Chapter 902: A Headache-Inducing Tsundere Character

Some time has passed since Wuzang and the others returned; during this period, the various affairs in the port area have proceeded smoothly. Although the different factions still occasionally report Siren attacks, with the coordinated defense network formed by the shipgirls of Qin Ge Fleet, the current situation has eased.

"Are these all the documents for today?" Qin Ge rubbed his slightly swollen temples, closed the documents in his hand, and looked toward Weixi on the side.

"Yes, Commander, take a break during this time." Weixi nodded and said.

Qin Ge let out a breath; at that moment, Belfast voluntarily walked behind him and began massaging his shoulders and neck.

Just then, the office door was suddenly flung open, and a pink figure rushed in. Seeing Qin Ge enjoying Belfast's massage, she shouted loudly, "Hmph, I knew you were slacking off here again. If you can't handle being commander, you can step down from that position and let me take over."

Qin Ge looked at the figure before him and couldn't help rolling his eyes. Prince Rupert, the high-speed battleship of the Iron Blood GK Project. He had originally thought that Iron Blood's abilities were all steady and calm, until he built her.

"You're the one who calls yourself commander… Hmph! What commander? That position is mine! Get out of the way."

This was the first thing Prince Rupert said upon seeing Qin Ge.

Then, there was no afterwards.

Because as soon as she finished saying that, she discovered several swords already pressed against her neck.

"Hmph, as a shipgirl, to harbor such rebellious thoughts—I cannot let you live!"

"There is only one commander of this port area, and that is the person standing before you—the commander's personal guard. I cannot pretend I didn't hear what you just said."

"……"

Prince Rupert was dumbfounded at the time; she never expected that her offhand remark would provoke such a strong reaction. Moreover, looking at the sword-wielding shipgirls, if the man in front merely nodded, they would hesitate not at all to strike her down.

In the end, Qin Ge smoothed things over, letting Wuzang and Vanguard lower their swords; otherwise, the awe of the warships might truly have frightened Prince Rupert into something.

However, from then on, Prince Rupert indeed became more honest—at least in public she wouldn't give Qin Ge a cold face, but in private, that's another story.

"Didn't I tell you to go study at the college? It shouldn't be out of class yet—how did you end up here?" Qin Ge rubbed his head, saying with a headache. He really isn't good at dealing with these tsundere types, especially these little girls.

"I am the greatest and strongest; I don't need to study!" Prince Rupert's eyes clearly darted aside.

Qin Ge said helplessly, "Did you cause trouble again?"

"No way! How could I cause trouble…" Prince Rupert felt even more guilty.

Qin Ge looked at Weixi, "Please contact Mikasa, who's in charge of the college, and ask what's going on."

"Yes, Commander." Weixi turned around to make the call; seeing this, Prince Rupert grew anxious.

"I told you, I didn't cause trouble—why don't you believe me? And now you're actually contacting the dean at this time, really treating me like a child?"

Qin Ge chuckled, "I'm not treating you like a child; I just need to understand the situation. Do you think being commander means only handling combat matters and such?"

Your food, clothing, housing, travel; your moods; your interpersonal relationships; your mental state—everything concerning you and everything in the port area falls within the commander's duties.

If you think you can be commander just because you're stronger than me, then you're still far from qualified.

"Hmph, it's obviously just jealousy of me." Prince Rupert said in a tsundere manner.

Just then, Weixi turned over to look at Qin Ge, "Commander, I just received the dean's reply, saying that Prince Rupert seems to have no friends at the college; it's activity time now, so she might be bored and came here."

"I… how could I have no friends? That's pure rumor! Egir, yes, Egir is my friend!" Prince Rupert retorted anxiously.

Qin Ge watched this scene and rolled his eyes; he finally understood what was going on. He instinctively tapped Belfast's hand, and she immediately realized, stopping the massage.

He then stood up and told Weixi, "I'm heading to the college. If there are any urgent documents, just call me anytime—I'll rush back right away. Or you can bring the documents straight to the college to find me."

"Understood, Commander." Weixi replied.

Qin Ge nodded and said to Prince Rupert, "Let's go; I'll take you back to the college."

"I…" Prince Rupert obviously hesitated.

"Come on, why are you standing here stupidly? You're the one who wants to replace me, yet you can't even face this little matter yourself?" Qin Ge laughed.

"I'm not afraid to face it—let's go!" Prince Rupert snorted.

However, she ultimately didn't walk ahead of Qin Ge; instead, she followed Belfast, walking behind him.

The college lies to the east of the port area, quite far from the office zone; precisely for that reason, Qin Ge decided to make the trip himself after seeing Prince Rupert run here alone during break time.

Actually, to Qin Ge, Prince Rupert's intentions aren't bad—she's just a bit arrogant and tsundere. Though he can tolerate her personality, other shipgirls won't approach someone who casually speaks ill of the commander.

Perhaps precisely for this reason, the current situation came about.

The port area is also a small society; its inhabitants are not a fleet of mechanical warships. Once you strip away their warship hulls, you find a group of thoughtful girls capable of independent thought.

Therefore, handling interpersonal relations must be done carefully; otherwise, one might suffer a great loss inadvertently. This situation also requires Qin Ge to step in and mediate, for as the parent of the port area, he bears the duty to do so.

Along the way, Prince Rupert didn't speak much; perhaps she herself knew she was mistaken, simply sticking close behind Qin Ge, step for step, which made him involuntarily curl the corner of his mouth.

Upon arriving at the college, they found class already in session, with Assailant giving the lecture. When she saw Qin Ge standing at the doorway, she quickly stopped teaching and hurried over.

"Commander, how did you come here?" Assailant exclaimed in surprise.

"Heh, I'm bringing you a student." Qin Ge smiled, then turned his head to look aside at Prince Rupert, hiding behind the pillar,

"Why are you shy?"

"I-I… I'm not shy…"