Calibrating the part of the eye, the dim blade of light carefully cut out a horizontal cleft.

The footsteps behind him approached, and Li Lantou said without replying: "I thought you would object."

Looking at the swarthy helmet in his hand, Lilan nodded with satisfaction, threw it aside, and then picked up a second piece of black metal from the ground.

Akagi walked over to Rilan's side and watched quietly at the mess of metalwork on the floor.

The movement in his hand froze, and Li Lan looked at the latter strangely: "What's wrong?" ”

"Hmm~nothing"

"You don't look like you like nothing," Weighing the appearance, Lilan decided to make this elbow pad.

"Say, I still have some time."

The black metal in his hand was set aside, and Li Lan stared directly at the girl's amber pupils: "Or, do you feel incomprehensible about my previous decision?" ”

Shaking his head slightly, Akagi smiled, "That's not the decision of Lord Admiral alone, but the choice of all of us."

"Well, that's what it looks like on the surface...... But how many people have chosen this path because of me, you should also know it" The loss in his eyes flashed, and Lilan cheered up and said: "However, since I chose this path, at least it will let you go all the way to the end."

Terminal...... Yes.

Akagi's eyes were confused, and for a moment, the atmosphere fell silent.

Standing up and patting off the iron slag on his hands, Rilan said to Akagi: "Okay, although the time is not very urgent, but the preparations that should be made must not be neglected."

"Lord Admiral—"

"Huh?"

"You...... Aren't you angry with Akagi anymore? ”

“…… That kind of thing is not so easy to forget" Turning around and looking at the sad girl with her head bowed, Li Lan smiled and said, "Are you ready to pay it back with a lifetime?" ”

"Eh......"

"Go, this time, you're on your first expedition as the flagship of our 'Field Fleet'."

“…… Be! ”

―――――― Split ――――――

The route from the Fourth Town Guard to the Northern Continent is not the intuitive distance on the sea map, because of the direction of the current, so it is quite fast to go from the Northern Road to the Fourth Town Guard, on the contrary, if you go to the Northern Continent from the Fourth Town Guard, you need to go around half a circle to avoid the ocean current.

And this circle still happens to be convex in the direction of the relay station, and with the news learned from Long Xiang, Long Feng will not pass through the closest point to the relay station until at least tonight.

After almost unanimously deciding to go on an expedition to rescue the dragon and phoenix, Lilan quickly formulated a battle plan - he couldn't just rush up to fight so stupidly, at least for now, Lilan was absolutely unwilling to have a head-on conflict on the northern continent, even if it was just a pretense, it could be used as a buffer when it was forced to happen.

Not to mention, there is a considerable possibility that there will be a god in this "escort" fleet.

And in the end, it was the weird camp of this "field fleet" that was chosen.

Is this choice right or wrong?

After Akagi left, the relaxed smile on Rilan's face disappeared little by little.

That's not what they really want.

Thinking back to the scene not long ago, the bitter taste spread in Lilan's mouth.

It's not so much that these ship girls decide for themselves, but that they rely on the "favor" and "assistance" they have been holding hostage during this period of time to force them to make decisions.

There is no doubt that Leylan "succeeded".

Almost when this question was raised, Lilan, whose basic intention had been revealed, was unanimously supported by all the ship's mothers.

Not of their own volition, but more for their admiralty.

"Whew"

With a long exhale, Rilan looked feebly at the waning sun on the horizon.

"I'm still a scumbag......"

"That's not right!"

“――！！！”

Suddenly, Lilan suddenly turned around.

"Uh, Ninghai-chan?"

This silent way of haunting really hasn't changed at all.

"Ning Hai doesn't know what Lord Admiral is worried about, but Lord Admiral must not be that kind of person!"

Pinching the corners of her clothes, the girl who forcibly held back her shyness said to Lilan so firmly.

"Lord Admiral has always worked hard for us, and such Lord Admiral will definitely not be that ......"

After all, I couldn't help but be shy, and slowly moved away from the eyes that looked directly at the blue eye, but that thought had been clearly expressed.

"......" patted the position next to him, and Li Lan smiled: "Let's sit together for a while"

"It's been a long time since I've been like this" Watching the sunset fade, Lilan suddenly said: "I remember that we used to watch it together when the Seventh Town Guard, Sunset"

"Because Lord Admiral has been busy lately"

The girl glanced at Lilan resentfully, but because of the perspective, Lilan didn't find it, and even if she did, I'm afraid she would think it was an illusion...... No matter how you say it, Ning Hai's appearance and age are too different from this kind of eyes.

"Well, that's right...... After this battle is over, and then Ning Hai Chan's other sisters are repaired, Admiral, I will have to enjoy life with Ning Hai Chan."

"Huh?! One, one, together—"

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

"No, nothing! If it's the Admiral......"

looked at Ning Hai, who suddenly squirmed, strangely, and in the end, Li Lan could only attribute all this to the girl's heart.

- I can't understand it anyway.

"Does Ninghai-chan hate fighting?"

When Ning Hai subconsciously wanted to give a negative answer, Li Lan looked directly into the girl's eyes: "Don't lie."

“…… If only it was for the Admiral! ”

Really.

Letting go of his hands, Li Lan smiled helplessly.

"This kind of thinking was wrong from the beginning"

"But Ning Hai really thinks so, not only Ning Hai, but everyone on the relay station also thinks so, if it's you, Lord Admiral—"

"Ninghai sauce, remember" The index finger was pressed to the girl's lips, and Li Lan said with a serious expression: "You are an independent existence, not a subordinate of any individual, and the only one who can determine you is yourself!" ”

"And a ...... like me" paused: "Any real kindness will not be the ultimate goal of getting reciprocated, these are completely different things, no matter how kind a person is, there will be the opposite side, when your gratitude for this kindness goes beyond a certain limit, then this emotion will be distorted, and then it will even become the source of malice——"

"Even if it's for me, in the future, no matter what happens, don't be disturbed by this emotion, okay?"

For a long time, Ning Hai nodded lightly in silence.

I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, although this kind of thing can't be done overnight, but as long as the situation is opened, it will be much easier to do it, as for why emphasize this......

Feeling the increasingly powerful light energy in the body, there are some things that you can't decide.