Chapter 55

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55. Two Preparations

"Relax, I just need to ask you a few questions. Feel free to sit down."

"Yes..."

Looking at the governor's gentle face in front of her, Yamato, who had just calmed down from her shock, felt her heart leap to her throat and nodded nervously.

"Ah, then I'll sit down." But Kitakami, who came with her, clearly didn't have the same concerns. She said, "Excuse me," and poured herself a cup of hot tea as if she were at home. She sat in the chair, looking completely at ease, which made Yamato grit her teeth in frustration.

This is the governor's room, what are you so relaxed for?

"It's fine. I'm very strict with your superiors, but I have a good feeling about you young ladies. Who doesn't like pretty little girls?"

"You flatter us—"

"Ah, so I'm a beauty then?"

Ouch!

Kitakami held her head, which Yamato had just hit, with a pained expression.

Watching the interaction between the two girls, the governor couldn't help but smile. A nostalgic look flashed across his face, but it quickly turned back to his usual gentle demeanor. He cleared his throat and said seriously to the two girls below him.

"I won't waste time with pleasantries. In short, I have a reason for calling you two here. I hope you can answer me truthfully."

With his hands crossed under his chin, the governor squinted at the two girls in front of him.

"After the Northern Sea, you escaped, right? What happened?"

"It was our luck—"

"I know about the Northern Flagship's problem."

"Eh?"

Yamato suddenly looked up and saw a strange smile on the governor's aged face.

"When the legendary event happened, I happened to be a spectator. It was truly a cataclysmic battle. Although the details of that battle were not allowed to be spread, I do know that the Northern Flagship, our most terrifying enemy in the New Zealand Governor's Office, had a problem."

"And I know that her problem was not just a small one. It was so severe that she could even lie with her eyes open. As long as she could bluff her way through, any excuse would do. Even if you couldn't come up with an excuse, she would find one for you."

"What kind of magic could turn a cold and ruthless flagship into this? But that's not relevant to our conversation. Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"What exactly happened..."

In response to the governor's smiling question, Yamato clearly recalled the Northern Deep Sea's indifferent voice.

"One month from now, you will face an attack from the Deep Sea Fleet."

The Northern Deep Sea, with her cold and composed face, looked at the mixed fleet in front of her and said indifferently.

"For you, it's not a problem, because your world is protected by your heroes. You can easily resist. But that human is different. He is special."

"So, if you shipgirls still maintain the unity of the pioneering era with humans, please repel the Deep Sea puppets when they appear one month from now, and immediately bombard the Northern Fort."

"You don't need to do anything extra. Just one round of bombardment on the Northern Fort will suffice. Although the Northern Fort's defenses will be strengthened significantly over the next few months, your act of saving will be repaid. The fleet of fools might even survive this mission with their admiral."

"I entrust this to you, Yamato-class battleship. If you want to repay the favor of being saved, this is your only chance. Show your gratitude after the impact."

"That's all I ask."

She instructed the then-stunned Yamato. The Northern Deep Sea snapped her fingers indifferently, and the black gates slowly closed from both sides of the strait, leaving Yamato and the others outside. They eventually ran back to the base under the indifferent gazes of the Deep Sea.

"...That's what happened." After confirming that her memory was correct, Yamato respectfully told the governor.

"Oh, I see."

Listening to Yamato's fragmented narrative, the governor nodded in understanding.

"Using the bombardment of the Northern Base as an excuse to mobilize a large fleet to relieve the pressure at the rear? This kind of exploiting our own is really hard to comment on."

He is also a pitiful child.

After making his evaluation, the governor shook his head regretfully. He silently brewed a cup of instant coffee and sipped it while looking out the window at the blue sky, leaving Yamato and Kitakami, who were still tense, waiting for further orders.

"...There's nothing wrong with going to bombard, right?" After a while, the old governor sighed, looking at the blue sea and sky outside the window, and slowly said.

"Just consider it as gaining some exercise experience. After all, there's no danger, right?"

"We understand."

Yamato nodded in response to the governor's order.

"Um, that's all... Oh, right, right, there's one more thing."

Looking at the serious Yamato, the governor suddenly slapped his head and said with a troubled expression.

"Don't forget to comfort your admiral when you get back. He was scared half to death. He almost challenged me to a duel when he heard you were missing. How can a man in his forties be so impulsive?"

"Um, we'll comfort him."

Thinking of her admiral, who, despite being middle-aged, still looked so passionate, Yamato, who had been with him for over a decade, smiled and shook her head. She then bowed deeply to the governor and left the office.

"Ah, can I take this with me? It looks delicious." Kitakami, sitting in the chair, chewed on a cookie and held up a piece of cake, speaking indistinctly to the governor.

"Excuse me!"

Then she was dragged away by a blushing Yamato.

"Ah, have a safe trip."

The governor waved at the helpless Kitakami being dragged away, smiling.

Then, the old man turned his gaze to the chat room, which was now bustling with activity. Seeing the familiar IDs light up one by one on the screen, the high-ranking governor blinked.

"Have a safe trip..."

The old man looked at the LV4 that had just gone offline and said softly.

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