Chapter 631 The Real Prey
The celebration banquet was quite lively because there were quite a few admirals and ship girls, as well as many employees from the ship girl headquarters who participated, even though they did not make any contribution to defeating Deep Sea Taiho.
Even so, after saying goodbye to Suxia and returning to the food pick-up area alone to refill his empty glass with red wine, Ibuki suddenly found that he didn't know where to go or who to talk to, Sable, Ella, Kilshaji, Habakuk or any of the admirals.
Just when Ibuki was having a headache, footsteps were heard. She saw a tall figure standing next to her out of the corner of her eye, and then a greeting was heard.
"Good evening."
Ibuki turned around when she heard the greeting and saw a beautiful woman with brown wavy hair standing beside her. She was dressed very beautifully and charmingly, wearing a fitted lavender dress. Purple is not a color that most people can handle, but it is not difficult for her to match it just right.
Ibuki recognized her, she was Missouri.
"Good evening." Someone greeted him proactively, so Ibuki couldn't just ignore it, so he replied indifferently.
From her tone, it seemed that she didn't like Missouri very much, but in fact she cared about her quite a lot.
USS Missouri, the third Iowa-class battleship.
It is famous in history, mainly because the Japanese surrender document was signed on the Missouri.
As a ship girl, she is also the center of attention. First of all, she is beautiful, has a good figure, a good personality, is smart and capable, and is very popular among the admirals. Of course, she is also an existence that the admirals can only dream of. At the same time, as a new battleship, she naturally has a strong combat power. Before the modification, her various attributes have surpassed many modified ship girls.
Especially the Missouri in front of her. Even in that somewhat terrifying naval base, she has the most medals. She used to be one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Of course, she has no idea how many of the Four Heavenly Kings there are. Now that she has become a unique missile battleship, she can really be said to be the strongest battleship.
If that were the case, she would still be one of the favorite ship girls of the admiral who had more than 100 and nearly 200 ships for marriage. The most important thing was that she loved him deeply, her eyes were full of his figure, and she was willing to do anything for him. He loved her, and she loved him, and that was enough.
In a word, she has everything she wants - as a ship girl, she has a powerful battleship and a powerful missile battleship. She is tall and beautiful, with very high emotional intelligence and EQ. She is simply the perfect ship girl. She has an admiral who is worthy of her reliance. They love each other. They live together as sisters, reportedly in a seaside villa, and do their favorite jobs.
KanColle is also a human being, not a cold machine. She has rich emotions, even more emotions than ordinary people. Sometimes she really envies her, and feels jealous and hateful.
"My name is Missouri." Missouri gently spun the goblet.
Ibuki bit his lip lightly and said, "My name is Ibuki."
"I know." Missouri said, "Ibuki, the first ship of the Ibuki-class heavy cruiser, a cadre of the Ship Girl Headquarters, mainly responsible for monitoring the movements of deep-sea ship girls. Because her image gives people a very strong feeling, but she is just a heavy cruiser, I don't know how to respond to everyone's expectations, and I have always been under great pressure..."
Ibuki looked at Missouri, his eyes narrowed, his eyebrows raised, and he said, "You investigated me?"
"Yeah. Just like you investigating our admiral." Missouri smiled. But to be honest, she investigated her not to retaliate against her admiral, but simply because she was used to investigating anyone who suddenly appeared next to her admiral. In order to ensure that the admiral would not be in danger, she had to master everything. If there was no problem, she could talk about other things later, such as the fact that her admiral seemed to be quite interested in her.
Ibuki was speechless. After a moment of silence, he said, "So you are here to call me to task?"
"No. Why would Ibuki think that?" Missouri said, "Ibuki, don't be so aggressive."
"Okay." Ibuki paused, raised the glass to his mouth but did not drink, "Missouri, what is your purpose in coming to see me... Don't tell me you just want to say hello."
"Of course not." Missouri looked at Ibuki carefully, which made Ibuki feel a little uncomfortable. She found that Ibuki was actually taller than her, and her breasts seemed to be bigger than hers. It was obviously just a heavy cruiser, and one Des Moines was enough. "Come and see what kind of ship girl has our admiral so fascinated... She is really beautiful."
"Thank you for the compliment." Ibuki said generously as he brushed away the hair that hung on his shoulders.
"What is Ibuki dissatisfied with?" Missouri said, "I think our admiral is very good."
"I don't think so." Ibuki laughed.
"How dare you look down on our admiral? I want to duel with you." Missouri laughed as he said this. "No matter your figure, appearance or personality, you are all very good. Anyway, I like them very much. Lexington, Enterprise, Washington, Akagi... I like them all."
"Yeah." Missouri nodded repeatedly as she thought about something. "Even if aesthetic tastes vary from person to person... Imagine a powerful garrison under the command of an admiral, with millions of resources and more equipment than can be stored in the warehouse. Isn't that extremely attractive?"
"It's indeed very charming." Ibuki smiled.
After so long of investigation and observation, speaking only of appearance, ability and personality, the ship girls who come from people's thoughts and wishes tend to pay great attention to feelings and the least attention to appearance. In terms of ability and personality, a certain person can only be said to be average, not excellent nor bad... God knows how he built such a powerful naval base. Considering his naval base, he is undoubtedly very charming.
Missouri is not easy to deal with. Is Ibuki just a simple character? She remained calm: "And then?"
Missouri looked at Ibuki. She felt that the situation was a little tricky and said, "Ibuki, aren't you moved?"
"A little bit." Ibuki said. She had thought about becoming his ship girl, but it was just a thought. She had thought about what it would be like to join that tutelary fort, but that was all. "Even if he is very attractive, it doesn't mean that I have to join his tutelary fort."
"Isn't it?" Ibuki looked at Missouri.
"If I were Ibuki, I would definitely choose a powerful naval base to join," said Missouri.
"It's a pity you're not," Ibuki said.
"What kind of tutelary fort would Ibuki like?" Missouri asked.
"I don't know." Ibuki said, "A powerful tutelary fort would be great. Who doesn't like a powerful tutelary fort? But that would also mean it would be hard for me to stand out and prove myself, especially since I'm just a heavy cruiser."
"Yeah." Missouri responded.
"The reason why Zhuge Kongming joined Shu instead of Wei was because Liu Bei was more in line with his image of a wise leader, or because it would be difficult to make a name for himself if he joined Wei?" Ibuki said, "As a heavy cruiser, joining a weak garrison would give you a chance to make a name for yourself."
"As long as you are strong enough," Missouri said, "you can make a name for yourself no matter where you are."
"It's a pity that I'm not strong enough." Ibuki said, "It's just a poor heavy cruiser."
"It's enough." Missouri said reluctantly, and from her expression it seemed that she felt a little guilty.
"Or maybe it would be nice to stay at the KanColle headquarters." Ibuki put his palm on the table, "I like my current job. Who told you that I'm going to join the naval base?"
"Are you not interested in joining the garrison?" Missouri asked.
"Who knows." Ibuki smiled.
"Ibuki definitely doesn't have any bad feelings towards our admiral," Missouri said, "otherwise he wouldn't be investigated."
Ibuki looked at Su Xia who was standing in the distance. He was now holding the big bluefin tuna high in the air. What attracted her most to him was the mysterious part of him. His naval base and his past were all shrouded in mystery, which attracted her to find out.
"I investigated him only because I was curious about him. I was curious about how he built such a powerful tutelary fort." Ibuki said, "If that means I have a good impression of him, then what would a police officer say when investigating a criminal?"
Missouri opened her mouth and then closed it again. The two looked at each other and said, "Anyway, I'm sure Ibuki is willing to join our tutelage, otherwise he wouldn't have said so much to me. If he wasn't willing at all, he would have refused from the beginning, fearing that we would misunderstand."
"Does not refusing mean accepting?" Ibuki asked back.
"I think the only way to accept it is to agree to it," Ibuki said.
Missouri hesitated to speak.
"What does Missouri want to say?" Ibuki asked.
"Doesn't Ibuki want to become stronger?" Missouri said, "We have countless ships at the naval base, from destroyers to light cruisers, from battleships to aircraft carriers. We can help Ibuki reach the maximum level without any sorties, just exercises. We also have the Victory as an instructor to teach you about turret reserve ammunition, and the Aurora."
"Even if the Ibuki is just a heavy cruiser, our naval base already has a well-organized fleet of American heavy cruisers, and is preparing to form another well-organized fleet of heavy cruisers, with Japanese heavy cruisers as the core, Toriumi as the flagship, and Mogami and Haguro as the auxiliary. As long as Ibuki joins our naval base, Ibuki will definitely have a position with his strength. Apart from our naval base, there is no other place that is so suitable for Ibuki."
"Albacore is not talking nonsense. Kurama has always been looking forward to meeting Ibuki. Although it is said that shipgirls who are not from the same naval base are not sisters, as long as they do not belong to different admirals, they can be sisters. And Kurama is not an ordinary heavy cruiser. There is no other place to find Kurama except our naval base."
Missouri looked at Ibuki and said, "Now I have analyzed the pros and cons for you, you can consider it yourself."
"Okay." Ibuki sipped his wine glass , "I'll think about it."
"There will be no such store after this village." said Missouri.
"Isn't your tutelary fort always there?" Ibuki asked, "If I don't join your tutelary fort today, will you not want me when you want to join in the future?"
Missouri was speechless.
"Okay, that's it. I can't explain it to you clearly." Missouri looked defensive. "That's all I have to say."
Missouri walked away angrily, raising her hands as she walked. Seeing Su Xia put down the bluefin tuna and walked towards her, she said, "I've had enough. I don't know what to say... Admiral, leave me alone and let me be. Really, Admiral, you know I'm not the kind of person who likes to say the opposite."
Su Xia looked at Missouri's back, but finally didn't chase after him. After thinking about it, she found Ibuki.
"Ibuki, let me ask you, what did Missouri just say to you?"
"Don't Admiral Su know?" Ibuki asked.
"To be honest, I know a little bit." Su Xia said, "She insisted... No... Let's just leave it like that."
"Is she okay?" Ibuki asked, thinking that Missouri was just like that. Whether it was looking for big bluefin tuna or taking action personally, the routine was too ordinary and simple, and it was too easy to get angry. Is it because everything always goes smoothly and it is rare to encounter setbacks that one has low resistance? It seems that the reputation is not worthy of it, and he feels a little more balanced in his heart.
"It's okay." Su Xia said. He was very familiar with Missouri. Missouri couldn't always get what she wanted. There were too many opponents of the same level as her in the garrison. But even if she encountered setbacks, she would just shrug her shoulders.
Ibuki glanced at Suxia. She was not a little girl. Although she was not as sensible as some people, she knew very well what she wanted. If she didn't join the naval base, it would be fine. But if she joined the naval base... After listening to what Missouri said about the benefits of joining that naval base, the best choice appeared.
Ibuki didn't want to show weakness in front of Missouri, but that didn't mean she didn't have any ideas. If she missed this village, she might never have this shop again. Holding her wine glass, she pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Honestly, don't blame me. It's nothing for a ship girl to come and invite me to join their garrison. It should be the admiral who invited me."
When Su Xia heard what Ibuki said, he was not sure whether Ibuki was hinting at it.
Su Xia was silent for a moment. Hard work may not lead to success, but without hard work there will definitely be no success. The worst that can happen is that they can just stop being friends.
Su Xia just opened her mouth and said, "I don't expect Ibuki to agree to join our garrison now, but I hope Ibuki will give our garrison a chance. I would like to invite Ibuki to visit our garrison when he has time. Is that okay?"
"Sure." Ibuki said. He became more and more familiar with the naval base during his continuous investigation. It was impossible for him to just join the naval base, but he really wanted to go and take a look. He felt that living there should be quite interesting. He also wanted to meet Kurama. Perhaps he could find out someone's secret there.
At this time, Missouri came over and asked, "Ibuki, aren't you unwilling?"
"When did I say I didn't want to?" Ibuki asked, "Missouri, tell me."
"You—" Missouri looked at Ibuki and raised her hand.
Ibuki remained unmoved.
Seeing this, Su Xia quickly said, "Missouri, put your hands down."
Missouri shook his head, snorted, and left again.
Ibuki stared at Missouri's back and couldn't see the smile on her face.
So she won?
As long as Missouri is unhappy, she is happy and a little bit malicious.
"Missouri actually lost?" Richelieu said to himself.
"Missouri can't lose?" Veneto said.
Missouri hugged Su Xia's neck with a look of grievance on his face: "Admiral, am I stupid?"
"No." Su Xia hugged Missouri to comfort her.
The celebration party just passed by.
Until night, Missouri rode on Suxia's body with her cheek pressed against his chest.
"Um, Admiral, what do you think of my performance?"
"Um?"
Missouri spoke her mind over.
"Okay." Su Xia asked, "You haven't said why you want to do that."
"I'm sure that Ibuki has had this idea for a long time." Missouri said confidently, "As long as the admiral invites her, she will definitely be willing to come to our garrison to take a look. Of course, she still needs to talk... Even Richelieu can do it, Veneto can do it, but I can't. If I invite her, she will refuse nine times out of ten. I don't know why she seems to care about me so much."
"Then why did you do that?" Su Xia didn't know why Missouri did that.
"If I don't do that..." Missouri paused and said, "How can I let the admiral accompany me tonight?"
Missouri sat up straight, licked her tongue, and said, "I want ten."
"Eh?" Su Xia was really confused. So he was the prey?
