The town guard, which had received Eugen's emergency communication, including all the members of the expedition, as long as they were still within the communication range of the signal tower, almost immediately received an order from the secretary ship - to the north, immediately go to support.

Less than twenty minutes after being rescued by Eugen, the first fleet from the town guard successfully made peace with this patrol fleet with the blessing of twice the speed of the mimic ship that was opened by the island wind regardless of consumption.

Not surprisingly, except for the island wind, the first batch of other ships to rush to the same company are all high-speed warships, and it is estimated that the low-speed ones are still coming behind.

This scene made Rilan somewhat relieved, if Akagi chose to come alone in a panic after receiving the news from Eugen, or pull all the shipwives in the town guard mansion together without any discriminate, it would disappoint Rilan.

As the commander of the entire fleet, no matter how urgent it is, you have to stay calm and make decisions, the first priority of these commanders, otherwise, if even the secretary ship in charge of everything in charge of the town guard after Rilan's departure panics, you can imagine what the whole town guard will become......

However, this is not the right thing to do.

After receiving the message from Eugen, what Akagi needs to do is to get all the shipwives to return to the ship, and then stay on guard until the information from Eugen is true, or send a small number of detection forces, and then decide whether to fight or withdraw, and even if it is decided to dispatch, it should not be poured out.

If the town guard mansion behind is served at this time, not to mention the ship girls who came in a hurry from the town guard mansion, just those ship girls who were pulled over in the middle of the expedition exercise, their resources will definitely not be able to support even the nearest resource point, and they will likely face the fate of being "abandoned" at that time.

And also......

Through the window on the bridge, Rilan looked at the fleet that was speeding in the distance—the white light Rilan was all too familiar. Mimic shipfit from the prototype destroyer Shima Wind.

The distance between the town guard mansion and here is not short, and Island Wind is coming at full speed with a whole fleet when the mimic ship is turned on, and it is conceivable that the fuel consumption will definitely not be less than 500 units, and more than half of it is high-energy fuel prepared for the Mimic ship of Island Wind......

Not only that, but the thought of the rear is also rushing to the ship. With the resources that need to be consumed at the same maximum speed, Rilan feels a pain in his flesh, especially when he thinks of Yamato, who is still on the march.

"Lord Admiral, are you alright—huh?"

The secretary looked at the back covered by a black robe in surprise, obviously this kind of aura was familiar to her, but why...... Will it feel so unfamiliar?

didn't turn around, Li Lan sighed lightly in his heart.

I had been skeptical when I heard Eugen "discover" his voice, but now it is completely enough to prove it.

-- The ship's mother, who was built by herself, has a deeper connection with her soul in the dark. And whether it is the dragon and phoenix and other ship girls who used to guard the mansion in the sixth town or the fourth town, I am afraid that they will have this sense of "strangeness" in the face of their current self.

After all, even if it is the same soul inside, but in addition to the soul, it has been transformed into another "thing" in this short period of less than two hours, and it is normal to have this kind of strangeness.

"Akagi...... Sorry for making you make a special trip."

"Ah, yes" was ashamed of the moment's doubts. The secretary ship bowed his head deeply: "This is what Akagi should do...... Did something happen to the Admiral? ”

There had never been a moment when the maiden had such an urgent thought—to see the Admiral's face. Even if it's just a side face, if you see it, this strange feeling that makes her feel uneasy should be right away.

Lilan, who had his back to the girl, naturally didn't see the emotion in her eyes, and it was estimated that even if he knew, he wouldn't be able to agree, after all, except for Eugen, who couldn't hide it. Lilan really didn't want more people to be involved.

After pondering for a moment, Li Lan said slowly: "Go back, and those who are still on the way, go back to the town guard mansion first."

Tone: "I have something to announce"

Akagi's heart sank for no reason, and the girl who was puzzled by her successive "abnormalities" today nodded and replied: "Yes"

“……”

“……”

Looking out the window at the sea view, there was bitterness in his eyes: "...... Anything else? ”

Obviously, this is not something I should ask about. But the uneasiness in his heart kept urging the girl, and after a while, Akagi still asked out loud: "Lord Admiral, why are you ...... Will you wear such clothes? ”

The fists clenched under the black robe, and Li Lan's tone was flat: "It's cold, it's normal to wear more"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lilan regretted it

――Last year, I didn't say that

A trace of irritability grew in his heart, and he still didn't look back, Li Lan ordered in a stiff tone: "If it's okay, go back, you don't have to worry about these things."

“…… Yes, Akagi understood"

This scene is so similar to that moment in the past, but the concealed position has unconsciously changed......

―――――― Split ――――――

Under the escort of the arriving fleet, nine ships, including Eugen, Mutsuki and Rutsuki, returned in the direction of the town, and the other ships who were rushing here also returned under the communication of Akagi, and an incident that could cause a drastic change in the townhouse was ...... Come to an end?

"Hmm~ Why don't you let us in?"

Sitting on the bridge, Island Wind looked boredly in the direction of Eugen's bridge, and asked the real people around him: "Obviously, everyone has come here on purpose, but they can't even see each other."

The girl waved her arms and complained, "It's too much"

“…… Physical, wounded"

"However, according to the descriptions in those books, isn't it the most vulnerable time when human beings are injured, and if you visit at this time, you will definitely be able to improve your favorability a lot!"

“…… The most vulnerable, lovelorn"

"Huh? Is that so? ”

After a moment of silence, Daofeng suddenly made an excited proposal: "Real sauce, let's go and make the Admiral fall out of love!" ”

Meanwhile.

"Akagi, what the hell is this ......"

"I don't know" shook his head slightly, and Akagi's eyes showed a hint of sadness: "Lord Admiral seems to have been deliberately avoiding me......"

“…… Leave it to me."

"Kaga?"

(Those who make Akagi sad, never let go!) (To be continued......)