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"Are all these child ship girls monsters?" That was the only thought in Harbor Princess's mind.

"Little North, I can't take you home anymore. You have to take good care of yourself from now on, okay?" Harbor Princess saw that her condition was almost deteriorating; she would have to give up her life for the rest. However, Harbor Princess glanced at Little North, who had been concerned about the battlefield, and made her final farewell in her heart. Then, facing Iowa's attack, she planned to end the battle with her most magnificent move—self-destruction.

Little Northern seemed to have noticed something was wrong with his older sister, Harbor Princess. Just as Harbor Princess was about to self-destruct, Little Northern shouted, "Sister, don't do this!" and immediately appeared from the shore to Harbor Princess's side.

Just as Harbor Princess was about to self-destruct, she heard her younger sister's voice and then discovered that her sister had suddenly appeared beside her from across the sea. To prevent the self-destruction from affecting Little Northern, and to protect Little Northern from Iowa's attacks, Harbor Princess placed Little Northern behind her. She then canceled the self-destruction and stroked Little Northern, who had changed and become even more adorable and sensible.

Xiao Beifang felt a familiar hand stroking his head, but he knew this wasn't the time for reminiscing. The most important thing now was to get both sides to stop fighting.

Little Northern emerged from behind Harbor Princess and said to Iowa, who was floating under her control, "Admiral, my sister can't afford to be injured any more."

Mikami Hiroyu, controlling Iowa's body, smiled and said, "Little Northern, I know!"

Little Northern said, feeling very wronged, "Didn't the Admiral promise me he wouldn't hurt my sister?"

"I did promise, so what?"

"Then the admiral should now have Senior Iowa raise the issue of attack."

"Little North, look and see if Iowa has transformed back from her magical disguise. How could I not keep my promise to Little North?"

Mikami Hiroyu said with a smile

Little Northern looked and saw that Iowa had indeed returned to her magical state, and she was slowly falling from the sky.

"I knew the Admiral wouldn't lie to me, the Admiral is the best!" Little Northern said happily when he saw that Yu Shen Haoyu had canceled his attack plan.

"Alright, take your sister to Wuhe first! Her condition is not good right now. By the way, Iowa, do you remember what I did just now?" Yu Shenhaoyu was instructing Xiao Beifang one sentence, and the next sentence asked Iowa if he remembered what he had just done.

Little Northern didn't hear Iowa's reply. After all, Iowa had already returned to the shore, and Mikami Hiroyu had returned to his body.

Although Harbor Princess didn't know how it happened, she knew she had escaped a terrible ordeal. The feeling of surviving was wonderful; it was the first time she had felt the sun's warmth on her skin, and how beautiful it was to be alive. But now wasn't the time to indulge in such thoughts. Harbor Princess had so many questions she wanted to ask Little Northern. Why did Little Northern call that human "Admiral"? Why was that human ship girl so strong, so strong that Harbor Princess was afraid...?

Xiao Beifang seemed to know what question her older sister was going to ask, so she spoke first: "Sister, I know you have a lot of questions you want to ask me, and a lot of doubts you want to know the answers to. I will tell you all of these, but not now."

"When was that?" Harbor Princess asked in her hoarse voice.

"Sister, don't rush. You're too weak right now. You should go into the canal first. I'll tell you everything is true once you've recovered!" Unlike Harbor Princess's hoarse voice, Little Northern's voice now sounded like that of a normal human little girl—a very pleasant child's voice. To Harbor Princess, this voice was like that of an angel.

"Enter the canal? Where do we enter the canal?" Harbor Princess asked doubtfully.

“Sister, you’re so silly! Of course it’s over there,” Xiao Beifang said, pointing to Wuhe’s bathroom.

"That place, Little North, is the human garrison there."

“Yes, but it’s the garrison of the North now. Sister, don’t say so much, or the North will get angry,” Little North said, pouting.

Just as Harbor Princess was about to say something, she found herself being carried away by Little Northern.

"Sister, don't think about anything now, don't ask anything. Just focus on getting into the canal and healing your injuries. Once you're healed, you'll know everything," Xiao Beifang said as he carried Harbor Princess towards Wuhe. To reassure Harbor Princess about getting into the canal, Xiao Beifang made these remarks.

Princess Harbor's current feelings are that her younger sister has grown up!

Chapter 175 Iowa's Fighting Power!

Her younger sister, who had always followed behind her, was now sensible, and as the harbor princess who had always taken care of her, her feelings were quite complicated. However, these complicated feelings did not last long before they disappeared.

"Sister, you won't scold me, will you?"

"What did I say to you?"

"It means I joined the Admiral's Garrison without your permission," Little Northern said cautiously.

Little Northern was all ready to receive Harbor Princess's reprimand, but after a long time, there was no sound from Harbor Princess. Instead, he heard a soft breathing sound coming from behind him.

Harbor Princess actually fell asleep on Little Northern. This is understandable; after adjourning the meeting, she rushed from the 4-4 sea area to Maizuru without stopping. What would normally be a day's journey without stopping was covered in just a few hours. Upon arriving in Maizuru, she first saw Little Northern transformed, entering a berserk state. Then, she was attacked by the four destroyers Akatsuki, Hibiki, Ikazuchi, and Denki, and subsequently withstood Iowa's attacks for a long time. Under such circumstances, no one could possibly hold out.

"Goodnight, sister!" Little Northern knew that his sister was very tired, not only physically but also mentally. After putting her mind at ease, the Deep Sea Princess quickly fell asleep.

"Admiral, may I take my sister to the bathhouse and into the canal?" After walking ashore, Xiao Beifang said to Yu Shen Haoyu, who had returned to his original body.

"Of course, does Xiao Beifang need any help?" Yu Shenhao asked worriedly.

Xiao Beifang nodded, after all, carrying his sister on his back was really an unsightly sight.

"Yamato, please arrange the matters concerning the Harbor Princess's entry into the canal," Mikami Hiroyu said to Yamato, who was standing beside him.

"Good admiral"

"Little Northern, don't worry, your sister is just too tired. She just needs to rest in the canal." Yu Shen Haoyu showed no signs of being the one who made Harbor Princess so tired. Instead, he cared for Harbor Princess as if he were her friend.

"I understand, Admiral," Xiao Beifang said, relieved by Yu Shenhaoyu's comfort, and put her worries about Harbor Princess to rest. After all, in Xiao Beifang's heart, everything the Admiral said was correct.

Although she nearly drove her sister to the brink of despair this time, Xiao Beifang didn't blame Yu Shen Haoyu. Xiao Beifang knew the pride of the Deep Sea. If Yu Shen Haoyu wanted to realize his dream of allowing humans, ship girls, and the Deep Sea to live peacefully together in this world, then first, he needed to make the Deep Sea realize that he had the absolute power to say those words to them. If the Deep Sea's pride wasn't broken, they would continue to treat humans and ship girls as objects they could bully at any time.

There is only one way to break the arrogance of the Deep Sea, and it is also the simplest way. That way, one can only use the laws of the Deep Sea, which are also the laws governing this world: the strong rule. Faced with absolute power, the Deep Sea will set aside their invincible arrogance and negotiate with Yu Shen Hao Yu.

Although Xiao Beifang knew all this, her heart was still in her throat from the very beginning of the fight. After all, it was her older sister, her only sister, who was being bullied there.

Yamato took Kita and Harbor Princess to the bathroom to drain the drain; Iowa's battle was over. Now Iowa was recalling the feeling when Mikami Hiroyu used magic inside her body—that feeling of having the world under her control was simply wonderful.

Iowa wasn't the only one to become a Magic Ship Girl; Akatsuki, Hibiki, Raikage, and Den also did. The shock wasn't limited to Iowa; Akatsuki, Hibiki, Raikage, and Den also experienced it. They knew that becoming a Magic Ship Girl would result in a terrifying increase in combat power, but they never expected it to be in this way.

"Alright, it's getting early, everyone take a rest. Tomorrow, under Yamato's arrangement, we'll begin our exploration of the nearby waters." Mikami Hiroyu said to the exhausted ship girls, looking at the sun that was almost setting below the horizon.

“Yes, Admiral,” Nagato was the first to reply.

"I wonder what Mamiya will make for dinner! I can't wait!" If Mikami Hiroyu hadn't mentioned it, Akatsuki wouldn't have felt that tired, but as soon as Mikami Hiroyu brought up this topic, Akatsuki and the others suddenly felt extremely exhausted.

They went out on a long expedition early in the morning, and after returning, they didn't have much time to rest before Harbor Princess attacked Maizuru. So, after being tormented by Mikami Hiroyuu inside their bodies for quite a while, Akatsuki, Hibiki, Rai, and Den have been fighting Harbor Princess ever since.

Xiao, Xiang, Lei, and Dian felt that the few days they spent at the Maizuru Naval Base were more exciting and joyful than any of their previous lives.

"I like strawberry ice cream," Dian said after thinking seriously.

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Soon only Mikami Hiroyu and Bismarck remained on the shore. As for North Dwelling Tirpitz and Chicheng, who had only been built by Mikami Hiroyu that day, they immediately left with Akatsuki and the others as soon as they heard that they could have dinner.

"Admiral, did Iowa only use one-tenth of her power in her battle with the Harbor Princess?" Bismarck simply couldn't believe that Iowa had only used one-tenth of her power in her fight against the Harbor Princess. Such immense power was probably beyond the capabilities of four Bismarcks to unleash.

"I can tell you that Bismarck, the strength that Iowa displayed in the battle against Harbor Princess was indeed not one-tenth of what it should be," said Mikami Hiroyu, who was somewhat frightened by Iowa's display of combat power. However, Mikami Hiroyu still revealed a wicked smile as he spoke.

"Really? Admiral, was Iowa's display of fighting power her full strength, or...?" Bismarck asked with a curious expression.

"Let's not talk about how much combat power Iowa displayed in the battle just now. Bismarck, tell me first, how can we make Maizuru's views on the Abyss influence the views of all humanity and ship girls on the Abyss? By the way, Bismarck, you heard my views on the Abyss and my future plans from Yamato, right?" Mikami Hiroyu walked along the coastline, with Bismarck following behind him. The setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them.

"Then, Admiral, you must first tell me how much combat power Iowa used in her battle with Harbor Princess just now before I can answer your question." Seeing that Mikami Hiroyu was trying to change the subject, Bismarck became even more curious about how much combat power Iowa used in her battle with Harbor Princess just now.

Chapter 176 The Future in Our Hands

Seeing that Bismarck was eager to know how much combat power Iowa had used in her battle with Harbor Princess, Mikami Hiroyu stopped teasing the very serious Bismarck.

"Actually, in the battle between Iowa and Harbor Princess just now, Iowa used about five percent of her full fighting power," Mikami Hiroyu said without turning his head, revealing a fact that surprised Bismarck behind him.

"Admiral, you're not kidding, are you?" Bismarck couldn't believe what Mikami Hiroyu had said. Five percent of his fighting strength, and he has this kind of fighting power? Are you kidding me?!

“Bismarck, once you become a magic ship girl like Iowa and the others, you’ll know how magic enhances a ship girl. Then you’ll know that what I’m saying now is true.” Mikami Hiroyu didn’t directly answer Bismarck’s question. But he subtly conveyed to Bismarck that he wasn’t joking.

“Admiral, I have another question,” Bismarck said, seeing that his admiral was not joking.

"Well then, after I answer your question, you can answer the question I asked you earlier!" Yu Shenhaoyu stopped and said.

"Alright, Admiral, what I wanted to ask was about the source of your magical power. Admiral, your magical power shouldn't be a product of this world, right?" Bismarck directly posed this crucial question. Although Yamato and the others had also had this question before, they were worried that asking it would incur the Admiral's displeasure, so they deliberately avoided the topic.

However, despite knowing that he might incur the admiral's displeasure, Bismarck still asked the question, which reflected the meticulousness and seriousness of the Germans.

Yu Shen Haoyu hadn't expected Bismarck to ask this question. After gathering his thoughts, he said, "Bismarck, your directness is accurate. Indeed, the magic within me is not a product of this world. However, I cannot tell you the source of this magic for now. The time is not right; knowing it would only be detrimental to you."

"Then, Admiral, when will the time be right?"

Yes! When? That depends on you.

"Look at us?"

"Yes, let's see if my plan can proceed as planned! Alright, now I've given you the answer. Now it's your turn to answer my question, Smack. Tell me, how can we make Maizuru's view of the Abyss influence the view of all humanity and the ship girls on the Abyss?"

Seeing that Mikami Hiroyu didn't continue answering his questions, leaving him only with a few ambiguous replies, Bismarck, despite not fully understanding Mikami Hiroyu's answers, still answered them at Mikami Hiroyu's insistence.

“Admiral, I learned about your dreams and plans from Yamato, and I believe your plans are highly feasible,” Bismarck said with great certainty.

"Really? Go on!" Yu Shenhao wanted to know if Bismarck, the battleship that inherited the name of Otto von Bismarck, the outstanding politician and diplomat in modern German history, known as the "Iron Chancellor" and the representative figure who unified Germany (excluding Austria) from top to bottom, possessed the wisdom of that Iron Chancellor.

Bismarck did not disappoint Mikami Hiroyu's expectations. After organizing her thoughts, Bismarck spoke, "Admiral, in the current world, the strongest are the Abyss, and the weakest are humans and ship girls. Without you, Admiral, it would be impossible for anyone to fulfill your dream. But you are different. Maizuru's strength is now sufficient to help you achieve your plan. As long as you win over the Harbor Princess and those Abyss who do not wish for humanity to disappear from this world, the Abyss situation can be easily resolved. Next is the question you asked me: how can we make Maizuru's view of the Abyss influence the view of all humans and ship girls towards the Abyss? Admiral, things are not as complicated as you think; they are actually quite simple."

"Go on."

"Admiral, humanity has endured seventy years of battles with the Abyss, and is long weary of these battles. Yet, humanity has no choice but to fight the Abyss. If we don't, our living environment will be severely depleted, and we may even face extinction. Humanity has no other option but to fight the Abyss, simply for survival. According to the fairy's confirmation, the furthest human admiral has conquered is only the 2-1 sea area. This is incomparable to our Maizuru. If we continue on this path, and the more sea areas the admiral conquers, the further out they go, the more people will accept Maizuru. Once we reach a certain point, and the admiral becomes the second marshal of this world, Maizuru's influence will be maximized. At that time, people and ship girls will accept Maizuru, and we will have immense influence. If the Abyss agrees, then the admiral's plan should succeed." Bismarck succinctly conveyed Mikami Hiroyu's thoughts in just a few words. After all, Hiroyu Mikami had similar ideas to Bismarck, and Hiroyu Mikami was already doing just that.

The main task of the two fleets formed by the Maizuru Naval Base is to advance into the surrounding seas. Utilizing Admiral Mikami Hiroyu's privileges, they aim to conquer the deep sea areas of other naval bases, expanding Maizuru's influence over humanity and ship girls. Meanwhile, Mikami Hiroyu is 99% confident that by having Harbor Princesses join Maizuru, they can expand throughout the entire deep sea.

"What if we encounter deep-sea creatures that only want to exterminate humanity? What should we do then?"

"Admiral, is our Maizuru strong enough?" Bismarck knew what Mikami Hiroyu wanted to say, but instead of answering, he asked about Maizuru's strength.

"Do you think our Maizuru is strong? Alright, that's enough, Mamiya is already calling us," Mikami Hiroyu said with a smile to Bismarck.

Regarding the encounters with those deep-sea creatures who only want to exterminate humanity, Mikami Hiroyu, as the admiral of the Maizuru Naval Base, had long harbored resentment. Since all you want is destruction, then I'm sorry, this world cannot tolerate you. See you in the next world.

Just after Harbor Princess fell asleep on Little Northern's back, the last trace of deep-sea resentment above Maizuru vanished. Nagata Nobunaga, who had been waiting for news at the Naval Headquarters, finally felt relieved upon receiving confirmation that Maizuru had returned to normal.

Nagata Nobunaga walked up to the huge world map and said with a sigh, "Mikami Hiroyu, from now on the future is in your hands!"

Chapter 177 The Rising Maizuru Garrison

Perhaps due to the severe damage and exhaustion Princess Harbor had suffered, Princess Harbor still hadn't woken up when the two attacking forces from Maizuru Naval Base set off the next day. Little Northern, however, seeing that his sister had lost her smile, reverted to being a playful child. Little Northern's shadow could be seen everywhere around Maizuru.

Little Northern invited Yuujiro to play with her several times. However, Yuujiro was busy and entrusted the important task of looking after Little Northern to Akagi. Akagi, who wasn't assigned to one of the two attack units by Yuujiro, was found practicing archery at the archery dojo by Yuujiro and Little Northern. After a brief conversation, Yuujiro entrusted Little Northern's care to Akagi, hoping they would get along well!

Maizuru has now fully implemented the first step of Mikami Hiroyu's plan, which is to increase human recognition of Maizuru and raise its profile.

In the previous Admiral Drama Tournament, Mikami Hiroyu, at the young age of eleven, won the championship. This made Admirals and ship girls worldwide aware of Maizuru Naval Base's formidable strength. Furthermore, the fact that all the ship girls in Maizuru Naval Base are high-ranking ship girls perfectly illustrates that Maizuru possesses the strongest combat power in the world.

However, such fame alone is not enough; it is still not enough for Maizuru Naval Base to influence all of humanity and ship girls from its small location.

Yesterday, the expeditionary fleet composed of Akatsuki, Hibiki, Rai, Den, Yuudachi, and Prince Eugen probably propelled the eleven-year-old admiral of Maizuru Naval Base to become the first admiral to be promoted to rank of admiral in a very short time by conquering the deep sea. While people were astonished, they also gradually began to hold a little respect for Maizuru Naval Base. It wasn't that Maizuru Naval Base was particularly powerful, but rather that its appearance brought back a glimpse of peace that had been lost for half a century.

Last night, Mikami Hiroyu held a brief meeting regarding the attack directions of the two attack fleets. The first attack force, with Yamato as its flagship and consisting of the regular aircraft carrier Kaga, battleship Nagato, heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, battleship Musashi, and destroyer Yuudachi, will begin its operation tomorrow from the right flank of Maizuru Naval Base. The second attack force, with the armored aircraft carrier Taihou as its flagship and consisting of the battleships Iowa, Bismarck, and Tirpitz, and the destroyers Akatsuki, Hibiki, Ikazuchi, and Inazuma, has significantly increased its strength after acquiring five more magical ship girls yesterday. It's estimated that the second attack force alone could reach the 5-1 area and make a seven-in-seven-out attack! However, this is just Mikami Hiroyu's idea. The second attack force's attack direction is from the left flank of Maizuru Naval Base.

When Mikami Hiroyu decided to attack the waters near the Maizuru Naval Base, he had the fairy gather information about the deep-sea forces neighboring Maizuru Naval Base. Based on the fairy's reports, Mikami Hiroyu determined that the Maizuru Naval Base to its right, Shinohara Naval Base, was only at stage 1-3, similar to the other naval base to its right. The naval base to Maizuru Naval Base was also not far behind. However, somewhat strangely, Mikami Hiroyu discovered that the deep-sea forces guarding the other naval bases were far weaker than those being attacked by Maizuru Naval Base.

However, this couldn't stop Mikami Hiroyu's offensive. Having just been promoted to Admiral, Mikami Hiroyu issued orders to the naval districts on either side of Maizuru Naval District, stating that Maizuru would be forming an attack force the next day to conquer their territory and requesting their cooperation. Maizuru's neighbors hadn't expected that Mikami Hiroyu, on the very second day after his promotion, would use his full Admiral power—a power no other Admiral possessed—to unconditionally conquer the territory under the jurisdiction of other naval districts. Upon receiving Mikami Hiroyu's orders, both admirals pledged their full cooperation. Although being ordered around by an eleven-year-old child was somewhat strange, they had no choice but to obey the orders of this eleven-year-old Admiral. Maizuru's rise was inevitable, and Mikami Hiroyu's ascension to Marshal was imminent. If they didn't cooperate with this future Marshal now, wouldn't they be asking for trouble? The last two admirals from the naval bases suggested that, if possible, their bases could also send ship girls to assist in the attack. Yuujiro considered this briefly and agreed. Yuujiro knew their purpose for wanting to cooperate: they simply wanted to witness firsthand the ship girls and admirals being defeated by the Abyssal Fleet in Sea 1-3, to see how these Abyssal Fleet members were reduced to part of the ocean under the attack of fellow humans and ship girls—nothing more. After all, the Abyssal Fleet in Sea 1-3 held too many painful memories for them to recall.

Early the next morning, the two attack fleets, with Yamato and Taihou as their flagships, assembled at the port of Maizuru Naval Base. Akagi and Kitakata were also among those seeing them off. After giving a few brief instructions, Mikami Hiroyu allowed Yamato and Taihou to lead their fleets away. After leaving Maizuru's port, the two fleets each headed towards the attack routes Mikami Hiroyu had set for them. Soon, only Admiral Mikami Hiroyu, the exhausted Akagi who had been sidelined by Mikami Hiroyu, the adorable Kitakata, Mamiya, and the still unconscious Harbor Princess, who was being lowered into the canal, remained at Maizuru Naval Base.

Mikami Hiroyu handed over the little northern boy who wanted to play with him to Akagi, which allowed Akagi's true Yamato Nadeshiko nature to be revealed, not just during meals. Her genuine Yamato Nadeshiko persona was truly impressive, showcasing her amazing feminine strength.

Mikami Hiroyu asked Mamiya, the proprietress, to look after Harbor Princess, who was still in the canal. Then he returned to the admiral's office, preparing to report to Nagata Nobunaga of the main naval base about his Maizuru conquest force's plans to conquer the sea areas under the jurisdiction of other naval bases.

Although an admiral doesn't need to report to the headquarters when conquering waters under the jurisdiction of other naval districts, Nagata Nobunaga has consistently provided significant assistance to the Maizuru Naval District. Therefore, in every sense, Mikami Hiroyu should explain this to Nagata Nobunaga.

After receiving a call from Mikami Hiroyu, Nagata Nobunaga responded to Mikami Hiroyu's report that the Maizuru Naval Base had formed two attack forces to conquer other sea areas, saying only: "I support you!"

(Again, thank you all for your support!!)

Chapter 178 Tirpitz's Choice

After hanging up the phone, Mikami Hiroyu looked in the direction of the naval headquarters and sighed. He hadn't expected Nagata Nobunaga to trust and support him so much. Since that was the case, he couldn't let the governor down.

Mikami Hiroyu walked to the window and looked at Akagi, who was playing hide-and-seek with Kohoku. Now it was up to Yamato and the others.

Not long after, Yamato and Taihou reported to Mikami Hiroyu that they had arrived at the naval base adjacent to Maizuru Naval Base, met with the admirals of the other naval bases, and then led their fleets, along with the fleets of the other naval bases, to the 1-3 sea area.

Yu Shen Haoyu simply replied, "I understand. By the way, if possible, it's fine to only conquer areas 2-4." Yu Shen Haoyu now had to be careful; Yamato and the others thought that conquering the deep sea in areas 2-4 wouldn't be challenging, and then they pushed forward to conquer unexpected areas for Yu Shen Haoyu.

However, during a conversation with the Second Fleet, whose flagship was Taihou, Mikami Hiroyu told Taihou and Bismarck to make Tirpitz more active and fire more shots, so she wouldn't be idle. He then ended communication with the Second Attack Force, hoping Tirpitz would change her lazy habits!

Tirpitz, a battleship in the Second Fleet, initially thought she was just out for a leisurely trip, enjoying the scenery and sea breeze. The Second Fleet was powerful enough, boasting five magical ship girls, so Tirpitz figured she could simply coast along, play a minor role, and level up along the way. While she couldn't stay home in Maizuru, this kind of life was quite nice. However, Tirpitz soon realized something was amiss. After arriving in the 1-3 sea area, Taihou and the others first confirmed the intelligence on the opposing Abyssal fleet, and then nothing happened. Because Taihou, as the flagship, didn't immediately eliminate the Abyssal fleet in the 1-3 sea area; instead, she let Tirpitz take over and conquer them.

"Taiho flagship, is it really meant for me to conquer the deep sea of ​​this region?" Tirpitz had to confirm this; she was the weakest member of the second attack force. In terms of strength, she certainly wasn't even ranked above them!

"Yes, you'll be in charge of conquering the deep sea in areas 1-3. If you can't, we'll turn back to Maizuru," Taihou said very seriously. Taihou knew what Mikami Hiroyu meant by those words in the soul network. As Mikami Hiroyu's first ship girl, Taihou didn't want the admiral's ship girls to be like Tirpitz, lacking any sense of responsibility and only knowing how to play all day!

"Um, Taiho flagship, are you kidding me?" Tirpitz said with a wry smile. "Do I really have to conquer the deep sea in this area?"

“Tirpitz, how could the flagship Taihou joke about something so important?” Bismarck was shocked that her sister Tirpitz was questioning the flagship Taihou's orders. In Bismarck's eyes, when Mikami Hiroyu was not present, the flagship represented the Admiral himself. Questioning the flagship was questioning the Admiral, which was unacceptable to Bismarck. Moreover, Bismarck clearly understood the meaning Mikami Hiroyu had conveyed during their previous conversation.

"Tirpitz, I'll say it again: if you can't conquer this sea area, I'll take the fleet back to Maizuru. Then, you'll have to bear the consequences of this failed operation. As for what outsiders think of Maizuru, I can just lead another fleet back. But I'm certain that from now on, your existence as a ship girl in Maizuru Naval Base will be completely stripped away! Maizuru Naval Base doesn't need a fleet whose flagship is only a light cruiser, let alone a battleship they can't defeat," Taihou said very seriously.

Tirpitz hadn't expected things to turn out this way. Her pink ahoge (antenna-like hair sticking up) lay listlessly on her head. Now, Tirpitz only had two choices: either conquer the Abyssal fleet in areas 1-3, or ignore the Abyssal fleet and return to Maizuru. Tirpitz's fate was simple: a ship girl who dared to disregard the flagship's orders in battle, choosing laziness over eliminating the Abyssal fleet and sending the entire fleet back. No admiral would want her, not even those admirals who desperately wanted battleships. They wouldn't want a ship girl who disobeyed orders on the battlefield and chose laziness over eliminating the Abyssal fleet. No admiral would dare raise such a ship girl.