Elder brother's garrison

The deep-sea supply ship and Akashi immediately hugged each other, staring wide-eyed at the two older women in front of them.

If Montana was a blazing fire, then Frederick the Great standing before him was like a cold and profound iceberg.

Montana's burning fighting spirit reached Frederick the Great, yet Frederick the Great showed no change in expression. She stood quietly in place, radiating an intense, cold, and profound sense of oppression. Her crimson lips remained calmly closed, and her breathing and heartbeat were as usual, seemingly unaffected by Montana's words. Moreover, Frederick the Great was a full head taller than Montana, and the sunlight naturally cast large shadows on her, covering the burning Montana.

Although Frederick the Great didn't say a word, and Montana wasn't affected by Frederick the Great's aura at all, the current scene... had a rather fateful feeling of staring at each other.

Akashi and the deep-sea supply ship were so nervous that their hearts were about to jump out of their throats.

Then, at that very moment.

Faced with the challenge issued by Montana, Frederick the Great finally responded.

Crack...

Crack...

Frederick the Great's gaze slowly shifted from Montana. She glanced quietly at Akashi and the deep-sea supply ship embracing each other, then slowly turned around, ignoring Montana's outstretched hand in front of her, and left alone along the path.

Montana paused for a moment, watching Frederick the Great gradually disappear into the distance, and subconsciously took two steps forward to catch up with him.

"Frederick the Great? Why aren't you speaking? Are you refusing my challenge?"

"Don't you want to fight me?"

"Frederick the Great, if you don't have time now, I can come when you have time."

"Frederick the Great, I have always been looking for an opponent like you..."

Montana circled around Frederick the Great's body, talking to her incessantly, trying to persuade her to stay.

However, Frederick the Great seemed not to hear Montana's words at all, and continued to walk forward calmly, dragging her shackles.

Finally, after trying for several minutes without getting any response, Montana stopped and watched with great regret as Frederick the Great dragged his shackles away from the spot.

As Montana watched Frederick the Great's retreating figure, his gaze flickered, he hesitated, but finally sighed and scratched his head.

"Oh dear... this is really troublesome."

Montana really wanted to fight Frederick the Great. This was the first time Montana had felt this way since he appeared in this era. Even when facing Little White, Montana did not have this kind of impulse.

However... compared to Montana, Frederick the Great seemed to have absolutely no interest in fighting her.

What happened...?

A strong person... wouldn't look forward to fighting?

Montana had previously thought that as long as he proposed the idea of ​​fighting, Frederick the Great would have no reason to refuse him.

Could it be... that I appear weak, making Frederick the Great unwilling to fight me?

Montana thought about this and glanced at his palm.

I don't think I'm... that weak, right?

This really put Montana in a difficult position.

If Frederick the Great didn't want to fight... Montana couldn't force her.

She couldn't very well launch an attack right here and force Frederick the Great to retaliate... If she did that, then it would be hard to tell who the real deep-sea creature was.

Montana watched Frederick the Great's figure disappear at the end of the path. After thinking for a long time, she finally turned and left with a look of disappointment.

Montana leisurely returned to Akashi and the deep-sea supply ship.

Montana made eye contact with the two supply ships.

"This is really tough. I was really looking forward to fighting her," Montana said to the two supply ships, shrugging as if he wanted to complain to someone.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!" Just then, Akashi released the deep-sea supply ship and shouted, "Frederick the Great! Frederick the Great just rejected Montana, meow?!"

Akashi's voice was so loud that the nearby deep-sea supply ship immediately covered its ears.

"Hey... Akashi, why did you suddenly shout that?" the deep-sea supply ship called out.

"No way, meow! The battle between Frederick the Great and Montana is a money-making opportunity, meow!" Akashi raised her hands, jumping around anxiously like an ant on a hot pan, saying, "Akashi can't miss this money-making opportunity, meow!"

"That makes sense, but what can we do if Frederick doesn't want to fight..."

"I have a way, I have a way, meow!" Akashi waved her arms without hesitation. "Akashi will find a way to get Frederick to accept the challenge, meow! Give Akashi a little time, meow! Akashi will go and find a way for you, meow!"

After Akashi finished speaking, without waiting for the two people in front of her to reply, she darted off down the other side of the path and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Akashi's rapid departure kicked up a cloud of dust on the paving stones.

The deep-sea supply ship coughed twice, choked by the smoke and dust. She waved away the smoke and dust in front of her eyes, looked at Koji who could no longer find Akashi, and helplessly turned around to exchange a glance with Montana beside her.

“This little kid named Akashi is really kind,” Montana said.

"She's doing this to make money..." the deep-sea supply ship chimed in, bending down to put two baskets full of tender shoots into her ship's equipment space. She continued, "When you fight Frederick the Great, there will definitely be a lot of people watching. She can then take the opportunity to sell snacks and soft drinks from a cart..."

“I see.” Montana nodded, looking at the deep-sea supply ship, and said with a smile, “Speaking of which, I didn’t even know your name.”

"Hmph, I am your name, Deep Sea Supply Sauce!"

"Aren't you the Dean of the Deep Sea Academy?"

"What's wrong? Looking down on deep-sea supply ships? I'll unleash some fish to bite you!"

“No, no, no, it’s just that you remind me a lot of the Deepsea Director.” Montana reached out to the Deepsea Supply Ship and said, “Nice to meet you, Deepsea Supply Ship.”

The deep-sea supply ship stared at Montana, observing the faint smile on her face.

After a while.

"You seem quite easy to get along with."

The deep-sea supply ship muttered something, then slowly reached out and shook hands with Montana.

Chapter 3106 The Duel is Established

After putting away the cargo in the basket, the deep-sea supply ship shook hands briefly with the Montana, and the two began to walk side by side on the path.

“What a pity.” Montana looked ahead and said to the deep-sea supply ship as she walked, “I thought I would have a good fight with Frederick the Great, but I didn’t expect her to have no interest in fighting at all.”

“She shouldn’t be uninterested in combat…” the deep-sea supply ship whispered, listening to Montana’s words.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Miss Montana, you're a ship girl who just joined the naval base, right? Judging from your appearance, it seems you haven't had time to learn many things yet?" The deep-sea supply ship looked at Montana.

“Yes… I just joined less than a day ago.” Montana thought for a moment, then nodded to the deep-sea supply ship and said, “I joined the naval base yesterday afternoon.”

"Hmm... that's been a while, hasn't it? Strange, has no one told you about Frederick the Great?"

"...I did hear people mention this name yesterday, but they didn't talk about the person in detail."

Who are they?

"Those deep-sea deans from the Admiral's household."

“…Ah.” Upon hearing this, the deep-sea supply ship paused, then grinned at Montana with her cherry-red lips, revealing a knowing smile. “That makes sense then. No wonder you had never heard of Frederick, Miss Montana.”

“…?” Montana tilted his head. “Is there some reason for this?”

"Those Abyssal Deans from Admiral Lu Lin's household..." The Abyssal Supply Ship crossed its arms, looking deep in thought. "Many of them were once Frederick's subordinates. But during a crucial battle, they were turned against Frederick by Admiral Lu Lin, abandoning their allegiance to her. This allowed Admiral Lu Lin to defeat her and imprison her in the naval base. So, considering this relationship, regardless of what Frederick the Great himself thinks, it's quite reasonable that those Abyssal Deans who betrayed her are somewhat afraid of Frederick's revenge and would avoid mentioning her!"

"Oh? Frederick the Great is the Deep Sea Dean who was imprisoned here by the Admiral?"

"Yes, did you see the shackles on her feet? The admiral put them on her himself."

"..." Montana tapped his chin, thought for a moment, then smiled faintly, "Interesting... Aren't you afraid of Frederick the Great?"

"We are us, and everyone else is everyone else!" the deep-sea supply ship said matter-of-factly, tilting its head back.

Montana nodded as he looked at the proud appearance of the deep-sea supply ship.

The two continued walking along the garden path, with the deep-sea supply ship acting as their guide, telling Montana about the background and consequences of Frederick the Great.

Montana listened with great interest to the story of Frederick the Great.

"I never imagined the Admiral's daily life was so exciting." After listening to the Deepsea Supply Ship's words, Montana exclaimed with admiration, "As a human, the Admiral actually ventured alone into a city full of Deepsea Directors and operated as an undercover agent for several months. This courage is worthy of her formidable strength."

"That's exactly what I mean..."

"The same goes for Frederick; I never imagined she was the mayor of the deep-sea city in Chapter Eight..."

“Yes, and according to Abyssal Zuikaku and the others, Frederick the Great only managed to keep them in Chapter 8 because of his invincible military strength. If anyone disobeyed under her jurisdiction, she would resort to force immediately.” The Abyssal Supply Ship held up a finger to Montana and said, “So from this point of view, even if Frederick the Great was not a person who liked fighting, he was at least not a person who rejected fighting.”

"Hmm...that makes sense." Montana nodded slightly as she listened to the deep-sea supply ship's words. "Then why did she refuse my challenge?"

"Well... I guess they don't want to cause too much trouble... after all, she's still a prisoner in our naval base."

“Prisoners…” Montana murmured to himself, lost in thought.

Montana and the deep-sea supply ship walked along, and soon they emerged from the garden path.

Just as they stepped out of the garden, Montana and the deep-sea supply ship heard the crisp sound of chains again.

The two looked up and saw Frederick the Great appear once again, walking alone along the path.

Around Frederick the Great, occasional ship girls would pass by. Most of these ship girls would turn into a little reserved and fearful when they saw Frederick the Great. However, a small number of ship girls would wave and greet her enthusiastically when they saw Frederick the Great.

Frederick the Great rarely showed any emotion. Whether facing those who feared her or those who greeted her warmly, she remained as calm as a statue. The most she did along the way was to pause slightly and nod at an angle barely perceptible to the naked eye to the ship girls who greeted her.

"Frederick the Great!"

When Montana saw Frederick the Great again, she quickened her pace and hurried toward him.

Montana arrived before Frederick the Great and spoke to him with a light laugh.

"We meet again. Have you thought it through regarding your fight with me?"

"..."

Frederick the Great stood expressionless, facing forward.

Montana stood beside Frederick the Great, scrutinizing his chin, when suddenly the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"Frederick, is it because you don't want to make too much of a commotion that you're unwilling to fight me?"

"..."

"As the strongest being in the deep sea, your pride should not prevent you from rejecting my proposal."

"..."

“Frederick, do you know? I saw you didn’t respond to my challenge just now, and I thought you didn’t want to fight me.” Montana caught up with Frederick the Great and continued, “But now I understand. Although you appeared calm, you weren’t entirely unwilling to fight me. You just had to refuse my challenge for some other reasons.”

"..."

“Frederick, if you really have no desire to fight me... why did you deliberately head towards the training grounds after leaving the garden?” Montana stopped and asked Frederick the Great with a smile.

As soon as Montana uttered those words, the deep-sea supply ship following behind her suddenly realized that her group seemed to be heading towards the exercise area.

Montana gazed intently at Frederick the Great's retreating figure, his mouth slightly agape.

“Frederick, you can’t refuse. I know you’re just like me; from the first moment you saw me, you’ve been yearning to fight me,” Montana said earnestly.

"..."

Montana's words faded into the wind.

Crack...

The crisp sound of the chains finally stopped.

Frederick the Great finally stopped.

The scene became quiet for a moment.

Slowly.

Frederick the Great turned his head and looked at Montana.

Montana smiled and put his hands behind his back.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, a faint shout suddenly rang out from the sky.

"Eek meow"

The sudden shout, growing louder as it approached, drew the attention of the three people.

The three looked up and saw a bright green ship girl hanging below several carrier-based aircraft in the sky not far away, screaming as she swooped down towards them.

"Eh? Akashi?!" The deep-sea supply ship exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the green ship girl flying towards it.

"Help! Help! Help me—it's my life!"