Nero and the Dragon Girl Performing on the Same Stage?

As Quincy watched Ninghai walk away, he helplessly reached out his hand towards her retreating figure.

She looked at New Orleans with teary eyes, "Quincy's hungry..."

New Orleans sighed helplessly, at a loss for what to do with his sister, and could only offer some words of comfort, "Lunch is almost here, just bear with it for now."

Quincy, who is glamorous on stage, is actually like this in real life. If her fans knew, countless dreams would probably be shattered.

In the afternoon, Quincy naturally joined the children in playing together.

The group of children, with Quincy, who was clearly a size too big, looked out of place, but judging from how much she enjoyed herself, Quincy herself obviously didn't think so.

New Orleans watched from a distance, deeply worried about her sister. She didn't know what Quincy would do if she left her side even slightly.

Meanwhile, Northern Home and Hokusai huddled together again, talking to each other in the room while secretly laughing.

"This time, you absolutely cannot let anyone find out, or it will really be a big problem." Hokusai warned Northern Home in advance, telling her to keep the secret strictly and not to be careless.

The last time Bismarck caught him in a direct confrontation, it was already extremely dangerous.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. Of course, I'll hide and enjoy this kind of thing by myself. No one will find out."

Northern Home confidently assured him, and of course she understood this perfectly well; she knew the importance of keeping secrets.

The two looked at each other and chuckled as they looked at the sketches in their hands.

With a bang, the door was pushed open.

Hokusai and Northern Home were so frightened they almost lost their minds, frantically trying to hide the sketches, fearing another disaster.

They breathed a sigh of relief when they finally saw who it was.

"Don't you know how to knock?" Hokusai looked angrily at the children standing at the door. That last scare had really terrified her.

"Sister Hokusai, Sister Hokusai, can you draw a portrait for us?"

The children, unsuspecting, came in and begged Hokusai to draw for them.

Disturbed like this, Hokusai knew that there was no chance to discuss their interests with Northern Home again, so he had no choice but to agree to the children's request.

If these children aren't dealt with, they won't have any time or space of their own.

Hokusai asked, "What do you want to draw?"

"Just paint Quincy, isn't she an idol? Can you paint a portrait of Quincy, something nice?"

The children made their request. After learning that Quincy was a very famous idol, they came up with this idea. Since Quincy was among them, they all ran to ask Hokusai for help.

Hokusai nodded. It wasn't difficult. She had Quincy stand still and strike a pose, then began to slowly sketch Quincy's likeness on the blank drawing paper.

Time passed by, and the children waited patiently on the side while Hokusai drew pictures on the paper very seriously.

"Alright!"

Hokusai waved his hand, put down his paintbrush, and handed the finished portrait to the children.

Wow! It's so beautiful!

"Yeah yeah!"

The children looked at Hokusai's paintings and didn't know how to comment on them, so they just kept praising them.

"But it's just Quincy, not us."

"Yes, yes, this is not good." The children quickly felt that the portrait was somewhat incomplete. "Sister Hokusai, can you draw another one for us? This time, please include us in the portrait."

Hokusai glared at him in dissatisfaction, "You guys have so many demands!"

But she couldn't resist the children's pleas and reluctantly nodded, "Let's make this clear first, this is the last one, you can't push your luck any further."

"Mmm!" The children nodded their heads rapidly.

This time, Hokusai didn't paint as carefully as before. She didn't know how long it would take to paint so many children one by one.

She picked up her paintbrush and began sketching quickly on the paper, without even glancing at the children present.

"Alright!"

In just a few minutes, a painting was completed by Hokusai, much faster than before.

The children eagerly took a look and saw that the figures on the paper looked like big-headed dolls, standing together one by one.

Everyone, including Quincy, simply drew the most important features.

This time, Hokusai didn't use a realistic approach, but instead used a chibi style to include everyone in the illustrations.

"Wow! That's me!" "That's Quincy!" "That's Laffey!"

The children began looking for their own reflections in the painting, seemingly quite satisfied with Hokusai's perfunctory work.

"Alright, alright, stop bothering me here. I need to continue creating."

Hokusai started to urge people away; she still had unfinished business to complete, and these children couldn't stay here.

"Thank you, Sister Hokusai!" The children said goodbye with satisfaction and left.

After the children left, Hokusai suddenly realized that she no longer felt the same way. She sighed and said, "Tir, let's call it a day. We'll continue next time."

Chapter 12, Section 449: Nero and the Elizabeth Báthory to Perform Together?

I spent a few days in peace and quiet at the naval base. It was a secluded paradise, a place far removed from the world's strife.

Sitting in the sun Yuxian sipping tea, I felt relaxed and content, appreciating the beauty of life.

At that moment, Nero ran out of the office building, and Lexington was pulling and dragging her from behind, was unable to stop her.

"Admiral, you can't go!"

Lexington looked extremely anxious, constantly trying to persuade Nero, even resorting to force to stop Nero.

But Nero remained unmoved; Her Majesty the Emperor was no ordinary person, and she forcefully dragged Lexington forward.

"I must go! I absolutely cannot miss this opportunity!"

Upon seeing this Yuxian and Mash immediately ran over, asking, "What happened? What happened?"

Nero and Lexington seemed to be arguing, which was very strange and made them worried.

Upon seeing Yuxian, Nero handed him an invitation.

"Hmm, you should all come along too."

Yuxian curiously took the invitation, opened it, and his eyes widened in surprise.

Woohoo.

The words "Elizabeth Bathory Grand Concert" in large Gilgamesh letters caught Yuxian's eye.

No wonder Nero was so eager to set off despite Lexington's advice; it turns out her good Elizabeth Báthory, was holding a concert and had sent a letter inviting her to be a special guest.

However, there is one thing that Yuxian must ask clearly.

"How did Elizabeth manage to hold a solo concert?"

Have people in this world gone mad? Who invested in this? Who is the organizer?

Is this a form of revenge against society? This is absolutely a form of revenge against society.

"You must persuade the admiral! She can't leave!"

Lexington immediately sought help from Yuxian, as she absolutely could not allow the admiral to leave the garrison.

This is not only because the naval base cannot do without Nero as its admiral, but also because sending Nero to a concert would definitely make her a laughing stock among the ship girls and admirals of other naval bases.

It's important to know that Nero's current naval base is extremely well-known in the world of admirals, and is even referred to as a bastion of hope.

If Nero really does attend the concert, then the image of their naval base will be completely ruined.

Lexington couldn't imagine such a scene; it was a nightmare.

Yu Yuxian understood Lexington's concerns. He blinked and said to Nero, "Your Her Majesty, please calm down. I feel there's something fishy about this. Why don't we investigate first, see what's really going on, and then report back to you? What do you say?"

Nero stared intently at Yuxian, trying to ascertain whether what he said was true, until Yuxian began to feel somewhat guilty, at which point she finally nodded.

"Hmm, then I'll leave it to you."

Nero finally relented and stopped insisting on going. Lexington breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Yuxian gratefully.

God knows how anxious she was just now. At that moment, she would rather the deep sea attacked immediately. She had never been so nervous and afraid, even when facing Abyssal Flagship.

To prevent Nero from backing out, Lexington made arrangements for their trip as Yuxian possible.

"It's okay, we can go by ourselves."

When the topic of finding a guide came up, Yuxian declined. They weren't so clueless as to not know the way, so they didn't want to trouble the other people in the naval base.

Borrowing a car from the naval base was enough; Yuxian didn't want to trouble the ship girls with anything else.

After explaining the situation to everyone, Yuxian led them to the address on the Elizabeth Báthory's invitation.

"Are we coming back or not?" Anna kept looking back in the direction of the naval base from the car.

"Of course we're coming back. Hokusai and the others are still at the garrison." Yuxian replied, wondering why Anna would ask such a simple question.

"Is there something you need, Anna?"

Anna pursed her lips and remained silent.

The group set off in their car. It was a bit crowded, and it was uncomfortable for a group of people to be crammed together, but no one complained too much.

Fortunately, this was a vehicle belonging to the naval base; otherwise, Yuxian was really afraid of being caught for overloading, since ship girls do have special privileges after all.

Is it in this city?

Yuxian and his companions followed the route to a city, and the journey had left them all somewhat exhausted.

The naval base where Nero was located was too remote, and it took quite a long journey to get there from the base.

"Let's find a place to stay and rest first, there's no rush."

Seeing that everyone was exhausted, Yuxian suggested that they find a place to rest first. He had been driving for so long and was also extremely tired, and didn't want to move at all.

The Elizabeth Báthory's concert isn't today, so they have plenty of time to find her.

Furthermore, Yuxian didn't want to see Elizabeth Báthory before the concert at all, because he might get pulled away, which would be terrible.

There are many hotels in the city, Yuxian and his group randomly chose a hotel that was neither too big nor too small to stay in.

Lying face down on the bed, Yuxian didn't want to move at all. He casually asked, "Mash, who do you think will sponsor Elizabeth's concert?"

This question has been swirling in Yuxian's mind from the very beginning until now, and he has been unable to find a solution.

"Have no idea."

Mash shook her head. This matter was indeed very strange and puzzling.

Yuxian wasn't intentionally trying to fob Nero off. Someone who would sponsor the Elizabeth Báthory's concert is definitely not simple; a normal person probably wouldn't make such a decision.

"Could it be that Elizabeth is acting recklessly and threatening someone to do this?"

Yuxian voiced his deepest concern: the Elizabeth Báthory would act recklessly and without any sense of self-awareness, without a doubt.

Mash thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, senpai. I believe Elizabeth- chan won't do anything reckless. After all, she's going to become an idol."

She didn't think the Elizabeth Báthory would do anything outrageous; someone who pursues their idol dream wouldn't allow themselves to be tainted.

Yuxian sighed, "That's really too strange."

Mash smiled and comforted her, "Don't overthink it, senpai. We'll find Elizabeth- chan tomorrow and ask her to find out what happened."

"This is the only way."

Yuxian turned over and lay on his back on the bed. "Then I'm going to get a good night's sleep. After I see Elizabeth, she'll definitely be ordering me around and I won't have any free time."

Mash covered her mouth and chuckled, "Well, what can you do when your senior is her manager?"

Yuxian couldn't help but roll his eyes. He had almost forgotten about Mash if she hadn't mentioned it. The Elizabeth Báthory had always regarded him as her manager. Thinking about this, Yuxian became even more worried about their meeting tomorrow.

"I didn't expect Nero and Elizabeth to be here. Seeing the two of them together makes me worry about the people of this world."

Nero's ship girls believe the most terrifying thing in the world is their admiral's singing voice?