"EMERGENCY MEETING!" This message has been posted to their private group server once again. Hrist, Rein, Maikeru and Cole were like deflated and despaired since what transpired during the last time. Especially at this point, they tried to open their AL game however to no avail since for the first time it kept on crashing on them no matter where the platform opened to.
"Ugh… Okay- tomorrow it's the day they will live in their respective commanders' places." Hrist said as she put her clasped her hands and slammed her head on the desk, "So did everyone inform them?"
"Yeah." Rein thumbs up, "As well- I got good news, we got a message from the devs regarding the crash."
"FINALLY!" Maikeru slammed the desk in happiness, "So what's the message?"
"That's the good news, that they replied about the crash! But the bad news is- they cannot determine why that happened. Apparently they said, there is no data breach or anything. Our accounts have no signs of being hacked or suspicious activities, according to the devs." Rein informed them then he raised his phone and clicked the AL app and crashed.
"EH?!"The three shrieked in unison, Rein nodded in confirmation that's what the message he got. The three got terrified even more because everything they've done became a complete waste.
"So meaning- they've existed for real at this point. Whatever it is- we need to ask them this time about how they got into our world." Hrist suggested and Cole raised his hand which Hrist gave the room for him to speak.
"Okay, in that case- Sirens existed as well for real at this point. Probably they will bite us soon if we acknowledge they've arrived around the same time as the sisters."
"Probably. But they didn't show any signs of being pursued by the Sirens." Maikeru replied
"They might be hiding it, of course." Cole debunked then looked to Rein and Hrist what the answer he got was silence from them, "W-Well… Okay? Ehm. So what now?"
All the sudden Hrist played a music on their server something about adventure at the same time a hint of sadness then Rein begins his monologue, "The damsels in distress, went to the world of unknown and-"
"STOPPU! STOPPU!" Maikeru yelled, "I know what you're going to say again, Rein! STOP!"
Cole just facepalmed, Hrist and Rein laughed just as the music stopped playing. Maikeru shook his head.
"Please no! I know that music! Stop making me suffer again!" Maikeru cried then once everyone's mood changed into lighthearted one, Hrist shrugged her shoulders and says,
"Alright- we will make this right. We will accept them, understand?!"
"Hai!" The trio answered in unison then Hrist nodded.
Come what may to them. They've already thought about the Sirens coming to their world. Hopefully in their minds, it won't come as large-scale-war after all their world is already in peace, people are weary to fight anymore after long wars happened a century ago. After their server talk, Hrist got a phone call from her brother.
"Hello, brother." She answered her phone
"Sister, how have you been? I know I've been away for four years. Maybe next year I'll be around home."
"R-Really?! For how many months?"
"Probably- six months at best." He answered her question with a slight shudder. Hrist frowned but she knows how extensive his work is.
"Is that so? Damn- Anyway- Brother Albert. Thanks for allowing my friend to stay here at our house."
"It's fine. I would like to meet her as well but-" Suddenly he was cut off by the noise outside of their area, "Sorry, Hrist… Your brother has duty calls. I'll call you soon." After that he ended the call which made Hrist sighed in worriedness. I mean it's been a very long time since they've last talked.
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"George, I have something to say." Wales said as she placed down her baggage to the living room.
"What is it, Wales?" George asked as she sat down on the couch with teacup on her hand.
"Is it fine for us to separate? I mean- it's because I'm worried- I could feel there's something amiss." Wales said as she sat down beside George her worriedness surfaced as she exhaled deeply. Recently, she faintly felt that there's something amiss, but she couldn't pinpoint where.
"We could always contact each other. Besides, our advantage here is that our respective commanders were good friends, they would communicate with each other regularly. At the same time, we could protect them. As for our ships, I could feel my connection is weakening little by little since I've been too far away from it. Yours?" George said didn't deny the possibilities of things that might happen.
"Same as mine, sister. I can't help but to worry that the next time we met the Sirens- we cannot utilize our full strength." Wales said her concern, understandable of course. It's been a very long time since they've last seen their vessel and they couldn't help but to worry about its condition since they couldn't feel it since they're too far.
"Do you think Howe and Duke of York could handle themselves? I mean- from what I heard from Maikeru, Hrist is quite a busy person herself as for Cole he's a cynical man." Wales pointed out her concern but George waves off her hand.
"Hrist may be busy but I believe she has time for the others. Cole on the other hand, he may be a cynical man, but he might not be actually a very bad person."
"Wales, shalt I correct thee about my dear commander Hrist?" Duke of York entered with her baggage on her hand and her brow raised then she sat down on the opposite side of the couch.
"I am just pointing out my concern for both of you." Wales stated, "Since we'll be apart for quite some time while we stay with our respective commanders."
"I knoweth thy genuine concern. And yet, there is nay needeth for thee to comment about mine commander, Wales." Duke of York replied this made George gesture to them to calm down and stop fighting.
"Alright, both of you. Stop or you might scare Howe." George said, "Now then- we need to make last preparations and check before we leave this place."
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DING DONG! Katheryne opened the door after she heard the doorbell and she's been greeted by King George V whose outfit is so radiating with brilliance and beauty. Katheryne retained her poker face then she ushered George inside until the living room.
"Master Rein is expecting you. Please wait here, I shall call him." Katheryne said as she went on her way. After seeing George she's very surprised that Rein's friend that he met up was actually this refined lady. Which made her smirk and might tease him later.
Two minutes passed. Rein went from upstairs and greeted George with open arms. Katheryne stayed at the sidelines.
"Welcome, George! I've been expecting you. Well how was your trip going here?"
"It was fine. I checked my sisters first before I went in here, so they should be around where their commanders' lived."
"Is that so? Well- want to eat first? We prepared some now… Come." Rein offered as he gestured and led the way.
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DING! Maikeru went out from the elevator and went to the lobby where he will meet Wales. Everyone in the lobby knew who he was, he was the man of shy and awkwardness but at the same time a reliable man of many technical skills. He's waiting for Wales while he is sitting on the couch and he's so stiff.
Then suddenly, he jolted once he heard the automated doors opened. Then he quickly looks around panicking until he sees Wales.
"Crap." He panicked inside then he gulped before approaching Wales. Once he did that almost everyone in the lobby witnessing Maikeru greeted Wales jaw dropped and some stopped from what they're doing.
"Welcome, Wales. Follow me, I'll carry your things." Maikeru offered as he carried her bags.
"Alright. I'm very surprised you lived in this fancy building." Wales noted
"I don't own this whole place, I own an apartment here." I said as we went inside the elevator, "Don't worry, it's big enough to accommodate two."
"Here I thought you owned this whole building by yourself." Wales replied she crossed her arms together.
"Nah, there are a lot of tenants. I mean we lived in our own condominium units." Maikeru said as they heard the elevator opened its door as they arrived on the intended floor, "Well, my unit is around this area."
Then they have arrived to Maikeru's place, it was a small unit that could fit at max five people. Maikeru placed down the baggage near the drawer side.
"Well, as you see- My living room is actually my bedroom." Maikeru shyly said as he rubbed his hair, "Feel free to sit wherever you want."
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Plsssh! Hrist is now watering the garden plants while her cat is playing around. Since she took a day off to tend the house since she will have her friend staying at the house. After she watered the plants, she called her cat going back inside to give her some food.
"Here you go, Marie." Hrist gave Marie a bowl filled with food before she proceeded to clean the living room with the vacuum cleaner. After she cleaned the whole living room and the house, she took a bath and put her clothes on. Then after a few minutes, she heard a doorbell.
"Wait-Coming." She went outside and opened the gate, "Welcome, Duke." then Duke of York ushered herself in. They both went inside the house.
"Well here's the inside." Hrist said as she gestured to her to take a seat to the couch where the cat is lying.
"Oh? So thou doth hast a pet cat?" She helped herself by sitting beside the cat and starts petting it.
"I do. Marie is the only one who keeps me company while my brother is away." Hrist crossed her arms, "Well, I'm happy that this cat is around to bother me. Now then, do you want a cup of coffee or-?" then suddenly, it popped on her mind, the Royal Navy likes tea which made her facepalm why she didn't even think about it earlier.
"We don't have tea- since I'm used to drinking coffee all the time." Hrist admitted embarrassingly.
CLANK! Cole has disassembled his airsoft guns on his table as he's inspecting if there are some damages. But luckily, he didn't find anything, so he quickly assembled the guns back to its original form before placing it back in the secret closet. Then he arranged some of his things. After that he opens the door and he sees Howe is just about to press the doorbell.
"You came by fast." Cole noted as he ushered Howe into his apartment. She was very surprised how it looked and how small it is as well.
"I am now wondering how you fit yourself here…" Howe said as she sat down to the couch and placed down her baggage somewhere.
"Well, I'm here because it's near my workplace. So, yeah." Cole replied as he pours down some drink to a glass, "It's kinda messy in some parts here since I'm fixing something earlier."
"Am I interrupting?" She's worried, Cole just brushed it off as he served her a drink.
"Nah. You didn't."
"Hmmm~" Observer is humming right now, as they activate their Mirror Sea to serve as their temporary HQ. Tester is making some adjustments to her firepower after a small hunt. As for Purifier, she was tasked to look around the area, if there are any interesting or traces of kansens.
"I see, it's like our previous world we've been into. However the only differences are the kansens and sirens don't exist in this realm. However, the history itself of this world is quite interesting. As for them, they're tired of fighting into large-scale war and they have succeeded in achieving peace after a century passed." Observer mumbled with amusement as she kept typing on her screen checking every single detail they could possibly get to know more about this unknown world. Tester decided to check upon Observer about her findings.
"What did you find?"
"Apparently, interesting details…" Observer passed the information she processed to Tester through a hologram, "As you can see- this world is no different to ours- except with few name changes."
"However- we found some kansens~" Observer added with a sly grin which piqued Tester's interest.
"Enlighten me."
"Regarding the King George V class… They have arrived in this world earlier, my estimation six months before our arrival." Observer said as she keeps on looking for the information, "Without their vessels nearby- their abilities will dropped into a significant level which is very severe~"
"Hey! Found something!" Purifier announced her presence.
"Ah, what did you find?" Observer asked in interest.
"Traces of the commanders." Purifier answered with a smirk which made Observer stop her search and clasped her hands together.
"Excellent- we should start making some events~" Observer stood up as she raised her hands in a refined manner, "Arise my minions…" she paused as she observed that every mass produced sirens appeared from the portal slowly but surely, "Let the fun begins, commanders~"
-END OF CHAPTER 6