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"I've heard about it! Didn't they say it was blown up by the deep sea a few days ago?"

"That man just now was the admiral of the Maizuru Naval Base."

Upon hearing this, the two guards fell into a daze, only snapping out of it when the next admiral arrived with his ship girls for inspection.

(I'm almost done with the flowers today! Tell me, what should I do if Poi and Shimakaze are tied?)

Chapter 82 Nagata Nobunaga

Yu Shen Haoyu was unaware of the great shock his identification information caused the guards at the gate; even if he knew, he would simply smile calmly. He was currently following behind Iowa, since Yu Shen Haoyu had never been to the General Garrison Headquarters before.

Unbeknownst to Mikami Hiroyu, the moment he appeared at the inner gate of the Naval Headquarters with Iowa, Taihou, and Yamato, the master of the Naval Headquarters, Nagata Nobunaga, who was also the most powerful person in the world, knew about it.

Nobunaga Nagata was the first human to come into contact with ship girls, and also the first to become an admiral. His fleet fired the first shot in humanity's counterattack, and was the first to reclaim the Abyssal Seas. He then collaborated with the government to establish the current model for everything between admirals and ship girls; even the Naval Admiral Academy was proposed and established by Nobunaga Nagata himself.

It's fair to say that without Nagata Nobunaga, it's impossible to imagine what humanity would be like. In gratitude for everything Nagata Nobunaga did, his naval base was renamed a commander-in-chief, and his military rank was elevated to Marshal.

Even at the age of 70, Nagata Nobunaga was still fighting against the Abyssal fleet. In other words, Nagata Nobunaga's entire life was spent fighting against the Abyssal fleet. He encountered ship girls at the age of 16 and formed the world's first fleet at 17. Although the fleet wasn't very strong, consisting mainly of destroyers and light cruisers, with the heavy cruiser Aoba serving as its flagship.

This is how the fleet fired the first shot at the Abyss, reclaiming the sea area occupied by the Abyss. In that battle, which was initiated by the fleet led by the heavy cruiser Aoba, only the flagship Aoba survived; all the other ship girls perished in the battle against the Abyss. Although Nagata Nobunaga won the battle, he paid the price with all the ship girls except for the heavy cruiser Aoba.

While everyone was celebrating their victory, Nagata Nobunaga and his only remaining heavy cruiser, Aoba, were hiding in a corner, secretly weeping. The celebratory crowd searched high and low for the main characters of the celebration, finally finding Nagata Nobunaga and Aoba embracing in a secluded corner where no one would notice. They were discovered by someone who couldn't find a restroom.

When people saw Nobunaga Nagata and Aoba, their faces streaked with tears, they instinctively removed the banquet items and replaced them with a memorial service to commemorate the ship girls who died in battle. To remember that day, people designated it Victory Day.

The first to recover was the heavy cruiser Aoba, who saw that her subordinate admiral looked depressed all day. Although Aoba was also sad, reason told her that now was not the time to be sad.

After regaining consciousness, heavy cruiser Aoba kept an eye on the Abyssal fleet's movements while also caring for her admiral. This stable situation lasted for half a month until the Abyssal fleet launched another attack, which Aoba repelled with her ship's rigging. Nagata Nobunaga finally rallied, and at the same time, Aoba lost her ship girl status, becoming an ordinary human, albeit with a slightly longer lifespan.

Heavy cruiser Aoba sacrificed everything, including her ship girls, to revive Admiral Nagata Nobunaga. The revitalized Nagata Nobunaga then rebuilt his fleet, but Aoba remained his secretary ship.

No one asked why someone who wasn't a ship girl could serve as the secretary ship. Wherever Nagata Nobunaga appeared, there was always a girl with purple hair and blue eyes by his side.

However, after Nagata Nobunaga became Fleet Admiral, a group called "Aoba Gazette" emerged, essentially an information brokerage for the ship girls. Upon hearing this, Nagata Nobunaga smiled slightly and said nothing more.

When Nagata Nobunaga was 75 years old, he retired from the front line, and the ship girls who followed him stayed with him at the naval headquarters.

There's a reason why this marshal would care about Yu Shenhao, a newly appointed admiral.

That day, Nagata Nobunaga was resting at the naval base when he noticed Iowa, who had been wandering far from home, carrying what appeared to be identification, arriving at the base. Nobunaga and Iowa had met several times before. Apparently, Iowa had saved Nobunaga's life while Iowa was out having fun. Nobunaga expressed his gratitude and invited Iowa to join his fleet, but Iowa politely declined.

Nobunaga Nagata didn't pay much attention, and he encountered Iowa several more times afterward. Nobunaga suggested that Iowa join a naval base, but Iowa replied, "There's no admiral I'd like to join, so it wouldn't be of any use. It's better not to join at all; living a simple and free life is much better."

Nobunaga Nagata also knew that the stronger the ship girl, the higher the requirements for the admiral. If those powerful ship girls didn't like him, even if they joined, they would soon break their contracts with the admiral of that naval base and regain their freedom. There weren't many solo destroyer ship girls in this world, but there were many solo high-level and rare ship girls.

The admirals repeatedly asked the ship girls to join their naval bases, but the ship girls refused time and time again.

Nobunaga Nagata knew that once those ship girls joined the fleet, humanity's strength would be greatly enhanced, instead of being stuck in areas 1-4 or 2-1 and unable to move.

After communicating with the high-ranking and rare ship girls, Nagata Nobunaga learned that there were several reasons why the ship girls didn't join human fleets. One reason was that they didn't feel anything for the admirals; they were like strangers, even after long periods of interaction. This didn't change their feelings towards the admirals; they remained like strangers. This was a significant point.

Another point is that the higher the level or the rarer the ship girl, the higher the requirements for the human admiral's soul network. Currently, there aren't many admirals with strong soul networks, but they still can't meet the requirements for some ship girls!

Nobunaga Nagata was curious about what Iowa could have that would make Iowa come to his headquarters in person, so he followed behind Iowa.

Iowa finished his business quickly, and then, as if he had received some kind of notification, he left immediately.

Nagata Nobunaga learned something surprising from the staff who handled matters for Iowa: Iowa, who had rejected countless admirals, was actually trying to get things done for his own admiral's rank promotion.

Nagata Nobunaga looked at the message left by Iowa, which roughly said this: Mikami Hiroyu: 11 years old, orphan, from the Naval Admiral Academy, assigned to Maizuru Naval Base, has now completed the 1-1 area, and his rank has been promoted from lieutenant to first lieutenant.

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If Nagata Nobunaga remembers correctly, Maizuru Naval Base was razed to the ground by the Abyss's retaliation not long ago. Is that Admiral named Mikami Hiroyu the new Admiral?

However, the information says that this Mikami Hiroyu is only 11 years old. Isn't an 11-year-old still studying at the Naval Admiral Academy? Why would he be on the front lines?

Nobunaga Nagata is basically not involved in anything now. He is unwilling to participate in these political matters, but it is still possible to guess why Hiroyu Mikami was sent to the military stronghold of Maizuru when he was only 11 years old.

在看完御神浩宇的资料后，長田信長对这个11岁就能让那位衣阿华加入自己镇守府的御神浩宇有点好奇了。对于御神浩宇能在上任后几天时间不到就消灭了1-1海域的事情，長田信長一点都不意外。毕竟一个70级的战列舰衣阿华要是连1-1海域都不能轻松消灭，那人类还有希望吗？

Holding Mikami Hiroyu's information, Nagata Nobunaga smiled knowingly. He said to the person following behind him, "Remember this person. If he comes to the naval base, notify me immediately."

"Marshal, why are you paying attention to this newcomer?"

“I have a feeling that this guy named Mikami Hiroyu is probably a key figure in our shift in relationship with the Deep Sea,” Nagata Nobunaga said, handing the documents in his hand to his subordinate.

“But he’s only 11 years old, and he seems to be an orphan,” the subordinate said after reading the information that Nagata Nobunaga had handed him.

"But he had the Iowa battleship added to his naval base when he was only 11 years old. Don't forget I was also an orphan."

"How can he compare to the Marshal? Iowa joining his garrison is probably just good luck!"

"But don't forget why Iowa rejected so many invitations from admirals, yet joined this guy named Mikami Hiroyu on his way to take up his post."

"But!" the subordinate tried to say something, but was stopped by Nagata Nobunaga.

"Alright, follow orders!" Nagata Nobunaga said with a serious expression.

"Yes," the subordinate replied habitually.

Soon, the subordinate took the photo from Mikami Hiroyu's file to inform the servants. Nagata Nobunaga walked down the corridor outside the hall, looking towards the Maizuru Naval Base, and said with a hopeful expression, "Let me see what makes Mikami Hiroyu, who got Iowa to join the naval base, different from the other admirals."

Everyone outside thought that humans and ship girls had the power to contend with the Abyss, but Nobunaga Nagata knew very well that these were all illusions.

If both humans and ship girls possessed the power to contend with the Abyssal Fleet, they wouldn't be stuck at the 2-1 area. Even Nagata Nobunaga himself only managed to conquer the 2-1 area before being unable to advance any further. Every attack on the 2-1 area, regardless of the lineup or tactics used, resulted in defeat by the Abyssal Fleet. Fortunately, the ship girls retreated quickly, otherwise, countless casualties would have occurred.

Humans and ship girls are still very weak in the face of the Abyss. So weak that if the Abyss launches another major offensive, humans and ship girls will be wiped out. The reason the Abyss isn't attacking now is simply because they're bored! So bored that humans and ship girls are just killing time. Anyway, the Abyss has plenty of destroyers and light cruisers, so they don't care if they die.

Although it seems unbelievable, these are all facts! The fact that humanity has lost the courage to fight against the deep sea is something that Nobunaga Nagata has never dared to say. Iowa joining Mikami Hiroyu's fleet gave Nobunaga Nagata a glimmer of hope.

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Unbeknownst to Mikami Hiroyu, Nagata Nobunaga had known about his arrival at the naval base the moment he entered. He was currently wandering around the base with Iowa.

A moment later, Iowa stopped in front of a house. Turning to Mikami Hiroyu, she said, "Admiral, this is where all the admirals' military achievements, except for those of the naval base, are processed. It's the place where rewards are given to admirals after they conquer the seas."

"How do they know the authenticity of the sea areas that an admiral has conquered?"

"Admiral, it's very simple. Do you know that there's a creature in this world called a fairy?"

"Is it that little imp who flies airplanes?" Mikami Hiroyu thought for a while before answering.

"Yes, it's that little imp. Not only can she pilot the carrier-based aircraft of the ship girls, but she's also the one who can build the ship girls using the construction machines."

Yu Shen Haoyu was shocked; he never expected that this little devil would have such abilities.

Just as Iowa was about to continue, a slightly aged voice took over the conversation.

"The little fairies are mysterious creatures responsible for operating and maintaining some equipment, as well as repairing and constructing. They are also good friends of ship girls and humans. The little fairies are distributed all over the world. Whether the conquest of a certain sea area is completed can be known by sharing information with the little fairies. Do you understand, young admiral?"

Yu Shen Haoyu watched as a man between 50 and 60 years old appeared from around the corner and explained to him.

"Marshal Nagata, what are you doing here?" Iowa asked in surprise.

"What are you saying? This is my home. If I don't appear here, where should I appear?"

That's not what I meant. What I meant was...

“I know what you mean. Do you want me to be here to explain the little fairy to you?” Nagata Nobunaga said with a smile.

Iowa nodded quickly.

"Iowa, long time no see! You're still exactly the same as before!"

Iowa smiled, realizing he was engrossed in chatting with Marshal Nagata. His own admiral, along with Taihou and Yamato, all looked on blankly as they talked to Nagata.

"Admiral, let me introduce you. This is Marshal Nagata, the master of this naval headquarters."

After introducing Mikami Hiroyu, Iowa introduced his admiral to Nagata Nobunaga.

"Marshal Nagata, this is..."

"Your admiral is right!" Nagata Nobunaga interrupted Iowa before she could finish speaking.

Iowa nodded.

When Iowa mentioned Marshal Nagata, Mikami Hiroyu knew who the man in his fifties or sixties was. After all, there was only one Marshal in the world, and Gaia's information to Mikami Hiroyu also recorded this Marshal's life.

"Hello, Your Excellency!" Yu Shenhaoyu said first.

"Are you the admiral who recently recruited Iowa, who rejected countless invitations from other admirals?" Nagata Nobunaga stared at Mikami Hiroyu for a while before speaking.

"Iowa rejected countless invitations from admirals?" Mikami Hiroyu had no idea that Iowa, who had voluntarily joined his fleet, had such a history.

“Of course, I am the name ship of the Iowa-class battleships, and also the last and most powerful class of battleships ever built in American history. It’s only natural that so many admirals invite me to join their naval bases,” Iowa said proudly.

But then Mikami Hiroyu said something that left Nagata Nobunaga and Iowa speechless.

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"Since you rejected countless invitations from admirals, why did you join my naval base in the first place?" Mikami Hiroyu asked innocently, leaving Nagata Nobunaga and Iowa speechless.

"By the way, Hiroyu Mikami, that's Taihou behind you, right?" Nobunaga Nagata forcibly changed the subject.

After Mikami Hiroyu uttered those words, Iowa kept giving him a strange look, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. Fortunately, Marshal Nagata Nobunaga changed the subject, otherwise Mikami Hiroyu would have been completely unsure of what to do next!

"Yes, it's Taihou. Taihou has come to greet Marshal Nagata," Mikami Hiroyu greeted Taihou.

"Admiral Iowa, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those words. Please forgive me!" Mikami Hiroyu proactively asked Iowa for forgiveness through the soul network.

"Was it really wrong?"

"You were really wrong!"

"I can forgive you, Admiral, but I have one condition!"

"Tell me, if it's within my power, I'll definitely agree."

"I haven't decided yet, I'll think about it later."

"Okay," Mikami Hiroyu agreed without hesitation. He figured Iowa wouldn't betray him, right? Probably!

After receiving assurances from Mikami Hiroyu, Iowa immediately stopped giving him that strange look.

The interaction between Mikami Hiroyu and Iowa took place within the soul network, and it happened so quickly that no one noticed.

When Nagata Nobunaga saw Taihou, he was a little curious as to why Taihou was in the fleet of this 11-year-old admiral. Taihou's level was not high, and it seemed that it was built by this 11-year-old admiral.

In the words of those admirals, this 11-year-old admiral should be an all-time great! But being able to build the Taihou, which is said to cost 8 aluminum, means he must be the all-time great among all-time greats!

During his interactions with the 11-year-old admiral, Nagata Nobunaga noticed a strange aura emanating from him. Nobunaga couldn't quite describe the feeling, only a deep sense of connection. Perhaps it was this aura he himself sensed that led Iowa to willingly join the young admiral's naval base!

Nobunaga Nagata's intuition was partially correct, but he didn't know it. The real reason that attracted the ship girls wasn't the aura emanating from Hiroyuki Mikami, but something else entirely.

As for Yamato, Nagata Nobunaga assumed she was Mikami Hiroyu's maid or family member, so he didn't ask any further questions. After all, Nagata Nobunaga had never seen Yamato before, and Yamato wasn't wearing her ship equipment; she was just standing behind Mikami Hiroyu holding a red paper umbrella, her eyes fixed on him.

After seeing Taihou, Nagata Nobunaga realized he hadn't yet asked the 11-year-old admiral named Mikami Hiroyu why he had come to the naval base with his ship girls less than three days later.

"Admiral Noboru, may I call you that?" Nagata Nobunaga carefully chose his words.

"Marshal Nagata, you can call me that."

"Admiral Nobunaga, what brings you and your ship girls to my naval base?" Nobunaga asked bluntly.

"Actually, my admiral brought us here to collect the resource rewards and military ranks for conquering Sea Areas 1-2 and 1-3," Iowa said, seeing that her admiral had given her a look, signaling her to speak up.

"You've conquered both Sea Areas 1-2 and 1-3?" Nagata Nobunaga was shocked.

長田信長他自己在攻略1-2海域和1-3海域花了2年的时间，才把那两个海域给攻略了下来。这个才上任不到1周的小孩子提督居然就把1-2海域和1-3海域都给攻略了？虽然自己花的时间不是最久的，但是也是比较靠前的。2年比3天，这差距也太大了吧！

However, this admiral's fleet includes the level 70 battleship Iowa and the armored carrier Taihou. Conquering areas 1-2 and 1-3 shouldn't be too difficult; that's the expected strength of the battleship Iowa and the armored carrier Taihou. Other fleets could also conquer these areas, but it would require a significant investment of time and resources, as their fleets are primarily composed of destroyers. The more high-level ship girls a naval base possesses, the easier it will be to conquer areas 1-2 and 1-3. It's the power of high-level and rare ship girls that allows for a true confrontation with the Abyssal Fleet.

In fact, Nagata Nobunaga guessed wrong. Seas 1-2 and 1-3 weren't conquered by Iowa and Taihou. Their role in conquering these seas was purely passive, just there to gain experience—in simpler terms, they were just coasting. They didn't deal any damage, didn't fire a single shot, and yet they still managed to conquer Seas 1-2 and 1-3. The true protagonist in conquering these seas was Yamato, whom Nagata Nobunaga thought was Mikami Hiroyu's maid.

Nobunaga Nagata could never have imagined that in each attack, Yamato would simply unleash a single volley to wipe out the opposing Abyssal fleet.

"Is that so? Honda Shuya, go and get the necessary documents for this Admiral Koki," Nagata Nobunaga instructed the person standing behind him.

"Yes, Marshal. Admiral Nozomi, please show me your identification," the man named Honda Shuya said respectfully.

After Mikami Hiroyu handed his relevant documents to Honda Shuya, Nagata Nobunaga spoke.

"Honda Shuya, bring Admiral Koki's identification and reward resources over later! Oh, and add 2 to the resource reward! Consider it a reward for Admiral Koki restoring two sea areas in 3 days!" Nagata Nobunaga said, as if he had just thought of something.

"Yes, Marshal," Honda Shuya said, then left with Mikami Hiroyu's identification.