Stepping lightly on the wooden floor of the archery dojo, Chen Hang followed Chicheng to a relatively wide tatami mat in the far corner of the venue.

There is a J-shaped low table on the tatami mat, which is not very large, but it is almost enough for two people to sit facing each other and not be crowded.

On the low table there was also a small teapot, and two white porcelain teacups carved with small blue flowers.

"It's a little bit rudimentary...... It's not a good hospitality, so feel free. ”

Akagi took off the giant bow behind him and leaned against the wall...... If you don't take it off, you might be able to sit down and the bottom half of the bow will hit the ground.

Then she took two light steps to the side of the low table, knelt down from the back of the seat, and moved the tea-green cushion slightly.

Everything is natural...... It's in line with the tradition of country J.

“……”

But Chen Hang won't sit on his knees...... If you want the pain to disappear, you need at least a month of practice to get used to it, so that you can sit up and get up without stiffness or pain.

So he could only sit down cross-legged so simply...... It's not very polite to the tradition of country J, but Akagi must understand that he is from country C, and this is not the reason for country J.

Of course...... Akagi naturally didn't mind what Chen Hang should do, she just gently lifted the small teapot and poured a green trickle into the small teacup, it should be some kind of tea.

"I don't know if you've ever drunk sencha before...... But in the past eight years, the Kyudo Club has been the only daily tea that can be enjoyed during breaks, so please make do with it. ”

Akagi nodded slightly, gently held up the bottom of the small teacup with his right hand, smiled rudely, and then leaned his lips to the edge of the teacup so delicately and tasted the tea gently.

Of course, Chen Hang didn't understand these ...... So I still half-held the teacup very simply, and drank politely.

Well......

It doesn't taste very good......

At least he's not used to it.

"Hoo ......"

However, although Akagi's expression is not enjoyable, it is still pure and peaceful.

“……”

So Chen Hang, who was observing the details of her movements from time to time, remembered something in his mind.

Yes......

It seems that Akagi in the game does follow traditional etiquette, but she is also a very kind big sister, maybe like Tianjin Feng, she is a soft character who always likes to talk to her.

But......

Akagi in front of me...... The observance of traditional etiquette has not changed, but it has lost a lot of warmth and warmth...... If people want to get close to her, don't talk about it first, just stay by her side and talk normally, it is probably not an easy task.

The character of the ship girl is formed with the birth of the girl's form.,Almost never change.,Although it's also like her own island style.,Because of some encounters and slight changes.,Or even diametrically opposite...... But on the other hand, if the ship girl returns to her original harmonious life, her temperament will also be completely transformed back, after all, although her nature will be affected by experience, it is definitely not easy to change, and the same is true for human beings.

It's just Akagi in front of you...... In the peaceful environment of the academy, it doesn't seem to have the warm temperament of the original.

Even that smile may not be particularly heartfelt, and it feels genuine......

But I don't know, right...... Chen Hang is not her, how do you know what she is thinking.

So let's ask.

"Hmm...... When did you come here to teach? Don't plan to go to war in the future? ”

Chen Hang was so curious to ask some very normal words first.

“…… Oh, this one......"

However, Akagi's slightly peaceful expression as he drank tea changed to the plain appearance he had before.

"As I said before, this archery club was built with my own money when I came here eight years ago...... I became an instructor here, and I didn't plan to teach any tactical lessons, I just wanted to retire quietly, but the dean at that time was very enthusiastic, and although Tirpitz was not willing to join other fleets, he still did not refuse the theoretical teaching, so he accepted the status of the instructor of the marshal class first...... In the end, I finally agreed to join the academy......"

She put down the small teacup in her hand and looked at Chen Hang very seriously.

"As for going to war...... I don't have that plan anymore...... After all, after retiring ships, they will not join other fleets, but quietly enjoy this quiet life that is not easy to obtain. ”

Akagi closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath, as if to settle his mood.

"Ah...... Do the seniors still miss their former town guards? ”

Chen Hang asked step by step, not letting the other party feel abrupt and strange.

“……”

Akagi was silent for a moment, though.

The deep breath was cut off, and his eyes opened again.

There was a hint of suppressed black light in his eyes......

"Ah......h

"It's okay."

Chen Hang's expression changed slightly, as if he felt as if he had asked something that he shouldn't ask, so he immediately planned to change the topic...... But before he could open his mouth, the other party answered.

So Chen Hang, who was a little stunned, was also relieved......

I always feel so nervous talking to her, I don't know why.

"In the past, everyone worked very hard...... The scenery is good, the economy is good, and the food is not much different from the level here, so it can be said that it is ideal...... If you have to define it simply, it's about the same as this town guard. ”

However, Akagi said indifferently what made Chen Hang sweat.

Uh-huh......

Never mind...... Chen Hang originally wanted to complain again.

But the other party is indeed a mythical ship girl, right...... His own town guard mansion is almost the same as the marshal's town guard mansion, and it is still called "good" and "good", so what is considered "excellent"?

Maybe in her eyes, everything has a better development.

"Ahhh......h This, that's it. ”

Chen Hang, who hurriedly came down, clenched the cup slightly, raised it to take a sip of tea, and lowered his gaze slightly on the table.

I don't know why...... Suddenly I was a little scared.

The archery dojo may be too quiet...... There was no one everywhere except Chicheng, and the wind was also cool, although for most of the day, the sun was still shining, and most of the bow dojo floor was sunburned, but Chen Hang was really a little flustered.

Maybe it's Akagi's various detailed reactions, all of which are reflected in some - the question he wants to ask her won't be a good question.

However, this is just an intuition to say this to Chen Hang, and Chen Hang is not clear about the real situation.

Chen Hang, who naturally planned to continue asking, would feel a little hairy in his heart.

"Hmm...... Senior, I have a little question for you...... It's about my ship Sumajima wind...... Have you heard of her? ”

Akagi is his own teacher, and Tirpitz knew her first-hand information when he entered the school, so there's no reason why Akagi doesn't know, right?

Let's start with this kind of question she already knows, there should be no problem......

Chen Hang thought with some concern.

“…… Of course, it was before and Tirpitz...... That is, the junior of the same town guard mansion as me, right? Maybe I got lost during the battle and never found it, but I was met by you, and it can be regarded as fate. ”

Akagi sat with a slight lean, with a smile on his face that didn't reassure Chen Hang.

So Chen Hang swallowed his breath and was mentally prepared.

Quite smoothly and naturally, I asked that sentence.

"Ah...... In that case, can you tell me about the ...... of the former town guards. What the hell is going on?"

The voice slowly floated out, and quietly the bow dojo still echoed this quiet sentence.

"Hoo ......"

Akagi's expression seemed to smile even wider, and he even snorted a little rudely.

The cold wind is gone......

The light on the floor didn't seem to be that shiny.

The tatami mat in the corner is quiet, and something is going to happen.

“……”

Chen Hang watched Akagi pinch the cup with one hand and take a sip of tea in an unruly manner.

Details of various movements...... It doesn't seem to be the same as the polite and careful Akagi before.

But after a series of her reactions, her expression also calmed down, and her body didn't move, just staring at the desktop with half-open eyes, and then she ...... There was no answer.

As if you hadn't heard what you just said.

"Ahem......"

Gently covering his mouth and coughing a little suppressed, Chen Hang wanted to stop it.

It seems that the other party's aura of forcing himself not to ask anymore is already very strong.

Ask again...... Something is bound to go wrong.

It's just that......

"Mention ...... Admiral ......"

I remember the crying voice, and the way I threw myself into my arms when I saw me for the first time in blood.

So helpless...... Then just pulled out of despair the weak body.

So Chen Hang felt that his heart might be able to withstand it once...... Such oppression.

He was relentless...... Gritting his teeth, he also has to ask this one of the questions he must ask.

"So...... Previously, your Admiral ...... Who is it?"

……

…………

Quiescence.

No, maybe it's dead silence.

Because the wind escaped this place, I don't think it's a good place......

The wind chimes in the archery dojo also stopped moving, and the sunlight on the floor did not change in color.

Because of this question, I asked the place of death......

"Click!"

What followed was the sound of the porcelain cup sitting sideways in Akagi's hand cracking slightly in the dead silence.

「……」

Next to the side hair that brushed her ears, she had just made great use of the "peace of mind" and "self-cultivation" that she had taught herself in the past ten years by using archery, tea ceremony, and the traditions of the J country, and slowly opened her eyes after forgetting the question Chen Hang had just asked.

"It seems that when I opened it again, the eyes that were hating me had turned bloody...... The bland temperament has been replaced by a very strong killing intent......

"Bang!"

So Chen Hang, who almost felt close to death, was so shocked that he bounced back and fell heavily on the wooden floor outside the tatami mat.

I even wanted to turn around and run away......

But that's definitely not going to work, right...... My intuition told me that when facing the "beast", showing weakness would be a complete defeat and shattered bones.

So Chen Hang, who had never insisted on an intuitive choice, looked at Akagi who was full of blood in front of him so slightly trembling......

The extremely cold and relentless red pupils appeared for about five seconds.

It slowly closed again.

"Humph......"

But for a contemptuous smile on her face.

"Who is my Admiral?"

She raised her head slightly, looking at the ceiling at an angle.

"Simply, you look almost exactly like you, right?"

She said things that didn't look like a joke.

"And didn't you also create his Tianjin style, and met his island style?"

A sentence of "he", there is no respect in the tone, but contempt.

"So you who came to me almost with his face...... Don't ask the admiral who is already dead, okay?"

After she blurted out this, she turned her head away and stopped looking at Chen Hang, and her fingers pinching the tatami mat seemed to indicate that she was strongly rational.

「……」

The way she had met Tirbitz at the restaurant and had dinner had been in a daze.

"Ah...... Big Brother ...... and a person...... It's like ......."

What I said that day when Blowing Snow took me to my house.

"Mention ...... Admiral ......"

Najima's cry when she mistook herself for her admiral......

Originally...... Is it because of this?

Chen Hang sat on the floor in a daze, his mind in a daze.

Myself...... and their admirals...... Like?

But...... But what does that mean?

I'm ...... again. It's really not their admiral.

Chen Hang thought so tremblingly and resolutely.

"Let's go...... In the afternoon, it is a real combat exercise class, take your ship and prepare for battle...... The first, second, and third places are all rewarded, don't live up to the abilities of the two epic destroyers......"

Chicheng, who had his back to Chen Hang, said in such a calm tone.

“……”

Chen Hang, who was speechless...... I can only get up quietly.

Looking at Akagi in front of him, he turned his back to him and knelt down to the other side.

The wind chimes gradually rang slightly.

Outside the Kyudo Society, a little sporadic laughter came in.

So Chen Hang turned around slowly and walked with his head down.

It's the same as when you came in......

But it doesn't seem to have the answer I originally wanted......

It's another, strange answer......