It was said that the prettier a Ship Girl was, the higher her level, and those with particularly large breasts had even higher combat power.
People kept looking at these five Ship Girls, especially Illustrious, who received the most attention. After all, those two "big white rabbits" were quite dazzling and truly gathered people's attention.
As the saying goes, how can one gather hearts without a huge chest? In men's eyes, cuteness could never compare to sexiness. Compared to cuteness, men preferred something more substantial, and Illustrious's "big white rabbits" had truly won their hearts.
"Wow! They're so beautiful! Especially that rabbit-eared loli; she looks so moe with those dazed eyes. She's so adorable! This is exactly my type! Ah! My heart is beating so fast! This is the feeling... Mom, I'm in love!"
"I'm warning you, don't even try. Our country has a complete criminal code, and one of the laws starts at three years and goes up to the death penalty."
"Three years is a huge profit, and the death penalty is no loss! Hehehe! Damn, compared to the rabbit, I prefer the cat. Look at that cat-eared loli; my heart melts just looking at her. How can she be so cute? Look, she even pouted at me. I really want to dote on her!"
"Lolis begone, teenage girls are the best! You bunch of people who don't know quality—what's the obsession with those 'airports'? No chest, no butt. Lolis can't do anything; how boring. That girl in white and the girl in black are different. Look at those breasts, look at those legs! After seeing them, you'll understand what you're truly missing!"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion, which made Ayanami very unhappy. She drew her ship-slaying sword and said to Illustrious, "Admiral, should we give them a warning-desu?"
Illustrious was startled to see Ayanami draw her sword. "Ayanami, don't be impulsive. They are just ordinary people and can't handle a single strike from you. If they want to look, let them look; it's not like it'll hurt us."
Persuaded by Illustrious, Ayanami had no choice but to put the ship-slaying sword back into the rigging space.
Upon entering the Arcade and seeing the Arcade machines nearby, Ayanami was the first to sit down and start playing. The Aircraft Carrier sat next to her and asked how to play. Ayanami patiently taught her, and being very smart, the Aircraft Carrier mastered it in no time. They each chose a character and began to battle each other.
Haman came to a claw machine and looked at the manjuu dolls inside with eyes full of desire. Seeing this, Illustrious smiled and said, "Haman, do you want this manjuu doll? I'll insert a coin for you. This game is very simple; you just use the grip button to operate the iron claw and catch the manjuu doll."
Inserting a game coin, Illustrious stepped aside to let Haman operate the claw machine.
"I don't want it at all, but since you've already put in a coin, I'll try catching it just so it doesn't go to waste." Haman said this, but her expression was full of joy. She pressed the start button, and the iron claw moved. When it reached the Manjuu's position, Haman pressed the grip button.
The iron claw lowered. Just as it was about to touch the manjuu doll, Haman immediately pressed the grip button again, and the manjuu doll was instantly caught.
Haman was delighted to have caught the manjuu doll. She thought it was a sure thing, but as the doll was being lifted, it fell halfway.
With tears in her eyes and her cat ears drooping, Haman turned to look at Illustrious piteously.
"It's okay, Haman. That was just an accident. You already caught it once; it only fell because of bad luck. If you try again, you'll definitely succeed." Illustrious stroked Haman's ears, comforting her.
"Really? Okay then! I'll try one more time." Haman regained a bit of spirit.
"Clang!"
Illustrious inserted another game coin, and Haman operated the claw machine again. When she reached the manjuu doll, she pressed the grip button, and the manjuu doll was instantly gripped.
The iron claw rose slowly, holding the manjuu doll firmly. Just as it was about to reach the exit hole, it suddenly fell, dropping right next to the hole.
Turning around, Haman looked at Illustrious, who immediately understood what she meant.
"So close! You'll definitely get the manjuu doll next time. Keep going, Haman; don't be discouraged." Illustrious inserted another coin, encouraging Haman.
After inserting the coin, Haman operated the claw machine again, but the next dozen or so times weren't as good as the first two. Haman didn't even manage to catch it, let alone have it fall into the hole.
Illustrious watched Haman fail time and time again and couldn't help but feel anxious for her. The dolls in the Claw machine weren't that easy to get; to make money, the vendors set the claws to be very loose, so even if you grab one, it's difficult to get it to the prize chute.
You can't say the vendor is black-hearted; after all, they need to make money. If it were that easy to win, they would lose a fortune.
Inserting another Game coin, Haman failed again. Illustrious, standing beside her, patted Haman's head and said, "Do you want me to help you? My technique is quite good! I guarantee I can get it in one go."
"Can you really catch it? This Claw machine is hard; I've tried over a dozen times and failed," Haman said, sounding a bit skeptical of Illustrious.
"Don't worry! I'm actually very amazing," Illustrious said earnestly.
Staring intently at the manjuu doll inside the Claw machine, her eyes filled with desire, Haman said to Illustrious while watching, "Fine then! But if you can't catch it either, it's okay if we don't have that doll. I don't particularly like it anyway."
Seeing Haman's duplicity, Illustrious smiled. Haman clearly wanted it but insisted she didn't; she really wasn't being honest.
Inserting a Game coin, Illustrious pressed the start button. The best position for grabbing dolls is around the exit; the probability of success is much higher there.
Haman had been trying for the ones in the middle or at the back, which was the wrong approach. It increases the chance of failure, and even if you grab one, the risk of it falling mid-way is higher. So, being near the exit is the top choice.
When the iron claw reached a doll near the exit, Illustrious immediately pressed the button to tighten the grip, and the manjuu doll was instantly caught.
The captured manjuu doll moved toward the exit, but just as it was about to reach it, it fell. The manjuu doll landed on the edge of the chute, half its body in the hole and half still inside the machine's box.
Ah! It didn't work. What a pity, it was so close. Seeing the whole process, Haman looked disappointed; her manjuu doll was gone.
"Don't worry, I still have a secret move." Illustrious looked around, and seeing no one was watching, she gave the Claw machine a kick.
"Clang!"
The manjuu doll stuck halfway in the exit fell straight through due to the vibration.
Taking the manjuu doll out from the door at the bottom of the machine, Illustrious handed it directly to Haman. "Here you go! Take good care of it, or the Manjuu will get angry!"
"Mhm! Thank you, Admiral. I'll take good care of it," Haman said happily, hugging the manjuu doll tightly.
"Eh? Speaking of which, where did Laffey go?" Illustrious looked around. She was just beside her a moment ago; how did she disappear in the blink of an eye?
"Admiral, she's over there!" Haman pointed to Laffey, who was crouching by a goldfish pond not far away, scooping for goldfish.
"Let's go take a look!" Illustrious led Haman over to Laffey.
"Laffey, how's it going? Did you catch any goldfish?" Haman crouched down and asked Laffey.
Laffey was fully concentrated and didn't respond to Haman immediately. She targeted a goldfish and scooped, but the goldfish immediately began to struggle as it left the water, and the fragile paper net was torn through.
Looking at the torn paper net, Laffey said very disappointedly, "These goldfish are cute, but Laffey can't catch them."
"Then do you want me to help you?" Illustrious took a paper fishnet and said to Laffey.
"Really? That's great! Then help me catch that goldfish hiding in the corner," Laffey said, pointing at the fish.
"This one? Alright, watch your Admiral's brilliant performance," Illustrious nodded and said with an air of confidence.
Approaching the goldfish, Illustrious timed it perfectly and scooped; the goldfish was caught directly into the bowl.
Seeing the goldfish that she couldn't catch for a long time being caught by Illustrious in one go, Laffey looked at her with admiration. "Admiral! You're so amazing, how did you do it?"
"This? It's actually quite simple. You just have to tilt the bowl and the net at a 45-degree angle, then place the bowl in front of the fish and the paper net behind it. Strike when the time is right, and you'll catch it easily. Of course, you have to try it a few times to get a feel for it. Once you're skilled, you'll be successful at catching goldfish," Illustrious explained to Laffey.
After Laffey understood, she tried the method Illustrious mentioned. She might not have had the feel for it at first, but her success rate significantly improved afterward. Before long, her bowl was full of goldfish.
On the other side, Aircraft Carrier and Ayanami were engaged in a fierce Arcade game battle. The character Aircraft Carrier was controlling unleashed an energy wave, but Ayanami's character was very agile; seeing the wave, she immediately jumped to avoid Aircraft Carrier's attack.
Taking advantage of the recovery frames after Aircraft Carrier's move, Ayanami seized the opportunity to close in and then unleashed a series of combos, leaving Aircraft Carrier unable to defend. With a Shoryuken, she sent Aircraft Carrier flying, instantly depleting the health of her character.
"Again! I don't believe I can't beat you even once," Aircraft Carrier said angrily.
"Oh? You want to keep being crushed by me? Fine! I'll let you truly experience the terrifying power of the Demon God, desu," Ayanami said, her voice as calm as a still well.
"Hmph! That... that was just me taking it easy on you. I definitely won't lose this time!" Aircraft Carrier continued with the same tough talk she had repeated several times.
After the two selected their characters, they began another fierce battle. Although Aircraft Carrier was strong with her words, her skills were truly no match for Ayanami. Her character was chipped away bit by bit, and finally, with an ultimate move, Ayanami knocked Aircraft Carrier so senseless she didn't know which way was up, losing the match again.
"One more time!" Aircraft Carrier's eyes were filled with the flames of revenge as she spoke harshly.
"Ha! Again? You've already lost to me eighty-six times. Isn't it about time to stop, desu?" Ayanami was getting a bit bored. Constantly crushing a noob wasn't very interesting; truly, being invincible is lonely!
"Stop nagging! Don't think you can just win and run away. Of course, if you admit defeat and are too scared to fight, that's fine too."
"Hmph! Someone like you wanting me to admit defeat? Keep dreaming, desu!"
...The group spent the whole day in the Arcade. Illustrious took Haman and Laffey to play basketball, darts, and shooting games.
Meanwhile, Aircraft Carrier kept dragging Ayanami to play fighting games. With skills only on par with an ordinary person, she kept losing to Ayanami. Refusing to accept defeat, she kept pulling Ayanami to play, saying she wouldn't let her go until she won.
Ayanami didn't want to play just one game; the Arcade had a ton of games. So, Ayanami suggested deciding the winner through other games. After playing for so long without seeing Ayanami lose once, Aircraft Carrier gave up on that game and agreed it was no problem. She couldn't stay hung up on one thing; maybe she was strong in other games. Besides, no matter how good Ayanami was, she couldn't possibly be that strong at every other game too!
To Aircraft Carrier's disappointment, she challenged Ayanami in eleven different games, and Ayanami defeated her every single time. Moreover, Ayanami won effortlessly throughout, whereas Aircraft Carrier gave it her all but still lost, with her scores being worlds apart from Ayanami's.
Finally, in a fit of rage, Aircraft Carrier stopped playing with Ayanami. She wanted to find some weaker people to play with, like Haman and Laffey.
These two were novices; how could they compare to Aircraft Carrier? So, after bullying the beginners, Aircraft Carrier finally regained her self-esteem. It turned out she wasn't too stupid; it was just that Ayanami was too much of a freak.
It was getting late. After Illustrious and the others left the Arcade, they went to a hotel to rest.
They booked three rooms. The first was for Laffey and Haman to sleep together, the second was for Aircraft Carrier and Ayanami, and the last room was for Illustrious alone.
The rooms could be described as luxurious, and naturally, they cost quite a bit, but they were worth the price. After taking a shower and changing into pajamas, Illustrious turned off the lights and went to sleep.
She had only been sleeping for half an hour when Illustrious woke up from her dream because she felt something heavy pressing down on her.
Holy crap, it's not sleep paralysis, is it? This gave Illustrious a fright. Opening her eyes, she found a silver-haired, red-eyed beautiful girl. Wasn't this Aircraft Carrier? Why wasn't she sleeping in the middle of the night? What was she doing here? Could it be that she was afraid of the dark and wanted to sleep with her to feel safe?
"Aircraft Carrier, isn't your room next door? What are you doing in my bed!" Illustrious's face turned a bit red because Aircraft Carrier was pressing down on her completely naked.
"Sister! Look at my body, isn't it beautiful?" Aircraft Carrier straddled Illustrious and said with a very seductive expression, "Don't you have any thoughts in your heart?"
"Of course I have thoughts! But we're sisters, this isn't right. If I were to push you down, wouldn't I be worse than a beast?" Illustrious stopped looking at Aircraft Carrier's body and consciously averted her eyes.
Hearing her sister use that excuse again, Aircraft Carrier became angry. She used her hands to turn Illustrious's head back to face her, forcing her to stare at her body. Aircraft Carrier said angrily, "I don't care! So what if we're sisters? As long as there's love, even sisters are fine. Today, we must have a conclusion."
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