In the dead of night, the lights are dim, and Aaron's town guard mansion is not gorgeous, but it is more beautiful.

"It's been seven years......"

On the balcony behind the Yamato Inn, Nagato leaned over the railing and looked out at the pitch-black sea beyond the cliffs: "I always thought you were dead, no, I mean, you don't remember me anymore." ”

"Don't remember me," Mutsu pouted slightly, "It's just you." ”

Nagato was stunned.

"Ah," Nagato: "I'm sorry. ”

"What is this, apologize?" Mutsu said flatly, "I don't need this kind of thing." ”

The two were silent, silent for a long time, the night was very quiet, the ship's mother in the Yamato Hotel had almost rested, and after seven years, both of them had changed, Nagato was no longer domineering, and Mutsu was no longer so gentle and simple, they had experienced sadness, felt the pain of life and death, and loneliness......

Feeling the sea breeze at night, Nagato looked at Mutsu and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since we've been out to sea together, do you want to go with me, Mutsu?" ”

Once upon a time, they were also like this, in the starlight after tea and dinner, or under the sunset, strolling on the silent sea, maybe to talk about some changes in the town guard's mansion, perhaps, the admiral who complained about them, and what poor ship girls they left behind.

Originally, Nagato thought that such a day would never come back, but he didn't expect that after a lapse of seven years, he would walk with Mutsu again, although Mutsu at this time, his face was pale, and he didn't look like a ship girl all over his body, replaced by a black skirt, but from the time Mutsu said 'I remember', Nagato had completely overlapped with the Mutsu in front of him and his sister.

She is Mutsu, her sister.

"Can you tell me about it?" Nagato: "How did you get over the years?" ”

The two sailed side by side on the sea. They are all ship girls with strong combat power, so naturally they don't care about the sea beasts on the bottom of the sea, and if any sea beast doesn't have long eyes, they won't mind inviting it to a cannon feast, but even if it has come to a new environment. Even being directly abandoned by Emperor Ou and thrown to Aaron's side, Mutsu still remained silent, she seemed unwilling to recall what happened seven years ago.

At this moment, the poignant bitter smile when Mutsu left in the previous battle once again appeared in Nagato's heart.

She smiled.

"Well, let me talk about it first." Nagato smiled and patted Mutsu's shoulder and quipped, "You don't mind if your sister tells her story, right?" ”

It's hard to imagine that Nagato, who has always put on a face and is known as a cold beauty in the town guard mansion, would make such a joke, and moreover, so gentle, as for Mutsu. She didn't agree, she didn't refuse. just complained: "You're still so long-winded." ”

Long-winded?

Or, not being frank?

I remember that in the past, it was Mutsu who had always teased her in her ear, but after seven years, I didn't expect the seats of the two sides to be reversed.

Really, the world is impermanent......

"Seven years ago. I killed the Admiral. ”

Just one sentence made Mutsu's heart ripple, even if he already knew it, "but when it really came out of her mouth, it still surprised Mutsu.

And then. I became a wanted criminal in the Governor's Office, and they sent a lieutenant admiral-class ship to arrest me, and I did not resist and turned myself in. Speaking of this, Nagato's eyes showed a trace of bitterness: "At that time, I thought, if I was arrested, everyone in the town guard mansion would not be hurt again, right?" ”

"But I was wrong."

Yes, Nagato was wrong.

For human beings, the ship mother is just a weapon, the so-called weapon, is the material, manpower, technology, as long as there is a commander, there are resources, isn't the ship mother want to build as much as you want? Compared to this expendable, the glory of the Admiralty and the prestige of the Doge's Palace are the things that are valued by mankind.

That's right, human beings don't care about the life of the ship's mother, what they care about is only the impact of this incident.

The Admiral died at the hands of his own ship, this kind of thing is unheard of, but it happened, it really happened on their Pacific front!

Death penalty, they sentenced Nagato to death for the first time!

"In order to appease me, let me honestly go to the governor's palace with them, and they deceived me and told me that as long as I am obedient and don't resist," Nagato laughed self-deprecatingly: "They will let those children go, let them get a new life, they can retire, or they can go to serve in other places, better places, and have a bright future." ”

"I believed, followed the warship that transported me, returned to the Governor's Palace, and ......"

Speaking of this, Nagato clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and said, "They sentenced those children to death, and like me, they were the rioters of this incident, and I am the mastermind!" ”

At that moment, Nagato's heart was completely filled with anger, she frantically slaughtered the ship's mother, admiral, and sailors on the warship, and even the innocent fishing boats, fishermen, and sailors around her were devastated.

"At that time, it was the Governor who appeared in front of me and stopped me."

The old man who built them, taught them, and honored and proud of them, to this day, Nagato still can't forget what the old man said to her when she faced herself when she was almost unconscious.

'Fall into the depths of the sea, forget the glory?' The old man was on crutches, and he was covered with a snow-white marshal's command, he was not tall, but the figure was so overwhelmed that he couldn't see through, however, his words shocked everyone present: 'Compared to the belief of the ship's mother, glory is a fart!! ’

Belief!

Nagato cared about those innocent ship girls, and for them, he killed the admiral, and then fell into the deep sea, becoming an outlier of the half-deep sea and half-ship mother.

"Look at your clothes and remember your identity," the old man: "If you can't even protect your juniors who trust you, such a ship lady can go back to the furnace now!! ’

People will protect their families and protect their own people, and if they can turn a blind eye to the death of their compatriots, then what kind of ship girls are they?! The ship's mother is a race. From the moment they were created, from the moment they appeared in this world, they were already an inseparable part of this world, forever, forever!

He affirmed what Nagato had done, but at the same time. He rebuked Nagato again: 'But I'm disappointed, you made me, I'm disappointed Nagato!' ’

Heart-wrenching words shouted from the mouth of a gray-haired old man: 'Look around, open your eyes and look around you, is this what you call faith, this is what you want to leave in this world, the last thing?!' ’

Destroy, kill, cry. Death and destruction!

'Tell me! Nagato! The old man: 'You killed your own people, you killed the human who created you, and now, are you going to kill me too?' ’

Looking at the pitch-black muzzle, the old man not only did not retreat, but walked towards Nagato step by step, and with each step he took, Nagato's face became paler. Her heart grew more and more timid, and the old man was her creator. It's her father, but now, Nagato, who even the old man wants to kill, still says that he has humanity?

It's ridiculous!

"The Governor's words sobered me up," Nagato: "I was wrong, very wrong. ”

Mutsu retorted. said that Nagato was deceived by the old man, and even if he was just using Nagato, he made her a canary and a caged bird. Look at her life in the past seven years, the days of being an abandoned college repeater, nibbling on fuel bread every day, being ridiculed, ridiculed, and even bullied by countless people.

Seven years, seven whole years, is this the answer that the old man gave her, the guarantee he gave her?!

"But he saved my life!!" Nagato roared, "With his glory, all the ship's mother and his own life ......" When he said the last sentence, Nagato couldn't stop crying: "Changed my life and the lives of the children in the town guard's house." ”

For the sake of Nagato, in order to identify with her beliefs, in order to pull her out of the whirlpool of the deep sea, the old man gave up his position as marshal, except for one reputation, he lost all real power, even if Aaron is such a small probationary admiral's license, he needs to apply to the Naval Alliance, not only that, but the old man also canceled the contract with all the ship girls, and the ship girls he owned, none of them, all of them, were returned to freedom.

And without the ship mother, there is no admiral network to obtain life energy from the ship mother, and there is no difference between the old man and the ordinary person.

He has lived for more than 180 years, and he has long since reached the end of his life.

Nagato's words made Mutsu stunned, she thought she knew the truth, but in fact, she didn't know anything, she misunderstood everything in the past seven years, misunderstood Nagato, and misunderstood the old man. He is a great admiral, he exchanged all of his self for a chance for Nagato to mend his ways, and used all of his own to teach Nagato how to wait, how not to give up, not to be arrogant or impatient!

Power, status, wealth, power, compared to Nagato and her belief that she wanted to uphold even if she gave her life, the old man resolutely abandoned everything in front of him.

At that time, Nagato once asked the old man in tears, and the old man's answer finally made Nagato let go of his pride and self-esteem.

"I'm old, my ears are not good, and I can't hear the sound of artillery fire and shouts on the battlefield clearly," the old man: "But ah, even though I am old and dizzy, I still remember the voice of my children clearly, just now, Nagato, you were laughing, but I heard the child's cry, she was sad and afraid." ’

'So,' gently stroking Nagato's head, the old man smiled kindly, 'Don't cry, okay, Nagato?' ’

'I can't protect you, I'm such a useless elder......

The old man tried his best to give his last bit of strength for his children in this chaotic era, but who knew that his greatest wish was to be able to fish quietly for a while.

Go out early and return late, catch a cage of fish, and catch a lot of fun, however, even such a small wish, he has not been able to fulfill, because he has dedicated every bit of his life to the protection, perhaps, to be able to leave the noisy place where he can no longer hear the laughter of the children, for the old man, is the happiest.

Later, the old man told Nagato to tell her to wait in Gakumijima, waiting for a person to appear.

'One day, you will find, find your own ocean, that blue, tranquil, free to roam the ocean. ’

"Ocean?" Mutsu smiled disdainfully: "You won't tell me that it's that little ghost, right?" ”

Although Mutsu admits that the strength of the ship under Aaron's command is indeed strong, even if it is not inferior to the marshal, but so what, only this kind of strength is impossible to compare with those veteran marshals, especially the three marshals. Nagato didn't get angry in the face of Mutsu's disdain, and perhaps it would be right to have such a reaction.

The Seven Giants are very arrogant ship girls, even more arrogant than the epic ship girls.

What's more, the two Big Seven standing here, Nagato and Mutsu, have experienced so many ups and downs, and it is difficult to get their recognition. But Aaron did it, so that Nagato, who disdained him, cared about and liked him, and finally completely recognized him, became his ship's wife, and decided to use his life to protect Aaron to repay Aaron's kindness.

"Okay, now that I'm done with my story, then, in exchange," Nagato looked at Mutsu, "Can you let my sister hear your story too?" (To be continued.) )