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

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Chapter 51 Donghuang Cuisine

When Frederick first arrived on the island, he saw the overgrown weeds and shrubs and felt a similar sense of disappointment to the Royal Fortune when they first arrived.

However, as she ventured deeper into the island, she soon sensed something different about it.

"There are traces of residual mental energy here..."

Aside from the scents of seawater, vegetation, and earth, there was a faint, strange feeling permeating the air.

Frederick turned on his ship's radar, and sure enough, detected very strong traces of mental energy in the very center of the island.

"Have other ship girls been here before? Was it Hu Teng?"

Frederick walked toward the place marked on the map and soon arrived at a ruin that looked quite out of place on the island.

Here, the mental energy detector on the Frederick's ship-mounted radar reached its peak. If one were not personally present in it, judging from the radar's reaction, one might even think that a battle utilizing mental energy was taking place here.

Frederick looked at the ruins, which were covered in dust, confirming that they were not recent debris.

but--

"interesting...."

The ship girl's gaze swept across the ruins and she saw a patch of messy footprints, which made the dust covering them look somewhat disordered. The footprints even had some damp seawater on them, leaving deeper marks.

Looking in the direction of the footprints, the bushes and weeds on the side were clearly broken off recently, and the broken parts were still fresh and green.

"They just left? I didn't expect I was just a step too late..."

Frederick stood up and walked toward the footprints. As he was considering potential candidates, something small suddenly bumped against the sole of his foot.

She looked down and found a small red crystal lying at the bottom of her feet.

Pick it up and place it in your palm.

Although the mental energy emanating from the crystal was very subtle, Frederick could still sense its unique aura at such close range.

It's different from the ship girls and sirens.

That leaves only one answer.

"what....."

Frederick licked his lips.

"I've found you...child."

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Port Royal, driving range.

As a training ground for ship girls to practice various skills such as artillery fire and melee combat, the facilities inside are not only very complete, but also made of the most durable materials, allowing the ship girls to fully unleash their potential.

Xu Huan was standing in the center of the open space, with a large number of water tanks around him, all filled with fish that had been freshly caught recently, as he had requested.

Belfast stood at a distance, minimizing the impact of Xu Huan's mental energy while still being able to help immediately should an accident occur.

As the fresh fish beside the young man repeatedly came back to life from the brink of death, only to return to the brink again, they kept teetering on the edge of death many times until the sun was about to set, when the fish in the tank finally met their end.

“It can be controlled… but at the moment, we don’t know how much of an effect it will have on the Sirens.” Xu Huan stretched his hands and sighed.

Being able to control it is a good thing; otherwise, he wouldn't dare to use his mental energy in the port area, otherwise it wouldn't be good if he accidentally hurt a ship girl.

As for how effective it will be against the Sirens, we'll have to try again when we have the chance to encounter them in the future.

As for why my mental abilities have this extra characteristic...

Xu Huan recalled the places he had eaten, used, and stayed in over the past few days. The only somewhat unusual thing was that he and Hu Teng had simply done something they loved.

But can this be used to explain it?

The young man thought it was a bit outrageous.

When will my abilities be able to be linked to that kind of thing?

Belfast saw Xu Huan finish training from a distance and immediately ran over, calling out, "Master..."

"Thank you for your help today... By the way, don't eat those fish, I'm worried they might not be clean. Just find somewhere to process them, and don't throw them into the sea."

"Then tonight, Master, you..."

"Tonight... I'll go to Aurora's for a meal," Xu Huan replied, rubbing his slightly throbbing temples.

Ever since that night when he had a meal at Aurora's house, whenever he felt unwell or tired, the young man would subconsciously think of the blonde girl who always smelled of roses.

I always feel that I can relax my mind there, just like at home.

".....Yes, Master."

Upon hearing Aurora's name, Belfast's eyes flickered slightly, but she immediately nodded in agreement.

After a brief farewell to Belfast, Xu Huan first went home to wash up and tidy himself up. After changing into a comfortable casual outfit of T-shirt and shorts, he leisurely strolled up to Aurora's residence.

Aurora was overjoyed to see Xu Huan arrive and quickly stepped aside to welcome him inside.

In the distance, at the corner of the small garden, Belfast pushed a small food cart, watching this harmonious scene, and fell silent.

After a long while, she opened the tray on the food cart and glanced at the still steaming dishes inside.

The food cart was filled with various Donghuang dishes that she had carefully prepared.

Ever since Xu Huan mentioned that he liked Donghuang cuisine, she has been spending her time after work every day practicing Donghuang dishes in the kitchen.

Given Belfast's personality, she wouldn't present anything imperfect to Xu Huan before she had mastered a skill. As a result, Warspite had become her professional food critic these past two days, and she was almost sick of eating some of the classic dishes.

Belfast slowly pushed the food cart away, taking out her communication device and expertly locating Warspite's interface to send a message:

'Don't go to the cafeteria today... help me try out the dishes later.'

'Well?'

Warspite had just turned off the office lights when he saw Belfast's message, and he sat back down in his seat with a sense of helplessness.

"Didn't you say it was cooked to perfection? I don't think there's any problem. The Commander should like it, right?"

'Hmm... I think there shouldn't be any problems, but since Master is going to Aurora's place today, I don't want to bother him too much.'

Belfast turned off the communication device and sighed softly.

Chapter Fifty-Two Just Right

"Commander... these are your slippers..."

Unlike Xu Huan's first visit, this time, as soon as she entered, Aurora took out a pair of white slippers embroidered with cute little sheep from the shoe cabinet, as if she had prepared them for a long time.

"Ah...thank you."

"Don't be so polite, Commander, you are a guest after all... From now on, these slippers are for your exclusive use."

As Aurora spoke, she led Xu Huan to the coffee table and poured him a glass of water: "But Commander, please wait a while. The meal may be ready a little later."

She understood that Xu Huan's main purpose in coming to her house was to freeload a meal, so she took the initiative to tell the young man her purpose in advance so that he wouldn't feel awkward.

"It's alright, I'm the one who's bothering you, coming to your door again for a free meal..." Seeing Aurora's politeness, Xu Huan scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

You have to be a little thick-skinned to go to someone's house for a free meal. Although he was thick-skinned enough, if the other party was too polite, it would make him feel a little embarrassed.

"I'm very happy that my skills are recognized..."

"Do you need me to help you with some tasks?"

"No need, Commander. You should use your hands to deal with the Sirens."

Aurora smiled gently, then turned and walked into the kitchen.

This time, Xu Huan didn't fall asleep in a daze like before. Instead, he saw a small bookshelf next to the living room, walked over, picked up a collection of novels, flipped through a few pages, and skimmed through the contents.

"I didn't expect Aurora to read this type of novel..."

It tells the story of a scholar and a fox in an ancient setting, mostly about love and romance. Xu Huan originally just wanted to borrow it to pass the time, but he didn't expect to be gradually attracted by the story and become so engrossed that he forgot about the passage of time.

He didn't know how much time had passed, until the aroma wafted from the kitchen to the dining room, and then from the dining room into the living room, finally entering his nostrils. Only then did Xu Huan belatedly put down his book.

Although the writing was good and the story was full of ups and downs, after putting down the book, he for some reason thought of another incredible story about a fox repaying a debt of gratitude on the Renlian Network Forum. I think it was called something like "Losing Jingzhou due to carelessness".

Tapping his forehead to clear his mind of his chaotic thoughts, Xu Huan walked into the restaurant.

"We didn't know the commander was coming, so we didn't make any preparations."

Just then, Aurora placed the last dish on the table and looked at the young man who walked into the restaurant, saying somewhat embarrassedly.

Xu Huan glanced at the dazzling array of dishes on the table, which was almost on par with the Manchu Han Imperial Feast, and then, upon hearing Aurora's "that we didn't make any preparations," he subconsciously touched his stomach.

Did they really not prepare anything...?

If I were to finish it all, I'd probably burst from being so full.

"Uh...actually, you don't need to make that many...one or two dishes are enough."

"It's all from the fridge... We just happened to have the Commander coming over, so we'll get it all done at once."

Aurora blushed slightly and said somewhat awkwardly, recalling how she had filled two shopping carts with various groceries and household goods at the supermarket earlier.

She wasn't good at lying, but it was clear that in this situation, speaking the truth was more embarrassing than lying.

"I'm a little worried that we won't be able to finish it and it will go to waste."