Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Prince Adalbert's words left Binjiang speechless.

He twirled the Thousand Chance Umbrella in his hand. It was specially made by Akashi, otherwise his own ship equipment wouldn't work, and there was no one to buy it outside... He had been ripped off.

Binjiang said, "Make your move!"

Prince Adalbert thought for a moment, put on his brass knuckles, and flexed his five fingers: "Here I come!"

What exactly constitutes a genuine martial arts competition?

There are no fancy tricks; it's all about striking with a knife and throwing a punch in the shortest amount of time, finding the opponent's weakness and delivering a fatal blow...

This is Prince Adalbert's view on these martial arts, but Binjiang has the opposite opinion. The Thousand-Mechanism Umbrella is ever-changing, and you never know what she will do next.

On one side are dazzling arrays of martial arts, and on the other side is the simplest and most direct method of overcoming all techniques with sheer force.

The fight was back and forth, with Binjiang narrowly avoiding a punch aimed directly at her face. With a slight flick of her wrist, she unleashed a hook from within the Thousand Chance Umbrella, aiming straight for her face.

Prince Adalbert, however, used the momentum of his punch to dodge and continued to close in.

"Wow, that's really intense!"

Ren Shuo sat there, his hands clenched tightly, and he unconsciously straightened up.

"Indeed, the two of them often communicate and exchange ideas, and they have both won and lost. It can be said that this match was the most intense and the most exciting one."

Bismarck spoke up from the side.

"Indeed, the older sister beating the younger sister was hardly a surprise, and the same was true for George V..."

Hu Teng expressed his agreement.

"Why didn't you give it a try?" Bismarck glanced at Hutten.

"Not interested," Hu Teng said, sounding uninterested.

She prefers watching others fight rather than participating herself.

"Hmm, the battle is about to be decided."

Bismarck was both amused and exasperated; who could have imagined that the final outcome would be like this?

On stage, to Binjiang's astonished gaze, his Thousand Chance Umbrella was shattered by Prince Adalbert's single punch...

Without weapons, how am I supposed to fight?

Binjiang is numb.

Chapter 614 Akashi, you've done so much harm!

No one expected such a dramatic turn of events.

Prince Adalbert was stunned for a moment. His weapon was smashed, so did that mean he had won?

Binjiang also had a bitter look on his face. He looked at the Thousand Chance Umbrella, which was broken in two, with a helpless sigh. He threw the weapon in his hand and walked off the stage.

"I'm not playing anymore, this is ridiculous..."

"Haha, really, Binjiang is really unlucky."

Zhenhai couldn't help but chuckle.

"If they were using their own ship equipment, or materials that wouldn't break, the outcome would really be hard to say."

Yi Xian also spoke softly.

Prince Adalbert may have won, but he felt something was off. What was this all about?

"But a win is a win, so let's prepare for the next match..."

Prince Adalbert muttered something as he stepped down from the stage.

While the competition was still in full swing, Binjiang angrily confronted Mingshi.

"Where's Akashi! Where's that swindler from your Sakura Empire?!"

Binjiang picked up the broken weapon and ran to the audience seats in the Sakura Empire, shouting.

Shiranui said expressionlessly, "I don't know. Akashi just left with a drastically changed expression, muttering things like 'I've messed up,' 'I'm doomed,' and 'I've been found out.'"

Binjiang laughed: "So this is really a case of cutting corners?"

I originally came here to confront them, but actually I was hoping to recoup some of the cost of making this weapon. Look, this weapon is so fragile, you should at least give me a refund.

But who would have thought? They actually cut corners!

This infuriated Binjiang. It was like during the fierce battle at the Forbidden City, one side's weapon was a poorly made counterfeit, and when they clashed swords, their sword broke, and they were caught off guard and killed instantly.

It's really frustrating.

"That green-headed cat is a menace! It's really doing us harm by selling inferior goods as superior ones!" Binjiang lamented.

Shiranui then added insult to injury: "Of course, this green-headed cat has always been like this. After all, she's not called a swindler for nothing. She often sells inferior goods as superior ones, and the gold weapon cases she sells are all painted."

Binjiang was shocked: "Really? Is it that shady? Then why is the port area allowing her to open a shop like this?"

"Well, to be honest, it's because you have to keep your eyes wide open when you buy things, otherwise you'll get scammed, and that's your own problem. But if you can be sure that what she's selling is genuine, the quality is beyond question, so you can just get by with it."

Shiranui was lying with a straight face, and one couldn't help but think that this expressionless face could actually tell a very convincing lie.

Binjiang believed it too, his face filled with righteous indignation: "That's awful!"

The Sakura Empire ship girls standing nearby looked on with strange expressions. You might think Shiranui was lying, but she really wasn't.

You might say you didn't lie... but what people understand is completely different from what was expressed.

All I can say is that neither of the two notorious swindlers in the port area, Shiranui and Akashi, should speak for themselves.

After Shiranui and Hamako united for ten minutes and formed an alliance to attack Akashi, Hamako said that she would buy everything from Shiranui from now on.

Then they shifted their focus to confront Akashi.

"Hehehe, another client secured." Shiranui's face remained expressionless, but those who knew her well knew she was smiling.

Shiranui was happier than anything after she managed to poach a client from Akashi's company.

"You two are really evenly matched," Shoukaku said helplessly.

“Hmm, you’re wrong about that,” Shiranui retorted. “Akashi is expensive, but you can bargain it down to a reasonable price. However, the merchandise is like a lottery; there’s a chance that some items will be of inferior quality.”

“But it’s different here. Everything here is high-priced, no bargaining, but it’s all genuine.” Shiranui glanced at Shoukaku.

"Sigh, I wonder how Akashi is doing, whether he'll be alright."

Shoukaku was somewhat worried.

Shiranui scoffed, "If you're selling inferior goods, you have to be prepared to get harassed... Didn't Lady Nagato say that if Akashi is found to be selling counterfeit goods, then the ship girl who was cheated can do whatever she wants with Akashi..."

"I hope the cat is alright." Shoukaku clasped his hands together.

Originally, Binjiang planned to watch and learn from the stands and cheer even if they lost. But now, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Then he remembered what Nagato had said, so he decided to go and settle accounts with Green Cat first.

Outside the venue, Binjiang found a girl dozing off on a bench. Her name seemed to be... Empire, right?

Binjiang grabbed Empire's shoulder and shook her, trying to bring her back to her senses: "Empire, have you seen Akashi?"

The Empire was somewhat confused: "No..."

"Oh, go to sleep." Binjiang thoughtfully patted the pillow that had fallen on the floor for Diguo and then placed it behind her head.

"Damn it, where did they go?"

After wandering around Binjiang for a while without finding any trace of Akashi, they began to get a little impatient.

"This guy is really good at hiding."

Binjiang muttered.

"Binjiang? What are you doing here? How did the competition go?"

A gentle voice rang out, and Binjiang turned his head to see Guanghui.

What are you doing here? Didn't you watch the game?

Binjiang thought that since he couldn't find Akashi for the time being, he might as well talk to Guanghui.

"Well, I lost. It's not that I'm unwilling to admit defeat, but I still feel a bit resentful because Akashi tricked me out of the weapon, so I'm going to settle the score with her again."

Binjiang recounted what had happened to Guanghui, who also felt sorry for Binjiang.

"What a pity, you had a chance to win."

"I've already lost anyway, so it doesn't matter. I just want Akashi to refund my money." Binjiang felt a pang of heartache at the thought.

Because he had spent a lot of his savings to customize this weapon.

Glorious thought for a moment, then pointed in a direction and said, "Generally speaking, Akashi hides in three places: one is the residence of the Sirens, another is the small secret room in the research lab, behind the modification platform, there is a small door, I don't know the password... and the last one is the secret base of Jean Bart and the others."

"Oh, thank you so much." Binjiang was overjoyed. Was this a ray of hope after all the darkness?

The conversation ended abruptly, and Binjiang headed straight for those three places.

Guanghui chuckled and strolled leisurely toward the venue.

Hmm, I wonder how the competition went.

…………

In a great hurry, Binjiang first arrived at the Sirens' side. After spending some time together, Binjiang had also lost his wariness of these Sirens' leaders.

After all, there's a corporate slave builder, a fun-loving observer, a brainless purifier, and a dream weaver of sleep... while the remaining arbitration body in the port area transforms into a diligent worker.

What is there to be wary of?

I have a feeling that these Sirens are useless.

"Hey, isn't this the new guy from the port area? What brings you here?"

The Purifier was still wearing his sailor uniform, holding a cup of pudding in his hand, looking rather simple-minded, as he approached the riverside.

"Don't embarrass yourself, come back, or you won't get any snacks tonight," the observer said lazily.

"Okay, I see. You guys chat."

The purifier obediently returned to her room; threatening her with snacks was remarkably effective.

"Hmm, let me guess, are you here to see Akashi?" the observer asked.

Binjiang was somewhat surprised: "How did you know?"

"I know everything." The observer sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, hands outstretched, a mysterious look on his face.

"Shut up! Wasn't it because Akashi told you not to tell anyone where she was when she met you before?" the Builder said irritably.

In front of the builder are a tea set and two walnuts to play with. This is a little hobby that the builder has developed after working as a corporate slave for a long time. It is a good way to relax by using the aging life of humans.

"Hmm, is there?" The Observer chuckled. "Let's just say there is, anyway, I know everything."

"I don't have time to listen to your antics... Where's Akashi?"

The observer, however, remained unperturbed: "What benefit would I gain? If there's no benefit, why would I tell you?"

Binjiang asked helplessly, "What do you want?"

"Let me make this clear first, I don't have anything good," Binjiang added.

She was frightened by Akashi's exorbitant demands.

The observer thought for a moment: "Hmm, how about you buy me a vanilla ice cream gift set?"

Binjiang breathed a sigh of relief; this was still within reason, so he agreed.

The observer on the other side smiled with satisfaction: "Great, Akashi is hiding in her secret room. The password is eight eights."

As expected of Akashi, who is known for his greed, even this cipher is so unique.

After Binjiang left, the builder took a leisurely sip of tea and then glanced at the observer.

"You didn't have to take the bribe, did you? You just wanted to have some fun."

The observer remained noncommittal, like an elegant cat playing with its fingernails, and lazily replied:

"Isn't that obvious? But why not take advantage of any free benefits? Besides, I've just run out of ice cream, and someone's buying some, so why not?"