Epilogue A sweet promise, an eternal vow

Sousuke Takayanagi's "Huitian" special attack operation plan achieved unexpected results, and it was originally designed as a tactic to delay time, and he didn't care how many mass-produced deep-sea ships could be replaced by sacrificing thousands of people. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Trading some cheap chips at the table for time and a small advantage. The significance is limited to this, one of the usual rogue tactics of gamblers.

On the other hand, the deep-sea fleet bizarrely waited until mid-December to finally make a new move. Another reinforcement of the deep-sea fleet from the Hawaiian Islands has arrived in the waters of the Solomon Islands, and the destroyers in this group are all anti-submarine specialized configurations, and their intentions could not be more obvious.

The IJN Combined Fleet doesn't care about the consumption of a few hundred people a day, but the increasing number of sunken I-submarines makes all commanders feel heartache. Although the deep-sea fleet's steady response lost its time advantage, it did not expose any other weaknesses, and the game between the two sides was full of the wails and bold words of the victims. It was as if God was facing an anxious adversary, smiling and skipping to announce his own moves.

A big war was inevitable, and Kii had no way of knowing why the deep-sea fleet could tolerate an attack on its own fleet if it didn't formulate countermeasures against the soldiers who were attacking them, but this tactic of delaying time had finally come to an end.

Knowing that the proportion of the enemy's anti-submarine ships is extremely threatening, sending a submarine team to a special attack operation is tantamount to sending the submarine ship to death.

The date of the battle was chosen without warning, and the acting commander-in-chief, Admiral Ozawa, suddenly announced the battle plan, and everyone was waiting for this battle, but when it was really time to face a strong enemy, everyone hesitated for a moment. Ji Yi knew that soon many ship girls around her would leave her, but she still took the initiative to stand up and support. Because this plan was obviously the idea of Xianghe and Zuihe, the two of them were almost certain to die, and how could she back down.

On the second day of the decisive meeting, Shozuru and Zuizuru came to the Kii to thank Kii, and the two of them barely spoke at the meeting on the decisive battle plan, and handed over full authority to Admiral Ozawa.

Ji Yi didn't expect that the two of them would come to thank him for this little thing, and woke up from his nap and listened to Sato Gonjun's urging in a daze.

"I know, but I've just fallen asleep, and it's not pleasant."

"They are now the de facto commanders of the Combined Fleet, and they have come to thank you. We can't afford to slack off in both public and private affairs. "Gonjun Sato stuffed a piece of chocolate into Kii's mouth like a child, and brought Kii's military uniform from the hanger next to him." Hurry up, now is not the time to get out of bed. ”

"Delicious! ~~" Kii couldn't help but take Sato Gonjun's finger and licked it. "You did it?"

"Don't be greedy like a bunny. As long as you like it, I can do it. Within the limits of what humans can do. Sato Gonjun hung his shirt in front of Kii and motioned for Kii to reach out and put it in. Don't play with children's tempers. ”

"No, I'm a cute kid." Kii playfully stuck out his tongue and obediently took the clothes and put them on himself. "The vanilla-flavored chocolate is delicious, next time I want the strawberry flavor."

"Okay, look forward to it."

Sato Gonjun buttoned Kii's collar, and then pulled the corner of the collar and helped Kii fix his collar.

The small actions that are used to it make Kii enjoy it every time, the important thing is that someone is by her side, the important thing is that someone solves her problems, and the important thing is that someone touches her heart.

"Sato-kun, what kind of children do you like?" With his eyes slightly closed, Kii asked softly. In the quiet captain's room, Kii, who is not wearing a military uniform at the rank of a naval general, can still be a girl who has not grown up. The body of the ship girl is forever frozen in the moment of becoming the ship girl, and the most youthful and beautiful moment of the girl is retained, and the price is also accompanied by the transformation into a non-human.

"You think I'm a kid guy? Kii, I'm a villain who can make even children disgusted. ”

Sato Gonjun wanted to say what was in his heart, although it went against his usual cold-blooded personality, but there really was a possibility that he would like a child, only in the imagination.

"Didn't you?"

"Well, no."

The corners of Kii's eyes were slightly moist, she was indeed looking forward to this answer, and in order to satisfy her unreasonable demands, she embarrassed Sato Gonjun again.

Gonjun Sato reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of Kii's eyes, but Kii refused.

"Before, you made a special trip to the laboratory of the harbor water ghost to rescue me, and you did a great job. What reward do you want? ”

Neither of them had mentioned much about Kii's trapped seabed after returning to Shortland, and Gonjun Sato seemed to have deliberately pretended to forget, while Kii was busy dealing with the upheaval of the war.

There is a premonition that reminds Kii to bring it up again today.

Sato Gonjun thought about it for a while, and waited until Kii put on his military jacket before deciding. He pointed to Kii's clothes, slightly meaningful. "I sometimes envy you every day when I see you leisurely as a commander. If you have the chance, would you like me to experience what it's like to be a Viceroy too? Just one day is fine. ”

If it were another team, it would be impossible for a secretary to dare to ask for "experience being a commander". Kii nodded her head without much thought, and although she didn't expect such a request, it sounded like a funny thing. "If you become a commander, I will be your secretary. I may not be able to do tedious things with my ability, but I want to experience it once a day. ”

"You will be the admiral for a day, and I will be your secretary. The reward is decided like that, how? ”

Kii apparently changed Sato's reward request, but the other party readily agreed. "Okay. But with your mind, it's hard to even make a report. Will be holding the folder while staring at a table of data sheets. ”

"Don't say that I'm useless, I'm also an officer from the Wu Naval Academy."

The two of them could not express their respective desires, they were clearly in front of them, but they had to wait because of this war. A brief agreement once again deepened the bond between the two, and if the reward for Sato Gonjun could be realized one day, it would be a very good day.

A little hope, as bitter and sweet as chocolate.

After dressing, Kii took the pen handed by Gonjun Sato and pushed open the door. "Can't keep two guests waiting."

"Those two should be the ones who can endure 10 minutes." Sato Gonjun thought of the solemn request of the two of them to invite Kii just now, and felt more and more that the Shozuru and Zuizuru sisters usually pretended to be unkind and funny. It's cruel to show ruthlessness to others when you're not fit to be a bad person.

"Sato-kun thinks that in the next battle, where are our chances of winning?"

Most people are busy preparing for a battle that will be lost, and only a few people like Kii still believe in the miracle of victory.

Holding Kii's shoulder, Gonjun Sato picked up the military hat hanging behind the door and buckled it on Kii's head. "The answer to despair is different, but the reason for victory is different. The central perch is too concerned about the newly arrived ヲ-level regular air carrier fleet.,That's one of her new trump cards.,But she's not Kaga.,It's destined that she can't play all the power of the ヲ-level regular air carrier.。 The only way we can do this is to wait for her to make a mistake in the process of using the regular aircraft carrier fleet of the ヲ-class. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Ji Yi vaguely had an idea, she knew the central Qiji too well, or she knew the flower blossom courtyard dragon apricot before her death. If it's that friend, it's true that sometimes he makes small mistakes out of pride.

"You might as well think about it, if Kaga were sitting on the throne of the commander-in-chief of the Deep Sea Fleet at this moment, how would she destroy the IJN Combined Fleet? It is by no means possible to waste a month replenishing ships, consuming our patience and waiting for us to take the initiative ourselves. Human beings have both cautious and gaming mentality, and there is no doubt that this time it is still the victory of Sousuke Takayanagi. And against a cautious person, the best trump card is only to take a big gamble. ”

After Sato Gonjun's explanation, Kii suddenly became enlightened, which is the reason why Shozuru agreed to use Sousuke Takayanagi's inhumane suicide tactics, and the reason why Akagi behind him did not directly get rid of Sousuke Takayanagi. From the very beginning, they planned to use Sosuke Takayanagi one last time, and Kii was a crucial bridge of communication.

"Why are you telling me now? We fell into the trap of Akagi. Sosuke Takayanagi was to bear the blame himself, and we became the helpers who pushed him. ”

"You can use the word 'trap' to describe Akagi's strategy, or you can use the word 'strategy' to describe Akagi's strategy, or even 'conspiracy'. But what I care about is the result, and we've been used by Sousuke Takayanagi a lot in the past, so who cares. ”

The two of them had unconsciously walked to the reception room, but standing at the door, Kii was in no mood to accept the gratitude of the Shozuru and Zuihe sisters. With a kind heart, Kii couldn't bear to be used by others like this, even if the other party was an outright sinner.

"Don't underestimate Sousuke Takayanagi, he won't wait to die because of this calculation. Also, don't be afraid to accept the gratitude of others, perhaps without any other thoughts this time. ”

Pushing the door open for Kii, Sato Gonjun smiled and apologized to Shozuru and Zuizuru for his belated efforts.

"It's okay, Sato Shaozo is too serious." Xianghe hurriedly pushed Zuizuru, who was dozing off on the side, and stood up to say hello to Kii. "Good afternoon, the battle is about to begin. That's why Zuihe and I decided to thank you first. Everyone's confidence in this battle is low, and only you are the one who inspires everyone to persevere at the meeting. ”

"Oh? Kii is here? Zuihe rubbed his eyes and stood solemnly. We thought we would not be supported, but Admiral Kii was firmly on our side. I feel that in the next battle, the hope of victory is a little more than a little more. ”

The sincere words also made Kii feel ashamed of herself, and she pointed at herself in surprise. "Really? I just saw that everyone lacked confidence and couldn't stand it anymore before I stood up and spoke. Am I that good? ”

"Well, because Kii is the 'miracle ship' of our IJN Combined Fleet."