Chapter 912: Qin Ge's Wish

Master, there's still a week until Lunar New Year; I don't know what wish you have this year.

Kalubudisi was helping Qin Ge clean his ears, and gently asked.

"Wish?" Qin Ge lay on Kalubudisi's lap, feeling the sensation on his face, "Actually, speaking of it, I don't have any special wish; my greatest wish is for you all to be happy every day, for all matters in Gangqu to develop steadily toward improvement—that's enough for me."

"What about yourself, Master? For example, wanting more Marriage Ships next year? Or wanting to win over which lady? That kind of thing about yourself." Kalubudisi laughed.

Qin Ge rolled his eyes, "You make me sound like a hooligan, what does 'winning over which lady' even mean... Although I do indeed have quite a few Marriage Ships now."

"By the way, Kalubudisi, if I were to give you a ring, what would you do?"

Kalubudisi's hand, which had been cleaning his ears, suddenly stopped; after a moment it resumed, "Master, don't joke—even without a ring, I'll stay by your side and even heal you more, so you should keep those rings for the other ladies."

If it were the former Qin Ge, he would have believed that now; but after going through so much, if he still believed so naively, he wouldn't be Qin Ge.

He reached out and embraced Kalubudisi's waist, "What nonsense are you talking? Each of you holds the same place in my heart; although your status is maid, you are still indispensable to me."

"If there really comes such a day, when I want to give you rings, I will certainly have one for you, Kalubudisi, just as I did for Belfast, because you are likewise an indispensable part of me."

"Master... you're sly, clearly talking about your own wish but bringing it to me, so what exactly is your wish?" Kalubudisi was moved by Qin Ge's answer, but her purpose was obviously not that.

"Hehe." Qin Ge chuckled, "I really don't have any wish; just as I said before, my greatest wish is for Gangqu to develop steadily, for you to live happily every day; besides that, there seems to be nothing else."

"Master is always like this, but we can't have you thinking of us all the time; we want to see a more genuine master—someone with his own thoughts and hobbies, and it's fine if he occasionally gets angry." Kalubudisi said.

"Kalubudisi saying that makes me a bit embarrassed." Qin Ge involuntarily laughed, "If it's really about myself, I've always wanted a photo of all the shipgirls in Gangqu together; frankly, I rarely get to see everyone at once."

"Either they're off playing, or they're doing other things; moreover, my range of activity is limited, so each day I only see a few people. I truly fear that as Gangqu's population grows, I'll forget some people's names."

"So I have a selfish desire: I've always wanted a photo of all the shipgirls in Gangqu, so that even in the office I can see everyone. Even after a long time, when I see each person I can clearly and correctly call out their names."

Kalubudisi froze, then her movements became even gentler. Perhaps because it was too comfortable, Qin Ge soon fell asleep; Kalubudisi gently covered him with a blanket, turned off the light, and then left the room.

However, she didn't return to her own room, but went to the neighboring Guanghui's room and knocked on the door.

After a moment, the door opened, revealing He Min's figure.

"Kalubudisi, you've come; is Master asleep?" He Min asked.

"I came after he fell asleep; it shouldn't be too late, right?" Kalubudisi said.

"It's not late; Miss Guanghui and the others are waiting for you." He Min said, "So did you ask the commander about his wish?"

"Hmm." Kalubudisi nodded firmly.

"That's wonderful."

As they spoke, the two walked into the room together. Sure enough, besides Guanghui, there were several shipgirls from other fleets; upon seeing Kalubudisi, they all showed expectant looks.

"Kalubudisi, how is it—has the commander spoken his wish?" Guanghui asked, unable to wait.

"Miss Guanghui, the master has spoken his wish." Kalubudisi nodded.

"What is it?" Ou Gen Qin Wang asked; the other senior shipgirls also looked at Kalubudisi with eager eyes.

"He hopes Gangqu will develop better and better, he hopes we'll be very happy every day, and if we count it as personal, he most wants to have a photo of all the shipgirls together, because the master said he fears that one day, as Gangqu's population grows, he'll forget some people's names." Kalubudisi said.

At that moment, all the shipgirls in the room fell silent. Ou Gen Qin Wang gave a self‑mocking laugh, "Is this expected?"

"The commander really is..." — feeling happy yet somewhat pained, this is Guanghui's genuine feeling at present.

"Perhaps this is truly our commander—his life now consists only of us, and our lives consist only of him." Enterprise smiled.

"Mutual bond seems to have become a whole; we and he form our own world." Lisailiu said, stroking the commander's cat in her bosom.

"Before, I always wanted to scatter my light across every corner of the world, but when I suddenly stopped, I found the commander had already bathed his light in each of us." Guanghui laughed, "I originally wanted to leave an empty space in the middle to later fulfill the commander's wish, but now it seems unnecessary to leave it blank; how about we turn that place into a stage?"

"That way we can offer our carefully prepared program to him, and at the end we can together leave a photo belonging to our world."

"Hmm, that's settled. Moreover, starting tomorrow we'll prepare things for Gangqu's side." Zhenhai laughed.

"Please leave Gangqu's side to you, Donghuang; of course we others will also help." Weineituo said.

"Hehe, isn't this the same every year?" Zhenhai laughed.

"I have a feeling this year won't be the same; perhaps this year will leave a most beautiful memory." Enterprise said.

"That's right; when the time comes, we'll entrust the photography to Ge Li De Li." Guanghui said.

"No problem, I believe she'll be happy to take this photo; when the time comes, we'll develop the picture and each of us will keep a copy." Enterprise said.

"Of course, that's then decided." Ou Gen Qin Wang said.

"Hmm."