Even in the world of Kancolle, I want to drive a robot!

"I should have had this dreamlike happy time, but why did it turn out like this..."

She, the world's strongest ship girl, the Iowa-class battleship New Jersey, would never accept a future where she drives the Freedom Gundam.

no way!

Chapter 204 V Project Terminal

In a remote military base outside the city of New Covenant.

Edward Bradley tapped his fingertips on the desk as he looked at the investigation report in front of him with a changing expression.

Ever since that inexplicable Captain Thompson showed up, his situation had become somewhat uncomfortable.

In order to appease the people, the government is putting pressure on him, demanding that Thompson Jackson be found and have him personally apologize and explain to the public. What does this indicate?

This meant that the Takors government no longer trusted him. After all, the disaster in Fulk City was too mysterious, and neither the government nor the military could find any information about it.

Edward had many political enemies. Seeing this opportunity, regardless of whether Thompson Jackson's words were true or not, he would put the blame on Edward first, with the implicit intention of making him take the responsibility.

In addition, the Maritime Administration, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly began to take action, and many commanders of the garrison jointly appealed for a thorough investigation of him, which made Edward Bradley's already embarrassing situation even more difficult.

It is true that the Maritime Administration's authority is limited to coastal areas and the navies of various governments, and has no control over him, an army admiral.

But the bad thing is the joint appeal of the commanders. You must know that in this world, the ship girl commanders have a transcendent status. Almost every commander with a garrison has a military rank awarded by the local government.

Generally speaking, this is just an honorary position and has no real power, but in matters like joint appeal, as long as the military rank is high enough, it can overwhelm others.

"Those bastards who rely on the women on the ship to show off their power..."

Thinking of the appeal list, Edward clenched his fists and his face twisted with anger.

He could ignore one commander, or two commanders, but he could not bear the joint appeal from dozens of commanders, including several generals.

Especially Governor Takors. In addition to being an honorary admiral, he is also the helmsman of the Signus tycoon. Edward didn't know how he had offended him.

And even if others don't know Captain Thompson, as the founder of the V Plan, doesn't he know that RX-02 is coming to settle accounts with him?

When the Son of Prometheus formed an alliance with the royal family of Azur Lane, he had already expected this day to come, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

It was as if he had woken up and the whole world was against him. Edward looked very haggard amid internal and external troubles.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

"Come in."

Hearing the knock on the door, Edward answered weakly. When he found that it was his confidant Colonel Chris who came in, his frown relaxed.

After giving a military salute, Chris placed the documents in his hand on the table, straightened his back and shouted, "General, I have investigated all the information you requested."

Edward flipped through the documents Chris had placed on the table and nodded with satisfaction. The dark clouds in his heart seemed to have lessened a lot. He praised in a deep voice, "Well done! With this document, Patton will definitely not stand a chance of winning in the military court."

"As long as Patton is dealt with, those clowns won't be a problem."

Edward stood up from his chair and stared at Chris, who was neither humble nor arrogant. His expression softened a lot. This document was too important for him.

"I have submitted the documents for your promotion to brigadier general to the committee. All that's left is to gain experience. Don't let me down."

Hearing this, Chris suppressed his excitement and replied with a flushed face: "I will never let the general down. This is what I should do."

Edward was very satisfied with Chris's performance. As long as he had the desire to climb up, he could be cultivated and utilized.

What he feared most was that his subordinates did not have this desire, because people without desires would not have many weaknesses themselves, let alone take advantage of others.

Therefore, people like Chris who have desires and abilities will become his confidants and help him do some shameful things. Edward is not afraid of the other party's backlash. When one prospers, all prosper, and when one suffers, all suffer. He believes that the other party understands this truth.

"General, I have one more thing to report."

"The Project V terminal at the research institute has achieved phased results and should be able to be used on the battlefield soon."

Time has come. After hearing the news, Edward patted Chris on the shoulder and asked with a trembling voice, "Did the terminal really achieve results?"

"Well, the people from the institute even asked the general to go over there to inspect the work..."

After getting a convincing answer, Patton laughed wildly.

God will not kill me!

He was worrying about how to deal with the Son of Prometheus, but he didn't expect that the terminal would achieve results at this most critical moment.

In the link targeting himself, what Edward feared most was the unreasonable table-turning by the Son of Prometheus, a force that the military could not stop at all.

The mecha's combat power is weaker only compared to the Sirens. The Son of Prometheus has the characteristics of a ship girl, and any attack launched by humans will not be effective against it.

"very good!"

Edward stopped smiling and immediately told Chris to prepare the car. He wanted to go to the research institute right away to see the results of his painstakingly developed Project V.

In less than a moment, the two of them arrived at the research institute by car.

After parking the military jeep steadily at the door, Chris asked quietly, "General, we are here. Can I just wait for you outside like before?"

"No need, just follow me. It's time for you to see those things."

As the saying goes, trust the people you employ, and don't employ the person if you don't trust him. Since Edward Bradley wants to continue to use Chris, his confidant, there is no need to hide many things anymore.

Chris' heart sank. He knew that Edward was ready to pull him into the core circle of power. Without saying anything, he followed Edward into the institute under the guidance of a researcher.

In the dim hangar, a pitch-black mecha made him feel terrified. Dense lines were inserted into the fuselage, and the head flashed with strange light. Judging from the broken parts on the body, it should be damaged or unfinished.

"General, what is this?"

"This is the end of Plan V... Humph, how can a coward like Patton understand my plan? For the success of the plan, sacrifice is indispensable, not to mention that the sacrifice is the son of Prometheus."

"With the terminal, the Sons of Prometheus will have to obey my orders and they will no longer be a threat."

"As long as I get rid of Patton, the day when God descends won't be far away..."

Chapter 205: The Heavy Sakura Finger Does Not Deceive the Heavy Sakura Fox

"Yes, that's it, Master, please give me your hands... Slowly, slowly, move your legs."

"Adjust your breathing and relax your body. Befa is about to let go."

"Wait! Let me get familiar with it again, don't let go..."

Seeing that Xia Bai sank to the bottom of the water immediately after he let go, Befa smiled helplessly and nodded at Yu Hu who was lying on the ground on the shore.

With his eyes rolled up, Yu Hu stood up, whimpered a few times, then dived into the swimming pool and carried Xia Bai, who was about to drown.

"Ahem... I'm not asking you to not let go, Befa... Ahem."

Holding Yu Hu's big head tightly with both hands, Xia Bai was breathing heavily and looked very embarrassed.

After all, you can only watch to enjoy the view. It's better than going into the water and playing with the ship girls yourself. Even if you can't go to the big swimming pool, it's also nice to come to this small swimming pool and play in the water with your own ship girls.

So Xia Bai told Belfast that he couldn't swim, wanting him to teach him, and that's how he became what he is now.

Covering her mouth, Befa chuckled and said, "Ah la la ~ sorry master, a baby bird can't always rely on its parents. One day it will spread its wings and fly on its own."

"You'll never learn to swim if you keep holding Befa's hand." There was no apology in his words, but instead they were full of teasing.

"I... huhu, I don't want to bother with you..."

After glaring at Belfast, who was smiling happily, Xia Bai lay on the fox's back and touched its big furry head.

"You are still the best to me. When I go back, I will let Nagato give you extra food. From now on, you will be the guardian beast of our Sakura Empire."

It was not interested in the extra meal, but it still liked the title of the island's guardian beast. Its big tail soaked in the water began to shake.

"嘤嘤嘤?"

"Don't worry, the commander of the Sakura Empire won't lie to Sakura Empire foxes."

"Hey?"

"What if Amagi objects? I'm the commander, and Amagi is nothing... Uh, I'll try to convince her."

"..."

Watching the conversation between the man and the fox, Befa stroked his face with a confused expression.

The fox on the flagship of the Sakura Empire is a ship-equipped character and is as human as Yu-chan. Befa knows this, but it is a bit strange that Xia Bai can understand what the other party is saying. You know, in the entire royal family, only Unicorn can understand what Yu-chan is saying.

"Is it strange? The commander can communicate with the fox."

"Well, it feels wonderful to be able to communicate with a fox... Everything about Sakura Empire makes me curious."

Nodding, Belfa turned around and showed the head maid's signature smile: "Ms. Kaga, the competition is over... If it's convenient, can you tell me the result?"

"Tsk, you guys from the Royal Family were holding me back, and in the final relay, that guy from Enterprise overtook me."

Speaking of this, Kaga's face became very ugly. Breaking up the original camp and re-forming a team competition was too unfriendly to her.

But thinking that she had already participated, Kaga agreed to Elizabeth's rules. As a result, her teammates were Dido and Ajax, and she faced Kaohsiung, Enterprise, and Hu Teng.

Although her strength on paper was not inferior to that of the opponent, the competitive Kaga still decided to try her best to win the victory. She didn't even care about Elizabeth's commendation as she mainly wanted to defeat Enterprise in other areas.

However, the result was not satisfactory. Dido was completely defeated by Kaohsiung because she was not good at sports and the resistance on her chest was too great. As for Ajax, they were no match for Hutten at all.

She didn't even give Kaga a chance to compete with Enterprise. When she said Enterprise was overtaking her, she meant that the other party had already started to circle her...

"I'm so sorry. Our royal family has held Miss Kaga back."

"We lost, and I won't deny it. I just hope that Ayanami and Jiang Feng can get our place back in Sakura Empire."

As for Taiho, Kaga had no hope at all. That guy could only unleash amazing strength on Xia Bai, and the resistance on his chest was too great, making him unsuitable for swimming.

With a gleam in his eyes, Befa asked softly, "Ayanami and Jiang Feng...if I remember correctly, they are in the same group with Essex, right?"

"What's so strange about being in a team with White Eagle? As long as we can defeat Enterprise, that's fine."

She didn't want to know about the feud between the royal family and Essex. For Kaga, there was nothing wrong with cooperating with Essex as long as he could defeat the company.

As if he suddenly remembered something, Kaga asked in confusion: "I recently noticed that you always follow the commander. Does this represent the thoughts of your royal family?"

"Or...you are already planning to take the commander back."

Kaga's eyes turned into beast pupils as he stared at Belfast. It was very strange that the royal maid had been following her commander. He couldn't tell what she was thinking.

Once the Chongying foxes get their hands on the meat, it is theirs and no one can take it back.

Facing Kaga's questioning, Beifa said softly: "This is just me serving my master alone for my whole life. It has nothing to do with the royal family."

"But Miss Kaga, you are paying too much attention to other things and neglecting your master."

After hearing Belfast's words, Kaga said coldly: "What do you mean by that?"

"Are you questioning my feelings for the Commander, or do you know some secrets, Belfast?"

"Who knows, hehe~"

Without further explanation and leaving a meaningful smile, Befa slowly swam to the side of the fox, leaving Kaga with a changeable look in his eyes.

......

"Master, don't you want to study anymore?" Seeing Xia Bai lazily crawling on Yuhu, looking like he didn't want to move, Befa chuckled.

"Swimming... is really difficult. Why couldn't the son of Prometheus be born without the ability to swim? He needs to learn it by himself. Obviously, we can walk on water too."

"Haha, who knows? Anyway, our savior is a landlubber."

As the teams were eliminated one after another, more and more ship girls came to the small swimming pool. After all, watching the game was not as interesting as watching Xia Bai make a fool of himself.

Regarding the fact that Xia Bai can't swim, Shengli said that she could make fun of him for a whole year. She has never heard of a commander who can't swim, not to mention that Xia Bai has more than one identity.

"Shut up! Who allowed you to climb up? Mikoshi is our Nagato's mount, and only people from the Sakura Empire can ride it."

"Lululu, I just want to sit up. Yu Hu himself has no objection. Why are you in such a hurry? You are so petty."

Seeing that Xia Bai was mad at him, Shengli smiled even more happily. Being eliminated early did have its advantages. At least he could see Xia Bai's embarrassing appearance.

Chapter 206 Two People Forgotten by the Enterprise

The master seems to have a very good relationship with Miss Victory. Is this what the books call a pair of bickering lovers?

Tilting his head slightly, Befa looked at the two people on the back of the royal fox with great interest, without any intention of interrupting them rashly.

"What are you laughing at? It's so weird... You were eliminated at the very beginning and you still have the nerve to laugh at me?"

"At least I participated in the competition, which is better than someone not even being eligible because they can't swim."

"You still have the nerve to be the last one? Do you deserve the name of Shengli?"

Playing with his wet golden hair, Shengli said as a matter of course: "As elegant and beautiful as the goddess of victory, this is the meaning of my name, not just the literal meaning."

"And my teammates are Sister Kewei and Sister Guanghui. With this arrangement, I never had the idea of ​​winning from the beginning."

These words made Xia Bai speechless for a moment. He thought about it carefully for a long time but couldn't find any loopholes. It would be too hard to use bad luck as an attack point.