The uncomfortably blazing light of summer is especially precious in this environment where temperatures are decreasing, and the residual heat delays the change of seasons. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Fortunately, the North Island Town Guard Mansion is particularly stable and reliable, and even such a sudden climate has not been affected too much.

Passing through the light and shadow reflected by the shop window, one can witness a petite girl in a pure white uniform, who is standing quietly in front of a closed door, as if waiting for some time to come.

Innocent but with a little childish face but with a tenacious belief that does not match her age, at this moment she is not waiting blankly, but borrowing the electronic device in her hand to read a lot of documents and information.

Even in this kind of leisurely moment when she can relax, she spares no effort to dispose of the work she has accumulated before. The girl is not a workaholic, but she prefers to solve the current situation as early as possible and give herself a short moment of rest.

Perhaps she was so caught up in the stream of information that the girl, who had an unusual sense of hearing, didn't pay attention to the faint footsteps behind the door.

"Veneto?" After a while, the young man unlocked the door, but when he pushed the door, he saw a girl waiting here.

Relying on the special effects given by the spiritual contract, as well as his own increasingly powerful perception ability, the boy can accurately locate the position of Veneto and other shipwives even if they are separated by a certain distance. And after he finished a test plan just now, he noticed the girl outside the door.

"Admiral......" The girl who was too engrossed in her mind trembled slightly after being called by her name, as if she was frightened, but then she clenched the device in her palm that was about to slide down, took a light breath and quickly responded:

"Didn't the Admiral just do the experiment?"

In order not to disturb the teenager's ongoing experiments, Veneto did not choose to knock on the door to disturb him, but waited here.

"It's not ...... After just having some inspiration and designing an experimental plan, I roughly sensed that you were outside the door. The boy explained, and took a step inward.

Naturally, Veneto stepped through the door and observed the small room.

Originally, it was only designed to be used as an extra compartment for storing sundries. However, due to some of the equipment purchased by the teenager some time ago, as well as the furniture and other items that were originally placed in the office, even Veneto could not organize them properly. After that, the two of them measured and moved some useless items and instruments into this place.

Perhaps it was because the room wasn't spacious in the first place, or maybe it was because the aisles were narrow due to the accumulation of too many items, and the distance between Veneto and the boy was unconsciously very close. And the girl could vaguely smell the familiar personal scent of Aritus.

"How's the Admiral's trial going?" After pausing to see the workbench in the front and middle of the room, Veneto asked softly.

"There's not a lot of progress at the moment...... However, this is a research project for debris, and I already have some eyebrows about that particular instrument, but it will still take a long time to repair it. After recalling these attempts in his mind, the boy summed it up with certainty.

"How sure is the Admiral about restoration?" Veneto, who knew some of Aritaus' secrets and some of his intentions, solemnly raised the question.

"If there are design drawings and some of the equipment purchased, it can be corrected in a few months. Although it is an old model from decades ago, this thing is too secret, and even if you use various channels, you can't get enough information, and only three percent of the structure can be found so far. "The huge device taken from the ruins of the town guard mansion is still stored in subspace at the moment, and the young man values it no less than those few jade fragments.

"Admiral, please don't spend too much time and energy on this project, although the benefits are very considerable......" Veneto hesitated for a moment, dismissed his original persuasion idea, but remained silent.

Her admiral was a qualified admiral most of the time. Solve most official duties in a timely and rapid manner, be able to properly handle the relationship between the ship's mothers and have a long-term vision, and have the ability to ensure their own safety, which is excellent in all aspects.

But in some respects his admiral is quite difficult to understand, and even Veneto, who has been with Aritus for the longest time, still has a fog in his perception of the youth. She didn't know how her admiral had overcome the boredom of the boy's boring study work, and what motivation he had to persist to this day.

"I'll pay attention, besides, today's business has been disposed of not long ago, how can I ......" Aritus suddenly remembered the girl standing here, and according to the usual management, she should have taken care of her business in an office far away. And suddenly coming here is not without nothing to do and chat with yourself, I am afraid that some unexpected situations will happen.

"There's a special assignment request." Veneto pondered the words and spoke slowly.

"R missions? If so, it's a bit tricky...... However, in this reef-rich area, accidents are more likely to occur. The young man who thought about this said his opinion with the same expression.

"Not really, but an E-type escort mission." Veneto shook his head in rejection and whispered.

"Is there a special case? If it is really unacceptable to carry out a long-term escort mission, there are still some plans in recent days, and too many forces cannot be mobilized. The boy said again, knowing that such tasks might be very rewarding, but disrupting the original plan was not something he wanted to see.

"The Admiral of the Berkel Town Guard has sent this special mission application, and I hereby report to the Admiral because of the strange situation." Veneto informed Aritus of the contents of the letter he had received half an hour earlier.

"It's a bit of a surprise, it's supposed to be the route from Braccardo to the Burkel Town Guard, right?" After hearing the news, the boy deduced from what he had seen and heard before.

"Exactly." A smile appeared on Veneto's face, and she was able to explain clearly to someone as intelligent as the boy without much explanation, which also made her work much more efficient.

Although she also has the ability to deal with it autocraticly, in view of the relationship between the two townsmen, Veneto still chooses to inform Aritus carefully.

"Then let Suzuya and Mogador participate in this mission, I have a rough guess about the situation over there." After his eyes swept over the flow of information from the light screen, the boy also had a deeper insight into this.

Aritus, who had had a lot of contact with the source, could roughly judge some of the predicament he was encountering based on his own knowledge and traces of some previous events, otherwise he would not have made such a request for such a mission to himself.

"Betty doesn't have many tasks today, so it doesn't hurt to transfer her to the formation." Veneto knew the shift schedule of these days, so he mentioned it more.

"Considering what happened in the afternoon, with a lineup like this, and you have to believe that the two of them are capable of coping with it." Aretus seemed to be very confident in his statement, and he knew the strength of his shipwrecks best.

Immediately, after accepting the task, the two began to deploy personnel, and sent the two girls who were still resting to Port Bracador.

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A few hours later, the shortest and safest route from Bracado to Bakel was reached

A ship painted with blue-gray markings is moving forward without hurry, and on each side of it is a shipwreck moving at a corresponding speed, protecting the ship in the center.

"Hmm, the last time I sailed with Suzuya was a long time ago...... "The girl who exclaimed through the spiritual link was moving at high speed on the water with agility and speed, and was always on guard of her surroundings.

"In the past, they were the captains of each escort fleet, and of course it was difficult to meet each other when they often took turns to accept tasks......" Suzuya, who was mentioned by Mogador, said with a slight sigh.

"We'll meet at the training ground on the north end of the island in the morning, but Suzuya is really good at teaching newcomers." Mogador, who was changing direction in a graceful manner, cautiously observed the conditions of the surrounding seas, but seemed to miss the training ground with dense reefs.

While caution is still required, it is not as faintly perceivable as the impending danger is here.

"It's not my credit, Garibaldisan is also very serious and hardworking." As an instructor, Suzuya witnessed Garibaldi's rapid growth, but also lamented the special advantages of being a prototype ship in some aspects.

Of course, this is also closely related to the training model that Mogador summed up when he taught Tokitsukaze, as well as Garibaldi's own efforts, and Suzuya considers himself to be just a guide.

"There's a sense of growth, and when I first came to the Admiral, I was still a newcomer who didn't understand anything." Mogador seemed to recall the time he spent at the Academy.

"Our body shape is fixed, no matter how many materials are consumed and how many snacks are eaten, it will not change, right?" Looking at Mogador's flat chest, Suzuya hinted kindly.

"Huh! Suzuya, don't say it......" Mogador, who had been poked in the sore spot, responded very weakly.

Just as Suzuya was about to say something, the radar picked up anomalous radiation fluctuations in the nearby sea, and the intensity of them could be detected even by Suzuya's poor performance.

"It seems that I can't go to the Berkel Town Mansion smoothly." In the spiritual link, Suzuya has warned Mogador, and the words exchanged between the two are not as relaxed and pleasant as before.

The ship protected by the two was also notified by Suzuya at this moment, and quickly prepared for the rescue of all staff.

Although there are several weapons on the ship, at most it is only to delay the attack in the deep sea, and the two ship girls who are invited to carry out escort missions really need to rely on. And in the remaining moments, they could only pray for the blessing of luck, silently preparing to abandon ship and escape.

"Tsk...... It turned out to be two deep-sea cruisers, and the radiation energy level was around level 2, but they were not enemies that could be solved at will...... "Even a ship like Suzuya, who is quite confident in her abilities, will review the battle situation and make judgments from a fair and objective point of view.

"Fortunately, it's in the same direction...... Suzuya? In this not terrible sea condition, Mogador could also sense the radiation reaction from about ten miles away, and couldn't help but ask the captain of the trip.

"You first entangle the one that is at a higher speed and is in the direction of 10 o'clock, remember to delay with the loaming tactic, and I will support it with artillery bombardment." It only took a moment for Suzuya to make a decision, if there was no drag from the ship behind her, she would have no fear to attack the deep sea with Mogador, but in the current situation, she could only support as much as possible, and slowly reduce the combat power of the deep sea.

"Understand...... It's okay to just procrastinate, but ...... My torpedo is not performing well, and I am afraid that it will not be able to deal effective damage to it. At the same time, Mogador also informed Suzuya of his shortcomings.

"I'll try my best to cooperate with you in the artillery bombardment." When Suzuya replied, he had already seen Mogador, who had been following a circular trajectory, gradually begin to change direction and begin to accelerate.

With a speed of 39 knots, if she didn't need escort, she wouldn't have reduced the output of the main engine to too low, and at this moment, after throwing away the burden, her superior ship performance has also been greatly exerted.

The deep-sea without much wisdom can hardly play the advantage of numbers and coordination even in groups of three or two, and at this moment, the larger and hideous-looking deep-sea cruiser is just like this, blindly moving towards the carrier.

Relying on his speed, Mogador quickly closed the distance between himself and the deep-sea cruiser, and in order to interrupt its fierce charge and attract attention, Mogador used the eight guns behind him to continuously fire and deal damage.

Even after a round and a half of blows, the radiation response of the deep sea had not changed much, and Mogador knew that he had not done much damage to it. But the intellectually inferior Deep Sea was clearly enraged by Mogador's barrage of blows, and quickly reversed course and opened fire on her.

Boom boom! A constant roar rang out from Mogador's side, but with a higher speed than the deep-sea one, Mogador didn't suffer much damage.

The constant sound of artillery resounded in this area, and in order to avoid attracting the possible arrival of the deep sea, Suzuya, who was ready to attack, decided to strike at the deep sea that had already entered the firing range.

Mogador, who received Suzuya's thoughts, quickly adjusted her direction and sprinted towards the deep sea, and at this moment, she simultaneously turned on her natural ability and the overload of the host, soaring her speed by about 8 knots.

The unprepared deep sea did not anticipate such a possible change. After quickly closing the distance, Mogador completed a salvo in a very short time, and projected the ten torpedoes he carried out in a tic-tac-toe shape, completely blocking the direction of the deep sea.

Although the deep sea does not have too high intelligence, they can still sense the existence of danger by relying on their instinct to obtain combat ability.

The bathyscapher began to turn around after firing half a round at Mogador in an attempt to avoid the underwater threat, but forgot to dodge the burst of artillery fire projected in mid-air.

Boom boom! Suzuya, who was ready to attack, used all the firepower of the fifteen naval guns in just a moment, and Mogador also took advantage of the fact that the naval guns had cooled down and fired together.

The ending was not too satisfying, perhaps because of the distance, it didn't cause much damage, and Suzuya, whose guns were on cool, frowned slightly.

But at this moment, an unexpected explosion sounded, and the curtain of water that erupted from the sea suddenly obscured the sight of the two for a moment, and then they saw a deep-sea cruiser that had been heavily damaged.

Both Mogador and Suzuya were stunned by the dramatic scene, as the torpedo, which was originally planned to be used to intercept the deep sea, had played an unbelievable role. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mogador once again resorted to guerrilla tactics, and she already realized that if she held on for a little longer, the deep sea would be destroyed under fire.

A small factor changed the situation of the battle that could have been stalemate, and the deep-sea cruiser, which had charged prematurely, was gradually unable to support itself under the double damage of torpedo bursts and artillery fire.

The other deep sea was also completely sunk under the fire of Suzuya after switching offensive and defensive positions with Mogador, and the unexpectedly quick solution to the deep sea made it much easier for the two, but then new doubts arose.

This route is the safest known route from Braccardo to the town of Burkel, and the fact that they are attacked by two bathyscaphors today means that this route is very dangerous. In ordinary escort missions, only two destroyer mothers are usually asked to carry out, if such a lineup encounters today's enemy, not only will it not be able to repel it, but it will even have to abandon the ship to save the lives of the two shipwives.

How can such a dangerous sea be called the safest shipping lane? This doubt lingered in the hearts of the two for a long time, but it was only after arriving at the Berkel Town Guard Mansion that they realized it.