"That Saratoga is really something. Is it just because I called her a 'Cutting Board'? Did she really need to electrocute me like that? I'll have to settle the score with her later."
Illustrious wanted to get up but couldn't, because someone was holding her, and that person was Atago.
Looking at Atago, cold sweat dripped down Illustrious's forehead. "What is going on? Can someone tell me why Atago is in my bed?"
Atago being in her bed was one thing, but the worst part was why they were both naked.
Resting her right hand on her chin, Illustrious lowered her head slightly and pondered, "Could it be that I pushed Atago down while I was drinking and did those kinds of things to her?"
"That's not right! I was electrocuted into unconsciousness, how could I have gotten drunk and pushed Atago down? Since it wasn't me, why are Atago and I naked in bed? Could it be that Atago took advantage of me being unconscious and did something improper to me?"
"I didn't expect you to be that kind of person, Atago. I really misjudged you." Illustrious said this with her mouth, but her face was full of smiles. "It seems I'm still quite charming after all!"
Just after Illustrious finished speaking, Atago slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Illustrious had woken up, Atago said happily, "Illustrious, you're awake! That's great! I thought you wouldn't wake up for at least three days!"
Seeing Atago wake up, Illustrious immediately pretended to cry sadly. "Wuwuwu... Atago, you actually took advantage of me being unconscious to do those kinds of things to me. I'm no longer clean because of you. I don't care, you have to take responsibility for me."
Atago poked Illustrious on the head and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? I didn't do anything to you. When I brought you back to the room yesterday, I found you shivering uncontrollably, so I used body heat transfer to warm you up."
"So that's how it is. I thought you were lusting after my body, which is why you took off my clothes!" Illustrious felt a bit regretful. She had originally wanted Atago to take responsibility, but it seemed that plan had fallen through.
"You! Stop thinking about those lewd things all day, or you'll ruin your brain someday." Atago said as she put on her clothes.
Seeing Atago put on her clothes, Illustrious secretly felt it was a pity; she hadn't seen enough yet! "Thinking about lewd things is a desire. With desire, I have motivation, and with motivation, I can live well. So, I don't think there's anything wrong with thinking about lewd things."
"You really are incorrigible!" Atago shook her head.
"What's so bad about it? If I didn't have any desires, I might not even continue to like you." Illustrious smiled and said.
"Sophistry! I think you're hopeless." Atago stared at Illustrious and said, "What are you still staring blankly for? Hurry up and get dressed."
"Oh!" Illustrious immediately put on her clothes.
After getting dressed, Illustrious said to Atago, "What should we do next?"
"I'll take you to see Saratoga. Saratoga felt very guilty about what she did to you yesterday, and she wants to apologize to you." Atago said indifferently.
"She wants to apologize to me? Perfect! She almost killed me with electricity yesterday, and I'd like to see how she plans to apologize." Illustrious said angrily.
Atago blamed her, saying, "You still have the nerve to say that! Saratoga hates it when others talk about her small chest. You called her a 'Cutting Board,' so of course she lost her temper."
Illustrious disagreed, saying, "You're wrong. This isn't about having a small chest; she doesn't have one at all."
"No wonder Saratoga shocked you; she shocked you well! Your mouth is just too foul."
"That's so mean. I'm your girlfriend; can't you take my side? Why do you always favor outsiders over me?"
Atago held Illustrious's hand and said, "Alright, stop with the nonsense, hurry up and come with me to see her!"
Atago led Illustrious out of the room. When passing the dining room, they saw Saratoga. Upon seeing that Illustrious had woken up, Saratoga immediately placed the bowl of preserved egg and lean meat congee she was holding in both hands onto the dining table. "Illustrious, you're awake! It's great that you're okay."
"Of course I'm fine! I'm very tough!" Illustrious stared at Saratoga angrily and said, "Are you hoping something happened to me by saying that?"
Seeing Illustrious's angry expression, Saratoga knew that Illustrious was angry because of yesterday's incident. It was her fault yesterday; she had accidentally lost control and gone berserk, almost killing Illustrious. Fortunately, Illustrious was fine, which made her feel relieved.
Saratoga quickly said, "No, no! How could that be! It was my fault yesterday; I shouldn't have shocked you. Today, I made you some preserved egg and lean meat congee. I was just about to bring it to feed you, but I didn't expect you to be awake already. Let's just eat here!"
Illustrious didn't want to eat, but she was pushed to the dining table by Atago. Helpless, Illustrious had no choice but to sit down.
Looking at the preserved egg and lean meat congee in front of her, Illustrious intended to give Saratoga a hard time. "Saratoga! If this bowl of preserved egg and lean meat congee doesn't taste good, I won't forgive you."
"Rest assured! I'm quite confident in my cooking. Once you finish it, you will definitely feel it's delicious," Saratoga said confidently.
"Then I'll have to taste it properly! To see if it's really that good!" Illustrious picked up a spoon and snorted inwardly: Hmph! Wanting me to forgive you so easily? Keep dreaming. When I eat this, I'll definitely nitpick.
She scooped up a full spoonful and put it in her mouth. Illustrious couldn't believe it—this was too delicious! The heat was perfectly controlled, allowing the aroma of the egg and meat to blend together just right, turning the plain rice porridge into something incredibly tasty.
After one bite, Illustrious couldn't resist a second bite, and before she knew it, she had eaten half the bowl.
When she had eaten half the bowl, Saratoga asked Illustrious, "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Hearing Saratoga's words, Illustrious immediately stopped, her mind racing: Oh my god! Why did I start eating it? I was supposed to take one bite and then say it tasted bad!
What should I do? I've already eaten half of it. If I say it doesn't taste good, wouldn't that be a slap in my own face? By then, Saratoga would definitely say, "You're deliberately finding fault, aren't you? If it doesn't taste good, how did you eat half of it so quickly?"
Helplessly, Illustrious could only say indifferently, "It's, it's alright! But your cooking is still far worse compared to mine."
Illustrious's answer didn't satisfy Saratoga. "Since you've eaten my congee, will you forgive me for what I did to you before now?"
"Don't think a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat congee is enough to make me forgive you; I'm not that easy to dismiss," Illustrious said, crossing her arms and lifting her head.
"Then what do you want me to do to get your forgiveness?" Saratoga's expression darkened. She had gotten up before dawn today to cook the congee. This delicious preserved egg and lean meat congee, made with good intentions, was actually evaluated by Illustrious as just "alright." If it weren't for her guilt towards Illustrious, she would have already started cursing.
Illustrious squinted at Saratoga, looking quite malicious.
"I'm warning you! I will never do H things with you even if I die," Saratoga said with a blushing face.
"What are you thinking? Someone like you, with no chest and no butt, I wouldn't like you anyway!" Illustrious held up two fingers and said, "You should at least give me two bowls, then I'll forgive you."
"What the heck! I thought you wanted to do those kinds of things to me. Don't worry! I made a whole pot of congee; it's no problem to give you as many bowls as you want." Saratoga looked at Atago and said, "Captain! Do you want some? I'll scoop a bowl for you."
Atago smiled and said, "Of course! It's been a long time since I've eaten your congee, even though you used to make congee for us to eat."
"Since the Captain learned to cook, I naturally handed the chef's job over to you! After all, the food you make is more than a hundred times better than mine!" Saratoga handed a bowl of congee to Atago.
"A hundred times, that's too exaggerated. I just like cooking." Atago took a bite of the congee and said in surprise, "Mmm! It's really delicious! Saratoga! Your cooking skills have improved again. Whoever marries you in the future will definitely be lucky."
"Really? Then eat more; if it's not enough, I'll scoop more for you." Hearing her congee praised by Atago, Saratoga became happy and said.
"My bowl of congee is empty, Saratoga, bring me another one." Illustrious said in a tone commanding a servant.
"Alright! I'll scoop it for you!" Illustrious's injury had just healed, and Saratoga didn't want to argue with her, so she obediently helped her scoop another bowl.
"Seeing that your attitude is good, are you interested in being my maid?" Illustrious said to Saratoga while eating. "I won't ask you to do too much work, just serve tea, pour water, wash clothes, and cook every day."
And she calls that not doing much work? That's everything a maid is supposed to do. Saratoga gritted her teeth and replied, "Thanks! No interest! Even if I die, even if I jump off from here, I will absolutely not be your maid."
"Oh! Is that so? That's a pity. I originally wanted to teach you my unique secret, the'Secret to Bust Enlargement,' after you became my maid." Illustrious shook her head in regret.
Seeing Illustrious's expression, Atago knew Illustrious was up to something. She said to Saratoga, "Saratoga, don't listen to her. You just need to drink milk every day, and you'll definitely grow as big as us in the future."
Saratoga ignored Atago's words. Hmph! What's the use of milk! She had been drinking it for many years, and there was no sign of her chest growing at all.
"Do you really have that kind of secret?" Saratoga asked Illustrious suspiciously.
"Of course I do!" Illustrious said confidently.
"So what if you have it? Who knows if your unique secret is effective?" Saratoga said, not believing it. She had tried many methods to make her chest grow, such as drinking milk, eating papaya, and using breast enhancement products, but none of these methods worked. Finally, in complete despair, she gave up on trying to make her chest grow and obediently became a flat-chested loli.
Illustrious puffed out her magnificent, grand bosom, and pointed at it arrogantly with her finger, saying, "This of mine is the proof. My unique secret can definitely turn your plains into the Himalayas."
Looking at Illustrious's magnificent assets, Saratoga was tempted for a moment, then began to hesitate and confirmed with Illustrious again, "Can you really make it grow as big as yours?"
Illustrious planned to start spouting nonsense. In fact, she didn't have any secret for breast enlargement at all. Saratoga had almost shocked her to death yesterday, so of course, she couldn't let Saratoga off easily.
Illustrious wanted to make Saratoga her maid so she could take revenge on her properly and make her do dirty and tiring work.
As for how long Saratoga would be her maid, Illustrious planned to make her do it for a month. After a month, she would tell Saratoga that there was actually no such thing as a "Secret to Bust Enlargement."
Thinking of what Saratoga would look like after a month when she found out she had been tricked, Illustrious couldn't help but feel joyful inside.
Illustrious said to Saratoga in a serious and earnest tone, "Actually, my chest used to be just like yours, as flat as if a steamroller had run over it. At that time, other Ship Girls knew I was an aircraft carrier, but they all mocked me, saying that because my chest was too flat, I was a Destroyer, not an aircraft carrier."
"But ever since I used the'Secret to Bust Enlargement,' my chest has been getting bigger and bigger. In just half a year, my chest went from flat plains to the Himalayas."
"It became that big in just half a year? Hee hee hee! That's great! Hurry up and teach me your'Secret to Bust Enlargement.'" Saratoga looked excited. As long as her chest grew as magnificent as Illustrious's in half a year, she could show off to all those Ship Girls who had mocked her.
Atago chimed in, "That's right! If you really have the'Secret to Bust Enlargement,' just teach it to Saratoga."
"Hey! How can this'secret technique for breast enhancement' be taught so casually?" Illustrious said unhurriedly.
Saratoga knew this meant she had to become a maid, but she was a dignified Five-Star Epic Ship Girl. If people found out she was working as a maid for someone else, wouldn't she be a laughingstock? Therefore, Saratoga absolutely could not become a maid. To "free-ride" Illustrious's "secret technique for breast enhancement," Saratoga planned to use her cuteness to muddle through.
Saratoga's eyes glistened with tears, and she looked pitiful, like an abandoned puppy. "Illustrious, please teach me! You used to be flat-chested, so you must know the pain of being flat-chested. For the sake of our shared misery, since you have the'secret technique for breast enhancement,' you can't keep it all to yourself! Only when everyone has big breasts is it truly good."
Illustrious disagreed. "I don't agree with your logic. 'Only when everyone has big breasts is it truly good'—that is complete nonsense."
"As the saying goes, there can only be contrast if there is comparison. If everyone had big breasts, how could anyone else's big breasts stand out?"
"What do you want me to do for you to teach me?" Saratoga asked fiercely.
"Didn't I say it just now? As long as you become my maid, I will teach you, and then you can have a pair of magnificent breasts." Illustrious puffed out her own chest again, and her breasts bounced elastically in mid-air.
Saratoga couldn't help but swallow her saliva. That pair of bouncing breasts shattered her mental defenses. She wanted to possess magnificent breasts like Illustrious's so badly that she abandoned her dignity as a Five-Star Epic Ship Girl and said to Illustrious, "I am willing to be your maid!"
After Saratoga agreed, Illustrious didn't want to let her become her maid so easily.
Illustrious said sarcastically, "Yo! You're finally willing to become my maid? But didn't you just say you didn't want to? Back then, you were so unyielding and full of spirit!"
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