"Greetings, Commander Igo." A young voice exits Nagato's mouth. Well, there goes my expectation again…. Crashing toward the deepest pit of disappointment with the speed of light. I mean she isn't ugly or anything, she certainly is attractive and gorgeous. Is just… Ehmmmm… She is basically the Sakura Empire version of Queen Elizabeth. A leader with a childlike body that is surrounded by women with amazing body features. "I am Nagato, the leader of the Sakura Empire. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
"It's an honor, Lady Nagato." I said as I bowed my head to copy their custom. This child- I mean, the leader in front of me has long black hair with a pair of fox ears. Like I said earlier, she has a child body like Queen Elizabeth and I also believe they have the same height. She wears a red dress that has some golden ornaments as its decoration. Honestly, gold accessories are all over her body that I am actually tempted to kidnap her and steal all her gold for myself. If only it wasn't for her massive rigging.
"I am sorry for the sudden invitation, commander. I know your schedule must be busy." Not really, at least not yet. "As the leader of the Sakura Empire, I ask for your forgiveness." Her golden eyes are so beautiful as it radiates a deep apologetic feeling. Her small body slightly bow forward as she closes her eyes and lower her head. Her rigging made a rattling noise as her body moved. It scares me to even be in front of those massive guns.
Seriously, she has 4 double-barrel turrets and each one of them is as big as she is. How can someone so small carry something so big?! Hell, her entire rigging is bigger than Enty's and Belfast's even when both of their bodies are considerably bigger than Nagato's. If her rigging is the first instance of rigging that I saw, I wouldn't doubt these girls' ability to fight. I guess other than the fact that she is a leader of a faction, her rigging is also something that I need to be afraid of.
"Commander, may I ask you about the girls' performance on the exercise earlier? As their faction leader, I believe it's my duty to improve their strength. Your guides and advice shall be valued greatly to that cause." AAAAAAAAAAA! I don't know! I said it to Souryuu earlier but I don't know whether I can say the same thing to Nagato. She is putting a lot of pressure on me to give her a serious answer and yet I don't have it! What should I do?! Give her a fake answer!? If I do that, Souryuu would know the truth and that might damage my reputation in her mind! If I don't give Nagato a good answer then she'll get angry at me and that could ruin our relationship. This is a relationship with a faction leader! This is bad! This is bad! What am I supposed to answer here?!
"Lady Nagato, if I may interrupt." Souryuu speaks out. I glance at her face and see her smiling at me. Nagato gives her a nod and allows her to speak out. "I also have asked the commander that same question and his answer was that that exercise is the first time he ever saw a shipgirl fought and he doesn't want to give a proper answer before he can fully understand our power and potential." I LOVE YOU! SOUYUUU! I FUCKING LOVE YOU! THANK YOU FOR NOTICING! "I believe he understands the weight of his command and advice as a commander and doesn't want to lead us down a bad path."
"I see. Yes, a command and advice from you would weigh a lot to us so I understand your hesitation, commander Igo." Can you not do that? You're putting more pressure on me and I don't know if I can handle it. At least stage it and don't just put it on top of all at once. Sigh….. "Then commander, shall we have lunch?" Lunch? Which means we are going to the canteen right? Sure! I can use a change of atmosphere right now!
"Yes." I nod at her and Nagato smiles but the weird thing is, she isn't making any preparations to stand up. Wait, we are going to go to the canteen…right? Nagato snaps away her rigging and at the same time multiple footsteps could be heard walking all around me behind the paper walls. Some of the paper walls suddenly open up and come in a couple of shipgirls. Girls carried a long table and put it in front of me while others carried trays full of food. Nagato walked down from her platform and sat on the other side of the long table from me. The other girls lay out all the trays of food in front of us and the next second, a magnificent lunch table is in front of me. This is way too much food even considering the number of people here. "Please everyone, take your seat."
All the girls stood up and I could see some of them trying to get closer to my position. Thankfully, Sheffield was faster and she managed to secure a seat next to me while Akagi secured the other side. Well, at least I have Sheffield that I can rely on. I don't know about Akagi though, she is looking at me like I was the food here. She is dangerous! I slowly creep my way toward Sheffield's side but a hand suddenly captures my foot under the table and holds me in place. It was Akagi's and it's gripping me tight.
"It's okay, my dear commander~" Akagi whispers to me as she 'carefully' pulls me toward her side. I look away from her and see that everyone is praying. I glance toward Sheffield and see her also praying so I can't exactly signal her at all. Akagi then pulled me again until I hit the table's foot. "Relax yourself," This perfume…it's relaxing. Is this the perfume that Enterprise talked about? "Let me help you~"
I turn my head away from Akagi and notice that Sheffield has served me a bowl of white rice. "….Here you go. master. …are you okay?" Sheffield notices my reaction as Akagi's hand travels upward toward my knee. I want to say that I'm not okay but I don't know how Sheffield would react. As my maid, she probably will try to defend me and push Akagi's hand off but I am afraid that would piss off Akagi and if my instinct and feeling isn't wrong, Akagi is a dangerous person. I am afraid that there would be a fight and the worst part is that there is a leader of a faction here. I don't want to be the one that ruins the relationship between the Sakura Empire and the Royal Navy. "…..master?"
"Nah, it's okay Sheffield." I answer her with the most reassuring voice I can muster as Akagi's hand creeps up onto my thighs. I turn my head frantically toward the food and see fried shrimps. "Can you get that shrimp for me, Sheffield? I don't want to disturb others." Sheffield nods and she takes my bowl of rice to put the shrimp on.
"You know you can ask me, dear commander." Akagi whispers to me as she pushes a fried shrimp into my mouth. "Open up. Aaaaaaa~~~" Akagi sensually said as she pushed the shrimp deeper onto me and I instinctively opened my mouth and Akagi put the shrimp gently on my tongue. I start chewing the shrimp and I have got to say, it's delicious.
"Mmmm~~ It's delicious." I moan out loud as I chew on the shrimp.
"Ah! I am glad you're enjoying the tempura, commander." Shoukaku said proudly as she pushed me a plate of those tempura. "Please eat more. You can order more to me if you want and I'll cook you some more." She said as she flashes a cheeky smile to Akagi. Akagi could only throw her face in defeat at the sound of pleasure that I am making.
"….here you go, master." Sheffield served me my bowl of rice with some tempuras. She then places the chopsticks next to my bowl.
"Thank you, Sheffield." I smile at her as I pick the bowl up. I try to use the chopsticks and I have to say, I am suck at this. I try to pinch the rice a couple of times and it always falls down. I tried with the tempura and it also fell down. AAagghhhhh… I can't use chopsticks!
"Commander, please add some greenery to your foods." Souryuu suddenly calls me out as she passes me a chopstick of spinach and places it on my rice. Well you see Souryuu, the problem isn't that I don't want to eat it, I can't! I can't pick it up!
"Oh my commander~ Do you need big sister help?" Atago suddenly speaks out as she comes to my side from out of nowhere. I instinctively pull aside to let Atago sit next to me. She elegantly sits and gracefully picks the chopstick and bowl of rice from my hand. "Now commander, say aaaaaaa~" Atago pushes a chopstick of rice into my mouth and I, like a baby, bite it. "Good~~" Atago said happily.
Am I embarrassing myself in front of everyone? Probably. But hey, I never used a chopstick before so it's not my fault that I need someone's help. I try to lift my head up and I can only see Souryuu smiling, almost laughing. What!? Don't laugh!
"Aaaaa~~" Atago pushes another rice and tempura and I bite it again.
"Can I learn how to use a chopstick?" I ask Atago between my chewing. She just shakes her head as she pushes another rice into my mouth. "Atago, please~" I begged her like a little brother. She always says that she is a big sister so the only counter to that is a little brother. I used my puppy eyes and sad face and Atago took a massive amount of damage. I am a genius. If you stay silent, you can actually hear the sound of ma genius. "Big sister Atago~~"
"Guh!" Atago took another hit. I can hear giggles vibrating in the air as Atago falls over. Now all she needs to do is teach me how to use the chopstick. Atago slowly rises back up, with an intimidatingly crazy aura. I may have doomed myself here. She was panting… Atago was panting hard as her body slowly turned toward me. Uhh? Help? "Commander~~~~" Okay Danger! HELP!
"Atago, that's enough!" Takao bonks Atago's head with her scabbard as Atago prepares to pounce on me. Thank you TAKAO! She then picks the bowl and chopstick from Atago and puts it in front of me. "I am sorry for the inconvenience, commander." She pulls Atago by her collar and pulls her away from me. Atago was trying to pry her body off but it seems that Takao is stronger and Atago could only cry as her body got dragged away from me.
Well, I was saved by someone again. The good news is that Atago wouldn't be able to do… whatever she was going to do earlier and the bad news is I have no one to feed me. Guess I have to do it by my- "Oh my commander~ Has the vermin gone away?" Akagi sits down next to me. Where has she been? I didn't notice her going away before and now she just sits down next to me. "Shall I feed you commander?" Akagi picks the bowl and chopstick and starts feeding me.
"….suuuurreeee….." I open my mouth and Akagi pushes the chopstick in. She gracefully put the food on top of my tongue and pushed my chin up to shut my mouth. You know I can do that by myself right? I don't need help to close my mouth, Akagi but thanks anyway. "…. Thanks Akagi." I said to her as I gulped the food down.
"It's okay, my dear~ Now please open up~~ Aaaaaa~~" Akagi pushed another food into my mouth carefully. I want to learn how to use a chopstick myself though….. You know, I am just going to ask Souryuu after this privately instead of asking her. I think that's the best course of action. "Shall I cook you something, commander? I believe I can cook something better than that crane."
"Pfft…." I hear Shoukaku choke on her food the moment Akagi finishes her statement. Akagi then throws an angry glare at Shoukaku and Shoukaku smiles victoriously. Well, I am free to be the judge if they want to do a cook off. Before I could present myself, a sudden loud lively child voice rang from behind me.
"BIG SIS NAGATO, I AM HOME!" Big sis? Which means that this girl is Nagato's little sister. "AH! THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE! AND ALSO THE COMMANDER!" Someone suddenly hugged me from behind and I can tell that she is a small child. I guess it's stupid to be surprised since Nagato also has a childlike body. She snuggles her face into my cheek and I can feel how warm her face is. "HE IS SO WARM!"
"Excuse me." I hear Hiryuu's voice behind me and she walks toward Souryuu.
"Welcome home Mutsu and greeting, Hiryuu." Nagato said as she signals her sister to sit next to her. "Come here, Mutsu. Don't disturb the commander."
"BUT HE IS WARM!" Mutsu cried as she hugged my neck tighter. Her short black hair brushes my face as she moves her head up and down. She is way merrier than her sister so even if she has the same golden eyes, they look completely different. Her facial muscles move a lot more than her sister and her voice is also louder. "Come here and taste it!"
"Cough…" Why is Nagato fake coughing? Can it be that she is actually as cheerful as Mutsu is but she suppressed it because of her job? "Mutsu, the commander can't eat when you are hugging him."
"It's okay, Lady Nagato." I said to Nagato as I caressed Mutsu's head. "You can sit on my lap if you want to, Mutsu." Mutsu cheerfully yells as she gleefully jumps into my lap. She then presses the back of her head to my chest which causes me to smile. She really is a child huh? I put my hand on her head and started patting her. "Do you like it, Mutsu?"
"UMU!" The little girl exclaims happily as she pushes her head further back. At the same time Akagi put another load of food into my mouth which I happily bite down. "Akagi! Akagi! I also want to be fed!" Mutsu opens her mouth wide and Akagi happily puts a tempura into Mutsu's mouth. Mutsu then clamp down on that piece of tempura and eat it all.
"Oh my~ We look like a happy family, aren't we?" Akagi said out of nowhere. Why would she drop that bomb out of nowhere?! I mean, now that I think about it, we do but can't she keep it to herself for a bit or at least whisper it to me rather than blurt it out loud. "Lady Mutsu, would you like to be the commander and my child?"
"PPFFTT!" I hear some people spit out their food. I also want to do the same if I haven't swallowed it. I put a hand on Mutsu's mouth to shut her up since I have a feeling that she would just scream yes.
"I don't think we should drag Mutsu if we want to play as a family." I can feel Mutsu's tongue licking my palm. I know it may look like I am playing, Mutsu but I am not. As much as I want to say no to Akagi's family play, I don't think my future would be good if I did that. At the very least, I want to save this cute Mutsu here from my inescapable fate. Fly my cute Mutsu! FLY! "She is a busy person, aren't you Mutsu?" I grip Mutsu's face and move it up and down so that she looks like she is nodding.
"Don't you want to be pampered, Lady Mutsu?" I move Mutsu's face left and right. My left hand then moves toward Mutsu's stomach from the side window of her outfit and tickles her which works wonderfully as I feel Mutsu has stopped licking my palm and starting laughing. "Well, if Lady Mutsu doesn't want to then I guess I can't push your decision." You're welcome, Mutsu. I just saved your life.
"Can I have another bite, Akagi?" I ask her and she happily obliges. She puts another portion of food inside my mouth and before I know it, the bowl is already empty.
"As the leader of the Sakura Empire, I would like to give you my thanks, commander, for attending and accepting my invite." Nagato said as she bows her head again. Between the sakuran and the maids of the royal navy, I wonder who bowed more? I wonder if they'll just bow to each other all the time if I lock them in the same room. "Commander, may I ask you some questions?"
"Yes." Here come the questions just like Elizabeth. I have to be ready here because Stella isn't here to help me. I pulled my chin down and prepared every potential answer. COME NAGATO! I, Igo, shall answer your every question!
"What kind of relationship do you have with commander Stella?" ALERT! ALERT! A QUESTION THAT I HAVEN'T PREPARED THE ANSWER TO HAVE COME! BLARE THE SIREN! WE ARE UNDER ATTACK! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO ANSWER THIS!? STELLA I NEED YOUR HELP! "It's okay if you don't want to answer it, Commander Igo. Normally, I believe intimate relationship between two people isn't something that should be expose to the public," THEN WHY THE FUCK DID YOU ASK!? "but since this is involving two of the most influential people in Azur Lane, I believe your relationship should be known to the important people of each faction."
I mean sure, but can I really say that Stella is my girlfriend? I already did that with Belfast but it's obviously a lie in which only me and Stella know. Hell, not even Mia knows that I am cheating on her. She is going to punish me when she finds out, it's just a matter of time. As long as I can delay Azur Lane's members and Mia meeting, I'll be safe. Mia probably already suspects me since I am in Azur Lane but as long as she doesn't have any evidence, I am safe.
Now, how am I supposed to answer this question? First I need to calculate the chance of Nagato and all the ladies here meeting Mia which is low. I am not saying it's impossible, I am saying that it is very likely that they will never meet. So I guess it's fine to lie… yeah…. "Before I answer, may I ask what kind of rumor has been circulating around regarding me and Stella?"
"Some people have been assuming that both of you are married and have a secret child somewhere." PPPFFFFFTTTT! Holy hell have they gone straight through the roof! I thought they would stop at being married but god damn, aren't their brakes broken. "Of course it's not real right, commander?"
"No, we are just girlfriend and boyfriend." And Stella is still virgin, although I am not. Being married and having a secret child, huh? I would've. After I answer Nagato's question, I see some of the shipgirls let out a sigh of relief. Why are they sighing? More importantly, what were they planning if I am truly Stella's husband? I actually want to hide Mia's existence from this bunch as much as I can now. "Don't worry, Lady Nagato. I would prioritize my job over my personal feelings."
"Thank you for the reassurance, commander." Nagato bows her head again. "Commander, may we talk in private?" Uuuuuhhh… What does she want to talk about? Why in private? Should I agree or not? That's a stupid question. Of course I have to agree, I am in the middle of her territory. Saying no is the same as saying yes to death.
"Okay." I nod at her and signal Mutsu's out of my lap. She grumpily nods and then stands up. All the other girls also stand up and leave the room, leaving me with Nagato alone. The silence between both of us is damning and I am not gonna lie, a cold sweat starts trickling down my back. I see Nagato's eyes staring at me as both of us stay silent. Uuuugghhh… I think she is expecting me to say something here and take the charge. "Lady Nagato, may I ask what kind of thing we are going to talk about mander, can we talk right there?" Nagato requests as her face turns to the left toward an empty space. Sure….. I stood up and sat where Nagato was pointing and so was Nagato. She is sitting inches away from me which is way closer than before. What is she doing? "Commander, as the leader of the Sakura Empire faction, I would humbly offer you my sincerest apology." Nagato apologizes as she kneels in front of me.
Eh? What? Why? Did she do something? Did something happen? Am I missing an important event? Why is kneeling to me? She is a leader right? I mean, organization wise, I am higher in the hierarchy but she probably has more influence on the Sakuran girls than I do. "Uhh… Please lift your head up, Lady Nagato and I don't know what you are apologizing for."
"Please, call me Nagato. Your position is higher than mine after all." Could I really call her that in front of her people? I don't want to offend anyone at all and I can already tell that calling their leader by her name without honorific is bad. But she asks for it and it's bad to deny her request so maybe I can balance it out by calling her by her name whenever we are alone. "And I would like to apologize for my associate's future actions." She lowers her upper body until she kneels to me again.
"Uh….. why are you apologizing for something that we aren't sure will happen?" I stand up and move toward Nagato. I grab Nagato's shoulders to try to lift her up, but I haven't thought about Nagato's reaction. I thought she would just act normally when I touch her bare shoulders but in reality, she jerks her body back in shock. "Uh… sorry." I said apologetically to her as I drew my hands back.
"No, it's not your fault! I am just….. surprise." Nagato puts her hand on her chest as she tries to calm her beating heart. Her shock expression was apparent as her eyes opened wide and her face became flustered. "I'm not used to talking with other people closely other than with Mutsu. So I apologize if I scare you, commander."
"No, I am the one who is supposed to apologize." I said to her as my body moved to try to lift her body up again but thankfully, I am conscious enough to stop midway. I guess the habit is kind of hard to stop. "Is there a way for me to pay for my mistake?"
"Uhhmm….. it's not your fault commander. It's mine." Nagato tries to explain herself and her hands move frantically in front of her chest. "I am just… not that social with others." Ah…. I kind of understand her. She has a high rank and it's worsened by the fact that she is a shy girl so she wouldn't reach out to everyone and everyone would look up to her.
"Then do you want to start doing it with me, Nagato?" Nagato's face lifted up. "You know, since you are not experienced enough and are too shy to talk it out. How about training with me since we are alone now?" I can see Nagato thinking deeply about my suggestion. Am I being rude? I just want to help her a bit but it could also be a sakuran culture that I am not sure that I should change. Yeah, maybe this is a bad idea. "Uhh…. Maybe we shouldn't-"
"Very well." Eh? Did she agree with me? "I understand that social skill is one of my many shortcomings and as a leader of the Sakura Empire faction, something that important shouldn't be left unchecked." Nagato takes a deep breath, closes her eyes and calms herself down. She then kneels herself, again! As she said. "Please teach me, commander. I will be under your care."
I….don't think students should kneel to their teacher…. It's also uncomfortable for me to see a little girl bowing to me. Maybe I should teach her not to bow to me first. I stand up and slowly creep my way to Nagato's back. "Then could you please lift your head up first." I grab Nagato's shoulders again and her body shivers as a reaction. Nagato slowly rose up and her face was beet red. Just from me touching her bare shoulders, she is already this red.
"I am sorry commander. Please ignore my body's reaction." Nagato throws her face away as she apologizes again. How many times has she apologized since we met? There must be a record for this. "Please guide me, commander. I would like to be a great leader like you." Uhm… I am not actually. I am just lucky to be Stella's ex, or 'current' boyfriend.
"Well, I guess the first step is to do what your sister did." Nagato glances at me with a confused yet embarrassed face. I smile at her and sit cross legged. "Come sit on my lap." Apparently, that was too much for Nagato as white smoke rose up from her head. I broke her. I broke a girl. Normally, I would give up and say that I was joking but Nagato's case is much worse if she shivers every time I touch her shoulders. I can't stop now. I patted my thigh and said to Nagato. "Come now, Nagato. This is your first test."
"Uhhh….. uhmm….. mmmmm…. UUggghhhh….." Nagato's eyes darted everywhere except for me. Her fingers tremble and her fox ears move a lot. How cute! I want to pet her and bite her ears! Nagato slowly gets up but her knees are so nervous that her entire body is experiencing an earthquake. Her case is so much worse than I imagined. "Uhhmmm….. Uuuuhhhhh….." Nagato can't do it. Her body just stands there like a statue.
I guess I need to help her. I move forward and hug her little body which she reacts by squeaking, weirdly enough. I then pull her toward my body and place her on my lap. "How hard was that, Nagato?" Apparently very hard as her body keeps on trembling like a furless puppy on a rainy day. Her hands push against my body to keep a space between our bodies. I try to hug her into my body but her arms won't let me, well at least for a brief second before her arms crumble and can't counter my strength.
"Abababababababababababababababababababababa." I definitely broke her. Uh…. SSTTEELLLAAA! HELP! One of your important ships is broken! Can I fix her by dipping her in rice? Or should I use some duct tape? I feel her body heat up and I see her fox ears erect.
"Calm down Nagato, you have to calm yourself down." I said to her, I wrap my arms around her body tighter as I feel her breathing calming down. "Good. Have you cooled your head yet?" Nagato nods her head slowly. I start patting her head which she likes if her ears are anything to go by. "You like it?" She nods again but with more spirit.
"Huff…. Huff… Huff…. Yes….." Nagato mutters under her breath. She steadily lifts her face up and looks at me head on. Of course, I flash her a smile. "Thank you commander but I don't think we can do this in a single seating."
"It's okay. We can do our private training some days." I said to her as I bopped her nose. Her ears twitch the moment I did that which is fucking adorable! I bop her nose again and her ears twitch again. "You're adorable, you know? Has anybody ever told you that?"
"A-A-Adorable?!" Nagato stutters as her ears perk up. I want to bite her ears! "Commander! Please don't tease me! You already have commander Stella as your partner." Nagato's flustered face is too adorable. I think her social problems would be fixed if she smiled more. I put my fingers on each end of her lips and push it up more. "Uh?"
"You're cute when you smile." I can feel my cheek warming up as I smile at her. "Will you please smile more, Nagato? I believe your natural stoic expression is making it harder for people to approach you."
"Yes, teacher." Teacher? I don't know if I teach her anything yet though so being called a teacher is weird. Heh, guess I can accept it. "I look forward to our future lessons together."
"Yeah, me too." I put my hands below her armpits and lifted her up. "Let's test today's subject, shall we?" Nagato prepares herself before she nods at me and stretches her hands forward. I carefully pull her body into me until our body touches. She wraps her thin arms around my neck and rests her head on my left shoulder. I wiggle my arms and wrap them around her back.
"MMhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm….." Nagato hums happily the moment I push my cheek against hers. She sounds and acts just like her sister if she lets her emotions out. My right travels down toward the back of her stomach and pushes her deeper into me. "Purrr…" Is she a cat or a fox? Why is she purring? She is just the cutest.
I wonder, what happens if I scratch below her chin? A cat would like it but would she? Would I risk it? She is happy right now so maybe I can do it….. Guess it's worth the try. "Nagato….." I call out her name and she pulls her head away to look at me in the face. Her face tilts cutely and her fox ears perk up. "You are so cute!" I then tickle her chin.
"Commander….. I am not a cat, you know?" Nagato's fox ears and shoulders slump down. She isn't angry as she lets me scratch her chin but she also isn't happy either. She is just 'meh' with her eyes closed.
"I know, but you're cute so I can't resist." I keep on scratching her. "By the way, Nagato. I'll be staying at one of the hotels on this island. If you need anything just come by, okay?"
"Anything?" Nagato looks at me with wishful eyes. What is she thinking? It can't be that dark since she is too innocent for anything lewd so I guess it's safe for me to say yes.
"Yes, anything." The fox's ears perked up with passion as she heard the answer that she wanted.
"Okay, I'll try to visit you later on." Nagato's genuine smile is gorgeous. I want to capture this world wonder and frame it. "Just make sure that no other girls enter your room commander, except for your maid of course." Why is so defensive all of a sudden? Is she jealous that her precious teacher is getting along with others? "Commander, please don't look at me like that. I am just concerned about your 'safety' especially from my fellow countrywomen."
"Hahahaha….. I don't know what you're talking about but sure." Nagato's ears flop down again. She isn't happy, even her mouth starts pouting. SHE IS ADORABLE! "Do you want to end this now and call the others?"
"Yes. Greed is a leader's downfall." Nagato releases her hug and walks away from me. "We better return to our original position, commander." Yeah, the girls would probably raise an eyebrow if they saw us facing each other with only a small space between us. We both walk toward our original place at the end of the long table, but before we part too far, I give her a kiss on the forehead. "…please don't ambush me, commander."
"Don't be cute then." I give her a cheeky smile and return back to my position. Nagato also returns to her original position. Before she calls her peers, Nagato calms herself down and makes sure that all her clothes are tidy and her hair isn't messy. "It's okay Nagato. You're as cute as ever."
"Commander, stop!" Nagato's bashful face as she screams at me is adding more to her cute nature. "I have to be calm before I can call all of them." Nagato put her hands on her flat chest and tried to calm her breathing down. SHE IS SO CUTE! I WANT TO DEVOUR HER! Not… literally… but it would also be weird if it's sexual… I guess sexually eating her is better than eating her literally sooooooooo…. No. "Are you ready commander?" I nod at her. Nagato then called out to everyone with a loud yet high pitched voice.
"Yes, Lady Nagato." All the girls then came rushing into the room and filled all the empty space beside the table. Everyone returned to their original positions except for Atago and Sheffield. Atago was running inside the room and sat next to me where Sheffield sat before and since Atago took her seat, Sheffield decided that sitting behind me is the best.
"I think we should conclude our meeting for now, commander. Once again, let me say how grateful we are that you are willing to accept our sudden invite." Nagato uses her original authoritative voice to speak out. She carefully bows her head which annoys me after being bowed so much this day. Calm down Igo, it's a foreign custom, you have to get used to it. "Is there anyone who would like to ask or add anything before we end this meeting?" To that question, all the girls shake their heads left and right. "As the leader of the Sakura Empire, I end this meeting and let me give you our grateful thanks again." All of the Sakuran girls bow their heads to me. I AM GETTING SICK OF THIS! Please stop bowing to me!
"Well, commander." Souryuu silently sneaks up to me and tug on my shirt. "Please follow me, I shall guide you back down." I nod at her and follow behind her as she walks down the stairs without making a sound. We also walk through the fourth floor silently with Sheffield following behind me. After we arrived at the third floor, Souyuu started a conversation. "Commander, may I ask you about your impression regarding Lady Nagato?"
"Well, she is a polite gir-woman." Very polite. Should I call her a girl or woman? I mean, they are shipgirl but some of them definitely CAN NOT be classified as girls. "I just didn't expect her to be so… compact compared to her rigging." I see Souryuu's shoulders tremble as she holds her laughter. "She is a good leader from what I've seen from her and her fellow countrymen."
"Yeah, she is." Souryuu proudly said. Hey, I said your leader is competent, not you! I don't know how good your work is so if you want to be arrogant then be my secretary and show me your worth. "Truth to be told, I am glad that you get along with Lady Nagato. I am afraid her lack of experience interacting with other people would hinder your meeting but it seemed that my fear was unfounded."
"She talked to me about it." Should I tell her about our little teacher-student talk? Nah….. Nagato would be very embarrassed if Souryuu somehow brought it up. "She is a very reserved woman, huh?" I wonder how aging works with these shipgirls? Maybe she is truly a girl rather than a woman. I am afraid to ask for her age.
"Yes, her calm personality fits for those who called themselves a leader." I think her rigging and you girls hyping her up are what make me see her as this authoritative figure. If she wears cute clothing and didn't summon her rigging, I bet I would see her more as a cute little girl rather than the leader of The Sakura Empire faction. "But yes, her position as faction leader of the Sakura Empire prevents her from interacting freely with the others."
The three of us walk down another stairway toward the second floor. "Say Souryuu, are the other faction leaders as compact as Lady Nagato?" And at that question, Sheffield pinch my hip. Ow! Look, you have to admit that Queen Elizabeth is small. Even smaller than you, Sheffield. You at least have some boobs by the look of it, Elizabeth? HAH! That dress is barely holding on to her.
"I know that you are a man commander but please don't ask that." Huh? Oh shit! That could be classified as a sexual harassment! I should apologize and- "You should find out on your own. I believe all of them will catch your interest." She is encouraging me. She definitely is encouraging me. "…I understand what I just said but please don't strip me with your eyes, commander."
"Huh?! Oh! I am just concentrating on something." I didn't realize that I am eyeing her back. To her, I am probably looking like a creep watching her ass. Well, I am more interested in her thighs rather than ass but hey, I'll take whatever I can get. Hm? She is embarrassed huh? Heheheheheh.. I better take this chance to tease her. I close the gap between us and whisper. "Or was that an invitation, my dear?"
Souryuu's rabbit ears twitch as she catches my voice but before I could continue on, Sheffield delivers me a light kick to my heel. "…Indecent." Sheffield, I believe you said last night that a maid should prevent harm to ever happen to her master, right? Then why the fuck did you kick me?! Can't a man be lewd with a peace of mind here? Jeez, if you keep that I'll turn my lewd intention toward you, Sheffield.
"You don't need to be jealous, Sheffield. Your master is only joking here." I jokingly said to Sheffield as I glanced back toward her. I see Sheffield eyebrows slightly sharp down. She's not buying it by the look on her face.
"…..bwe…" Did she just? SHE DID! Her tiny tongue just peeked out of her mouth just now! THAT WAS CUTE! I want her to show me that again. I wrap my left arm around Sheffield's waist and pull her beside me.
"That was cute, you know?" I said to her while closing the gap between our faces. I might order her to show me that face again later. Sheffield tries her best to face my way but in the end she had to throw her face away in embarrassment. "It's not something that you have to be embarrassed about, Sheffield."
"Quite the smooth talker, aren't you commander?" Souryuu said in front of me. What? Is she jealous that I am not focusing all my attention on her? Calm down, I'm going to play with you too. We reach another stair and reach the bottom floor.
"Hey, I am just appreciating the world's cuteness. What's wrong with that?" To that declaration, Sheffield pulled herself away from my arm and moved back. Awww…. That slightly blushing face of hers is cute. I better leave her be if I don't want to push her even further. "Besides, your rabbit ears are also cute, Souryuu." Souryuu's rabbit ears twitched and swung around after I complimented them. "And they are more honest."
"A compliment will be received with a happy feeling and even you're also like that, right commander?" Yeah, but I don't have animal ears that would leak those feelings out.
"Say, Souryuu. This might be considered as a sexual harassment but…. Do you have a bunny tail?"
"… Fufufufufufufufufu… You're really a bold person for that question." Souryuu slowed down and walked beside me. She then whispers to my ear with an intense dominating voice. "Finish your homework and I'll show you~" Souryuu then bites my earlobe which causes me to jump away. "Fufufufufufu…. Do you know what rabbits are known for, commander?" Red eyes, huge ass ears, and jumping around. What else? "That confused look on your face tells me everything I need to know. Fufufufufu~ You'll surely be pleased with your reward later on."
Should I be worried? What other things does rabbit get known for? Uuugghhh…. Is this important? Should I know this? Is it widespread knowledge? I keep on pondering and pondering and before I know it, I am at the front door. Thankfully this time, it wasn't the thousands of stairs but rather the calmer and longer asphalt road. And even better, there is a sedan in front of us, waiting to be driven.
"Please get in, commander. I shall drive the car." Souryuu said as she opened up the driver side door. Sheffield walks forward and opens up the passenger door and waits for me to get in. I mean sure, but I can do that on my own, Sheffield but thanks anyway. I entered the car and Sheffield followed me and took the seat next to me.
Souryuu starts the car and we comfortably cruise down the slope while I try to look at the scenery. It's early summer now and the intensity of the sun is getting way to real. I can't even lift the curtain up from the car window without getting my eyes absolutely fried up.
"….it's summer, master." Sheffield said to me like she was teaching a little boy. "…..Please use sunglasses if you want to see the scenery." I know, my lovely-dear-cute-adorable-beautiful-gorgeous Sheffield. Hm? Talking about summer…. I wonder…. Can I command Sheffield to use a bikini as her uniform? Hehehehehehehehehe…. Sheffield being embarrassed in a bikini or even better A MICRO BIKINI! HAHAHAHAHAHA! There is nothing that Sheffield can do to stop me! MUAHAHAAHAHAHAHA! "…..vermin…. your eyes….. scary…"
"What are you talking about Sheffield?" I ask innocently. Don't worry Sheffield, you'll look beautiful wearing the thinnest piece of fabric that has ever been fabricated. And I also might, MIGHT, store a scissor for cutting the straps if Sheffield is being naughty. MUAHAHAHAHAHA! MY PLAN IS BULLETPROOF! Hah… if only I had the balls to do it though. I pat Sheffield's head and said. "Stay cute, Sheffield."
"…." Sheffield's eyes went straight through me and stared at my soul. She definitely knew that I was thinking something lewd but not quite sure what it is. Don't worry, Sheffield. Your master doesn't have the balls to command you to wear a micro bikini. "…..I'll follow your order, master…. No matter what it is." I know. I have heard Belfast said that same line billions of times but even so, my balls aren't hard enough for that.
"I know but tell me if what I am asking you is too much, okay?"
"…I shall consider it." Sheffield's head slightly leaned toward me and before I knew it, she was resting her head on my arm. Her bangs prevent me from seeing her face clearly but I am sure that she is blushing right now. It's not like she is as expressive as the others so the most will probably be her cheeks hue slightly shift to the red side.
"Can I speak out how sweet both of you are? Because I believe I have just got diabetes from just seeing and hearing you interact." Souryuu commented as she drove the car toward where both me and Sheffield parked the car. "How about you place that maid's head on your lap, commander?" Sure, Souryuu. I am going to enjoy it anyway.
I softly grab Sheffield's head and carefully place it on my lap. I can tell the car was going slower and slower the moment Sheffield's head landed on my thigh. I look at the mirror and see Souryuu eyeing me and Sheffield. "Souryuu, eyes on the road please." I can see Souryuu's mouth pout as I command her. "You can peek occasionally." Souryuu cheers up as she slows the car even more. Any slower, we will be standing still.
"….master…weird…" Sheffield murmurs in confusion. Yeah, I bet she never learned and expected to have this kind of master.
"Yes, Sheffield?" I answer her, which surprises her out and she tries to turn her face sideways. I move my right hand over her head and start combing her hair. I see the edge of Sheffield's ears turning red which means that she is blushing. "What's wrong Sheffield? You don't like it?"
"…..our position is backward." Yeah, usually the master was the one who slept on the maid's lap but it's the opposite now. There is a desire inside of me to lay my head on Sheffield's thighs but there is also another desire to have her on me. "…..If I may say, you're almost the same as the Queen, master."
"Oh? How come?"
"…..sometimes you ask for…..weird things." Ahahahahahaha….. I wonder what Elizabeth asked Sheffield that makes her think like that. I know she has a pair of scrumptious thighs but I doubt she will think about something like this. "….does this bring joy to you, master?"
"Of course. Having such a beautiful and cute maid accompany me today and having her laying on my lap is the best." I proclaim proudly.
"…pervert." Sheffield mutters shamefully. Her hands move toward her bang and pull them down to cover her increasingly red face. At this point, I can basically read her face like how I read other people's faces. Heck, the experience from reading Sheffield's facial expressions will definitely upgrade my observation skill. All of that because of this cute petite maid. I keep on patting her head as Sheffield's eyes slowly shut down.
"Sleepy Sheffield…. How cute~" I replaced my gentle rub on her hair to kindly scratch her scalp. "Do you like it?" Sheffield's chin slightly goes up and down. She does like it. I start scratching below her chin just like I did with Nagato earlier. She doesn't have animal ears but her exposed neck somehow invites me to scratch it.
"…purr…" Did she just purr accidently or did she do that to please me? It's likely that she intentionally did it to please me and it did please me. "…nyaa…" Aaawwwww….. her face is burning. This is the first time I actually see her entire face turn red from embarrassment. "…..nyaaaa… purr~~…. Purr~~~~~…..Purr~~~~~~" Sheffield starts to become comfortable purring and meowing that she is actually enjoying my left hand on her chin.
I focus all my attention toward the movement of Sheffield's chin as I experiment with my left hand. I put different amounts of pressure and scratch different spots and Sheffield's chin would lift up higher the better scratch I give her. Eventually, I use the perfect amount of pressure and scratch the perfect spot where Sheffield's neck is fully exposed to me. Her purring and meowing also sounds a lot better now and once in a while, she hums like an actual human. Did she forget that she is supposed to be a cat? Hahahahaha… I guess she isn't a perfect human after all.
"Huff…. Huff… Huff…. Huff….." What a creepy heavy breathing noise coming from the front? "Stop being sweet, commander!" Earlier, I saw you as a dignified woman but the moment me and Sheffield start interacting, her walls begin to crumble, or rather, explode. I am not denying that my interaction with Sheffield might be a little too sweet but can you not breathe that heavily? "If you get any sweeter, I'll die!" Good. Go die.
"Stop that, will ya? And eyes on the road!" I yell at her and she immediately snaps her eyes from the mirror and back to the road. The car wobbles around for a bit before she finally manages to take it under control. We almost crash into a random building just because I am spoiling Sheffield. "Seriously….. are you jealous or something?"
"Kind of." Oh wow, she is very honest. Not really expecting that. "But I know that I am late to the line, so I'll wait my turn." Wait for her turn? What turn? Did I miss something again? I take my right hand away from Sheffield's head and move it over Souryuu before lowering it down. "Commander, I appreciate your concern but you should focus on that maid first. Besides, a reward should be given after I did something good."
"But you did." I said as my hand scratched the base of Souryuu's left rabbit ear. Her animal ear becomes erect like a mole peeking out of its hole the moment my hand lands on it. "Invite me to the exercise that you plan, guide me toward the castle, save me a couple of times. I guess that's the basis of me giving you this head pat."
"Everyone could do that."
"I know and so is my job as your admiral, but we got chosen right? We got chosen and you are doing a great job at it." I, on the other hand, haven't done anything useful other than paper work. I honestly doubt myself can do anything useful in these few days. "And I'm your superior which means I can pamper you and there's nothing you can do to stop me."
"Ufufufufu… If that is what you want then there is no complaint from me." I hear her start humming a nice relaxing tone. "You know commander? I think you're selling yourself too short by saying that you aren't doing anything useful." Hm? What does she mean by that? I truly haven't done anything useful in the last three days though. Does she think that I am like Stella? She must be.
"I am not Stella you know? I really haven't done anything other than paperwork."
"No, commander. You have done a lot more than that but it's okay if you want to play dumb. Sooner or later, you won't be able to continue that act anymore." Why does she have to say it in that ominous way? And I am not acting. I genuinely have no idea what good things have I done these days. I have molested Belfast, Stella, Enterprise and Pennsylvania. If that is what she meant by good deed then she is more wicked than I expected. "We have arrived. Thank you for spending your precious time and I will be waiting for tonight, Commander~"
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"Yaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwnnnnnn…" I let out a long yawn as I stretched my body and heard the loud crack of my pained bones. My shoulders are the body parts that hurt the most as I filled the stacks of paperwork that Stella had given me. "Oohh… ugh….." I grumble in pain as I violently jerk my head from left to right and crack my neck.
"…..master, please don't get possessed. We don't have any Iris saints nearby." Sheffield, I know how scary it may look like but can you not? She has been getting real feisty after our visit to the Sakura Empire Island. Did I somehow piss her off? I mean look.
"How can I be possessed when there is a beautiful angel beside me?" To that flirt, Sheffield summons her guns and points them at me. "WAIT! WAIT! I AM SORRY! I AM KIDDING! PLEASE DON'T SHOOT!" I tumble down my chair and slip around the other side of the table. "Sheffield calm down….. take a deep breath… hold it in….. release….. repeat it two times Sheffield." I see Sheffield's chest slowly calm down as her flustered face comes back to normal.
"…Huff…. Huff…. Sigh…." Sheffield's guns gradually dissipate away into thin air. "…..I am sorry about that sudden erupt of emotions, master…. Please pay it no heed." PAY IT NO HEED!? YOU POINT GUNS AT ME WOMAN! HOW THE FUCK DOES I PAY IT NO HEED!? I DEFINITELY SHOULD PAY IT HEED!
"Sheffield, be honest with me, did something happen?" I carefully peek my head out of the corner of the table to look at Sheffield. "You didn't act violently before this so I am just wondering." I slowly crawl toward my chair and sit on it. "Maybe I could help you."
"…no….it's nothing." No, there is definitely something! You aren't looking at me clearly, my dear Sheffield. Where are your eyes focusing, Sheffield? Why are your cheeks burning red, Sheffield? Did she get a cold? I stand up and approach Sheffield and at the same time, she puts on a defensive stance.
"Are you okay, Sheffield?" I ask again, clearly concerned for her condition. I move my hand toward her and place it on her forehead. It's warm and only getting warmer. THIS IS BAD! I have to get her to Vestal! "Sheffield, you're getting hotter and hotter! We need to get you to Vestal now!" I grab her hand and try to drag her out of my office but she is surprisingly staying put. "Sheffield?"
"….master… you shouldn't be worried about me…" Sheffield took her hand away from me. "….. I will go to Miss Vestal on my own and for the time being, please stay here." Sheffield's face was getting redder and redder. She has to get to Vestal ASAP!
"But your face is too red. I can't let you walk alone when you're clearly not healthy."
"No." Oh wow, a higher volume voice. That's not Sheffield like. "Please stay. As your maid, I will follow your command which is going to miss Vestal and have a check up." The volume of her voice is higher than before. Is this because of her cold? Should I leave her alone? She is clearly not healthy! But if I protested, she would stay here longer and it's bad. I guess I have to let her go so she can get to Vestal ASAP.
"Fine. But if I heard or read a report about you collapsing in the middle of your journey, I wouldn't forgive you." I said to her rather harshly as the concern started getting into me. Sheffield bows her head and then runs toward the door. "Wait Sheffield, why are you-" Before I could finish my question, Sheffield opened the door and ran away as fast as she could. Did I do something bad?
In the midst of all this confusing event, a voice enters my room. "Master, may I enter your office?" OOhhh! That's Belfast's voice! Where has she been this entire time?
"Sure. Come in, Belfast." I said rather enthusiastically. I guess I miss her more than I realize. Belfast's big breasts were the first things that entered the room before her entire body. Her beautiful face and gorgeous purple eyes heal me after Sheffield's unusual behavior. "Is there something that I could help you with? You seem to be in the middle of something." I asked her after noticing the papers that she was carrying.
"The Queen was planning to have a tea party with Lady Richelieu, the faction leader of Iris Orthodoxy." Tea party between the leader of the Royal Navy and Iris Orthodoxy? Oh boy! I want to attend that! But I doubt I can understand what they are saying. Their conversation must be way above me. I would just sit there on a chair looking like a lost child. "I was appointed as the head organizer of the tea party and I am here to get master Stella's permission." How formal is this tea party that you need a fleet admiral's approval?
"Is it rude to ask what kind of things that are going to be talked about in this tea party? It seems to be super serious if you need Stella's voice." Belfast's giggle at me as she closes the door behind her. She then walks toward me and stands beside me, taking back her normal position.
"Not too serious usually but a meeting of two leaders is quite the big event as normally, leaders of each faction are very busy." I wonder what work the leaders are doing? I mean they are shipgirls too so exercise is probably one of them. "By the way commander, may I ask as to what happened between you and Sheffield?" Yes, I was wondering that too. "I see her running out of your room with a flustered face?"
"Yeah, I don't know. She wasn't like that earlier today but she suddenly changed after we got back." I never expected her to be the moody type so why did she act differently? I can't understand her and if I ask her she would just deny it and brush it off.
"Got back? May I ask where you have been?" There seems to be nothing that escapes her ears, huh?
"We were visiting the Sakura Empire Island and blabla bla bla bla" I then told Belfast what I experienced while I was on the Sakura Empire Island minus the perverted stuff since I don't want to get teased by her. "We are going back to the Sakura Empire Island after this but I am considering postponing it since Sheffield isn't feeling well."
"No." Belfast said out loud. Wait!? What do you mean no?! Sheffield is sick and you want me to ignore that?! NO FUCKING WAY! Is this all your 'a master shouldn't consider her maid feeling' or something like that? Cause I am not following that bullshit rule! I should be vocal to her about this.
"Belfast, hear me." I said to her as anger started seething into my voice. "I am not going to push anyone just because I am their master. I don't want you to push your body too far no matter what your training has taught you." I seriously can't figure out whether she is retarded or just taking her job too seriously. I know she is dedicated but I don't want anybody to follow that stupid teaching till their body breaks. What is going to happen to her if her master wasn't me? What will she do if her master order her to commit suicide? She might be able to do it with Queen Elizabeth but I don't know about other people though. I am afraid for her future after I die. "Belfast, don't be stupid and hurt yourself."
Belfast was shocked to say the least. Understandable since this is the first time I have ever let anger seep through my voice. She then smiles which gives me hope that she would drop the 'master's order is absolute no matter what it is' act. "I think I have enquired about your wrath, my master." Belfast places her papers on my table. "I really, really am lucky to have a kind master." Belfast suddenly wrapped her arms around my head and pulled it inside her bosom. Is she bribing with her body? I may be a pervert that is always watching your ass and breast but I am also a caring pervert. Your health is one of my priorities and this big-plump-soft-pure-nice-beautiful-tantalizing-inviting breasts ain't going to stop me. I will be thinking twice if you squeeze my dick between them though.
"So you understand what would happen if it wasn't me?"
"I will not be having a perverted master." Oooookaayyy…. You don't… need to say it out loud….. "And I would be sad." Her arms pull me in deeper. "A caring pervert as a master isn't that bad after all." I know I am a pervert…. Stoop….. "Master, I am saying 'no' because I know what Sheffield is experiencing."
"Really? What kind of illness is that?" I ask her and she giggles at me. What? I am a caring pervert. There is a caring part to it.
"I don't think I should be giving such private information without her consent but if you want to know, the illness starts with the letter 'L'." L? Ligma? Is she going to ask me to lick her balls? Does Sheffield even have balls? Can her boobs be considered as her balls? If it's yes, then I am very happy to lick her balls. If not, I am concerned. "Don't worry, my master. I shall help Sheffield as a woman."
"Please." As a woman? Is it a woman only disease? Can only women treat it? Now isn't that kind of sexist. Should I start a hashtag on twitter to cancel whatever kind of illness this is? Doubt it would take off though…. "Is there something that I can help?"
"Hmmmm…." Belfast closes her eyes as she wonders deep into her thoughts. "Maybe there is….." Belfast pulls my head out of her bosom and pushes me into my chair. She then pushed her face into mine and said. "My master is a caring pervert, right?" Her voice….it's full of lust and greed. This is not her calm and collected voice, this is someone else's voice. "You have shown me, multiple times, your caring side. While you never, ever show me the other side." Her breath reeked of an intoxicated smell. Her face….is twisted. "Why don't you show me, Igo? That side of yours."
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She used my name.
"You really are just a lewd cow, aren't you?"
"AAHH! I AM SORRY MY MASTER! PLEASE FORGIVE THIS FILTHY BITCH COW!"
What an animal she is….
"Now, let's start this cow regular check-up. Open your body wide, bitch."
"Please don't show me any mercy!"