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If she chose the first option, she would basically have no connection to leisure anymore. But if Tirpitz didn't choose the second, and if Mikami Hiroyu knew what was happening, then in his heart, Tirpitz would essentially be sentenced to death. Mikami Hiroyu is kind-hearted; he'd probably make Tirpitz voluntarily terminate her ship girl contract with him, then give her a lot of resources to leave Maizuru. Wanting Tirpitz to stay in Maizuru as a passive, stay-at-home Abyssal ship girl is basically impossible. Although Maizuru currently has an idle Akagi, Akagi is expending too much energy, and Mikami Hiroyu doesn't dare let her sortie, as Akagi herself is very willing to eliminate Abyssal forces.

The only possibility for Tirpitz to stay in Maizuru is to remove her ship equipment, become an ordinary person, and live a normal human life in Maizuru.

After being created, Tirpitz took a liking to Hiroyuki Mikami and developed a very high intimacy level with him, reaching 88 points, even higher than her sister Bismarck's intimacy level with Mikamiki. Tirpitz couldn't imagine what life would be like if she came into contact with ship girls and became an ordinary person, nor could she imagine what her life would be like if she left Maizuru and went to Mikamiki.

If she doesn't want to leave Mikami Hiroyu and wants to live as a ship girl within Mikami Hiroyu, then she has no choice but to say goodbye to her former self. After all, for Tirpitz now, the Admiral is the meaning of her existence in this world; without the Admiral, even a leisurely life would be nothing more than a living corpse.

"Tirpitz, I'll ask you one more time, can you conquer the deep sea in the first three areas?" Taihou asked again, seeing that the ship girls from the other naval fleets following behind her were already discussing in hushed tones.

Tirpitz did not answer Taiho's question, but proved her choice with her actions. That is, she, Tirpitz, as the second ship of the Bismarck-class battleships—Tirpitz—did not disappoint the name.

Bismarck and Taihou smiled with great satisfaction upon seeing that Tirpitz had made the right choice.

Chapter 179 We still don't know what happened that day!

"In order to exist in this world as the Admiral's ship girl, the Tirpitz is sortieing!" After making the decision, Tirpitz and her fleet entered battle mode.

The Tirpitz's eight 380mm main guns slowly deployed, and the deep sea opposite seemed to sense a hint of danger, wanting to launch an attack first. However, after eight loud explosions, only the resentment of the deep sea and a few plumes of smoke remained on the surface, proving that a deep-sea fleet had been stationed there.

"Reporting to Taihou Flagship, Tirpitz has completed the attack mission." Tirpitz's ahoge (cowlick) revived on its head after the attack, and Tirpitz reported to Taihou with a smile.

"Have you decided?"

"Yes, it's decided. I will live my entire life as the Admiral's ship girl, and wherever the Admiral goes, I will follow," Tirpitz said with absolute certainty. "And Bismarck too."

Bismarck didn't say anything, but simply hugged her younger sister Tirpitz. Tirpitz knew, however, that for her earnest, even somewhat rigid, older sister, this was a sign of her approval.

"Alright, now that Tirpitz has conquered areas 1-3, let's go ashore to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils! Then we'll head towards areas 1-4. Our second attack force is stronger than the first. If we conquer fewer areas than them before nightfall, the Admiral will praise them." Taihou, as the flagship, gave simple instructions on the next steps of the battle plan. Although Taihou's last sentence revealed her true intentions, it ironically ignited the fleet's fighting spirit. After all, the Admiral's praise is the highest reward for a ship girl and the greatest motivation for her actions.

With the second attack force of Maizuru Naval Base in place, the battleship Tirpitz fired a salvo from its main guns, easily conquering the naval base that had been responsible for this area for countless times. While Taihou led her fleet to collect resources, the ship girls and admiral of this naval base seemed to be still stuck in the moment when Tirpitz's main guns fired.

"Admiral, Maizuru's senior has left." After Taihou and the others finished organizing the resources in Sea Area 1-3, they quickly headed towards Sea Area 1-4. At this time, the ship girls and the admiral, who were still stunned by Tirpitz's main gun, slowly came to their senses from the magnificent sight of Tirpitz's shot.

"I see. So this is the strength of the Maizuru Naval Base? With just a simple attack, they wiped out the entire deep sea in areas 1-3. It seems that it's only a matter of time before the admiral of the Maizuru Naval Base becomes a marshal," the admiral muttered to himself.

"Should we follow them?" asked the destroyer Fubuki.

"No, let's go back to the naval base. There's not much point in continuing." This admiral could already guess what would happen in the next few sea areas. It would definitely be the ship girls from Maizuru Naval Base who would conquer the Abyss with overwhelming force. After deciding on the battlefield, he set off for the next sea area.

Indeed, it was pretty much as the admiral had said. Taihou was incredibly motivated, determined to prevent the first attack force from receiving praise from Mikami Hiroyu. Upon arriving at each sea area, they used their lightning power to annihilate the defending abyssal forces and then cleared the resources. It could be said that, excluding travel time and resource clearing time, Taihou and her team could eliminate the abyssal forces in sea areas 1-3 to 2-4 in just ten minutes.

Less than two hours after the admiral originally in charge of this sea area returned to his naval base, Taihou and her fleet bid him farewell. Then, to the admiral's incredulous gaze, Taihou led her fleet onward to another naval base. When Taihou and her fleet finished conquering sea areas 2-4 and reported to Mikami Hiroyu, they learned that the first attack force, with Yamato as its flagship, had conquered sea areas 2-3 and was now heading towards sea areas 2-4.

Upon hearing the news, the ship girls of the second attack force immediately returned to the initial naval base in this sea area. After a brief handover with the admiral in charge of this area, they quickly departed. Currently, their speed is similar to that of the first attack force, with a slight lead. However, if they don't maintain their pace, they will soon be overtaken by the first attack force.

"Admiral, the senior ships of Maizuru have already established their naval bases," a destroyer reported.

The admiral nodded, indicating that he understood.

"The seniors of Maizuru, they conquered the 2-4 sea area in such a short time?" Another destroyer couldn't believe it. They had actually conquered the 2-4 sea area in just two hours after returning to the naval base!

"It should be true. After all, their strength is beyond our comprehension," the admiral said with emotion. Although he was a lieutenant and couldn't participate in the admiral's acting competition, he still heard about the power that Mikami Hiroyu displayed in the finals.

In the naval headquarters, Nagata Nobunaga soon heard that the two expeditionary forces dispatched by Maizuru had conquered a certain place, and shortly after, he received news that another fleet had conquered a certain place!

The events surrounding Maizuru Naval Base spread to the outside world without Nagata Nobunaga's interference. While Maizuru Naval Base's reputation as the strongest naval base was established during the Admiral's Drama Tournament, those who hadn't witnessed the event remained skeptical. Now, the strength displayed by Maizuru Naval Base was astounding; even with its main fleet divided into two, it still demonstrated a formidable speed of conquest. According to reliable sources, Maizuru Naval Base's two current conquest forces have already conquered areas 2-4 of four naval bases—a feat that everyone understands.

This news made more people aware of Maizuru's reputation, and made more ship girls know that Maizuru was a powerful naval base. On an unknown sea, a ship girl who looked similar to Nagato, a battleship in Mikami Hiroyu's first attack force, heard that Maizuru Naval Base's two attack forces had conquered several naval bases' 2-4 sea areas in a very short time. More importantly, she was aware that Nagato, a member of the first attack force, was closely related to this ship girl.

Judging from her similar clothing and crop top to Nagato, as well as her ship rigging, this ship girl is undoubtedly Nagato's sister ship, the second ship of the Nagato-class battleships—"Mutsu".

The battleship Mutsu was the second ship of the Nagato-class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Nagato-class battleships were designed and built entirely by Japan and were known as the "first class of purely Japanese-made battleships." During the period when the Washington Naval Treaty was in effect, they were among the most powerful battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy (the only Big 7 ship to sink one of the Navy's Holiday Seven), and also among the most powerful battleships in the world at the time. Along with Nagato, they are considered symbols of the Imperial Japanese Navy and were well-known to the Japanese public at the time.

(As for Nagato's younger sister, I think I'll let her join Maizuru on her own! I'm currently considering adding another destroyer to Maizuru, or perhaps Ootengu, or the four Ootengu sisters!)

Chapter 180 The Four Sisters of Vajra

Mutsu has been in this world for quite some time now, whether it's ten or twenty years, it's unclear. As the second ship of the Nagato-class battleships—"Mutsu"—she has been searching for her first ship, Nagato, since her arrival, but without success. Instead, during her search, she encounters many admirals who want to invite her to join their naval base.

Mutsu spent nearly ten years searching for her first ship's captain, Kaname, but instead, she received more and more invitations from admirals. At least five every day, Mutsu was fed up with these admirals, so she proposed that if anyone knew the whereabouts of her first ship's captain, Kaname, and offered to have her first ship join the naval base, she would also join the base.

As a result, the number of people searching for Nagato increased again, and a large number of admirals in large-scale construction projects committed suicide by jumping off buildings. However, Nagato was still not found, so Mutsu began to speculate that Nagato might be in some remote corner of the world, and thus Mutsu embarked on a world tour.

Today, Mutsu overheard people talking in a remote sea area about an eleven-year-old boy who had become an admiral and was leading his fleet to quickly conquer other naval bases. Intrigued, Mutsu stayed and listened. He gradually learned that the naval base called Mikami Hiroyu contained news about Nagato.

"I've finally found you, Nagato." Mutsu didn't know how to express her feelings. She had thought she would be very excited after hearing the news, but after decades of searching, Mutsu was very calm.

After inquiring about the specific directions to Maizuru, Mutsu embarked on a journey to find his sister.

Like Mutsu, four other wandering ship girls also heard about how Mikami Hiroyu had become an admiral in a short period of time and then divided the main fleet of the naval base into two fleets to attack different sea areas in a single day.

These four ship girls all wear similar outfits, which are Japanese shrine maiden costumes. However, although they wear the same clothes, their personalities are completely different and can be described as vastly different.

These four ship girls are all Kongo-class high-speed battleships. Kongo, Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima are known as the Kongo Four Sisters. Kongo is the eldest sister, and Hiei is the second sister, although Hiei seems to have a thing for her eldest sister, Kongo, hence the nickname "sister complex." Haruna is also a Kongo-class ship, hence the name "Kongo Four Sisters." Although her gentle demeanor makes her seem like the eldest sister, Haruna is actually the third sister. The last of the Kongo Four Sisters is Kirishima, the youngest sister. She is also the only one among the Kongo Four Sisters with glasses.

Although Kongo, Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima are known as the Kongo Four Sisters, their experiences and births are vastly different.

Kongo was the eldest of the four Kongo sisters, but initially, she wasn't a high-speed battleship; she was a cruiser. There's a little story behind this: the Kongo was the lead ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy's first "super-dreadnought" (dreadnought-class battlecruisers)—the Kongo-class, Higashiyama-class, and Iza-class battlecruisers. Following Japanese naval naming conventions, the ship was named after Mount Kongo in Osaka Prefecture. Kongo was initially built at the Vickers Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in England, and was the last large capital ship ordered from abroad by the Imperial Japanese Navy, a culmination of the Meiji Restoration's efforts to strengthen the Japanese Navy by learning from foreign technologies. Its design was based on the Lion-class battlecruiser, and it was completed in 1913, taking 2 years and 211 days to build. In 1923, it underwent its first modernization refit, strengthening its armor and adding torpedo protection bulges. However, the main engines were not replaced until 1933, and the speed returned to 30 knots. Furthermore, the Imperial Japanese Navy later abolished the battlecruiser designation, so the Kongo-class ships were all battleships.

Having returned from overseas, King Kong brought some British customs with him to Japan, one of which was his love of black tea. Black tea has almost become King Kong's signature drink. Naturally, under King Kong's influence, his sisters also gradually began to enjoy drinking black tea.

However, Kongo differs from her sisters in one key aspect: her Japanese-accented English. Almost every sentence she utters revolves around the word "de-su." But Kongo is also the most energetic of the four sisters—simply put, she's full of life and a bit naturally eccentric. These characteristics make Kongo easily recognizable, but don't let her goofy aura fool you.

Hiei is the second oldest of the four Kongo sisters, but she's a bit different. Influenced by Kongo, who recently returned from studying abroad, Hiei has developed a love for black tea. Even her speech patterns and hairstyles are very similar to Kongo's; you could say Kongo is Hiei's teacher. Hiei has been diligently learning, hoping one day to catch up with her older sister Kongo. Perhaps because of this, Hiei sometimes seems to lack her own distinct personality.

However, Hiei's life was fraught with hardship: restricted by the Armistice Treaty, and the first battleship to sink in the Pacific theater, and worse, abandoned. During World War II, Hiei suffered severe damage and could have been saved, but Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, commander of the Combined Fleet at Chuuk Island, reported that Hiei had been attacked by 20 carrier-based bombers, rendering three boilers unusable, the rudder unrepairable, and unable to tow. A decision was made to punish Hiei, causing her great fear of being abandoned, especially by her sisters, the Kirishima sisters. Hiei suffered the most tragic fate among the four sisters.

Haruna: A character who radiates healing energy at any moment, Haruna is seen by many admirals as a little angel, a commoner's princess, and has received countless admirals' affections and invitations. Unlike her two older sisters, Kongo and Hiei, Haruna and Kirishima were built by a civilian shipyard. Don't underestimate Haruna; she was a lucky ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, surpassing even fleet-class ships in combat achievements.

Here, we must mention the Japanese Navy's "Military Merit Ships." This title was awarded only to ships with outstanding combat achievements exceeding those of fleet-level ships. Only three ships received this honor: Haruna: Always at the forefront, participating in numerous major naval battles and sustaining various types of damage. Zuikaku: Completed before the war, it also participated in many major naval battles, yet remained virtually undamaged, earning the nickname "Lucky Aircraft Carrier." Yukikaze: [Military Merit Ship]?

As for what "御免" means, it's very simple. "御免" means auspicious omen. Haven't you heard of "auspicious omen with the grace of heaven"?

Chapter 181 The Hardworking Bei Zhai!

Leaving aside the topic of auspicious omens, among the four Kongo-class battleships—Kongo, Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima—Kirishima is the youngest. During the Kongo-class battleship trials, Kirishima was the slowest, while Haruna was the fastest. Therefore, Kirishima consistently emphasized that she wouldn't be inferior to Haruna in terms of intellect.

Kirishima is also the only one of the four sisters with the "eyes" attribute, and in the world of ship girls, a ship girl with eyes is incredibly rare. Glasses girls are a trait possessed only by a handful of ship girls in the entire ship girl world: Musashi, Ōyodo, Mochizuki, Chōkai, Haruhi, and Okinawa.

The four sisters are currently discussing whether to go to Maizuru to find the recently rising star, Mikami Hiroyu, to serve as their admiral.

Kongo, Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima, like Nagato and Yuudachi before them, haven't found an admiral they feel is right for them. Either their soul networks aren't compatible, or their soul networks aren't strong enough. Or perhaps they simply can't accept that admiral physically or psychologically. Therefore, these four battleships have remained unsuccessful in finding their own admirals.

"I think that Admiral Mikami Hiroyu will definitely become our Admiral DE-SU this time," said Kongo, the eldest of the Kongo Four Sisters.

Kirishima, the smartest of the four sisters, adjusted her glasses and said with an air of "I knew it all along," "Big sister is right. That admiral named Mikami Hiroyu can sign contracts with all sorts of ship girls, including battleships, regular aircraft carriers, armored carriers, heavy cruisers, and destroyers—basically every type of ship girl. From that perspective, I think big sister is right; we should go to Maizuru."

However, the second of the four sisters seems to dislike this topic. After all, as someone who is obsessed with her older sister, if she could, she would never date the Admiral, so that she could stay with her sister Kongou forever.

Haruna nodded vigorously in agreement with Kirishima's words, and then said, "I also think we can go to Maizuru. For some reason, the Abyss has strengthened its defenses in the area, making it increasingly dangerous to act alone."

Haruna had no idea that the recent strengthening of defenses by the Abyss was also caused by Mikami Hiroyu. The Abyss's ships bearing the names of Oni, Hime, War Oni, and War Hime are the superior individuals of the Abyss's ships, possessing abilities far exceeding those of ordinary Abyss's ships. After a meeting, the three Abyss's giants—sea-based, land-based, and Abyss's warships—decided that they could not allow another human comparable to Mikami Hiroyu to appear in their waters, and thus strengthened the defenses of their respective territories. As for why the waters near the Maizuru Naval Base hadn't been strengthened, it was because the flagship responsible for that area, Harbor Hime, was currently in Maizuru! Harbor Hime sensed the anomaly in the north and rushed to Maizuru; she had no time to assign tasks.

"Since everyone says so, let's head to Maizuru. Admiral Kongo is here!" Actually, Kongo had no idea what Kirishima and Haruna had been talking about. Kongo simply felt a mysterious force calling her to Maizuru—it was that simple. After saying this, Kongo immediately set off towards Maizuru, saying to Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima, who were still standing there, "You guys follow too! Let's have a race and see who gets to Maizuru first!"

After saying that, King Kong turned around and headed straight for Wu He!

Hiei: "Big sister, wait for me!"

Hiei and Kongo had already made up their minds, so Hiei had no choice but to go with Kongo on the journey.

Haruna and Kirishima exchanged a smile: "Then let's set off too!"

"Hopefully, Mikami Hiroyu will be a good admiral."

"Kirishima, the admiral, I'm sure he'll be a good admiral," Haruna said with a confident smile.

"Haruna, it seems we haven't joined Maizuru yet. Isn't it a bit premature for you to call me Admiral?"

"No, it's not early at all. Oh no, the older sisters have all gone far away." After saying that, Haruna chased after Kongou and Hiei.

After Haruna left, Kirishima adjusted her glasses and muttered to herself, "Haruna, you're so optimistic."

After Kirishima finished speaking, she realized Haruna was also gone, so she shouted, "Wait for me!"

Little did Mikami Hiroyu know that several ship girls who would give him a major headache were about to arrive in Maizuru. Mikami Hiroyu was currently playing "lifting up high" with Kohoku! After playing with Akagi all day, Kohoku turned her attention back to Mikami Hiroyu.

After inquiring about Harbor Princess's condition from Mamiya, Mikami Hiroyu learned from Mamiya that Harbor Princess was still in the process of entering the canal. This was understandable, however, as Mikami Hiroyu had used Iowa to extract Harbor Princess's essence; she likely wouldn't recover without a prolonged period of time in the canal!

Mikami Hiroyu found there wasn't much to do. Yamato and Taihou were both leading their fleets, rapidly conquering other sea areas. According to last night's statistics: Yamato's first attack force conquered sea areas 2-4 of six naval bases, gaining approximately two million resources without any casualties; while Taihou's second attack force conquered even more sea areas than the first, with Taihou's fleet conquering seven... no, eight naval bases' sea areas 2-4, gaining approximately two million six hundred thousand resources, also without any casualties. Mikami Hiroyu was somewhat surprised by the results of Taihou's second attack force. Although Taihou's second attack force had six magical ship girls, they basically didn't need to use magic against the deep sea in sea areas 2-4. Even when they were still battleships, their soul network, amplifying the vibrations of their ship equipment, could easily eliminate the deep sea before sea areas 2-4, including those in sea areas 2-4.

Yuuichi affirmed the Second Fleet's performance and praised them highly. He then told them to rest well and continue their good work. Taihou happily agreed. When Yuuichi inquired about Tirpitz's performance, Taihou gave her full affirmation, making Yuuichi very happy. Yuuichi then individually messaged Tirpitz, simply saying, "Thank you for your hard work."

Unexpectedly, Tirpitz, with a tearful voice, said in the soul network, "Admiral, you big idiot!"

Yu Shen Haoyu hadn't expected his words of comfort to have such an effect, and said with a bit of a wry smile, "Yeah, yeah, I'm such a big idiot. You've had a hard day. Why don't you go back to Wuhe and rest for a bit?"

Mikami Hiroyu made this statement as a reward for Kitazhai's performance today.

Chapter 182 Shigure and Shimakaze

Originally, Yu Shenhao only wanted Bei Zhai to change her unmotivated habits, so he had mentioned it to Dai Feng beforehand. However, he did not expect that Bei Zhai would actually change.

So, Yuuyu suggested that Kitazaya return to the naval base to rest. However, Kitazaya said something that Yuuyu didn't expect: "Admiral, I won't go back now. I need to level up quickly and work hard to increase my strength. If possible, I also want to become a magical ship girl. That way, no matter how much of a homebody I am, the Admiral won't abandon me."

After hearing about Bei Zhai's purpose in wanting to increase his power, Yu Shen Haoyu was a little stunned, and then said, "Then you should work hard!"

After ending the call with the second attack force, Mikami Hiroyu connected with the first attack force and gave them some safety instructions. Just as Mikami Hiroyu was about to close the soul network, Nagato suddenly asked in the soul network: "Admiral, how are the results of the second attack force? Is it as good as our first attack force? Our first attack force has conquered areas 2-4 of 6 sea areas."

Yu Shenhaoyu paused for a moment, then said, "As for this, you can ask Iowa in the Second Attack Squad. She will tell you the answer." After saying that, Yu Shenhaoyu hung up.

Nagato didn't quite understand what Mikami Hiroyu meant, but since he told her to contact Iowa, she did. Nagato wanted to see if the Second Attack Unit's performance was as good as the First Attack Unit's.

However, after Nagato spoke with Iowa, he immediately did a disheartened forward bend.

"Nagato, how did the second attack force perform?" Yamato was also concerned about this question. Seeing that Nagato was actually bending forward in a dejected posture, he had a bad feeling.

"The second attack force has already conquered areas 2-4 of the eight sea zones and received praise from the Admiral. No wonder the Admiral asked me to inquire personally; I never expected there to be this reason!"

"So, does this mean we've fallen behind?" Yamato muttered to himself.

"It's the Yamato, the secretary ship. We can't keep taking this slow. Ignore those admirals who are getting close and speed up the conquest. If we keep going like this, the admiral will praise the second attack force again tomorrow." Nagato's last sentence revealed her true intention: she cared about Mikami Hiroyu's praise.

"It's just that, Sister, we're currently two sea areas behind the Second Attack Force. If we don't catch up by tomorrow, the Admiral will think we..." Musashi suggested to Yamato after Nagato finished speaking.

"Yes, we can't go on like this. The fleet should rest well today, and we need to work twice as hard tomorrow."

After Yamato finished speaking, the entire First Attack Unit responded, as they also wanted to receive praise from Mikami Hiroyu.

The next day, Yamato changed its approach from the previous day, ignoring the admirals who took the initiative to approach it. It simply conquered the deep sea, cleared resources, and then set off for the next sea area.

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After playing with Xiao Beifang for a while, Yu Shen Haoyu handed Xiao Beifang back to Chi Cheng.

Yu Shenhao decided to take advantage of the fact that he had nothing to do now and get some rest. After all, soon he wouldn't have time to rest even if he wanted to.

While Mikami Hiroyu was resting in Maizuru, several ship girls were heading towards Maizuru. Among them were Nagato's sister ship, the second Nagato-class battleship, "Mutsu," as well as the Kongo Four Sisters. In addition, there were two destroyers: one was Yuudachi's sister ship, the second Shiratsuyu-class destroyer, "Shigure," and the other was the first Shimakaze-class destroyer, "Shimakaze."

The two met at sea on their way to Maizuru, and after talking, they discovered that they shared the same goal: Maizuru. So they suggested that they travel together.

At sea, both sides learned of each other's intentions in going to Maizuru. Shigure's reason for going to Maizuru was simple: to seek refuge with his friend Yuudachi. Unlike Yuudachi, Shigure was the only Shiratsuyu-class destroyer in the world, the fourth ship of the class, "Yuudachi." Furthermore, Yuudachi had a record in the Battle of the Solomon Islands during World War II, making her a destroyer that all admirals wanted to invite to join their naval base.

However, Shigure was different. Although not many Shiratsuyu-class destroyers were built, there were still quite a few. In addition, Shigure and Yukikaze were known as the two auspicious ships of the old Imperial Japanese Navy, which meant that Shigure did not receive much attention in any of the naval districts.

Coincidentally, Shigure overheard that her sister ship, Yuudachi, had achieved considerable success in battle at Maizuru Naval Base, and that Maizuru Naval Base seemed to be short of destroyers. Having already become a wandering ship girl, Shigure decided to head to Maizuru upon hearing this news.

If Yuudachi is the only one who wants to add a destroyer to the naval base, then the first ship of the Shimakaze-class destroyer, "Shimakaze," is absolutely indispensable. Shimakaze is the number one destroyer in the hearts of all admirals.

Not only is Shimakaze's lively personality, her tendency to jump around in over-the-knee socks and show off her panties, and her natural cuteness, but also, like Yuudachi, she is the only one in the world to inherit the name "Shimakaze," the first ship of the Shimakaze-class destroyers.

The "Shimakaze" was a new type of destroyer that the Imperial Japanese Navy began construction on in 1941. It belonged to the Type C destroyer class and was planned as the "perfect fleet destroyer".

Its budget was approved in the "Maru 4 Project" in 1941. The design emphasized high speed and torpedo attack capabilities. However, due to the changes in anti-ship tactics after the outbreak of the Pacific War, torpedo attacks became more difficult. In addition, poor production led to the failure of the plan to "initially build 16 ships and eventually build 32 ships". Only one ship, "Shimakaze", was built.

The Shimakaze was equipped with six 127mm dual-purpose guns. Its anti-aircraft and anti-submarine weaponry inherited the relatively weak capabilities of the Imperial Japanese Navy's destroyers. However, its most distinctive feature was its unprecedented deployment of three five-cell Type 93 heavy oxygen torpedo launchers. Originally, it was planned to have two seven-cell Type 93 torpedo launchers, but the seven-cell launchers were too large and practically impossible to operate on a destroyer. Furthermore, their massive rotating mechanisms would inevitably cause the ship's center of gravity to be too high. After careful consideration, the Navy ultimately changed the design to three five-cell torpedo launchers. This design, including the five-cell torpedo launchers, was also adopted on the Akizuki-class destroyers, making it the most powerful destroyer in the world at the time in terms of torpedo firepower. It used high-temperature, high-pressure boilers, generating nearly 80000 shaft horsepower. Its designed speed was 39 knots, but it reached 40.9 knots during trials, making it one of the fastest destroyers in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

As the fastest destroyer, the Shimakaze's speed is undeniable. In fact, its name is derived from the speed of the first Shimakaze-class destroyer, the Minakaze, which once achieved a speed of 40.7 knots. Moreover, the 41-knot speed record set by the Shimakaze among Japanese destroyers remains unbroken to this day. Therefore, its evasion rate in battles against Abyssal fleets is the highest, making speed Shimakaze's greatest strength.

Chapter 183 The Harbor Princess Who Was Conquered

Shimakaze is the fastest among the ship girls, and with this speed, she travels all over the world. In addition, Shimakaze is not stupid, so she basically goes to cause trouble for those Abyssal ships that are not very strong.

Due to the complexity of its design, the Japanese Navy ultimately only built one destroyer of the Shimakaze type. This is why Shimakaze often brought her twin-mounted guns (three mysterious creatures always around her – "little twin-mounted guns" with swim rings. They're so cute! (And they occasionally make a "chirp!" sound!)) with her. As an only child, seeing all her sisters with family, Shimakaze had none. The only companion she had was the twin-mounted guns, whom she always regarded as her dear little sister.

Shimakaze had been wandering for nearly decades, experiencing everything imaginable and witnessing every imaginable thing. He had also made many good friends, but later those friends joined naval bases. Shimakaze grew tired of life on the road, and just as he was considering which naval base to join, Gunpla pointed to some passersby. From their conversation, Shimakaze learned of Maizuru's existence, and without a second thought, he set off with Gunpla.

As time passed, several days later, the entire world was abuzz with news that the Maizuru Naval Base had conquered the entire 2-4 sea area under the jurisdiction of the Harbor Princess in just a few days. The whole world was discussing the Maizuru Naval Base's admiral's next move. Would he continue to conquer the sea area under the jurisdiction of the Flying Field Princess, which borders the Harbor Princess, or would he launch an attack on the sea areas beyond 2-4? Regardless of the decision, people were paying close attention.