The Naval Base of the Unnamed Ship Girls

Those high-interest loan assets eventually became the short, stout robot behind Hyperion.

If it weren't for the limited capacity of the modified Gracchus, the Hyperion, with its complete Odin blueprints, could have been built even larger.

Only when it can be placed in Gracchus can it be summoned like Hyperion by pressing a button.

Hyperion seemed quite pleased with the two native ship girls whose combat power was slightly stronger than hers, looking rather surprised. Standing next to the Odin MK-2 special model that she had painstakingly created, she tapped the armor plate and said:

"Odin MK-2 Special Edition War Robot Gaeboga! How about that, isn't it awesome!"

Then, as soon as she finished speaking, the cockpit located on the chest of the war droid opened like a gaping mouth, and a traction rope emerged from inside, clamped onto Hyperion's belt, and dragged her inside.

Perhaps to pose for a photo, or perhaps due to a design flaw, while being dragged into the cockpit, the back of Hyperion's head bumped against the cockpit door, producing a crisp metallic clanging sound.

After Hyperion entered the cockpit, the war droid, which had been standing still, began to move with the sound of hydraulic pressure, and steam billowed from its back with each step.

Watching the robot stride confidently toward the Military Police Headquarters, Bei Zhai pinched his cheek hard, felt a stinging pain, and clutched the spot he had pinched, saying:

"I'm not dreaming!"

“Actually, I’m also wondering if I’m dreaming,” Akagi said, putting down her longbow.

"Gundam! It's Gundam!! Isn't this your IJN's favorite?!" North Carolina exclaimed, as if remembering something.

"Um...actually...I don't mean, never mind, I mean, this Gundam looks a bit ugly."

In Akagi's world view, Gundam, which is similar to the Odin MK-2 special model Gaboraga war robot piloted by the Hyperion, should have a golden ratio body shape and a cool and stylish design full of anime style (metal fatigue, cough cough, who cares).

The Hyperion piloted was clearly a short, stout creature with a horizontal build, and Akagi really didn't want to treat it as a mobile suit.

The Hyperion, inside a cockpit with only a mouse and a keyboard containing only the Q, E, and Shift keys, heard Akagi's words.

As a result, Hyperion, who originally wanted to test whether his meticulously crafted war robot could run, almost caused his Odin MK-2 special model Gaborga to fall to the ground.

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☆, Chapter 416 Akagi's Ultimate Move

When the short, stout war robot Odin MK-2 Special Type Gaborga, piloted by Hyperion, jogged into the battlefield where the ship girls and the robots were entangled, both sides were startled by the robot's unexpected appearance.

The first attack on the Hyperion did not come from the plasma weapons in the hands of those robots, but from an anti-aircraft shell fired instinctively by a startled light cruiser.

Then, Hyperion, who was also startled, quickly declared his identity using a machine (robot) with a sound system comparable to a giant amplifier.

Unfortunately, Hyperion's solemn declaration did not have much effect. What dispelled the ship girls' idea that this goal seemed easy to achieve was an order from North Carolina and Akagi.

The robot legion, using a different method of friend-or-foe identification similar to that commonly used by the Hyperion, realized a little later than the ship girls that this robot with a different art style was an enemy.

Then all the heavy firepower that was originally meant to target the ship girls was instead directed at the robot piloted by Hyperion, which ended up crushing them into pieces with a single step.

Realizing that their existing firepower was not very effective against this giant, the robots, after suffering some losses, decisively retreated several blocks. The robots that had retreated from the front line stood together like a human pyramid, interlocking and transforming into a mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex that was about the same size as this Odin MK2... or Godzilla would also work.

...However, it only lasted for less than a minute before being punched in the chest by the short, stout robot piloted by Hyperion, and then blasted into pieces by several consecutive shots from the large-caliber cannon mounted on its fist.

Kitazaki Akagi, who had prepared sunflower seeds, cola, and mineral water, and was ready to watch a robot battle, was completely dumbfounded.

In particular, Hyperion's boastful voice, who inexplicably installed an oversized amplifier on his self-made robot, served as background narration.

The ship girls, who were initially fighting the robots to a standstill, found themselves watching the short, chubby guy unleash his full power, and hearing what was practically noise:

"Die, die, die! You bunch of trash with a combat power of less than five, take this from my Beidou Youqing Tianyuan Breakthrough Nuclear Bomb Face-Breaking Fist! Ah da da da da da~"

In an instant, being disheveled by the wind became the main theme of this area, and even the ship girls fighting on the battlefield far away took the time to take out their binoculars to look over.

All I can say is that sound travels very fast.

Unable to pretend they couldn't see the short, chubby robot speeding towards their boss's location, a large number of mechanical soldiers abandoned their lines and surrounded it.

This greatly reduced the pressure on the ship girls who were working hard. However, just as these ship girls and the admirals who were commanders on various fronts were planning to assist this friendly robot in a brilliant counterattack.

The orders from Akagi and Kitazaki also reached the ears of these ship girls and the admiral.

The ship girls who had already picked up their weapons and were about to charge forward looked at the robots that were still going all out with their attacks with some resentment, and like those robots, they chose to retreat.

The stated reason was to reorganize the team and gather strength to launch a general offensive.

However, some active-duty ship girls, who were puzzled by the robot's strange recklessness, analyzed what would happen next. So they decisively obeyed the order and also dragged away their admiral, who was still confused about the order.

When most of these ship girls retreated from the front lines, Hyperion, in the spark-filled cockpit, sent a message to North Carolina saying "It's all done."

Upon receiving this message, Kitazai gave Akagi, who was standing atop the ruins of a building, a wink. Akagi, who had been monitoring the battlefield with Eagle Vision, noticed that half of the robots had been drawn to the Hyperion-piloted robot. She nodded to Kitazai and then loosened her belt.

Seeing that Akagi had half-removed her yellow shrine maiden outfit, exposing her white bodice and shoulders to the air, Kitazaya knew that the other party was about to make a move. She picked up a microphone, took a deep breath, and shouted:

"All ships, take cover!!! Your chief instructor is about to unleash a powerful attack! La! La! La! La!"

Thanks to the unscientific microphone in North Carolina's hands, the Hyperion inside the robot's cockpit felt as if it had been baptized by some kind of sonic weapon.

Not to mention the robots that are sprawled on Odin MK2 special model war robot Geppetta in various poses, employing the tactic of "many ants can kill an elephant".

Under the resonance of the sound waves, dozens of robotic bodies fell from the short, stout robot piloted by Hyperion, just like a louse being shaken off.

The ship girls and admirals, whose heads were also buzzing from Beizhai's voice, were stunned for a moment, then as if they suddenly remembered something, their faces instantly showed panic.

Then you see these ship girls searching for cover like headless flies. Those who can't find cover even use concrete-destroying bombs to dig a hole in the ground and crawl in to let the wreckage bury them.

Especially the American ship girls, they were pale and trembling as if the end of the world was coming.

On the contrary, the Japanese ship girls shouted "Banzai! Banzai!" after hearing North Carolina's words, and were then forcibly dragged into the bunker by their comrades.

Akagi, having taken off his clothes, pulled a ribbon representing the IJN Navy Rising Sun Flag from his chest, which was tightly bound with a breast wrap, and tied it to his forehead.

Then, this world's first Akagi aircraft carrier ship girl drew her longbow, which wasn't loaded with arrows, to its full draw, raised her hand, pointed it at the dark night sky, and uttered a single word:

"Tiger!"

"Whoosh..." The released bowstring made a pleasant sound, followed by the roar of an airplane engine on the horizon.

A fine layer of sweat appeared on Akagi's forehead as she drew back the bowstring once more. This time, aiming at the fire-filled battlefield, she uttered the second word, which sounded like a spell:

"Tiger!"

Anyone with normal eyesight could see hundreds of Japanese aircraft of various models appearing in the sky above Central Academy. Even the darkness of the night could not conceal this air force that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

The third time the bowstring was drawn seemed to have exhausted all of Akagi's strength. This ship, which could only use its power by itself and originally required the combined strength of four IJN carriers, was only able to stand up by its last bit of willpower.

With her longbow fully drawn, Akagi aimed it at the short, stout robot swatting flies and mosquitoes in the distance, and with her last strength, uttered the third word:

"Tiger!"

"Boom!" An aerial bomb landed with a whooshing sound, blowing a already crumbling high-rise building in half.

The explosion was like the start of a grand feast; the fighter jets flying in the sky swooped down and dropped their bombs on the area centered on the robot piloted by Hyperion.

A series of overwhelming saturation bombardments were like a destructive symphony played for those robots.

Supported by Beizhai, Akagi looked at her masterpiece and said, "I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

"+1" Kitazawa, who jumped onto the roof to support Akagi and prevent her from falling, gave a thumbs up.

☆ Chapter 417 Miss Boom (Bonus Chapter for Donations!)

"Pearl Bay Attack"

The skill used by Akagi, who transforms into the epitome of explosive power, could also be called "Pearl Harbor Attack" in the naming conventions used by ship girls of other nationalities.

This skill, which is written into the ship girl textbook, is not exclusive to this leader-class IJN aircraft carrier. In fact, you only need to collect four hero-class ship girls, such as Akagi, Kaga, Shoukaku, and Zuikaku.

After a period of practice, you will be able to use the ultimate move from the IJN ship girls.

Besides being able to summon a bomber squadron for saturation bombing regardless of weather conditions, the most important aspect of this special skill is that it ignores all anti-aircraft fire.

Even if the vanguard of the No. 233 Naval Base formed an iron barrage, it would not be able to prevent the summoned dive bombers from slamming their bombs into their heads.

Compared to this feature, other features such as increasing the number of attack sorties if launched in the Pacific theater, or causing extra damage if the opponent is an American ship girl, are not so important.

An IJN carrier strike group with this capability is guaranteed to hit its target if it wants to. In game terms, this skill deals true damage (it is still affected by armor, but it is guaranteed to hit).

On the front lines, many times the deep-sea ship girls' attacks have ended in defeat because of this combination skill.

Because this combo skill is very powerful, all the First and Fifth Carrier Divisions, whether they are from the first or second generation, will practice this ability as long as they reach the Hero level. However, when practicing, they usually avoid the American ship girls in the naval base. Of course, there are also those who are on good terms and will deliberately make those American ship girls the hypothetical enemy.

However, even if these ship girls have practiced for many years and even used it many times in actual combat, it is difficult for them to bring this ability to the same level as this old-fashioned Akagi.

After all, this skill was developed by Akagi and her companions back then.

In Akagi's hands, using this skill requires neither a long preparation time nor the recitation of self-hypnotic phrases like "The fate of the naval base rests on this battle."

When this skill first appeared, there were no incantations other than the three words "tiger tiger tiger".

Moreover, compared to other successors who, when using this skill, at most summoned two waves, totaling about five hundred bombing sorties.

This old-fashioned Akagi can summon a third wave, doubling the number of bombing sorties to over a thousand, in conjunction with modernized warhead-separating aerial bombs.

Even describing it as "wherever it was bombed, not a blade of grass grew" seems insufficient.

That's how she got the title of the strongest bomber in the Pacific, even though Akagi always hated that nickname, along with the nickname "Miss Boom" given to her by North Carolina.

Unfortunately, this kind of artistic explosion doesn't allow teammates to cheer while the enemy is being defeated, unlike in games.

Just like the rage hidden in the personalities of most IJN ship girls, the skill invented by Akagi and her companions ignores friend and foe.

This "ignoring friend or foe" doesn't mean that damage is ignored... Reality isn't a game. No matter what kind of aerial bomb hits a ship girl or a deep-sea ship girl, the damage is the same.

The "ignore enemy" skill in IJN's exclusive bombing ability refers to the bombers summoned by IJN ship girls, which often make the ship girls their primary targets.

Especially when there are American ship girls in the ship girl lineup, they're incredibly accurate at hitting targets.

Because during the World War I, that wealthy admiral named America was so happy making dumplings, American ship girls still make up the largest number of ship girls in the current human ship girl faction.

It's hard to find a naval base without American ship girls in any war zone; in fact, it's safe to say that a naval base without American ship girls simply doesn't exist.

It is precisely because they are more skilled at destroying teammates than enemies that when North Carolina issued a warning, those ship girls who had seen the skill description, precautions, and warnings in textbooks, even if they had never seen it in person, were much more nervous than those ignorant and fearless robots.

When textbooks introduce this skill, they use bright red paint!

(The textbooks used by the ship girls at the Pacific Central Academy were mainly compiled by this ship, Akagi.)

Fortunately, this time there was a short, chubby robot as the target. Even if the pilot of the ancient bomber summoned by Akagi was blind, he would still be able to see the robot as the target.

After a series of devastating explosions, North Carolina received several reports and was surprised to find that this time, very few ship girls were unlucky.

One of the ships, Laffey, was hit in the stomach by an aerial bomb because she had lost both arms and was unable to move easily. Although the medical ship girl next to her quickly picked up the bomb and threw it aside.