At the moment when she saw the Tianjin wind appear, a vague memory appeared in the mind of the deep sea Xianghe for no reason, but because of the smiling gaze of Pachina on the side, the deep sea girl could only selectively ignore it.

As with the previous battle plan, the ship girls who were transformed into the deep sea by the demon were divided into two groups, one group to forcibly control the deep sea fleet in the rear - if they were attacked by concentrated fire, maybe the demon could escape by "magic", but the city, along with all the ship girls and humans, would be destroyed in the tens of thousands of shelling.

As the deep-sea inhabitants transformed by Rilan, although they can't compare with Rilan as the maker in terms of controlling the conventional deep sea, even the northern inhabitants and outlying island ghosts can forcibly order the deep sea they command, but as long as Rilan is restrained, and the northern inhabitants and outlying island inhabitants are not present, they can barely control these conventional deep-sea attacks and stop attacking.

But...... Why didn't the northern kime and the outlying island perch come together at such an important time?

Dusty memories begin to crack

Then, when the demon was disturbed by the bombardment of the deep sea perch, Yamato, who rescued them all, delivered a killer blow.

"Bell-"

Li Lan's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked Yamato with the sword in a gloomy tone, "You also want to betray?" ”

The girl pursed her lips: "...... From the very beginning, Yamato's allegiance was only to Lord Admiral."

"Then die!"

Yamato, who was choked by the throat, struggled to cast his gaze to the deep sea Shozuru behind Rilan.

Holding back the trembling heart, the deep sea Xianghe stepped forward as if he was worried about Lilan's situation-

"If you want to kill him, it's better to use this~"

Pachina's sudden sound almost stopped Fukami Shozuru's heartbeat, and by the time she reacted, she already had the blade in her hand that Pachina had handed over.

"Then, I wish you good luck"

So to speak. The smirking fortress girl pushed the deep sea crane off the edge of the 300-meter-high bridge...... In the direction where Rilan was.

(Wait-)

When he held the blade, Fukami Xianghe seemed to suddenly remember something, but Yamato's urgent and painful eyes made Fukami Xianghe subconsciously stab the enchanted sword blade in his hand at the back.

- Sharp, strong, cursed, weak. Pain, silence, hurt deepening, and...... Demon-busting.

"Uhhh

The pupils contracted, the gap between dreams and reality was torn apart by this stabbing sword, and the memories in the dust were like beasts that had escaped from their cages, roaring and wailing incessantly.

―――――― Split ――――――

"I'm sorry, that's all I can do. But don't worry, it's all just a dream. When you wake up, you'll find that what should be there will still exist, and what shouldn't...... It's gone."

The black girl huddled in the corner sneered when she heard this: "Do you still want to say such things if you turn us into this picture?" ”

Silent for a long time: "...... The only one who can really decide what you are is is yourself, just like now"

In that unmistakable tone, Rilan said, "You will only be a Xianghe, and nothing else."

―――――― Partition

"Shohe, in your opinion, how should this war between you and the deep sea end?"

“…… Huh? ”

Shohe, who didn't understand why he suddenly turned to this topic, looked at him suspiciously. Then he thought back to the war that was still going on, and he couldn't help but have a sad expression on his face.

"Don't you know...... You don't have to look like that. After all, if there was an answer, you wouldn't have been dwelling on it until now......"

"In my opinion, there is a good way to end this war"

Fang ...... Law? ”

"Ah, the way to 'eradicate' completely"

―――――― Split ――――――

"Time? It's probably not been long...... Are you worried? ”

Xiu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and Xianghe said hesitantly: "If this continues, I'm afraid that Kaga-san and they may ......."

"Hehe, it won't. I still have this bit of self-confidence" Relieved, Lilan assured: "Unlike the real deep sea, you are just 'disguised' by hatred, and the necessary condition for deep sea is despair, and despair is generally followed by the choice to lose your mind because you have lost any hope in the world."

Speaking of which. Li Lan frowned: "Just like those regular deep seas"

"By the way, although it will be forgotten later, it is better to be careful when fighting......

"That ......" plucked up his courage, and Shohe raised his head to look at Rilan's eyes: "Can't I keep the memory now?" I'm going to try not to let anyone else-"

Lilan was dumbfounded, then shook her head slightly.

"Sorry, you're too gentle"

―――――― Split ――――――

“…… There are many ways to reconcile conflicts, but in terms of ultimate efficiency, the best way is to replace them with another, more 'cruel' way."

"Cruel...... How? ”

"Don't you understand? Let's take you and Kaga as an example, if you and Kaga have a conflict for some personal reason - don't refute it, I know you won't clash with other people easily, and to be honest, you'd better change your personality, otherwise you'll definitely suffer a lot in the future."

"Woo......"

"To get back to the point, if you and Kaga have a conflict for some personal reason, which leads to a bad feeling for each other, which indirectly affects Zuzuru and Akagi, and the relationship between the two of them becomes bad, it just so happens that they are ordered by the Admiral to go out together on a difficult mission tomorrow, and if they can't work together with each other, they will inevitably fail, what will you choose?"

"Apologize to Kaga-san right away!"

"That's right, it's not just you, I think Kaga will come to you in a hurry to reconcile."

"But, Kaga-san's words ......"

"No, no, no, for Kaga, Akagi's existence is no less important to you than Zuizuru, but the nature is a little different."

"Why do you know?"

“…… Maybe it's because I've seen it once. How to put it, that is already beyond the fetters of life and death"

"Beyond the bonds of life and death?" Irrepressibly, Xianghe became curious about Lilan's description.

"Well, it's useless if you know too much of this stuff...... Like I told you, when one bad situation leads to another, even worse, people subconsciously choose to fix it. Even if it takes some sacrifice and abandonment, it's better than losing more in the future...... Humanity and you are all living in the present and welcoming the future, aren't they?"

"You...... Are you going to leave after you've done these things? ”

Li Lan was stunned when he heard this, and then said as a matter of course: "Ah, this is also an inevitable part...... And it's the most important part."

In the dark blue eyes, the girl seemed to see the gentle color......

"Good night, Shozuru"

―――――― Split ――――――

"Well, what's wrong with you?"

A faint voice of concern. Coming out of a small hole in the rear.

"It's fine, it's just a little sleepy......"

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect Kaga to be so anxious" Smiling bitterly, Riran looked at the waning moon above his head: "Although I'm also in a hurry......"

"What I say next is important, you must remember it, Shozuru"

“…… Be? ”

"Over the course of two months, I have succeeded in working with my founder, the leader, to bring together all the most acute contradictions between the deep sea and humanity on each other. It can be said that now both the deep sea and humanity. Even the sleeping wills of this planet wish we all died, and for now, they are halfway there."

Looking at the crack on his hand, Li Lan showed a bitter smile in his mouth: "As I told you before, the most effective way to reconcile the conflict is to replace it with another more cruel way, when people realize that they can't bear this 'more cruel' way." will find a way to solve it."

"I and the leader are the two sharp points in the way, once we are eliminated, with the current situation of mankind, we will inevitably choose to solve the current problem in a non-war form."

"Huh...... Wait, you-"

"Quiet! Listen to me finish," he gasped for breath. Lilan continued: "In this situation, even if human beings want to war, they no longer have the capital to go to war, all the fighting forces have been exhausted by me, and on the deep sea side, because pachina was created by me, she is not able to manipulate the power to create a conventional deep sea at will, and there is only one shell left in her, as long as you don't take the initiative to invade, you don't need to worry about her attacking for a long time."

"People who have died once generally have more pity for their lives, let alone ships that have sunk hundreds of thousands of times......"

"The Northern Habitat and the Outlying Island Oni will move towards the northern and southern seas, and will stay in the North and Antarctic regions ever since, and I hope that you will be able to get along with them in a peaceful and non-combat manner, and accordingly, they will never take the initiative to invade the human seas...... The remaining resources of this sea are enough for human beings to develop to find a second home."

"Ahem...... And then that's the most important thing."

"Although war will not break out in a short period of time, once humanity recovers, coupled with the maturity of ballistic missile technology and satellite guidance, a secondary attack on the deep sea is completely predictable, so the problem must be eradicated at the root"

"Although it may sound incredible to you, there are indeed some people in the Federation who essentially think that there is not much difference between the ship girl and the deep sea habitat, if they can become the upper echelons of the Federation, I believe they will definitely choose to live in peace instead of war."

Recalling the traversers who suffered heavy losses under various guidance, Lilan could only apologize in his heart.

Perhaps, only those who have truly experienced the cruelty of war will understand the value of peace, and can become a real "admiral", instead of the ridiculous and irresponsible mentality at the beginning.

"In the end, it is the side of the deep sea, if it is just human beings who choose peace, it will not make any sense at all, and the side of the deep sea must also 'take a stand', which is why I have transformed you into 'deep sea'"

"Eh......" Shozuru listened blankly to the words coming from outside—she had realized something.

From the very beginning, has it already been decided......

Carrying it all alone?

"Compared to the normal deep sea, you are just a ship girl dressed in the deep sea, and your deeds in the past month or so have been on the surface, you are extremely unwilling to fight with your fellow ship mother's partners, as well as human beings, plus you also have the ability to manipulate the conventional deep sea, if it is you...... I'm relieved."

“…… Why...... Don't explain it to us directly at first......"

"I'm sorry, but I'll just think it's my selfishness."

Looking at the sky overhead, in a trance, it seemed that I had returned to that familiar planet, that familiar ocean: "I just want to finish what I haven't had time to accomplish......"

-- To create a peaceful world.

―――――― Split ――――――

"Uhhh

The cold, sharp touch made Leylan absolutely sure that he existed.

“…… Soar...... Crane ......"

(Very well done...... ）

The additional eight-layer enchantment easily "knocked down" Lilan, whose magic power had been exhausted, from the sky, and under the stunned gaze of everyone below, the figure that almost single-handedly destroyed the entire world, and that's it...... Fell?

"Bang"

"Won...... We won! ”

Incredibly, the traverser couldn't even believe his eyes until the moment the figure fell to the ground and stopped moving.

"Humanity - victorious!"

"Take advantage of the victory to pursue - completely drive the deep sea out of human land!"

"yes, knock them down—"

The crowd was chaotic again, only this time, no one thought they would fail—not even the deep-sea celestial habitat had been knocked down, let alone the deep-sea.

―――――― Split ――――――

The pitch-black color of the deep sea slowly but surely detached from her ship's load, but the scene that had previously made her ecstatic made no sense at all.

Looking at the enchanted blade that completely penetrated Lilan's body in a panic, helpless tears overflowed uncontrollably.

"Don't ...... No...... No...... Please, don't ......"

"Ahem...... Slightly, a little tired......"

The swirling blue vortex slowly stagnated, and the dark eyes reflected the blue sky again, slowly losing their brilliance.

"Now, Xianghe...... There is no need for a town guard...... There is no need for peace...... Shozuru just wants to ...... Want ......"

The girl clenched the "broken" palm tightly, as if she was afraid that it would disappear completely in the next moment.

"--I'm with you......"

"Shozuru ......"

"Woooooooooo......oo Don't go, please, don't go......"

"Dream ......" reluctantly turned his head, and his index finger lightly touched the girl's forehead: "...... Wake up."

Pupil constriction.

"―――――――――― Blue !!" (To be continued.) )