How do I start a romantic relationship with a ship girl?

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Strencus chuckled coldly, glancing at the ships that were faintly visible on the distant sea, and warned, "They're here... Get ready."

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On the other side, Xu Huan, who was observing the sea from the deck, frowned slightly at the suddenly appearing Siren ship in the distance. He then picked up his communication device and notified the ship.

"There's a Siren ship...it's already within visual range...didn't we spot it before?"

The young man's words immediately attracted the attention of the others, who all went up to the deck and looked at the Sirens in the distance with different expressions.

"Normally... such an obvious ship shouldn't escape the search of my reconnaissance aircraft..."

Yuan Qiu, who was in charge of deploying the reconnaissance aircraft, spoke first: "This ship... its energy aura is well concealed."

“My radar isn’t responding either…” Friedrich added after checking his radar.

"If no corresponding energy aura is detected at such close range, either the other party has special methods, or the other party is a 'dead' Siren."

“If he’s dead, that’s quite possible…” Hindenburg agreed.

Upon hearing this, Hu Teng also offered, "Shall I go and take a look?"

"Wait a moment..." Xu Huan looked at the lone Siren ship in the distance and hesitated for a moment.

Although I couldn't sense any threat from the other party, my intuition told me that things weren't so simple.

Is the other vehicle still moving?

"No..."

Yuan Chou immediately replied, "We didn't see any signs of the other party moving on their own... Either they are indeed 'dead,' or they are deliberately waiting for us there."

“I see…” Xu Huan nodded, then turned to Frederick: “Then, just to be on the safe side, shall we take a detour? It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but my intuition tells me things might not be so simple…”

"There's only one boat anyway, let's just go around it."

"Okay, kid."

Everyone unanimously nodded in support of Xu Huan's overly cautious and seemingly cowardly behavior, without expressing any opposition or disdain.

Better safe than sorry, and this was also the commander's intuition.

Many people in the royal family knew perfectly well just how accurate Xu Huan's so-called intuition was.

Xu Huan and his group prepared to keep their distance and walk around, while the two humanoid sirens on the other side of the sirens' ship were also somewhat puzzled by this situation.

“We’ve made so many preparations beforehand, our disguise should be excellent…they definitely won’t be able to detect our presence…” Strencus frowned, and continued, “Judging from the Sirens we’ve wiped out along the way, they don’t seem to be planning to avoid battle…”

“I have a slightly different opinion from you. No matter what, a single Siren ship is just too strange... Anyone would find it odd, right? After all, they’ve always appeared in groups before…” Tenpalans sighed.

After saying that, she picked up the special radar detector belonging to the Sirens and began to detect the specific configuration of the other side.

They initially only knew that Xu Huan was among them, but they didn't know the specific combat strength configuration, so they needed to confirm it now.

Upon this detection, Tenpalans immediately frowned.

"Tsk...?"

"what happened?"

"Judging from this energy intensity, the opponent... seems to be accompanied by more than one legendary-level ship girl..."

“More than one? So what…” Strencus sneered a few times, saying, “Let’s move the ship closer… Since they won’t come over, we can go over to them…”

"you sure?"

"Of course...bring the boat over there."

Chapter 193 Preparing to Meet the Enemy

"Who do you think I am? A couple of maritime legends... can't stop me." Strencus's huge hand clenched lightly, his eyes filled with fighting spirit as he looked at the distant ships.

"Alright, as you wish..."

Seeing his companion's confidence, Tenparans followed his instructions and remotely controlled the Siren ship to head towards Xu Huan and his group.

As Strencus said, one or two legendary-level ship girls are not a threat to them.

This is not arrogance, but a fact derived from repeated practice. As arbitrators, they possess special abilities targeting ship girls, and coupled with their own formidable combat power, they have a natural and significant advantage when facing ship girls.

Furthermore, they had anticipated the possible presence of guards around Xu Huan before setting off, and the current situation was not unexpected.

On the other side, Xu Huan and the others also discovered that the Sirens ship, which had been lying still, had suddenly started its engine.

"What... they suddenly started moving..." Resentment said with interest, "It seems we can confirm that they're coming for us, Commander..."

They thought that everything would be fine after they went around, but they didn't expect the other side to be so close. Almost at the same time they turned, the other side immediately sped up and rushed towards them.

"What should we do, child...?"

Frederick also embraced her ample bosom, parted her red lips slightly, and asked.

"Tsk... Since they're so eager to die... let's just take care of them along the way." Xu Huan shook his head. When fighting the Sirens, his style was much more ruthless than usual.

The young man casually opened the storage device and took out something that looked like a telescope.

He pointed his telescope at the distant ship, and then the telescope began to project a corresponding image into the air, providing a clear view of the situation on the Siren ship opposite.

“These are… Strencus and Tenparans?” Frederick frowned slightly when he saw the two humanoid sirens on the Siren ship.

"Is it difficult?"

Upon seeing the familiar figure, Xu Huan immediately realized that the other party was most likely after him. Recalling the trouble he had caused the other party last time, it was likely that the other party intended to get revenge this time.

"There are two arbitrators... which is indeed a bit tricky."

Hutten picked up where Frederick left off, explaining to Xu Huan, "They are far more powerful than ordinary high-ranking humanoid sirens, especially since they possess special abilities targeting our ship girls..."

"Fortunately, we have enough fighting strength this time, and with your help, Xu Huan... as long as we can avoid their special abilities, dealing with the two of them shouldn't be a problem."

Upon hearing this, Xu Huan glanced towards the deck.

Leaving aside Belfast, Javelin, and the formidable trio, and with the enmity of Hutten-Friedrich and Hindenburg, how could four legendary ship girls have to avoid each other's special abilities to have any confidence in winning?

I didn't feel this much pressure when I fought him one-on-one last time...

Does that mean the other party went easy on you last time?

"That one with the really big claws—"

“Strencus, Master,” Belfast added promptly.

“Yes, that Siren named Strynchus, I encountered her on my last voyage and even exchanged blows, but the pressure wasn't as great as you're saying…” Xu Huan said:

"I don't know if it's because the other side isn't taking it seriously, but anyway, if a fight really breaks out later, I'll take care of her."

"And what about the special abilities you mentioned...?"

"Regarding Strencus, the Royal Navy has experience in communicating and fighting against them..." As one of the ship girls in the Royal Navy's leadership, Belfast then shared all the information her faction had gathered:

"The opponent's ability is simple: a gravity trap-like field that prevents any damage from long-range artillery fire, no matter how intense the attack."

“Gravity field? I vaguely remember that…” Xu Huan nodded and said, “As for this ability, can I understand it as meaning that to defeat the opponent, you have to rely on close-quarters combat?”

"That's how the master is for now..."

“That does seem a bit tricky…” Xu Huan looked at his own team of maritime legends.

Ironblood is not as obsessed with melee combat as Sakura Empire. Frederick, Hutten, and even Hindenburg rely mainly on powerful artillery fire, and their skills are all related to artillery fire.

It can be said that artillery fire is currently their greatest advantage, but Strencus's ability perfectly counters this advantage.

"What about the other Siren?"

"Another Siren... We only know that its name is Templars, and we don't know any other details."

Xu Huan turned his gaze to the three members of the Iron Blood Society, and all of them shook their heads and said they didn't know.

"So, the current situation is that the other side has perfectly countered our strengths and has a thorough understanding of all aspects of our combat, while we... don't even know the special abilities of the other arbitrator on the other side."

After Xu Huan finished speaking, he sighed and frowned.

This completely passive situation is very uncomfortable and can easily make people feel irritable.

"Should we ask the Ironbloods for help? They should be here very quickly..."

"Even at the fastest speed, it will still take almost a day. If we can't win a head-on confrontation, we can't possibly last a day." Xu Huan shook his head and waved his hand lightly. In a short time, the pitch-black armor completely covered and enveloped his body.

"Based on the intelligence you've provided, it is indeed a bit difficult to handle. However, based on my experience from the last confrontation, I should be able to keep Strencus busy..."

The young man stared at the siren in the projection, his eyes gradually turning cold.

He waved his hand again, and the mental energy within his body surged up in an instant. The ship girl on the deck also froze for a moment, and then felt an inexhaustible flow of mental energy surging within her body.

Having never experienced youth-powered javelins before, and with their formidable bodies, even they began to tremble slightly, finding it difficult to control.

"I'm providing you with energy, and the energy boost has been increased to the highest level... For at least the next two hours, you won't have to worry about mental energy."

Xu Huan said expressionlessly.

"Let the boat dock here willingly. I want to see where this damned dog gets the confidence to come and provoke me again..."

Chapter 194 Electromagnetic Interference

The youth's powerful mental energy exploded in an instant, and the energy ripples it emitted even made the two humanoid sirens on the distant siren ship feel a slight chill.