The interior of the villa is not particularly exquisite; one could say it is quite standard. The white walls and natural wood furniture exude a minimalist and elegant style, complemented by a few plush toys placed in inconspicuous corners, adding a faint warmth of home to the villa.
At this moment, a young girl is bending over with a mop, cleaning the floor of the villa's living room.
The girl appears to be around twelve or thirteen years old, with black hair and purple eyes. She wears a white long-sleeved shirt with flared cuffs, a red and black plaid skirt, and a white apron with ruffles over it, along with knee-high black stockings, giving her an unmistakable maid-like appearance.
Her name is Cayo Duilio. As the sister of Andrea Doria, she naturally belongs to the Italian Mafia. However, like Little Demon Aviel, both in height and figure, they can be considered traitors among Italy's Loli; they are busty girls among elementary school students.
As an Italian Ship Girl, she shouldn't be here; this is the home of Prince of Wales. But how should one put it? Three years ago, when Bismarck suddenly came knocking and talked all night with Prince of Wales and Veneto, Veneto had her move in here under the pretense of monitoring Prince of Wales's every move. However, from the girl's perspective, it seemed more about taking care of Prince of Wales's daily life and keeping her company to prevent her from falling into deep sea solitude and silence.
Yet, these are merely her speculations; she does not really know the exact reasons behind it. However, one thing she is very clear about is that Admiral must have passed away; otherwise Veneto would not have set up an altar for Admiral in the villa's secret room.
Thinking about Admiral, whom she had never met, Kayo felt quite sad for a while after learning this news because that was her Admiral after all. But as time passed, she gradually began to forget Admiral.
However, not long ago, memories of Admiral became incredibly vivid again. Although she does not know why this happened, what does it matter? Admiral is gone; life must go on. She misses her sister Andrea Doria a bit too; she wonders where she is now. Without her care, she has no idea how her sister is doing. She should be doing well; after all, her sister is much more capable than she is.
"Ding..."
The sudden sound of the doorbell pulled the girl back from her tangled thoughts. At this hour, it should be Prince of Wales returning home; could it be that she forgot to bring her keys?
Thinking this way, Kayo calmly put down the mop and walked over to open the door.
"Kayo sister, look who it is!" As soon as she opened the door, she heard Carmicia's lively voice.
Actually, without Carmicia reminding her, Kayo had already seen Admiral standing outside the door.
It turned out that Big Sister Veneto was wrong in her judgment; Prince of Wales's insistence all along was the correct answer.
Standing outside, holding Prince of Wales in her arms, Chuyang was somewhat taken aback by the girl’s beauty the moment the door opened. Yet another youthful-looking girl with a curvy figure, and she was a little maid!
“Admiral, what happened to Prince of Wales?” Kayo, feeling a bit shy under Chuyang's gaze, blushed and bent down to take slippers from the shoe cabinet by the door for Carmicia and Aviere, who had already entered.
“Admiral, just come in! There are no slippers suitable for you here. Sister Richelieu, you can wear these; they belong to Princess of Wales, so they should fit.”
“Don’t worry, Prince of Wales is just asleep. But is it okay for me to go in like this?” Chuyang hesitated a bit because he noticed a mop in the living room and that the wooden floor was slightly damp. It was clear that the girl had been mopping earlier, and his shoes were already muddy from the road. If he went in carelessly, wouldn’t that waste Kayo's hard work?
“It’s fine, Admiral. I’ll mop again later.”
“Alright then.” Chuyang decided not to be overly polite and stepped into the villa while holding Prince of Wales.
After some commotion, looking at Prince of Wales still lying on the bed and not waking up, Chuyang let out a long sigh.
Although Prince of Wales wasn't particularly heavy, due to feelings of guilt, he had carried her back himself without letting anyone else help. It was somewhat tiring nonetheless.
“Admiral, um, could you please step outside for a moment?” Kayo, standing by the bed in her pajamas, glanced awkwardly at Chuyang before lowering her head again.
“Oh, okay.”
Although he really wanted to see Kayo change clothes for the Prince of Wales, it was obviously something impossible.
When Chuyang came out of the Prince of Wales's room, Veneto had already rushed over from another villa in the community and was sitting on the sofa chatting with Richelieu.
"Here... Admiral, have... some coffee." The one who spoke was Little Demon Aviel. The girl's voice trembled slightly as she placed the coffee on the table in front of Chuyang and quickly slipped back into the kitchen.
"Am I really that scary?" Chuyang felt a bit helpless.
"No, you're not scary at all. On the contrary, in my opinion, Admiral, you're just useless," Veneto said bluntly. However, she explained to Chuyang: "Aviere has a very timid personality and is afraid of strangers. If someone speaks a little too loudly, she might cry. To Aviere, you are no different from a stranger."
Veneto's implication was clear; however, it couldn't be said that Chuyang was a complete stranger. Compared to actual strangers, this Admiral was somewhat familiar to the girl. At least after encountering other strangers, Aviere would know to hide behind Chuyang.
But compared to the others present, there was indeed quite a difference.
Back at Naval Base, at least the Fleet Girls lived together and had opportunities to see each other frequently. But this Admiral Chuyang had never appeared even once at Naval Base.
This explanation made sense, but it left a bitter taste in Chuyang's ears. Why couldn't that adorable girl get close to her? It was so frustrating.
"By the way, Veneto, I heard from Carmicia that you set up a spirit tablet for me at home," Chuyang said playfully.
"Carmicia." Veneto's face instantly darkened.
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