Chapter 865: Competition Teams

"What a pity, why isn't it a team of four this time? Then we could team up with Z23." Biaoqiang looked at the number in his hand and said to Ling Bo and Laffey.

"Perhaps it's because three people are more competitive." Ling Bo said.

"Du Jiao Shou isn't here either..." Laffey said listlessly.

"Du Jiao Shou was taken away by Elder Sister Guanghui; she's someone's adopted younger sister." Biaoqiang said, "So we need to do our best this time—there are many strong teams. I'm preparing to win the championship, then we'll get the Oath Ring."

"Well, although the wish is nice, this isn't something that can be solved just by effort, right?" Ling Bo said.

"Even so, we still need to work hard!" Biaoqiang was about to give a speech when a clear, cold voice came over.

"Team 53: Biaoqiang, Laffey, Ling Bo; versus Team 54: Cleveland, Baltimore, Bremen."

"Ah, how could our opponents be them? We're doomed this time!" Biaoqiang let out a cry of despair.

It's well known that in the port area there are elegant ladies like Guanghui, energetic types like Biaoqiang, and Baltimore's lot belong to the most special category.

Although the shipgirls are all girls, they are quite boyish and love sports. Bremen is especially good at tennis, while Baltimore and Cleveland are very good at basketball.

Obviously the other side came prepared this time; otherwise they wouldn't have formed such a fierce team. Knowing Cleveland always teamed up with his sister, it seems they are determined to win the Oath Ring.

"There's no choice; we can only go like this. Although we might lose, we absolutely must not lose morale to them." Biaoqiang turned to his teammates to cheer them on.

"Mm, keep going..." Laffey said in a dazed way.

"Let's go!" Ling Bo tried to perk up, but still looked listless.

"Ugh... the future looks bleak!" Biaoqiang lowered his arms and walked toward the field.

This scene played out everywhere—some were happy, naturally others felt sorrow. The port area had many people; normally everyone understood each other, knowing what each person liked to do.

So many people already knew they couldn't win the championship this time; they just invited a few close friends to join in and play for fun.

Of course, some people had other aims, like the Queen's Team led by Yanzhan, Yinlishabai, and Yingyong; they were just playing for fun.

Although they shouted their slogans loudly, no one had any expectations for them—probably not even themselves.

Additionally, there was the Radiant Team formed by Rome, Empire, and Littorio; Littorio was just there to show off, while Rome wanted to let everyone in the port area know the glory of the Sardinian Empire, and the Empire seemed listless, obviously just dragged in to make up numbers.

Besides these teams, there were naturally others with championship potential like Cleveland's group.

For example, the Hunting Team made up of Minneapolis, Alabama, and Massachusetts, and the Bunny Girl Team made up of Washington, North Carolina, and South Dakota.

Qin Ge actually wondered why Washington's team was called the Bunny Girl Team; when North Carolina told him the specific reason, even though Qin Ge had seen many scenes, he couldn't help rolling his eyes, but he also made a promise with North Carolina.

As for what the promise was, only the two of them knew.

Of course, other fleets also had very strong teams, such as the Royal Knight Team formed by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and Hao. The Sword Team was made up of Kaohsiung, Maya, and Torikai.

There were also teams like the Prince Team formed by Ou Gen Qin Wang, Prince Heinrich, and Prince Albert, which were championship contenders.

In short, this beach volleyball match had many points of interest, making Qin Ge somewhat want to put down his referee role and just be a spectator. But since it had already been said, changing his mind would look bad, so he could only grit his teeth and accept it.

However, sitting in the middle of the tennis net, looking down at both teams constantly jumping and running, especially in swimsuits, Qin Ge still sincerely let out a praise.

Summer really is great!

Swimsuits really are wonderful!

Shipgirls really are awesome!

But after the exclamations, one still had to calm down to do the refereeing work, recording each team's scoring and losing moments, making the final judgment for each match.

With so many matches running simultaneously, the competition proceeded quickly. Not long after, it entered the fierce elimination rounds, and by the time afternoon arrived, the top 32 had already been determined.

What surprised Qin Ge was that a team formed by Shimakaze, Suruga, and Jiyun was actually among them. Even more surprisingly, a Hellhound squad made up of Yukikaze, Yuudachi, and Shigure was also included.

But overall, the White Eagle, Royal, and Sakura Empire factions had the numerical advantage, so many teams remained.

Since the top 32 had emerged, there was no longer a need for ten fields to run simultaneously. Qin Ge immediately reduced the number of fields to four, letting the top 32 teams redraw lots and split into four groups A, B, C, D, then, following a Swiss system, decide the final champion.

When the results came out, everyone still generally agreed with them.

The championship naturally went to the team of Cleveland, Bremen, and Baltimore, while the runner-up was surprisingly the team of Ou Gen Qin Wang, which no one had expected.

This made Admiral Hipper, the elder sister, grit her teeth, since her own team had been eliminated by her sister's hand, and Ou Gen Qin Wang was already a Marriage Ship; the ring this time would likely end up in the hands of Prince Heinrich and Prince Albert.

This truly bred resentment!

Unexpectedly, third place went to the team of Taihou, Yixian, and Tianlangxing.

Qin Ge actually didn't know why these three teamed up; logically, Yixian should have teamed up with Ninghai and Ping Hai, since they get along best.

Even if it weren't Ping Hai and Ninghai, it should have been a Donghuang shipgirl; he racked his brains but couldn't figure out why Taihou would team up with them.

Moreover, hearing that this team was formed by Taihou made him even stranger—when did Taihou and Yixian become good friends? And what's up with Tianlangxing?

Shouldn't they have teamed up with Xiefeierde and Duoduo to form a Combat Maid Squad?

But no matter what, they still achieved final victory; although only third place, they could only get one Oath Ring, but at least they gained something.

Others felt a bit disappointed, but soon cheered up, because after the volleyball match came a more enjoyable barbecue party.