"...If it's too dry, it will..."
Ruyue had never heard of such a thing and felt it was quite magical, but her surprise only lasted for a moment. After all, she didn't wake up Eldridge to learn knowledge.
"Are you still sleepy? Let's play together? Bring... bring little Zeppelin..."
Eldridge was not surprised at all. He just turned his head to look at the silent little Zeppelin with a blank face and nodded as if nothing had happened.
After little Zeppelin returned to the port, his personality was very different from before. Eldridge knew this. After all, everyone had said that he and his commander had lived somewhere else for a long time.
It is understandable that one's temperament changes drastically after experiencing life and death, so Eldridge would not complain about little Zeppelin not being talkative or not playing with everyone.
But on the other hand, Ju Gaogao would not take the initiative to find little Zeppelin to live with him.
In fact, Eldridge was not very concerned about anything and was always lazy and slow. As long as little Zeppelin was not an enemy, it didn't matter.
It’s a pity that Ruyue doesn’t think so.
Ruyue, who was more immature in her thinking, naturally hoped that everyone could get along well and be happy every day. Even though little Zeppelin looked difficult to deal with, she would still approach him timidly.
Ask about life, ask about toys, sometimes talk about various dolls, talk about everyone in the port area, because Kisaragi only knows these
Fortunately, although little Zeppelin seemed to be unsociable and did not seem willing to get too close to them, he was still gentle towards them and did not show his resistance on his face.
In the face of Ruyue's invitations and requests, little Zeppelin basically would not refuse, and then he would do this and that with a blank face, or listen to Ruyue talk about some childish things.
In terms of attitude, Eldridge is quite satisfied, which is also the reason why she has cooperated so far.
"Lift it up high?"
Ru Yue's gentle voice woke Eldridge from his memories, "...What are you playing?"
"Ah, um... Flying chess? I haven't played it for a long time..." Kisaragi timidly suggested, then looked at the silent little Zeppelin, "Is flying chess... okay?"
Little Zeppelin looked at Ruyue who was looking at her eagerly. Although she thought it was childish, she couldn't bear to reject her old friend who had hardly made any progress mentally, so she nodded.
"That's great. Then...well, I'll go call Xiang over to play with us!" Ruyue said as she trotted to the next room.
Xiao Ruyue, who was responsible for livening up the atmosphere, left. Suddenly, only two people who didn't talk much were left in the cubicle. They sat on the bed, looking at each other silently.
Finally, it was little Zeppelin who spoke first, "Don't look at me like that. After going through such a hellish scene, beautiful things are naturally worth cherishing."
"...4"
"Although what she asked me to do was too childish, I haven't felt distressed yet. If I change my mind one day, I will naturally not follow her will."
"44"
"...Didn't you just speak?"
Eldridge ignored him. She knew that little Zeppelin was just talking and wouldn't be really angry. At worst, she could just ask Sister Yixian for two pieces of cake to appease him.
Little Zeppelin wanted to say something when she saw this, but Kisaragi happened to bring Xiao and Xiang into the compartment, so she had to give up the idea of talking to the Pikachu opposite.
"Wuhu, the sound is coming~ This time I will definitely reach the finish line first!"
"Excuse me, I heard that they were playing games here, and Spey said he wanted to see the scenery. It's boring to stay there alone, so I took the liberty to come here to join in the fun."
"Hmm... hold it up high..." While Xiao and Xiang were laying out the chessboard on the table between the two beds, Kisaragi came to Eldridge's side and said hesitantly, "What should I do... there's... one more person..."
"...The last one...it's my turn."
When Ruyue heard this, she immediately thought it was a good idea. She breathed a sigh of relief that a big problem had been solved. She happily hugged Eldridge and rubbed his cheek.
"Thank you for the lift~"
"We've decorated it, right? Can I have a red one? It goes well with my clothes." Xiang, who was wearing a red scarf, turned his head and asked Ruyue.
Xiao obviously also had a favorite color, staring at the blue plane without saying a word.
Ruyue did not answer at first. Instead, she looked up at the silent little Zeppelin sitting opposite her. "Little Zeppelin, what color do you want?"
Several pairs of eyes looked at the little Loli with white hair and red eyes, as if waiting for her answer.
Little Zeppelin didn't hesitate and picked yellow at random, and the colors of the four players' chess pieces were determined.
After Xiang had arranged the chess pieces, he still felt unsatisfied. After thinking for a while, he pulled his sister Xiao to sit next to him, and then suggested: "How about we form groups? My sister and I can beat anyone in the world - ah, except for commanding
official…"
Eldridge thought about it, and simply climbed up the escalator to the middle bunk. Then he leaned on the edge of the bed with only his head sticking out, looking down at the three people who were very excited, and the little Zeppelin who had a blank expression on his face but was rolling the dice very carefully.
The chattering of the children filled the entire compartment non-stop. Combined with the noise of the moving train, it was like a lullaby, making Eldridge, who was lying on his stomach, drowsy.
Finally, she couldn't help but retract her head, and casually lay on her back on the bed, listening to the sounds gradually fading away, and fell into a dream.
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Eldridge was suddenly awakened by several surprised shouts.
She looked up dazedly, stuck her head out from the edge of the bed, and found that there were a few more people in the cubicle, including an adult whose body shape was much different from theirs.
Looking at the glowing woman sitting on the edge of the bed, surrounded by several children, Eldridge was a little confused.
"......who?"
Chapter 426 Family Life 4
"Speaking of which, has Sister Royal Ark ever been arrested by the gendarmerie before? Is there any misunderstanding?" Javelin walked ahead and casually asked Royal Ark behind him.
"Ah... yes, when I was secretly protecting someone, I was mistakenly thought to be following them, so..."
"Ah? That... that's too much..." Javelin obviously believed it and was extremely dissatisfied with the military police. "How can they arrest you without any reason? Why didn't the commander testify and bring you out!"
"..Because I am indeed following and expelling my sisters..."
Of course, he couldn't really say this, so Royal Ark coughed lightly and tried to fool around, "Well... because the commander has no evidence... and the food there is actually not bad, and the expulsion sisters are also - cough well
Facing Javelin's curious gaze, Royal Ark shifted his gaze guiltily, "I mean... the members of the Military Police are also very nice to me."
"Well... that's too pitiful... ah, we're here." Javelin walked to the door happily in three or two steps, "Hey~ Kisaragi, let's play~ What are you doing?"
Hibiki rolled the dice and answered first, "Ah, we're playing Ludo, and we're almost winning."
"Well, flying chess... do you want to play javelin?" Ruyue, who had already completed the whole course, was sitting next to little Zeppelin, cheering her on. When she saw the tall woman behind the javelin, Ruyue was stunned for a moment, "Little Zeppelin, do you want to play too?"
Win-ah.
Royal Ark tried hard to maintain his image, and tried to suppress his exclamation of happiness, and only greeted him reservedly: "Hello."
"Expel Sister!!!! The smell I long for!!! Ah, there's a smell from an aircraft carrier mixed in, what a pity..."
Kisaragi, who knew the real reason why the Royal Ark was imprisoned, was obviously quite afraid of this strange big sister, but Akatsuki and Hibiki, who came to the port area a little late, and Little Zeppelin, who was outside the Royal Ark's strike zone, were not afraid.
What a feeling.
Although they had heard rumors, they had rarely seen the Royal Ark during this period, so they were surprisingly not familiar with it.
Xiang was straightforward and didn't think too much about it. He immediately said, "Wait a minute, I'll change the game after I finish this one, okay?"
Akatsuki's four planes had also completed their missions, and seeing her sister Hibiki still struggling on the chess field, she naturally started chatting with the Royal Ark.
"Sister Royal Ark, please excuse me for being so rude. Where have you been recently? We don't think we've seen you."
"Ah... Don't be so polite, just call me Royal Ark." "Woo~ Heaven! This is heaven! Ninja-themed exorcist sister! So cute!!"
Royal Ark smiled as gently and reservedly as possible, "I was studying with Miss Hood before... so it took me some time."
"I heard that you were arrested by the Military Police before... May I ask what happened?"
"Ah, that was a misunderstanding?" Javelin, who thought he knew the truth, explained for Royal Ark: "It's all the fault of the military police for arresting people without asking clearly. Royal Ark sister was protecting others."
"Yes," Ark Royal admitted shamelessly.
In order to prove her innocence, Royal Ark took out her mobile phone, unlocked the hidden function that the old-fashioned Miss Hood didn't know how to use, and displayed her collection of photos.
"In fact, I have a hobby of photography, mostly portraits. Maybe because of this, the military police mistook me for a stalker, right?"
Xiao leaned over to take a look doubtfully and discovered that the subject of the photo was Ruyue. At that time, she seemed to be talking to a little yellow chicken in the amusement park, with a smile on her face, looking very happy.
Kisaragi was also very curious. After seeing the photo, she suddenly remembered, "Huh...? Yes...I was waiting outside when the Commander and Laffey went to...the haunted house..."
"Yes, I went in that day just to take some photos of the commander. Since the commander never likes to be photographed, I could only take photos this way."
Miraculously, Ruyue actually began to waver a little.
Although the Royal Ark did look very... strange (perverted) before, it seems to have changed a lot now. Plus, there is nothing inappropriate in the photo. We are all family, so it seems that there is really no need to be so defensive...
Little Zeppelin did not comment and rolled the dice seriously, thinking only of leading Ruyue to victory. She was not familiar with the Royal Ark at all. She only needed a five to reach the finish line.
"Well... but you do look weird, sister." Xiang, who couldn't get a six even if he was beaten, simply propped up his chin and started to complain, "It's mainly the hair... Aren't you uncomfortable looking at things this way?"
"Ah... I'm used to it. It's okay to see things, but it's very convenient to aim, so my shooting skills are very accurate."
"But covering one side... looks very gloomy, no wonder you are regarded as a suspicious person..." Xiang glanced at his plane that had not yet left the house, and then an idea flashed: "Why don't we help you change your image! The flying chess will stay.
Let’s play again next time!”
Little Zeppelin, who had just thrown a five, was stunned on the spot, looking at Xiang who was quickly fleeing from the chess board, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should pull him back.
Seeing that everyone was very interested in helping others dress up, and the person involved also looked like "I'm fine with it, as long as you're happy, come on, sisters", little Zeppelin had to swallow his words.
When it comes to cross-dressing, the brave Xiang is at the forefront of the children: "Let me think... First of all, I have to show my eyes."
Royal Ark had no objection to this. With a happy smile, he reached out and pushed his thick bangs back, revealing his full appearance.
Without the obstruction of hair, Royal Ark looked a lot more serious, but his mouth corners couldn't be lowered, making him look a little silly. Xiang didn't know why he was so happy.
"Then…"
"Then let your hair down at the back!" Javelin, who occasionally reads fashion magazines, immediately suggested, "Just let it hang down at the back. Ah, and pin up your bangs?"
Royal Ark nodded happily and let the javelin and Xiang's hands toss around on her head. Even when her hair was accidentally pulled, she never frowned.
After the two of them simply helped Royal Ark to style his hair, Javelin looked at the result in front of him and pondered for a moment, then borrowed Xiang's red scarf and asked Royal Ark to wrap it around him.
After everything was sorted out, everyone looked at the brand new Royal Ark and exclaimed in admiration.
"Wow…"
Royal Ark was extremely happy at this moment, because she could smell the wonderful scent of Xiang from the scarf around her neck, "Ah... This is really heaven... Even if I die right now, I will die without regrets..."
Amid the noise, Eldridge, who had fallen asleep, poked his head out from the middle bunk. Seeing the Royal Ark, which had been transformed and was smiling, he was stunned and could not recognize it for a while.
Nagashima was going to the bathroom outside and heard the sound when he passed by. He turned his head curiously and was startled by Royal Ark, who was sitting obediently on the edge of the bed with an overly dazzling smile on his face.
"Sage... Sage time?!"
Chapter 427 Family Life 5
'......"
"..."
Listening to the laughter coming from someone's cubicle in the distance, Guanghui and Miss Hood, who had drunk a lot of black tea, looked at each other in silence, and finally drank the rest of the tea in the cup silently.
Sometimes, the conversation between ladies will be interrupted.
For the sake of etiquette, it is not appropriate to talk about topics that may be controversial during a tea party. In order to keep the conversation going, it is best to try to respond with a sentence or two no matter what is being said. If you really can't, then just smile and drink your tea.
As a tea party for women, there are actually many things to talk about.
Like their favorite clothing style, the exquisite accessories they bought, the food they were curious about...ah, of course, food would probably be the most harmonious topic among the royal family.
After all, they are really not picky.
But the tea party was held every day, and there were only a few fixed people participating. The new javelin always ran out to play with the iron-blooded girl, and the four-character aircraft carrier at home was not quite normal.
Apart from Sheffield, who needed to take care of Su Xin personally and therefore could only come to make tea for them occasionally, there was really no one else in the royal family who could drink tea with them.
The small and fixed number of tea party members means that the two people participating in the tea party need to try their best to coordinate with each other's topics and think about what they should say next so that there will be no dull moments.
But so much time has passed, afternoon tea has become a daily activity, and the above prerequisites must be considered. Even the smartest brain can't think of anything else.
But today, hearing the laughter and chatter elsewhere in the carriage, the two ladies suddenly felt that there was an inexplicable sense of desolation in the compartment.
"...this is possible." Guanghui reached out and held down Miss Hood's hand as she was about to refill her cup, and sighed with some sadness.
Ms. Hood nodded. "Well...I don't usually go out that often. I find the cartoons and short videos they like to watch too noisy, so I don't know much about the latest trends."
The two looked at each other for a moment, then sighed in tacit understanding.
"Ugh…"
"Ugh…"
"Hmm?" Guanghui seemed to remember something, leaning forward and asking Miss Hood, "Have you ever thought about inviting others to have afternoon tea?"
