Fantasy in the world of crossover anime

Ship girls generally don't die. In battles against Abyssal Fleet ships, combat damage can be categorized as minor, moderate, and major. Major damage is followed by a two-hour period of protection; if repairs aren't carried out within those two hours, the ship will die.

As the battles against the Abyssal Fleet progressed, a classification of the Abyssal Fleet was discovered. It is believed that the Abyssal Fleet are the vengeful spirits of ship girls and ships sunk to date.

It includes various types, from destroyers to battleships, aircraft carriers, and heavy torpedo-equipped battlecruisers; it seems that the higher the ship's class or displacement, the closer its appearance is to that of a ship girl.

Aside from the floating fortresses and the Oni Princess, each type of ship has its own enhanced version, distinguished by the red, yellow, and blue of their eyes and aura. As for why they appear and attack humans, everything remains to be investigated and confirmed. Scientists have stated that the Deep-Sea Abomination Ships are the crystallization of negative emotions stemming from sunken ships on both sides.

If the enemy has a deep-sea amphibious ship with Oni, War Oni, Princess, War Princess, or Water Oni, it's better to run away immediately, because a naval base can't fight them with its own strength. This is a lesson learned in blood by countless predecessors.

Through countless battles fought by predecessors and Abyssal Fleet ships, humanity reclaimed a small area of ​​the sea from the deep. But it was only a small area, and this was achieved at the cost of thousands of admirals and countless ship girls.

To replenish their ranks with fresh blood, humanity established the Naval Admiral Academy. This involved both identifying individuals with soul networks from among the population and employing retired admirals as instructors.

However, in commemoration of the 1 admirals who fought on the front lines, the admiral rank will remain at 1. Not one more, not one less.

Hiroyu Mikami, an orphan, was discovered by the Naval Admiral Academy to possess a strong soul network, and was thus enrolled to learn about ship girls and how to fight against the Abyssal Fleet.

After sorting through the information left to him, Yu Shenhaoyu thought to himself, "No wonder Gaia and the others said this world is very interesting, and they even left me the words 'suppress and balance.' Suppress the Abyss and balance the strength of both sides. The Abyss is too strong now, so strong that they could destroy the world as soon as they realize it. We need to suppress them to a certain level of strength first, but we can't eliminate them. This certain level of strength is based on the strength of the ship girls."

Yu Shenhao suddenly realized that he might be able to use magic in this world. If not, his safety wouldn't be guaranteed. Feeling his magic power flowing through his body reassured him; at least his safety was assured.

"Mikami Hiroyu, why aren't we leaving yet? If we stay any longer, we won't get any starting ship girls," said a stranger who appeared next to Mikami Hiroyu. He was probably a classmate of Mikami Hiroyu's from the Naval Admiral Academy.

The starting ship girl is a destroyer ship girl assigned to you by the admiral after you have completed your studies at the admiral school, learning about ship girls and the deep sea.

By the way, according to the information Gaia gave me, today is the day I receive my starting ship girl and naval base position.

But when Yu Shenhao finished his daydream and ran to the classroom, he only received an appointment certificate and not his starting ship girl.

According to the information on the appointment letter, Mikami Hiroyu was assigned to the front line of the deep-sea battle—the Maizuru Naval Base.

Hiroyu Mikami learned that his predecessor, the admiral of Maizuru Naval Base, made a crucial decision during the battle with the Abyss, resulting in the deaths of all the ship girls in the Maizuru Naval Base. His predecessor also perished in that battle. The Abyss completely destroyed Maizuru Naval Base, leaving not an inch of land intact.

Yu Shen Haoyu also knew that he was an orphan in this world and had no background to rely on.

To the bigwigs at the school, an orphan was just cannon fodder; once he died, he was gone, and there was nothing to regret.

But is Mikami Hiroyu really just a simple cannon fodder? The answer is no. Just when Mikami Hiroyu had considerable strength, the captain who arranged the new admiral's starting ship girl was filled with regret.

Yu Shenhaoyu wasn't upset. He took his appointment letter, collected the starting resources for the new employee from the resource department, and left.

Yu Shenhaoyu was still not very familiar with this deep-sea resentment, anyway, it was just a piece of information he was receiving. He didn't have many good friends at this school, and the few he did have had already taken up their posts, their fates unknown.

After finding a map to Maizuru Naval Base, Mikami Hiroyu, armed with his initial resources, began his first step in saving the world: heading towards Maizuru Naval Base.

Unlike other students who were sent to their posts by school officials, Yu Shenhaoyu chose to take office on his own.

These teachers agreed without paying much attention; who would care about the life or death of a cannon fodder?

Yu Shen Haoyu found a secluded spot, summoned the Flying Talisman, and activated it. Yu Shen Haoyu quickly soared into the sky, and to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he swiftly flew away from the school.

Following the map's directions, Mikami Hiroyu flew over the Maizuru Naval Base. After leaving the school's airspace, he slowed down to observe this world ruled by the deep sea up close.

A grey, deep-sea resentment floats on the surface of the sea, with deep-sea destroyers patrolling the waters from time to time. Any cities near the coast are nothing but ruins, deserted and uninhabited. It seems my journey is still very long!

As Mikami Hiroyu observed this world, someone—no, a ship girl—was also observing him. After all, she had never seen a human who could fly in the sky before. However, she was observing him from a distance using her Search Lady.

Isn't that Maizuru Naval Base up ahead? Maizuru Naval Base was recently completely defeated by the Abyss. Could this human be the newly appointed admiral? I'd better follow him and see for myself.

Yu Shen Haoyu was completely unaware that someone was following him. After all, the ship girl was just curious, and if she had been hostile, Yu Shen Haoyu would have noticed immediately.

Soon, Mikami Hiroyu arrived at the Maizuru Naval Base on the map. Mikami Hiroyu could vaguely recognize from the sky that this place used to be a Maizuru Naval Base with a huge area.

Upon arriving at his destination, Yu Shen Haoyu flew down. He then personally experienced what the report described as utter annihilation, as all that remained was a vast ruin, upon which fragments of bombs left behind in the deep sea could be found.

Chapter 59 Iowa Joins Voluntarily

Looking at the ruins before him, Yu Shen Haoyu, though prepared, was still terrified. His path in this world was about to begin amidst these ruins, which bore no resemblance whatsoever to the Maizuru Garrison.

Right now, Yu Shenhaoyu has a problem that he can't solve: his stomach is hungry and is protesting.

So before saving the world, let's save our stomachs! The surroundings are ruins, utterly deserted. So, we can only return to nature, living off the land and sea.

Mikami Hiroyu summoned all the Little hope cards from the magic book, and the Little hope cards looked at this world with curiosity.

"Master, is this the other world?"

"Hmm, how are you feeling?"

"I don't feel well; there's an unpleasant smell lingering on the sea."

"That's why I came into this world, to restore it to its former glory of clear waters and blue skies. Do you have the confidence to save this world with me?"

The little cards nodded confidently, and the cardless ones followed behind Yu Shen Haoyu after they came out, slowly getting used to this unfamiliar world.

"Hey, water, can I ask you for a favor?" Misami Hiroyu asked, clasping his hands together in front of the water tablet.

The water sign looked at its master in surprise. Wasn't it enough to just give it a direct order?

Seeing that the Water Card was in such a state, Yu Shenhaoyu knew he couldn't be coy anymore.

"Water sign, go down into the sea and bring me a few fish," Yu Shenhao said, his stomach growling loudly.

The water sign finally understood why its owner had that expression; it turned out the owner was hungry.

Shuipai nodded, then went into the sea to catch fish for Mikami Hiroyu. Mikami Hiroyu then sent Yingpai to scout out the ruined Maizuru Naval Base to see if there was anything he could still use.

Yu Shen Haoyu lay on a relatively clean stone slab, with the Wu Gua, Jing Gua, and Li Gua beside him. Looking at the starry sky, Yu Shen Haoyu pondered what he should do next.

The sounds of battle from the sea pulled Yushin Hiroyu back to reality.

Mikami Hiroyu sensed the magic of the Water Card; it seemed the Water Card was fighting someone. Mikami Hiroyu summoned all the Little Hide Cards, used the Jump Card, and quickly arrived beside the Water Card.

"Master, I've spotted this unidentified life form that was hiding in the shadows observing us."

"Hey! Who's the unidentified life form? I'm the name ship of the Iowa-class battleship, Iowa, okay?" The ship girl who had been following Mikami Hiroyu was displeased.

Yu Shen Haoyu surveyed the scene; thankfully, the signboard wasn't injured. Opposite the signboard was a seemingly cheerful and friendly older woman—a corset, midriff-baring top, low-waisted miniskirt, and American flag-patterned stockings! This was the first thing Yu Shen Haoyu noticed. He figured this woman would be a head-turner wherever she went; her starry eyes, blonde hair, large breasts, and cheerful demeanor made her unforgettable.

这位大姐姐背上的舰妆，御神浩宇根据记忆得知是16inch三连装炮MK.7和5英寸连装炮Mk.28Mod.2这可是战列舰级别的装备了。

However, contrary to the battle scene, there is a water prison next to the Water Token, and there are several sizable fish in the water prison. It seems that the Water Token cares a lot about itself!

Seeing that the person opposite him claimed to be the name ship of the Iowa-class battleship and that Iowa showed no hostility, Mikami Hiroyu instructed the guarded Xiao hope to lower her guard.

"I am the newly appointed admiral of Maizuru Garrison. I wonder why you are secretly observing us?" As Mikami Hiroyu said this, his stomach protested again.

The Iowa ship girl opposite couldn't help but laugh, "You should take care of your problem first! Don't worry, I won't run away."

Yu Shen Haoyu blushed slightly, then pointed to the fish in the water prison and jumped ashore with Xiao hope Pai. The water card separated the water prison from the sea and used magic to drag it behind Yu Shen Haoyu.

Upon seeing this scene, Iowa became even more interested in the new admiral of the Maizuru Naval Base.

What Iowa saw next repeatedly challenged his worldview.

For example, a ball of fire might suddenly appear, or beautiful lights might automatically illuminate the night.

Yu Shen Haoyu quickly dealt with the fish that Shui Pai brought back.

"Okay, now you can tell me why you were spying on us from the shadows."

"I was playing at sea with those deep-sea creatures when my radar spotted you flying in the air. I was curious, so I followed you. Tell me, how can you fly? And what about those unknown life forms just now?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Shenhaoyu secretly realized that he had been careless and should have used a card to eliminate the opponent's card.

"Hmm! This doesn't seem to concern you!" Yu Shenhao coughed.

"You stingy guy. By the way, you said you're the new admiral of Maizuru Naval Base, but where are your ship girls? I've been here for so long and I haven't seen them." Iowa looked around but couldn't find the starting ship of the new admiral of Maizuru Naval Base.

"The school didn't assign me any jobs, they just gave me this appointment letter and that was it," said Yu Shenhaoyu, showing off the appointment letter.

After seeing Hiroyu Mikami's letter of appointment, Lowa knew that Mikami was not lying and that he really was the new admiral of the Maizuru Naval Base.

Lowa lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought, and suddenly said to Mikami Hiroyu in a seductive tone, "Um, if you tell me the secret of why you can fly, I'll join your naval base and become your ship girl, how about that?"

Yu Shenhao shook his head, unmoved.

Lowa was surprised. She was the USS Iowa, and BB-61 was the name of the Iowa-class battleship, which was also the last and most powerful class of battleship ever built in US history—the Iowa.

So many admirals have begged him to join their naval bases, but he'd refused every time. Today, he's offering to join a naval base that's still in ruins, with zero ship girls, and he's been rejected! Rejected!

Iowa (it's better to call her Iowa) suddenly said she wanted to join the boy's naval base, not just wanting to know the boy's secret of being able to fly in the sky.

Instead, as Iowa approached the boy, she sensed a unique aura emanating from him, and that her control over her ship equipment had increased significantly as she drew nearer. Iowa believed that no ship girl would resist being drawn to this aura.

In addition, as her sister ship, she had already made a name for herself while she remained unknown. This boy gave her a feeling that she could unleash her true strength, so she proposed to exchange the secret of Mikami Hiroyu's ability to fly for her joining the ship.

Iowa anticipated that as long as he made this offer, the boy on the other side would immediately reveal his secret, and then he would join the naval base.

But what happened next was somewhat unexpected for Iowa. The boy refused, and refused very decisively.

This was a huge blow to Iowa. What's wrong with him today?

Chapter Sixty Biological Weapons

"Don't you recognize me?" Iowa asked, staring at Mikami Hiroyu.

"Yes, we know each other!"

"Since you know me, why don't you let me join your garrison?"

"Why should I insist on having you join my garrison? Just because you're pretty?"

"It's rare to hear such a nice thing from you! You should at least let me know why!"

Mikami Hiroyu pointed to his resources sheepishly and said, "I'm still a rookie admiral, I only have a little bit of resources, not even enough for one meal for you."

Yu Shenhaoyu's intention was very clear: he couldn't afford to support them.

After hearing Yu Shen's explanation, Iowa laughed: "I thought you looked down on me. That's right! How could someone like me, USS Iowa, BB-61, be looked down upon? It's the name of the Iowa-class battleship, the last and most powerful class of battleship ever built in US history."

Yu Shenhao broke out in a cold sweat.

"I have some resources myself, but only enough for one week. Are you confident you can get more resources within a week?" Iowa asked with a questioning tone.

"Of course I can get the resources within a week."

"So, do you still want me to join the naval base?"

"As long as you don't mind, my naval base can remain in ruins."

"Am I such a shallow ship girl? No way! If I join your naval base, won't I be your first ship girl?" Iowa thought about this question.

Yu Shen Haoyu scratched his head and replied, "It seems so."

"Doesn't that mean I'll be your starting ship?"

"If you sign a contract with me, then you will become my starting ship."

“A battleship as your starting ship girl, you are one of a kind in the world! We’ve been chatting for so long and I still don’t know your name,” Iowa said.

My name is Yu Shen Haoyu.

"Yu Shen Haoyu, what a strange name. Let's sign the contract first."

This was Yu Shen Haoyu's first time signing this contract, and there were many parts he didn't understand! However, Iowa didn't laugh at Yu Shen Haoyu, but took the initiative to guide him to complete the contract.

The moment the contract was completed, Yu Shen Haoyu discovered that his soul network was connected with Iowa, and he could see the world through Iowa's eyes through this soul network.

Moreover, Yu Shen discovered that he could also control Iowa's ship equipment through this soul network. This control was not just simple control; Yu Shen could also enhance the output to the soul network to improve the capabilities of Iowa's ship equipment.

When Iowa signed the contract, he felt a close connection with the new admiral who had just become his subordinate. Moreover, he wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt as if he and the admiral had known each other for a long time.

Not only does Iowa feel a close connection to the new admiral, but she also discovers that she has become very strong, able to perfectly control her ship equipment, giving her the feeling that she can take on any of the Abyssal flagships, such as Oni, Hime, War Oni, or War Hime, in a one-on-one battle.

Overall, both Mikami Hiroyu and Iowa were very satisfied.

Iowa stood formally before Mikami Hiroyu and saluted. "Hi! I'm an Iowa-class battleship, Iowa. Are you the admiral of this fleet? Not bad! Please take care of us from now on!" Her tone was quite playful.

My starting ship girl is the Iowa battleship. What would my classmates and teachers do if they found out? Mikami Hiroyu thought maliciously.

"Admiral, can you tell me the secret of being able to fly?" Iowa asked Mikami Hiroyu.

"Now is not the time, but you can observe for yourself!" Yu Shenhao said with a slight smirk.

"Admiral, you're stingy. Then can you tell me what that unidentified life form next to you is?" Iowa said, pointing at the little card.

"They are not some unknown life form; you'll find out once you get to know them."

"Admiral..."

At this moment, the shadow card that Mikami Hiroyu had summoned to scout returned.

Mikami Hiroyu learned from the shadow card that apart from a strange machine that was still intact, the rest of the garrison had been reduced to rubble.