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Lexington had considered that the Firefly might have told Chuyang some things about Naval Base, but there were some matters even the Firefly did not know. Therefore, she could be 100% certain that Chuyang was her former Admiral.
After answering all of Lexington's questions, Chuyang couldn't help but let out a long sigh. There was no way around it; some of Lexington's questions were simply too tricky. If it weren't for the images that had appeared in his mind earlier, which replayed all his progress from the game, he honestly wouldn't have been able to answer some of them after such a long time had passed, as many memories had already faded.
"Admiral, can you tell me where you were hiding in Naval Base during those two years before its disappearance? At that time, we all felt like you were right beside them, yet we turned the entire island upside down and still found no trace of you. So I'm really curious, Admiral, where exactly were you hiding back then?"
"Can I not answer this question?" Chuyang was sweating profusely. How could he explain? It was a mobile game! Of course, it was installed on his phone, and for anyone, a phone is an essential item they carry everywhere. So he had indeed been with them all along! But he couldn't just explain that to Lexington! You all were essentially carried around in my pocket...
"What do you think?"
"Um... that..." He was at a loss for words.
"Forget it, I won't ask anymore. As long as you're back, that's enough." Seeing Chuyang's troubled expression, Lexington decided not to press further. Besides, what good would it do to ask those questions? The Admiral had not only returned but was also willing to see her; wasn't that what she had always hoped for? What could be more important than the Admiral coming back?
"Yes, yes, as long as I'm back." Chuyang hurriedly agreed, managing to dodge the question.
"Admiral, why did Naval Base disappear?" After hearing about the situation from the Firefly, she felt certain this matter must be related to the Admiral since they had both disappeared together!
"I don't know either." Chuyang felt a bit uneasy inside. This was another question he couldn't answer. He had uninstalled the game from his phone; didn't that mean Naval Base disappeared as well? Fortunately, the Fleet Girls did not disappear along with it; otherwise, he would have been left as an ordinary person.
"So where did you go during these years after Naval Base disappeared?" Lexington's face showed displeasure. She wasn't angry at Chuyang for not answering those two questions but rather frustrated with his inaction. He had clearly returned long ago but chose to stay at Rongcheng Naval Academy as a student for three years instead of trying to find everyone. If he truly wanted to search for them, he would have done so by now. After all, three years ago, the principal of Rongcheng Naval Academy already knew her identity.
"In the first year, I didn't even know where I was; I just muddled through the year. Later, when I became a bit more clear-headed, I entered Rongcheng and the Naval Academy," Chuyang said. The Naval Base had disappeared for four years, and he had only crossed over here three years ago, so he could only make up a story.
"Then why didn't you come find me sooner?" Lexington said with a hint of sorrow. Although she hadn't thought about Chuyang's appearance before this, she was sure she wouldn't have recognized him. However, she believed that the reason she and Firefly could recall many past events so quickly was due to seeing Chuyang, which triggered a chain reaction. If Chuyang had come to find her earlier, she would have remembered long ago; how could it have waited until today?
"Well, I just remembered many things recently."
"No, no, Brother Chu Yang, you're lying. You clearly recognized Firefly the first time you met her the day before yesterday," Loli chimed in from the side.
"Oh, actually it's like this: I had a bit of a head injury before and forgot many things. It was only from the moment I saw Firefly that I gradually started to recover some memories. At the same time, because of my head injury, it seems my Mental Power fluctuations changed as well. Otherwise, even if you all couldn't remember what I looked like, you would definitely recognize me through the characteristics of my Mental Power fluctuations. Yes, that's it." Chuyang felt that his explanation was perfect; not only did it deflect Firefly's question but also explained the changes in his Mental Power.
As if afraid Lexington wouldn't believe him, Chuyang lowered his head and parted some hair at the back of his head for Lexington to see.
"What happened?" Lexington looked at the nail-sized scar on the back of Chuyang's head with a bit of pity.
She believed all of Chuyang's explanations. Current research indeed indicated that when a person experiences significant trauma or a head injury, there is a small chance that their Mental Power characteristics might change as well.
"I don't really know; I only discovered it during a haircut once," he fabricated. In reality, the scar on the back of his head was caused by falling from a tree while trying to reach a bird's nest when he was young and hitting a protruding tree root.
"Will you suddenly disappear again in the future?" Lexington sighed, looking at Chuyang with eyes full of longing.
"No way, definitely not." He joked; how could he disappear again? Even if given another chance to cross back over, Chuyang would absolutely not return to that Earth in his past life. He certainly didn't have such a beautiful 'wife' there.
"Really? You won't?"
"Yes, really, more real than gold."
"Admiral, welcome home." With that, Lexington smiled sweetly and took Chuyang's hand that was resting on the table.
"Lexington..."
"What do you want to call me?"
"Lexington... too... too... wife..." Chuyang stammered. To be honest, he was a bit unaccustomed to Lexington's sudden warmth. She was indeed one of his Fleet Girls, the mainstay who had accompanied him from being a novice to a veteran. However, those were just games, merely a string of virtual data. Even though those visuals allowed him to witness everything happening at the Naval Base and see the real Fleet Girls living vibrant lives there every day, he had always been an observer and never truly participated. Therefore, whether it was with Firefly, Lexington, or other Fleet Girls, his feelings for them were both familiar and strange.
Moreover, he couldn't quite understand why Lexington was so affectionate towards him. He was their Admiral, true enough, but he had never appeared at the Naval Base before. Logically speaking, Lexington shouldn't be expressing such intimacy with him.
What Chuyang didn't know was that earlier, Lexington not only recalled his appearance but also some past feelings returned to her. It was that feeling of having her Admiral by her side, that incredibly familiar aura had come back. And it was no longer the kind of feeling that felt somewhat ethereal despite being sensed; now it was incredibly clear. She could not only feel that familiar aura but also touch it; everything felt so real.
"What do you want to call me?" Lexington asked again while shaking her left hand, where a crystal-clear ring sparkled.
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