"Just put the plate over there, I'll clean it up later, since I've finished eating, then I'm going to ask you some questions, after all, I've only been here for about two months, fortunately, it's not a difficulty in terms of language, plus I've been fighting since I entered the military department, so I've accumulated a lot of questions now, maybe I think you can give me an answer."

Lockat looked at King Kong and Hibiki, and then ate the last bite of curry rice.

"Hibiki may know, but King Kong, you may not know, one of my secrets is actually not a big secret."

Locater paused and continued.

"I'm not from this world, but from another world, and since you're a member of my fleet, please help me."

Hibiki still didn't look expressionless, just nodded slightly.

King Kong was much different, and as if he felt something interested, he leaned in the direction of Locat.

"Wow! What about the Admiral, who came from another world, really? Did you come to see King Kong on purpose? It's a Romantic feel! ”

Locat's smile and continued.

"Of course I didn't lie to you, but Lord Admiral or something, this is too long-lived, as for the authenticity, you can ask Mr. Hirohiko directly, but we have to wait until we arrive in Daminato, then my first question is, what are those deep-sea fleets, it doesn't seem to be something that humans control."

Locatt sat up straight and began to ask questions.

"I'll leave that to King Kong, Admiral."

Like a student rushing to answer a question, King Kong raised his hand, then began to cough lightly like a teacher and began to speak.

"The so-called deep-sea fleet is not actually a real fleet or anything like that, just a synonym for those ships from the deep sea, the cause of all this can be traced back to a legend, about a thousand years ago, when the earth was almost once prosperous, and the ancestors could even travel at the end of the distant galaxy, and even involve the farther world, but it was precisely because of the greed and arrogance of the ancestors that they caused their own destruction, and a war broke out between the other world and the ancestors, which was finally ended by the victory of the other world, The doors of the world were closed, and the slump continued until hundreds of years ago, before it was restored. ”

King Kong paused, then picked up the teacup and took a sip gently.

"Then, about a hundred years ago, a substance called metal cells left behind by the ancestors went berserk, and then the second war was triggered again, during which these deep-sea fleets were produced, and the corresponding air enemies were produced, and on land, after a decisive battle, the rampaging metal cells were wiped out, but at the cost of the human population declining again, so ......"

King Kong put down the teacup and continued, gesturing at himself and Hibiki.

That's what happened...... Contractor system, this thing feels more like magic or something, but I don't see any magic system in this world. ”

Lokat said thoughtfully, holding his chin in thought for a moment.

"Let's leave this aside for now, but why don't you try to capture those deep-sea fleets and study them, after all, if you succeed, you can analyze the enemy to a large extent, and you can also analyze the ancient technology, isn't it great?"

Hibiki shook his head and whispered.

"That's impossible, because it's been tried, but it can't be completely analyzed, and although it's still being studied, it's unlikely to be done basically every few decades or hundreds of years."

Lockat rearranged the information he had and continued.

"I know about it, but the shape of the Deep Sea Fleet is really nasty, and so far I've only seen things that look like deep sea monkfish...... At most, I've seen light cruisers that look like funny artists, but it's undeniable that that kind of posture is not imitating humans, but it's just the so-called snake painting, and it's wrong to think about growing hands and feet on a battleship. ”

Locatt chuckled as he set his teacup aside and shrugged his shoulders.

"Then it's almost time to get back to work, and I'm going to clean the mess of dishes and chopsticks."

Locatt stood up, watched the two ladies leave, and began to clean up the dishes as he thought about what to do.

"I still don't understand a little bit about it......"

Locat, who had reorganized the dishes and wiped them clean and put them in the cupboard, said to himself.

"So, what exactly are those guys for......"

However, the sound of the horn interrupted Locat's thoughts.

"Admiral, there is a situation."

It was King Kong's voice, and Lokat slapped his face and cheered up.

"Say, King Kong, I'll rush to the bridge."

As he ran towards the bridge, Lokat listened to King Kong's report.

"That's right, Admiral, at present our fleet has received a request for distress, the direction of the letter is two o'clock, and the identification signal of the letter is ......"

King Kong paused and spoke again.

"I can't identify it, maybe it's a new ship or a type that isn't in my identification, I'm sorry, Admiral."

Lokat snapped.

"Distress signal, King Kong, can you confirm the location of the message? Turn on the ring, and I want to compare the recognition results. ”

Arriving at the bridge, Lokat sat in the captain's seat, his fingers tapping on the armrest of the chair.

"Commander, what are your orders?"

The sound of the ringing sound always sounded so reliable, Locat's eyes narrowed.

"Compare the results of the distress signal, as well as your identification results, and let me know as soon as possible."

After issuing the order, Locatt took a deep breath and began to think.

"Logically speaking, it is really rare to send a rescue signal in such a relatively safe sea area."

Rockat said as he rubbed his finger against his left temple.

Within about twenty minutes, the communication loop was opened again, and a calm voice came from inside the loudspeaker.

"Commander, the analysis is complete, and now the publication of the results begins, the sending position is located in the direction of our fleet at two o'clock, about 174 nautical miles, the comparison results are consistent, but the distress signal cannot be identified, and it is speculated that the possibility is that the new ship or the marking and sending signal is faulty."

After a brief moment of silence, Lokat made a decision.

"The whole team listens to the order, from now on, our troops enter a state of yellow alert for the whole group, and at the same time prepare to carry out a rescue operation against the unknown target at two o'clock, repeat, from now on, our unit enters the state of yellow alert for the whole group, and at the same time is ready to carry out a rescue operation against the unknown target at two o'clock."

After receiving Hibiki's affirmative answer, Lokat did not cut off the communication but remained on hold.

"The Admiral means that the other party may be a trap desu?"

King Kong, who commanded the battleship to turn and continue to move, asked.

"I'm not sure, there are three possibilities now, one is a simple rescue, one is that our side was attacked by the enemy and sent a rescue signal, and as you said, the enemy's trap, but no matter what, it's always good to go and see first."

After speaking, Locatt looked at the afterglow that was about to fall below the horizontal line, and said thoughtfully.

"It's still a long night.