The person standing at the door was small in stature, wearing a blue down jacket, black shorts, and purple leggings, looking rather mismatched.
With short yellow hair that reached her ears, she wore a hairpin tied with a purple bow. Her face was covered by a mask depicting a green-faced monster with fangs, making it hard to see her true appearance.
Upon hearing the little girl's words, Lexington and Prince of Wales, who were chatting casually on the sofa, suddenly turned their heads towards the door.
However, upon seeing the two of them clearly, the little girl at the door suddenly froze, swallowing all her dramatic words back.
Before Lexington and Prince of Wales could make any further moves, the little girl waved her umbrella, pointing its tip at them and said, "Where do you two come from? I am very happy that you found this place..."
"Speak normally."
Prince of Wales directly tapped the top of the little girl's head and casually removed the mask from her face.
Underneath the mask was a delicate little face with charming red eyes. Unfortunately, she was a one-eyed girl; the black eye patch over her left eye completely affected her overall appearance, making it look quite unfortunate.
"You despicable Prince of Wales, as my servant..."
After meeting Prince of Wales's dangerous gaze, the little girl swallowed hard and obediently said, "Princess of Wales, hello. Lexington Sister, hello."
Lexington smiled and waved at the little girl, saying, "Amethyst, what are you doing here? Are you alone?"
Amethyst, from the Old World Royal Navy Black Swan-class destroyer, had been neglected since its construction by Chuyang due to its extremely slow speed and weak attributes. However, compared to many Fleet Girls from the Lin Xian Class, it was luckier; it hadn't been completely discarded like dog food and at least one ship remained.
"I was already here; I was always alone." Dodging Prince of Wales's hand as it reached for her head again, Amethyst quickly ran in front of Lexington, placing one hand on her hip while drawing a circle in the air with the other. With a proud expression on her face, she declared, "I am Amethyst, an incredibly powerful deity. How could I not be here alone?"
"I see you're having a major case of chuunibyou," Saratoga bluntly revealed the little girl's true nature as she walked out from the back room.
"Hmph! What do you know..." Amethyst initially wanted to continue her chuunibyou act, but the appearance of Chuyang, who followed Saratoga out, caused a hint of panic on the little girl's face.
Quickly, Amethyst straightened her clothing, and when Chuyang looked over, she put on what she thought was an elegant smile, bending her knees slightly and extending her arms to the sides, performing a standard European noble gesture towards Chuyang.
Unfortunately, she was wearing shorts instead of a skirt, making the gesture of lifting a skirt awkward in appearance.
"Admiral."
"Oh, that..." Chuyang genuinely did not know what Amethyst was called.
Fortunately, the firefly that followed closely behind came to Chuyang's rescue. As soon as Loli walked out from the back room and spotted Amethyst, she quickly ran over and hugged her, saying, "Amethyst, what are you doing here?"
To be honest, Loli didn't have many friends during her time guarding. The Japanese special forces formed their own small circle, while the German Z forces mostly identified as young girls and didn't play with Loli. Richelieu and Fantasy, relying on Admiral's favor, often bullied Loli, so they couldn't be considered friends either.
Among the few companions that Loli had, Trust was undoubtedly the one she played with the most, followed by Amethyst.
Although Loli had a chuunibyou tendency, she never bullied Loli. On the contrary, sometimes she would unknowingly get tricked by Loli, which made their relationship quite good.
Moreover, it was Loli who taught Amethyst how to draw magic circles. However, in order to showcase her uniqueness, her magic circle had one less hexagram than Loli's.
"After I left Naval Base, I've been here!"
Gently pushing away Loli, Amethyst tried her best to maintain her composure and looked expectantly at Chuyang, asking, "Is the Admiral here to take Amethyst back to Naval Base?"
"Not at all."
"Oh, I see." Amethyst instantly drooped her little head.
Since leaving the Naval Base four years ago, Amethyst had always hoped to return. Although she was not valued by the Admiral there, she had often been bullied by Richelieu and Fantasy, had London who liked to pinch her cheeks, and had the great demon king Helena who forced her to do homework, as well as the Fishing Patrol Vessel who enjoyed mocking her. But overall, she was quite happy.
However, here she was all alone, with no one willing to play with her or let her go on missions, spending four years guarding this empty Naval Base.
She had thought that upon seeing the Admiral again, the Admiral would take her away from here, but… since she was never valued in the first place, how could the Admiral possibly care about her?
In that moment, after hearing the Admiral's negative response, Amethyst nearly burst into tears.
"Uh! That's not what I meant. I meant that this will be our Naval Base from now on."
Realizing she had been misunderstood, Chuyang hurriedly explained.
"Really?"
She promised herself not to cry, but when Amethyst lifted her head, her little face was still covered in tears.
"Admiral."
Lexington gently nudged Chuyang forward towards Amethyst.
For the Fleet Girls, the Admiral could heal everything.
"That's the whole story. So, Amethyst, why are you here?"
This was half an hour after their meeting. Under Richelieu's guidance, Amethyst looked much more normal in her attire and had removed the eye mask from her face, completely losing the awkwardness she had when they first met, appearing much cuter.
However, her every move still deliberately mimicked the mannerisms of British nobility, which seemed rather juvenile.
"After I left the Naval Base, I encountered Kaohsiung sister, who is the captain of the Gendarmerie in Qinchuan County."
"She brought me here, and then I settled down."
"So you are the one guarding this Naval Base? Do you know why it has become so dilapidated?"
"It was like this already." Amethyst hesitated for a moment but ultimately stated firmly, "When I arrived at this Naval Base, it was already this rundown."
"Do you know if a new Admiral is coming here?"
"I do. Kaohsiung sister mentioned it before she left."
"I see! But why is this Naval Base still in such disrepair? Hasn't anyone come to fix it?"
"Admiral, why do you have so many questions? Can't I just say?"
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