Chapter 609: Invitation

"Belfast, that's enough." Qin Ge looked at himself in the mirror and said to Belfast, who was tidying his attire behind him.

"Your uniform has been worn for a while, Master; it looks like we need to make a new set." Belfast walked from behind Qin Ge to the side and said to him.

"It's fine; it's very neat on me, just like new. If we were to make another set, wouldn't that be a bit wasteful?" Qin Ge said, looking at his clothes in the mirror.

"It's fine; making a set doesn't take much time anyway, and we have all the materials in Gangqu. Besides, your uniform really needs to be remade—it's a bit tight around the chest." Belfast said.

Qin Ge couldn't help but laugh. "Then do as you say; I'm not too concerned about these things, so I'll leave it all up to you, Belfast."

"Please rest assured, Master." Belfast said with a smile.

Qin Ge looked up at the clock on the wall. "Hmm, is it already this time? Looks like the banquet has started; let's go together."

"Yes, Master." Belfast smiled and then stood behind Qin Ge.

The two walked out of the bedroom and headed toward the banquet hall along the corridor in front of the bedroom.

"By the way, Belfast, do you have formal attire?" Qin Ge asked while walking.

"Reporting, Master, I do have one, but it's only meant to be worn when the Maid Corps is on banquet defense; wearing it to a banquet like this now would be a bit overstepping." Belfast said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge shook his head. "Don't say that; the Maid Corps is also part of Gangqu—there's no such thing as overstepping. Remember to wear formal attire at the next banquet; I really want to see what you look like in it, Belfast."

Belfast smiled. "If you want to see it, Master, I can bring the formal attire to your room after the banquet ends; you can look at it for as long as you like."

Qin Ge cleared his throat. "Cough, Belfast, you know I don't mean it that way."

Belfast laughed. "I didn't mean anything else."

Qin Ge rolled his eyes speechlessly, then quickened his pace toward the banquet hall. As for whether Belfast would bring the formal attire to his room after tonight's banquet, Qin Ge had never thought about it.

After arriving at the banquet hall, Qin Ge discovered that the banquet had indeed already begun.

In the splendid hall, four long tables were set up, laden with various delicious dishes and beer and drinks, not to mention the destroyers' favorite desserts.

Around the hall, sofas and resting chairs were placed, and soft music played inside, making the banquet atmosphere very pleasant.

The ship girls who had been standing beside the tables or sitting in the corners all came forward upon Qin Ge's arrival.

"The Commander has arrived; why is the Commander so late today? Usually the Commander is among the first to arrive."

The first to come to Qin Ge's side was Cleveland, who smiled and said to him.

Qin Ge laughed and waved his hand. "I had planned to rest a bit after work and then come over, but I accidentally fell asleep in the chair; if Belfast hadn't come by, I might have woken up to find the banquet already over."

"The Commander really works hard; I heard from the elder sister that the Commander and Miss Tiancheng stood at the dock for most of the day today." Denver said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge smiled. "That's nothing, after all—I can't go out to sea and fight with them, so when returning to port I should show a bit of my feelings."

"Hehe, that's true; if it were me, I'd also hope to be personally welcomed by the Commander when returning to port." Denver nodded with a laugh.

"Denver, the Commander is busy every day; I'll go pick you up when the time comes." Cleveland hurriedly said.

"Ha, no problem; when you next return to port, Denver, I will definitely personally welcome you." Qin Ge laughed.

"Then it's settled." Denver laughed.

At that moment, the English King George V, dressed in a red formal outfit, walked over and smiled at Qin Ge, saying, "Commander, I heard from Hood that your dancing is not bad; how about taking this opportunity to invite you to dance together?"

Qin Ge blinked, then hesitantly nodded. "Sure, sure, but could we wait a moment? I'd like to eat something; otherwise I'm afraid I'll run out of energy later..."

"Huh? No energy?" George V expressed surprise, sizing Qin Ge up and down, and said, "I see the Commander's physique is fairly strong; why would you worry about running out of energy just from dancing one song?"

Qin Ge was about to explain when Cleveland beside him laughed and said, "Miss George V, you're new to Gangqu and probably aren't aware, but whenever someone invites the Commander to dance, he generally doesn't refuse."

"So, whenever the Commander starts dancing, he must dance from beginning to end, because as soon as one song finishes, another companion comes over to invite him, leaving no chance to catch his breath."

"The worst case was that time at Sun Moon Island, when the Commander danced from start to finish for four hours straight; I recall he ended up being helped back by Belfast and the others..."

"……" George V was speechless after hearing that, looked at Qin Ge for a long while, and said, "It seems the Commander also works very hard."

Qin Ge gave an embarrassed laugh. "After all, everyone's happy at a banquet; I don't want to disappoint them by refusing their dance invitations, so getting a bit tired now and then is fine."

"Hehe, since that's the case, I'll change my invitation." George V said, "I just tried some dishes; they're all quite delicious. If the Commander has time, could we go together to sample these dishes?"

"I believe that if we two eat together, the flavor will become even better, and it will also be more enjoyable."

Qin Ge had no hesitation at all regarding George V's invitation; he nodded and agreed directly, "No problem, I'm also a bit hungry, so let's go together."

"Hehe, it's an honor."

From the dance invitation changing to a meal invitation, Qin Ge finally breathed a sigh of relief, though he knew that dancing at banquets is something you can't avoid.

After all, just as George V approached, many people were already eager to try, all of which Qin Ge had seen with his own eyes; therefore he now hopes to use this opportunity to replenish a bit of energy, so he won't look too embarrassed when dancing later.

As the night deepened, the banquet hall grew ever livelier; perhaps this is the tranquility amidst war...