghui said with a laugh, "I don't mind the commander having many marriage ships at once."

Qin Ge coughed once, "This..."

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, after all, people like me who harbor affection for the commander are not few in our fleet. I don't want to later be ostracized by them; being the first already draws plenty of envy, and if I kept thinking of monopolizing the commander..." Guanghui said, chuckling.

However, she trailed off at the end, but her meaning was already quite clear.

Upon hearing Guanghui's words, Qin Ge also unconsciously rubbed his head.

What Guanghui said is indeed correct—leaving aside whether he himself feels guilty toward other shipgirls, just consider: if he were to have only Guanghui as his marriage ship in the future, what would the fleet become?

Qin Ge instantly felt his head swell at the thought; although Sakura Empire's Akagi and Kaga haven't appeared before him lately, that doesn't mean they harbor no thoughts toward him.

Especially after experiencing that previous situation, Qin Ge firmly believes that the reason Akagi and Kaga haven't shown up before him recently is due to the efforts of Tiancheng and Emperor Frederick.

Furthermore, aside from Akagi and Kaga, there are the Royal's Banrenma, Rodney, Sakura Empire's Nengdai, Tiancheng, White Eagle's Helenna, Iron Blood's Prince Eugen, and so on—all of whom have journeyed with him, their deep affection needing no explanation.

Most importantly, Guanghui used to be a free shipgirl, not someone he summoned himself. If only Guanghui existed, what would the shipgirls he himself summoned think?

Seeing Qin Ge's face growing darker, Guanghui couldn't help but laugh and say, "Commander, don't you find the thought terrifying?"

Qin Ge was at a loss for words, "Not just terrifying—I think if I announced this, I would surely become a puppet… possibly even get killed."

"Pfft..." Guanghui waved her hand, "It's not nearly as scary as you say; dying is absolutely impossible, because others would definitely not allow anyone to lay a hand on the commander."

"But becoming a puppet is still quite plausible, so for the commander to be able to command the fleet smoothly in the future, and for your own safety, strive to earn those crimson points."

"Cough..." Qin Ge couldn't help but sigh, "Suddenly I realize being an ordinary commander isn't bad—only a dozen or so shipgirls, so even if they later vie for position, it would only be those few."

"Now I suddenly realize that as the fleet gradually grows, in some respects it has become a burden."

"Hehe, that's what they mean by 'the bigger, the better, but the bigger also brings its own helplessness.'" Guanghui laughed, and since the situation is now settled, her laughter carries a hint of teasing.

"Um, Guanghui, how about we discuss this first…" Qin Ge said hesitantly, "Or perhaps we should delay buying the Oath Ring for a while; for now our fleet should focus on development."

"Are you saying the commander has come to this point and still wants to retreat?" Guanghui said with a smile, showing no anger.

Qin Ge's face darkened, but his momentum instantly weakened, "Alright, then tomorrow."

"Anyway, we harvested plenty of crimson points in this Siren stronghold; otherwise tomorrow I'll go to Mingshi and buy an Oath Ring."

Guanghui smiled contentedly, then shifted her gaze and said to Qin Ge, "I suggest the commander buy two."