["Don't look at my cultural class, I have never lost to my peers in kendo. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoSanjo-kun, just stand by and watch. I, Mito Stream, draw a sword and live together. ”

"You're the boss of our team, just stand up straight and give a speech in front of the stage, we all believe in you. Our ship designs are sure to be recognized by our professors. ”

"Why would they follow you? Because although Sanjo-kun is not a martial artist, he has a more important appeal as the boss. No matter how perfect the plan is made every time, without your approval, it always makes people feel that something is missing. ”】

The 400-meter-long battleship sank into the sea with the Nagato, and a large number of shattered pieces of steel fell together. When the battleship Suhime opened her eyes, she could only witness the countless fragments above sinking with her, her core had been completely shattered, and she underestimated Nagato's desperate combat power and luck.

But she didn't regret it, she was also satisfied, and it was an honor to die at the hands of a real samurai like Nagato.

Battleship Suhime felt a comfortable support coming from the darkness, and her body seemed to rise in reverse. "This ...... Is it the way to die as a sinner? It's brutal......"

She could see her body dissolve in the seawater, turning into a black filth. Soon the battleship Suhime completely dissolved, leaving nothing left, and even the souls of the dead were disintegrated.

"End...... Finish? Is it really over this time? Kii couldn't believe what she was witnessing, and she couldn't comprehend what was happening from the sudden blackening of the Nagato's hull. When she recovered from the shock, the wreckage of the two ships was still burning and exploding in the distance on the sea, sinking together.

Both died.

The only thing Kii knew was the conclusion, the battleship Suhime, who had been able to survive the concentrated attack of the combined fleet, was sunk, and at the same time, the commander of his own side and the battleship Captain Nagato, was also killed. The development of events completely exceeded Kii's expectations.

"It's over."

Sato's answer made Kii cry bitterly with mixed feelings. The IJN Combined Fleet was the victor, and although the cost was huge, the entire battle around the waters of the New Hebrides was declared victory or defeat with the sinking of the battleship Suhime.

"Great...... We won! ”

Kii lay in front of the console and cried, for the victory of this battle, many ship girls and their crew died, every participant is to take out 120% of their energy to accelerate the white heat of this battle, and now the dust has settled, the dead return to the sea, the winner can finally raise his arms and shout "victory"!

"Well, it's over. We can return to Shortland or Buinber for necessary resupply, and then return to Sasebo with all the members of the Ninth Sentai Army. ”

As soon as he said that, Gonjun Sato realized the problem, remembering that before the final battle, Kii said that he had received an invitation from Nagato to visit Truk Porchi. However, now Nagato's team is almost completely wiped out, and Nagato himself has died along with the battleship Suhime.

"Cry, when you are tired of crying, you can sleep peacefully. I will prepare your favorite black tea and welcome the rising sun tomorrow with you. ”

Sato's comfort made Kii feel a little better, and what Kii wanted was not the current "victory" at all.

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Two days later, Shortland Place.

Sousuke Takayanagi saw "Black", and the other party was still sitting in a dark place where the sun couldn't shine, wearing a heavy cloak and a metal mask on his face.

"Victorious."

The man sitting in the dark shifted his wrist slightly and picked up the pen from the table. She opened her mouth with words that did not mean anything. Sousuke Takayanagi didn't believe that the other party would take the disastrous victory as something to boast about. In this battle, the combined fleet was exhausted, and even the exiled Nagato participated in the battle, and more than ten combat ships were scrapped and sunk in battle.

"It's not like your style of speaking. You shouldn't slam the table and ask me, 'Why don't you apologize for having fought a battle like this?'" ”

Sousuke Takayanagi stood with Yamato, which is also the reason why Sosuke Takayanagi was relieved to see "black", and the ship mother had a seizure, and it was easier to tear a living person by hand than to tear a pizza.

"You don't understand me, you are limited to what you can see in sight, but you have never thought about what this war is for?" Black looked a little tired, and there was another reason besides the days of fighting.

"For you, isn't it?" Sousuke Takayanagi mercilessly poked at the heart of "Black", "What did the previous generation of adults for, I don't want to understand, but you and I have long seen through it, you have worked hard for decades, is it really for Japan to dominate the Pacific Ocean and dominate the world?" You're not a hot-blooded young man. Only for yourself can you prepare for a great battle in half your life, and your goal is clear from the beginning. For victory. ”

"Black" did not deny or admit it, she took off the cap of her pen and began to write on the letter paper.

Sousuke Takayanagi hadn't thought about having a good relationship with the leader of this organization, and they had already drawn a clear line between them. "Alright, victory and the like, we'll save it for the celebration feast. You're not just looking for me to talk about your life ideals, are you? IMHO, now I, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of the IJN, what your ideals are has nothing to do with me. ”

The tip of the pen in "Black's" hand slid slightly on the letter paper a few times, and her mask obscured the display of her expression, which could not have been a friendly expression. "Sousuke Takayanagi, I don't allow you to use the results of the ship's research on ordinary people! You and I both know what a ship girl is, and Miss Yamato should also understand that after becoming a ship girl, that is, she is already two different species from humans, right? Dean Kitamura's so-called reinforcement plan can only create inferior monsters, and if you only strengthen the body and do not build the core of the ship, the power from the Daughter of the Deep will erode the test subject. ”

"I know, I know. But you have to understand that in addition to winning the Pacific Naval War and defeating the deep-sea fleet, the Japanese Empire needs to invest a lot of troops if it wants to stabilize the results of victory. Do you know how tight the domestic military resources are now? Almost all adult men were able to put on military uniforms if they wished, and were incorporated into the C Corps, where they were sent to fight abroad after a few months of training. While you and I are talking, many of our soldiers have died in battle, and in the long run, the attrition will plunge Japan into the quagmire of war. ”

Sousuke Takayanagi walked over to the table and looked at "Black".

"Casualties are inevitable anyway, and getting the biggest advantage at the least cost is the king of gambling. According to Dean Kitamura's experiments, an adult man can maintain his combat strength in the best condition for a month after transformation, and he can exert dozens of times stronger combat power on the front line. Mental damage began to occur in the second month, but it was still usable as a commando when sent to the front line. The body also breaks down from the third month, and the overall survival time is 70 to 75 days. What percentage of recruits do you think will survive to 75 days after sending them to the front? It is impossible for the elite A Corps to engage in a war of attrition, do you want to sit back and watch our young people die in large numbers in Burma, China, and Southeast Asia? ”

"Don't treat us humans as your ship's mother, invulnerable, and each of them will die preciously. Shrine maidens of the gods, what a nice name Emperor Taisho has given you. Human life is also a bargaining chip, and you will only shout respect for life and then waste the chips at hand. In collaboration with Dean Kitamura, I developed a way to maximize the use of a human life. Although there is only a lifespan of 70 days after the transformation, and the last few days are still struggling between life and death, what used to be a few dozen chips that could not necessarily be won can now be easily won with a single chip. As a result, I have more respect for life. ”

"You can say 'respect for human life' with such an ugly face. I'm so thankful! "Black's anger has also been compressed to the limit, she has never been a good talker, at least after putting on a mask." The victims are enough, I have my arrangement. Have you ever thought that if you use a modified person, you will be known to the whole world? At that time, all human beings in the world who have a little humanity will be your enemy. Are you going to be the enemy of all mankind? ”

"The enemy of all mankind? Don't say it so ugly. Do you know? Humans are very interesting creatures, and after persecuting a small number of them, all of them will burst out with amazing power to fight back against the enemy. But as long as harsh repression is employed, and when the number of casualties exceeds the limits of what humans can bear, humanity will slowly accept the facts. According to research by Dean Kitamura and me, this tipping point is roughly twice the limit of human fertility. We use data to speak and convince people with truth. Efficient, rational, correct, not blind, with a very strong sense of planning. If you still can't understand it, then I can only say it's a pity. ”

Sousuke Takayanagi shook his head and sighed with a tone of regret. "With my plan, at worst, that's what you call the whole world as an enemy. Killing about 600 million to 800 million people would make the whole world accept the fact of subjugation, and after several generations of brainwashing education, the whole world would be included in the territory of the Japanese Empire. According to calculations, if the battle is all handed over to the transformers, our side will need to use 18 million to 30 million. Don't think that this number is too huge, North Korea and Taiwan can already be used as conscription points, and in another five or six years, Manchuria can also become a conscription point, and the number of their own countries that need to be lost will not be very high. If you need it, I would like to submit a report and you will learn more about my plan. It was perfect. Leverage the entire prize with the smallest chips. We will be the creators of the times. ”

Sousuke Takayanagi didn't feel at all how cruel it was to kill hundreds of millions of people, even if Yamato behind him had already changed his face when he heard it.

"How? Do you want to change your mind? ”

"I don't agree!" "Black" stood up and slapped the table angrily, if she didn't need Sousuke Takayanagi, she might have tore him alive. "I know that you and Dean Kitamura have started small-scale experiments, and the intelligence officers arranged by the organization on the battlefield in China have reported relevant information to me. I warn you one last time, stop now, or you'll regret it! ”

Sousuke Takayanagi ignored the threat of "Black", he had heard enough of "Black" opposition, and since six years ago, "Black" had been opposing his perfect plan, but he was still alive and well, and the plan was going smoothly. "Black" can make a ship girl, why can't he Takayanagi Sousuke make a "new weapon"?