"I ...... It's back. ”

Facing those familiar faces coming towards him, Li Huamu felt a little like a world away.

I should have happily walked up to meet them, but for some reason, my feet just couldn't move away.

Some scared.

I feel that I can't be a man worthy of them at all.

It's ridiculous that he came back with a strong hope, but he stopped at the last step.

"Daddy!"

"Dad!"

Breaking the wall of inferiority, two figures rushed close to him.

Their bodies that had not yet grown up hugged Li Huamu's thighs hard, as if they were nostalgic for something and looking forward to something.

"Little Luo Otaku ......"

Li Huamu bent down, hugged one person with both hands, and hugged them tightly.

The sound of popping heartbeats echoed through the bodies of the three of them.

After a deep embrace of warmth, Li Huamu let go of the two and looked at their immature faces with gentle eyes.

"How are you doing in Okagayang?"

"It's fun." Xiao Zhai pushed away Li Huamu's hand that was stroking her little head, and said crisply.

"Let's go together next time, Daddy." Xiao Luo looked at Li Huamu with shining eyes and said.

"Definitely."

Li Huamu blinked his moist eyes and stood up.

Then Fireflies and Johnston, these little ship girls, also rushed up one by one and hugged each other with Li Huamu.

Letting go of Z-1, Li Huamu set his eyes on the beauties who were still standing behind.

Lexington, Saratoga, Raider, Soaring Crane Zuizuru, and the two of them for a long time.

"Kaga Akagi."

Li Huamu looked at the two women wearing red and blue bow robes, and his original vague memory became clear.

I'm so forgetful......

Listening to Li Huamu's soft call, Akagi and Kaga Qiqi took a step forward and bowed down and said, "We're back!" Admiral! ”

Li Huamu was moved, but he didn't dare to accept this courtesy, and hurriedly said: "You don't have to be like this, I don't have that qualification......"

"You have, because you are our Admiral." After the Chicheng salute, he raised his head and stared at Li Huamu and said.

"It doesn't need to be like this."

Li Huamu has never been good at dealing with such situations.

Lexington, who had been watching silently from the side, stepped forward at this time and said, "Let's go home first, and then talk about what happened recently." ”

"Hmm."

Li Huamu nodded, many things have happened during this time, and they need to be explained in detail.

……

In fact, there are not many facts to say, first, there are some things that cannot be said now, and second, Li Huamu has been imprisoned for too long, and some things he also knows without a beginning or a tail, and he can't say it at all.

However, he chose to tell Li Huamei's story to all the shipwives present.

When the ship's wives learned the news of Li Huamei's death, they were all moved.

In particular, the ship girls who have been fighting in the waterspout for a year, mainly Akagi Kaga, are even more in tears.

"Aunt Hua Mei actually passed away like this......"

Akagi sat on his knees and wiped the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand.

Li Huamu was quiet, and then spoke: "...... That's right, it's because of me...... I am deeply gracious, and it would be unseemly to hesitate in this place, so I must inherit my aunt's will and strive to become stronger and protect the safety of the people of Dongtingyang from the hands of the deep sea. ”

"I have already applied to the Navy to officially enter the Navy at the end of August."

"Although this is just my own willful behavior, I still ask you to work with me!"

Speaking in a serious tone that has never been seen before, Li Huamu's performance surprised Lexington and others, but it was reasonable.

Lexington blinked his beautiful eyes slightly, and then smiled: "Then let me accompany you all the way, no matter how many twists and turns lie ahead, or the abyss of death." ”

"I am the longbow in your hand."

"I will be an arrow."

Kaga Akagi also said.

"I'm the Admiral's shipwive, of course I'm on call at any time."

"Does that mean we can go to sea together?! That's great! Admiral! ”

"Dad really doesn't have a talent for speeches."

……

Helena, Firefly...... Even the youngest Xiaoluo Xiaozhai has spoken out to support Li Huamu's decision.

This made Li Huamu, who was good at advocacy, indescribably moved.

He knew that he wasn't the kind of person who could dominate his subordinates, and that it had been the shipwives who had silently supported him so far, even the kind of decisions that would put them in danger.

"Admiral, you've really grown a lot."

Suddenly, a voice from memory appeared in Li Huamu's ears.

When he subconsciously followed the voice, an unforgettable figure stood in the doorway.

Rodney!

Her elongated blonde hair was scattered over her shoulders without any restraints, wilting and curling into golden arcs.

Li Huamu stood up unconsciously, his heart full of shock.

Speechless.

With his eyes narrowed slightly, Rodney smiled bitterly: "The wayward Rodney has only returned to the team now, does the Admiral want to punish me?" ”

How can it be......

Li Huamu was silent, but also smiled and closed his eyes and shook his head.

Maybe he would have been a little angry half a year ago, but now his heart is calm.

"Welcome back, Rodney, have you bought everything?"

Helena sensed that something was wrong with the fluctuations in the Admiral's heart, and immediately took the initiative to tell Li Huamu about Rodney's return.

Rodney's return was not all smooth sailing, as she was a lone shipwn and could not produce any proof at the time, so she was monitored by the Navy after arriving in Fanhua City.

Then, two days ago, they were released from the Navy's isolation cell through Lexington's testimony.

"The reason why the navy is so nervous is mainly because Rodney has reached the lord level, but there is no relevant information on the register, and in such a tense situation, it is understandable that the navy will take this kind of action against an unfamiliar lord-level combat force." Helena explained.

Fanhua City's information database about the Admiral and the Ship's Lady was partially destroyed by the deep sea and the fine work, and even the government and navy investigated some traces of tampering.

To date, the reorganization and re-establishment of the database is still in progress.

"Lord-level ......" Li Huamu looked at Rodney and muttered, sighed again, and said, "What was the reason why you went to sea in the first place?" ”

Listening to Li Huamu's words, Rodney's aura changed rapidly, from the original delicate and warm day to a cold and solemn one.

She cut it word by word: "For the trace of my sister." ”

In the face of Rodney's changes and answers, Li Huamu's face did not change, and he continued to ask: "So what did you investigate?" ”

"Sister...... Admiral, you probably already know something. Rodney said.

"What is the difference between what I know and what I don't know."

The two looked at each other, and they had a great feeling of not letting each other go.

"White lies, and truth, are not equivalent information." Rodney said frankly, but he had the intention of continuing to hide the matter.

Its sabre-rattling momentum made Lexington and the others completely unable to feel the joy of farewell and reunion just now.

Regarding Rodney's behavior of abiding by his beliefs, Li Huamu shook his head again after nodding, and said, "Against the Blood Ghost Ji, we will have another battle after all." ”

"Looks like you already know."

"No, I don't know, but I can feel it...... Since Rodney, you don't think it's time to tell the truth, so put this aside for now. ”

"I see."

Rodney bowed slightly and said respectfully.

However, at this time, Li Huamu had already come to Rodney.

"Can I hug you?"

After speaking, he couldn't help but hug the blonde beauty into his arms without waiting for Rodney's answer.

"I ...... Miss you so much......"

“…… I ...... too."

Looking at the two hugging in front of him, Lexington silently clenched his hands into fists, while Helena retreated into the crowd.

Akagi and Shozuru have an awkward feeling of being speechless...... The feeling of being in turmoil.

Saratoga looked sideways at her sister's blue eyes that had been only paying attention to the Admiral, and then at Li Huamu, who was hugging Rodney, and her face sank.

Outside, Hood and Prestige were carrying a large bag of things, and they also looked up at the two on the second floor.

Some joy, some envy.

Bismarck, on the other hand, smacked at the backs of the two, and then provoked the two Hoods to look at them.

Looking at Bismarck and Hood, who were fighting in front, and North Carolina and South Dakota, who were holding vegetables in the back, ignored their daily routines and continued to move forward.

Beyond the five, on the stairs, Tirpitz, Richelieu, and Veneto walked upstairs carrying their things.

Until Tirbitz, who was eager to return home, saw such a lively scene of the two embracing each other.

"Click!"

Rodney blushed when he heard the sound and broke free from Li Huamu's arms, looking back to the left, but it was Tirbitz picking up his mobile phone and taking pictures.