My ship girl setup is off...

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"As for that, we'll need to verify that first. We'll need to scan your iris and blood at close range. We'll collect a tiny bit of data... Ugh!!"

The Purifier spoke with some hesitation, because she knew it was difficult to achieve, but there was no other way. She had come all this way and might not be able to go back, so she had to try. Then the Purifier slightly raised a small gap between her fingertips towards Zheng Ri.

Then he felt the spear he had just put down was now pointed at him again, causing the Purifier to give the Iris salute once more.

There's nothing I can do. The protective shield was temporarily disabled, but it's been restored now. It would take a lot of time to fix it again, and I can't be distracted during that time. My life is really in someone else's hands now.

Although Memphis META didn't speak, the raised speargun firing mechanism made her stance clear, but she didn't take any other action, because whether or not to pull the trigger in the end, or anything else, was not up to her.

It's the commander who decides.

"You need to explain to me what verification is required first. I can't just walk over and verify it for you because you say it's needed, can I?"

"Why don't you make a vow first?"

Zheng Ri was thinking about safety. Although the Sirens were not enemies, you can't always be sure. It's like a fellow villager shooting you in the back. Maybe they'll turn on you and say they're not going to be Sirens anymore, ship girls!

Then he stabbed himself in the back and died instantly.

However, it seems that the Sirens' oath is not very effective, right?

When the Purifiers heard Zheng Ri suddenly say those words, they were speechless for a moment. Their shocked gazes shifted back and forth between Memphis META and him. But seeing that Memphis META didn't say a word but his attitude was clear, the Purifiers knew that they couldn't escape.

"Although I really want to say... Commander, we Sirens, well, I swear to Dreamweaver Zero, if I ever intend to do anything to harm you, then my mainframe will be burned out, is that alright?"

The Purifier waved his hands helplessly, making oaths that seemed utterly useless, less effective than a piece of toilet paper, but he did it anyway.

"Okay, then I'll be right there..."

Seeing that the Purifier was so obedient, Zheng Ri nodded and came to her from a distance of several feet, where he was blocked by Memphis META.

"Commander, this distance is sufficient."

"Not enough, still not enough... Commander, could you come a little closer, just a little closer? It won't explode if you get a little closer..."

The Purifier spoke nervously, fearing that Memphis META would directly stab him. Zheng Ri also moved slowly, allowing the Purifier to prepare to a point where verification was possible. (Skirt 6*93)15

However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, something unexpected is bound to happen.

Just a hair's breadth away, the bracelet on Zheng Ri's hand suddenly emitted a fierce light, a burst of intense white light that seemed to sting the eyes, and it even sent the Purifier and Memphis.META flying.

"Ow!!!"

Then, as the intense light dissipated,

An oval-shaped shield of light appeared around Ri, enveloping his body. However, compared to its initial intensity, the light now appeared so gentle, as if he were being protected, as if it were radiance.

Although Memphis META was thrown back, she was not hurt. Instead, she felt a protective light that was somewhat familiar and warm, but it still made her frown.

Conversely, the Purifier felt terrible, as if he had been hit on the head and was given a dizzying debuff. His vision began to blur, but he still managed to stand up, supporting his head.

However, she was about to suffer even more, because the light emanating from Zheng Ri's bracelet was enough for the ship girls to sense the abnormality and begin to rush toward him at top speed, especially Cleveland and Helena downstairs.

Upon noticing the anomaly, Helena dropped the plate she was holding and quickly activated her ship equipment, running upstairs in one step.

"Commander!!! Memphis?! No, you're not... Commander, are you alright? Siren?!"

The activated ship-mounted guns smashed through part of the wall as they came up, but Helena didn't care about that. Instead, she ran up with a gun-shaped ship cannon in her hand and saw the person standing next to Zheng Ri. It was Memphis, but it wasn't Memphis.

But Helena quickly ran to his side, pulled him into her arms, and aimed the gun-shaped ship cannon in her hand at the Purifier who had appeared out of nowhere, while worrying about his safety.

Helena, what brings you here?

"Commander, I just noticed the unusual activity upstairs. I'm sorry... I didn't expect the Sirens to reappear. But please rest assured, I will protect you well."

After pulling him into her arms, Helena breathed a sigh of relief, her face full of worry for his safety. She didn't notice how intimate their actions were, like holding a child in her arms, pressing his head against her chest and gently stroking the back of his head. But the ship's cannon in her left hand was still aimed at the Purifier.

"Helena! Memphis...?"

Cleveland, who had followed, noticed Helena and someone who looked like Memphis, but wasn't her Memphis. The familiar appearance made Cleveland quickly realize that the person in front of him was META.

"Cleveland! Let's catch the Sirens first, or she'll escape soon!"

In the emergency, Helena saw the Purifier still standing there holding his forehead, so she quickly told her to go and catch him. Helena took a closer look and then rushed over to bring the Purifier to justice.

So, with the help of Denver, Columbia, Birmingham, and others, as well as Memphis META, through a series of punches and kicks... in a harmonious and friendly manner, the Purifier was forcibly subdued before she could even reveal her shark-like ship armor.

However, looking at the bump on the Purifier's head and the resentful look in her eyes, Zheng Ri didn't know how to start the conversation. He genuinely didn't know anything about it.

"Commander...aren't you being a bit dishonest?"

The Purifier, bound hand and foot with specially made ropes, first glanced at the ship girls on her left and right, who were holding her, and then stared at Masaharu with intelligent eyes, radiating her incomprehensible resentment.

If it weren't for these ship girls—ah, they have no sense of martial ethics, they just launch sneak attacks and buffs without saying a word! Would I have ended up like this?

Moreover, he is the source of all this evil.

But as soon as the Purifier finished speaking, he felt the bump on his body grow bigger. Without even thinking, he knew he had been punched again. Good bastard.

"You're already a Siren, what are you saying? As long as you're a Siren, you'll always be a Siren. You think you can change? I can only give you two words: Dream on."

"And they even sneaked into our room, trying to ambush the Commander? Heh~, what audacity!"

Denver, wearing the boxing gloves that Zheng Ri had given him, began swinging his fists in front of her, though they certainly wouldn't hurt her, but were full of taunts.

Furthermore, Denver didn't dare to actually use the glove to beat up the Purifier, since it was the first gift the Commander had given him, and he should definitely cherish it.

Moreover, if a fight really broke out, he would have to seek compensation from the Sirens, since it was her face that hit his fist, and it had nothing to do with him.

"Commander, I'm innocent..."

Threatened by Denver with a boxing glove, the already bound Purifier could only turn his gaze to Zheng Ri once again. If there was anyone who could ensure that he wouldn't be missing any parts when he left, it would only be this person.

"Injustice? Injustice what? There's no injustice! I didn't see anything... Hahahaha, okay, okay, I get it."

The Purifier's appearance was so horrific that it could only be described as inhuman. Zheng Ri couldn't help but follow her and chatted happily, but he still came to her and agreed to what she had just said.

"commander?"

Helena grabbed Zheng Ri, puzzled, her eyes filled with confusion, but Zheng Ri broke free from her embrace.

He patted her head to show that it was okay.

"It's alright, Helena, I'm just checking. It's a small favor I promised her, and I'm here to verify it for her."

"Commander, I'm with you."

Helena grabbed his hand and followed him to the Purifier. She held him with both hands, feeling a little nervous. At such close range, Helena couldn't be sure she could protect the Commander, but since the Commander insisted on doing so, Helena could only follow and do her best to protect his safety.

"Is this all right?"

Zheng Ri bent down slightly, closing the distance between himself and the Purifier until a sufficient distance was detected. Only then did the Purifier nod slightly and begin the detailed iris verification.

"The test was 75% complete; it's still missing some important blood information, but it's sufficient..."

"Commander, no, sir... can I ask you for a favor?"

"I, the Purifier, have drifted here, only regretting that I have not met you, sir. If you do not abandon me, I wish to take you as my father!"

Chapter 456: Foster Father

"Commander, Commander, why are the Sirens acting like this? Shouldn't they be shot down on the spot, reduced to ashes? I don't understand..."

Raffi looked at the Purifier who was feasting, her cute little face showing a puzzled expression, because in her mind, if it was a Siren, then she could just open fire.

"Well, there must be a reason. She suddenly started calling me her father and was saying strange things, calling me 'Master' and stuff like that. I don't even understand it myself."

"But Laffey, your thinking is wrong. What do you mean by blasting everything to smithereens on sight? That's far too violent."

Zheng Ri stroked Raffi's soft fur, kissed her little face, and explained. Then he looked at the Sirens, who were stuffing hamburgers into their mouths as if they hadn't eaten in centuries. Zheng Ri roughly guessed that he was the Sirens' superior. In that case, it was best not to start a fight as soon as they met. He should at least see what the situation was.

"Hmm... Laffey understands, Laffey will obey the Commander."

Raffi gave Zheng Ri a small kiss on the cheek and responded to him, looking obedient and adorable. Zheng Ri thought to himself that she was indeed a good daughter and that he should reward her properly.

Then let's scatter the sirens' ashes!

Raffi narrowed his eyes slightly, being kissed by Zheng Ri, thinking about the Purifier. Suddenly, the Purifier, who was eating and drinking heartily, felt as if he was being watched by something, and a chill ran straight from his tailbone to the back of his head.

But after looking left and right, the Purifier continued with her delicious meal.

During this time, not only were Cleveland's Helena and others keeping an eye on the Purifier, but ship girls from other regions had also rushed over, mostly from the Eagle Union, since this was still Eagle Union's autonomous region. Many battleship older sisters came to his side to protect him, for example...

"Honey~, Honey~, what happened? Why are you safe and sound?"

"What do you mean, 'Why am I safe and sound?' What, does my big rabbit want me to get hurt? You little devil!"

Looking at the big black dragon and big rabbit that had secretly snuck up to him, Zheng Ri from New Jersey couldn't help but say, "What do you mean I'm in trouble? Do you even know how to talk?"

"Love?! No, no, I misspoke, Honey, don't be angry. I was just thinking you might have been captured by the Sirens, so I could make a kind appearance and show off in front of you. But as things stand, it's best that you're safe and sound, hehe~"

"And also, Honey~~, don't call me by that name in front of so many people, it's so embarrassing..."

Seeing Zheng Ri raise an eyebrow, New Jersey realized he had said the wrong thing. He hurriedly waved his hands at him, then described the scene he had imagined. Finally, to express his dissatisfaction with Zheng Ri's personal attack, he poked his index fingers together, and then hugged him from behind, showing a cute expression on his face.

However, as soon as New Jersey hugged her, Georgia grabbed her, or rather, pinched her ear, looking at her with a warning expression.

"Hey, hey, hey! Georgia, if you pinch my ear again, I'm going to get angry!"

"You should properly apologize to the Commander."

While the chaos raged in New Jersey and Georgia, many ship girls gradually gathered around, or more precisely, they protected Masaharu and kept a close eye on the Purifier to prevent her from doing anything.

"Hiccup~, I'm full, Commander, no, Godfather, the food here is really good. Can I stay here forever? Ah, no, if I do, I'm afraid I'll get a scolding from the Dream Weaver."

The Purifier, finally full, wiped her mouth with a tissue that had been placed to the side, her eyes narrowed, revealing a look of great satisfaction, completely unconcerned about the wary ship girls around her.

After all, if they had planned to attack earlier, they would have already fired a shot, instead of staring at me with eyes that looked like I was a dangerous object.

"If you'd like, you can try, but you should explain the situation first... otherwise, I'm afraid my ship girls might start fighting..."

Zheng Ri casually asked, "Should I stay here?"

Well, it would be best if everyone were to settle in, but after glancing left and right at the ship girls who are all standing by with serious expressions, let's get down to business first.

"Oh, this? Based on the iris information distributed by the Dream Weaver, I compared it with your photo, and the resemblance is one hundred percent, so..."

"So, you think the commander is one of yours?"

When Bismarck arrived and heard what she said, she looked at her with disbelief. Although they were absolute enemies, unlike the ship girls in this world, she never expected that this enemy, with whom she had fought so many times, would actually be one of her own.

This was somewhat unacceptable to Bismarck.

After Bismarck finished speaking, many ship girls fell silent. Some whispered among themselves, but the vast majority were incredulous, and even some of the smaller destroyers didn't believe it.

However, Anchorage believed it, but still came to Jeongil's side and acted coquettishly.

"It's alright, actually I don't believe it either, it's just that Godfather..."

"That's enough, stop calling me 'godfather,' I can't even hold my own anymore."

Zheng Ri looked at her with a tense expression and told her not to call him that anymore. What was she trying to do? Was she trying to stab him in the back?

"Yes, Commander. The information provided by the Dream Weaver is accurate, which explains a lot. However, due to my limited authority, I cannot explain all of this to you."

"But I am certain that once I transmit this information to Lady Dreamweaver, she will be aware of these matters and will come directly to you to meet with you."

The Purifier sat upright, trying its best to appear harmless, and even tilted its head slightly, trying to look cute and imply that it was a pitiful, weak, and powerless being.

However, none of the ship girls present believed it. Who did? Nobody believed it.

After thinking about it for a while, Zheng Ri still felt something was definitely wrong. If she said it needed to be uploaded, then she could just upload it now. Why did she have to tell me this?

"Since you put it that way, then we should just tell her directly."

"Actually, this requires one crucial piece of information... Could you give me some of your bodily fluids? The method could be a kiss on the lips... Eek!!!"

The Purifier had barely finished speaking when he felt a knife pressed against his neck and let out a strange cry.

Chapter 457 A Helpless Move

In the end, the Purifier still didn't get what she wanted—a certain bodily fluid, even though the DNA information in that fluid was more verifiable. But thinking about it, it makes sense; even if she wanted it, the ship girls wouldn't give her that chance, and could only provide a little blood from his finger.

"Information confirmed, permissions being assigned...priority changed, data uploaded..."

After obtaining his genetic information, the Purifier compared and uploaded it. Her golden pupils quickly turned blue and kept changing until her pupil color returned to normal.

"It's confirmed, Commander. No, I should call you Father..."

The Purifier spoke with a serious expression, making Zheng Ri think she was joking for a moment. However, the smile on her face was also genuine. After smiling, Zheng Ri began to frown.

Oh no! The mastermind behind all this is actually myself?

"Let me explain... I feel my thoughts gradually detaching from this earth and drifting into the infinite starry sky..."

"This... I don't have the necessary permissions, but one thing I'm certain of is Father."

The Purifier stood up and walked out of the dining table, heading straight towards him. Just before two Royal Navy ship girls intercepted her, she suddenly knelt down on one knee.