Mobile Game Wife Comes Knocking

Ye Ming immediately broke the heavy atmosphere: "Fu Hua, if I said I wanted you, and them too, would you punch me?"

PS: Saw someone in the review section recommending Uma Musume. Got curious last night and checked out the anime—huge regret. Ended up watching until three in the morning, suffered all day, came home and collapsed into bed, barely alive after sleeping until nine. Miserable.

But Uma Musume is really fun.

PS2: Next chapter will be a bit late. Let me fill my stomach first.

Chapter 17 — Let's Buy Wedding Dresses Together

Fu Hua didn't speak.

She knew Ye Ming's personality well, so of course she wouldn't take his joke to lighten the mood seriously.

When she finally snapped out of the beautiful future Ye Ming had described, she immediately realized something was off.

Those girls—did he mean Yae Sakura and the others?

Fu Hua wasn't the ordinary girl Ye Ming took her for. Leveraging her information advantage, she easily understood the meaning behind his words.

Some Valkyries must have approached Ye Ming.

Had Yae Sakura and the others already hooked up with him? Why hadn't I noticed anything unusual? With so many of them, why hadn't they fought?

That pink-haired girl in the haori outside the window and the white-haired loli on the bed—were they also newly appeared Valkyries?

So many Valkyries, and they were all getting along peacefully, willingly becoming Ye Ming's wives?

Feeling both incredulous and regretful to death, Fu Hua wished she hadn't left for those two years.

What should I do?

For a moment, Fu Hua was lost.

Give up on Ye Ming and silently walk away alone?

No. She would never accept that ending. She wouldn't just abandon the one she loved!

Take Ye Ming's joke seriously and quietly submit to him like the other Valkyries?

But she was the one who came first!

Not become one of Ye Ming's many wives, but stay by his side as his one and only childhood friend?

What a joke!? Was she supposed to attend Ye Ming's wedding with the Valkyries as his childhood friend? The other Valkyries would be brides, and she'd have to offer blessings as a bridesmaid—just thinking about it was heartbreaking.

For a moment, Fu Hua was lost.

Fu Hua glanced blankly at Ye Ming, then swept her gaze toward the bedroom window.

Since they'd already met, why were they still hiding outside? To watch the show?

Huh?

Right!

If they really had already met, why were Yae Sakura and the others still hiding outside the window?

After all, she was once the Red Oriole Immortal. From the details, Fu Hua quickly realized her thoughts had gone astray.

"Who are 'them' you mentioned? Can you introduce them to me?"

Fu Hua pulled herself together, staring intently into Ye Ming's eyes.

"Huh?"

Ye Ming was startled.

He looked at Fu Hua and found her staring right back at him, those beautiful blue eyes once again showing the sharp, eagle-like gleam—exactly the same look she had when she used to beat people up as a kid.

Ye Ming was startled by that gaze. Good grief, he'd thought that after two years apart, Fu Hua in her white floral dress had turned into a gentle girl-next-door. Now it seemed he'd been overthinking it.

"You believe what I said?"

Ye Ming was surprised. No normal person would take his words seriously. A bunch of obedient beautiful girls—it sounded absurd, not even a trashy web novel would dare write that.

"Logically, I shouldn't believe it. But since you said it, I'm willing to try."

Fu Hua also realized her gaze was too sharp. She lowered her head and raised a hand to push up her nonexistent glasses, using the gesture to adjust her mood. "So, can you introduce those girls to me?"

Yeah, right. See Laffey on my bed? She's one of those girls. Little Laffey, well-behaved and cute, my wife, my angel, obedient to me in every way. No matter how harsh the request, as long as it's from the Commander, she'll comply with tears in her eyes.

If he said that, Fu Hua would definitely punch his head off, right?

Ye Ming didn't want to be seen as a lolicon, but aside from Laffey, the other Ship-Girls hadn't appeared yet, and he didn't know if or when they would.

So Ye Ming could only say, "Right now, they haven't found me yet. But they do exist. Maybe one day they'll come. So I can't let down those girls' feelings. I have to shoulder this responsibility!"

"Oh?" Fu Hua narrowed her eyes. "Are you using this excuse to reject me?"

"No, I just don't want you to be sad." Ye Ming shook his head. "Think about it. If we really got together, and one day in the future those girls suddenly showed up, I couldn't bear to reject them. But we'd already be married. You'd definitely be heartbroken then."

"Heh."

Fu Hua smiled. "Alright, let's say that situation really happens. At that time, what choice will you make? Will you leave me for your girls?"

"I won't."

Ye Ming shook his head again, looking at Fu Hua with a serious, low voice. "If that day ever comes, I'll neither refuse them nor give you up. I want both!"

"Oh?" Fu Hua's smile faded as she stared deeply at Ye Ming. "That's a pretty reckless declaration to make so easily. What do you take me for? Your personal possession? One of your wives?"

That's right!

"Not at all!"

Ye Ming shook his head once more. "Fu Hua, I've said it before—I do have feelings for you, and I think we'd be a good fit together. But those girls are real too. Even though I've never met them, I can't ignore their feelings. If one day they appear by my side, as long as they're willing, I'll take responsibility for all of them."

"You should understand, Fu Hua. The reason I'm telling you all this is that I don't want to deceive you, don't want to brush you off with empty lies. After all, we're not strangers meeting for the first time. I think, given our relationship, laying our hearts bare is the most appropriate way."

Hearing this made Fu Hua feel a bit guilty. She had plenty of things she was hiding from Ye Ming.

"Alright, even if everything you say is true, you've also said you're not sure if they can find you, or when they will. Are you going to live your whole life alone for something uncertain?"

I'm not alone anymore.

I have my parents, I have you as my childhood friend, and...

My Laffey, my angel, will always be by my side.

Even though Laffey is still a little girl now, even a destroyer might not be completely incapable of growing up, right? A grown destroyer fulfilling her duties as an Oath Ship probably isn't a crime, is it?

Even if she doesn't grow up, it's fine. After all, she's the cutest Laffey. Even as a little girl, she's an angel.

"What's wrong with living alone for life? Fu Hua, you know me. If we're together and one day those girls suddenly show up, I won't play some choose-one game. Shameless or persistent, I'll use every means to keep you all by my side. Can you accept a future like that?"

Fu Hua fell silent.

"Precisely because I know you can't accept it, I can't agree to you."

Ye Ming spoke his true feelings. Honestly, it was because Fu Hua was his childhood friend, holding a special place in his heart, that he risked being seen as a pervert to say these things.

Fu Hua was silent.

She lowered her head and thought for a long time. Just as she opened her mouth to say something, Laffey, still sleepy-eyed, pulled open the bedroom door and stumbled out, rubbing her eyes.

"Commander, are you done handing out rings? Laffey's hungry. I want to eat."

"Let's talk about this after the meal."

Fu Hua seized the reprieve, agreeing to Laffey before Ye Ming could speak. "So you're called Laffey? What a cute name. Come on, big sister will take you downstairs for breakfast."

As she spoke, Fu Hua bent down to take Laffey's little hand. "Come on, big sister will help you wash up first. After that, we'll go downstairs and eat together. Oh, and why do you call Ye Ming 'Commander'? That's such a strange title."

Laffey let Fu Hua take her hand, but her feet didn't move. Instead, she looked up at Ye Ming.

Ye Ming nodded.

With his approval, Laffey lazily followed Fu Hua into the bathroom.

"A Commander is a Commander. Why is that strange?"

Laffey was a clever girl. She knew this world was different from the world of Azur Lane, so she didn't bring up Ship-Girls.

After Laffey finished washing up with Fu Hua and changed clothes, along with Ye Ming who had already cleaned up, the three of them headed out.

While waiting for the elevator, Laffey glanced at Fu Hua's hands and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, as if she'd discovered something. "Hey? Big sister, where's your ring? Don't want to wear it? Did you hide it?"

As she spoke, Laffey remembered Ye Ming's promise and turned to him.

"Commander, you're going to help big sister Fu Hua buy a wedding dress, right? Make sure to bring Laffey along then, and buy Laffey's wedding dress at the same time."

The considerate Laffey, trying her best not to cause trouble for her beloved Commander, made this thoughtful suggestion.

Chapter 18: No One Knows Yae Sakura Better Than Me!