Chapter 37: Hipper’s Notes

Alright, under Eugen and Blücher's intrigued gazes, even Lin Lan felt he had been a bit too bold.

"Idiot, fool! Big idiot! I'm so embarrassed!"

After the kiss ended, Hipper, with a red face, shouted and pounded Lin Lan's chest.

Lin Lan just smiled and said nothing, finding Hipper's angry, blushing face incredibly cute.

"By the way, it's almost lunchtime. Since the Commander is here, how about I cook lunch for you today?"

Eugen glanced at the sunlight on the balcony and suggested.

"Wait, there's a place to cook here?"

Lin Lan was surprised. This was Hipper's private room, not a dormitory. How could it be so well-equipped?

"Hah? If you don't want to go back for lunch and want to stay here, isn't it normal to cook?"

Hipper took a few deep breaths to calm down and returned to her usual tone.

However, the redness on her face didn't fade quickly, and her green eyes still avoided meeting Lin Lan's.

"Great, I agree! I can let the Commander taste my cooking! I'll make a sugar feast!"

"Blücher, you're not allowed in the kitchen!"

A sugar feast? Just thinking about it made Lin Lan shudder.

He immediately forbade Blücher from entering the kitchen, and surprisingly, Hipper echoed him at the same time.

"Wow, Commander, Big Sis, you're being too harsh. Boo!"

Lin Lan and Hipper exchanged an awkward glance and couldn't help but laugh together.

"I mainly don't like sweet dishes, but I'm okay with snacks."

After giving Blücher a comforting pat on the head, Lin Lan turned to Eugen:

"So, what will we have for lunch? The ingredients probably aren't ready yet, right?"

Eugen simply smiled and gently pulled him over to the sofa, pushing him down onto it. Leaning over him with a seductive tone, she said with a smile:

"Commander, just stay here and wait patiently. We'll take care of everything for you."

Lin Lan, now pinned down on the sofa by Eugen, looked into her brown eyes and could only nod with a wry smile.

He had originally planned to help out in the kitchen.

Seeing him nod, Eugen flashed a smile, stood up, and began working together with Hipper and Blücher.

Blücher and Eugen went out to buy groceries, while Hipper put on an apron and went to the kitchen to prepare the utensils and seasonings.

With the three sisters busy, Lin Lan sat on the sofa with nothing to do.

That's when he noticed a thick notebook under the coffee table.

Left here, it was probably a music magazine or book.

Lin Lan took out the notebook and opened it, only to find out it was Hipper's journal.

The pages were well-preserved but slightly yellowed, indicating it had been used frequently for quite some time.

Flipping to the first page, he saw that the entries were dated several years ago.

"My memories are stuck in the cold waters of Kiel Harbor. I'm so unwilling, so frustrated. I couldn't protect anything."

"But how did I end up looking like a human? And why was I immediately asked to join this port?"

Lin Lan couldn't help but laugh after reading the first page. So, Hipper liked to vent in her journal.

He continued to flip through the pages.

"My youngest sister got here before me and even made a vow with this young boy who hasn't even fully grown up yet? How absurd."

"Who did I see? Glowworm? That little girl still wants to ram into me. How amusing. But if she's been resurrected, then maybe my second sister could be too..."

Lin Lan checked the dates. This was from when Blücher hadn't been added to the game yet.

"This guy not only made a vow with my sister but with so many others? Does he even know what he's getting himself into?"

"Hmph, now it's my turn to be assigned as secretary. It's time to teach this guy a lesson with my Hipper-style correctional punch."

"This guy had the nerve to grope me the moment we met. What a rude person! If he weren't the commander, I would've blown him away with a cannon shot."

"Going on constant missions is exhausting... But why does this guy always wait for us to return on time?"

Lin Lan paused and realized this must be the player's way of greeting the shipgirls after finishing each mission.

Before he knew it, a good amount of time had passed.

"Hey, hey, hey! Open the door~ We're back!"

Eugen's voice came from outside. Lin Lan quickly put the notebook back under the coffee table and ran to open the door.

"Whoa, you bought so much stuff!"

Lin Lan saw Eugen carrying four large fish and two bags of shrimp and crabs, while Blücher carried large bottles of drinks and a bag of vegetables.

"Haha, thanks for opening the door, Commander. Please go back and sit down."

Eugen chuckled as she spoke, and Blücher nodded like a little follower.

"Commander, just wait a bit longer! Our love-filled meal will be ready soon!"

Who's the big sister and who's the little one here?

Lin Lan watched Eugen and Blücher enter the kitchen to help Hipper.

Even though they said Blücher shouldn't enter the kitchen, it was just talk.

Bored, he sat back on the sofa and continued reading Hipper's journal.

"That silly Glowworm! Why does she always like to ambush me? Seriously, I ended up playing with her all afternoon today."

"Friedrich has arrived at the port too. That's wonderful."

"This guy doesn't seem so hopeless after all. At least he hasn't made any major mistakes while commanding us in battle."

"Why did he buy my sister another outfit? How many has he given her already? Whatever, I'm not jealous of Eugen."

"After Weser returned, my younger sister Lützow came back too. She says she's now from the Northern Union and even gave herself the name Tallinn. She's really been brainwashed. Well, as long as she hasn't forgotten me as her sister."

"Blücher, when are you coming back? How much longer do I have to wait..."

"This guy actually dismantled the best dual 203mm SKC guns from the warehouse, and he forgot about it. Seeing him searching for the missing equipment today was hilarious."

Reading through Hipper's entries, Lin Lan felt as if he had relived the growth of the port through the eyes of a shipgirl.

He smiled at Hipper's funny stories and felt a bit embarrassed by the silly things she had recorded about him.

The dual 203mm SKC guns were one of the best for heavy cruisers early on. He had dismantled them, thinking they were useless, only to regret it later when he found out they were essential.

"This big dummy, why does he always wake us up in the middle of the night for sorties? Does he really want to exhaust us?"

"Today, this big dummy gave me a ring. Why did I agree to make a vow with him? Stupidity really is contagious!"

"Today, I wanted to invite this dummy for a drink, but why does he keep ignoring me?"

"This dummy is always disappearing, and he looks more and more worn out every time I see him."

"My second sister Blücher finally returned. I wanted to thank this dummy, but he still ignores me. Whatever, I'm used to it."

"This big dummy finally got a clue and invited me to a hot spring. He even gave me a bathrobe. Although nothing happened... heh, I'm not happy about it."

"Of course, after giving me clothes, he made me the secretary ship for a few days again. He just pokes at me whenever he feels like it, such a fickle dummy."

After the vow, Lin Lan noticed that he had become the most mentioned person in Hipper's journal.

Almost every entry was related to him.

"Lord Bismarck said this dummy went missing. We need to set out and find him. What kind of joke is this..."

"Everyone in the port is panicking. Blücher is crying so hard, and nothing can calm her down. I fear I may never see Glowworm again. This wretched dummy, where did he..."

The handwriting on this page was messy, and there were no new entries for a long time afterward.

Lin Lan's hands trembled slightly.

He could imagine how terrible Hipper's mental state must have been during that time.

The later entries were all about various trivial things after leaving the port. Lin Lan took a deep breath, closed the journal, and put it back under the coffee table.

By this time, a delicious aroma was already wafting from the kitchen.