The Central Naval Academy, the eighth floor that ordinary students do not have permission to enter

A girl wearing a dark blue navy uniform and long hair like ink on her head is walking lightly in the deep corridor, the dim light and complicated signs make the road conditions here a little complicated, but the girl doesn't seem to care about the lonely scene outside at all. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It's not a place where you can come and go at will. From the sixth floor onwards, the academy requires a special permit to accompany it, so it's natural that the girl has something similar.

The girl, who keeps turning and moving in a certain direction on the chaotic road, finally walks in front of a pure blue portal after several times of identity verification.

The girl did not hesitate to knock on the door, but pushed it open and shouted in a low voice:

"Admiral, it's been a long time since I've seen you go out! There's no need to stay on the eighth floor all day, right? ”。

The girl sighed helplessly for herself, the admiral who had entered middle age, as if he was more and more inclined to stay in a stable place, living up to his previous enthusiasm for life.

"I attended yesterday's graduation ceremony in person, and I ...... I didn't seem to see you yesterday. The middle-aged man temporarily put down the many documents and information that he was manipulating, raised his head and asked the girl who suddenly broke in.

"Ahaha...... I went to see it later, and there were a few nice newcomers. The girl pretended to think about it and tried to fool the matter.

"You don't remember a name, do you?" , Perhaps to make fun of what the girl just said, the middle-aged man waved his hand and released the images of several people in mid-air, and asked the girl softly.

As a ship lady and has a fairly high memory, it's really hard for her to lie about this kind of thing.

"I'm sorry Admiral, I didn't go to ...... yesterday", until this moment the girl naturally knew that she couldn't hide her own affairs, so she admitted it frankly.

"It's even better than the one I used to be...... These young people are terrifying...... But ......", the middle-aged man inadvertently sighed, but it was a little surprising to the girl who was waiting for the admiral to be angry.

"Isn't it good for the Academy and the Federation to have outstanding juniors born?" , The girl carefully watched the information of several people in the picture, and asked incomprehensibly.

"In an ordinary and peaceful era, there is no need for the ...... of people like heroes," the middle-aged man looked straight at the girl in front of him with his deep gaze through the images of several people projected in mid-air.

"There's no way around it...... If you choose this path, you won't regret it at all, Admiral. The girl looked at the admiral, who was much older than when they first met, and couldn't help but sigh.

"yes, there is no option to regret...... I just don't know how many of them will survive? Although the middle-aged man whispered in a low voice, although the girl had heard it, she didn't answer, but took a serious look at the information behind those figures.

"By the way, New Mexico, you can start daily combat training with Yamato next month, and you can go out after a while." , the middle-aged man's inadvertent words made the girl's body tremble slightly.

"Admiral...... Are you sure? The girl seemed to ask again in disbelief.

"I'm not wrong...... After a while, it will be necessary to perform some tasks, but now you are a little out of shape. Looking at this girl who has been with him for more than ten years, he can't help but feel a trace of time flying in his heart.

The girl's body trembled slightly, not because she was overly excited to finally get out of here, but because she was afraid of some unknown horror coming.

The middle-aged man no longer looked at New Mexico, and the decision he made would definitely be implemented by the girl, and the meaning behind this was seriously conveyed to the girl.

The girl's stay at the Central Naval Academy is by no means just a deterrent and a teaching need...... After that, there is a deeper meaning.

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In front of the first bedroom in Room 2 of F32 District, the boy was staring blankly at the empty dormitory that had been cleaned up. After tidying up everything that belonged to me, the room returned to the scene I had seen it before.

It's empty and lifeless, except for the traces of the days and nights spent here this year.

At this moment, he is also in a different financial situation than a year ago. A teenager who has obtained the graduation permission of the academy and has been successfully promoted to a formal military rank is already considered an official admiral at this moment.

"Admiral?" , the most familiar girl's voice came from behind him, and he didn't have to look back to know that it was Veneto's voice.

Seeing that the young man did not reply, the white-haired and red-eyed girl couldn't help but take a few steps forward, looking at the empty dormitory, and seemed to understand the young man's mood at this moment.

"It's been a year, ......," the boy said in a slightly complicated tone.

The girl seemed to recall the hard times when she was the only one fighting with the Admiral, and compared to the time when she was able to cooperate with her many companions and fight the deep sea, the year was indeed getting better and better.

"The Admiral has worked very hard this year...... Whether it's summoning a companion or studying and exercising in the academy. Veneto, who has been with the boy for the longest time, is naturally the most aware of the efforts made by the boy in this process, and sincerely praises the boy.

"It's up to you to get to where you are today." , The young man who had a lot of things in his heart looked at the girls who were still tidying up their rooms not far away, and smiled at Veneto who was standing beside him.

The young man knew very well that the admiral and the ship's mother complemented each other. It is impossible to defeat too much of the deep sea on his own strength, which is why he attaches great importance to the girls under his command.

Moreover...... Whether it is in the past life or in the present life, he no longer has any relatives, and he can only pin some emotions on them, and naturally pays more attention to them.

"Such achievements would not have been possible without the efforts of the Admiral, and if the Admiral were too humble, wouldn't what we have done be worth mentioning?" , Veneto, who has gradually become aware of the mentality of a teenager, has changed a way to tell this at the moment.

As the flagship of the fleet and the initial ship of the Admiral, Veneto is naturally the one who has the deepest understanding of the boy among the girls, and sometimes he will use special methods to make the boy understand his mind exactly.

"The Commander is indeed very powerful! I heard that there are only three people who have received all A's or higher evaluations like the commander~", the blue-haired girl who was standing next to the boy at some point was gently putting down the huge box that was in obvious contrast with her figure, and said to the boy standing here.

"The last A-grade evaluation is a credit to you." , the young man stroked Mogador's short bright blue hair, and seemed to emphasize this point.

But in fact, he didn't care too much about the previous achievements in his heart. Having experienced some things, he naturally knew that the final assessment in the academy was just a way to test the combat ability of the fleet, and if he really regarded it as the only standard, he would suffer a big loss.

Even though this kind of combat is one of the few occasions in the academy where non-training ammunition is used, it does not really reflect the reaction of the ship's girls on the battlefield. Without the terrifying pressure between life and death, the state of the admiral and the ship girls can be well played, but it can't really reflect the situation that the inexperienced ship girls will encounter in the fierce battle.

Alitus was chatting with the two girls when he heard the sound of a crisp doorbell.

It stands to reason that this is the time when students are packing up and getting ready to travel, and there should be no one to visit...... But after a moment of thinking about what Arrites remembered, he opened the door and saw that it was Kazama, who knew him well.

"Please come in." Aritus looked at the living room, which was already full of all kinds of luggage, and said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's the same with me...... I have to say that there are a lot of things that need to be sorted out. Kazama pulled the brown-haired and brown-eyed petite girl next to him to find a place to sit down, and then said so.

"It's true that I don't ......usually feel like this," said Arietes, who shook his head helplessly after looking at the stacked suitcases for a moment.

"But you're almost ...... ready," Kazama said, judging from the words of the girls and the emptiness of the room.

"Although the college's cruise is scheduled to depart in the afternoon...... However, it is better to get things sorted out early. Adhering to the concept of being prepared, the teenager naturally chooses to solve the problem of what he has to do first.

Of course, Aritus could naturally hear the slight collision and the girl's voice next door from the crack in the door that had not yet closed, and naturally knew that Kazama had also begun to tidy up.

"If you tidy up in the afternoon, it will probably be too late...... But I don't have much electricity to do...... There's a lot of stuff about them...... There are so many things to bring. Kazama, who was sitting with Den, said, as if he was a little worried about the problem of loading his luggage later.

Although the ship girls themselves have a subspace that can accommodate items, they have to load all kinds of resources, and some restrictions make them also need to consign most of their luggage in the form of cargo.

As Arantus listened to Kazama's complaints, it suddenly occurred to him that he didn't seem to have such troubles. Due to some special reasons, the upper limit of his subspace is much more than that of ordinary ship girls, although some of the things obtained in the ruins of the town guard mansion before occupy a considerable position, it is not a problem to put in his own clothes and some necessary things.

"Some things still have to be sold, and the amount of carrying weight allocated to each person by the academy is limited." , Kazama recalled the mountain-like luggage that had been piled up, and vaguely felt that it seemed to have exceeded the predetermined share......

"I don't think I saw Tariq ...... morning," Kazama asked Aritus, suddenly remembering the boy who lived in room 3.

"Well, he said goodbye to me very early in the morning, and it seems that he was ready yesterday." Arrites, recalling the sight of Tarik saying goodbye to him in the morning, said.

Recalling that this serious researcher of strange problems chose to take one of the most difficult subjects in the academy, 'Ship Girl Physiology', Alitus couldn't help but sigh that he was also quite persistent and serious to some extent......

"I seem to be in a hurry to leave, although I can understand that it is really boring ...... school", Kazama was not too surprised by this, and seemed to have expected it.

"Is it boring? I think it's okay......", Aritus replied casually, but what he didn't say was that there were already few places in the academy that could still maintain peace and stability. It is precisely because of the more he has experienced that he cherishes the safe time spent in the academy.

And there may not be other students who have the same experience as him, and it is normal to have thoughts such as wanting to go out and become a qualified admiral and reach the peak of life. Maybe they will gradually change their minds when they really face the great threat posed by the deep sea?

The girl sitting next to the boy nodded imperceptibly, and seemed to agree with the boy's opinion.

"Forget it, I'll go back and help them sort it out...... Electricity, we're going back, huh? The boy who was leaning against the electricity was gently reminding the sleepy girl.

"It's all to blame Mr. Admiral for being too noisy at night......", the brown-haired girl who used to be quite active was not in good spirits today, and she couldn't help but lean her head down against Kazama's side when she saw Kazama's gaze.

This scene gave Aritus and Veneto, who were sitting across from them, a strange sense of superfluity that they shouldn't be here.

"That's nice...... It's so close......", faintly, the boy could hear the whisper of a familiar girl, but when he turned his head to look at Veneto, it felt as if nothing had happened.

"Well, let's go first, and hopefully we'll meet again later." , holding the sleepy Den, Kazama says goodbye to Aritus before turning to leave. Naturally, he also knew the risks behind the profession of Admiral, and naturally he would not set up such a death flag as having to drink a glass together in the future......

“…… Have you forgotten that after the first year's mission, you still have to go to the regional town guard to redeploy? We are all ...... in the Northern Theater of Operations", the young man reminded his best friend that he seemed to have forgotten something.

"Yes, too...... There are still many opportunities to meet in the future, and maybe it is possible to fight on the same battlefield. When Kazama heard Arritheus say this, the slight depression that had been caused by parting dissipated, and he left after saying goodbye easily.

"Warzone-level battles...... That's when a devastating event happens, isn't it......", the boy's mood didn't change positive from his own teasing just now, because he really couldn't confirm how many people would be alive in the academy's current roster a year later.

War is not a game of play, nor is it a deductive game of cards that remains on paper. The hustle and bustle of the world, the cold and lonely like the world, such two extremes can be reflected in the tragic war at the same time, and it brings death and horror.

"Admiral......", Veneto, who seemed to notice the change in the boy's expression, shouted softly.

"I hope to see you again...... ...... in these dangerous times", the boy also walked with Veneto to Suzuya and the others' room to help them tidy up their things.

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On the deck of a catamaran painted blue and white, several figures are standing sparsely.

The high-end cruise ship that set sail in Cristobal has already sailed through the port of Cologne and is moving rapidly further afield.

This is the exclusive cruise ship of the Central Naval Academy, although the tuition fee of the Central Naval Academy is the highest in the Federation, but the various guarantees it provides are also the most comprehensive. It is important to know that even in the core sea area under the complete control of humans, there will be scattered deep seas, coupled with the bad weather that occurs from time to time on the way, if a single group travels a long distance to take up the post of the town guard, it will inevitably have unnecessary losses.

"Mr. Alytes is in the North End like me, maybe we'll see each other later." , The fluttering sea breeze blew up the girl's long hair, revealing a cute but not childish face.

"Perhaps, but you've been assigned to a place that's in the same chaotic place as I am." The boy was standing beside her, and he responded like this after hearing the girl's greeting.

"Compared to us, we are the top students of this year, and the academy won't let us stay in a place that is too peaceful, right?" , The girl is not wrong, more than half of the students who have obtained the first-class completion evaluation this year are placed in the Northern Theater, and it is precisely because of their outstanding strength that the academy will treat them differently.

"But I've heard that Mr. Arantus is going to a place that is known as the 'Rookie Admiral Killer'?" , The girl reminded me somehow, and the words drifted away in the sound of the rain, but she left the place unconsciously.

"Admiral? What did Miss Thalia just say? The information assigned to the town guard is often sent to the email address of the admiral himself, and the teenager who has not yet investigated all the information has not yet informed several young girls under his command about it.

"The town guard we are going to seems to be a little different, and we need to be cautious when we get there." , the young man said.

"Veneto understood, but ......", the girl's voice grew weaker and weaker, and the boy couldn't help but turn his gaze to her face.

"What's wrong?" Although the boy knew that his behavior was indeed inappropriate, he didn't want the girls to fall into unnecessary worries and troubles, and this kind of thing only had to be borne by himself.

"I also want to help the Admiral, even if it makes me miserable, but I don't want to see the Admiral suffer all this alone." Although the girl's voice is a little low, Aritus, who has hearing beyond ordinary people, can naturally hear it all clearly.

"I'm sorry, but you have the right to know...... I shouldn't have ignored this. The boy also seemed to notice that he had done something wrong, and bowed his head to apologize to the girl.

"Admiral, I'm not...... Admiral, if there is anything you want, please let me share it as a flagship, this is also my duty as a flagship. The girl seemed to notice that the Admiral had misunderstood what she had just said, and explained as best she could.

"I know, Veneto, I'll reflect on this...... But ......", the boy did not understand the meaning of the girl, but looked up at the gray sky, and whispered:

"I also hope that one day I can calmly tell you what happened in the past, maybe it won't be too far away......", after more than a year of getting along, the teenager has begun to gradually unload more of his guard against the girl who has been with him for the longest time. It's just that the day when the teenager can honestly tell her the truth may be far away.