Watching Illustrious's sarcastic demeanor, Atago knew that Illustrious was planning to take revenge on Saratoga. It seemed the preserved egg and lean meat congee wasn't enough to make Illustrious easily forgive Saratoga!
Atago let Illustrious mess around. Once Illustrious was done, her anger would surely dissipate. As long as Saratoga wasn't in any life-threatening danger, she wouldn't interfere.
"You were the one who said you'd only teach me if I became your maid. I'm willing to be your maid now, so why are you still being sarcastic?" Saratoga said, looking furious.
"If you want to be my maid, that's fine, but beg me!" Illustrious crossed her arms, tilted her head slightly, and showed a pleased expression.
Looking at Illustrious's punchable face, Saratoga couldn't help but want to throw a punch. However, thinking of the "secret technique for breast enhancement," Saratoga suppressed the urge and said coldly, "Illustrious, don't get carried away. Let's leave each other a way out so we can meet again in the future."
"If you won't beg, then forget it. I'm not in a hurry anyway!" Illustrious said indifferently.
"So that means there's no room for negotiation? Fine, fine, fine! Since you insist on being this way." Saratoga immediately erupted with a powerful aura, which shocked Illustrious!
"What are you trying to do!" Looking at Saratoga, Illustrious shouted angrily. Was this Saratoga planning to beat her into a dog and force her to hand over the "secret technique for breast enhancement"?!
Hmph! Truly stupid. She was a Legendary Ship Girl. Although Saratoga was a Five-Star Epic Ship Girl, in Illustrious's eyes, she wasn't worth mentioning. She could easily sink Saratoga with a single slap.
The gap between an Epic Ship Girl and a Legendary Ship Girl was like a chasm; a hundred Epic Ship Girls might not be able to defeat one Legendary Ship Girl. "Below the Legendary rank, all are ants"—this wasn't just talk. Therefore, no matter how strong a group of ants was, they couldn't bite an elephant to death.
Watching Saratoga approach with a fierce aura, Illustrious's expression didn't change at all, because she knew that even if she just stood there and let Saratoga hit her, Saratoga couldn't hurt her in the slightest.
Saratoga had already reached Illustrious. Just when Illustrious thought Saratoga was going to throw a punch, Saratoga bowed deeply to Illustrious and said, "Illustrious, I beg you, have mercy and accept me as your maid!"
Illustrious frowned, thinking to herself: If you're asking for a favor, just ask! Why explode with such a powerful aura? You scared me, I thought you were going to hit me!
"Fine! Seeing that you are so sincere, I will accept you as my personal maid!" Illustrious said grandly.
"Yay! That's great! By the way, how long do I have to be your maid? I can't be your maid forever, right?" Saratoga asked.
"Then be my maid for one month, and I will teach you my exclusive'secret technique for breast enhancement'." Illustrious smiled indifferently.
Saratoga breathed a sigh of relief. Being this person's maid for a month was no problem. "Alright! It's a deal. Don't go back on your word when the time comes!"
"Since you are to be my maid, you must look like one. Put on this Maid Outfit!" Illustrious took out a Maid Outfit from her rigging space.
Catching the Maid Outfit, Saratoga looked at Illustrious with disdain. "How do you have a Maid Outfit for my body type? Don't tell me you've been eyeing me for a long time!"
"Don't worry about these details; people who focus on such details are idiots. You just need to listen to me and put it on obediently!" Illustrious brushed off the topic and urged Saratoga.
Holding the Maid Outfit in her hands, Saratoga felt that if she put it on, all her dignity would be lost. "Can I not wear it?"
"No!" Illustrious said coldly and ruthlessly.
"Do you have to be so heartless?"
"This is a matter of mutual consent. If you really don't want to wear it, you don't have to; after all, I'm not a devil." Illustrious's tone shifted from kind and amiable, "But if you don't wear it, I won't teach you the secret technique for breast enhancement."
For the sake of bigger breasts, Saratoga finally gritted her teeth and agreed to Illustrious. "Fine, you win. I'll wear it, okay?"
Saratoga took the Maid Outfit and went to the room to change, while Illustrious took the time Saratoga was changing to continue eating the congee on the table.
After Illustrious finished the congee, Saratoga finally walked out of the room, acting coy and shy. "I, I've changed. Are you satisfied now?"
Looking at Saratoga, who was blushing, looking down, and pinching the hem of her skirt, the cute sight melted Illustrious's heart.
Just as Illustrious was about to pounce on Saratoga to rub against her, Atago beat her to it. Atago grabbed Saratoga and kept rubbing her face against her. "Wow! Saratoga is so cute! I can't take it, please let me rub against you!"
"Eek! You're already rubbing! Captain, let me go."
"No! Saratoga is so cute, I won't let go! Let me rub some more!"
"Waaa! Illustrious, I'm your maid, you can't stand by and watch me suffer! Come save me!" Being ravaged by Atago, Saratoga immediately called to Illustrious for help.
"Okay, I'm coming!" Illustrious rushed toward Atago and Saratoga.
Just when Saratoga thought she was saved, the result left her in despair, because Illustrious not only didn't save her, but joined Atago, forming a team to rub their faces against Saratoga.
"Help!" Under the ravaging of Atago and Illustrious, Saratoga let out a miserable, inhuman scream.
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The next afternoon, the Aircraft Carrier was still sailing on the sea. Illustrious was enjoying afternoon tea on the deck, and standing by her side was Saratoga, wearing the Maid Outfit.
After finishing the black tea in her cup, Illustrious looked at Saratoga beside her and said, "It's finished, go ahead and refill it for me! As a maid, do I still need to teach you that?"
Watching Illustrious treat her like a servant, Saratoga dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak. She thought to herself: Hmph! Illustrious, I'll let you be arrogant for a month. After a month, I will absolutely never be this maid again, even if you kill me.
Saratoga forced a smile on her face. "Yes, Illustrious! I'll refill it right away!"
Picking up the teapot, Saratoga filled Illustrious's cup with black tea. Illustrious picked up the black tea, took a sip, and then said, "Saratoga! Didn't I tell you yesterday? Don't call me Illustrious; you must call me Master."
Saratoga's face burned with anger, and she said through gritted teeth, "Yes, Ma-, Master! Master, drink slowly! Don't choke."
Seeing Saratoga's furious expression, Illustrious remained completely calm and said, "You are kind, I will take note."
As the voyage continued, just as Illustrious was enjoying her afternoon tea while feeling the comfortable sea breeze, she was suddenly interrupted by the aura of battle from the right.
"Saratoga! Do you feel that?" Illustrious said to Saratoga, who was by her side.
"Yes! There is one Five-Star Epic Ship Girl fighting against three Five-Star Nightmare Abyssals. Judging from their auras, it seems the Five-Star Epic Ship Girl is about to be defeated," Saratoga said after using her spiritual perception to investigate.
"Those detestable Abyssals are harming our kin again; I absolutely cannot sit idly by." After taking the last sip of her black tea, Illustrious set down her cup. "It seems afternoon tea must end early. I will go and meet these three Five-Star Nightmare Abyssals."
"Do you need any help?" Saratoga asked.
"No need, they are just three small Abyssal ships; it is a piece of cake for me." Illustrious transformed into a golden streak of light and flew rapidly toward the front.
...
In the sky, four figures were locked in rapid combat. St. Louis, wearing a sexy and charming white dress, struck a blow at her opponents before rapidly retreating a short distance to stand in a standoff against the three Nightmare Abyssals.
St. Louis wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, looked at the three Five-Star Nightmare Abyssals not far away with a grave expression, and smiled bitterly, "The Deep Sea Cult actually dispatched three Five-Star Nightmare Abyssals to attack me. You really think highly of me!"
Among the three Five-Star Nightmare Abyssals, the Anti-Air Princess standing in the middle said coldly, "It is perfectly normal for our Deep Sea Cult to dispatch three Nightmare Abyssals. After all, St. Louis, you are the president of the Sinbad Group, the ninth largest of the Eagle Union's ten major corporations. With your high status and position, how could we possibly be negligent!"
"I have always kept to myself, why does your Deep Sea Cult want to kill me?" St. Louis asked, puzzled.
The Anti-Air Princess said indifferently, "Since you are going to be killed by us anyway, I have no fear in telling you! Recently, our Deep Sea Cult intends to take the Eagle Country into our pocket. To achieve this goal, we have decided to wipe out all the presidents of the Eagle Country's ten major corporations to disrupt the Eagle Country's economy."
"You actually want to lay your hands on the Eagle Country? How audacious!" St. Louis said with disdain.
Although she appeared disdainful on the surface, St. Louis was actually planning to stall for time to recover from her injuries.
Once she recovered enough, she would stop entangling with them and quickly flee the area.
The plan was going smoothly, but it was disrupted by the other two Nightmare Abyssals.
"Boss, don't waste your breath on her. Just finish her off to avoid complications!" the Jellyfish Princess reminded from the side.
"Exactly! This woman is cunning. She is probably stalling for time to recover her injuries. We should strike quickly and kill her; otherwise, if something goes wrong, we won't be able to answer to our superiors!" the Armored Princess agreed.
"You are right. Let's finish her off with our final move." The Anti-Air Princess nodded and immediately stopped talking. Monstrous Ship Qi surged out, and at the same time, the Jellyfish Princess and the Armored Princess pushed their Ship Qi to the limit.
Suddenly, fierce winds rose in this area, dark clouds surged, and it looked like a great storm was about to arrive.
The Anti-Air Princess raised her right hand, and a purple ball of light condensed in her palm, which she then viciously crushed. Instantly, the void on the right shattered, and a massive meteorite, five zhang in size, shot out from within.
"God's Strike!"
The Armored Princess gripped her Ship-Slaying Longsword tightly with her right hand and raised it high, while countless icy Ship Qi from within her body converged onto the Ship-Slaying Longsword.
The Ship-Slaying Longsword erupted with a blinding icy light. The light became increasingly dazzling, and in the end, it was like a brilliant sun, making it impossible to look directly at it.
"Snowy Ice Moon!"
A four-zhang-large icy crescent moon blade shot out from the Ship-Slaying Longsword and struck toward St. Louis like lightning.
Aiming her ship-slaying great sword at St. Louis, countless petals appeared around the Jellyfish Princess, and these petals continuously gathered at the tip of her blade.
In the blink of an eye, a pink energy ball with a diameter of five meters suddenly formed.
Under the control of the Jellyfish Princess, the pink energy ball fired a pink beam of light four meters in diameter.
"Hundred Flowers Annihilation!"
The attacks unleashed by the three contained extremely terrifying energy, and wherever they passed, the void was instantly shattered.
Watching the methods each of the three Five-Star Nightmare Abyssals unleashed, St. Louis felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
With her strength, wanting to deal with one Nightmare Abyssal was already enough to exhaust her, even though she was gifted and had evolved into a Five-Star Epic Ship Girl at a young age.
But in the end, she was just an entrepreneur, not a warrior. Her strength was far inferior to an average Five-Star Epic Ship Girl, so for her to fight three at once was simply impossible.
Although her strength could not compete with the three Nightmare Abyssals, St. Louis was not the type to obediently wait for death.
Even if she had to die, she would die with dignity; she could not just stand there and wait to die.
She raised her right hand slightly, and countless gales of Ship Qi continuously condensed in her hand.
She swung it fiercely! In an instant, a three-zhang-large gale handprint was suddenly unleashed, shooting toward the three Nightmare Abyssals not far away.
The gale handprint tore through the sky, and finally, under everyone's Gaze, it collided violently with the three terrifying incoming attacks.
In an instant! A thunderous sound exploded at the point of impact, and countless energy shockwaves surged out. The massive pressure churned the sea surface into turbulent waves.
Although the gale handprint was powerful, it was still very strained when facing the full-force attacks of the three Nightmare Abyssals.
Under the three terrifying attacks, the gale handprint only lasted for a moment before it shattered with a boom.
Having defeated the gale handprint, the three terrifying attacks, although weakened significantly, still retained their momentum.
The three extremely terrifying attacks roared toward St. Louis like three evil dragons.
Watching the three terrifying attacks approaching, St. Louis smiled helplessly. "Am I going to die? Sigh! It is pitiful that I have lived for so long and still have never had a relationship. I really wanted to have a passionate romance, but it seems that will only be possible in the next life."
When St. Louis was only three feet away from being sunk by these three terrifying attacks, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
This white figure was Illustrious. Watching the three terrifying attacks approaching, there was not the slightest change in Illustrious's expression.
Looking at this White-Haired Girl who had suddenly appeared, St. Louis thought to herself, "Who is this White-Haired Girl? She suddenly descended from the sky; could she be an angel sent by heaven to save me?"
"That's it! It must be so. She is so beautiful, she is definitely an angel. Ah! If only this beautiful angel could become my bride."
Illustrious appeared suddenly in her moment of peril like a prince charming from a fairy tale, filling St. Louis's face with joy!
Illustrious did not notice St. Louis's expression; her heart and mind were focused on the three terrifying attacks. She reached into the void, and a ship-slaying great sword appeared in her hand.
Countless golden Ship Qi surged out from Illustrious's body. The terrifying Ship Qi wrapped around Illustrious's body like flames. She held the ship-slaying great sword high, and countless golden Ship Qi converged onto the ship-slaying great sword.
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