My ship girl setup is off...

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"It's alright, Zuikaku, Shoukaku is just joking with me." Masaharu understood the joke Shoukaku was making, and Shoukaku was also observing Masaharu. After realizing that he wouldn't get angry, she smiled and came to the Commander. Ignoring St. Louis and Helena on either side, she cupped the Commander's face in her hands, looking somewhat smug.

"Commander, Akagi-senpai already knows about your outing with Miss St. Louis~ Maybe something serious is about to happen." Shoukaku glanced at St. Louis first, then locked Masahiro's neck and said with a grin.

"So, Shoukaku, you're going to..." Staring into Shoukaku's blue eyes, the gloating in her eyes gradually disappeared and turned into tenderness and affection, but Masahi felt that she was definitely thinking about something else, so he asked tentatively.

"If Commander is worried about Akagi-senpai, you can try to let me handle it~ But Commander has to come and sit here for a while first." Shoukaku closed one eye and said playfully. Masaharu understood. You're lusting after me, aren't you?

"Forget about that, but I'll definitely come to your place, Shokaku, how about it?" Masahiro thought for a moment. He was already heavily in debt, but as the saying goes, there's no need to worry when you're in debt. He could just pay them off one by one later, even if it meant putting his kidneys through the wringer.

"In that case, Commander, you have to keep your promise, otherwise not only will you be angry, but I'll be angry for Zuikaku too." As soon as Shoukaku finished speaking, Zuikaku, who had been listening to the conversation and felt that something was wrong, finally realized that her older sister was helping her. No way! Her sister has to take priority!

"Okay, I'll come find you later too." Masahi wanted to reach out and touch Shoukaku's white hair, but St. Louis and Helena held his arms tightly as soon as he tried, so he had to give up. As for why he agreed, it was because there was nothing left to be afraid of. Zuikaku watched as the Commander and his sister left after their conversation, and hesitant to speak, he could only look at Shoukaku.

"Sister, I think you should become a marriage ship first," Zuikaku said anxiously to Shoukaku. However, after Shoukaku glanced at her sister, she made a strange gesture. Zuikaku didn't understand at first, but after seeing it a few times, she realized what it meant. She immediately covered her burning face with her hands and ran away. Shoukaku couldn't help but laugh. As good sisters, they must have something good to share.

It wasn't until he found a seat in the dining hall that Zheng Ri was pardoned by St. Louis and Helena. Watching the other Eagle Union ship girls bombard Helena and the others with questions while looking at him with great interest, Zheng Ri didn't know how to describe his feelings. Especially the noisy ship girls around him, who were all chatting, but their eyes kept glancing over as if they thought he was going to run away.

"Ahem, Commander, although I know you are a man and have strong desires, you can't go looking for St. Louis and Helena so soon after meeting them. Actually, our Ironblood ship girls can do it too, like me... and Tirpitz." Taking the opportunity to sit next to Masahiro, Bismarck looked at Helena and the others not far away and said to the Commander with a slightly flushed face.

"Bismarck, your map is too short. I can tell what you're thinking at a glance." Zheng Ri picked up the drink that had been placed on the table, took a sip, and then looked at Bismarck. You actually want to mess with me too? This is outrageous! The Ironblood ship girl is going to devour her master.

"Hmm...actually, Bismarck, you guys don't need to contact me privately one by one. I'll find time to chat with you guys later." Zheng Ri thought for a moment. He couldn't possibly be invited to his house by ship girls every few steps, thinking they were beautiful ladies. That wouldn't be good, would it? That wouldn't be good either; his kidneys were about to give way.

"Um, Commander, by the way, Commander, regarding the secretary ship... should we designate one again?" Bismarck nodded. If not this time, then next time. She then thought of work-related matters and brought them up. However, as soon as she brought it up, the previously noisy cafeteria gradually quieted down, and everyone turned their attention to Masaharu, their eyes shining with anticipation. They all thought of the port's customs.

New ship girls can be appointed as secretary ships and may be subjected to occasional "sexual favors" by the commander, but they will be replaced once the time is right.

The other one, when she becomes the secretary ship again, will either be given clothes or a vow, so...

"Well... let's not rush this. By the way, who was the secretary ship of the port area before? And who is in charge now?" Masahi changed the subject to get the surrounding ship girls to look away, and Bismarck gave Masahi an answer in less than two seconds.

"Commander, the previous secretary ship was Seidlitz, but since you are temporarily away from the port, it is now mainly handled by the head of each faction, that is, the flagship. In addition, without you, Commander, the ship girls of our own faction have no authority to handle the affairs of ship girls of other factions, so they are basically handling things themselves. Enterprise will be responsible for weighing the major matters."

Bismarck recounted in detail what had happened while he was away, but did not tell him what to do. This made Zheng Ri fall into deep thought. Dealing with a few people was fine, after all, he had been a group leader when he was in school, but now that there were more people, he was not sure how to handle it.

"My child, what's wrong?" Frederick the Great, who had come over with a glass of wine while Zheng Ri was deep in thought, looked at Zheng Ri, sat down on his other side, and asked with some concern.

"No, I was just thinking about things in the port area. After all, you're all here, and I can't just do nothing like before." Masahi recalled that before, he could only talk to Vanguard and Musashi about things, but now that there are more people, it's not so easy to manage.

“It’s alright, my child. Everyone here is mature. Even the youngest children know what they should do, so don’t worry. As long as you’re here, there won’t be any major problems,” Frederick the Great reassured Jorge, not to overthink it. He also glanced at Bismarck, who then realized what he had done and fell silent.

“Speaking of which, my child, would you like to share a drink with me?” Frederick slowly pulled the commander into his arms and asked him, but Zheng Ri was still thinking about how to handle the situation, so he just nodded subconsciously.

"Well..." Frederick drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and held it in his mouth. Then he lifted Jeong-il's chin and kissed him while he looked at him with a puzzled expression. He then stirred the wine in his mouth little by little and fed it to Jeong-il. After all the wine was fed into his mouth, Frederick the Great still did not let go. Instead, he fed Jeong-il his own saliva until his mouth was full of his own taste before he finally let go.

Chapter 67 A Familiar Feeling

"Is it good, my child?" Frederick the Great released his hand from Frederick's chin, and seeing the slight flush on Frederick's face, he licked his lips with satisfaction, wanting to hear his answer.

"Hmm, the wine is quite good." Masaharu glanced at the satisfied Friedrich, knowing what kind of answer she wanted, but with so many ship girls in front of her...

"Hehe, my child, you don't need to worry. Everyone here is your future marriage ship. Since that's the case, why not let them know and accept these things in advance?" Frederick pulled Zheng Ri onto his lap and looked down at him, hoping that the commander could better express himself.

“That won’t do either. I know what I’m doing,” Zheng Ri retorted. Although none of his ship girls could run away, he couldn’t ignore the smaller destroyers and most of the submarines. They needed to be accepted little by little.

The ship girls around Zheng Ri couldn't help but feel a little regretful when they heard their commander say that. After all, they had just seen Saint Louis and the others actually eat meat, especially Saint Louis, whose face was flushed and who looked like she had eaten a full bowl. They could even hear her walking around. This made many ship girls think that getting on the ship first and buying the ticket later wasn't such a bad thing. It was just a matter of getting on earlier or later. Besides, the commander couldn't possibly leave the ship girls now, so...

"My child, look how much everyone loves you, why don't you want to?" Frederick the Great buried Zheng Ri's head in his ample deck and whispered in his ear, "It's not stable enough yet. It needs enough restraint to keep the commander from ever leaving the ship girl's side."

While she could use her power as a ship girl to forcefully suppress him, Frederick preferred a non-coercive approach; the difference lay in whether it was an active response or a rejection.

"Frederick, did you agree to this with them? And my other ship girls didn't agree either, did they?" Zheng Ri naturally noticed the gazes of the other ship girls and suddenly realized that this wasn't Frederick's doing. His kidneys trembled instantly.

"My child, what do you think?" Frederick the Great adjusted Zheng Ri's posture, sitting face to face with him, one arm around his waist, the other cupping the back of his head in his large white mound, looking at him with a half-smile.

"Then my child, you should rest well today. I will never force you, but if you continue tonight, naughty children will be punished, hmm~" Frederick the Great gave the commander a warning kiss, then took his empty cup and left, thinking to himself, there's still a chance, no rush now.

Zheng Ri watched Frederick the Great leave, and then...

I felt a sense of loss, as if I had prepared myself for being raped, but she said never mind, I'll do it next time. Suddenly I felt that my persistence was meaningless.

Most of the ship girls were also disappointed to see Frederick the Great leave so resolutely. What happened to the promised impromptu silver party? There wasn't one? Damn it, refund my money!

However, a small number of ship girls are still staring intently at the main day, as the day is not over yet and there is still a chance to see them during mealtimes.

"Is it really okay to divide them like this?" Afterwards, Zheng Ri looked around and saw that all the seats were full of people. He was sitting with the veteran ship girls. Although most of them were married ships, the scene in front of him reminded him of the time when he sat at the same table with children.

"Yes, Master. We are very sorry that the canteen in the port area is so crowded due to insufficient space." Belfast, standing behind Zheng Ri, said apologetically. Many ship girls wanted to get closer to the Commander, but the canteen's dining area was only so big, so they had to squeeze in.

“This isn’t your problem, Belfast. And why aren’t you sitting down, Belfast? Sit down!” Zheng Ri waved his hand to indicate that he didn’t care. Instead, he noticed that Belfast was still standing behind him and told her to sit down quickly.

“No need, Master. As a maid, Belfast should be behind you, taking care of everything for you,” Belfast said firmly.

“Commander, Belfast and the others have the principles of being maids. It’s not a gentleman’s thing to ask a maid to give up her principles,” Illustrious, sitting next to Masahiro, gently patted Masahiro’s shoulder to remind him. However, when Illustrious looked at the Commander, her face was still red, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Is there something wrong with me having my wife sit at the table and eat with me? Looking at Guanghui and Belfast, Zheng Ri couldn't help but wonder if something was amiss.

"Alright, let's get ready to eat."

"No! Commander, everyone's here now, you should say something." Yi Xian sat next to Enterprise, smiling at him. After all, this was a tradition.

"It seems like there's nothing to say... Alright... then..." Sensing the expectation in the ship girls' eyes, Masaharu considered what to say.

"Well then, to thank everyone for all the hard work you've done for me, and also... to let us meet again and face the future together! Cheers!" Zheng Ri tried his best to keep his voice fluent as he spoke, then raised his glass. The ship girls also raised their glasses in response and shouted, inspiring all the ship girls to join in.

"cheers!!!"

After chugging down half a glass, Masaharu used a tissue to wipe his mouth and spit out some of the wine. He had already put in a lot of effort today, and he couldn't let the other ship girls catch him and make his kidneys suffer again. He couldn't let his kidneys suffer any more.

However, Belfast, who was standing behind Zheng Ri, saw this scene and immediately gave the Prince of Wales a wink, thinking to herself, "Master, the sisters are all waiting for you to get drunk. How can you throw up? This is not good."

Upon receiving the message, the Prince of Wales immediately took a glass of wine and slowly walked to Jeongil's side, then asked him a question.

"Commander, may I have a drink with you?"

“Wales, actually I’m not very good at drinking…” Seeing the expectation in Wales’s eyes, Zheng Ri wanted to politely decline, but the former acted as if he hadn’t heard him.

“It’s alright, Commander, I’ll teach you how to drink. Like this…” After saying that, Wales downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, then cupped Zheng Ri’s face in his hands and kissed him as he looked on in horror, pouring the wine into the Commander’s lips.

As he drank the wine fed to him by the Prince of Wales, Jeong-il wondered if he had experienced something similar not long ago.

Chapter 68, "Eat Well," has been revised.

"Commander, did you like the whiskey?" The Prince of Wales finished feeding Zheng Ri and deliberately exhaled a sweet breath as they parted. Seeing his expression, the Prince of Wales smiled.

"It doesn't taste good...it tastes weird." Reflecting on the taste on his taste buds, Zheng Ri gave his reply without thinking. It was a little sweet and a little fragrant, but it also tasted like tobacco soaked in alcohol, giving a smoky feeling in his throat. It was simply unpleasant.

“Commander, you know, that’s not what I want to ask,” the Prince of Wales said forcefully, stepping forward to hug Zheng Ri’s waist and lightly touching his lips with one hand.

"And Commander, didn't you tell Plymouth that you couldn't be her older brother after seeing my swimsuit? Well, I don't want to be your older brother either, Commander, what do you think?... But let's wait until after the meal, Commander, remember to give me an answer, okay~" Prince of Wales noticed the dissatisfied gazes of some of the married ships as he spoke, so he changed his words, kissed the Commander again, and then slowly left. Belfast, seeing this, helped Masaharu sit down.

"Commander, is everything alright? If not, don't go back for the wine." Looking at him, Illustrious asked with some concern, but then glanced at Belfast.

"That's right, Commander, if you can't drink, you don't have to force yourself to drink," Enterprise also advised Masahiro.

After all, being forced to drink alcohol is not a pleasant experience.

"It's okay, let's keep eating. But you're right, Guanghui." Zheng Ri looked at Guanghui and Qigong, who were worried about him. Zheng Ri felt that drinking just a little bit was nothing. A man shouldn't say he can't do it.

"Commander is amazing! Commander, ah~" Seeing Zheng Ri's persistence, Guang Hui stopped talking and clapped her hands to encourage him. Then she picked up a piece of delicious-looking meat with one hand and held it in the other, feeding it to Zheng Ri, but Zheng Ri shook his head and refused.

"Guanghui, you don't need to do this. I can eat by myself, and this will only get your gloves dirty." Zheng Ri held Guanghui's hand, looking at the long, white, sheer gloves on her hands. It would be a pity if they got dirty.

"Commander, I don't care about these things. Besides, Vanguard and the others have already told me about your interactions with them. Since you can rely on them so readily, why don't you rely on me? Commander, don't be shy. The sisters here all like you very much because you are our commander." After saying that, Glorious put the piece of meat to Zheng Ri's mouth.

"Yeah, Commander, just eat it, what are you afraid of?" The ship girl vampire at another table started to cheer as she drank.

"Yeah, yeah, Commander, don't worry about us, eat up, it's fine," Denver chimed in, as a White Eagle ship girl, she had to join in the fun.

Looking at the ship girls around him, he had no choice but to eat under the gazes of most of them. In the end, he swallowed it amidst their cheers, thinking to himself, "Does it have to be like this? It's just a meal."

"Hehe, Commander is such a good boy~, as a reward, would you like to try a soft landing?" After watching the Commander eat the meat, Glorious laughed happily, her eyes filled with tenderness, and tried to get the Commander to come over and experience it.

"Radiant, I don't think it's time now. Let's eat first, there's no rush." ​​Zheng Ri felt that if this continued, it wouldn't be eating anymore, but eating himself. Looking at the ship girls around him, Zheng Ri felt that his kidneys might be in danger, so he had no choice but to start eating himself. However, the ship girls he married wouldn't let him off so easily.

"Commander, Akagi should try some too, don't be biased~" Seeing Illusion feeding him, Akagi picked up a piece of tender meat and brought it to Masahiro, preparing for him to taste the tenderness of the meat.

"Akagi, I don't think this will work. I can do it myself." Before Masaharu could finish speaking, Akagi had already stuffed the meat she was holding into Masaharu's mouth. Why could Glorious feed him but he couldn't? Thus, Masaharu was forced to taste the delicious food that Akagi was feeding him until all the meat was gone.

"Akagi, let me do it myself." Masahi looked at Akagi with affection. If Illustrious feeds her, and then you feed her, then every ship girl will feed her. How can she eat properly like that?

"Commander~ No, you have to eat the meat that Akagi fed you properly~" Akagi closed one eye and looked at him playfully, but Masaharu felt very uncomfortable. In public, he was still trying to save face.

However, in the end, Masaharu did not refuse Akagi's kindness. There is only one person who can disregard others feeding you, and now there are several more, all of whom are his own marriage ships.

"Commander, is the meat Akagi fed you delicious? You'd better answer properly, or Akagi will be sad." Akagi stared intently at Masahiro, giving off the impression that if he didn't like it, she would continue feeding him. Masahiro could only obediently answer:

"Delicious, very delicious, but I think the best part is the taste of Akagi." Looking at the fox with shining eyes, Zheng Ri felt that he was about to be in danger. Since he couldn't escape or hide, he might as well just open fire.

"Is that really what the Commander thinks? Then Akagi will have to feed the Commander properly, ah~~" Hearing Masahiro say this, Akagi's face began to blush, and a smile spread across her face. Since the Commander could accept being fed in front of so many ship girls, then as long as she took it one step at a time, the Commander wouldn't care about the ship girls' opinions, and then...

Seeing this, most of the ship girls started to cheer. After all, in the eyes of many ship girls, the commander was a rather unserious but still respectable person. But now, on the very first day of meeting, he had already started to be fed by the marriage ship, and in such an open and aboveboard way. This meant that it would be easy to make a vow with the commander.

So many ship girls couldn't wait to go forward and feed the commander, since this was a way to increase the commander's favorability. They all went forward to help the commander get along well with the commander, even though they couldn't actually eat that much on a normal day.

"Yi Xian, why don't you go up?" Zhen Hai teased Yi Xian, one of the only married ships who didn't go up, as he watched the commander being surrounded and fed.

"Let them fight over it now, I'll get even more later," Yi Xian said with a confident smile, suppressing her inner desire. Just feeding them is nothing, there has to be some excitement involved.

"And the interrogation is about to begin."

Chapter 69 Since that's the case, then I won't act anymore. (Edited)

"Commander, are you drunk now?" Akagi gently patted Masahiro's face, looking at his flushed face and revealing...

A cunning smile, like that of a fox.

"No, no, I'm not drunk yet." Zheng Ri shook his head, feeling a little dizzy, but overall he considered himself sober, even though he wasn't a big drinker.

"Hehe, Commander, would you like to continue drinking? Akagi has another bottle of sake." Akagi held the Commander's face, and with her other hand, she pulled a bottle of sake from her chest as if by magic, and said with a grin.

"Commander, if you really can't drink anymore, then don't drink anymore, Akagi. Don't make the Commander throw up," Glorious said, trying to dissuade him as he was already nearly drunk. "Why don't we just let this go?"

"N-nothing...it's okay, Akagi, come on...have some more." Masahiro touched Akagi's slender waist, indicating that he should continue. How could a man say no? He was really being looked down upon!

"Commander, you're so amazing~ I love it when you do this, Commander. Let's continue. This time, I'll feed you little by little." Feeling the Commander's caress, Akagi was very happy. She opened the bottle and poured the strong liquor into her own empty glass, feeding it to Masahiro little by little. Her crimson eyes revealed joy and pleasure. Making the Commander drink her liquor in front of so many people was a sign of love. Seeing Akagi like this, Illustrious began to consider whether she should do the same.

After being forced to drink a lot more alcohol, Masahi's vision began to blur. He could barely see Akagi and Illustrious's beautiful faces, which were so close to him. But for some reason, Masahi felt like he had seen Akagi's face somewhere before, as if he were dreaming. He thought to himself that the appearance of the ship girls was truly impeccable and perfect. Just looking at them was pleasing to the eye and intoxicating.

"Commander, do you like Akagi that much? But not now, Commander has to answer a little question for Akagi~ Then you can give Commander a reward, hehehe~" Akagi said, feigning reluctance as she saw the Commander staring intently at her.

"Ask... I know everything!" Zheng Ri replied to Akagi with what he thought was domineering confidence, unaware that hell lay ahead.

"Then, Commander, will you be thinking of leaving us? Leaving Akagi's side?" Akagi looked at Masahiro's cloudy eyes, her tone somewhat flustered, while letting him lean against her, but her hands were on Masahiro's thighs, gently kneading them. The ship girls present all watched him intently.

"Leave...leave what? You're all my...wives, not one of you can run away." Hearing Akagi's words, Masahi gave an answer without hesitation, which made most of the ship girls present breathe a sigh of relief. Akagi was the same. Although she thought she could definitely charm the commander, who wouldn't want to hear the real voice? But this time, it was Enterprise's turn to ask.

"So how does the Commander view us? Or does the Commander just see our paper doll waifus?" Enterprise was clearly more concerned about this question than the previous one. She gripped her hat tightly. Although she knew what she was, where she came from, and what her purpose was, she wanted to know how the Commander viewed them.

"When I'm on my phone... I do think that way, but when I see you standing here in person, standing right in front of me, I don't think that way anymore," Zheng Ri said haltingly when answering the question, but she still answered the company's question completely, which put her at ease.

"Let Illustrious ask the last question, Commander, do you love us?" Illustrious, holding Masaharu's hand, asked gently but earnestly, her eyes filled with expectation. However, Masaharu did not answer her, but remained silent, trying to think as much as possible. The ship girls did not disturb her, but held their breath and waited for Masaharu's answer.

"Radiance...I...I don't know..." Zheng Ri thought for a moment and gave a less-than-satisfactory answer, causing many ship girls to sigh. However, Zheng Ri continued:

"Glorious, I... I've never been in love. I've seen many people who are like prisoners, many who have been cheated and basically lost everything and been betrayed, so I'm afraid... I don't know what love is..." As he spoke, Zheng Ri tried his best to sit up. With the mutual support of Enterprise and Akagi, he took Glorious's hand and tried to hug her. Glorious also took the initiative to sit on his lap, even though they were about the same height.

"But, but, I might fall in love with you guys, so don't make a mistake. Actually... I was a little tempted when I was looking at the company. Besides... if I didn't like you, why would I be hitting on you?" Looking at Radiant's beautiful face, Zheng Ri, under the influence of alcohol, blurted out these self-destructive words, causing Radiant's face to turn red instantly. He could only nod and remain silent.

"And since you all already know, I won't hide it anymore. I've fought Big E, Belfast, Lady Dee, the Overeater Persian Cat Emperor, and the Dog-Loving Unicorn. Not for any other reason than that... I can only look at you but can't touch you. Even though you're supposed to be my marriage ship, I treat you all like my wives, and I often go crazy! But I can't say it directly, so..."

Unaware of his own folly, Zheng Ri recounted his glorious deeds, eliciting gasps from all the ship girls present. Most of them blushed, even Enterprise and Persian Cat, the ship girls involved, turned away with red faces. Belfast, however, maintained her usual smile.

Akagi grinned from ear to ear.

"So, Guanghui, I... I don't understand love right now. Maybe it's just that I'm not there yet. Can you give me some time? Besides, I've thought about this for a long time. I've just been preparing for your questions. I just... have a lot to say to you, but I can't say it." Zhengri held Guanghui's hand and tried to explain to him in the gentlest tone possible.

“Commander, I understand, but we are in love right now, Commander,” Glorious said with her usual gentleness, but after she finished speaking, she began to slowly undress him, which made Zheng Ri begin to have doubts.

"Radiance... what are you doing?"

“Commander, as your married ship, Illustrious is naturally obligated to meet your needs, so…” Illustrious said, blushing, but her hands moved faster and faster.

"No! Radiant wife, I really don't have any more!!" Masahiro stopped Radiant's hand, trying to make her stop, but he didn't expect Akagi to be pressed directly against his back. Feeling Akagi's gentleness, Masahiro felt what was called fear.

"What are you saying, Commander? The night has only just begun~ And tonight, quite a few new sisters will become marriage ships." Akagi breathed into Masahi's ear, speaking in a seductive voice about terrifying things. Masahi glanced around and saw that the eyes of the ship girls around him were like those of hunters, staring intently at him. It seemed that tonight would be a fight to the death. Masahi was about to get up and run away when he was stopped.

Chapter 70: Catching Fate (Edited)

Having already woken up, Masaharu lay exhausted in bed, staring at the completely unfamiliar ceiling. Feeling the beautiful body pressing down on her, Masaharu felt as if yesterday was a dream, a real experience of being repeatedly crushed by the ship girls, a feeling she couldn't describe.

The scene was indescribable; it was nothing more than a bloody and brutal battle, with countless fights. In the end, they successfully ended the war and won. If it weren't for the fact that he was given a Ming Shi brand health-enhancing medicine halfway through, he wouldn't be alive today.

The scariest thing is that this might just be the beginning. If you start to tremble at the thought of this day, then you might have to endure some more hardship in the days to come.

"Hmm? Commander, you're awake? Hehe~, Commander is really amazing, you actually defeated so many sisters. Now it's not that Commander can't live without us, it's that we can't live without Commander." Kaga, who was still smelling his scent with her eyes closed, opened her eyes after realizing he was awake. Seeing his confused look, Kaga said with a satisfied air. Kaga was like a cat that had been petted and pampered, letting Masahiro do whatever he wanted, although she wouldn't be able to do whatever he wanted for long.

"Kaga, is it just you now?" Masahi looked at Kaga's beautiful, deep blue, cold and aloof eyes, and wanted to move his arm to touch Kaga's head, but found that his limbs were unresponsive, as if they were being pressed down, causing his arm to go numb and unable to move.