"Is there anything wrong with calling me out so late?"

"I just want to talk to you," the old man flicked the bait and threw it far away, "You don't want to?" ”

"To tell you the truth, I'm very reluctant," Aaron walked up to the old man, and then sat down on the dam of the harbor like him, "Why, did I not pass this time, or did I say something went wrong?" ”

"B wins! Unanimously passed by the top, no problems! ”

"That ......"

"It's Nagato's business."

Aaron's face changed, and without waiting for the old man to speak, he spoke directly: "If it was her past, then you don't need to say it, I know everything." ”

"It's all ......"

The old man glanced at Aaron, who apparently did not care about him, so the old man said, "First of all, I want to apologize to you. ”

"Huh?"

Aaron didn't expect that this old man would apologize to himself, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while: "You, you, there's no need to say this......"

Even if he didn't take the old man seriously, no matter how he said it, the old man was also a legend of the Pacific Front, and it would be absolutely a lie to say that Aaron didn't worship him. It's just that after ten years of getting along with the old man, Aaron's original vision was gradually defeated by the old man's scoundrels.

However, the old man's apology was indeed beyond Aaron's expectations.

"Aaron," the old man's eyes were full of guilt, and he said, "Nagato's matter is the pain of my life, I am sorry for that child, for the past seven years, I have been sad to see her suffer alone in the academy." ”

"Do you understand, that mood ......?"

"I'm so grateful to you, Aaron, that you did what I couldn't do to make Nagato feel warm once more and walk out of her past," the old man hesitated for a moment and finally said, "However, I still have to tell this." ”

"Nagato, she's not for you......"

When the words fell, Aaron looked at the old man beside him with a surprised gaze, his face was the wind and frost left by the years, this former legend was old, but even so, the old man at this moment was more serious and strict than anyone else.

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"Aaron, get up~~~"

"Let me sleep a little longer."

Early in the morning, Aaron was dragged off the bed by Nagato, and in the face of the huge strength of the ship's mother, Aaron's struggle was extremely weak, and then, in Aaron's tired gaze, Nagato said three words to him: "I'm hungry." ”

Well, because of these three words, Aaron went to the kitchen very hard and yawned while making breakfast for Nagato and his sister.

I don't know why, Nagato is in a very good mood today, maybe because Aaron didn't abandon her last night, or maybe it was freed from years of dark memories, in short, Nagato changed his previous indifferent attitude, and was very active all morning, like a child, following Aaron's side, although they were all adding to the chaos, but Aaron didn't break her up, but let her stay by his side.

"Hah~~~"

Seeing Aaron yawn again, Nagato asked suspiciously, "Aaron, didn't you rest well last night?" ”

"Uh, it's okay, it's just that I slept a little late."

Nagato heard that Aaron was perfunctory, and thought that he had called Aaron up early in the morning, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I don't know ......"

"Let's go rest a little longer."

"I'm fine......"

"Go to rest!"

Seeing Nagato's serious expression, Aaron had no choice but to put down the tools in his hand, he was originally going to go out, but, because of what happened last night, he was too tired: "Okay then." ”

Anyway, didn't she call herself up?

"I'll do everything well," Nagato said very seriously, "So, have a good rest!" ”

Then, Nagato apologized a little embarrassed for his behavior just now, after all, last night's incident made Nagato release the depression that had bound her for seven years, and also made her completely relieved that she had become Aaron's mother.

Aaron won't chase her away.

Even if he already knew about it, Aaron would still be by his side, always, all the time.

"Rest assured, leave it to me!"

So, under Aaron's suspicious gaze, Nagato watched him go upstairs, and then, I saw Nagato turn around and casually put Aaron's apron on himself, and for a while, the originally heroic and fearless battleship Nagato turned into a housewife: "Yo Xi, let Aaron see your ability, Nagato, come on, come on, come on~~~"

Upstairs, in the room, listening to Nagato's voice cheering himself up, Aaron smiled slightly, and then lay back on the bed: "I won't give up, stinky old man......"

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Last night, at the harbor, the old man told Aaron solemnly.

"Nagato is very dangerous, you who have never seen that scene seven years ago, you can never imagine the tragedy of that day," the old man looked at Aaron seriously: "Nagato's condition is very unstable, even if you treat her well, one day, she will stand on the opposite side of you, and then ......"

Yes, Nagato has fallen, and she is only one step away from the realm of the deep sea.

"Are you trying to say that one day I'll be killed by Nagato too?"

"Kudana! (bored)" Aaron stood up, then slapped his pants twice, turned around, Aaron no longer planned to talk to the old man, because he was afraid, afraid that he would not be able to help it, and beat the old man: "Even if there is really such a day, I will not blame Nagato." ”

"The ship's mother who can't get glory for the admiral is a waste," Aaron stood behind the old man and looked down at him coldly: "But the admiral who can't even be protected by the ship's mother, it's better to be a waste!" ”

"Aaron !!"

"Nagato is my child, I built her with my own hands, but I tell you!" The old man glared at Aaron: "Her strength is too strong, you can't control it!" ”

Can't control it?

Yes, the reason why the Admiral will be hurt by the Ship Lady is because the Admiral does not have the talent to control the power of the Ship Niang, and they do not have this kind of weapon!

"Nagato is now my family, if she wants to leave, I will definitely not stop her," Aaron was not frightened by the old man's momentum, he was not to be outdone, and held back: "But if someone wants to come and grab it, I will chop off their hands!" ”

Aaron is a kind person, he knows how to forbear, and he is more accustomed to humility, but this does not mean that he has no bottom line.

His bottom line is only one, that is, he will never allow threats to the place in his heart, which is the harbor of his heart, and everyone in the harbor is his most cherished family.

"What if it were me?"

The four eyes looked at each other in mid-air, and then wiped away the fierce sparks, the old man knew Aaron, and Aaron knew him, and the two sides didn't say a word to each other, but in their hearts, they were a clear mess.

"I understand, you are what I watched grow up, your mind and temper, I know very well, so now, I take a step back."

Aaron lowered his military hat and said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, I'm not targeting you, I'm just ......"

"I should be happy for you to be angry with the person you love, you have grown up Aaron, and you are no longer the child who took a step back when something happened," the old man sighed a few words, and then pulled the topic back: "You should know that Nagato is just your touchstone, and arranging her for you is just for testing." ”

"I know ......"

Nagato appeared next to Aaron, this matter itself was arranged by the old man, Nagato knew, Aaron knew in his heart, but unconsciously, Nagato was invaded by Aaron to the softest place in his heart, and then, in these few days, became a traitor and betrayed the old man, she chose to stay by Aaron's side.

"Nagato's state is unstable, and the headquarters means to demolish her, or, send her to the Arctic Ocean."

"The Arctic Ocean?" Aaron was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Special Makeover!"

"Well, it's nothing special, anyway, I refused, don't worry, I won't send my own children to that kind of place," the old man realized that he had slipped his mouth, so he quickly changed his words: "You have fought with Nagato, you should understand that Nagato's psychological situation is no longer suitable for fighting." ”

Blood-red eyes, red flame-like streamers, and, the crazy desperate attack.

These were fleeting in Aaron's mind.

Aaron knew what the old man was talking about, and he wanted to choose to be silent, but in the end, he couldn't help but ask: "What's going on with Nagato, exactly, I mean, why did she become like that, she at that time, simply, just like ......"

"The deep sea, huh?"

"Hmm!" Although he didn't want to admit it, Aaron still nodded, he wasn't afraid of Nagato, and he didn't care if Nagato would threaten her, because Aaron was more concerned about Nagato's condition, wondering what was wrong with her, and how to protect Nagato from entering that crazy state.

The old man saw Aaron's eyes, and he knew very well what the other party was thinking: "This world hides a lot of secrets, the ship mother, the deep sea, and the history of the subworld, these are all unsolved mysteries that we can't explore, but I have to say that there is a connection between the ship mother and the deep sea, itself, and Nagato is now standing in the gap between the deep sea and the ship mother." ”

"The reason why I said that she is not suitable for you is that I am afraid that the child will enter that field and then ......"

"I'm going to die, am I?" Aaron just said the result flatly: "Can you tell me, after stepping into that field, Nagato, what will happen to her?" ”

As if he had said something special, the old man took out a dry pipe from his arms, and then took a hard puff: "The fallen ship girl will completely lose the memory of being a ship girl, and even become another person, and can only obey the will of the deep sea, and fight for the deep sea forever and forever, and this state, we call it —————— 'evil retribution'." ”

"Bad retribution?"

Because you hate humans, do you turn into the deep sea to take revenge?

This adjective is really ......

"Do you think it's appropriate?"

"It's just a mistake made by humanity itself."

"Yes, it's not true," the old man didn't say it thoroughly, he took a puff of his cigarette, and said, "Originally, I planned to let Nagato test you, but if you can't pass it, I won't give you the status of admiral." ”

"And what if it's over?"

His words were interrupted by Aaron, and the old man did not feel the slightest displeasure, he looked at the crescent moon in the sky, and then said in a deep voice: "I will give Bismarck to you......"

"Bismarck?"

"That's right."

"That kid is the one with the most potential among the ships I built," Of course, there is another premise, that is, Nagato is not counted, after all, the two sides, to a certain extent, are difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat, in terms of potential, the future Bismarck can surpass Nagato, but now, Nagato is still above Bismarck: "And she is very obedient, whether it is studying, or in assisting the admiral, she is this year, no, it is the best in ten years!" ”

When he said this, the old man's voice trembled a little, and Aaron's words also made him fall into deep thought: "Nagato went to sea ten years ago......"

"Have you really looked into it?"

On the day he learned that Nagato was an SS-class ship, Aaron did enough investigation, and it was also that day that Aaron knew Nagato's past, but he didn't say it, and he didn't dislike it, because he believed that Nagato was Nagato, and she would never hurt herself, absolutely!

Moreover, it is precisely because of knowing Nagato's past that Aaron can feel how Nagato has come over in the past seven years.

Physically, psychologically, that kind of pain and self-blame.

It was also at that moment that Aaron finally understood why the girl had such a look in her eyes when she saw Nagato at that time.

Looking forward to it, looking forward to it all the time.

Even if you say you hate it, you keep telling yourself in your heart that you can't trust others anymore.

However, the feeling of looking forward to one day, being able to be liberated, and being able to meet someone who can tell the pain and unwillingness......

"If you are willing to let Nagato come back now, I can ask Bismarck to sign an agreement with you immediately, you know who I am, this is not a joke, it is not a test," the old man looked Aaron in the eye, and then asked, "So, choose, between Bismarck and Nagato, make a choice......"