Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild

Chapter 679 - 335: The Ship-Naming Ceremony

"Do you think I’m qualified to be a demon?" Li Ang smiled bitterly."Of course, even if you don’t grow full of thorns, you’re a downright demon! Be careful!"

The white-haired girl put her hands on her hips and said, "I’ll be watching you. If I see the slightest sign of you becoming a demon, I’ll kill you without mercy."

"Trying to kill me again?"

After Li Ang said this, he saw Meimei suddenly startled, quickly stepping back two steps, like some kind of post-traumatic stress.

"I didn’t mean now! I meant in the future... No, not the future, just some kind of possibility!"

Seeing Li Ang calm and not angry, she relaxed her guard and tilted her head: "Did your relationship with the black-haired guy get better when you were at the shipyard?"

"No."

"Then why is she standing so close behind you? She stood naturally next to you at the meeting just now?"

"Of course, since she has to tag along anyway, might as well make good use of her strength to make up for my past efforts."

"Eh——"

The little girl deliberately stretched her voice, obviously trying to stir things up.

"Let’s not talk about that now, help me think of a name for my ship?"

"Wha-what do you mean?"

"What do you mean ’what do you mean?’"

"That’s your and your shameless crew’s ship, what does it have to do with me? Don’t tell me you want to..."

"Aren’t you a passenger? And you’ve experienced a lot of things with us, it’s just brainstorming and widely soliciting opinions, might get a good idea."

Li Ang looked at Meimei with a strange expression, she couldn’t stand his gaze and stomped her feet twice, asking: "Why are you so anxious to name it? Are you afraid of the Destruction Battleship and want to escape?"

Li Ang seemed thoughtful, not denying it.

"See, you’re not speaking, which means I guessed it right."

Seeing Li Ang had no intention of taking action, Meimei raised her voice: "Even talking about this makes you embarrassed; I’m more worried about you and Meluna, ugh, I mean that Meluna, you know. You should honestly face your true feelings, think about what you’ve been through with her."

"Meimei."

Li Ang calmly called the girl’s name.

"Do you think I admit I still have feelings for her, went too far?"

The smile hanging on the white-haired girl’s face froze instantly.

"Why were you so angry when attacking me? Because I mistook you for her. Whether my anger is real or not, I think you should know best."

The misunderstanding in the Torrential Sword Realm conflict wasn’t brought up again, but now that Li Ang mentioned it, Meimei’s face turned red like fire, unable to speak.

She bit her lower lip and whispered: "You’re just perverted! And so is she! That’s why you, ah! So hateful! If it were normal, shouldn’t I have been killed? You still say you have no old feelings? You’re just being a pervert!"

"Even if there’s any so-called leftover feelings, they were wiped clean by your probe, now it’s just pure exhaustion."

Li Ang leaned back against the back of the chair, no longer looking at her, and the topic ended there momentarily.

Farina arrived first, followed by others one after another, with Meluna being the last, looking the most disheveled.

Farina, standing beside her, saw her curly black hair still dripping wet, glanced at Li Ang who was unmoved, smiled, shook her head, and took out a towel to dry her hair.

Seeing everyone present, Li Ang clapped his hands and said: "Alright, everyone, let’s each suggest the ideal ship name and gather opinions. If there are several names that everyone agrees on, we’ll put them to a vote."

"But An isn’t here." ALulu immediately noticed the absent companion and "Alliance."

"I’ll ask her before finalizing," Li Ang said.

"Nice Ship." Dorothy immediately suggested with a cheeky smile.

Li Ang frowned at her: "What are you playing at? I’ll hit you, you know."

"Oh, just kidding. I saw you particularly hated that last time." Golden Canary grinned, Li Ang’s threat only brightened her spirits.

"You specifically remember what I hate, huh?" Li Ang rubbed his temples; the headache was constant, definitely not from any demon’s curse.

"That name is rather hasty." Farina chuckled.

"Does Sister Farina have any ideas?" Li Ang looked at the Dragon Witch.

"I’m not good at this, I lack literary talent." The red-haired woman said with certainty.

Li Ang sensed something odd about how she said it, not directed at him or the young girls beside him, nor even at the task of naming the ship, but more like it was aimed at herself.

Did this remind her of some past event?

Li Ang didn’t understand her past and could only skip over her.

"I already said, Flower Boat. You didn’t agree," Dorothy said.

"Zoe didn’t agree."

Because the Half Elf claimed it was meant for the "Star Flower Travel Corps" theme, but with Zoe and her two being the earliest members, each had taken on the star and flower roles, with the starlight not wanting to let the flower overshadow the glow.

"Our ship is like a garden now." Dorothy added.

"Have you all been there?"

"When you’re not around, we go see it when we can."

Li Ang didn’t tell her that he had just heard from Neil that the ship’s hull could now be outfitted; they, no, she would definitely clamor to furnish the rooms first.

But that ship isn’t ready for that; they should set up the battle configurations first, so he’s not mentioning it.

The girls were all very satisfied with the verdant quality of the ship thanks to Diana’s Natural Blessing.

Li Ang could only think, hope that the power of the Star Soul of the Creation Tree doesn’t bring bugs to the ship.

"The other Star Soul’s power made the hull sturdy and tough." Anna, who sat up straight and elegantly, said.

"Will you contribute ideas too, Anna?" Farina asked the Star Soul, who outwardly appeared as a regal young girl.

"I lack understanding of the world, I can’t think." Anna fell into silence, only occasionally exchanging looks with Leviathan, apparently communicating in a way others couldn’t comprehend.

"Li Ang." Meluna said.

No one paid attention to her suggestion; they just skipped it.

Although many captains named their ships after themselves or their titles, for Li Ang, it felt off, and he wasn’t narcissistic enough to use his name; if the Blood Eagle they fought against before used her name, that’d seem normal.

"Vessel of Salvation." Meimei propped her chin up as she spoke.

"Isn’t that too high-profile?" Dorothy immediately opposed, "Can you imagine what people would say about us behind our backs?"

"Salvation?" Zoe looked puzzled.

This one hadn’t realized yet that she was destined to be the Savior. Li Ang chuckled as he ruffled her hair, attracting glances with different meanings.

"See, you make me talk, then laugh at me." Meimei said, blushing, to Li Ang.

"No one’s laughing at you."

"What about Path of Glory? It represents our future steps." ALulu proposed.

She herself chose the Oath of Glory as a Paladin, and Li Ang understood she wasn’t thinking about herself, but about her dedication to self-improvement and using her power to move forward with her companions. So in her understanding, the Star Flower Travel Corps was such a place, so it’s reasonable for the ship carrying the team to be named that.

Li Ang nodded: "I think that’s a good direction. Let’s consider it as one of the candidates for voting."

"That direction, highlighting us bravely advancing?" Dorothy leaned with her chin on her hand, "That sounds exhausting. Don’t look at me like that, I know, I know."

The Half Elf sat up straight: "Isn’t there something beautiful and elegant yet also conveying that meaning?"

"Endless Sky?" Meimei suggested.

"That sounds like it’s the flagship of some Celestial Group." Li Ang recalled.

"Dragon God’s Favor." Akuya said.

"Whoa, where’d you suddenly pop up from?" Li Ang heard her voice appear beside him without his senses alerting him.

After the meeting just now, the Water Dragon had run off who knows where.

"Lord Water Dragon." Meimei paid her respects to the pink-haired girl.

Akuya crossed her arms and glared at Li Ang: "Wasn’t it for your plan that required me to make a trip?"

She tossed a scale covered with profound runes inscribed with magic power to Li Ang.

"You can use this to open those doors and really want me and you to go through them one by one, huh."

"Thank you, Lord Dragon God, oh great Dragon God." Li Ang recited the praise for the Water Dragon in a monotone, and she rolled her eyes at him, begrudgingly accepting his praise, then sat down to one side.

"Would Lord Water Dragon like to help name our ship?" Farina asked.

"I’ll pass; common folks have an interest in such things." The pink-haired girl waved her hand dismissively.

Judging by her usual interests leaning towards interacting with ordinary beings, it seemed more like she herself was indifferent, rather than there being a difference on this aspect with mortals.

"Eternal Summer." Zoe, who seemed deep in thought, finally spoke.

"What did you say?" Li Ang looked at her.

"Eternal Summer, I like summer, blooming flowers, and the beautiful starry sky accompanying us to the end of the sky."

Zoe looked upwards, eyes like stars, closely meeting Li Ang’s gaze.