On the night of the end of the dinner, Li Ran did not have further exchanges with the maritime merchants, but only routinely said some scenes at the end of the dinner, such as sincere cooperation in the future, and then returned to the villa with Akagi under the pretext of drinking too much.

"Hoo ......"

As soon as Li Ran returned to the villa, he sat down on the sofa, he really didn't expect that attending the banquet would be so tiring.

"Admiral, drink some water. ”

Chicheng Lianbu poured a cup of hot water for Li Ran, and then she sat down next to Li Ran, looking at Li Ran's loveless face, she couldn't help but chuckle and said:

"Admiral, there may be many more banquets like this in the future, you have to get used to it as soon as possible. ”

"Ah, so troublesome?"

"Lexington, as I said, this kind of banquet is part of the conversation, Admiral, you know what other people think of the ship's mother. ”

Akagi's words made Li Ran have a headache.

Indeed, their own admirals, just as they will do their best to protect themselves, as admirals, they must also fight for them to have enough power.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, then sat up straight, picked up the water glass, blew the steaming water vapor on it, and then asked:

"Akagi, let me ask you a question?"

"Huh?"

"You say, if you are all ordinary people, you are so beautiful, people like me may not be able to intersect with you in your life, right?"

Li Ran's words sounded a little negative, but Akagi didn't know how to refute it, she didn't understand the human way of thinking, a lot of communicative knowledge, most of them were based on the surrounding environment, relying on the ship's mother's peculiar instinct to perceive people's hearts to think further, which was different from human sensibility, so she didn't understand why Li Ran's melancholy came from.

Li Ran looked at Akagi, who was in confusion, he smiled bitterly, and then said:

"Don't care, it's just that I feel a little emotional, but I also know that this is unfounded, after all, whether people meet people, whether the admiral meets the ship's mother, I don't believe in the manipulation of fate, but I think fate does exist, sorry, I said something strange. ”

"Fate?" Akagi fell into deep thought, she thought for a moment, and then asked:

"What is it?"

"Well, how can I say it? It's hard to describe, it's an inevitability that is intertwined by chance. ”

"Admiral, how did you suddenly become a philosopher. Akagi didn't seem to understand, but she wasn't stupid, she could sense that her admiral might be in a strange state again, this situation, Akagi had talked about it when he heard Lexington and them gossip, it seemed to be called "hypocrisy", not a very good word, she sighed and said:

"Anyway, Admiral, you only need to remember one thing, no matter what time it is, you still have us. ”

Akagi's answer made Li Ran stunned, he rubbed the somewhat hot water glass, and felt a warm heart, of course he knew where the fear in his heart came from.

This banquet only brought the long-suppressed fear to the surface again.

This fear actually stems from Li Ran's self-perception as a traverser.

That's right, he still can't fully integrate into this world, even if he always thinks he's adapted.

However, this dinner, the jerkiness of communication, and the eyes of the people around him made Li Ran feel panic and uneasy, he originally thought that he could adapt to his identity, but as soon as he relaxed, he began to fall into a short period of confusion.

He kept saying that he didn't believe in fate, but the crossing was something that really happened, and it happened to him, which made Li Ran always have a pimple in his heart.

However, Akagi's words were like a warm current, which made Li Ran come to his senses, he recalled the past few months with the ship's mother, put down the water glass, and then rubbed his face vigorously, and then said:

"Akagi, no matter what you say, you all say the same, thank you. ”

Akagi watched Li Ran say this, and her heart relaxed slightly, but she remembered one thing:

"By the way, Admiral, in a few days it will be the day to set sail for the Star Luo Islands, are you sure about the people accompanying you?"

"I'll be sure for the night, what, do you want to go?"

"Well, I'd like to see what Lexington's predecessor's academy was like. ”

"Is that so?" Li Ran was noncommittal, not only Akagi was curious, but Li Ran was also curious.

"Yes, after all, in the port area, Lexington's senior's ability to deal with various affairs is obvious to all, and I'm curious, what kind of person is her mentor?

"And this time, you're going with me?"

“…… No need, Admiral, I'd better stay in the port area, my training level is not high, and the port area also guarantees air supremacy, if I also go, the safety of the port area's airspace will not be guaranteed, after all, if the Admiral and Lexington go back, Saratoga will also accompany him, right?"

“…… That's right, alas, then I'll wronged you this time. ”

"It's okay, Admiral, it's my duty, and ah, the sisters in Minato know it. ”

"What?"

Li Ran was a little stunned, he looked at Akagi, and then found that her eyes were extremely serious, just looking at himself like this, he didn't deviate his gaze this time.

Because, Akagi's eyes were full of sincerity, so that he didn't have any charming thoughts in his heart.

"Because the sisters believe in the Admiral's decision unconditionally, the Admiral doesn't have to take our thoughts too seriously. ”

"Huh?" Li Ran didn't expect that his ship's mother would put herself in her shoes and think of such an extent, and he felt a little strange for a while.

"Don't be so surprised, in fact, everyone knows that the Admiral really wants the sisters to be treated equally, but, Admiral, all we need is your approval, and we don't want you to do anything for us, even if others don't understand us, even if others have malicious intentions towards me, as long as the Admiral keeps believing in us, we have the belief to live forever, that's all. ”

After Li Ran listened to Akagi's words, he thought of what Bismarck had said, the Admiral is a banner of the ship's ladies, and they exist to follow this banner and fight to protect the flag.

At this time, Akagi's eyes made him completely understand that many of his thoughts have always been a little naïve, and sometimes he is indeed too indecisive.

"I see, Akagi, thank you for being able to talk to me about this, I figured it out. ”

"Really?"

"Hmm. ”

"That's good. Akagi blinked, then rubbed his stomach and said, "Admiral, am I hungry?"

"Huh?" Li Ran heard Akagi say this, and then he reacted, during the dinner, Akagi, as a foodie, never left his side, which made his heart feel very comfortable and warm, and he smiled:

"I see, what do you want to eat? Dango or sushi?"

"Well, I want to eat Chinese food. ”

"For example?"

"I don't know, the dishes made by Yatsen last time were all delicious. ”

"Well, I'll see what's in the fridge first. Li Ran looked at Akagi, who finally exposed his foodie nature, he felt that it was more real for Akagi to get along like this, Akagi, who was so serious just now, was easy to make people ashamed of himself, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then got up and walked to the kitchen:

"If you have enough ingredients, I'll make you some side dishes that I'm good at in the evening. ”

"Really?"

"Of course, your Admiral, but the top chef, wait. ”

"Then I'm looking forward to the top chef's supper~~~"

Akagi's tone softened, she felt a little sleepy, and fell asleep in a daze.

Li Ran saw this scene when he went into the kitchen and came out again, sighed, and then took a blanket for her to cover it, and then went back to the kitchen to prepare supper.

And as if sensing someone's kindness, Akagi's face was slightly reddened, revealing a fox-like smile.