Revisit Azur Lane

Kaga hesitated only when dealing with Tosa, pondering, "Could this warship be the legendary ship awakened by Nagato and Mikasa using the Sea Witch again? What are they planning to do?"

"Damn it! They're just pawns, yet they're causing so much trouble."

Suppressed by an overwhelming number of aircraft carriers, despite Zhou He's continuous resupply and the unlimited deployment of carrier-based aircraft, Zuikaku and Shokaku's mental strength was limited. This intense pressure took a heavy toll on their energy, and fatigue was visibly visible in their eyes.

Meanwhile, Yuudachi, Jintsu, Count Spee and others were in dire straits, suppressed by the firepower and unable to lift their heads. Even Bismarck had to suppress his emotions and dodge the laser cannon fire from the warship's executors, barely managing to launch a counterattack amidst the towering spray of water.

"He showed no pity for his colleagues and even took pleasure in it."

Although Tosa wasn't targeted, the Sirens were numerous, and she suffered many attacks. However, she remained calm: "This is indeed the behavior of a strong person, but it's too cold-blooded and ruthless. Such power, existing only for the sake of being strong and for the sake of destruction, is meaningless."

"I don't agree."

With these words, Tosa bravely withstood several incoming shells, adjusted his main gun, and aimed at a nearby Siren aircraft carrier. Amidst the billowing white mist and the piercing whistling sound, several shells accurately struck the Siren aircraft carrier, tearing it apart in an instant and sending its wreckage flying everywhere.

Tosa himself was also badly injured, with multiple parts of his ship's equipment damaged, and his arms and face covered in shrapnel wounds and bloodstains.

"Wow, what a grand scene! Is this a celebration?"

Suddenly, a sound came from the flames of the explosion, followed by a huge cannonball that roared out and accurately hit the Flying Dragon, the Azure Dragon, and Kaga who was watching from behind. The two pieces were blown up on the spot before they could react, but Kaga was the only one who avoided the sudden attack. The reconnaissance planes in the sky converged on the place where the cannonball had come out.

As the flames and smoke dissipated, a figure that was all too familiar to everyone present emerged from within.

"Can't you even recognize your own sister? I don't remember wanting to be such a useless person."

With a wave of her arm, the white figure appeared on the sea where the smoke had cleared. She was almost identical to Kaga, but surrounded by massive battleships and cannons. She casually pointed in Kaga's direction, a confident smile as bright as fire on her face: "I am Kaga, the battleship Kaga. Now, let me be your opponent, the future me who's flying a small plane."

Chapter Seventy: A Slight Advantage

"Another Kaga-senpai?"

"Battleships! What the commander said was true after all!?"

The Shoukaku and Zuikaku sisters, who were the first to receive the intelligence from the sky, exclaimed in surprise at the same time. The reason why they had time to pay attention to what was happening below was that Tosa and Kaga had successively sunk Hiryu, Soryu, and a carrier-type Executor. After losing their command tower, the carrier-based aircraft launched by the three of them began to run wildly, some flying into the distance, and most of the rest falling towards the sea in a spiral.

In terms of air power, the two sides reached a state of equilibrium for a time.

"Hmm? I see..."

Battleship Kaga was positioned in the original carrier executor's location, far behind the Sirens, only a few nautical miles from the carrier Kaga. Just as she was aiming at the other executor capital ships and opening fire, a simple command suddenly came to her mind, making her smile. She activated her thrusters and headed towards the carrier Kaga, arriving at its side almost unimpeded.

Two almost identical figures stood facing each other on the sea, one frowning and the other smiling.

"Hey, future me, how does it feel to fly a small airplane?"

Instead of opening fire immediately, Battleship Kaga's smile vanished, and she stared sharply at her opponent: "Logically speaking, your power should have increased after becoming an aircraft carrier. Why are you still associating with the Sirens? And Akagi, have you all forgotten Amagi's instructions? Is this how you repay everyone's sacrifices?!"

"...What are you saying?"

While Zen was still in a state of surprise and contemplation over the sudden appearance of the battleship Kaga, the aircraft carrier Kaga listened to her words, her brows furrowing and then relaxing: "Amagi? I'm sorry, I don't remember her. If she really did appear in the world, under her guidance, Akagi wouldn't have gone down such an extreme path."

"Ok?"

Battleship Kaga looked surprised: "You're the one talking nonsense. Have you forgotten even my memories from this period? Or do you simply have no memories of the past?"

"..."

Aircraft carrier Kaga silently exhaled. Battleship Kaga was right. When she was born, she only had memories of becoming an aircraft carrier. Although she knew that she was originally built as a battleship, she eventually became an aircraft carrier, which is who she is now.

'These people engaged in combat are ships from another world.'

During the brief conversation, the aircraft carrier Kaga confirmed the matter. Having established a cooperative relationship with the Sirens, she knew some information that ordinary people did not know. She never expected that a simple experiment would connect to the coordinates of other worlds. All emotions in her eyes vanished instantly, and she looked coldly at her opponent who was very similar to herself: "Our conversation should end now. Since you have spoken so arrogantly, let me see what kind of power I possessed in that era."

"Haha, that's more fun!"

Battleship Kaga's eyes narrowed into a bright smile as she raised her right hand: "Prepare to die!"

boom!

White smoke billowed from the main gun muzzle, and shells were fired from the gun barrels, pressing the air against them. The firepower covered the opposing aircraft carrier Kaga almost instantly, followed by a series of explosions and towering water columns.

After a round of shelling, the battleship Kaga strode forward, adjusting its rigging and main gun angles, its eyes scanning left and right for any signs of the enemy. The water quickly dispersed, and a figure rushed out. The battleship Kaga raised its hand and fired a volley, only to find after hitting the target that it was just a fighter plane that had just taken off. The aircraft carrier Kaga itself had already run out from another direction to create distance.

"Go."

As the retreating aircraft carrier Kaga drew blue marks on its own deck runway with its palm, blue lights continuously rose from the deck. Instead of transforming directly into normal-sized carrier-based aircraft, they became toy-sized miniature fighters at a 1:10 scale, flying around the battleship Kaga from all directions, spraying golden barrages and dropping mines and bombs.

"Not enough! Not enough! This level of force doesn't even hurt!"

Battleship Kaga charged head-on towards the aircraft carrier Kaga under the attack of the air force. She controlled the anti-aircraft guns to accurately fire at the fighters that posed the greatest threat to her. Several bullets had just grazed her cheeks, and the powerful wind pressure had torn her skin, leaving bloody marks.

Despite being a scaled-down squadron, its firepower was no less than that of its normal state. However, the battleship Kaga was not constantly on the defensive; instead, it pursued the aircraft carrier Kaga, bombing it as soon as its main and secondary guns were reloaded, leaving the aircraft carrier Kaga with little energy to accurately control its carrier-based aircraft.

"..."

During the chase and mutual attacks between the two Kaga, the number of Siren carriers was drastically reduced, which led to Zuikaku and Shokaku winning the battle for air superiority. They then launched a devastating attack on the Executor capital ships from the sky, directly tearing apart the Executor's firepower. Together with Tosa and Bismarck, whose wounds had been healed by Zhou He, they eliminated the remaining non-capital ship Executors one by one.

'The Executor possesses a physique as agile as a ship girl and extraordinary firepower, but it's thin-skinned; a mass-produced model takes several shots to severely damage, while an Executor is turned into a fireball with a single shot.'

This is the consensus reached by Bismarck and others after personally engaging in combat.

"Those two guys seem to be having a lot of fun."

After gaining the upper hand, Zuikaku finally had time to notice the sparring between the two Kaga. He raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, looking somewhat tired.

"So our carrier-based aircraft can actually launch attacks at this size?"

Compared to Zuikaku, Shokaku's observation was more meticulous. The fighters she sent out had already circled above the two of them, recording almost the entire battle. She was amazed by the exquisite control of the aircraft carrier Kaga: "Despite the shameful act of cooperating with the Sirens, Kaga-senpai is indeed very strong in combat."

"If it were me, I would have just used the plane to ram the senior in battleship form and send him flying. It would have both blocked my view and shielded me from the shells."

Ruihe pouted. She had been spoiled by Zhou He's unreasonable logistical support. The loss rate of aircraft in each battle was higher than the previous one, mainly because he was unreasonable.

"Zuihe?"

Shokaku was drawn to her nonchalant attitude and raised his voice slightly: "Did you really observe their battle carefully? Facing the relentless and aggressive attacks of the battleship Kaga-senpai at such close range, can you guarantee that your carrier-based aircraft can take off?"

"this…"

Zuikaku, who was fearless in front of Tosa and Zhou He, couldn't hold back after being called out by Shoukaku. She glanced at the two Kaga who were less than a nautical mile apart and whistled: "I don't want to fight Kaga-senpai at this distance."

In their inherited memories, Kaga did not have a period of activity as a battleship. However, the battleship Kaga in front of them was fierce and ruthless when she fought. What was most surprising was that this Kaga seemed to know the combat mode between ship girls and even against aircraft carriers. She did not give the aircraft carrier Kaga any chance to breathe. She had to keep close to her even when she was under attack from the aircraft group. As long as one hit, she would be sent to her death.

'At this distance, can I turn around and grab my knife to fight back?'

In the blink of an eye, Zuikaku's thoughts drifted to some strange place again.

Shoukaku, standing next to Zuikaku, naturally noticed her absent-mindedness, but there wasn't much she could do about it. After all, they had only just met, and she wasn't very familiar with Zuikaku's habits yet. More specific and profound lectures could wait until they got to know each other better.

Just as Zuikaku and Shokaku were wary of the battleship Kaga, the aircraft carrier Kaga was also under great pressure. If it weren't for the shared vision of the carrier-based aircraft, she wouldn't even have been able to retaliate against the battleship Kaga. As a result, she suddenly discovered that the wounds she had painstakingly left on the battleship Kaga had inexplicably healed. A few seconds of distraction prevented her from predicting the landing point of the battleship Kaga's shells. She was thrown into the air by the impact of the shells that landed next to her. Despite making evasive and defensive maneuvers, she was still severely damaged. She slid at a speed on the sea surface for hundreds of meters before finally losing her balance and capsizing in the sea.

The small plane in the sky also crashed down.

"What an amazing and mysterious ability!"

Battleship Kaga did not launch any additional artillery fire. Instead, she raised her fist and clenched it, her face showing excitement: "Let me shine in this world without factional constraints or international restrictions... Although it's a bit inappropriate to capture myself as a gift, I don't have anything else on hand."

call out!

As the battleship Kaga approached the aircraft carrier Kaga, which had capsized on the shore, shells fell from the sky. Unable to dodge in time, Kaga could only slide to the side. One of her ship's rigging was hit, bursting into a blinding flash. She blocked most of the flying metal pieces with her arm, while a few grazed her cheek, neck, and body, leaving numerous wounds of varying sizes. Blood instantly stained her entire garment red.

But the next second, Kaga miraculously found that his injuries and the damage to his ship equipment had been completely restored, and he could not even feel the pain, only a slight chill.

"Who's attacking!"

Without much thought, Kaga turned around and fired a round of artillery fire in the direction from which the shells were coming, not aiming to hit, but simply to disrupt the rhythm of the opponent's combo.

The carrier-based aircraft that had been hovering above her head also reacted, moving closer to the direction from which the shells were coming. What came into view was a white siren with a single ponytail, wearing a sailor uniform, with golden, intelligent eyes, and carrying a black shark-shaped sling on her back.

"A new model?"

Zuikaku quickly relayed the message to the others, who all looked at each other with a stern expression.

"Wow, you got beaten up pretty badly, huh?"

The Purifier, who had rushed over, looked at the battleship Kaga standing on the sea and the aircraft carrier Kaga who had just gotten up from lying on the sea. She, who had originally wanted to make a fool of herself, was stunned: "Kaga, how did you split open?"

"...The rest is up to you."

The aircraft carrier Kaga was covered in wounds and had no strength to refute the Purifier's nonsense. She slowly left, supporting the wound on her right hand with her left hand. The battleship Kaga wanted to give chase but felt a sudden sense of crisis. In the instant it slowed down, two lasers shot out from beside the Purifier and intercepted the two Kaga.

The laser beams were fired from the two small shark-shaped floating cannons that were following the Purifier.

"Sorry, I'll be your opponent for the next few rounds."

As Purification said this, he looked at the battleship Kaga while instructing the Executors behind him to restrain Zuikaku and the others.

The second clash began instantly.

……

On the other side of the battlefield, Hood, who had received intelligence shared with Bismarck, directed Jean Bart and others to snipe at the executors pursuing the Eagle Union fleet. However, they did not engage in a direct confrontation but simply opened up a third front, fighting and retreating, with the sole objective of hindering the Eagle Union fleet's pursuit.

Even so, they still attracted the attention of the Executor fleet. Even the Executor fleet that had already been on their backs turned back, forming a pincer movement with the subsequent Executor fleet.

In the depths of the Mirror Sea, Akagi was communicating with a silver-haired mechanical cat-eared girl riding a ship with many tentacles that looked like an octopus: "What's going on? Putting aside the Fifth Carrier Division, why is there a combined Royal Navy and Eagle Union fleet? Hood and Bismarck, weren't they already sunk by your conspiracy?"

"Don't put it so harshly. We simply guided their meeting according to natural algorithms. Besides, some things aren't necessarily true just because they're rumored, don't you agree?"

The observer wore a faint smile, seemingly unconcerned by Akagi's sharp tone: "The Purifiers just investigated and found that a spatial displacement phenomenon has occurred in this Mirror Sea, transferring people who entered other test sites here. As you probably know, we have many test sites, which are quite troublesome to manage, and occasionally a few disobedient pawns cause trouble."

"I'm not interested in your lame excuse. Now that you've figured out the cause of the phenomenon, just kick them out. Or are you saying you can't even do that?"

Akagi's long, narrow eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the observer with a half-smile: "If this is all the sincerity you have, then our cooperation may have to end here."

"Of course, we will handle the problems that have arisen here, but your experiment needs to be terminated for now."

The observers ignored Akagi's threats and simply stated their next course of action.

"Ah."

After several unsuccessful attempts to probe, Akagi scoffed and turned to leave: "Then let me see what you've got."

The factions gathered in the Mirror Sea this time include the Eagle Union, Royal Navy, Ironblood, Sakura Empire, and Northern Alliance, and even people from the Vichy Church. Heaven knows what these Sirens are up to, or if it's intentional, but for her, the situation is already out of control. Rather than staying here to watch the show, she prefers to return to Sakura Empire before the news spreads to create more possibilities for her next project.

Watching Akagi leave, the observer looked into the distance: "Tester, you handle things here. I have other higher priority matters to attend to."

"understood."

A response rang out, and a group of executors, led by a leader, emerged from the water, converged, and approached the White Eagle fleet and Zhou He's Hood squad, which were attempting to rendezvous.

The observer, however, stayed for a moment before turning and leaving.

After the Siren test subjects officially took over the battle, Akagi and the wounded Kaga gathered together, their brows furrowed: "How did you get yourselves into this state?"

"Some unexpected things happened."