Minato meets his ex-girlfriend

Watching Neptune leave first, the commander shrugged.

It just so happened that he hadn't finished his cup of coffee yet.

Just when the commander wanted to enjoy his rare leisure time, his phone rang.

"Drip drip."

The commander sighed, took out his phone from his pocket, and found a notification on a social media app.

――It’s Shokaku.

The commander roughly confirmed the content of Shokaku's message. In short, it was the content that had just arrived at the branch.

I checked the time and found it was already half past two.

We arrived about half an hour earlier than the scheduled time. I didn't expect Shokaku to arrive so early.

Perhaps because he was feeling uneasy, the commander also heard something from Shokaku.

Although there is still some time before the examination, I arrived half an hour early. I might feel a little uneasy while waiting, so I decided to talk to Shokaku and the others.

It will be fine soon. Just get checked and you can be back to normal.

At least in the commander's limited experience, all the ship girls who had received diagnosis had undoubtedly recovered to their original state, and this time would definitely be the same.

Anyway, let's go meet up with Shokaku and the others first.

Chapter 401 Diagnosis Results

Nanhai Branch, Examination Room.

16: 05.

"Please take a seat."

"Ah, okay."

An hour after Shokaku's diagnosis began, the commander was waiting outside the waiting room, having just recently received a notice from the new doctor that the diagnosis was over, and thus came to the examination room.

Originally, as expected, there were five people who needed to see a doctor for the same symptoms, and I thought it would probably waste a lot of time, but I didn’t expect it to be over so quickly.

After entering the examination room, Shokaku, Zuikaku, Cygnus, Agano, and Javelin sat on the chairs with nervous expressions.

And the commander was like an old father who was about to be informed of the reconnaissance results... Oops, the commander himself was a little nervous.

"Commodore Bai Ri, don't be so nervous."

"Ah ha ha……"

Did it show?

The commander laughed and sat on the chair, facing the new doctor. His last name was Yun, and he had shiny black hair that extended to his waist. He looked very young, probably between the early twenties and early thirties.

The commander calmed down.

"Then let me tell you the diagnosis."

"Well, please."

Did he recover? Perhaps because he was in a hurry, he leaned forward a little.

"This is the result of the examination. If nothing unexpected happens... it will remain like this in the future."

"Keep it like this? What do you mean?"

"I will continue to hear things like auditory hallucinations."

"!?"

The commander was stunned when he received the diagnosis results from Dr. Yun. He obviously did not expect such a result.

So far, I have received care from doctors many times and have recovered after receiving medical examinations.

I originally thought it would be okay this time, but I didn't expect it to be so pessimistic.

Perhaps Shokaku and the others were also shocked. They opened their eyes wide, opened their mouths slightly, and their faces became stiff.

"Why is this so?"

The commander asked proactively.

“That’s what I’m going to say next.”

Doctor Yun said this seriously.

Although I still have many doubts, let's listen to what Dr. Yun has to say first.

………………

"For some reason, or opportunity, I began to hear hallucinations... No, to be more precise, I could hear other people's thoughts."

"..."

"..."

Doctor Yun was explaining to the commander, Shokaku and the others, and the commander's expression was a little stiff.

Wait a moment, the commander is still a little slow to react.

Although many strange things have happened in the Nanhai Port area and I have developed some patience, what Dr. Yun said now is still a bit surreal.

So far, what Shokaku and the others have heard are not hallucinations, but to be more precise, they are the voices of other people's inner thoughts.

There is some noise now, so I can't hear it clearly, but in a few days, I will be able to hear it clearly.

Can you understand not only thoughts, but also emotions and feelings?

"Although the specific cause and mechanism are still unclear, we have roughly summarized some common points."

Doctor Yun introduced it this way.

"Something in common...?"

"First of all, the common point of the ship girls who can hear their inner voices is that they have extremely high potential, or in other words... high combat effectiveness and quality."

"potential……"

Somewhat ridiculous.

The commander was still chewing on Dr. Yun's words. In his opinion, it didn't make sense.

Let’s not talk about Zuikaku for now. Zuikaku is one of those ship girls who is naturally strong.

But Shokaku, Cygnet, and even Javelin did not have outstanding potential and talents at the beginning, and were later promoted to become ship girls due to various reasons.

Can potential be changed?

The commander was full of doubts, but Dr. Yun did not stop.

There was too much content and the commander was preoccupied, so he didn't listen carefully.

To put it simply, it is a superpower obtained by ship girls with extremely high potential.

You can hear other people’s voices.

Although it is noise and difficult to hear now, it will gradually become clear after a while.

Not only the thoughts, but even the emotions can be understood.

Although there are slight differences between people because they are different, the general outline is correct. To put it simply, you can hear their thoughts and emotions.

Of course, when reaching the final stage, it is said that this influx of emotions can be cut off.

If your mental state remains unstable, that sound will turn into noise, and all kinds of emotions will form a turbid current that penetrates deep into your mind.

On the contrary, if one remains in a stable state within oneself, this will not happen.

Now the ship girls in this situation are called awakened ones.

It's something like this, a bit sci-fi.

Is this really the real world?

"This is reality, Commodore Bai Ri."

"..."

Why is this happening?

"Can you still hear me? Brigadier General Bai Ri."

"..."

It shouldn't be like this.

"Although it shouldn't be done, the reality is unreasonable."

"Eh?"

The commander was stunned.

He was thinking just now, so he didn't notice it, but when he came to his senses, every word Dr. Yun said seemed to be...

Answering the questions in his mind.

What exactly is this...

"Yes, just as you think."

Doctor Yun smiled slightly and said, "Because you didn't seem to believe it, I performed it on the spot. I'm sorry for saying it so late, but I also have such power."

"..."

Ahahaha, was this a dream? It must be because I slept too little today, so I was too sleepy.

"Don't worry, Brigadier General Bai Ri. Although you only slept for two hours today, you are now very awake after waking up. You are not dreaming."

"..."

Got it right again.

"Eh!?"

"What? What happened?"

Shokaku and Zuikaku, who were sitting in the back seats, looked surprised.

They saw the interaction between the commander and Dr. Yun and vaguely guessed something.

"Doctor Yun... Could it be..."

"Have you been reading the commander's thoughts since just now?"

Agano and Little Swan couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, reading it."

Doctor Yun said with a smile.

And then - Agano and Little Swan, who had been frowning, suddenly smiled, as if they were schizophrenic.

Shokaku and Zuikaku, who were surprised just now, not only calmed down, but also smiled like Little Swan and Agano.

I had a bad feeling.

“Doctor Yun, can the Javelin also read like you?”

Javelin asked calmly.

"Yes, once you learn the method, you will eventually be able to read clearly like me..."

"Eh!? Really!?"

The javelin smiled as if it had found its prey.

It even looked a little ferocious, and the commander's heart skipped a beat.

No, didn’t we agree to reject auditory hallucinations?

If we continue like this, we will turn into a monster.

This is an auditory hallucination, sisters!

"I won't turn into a monster."