Chapter 24

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24. The Enterprise's Fury

"This is a betrayal!"

Sitting around a round table, they placed the empty ring box in the center as if it were an offering. The Enterprise, with a dark expression, slammed her hand on the table and roared.

"This is a despicable and shameless betrayal!"

Her sharp voice even caused ripples in the water glasses.

"I can't understand! Why do this! Why betray me! Everyone has betrayed me! How could someone, how could someone do such a despicable, shameless, and vile thing in this sacred place? I can't understand it at all, I simply can't!"

"..."

Faced with the Enterprise's roar, the other five shipgirls kept their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, wisely avoiding this disaster. Seeing her covered in black aura, anyone who touched her would die.

This wasn't an exaggeration; the black squares rising around the Enterprise showed that her mental stability couldn't even maintain the subspace. If anyone provoked the Enterprise now, they would likely face a strategic-level attack. If I remember correctly, the Enterprise's modifications include some insane things. Piercing through shields in seconds is no problem. If anyone wasn't careful, they would all turn to ashes under the Enterprise's berserk attack. At this moment, it was best not to speak, lest this young lady think of something and go completely berserk.

But then again, who would steal the Enterprise's ring for no reason? That thing is like her life, and no one else should even think about it. It's a death wish.

The other shipgirls exchanged glances, all seeing the same confusion in each other's eyes.

"I will definitely find that culprit!"

The Enterprise, with a fierce expression, slammed the table again. The sturdy iron-wood table cracked with a sharp sound, sending the other shipgirls into a shiver, their mouths clamping shut even tighter.

"I will make that culprit drown in her own blood! I will use her body and blood as lubricant for my planes! I swear I will make her regret ever being born in this world! That traitor, that thief, that shameless scoundrel, she will pay a price she can never afford! I will do it, I will definitely do it!"

Shipgirls don't drown in their own blood, right? And what about putting her in the plane, you don't need that at all, right?

And this kind of talk sounds more like something the Plan Ship would say.

The other shipgirls thought to themselves, looking at the enraged Enterprise.

"Um, Enterprise? Even to find the culprit, we need clues, right?"

Facing the circle of cowards around her, 110 took a deep breath and put on the air of a secretary ship. With a perfect smile, she asked the Enterprise, whose aura had slightly calmed down, in a trembling voice.

"If there are no clues, it can only be a mystery, right? Maybe it fell somewhere? Or we can help you look for it?"

"Huh? If it really fell somewhere, would you not keep it for yourselves?"

Didn't I say that only you would be so crazy?

The shipgirls thought to themselves, seeing the Enterprise's distrustful expression.

"I have no clues, but it definitely didn't fall anywhere. I put the ring box in myself, I would know, right? It must have been stolen by some sinister person, and I have a suspect, it's probably her."

Taking a sip of tea, the Enterprise sat cross-legged in her chair, her brows tightly furrowed, looking as if she had seen through everything.

"Sacramento, it must be this shipgirl."

The Enterprise crossed her hands under her chin, almost needing a pair of glasses to complete the look.

"This bastard has long had designs on my ring. I should have seen it coming. Who else would ignore our treaty and act in secret? The admiral is everyone's admiral, and if you like the admiral, you use your own methods. Only she would resort to such underhanded tactics!"

"Um, I have a question."

Plan Ship No. 1, sitting to the side, raised her hand with a somewhat awkward expression and said, "Can I go to the bathroom? I drank a lot..."

"..."

The Enterprise looked at Plan Ship No. 1 speechlessly and shook her head helplessly.

Plan Ship No. 1 immediately felt as if she had been granted a reprieve, quickly getting up from her chair and dashing out. Her joyful expression made the other shipgirls eager to follow.

"Whoever needs to go, wait until she comes back."

"..."

The remaining shipgirls immediately sat up straight, looking serious.

"Ah... how to say, Sacramento has always seemed to have a grudge against me about this ring." After confirming that the other shipgirls wouldn't use the bathroom as an excuse to escape, the Enterprise sighed, leaning on the table with a melancholy expression, staring at the empty ring box.

"It was clearly me who found it, but Sacramento has always said it's her thimble. As the saying goes, the virtuous should possess the treasures of heaven and earth. Since I found the admiral's things, they belong to me. Why does she claim it's hers without any proof? I could say all the admiral's things are mine, it's just a matter of saying it, right?"

You wouldn't just say it, you would try to do it but get stopped, right? Who almost emptied the admiral's office last time? The admiral thought it was a cat.

And that thing should belong to Sacramento, right...

Looking at the Enterprise, who had fallen into a self-destructive mode, the other shipgirls exchanged glances, not knowing what to say.

What else can we say? We won't be sleeping tonight. Once the Enterprise falls into this self-destructive mode, it's over. Only the admiral can pull her out of this state. But who can leave now? Plan Ship No. 1 has already used the bathroom as an excuse. Even if she hadn't, the Russian wouldn't come up with any good ideas.

Should we find an excuse to go out and bring the admiral back? Although shipgirls don't need much sleep, not sleeping all night will affect our combat ability. We can only hope that Plan Ship No. 1 comes up with a good idea.

"I think Sacramento has had a grudge against me from the beginning..."

Faced with the Enterprise, who was lying on the table, lost in memories and muttering with resentment, the other shipgirls sighed in unison and lay on the table.

This is a day at the base.

Looking at the old clock on the wall, listening to the Enterprise's incessant complaints, 111 lay on the table, picking up the remaining snacks and putting them in her mouth, feeling all her strength drained away.

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