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

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And judging from Xu Huan's tone, he was quite humble.

"As for the mass-produced Sirens, the Royal Navy doesn't have any relevant information. We'll have to go to the Ironblood to find out a way to completely eliminate them... It seems that they are endlessly born on the sea, but since we can reduce their frequency and intensity of birth by eliminating the threat level, I think there should also be a way to completely wipe them out."

After Xu Huan finished speaking, he lightly tapped his chin with his finger, looked at the somewhat dazed royal wealth, and asked:

"Right?"

“Xu Huan.…”

"Ok?"

“I suddenly feel that you and the Sakura Empire ship girls would get along very well,” the little octopus said, looking up at her very seriously.

"Why?" the young man asked, somewhat curious.

He had a general understanding of the Sakura Empire's ship girls, but based solely on the information on paper, he had not reached a similar conclusion.

"Many of them share your thoughts...and I think you should be able to control them quite well..."

Sakura Empire ship girls are notoriously difficult to get along with, in some ways even more so than Ironblood. If the commander were an ordinary person... his fate would likely not be good.

But at this moment, Royal Fortune's inner thoughts were almost exactly the same as Hutten's before.

Xu Huan is very strong; he should be able to suppress that group of people.

“I’m not the kind of person who likes to force others; I prefer to reason with them… Little Octopus, you know how powerful words are often more effective than you imagine,” Qing said, clenching her fist lightly.

"You're right... and I'm not a little octopus!"

The girl gritted her teeth and muttered something, then, remembering what Xu Huan had just said, she sighed softly, "So... Xu Huan, are you planning to stay in the royal family?"

"No, not really... but I do plan to resolve the issues with the Royal Navy first, or rather, the issues with the neighboring factions, before heading to the Eastern Empire, Sakura Empire, and Eagle Union..."

"Oh...."

Although she knew it was unrealistic to expect him to continue exploring the ocean with her, the girl couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she heard Xu Huan's definite reply.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Seeing the little octopus looking dejected and hanging its head, Xu Huan thought he had said something wrong.

"It's nothing..."

"Really? You don't seem very happy. Do you not like being in the royal family?"

"I really don't like staying in the royal family... I want to go to sea with you..." The little octopus hesitated for a moment, mustered up her courage and was about to say something, but she became hesitant halfway through, and by the end, her voice was barely audible.

She just wanted to spend time with Xu Huan at sea... she wasn't planning on doing anything immoral.

For some reason, the words just wouldn't come out, leaving only a pounding heart and a sense of helplessness and shame.

"what?"

Xu Huan didn't hear clearly and asked again.

“Yes—” Royal Wealth mustered its courage again, and just as it was about to answer, it lowered its eyes and saw something very familiar.

Xu Huan was wearing a pair of slippers embroidered with cartoon wolf heads...

And those slippers were almost identical to the pair she had seen in Hu Teng's shopping cart at the supermarket yesterday.

Hu Teng only bought that one item, and she remembered it very well; there was absolutely no way she could have misremembered it.

"nothing..."

The girl suddenly shook her head, a pang of sadness welling up inside her.

It was exactly the same feeling she had the day before when she was in the city and saw Hu Teng tiptoe and kiss Xu Huan on the cheek.

With her left hand, she gripped the hem of her skirt covering her knees tightly, trying her best not to crush the can of juice in her right hand.

No wonder Hu Teng only bought that one thing; he had planned ahead all along...

To everyone's surprise, Hu Teng actually bought a pair of matching slippers that were the same style as Xu Huan's!

Chapter Forty-Eight: The Little Octopus

Hu Teng is indeed cunning; none of these ship girls from the major factions can be trusted!

but...

Royal Wealth was thinking, when suddenly it seemed that something was not quite right.

How did Hu Teng know the style of Xu Huan's slippers? He hadn't noticed them when he was on his own ship... Besides, this style of slippers was definitely not available on his ship; it could only be purchased after arriving at the royal palace.

Thinking of this, she stared at Xu Huan with a very suspicious look, as if she could find the answer she wanted in the young man's face.

"...Why are you suddenly looking at me like that?"

The little octopus was initially somewhat disinterested, but then immediately changed to its current sharp gaze. The speed of its change of expression left Xu Huan somewhat puzzled about its thoughts.

As mentioned earlier on the ship, this face-changing technique even surpasses a certain traditional technique of the Eastern Empire.

"It's nothing... I just have a feeling that you're hiding something from me, Xu Huan."

As the little octopus spoke, it suddenly stood up and moved towards Xu Huan's direction, its nose twitching slightly as it almost rubbed against him.

"Uh... what's wrong? Do I smell weird?"

"Hmm...no," the little octopus said with satisfaction.

Upon examination, she found no scent similar to Hu Teng on Xu Huan, only a faint fragrance reminiscent of after a bath and the perfume of the royal head maid.

It's not surprising that Belfast was there, since they just left. As long as Hutten wasn't there, it's fine...

Xu Huan looked at the girl who was almost pressed against him, her nose twitching slightly, and suddenly felt an impulse.

It was like wanting to pet a cute puppy.

He slowly reached out his hand, hesitated slightly, and then gently patted the ship girl's head.

The movements were very gentle; rather than stroking, the word 'caress' seemed more appropriate to describe the two of them in their current state.

The little octopus was completely taken aback by Xu Huan's actions. When that palm touched its head, its whole body trembled slightly, and even the little tentacles next to its hair swayed slightly involuntarily.

She was about to make a move, but after feeling Xu Huan's gentle strength, her body inexplicably and immediately became still again.

Neither of them spoke; the only sound in the room was the soft scraping of fingertips and strands of hair.

"Xu Huan..." the girl whispered.

"Um..."

"Nothing... I just wanted to call you..."

Royal Wealth lowered his head, looking at the young man's body so close to his, smelling the warm and pleasant scent emanating from him, feeling the impulse in his heart, then bit his lip, hardened his heart, and pressed himself against him.

The soft, full, white flesh on her chest was slightly deformed by the movement, and Royal Fortune felt as if she were surrounded by Xu Huan's aura in an instant.

My heart is beating very fast.

It smells wonderful.

I'm a little reluctant to leave.

“Xu Huan.…”

The girl spoke again.

"What's wrong? Is it just calling me again?" Noticing that the little octopus didn't seem to mind, Xu Huan gradually increased the pressure of his stroking.

Royal Wealth spoke with a sudden surge of courage that he didn't know where it came from.

"I've actually wanted to say this for a long time... Why don't you quit being my commander?"

She buried her head in Xu Huan's arms, her voice muffled.

"Huh? You don't want to be captain anymore?"

Xu Huan was surprised that someone with the character of a member of the royal family could say such a thing, and asked with a smile.

"Hmm...after all, Xu Huan, you don't want to come on the ship with me, and I can't compete with the Royal Ironbloods..." the girl muttered.

After spending these past few days together, although she didn't admit it verbally, she has gradually come to terms with reality.

Putting aside relationship issues, just in terms of the support I can offer, I can barely manage not to hold them back...

Even the supplies he collected were forcibly confiscated by the royal family. How was he supposed to get Xu Huan onto his ship?

"If you come aboard with me, I'll continue being my captain..."

"Hmm... If there are no sirens in the future... it would actually be quite nice to wander around every day like you did before."

Xu Huan did not refuse the ship girl's invitation. He recalled the beautiful scenery he had seen at the bow of the ship at dusk, and the refreshing sea breeze that had brushed against his face.

If given the chance, I'd like to experience a life without any constraints.

The girl didn't answer directly. After hesitating for a long while, as if she had thought of something, she raised her head again, her red eyes looking at Xu Huan, and said hesitantly in a soft voice, "Actually, when I said I wanted you to be my commander, I was just joking..."

Xu Huan nodded, not saying much, but simply continued to gently pat the ship girl's head.

"I was really just kidding..." Royal Wealth looked at Xu Huan and said very seriously.

Xu Huan was stunned.

"I was just kidding..." Royal Wealth emphasized again, but this time her voice was much softer, and at some point, her eyes were already filled with tears as she looked at Xu Huan.