Chapter 29: No Longer Human
From the moment Mutsu wrapped his arm around Su Xia and pulled her into the izakaya, a pair of eyes had been staring at them the entire time.
Zuikaku was eating, from fried shrimp tempura, kabayaki eel to thick egg-yaki, while always watching the figures entangled outside the window and said, "You are right, she is such a slut. Apart from sluts, who else would cling to a man as soon as they meet, forcefully hug his arm, and be so affectionate."
Compared to his sister's unrefined eating habits, even when no one is around, Shokaku's movements are still dignified and elegant. He uses chopsticks with one hand to pick up the food, and uses the other hand to protect it from the crumbs of food falling everywhere. He eats in small bites, chewing slowly: "It's not someone else's man. Mutsu is a marriage ship, so he is the husband."
"Tsk!" Zuikaku hissed, "That girl just gave us the ring to make us... to make everyone fight harder. She didn't treat us as a marriage ship at all. Mutsu... what kind of person is she sticking to him so self-centeredly?"
"Even if the admiral doesn't consider us as a wedding ship, we are a wedding ship." Shokaku said, "Precisely because the admiral doesn't consider us as a wedding ship, we have to work hard."
"Try hard?" Zuikaku pulled up the corners of his mouth and blew out his nose. Is this an expression of disdain? "Like that bitch, sticking to her, isn't that disgusting?"
The fried shrimp tempura was finished, the grilled eel was also completely eaten, and there was still half of the thick omelette left, but the stomach was full, Zuikaku said: "I'm full."
There was still half of the thick omelette left, and it would be a waste to just throw it away. Zuikaku got up from the tatami and prepared to put on his shoes. He looked down at the white tabi on his feet and was a little concerned. I went to practice archery today and sweated a lot. Would the tabi smell bad? After looking at it for a while, he found that his sister was staring at him, so he quickly put on his clogs and took the long porcelain plate with the thick omelette from the coffee table.
"Akagi isn't here, but Taiho is here, so it's the same if you give it to her. Don't waste it."
Zuikaku said this and hurried away, placing the long porcelain plate on the table in front of the pink-haired girl with twin ponytails sitting in the corner, and left without saying anything.
Returning to her seat, Zuikaku realized that her performance just now was quite bad. She coughed, and to show that she was not blaming anyone, she said as objectively as possible: "It can't be said that the admiral is using us... There are people who like us, and we are not hopeless."
"Everyone has their own code of conduct. Whether it's clinging or sticking to her, it's up to Mutsu to do what she wants. Men, men like our admiral, got married as soon as the Prince of Wales wore a swimsuit. As soon as Blücher wore a swimsuit, and Kent wore that royal blue Victoria dress... plus recently, it's a rare opportunity for me to come to the tutelary fort, and I've been staring at Changchun's swimsuit."
"To deal with people like that, it's really effective to do what Mutsu did, clinging to them, deliberately pulling their collars wide, making their hair messy." Zuikaku said, "That is to say, what's the saying? To entertain people with beauty, when beauty fades, love fades, and when love fades, kindness ends."
"I think Mutsu was right to do that," Shokaku said. "Even if you use your beauty to entertain people, love will fade when your beauty fades, and so what if love fades and kindness fades? Now, isn't it true that love fades and kindness fades... You see, the admiral rarely comes to the tutelary fort, and when he comes, he leaves in a hurry. No matter what you do, can it be worse than it is now?"
Shokaku thought for a moment and said, "Mutsu is not just a slut. She is also a good cook. As a younger sister, she has always taken care of her elder sister. She is also very capable at taking care of others. She also has work ability... Entertaining people with her beauty is just a stepping stone."
As Shokaku was speaking, she noticed her sister staring at her. She asked in doubt, "Zuihe, why are you looking at me so strangely? Did I say something wrong?"
"No. I'm just wondering how you suddenly became so knowledgeable." Zuikaku said, "Mrs. Shokaku is no worse than Mrs. Lie. It's just that we arrived at the tutelary fort too late."
"Don't compare me to her," Shokaku said.
Zuikaku suddenly said, "Sister, did you notice that Mutsu seems to be pouring wine for the admiral?"
"They're just pouring wine for the admiral." Shokaku said, "We need to stop it."
"Why should we stop him?" Zuikaku said with his head down, "He's a grown man, not a child. Doesn't he know that someone is trying to get him drunk? He might even be happy. Look how happily they are chatting. Why should we join in the fun?"
Shokaku stared at his sister and suddenly said, "Zuikaku has always liked the admiral, right? How about going over to talk and have a drink together? With you here, I'm sure Mutsu won't dare to force the admiral to drink like that."
"Why don't you go...let me go."
"Don't you care about and like the admiral so much?"
"You don't like it?"
"I like it, but not in the way you like it...Don't be shy, just go for it."
"If I don't go... what will I do if I go? Will I be disliked?"
"How can you be disliked? The Admiral likes you so much, my little Zuikaku."
"I don't think so."
"No problem, go quickly, Zuikaku is so cute and good at talking, try to steal all the limelight from Mutsu."
"No, I can't do that... How can I be cute? Compared to Mutsu, men like those kind of sluts... People like us, no breasts, no buttocks, ordinary, nothing, no, if it's not for the sake of face, I guess no one would even bother to look at it... Sister, don't push me, I won't go if I don't want to go."
"If you don't go now, Mutsu will succeed."
"Success is success... Have those little ones been playing with their tablets over there? Why on earth did they come here?"
"The Admiral looks drunk and a little dizzy... Mutsu helped him to the side to rest... Zuikaku, I realized that it seems like it's been a long time since I rested my lap on you like this. I miss it a little bit."
"I don't need it...ah, Mutsu is looking over here."
Zuikaku watched as Mutsu pulled over two cushions, stacked them up, and placed them on the admiral's head, then left the tatami and ran over. She said, "Are you drunk?"
"I'm drunk." Mutsu answered. Her face was also red. It was impossible for nothing to happen after drinking so much with him.
"Congratulations," Zuikaku said, "You succeeded."
"It's okay." Mutsu said, "I came here to ask you for a favor. Help me help the admiral to my room." The two sisters are together, but thinking about Shokaku's personality, people dare not ask her for help. Zuikaku's personality is just right.
"Can't you help yourself?" Zuikaku was of course reluctant.
"You know, I'm not like my sister. She likes sports and fitness, but I can't. I don't have much physical strength. It's too far, I can't help unless I use that strength." Mutsu said.
Under normal circumstances, the difference between a ship girl and an ordinary person is not much, but she has the power of a warship that can cut through waves, and she can use it at any time if she wants. However, the strong power is not easy to control, and it is easy to cause harm to ordinary people. The admiral blessed by the sea is certainly not an ordinary person. Even if a fracture is easily recovered, it will not be less painful.
"but……"
"But what? You don't have anything to do. If you were as busy as Taiho, I wouldn't have called you." Mutsu put his arm around Zuikaku's shoulders and shook them. "Good sister, help me."
Zuikaku shrugged and tried to push Mutsu's hand away.
"Okay, that's it, hurry up."
Mutsu forcibly dragged Zuikaku away.
