Chapter 567: The "Interception" Of the Fifth Air Battle
That’s right, the two tall Sakura warship girls who were eating on the tatami were the carrier sisters of the Fifth Carrier Battle.
With long silver hair and a gentle smile on her face, the Shokaku-class carrier No. 1, Guardian Feather Shokaku, looked like a gentle older sister.
And her younger sister, Zuikaku, the Lucky Crane, who had a neat brown long ponytail and a cheerful and motivated personality.
The carrier sisters were both wearing pure white hooded kimonos with long crane wing sleeves, and their scabbarded katanas were still hanging around their waists.
Lin Lan didn’t see the two cranes of the Fifth Carrier Battle in the morning, and thought they would help Musashi and others today, so he was so surprised.
“Hehe~ Commander, come sit with the other four children~”
After Shokaku put down the chopsticks in his hand, he gently stroked his bangs, and his blue eyes narrowed into a crescent shape.
She chuckled and invited, and didn’t rush to answer Lin Lan’s question.
However, her sister who stood up to make room for him has already spoken out the reason:
"I knew I would meet you here today, Commander, so I specially asked my sister to have dinner here after completing the reconnaissance mission. It seems that my intuition is still very accurate, hehe~"
Hearing Zuikaku's explanation with a happy tone, Lin Lan had to sigh that Zuikaku's prediction was really accurate.
After taking a seat with the four destroyers, Lin Lan's seat was successfully invited by the twin sisters to sit between the two.
Looking at Shokaku smiling as he placed the dishes in front of him, Lin Lan also thought to himself that Akagi and Taiho should be considered to have been intercepted.
And he quickly analyzed the reason why Shokaku and Zuikaku were not arranged by Musashi to help together today.
Shokaku is indeed a perfect elder sister with a gentle personality, even a little naughty. Due to another game, many players also call her Mrs. Shokaku.
But such a gentle and considerate Shokaku has an inexplicable obsession with Akagi, and often treats Akagi and others in a weird way.
It's not that Shokaku has a bad personality. Lin Lan has read Shokaku's history, and he can more or less understand why Shokaku is so prejudiced against Akagi and the others.
Due to the Battle of Coral Island, the injured Shokaku and Zuikaku were unable to participate in the Battle of Midway.
But the predecessors of the First and Second Carriers, whom they regarded as idols, were all sunk by the three Yorktown sisters in the Battle of Midway, forcing her and her sister Zuikaku to become the new First Carriers and shoulder the burden.
Losing all the predecessors at once, Shokaku must have felt abrupt, confused and at a loss at the time.
Because of this, Shokaku finally thought that the predecessors were not strong enough and "abandoned" her and Zuikaku, so that she gave all her tenderness to her sister Zuikaku.
This can be reflected from the fact that Shokaku and Zuikaku always acted as "victims" in many subsequent battles.
Even after becoming a ship girl, Shokaku still always confronted Akagi. She is considered one of the few in the Sakura Empire who is not afraid of Akagi and even dares to provoke her.
Of course, after he made a vow with Shokaku and Zuikaku, Shokaku's gentleness and consideration also included him.
If Musashi really arranged for the Five Carriers to be with Akagi and the others today, who knows how much trouble it would cause.
As Chef Manchu brought the barbecue ingredients to the table, Lin Lan soon discovered that facing Shokaku and Zuikaku sisters, Ayanami and Yukikaze were obviously not as reserved as they were when they saw Akagi and the others, and they were very relaxed.
Zuikaku even took the initiative to help the four cute destroyer girls pour drinks into their cups, and Yukikaze and Shigure also happily discussed the movie they had just watched with Zuikaku.
Shokaku also put some vegetables in Yudachi's bowl, and gently reminded the little dog not to eat only meat.
Originally, Lin Lan was a little worried that Yukikaze and the others would feel uncomfortable when they saw Shokaku and Zuikaku here, but now he thought too much.
The two sisters are like approachable big sisters next door, and are very popular with the children of Sakura Empire.
"Commander, it's not like you to just stare at the barbecue. I remember that you always ate voraciously when you ate, for fear that you would eat too slowly~"
Shokaku noticed that Lin Lan's bowl was empty, and helped him pick up the fragrant roasted meat slices, smiling and jokingly said to him.
"You still remember this..."
Lin Lan shrugged and smiled after hearing the gentle silver-haired elder sister's joke.
He picked up the meat slices that Shokaku picked up for him with chopsticks, blew on them, and put them into his mouth.
Of course, Shokaku was talking about the time when he was eating at the Blue Star construction site.
At that time, because of the excessive work pressure, he always ate voraciously while playing games during the short break.
And he often set Shokaku as a secretary ship, so he was not surprised that the other party still remembered his appearance when he ate, but now it feels like a lifetime ago.
"Haha~Shokaku of course remembers, I even remember that although the commander didn't like drinking at that time, he was always dragged by others to drink~"
"And every time you get drunk, you like to talk nonsense and do some unexpected things. For example, the witch August of Iron Blood was drunk by you..."
At this time, Shokaku was like a sister who had been familiar with him for a long time. While picking up the freshly roasted meat for him, he smiled and teased him with interesting past events.
Not only that, Shokaku also did not forget to drag Xuefeng and the others to talk about his interesting stories, which also made Lin Lan quickly integrate into the relaxed atmosphere at the table.
In this warm and joyful dining atmosphere, the topic of the crowd slowly shifted to the time spent on the artificial island.
Zuikaku held a string of roasted browned sea fish in his right hand, and said to Lin Lan with some depression:
"Hey, Commander, you don't know, I originally thought that after mastering some new powers and skills in Liaozhou, I thought I could beat the 'Gray Ghost', but I didn't expect her strength to become much stronger. I failed the challenge again yesterday afternoon."
After saying that, Zuikaku took a bite of the roasted fish, as if venting her depression on the food.
Lin Lan smiled and filled Zuikaku's cup with juice drinks to comfort her.
The gray ghost in the mouth of this enterprising and capable elder sister refers to Enterprise. It seems that Zuikaku lost the duel with Enterprise yesterday.
Unlike her sister Shokaku, Zuikaku is more obsessed with her "archenemy" Enterprise and Lexington.
Of course, this "archenemy" is actually just an opponent who is eager to win or lose for Zuikaku, who has become a ship girl, and there is no deep hatred.
But to be honest, Lin Lan was a little surprised that Zuihe still couldn't defeat Enterprise after he learned and mastered the new elemental power in Liaozhou.
It seems that Enterprise and the others are not standing still, but are getting stronger all the time.
Zuihe still has a long way to go in his challenge.
After seeing Lin Lan filling up her cup, Zuikaku quickly regained her fighting spirit and smiled confidently at Lin Lan:
"Thank you, Commander. Don't worry, I won't give up easily. Next time I challenge the Gray Ghost, I will definitely call you to see how I defeat her."
Lin Lan saw Zuikaku so motivated and was about to agree and encourage her, but Xuefeng interrupted excitedly with her ears shaking:
"Sister Xuefeng will also come to see it! Sir Xuefeng will share his luck with Sister Zuikaku!"
"Oh! Thank you, little Xuefeng. With your luck plus my luck, and the commander's watching, I will definitely take down the Gray Ghost!"
Zuihe immediately nodded and agreed to Xuefeng's request, but Lin Lan covered his mouth when he saw this interesting scene, forcing himself not to laugh out loud.
Although it was a bit unkind to say so, he always felt that Zuikaku's chances of winning the next challenge to Enterprise were probably not optimistic.