A pale white hazy sea fog shrouded the vast and tranquil sea, and even in an area where there were not many islands or obstacles, it was extremely difficult to see in the distance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A faint pale blue glow reflects the figure of a young girl, and even in such difficult sea conditions, it is difficult to ignore the unique and strong presence of the girl.

Behind her, along with the sound of the bow cutting through the water, was a painted ship.

The girl carefully observed the situation in the surrounding sea, and with a high degree of mental concentration, she could notice the abnormality in the shortest possible time, and informed the companion who was following at the tail of the ship.

"Whew...... According to the markings on the map and the navigation count, it seems that you have entered the safe sea area where the Burkel Town Guard is located. "The girl, who has been monitoring the surrounding sea conditions with a radar equipped with poor performance, has come to this conclusion after roughly checking the conditions of the nearby seas.

"Huh...... Can you finally rest? The girl who heard her companion's words showed a rare hint of tiredness in her tone.

"It was a safe sea before...... At least until the official arrival, the necessary vigilance is to be maintained. The girl who also wants to rest at this moment rarely warns seriously.

"Hmm, isn't it true that they gave me a mistake? Such a dangerous course must be going in the wrong direction. The girl, who was reminded of the girl's words not long ago, said with a little annoyance.

"It shouldn't be the case, I've repeatedly compared the charts and confirmed that it's the right route." Due to the influence of fog, Suzuya could not use water reconnaissance to conduct thorough detection, and could only use radar to roughly detect the surrounding waters, so he knew more information.

"Whew...... Does the Admiral know what's going on here? It's really bad, and it's too heavy to be an E-class escort mission. The girl with the light ship suit on her back complained to Suzuya, who was temporarily the captain, after checking the damage to the ship behind her after a little check.

"......" Suzuya, who was asked this question, thought about it for a long time but couldn't get a result. It stands to reason that the Admiral who accepted the task must have known about the situation, but with the two of them entrusted with the task this time, Suzuya could only think that the two of them were enough to deal with such trouble.

Feeling the stiffened clothes that were wet by the sea, and the discomfort caused by the damage to the ship's uniform, even Suzuya wanted to repair it in the canal at the moment to ease his mood.

With the strength of Suzuya and Mogador, they also stumbled in the first half of this escort and had to move forward cautiously. And some traces of damage after the battle can be seen on their bodies, although it has not yet affected their combat effectiveness, but it is a very rare experience for the two of them who are experienced and quite strong.

"So how did they carry out escort missions from this waterway before! It's too dangerous......" Mogador, who was switching places with Suzuya, noticed something unusual after thinking about what happened this time for a while.

"It's not clear yet, but I suspect they should have a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of this place, otherwise it will be difficult to complete the task of escorting the transport." Suzuya has also thought about such a problem, but it is difficult to analyze the truth without the support of practical and useful information.

Perhaps it was really as Suzuya said, and it was a low-probability event that it was attacked by the deep sea in a row, but the second half of the voyage was a smooth arrival at the port built by the Burkel Town Guard.

After paging through the high-power communication equipment carried by the wheel, the two people who were guarding the ship saw the tide that had a side to it.

As at that meeting, Asashio carried out an almost harsh audit and double-checked identity before he began to clean the mine belt in front of the port so that the ships could enter the port.

"According to the normal way of laying out mines, the minefield here seems to be too long, and it looks like we'll have to wait a little longer." Mogador, who was looking at the asagio who was carrying out the minesweeping work, recalled this kind of work experience, and said to Suzuya who was very puzzled.

"Under normal circumstances, the sea area where the town guard is located does not need to be equipped with such a complicated protection system." Suzuya agreed with Mogador's opinion and continued to reflect on the doubts that had accumulated along the way.

As the town guard with the most complete fortifications and combat power in the sea area, it has strong combat capabilities in itself, and the mine belt itself is just an auxiliary protection measure, if the combat power is enough, there is no need for such over-arrangement.

After waiting for a long time, the two girls followed the ship into the harbor and took a closer look at the place.

Although the berths and supporting facilities in the port are a little old, their number and types are much more complete. There is also another ship docked at one of the berths.

The girls who witnessed this scene could guess that this was already an island that had been in business for many years, and that there had been a town guard and a human gathering for a long time.

After Shi Yu and another petite girl alternated their jobs, Suzuya and Mogador followed Chao Chao to the location of the town guard, ready to report to the admiral of the Berkel town guard and take a temporary rest here.

It also took a long time to get here from Braccardo, and it was difficult to reach Braccardo in the safer daylight if the ship had been unloaded and rushed back to the sea.

The size of the town gave the two of them a closer look, and while it was far from Blakedo, it was still much better than the rebuilt North Island Castle, which was still extremely deserted.

The two young girls, who had become accustomed to ignoring the human gaze mixed with awe and exclusion, were able to confirm the general population and architecture of the place after a little observation, and of course Suzuya was in charge of the record.

"Chaochao, are you on duty outside today? What a coincidence. Mogador stepped forward and asked beside the girl who seemed to be contemplating.

"Well, after all, the manpower in charge of vigilance is limited." Chao Chao glanced at Mogador who came up, she had not been able to observe the ship's equipment on the two of them due to the distance, but from the mental state of the two at this moment, she could roughly judge that there was not much trouble.

"Really...... Have the rest of the town guard been sent out on a mission? How could it make us ......" Suzuya wanted to ask something, but then he kept silent. After all, it was about the official duties of the Berkel Town Guard, and even if there was a situation, they were not qualified to know.

"Not really." Chaochao's cold answer was incomprehensible to the two girls, even if the town guard mansion needed a certain amount of strength to guard, it would not be impossible to deploy enough manpower to carry out the most basic escort mission.

Asashio couldn't say that he had two companions who were in the process of repairing the canal at the moment, and Suzuya, who had not received an answer, slightly echoed the deep-sea attack encountered during the previous escort, and seemed to have guessed.

"You've been attacked by the deep sea during the escort before, right?" Chaochao, who was walking at the front, stopped and stared at the two who were still in good spirits and asked.

"Exactly...... But ......" Mogador was about to take this opportunity to ask something, but was interrupted by Chaochao's words:

"You want to ask the question of the number of deep-sea attacks that don't match the safety signs?" Chao Chao said with a look of self-deprecation or bitterness.

"Exactly." Suzuya nodded slightly in response.

"The Admiral ordered me to take you to the office to explain this matter, and I ask you to wait a while, and Mr. Admiral will explain." Thinking back to the tide of his work, he once again returned to the same state of indifference as before.

Suzuya and Mogador glanced at each other, and after a brief exchange of spiritual links, they followed the tide into what appeared to be a renovated town guard's mansion.

"I've heard from the Admiral about the state of the town guard here...... It's just that I know that this admiral seems to have five destroyer girls under his command. In the spirit link, Suzuya informed Mogador of what he knew.

"Huh? More than we do now, huh? "Even Mogador, who doesn't know much about the Admiral's affairs, can detect something unusual at this moment. The official admirals who have just graduated from the academy, due to the limitations of their own spiritual power and spiritual network, it is difficult to exceed six ship girls under their command, and five of them are destroyer ship girls represent the extreme imbalance of fleet strength, and there will be a lot of troublesome things at some times.

Of course, at this time, Mogador, who was far away in the Berkel Town Guardhouse, did not know that there would be new residents in the remaining vacant rooms in the North Island Town Guardhouse.

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"Whew! Mr. Commander, we're back~" The freshly dressed girl, ignoring the changing seasons, shouted in a cheerful tone and pushed the door in.

At this time, the girl who was standing in front of the desk and witnessed the two figures suddenly breaking into the office, but after quickly flipping through the electronic light screen, she asked the young man next to her:

"Admiral, mission E-106 has been completed, do you need to take a look?"

"No, just put it in this month's mission file." The young man replied in a young voice, looking at Betty who was stretching on the sofa not far away, and asked with a smile:

"You're back sooner than expected."

"Because Mr. Commander said that he would summon new companions, I'm looking forward to it!" The two spiral ponytails in Betty's ears swayed at the behest of her master, and even if she didn't say it, she could see her master's joyful mood.

At this moment, Lan, who was returning with Betty, leaned back on the sofa, resting quietly, and did not intervene in the conversation.

"Well...... It just so happens that there is nothing else to do now, huh...... Veneto? After thinking about it, the young man still asked the girl beside him, after all, he still considered that she had some tasks to deal with.

"Huh?" The girl who was suddenly asked for her opinion looked up at the young man's face, and the words that she wanted to refuse immediately were difficult to say for some reason.

With the girl's previous habits and way of doing things, it is natural that she will solve the task first. But at this moment, the ripples of mood from the bottom of the girl's heart made her hesitate.

Seeing Veneto's troubled face, the young man also felt that she rarely showed a little cuteness at this moment, but the young man still stretched out his hand to the girl quite kindly:

"It's also necessary to get to know your new companions, and it's not a lot of work today, so let's go over together?"

Maybe it was the boy's words as an explanation, and the girl who was thinking about it nodded mechanically in response, but the boy took her hand and left the office.

Soon after, after the afternoon training had ended, Shi Jinfeng and Garibaldi also came to the ashram after receiving a message from Aritus, and waited in the gossip.

The girl, who was watching the young man unload the materials from the transport truck and place them according to a specific pattern, asked softly:

"The ratio of materials used by the Admiral today is a bit special, what kind of companions do you plan to summon?"

"Well...... Actually, I'm a little unsure, the current force composition of the fleet is quite sound, whether it is a summoning cruiser or a destroyer, it can expand the combat power without affecting the combat effectiveness, so this time I use the middle ratio that both can be summoned. The young man carved the words of the ritual accurately and meticulously, and replied slowly.

"It's rare to see an Admiral leave the choice to luck like this." The girl listened to Aritus's explanation, and sighed with surprise.

"After all, the randomness of summoning resonance itself is very strong, and it will be distressing to deliberately force it." After the boy said this, he was silent, and released his spiritual power and resonance with the ritual with all his might.

"Whew...... It seems to be done, and it will take another 28 minutes. After completing the ceremony, the boy roughly deduced the time from the vague connection, and said to Veneto.

"Even if you know the time, you can't deduce what kind of newcomer it is, and it's not uncommon for a ship girl to appear at this time period." After borrowing the small electronic light screen in the quiet room, Veneto sighed helplessly.

"It won't be long before you'll know naturally, so it's okay to relax and wait a little now." The boy pushed open the door and seemed to be about to leave.

"Admiral?" Just as the boy was about to open the door, Veneto's familiar and light voice reached his ears.

"Wouldn't this expansion of the fleet put undue pressure on the Admiral? Every shipwreck needs to sign a spiritual contract, and the admiral will also bear some losses, right? ”

"Well, in fact, this problem has not existed for the time being when the Second Spiritual Network was created. Due to the special structure of the spiritual network, the previous seven-person formation consumed more spiritual power than the current total of nine...... Veneto doesn't need to worry about this for the time being. "Aritheus himself knows the current situation best, in the past, his spiritual strength in the academy has long been able to support a fleet formation above the standard, but because he can't separate the second spiritual network, he has to choose to expand to a seven-person formation, which brings him a lot of pressure.

After achieving a breakthrough in this area, Aritus's mental strength was enough to support the attrition of close to two formations, at least until the Second Fleet was fully formed.

"But the question of choosing the flagship of the Second Fleet is really a headache...... Fortunately, there is no need to deal with this now. The boy seemed to anticipate the choices he would encounter in the future, and confided in the girl.

"Does the Admiral already have a favorite candidate? Why don't you ......" Veneto, who had heard what was going on, raised his head to meet the young man's gaze, but seemed to catch something in his eyes, and stopped speaking as if he had been pressed a switch.

"Well, you probably guessed that? It's a bit of a waste of her abilities to put her in that position now. The boy nodded slightly, knowing that the girl with whom he had been with for a long time had guessed what was in his mind.