Albion Kingdom, Naval Intelligence HQ, Downing 10 Street
"- It may feel overwhelming, that you may be a mere grain of sand in a whole desert, or even a particle of cosmic dust in the Universe. But so can everyone, don't let that do such to you, live and work for those you care, help those you can, and through that, by cooperation and trades backed by trust and mutual gains, we will thrive as people, humans, and as a Society."
The Broadcast was paused, in the meeting room of Albion's International Intelligence Operations, all the staff present stood in silence. Since the Great War, each new generation learned about their scariest and most damning foe of them, and of the Albish Nation as a whole. Argent Silver, Devil of the Rhine, Rusted Silver…. Many nicknames she earned, and never had them won against her and her lethally efficient Intelligence wing. Her death was a reason of a party marked as their happiest date.
With that death, once the old guard had been replaced, and the fear of her waned, so did their usual cautiousness. Until suddenly she made a return only God knows how, and this new batch of aged and seasoned staff of the prestigious Intelligence wing of the once might Albion Kingdom, none were even remotely understanding of her, much less just how suddenly such a return would rise so many one dead threats back to life, this earned the Holy Kaiserin a new moniker to those present, the Argent Necromancer.
"Well, she's really a bit of a troublesome opponent."
Seven, the one put in charge of Germania's Desk of their unit was the first to break the silence. That desk, along all OZEV related desks aside the most recent members, been the quiet and most frustrating ones to work under, the Core of such headaches being seven's own desk, their BND remained as competent at keeping enemy Espionage at bay despite the sheer levels of Conflict between all major groups of the nation. That now became a Desk better funded and under the biggest pressure for information, hard to do when the biting at loose threads in the lower priority parts of government came to a dry season. Suddenly somehow Entertainment, Exports and their net became hard to access.
"Got anything, seven?"
Rear Admiral Archibald, head of this Division, asks.
"Just its and bits, took some effort though, dark web infiltration and the likes, seems this is the newest Germanian, nay, OZEV fad."
He gives the folder with the data, once his boss opens and just glances the first image, he drops it on the desk, spreading the image folder, all present come to look and does as their boss did, avoid looking.
"Eh, for such a band of stoic people, they have quite a thing going for her."
"Yes, yes, we can SEE it VERY WELL with this folder's data, what you are implying?"
Seven picks another paper, it's his report. He gives to Archibald. Then starts.
"A month before this trend started and later got that big, a new OSP account popped, publishing a new Web comic, but did also post miscellaneous artwork, such as classics like Germania-Chan, but also… some art on a similar but more moderated tone as what took them over in a fever. IP owner was impossible to track, but I got a contact who specialized in art analysis."
They got the idea, so he continued.
"I sent samples to him under the guise of being a fan of the artist just a bit too curious, his analysis did come with one odd line of matches on the Germania-Chan style, flawlessly like the Original, I sent more samples of what the account posted of her, and it matched with quote, absurdly perfect matching of the original artist's style, unquote. My suspicions are…. This account is from the Holy Kaiserin."
"By the Lords seven, how insane you think those wanting results will think if I bring this?"
Seven continues.
"But sir, even to this day, NO ONE has ever found something about the "Artist Friend' of Chancellor Degurechaff, and that Germania-chan material, especially in its original version and style, only came in those Pamphlets that were put by Germanian Government related materials such as the Food Relief bought to help the Akinese. I did further research, it's easier to believe that she herself is the author of that, or what? The Germanians were holding the secret to perfect cloning all this time?"
The idea gave shivers to those in the meeting. Archibald had to concede the point, since this is just the first thread of his theory.
"Alright, continue."
He nods.
"If she's the one posting such artwork anonymously, with some clever string pulls from the BND and the Many businesses of the Degurechaff estate, she managed to instigate such a new viral fad, that it's rebuilding a lost craft and thus giving them an Edge in the revived Entertainment industry, quality artists that know all the basics, have their own style, and can deliver quickly. The fact there's been a tightening in Entertainment and other easy intel sources, means she's some objective related to that."
Suddenly, the one responsible for the RUSS desk, a woman, interrupts.
"Or could be just some idle investment, Seven."
He pulls a new folder from his case.
"Sadly, it seems not the case, I dug out any Reports from those years our division was suffering dearly from her antics to try understanding, and if the USNAM agreement with Germania, only for that Civil war to strike them and that deal save not only the President's Party but be the decisive factor for speeding the solution of that Civil war so fast is any indicator, she played some scheme no one saw being made."
Ildoa's desk comes to the talk.
"Yeah, shocking was that OZEV BIDDED troops in that mess, and steamrolled the enemy, now? OZEV has a Green led USNAM that OWES them a big fat one, never knew how scary such a woman could be."
"We all didn't, Seventeen…. That damn vixen really is going to be a pain in our arses."
Archibald was saying, when suddenly, someone comes, he wasn't called in, but the meeting was about to end anyways.
"What in the devils Nine? And… what is that?"
Nine, the more cheerful and rather bothersome of them, still, his skills were not a lie, only his lack of proper Albish tact was hindering his rise in the Naval Intelligence division.
"Ah, this? I was rummaging some of the Older Documents in the annexed storage house, seven asked for the older documents, Great War stuff and the likes, but I found this! Seems a funny thing, why did our antecesors had this?"
In Nine's hands, was the Board with a Mechanical counter, one Archibald remember had been taken out by the chief of his chief, when he had just began work here as a bottom level subordinate of one desk. On it, only one thing that counter was made for.
[Days Since we got snookered by the Devil:]
For whatever reason, all present saw fit to install it once more and get it running.
USNAM, White house
In the Presidential office, Standing president Thomas T. Jr. and his closest allies were having a private high security meeting.
"Well, she really gave us the whole 'for old times' package…. Crap."
Thomas puffed his Cigar, while it was great and all that the Blues and Yellows not only failed in their coup, it's a rather embarrassing fact that this only came to be due to OZEV Volunteers, including four of the scariest mages anyone ever seen in decades, if not the century, given the closest to such scary performance has been the Argent Chancellor of Germania, nowadays the Holy Kaiserin, Protector deity of that Central Europan power bloc.
"Isn't this good? Two of the nastier parties gone for good, all traitorous elements ousted themselves…. And in a sense, now we aren't being out of the office."
Thomas got his daily reminder that his head of Secret service and friend since their Armed forces of USNAM days wasn't as competent when it came to Real Politiks and Business Savvy moves.
"Yes, and how exactly we earned oh so MANY advantages?"
"Why yes because Germania-"
Good, at least he had good enough of a sense about things, even if they mostly helped in his Combat days or during the times he had to keep the President safe, Thomas himself, against the ambush by Blue and Yellow forces in the capital.
"Yes, their Holy Kaiserin had them send Volunteers, that had OZEV mobilize their own units to be sent, which made sure almost all the areas under pressure of those bastards offensives ground to a halt, that they sent those special Mages to Spearhead a major offensive that decapitated most fronts one by one, this was a clear message. We owe her one, a big, fat, pricey one."
Todd Hubbart coughs to get attention.
"At very least, it would be for the best if we forge an alliance with them, Major Karl Fairturn's reports on their Mages tell a scary image, our newly reopened branch of Mages have been trained by one of their rising stars, still we will have more work to get into closing the gap."
"Sounds fine, from the looks, there must be some greater objective for all this trouble. Any ideas, Jack?"
Thomas looks at his other trustworthy ally, Jack Brenton, Head of the SOCOM.
"My honest thoughts? She's reenacting her containment strategy of the pre second war. One look at the map makes you think that."
He has Todd get the Map stored in a cabinet, once it's laid and weights put to keep it in shape, they look, using some old school wargame pieces to point what is what in this Global scheme they're trying to look at.
"Fuck me, you're right, OZEV alone nails the whole Europa and builds a Front against the RUSS, the Bharatian and Persian blocs will serve as threats against the RUSS, Asian Federation and protect the Suez for them. And with Formosa fully enamored with her, she has a solid area to sandwich both the Federation and the Dominion…. If we do our part, and she just guaranteed it by being our savior."
Thomas was having cold sweat come out, not helped by jack's comment.
"Don't forget that Ildoa and Germania assembled a mixed Fleet to temporarily protect Formosa, with suspicions they will have that mixed unit reassembled as a Fleet of each country, she's been making her moves already, all her foes will be under a multi-front war if they even try."
His Secret service head somehow finds reason to snark.
"That Devil really got one over everyone."
Germania, Northern Military Port base
The return from Formosa ended coinciding with the day the new KMS SK Class Super Carrier finally had its final adjustments to become a fully functional Flagship of our Navy, if my presence of when Ildoa finished it and gave its debut sailing was a grand festivity on the birth of a new Ship made to spread my oh so grand greatness. Germania's Navy debut of it as the truly complete version of it had to aim outdoing that.
It was still a few days before it would be sailing as KMS Kaiserin II, so I decided a visit to make sure all is well with this ship should be done, and to be sure the Installed KMS core doesn't bring a new Trend in Ship AI projection designs. To say I am surprised is an understatement, from what I felt on the KMS Kaiserin and her new Sister Units, KMS Argent, this new Design did spare nothing on the powerplant, and the Mana Generator installed on it, that they found room to make such large improvements on the KMS AI cores was also a surprise.
[Mother! Welcome.]
"Great…."
I barely step in the deck of it and she greeted me, the way she did makes me half expect she WANTS to greet me in person BADLY. The Captain of this ship is acting as the Guide, Conrad AInzler, not the most impressive record, thanks to the fact most of his career was during the worst of the infighting between Government and Military, but once I oversaw a Joint naval exercise between Germania and Legadonia (We made a crushing win, but the Nordic sailors did cause some surprising genius moves at times) where he was commanding the Flagship, there's no way he should stay as a Destroyer commander.
"Holy Kaiserin, it's an honor, and I guess Kaiserin Zwei will finally meet you."
A Polite smile, the level of Mana activity she's been causing since I stepped in her deck would likely light most Mana Radar arrays in coastal areas even if she was doing this in the MIDDLE of the Pacific.
"I can sense it; has she been wanting that so bad?"
Conrad can only let a laugh. I will take it as yes.
"You wouldn't believe it, no soon the eggheads finished installing her and powering it, she began asking when you would come, however she seems to be holding back her biggest surprise for you."
Just wonderful. This is probably getting to levels like the reports of Stein and Bleck's continued study on what they started with High quality Scale models of Ships…. I will say it's getting odd how flexible that process of theirs is…. Our Sentry Turrets and UAVs, including the armed variant, have also become Girls…. Who call me mother. Surprisingly, the visit went quickly, probably Conrad was feeling the Core was getting impatient.
[Patience, I'm seeing how great you're, right? So I will need to see your core, so patience.]
It's not something I wanted to do, but this visit is for me to inspect the Carrier, not only the Core unit installed on it. That did the trick, the visit was going at a far smoother pace, As a whole, this SK class is a sound and well bult design, albeit it has expanded the internal Hangar, upgraded the Catapult, and now it's capable of making conventional launches of the Fenrir Strike Bomber, that it could easily carry two Battalions of Mages alongside the Aircraft loadout was a bonus, this easily opens the SK Carriers to deploy or station shipgirls.
Then, after knowing that this flagship is like KMS Kaiserin, with a superb living quarters area for me, and like the older Super Carrier, Kaiserin II's Core room was next to there, seems the way those Cores performed when having their cores near the room reserved for me was so much higher the new Philosophy on Ship designs for Germania's Navy mandates that setup.
"And here it's, the room of this fine vessel's KMS core."
She materializes herself…. Kaiserin Zwei, in a sense, she IS like the others, but maybe the term is having gone too far…. Because I am seeing Germania von Wolfe in front of me….
"Zwei."
"MOTHER!"
Jumping at me, whatever new improvements at the core were made, her weight was just fine, as was the feeling of her body and features, those wolf ears, tail, fluffy and golden like her hair, body wise, she had the more developed size and measures of the Manga version of Tanya von Wolfe, but the rest was Germania-Chan.
"While it's an impressive look…. How you came with that?"
She turns her head…. Like a dog.
"This had been Mr. Emmerich's idea, him and his team had all been working hard on our body data."
"I See…. I should see him and his team, so I can give him my most honest feedback ten."
One thing these Girls, be the KMS AIs, Shipgirls and even the T-Dolls have in common, is how there's things that fly over their heads, such as my barely covered real intentions to the good Doktor Emmerich, aka Otacon as his project buddies call him, hil they catch quickly to similar kind of intentions of mine at others.
Farewells done, my visit to her was complete, and soon enough, I was taking part into one more debut of it, now as a full-fledged part of the Navy. KMS Kaiserin would be given the last mission of hers, taking part in the Mixed fleet OZEV would deploy to protect formosa, but Argent was given it instead, the Sailors of her put it in "Mild terms" that she's got moody when talk of it came. For now, I rather not talk of the insane plans to get her core to work and allow her to Make a full physical projection at her new home post retirement.
Germania, Berun
Visiting the Government building is a rarity for me in this life, the most recent one being proposing Germania, and if possible OZEV as well, send "Volunteers" to help with things in the USNAM, and that had been a visit only for the Secretary General Carl Lergen, and it was a very quick visit. Today, someone asked that I come, my lack of coming here is more that this government shouldn't be babysat by me, much less that they come for orders and ideas, what can be helped without being too interfering, I will, but that's it.
"Pardon the intrusion."
Entering this office, the chancellor's no less, or rather, the Deputy Chancellor's, even if I insisted that whatever I would work after I finished what I had to do here would be in that home of mine, yet that room is still labelled as mine. So here's the Chancellor, her deputy chancellor, in one room meant for the Deputy seat. Not that it would make a difference.
"Mom!"
"Adelaide…. Which generation?"
Stopping work, the chancellor and deputy, both Perfect twins almost, come and hug me. Her existence still boggles my mind, how a child of mine born of some weird Magical mishap during one drunken incident of my Chancellor life, has been inheriting the seat for a good while.
"I'm the 6th generation! My deputy is the 7th."
When I first saw the two, I glared daggers at Mike, he simply shrugged and said in no unclear terms even he doesn't know how the fuck a new Adelaide pops for the current generation to raise, for some reason, one comes to exist once some still unknown conditions are met. That somehow Germania, and the rest of the world resigned to perpetuate the Degurechaff rule by that method before I came back, just makes this worse for me. The Diet does go through periodic Elections, but the Chancellery and Presidency both have stopped being ruled by such.
"So, you called me for?"
A sweety smile comes, ah well…. Can't say it wasn't a worry of mine.
"Mom has so many new 'daughters', to the point it feels you forgot about US!"
"I can't see where I am involved if you both have been the same suddenly coming to existence since the first Adie was born."
As if to prove their point, the two, petite women, for once I am the taller one since those two seem to have inherited my past self of this life's abysmally short height. They both get their hands on one of mine, understanding the implied idea, I run my mana, which have them blush in the same way the shipgirls do when I feed them mana…. Fucking Mike, is my damn Mana an Aphrodisiac as well?
"I… see…."
That somehow their Mana resonates just Like Adie's did with mine, and her mana signature was absolutely indistinguishable from my own back then, Schugel almost killed himself in overwork trying to have a detector that was capable of differentiating, those two? I doubt even a few Thousand Schugels working nonstop to make a mana detector for the task will succeed. Rather, their Mana is at a near carbon copy of my Human life here.
"We can see…. Why they love your mana…. Mom…"
"Yes, but you two are human, no need for it."
Better stop this- did they start pouting…. Why do they- and now those Visha puppy eyes…. Know what? I will go find some Mecha, make a contract with it, resign my humanity, and go spread some Tanyaism in an Isekai world, I'm done this endless line of Children, daughters, and overly clingy behavior.
"If you keep doing a good job, i will arrange something, under reason."
Two Adies kissing me reminded me of how sweety she can be, still, calling me over by using their status is a bit…. Of an abuse. I should make sure they do not repeat that. A small scolding for their way of calling for me, and I am back home, to a hamburger steak, White rice with Curry and a Cold glass of Grape juice, with a masterfully made cake for desert, the cake had been one of our culinary escapades to work with Artoria inside us. This was like always, Kaiserin now very touchy and present in the bath, bed and our private life outside drawing.
"Kaiserin…"
'Yes, Tanya?"
"Is there's really no explanation? For new Adelaides popping into existence?"
She hugs me, something tells me its more for her than me.
"Hm. Even I don't know why that is happening…. But your mana seems to be involved, maybe it's come to via the Church, Magicraft is after all, a weird and random thing…"
Wunderbar, somehow something about Adelaide's coming to this world birthed a system that will forever make new ones so long the Conditions for her birth are met. But it can't be easy, else I should be just putting in some mana, like this and-
POP
Me and Kaiserin look at the space in bed between us, where a new Adelaide just popped into existence….
"Just wunderbar….. let me go to the middle east, I need to become the Holy Mary…"
WHAM
The Door to the bedroom is kicked open…. Great.
"Partner! I felt some burst of mana and-"
95 came in a hurry, Anya shortly after, and those two see the 8th generation Adelaide. My sleep that night only came after kaiserin sucked me dry and some more…. I had to be wrung to complete exhaustion to even find some sleep…. Just wunderbar.