Chapter 46

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46. Mission Successfully Completed...?

"Feeling much better after doing a good deed."

Watching the Yamato, with tears in her eyes, depart along with the many 'Enhanced Destroyers,' the flagship of the Black Fleet, a blonde girl with twin tails—Enterprise—stretched lazily with a contented look on her face.

"Hmm~~ Indeed, it was the right choice to sortie. And the speed and comfort of the single torpedo were also excellent. The battle results were perfect, and we even saved a batch of clone ships. The feeling of being revered is truly comfortable. But clone ships are indeed clone ships; their combat power is simply too weak."

"Yeah, it was the right choice to sortie." Planeship No. 1, rubbing her stomach, said with a subtle expression: "And the admiral's orders were perfectly ignored. All the Abyssal Fleet was sunk, and even the special weapon 'Storm' was used. The fuel consumption increased exponentially... Why can't you control your hands? How about chopping them off every time you use your special attack in the future?"

"Ugh—!"

Originally confident, Enterprise's face instantly showed a look of being shot, turning away to avoid the contemptuous gaze of her teammates.

"Don't think from such a practical perspective; think from a human perspective. Look, didn't we save so many little ones? This is a good deed. What's it called? Right, saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Isn't that the idea?"

"But how do we calculate the fuel consumption just now?"

"Can we not mention the fuel?"

"Then how do you explain to the admiral that you sank fifty Akuma-type battleships in a fit of excitement? The admiral ordered you to avoid heavy casualties. How do you explain it?"

"Ah, this, that, how to say it better... As the saying goes, there's always a way when you reach the mountain. As long as we work extra hard, there shouldn't be any problems, right? Yeah, probably no problems. If not, we can just communicate with the North again..."

"From my perspective, I think you have a big problem."

And how do you have the Abyssal Summoning Technique?

Planeship No. 1 looked at the sweating Enterprise with a complex expression, as if saying, "You've betrayed the revolution."

"Well, because when the North smuggled in, she had some connection with the admiral, and during several operations, when the data estimation was inaccurate, we had to ask her to calculate it. But it's too troublesome to fight every time we go to calculate, so we just simplified it."

Can this kind of thing even be simplified?!

Looking at the embarrassed Enterprise, the others all had a stunned expression.

"No, don't look at me like that. It wasn't me who started it; it was the admiral who did it first."

"Wait, what? The admiral did it first?"

"Of course, otherwise, who do you think took the photos during the boss battles?"

Enterprise said with a matter-of-fact expression.

This statement made the other shipgirls even more bewildered.

Indeed, it seems to be true. Who took those photos? There are many photos from the battlefield, even including the admiral's own photos. Who took those photos? The other supply ships don't go with the combat group, and the admiral is in the base. So where did those on-site photos come from?

No, I can't think about it anymore. If I keep thinking, I feel like I'll lose something. Could it be that there's always a camera watching them during operations? And that camera is the North's flagship? This is crazy, this is too crazy!

And how did the admiral do it? He destroyed her companions, and the Abyssals are impossible to communicate with, yet he can command her like this? Is the admiral even human?

"Mechanical beings without a mind cannot be called 'companions.'"

A familiar voice slowly echoed from underwater.

Black long hair, a slender and graceful figure, a fierce scar prominently crossing her white forehead. Her pale purple eyes showed no emotion.

"Moreover, this action is a win-win. I have no reason to refuse. That human cannot possibly defeat us. Exchanging some trivial information for what I need is easy to understand. It's just a transaction."

So fast! Didn't you go to escort the 'Destroyer' team?

Seeing the Northern Abyssal slowly rise from the water, the other shipgirls were all startled. Enterprise, however, waved her hand carelessly.

"Ah, you're finally back?"

"Yep, let's go. We need to report."

The Northern Abyssal headed towards the base with ease, leaving the other shipgirls with a look of mental breakdown.

"Wait, wait, wait! You're going to the base with us?!"

"Of course."

The Northern Abyssal nodded naturally.

"Since there are rescued individuals, I need to testify and report. Otherwise, Enterprise's testimony alone won't be credible to that human. I need third-party evidence. And I also need something from that human, which is part of the transaction."

"Even if all of you are together, you can't leave me unscathed. That man won't allow it. Killing me is meaningless, so I have no reason to fight you."

"But we're not at war—"

"That's just a one-sided war according to humans. I don't consider it a war. So the transaction is feasible."

The Northern Abyssal said with a righteous expression.

"However, we will be 'road construction' next, and that detestable man is blocking our path. We need to move him. But this is just a conflict between him and me, and it has nothing to do with you."

So which side are you on...

Looking at the Northern flagship, who was speaking seriously but nonsensically, the shipgirls all thought to themselves.