I set a determination to improve my way of talking. It was not a big problem back then. But now I'm a superior, I should quickly fix my way of communication.

"Are you listening, commander-san?"

Well, this absent-minded habit, too.

"Ah! Yes. What is it again?" Crap. My secretary ship must hate me now. No no no. I don't want to be hated. Hey! Stop talking to yourself and listen to Inazuma, the me! Talking about Inazuma, how old is she? Why those people in HQ allow a kid to work? Human trafficking?!

"Commander-san... Are you OK?" She looks at me with concerned eyes.

Heck. I hate myself.

After listen to Inazuma introduction of my work. I know my position better. My work is to send my troop to fight the enemies from under sea. Take good care of my troop. And send them to fight again. What a slave labour! Well, I will do my best after all. And well, it's not that I have my troop right now. I only have Inazuma. She said that if the HQ see my good service, they will send us some girls and I can form the better troop. Seriously? Form a troop from the girls? Well, whatever.

"Inazuma can't wait for the following girls. Inazuma would like to have a comrade." Inazuma tries to chat with me.

'You wouldn't, Inazuma. Having a comrade is a nuisance.' Reply in my head.

"Ah. Yes. Commander can't wait, too." Is what I really reply. Hm... When did I start calling myself commander?

"Let's show them some good services." My secretary says happily.

"Yeah. Good service." I reply boringly. Good service, huh? Nah. Old friend.

"Now." My little subordinate looks into my eyes with enthusiasm.

"What? How?" Is it my instict to reply 'How?' Instead of 'Now?'

"Send Inazuma to kill them"

What a yandere reply with an innocent face...

"Really, is this base only has two of us? It's so silent. I'm scared." I ask while helping Inazuma set her torpedoes. The last sentence is added in order to make the light atmosphere. But the younger take it seriously.

"Don't be scared, commander-san. Inazuma is also here." She taps my shoulders. I look up and see her smiling face.

What a cute little subordinate!

"When Inazuma was a child, Inazuma's also scared of ghost."

'You're still a child, Inazuma. And when did it suppose to be about ghost?'

"When you grow up, you won't scared of ghost anymore, commander-san."

'Well, I have no fear left in my life. And hey! I'm 24 already.'

"And finished! Now you're ready, Inazuma! Oh! And thank you, Inazuma. I will make sure not to be scared of ghost." Did I really have to play this childish?

"Ehehe. You don't need to hurry, commander-san. Now, Inazuma is going to sortie Inazuma's first sortie~ See yo- ouch!"

What

The

Heck?

Didn't she see that door?

"Um... Take a rest. The sortie can wait." I take her to the nearest chair

"Sob sob"

Hmm? Did she just-

"Waaahhh... commander-san. Inazuma hurt" she mumbles weakly while nestles to me. Hey! It's tickle!

"There, there. Don't cry Inazuma." I pat her back awkwardly. Ugh! When is the last time I saw a girl crying?

It took some times before my clumsy little subordinate turned back to the cheerful girl again and now she is on her first sortie.

It was true that I fear of nothing.

But now, what is this worry forming in my chest?

- Author note -

Inazuma's head is OK. She was just surprised.

I hate this protagonist. What the heck is 'Well, I will do my best after all.' ?

Well, it's the combination of 'I will do my best' and 'I have to do it after all'.

Wait.

When did I start using 'Well,' like her?

Nooooooo!

Well, see you.

Oh! Mensch...