Chapter 77: Shopping

On Saturday morning, everything proceeded as usual; although I didn't know what time Belfast woke up, when Qin Ge woke up, Belfast was standing beside his bed.

After yesterday's incident, Qin Ge, while being helped to dress by Belfast today, still unintentionally glanced toward his chest.

However, the embarrassing incident from yesterday did not happen again; at least he saved face, and then he finished dressing.

After morning training, when several people went to eat breakfast, Belfast washed the lunchbox she had brought back yesterday, then handed it to Yixian.

After a simple breakfast, the three did not go straight home but chose to walk toward the school gate, after all Qin Ge had promised others yesterday that they would go to the commercial street outside today.

When they arrived at the commercial street, the crowds of people on the sidewalks and the commanders and ship girls passing through the shops made the street bustling, nothing like how it was when Qin Ge, Banrenma, and Nengdai first came here.

People seem to have a nostalgia bias; the frequency of revisiting a place they've been to is absolutely much higher than that of places they haven't visited.

Thus, under the influence of this principle, everyone came to the place where Qin Ge bought clothes for his ship girl for the first time.

Compared to last time, when he needed the boss's guidance to pick clothes for his ship girl, this time Qin Ge did not ask for help; instead, he brought his ship girl to walk beside the clothing racks, looking for clothes they liked.

"Commander, how does this white dress look?" Before long, Banrenma walked up to Qin Ge holding a white dress and held it up against herself.

Banrenma's ship equipment is originally white, so pairing it with this white dress feels completely natural; moreover, compared to some fantasy phoenix ship equipment, this dress makes Banrenma look more noble and elegant.

"Very pretty." Qin Ge's response this time was much better than his stiff reply to Banrenma last time; it seems he genuinely thought Banrenma looked lovely in this dress.

"Since you, Commander, think it's pretty, I'll take this dress; added to the one I bought last time, I estimate I won't need to buy clothes for a long time." Banrenma nodded happily, then placed the dress in a bag, ready to check out together later.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the rack, Nengdai tried on a red-black dress; compared to her original sailor uniform ship equipment, this dress actually made her look somewhat alluring.

However, Nengdai did not, like Banrenma, run over to Qin Ge with the dress to ask if it suited him; instead, after realizing she liked the dress, she went to the counter to have it wrapped, then returned to Qin Ge's side holding the bag.

As for Belfast, she was not in a hurry; instead, she turned her head and said to Qin Ge, "Master, which outfit do you think looks good on me?"

"I really don't know what clothing is available here, and I'm not sure what you like to wear, so it's better for you to pick it yourself," Qin Ge told Belfast.

"Your taste is what a maid pursues; therefore, as long as you think the clothes I wear look good, then what I wear is truly beautiful." Belfast said with a smile.

Qin Ge was stunned by Belfast's words; although he wanted to argue, what she said was indeed true.

Thus, under Belfast's expectant gaze, he walked to the clothing rack and personally picked out clothes for her.

After going back and forth, he ended up selecting only two items: a white dress and a dark blue dress.

Compared to Banrenma's white dress, this white dress looks more mature, but on the other hand it lacks the cool, refreshing feel of Banrenma's dress.

This dark blue dress has two flecks of diamond dust engraved on its surface, sparkling like late-night stars; it looks very mature, steady, and full of mystery.

"What do you think of these two dresses?" Qin Ge held out the dresses he had selected and asked Belfast.

"My master, didn't I just say that? Your taste is the maid's taste; as long as you find it pretty and approve the dress, Belfast naturally finds it very beautiful." Belfast said respectfully, then took the two dresses from Qin Ge's hands with both hands.

"Cough... as long as you think it's pretty, that's enough." Qin Ge looked at Belfast like that and involuntarily gave a dry cough; this feeling of flattery made him very happy.

After all, no matter what Qin Ge says, he is still a young man in his twenties, an age of vigor and boundless energy.

Having never had much interaction with girls before, after coming to this world he encountered Belfast, such a perfect maid, which naturally gave him a few more thoughts typical of a normal man.

After everyone finished paying, they placed their selected clothes into the ship equipment space and walked out of the clothing store together with Qin Ge.

It must be said that although this commercial street is small, it has all the necessary amenities; not far from the clothing store, in a secluded corner, the door of a music shop stood open.

One might think opening a music shop at the gate of the Commander Academy would be a losing venture, but frankly, having seen the ship girl compendium, Qin Ge knows that many ship girls enjoy music.

Especially the ship girls of Iron Blood and White Eagle, and of course many Royal ship girls also like music.

Approaching the music shop, several people were drawn to the guitars and basses hanging on the wall.

The shop owner is a middle-aged man; at that moment he sat on the counter holding a guitar, playing an unfamiliar tune. Although Qin Ge had never heard it, he also found it very pleasant.

"Are you looking to buy instruments?" Seeing Qin Ge and the others approach, the boss set down his guitar and smiled at Qin Ge.

Those who usually come here to buy instruments are commanders and ship girls; especially since Qin Ge is still wearing a commander's uniform, the boss's attention focused on him.

Qin Ge nodded and said, "I want to buy a guitar; do you have any recommendations for beginners?"

"Beginners?" The boss immediately understood the situation: "You need a guitar, right?"

"Yes, I want to learn guitar to adjust the rhythm of my life," Qin Ge replied truthfully.

"Indeed, music can relieve people's stress; that's certainly true for you commanders." The boss smiled, stood up, and walked to the wall...