"It's over" The narrow ice blade was put up from behind to the girl's white neck, and in a hoarse voice, Li Lan tried to say in a flat tone: "Surrender, you can't have a chance of winning at this distance"

Hiei and Kirishima on the opposite side had not yet reacted from Rilan's series of acceleration changes, but they were stunned to see that their eldest sister had fallen into the same situation as Haruna, except for the sailing component, all the external ship equipment on King Kong's body was separated and cut almost at the same moment, completely losing its combat ability.

“stop――！”

Loud, the girl stopped Hiei and Kirishima who were about to rush here: "Don't worry, I'm okay desu"

"But, Sister King Kong—"

"Didn't you hear the Admiral's orders?"

Li Lan behind King Kong was stunned when he heard this

(Admiral's order?) ）

But he didn't see what kind of conscious expression King Kong was showing at this moment, with his back to him......

"Hiei, Kirishima, now go back with Haruna and everyone from the Sixth Expulsion Team!"

"No...... Sister King Kong, I can't-"

"Kirishima got it"

"Huh?! What are you talking about?! ”

Pushing her glasses, the girl stared at King Kong in front of her fixedly: "If this is Sister King Kong's request"

"It's worthy of mysister," she nodded with satisfaction, not caring at all that her action might be injured by the ice blade that was hanging beside her.

And Lilan, who listened to their conversations, also understood more or less a little......

"I said," under the metal mask, Lilan showed a laughing and crying expression: "Are you guys mistaken?" ”

- I never intended to do anything to you

Originally, this was supposed to be the next sentence, but after getting this "unexpected" answer, both King Kong in front and Hiei and Kirishima on the opposite side should stop their "small actions" in disbelief, and finally this encounter will end in a completely "peaceful" way. These ship girls return to the remote island to guard the mansion, and Lilan will also return to the desert island after finding Little North to continue "cultivating" until the day of judgment comes......

Regrettably, this belated second of words will never be able to undo anything.

"Do you think that's the end?"

Just before Lilan was about to say that sentence, the words that came out of the mouth of King Kong, who was facing away from him in front of him, made Lilan have an ominous premonition in his heart, not only because of the content of this sentence. It's more about the tone in which the girl said it.

Subconsciously, Lilan was about to pull back the distance

"How can that be desu!" Turning around suddenly, the battle girl launched the "last" "charge" towards the close Rilan with an enlightened attitude.

"It's--burninglove from the Admiral!!"

Ignoring the ice blade that might pierce and tear her fragile body, with more than ten times the strength of ordinary people, the speed of King Kong in a short-distance sprint even exceeded the speed of Li Lan's retreat, and the girl who rushed to Li Lan grabbed Li Lan's body under her robe and submerged into the sea below.

"Bang-!!"

"Sister King Kong! Kirishima, what are you doing?! ”

Blocked Kirishima to death, and Kirishima who bit his lower lip had a painful look in his eyes: "It's impossible for Sister King Kong to keep entanglement with that deep-sea intruder." We must leave as soon as possible! ”

"Kirishima you-"

"This is Sister King Kong's last wish!"

"......" turned pale, looking at the sea in front of him that was gradually subsiding, Hiei staggered back: "...... Big sister ......"

―――――― Split ――――――

miscalculation

At this moment, not only did Lilan have this idea in his heart, but King Kong, who was close at hand, was also thinking about it helplessly.

There is no need for 350mm capital naval guns, nor 60cm triple acid torpedoes, even if it is just destroyer-level firepower, it can easily bombard Lilan under this sea.

However. From beginning to end, King Kong, who mistakenly thought that Rilan was a "deep-sea habitat ship", made a decision to drag Lilan, a "deep-sea perch", at his own expense. In order to allow the other partners above to return to the town guard mansion safely, it can be said that they have carried the entire "broken back" task alone, so that even if they understand that only a small bullet can solve this terrifying "deep-sea unit" that almost broke through the entire defense line of the town guard mansion on the outlying islands by one person, they are still powerless, and can only watch as Li Lan breaks free little by little in the slow flow of power......

It was not easy to break free from King Kong's "embrace". Ignoring the pain of the broken ribs in his lungs, he roughly grabbed King Kong, who was gradually blurred in consciousness, and Lilan swam desperately.

"Wow-"

With a bang, two heads suddenly emerged from under the sea.

Grabbing the girl's collar hard, Li Lan pulled the coughing battle girl in front of him: "Are you TM crazy?!" ”

However. The next moment when he subconsciously roared, Lilan suddenly calmed down.

――Why are you so angry?

Isn't it the most normal situation to take a hostile position, do your best, and pull the enemy into the abyss even at the cost of your own death?

Or was he just angry at the totally unnecessary near-death experience?

Or is it angry for the girl in front of her, who is completely disregarding her determination to kill herself?

Or, simply because of King Kong, the admiral of the outlying island town who did not hesitate to die in battle...... Eat one's heart out?

Enlightened, Lilan let go of his hands little by little.

“…… It shouldn't be like this."

"Ahem...... You...... Is it human? ”

King Kong's voice brought Lilan back to his senses, and when he looked up, he saw the girl's incredulous expression: "Why is this happening......"

I don't know if I'm asking why Rilan is able to fight, or if he's questioning that he's an enemy of the ship's mother as a human.

And it was King Kong's muttered rhetorical question that completely woke up Lilan.

"yes, it shouldn't be like this-"

Realizing that he had been ignoring some kind of change, Rilan's pupils suddenly contracted.

- He understood the root of it all

―――――― Split ――――――

328km away on a town guard's house.

"Oil 400, bullet 600, steel 600, aluminum 400...... My faith has been renewed, and this time it will definitely ship......"

The young admiral's lips came out of his mouth some rather inexplicable words sounding to the secretary ship beside him, counting the amount of resources put into the builder little by little.

Finally, after determining the total amount of resources to be invested for the third time, he breathed hard into his palm, and the young admiral, in a gesture close to "piety", was about to press the huge "build" button.

"Click"

Without warning, darkness enveloped the entire construction room.

"Huh? May rain sauce, is there a power outage? ”

"I don't think so...... No, it's daytime, Commander."

"Why would-"

Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped, and for no reason, he was obviously standing beside him, but the secretary ship Mayyu suddenly felt a pain in his heart, as if he had something precious and had left forever, to another place that he could never reach......

Suddenly, the darkness of the previous moment disappeared like an illusion, and the sunlight outside the window still shone lazily through the window on the ground, however, Mayrain's attention was completely attracted by his "commander".

"That...... Your Excellency, Commander? ”

Moving this body that had only been in his hands for less than three seconds, he turned his head with a stiff expression: "May...... Rain? ”

"Yes, yes," replied timidly, Mayrain resisted her fear, and at the same time the girl's heart had a question.

I've been together for almost half a year, why do you suddenly feel so strange...... Your Excellency Commander.

The corners of his mouth opened slightly, and the pupils of "Commander" flashed a strange blue color: "In the future, don't call me Commander"

“…… Huh? ”

"Call me from now on...... leader" (To be continued.) )