The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

She seemed to realize something, seemed to have sensed something, and there seemed to be something matching up in the book that Lin Shen forced her to read.

But it still disappeared in a flash like lightning.

The only thing left is a heavier heart.

…Early May, the 72nd year of the new calendar.

In the Midnight Sakura Empire camp, all members of the flagship-retaking faction and the radical faction were killed.

The last true ardent supporter of the flagship, Ise, was declared dead.

If loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

Not all of the people who are waiting for you to come back are loyal to you, and they may simply want to use you.

At this moment, Nagato was aware of this, but still knew nothing.

She vaguely felt that [Midnight·Sakura Empire] was divided into many factions, and one extreme faction was the core leader, and its purpose was completely unknown.

This surprise attack made Nagato feel heavy-hearted for a long time.

She couldn't understand why they came here to die.

But then it took me some time to figure it out.

Two days later, she found Lin Shen and asked this question.

"You should already have the answer in your heart, right?" Lin Shen said this as he looked at Nagato, who seemed to have grown... or rather, worn down.

"I would like to hear the commander's opinion." Nagato looked at Lin Shen and said.

"It's very simple. It's pressure." A dark light flashed in Lin Shen's eyes. He said, "Because in the previous test, the other party clearly knew that you have feelings for the Sakura Empire, but your character is weak, wavering, indecisive, and easily influenced. So they used the death of the Sakura Empire ship girl to put pressure on you, forcing you to go there as soon as possible."

"But why did they... just come here so willingly... to die?"

"If I hadn't been in it, I wouldn't have known the answer to this question. However, behind all the actions that lack logic, it's all about the word 'interest'. Nagato, those who are willing to die in your hands will definitely be your most loyal supporters after you return. They hope you return, and will make you their core, just like Hinata."

"..."

"If you really go back then, there will be a bunch of extra 'Hinata's'. This is not something to be happy about for some people, so these 'Hinata's' should disappear and have to disappear, because they are first members of the [Midnight Heavy Sakura], and then supporters of the flagship."

Lin Shen shifted his gaze to the window and spoke in a tone as calm as possible.

"Shipgirls are very simple and honest creatures. Order of precedence is very important. If you are not here, the organization's goals will be the highest priority, and bringing you back will be a higher priority. If you can't bring you back... then there is only death. Their actions must have a result, and this result cannot be to return in disgrace. For shipgirls with firm beliefs, I don't know if this is a shame."

"..."

The quiet air filled the entire room.

Nagato sat down on the sofa next to him with a gloomy face and asked in a melancholy voice: "Did I really do something wrong... Should I have gone back earlier?"

"Ha - Nagato." Lin Shen sighed, then said in a serious tone, "You couldn't go back then!"

"..." Nagato was stunned for a moment.

"Have you forgotten? I refused to let you go back then, so there's no way you can go back."

"But……"

"Don't look at your past self with your current eyes and make decisions for her! You can do things now that you couldn't do before! You are already level 81 now. Can you do the things you can do now and face the battles you are facing when you are level 71? You can't do it!"

"..."

Lin Shen's words were like a heavy hammer that hit Nagato's heart hard, and then he slapped her twice, which made her sober up a lot.

"Do what you are capable of. If you are not capable of doing something, you can only watch it happen. That's all!"

"Well……"

Nagato couldn't help but make a sound that sounded a little aggrieved.

Because Lin Shen's tone was too harsh, and there was a kind of suppressed anger in his emotions.

Lin took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

"Nagato...why do you think I have to go so far away?"

"…Is it because this long journey can better achieve the goal?" Nagato asked tentatively.

"wrong!"

"Ugh...!"

However, Lin Shen's more severe voice still made her shiver.

She could feel the irritation coming from the bottom of her heart.

But Nagato didn't even know why.

Of course she couldn't know -

Because Lin Shen's anger was directed at himself who had been depressed for three or four days.

Everyone knows a lot of principles, but when things really happen, they are in a panic.

Lin Shen’s condition is even more serious.

He felt like he was about to have a split personality.

On the one hand, there is the powerful obsession of "wanting to be saved" that comes from the depths of the soul.

On the one hand, he went against this paranoid and questioning mind.

He is fighting with himself.

But this did not prevent Lin Shen from continuing to train Nagato.

At the same time, it also completely ended the conflict between the two thoughts in my mind.

Problems always need to be solved.

It took three or four days.

Lin Shen solved the problem and solved his own problem at the same time.

From then on, there was a grave in his heart.

"I'll tell you now why I choose to go far away."

Lin Shen stood up, glared at Nagato, and scolded him in a more intense and heavy tone.

"That's because I believe -! This road is the shortest! I don't trust this road because it is the best solution, but because I believe it is the best solution, so it is the best solution. Do you understand?!"

"Alas--!"

That angry look scared Nagato.

She had never seen Lin Shen like this.

A dead-looking expression.

His face was distorted, as if he was struggling for the last time before death.

Lin Shen took two steps back and forth, took a deep breath for a long time, and then swallowed the remnants of his food.

He returned to his desk, sat back in his seat, and spoke again.

"Nagato, remember this! When you feel that you are wrong, don't think that you are wrong! Don't question yourself, don't deny yourself, believe in yourself! When you feel that you are wrong, you must firmly believe that it is not you who is wrong, but the world, others, anything, but not you! If even you don't believe in yourself! What about those who believe in you?!"

"But--"

"Flagships are different from ordinary shipgirls! Do you think the only difference is who does the hard work of carrying a flag? You are the one who makes the decision! If someone believes in you and dies because of your decision! You feel pain and can't bear it, but this is what you should bear! This is what the flagship should bear!"

Lin Shen poked the table hard with his fingers.

"You can't escape! Also, training level is not everything! But without training level, you can't get anything! You don't even have the qualification to get in! Do you understand? You are not wrong! You just have no choice! There are only two roads ahead, and you have to take one. If you go back, you will be sidelined. Without training level, you can only watch your supporters die one by one, and you can only watch! You can't interfere with the decision-making level of [Midnight·Sakura Empire]! Because they just need the flagship, not believe in the flagship! There may be very few people who really believe in the flagship! And now, those people may have died! They must die too, and exclude dissidents. An organization does not need two decision-makers, and does not need two factions. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. This is a very simple truth. Do you understand?"

"..."

Nagato seemed to understand something.

No, I should say...

She already understood.

It was just further sorted out by Lin Shen.

It was like completely dissecting a vague object and laying it out in front of you one by one.

Nagato was more sober than ever before.

I didn’t feel like I was changing every second…

The me in the last second is completely different from the me in the next second.

It dawned on her.

There are also many more scars on the mind.

It became more blurry.

Lin Shen waved his hand to let the dazed Nagato leave, and told her to go somewhere else and figure it out by herself.

The entire office was empty again.

Lin Shen was restless. He stood up, sat down again, stood up again, and paced back and forth in the room.

Finally he walked to the window and looked at the monotonous scenery outside, standing there for the whole day.

It's like mourning for something dead.

The next day is a time for rest and preparation.

The next day, the fleet, which had rested for a long time, left the base at w7 and headed directly to the base at a1.

There are still some remnants of the Siren troops left there.

Less than fifty thousand.

The Siren seemed to be transferring something, and it took a long time to finally finish it.

This is the information obtained through so many days of monitoring.

Until Lin Shen's fleet swept over. This time, he asked everyone in [Sakura] to watch the whole process and see how those Sirens were killed bit by bit.

There are even video footage left behind.

The fleet marched out for a whole day and killed 30,000 Sirens, with an average kill per person of 3,000.

The remaining Sirens did not continue to fight, but fought and retreated, and had completely withdrawn from the area covered by the A1 stronghold.

Because they did not encounter the so-called elite troops of the same level as those they had encountered in the fortress before, the combat operations went extremely smoothly.

After truly retaking the completely vacated A1 stronghold fortress, Lin Shen continued to keep a large amount of video data and uploaded it to the military system, filling the gap in the so-called "evidence".

Afterwards, the almost publicized horrific record quickly spread throughout the CMA like a virus.

Because it is so shocking, 50,000 out of 10——

Not only did they win the battle, but they also completely routed the enemy and forced them to retreat.

This unprecedented achievement directly suppressed the news of the larger-scale commotion caused by the mutants recently on the CMA forum.

Seeing that a terrifying public opinion was about to form, some people raised their arms and shouted, and public opinion became more and more inclined towards Lin Shen.

At this time, information about Lin Shen's identity also began to appear on CMA.

Ah~ So he's not the commander of the Sakura Empire.

Instead, he ran over from Donghuang.

This news was like a bucket of cold water poured down on them, calming down the excited people of Sakura Empire.

That's fine.

What is still happening is in the Commander Community.

As the name suggests, many of them are commanders, so their views on this war are naturally very different from those of ordinary spectators.

As the saying goes, the layman is just watching the fun, ten to fifty thousand is awesome.

Experts know the ins and outs of this, and the evaluation becomes "wow".

A lot of people wanted more core information about the battle, but they couldn't get it at all.

Therefore, there was no very serious tactical discussion.

All of them are “Oh shit”.