Chapter 27 Izakaya
"Goodbye to the kitten."
After saying goodbye to Bismarck, Aaron took Sister Li and Nagato home directly.
Nagato's original purpose was to leave the Ship Girl Academy because the life there was so bad. As for whether he could go to the battlefield, Nagato was not too confused. After all, she was not a new ship girl. She was tired of the battlefield seven years ago.
Therefore, when Aaron proposed not to be the admiral, although Nagato was disappointed, he decided to stay with Aaron and live with him willingly.
When Sister Li said that after hearing that Aaron was no longer an admiral, she felt both regretful and happy. She regretted Aaron's efforts over the years, but Aaron didn't have to risk his life to go to the battlefield. Is there anything more happy in this world than her family?
The answer given by Sister Li is, no!
Finally, it is Bismarck.
She is an S-class ship girl and can freely choose the admiral. Of course, she can also stay in the Governor's Mansion, become a teacher, or guard the ship girl. Therefore, if Aaron does not go to the front line, it is also a good choice for her. Thinking of this, Bismarck walked towards the Ship Girl Academy, and Sister Li and Changmen were separated from Aaron at a crossroads.
"You guys go back first. I still have something to do. I have a spare rice cooker at home. Remember to plug it in. Don't worry about the food. I will bring it back."
After saying that, Aaron walked towards another port in District 11.
Although he could not become an admiral, Aaron passed the theoretical assessment after all, so he was qualified to be a ship girl. He just didn't pass the actual battle and could not go out privately.
However, Admiral Cun was still not a new admiral, so Aaron could not receive supplies from the Governor's Office. In other words, Aaron is now an unemployed vagrant, but two ship girls in his family wanted him to support him. Now, the money he saved must not last for half a year. In order to make a living, Aaron also needs to find a way.
Standing at the harbor, feeling the cool sea breeze, beside them were residents who came back from get off work, and the vendors on both sides began to make snacks and exquisite gifts. Aaron vaguely heard the coquettish sounds of several young children. They were pulling their parents' legs and sleeves, hoping that they would buy the vendor's things.
However, after scanning the coastline, Aaron did not find the target of the trip: "It's strange. If he said that, he should be here at this time, why is there no one today?"
Aaron is looking for a job. Although he is very popular in District 11, it is not easy to find a lasting one. Aaron is very talented, learns everything quickly and does anything well. He couldn't find a good job in the past, but he still had the dream of becoming an admiral, but now he is gone...
"For the first time, I felt that without this layer of constraints, my life suddenly became much easier."
"Ah, isn't this Aaron?"
Hearing someone calling her, Aaron turned around and saw a woman in her twenties standing there. She was wearing a kimono-like top, with a dark blue cloth skirt with wrinkles on her lower body, and her long dark blue hair tied a ponytail behind her head. The woman walked towards Aaron step by step, step by step, and a gentle smile appeared on her face: "It's been a long time since I saw you."
"I just helped you last week, boss lady." Aaron held his forehead helplessly and said, "By the way, have you seen old man fish? He used to fish here but didn't come today."
"I heard that the work in the shipyard is busy, so I went back to summarize the work."
"Then he..."
"I will come no matter how late I am," said the proprietress, "You don't know that he is possessed by fishing. If he doesn't fish for a day, he will not be willing to go home."
After seeing Aaron showing a 'saying right' expression, the boss lady said: "It's still early, go and sit there for a while. Recently, my cooking skills have improved a lot."
As soon as he talked about eating, Aaron became hungry. By the way, he seemed to have nothing to eat just now...
"Then, I'll be disturbing!"
Then, following the woman, Aaron came to a remote but extremely quiet wooden house. He raised his head and saw a wooden sign hanging on the gate with the words "Izakaya" written on it.
Like the name, it is a Japanese restaurant with a Japanese atmosphere. Most of the decorations inside are made of pure wood. After the boss turns on the lights, the whole room lit up, and it exudes an indescribable warmth. This feeling is difficult to feel in a comfortable modern house.
"Every time I come here, I feel relieved, very comfortable..."
"I've been praised," said the proprietress: "If you have the opportunity to go to China, there are many very interesting buildings in the custodians there."
"The boss lady is a Japanese ship girl..."
"Well, haven't I told you about me before?"
"I really don't know anything except the ship girl," Aaron said, turning his head to look around, and found a photo that had not been before hanging on a wall. Aaron stood up and walked to the photo, looked carefully for a while, and said, "It turns out that the boss lady had been a teacher before."
In the photo, there are a group of beautiful girls, and among them are the boss lady, but she is dressed as a teacher.
"The store is closed, so I will hang out the old photos," the boss's wife walked behind Aaron, then put a meal on the table, then looked at the photos and said, "It's been a long time ago."
"Has it been a long time ago?" Aaron looked at the boss's face and said, "I can't tell at all."
"Ah, I'm praised by Aaron Jiang," the boss's wife smiled and said, "I'm a retired ship girl, remember what I've talked about before."
"Yeah! It's delicious! The boss's craftsmanship has improved a lot!" Aaron said, "But, the boss's sip, you haven't told me about your own affairs. What do you say? I'm still young, there's no need to know those, but now..."
The boss took the photo from the wall and said nostalgic: "In the blink of an eye, the little Aaron, who was crying and yelling to work in me, has grown so old."
"Hey, don't expose my dark history, okay?"
"Well~~~What's the matter? Little Aaron at that time said cutely, "The boss's wife thought of Aaron who was only seven or eight years old, and ran out to find a job alone. In the end, only she accepted Aaron: "But, at that time, you were a chef in my store, and I was so scared. You know, hiring child labor is illegal."
As he said that, the proprietress patted her chest gently: "But it's great. Aaron has also passed the Admiral exam, and he will be a man who can stand alone in the future."
When the boss lady mentioned this, Aaron paused the chopsticks in his hand. He was about to explain, but the boss lady said, "That, Aaron, can you help me?"
"Um?"
Aaron's first job in the Governor's Mansion was to work as a chef in an izakaya. It was very difficult at that time. No one except the boss's wife would ask him for work. He only took great care of him. Therefore, as long as he could do his request to the boss's wife, Aaron would definitely not refuse: "You are so kind to me. I have received so much care from you before. Let me tell me if you have anything to do."
"Because this matter is very troublesome, I can only ask."
"What's up?"
"That's it," she raised the photo in her hand. In addition to the boss's wife, there were seven girls. She said: "These are my students, just like me, they are all ship girls."
"Um."
"They are all very outstanding children, but after everyone left the army, they all rushed to the sea. Many years have passed, and I haven't gotten their whereabouts for a long time," said the boss's wife, "Originally, I'm not qualified to take care of my disciples' affairs, but Aaron, you should understand my feelings for these children."
The boss lady is a very good person, gentle, kind, and most importantly, the brilliance of motherhood is not so much a concern for the students, but rather a concern for her children: "So, Aaron Jiang, if you meet them on the sea in the future, please help me take care of them."
"Forehead..."
Aaron looked at the boss lady apologetically and said, "That, I'm sorry, I didn't become the admiral."
"Huh?" The boss lady was stunned at first, and then said, "How could it be, Aaron's talent? As a ship girl, I know very well. Not to mention becoming an admiral, even the best..." Suddenly, the boss lady stopped. She thought of something and asked, "Aaron, you heard that there was an admiral who failed at the door 1-1 today, and I won't..."
"It's me."
Seeing Aaron admitting so slutty, the boss's wife was relieved at first. She was afraid that she would touch Aaron's pain, but then she became worried about Aaron: "How could it be? Aaron is so outstanding, how could he not be able to pass the door 1-1? By the way, are the admirals who graduated from the Admiral College bullying you? Or, the ship girl you received, Aaron, is it very weak..."
"My ship girl is very strong, boss lady, it's not these problems," Aaron told the boss lady what happened just now. Of course, he concealed the matter of the regular air mother. After all, it was a bit shocking to tell this: "I really don't want to see my ship girl, and be injured again."
Aaron was the boss lady who grew up. It was enough to see how good his character was, from her original intention of entrusting her students. Even when she thought Aaron's initial ship girl was not good, she almost said something like "How about I'll be your ship girl."
Unfortunately, if things were that simple, that would be great.
The problem now is that Aaron is in a dead end. He does not want his ship girl to be hurt, but going to the battlefield means that the ship girl is in danger of life at any time. Therefore, avoiding fighting is his best choice: "My situation is very special. As long as I go to the battlefield, the power of the deep sea will increase. Therefore, everyone who follows me is in danger."
"So you plan to stay away from the battlefield and protect those ship girls in this way?"
As long as he doesn't have any interaction with him, as long as he doesn't make a strategy, the deep sea will disperse and continue the current balance.
"What a kind child..."
She looked at the photo in her hand and thought to herself, if the admiral of these children was Aaron, she would definitely take good care of them: "Aaron, this is your own decision. I cannot and am not qualified to persuade me, but if this is your true wish, I respect your choice."
True wish...
This sentence made Aaron feel a stinging pain. He subconsciously pressed his heart and saw that day a long time ago appeared in front of him.
‘Aaron, Aaron, Aaron...’
The girl who kept calling her name, hugging herself tightly, and crying to death was Aaron's real sister, Richelieu.
However, from that day on, Sister Li can no longer fight.
Not physically, but from the heart, she became afraid of the battle. She was afraid that her power could no longer protect Aaron, just like what happened in the unknown seas ten years ago. Although it had been a long time, Aaron still remembers the tears of being saved when Sister Li found herself alive.
A whole fleet, countless people and countless ship girls, was the only one who survived in the end, Aaron and Sister Li, and the rest, all were swallowed by the ocean.
Even when I think about that power, Aaron could feel palpitations.
only...
I don’t know how many times, Aaron once fantasized: “It would be great if someone could defeat it at that time…”
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Chapter completed!