The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

And it flashed by so quickly that I could see it clearly at the time.

But it will be quickly forgotten.

Those images flashed through Lin Shen's dream like slides.

"I don't want the world...I want you."

"That's enough... that's enough. You've done your best. The rest is up to you! It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter! Let's run away!"

"Why don't you listen to me?"

“Anticus…”

"You didn't have to do this, Lin, you're always like this..."

"Let's go to Paradise."

"I refuse. Even if I had to do it a hundred times, I would still choose the red pill."

"This illusory paradise lasts only a moment in a hundred years, but it is nothing more than a fantasy bubble. However, keep it. Who knows, it may be useful someday..."

"I can't leave everything to you."

"Can machines also develop emotions... huh? You're right... Human technology is not necessarily inferior... huh? Self-evolved? Kind of scary... What do you want this for? Hey... Okay, so I was just kidding. You can joke too... huh? Not kidding, right??"

"A machine that repeats itself a thousand times is still a machine. A human that repeats itself a thousand times will start to wonder what the hell he is doing... haha... But you are the pinnacle of technology, and you have inherited this most precious part of human nature. But we have to choose the best solution, don't we? Follow orders... You are supposed to be relied upon? Are my words contradictory to reality? Well... humans are such contradictory creatures."

"Your life belongs to me! I won't let you die! Do you hear me?"

"Idiot, you don't think we're following you for such a boring goal as saving the world? Screw...saving the world! Bismarck, take this guy and retreat! ... Tsk, you forgot again. Vicious, drag this guy to the other side of this planet and don't come back again."

"Commander, do you remember what I said? I will get you back no matter what happens. Of course, it's best if I don't go to the underworld to find you. There are too many people there, and it might be difficult for me to squeeze in...hahahaha."

"..."

All the images eventually disappeared.

Completely gone from memory.

Lin Shen's gaze returned to the phone screen.

Looking at Ayanami's various data and her full favorability.

"Then it's time to put on the ring..."

He was talking to himself.

In his dreams, anything that didn't make sense seemed normal to him.

For example, Ayanami's portrait.

The problem is huge.

Why is it all bright red with a dark background?

The ship outfit is also weird.

There was a black and red light flashing on it.

It looks full of oppression.

Very strange.

But Lin Shen didn't find it strange.

In a daze, he seemed to see another picture through the screen of his mobile phone.

On the sea full of debris, Ayanami half-knelt and whispered.

"It's time to finish."

Her ship suit quickly shattered.

It's like the surface shell has been peeled off.

Then, a hideous and strange ship outfit with black and red as the main colors emerged from inside.

The feeling of oppression surrounding her increased rapidly.

Lin Shen seemed to be able to see the various numerical values ​​suddenly being torn apart and rapidly increasing.

That is far beyond common sense.

It is almost impossible for any enemy to withstand her brilliance.

But she still felt it wasn't enough.

not enough.

Far from enough.

With a strong will towards destruction, she pushed herself to the limit, and then tore this limit apart from the inside out.

The power that finally burst out allowed her to swing a sword.

Use this knife to put an end to everything.

Ayanami's hand grasped the hilt of the Zankan sword, which had completely changed.

He assumed a posture as if he was about to swing the knife.

"and many more!"

Lin Shen couldn't help but shout.

He sat up suddenly from the bed.

sweating a lot.

All the dream fragments slipped away as quickly as sand through fingers.

Finally, it completely disappeared from his mind.

All that lay before him was the power of his soul that was instantly reactivated.

And special values ​​that come to mind.

Lin Shen can always see values ​​that other commanders cannot see or need to test to know.

For example, practice.

From his perspective, the ship girl who has signed the contract also has an independent status panel.

It seems to be a benefit given by time traveling.

Although I didn't ask for it at first...

And now, there seems to be a new numerical column on the familiar panel.

“…The favorability is visible…?”

28. All is well as long as the commander is here

The familiar soul power activated the originally dormant soul network in an instant.

The map based on soul network detection has finally been opened again after a long time.

McCall, who was already silent, was stunned for several seconds, and then he suddenly reacted and began to ask questions in the soul network communication.

McCall: "The commander is awake!?"

Cupid: "Yes... the commander just woke up."

Glasgow: "That's great, Commander. Are you okay? Are there any sequelae? After all, you were in a coma for so long."

Lin Shen: "Not really, I just slept very comfortably, and I feel that the loss caused by the overdrawn soul power has recovered a little... Well, forget it, let's talk about this later. Anyone, please report the current situation to me."

McCall: "Commander! Ayanami! Ayanami is surrounded by the regular troops of the Central Weaving District!"

Lin Shen: "Don't worry, I know."

McCall: "Is Ayanami okay?"

Ayanami: "It's okay."

McCall: "...That's good. Don't make such a willful decision next time!"

Ayanami: "That was not a willful decision, it was a rational decision."

McCall: “…”

It is indeed a rational decision.

But I can't accept that result anyway.

McCall breathed a sigh of relief, and it felt like his nerves that were about to break recovered in an instant.

I'm glad Ayanami is okay...

If something really happened, McCall felt that he would never be able to get over it for the rest of his life.

This is how the so-called mental scars come about.

Things that look perfect will always become full of traces of the passage of time after being washed and polished by time.

Glasgow: "Commander, does Ayanami need support?"

Lin Shen: "No need, they are just a few copies of the Sakura Empire. Ayanami will be fine."

Glasgow: “…”

McCall: "...It's so easy to say, but it feels like there's nothing wrong with you saying it."

After all, he was the one who created the miracle of Bingye's breakout.

Although most of the information about Lin Shen was hidden by Donghuang.

But as eyewitnesses, the ship girls under his command naturally knew everything.

Confidence based on facts will not be easily shaken.

So if Lin Shen says there is no problem, then they will think there is no problem.

……

The sudden interference caused the soul networks of the commanders of the Canine Flame Guard to fluctuate violently.

Even at one point, his connection with the ship girls was cut off.

They had never seen such a strange situation before.

For a moment, the communication channel exploded.

"What happened? Why was the connection to the soul network cut off?"

"Is it due to strong interference? But how is this possible?"

"Even if there is something that can interfere with the soul network, how could it appear here?"

"No! Not only that, why isn't the ship girl moving?"

"I didn't give the order to stop the operation?"

"..."

a mess.

But it didn't last long, only three or four seconds.

During this time, Ayanami had successfully replenished her physical strength and rushed out again with her sword.

The protection of several replica ship suits in front of him was almost cut off by a single knife.

After the soul network of the Inu Flame Guard was restored, it was too late for them to command the ship girls to intercept.

Ayanami cut through several layers of encirclement in front of her at an extremely fast speed in just a few seconds.

After a few seconds of confusion, the enemy behind us launched another decisive artillery attack.

He was not afraid of affecting his teammates at all.

The main fleet opened fire in unison.

The carrier-based aircraft took off again.

Ayanami's speed did not change.