Mobile Game Wife Comes Knocking

He really hoped that one day he could meet a main fleet ship-girl, preferably one from the Royal Maid Corps—someone like the all-purpose maid Belfast would be nice, but the best would be the white-haired maid Sirius.

A considerate little maid like Sirius, with that indecent figure, obedient and devoted to the Commander, and even an Oath Ship who had received a ring—if he could truly reunite with her, Ye Ming felt he could definitely show off the prowess of a carnivore.

But for now.

After eating, he would take Laffey to the bridal shop to order a wedding dress.

Laffey in a wedding dress would surely be even more beautiful than in the game.

The warm morning sunlight streamed into the living room. Looking at the cute little girl beside him, Ye Ming's heart also settled and warmed.

Chapter 21: White Eagle War God

At the same time Ye Ming decided to take Laffey to buy a wedding dress, the otherworld named Azure Lane was about to usher in an unprecedented great war.

The world of Azure Lane was a blue planet whose surface was 71% covered by seawater. Humanity was born, grew, nurtured, and developed its own civilization within this azure blue.

However, accompanying this were ever-expanding ambitions and desires. Beneath the seemingly calm surface of the world's structure, undercurrents were surging.

Finally, one day, unknown enemies appeared in the ocean, defeating the fragmented human factions with overwhelming combat power. After their defeat, humanity lost control of over 90% of the sea areas, and their technology and living standards regressed rapidly. Humanity developed a deep shadow regarding the ocean and the unknown enemies, calling the monsters that dragged them into the darkness of the deep sea "Sirens."

In the battle against the Sirens, lifeforms called Ship-Girls gradually became active, becoming the main force against the Sirens.

So-called Ship-Girls were spirits awakened by people with special talents using Wisdom Cubes, based on warships that had existed in history. They possessed human appearances, firepower stronger than steel warships, speed, and damage resistance, as well as extremely high growth potential. Even today, as the Sirens grew stronger and had gradually evolved from ordinary artillery to various black technology weapons, Ship-Girls with high training levels still possessed the power to confront the Sirens head-on.

Those with the rare talent to awaken Ship-Girls were called Commanders.

For decades, Commanders led their respective Ship-Girls on the front lines against the Sirens. Although the deep-sea Sirens were numerous, powerful, and held a huge advantage, the Commanders relied on information sharing and mutual support to fight the Sirens to a stalemate, maintaining a balanced situation.

But not long ago, the balance was broken.

On the southeast coast of the Southern Continent, a Special Sea Area resembling a "domain" had appeared. The Special Sea Area was the Sirens' home turf; the Sirens inside were greatly strengthened, while Ship-Girls entering it were severely weakened. Even Ship-Girls with high training levels would suffer a crushing defeat.

Worse still, as time passed, the scope of the Special Sea Area continued to expand, seemingly intent on eroding the entire planet.

Facing this enormous crisis, all nations united. Under the coordination of headquarters, dozens of elite Commanders from nearby sea areas formed a powerful Joint Fleet with their main Ship-Girls, charging into the Special Sea Area to hunt the Sirens.

The result was a complete rout.

To be honest, as a relatively rare female Commander among Commanders, Zhou Xiaoguo was more panicked than anyone, because her Port District was on the southeast coast. As a rookie female Commander, she only had one Ship-Girl, the destroyer Yukikaze, and her training level was extremely low.

A few days ago, when the Joint Fleet was defeated, Zhou Xiaoguo even had the thought of running away. Although it was shameful, as a Commander, Zhou Xiaoguo absolutely did not want her little wife Yukikaze to sink.

But now, even though she was already deep inside the Special Sea Area, Zhou Xiaoguo no longer felt any panic at all.

Because her heart was completely filled with intense shock.

The once mysterious and unpredictable Siren battlefield had turned into a one-sided massacre shortly after the battle began.

This time, the ones being massacred were the powerful Siren fleet.

Swarming carrier-based aircraft blotted out the entire sky. The roar of artillery was everywhere. Occasionally, a Siren warship tried to resist, only to be blasted to pieces by multiple aircraft and artillery bombardments.

"Who exactly are you people?"

Zhou Xiaoguo's face was full of disbelief. Such a powerful fleet was completely beyond her imagination. The gap between the Joint Fleet from a while ago and the fleet before her eyes was so huge it was despairing. To think, the members of the Joint Fleet were all the top elites among the nearby Ship-Girls.

"Us? We are just rootless duckweed with nowhere to go, wandering everywhere, only to find him, to return to his side, and be an ordinary Ship-Girl."

Standing beside Zhou Xiaoguo, responsible for her protection, was a beautiful girl with blue hair and purple eyes.

Zhou Xiaoguo remembered that during the earlier introduction, the girl called herself the light cruiser Helena.

"Ordinary Ship-Girls?"

Zhou Xiaoguo gazed at the one-sided battlefield on the sea, her expression numb.

"Aircraft carriers Lexington, Saratoga, Essex, Casablanca..."

"Battleships North Carolina, Washington, South Dakota, Georgia..."

"There are even precious Submarine Lolis moving underwater..."

"Wait! That should be the light cruiser San Diego, right? Why is her anti-air so powerful!?"

Zhou Xiaoguo's eyes widened as she watched a red-haired girl charge headlong into the Siren carrier aircraft group, deploying her rigging. Amidst the roar of artillery fire, in the blink of an eye, the Siren carrier aircraft group was completely shot down by the girl's anti-air guns.

"Because San Diego was modified by the Commander. If we use the four colors white, green, purple, and gold to distinguish a Ship-Girl's rarity and growth potential, San Diego has surpassed the limit of gold, reaching the color level, which is the Sea Legend tier."

Helena seemed accustomed to similar shock and explained patiently.

Zhou Xiaoguo didn't catch Helena's words. Her attention was firmly locked onto a white-haired girl in military uniform, heroic and spirited, on the distant battlefield.

As an aircraft carrier girl, she should have stayed safely behind under the protection of destroyers and cruisers, launching her carrier aircraft to strike the enemy from afar. But the white-haired girl bucked the trend, charging to the front. As she raised her hand to launch her carrier aircraft, she immediately rushed towards a Siren carrier and swung her fist, slamming into it hard.

Such arrogant behavior naturally attracted the attention of the Siren warships. Dozens of bombers and countless shells rained down on the girl like a torrential downpour.

A terrifying roar exploded. A huge amount of seawater was blasted high into the air by the explosion, pouring down to form a brief rain. After the curtain of rain fell, the unharmed white-haired girl had already charged towards another Siren warship, leaving behind only the Siren carrier wobbling as it sank into the sea.

Charge, and charge again. The white-haired girl was like a terrifying beast that had barged into a land of little people, rampaging across the battlefield, unstoppable wherever she went.

Zhou Xiaoguo was dumbfounded.

"Who is she?"

Zhou Xiaoguo's expression was dazed, her voice dry.

"She is the pride of the White Eagle, the most illustrious carrier in White Eagle history, the Grey Ghost, the White Eagle War God, and also, the Commander's second Oath Ship."

"Her name is Enterprise."

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Helena watched the white-haired girl's valiant figure in battle, her tone tinged with sorrow.

Once, a girl born for war had finally shown a peaceful smile thanks to the Commander, but now, she was slowly sliding back into the abyss of conflict.

Because the harbor of the girl's heart, the girl's Commander, the girl's husband, had vanished without a trace.

Commander, where did you go? Has Laffey, who disappeared so strangely, already found you?

Everyone, Helena really misses you.

Helena gazed at Enterprise's unstoppable form on the distant sea, her heart heavy.

The next second, Helena's eyes widened in shock.

On the distant sea, Enterprise's figure, along with her released carrier aircraft, suddenly vanished without warning.

Chapter 22: Workplace Unspoken Rules?

Okita Souji hid in the bedroom and overheard Ye Ming and Laffey's conversation. When Ye Ming said, "From now on, please rely on the Commander a little more," Souji knew she was finished.

Before it had even begun, she had already fallen into defeat.

The failure came so suddenly that even Souji, who had weathered the bloody storms of the Bakumatsu, couldn't help but panic. Her mind went blank, as if she had fallen into boundless chaos, and she leaned helplessly against the door. Only when she heard the sound of the door opening did she snap back to reality, fleeing hastily through the bedroom window without even thinking to erase the traces she had left behind.

No one could understand what Souji felt at that moment.

In Souji's heart, Ye Ming was her fellow disciple, her childhood friend, a companion who had walked with her through the blood and rain of the Bakumatsu, a like-minded seeker of the Way, and ultimately, the lover she had chosen.

So, when Souji came to this unfamiliar world and, after stumbling upon the FGO game, found Ye Ming through some vague instinct only to discover he had lost his memory, she felt not a shred of hesitation or confusion.

Losing his memory was fine.

At the very least, he could cast off the heavy past and start anew in this peaceful country, with nothing but a calm, warm daily life.

That was what Souji had always thought.

But now, before she could even find the right moment to act, someone else had beaten her to it, reaching the finish line directly.

The blow was too heavy. When Souji saw Yae Sakura and Fu Hua facing off at the entrance of the Breakfast Shop, a surge of inexplicable anger rose within her, and she spoke harsh words she would never have said to strangers before: "You two, don't you find this ridiculous?"

Souji pointed at Yae Sakura: "I don't know how long you've lived, but since you claim to be a Shrine Maiden from Sengoku Shinano, you must be at least five hundred years old by now, right? The Yae Sakura I faced yesterday was a battle-hardened warrior, a gentle and composed Shrine Maiden, but now, are you forcing yourself to play the part of a spoiled, chuunibyou girl?"

Souji turned to Fu Hua: "And you? I heard from Yae Sakura that you were born in the previous civilization era, a being who has lived for over fifty-five thousand years. Fifty-five thousand years—how many sunrises and sunsets, how many seas turned to mulberry fields, how many dynasties rose and fell, joys and sorrows, partings and reunions? Is a celestial being who has seen all the ways of the world really supposed to look like this?"

"Wanting to get closer to the one you like, wanting to be noticed by the one you like, wanting to be with the one you love—that's not strange. Everyone has those thoughts. But after you're together, what then? Are you going to keep pretending like this forever? Inside the house and outside, in bed and out of it, living a lie your whole life?"

"Why can't you just be honest?"

Souji's voice gradually lowered: "If, on the very first day you met, you had walked right up to him and told him everything in your heart, all your feelings and thoughts, without holding back, the result would definitely be much better than this."

But now, it was too late.

Even though Laffey was just a little girl, after hearing Laffey and Ye Ming's conversation, Souji had vaguely guessed that the beings called Ship-Girls were not limited to Laffey alone, but for some unknown reason, they hadn't been able to return to Ye Ming's side with her.

Ship-Girls—another girl from another world.

Just like her from Chaldea and Yae Sakura and Fu Hua from the Honkai World.

Is there still a future for him and me?

Souji didn't know.

But then again, it probably didn't matter much, did it?