I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The angels with pure white wings were handsome and beautiful, all wearing kind smiles, and everything seemed very peaceful.

In Gabriel's palace, in a luxurious room, Michael looked at Gabriel, who had suddenly snapped out of her daze, and immediately picked up her communication card to initiate a one-second communication session.

"Is this... a message from the Lord!?"

Michael, with his flawless and handsome face, wore an expression of anticipation and nervousness.

"No, it's a communication from the Holy Son who resides in the Lord. It just requires the mobilization of two church personnel who possess the Holy Sword."

Gabriel, who immediately came to his senses, explained the situation with a smile. It was nothing important, but Gabriel was somewhat greedy and wanted to see Reiji more.

I hope to talk more with the Lord, whom I haven't seen in a long time.

Upon hearing this, Michael immediately spoke with a serious and earnest tone:

"Should I send some archangels down? After all, I feel uneasy without anyone guarding the Holy Son."

As I said before, protecting Razor is equivalent to protecting one's own master, and no amount of angels is too much for that.

"The Lord said we should listen to what the other party has to say. That Holy Son's strength far surpasses yours and mine, and he also has Little Bubu watching over him. We can go and bring him to Heaven soon, after all, the Lord said the Holy Son can repair the system."

"But before that, we need to deal with the matter of the Angel Pool first."

Gabriel did want to send more angels down to watch over Reiji, but the Lord said not to do anything unnecessary unless Reiji wanted him to; he had his own path to walk.

Meanwhile, they need to take care of their own affairs, since she was directly questioned by the principal, it's impossible for her not to be angry.

"Indra!!"

Upon hearing this, Michael's face contorted, his fists clenched so tightly they dug into his flesh, and he gritted his teeth as he uttered the other's god's name.

He was filled with anger and regret. Gabriel had just mentioned in his grim conversation that after faking his death, the Lord had secretly returned to heaven to inspect the situation.

These archangels, who are responsible for guarding the heavens, failed to even notice someone breaking into the heavens and tampering with the Angel Pool. They were utterly derelict in their duties.

Just thinking about it, Michael didn't know how to apologize to the Lord. He was the one in charge of the Heavenly Realm now, and he had an inescapable responsibility for such a big incident.

To try to shake the foundations of angels is utterly despicable. In times of war, this would have been the spark that ignited a war to the death.

"Alas, I have failed the Lord's trust. The Lord must be very disappointed in me."

After suppressing his anger, Michael's face turned uncontrollably bitter. The thought of his Lord, who was still observing them from the shadows, showing a look of disappointment on his face, made Michael's heart ache.

The Lord did not die, nor did He abandon me. The Lord has been watching me in secret, yet I have failed to live up to His trust.

"It's no use saying anything now. We might as well atone with our actions. As long as the Lord is alive, He will surely return to Heaven again, for the sake of a future that already holds hope!"

Gabriel felt terrible seeing Michael's guilty expression, but she had to pull herself together and atone for her dereliction of duty.

"You're right. With a master, we have a future. We'll definitely settle this score with Indra when the time comes!"

Michael knew exactly what he should do. He took a deep breath and his eyes became extremely sharp. In addition to guilt, he also felt an infinite hope for the future.

He will atone for his dereliction of duty, but he must first do everything in the present right.

The system left by the Lord is malfunctioning, and the Pool of Angels has stopped operating. These problems that have troubled him for a long time can be resolved. He believes that under the Lord's guidance, they will continue to prosper.

P.S.: Please vote and recommend! The author hasn't forgotten about Shinomiya and the Night King, so don't worry about that.

Chapter 53 Taihou: The Commander is on a date, and it's not with me!?

Razer's personal miniature world of blocks, located in the corridor of the port area of ​​the naval base.

"Waaah, why was I born so late? I didn't even make it into the first full-scale sortie of the entire port. Does that mean I'll never get noticed by the Commander...?"

In the clean and tidy corridor of the port area, a ship girl with a pleasant temperament and an extremely beautiful appearance was walking along while sighing.

The ship girl's beautiful wine-red eyes were like jewels, her long black hair was tied into two long ponytails, and she wore a phoenix headdress. Her red kimono revealed her fair and smooth shoulders and her impressively large breasts.

Black stockings encased her long, shapely legs, subtly reflecting an alluring sheen.

She has a very alluring and perfect figure, coupled with an incredibly charming expression and a soothing voice.

Without a doubt, Taihou, a ship girl belonging to the Sakura Empire's aircraft carrier fleet, is a beautiful girl who can live up to her charming temperament and character design.

Taihou is one of the gold-tier ship girls that Reiji mass-produced after recently finishing the battle with Orpheus and having extra Mind Cubes.

She has quickly adapted to life in the port area, and the Commander can be seen everywhere, but unfortunately, they are just clones. Taihou wants to see the Commander in person.

Despite her restless inner turmoil, Taihou suppressed the urge to approach the clones and walked alone to Lei Zhe's office.

They hope to see the Commander himself there. With their mental network, all the ship girls can recognize Reiji at a glance.

Inside the port, the ship girls are all talking about that magnificent battle. That sortie left a deep impression on all of them, and they are chatting and laughing together about it.

Looking at the incredibly excited expressions on her sisters' faces, Taihou felt a little disappointed. She had missed a great sortie and also missed the chance to meet the Commander in person.

Watching the ship girls discussing things on the shared mental network, and seeing the dazzling golden figure of the commander captured from their memories, Taihou felt incredibly restless, as if she had missed out on a fortune.

Ah~~~, I also want to fight alongside the commander, and I also want to become the commander's strength.

"Hmm, cheer up! The sisters said there will be another sortie soon, so we need to improve our strength. It would be great if we could get the same power as Takao and Atago from the Commander... Huh? Is nobody here!?"

Da Feng muttered some words of self-encouragement and envy as she walked to a gate. However, upon seeing that the electronic projection board on the gate indicated that no one was currently there, she deflated like a punctured balloon.

Touching the door with one hand, Taihou didn't sense any activity on her network; the Commander really wasn't inside.

"Ah... Commander... Commander... Taihou wants to see you, but does that mean she has no choice but to go to her clone...?"

Facing the gate, he kept muttering "Commander, Commander" under his breath, completely unaware that four petite figures were walking over behind him with strange expressions.

Wearing a sailor's shirt and hat, the petite and charming Z-23, also known as Nimi, looked at the ship girl in front of her and asked in confusion:

"It's... Taihou, right? What are you doing?"

"Big big...big mackerel!?"

Upon hearing the sudden sound behind her, Daifeng immediately turned around in shock and panic, as if she mistook the owner of the sound for something terrifying. She waved her hands in a flustered manner.

Raiji chose to build ten consecutive ship girls. When Taihou appeared, a White Eagle submarine ship girl was also born right after Taihou.

That's right, it's the same mackerel that hit the Taiho in history, causing an oil spill and sinking.

These two historical rivals were born right in front of Reiji. When Taihou saw the Commander in person, her happy mood immediately turned into terror, and she shamefully hid behind Reiji, trembling with fear.

This incident left Lei Zhe both amused and exasperated, but it became a source of deep sorrow for Da Feng. Fortunately, Lei Zhe comforted her properly at the time, otherwise she wouldn't be as lively as she is now.

When he realized that the four people behind him were not the one he remembered, Daihou immediately patted his magnificent chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, it's you guys, Lafite, Nimi, Lingbo, and Javelin. You almost scared me to death."

"Sorry, we didn't mean to scare you."

Among the four ship girls, there was a lively girl with short pinkish-purple hair named Javelin. She looked apologetic, scratched the back of her head, and said somewhat shyly.

After all, it was strange that Da Feng was there alone, facing the door without opening it to go in. They were just curious and greeted her, without any intention of scaring her.

"It's nothing, it's nothing... Why are you dressed like that? Your clothes are all slipping down, it's really inappropriate!"

Da Feng waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, but when she saw the disheveled appearance of the little girl with white hair and red eyes in front of her, she frowned a little.

Under Raffi's adorable gaze, Dafeng earnestly and considerately straightened her clothes herself.

"Is Taihou looking for the Commander himself? He's in the port's lounge area, and your clothes have slipped down."

Her clothes were loose and disheveled, leaving the lovely Raffi with her fair and delicate shoulders exposed. She looked at Da Feng, who was kindly tidying her clothes, with a blank expression.

After all, anyone who wants to come to this office is either going to see Frederick or the Commander; if it's Taihou, she'll definitely be going to see Reiji.

"Huh? The Commander is in the port? That's great."

Taihou was overjoyed to hear this, never expecting to find out the commander's whereabouts from Laffey.

The adorable little Raffi looked at the happy Da Feng in front of her, and noticing the other's equally 'loose' clothes, kindly reminded her again, "Your clothes..."

"Ok?"

Taihou's happy expression froze for a moment. She looked down at her outfit, smiled charmingly, placed her hands on her heart, and said proudly and happily, "This was pulled down for the Commander~".

"I'm going to see the Commander next, should I lower my price a bit more...?"

Thinking that she would soon see the commander, Taihou smiled and lowered her head, lost in her own fantasy, her hand reaching down under the anxious gazes of Nimi and Javelin.

"Shameful, we can't keep going!"

Nimi-chan shouted at Taihou with a flushed face, but the other party seemed not to hear her or to ignore her.

Suddenly, three more ship girls appeared and approached Taihou while she was lost in her reverie.

Bang!

"It hurts!"

It felt like a blunt object had struck Da Feng's temple, neither too hard nor too soft, just enough to make Da Feng feel a sharp pain. Da Feng immediately cried out in pain.

After looking over, the group saw two sister ship girls dressed similarly in white naval uniforms and with somewhat similar appearances: Takao and Atago.

And standing next to them was Tsubaki, a dog-eared girl with long, light gray hair, who was smiling brightly and cheerfully, greeting Nimi and Ayanami.

There are actually three dog-eared girls in total, but as Atago's older sister, Takao's dog ears are similar to those of a Scottish Fold, and are easily overlooked under her beautiful hair.

Atago, the younger sister, has very distinctive dog ears because they stand up.

The one who just struck Taihou was none other than the serious and calm Takao, who lightly tapped the indecent fellow with the hilt of his sword.

"What shameless thing are you doing here in broad daylight?"

Compared to Atago, who always wore a gentle and polite smile and a mysterious, sly expression, Takao was more like a female warrior, with a serious and earnest face, exuding an aura of power and authority.

Takao felt somewhat helpless about Taihou's actions, after all, she was also a ship girl belonging to the Sakura Empire faction.

"Takao, Atago, and Tsubaki-chan!"

When Lingbo saw Chun, she greeted her happily.

"Lingbo-chan, what are you doing at the office door? There's no one inside."

With a lively and active personality, Tsubaki was just like a little animal. Her ears kept twitching as she looked at the group with some curiosity and asked them questions.

"It seems Taihou is looking for her main commander; we just happened to run into her..."

"Oh my~ Daihou-chan, it seems you want to talk to the Commander about something private, right?"

As a mature and sophisticated woman, Atago could almost understand the situation just by looking at Taihou with a smile.

She was also a woman, and a ship girl from the Sakura Empire series, just like Taihou. Naturally, she knew what this newly born sister was thinking, and in a short time, she had pretty much figured out Taihou's personality.