Chapter 30: Temptation

Kii's return affects not only local decision-makers, but also someone who is currently facing multiple difficulties. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

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An hour after Kii's return, Shotran Poldi.

Yamato excitedly pushed open the door of the single cabin, but she searched the entire room and didn't see Sosuke Takayanagi. Yamato didn't rush to question the guards guarding the door, but focused his attention on the window.

"Occasionally play a little temper, only to look a little human. Just play a game of peek-a-boo with him. ”

Yamato pushed open the empty window and jumped down, although there was a slope below, but as long as you pay attention to your balance, you can stand firm.

It took nearly an hour for Yamato to finally find Sousuke Takayanagi in a wood.

"Good news, Admiral. Kii, she's back! ”

Yamato was convinced that Sousuke Takayanagi, who had a sad face after losing Naka and other ships, would change because of this, but all he got was a look back from Sosuke Takayanagi.

"Really? Not bad, there's still a chance. ”

Sousuke Takayanagi smiled reluctantly, then buttoned his hat to his face and continued to rest against the trunk of the tree. "You go back first, and invite Kii over before dark. If she is unwell, ask her to finalize the time for the meeting. ”

"You already know ......"

"Of course, otherwise do you think I'll come out for a walk? It's just a Kii return, and look at you happily ......" Sosuke Takayanagi paused before continuing. "I see, no wonder that god would say that Kii has unimaginable powers, and that she is better at inspiring than I am, which is really enviable."

Yamato did not receive the order to return, but continued to stand beside Sosuke Takayanagi without making a sound.

"Go back, you can only help me with some things, there are some things you can't help me. As your boss, I'm not fragile enough to submit my resignation because of the loss of a few subordinates. ”

Sousuke Takayanagi deliberately brought up the fact that the commander of the second Sentai not long ago, Vice Admiral Dogomon, submitted his resignation, and having said that, there was no need for the second Sentai to keep the only one Haruna battleship left to resist the faΓ§ade. As an adversary in the military world, Sousuke Takayanagi unprecedentedly withstood the pressure of the naval headquarters of the homeland, directly agreed to the other party's request at the front-line anchorage, and asked Haruna to return to the mainland with him for repairs.

Yamato also remembered this, although it was not the first time that Takayanagi Sousuke had mocked the other party, but at least when she officially signed the resignation letter for Tsuchigomon Moriga, she had not seen the slightest contempt from Takayanagi Sousuke.

"What if one day...... Well, if one day I'm unlucky too......"

Before Yamato could finish speaking, Sousuke Takayanagi reached out and made a stop gesture.

"You don't need to worry about things you can't handle, if something like that happens, I'll take care of it. Of course, don't expect me to be like the shrunken turtle admiral who would have the idea of resigning because of the loss of important subordinates. A military man is not a job, but a duty. ”

Yamato suddenly remembered that he hadn't followed Sousuke Takayanagi again, although he usually saw a juvenile gambler in a military uniform in a gray place, but probably she was also moved by the charm that Sosuke Takayanagi unintentionally revealed.

["2,000 yen, I'll send someone to deliver the bill to my mother-san tomorrow, even if you pick up 100 customers a day and get infected and die, you have to earn this money for me before you die."] ”

"It's just a piece of clothing, and I promise to compensate you. But you will extort! Guest, you've gone too far. ”

"2,000 yen is just a few games of bridge for me, and I don't even think it's worth as much as my dress. If you're not convinced, how about a bet with me? But first of all, if you lose the bet, you will be a cow and a horse for me for the rest of your life! Cheap whore!! ”】

In a blink of an eye, the other party was already 24 years old, but Yamato himself was also fixed at the age of 22.

"Didn't hear what I said? Go back and let me be alone for a quiet day once in a while. Genius also needs to rest. ”

At Sousuke Takayanagi's urging, Yamato had no choice but to return to the camp first, there were no dangerous beasts on the island, and she didn't think that her own admiral would be the one who ended up in the accident.

"Please be sure to return before dark, I will send someone to prepare dinner at your residence, do you need to add some fruit?"

"Get a few new decks of poker."

After Yamato left, Sosuke Takayanagi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you still right? The will of the deep? ”

After the whispering of the sonar, there was no change in the surrounding flowers and trees, but Sosuke Takayanagi clearly heard the answer - from the unknown deep sea.

"Isn't it a lack of surprise to know the good news in advance?"

"No, I'm just betting that Kii can come back, otherwise I don't even want the Solomon Islands, and it's the best choice to stick to the mainland land directly."

Thousands of miles apart, but they could hear each other's words, and the gods were such terrifying beings, who could "see" everything she wanted to see at any time.

"You have something important to inform me about this time, right? Remember the last ...... It seems like on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and you wished me victory in advance? I also gave me a lot of illustrated books of deep-sea ships that I had never seen before. Told me Kii...... In short, a whole bunch of nonsense was said. ”

"Rest assured, this is the last time. From now on, you won't have the chance to hear my voice again, human. ”

The will of the deep sea is like a tireless mother, and she doesn't care about being complained and nagged by Sosuke Takayanagi. "I have a suggestion, would you like to be my child? If you accept this invitation, you will be able to avoid the end of death in battle. Death is terrible, and you don't have much to live as a human being. To use your human term, 'job-hopping', if you want to compare the pay, it is definitely a thousand times higher for me than you are as a human being. And in the event of the death of the Daughter of the Deep again, I promise you to inherit the authority. ”

"Stop, don't say any more, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist the temptation. I understand the situation, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up on the game. Who knows if the next dealer will send me an unsuccessful ace of spades? ”

A breeze blew in front of Sousuke Takayanagi, blowing off the military hat that was buttoning his face, and Fukami's will did not leave because of the other party's refusal.

"As a god, I can conclude that you have no chance of winning. Are you really going to continue this must-lose gamble? 0% win rate, do you understand? Yes 0! You, as a gambler, continue to stand against me knowing that you will lose? It's time to give up, it's not too late. ”

"No, you can't fool me. You only guarantee that my win rate is 0, but if someone can win, even if that person's win rate is less than 1%, I won't give up early. Am I right? The will of the great deep sea. ”

Sousuke Takayanagi didn't win the will of the deep sea in words, after all, he was guaranteed not to win, and you can imagine the miserable appearance of dying on the battlefield soon after, probably this is also the will of the deep sea to say that it will be the last conversation.

His last time as a human being, the gods never lie.

"I'm very sorry, but I, Sosuke Takayanagi, am just a bad gambler, and what I have at my disposal is worthless in my eyes. If I don't let you down, I'll throw my apologies in your face with Yamato's naval guns in the future. ”

"You are no less than an excellent human being in the Blossom Courtyard Long Xing, and you should not accompany your compatriots to perish in this era. Really don't think about it? I can also raise the bar of reward. ”

"No, absolutely not! I'm not enterprising, and the position of Commander-in-Chief of the IJN Combined Fleet is very comfortable, and I don't want to move my position. ”

"Soon you won't. Human, remember to provide me with as much fun as you can before you die. I really want to see you prostrate under the guillotine of fate right away! After being cut in two, he dragged his intestines and begged for my forgiveness, and then I refused and ended up with hatred!! Ahahahaha............ha

After the shrill laughter was over, Sosuke Takayanagi didn't hear that voice again, knowing that he didn't have much time left, and that he had to face reproaches from the other side.

Returning to the temporary house alone, I happened to meet Kii and Kii's secretary Sato Gonjun who were walking from the other direction at the door.

"What a coincidence, is it comfortable to stay in a cage in the deep sea? Although I didn't have the luxury of expecting it, I still wasted my time asking if I had become smarter after this incident? Admiral Kii? ”

"I'm sorry, Commander Sousuke Takayanagi. In my absence, you have advanced the battle line from the Hawaiian front to the Shortland Place, and the Santa Cruz Islands have gathered a large number of ships of the deep-sea fleet. It's really hard for your genius command ability, has the Navy Headquarters sent you a reward? ”

There was no need for Sato Gonjun to come forward, and Kii himself took the initiative to fight back in the face of Sosuke Takayanagi's verbal provocation, and neither of them was convinced.

"Let's exchange the latest information you and I know, the current deep-sea fleet is different from before, right?"

Kii nodded and acknowledged the matter, although she couldn't tell the reason, but she always felt that it was impossible for the central Suhime to be as simple as temporarily lifting the ban on submarine attacks.

"With all due respect, Commander-in-Chief Takayanagi, there are only two warships in the Shotland Harbor at the moment, Yamato and Kii......"

As soon as Gonjun Sato spoke, the other party interrupted him.

"Battleships are not very important anymore. The latest type of aircraft has been developed in China, and it is not a model upgrade of the level of zero war for Gale, but a new aircraft with cross-era significance in all aspects, which has been designed. The era of battleship duels is coming to an end, and all that remains is a duel of carrier-based aircraft of aircraft carriers. ”

Kii and Sato followed Sosuke Takayanagi into the cabin, where Yamato stood up and straightened up Sosuke Takayanagi's freshly taken coat and poured three cups of hot water for the three of them.

"Welcome back, Kii, it's great that you're safe. With you, I feel confident to fight the deep-sea fleet again. ”

Kii was naturally taken a few steps away by Yamato, and she didn't watch out for other people's problems and still didn't improve.

"Awesome, worthy of a human being who has passed the test of the will of the deep sea like me. However, your performance is limited to this time, so give me some peace after that. The deep-sea fleet will not spare you. ”

"Each other, each other."

Sato Gonjun pulled Kii back to his side and reminded her of the important things she had come.