“I think everyone knows that as fellow Shipgirls, we have an incredibly precise intuition when it comes to perceiving the mental attitude of humans towards us.”
“That's why we don't easily choose Commanders, but once we decide, we won't hesitate.”
“Commander, and everyone else, please forgive my impulsiveness, but I truly cherish the feeling of being… protected by your spirit.”
Belfast was sincere.
Everyone in the conference room looked at Belfast, whose smile faintly shimmered with light, and they all realized this.
“What, that guy isn't human either, he's an alien!” Elizabeth Queen muttered in a sulky tone. “Who knows if our intuition for judging humans works on someone who might not even count as a human.”
Not just Elizabeth, others also felt a bit skeptical about Belfast’s statement.
Although they hadn't signed a contract with a Commander, they had learned about the feeling after signing a contract through those Shipgirls who had Commanders. The intel didn't mention anything like what Belfast said.
Bai Yu, however, was lost in thought—
（No wonder I always felt like something was off about Ying's attitude. She trusts me too easily.）
（Does she also have feelings like Belfast?）
（Should I ask her next time? But she will definitely be shy, right?）
As he thought, Bai Yu suddenly heard Wales Prince sigh, “Since you've already said so, we have no grounds to object to this. Furthermore, signing a contract with a human is ultimately your freedom.”
With Wales Prince’s lead, Enterprise also smiled, “Congratulations, Belfast. Also, Mr. Bai Yu, I hope you won’t disappoint Belfast’s trust.”
Belfast finally relaxed.
Even though choosing a Commander was her own decision, having the approval of others still gave her a strange, happy feeling like a girl about to be married receiving blessings from her family.
“Then, Commander, I’m going to begin.”
Belfast smiled, and everyone in the conference room held their breath.
Just as Bai Yu was curious about how the contract signing actually worked, he suddenly felt Belfast’s spirit become unusually active.
Under everyone’s gaze, Belfast raised her hands in front of her as if cupping her heart, and specks of icy blue starlight materialized from thin air, gathering in her palms.
Soon, with a flash of light, a perfectly blue, crystal-clear cube floated in the air above Belfast's palm.
Mind Cube!
Bai Yu drew his conclusion the moment he saw it.
Signing a contract requires the Shipgirl to materialize their Mind Cube?
“Commander, according to normal procedures, you need to connect your spirit with my Mind Cube…”
Perhaps because of the materialized Mind Cube, Belfast's cheeks were flushed, and her eyes gradually became hazy.
With Belfast’s reminder, Bai Yu didn’t hesitate anymore. He separated a strand of his spirit and slowly entered the Mind Cube.
The Mind Cube, already radiating blue light, erupted in even brighter radiance the moment it touched Bai Yu’s spiritual power, directly causing the other Shipgirls in the conference room to involuntarily close their eyes.
At the same time, a unique sensation, different from consciousness possession, appeared between Bai Yu and Belfast’s mental consciousness.
Bai Yu didn't feel it strongly, but Belfast once again experienced the warmth of receiving help from her Commander, like during the previous battle.
The all-encompassing comfortable feeling was like being snuggled up in a warm blanket on a winter morning, with the soft morning light filtering through the curtains, so comfortable that even a finger wouldn’t want to move, a lazy and languid feeling.
Wrapped in white silk, her delicate feet curled up unconsciously, her ten adorable toes tucked in. Belfast tilted her swan-like white neck, her red lips slightly parted, and she uttered a soft moan—
“Ah—!”
The sultry moan instantly jolted the nearby Vanguard.
When the light faded, the Mind Cube returned to Belfast’s body, everything returned to normal. Belfast, who seemed to have undergone some intense exercise, had cheeks as red as fire, her body limply collapsed in the chair, her head drooping, the fragrant orchid lightly brushed against her chest, triggering a shiver.
Everyone: “““…………”””
“Wh-wh-what’s going on!!???”
After a long silence, it was finally Victory who slammed his hands on the conference table and stood up abruptly.
“It’s just signing a contract, why are you Belfast… you… this…”
The Belfast before them seemed to have been tampered with, her hazy eyes coated in a layer of rippling water vapor, the rapid heartbeat brought about by the rushing blood ultimately gave all the visible skin on her body a cherry-red tint.
Vanguard cautiously raised his hand in front of Belfast and waved it, finding that the Maid had no reaction.
“This—?”
“Is there such a thing in contract signing? No, it’s not right…” Wales Prince also felt a blush creeping up her cheeks. It was just that Belfast’s current appearance was too much like someone who had been spoiled to the peak, so she could only cough lightly and deliberately said in a deep voice, “Belfast, what happened?”
“I… I don’t know…”
Belfast raised a pair of eyes still filled with confusion, even she herself didn’t understand what was going on.
“Commander?”
“Commander? Are you still there?”
After several calls without a response, Belfast did something even she couldn’t have imagined.
With a look of half-complaint and half-coquettishness on her face, in a sweet, almost petulant tone, Belfast stretched out her voice and called out:
“Com~~~~man~~~~der~~~~”
This one call instantly caused Victory, who had stood up, to lose all strength in his legs, and with a gasp of “Ouch,” he fell down, landing on his bottom on the ground.
Bai Yu: “………………”
He wanted to play dead, no, he was playing dead!.
Because at the moment of signing the contract, Bai Yu experienced a feeling that he, theoretically a male, would never experience in his lifetime.
He was now in a state of intense self-doubt!
Who could tell him what was going on here?