sun in blue

Smiling and beckoning z23 into the room, closing the door, Leon went to the water dispenser to help her get a glass of water.

"Ah...thank you."

Reaching out to take the water glass and thanking him, z23 carefully observed Leon.

"Nimi-chan's dress is very beautiful today~ It suits you very well!"

Sitting on the sofa opposite z23, Leon praised the lovely ship girl in front of him without hesitation.

Z23 is wearing a blue sailor suit today, and the blue beret on her head makes her look a lot cuter.

"Yes... is it? Thank you~"

The little face was reddish, and he twisted his body in embarrassment, z23 stood up again and turned around in front of Leon.

"I made the bow on this dress myself, isn't it beautiful?"

"nice."

"Hehehe~ that's good~"

Satisfied, he sat back to his original position and took a sip of water before z23 explained his intention to come to Leon.

"Actually, I came to you today to ask you to do me a favor."

"Okay~ Tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"

He was stunned for a moment, and then, Leon smiled and nodded towards z23.

"Um... that... so, can you join me on the deck and take some pictures?"

His hands were restlessly crossed together, as if he was engaged in a psychological struggle. After hesitating for a while, z23 still spoke out his request.

"Uh...take pictures?"

"Yes, I'd like to take some photos with you, is that okay?"

Nodding again, after finishing speaking, z23 looked at Leon expectantly again.

Chapter 508

"Um... It's okay to take pictures. But, can I ask why you suddenly want to take pictures with me?"

In Leon's opinion, z23's request was really weird. He had taken many photos with z23, but most of those photos were used to record his growth.

Now, she suddenly wanted to take a photo with herself on the deck. For some reason, Leon always felt that the truth behind this incident would not be that simple.

"Actually...Actually, I just want to record our life~ You see, before this, we have never gone to other places together by boat~ So I want to record the events of these few days by taking pictures Come down!"

After all, z23 waved his fist excitedly again, although Leon's trip this time is purposeful, but for z23, this is a long-distance trip.

"Well, I see, when are we going to take pictures on the deck?"

Z23's words and deeds completely dispelled Leon's worries. Thinking about it, how could a naive and lovely ship girl like z23 do these things with ulterior motives?

"Or now! It's going to be lunch in a while, and I'm afraid there won't be enough time."

Standing up and jumping happily on the spot, z23 took out the camera he had prepared.

"Alright, let's go!"

Being so active z23 unwittingly aroused Leon's enthusiasm. He stood up and stretched himself. After getting dressed, he walked out of the room with z23.

......

The midday sun was slightly warm, and the sound of the waves was pleasant. On the deck, Leon saw Gloucester wiping the railing with a rag not far away.

"Ah! Oops! I actually forgot my camera stand! What can I do..."

While Leon was watching Gloucester in the distance, z23 on the side uttered a whine again. Turning his head, Leon saw the expression of z23 who was about to cry.

"Forgot to bring the stand?"

"Hmm... I thought I put the bracket in the ship's space before, so I didn't check it, and now I realize that I didn't bring it..."

Leon's eyes made z23 feel very embarrassed. She used to tell Leon to double check whether he was ready before doing things, but now, the person who made the embarrassment was himself...

What a shame...

"Forget it, anyway, Leon, you are tall, why don't we take selfies?"

After looking left and right for a while, z23 finally set his sights on Leon.

"Selfie? You can, but I have to tell you in advance that my selfie skills are very poor, and I may not be able to get the effect you want."

Leon has never tried to take a selfie, and he doesn't need a selfie. All the time, the ship girls took the initiative to ask him to take pictures, and in the rest of the cases, they put the camera stand in front of them and took pictures together.

"Huh? That's right... I don't think I've seen you take pictures of yourself, so... how about this? You hug me, and...then I take pictures of us with the camera."

Pretty blushed slightly, and her legs rubbed against each other restlessly. When she said this, z23 lowered her head a little bit embarrassed.

"... Nimi sauce, isn't this your original intention?"

Leon saw z23's shy expression and awkwardness, and recalled what the other party said before, and Leon understood all of this in an instant.

"No...it's not like that! This is really not my real idea! I...I just made a suggestion, and I didn't mean to force you to do it!"

He raised his head and explained to Leon in a flustered expression. At the end, z23 still turned his head to the side.

"I...I just want to cherish every minute and every second with you, after all...after you get to the royal family, you will definitely not stay with us very often."

His voice was a little low, but z23 admitted his thoughts in disguise.

"Okay~ Then do as Nimi-chan said today, I will not refuse you, Nimi-chan."

"Really?"

"Really, let's start now!"

He smiled and opened his arms towards z23, and then, Leon squatted down and hugged z23.

"Now, as long as you give an order, I will arrive at the designated location according to your instructions. Please order, General Z23!"

The girl's body was very soft, holding her in his arms, Leon would not feel tired at all.

Looking down at z23 who was still a little shy, Leon pretended to be a soldier and applied to z23.

"No...don't be so serious, let me think about it...let's go there first!"

After a little restraint, z23 also quickly entered the state, hugged Leon's neck and looked around, hesitated for a while, and finally, z23 stretched out his fingers and pointed to the stern.

"Instructions received! Soldier Leon is about to leave!"

"I told you not to be so serious! I'm not a child!"

"I don't care, today I'm going to replay the game we played together when we were kids, when I was the general, now it's your turn, my dear Nimi-chan."

Looking at z23 in his arms with a smirk on his face, regardless of the other party's objections, Leon hugged her and ran towards the stern in such a hurry.

......

"Phew~ It's time for lunch~"

Sitting side by side with Leon on the deck, leaning against the railing behind him, looking at the photos in the album for a while, z23 reluctantly put away the camera.

"Yeah, it's almost time, you go to the restaurant first, I want to enjoy the scenery here for a while."

He stood up and patted his butt, and then, Leon stretched out his hand and pulled Z23 up from the ground.

"Aren't you going to lunch?"

He also patted his own skirt and stomped his feet, and then z23 raised his hand to straighten the beret on his head.

"I'm not very hungry yet, I'm a little late for breakfast, and I have to wait an hour for lunch."

Smiling and touching z23's head, Leon leaned over and kissed her forehead lightly.

"Well!"

Leon's actions made z23's face flush instantly, and after shaking her body for a while, she nodded heavily at Leon again.

"I...I got it! I'm very happy this morning! I'm going to eat first!"

Feeling extremely shy at this moment, he stretched out his hand to push Leon, and z23 turned and ran away.

"Hehe~"

Smiling and looking at the back of z23, Leon turned and looked at Gloucester not far away until the other party walked into the cabin.

When taking pictures with z23 on the boat before, Leon had already noticed that Gloucester was watching him, so he chose to stay on the deck instead of going in for lunch with z23.

The other party obviously has something to say to him, and Leon still has this vision.

"You and Miss z23 had a great time, master."

Seeing Leon looking at him, Gloucester put away the rag in his hand and walked to Leon.

"When I was young, z23 took good care of me. Now that I'm grown up, I naturally have to respond to her in the same way."

Smiling and nodding to Gloucester who raised the hem of his skirt and saluted to him, Leon turned around and looked at Gloucester curiously while lying on the railing.

"Speaking of which, why did you start calling me master?"

Gloucester's maid outfits are much more conservative than those of Sirius and Bepha, but, looking from this direction, Leon can still see the slightly exposed southern hemisphere and the beautiful black silk legs under the maid's long skirt.

"I think the word master can better reflect my respect and admiration for you. This is also something that Her Majesty the Queen acquiesces to. Moreover, this title sounds better than Your Excellency Leon, so I will call you that."

"admire?"

"Yes, I don't care what other royal members think of you, but from my point of view, you are the benefactor who saved the royal family. I believe that under your leadership, the royal family can definitely go further than it is now .”

Gloucester is a very serious maid, and she bent down and bowed to Leon again.

"I didn't expect you to trust me so much. Don't worry, I won't do anything to make things worse. I don't know how Elizabeth will react when she hears our conversation, hahaha~"

Smiling happily, Leon got up and helped Gloucester up, but he didn't see the smile he imagined on the maid, what caught Leon's eyes was still the serious look. expression.

"Please don't be too happy, master. There are no perfect things in this world, so in the days to come, I will try my best to reduce your chances of making mistakes. Please be prepared."

"Um...thank you."

The development of the matter was somewhat beyond Leon's expectations, and he touched the back of his head with embarrassment. In the end, Leon could only respond to Gloucester with these two words.

This development seems a bit strange, doesn't it?

Logically speaking, Gloucester should respond to himself with a smile on his face after he said that just now, at least...both Belfar and Newcastle did.

but now...

Why does it feel like Gloucester is putting pressure on himself?

"Don't worry, master. Actually, I came to you today just to remind you. I hope you can prepare in advance to take responsibility."

"Take responsibility..."

"Yes, unlike the Sardinian Empire, our royal family has a very large number of members. Not only that, but everyone's personalities are also different. Since you have decided to take this road of leading all the ships, then, from now on From the beginning, you should be ready to shoulder the heavy responsibility."

Seemingly seeing what Leon was thinking, when he said this, Gloucester actually showed a rare smile.

"Heh~ Thank you for your reminder, but please rest assured that I have been mentally prepared to shoulder the responsibility a long time ago. To be precise, in this world, only I can shoulder this heavy responsibility, and only I have Qualified to take on this responsibility, my awareness...may be higher than you imagine."

After understanding Gloucester's thoughts, Leon also responded to him with a serious face. After finishing speaking, he reached out and patted Gloucester's shoulder again.

"Thank you for reminding me, though. Like you said, nothing is perfect, and if I've made any mistakes, you're welcome to correct me."

Gloucester's words still made Leon feel a little relieved. If he could think about himself, it meant that the other party had recognized him, and this kind of behavior was more powerful than words.

Sometimes, it is not the emotion between the two that conquers the ship girl, the bravery shown in the battle, the cleverness shown in the layout, and even the behavior of helping everyone regardless of the consequences, these are all things that can make the ship girl serve her from the bottom of her heart. The thing of admiration.

"...I see, Master."

Seeing Leon's firm eyes, Gloucester raised her skirt again and saluted him. Then, she turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation to Leon.

"I'm sorry to disturb your lunch time, master, let's hurry up and go to the restaurant for lunch."

"It's okay, it's the purpose of my trip to reassure you. The conversation just now is not meaningless."

Shaking his head indifferently, without being polite, Leon took the lead and walked towards the cabin.

...Belfast is really good at reading people.

With a sigh in his heart, looking at Leon's back, Gloucester quickly stepped forward and followed behind Leon.

......

The restaurant at noon was much more lively than in the morning. This time, Leon didn't come at the end of the meal time. He arrived at the restaurant just when all the girls on the ship were sitting in the restaurant, and he was even a little far away. Silly figure was seen in some places.