Chapter 17: A Day of Leisure
The third port attached to the first floor of the Central Naval Academy
This port is one of several important external ports attached to the Central Naval Academy, allowing ships that are not inside the academy to dock, and naturally it has become the port with the most concentrated flow of materials and people between the academy and the outside world. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The ship bound for Cristobal is slowly moving from the channel to the distance, transporting the students of the Central Naval Academy carried on board to the port farther away.
"It seems that there are many admirals and ship girls ......", a girl with white hair and red eyes, wearing a pure white dress and a sunhat on her head to avoid today's dazzling light.
"After all, it is a passenger ferry leased by the college from other companies, and it is equipped with the college's certification system, and it can only be used by us students." , the young man slightly dissipated his spiritual power, and naturally he could also perceive the faint radiation energy reaction around him.
"Admiral, go inside." , The girl felt the stronger and stronger sunshine of the outside world, and softly put forward her opinion.
"Well", the two of them can quickly know each other's thoughts through the spiritual link, and the other members of the ship are almost all like this. The use of mental power can quickly and quickly know the other party's thoughts and respond, this way greatly saves time, and it is precisely for this reason that the existence of the mental power network has become the biggest weapon for the admirals to help the ship girls.
There was not much noise on the wide deck, and the sound of the waves surging and crashing could be clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone on board.
The two of them randomly found a good position with shadows, ordered two glasses of juice and sat opposite each other.
"Does the Admiral have any arrangements for today's sightseeing?" , It seems that Veneto, who has long developed a habit of planning, can't help but ask his admiral.
"No, I thought I'd better relax a little bit today. If the whole process is done in a planned way, it can feel a little boring. The boy shook his head, in fact, the reason he did this was also to make Veneto relax a little.
Don't think about the future, don't think about today's voyage, just pursue a rare leisure. That's why Alitus and Veneto went out to play today.
After all, he felt that the two of them had never relaxed well since they met. At first, he had to face the pursuit of the deep sea and the deterrence of the unknown seas, and then he had to constantly change his direction to study in Cristobal. It is only during this time that I have some free time, and I can take time to take a break from my busy schedule.
If you wait until the official start of school more than ten days later, I am afraid that you will not be able to find such a leisurely time, and you will not have this relaxed attitude to come out to play.
"Is that so...... I understand the Admiral's thoughts......", Veneto looked at the rapidly melting ice, as if he had understood what Aritus was thinking.
"After all, planning too much will be too tiring ......," Aritus said with a sigh as he enjoyed the juice with a slight chill.
In this rare shade, the two of them enjoyed the coldness that did not match the climate, as if they had nothing to do.
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Looking at the teenagers and girls around him who disappeared in an instant, Arrites sighed slightly:
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
At this time, he had already gotten off the ship with Veneto, but he had already found that there were no more figures of the admiral and the ship's mother around him, and they all seemed to have left here quickly.
"Maybe it's the novelty." Veneto fiddled with his visor and looked at the empty platform.
"So, what do we do now?" , Alitus saw that there were not many shops around, and he didn't know where to go for a while.
"Walking around the harbor? I heard that Cristobal is a city that is 90% surrounded by the coastline. Veneto said, looking at what seemed to be an endless line between land and sea.
"Okay", Alitus was not one to hesitate, and quickly agreed to walk with Veneto on the periphery of the city.
As it is on the edge of the city, the rest of the city is covered by sandy beaches and intercity roads, except for the excellent harbor that has been developed for the establishment of moorings.
The two of them walked at the junction of land and sea, turning their attention to the surrounding buildings from time to time.
"Veneto?" , The young man looked at the moving beauty in the sun and couldn't help asking
"Huh?" The white-haired and red-eyed girl seemed to be looking intently at a construction site, not noticing the gaze cast by her admiral.
"Actually, I'm curious...... Well, I wonder if you have any memories of before you appeared in this world? After a moment's deliberation, Aritus raised the question anyway.
"Huh? Is it asking about the memory of our predecessors? Veneto's mind flashed through the shattered sights, as if to nod.
"It's not...... I mean, the memory of how you were born. I'm a little curious about this......", Alitus seemed to sense Veneto's misunderstanding, and explained it slightly.
"This ...... I don't have any impression anymore, I only know that before I was called, I seemed to have a vague impression. And I, who was still in a state of confusion, seemed to hear the voice of the Admiral......," Veneto said, trying to recall the memories of the past in his mind.
"My voice...... It should be in the summoning ceremony, ......", the boy recalled, and could only find this to match the voice in Veneto's impression.
"Actually, it's not just the Admiral, I'm also curious about how I was born. According to some of the Admiral's world, it is the history and thoughts that contain my name that form my concept, and then form my mortal body through the Admiral's summoning ritual. The girl raised her white palm, carefully felt the real sense of presence, and murmured in a low voice.
"So I'm just using that historical archetype to condense the self-will that manifests. Or maybe I'm not her", Veneto looked at his admiral, a little confused in his eyes.
"Sorry for making you think about that." , Arrites seemed to notice the subtle change in Veneto's mental fluctuations and said apologetically.
"Actually, this is also the problem of our prototype ship." Veneto sighed slightly, explaining for some reason.
"Because we are the first individuals to appear, our self-perception is not firm. When I was summoned at first, I still had to overcome the many fragments of memories that had in my mind, and it was really troublesome......", it seemed that the fragments of memories still had some effect on her, and Veneto's face was not too good-looking.
"I don't even know ......," Aritaus paused, and after watching Veneto adjust and recover on his own, the two of them found a place to sit down.
"Because most of the knowledge on the Internet is only for the replica ships, they don't need to spend too much energy on this because they have the credit of their predecessors to resist the fragmented memory." Veneto gently leaned his body against Aritus's body and said as if he was a little tired.
"And the Admiral didn't ask me ...... such a thing," Alitus could vaguely feel some resentment in the girl's tone.
As if knowing that he couldn't refute this, Alytes was silent for a moment.
Because of the shade of the surrounding trees, the scorching and dazzling light could not be projected on the two of them, so the boy and the girl sat together, looking at the square built in the harbor below.
"Hey, why is there a statue of an octopus in the middle of this square?" , Aritus could feel the warmth coming from his girl's body, and seemed to be a little flustered, and couldn't help but start looking for some topics to relieve his embarrassment.
"It's really an octopus...... Hearing the boy say this, Veneto seemed to turn his eyes to see the sculpture standing in the center of the square.
"Do the people of Cristobal have the custom of octopus worship?" , Veneto asked with a little curiosity.
"Not really...... I just looked it up, and it seems to have been created in honor of an octopus that defended this port......", Aritaus showed Veneto the image he saw in the form of a spiritual link.
"Even the octopus has mutated in this world...... It was able to solve the ...... of the deep-sea destroyers", the girl seemed to be a little surprised.
"Also known as 'Our Mr. Richard'...... The townspeople seem to like it......", Aritus raised his head slightly, turning his gaze to the outer perimeter of the port. I heard that the octopus, who had single-handedly dealt with the deep-sea destroyer that was close to it, was wandering the waters around the harbor.
"It's not just human beings, it's the whole world that has mutated,......" the boy sighed.
"Compared with the memories of the world in the memory fragments, I suddenly feel that this world is really strange......", the girl seems to have fully recovered, no longer affected by the memory fragments, and naturally no longer relies on Aritus.
The girl's behavior made Arantus breathe a sigh of relief, but he was inexplicably reluctant.
"What's next?" , Aritus asked softly as he couldn't guess what Veneto was thinking.
"I don't know, so I'll leave the choice to the Admiral." The girl stood up, took the boy's hand, and seemed to really leave all the choices to him.
"It's going to be hard for me......," Aritaus said with a bit of a headache as he looked at Veneto, who was waiting for him.
"But I'm willing to trust you, just as the Admiral was willing to trust me." , the white-haired and red-eyed girl showed a smile for the first time in a long time.
The morning sun shone softly on the girl's face through the foliage. The girl who sincerely confides in her heart is more delicate and cute than before.
In the face of such a girl who can believe in himself wholeheartedly, how could he ever want to refuse.
"Thank you, Veneto." The boy also stood up, led the girl, and the two walked along the forest road towards the city.