Azur Lane Under the Stars

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"Then why did you complain that I sigh and look like an old man?"

"Isn't the atmosphere just right... Commander, want some watermelon?" Mikasa took out half a watermelon, with white steam rising from it, and Ren Shuo could feel the coolness emanating from it.

"Iced?" Ren Shuo asked.

Mikasa nodded: "This was cut up and frozen, and I brought it over from my ship's equipment space. How about it, want some?"

Ren Shuo stroked his chin: "Speaking of watermelons... I have an even more interesting game."

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A dozen minutes later, Ren Shuo called over a few kids and they prepared to start playing games.

"Ahem... This is a watermelon-breaking game. Saratoga, you'll be blindfolded, and we'll be giving you directions. We'll see who you trust and whether you can break the watermelon with a bamboo knife."

"If it's broken, you and your commanding ship girl will eat it; if it's not broken, we'll eat it," Ren Shuo explained the rules.

"I know, I know, this is the watermelon-hitting game, right?" Saratoga brandished his bamboo sword, looking eager to try. "Hehehe, let me show you Saratoga's amazing skills!"

Saratoga confidently put on his blindfold, brandished his bamboo sword, and considered himself a legendary swordsman.

Then, Little Red City, Little Enterprise, Little Heavenly City, and Little Radiance stood in four directions, preparing their own interference or to tell the truth.

Ren Shuo carefully placed the watermelon, and after confirming that Saratoga didn't know where it was, he stepped aside and said, "Alright, you can begin!"

Saratoga said, "You're all dead if you dare to lie to me!"

"This way, this way, come this way. The watermelon is five meters in front of me, come this way," Little Akagi said first.

"This way?" Saratoga groped his way towards Little Akagi.

"No, no! Little Akagi is lying to you. Don't move now. Walk ten meters to the right front, then three meters to the left. That's where the watermelons are." Little Glorious gave his directions.

Saratoga listened to the detailed directions given by Little Glow and immediately felt that they were more credible, so she followed Little Glow's instructions.

"Saratoga, you've been tricked! It's in the opposite direction from where you started. Trust me, I'm right!" Little Sky City's voice was extremely anxious.

"No, Little Sky City, you're not being honest! You're interfering! Saratoga, just take five steps forward and then three steps to the right, following the current direction."

The small business owner said with a grin.

Saratoga was being directed around and turned around in every direction, and he was getting a little dizzy. He shouted, "Give me a straight answer!"

"Pfft..." Ren Shuo looked at Saratoga, which was gradually deviating from its course, and smiled happily.

“It seems like this direction is…” Lexington couldn’t help but chuckle, “These little guys are really naughty.”

"That's how it's supposed to be, just having fun." Ren Shuo glanced at the team game next door. "Aren't they starting to play this over there too?"

Lexington nudged Ren Shuo's waist, then deliberately asked, "Commander, with me here, why aren't you looking at my swimsuit instead of the little guys next door?"

"Isn't it because you're so beautiful? I'm afraid that once I see you, I won't want to look at other girls," Ren Shuo teased.

"Hmph...Isn't my status as a wedding ship just for the commander to see?" Lexington said.

"It's alright, I have plenty of time to watch tonight." Ren Shuo wrapped his arms around Lexington's slender waist, feeling the smooth touch from his palms.

Lexington gave Ren Shuo a charmingly disdainful look, then swayed her slender waist slightly and whispered, "So, I'll let Jiajia sleep alone in the tent tonight? Shall we go back?"

Ren Shuo said, "There's no need. We can just trick Jiajia into spending the night in her friend's tent. We don't need to go back."

Lexington was stunned, staring blankly at Ren Shuo: "Are you crazy? This place isn't like a room; there's no soundproofing."

Ren Shuo breathed into Lexington's ear and said, "Then you'd better be careful."

Lexington: "..."

Damn it, I can't refuse.

While Ren Shuo and Lexington were enjoying their romance, the watermelon-beating contest had reached a fever pitch. In the end, Saratoga, believing herself to be incredibly lucky, chose to follow the small business's lead.

But before she left, she shouted to the small business, "Small business, I'll trust you this once, but you have to tell me first, White Eagle doesn't lie to White Eagle!"

The small business chuckled and said, "The White Eagle doesn't lie to the White Eagle!"

Saratoga was immediately very satisfied and followed the small business's instructions.

Hmm... Take five steps forward, turn right five steps, then turn right five steps again... and finally turn right five steps again.

That's it, this way! Saratoga was brimming with confidence, hehehe, ice-cold watermelon! Here I come!

The other friends on the side covered their mouths, trying not to laugh, thinking that Saratoga's intelligence was somewhat worrying.

After the small business's leadership ends, isn't it just returning to the same place?

The small business smiled smugly, thinking, "I'm still the smarter one."

She shouted, "Right under your feet! Chop down hard!"

Saratoga shouted, "Sky Dragon Flash!"

He swung the bamboo knife down with a fierce slash, displaying an imposing aura reminiscent of the line, "My daughter has just come of age; her strength can uproot mountains and her spirit can overshadow the world."

Then... although it struck soft sand, Saratoga's immense strength miraculously caused the blade to break.

The broken bamboo sword swirled and danced in mid-air before finally smashing directly onto Saratoga's forehead.

"Ouch!" Saratoga cried out in pain, hurriedly removing her blindfold and looking around angrily. "Who! Who attacked me!"

Then she saw the sandpit in front of her and the broken bamboo knife.

Staring blankly at his friends who were laughing heartily, Saratoga's face turned red with anger: "You, you guys! You're not being honest!"

"But the watermelon is ours!" The small business owner stretched out his chubby little hand and made a peace sign.

"Small business, and you too! You said you wouldn't lie to the Eagle Union! You're lying! Are you the Eagle Union yourself?!" Saratoga roared in fury.

The small business, however, asserted matter-of-factly: "I am not the aircraft carrier of the White Eagle, I am the aircraft carrier of the port area!"

"You, you're just being unreasonable! You're making me furious!" Saratoga chased after the small business, brandishing a broken bamboo knife.

The small business made faces as it ran away, saying, "Hehehe, you can't hit me, you can't hit me~"

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"It looks like they're having so much fun over there!"

Javelin looked enviously at the small businesses and Saratoga chasing and playing, then pulled up the drowsy Laffey and Ayanami who was playing video games, looking excited.

"Okay! Let's start working hard too! Come on! Let's have fun! We can't lose to them!"

"Why do you feel this competitive in such a delicate place?" Z23 complained.

Ayanami chimed in, "Yeah, I think the most enjoyable thing is doing your own grocery shopping by yourself."

Laffey's expression softened again: "Laffey... wants to sleep, probably..."

"Don't be like that! We've come all this way to the beach! How can we not try hitting a watermelon!"

In the end, it was the javelin that half-dragged and half-pulled them, which made them start playing games.

Ayanami, her eyes covered, muttered to herself, "All I need to do is smash the watermelon, right... Radar mode activated, target search, spherical object on the ground..."

Ayanami quickly located the watermelon, walked over swiftly, and drew her bamboo sword.

"The power of demons and gods... I'll show you!"

Javelin and Z23 had just put the watermelon down when they turned around and saw Ayanami running blindfolded towards somewhere, looking somewhat puzzled.

Why did Ayanami run away?

"Wait! That's over there!" Z23's expression changed drastically. She watched as Ayanami pulled out her bamboo sword from a guy whose entire body was buried in the sand, with only his round head sticking out, and was about to go up and hit him on the head.

"Wait! Ayanami, stop! Stop right now!"

"That is the holy land...!"

Before she could finish speaking, Ayanami unleashed her demonic power.

Santiago, who was happily chuckling in the sand, was hit so hard that his eyes rolled back, and then his neck snapped to the side... and he fell silent.

Ayanami, who had just removed her blindfold, fell silent and turned back to look at Z23 and Javelin, who were rushing over.

Santiago!

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"The children are having a lot of fun! Everyone is having a great time."

Wearing a swimsuit, Hood reclined on a beach chair like a lady, with chilled juice and fruit beside her.

"What? Not drinking black tea today?"

Veneto, dressed and posing next to Hood, was dressed in the same manner.

"Well, if you're going on a beach vacation, you should have the atmosphere of a beach vacation. This atmosphere isn't suitable for drinking black tea."

Hood took a sip of juice through the straw and made a contented sound.

"But is this really what you said... that you had a lot of fun?"

Veneto pointed blankly at a certain spot, and Hood looked and saw Z23, Javelin, and Ayanami carrying a serene-looking Santiago running towards the direction of the Vestal Goddess.

Oh, and there's a Lafite following behind.

Hood was still smiling: "But isn't this good too? Everyone is happy..."

Yes, everyone is happy, except for Santiago's injured world, which is now complete.

"Hmm... Come to think of it, the kids are having fun, shouldn't we adults also relax a bit?" Veneto said thoughtfully.

"Aren't we relaxing right now?" Hood asked, puzzled.

"Are you just going to sit here for the next few days?" Veneto asked in astonishment.

"Isn't it good?" Hood thought it was quite good.

Veneto stroked his chin: "How about you come with me to build sand sculptures? I've made plans with Gascoigne."

Hu De shook his head with some disdain: "I don't want to do such a meaningless thing under the sun."

Upon hearing Hud's words, Veneto became serious. You can say that she, as the flagship of the Sardinian Empire, is not doing her job properly, but you can't say that building sand sculptures is a meaningless thing!

So Veneto said seriously, "Sand sculptures are a treasure of human art, a condensation of human art! They are not at all the meaningless things you're talking about!"

Hood was somewhat taken aback: "Why are you taking this so seriously?"

Veneto thought for a moment: "That's like me telling you to your face that black tea is a meaningless drink."

Hood also became serious: "I understand, I apologize for my rudeness."

The two idle flagships inexplicably reached a consensus in some respects, and even saw a hint of mutual appreciation in each other's eyes.

"Ah, speaking of meaningful things... how about our royal family and your Sardinian Empire play a three-on-three beach volleyball game?"

Hu De clapped his hands and said.

Veneto was also quite interested. She crossed her long, slender legs and sat up: "What do you mean?"

Hood said, "Didn't the Ironbloods and our Royals set up a maid shop last time? How about we two factions try it out this time?"

Veneto thought for a moment: "I think we can bring in all the interested factions, and then have a friendly match, without any prizes."

Hud agreed, saying it was feasible.

“Then let the commander be the referee?” Veneto continued.

Hood shook his head: "The commander doesn't understand the rules. Let the White Eagles do it. They understand the rules. The commander just needs to be a cheerleader."

Veneto stood up: "Then I'll go talk to them."

Hu De stopped her, saying, "No rush, no rush. Let's finish eating and drinking these things first. There's still plenty of time."

Upon hearing this, Veneto sat down again and raised his glass: "Cheers to our friendly match!"

Cheers!

Chapter 488 Killing Ship Volleyball

Hey! Let's go get some barbecue!

On the beach, King George V extended a warm invitation to Yuudachi.

However, Yuudachi, unusually, did not immediately follow George V, but instead looked conflicted: "But, I have other things to do..."

"What do you have to do that takes priority over eating meat?" George V asked in surprise.