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

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Just as the two were locked in a fierce confrontation, Xu Huan suddenly frowned, looked up, and gazed toward the port.

The sky remained cloudless and clear, with nothing particularly special about it. However, as Xu Huan stood under the sun, his normally warm body inexplicably felt a slight chill.

It's like the prelude to an impending storm.

He had a similar feeling many times during previous missions, which usually meant that something big was about to happen.

Now, if...

Is it a Siren?

"Did you feel it?" the young man asked, turning to the two ship girls.

"Oh? What did you feel?"

Royal Wealth asked with some doubt, while Hu Teng, seeing Xu Huan's suddenly cold expression, first closed his eyes and silently sensed it. After confirming that everything was normal, he slowly shook his head.

"Both of you, please share your understanding of the Royal Family, and whether there are any particularly obvious loopholes in their preventative and defensive measures?"

"As for vulnerabilities... there aren't any. I feel like it's practically airtight. After all, since the Sirens appeared, this city hasn't suffered any damage from them, which shows that the basic defenses are quite effective..."

A very standard flag.

Xu Huan turned to Hu Teng.

The best person to ask is your old rival.

"Royal Wealth is right, but if I had to point it out, Royal Wealth actually has a major flaw..."

"Ok?"

“They don’t have underwater ship girls…at least not now,” Hu Teng said. “I’m not looking down on the Royal Navy, but without underwater ships, their control over the waters below the surface will be somewhat weaker. Besides, didn’t we also rely on underwater navigation to cross the warning area and get in?”

"Underwater...?"

Xu Huan nodded.

"Let's go take a look first. I have a feeling something might go wrong."

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"You mean the commander showed up? And a conflict broke out?"

As Warspite listened to Belfast's explanation on the other end of the phone, she nearly dropped the teacup she was holding.

"Yes, Master should still be in the city... but after this incident, I don't know if he will have a negative view of the royal family. I was a bit too impulsive."

Belfast said with some self-reproach.

“This isn’t your fault. Nobody could have predicted the Commander would suddenly appear…” Warspite considered it for a moment. If a human had suddenly broken into their base, they would most likely have assumed the human was a Siren in disguise.

After all, they had suffered similar losses at the hands of the observers before.

"I'll have my colleagues on duty cordon off the nearby sea area in a bit. If the commander intends to leave, they should be able to spot it."

The royal residence is located on a large island surrounded by seawater, and the only way to leave is by sea.

"Then send the carrier's reconnaissance planes—"

As Warweary was speaking, a shrill bell suddenly rang.

"Ring ring ring ring!!!"

The ship girl turned her head and saw that the emergency communication device on the table in the center was constantly emitting a piercing sound.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Time

The emergency communication device does not use traditional communication signals, but is a communication device driven by mental energy, which can penetrate almost all shielding instruments.

Just as its name suggests, it is generally not used.

The fact that it made a sound meant that something very difficult to resolve had happened, and judging from the current state of the planet, most of these issues were related to the Sirens.

Warspite couldn't quite remember how long it had been since this device in the office had last rung. Even when Sirens occasionally intruded, they always used normal communication channels.

“This voice…”

The shrill sound of the alarm clock reached Belfast's ears on the other side.

"Hmm, it's the emergency communication device ringing... just a moment." Warspite put down the phone and quickly walked to the communication device.

"Hello, Royal Port Command Center."

"Is that Miss Warspite?"

The sound of a sea breeze seemed to be constantly howling on the other end of the communication, making the ship girl's voice somewhat muffled.

"Please say."

"This is Glorious... We are currently located in the A2 sea area."

The ship girl raised her head, her white twin ponytails hanging down to her waist, her neat bangs fluttering in the wind, her bright and gentle eyes as deep as lake water, her face with soft contours and smooth lines, giving people a warm and comfortable feeling, her figure slender, especially the huge armor on her chest that was tightly wrapped, as if it would burst open at any time due to too much pressure.

The Illustrious-class aircraft carrier—Illustrious, hull number 87.

She looked at the sky, which had turned somewhat gray, and the seawater, which was gradually turning black. A trace of sorrow appeared on her gentle face. Then, she looked at her mental radar again.

Above, there are countless densely packed red dots.

"A group of Sirens suddenly appeared here. Their number is unknown, but it is preliminarily determined to be three times the size of a large fleet, and there are humanoid Sirens among them."

“A2?”

Upon hearing this, Warspite immediately found a map.

She hadn't heard any dangerous news about this sea area for a long time. The reason was simple: this sea area was practically the most central area under the control of the Royal Family, and it was very close to the Royal Family headquarters and nearby cities.

If you're quick, you can get there in less than ten minutes.

"How did these Sirens get through the warning area? My side hasn't received any information from the ship girls on duty in the area ahead..."

"We don't know how they crossed the restricted area..." Glorious glanced at the Sirens that were still surfacing from beneath the sea and replied, "But I think it's highly likely they infiltrated from beneath the surface..."

"Under the sea?" Warspite understood.

The Royal Navy's underwater forces are not particularly strong, which is no secret, but there has never been a practical solution.

"Yes, and their target seems to be... the city."

"How long can you hold out while ensuring your own safety?" Warspite asked without mincing words.

"At this scale... it can only support about five minutes at most."

"Thanks for your hard work...."

Warspite hung up the phone, pondered for a moment, then immediately shook her head: "Five minutes... plus the five minutes due to distance..."

"No, ten minutes is simply not enough time to evacuate completely."

Furthermore, they are currently inside the port area, and very few ship girls can directly depart to provide support. If they wait for their comrades on the front lines to return to help...

It's estimated that the city will be difficult to save.

The ship girl pressed the alarm button, picked up the phone, and ran out of the command room.

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"Ring ring ring~~"

The quiet alleyway was once again filled with hurried footsteps, and the hanging wind chimes rang again, indicating that the guests who had visited not long ago had returned.

It was Xu Huan and his group, but to avoid any misunderstandings from direct contact with Belfast, Hutten and Royal Fortune waited outside the alley.

Sensing that something dangerous was about to happen, Xu Huan did not go directly to the port, but instead chose to contact the Royal Navy's ship girls.

Regardless of the past, the opposing faction, as a protected city, must have its own early warning mechanism and corresponding emergency plans. If a Siren attack were to occur, they would be able to minimize the losses more effectively than he could do alone.

Along the way, Hu Teng had told him that the ship girl named Belfast would definitely give him unconditional trust. Although he didn't know the specific reason, the process of convincing her to believe him could be skipped.

Xu Huan pushed the door open, and the cat on the table by the door had disappeared. The silver-haired ship girl who was originally on duty in the shop had also vanished, leaving the entire bookstore empty.

"Where did they go...? Hmm?"

Just as Xu Huan was about to use his mental energy perception ability, a small bookshelf deep inside the bookstore was gently moved aside, revealing a hidden door inside.

The silver-haired ship girl walked out and froze on the spot when she saw Xu Huan's arrival.

"Owner?!"

"Your name is Belfast, right? We don't have that much time right now—"

Xu Huan spoke directly, but before he could finish his sentence, a huge alarm sounded throughout the city.

"This is?"

"This is the alarm for a Siren attack, Master."

Time was of the essence, and the matter was of utmost importance. Belfast didn't have much time for pleasantries or small talk, so she immediately put the previous misunderstanding behind her back and began to explain:

"Belfast just received news from the port that a large number of Sirens are approaching the city, and some of our comrades are already engaging them."

"really...."

Xu Huan breathed a sigh of relief, and half of the anxiety he had been feeling eased was gone.