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Chapter 236 - 236: A Strong Commander Means Shipgirls Need Walls · Nov 03, 2026

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201 Chapter 201 - 201: Meeting the Father-in-Law! A Shady Alliance with the Forces of Chaos 2026-11-03
202 Chapter 202 - 202: The Emperor of Demise: You’re Seriously Too Extreme 2026-11-03
203 Chapter 203 - 203: Inheriting the Chaos Throne, and Taking Another Dragon Girl Home 2026-11-03
204 Chapter 204 - 204: Girls, Tanks, and Starships 2026-11-03
205 Chapter 205 - 205: Nishizumi the War God, Do You Crave Power? 2026-11-03
206 Chapter 206 - 206: It’s Totally Normal for a Star-Destroyer to Appear in Tankery Matches 2026-11-03
207 Chapter 207 - 207: Panzer IV, Move Out! 2026-11-03
208 Chapter 208 - 208: Whose Tank Does Orbital Bombardment?! 2026-11-03
209 Chapter 209 - 209: Are You the One Who Brought Aliens Here? 2026-11-03
210 Chapter 210 - 210: Northern Parliament Shipgirls Reach Consensus with Pravda High School 2026-11-03
211 Chapter 211 - 211: The Imperial Starship Academy Officially Opens 2026-11-03
212 Chapter 212 - 212: Hurry Up, the Commander Is Handing Out Gear Again! 2026-11-03
213 Chapter 213 - 213: This Is a Teigu, Not a Lewd Toy, Thank You 2026-11-03
214 Chapter 214 - 214: Pay-to-Win Warriors! They’re All Pay-to-Win Warriors! 2026-11-03
215 Chapter 215 - 215: Let’s Go Rob Cybertron 2026-11-03
216 Chapter 216 - 216: Gundam Shipgirls vs. Transformers 2026-11-03
217 Chapter 217 - 217: Little Unicorn, NT-D! 2026-11-03
218 Chapter 218 - 218: The Ambition of the Siren Girls 2026-11-03
219 Chapter 219 - 219: Give the Autobots a Taste of Gundam Shock 2026-11-03
220 Chapter 220 - 220: Alien Gundams Aren’t Very Friendly?! 2026-11-03
221 Chapter 221 - 221: We’re Here to Spread Love and Peace 2026-11-03
222 Chapter 222 - 222: Tribute Is a Higher Form of Alliance 2026-11-03
223 Chapter 223 - 223: Shocking Optimus Primal for a Whole Year 2026-11-03
224 Chapter 224 - 224: Decepticons Drawn by the Scent, and Familiar Faces 2026-11-03
225 Chapter 225 - 225: All of Hoover Fortress in Chaos 2026-11-03
226 Chapter 226 - 226: I Will Strike Again in Gundam Form 2026-11-03
227 Chapter 227 - 227: The Commander Says, Clear the Field 2026-11-03
228 Chapter 228 - 228: I Want You to Be Good Friends with the Decepticons 2026-11-03
229 Chapter 229 - 229: The Siren Girl Has a Bold Idea 2026-11-03
230 Chapter 230 - 230: I Want to Turn Megatron into a Bratty Loli 2026-11-03
231 Chapter 231 - 231: The Great Reconciliation Between Autobots and Decepticons 2026-11-03
232 Chapter 232 - 232: Megatron’s Lifelong Regret—If Only He’d Met the Right Leader 2026-11-03
233 Chapter 233 - 233: Return, and the Increasingly Dangerous Loli 2026-11-03
234 Chapter 234 - 234: All the Treasures from That World Are Here! 2026-11-03
235 Chapter 235 - 235: Starship - Planetkiller - Silver Party Mode! 2026-11-03
236 Chapter 236 - 236: A Strong Commander Means Shipgirls Need Walls 2026-11-03
237 Chapter 237 - 237: I Gave You a Chance and You Blew It! 2026-11-03
238 Chapter 238 - 238: The Commander Often Deals with Life-or-Death Matters 2026-11-03
239 Chapter 239 - 239: Our National Ideal is Staying True to Ourselves 2026-11-03
240 Chapter 240 - 240: The Starsea Emperor Inspects His Loyal Vassal State 2026-11-03
241 Chapter 241 - 241: The Imperial Consort Returns Home in Glory, Kanae Visits the Snowy Swordsmith Village 2026-11-03
242 Chapter 242 - 242: Want to Try Shipgirl-Flavored Hot Spring Water? 2026-11-03
243 Chapter 243 - 243: A Commander Who Simultaneously Dates Eight Spirits is a Role Model 2026-11-03
244 Chapter 244 - 244: A New Spirit and a New Expedition Plan 2026-11-03
245 Chapter 245 - 245: Girl, the One Who Answers Your Prayer Is: Mecha God! 2026-11-03
246 Chapter 246 - 246: From Zero Begins the Wife-Raising Plan 2026-11-03
247 Chapter 247 - 247: Goblin Slayer? Goblin Exterminator! 2026-11-03
248 Chapter 248 - 248: Gained a High-Quality Monster Farming Instance 2026-11-03
249 Chapter 249 - 249: Second Interdimensional War—Seizing World Authority 2026-11-03
250 Chapter 250 - 250: The Natives Who Peed Their Pants in Fear 2026-11-03

Inside the Eternal Snowfall.

Setsuna lay on the wide sofa bed, with Kurumi and Mio nestled in his arms. He enjoyed their soft warmth and exchanged playful banter with them.

After spending so much time around robots, he missed the softness and scent of real girls.

A party like this had to proceed gradually—with care and equal attention.

You couldn’t just jump to the main event. Spending some time chatting, flirting, letting things flow naturally—that was the way.

”Hmm? Husband, you really didn’t flirt with anyone over there?”

”Not bringing back a few more girls this time feels out of character.”

Kurumi nestled closer, half-joking, half-pouting.

She knew she couldn’t monopolize Setsuna. Still, she felt oddly happy there weren’t more rivals this time.

”What do you take me for? That world was full of Transformers! Sure, I like mechs and starships, but I can’t cuddle with them, can I?”

Setsuna pinched her cheek.

”Maybe I’ll take you to Cybertron sometime. Optimus is a good guy.”

Kurumi giggled.

She had no lingering regrets now. All her inner conflicts were resolved by Setsuna. She was no longer a Spirit burdened with sorrow, just a gentle, soft girl in love.

Nearby...

Kanae sat surrounded by shipgirls, Spirits, and Heroic Spirits—and felt incredibly out of place.

Like a newbie who had stumbled into a gathering of veterans.

She had learned some magic under Lucoa and received new gear, significantly boosting her power.

But mentally, she still felt dwarfed by these beings who had transcended humanity.

She sat prim and proper, trying not to offend anyone.

A movie she didn’t recognize was playing on the holo-screen. Setsuna often brought back films and shows from other worlds. Sometimes they were useful references; other times, just good entertainment.

Chen Hai lounged nearby, propping her head with one hand, casually munching on dried fruit. Seeing Kanae sit so seriously made her want to laugh.

”Why so tense?”

”Eh?”

”Nothing—no, really!”

Kanae sat up even straighter.

Looking around, she realized most of these girls were either oath-bound shipgirls or very close to Setsuna.

And here she was, tagging along on a whim... probably being a third wheel.

”Am I... am I disturbing you? Should I go back...?”

Her face flushed as she asked.

”Don’t be so formal.”

Tohru handed her a drink.

”You train hard with your sword and magic. Take a few days off.”

”It’s not like the Commander’s going to eat you.”

Then the dragon girl tilted her head.

”Wait... maybe he would eat you. He did let you aboard, after all.”

”Eh?!”

Kanae blushed even deeper.

She wasn’t stupid. She got what that meant.

”Here?! Wait—I’m not ready! I—I’m not worthy—”

”Tohru, don’t tease her.”

Setsuna looked up and turned to Kanae.

”I’m not the god you think I am. I have my own thoughts, desires, and I make mistakes.”

”Don’t put me on a pedestal.”

He had no interest in becoming some detached, godlike figure. That was a path to losing one’s humanity.

A commander should be able to kiss and cuddle his shipgirls and other girls.

Otherwise, what was the point of painstakingly building this crystal palace—ahem, capital?

”Exactly. Husband should always stay with me.”

Mio pouted and clung to him.

”Even if you’re not strong enough, it doesn’t matter. I’ll help you.”

”That won’t do. If I’m not strong, how can I protect all of you?”

Setsuna gave Mio a gentle kiss.

”Oh...”

Kanae stared blankly for a moment.

She felt like the distance between herself and Setsuna had just shortened a little. The Commander was far more approachable than she’d imagined.

”I... I’ll do my best!”

”Pfft—”

The shipgirls giggled. Saying something like that in this kind of setting felt a bit out of place.

”Husband? Should we move somewhere else?”

After a while, Kurumi glanced at Gudako and Jeanne Alter bickering, and at Kanae who didn’t know where to look, then turned to ask.

Some things, though understood by all, still deserved a bit of privacy.

”Yeah.”

It had indeed been a while since Setsuna spent time with the Spirits.

Moments later...

He held Kurumi and Mio by the hand, strolling to the topmost level of the ship—the bridge roof.

It was the highest part of the Eternal Snowfall. Looking up, the night sky was filled with stars.

The starship hovered silently. The temperature outside, high in the atmosphere, was quite low. But neither the Spirits nor Setsuna were affected.

”So beautiful...”

Mio and Kurumi looked up at the dazzling starlight.

”Once we build faster-than-light ships, we can actually go visit those stars in the sky.”

Setsuna wrapped an arm around Kurumi and pointed up.

”Wherever you want to go, we can go.”

Kurumi looked up. She could feel the romance of advanced technology.

The night sky she once only gazed at from afar would soon be within reach.

She pointed at a particularly bright star.

”Husband, I want you to take me there someday—just the two of us!”

”Oh?”

Setsuna had the starmap memorized.

”That’s Vega, in the Lyra constellation. Twenty-five light-years from Earth—a short hop away.”

”There are only gas giants in orbit around Vega. If we want to live there, we’ll need to build a space habitat.”

”Arcturus nearby is a better option. It might have rocky planets. Once we master terraforming, we can colonize it. And that star further south is...”

Kurumi’s eyes shimmered as she listened to Setsuna paint a future of interstellar life.

To think that one day they might roam a galaxy-spanning empire, voyaging among the stars with their fleet...

She truly felt lucky to have met Setsuna.

As she imagined their life on other worlds, she suddenly felt a chill at her collar.

”Husband?”

Kurumi stopped his wandering hand with a gentle scold:

”Not here, Mio is still next to us.”

The Spirit of Origin watched Setsuna teasing Kurumi with mild amusement.

Their relationship was a bit complex. Mio saw Kurumi as her daughter in a spiritual sense, but Setsuna was also Kurumi’s husband.

Well... this is just how he is, Mio told herself.

Setsuna whispered into Kurumi’s ear while hugging her tightly:

”I really missed you two... What’s there to be shy about with Mio? You’re already so close.”

”We’re on the top deck of the Eternal Snowfall. No one will interrupt us. No one in the capital can see up here. Come on, lean back, let’s stargaze together.”

Kurumi gave a little huff and leaned against the wall behind her.

The summer night sky was breathtaking. A bright, silvery moon hung high.

But among the people aboard the starship, their relationships had long moved beyond needing to hint their feelings with poetic phrases like ”The moon is beautiful.”

In Kurumi’s eyes, the view was split between Setsuna and the moon.

She loved both.

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