On the eve of departure
"After Nelson and I leave the Guardian's Mansion, you'll really be in charge of the secretarial ship." Lexington spoke earnestly, and explained to Nelson in the town watchman's office before leaving.
Originally, the avant-garde could have stayed in the town guard to maintain its operations, but the stubborn secretary general did not want to let go in the slightest, and insisted that Lexington include her. So the team that could have brought Noah's Ark and Tirpitz could only bring Tirpitz with the avant-garde and relatively strong combat effectiveness in the end.
Therefore, after getting Funemi's answer, Lexington decided on the lineup to go to the Deep Sea Town Guard Mansion - Tirpitz, Yamato and the Avant-garde Secretary-General, Admiral and the gentle wife, and finally the Deep Sea sisters Yamato and Kaga, although the number of people who went to the Town Guard House was small, but it was enough.
If even Yamato, who has the blessing of the Admiral's talent, can't compete with Funimi, it's useless for the others to go more. This is the idea that Lexington made such a decision.
"I know, Secretary ship." Nelson carefully recorded Lexington's words, as if every word she said was important. "I'll keep a record of everything that happened after the secretary ship left."
"It's good to keep records, but don't be as detailed as you used to be." Lexington also knew about Nelson's problem from Jiqi, that is, he would carefully record everything in every detail.
"Yes, I will." Nelson nodded, "And the secretary ship really doesn't let Instructor Bismarck go with him?" She looked at the travel list this time and asked suspiciously.
After all, in her impression, the instructor is the most powerful ship girl in her cognition, whether it is strength or combat experience, she is the top one, but this time she was left in the town guard mansion, saying that she was assisting her in her work. But in her opinion, the place where the instructor is most needed is not the town guard's mansion, but the side of the admiral.
"Bismarck stayed because there weren't too many people traveling this time, and I thought it would be best for her to stay in the town guard's house." Lexington's eyes flickered, and he hesitated to explain.
In fact, this is not the most fundamental reason, just her perfunctory words. Yamato's combat power is higher than Bismarck's, which was revealed in the last Admiralty Tournament, so if even Yamato can't protect Jiqi, Bismarck will be in vain.
But such words cannot be said directly at all, otherwise Bismarck, who is also a marriage ship, is very likely to ...... I should be angry.
"Is that so?" Nelson looked at Lexington stunned, as if pondering the credibility of what she was saying. After thinking about it, he finally nodded in agreement. "And when will the secretary ship and the admiral be able to return?" She asked, seemingly ready to greet her.
"If you come back...... I can't answer this question for you yet, there are a lot of unknowns on Funemi's side, so I don't know when I will be able to return with the Admiral. She sighed slightly and looked at the expressionless Nelson, there was always a sadness that she would never come back after leaving, and every word she said now was a parting word.
"But it's impossible for the secretary ship to be there all the time, so we have to set a deadline, after the deadline I agreed with the secretary ship, if the admiral hasn't come back, Instructor Bismarck and I will take the ship girls over directly." The subtext of Nelson's remark was that she was not worried about Funimi, and if she forcibly detained Jiqi, she would be able to prepare a countermeasure.
Although she didn't know how powerful Funymi really was, she felt that there was nothing that Instructor Bismarck felt powerless, even against the King of the Deep.
"This is also ......" Lexington nodded, indicating that this is a matter that must be considered, "This is the same as before, it will be a month, and I will leave a letter then, if I and the Admiral have not returned in a month, you can open it and do as it is." ”
She now understands the Admiral's helplessness at that time, it would be good to sacrifice herself, there is no need to drag the entire town guard mansion into the water, so although she didn't say it explicitly, but at that moment she planned that if there was no way to come back in the end, she would make this acting secretary ship become the real secretary ship of the town guard mansion, and leave here with the other ship girls, and find a new place to continue to live in peace.
Maybe that's what the Admiral thought when he looked at us when he left. She couldn't help but think of Jiqi who stayed in place at the time, with the fierce deep-sea Yamato on one side and the reluctant backs of the ship's girls on the other, and he was sandwiched in the middle with a bitter strong smile.
"That letter will contain the order of the secretary's ship?" Nelson always had a strange feeling, as if Lexington was really going to leave and never come back, and that letter was probably a parting word.
"Yes," Lexington nodded, pressing her hand on the other's shoulder. "So if we can't come back, Nelson, you'll be the new secretary ship of the Guard's Mansion, and you'll have to shoulder such a huge responsibility at that time, but you can't stick to the Admiral's side every day like me, and even throw all the work to you." She smiled sheepishly at that.
"So...... Is that something else? Nelson looked at her and muttered softly, looking at Lexington who was trying to hide himself with a smile, his mouth slightly open for a long time, not knowing what to say.
In fact, she is not very familiar with Lexington, but she is a real secretary ship, the Admiral's eternal wife, and an acting secretary ship that just takes over the work. Even after she came to the town guard mansion, she had almost nothing else to say except for a few greetings with this wife.
Lexington, who thought that he was almost like a stranger like this, had nothing to say, but now he didn't want the other party to leave like this, with deep reluctance.
"Well," Lexington smirked, "I don't think it's good to hide my stupid sister like this, but if she knew, she would be crying and clamoring to follow her brother-in-law, in that case......" She said abruptly, and didn't continue.
"In that case...... Is it unfair to her? Obviously, Saratoga is also the Admiral's wedding ship, so it stands to reason that there is nothing unfair about it. Nelson shook her head and disagreed with Lexington's decision, although she, as Rodney's sister, would make the same decision as the secretary if such a dangerous thing happened, but ...... I always feel that hiding from others is a ...... Bad things.
"It's unfair or fair, anyway, I don't want her to know the cruel side of this world." Lexington sighed, she had always protected that innocent girl under her wing when she hadn't met Jiqi before, and even though she was now grown up and wore the wedding ring, she still wanted her sister Saratoga to always be so innocent.
"Well, if Saratoga asks, I'll tell her that the secretary and the admiral are out on vacation." Nelson nodded in understanding.
"If you go on vacation...... She might be skeptical. Lexington tilted his head in thought, "Or you just tell her that the Admiral is taking us to our honeymoon, anyway, this time it's all the wedding ships, and she can't guess the right answer." ”
Tomorrow's Level 4 exam, I have to go to bed early today.