My ship girl setup is off...

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However, to Masaharu's surprise, Elizabeth META was not in Elizabeth's palace, but instead chose to stay in the residential building that was originally built for the ship girls to live in.

Looking at the dilapidated residential buildings that seemed to have lost their original colors over the years, Zheng Ri couldn't help but lament that people's hearts are no longer at peace with the past. Of course, this was just an exaggeration.

How could a building that's less than a year old be considered dilapidated? Although not many ship girls live here, there are still people, even if one floor has been converted into multiple large storage rooms.

What I was really thinking was that Elizabeth Meta would choose to live here, or at the very least, in Elizabeth's palace. It just goes to show that they have really been through a lot.

"Sheffield, is your Queen inside?"

Seeing that Sheffield META had already taken out his keys, Zheng Ri subconsciously asked a question, to which Sheffield META naturally answered with utmost respect.

"Yes, Master. Her Majesty the Queen is inside now. Although I feel that Her Majesty needs to rest after the meeting, now that you have come looking for her, I think Her Majesty will be much happier to see you."

Upon hearing Sheffield META's words, Zheng Ri wanted to ask how that could be, but since the door was already open, he decided to go inside first.

Upon entering the room, Zheng Ri's previous idea was overturned.

The room had been completely transformed. The glittering gold decorations and the arrangement of items on the tables reminded Zheng Ri of the study room in Elizabeth Lane, which was just like that.

The only difference is that there are fewer decorations, and several meta characters are talking inside, including Counterattack, Reputation, Royal Ark, Helena, and others.

It's practically becoming our headquarters.

"Oh~, it's my servant. I wondered who it could be. You just came in through the door. You've arrived just in time. Servant, come and taste the black tea brewed by the Royal Ark. It's absolutely delicious!"

Upon seeing that the visitors were Zheng Rihou, Elizabeth put down the white porcelain teacup she was holding. How similar its petal-like shape was to the gold and silver.

If there's anything that doesn't quite look the same, aside from the differences in appearance, the bulge in her chest and the much fleshier thighs are still quite impressive.

"Servant, your gaze is very rude; I get the feeling you're thinking about something..."

"What bad thing could I possibly think that way?"

Feeling his gaze upon her, Elizabeth MEYA stiffened, but still maintained an elegant demeanor, saying that after all, this was only their second formal meeting, and they shouldn't get too close yet.

However, the other META ship girls could see a faint blush rising on Elizabeth MEYA's fair face.

"There's nothing bad about it, but the way you look reminds me of my daughter Elizabeth. Hmm, I bet if she looked like you, she wouldn't have to worry about her figure all day long."

As Zheng Ri spoke, pinching his chin, the METAs present turned their heads away, unable to bear to look at him. Only Elizabeth MEYA couldn't hold back after hearing it.

"You! What are you saying?! This is a capital offense! You idiot!!"

Chapter 476 Takara's Eternal Dream!

"I don't think I was talking about you, Elizabeth, the Queen?"

Seeing Elizabeth META suddenly shouting loudly, Zheng Ri was puzzled. Did she call you? However, Elizabeth META turned her head and looked at him with a regretful gaze, which made Zheng Ri feel cold.

No, it's that I forgot the beginning and then forgot the end. (Laughs)

"Ahem, Your Highness Commander, why don't you come inside first? It's never appropriate to talk near the entrance, no matter what."

Glancing at the Queen who was looking at Zheng Ri with a resentful expression, and then at his puzzled look, Royal Ark.META took the lead in inviting him over. Knowing what was going on, Counterattack and Reputation came to his side, taking his arms on either side and leading him inside, directly helping him to a seat.

"Ah, thank you. By the way, what about the Black Enterprises?"

Seeing Sheffield META place a cup of black tea in front of him, Zheng Ri said thank you. He looked around and saw some familiar faces as well as others he hadn't seen before, but at least for now, seeing them was a good thing.

"Commander, Enterprise said she's leaving these matters to us and has gone to do other things."

Seeing him sit down, Helena META stood up and sat down next to him, acting as if they were very familiar with each other. She even took his hand. Seeing Helena META do this, the other META with animal ears started to show interest, but still did not make a move.

"I see, I understand now."

Zheng Ri nodded, then picked up the black tea that Sheffield had brewed and slowly sipped it. Mmm, it smelled really good. However, he needed to get into the conversation now; he couldn't just wait like this.

While Elizabeth META was drinking black tea, she pondered for a while before staring straight at him and speaking.

"Alright, servant, you came to see me about nothing more than that matter just now. Although I know you still want to continue to persuade me, but..."

"My stance was made very clear during that council meeting just now. No matter what you say, I will not change my mind."

With her legs crossed, Elizabeth META spoke in a calm tone, her blood-red eyes filled with unreadable emotions. It was clear that he had come over as soon as the meeting ended, and Elizabeth knew what he wanted to do, so the attitude she wanted to show was very clear.

It's not that easy, at least not now.

Of course, upon hearing Elizabeth META's resolute statement, Zheng Ri nodded in understanding. Since they couldn't get anywhere from this angle, they would simply try another approach.

"I understand, Your Majesty. Since you've put it that way, I won't easily change your mind. However, could you tell me about your situation?"

Seeing Elizabeth strike a pose, Zheng Ri also crossed his legs, after all, even if you lose, you can't lose face. If you can't treat each other as equally as possible, then it's easy to be defeated.

"What? You want to know about me? Very well... cough cough, what I mean is, servant, I didn't expect you to be so interested in my affairs. Well then, it's not impossible for me to let you know some things."

Upon hearing that he wanted to know about her, Elizabeth Meta's eyes lit up, her blood-red pupils genuinely gleaming for a moment. However, she quickly realized that her demeanor was not composed and soon returned to normal, beginning to tell him about herself.

However, seeing Elizabeth META like this made Zheng Ri feel that she was actually quite similar to his own golden retriever queen, at least in terms of personality, they weren't that different.

Ignoring Zheng Ri's change of thought, Elizabeth Meta began talking about herself and the others.

“My servant, you should know that we have become what we are today not because I wanted it to be. Just like your other Elizabeth in this port, I once had such beautiful golden hair.”

"However, because of the Sirens' experiments, we have become what we are today. Whether directly or indirectly, you can see that we are different from the ship girls under your command."

Elizabeth META

Her eyes dimmed slightly as she looked at the half-finished cup of red tea. She slowly began to speak, telling her story and their story, while Zheng Ri listened quietly as she recounted her tale.

"The battles we experienced back then were far more terrifying than you can imagine. So, there was only one way to survive and fight back."

"It's about mental awakening. This is about enabling us to make breakthroughs in ship equipment, breaking through previous limitations. As the commander, you should know this."

When Zheng Ri heard Elizabeth META mention mental awakening, he was at a loss for words. Wasn't the purpose of that thing to break through and increase the highest level? But if you put it that way, it was pretty much the same thing.

Seeing that Jeong-il did not speak, Elizabeth META continued speaking.

"So, it's clear that there are two paths to mental awakening. One is to become like us, to metamorphose—is it change, transcendence? Or evolution? You can interpret it however you like, but I, the King, am telling you responsibly."

"Meta-ification is both a success and a failure, because we have become this way due to our incompleteness."

"It's as if darkness itself merges into the darkness, but having accepted that power, one can only accept this change."

"But fortunately, through Helena, I learned of your abilities, servant. You possess the power to awaken the minds of ship girls!"

Suddenly, Elizabeth META spoke with such certainty that Zheng Ri nodded and then looked up in confusion.

What? Am I really that amazing?

Seeing the expression on his face, Elizabeth Meta couldn't help but twitch, but she still spoke earnestly.

"Servant, no... Commander! Why was Yorktown able to awaken its mind even though it didn't undergo meta-commercialization?"

"Why is it so easy to bring about change? Why is mental awakening so simple?"

Why would the Sirens obey you?

"Commander, that's because..."

Elizabeth Meta raised her hand, pointed at him, and said...

"You are the only person in the world who created the Sirens and ship girls!!!"

Chapter 477 This is the port area! You're the one who should be leaving!

"How come I didn't know I had one? So according to you, you should all call me Father, just like Dream Weaver Zero?"

Zheng Ri stared blankly at Elizabeth META. He was the one who created ship girls and sirens? What? He was actually that powerful? Then why did he have no memories?

Moreover, Zheng Ri still remembers that he came from another time. Although he has long forgotten when he came from another time, he is certain that he does not have such great abilities.

Moreover, according to what Elizabeth Meta said, she should address me by that name.

Compared to the minor shock that Elizabeth META brought to Zheng Ri, what was truly shocking was that Zheng Ri began to question ethical and moral issues.

"You idiot servant!! Is this the first thing you care about? You actually want me to call you father or something..."

Seeing that Zheng Ri was shocked, but not particularly shocked, Elizabeth META was surprised by what he said. Then, as if she had realized something, her face turned red and she scolded him.

To actually want the Queen of the Royal Family to address him like that? That's going too far!

"No, think about it. You said you created the Sirens and ship girls. Since the Sirens call me father, what about you? Hmm?!"

Looking at the embarrassed and annoyed Elizabeth META, he said with a pleasant smile that he had completely understood that the META-ified Elizabeth in front of him was actually the same as the one in his family, only with some changes, but still the same.

After all, in a certain respect, they are the same person.

"Um... Commander, if possible, please get back to the main topic. We can discuss these seniority-based matters later..."

Seeing Queen Elizabeth become embarrassed and lose her original elegance, Royal Ark.META immediately stopped the irrelevant topic after he finished speaking. After all, Royal Ark did not want Queen Elizabeth to become like this because of the commander.

Although it has been a long time since we have seen Her Majesty the Queen so happy, after all, the meta-Queen is the type to execute when in doubt.

"Hmph... Hmph! Foolish servant, I didn't expect you to resort to such petty tricks, but I will still magnanimously forgive you."

After being reminded by Royal Ark.META, Elizabeth immediately realized that the topic was being changed. She resumed her elegant demeanor as queen, picked up her tea, drank it, and slowly regained her composure.

Hmm, much better.

"Alright, let's get back to the point. Since you say I created the Sirens and ship girls, does that mean I'm responsible for all of this? Then I've become the most heinous person..."

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He said with a hint of helplessness that his own position was very clear: as a commander, he neither knew how to direct combat nor how to plan logistics. He was essentially a mascot placed in the center, or more accurately, a mood regulator.

It's commonly known as central air conditioning; it can warm you up anywhere. However, aside from affecting your own mental cube, it's not very effective for other things.

Moreover, according to Elizabeth META, she herself is the culprit who caused all this. Not to mention bringing him to justice, he should at least be brought to justice. But given the current situation...

Not only are they well protected, but they are also forcibly disconnected from human society. How can this be explained?

"...No, servant, although you participated in the creation of the Sirens and ship girls, you can only be considered a participant at most. The one who truly created us is a woman from the White Eagle side..."

Elizabeth Meta put down her porcelain teacup, looked at the empty black tea, and said something he didn't know. Zheng Ri, after hearing this, didn't say anything, but just quietly looked at her, waiting for her to say next.

"She was a...strange woman. She was incredibly powerful; she created our existence, but I can't accept it..."

"Just because of that... no... I know, but the more I know, the harder it is for me to accept, and it's not just me..."

Elizabeth placed her hands on her thighs, clenching them into fists and gripping the hem of her black dress tightly. Her blood-red eyes were fixed on her hands.

However, none of the METAs present tried to dissuade her, allowing her to express her emotions and thoughts. Even though her current behavior could not be described as that of a queen, the ship girls who had experienced those things and had become METAs had seen through many things and were able to accept many things.

"Things will get better, Sabrina..."

Looking at Elizabeth META, who was reminiscing about the past, Zheng Ri said to her that he only knew that she had gone through bad and painful things, but he still didn't understand anything about her.

Even just offering a word of comfort is better than doing nothing.

However, Elizabeth, having undergone metamorphosis as a ship girl, quickly recovered. Recalling his words of comfort, Elizabeth META still looked at him with some displeasure, at least that's what Zheng Ri thought.

"No, it's nothing. It's just that I was too sentimental. I've already told you what I know, and my choice remains unchanged."

"Besides, what were you just saying about me? 'Foolish White'?! How dare you use such language to address me?! What an disrespectful fellow!! You can go back now."

"Sheffield, send your master back. I do not wish to see him for the time being!"

Having composed herself, Elizabeth META seemed to sense his disrespect and immediately issued him an expulsion order. Zheng Ri, who was bewildered by the unexpected expulsion order, was about to explain when Reputation and Counterattack helped him up from both sides and kindly escorted him out.

"Commander, well, Her Majesty the Queen has ordered that you please step out for a moment. We will explain later."

After handing him over to Sheffield META, Counterattack.META spoke to him cryptically, while Zheng Ri looked at Sheffield META, who nodded silently. Zheng Ri was then helped out.

However, as he was leaving, Zheng Ri suddenly remembered something.

Isn't this our own port? Shouldn't it be them, not us, who should be leaving?

Chapter 478 Changing Mood

"Your Majesty, the master has been sent out."

After seeing Zheng Ri off, Sheffield Meta reported to Elizabeth Meta. Even though she had been banished by the Queen in a sense, Sheffield still had the right to choose where she wanted to stay. Besides, Elizabeth Meta didn't really want the maid to leave; after all, she was her loyal subject.

So Sheffield META, knowing that her master didn't need her for the time being, stayed with Her Majesty the Queen. Elizabeth META nodded in response to Sheffield's salute, and then her expression quickly returned to calm as she began to savor the rare moment of peace.

"Your Majesty, what you just said to Master..."

However, Elizabeth META remained silent, and Sheffield still wanted to know what her Queen thought and how she viewed her mistress.

"Sheffield, everything I told him was true, but I can't let it go yet..."

Elizabeth Meta kept repeating herself, silencing Sheffield Meta, who still wanted to ask something. Since Her Majesty the Queen didn't want to talk anymore, there was no need to force her to say things she shouldn't. As a maid, that would be overstepping her bounds.

However, just as Sheffield META was about to return to her seat, Elizabeth spoke up, a slight blush rising on her usually calm face.

"However, at least he can offer words of comfort."

"What the king said, well, is still worthy of praise."