Chapter 179 - 163

After much thought, there really isn't much to think about. There is obviously more pros than come if it goes well. If I can get used to it... No, I will definitely get used to it. But first...

"Shigure. Shigure-chan. Rei."

"Yes?" (Shigure)

"What is it?" (Shigure-chan)

"Yeah?" (Rei)

"Can I have the room for a while? I have something to do in private."

"Okay."

"Understood."

"Oh. Putting your hands on two defenseless sleeping girls is a criminal offence, y'know?" (Rei)

"Please..."

I heard the door shut behind me. Just to be safe, I checked around to make sure we are really alone.

"You are awake, ain't you? Zuihou."

I could tell the elder sister flinched a bit. I was right. When I looked back at the two sleeping carriers, I noticed Zuihou had stopped crying. Her eyelids were fluttering, as if unsure whether to open or remain close.

"How did you know?" (Zuihou)

Zuihou opened her eyes. They are still red from all that crying.

"That's not important. Anyway, I have something serious to talk about."

Zuihou slipped out of her younger sister's grasp and sat up,

"I knew it. It's about that, right?" (Zuihou)

Does she know what I'm going to talk about? If that's the case, then it will be a lot faster,

"Yeah. Zuihou, calm down and listen to me. I think-"

"It's sad that we only lasted for a year, but thank you for all the memories." (Zuihou)

Eh?

Tears started flowing from her eyes again. She tried to force a smile, but ended up breaking down. Wait, huh? What?

"Zuihou, what are you-"

"I know... *sniff* what Admiral is going to say. Being with me is unfair for the rest. I can't believe... I was so ignorant... No wonder... Zuihou-chan was acting weird. You rejected her for me. But in turn, it made her so sad... I realized... our relationship is making others unhappy... I feel so bad. I know Admiral feels the same. You want everyone to be happy... So... I decided... For the sake of everyone... maybe it's better if we broke up... Admiral also thought the same, right?" (Zuihou)

"No. That's not-"

"It's... okay... Just let me... What am I saying? How can I... prepare... for this...?" (Zuihou)

Oh, for pete's sake!

I pushed her lips against mine. She was obviously startled and struggled to break away, but soon relented. Our tongues explored the inside of each other for a while. After a while, she broke away to catch her breath,

"Admiral... That was mean... Now, how can you expect me to- Ow! " (Zuihou)

I flicked her forehead. She was going to run off her mouth again. Better shut her up so I finally speak,

"Idiot. Since when I did I say I was going to break up with you? It's the opposite!"

"But isn't breaking up the only way? If we don't have such a relationship, then everyone won't have to experien-" (Zuihou)

"It's sad that you even came up with that idea. I thought you loved me..."

"I do! I still do! I don't want to end this relationship! But the others... If we..." (Zuihou)

"I can't tell if you being depressed made you unable to think properly or you are just this stupid. What about my feelings? Did you ever think how I would feel if we broke up?!"

"I..." (Zuihou)

"You just keep talking about breaking up with me. What the point? Just to get rid of your guilt? Just because you feel guilty about 'stealing other people's happiness'? Don't screw with me! You really are an idiot!"

"Stop calling me an idiot! And it's not because I feel guilty. I want us to continue this relationship!" (Zuihou)

"You said it yourself. For the sake of everyone, we should break up. You just said it! Tell me I'm wrong."

"I did said that! But am I wrong?! How can I be the only one that is happy?! We have been through a lot! Everyone deserves their own happiness! I just don't want to be the one that steals it from others! I saw it! Zuihou-chan's confession! And how you rejected her! We are the same so I understood her feelings! I dont want to break up! I want us to be happy together! But... But..." (Zuihou)

"Then why can't we continue this relationship? Why must we break up so that others can be happy?!"

"What other way is there?!" (Zuihou)

"There is one!"

I grabbed her shoulder as I shouted at her. I swear, this girl really boils my blood sometimes.

"There is one. The same practice the shipgirls at Brunei Anchorage have been doing these few years. A harem."

"A... harem?" (Zuihou)

Right. That's what I wanted to discuss with you. But you just ran your mouth, talking about breaking up and crap like that. You didn't even listen to me first."

"Eh? Then..." (Zuihou)

"Yes. I have decided. I'm going to love all of you equally. Shigure, Shigure-chan, Yamakaze, Zuihou-chan and of course, you. I will answer your feelings. As long as any of you are in love with me, I promise I will make you happy."

"That's.. Wait... Give me a second." (Zuihou)

I gave the idiot some time to thing. Geez. How the heck did she come up with such a conclusion? Trying to sacrifice our relationship for the sake of others. Noble on paper, but entirely stupid.

"So... I'm basically allowing you to cheat on me?" (Zuihou)

"You really are a moron. It's entirely different. Yes. I am getting into another relationship with another girl. But neither am I keeping it a secret from you, not am I breaking my bond with you. I'm creating and adding another bond. Cheating would mean that I'm pretending to love you when I don't. I will be lying to you constantly while enjoying my time with another girl. That's called cheating. What I'm suggesting is we share this love."

"This is getting confusing..." (Zuihou)

"Geez. Onee-chan, you're not thinking about this properly..." (Zuihou-chan)

Zuihou-chan sat up, rubbing her red eyes. When did she wake up?

"Zuihou-chan, when did you-" (Zuihou)

"With you two shouting at each other like that, how can I not wake up?" (Zuihou-chan)

Right. It would be even weirder if she didn't wake up from all that.

"More importantly, Admiral, are you serious? Does that mean I will have a chance?" (Zuihou-chan)

For a girl that was crying just recently, there are sparkles in her eyes. I can't if those are leftover tears yet to come out or she is being hopeful.

"Y-yeah. That's what we were discussing about."

"Yay!" (Zuihou-chan)

"Hold on! I haven't agreed to anything yet!" (Zuihou)

"What's there to think about? This is a great deal for all of us!" (Zuihou-chan)

"Calm down, Zuihou-chan. Zuihou, I understand your feelings. Every girl wants to feel special. Erm... How about this? I will treat each girl to how they want to be treated. That way each of you can be unique."

I understand her feelings. Who would want to lose their loved one to another person? Let alone share them with someone else. I expect Zuihou to be heavily against this idea of mine, but this is the only way. Like Zuihou, I too don't want to take away someone else's happiness. Even though that's what I have been doing, especially to Rei...

"No no. That's not the point." (Zuihou)

"Onee-chan, think about it. With this Harem plan," (Zuihou-chan)

Harem plan?

"Everyone can be in love with Admiral and Admiral can love everyone. You and Admiral can and will still be together. Admiral will still love you. The same will apply to all of us." (Zuihou-chan)

"But..." (Zuihou)

"I know. Onee-chan want to monopolise Admiral." (Zuihou-chan)

"You're... not wrong..." (Zuihou)

"But sometimes you have to compromise. Onee-chan doesn't want me to be depressed, right?Neither do you want to break up with Admiral. So instead of that depressing and stupid plan of yours to break up, isn't sharing the love so much better?" (Zuihou-chan)

"Um... Uh... AHHH!!! I don't know anymore!" (Zuihou)

"Zuihou!"

"Onee-chan! Ow!" (Zuihou-chan)

"Ouch!" (Avrora)

Zuihou dashed out of the infirmary. As she swung open the door, it hit Avrora square in the face. How long as she been outside?

Zuihou-chan rubbed her forehead,

"A feedback? Confusion? What is this feeling?" (Zuihou-chan)

"What's wrong?"

"Onee-chan's feelings... I think it got transferred to me. That's weird. I'm usually the one that broadcasts this sort of things." (Zuihou-chan)

"I'm going to have you explain to me this broadcasting thing. More importantly..."

I looked over to Avrora, who is dazed on the floor. Now I need to find Zuihou and deal with the Russian light crusier. While I didn't expect this to be an easy feat, I think it just got harder.