Chapter 800

After finishing a day's work, Qin Ge, who had said goodbye to Wuzang, walked toward the place where the Agano sisters lived.

Compared to Fearless and Unyielding, who wanted to separate from their sisters, most sister ships still preferred to live together, such as Enterprise and Bumblebee as well as Yue Ke Cheng, and likewise the Agano sisters.

Although Agano often teased her younger sister Nengdai, the relationship between the two sisters remained very good, and recently they even summoned their younger sister Jiu Xiong; the three sisters living together were even happier.

Qin Ge knocked open the door of the three sisters; the one who opened it was the fourth sister, Jiu Xiong. Seeing Qin Ge, her eyes lit up: "Oh, Commander, why did you come? Hehehe, I'm sure you also care about Jiu Xiong, right? I might care about you, or I might not."

Qin Ge felt a bit embarrassed by Jiu Xiong's teasing: "Well, although I'd also like to chat with Jiu Xiong, this time I came to find your older sister Nengdai."

Jiu Xiong stared for a moment, then broke into a knowing smile: "Although the Commander didn't come especially to see me, I'm still happy. Would you like to come in, Commander? Nengdai is in."

Qin Ge thought for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, let's go in."

"Please come in."

The Agano triplets' house is a suite, with four rooms inside, even including a kitchen and such. It's about the same standard as before at the Commander Academy; the shipgirl dormitory standards are all set to a very high level.

Perhaps someone might find such standards somewhat unbelievable, but for Qin Ge it seems quite reasonable.

Each shipgirl corresponds to a warship; for an ordinary Nation, a warship is the Nation's heavy weapon. Maintaining them each year costs a great deal of money, not to mention the old saying that one cannon blast expends ten thousand taels of gold.

Although they have now become shipgirls, their firepower has not diminished; it remains at the level of the Nation's heavy weapon, so receiving the highest standard of treatment is only natural.

Sitting in the living room, Jiu Xiong immediately ran into Nengdai's room and pulled her out.

When Nengdai saw Qin Ge coming over, she also felt somewhat surprised: "Commander, how did you come over? According to the schedule, it should be patrol time now; could it be that you got tired from patrolling here and came up to rest?"

"No, today's patrol was handed over to Wuzang; this time I came especially to find you." Qin Ge said.

"Looking for me?" Nengdai seemed to think of something, her face instantly turning scarlet: "What do you want with me?"

"I want to ask if you have time today; if you do, I'd like to invite you to go on a date with me. What do you think?" Qin Ge said directly.

"I do have time; today's training mission was already completed this morning… the afternoon plan is just to read, to familiarize myself with the attack materials, but if it's only about the invitation, we can push it back a bit, after all it's not too urgent." Nengdai said.

"Then let's push it back; today's date is still more important." Qin Ge smiled.

At this moment, Jiu Xiong poked her head out and asked from a distance, "Commander, I recently heard that you'll be preparing for the Oath Ceremony in a few days, so as your first shipgirl, Nengdai—are you inviting her out today to give her the ring?"

Qin Ge rubbed his nose, and Nengdai beside him also blushed scarlet. Jiu Xiong's question was a bit too direct, leaving both of them unsure how to answer.

In the end, Nengdai spoke up: "Jiu Xiong, hurry and go study your books; when Agano elder sister returns to do spot checks, if you can't answer, you'll be in trouble."

"Hehe, Nengdai sister is shy, alright alright, I won't bother you two; I'll go read my books now, and when Nengdai sister goes out later, remember to pull the door shut." Jiu Xiong said with a laugh, then returned to her own room.

Seeing Jiu Xiong return to her room, Nengdai apologetically said to Qin Ge, "Sorry, Commander, Jiu Xiong is too casual."

Qin Ge shook his head: "Actually, such a personality is also cute; I don't mind it at all. Then, Nengdai, do you need to prepare? If so, I can wait here for you."

"No…" Just after saying the first syllable, Nengdai hesitated, "I do need a moment, so please trouble the Commander to wait a bit longer."

"It's fine; it's still early now, and there will be plenty of time later."

"Mm."

After saying that, Nengdai walked back to her room; when she came out again, her attire had changed. No longer the casual lounge wear from before, she had put on the ship equipment she first wore.

Wearing a black sailor uniform with black stockings, she appeared mature yet revealed a hint of youthful charm.

"Sorry, after thinking it over, this outfit is still the most suitable; Commander, you won't mind, will you?" Nengdai said embarrassedly.

Qin Ge shook his head and said with a smile, "Back when we first met, we stood just like this; you were wearing this ship equipment, and I was wearing the same commander uniform."

"Mm, compared to then, the Commander has grown a lot; back then you didn't understand anything at all." Nengdai sighed somewhat.

"Well, we can talk about these things as we walk along the road; shall we leave together first?" Qin Ge smiled and extended his right hand.

Nengdai blinked, then promptly placed her hand in Qin Ge's with a faint blush, letting him hold it as they left the Su She Lou together.

Setting out from the side gate of Gangqu, the deeper they went, the more tranquil the scenery became; there was a slight chill in the shade of the trees, but because they were walking hand in hand, it was actually quite fitting.

"I remember it's been a long time since we've gone out together like this; the last time I recall our date was on Sun-Moon Island, when you were serving as the Secretary Ship." Qin Ge looked at Nengdai and said.

"Your memory is truly good; indeed, the last time we went on a date was at Chase Moon Island, though back then we went on dates for several days in a row, perhaps that was the happiest time of this period."

"But today will be even happier than that day, or perhaps more anticipating…" Nengdai said.

Qin Ge smiled and pulled out the Oath Ring from his pocket, saying, "You guessed it; this ring was originally meant to be given to you first, but because I was then in the Royal, I didn't have the chance."

However, as my first shipgirl, you are one of the few who have witnessed my time in this world the longest; no matter what, I owe you an explanation.

So, marry me; I hope you will always be by my side, advancing together on this azure voyage.

"Mm." Nengdai nodded firmly.

Perhaps for her, this is the strongest answer to her own feelings.

Immediately, Qin Ge knelt on one knee, placed the ring on Nengdai, and tightly embraced her in his arms.

At this moment, even Nengdai, who is known for her rationality, was moved; the two clung to each other, conveying their feelings to one another.