Chapter 15: Truth

The Battle of Midway, the famous battle of the naval battle in which fewer won more, no matter how much it is, it will not be repeated.

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The words of the veteran Lepp made the exorcist trio instantly understand what he meant, the ghost ship that appeared at sea was most likely a certain warship that sank in the battle.

"What the hell is going on?" Milo couldn't help but ask.

Veteran Lepp took a deep breath and said, "I know what you have in mind, but what I want to say is not the Battle of Midway, but another battle that took place before the battle!" ”

Lei Chan may not be clear, but Father Morin understood Lepp's words and asked, "Are you talking about... Battle of the Coral Sea? ”

(Olivia, Battle of the Coral Sea, what's that?) Apparently, after searching around in his mind, Lei Chan was convinced that he had no memory of this, so he had to turn to 'Olivia' for help. Strange to say, 'Olivia' is obviously an elf from the underworld, but much of the history of mankind is far clearer than Lei Chan knows. Lei Chan once asked her, but the latter still looked lazy and chose not to tell him.

'Olivia' expressed her disapproval of Lei Chan's unashamed questioning spirit, after all, it disturbed her rest time. But she said briefly and crudely, "It was an encounter that preceded the Battle of Midway. In this battle, Army M lost the large aircraft carrier Lexington, while Army R lost the light aircraft carrier Xiangfeng. Relative to the results, it was Army M that lost. ”

Lei Chan nodded silently, but the veteran Lepp continued to speak: "I believe you also know the battle at that time, although the aircraft carrier Lexington and the Yorktown joined forces to sink the enemy's Xiangfeng, they themselves were also sniped by countless torpedoes and bombers.

The frigate I served on was the destroyer HMS Harman, which was protecting the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, and in order to protect and straighten the hull of the USS Yorktown, the Harman blocked a fish and then exploded, as everyone knows. But the number of warships killed at that time was far from being as little known as people know, many of the frigates had been sunk in just thirteen minutes of skirmishes, and only a few had been aided or returned home.

Unfortunately, the frigate I was on was not on this list. I was carrying ammunition in the frigate cabin, but I didn't expect a cannon shot to hit the hull and set the frigate on fire. When I was trapped in the ammunition bay and thought I was going to die, the hatch was slammed open by the captain of the frigate at the time, Ensign Danny.

That was the last scene I was able to see, and I wondered why I was the only one on the frigate who survived in the end. What exactly did Ensign Danny, Sergeant Hard, First Privates Heather and Luffy do before I was unconscious?

But I don't know, because when I woke up, I was already in the hospital. Later I questioned the people who rescued me, and they told me that I was found on the wreckage around the frigate. I was wearing a life jacket and a red signal light, apparently someone had deliberately thrown me overboard.

And at that time, the only people who could do this were my comrades-in-arms. It's just that I don't understand, since they were able to put me into the sea, why didn't they escape together, but instead sank with the frigate? ”

Lepp's words caused everyone to fall into deep thought, and then Milo asked, "I don't understand, why did you choose to come here after hearing the appearance of the ghost ship, and what exactly did you throw into the sea?" ”

Plei glanced at Milo, who was asking, and said slowly: "After participating in the Battle of Midway, I have been pursuing this secret, and because of this, I am no longer suitable to stay in the army due to psychological problems, so I retired.

I had more time to investigate the matter, and after much thought, I finally decided that the key to everything lay with the captain of the frigate, Captain Danny. So I visited the Captain's house, but I would rather not go if I could..."

Father Maureen drew a cross and asked, "What did you find?" ”

"Shinrikyo!" Lepp, a retired veteran, only said three words, and the sudden three words made everyone fall into doubt.

(Olivia, what the hell is Shinrikyo?) Little Bai Lei Chan had to ask for help again.

'Olivia' sighed and said, "This is a famous cult, roughly a group of poor believers who have been bewitched by the sect leader... But it's strange here, because Shinrikyo was founded in 1985, nearly 40 years from what veterans said, and I don't understand why there is such a big hole in time. ”

Lei Chan, who had been explained, was also questioned, his mind racing, but he found nothing, and finally turned his gaze back to the veteran. At this time, Milo opened his mouth and asked, "Shinrikyo?" What is that? ”

"It was a sect from the people, and they firmly believed that they believed in the true god Bella. It was the only clue I found, because with Captain Danny's death, he had left so little to be looked at.

That's all I got in the end, but strangely enough, Captain Danny had sent a letter to his wife before the Coral Sea encounter. His wife showed me the letter, and I finally learned a little bit of the truth. Ensign Danny had a lot to say in his letter, but I found a few words about Shinrikyo.

In his letter, he wrote: The oracle of the true God has come, we have been given the opportunity to follow the true God, and we will leave this world until one day in the future, when we return again!

At first I read this letter and didn't understand it. But Captain Danny's wife gave me a bellflower that she said was the one that could appease the wrath of the true god Bella.

After leaving the captain's house, I did not give up, and went to the homes of other comrades-in-arms to investigate, but almost all the information I got from their homes was not available. But without exception, each of them sent a letter home before the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the content of the letter also mentioned the oracle of the coming of the true God, and they would all follow the god and return one day. In the same way, I also got a bellflower in every family, and that's what I've been through.

All this time, I never gave up investigating. But I didn't find out what the so-called true god Bella and Shinrikyo were. It was as if with the death of Captain Danny and the others, the sect was completely wiped out, and no other believers were to be seen.

But I always had a hunch that one day, maybe Captain Danny and the rest of my comrades would return. It wasn't until word broke out about the ghost ship that my gut told me it had something to do with Captain Danny! So I brought the bellflower flowers that I had planted over the years and sprinkled them on the beach, hoping to appease the spirits of the dead at sea.

This... That's all I know! ”

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Note: The names of places, people, and the sects in this article are all fictitious, and if there are any similarities, they are purely coincidental.