novelbin Chapter 573 - 592: You’re So Brave, Daring to Look at the Admiral
Chapter 573 - 592: You’re So Brave, Daring to Look at the Admiral
If he stood here for too long, it would spark all sorts of speculation from the outside world. Besides, the students below were starting to get overwhelmed.
So, it wasn’t long before Mo Si and the Commander-in-Chief exited the freshman training hall.
As planned, the day’s inspection was more or less over.
He had only managed to see her from a distance.
Just before stepping into the hovercar, Mo Si considered calling Qiuqiu out to talk for a bit longer, but...
Military training had its rules.
And the garrison had its own.
’Forget it.’
The hovercar gradually pulled away. He remained by the window, watching the garrison shrink in the distance. He started to think he shouldn’t have come at all.
The longing he had managed to suppress to a five out of ten suddenly felt like it had spiked to an eight after seeing her today.
...
’Is this what human desire is?’
’When you haven’t seen someone, all you want is to see them just once. But after you see them, you think, ’Why could I only see them once?’’
Feeling a little restless, he went to the main cockpit.
Their superior’s mood was unstable, so Qiudao and Changbei didn’t dare say a word.
"What do you think is wrong with the Admiral? He seemed fine back at the garrison. His mood soured the second we got on the hovercar."
"Don’t talk about it. It’s probably because we’re heading to the battlefield soon... The Admiral’s been on edge lately. Best to keep quiet."
At the mention of the battlefield, Changbei’s spirits dampened as well.
Right, it was February.
At the end of February, spring would soon end. The dawn of summer was when the Insect Race would awaken.
...
「Meanwhile.」
Since Mo Si had offered a few words of praise for the freshmen as he left, the Commander-in-Chief, with a grand gesture, canceled everyone’s evening training. It was a small break for the students who had been wound up tight.
But the break didn’t mean they could leave the garrison or wander around outside. Besides, it was windy and dusty out, and it was getting late. So, most people just ended up lying on their beds.
It had been an eventful day, and with such a major thing happening, everyone couldn’t help but start chatting.
Throughout the entire dorm, the conversation was almost entirely about the Imperial Blade.
"He looked so young!"
"I’d seen him on posters and in the news before, but seeing him on video and seeing him with your own eyes is totally different... so different."
"He doesn’t even seem that much older than us. I don’t know why there’s such a huge difference."
"Of course there’s a huge difference! He’s an Admiral!"
"Speaking of which, did anyone actually look up and get a good look at him? Who would dare to look up in that situation?"
The room fell silent for a moment.
"Right? Who would dare look up in that situation?"
"We were lucky to even see his silhouette."
"Actually," a girl’s voice suddenly cut in, "someone did look up."
"I saw Jiang Qiuqiu from our dorm turn her head and look right up at him. She stared for a good while, too."
Leaning against her bed and daydreaming about petting her Little Panda, Jiang Qiuqiu subconsciously looked up when she heard her name, only to find a lot of people looking at her.
"?"
"You really dared to look at the Admiral?"
She quickly got the gist of the conversation.
Uh...
"Why not? It’s not like it hurts to look. I’m sure the Admiral understands." ’Anyone should be able to look, right? I don’t think Mo Si would care about something like that.’
’If looking at him makes people happy... then they should look.’
’Maybe making other people happy would make him a little happy, too. Or maybe not.’
’Ugh, why am I overthinking this again?’
She sat up, propping herself on her hands. This brief exchange was all it took for the girls around her to quickly strike up a conversation.
"You’re so brave. I know the Admiral wouldn’t do anything, but I was still scared."
"His presence is just too intimidating."