On the other side were two world-shakingly beautiful girls.
One was a beautiful girl with a long light-brown ponytail, a pair of bright golden eyes, and delicate, cherry-like lips that made one want to steal a kiss.
She wore a Sakura Empire white kimono coat on the outside and a red mini-dress inside; her appearance gave off a sharp, heroic vibe.
The other was a beautiful girl with long silver hair, azure eyes, and tempting, delicious lips.
She wore a Sakura Empire white kimono coat on top and a black short skirt on the bottom, with white over-the-knee silk stockings wrapping her beautifully curved legs; she looked like a gentle and considerate older sister.
"Are they pretty?" Azuma asked Illustrious.
Illustrious, who was watching entranced, nodded without thinking. "Pretty!"
Stare—
Azuma's Gaze as she looked at Illustrious became dangerous.
After feeling as if she were being stared at by the Grim Reaper, Illustrious finally snapped out of it, a drop of sweat trickling down from her forehead. "Uh, no! I mean..."
"What are you staring at them for? Are they very beautiful?" Azuma pressed Illustrious.
"I... I, yes! That's right, they are indeed very beautiful." Illustrious was very brave, speaking without fear of death.
"Ugh!!!" Black aura suddenly erupted around Azuma's body.
Seeing the black aura suddenly erupting around Azuma, Illustrious was startled and her tone took a sudden turn: "But compared to your beauty, Azuma, it's like heaven and earth. You are a princess, while they are just village girls; they aren't even on the same level."
After hearing Illustrious's words, the black aura around Azuma instantly vanished, and she happily gave Illustrious a hug. "Really? Admiral, you really think I'm the most beautiful?"
Illustrious's mouth was as sweet as if it were coated in honey: "Of course it's true! Their beauty is simply not worth mentioning. Even if they have some looks, once they encounter you, they will instantly crumble; they have no competitiveness to speak of."
Hearing this, Azuma was even happier, hugging Illustrious tighter and tighter, as if only this could express the joy in her heart.
Two beautiful girls with exquisite figures hugging each other made some of the onlookers in the crowd excited. Beautiful girls really are different! The sight of them hugging was truly pleasing to the eye.
While Illustrious and Azuma were flirting and hugging, they were interrupted by the sleazy man's lack of tact. He suddenly shouted loudly at the beautiful girl with the long light-brown ponytail and the beautiful girl with the long silver hair: "If you know what's good for you, come with me and cooperate with the investigation. Don't do this the hard way! My patience has limits. When I get angry, even I'm afraid of myself. When that time comes, don't blame me for being ruthless and destroying such beautiful flowers."
Upon hearing this, the beautiful girl with the long light-brown ponytail looked disdainful. With a clang, she held her katana horizontally and pulled it out forcefully, revealing a small portion of the blade. Its sharpness was exposed, as if it were already prepared to devour flesh and blood. "You dare!"
The sleazy man was startled; fearing she really would dare to use the blade on him, he hurriedly hid behind his female bodyguard to seek protection.
"Zuikaku! Don't be impulsive, put the sword down. That woman's strength is not simple," the silver-haired beautiful girl advised, grabbing the right hand of the beautiful girl with the long light-brown ponytail.
"But, Sister Shokaku, he's such a bully! On what grounds does he say we are spies sent by the Deep Sea and demand we go back with them to cooperate with the investigation?" Zuikaku said with a face full of anger after being stopped.
After Zuikaku glanced at the sleazy man, she continued to Shokaku, "Look at that man's sleazy face, staring at us with those lecherous eyes; you can tell at a glance he's no good. If we really go back with them, there's no telling what bad things might happen."
Shokaku knew the sleazeball was bad news; if she and her sister went with him for questioning, they'd become his private playthings.
With a bodyguard like that, the creep's status had to be extraordinary.
Damn it—if not for that woman, Shokaku would've charged in first and beaten him into a pulpy mess, no matter who he was.
"It's all right, Zuikaku! Big sister will protect you." Shokaku stepped in front of her, voice soft and steady.
"Shokaku-nee!" Zuikaku's eyes brimmed—her sister had always watched over her, asking nothing in return.
Shokaku's gaze hardened; she drew a sharp breath, clenched her left fist, and pointed at the man. "You keep calling us Deep-Sea spies—show your proof!"
"Exactly! No evidence, no right to label two girls as spies!"
"Well said! Accusations need facts!"
"He's just lusting after them and stirring trouble!"
After Shokaku spoke, the crowd sided with the delicate-looking sisters against the odious bully.
"All of you shut up!" the man shrieked, face purple.
"Evidence?" He spat. "My word is evidence! Know who my father is?"
Hands on hips, he crowed, "Listen close—my father is Lin Zhentian, and I'm his only son, Son of Lin Zhentian!"
The name detonated like a bomb; the defenders fell silent.
Zuikaku and Shokaku trembled.
Throughout the East Pacific, no name struck fear like Lin Zhentian—Admiral of one of the three great Naval Bases.
He commanded three Epic Ship Girls, twenty-one Gold-Plated Ship Girls, fifty-four Purple-rated Ship Girls—a titanic force.
At forty-five Lin Zhentian had a son, doted on as only a late-life child can be.
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