Commander Blaze, a front line commander story

by Dasmara

Meet William Blaze, a veteran who royally screwed his last mission and was thrown into prison. But when The Sirens invaded, Azur Lane High Command need him once more and so he is reinstated. His new job? Command the beautiful ship girls and give The Sirens big F you in the face. Join them as William balanced his daily life between dealing with the girl's antics and killing Sirens.

27. Premonition?

William was speechless! How can he explain THIS situation to the ship girls!? Man, talk about being caught with his pants down, literally! William struggled to formulate any kind of words, he's really in a bind, and all of his training didn't prepare him when he got caught in a scene like this one! Illustrious puffed her cheeks as she pouted before she uncharacteristically stormed off from the scene, she looked crestfallen and as upset as Hood. Some ship girls who heard the commotion looked out from their doorways to their room after seeing Illustrious walking with an upset face, and the girls who saw a bunch of ship girls in front of their commander's room could immediately tell that something outrageous was happening inside. Bismarck walked in quickly toward the Prinz and St. Louis, she shook Prinz awake, and Prinz started to stir in her sleep. When she saw Bismarck's stone-cold face, however, her eyes immediately opened up, she knew that Bismarck wasn't in the mood for some jokes…despite her constant teasing, Prinz did know when to draw the line.

"…Fraulin Bismarck." Prinz greeted Bismarck.

"I suppose I will hear about this in detail later. Get dressed, Eugen." Bismarck said to Prinz.

"Jawohl, but I need some time to move…Kommandant wasn't that kind last night, my hips are sore~" Prinz said out loud absentmindedly.

That newsflash immediately caught the other girls' attention, William was being rough during sex? Oh boy, Hood, Belfast, Amagi, Shoukaku, and Enterprise's imaginations quickly kicked in, and many of them had their cheeks starting to heat up from the conjured scenes inside their minds. Bismarck managed to clear her thoughts, however, and stared at her with a 'hurry the fuck up' stare which quickly got Prinz to stand up and start to pick her clothes off the floor, completely in nude. St. Louis woke up due to the noise, and she widened her eyes when she saw that there's so many people in the room, she covered herself with the blanket while she stared at them.

"Um…W-What's going on?" St. Louis asked out loud while she smiled awkwardly.

"Ms. Louis? I suggest you get dressed, now. Enterprise, please help her out." Hood said out loud.

"A-Alright." Enterprise said to Hood.

Enterprise walked in and got the clothes that didn't belong to Prinz before handing them to St. Louis, the woman stood up awkwardly from the bed due to her sore hip and started to put on her clothes. William glanced toward Prinz who was just done putting on her clothes, he glanced to the right to see St. Louis putting on her clothes. His eye wandered to her smooth white backside then travelled all the way to her bare, plump ass which was covered by her panties a second later. Hood cleared her throat loudly on purpose, and that snapped William's attention back to her. She's not looking happy in the slightest, and William staring at St. Louis' rear just served as fuel for the fire.

"Well, kommandant, we're heading back~" Prinz said to William while she smiled smugly.

"Thanks for last night, commander~" St. Louis said to William while she winked.

William could only nod his head as both Prinz and St. Louis walked out of the room, they limped a bit as they returned to their own rooms. Bismarck sneaked a glance toward William, who still didn't know what to say before she turned around and left wordlessly, Shoukaku and Amagi considered that the show is over and both of them also left for their own destinations as they discussed upon what just they saw, Enterprise glanced to the bed and saw two dried blood patches in two different positions…and lots of dried puddles which must be dried cum. She felt her cheeks warmed up, and she awkwardly left the room without saying anything, while Hood and Belfast still stood looming over beside his bed, the longer William stayed silent the deeper Hood's frown became.

"Anything you want to say?" Hood asked William while she frowned deeply.

"…It's complicated, let me-" William finally said while he looked at anywhere but her face.

"Not now, you will explain yourself later because we have something to do now. I want you to take a bath, dress up nicely, and head to the conference room. High Commander Lucas and Admiral Lena have arrived alongside three Royal Navy ship girls. I expect you to be there in less than fifteen minutes. Understood?" Hood asked William while she folded her arms.

"Y-Yes ma'am." William said to Hood nervously.

"Get moving then, clock's ticking. Belfast, we will welcome them first." Hood said to Belfast as she turned around to leave.

"Understood, Madam Hood." Belfast said to Hood.

Hood and Belfast left the room, Belfast grabbed the door's handle and closed it rather harshly. William sighed, cringed, and facepalmed…Well, he didn't regret having outstanding sex with Prinz and St. Louis, he just regretted that he didn't think this thoroughly by remembering that Hood did have a card with her, so she can barge in here anytime she wants…Oh well, shit happened and so with every mistake he made he also had to live with the consequences. William cleaned himself, put on a fresh batch of clothes, sprayed some cologne on himself, and walked out to meet with Lucas and Lena who apparently arrived with three ship girls…

He met with Lucas and Lena who wore their casual clothes downstairs, they only conversed briefly before they entered the VIP conference room. William got to meet with the Royal Navy ladies, there's Victorious, who is the little sister of Illustrious and big sister of Formidable, there's Ark Royal, who's quite proficient in combat according to Lena, and there's Newcastle, who's the former head maid of the Royal Navy, also the mentor of Belfast…Lucas listened to William's speech with half closed eyes because he sensed something is off, Hood may have stood beside him, but he hasn't even see her smile since they met, and Belfast didn't even say a word to William. The three of them looked and acted awkwardly with each other, after looking at them for quite a bit, even Lucas couldn't take it anymore as he raised his hand.

"Excuse me! Could anyone explain to me why the hell is this room's atmosphere is so awkward right now?! I can sense tension everywhere! Will, you're being uncharacteristically meek! You ladies couldn't stop eyeing him with judgmental eyes either! What happened!?" Lucas asked out loud.

"Lucas, we'll talk about it later…we're welcoming the ladies." William said to Lucas through his smile while gritting his teeth.

"…Okay, if you say so." Lucas said to William as he shrugged.

"As I was saying. I'd like to personally welcome the three of you to our unit Ms. Victorious, Ms. Ark Royal, and Ms. Newcastle. I hope you all can continue your duties well and get along with everyone here. Are there any questions? Oh, yes, Ms. Newcastle?" William asked Newcastle as she raised her hand.

"Any reason on why I heard about the rumors of you sleeping with two of the ship girls in this unit, commander?" Newcastle asked William while she smiled.

"…Yes, there is…and I didn't want to go into details. Next?" William said to Newcastle as his eye twitched.

"So, is that the reason why our head maid looks so upset right now?" Newcastle asked out loud while she smirked.

Belfast opened her eyes widely in surprise, as expected of the former head maid, who's also her mentor besides Edinburgh. Of course, she could know that Belfast isn't in a good mood right now. Despite her poker face, the former head maid could see through her ironclad defenses. William sneaked a glance at Belfast who returned to her composed face seconds later, William widened his right eye when Belfast pulled off her usual smirk at Newcastle as an approval of some sorts…He could never understand what the ladies were thinking on many occasions.

"…Perhaps. Anyone else want to ask questions?" William asked out loud when he saw Lucas raise his hand.

"Me." Lucas asked William with a serious face.

"…What?" William asked back while he felt a bit nervous.

"Holy shit man, two at once!? Really?!" Lucas asked William while he grinned.

"That's it. You three are free to go exploring or doing what you wish for now, I will notify everyone if there's an activity later." William said out loud.

"Certainly milord, it is a pleasure to meet you." Victorious said to William while she smiled.

"We need to report to her majesty too." Newcastle said to Victorious and Ark Royal.

"Ah, that's right. Let's go…We thank you for your time, Lord Blaze." Ark Royal said to William while she smiled.

The three ladies bowed a bit before they left the conference room, now there's only William, Lucas, Lena, Hood, and Belfast inside the room, and the silence among them is very awkward. Lucas and Lena stared straight at William as if expecting an answer from him regarding the thing they just heard, William stared back as he contemplated on whether to tell them straight on or not…But with Hood and Belfast beside him, there's no way he could bullshit his way out with both of them ready to argue the moment William opened his mouth.

"…Yes, I was ambushed in my room and things heated up from there." William said out loud with half closed eye.

"Oh, so you're not the one who laid your hands on them?" Hood asked William as she snapped her head toward William.

"I didn't even think of that when they challenged me to strip poker!" William said to Hood while he frowned.

"Didn't any of your alarm senses tingle when they proposed that game!?" Hood asked William with furrowed eyebrows.

"Well, I let my guard down because it's you girls, and I trust all of you!" William said to Hood while he scowled.

"That's what you get for being too trusting!" Hood said to William while she folded her arms.

"Why are you so angry about this, Hood?!" William asked Hood with a confused tone.

"The fact that you promised to go on a date with me, yet you screwed two other girls before that? What kind of woman wouldn't get angry because of that!?" Hood asked William while she scowled.

"Well, what else can I do then?! Refuse their advance!? They will just pin me down to bed, you didn't see how forceful they were last night!" William said to Hood while he also scowled.

"But that showed that you lacked the strength to resist them!" Hood said to William while she scowled.

"This argument is getting ridiculous!" William said out loud.

"Master William." Belfast suddenly said to William.

"Y-Yeah?" William turned around as he stared at Belfast.

"If I remember correctly, I have offered those kinds of services to you a long time ago. Could it be that you have to be forced to before you could take any actions? For someone who's quite aggressive on the battlefield, you seem to be submissive in bedroom matters. Or, was it me who's the problem?" Belfast said to William while she stared at him.

OUCH! Belfast did put him on a checkmate with that question! How else is he supposed to answer that? If he said no then he has the potential to make Hood even more upset, if he didn't answer her then he has even greater potential to make Belfast upset. To anger his personal secretary or to anger his maid, which one would yield the most painless death in the end? Lucas and Lena stared at each other after the argument they just witnessed before both of them shrugged, perhaps they should help William out with this one as the man is in very deep pond of shit.

"Alright, we've heard enough. Ms. Hood, Ms. Belfast, maybe William didn't do any of that to you because he wanted to commit once he crossed the line, and the situation prompted William to act more reserved than he could. While he did get laid last night, I believe his words that he's not the one who initiated it." Lucas said out loud with a serious face.

"How so, High Commander?" Hood asked Lucas while she frowned.

"All this time I know him, William didn't strike me as a horn dog who'll lust after random women out there." Lucas said to Hood while he shrugged.

"That's right, he will only take actions once you give him permission or when you advance relentlessly and not give him any room to maneuver. Works every time~" Lena said out loud while she smirked.

"Ooh, you heard her ladies. That's the pro speaking." Lucas said out loud while he grinned.

"…Is it true?" Hood asked William as she glanced at him.

"I've been saying that to you since the beginning, but you won't listen." William said to Hood with half closed eye.

"I see." Hood said to William as she averted her gaze.

"Let's just drop this." William said out loud, Belfast sighed before she reluctantly nodded her head.

"Anyway, we're about to discuss a few things. You two are welcome if you want to join." Lucas said out loud.

William and Hood sat with Lucas and Lena on the couch set as Belfast served them tea and cookies for snacks, both Lucas and Lena looked serious, and when they did that, William knew what they're about to talk about is no laughing matter…oh could he get some good news for once? With what their world currently experienced though; William might have to get used to hearing bad news most of the time. He took a long sip from his cup of black tea then put it down on the small plate, he's ready for a headache.

"…So, what kind of bollocks happened this time?" William asked Lena and Lucas.

"Yesterday, we launched a coordinated assault on the identified Crimson Cleanser hideouts. We found tons of white phosphorus." Lena said to William.

"…Which city are they planning to burn?" William asked Lena with cocked eyebrows.

"That's what our operatives are investigating right now. One of them in London was about to be transported into a cargo ship RMS Darwin, their destination is Hamburg. Naturally, we thought the city would be a prime candidate for the white phosphorus attack, so we warned Erich…We thought that's the end of it, until we found out the nasty shit that happened on Voronezh which is the place where the white phosphorus came from…The Spetsnaz unit we sent there took heavy casualties, all caused by five 'hostiles' who fled the compound where those stuff came from." Lucas was the one who answered William while he frowned.

"Five of them? They are pretty skilled…" William said out loud with a surprised face.

"Our operatives managed to uncover their identities before going dark…Victor Smith, Terrence Jackson, Stanley Oliver, Maria Anderson, and…Ronald Mitchell, I think you find those names familiar." Lucas said to William while he frowned deeply.

…Hood and Belfast turned to look at William when he gave no response, and they immediately found out why. William's face was white without a single shred of hint of any color, and he sat there stunned in silence when he listened to what Lucas just said to him. Hood worriedly put her hand on his left shoulder which seemed to wake William from his stunned state, he stared at her for a bit before he looked down to the coffee table in front of him. Hood saw how his eye looked, it's filled with shock and disbelief…

"…Yes…all of them are former members of our Task Force, those who you failed to kill…They're the ones known as Gemini Squad." Lena said to William with a calm tone.

"…They're alive, and Ronald banded them together…Oh god…" William muttered to himself as he held his forehead which started to sweat.

"…Master?" Belfast worriedly asked William.

"…You trained those guys to be just like Lena and you, a bunch of very skilled commandos, and now they bit us in the arse…It was them who were responsible for Eldridge's kidnapping, I'm scared to know who else they're going to kidnap." Lucas said to William.

"I won't let that happen again." Lena firmly declared out loud.

"…To think all this time, my past is haunting me closely." William continued to mutter to himself.

"Milord, is this about Task Force Nimbus?" Hood asked William with a low tone.

"…Yes." William said in a low tone as he nodded his head.

"Hood, you already knew about the little details with it, but there's more to it than that…Will had to spend his time in prison because of that act, he was sentenced for twenty-two years in prison. Were it not for the Sirens running amok on Earth, we wouldn't be able to free him…And that's what happened in the past, ladies." Lena said to both Hood and Belfast which caused the two ship girls to look at her in shock.

…That's the blanks he hasn't told them yet, regarding what happened to him after his task force was officially disbanded, it turned out he was in prison all that time. Now Hood remembered on why many people in Headquarters seemed to despise him, William was known to murder his own men, which according to what she heard from Lena, turned traitor on them…Belfast also realized that William never spoke about his past activities as member of Task Force Nimbus with anyone on base, he only gave them a few parts of it and won't continue the talk any further. Is that why? A reason why William was so determined to kill Ronald Mitchell, the one traitor he failed to finish off back then? And now there's four of them, the stakes just went up even further.

"…This can't go on, Lena." William said to Lena.

"I know. We're trying our best to locate them; however, this cat and mouse game will last for quite a while…In the meantime, I want you to focus on the Sirens first." Lena said to William.

"Yes, I agree with her on this one. We'll deal with them when the time comes…Thanks to you, the ship girls, and the many brave actions of our soldiers, we managed to collect as much data as we could use to accelerate our research and improve our forces. However, it will take some time before the upgrades can be distributed worldwide." Lucas said to William.

"How long?" William asked Lucas while he frowned.

"Given the current logistics situation? I'd say, one or two years soonest." Lucas said to William.

"…You sure we could last that long in this fight?" William asked Lucas with an uncertain tone.

"Yes." Lucas confidently answered.

"What makes you say that?" William asked Lucas with cocked eyebrows.

"I've learned a couple of things about these aliens, Will…If the Sirens want to conquer this planet, they would've already relentlessly pushed into our main lands. They haven't done so yet, attacking us in random locations and often leaving devastating damage once they're done. Want to know my thoughts? They're underestimating us, they're taking their time to wear us down first, and once we are tired of war, we are more than easy to just get steamrolled by them." Lucas said to William.

Yes, the Sirens have all the power and resources to do that, and yet they didn't. Attacking many of the remote locations for starters, there's the Terrania Isle where they show their mass-produced fleet strength, there's Furushima where they managed to build bases, laid waste the Isle's population, and killed many of Sakura Empire's troops…In all of those major battles, Lucas sensed that they didn't do this to conquer the planet with rapid advance strategy. Their invasion targets seem to be random, and their force's movement pattern is unpredictable due to the use of their portals. Their attacks were focused on causing as much damage as possible, but the intensity is quite random…

Lucas has thought the Sirens either underestimated the entirety of humanity where they knew if they brought down their full might then the entire Earth would fall in a few hours and it would be boring for them, or they used humanity for another sinister plan of theirs. So what's the plan? Lucas for sure as hell doesn't know, but what are the chances that this entire war is only orchestrated by those Sirens to test their own technology? How many civilizations have they vanquished in their quest to obtain such knowledge and power? Lucas may not want to know the answer.

"That makes sense…" Hood said to Lucas while she frowned.

"Yeah, that's why growing stronger is an absolute paramount in preparation for one day when those Sirens had their fun. At least by then, we will manage to hold them long enough before initiating our emergency plan." Lucas said out loud.

"And what are those plans?" William asked Lucas.

"Classified." Lucas said to William while he smirked.

"Even to me?" Lena asked Lucas with a surprised face.

"Even you." Lucas said to Lena while he smirked before he sipped his tea.

"…Fine, I'll trust you on that one." William said to Lucas as he gulped down his tea.

"Good. Now, if you don't mind, I think it's time for me to go out and enjoy my vacation." Lucas said to William as he stood up.

"I also need to unpack my stuff. Catch you at lunch?" Lena asked William while she smiled.

"Yeah." William said to Lena as he nodded.

"Great. See you Will, Hood, Belfast." Lena said out loud while she smiled.

Both the two high ranking commanders left the VIP conference room which leaves only William, Hood, and Belfast inside…as soon as they left, William regressed back to the state he's in before he heard those names. Hood put down her cup of tea, she scooted closer toward him, grabbed his head gently then brought it down toward her chest in a comforting hug. Belfast also walked toward William, and she massaged his shoulders to release any tensions he had inside him, which seemed to work as they could hear William sighed in relief…

"…Is that why you are so obsessed with taking down Ronald, master?" Belfast asked William.

"Yes…as long as he's alive, my past will always chain me. It was my fault that he's still alive alongside the four others, I failed to give them a quick death…I made things worse, I might be even the cause of all of this mess…the terror attacks, Jenny's death, and even the poison attack on our ship girls…it's my fault." William said out loud in a low tone.

"You didn't know, William. Don't blame yourself, you didn't even know he's alive before all of this." Hood said to William softly as she stroked his hair.

When William thought back about it, how arrogant of him to think that the four of them finished off their entire task force without leaving a single survivor…they never double checked them, a fact that William regrets even to this day. Five of them are alive, and safe to say, they wanted revenge against them. They've succeeded with killing Michael, Yuri, and Charles with William as the only one they haven't killed yet, and they intend to finish the job by the looks of it. With Gemini Squad being directly affiliated with Crimson Cleanser and working alongside Antonio Lockwood, this upped the ante significantly…If they want to focus their forces to fight the Sirens then they need to put these criminals in their proper place first, it would take a while given that they are trained to avoid detection and operate for long periods of time behind the frontlines…but they will bound to slip up, and William has determined to fix that mistake of his when the time comes because this time, he would make sure they are truly dead.

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…After thanking both Hood and Belfast for giving him the comfort he needs, William walked down to the restaurant area to get some lunch. Food has always been a source of comfort to him as it could give him the calming effect he needs after those revelations, besides he's quite hungry that he never got the chance to get breakfast after…what happened this morning. As he entered the restaurant and lined up at the buffet area, William could feel the ship girls staring intensely at his back. Their laser-like gazes did make him uncomfortable, and he turned around to ask what's wrong with them. But as soon as he turned around the ship girls returned to their own business, and that honestly put him on edge…He has a suspicion that the news about his last night 'workout' has spread even to the other ship girls, and he has complicated feelings about it. William walked toward an empty seat with Lena sitting there. She had been eating her deluxe Sardegna Empire lunch with a smile on her face until William sat in front of her.

"I regret coming down to the restaurant…" William said to Lena as he put down his plate and drink.

"News travelled fast it seems…" Lena said to William as she looked around, she knew what he meant.

"Lena, seven girls saw me like that and caused quite a ruckus! Of course this would happen!" William said to Lena while he frowned.

"Look on the bright side, more of them are going to be…bolder now." Lena said to William while she wiggled her eyebrows.

"I prefer it if I don't get squeezed dry like a cow almost every day, thanks…Also, where is Lucas?" William asked Lena.

"He wants to check on a couple of things, he said he'll get lunch later." Lena said to William while she shrugged.

"And that's how we end up like this, just the two of us." William said out loud.

"Yeah, Prinz and St. Louis can't walk properly since you fucked them hard, and those girls that saw you with them are feeling quite awkward to go near you for now. It's natural." Lena said to William while she smiled.

"Pfft. Yeah... natural." William scoffed then said to Lena.

William started to go down on his meal of two grilled chicken breasts, a few slices of bacon, a few sausage rolls, and some beans. He quickly stuffed his mouth with food as he tries to temporarily forget this whole thing and calm himself, which is working quite effectively due to the great taste of the food. William then switched his concern from him toward Lena who still seemed fine at a glance, but William could tell she actually had a lot on her mind. For example, she looked downwards most of the time, she lacked the usual energy she had when she talked, and the fact that she looked distracted even with her ex-fiancée eating in front of her and looking concernedly at her…whatever's troubling her, William won't know unless he asked her himself.

"…Lena, you mind telling me what happened?" William asked Lena.

"What do you mean?" Lena asked William.

"You being too busy means you have problems you'd like to ignore, you're also quite emotionally unstable recently from what I've heard." William said to Lena.

"Of course you'll notice. Of course Lucas would blab about it." Lena said to William while she folded her arms.

"But still, what is it about?" William asked Lena.

"…Will, I can't go on living like this. I'm in a dull marriage with someone who's as busy as I am, and a bastard of a father who won't stop meddling with my life like I'm some sort of investment of his or something, added with the fact that we're at global war against aliens who are more superior than us in almost every way…" Lena said to William after she hesitated for a split second.

"…Well, first of all I think that's the curse of being the daughter of a millionaire." William said to Lena while he smiled.

"That doesn't mean shit to me if I'm unhappy!" Lena said to William firmly while she scowled.

"Whoa, calm down…What happened now?" William asked Lena as he raised his hands.

"My husband, Garry? We talked, and it turns out he felt the same as me. Both are people being used by their parents in order to strengthen their companies' conquests. We want to go our separate ways, and frankly, we could do it by being married in name only, but our family kept meddling with us." Lena said to William while she deeply frowned.

"Like how?" William asked Lena with a narrowed gaze.

"They actually have the gall to get involved within our personal life, even going so far to make sure we are behaving like they want…We are being constantly watched." Lena said to William.

Oh really? William never thought that the things that happened in dramas actually also happened in real life. Sending someone to watch over and stalk Lena and Garry? Wow, he thought Mr. McAllen is a bastard, but now William's convinced he's a true bellend. Lena already had it rough with having to break up with him, marrying someone else, and now she's been constantly monitored when it's her down time from all the nonsense she had to face at work? She should've just reported him for harassment, but that won't work if she didn't get proof which is quite hard to get…Furthermore, there's a reason why she didn't take up that route even when she could.

"Damn…that's quite rough…You said that you and Garry felt the same, have you two tried to do something about it?" William asked Lena while he frowned.

"We have…Leaving the family is our agreed choice." Lena said to William.

"Leaving? Well, I also think that's a great option…So, what's the problem?" William asked Lena.

"…You think we could just leave like that and all things good?" Lena asked William back with cocked eyebrows.

"Frankly speaking, yes given your military background, current rank and the power you have, but why do I sense that your family might resort to a more…drastic measure?" William asked Lena while he cringed.

"Exactly. My father especially, he'll go great lengths to make sure his company stays safe. What would he do? Put me in an accident? Kidnap me and keep me secluded then break me, so I will do whatever he wants? He never treats me as a daughter, bet he wouldn't mind in the slightest." Lena said to William while she scowled.

…Well, now that William thought about it, those things seem plausible to happen to Lena in case she refuses to listen to her father…Okay, anyone curious about this Mister McAllen? To sum it up, Mr. McAllen is the current CEO of the McAllen Trading Company, and he is ruthless when it comes to his way of doing business. His wife left him because she's only married to him as a way for her parents to pay for their debt, shortly while after Lena was born. Lena was around three years old when Benjamin was born, it was clear that McAllen favored Benjamin more than Lena since he wanted a son from the start as the heir for the company. It was remarkable that despite their upbringing and basically broken family, Lena and Benjamin could still relate to one another like your typical brother and sister. He even followed in her footsteps when he graduated high school to join the military, a decision that wasn't taken kindly by McAllen.

Which is why when Benjamin was killed in action, McAllen didn't grieve but was furious with the outcome. Lena and William were blamed for Benjamin's death, he called them both out for ruining his plans, and eventually forced Lena to break up with William after he's sentenced to prison. As to make sure the company could still be in control of the current McAllen family line, Lena was wed in an arranged marriage with another company heir in order to strengthen their business, and she's expected to give birth to an heir as soon as possible. While Garry was a bit open with the idea, Lena wasn't, and she made every possible attempt to make sure she won't give what her father wants. Garry eventually got fed up with the way McAllen treated him and Lena as tools, then he expressed his concerns to her…Both of them agreed to break this marriage, but with the method that will leave their two families no option to involve them again.

McAllen would do whatever it takes to make sure his legacy is secured, and if that means forcefully impregnating his own daughter with a random man he picked, there's no doubt he will do just that. The man is dangerous, and he has the will and resources to make sure it's done…William never liked the man, he knew how dangerous he is, and he's not going to hesitate to help Lena out in case she's in a tight spot. Even with her training and the fact that she has become an Admiral in the Azur Lane Navy, he didn't doubt that McAllen will find a way to make sure his plan goes off without a hitch.

"And you're afraid of that? Lena, you are the best among us." William said to Lena while he frowned.

"In brains, in brawn you take the cake…What if they broke my mind, Will? I'm a normal human in the end, even though we received training for torture sessions, there's no telling what these people will do…I don't want to take any chances, and I don't want Garry to suffer that fate. He's as much a victim as I am." Lena said to William in low tone while she looked outside the window.

"…Please tell me you have a plan." William said to Lena.

"I do have a plan ready." Lena said to William.

"Alright, I'm listening." William said to Lena.

"Garry will disappear from this world in an accident. I can get him a new ID and plastic surgery easily, and he said that he will move out of Britain to disappear forever. With him gone, I will be freed from this arranged marriage." Lena said to William.

"…That's it? It's quite simple." William asked Lena with cocked eyebrows.

"You don't need a complicated plan for this, what's important is the details and execution." Lena said to William.

"Right…so, if your father didn't agree and is about to marry you with another guy?" William asked Lena.

"That's where I will resist him with all I have, I won't be chained down for the second time." Lena said to William while she scowled.

"If he tries something, call me." William said to Lena with a serious face.

"I will, so I will give you this." Lena said to William as she gave him a small rectangular device

"Signal tracker huh?" William said to Lena as he inspected the device.

"When I need your help, I'll be sure to activate it. If you detect the signal, I beg you to come running for me." Lena said to William with a serious face.

"Got it…it's still deactivated." William asked Lena as he stared at the screen which is devoid of any signal dots.

"Oh yeah, I need your help with that. Cover me." Lena said to William.

"What? Why?" William asked Lena.

Lena moved to William's side that faced the wall directly beside the window, with it she's shielded from the view of the ship girls. Lena raised her dark blue skirt a bit to reveal her groin which was cladded in black panties. William widened his right eye with the implication, and he stared around to make sure that none of the ship girls or hotel employees would see this. William then watched as Lena moved her panties aside which revealed her smooth pink pussy, and she inserted her left middle finger into her vagina as deep as she could, she rummaged her insides for a bit before William noted that the device beeped few times and shown a signal dot just few centimeters away from his current location…

"…You put the signal emitter inside your vagina?" William asked Lena with a disbelieving face.

"Near my cervix to be more exact, you know many of our infiltrators hid those kinds of things in their nether regions, since it's quite unlikely to get checked down there except for someone who's quite paranoid. It'll turn me into a homing beacon without even carrying my phone." Lena said to William while she smiled.

"Ingenious, really. But what if your hands quickly get tied up or something?" William asked Lena as she fixed her clothing.

"Oh? That's where the voice command speaker near my teeth came in…Mortem." Lena said to William.

And just like that the dot on the device disappeared, William stared at the device, and he confirmed that the signal emitter is deactivated. Lena used Latin language as the keyword for the device since it's a dead language, and no one will speak it in actual conversation, which means she's already got everything covered. All that remains is for William to rush in when he detected the signal…Hang on a second, if she could activate or deactivate it with a voice command, why did she have to touch it directly?

"If it's voice command capable, why did you activate it by touching it?" William asked Lena.

"Hmm? Of course, that's just for show~" Lena said to William while she smiled.

"For show?!" William asked Lena in disbelief.

"…Believe it or not, this bad boy over here? I am the first to conquer it, now that I heard more will seek it? I find myself quite…desiring for relief of the good old days, when I was the only one who owns it, who could toy with it as I see fit, and who can ride it however I want~" Lena whispered to William's right ear and placing her hand on his groin while caressing it softly.

"Your skill in words never fails to impress, hard to believe you were a timid girl back in high school." William said to Lena while he smirked a bit.

"Well, ten years is a long time for some character development." Lena said to William while she smirked.

"Lord William? Can I speak to you? If I'm not interrupting, of course." Someone suddenly said out loud.

King George V immediately seek William when she arrived in the restaurant area after she's done with her lunch which she cooked in her own room. She has heard regarding what happened to William yesterday, and she immediately knew she had to apologize because she's the direct cause of his misfortune. Lena was quick to switch her face from being horny to a professional military commander in the span of a split second, she stared at George as she smiled and stood up to leave.

"Oh no, not at all. I'm just done with lunch and my talk with William, go ahead Ms. George." Lena said to George V.

"Thank you, admiral." George V said to Lena as she sat beside William.

"…What do you need to talk about, George?" William asked George after he recovered from Lena's verbal assault.

"Um…You know about yesterday's incident where you floated off the sea?" George V asked William with an awkward smile.

"I'm quite 'intimate' with the event, why?" William asked George V back with half closed eye.

"Allow me to apologize…I was the one who cut the rope because it tripped me, I'm really sorry about that." George V said to William while she frowned.

"…Alright, you're forgiven." William said to George V.

"Really?" George V asked William with a surprised face, she's forgiven that easily?

"You didn't do it to spite me, right?" William asked George V.

"Heavens no! Why would I do that to someone who kept us organized and alive in this war against those Sirens?" George V said to William while she stared at him.

"Just making sure George…" William said to George V as he shrugged.

William just hoped that none of the ship girls secretly despised him or something, it pays to be paranoid for a bit. He resumed eating his lunch as George V stared at him from the side, he seemed to be enjoying his food. She scooted closer a bit to him as she leaned to his right ear, she wanted to ask this without triggering the whole cafeteria.

"…By the way, is it true that you slept with Prinz Eugen and St. Louis?" George V asked William in a whispered tone.

"I don't want to talk about the details but yes, I did. Why do you ask? I thought everyone knew since it's a huge incident." William said to George V in a low tone.

"Not everyone, most of the younger or oblivious girls are not aware of that feat." George V informed William while she whispered.

"…I see." William said in a low tone while he grimaced.

"Pay no heed to it, of course you would feel awkward after getting caught like that. What is important now is the fact that other girls may attempt to do the same." George V said to William.

"Wait what?" William asked George as he stared at her.

"You heard me; the others will certainly try to 'seduce' you." George V said to William while she smiled.

"…Oh great." William said to George V with a poker face plastered on him.

"Why do I smell sarcasm there?" George V asked William while she smiled.

"Nothing, just thinking that chaos will rain on my bedtime soon. Thanks for letting me know, George." William said to George V as he frowned.

"Don't worry milord, as the leader of the royal knights it's my duty to inform you if there's anything that would involve you...Although, should you want me to accompany you in bed too, I won't mind." George V whispered to William while she smirked.

"W-What?" William stared at George V with a widened right eye.

"A man who can cook is a plus in my eyes, and I heard you could cook well…Looking forward to your meal invitation, and dessert~" George V said to William while she smirked.

George V stood up from the seat and left the restaurant to continue her activity for the day. William, however, still sat stunned in his seat with his half-eaten lunch on the plate in front of him. Even King George V, the one who looked serious, honorable, saw him as a military commander instead of a romantic interest just proposed for some banging with him! He never saw that one coming, at all! If she's open to the idea, how many other girls who look like they don't care but actually won't mind partaking in sexual activity?!

"…Even George? Who else is serious looking, yet horny among these girls here? Seriously!" William muttered to himself.

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…Lucas sighed as he sipped on his ice-cold lemonade he ordered, while he stared at the ship girls playing together on the beach. What a sight! That's enough to charge his battery, and he feels like he's ready to tackle the Sirens in a strategy duel after he saw those ship girls cladded in swimsuits playing around. William was done with his lunch, and he's currently walking around the island to make sure he burns some of those calories, he stumbled upon Lucas who's grinning ear to ear as he sat on one of the seaside café's chairs.

"Gorgeous!" Lucas said out loud as he sipped his lemonade.

"…Why do I have the feeling that you've been here for hours and staring at the ship girls with a boner in your pants?" William asked Lucas while he folded his arms.

"Well, you're exactly right, except for the boner part." Lucas said to William.

"Ooh, I'm so sorry that I mentioned your erectile dysfunction! Old age is a bitch huh?" William said to Lucas while he showed his half assed apologetic face.

"Har har, fuck you…Sit down." Lucas said to William after he flashed him his middle finger.

William snorted in amusement at Lucas' response as he sat in front of Lucas who returned to enjoy his glass of ice-cold lemonade, looks like William did hit a sore spot with his jab there. A waitress saw that William had arrived, and per her training she approached the table with the menu. She smiled as she put the menu in front of William.

"Can I get you anything, sir?" The waitress asked William while she smiled.

"Vanilla milkshake sounds good." William said to the waitress after he read the menu content.

"Yes, certainly. May I also offer you some snacks to compliment that, sir? We could provide some fries and nuggets?" The waitress asked William while she smiled.

"Yeah, that sounds nice." William said to the waitress while he also smiled.

"We'll bring your order shortly." The waitress said to William.

"…You basically got a personal resort as your home." William commented at Lucas.

"Yup, got to spend my salary somewhere…Will, I assume you've heard the plan from Lena?" Lucas asked William after he shrugged.

"Yeah, but…isn't that too risky? Why not just use the Azur Lane emergency power to help through legal means?" William asked Lucas with cocked eyebrows.

"Not possible, I'm in heat after busting you out from jail." Lucas said to William while he frowned.

"God! Is everything political bollocks to you!?" William asked Lucas while he scowled.

"Do you have any idea how many within Azur Lane want me to step down from acting as High Commander? The only thing preventing that is because we're at war, and I have you alongside Lena which could be said to be paramount to humanity's victory in this war." Lucas said to William while he folded his arms.

"Wait, what? But aren't you the one who managed to save our arse most of the time?" William asked Lucas with a confused face.

"You'd be surprised with how many cunts in Azur Lane who want power for themselves." Lucas said to William while he frowned.

William furrowed his eyebrows as he leaned on his seat and folded his arms while he thought. What Lucas just said sounds really plausible, and he knows there are lots of them inside headquarters. But why? Lucas was the one who kept them alive and organized against these Sirens, he proved himself able to lead Azur Lane and cooperate with Crimson Axis in effort to make sure humanity continues to survive this calamity. Why would you kick someone like that from being a leader? Who's arrogant enough to think they could do a better job than Lucas who already put his sweat and blood for humanity? Despite his faults and tendencies, the man is a serious badass when things need him to, and William is convinced whoever those people are they are blinded either by greed or hatred.

"…Mate, if you're gone, we're finished." William said to Lucas with a serious face.

"Hahahaha! That's very touching, while it's true that I'm the primary contributor that our defenses still hold, I'm just one mortal in the end. There would be a time where I wouldn't be able to continue on." Lucas said to William while he smiled.

"Then what are you going to do about those people? Have you identified them?" William asked Lucas with a concerned tone.

"More or less. I know who will be able to stay true to our fight against them, and those who only want power just so they can do what they please. Even on the brink of our extinction, these people could only mind their own greed…When the time comes, you will know who they are." Lucas said to William while he smiled a bit.

"Why not just spout out your theory and those you suspected here?" William asked Lucas.

"Will, I need you to focus on Sirens and Crimson Cleanser not this heap political jack shit. You're trained to fight on the battlefield, not behind a desk in political struggles…Blabbering their names to you will only serve to distract you, I don't have any concrete evidence yet, and that will only further complicate everything if I accuse them too early." Lucas said to William with a serious face.

Lucas knew that William would be concerned regarding the situation back at HQ, with how many were ready to seize the power from his hand, and they're willingness to backstab anyone who might be their obstacles. It's unfortunate, but that's just how humanity works. There will always be a traitor among them who will further their own goals instead focusing on the problems they have now. Lucas has no doubt that these people are even willing to surrender to the Sirens if prompted to. What he wouldn't do to remove these pests from office right now, but unfortunately, he has to be patient about it.

"…I understand…Hah…greed, hard to believe there are those who still care about themselves and hold power over the combined military, despite the literal alien invasion we're experiencing." William said out loud.

"I know, but unfortunately that's just how humanity always has been…Now, let's talk about something else since I came here for vacation. What do you say about joining me on a fun ride?" Lucas asked William.

"Fun?" William asked Lucas as he cocked his eyebrows.

"Oh yes, fun." Lucas said to William while he grinned.

"But my vanilla milkshake isn't here yet." William said to Lucas before he saw Lucas take out his phone.

"…John? Yeah, tell Swan that she should deliver the vanilla milkshake alongside the snacks to room 212…Yeah, him…Alright, thanks! There, problem solved." Lucas called someone and then he grinned at William.

"…You arse. Fine, what is this ride you speak of?" William asked Lucas.

"You'll love this one, follow me." Lucas said to William.

William followed Lucas for a bit toward the hotel before making a turn toward the vehicle depot, Lucas grabbed something from the counter then led William to an off-road jeep, which was parked outside. William saw something being thrown at him, and he caught it easily with his right hand. He looked at it and saw a car key. Why did Lucas give him a car key? Is this what he meant by having fun? No, William failed to see how driving around the island counts as having fun when he's hurt right now.

"This is an off road 4x4, I don't see why this would be fun." William said to Lucas.

"Yeah, to get there we'll need this. Come on, you're driving." Lucas said to William as he rode shotgun.

"Excuse the fuck me? I'm injured!" William said to Lucas while he showed him his injured left hand.

"If that hand of yours could grope a ship girl's ass during last night's threesome, then you can drive. Come on, clock's ticking." Lucas said to William while he smirked.

"…No one will let that go anytime soon huh?" William asked out loud, that one's a bullseye.

"Nope, it's prime argument material." Lucas said to William.

"…Where to, cunt?" William asked Lucas as he sat on the driver seat.

"Just follow that road, fuck face." Lucas said to William while he grinned.

William inserted the key and twisted it, the jeep engine revved up, and it's ready to go for some action before William pressed on the pedals a few times to hear the engine roaring. After he makes sure everything is in order, William quickly drives out of the facility toward the only road out of it; they're heading for the woods. He really wondered where Lucas wanted to go, but so far there are no other roads beside the one they took. It led upwards toward the big mountain on the island. After around half an hour riding up, they stumbled upon a cabin in the woods, a pretty big one at that.

"Here we are." Lucas said to William as he exited the car.

"…Ms. Bordeaux didn't tell me about this one." William commented as he turned off the car.

"Of course not, it's my private house." Lucas said to William.

Private house? Man, Lucas is living the life. Steady income from the resort and a nice big cabin in the woods on top of the mountain, he got his retirement plan in order already as he could live the rest of his life here. William and Lucas entered the cabin, and William started to look around. The wood cabin design is gorgeous, and William won't mind having one back at the base. The living room is quite sparse and cozy, the sparse wooden bed room with a study is located on the second floor, the kitchen is fully stocked and equipped for any cooking activity, and the bathroom…wow, the bathtub is even enough to fit around six people at the same time.

Lucas tapped William's shoulder as a sign to follow him, he went to the back where there's a smaller building, which looks like an equipment shed. Lucas unlocked the door and went inside, William followed him in, and he found that Lucas stored a LOT of things in this shed. There's an Eagle Union muscle car, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a bunch of trinkets, and a few things that were covered in drapes. However, Lucas ignored all of those as he went to the edge of the shed and took out two backpacks, upon closer look, however, it's not a backpack. It's a wing shaped jetpack under prototype development at HQ, he handed one to William who stared at it in awe.

"This is the prototype jet pack your mother developed a few years back, quite bulky and it would fit well for the replacement of a steady parachute drop. Imagine our infantry jumping down from far away and landing on the LZ with controllable wings like this?" Lucas said to William while he grinned.

"I'd admit it's a good idea, but why didn't she continue this?" William asked Lucas.

"You know, power issues. This could only fly for ten minutes, and it's this bulky, fuel is still a main problem with this kind of thing. Come on, wear this one and get used to the controls." Lucas said to William as he shrugged.

"Wow…Still, I'm proud of you, mum." William said out loud as he equipped the jetpack

"Heh, bet you are. Pretty easy to control, right? It works just like a wing suit except that you steer it with the stick on your right hand, the left one is the thrust control. And this one? It's your parachute." Lucas pointed out all the flight control William would need to fly the jetpack.

"Yeah, I'd like to fly high because I'm not that confident yet." William said to Lucas.

"Nah, two minutes in the air, and I'll bet you'll try a low-level dive. Here, for the HUD." Lucas said to William as he passed him a flight helmet with radio installed.

"Alright…Let's do this." William said to Lucas after he put on his helmet.

After Lucas put on his jetpack and helmet, both of them exited the shed, and Lucas led them to a cliff edge of the mountain near his cabin. William stared down, and he could clearly see the clouds beneath him. Wow, the sight is magnificent and having a jetpack to explore the island? William started to realize why Lucas took those prototypes made by his mother, sightseeing from the air is definitely a good way to use the jetpacks.

"So, how tall is this mountain again?" William asked Lucas on the radio.

"Uh, two kilometers?" Lucas said to William.

"I'd reckon it's more than enough…You want to go first?" William said to Lucas.

"Why me?" Lucas asked William.

"You're old and way more experienced!" William said to Lucas.

"That's just your excuse you pussy! Hah! Fine! Try to keep up!" Lucas said to William.

Lucas gets a running start before he jumps off the cliff while activating his thruster at the same time, the jetpack immediately roared to life, and he accelerated away from the cliff at high speed under a few seconds. William widened his eye, oh boy this is going to be fun! William made sure the control stick works, the thruster works, and the HUD is functioning…He moved toward the cliff edge and stared down, adrenaline started to pump around his body as his excitement rose bit by bit. William finally moved back a bit to get a running start, he then ran as fast as he could toward the edge of the cliff before he jumped as high as he could while pushing the thruster lever. If he's going to die, at least he managed to get laid last night!

The jetpack produced loud engine noise, and William felt himself being propelled forward. He checked his HUD and saw that his current speed is 215 KMH, and it keeps increasing. William was successful on his take off, he used the flight stick on his right hand to make sure how agile the jetpack's maneuverability is, which is quite sluggish but quite stable. He grinned as wide as he could as he lowered his speed to dive down the clouds. When he passed the white clouds, he could see the forest below William reengaged his thrusters, and now he flew on much lower altitude while feeling very confident since the jetpack proved to work nicely.

"YEAAAAHHHH!" William shouted out loud as he increased his speed.

"You like it?" Lucas asked William on the radio.

"Hell fucking yes! Can I bring some back to my base?!" William asked Lucas on the radio.

"Fine, you can make more if you want to. Though it's on your own cash." Lucas said to William on the radio.

"No problem!" William said to Lucas on the radio while he grinned.

William saw something on his right side, and he saw Lucas swooped in above him and flew on his left side, he seemed concentrated on where he was going. To be frank though, these jetpacks aren't for shits and giggles since this equipment doesn't have any autopilot features, so they have to be on constant alert while flying the jetpacks. Both William and Lucas had to keep their hands on the flight stick unless they wanted to suddenly change course involuntarily.

"Anything lacking?" Lucas asked William on the radio.

"Yeah! Heat Seeking missiles!" William said to Lucas on the radio.

"Bah! Don't give me ideas! Next thing we know we have flying troopers using this while shooting down Siren jets!" Lucas said to William on the radio.

"I can see that idea came to fruition!" William said to Lucas on the radio with half closed eye.

"Look, it's the beach. Care for a fly by?" Lucas asked William on the radio.

"Works for me! Let's go!" William said to Lucas on the radio.

Both of them then dived toward the ground with their jetpacks…Back on the beach, many of the ship girls are enjoying their second day at the beach area. Enterprise was sunbathing with Hornet, the sunlight is quite strong for today, however, so she opted to stay beneath her umbrella with Hornet. Enterprise started to hear something out in the distance, and she opened her eyes while taking off her sunshades, she looked around the area while Hornet followed her actions by standing up and looking around the area when she heard the noises.

"Hmm? Jet sounds? Wait, what is that?" Hornet asked out loud when she saw something in the sky.

WHOOOSHHH!

William and Lucas passed the beach at very low altitude around six meters off the ground, which caused a huge commotion as the wind from the jet engines caused chaos around the area they passed through. Some of the umbrellas flew up in the air, the chairs were upturned resulting in some ship girls falling to the ground, the sands kicked off and created a mini sandstorm. The girls below yelped cutely as many of them were caught unaware. Enterprise couldn't believe her eyes upon what she saw…she saw two men, gliding in the air with a jetpack, flying as if they're a mini plane...

"What the?!" Enterprise said out loud.

"Is that a man with a jetpack?!" Hornet asked out loud.

"Commander didn't tell us that there's something like that on this island!" Enterprise said to Hornet.

"They're coming back!" Hornet shouted to the other ship girls as both William and Lucas did their second pass.

"NO! MY SANDCASTLE!" Saratoga screamed in complete shock and horror.

The two made another pass before going up high in the air as they circled around and looked at the resort facility from the air. From up there, William could see so many ship girls staring upwards toward him, who flew as he circled the facility. William already liked flying fast, and now he could fly without even having to board a fighter jet! Wow! He wants to be able to do this in a heartbeat…Wait a fucking second! Lucas said that the issue is power, what if this jet thruster is attached to his Albion Armor's back side? Won't he get a thruster pack with a tremendous amount of power, so he could fly around easily!? William Blaze you're a fucking genius! Oh, he can't wait to use it while killing Sirens!

"What's the maximum altitude with this thing?" William asked Lucas on the radio.

"With the fuel you should be able to reach around ten kilometers easily, though I won't recommend that without a breathing mask!" Lucas said to William on the radio.

"Good point! My fuel is almost up! I'm going to land!" William said to Lucas as the fuel gauge on the right-side HUD started to flash.

"Yeah, me too! See you at the beach!" Lucas said to William.

William headed back toward the beach where the ship girls were gathered, he slowed down considerably before he pulled the parachute trigger on the harness' left side and a large parachute was immediately deployed. The forward momentum is immediately halted, and William felt himself jerked and then controlled his descent toward the beach area…the ship girls wondered if that guy who's using it would pass on them for the third time, but they were surprised when he used the parachute instead. He landed safely on the beach area in front of the ship girls then decided to take off his helmet. The ship girls were surprised to say the least, it's their commander who pulled that stunt?!

"C-Commander William?!" Lexington asked out loud.

"Hey ladies…That was a thrilling ride." William greeted the girls while he smiled.

"Commander William!" Enterprise suddenly said to William.

"E-Enterprise?" William asked Enterprise.

"Commander, tell me, can I try that too!?" Enterprise asked William as she approached him.

"You want to fly that much huh?" William said to Enterprise while he smiled.

"Yes!" Enterprise said to William.

"Err, Lucas?" William asked the man as he landed beside William, further surprising the ship girls.

"What? She wants to try this too?" Lucas asked William.

"Yes sir." Enterprise said to Lucas.

"Sorry to say Ms. Enterprise, currently there's only two units that are usable, and they need to be refueled first. Maybe tomorrow." Lucas said to Enterprise with an apologetic smile.

"Aww…" Enterprise frowned as she looked down.

"Cheer up, I'll accompany you for the ride first thing in the morning." William said to Enterprise as he patted her shoulder.

"Really!?" Enterprise looked at William with widened hopeful eyes,

"…After breakfast of course." William said to Enterprise while he smiled, the girl pouted a bit after she heard that.

"Commander! I think you owe Sara some ice cream!" Saratoga shouted at William from afar.

"…Why?" William asked out loud in wonder.

"You kind of ruined her sand castle with that low pass, commander." Arizona said to William.

"Ah…shite." William said out loud in realization, he didn't think about that didn't he?

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…The night rolled in, the sky turned black with glittering stars, and William felt the mood to go outside and have fun tonight. Where to? Of course, the local amusement park. At night, the lights that come from this establishment practically invited him to come out from his room, and that's what he did. After dressing himself in his casual clothes of a red t-shirt, black pants, and sneakers, he then immediately heads toward the amusement park…The park is lively, and William waltzes in to enjoy himself. He wondered what ride he should get on first? Oh yeah, there's one, for a thrill loving guy like him the roller coaster must be the opening ride!

Judging from the tracks he could see from the distance, it looks like the roller coaster has an intense ride, and he couldn't ask for more. William walked to the roller coaster ride, but unfortunately, he's late as the ride had started, and he could hear several screams of the ship girls as the cart began its downward start after ascending slowly. William sighed as he opted to wait until he could ride. But when he reached the row of benches, he found a lone woman seated on one of the benches as she stared toward the night sky. Red kimono, brown hair, nine tails, and fluffy fox ears? William would've mistaken her for Akagi until he saw the violet eyes of hers which stared back at him when she heard his footsteps.

"Shikikan-sama?" It was Amagi who sat there.

"Ah, Amagi. You didn't want to get on the roller coaster? They already started without you." William asked Amagi as he sat beside her.

"I must confess that my constitution is quite fragile, I get sick easily." Amagi said to William while she smiled.

"Is that so? Well then, you shouldn't push yourself with work too. Alright?" William said to Amagi while he smiled.

"Thank you for your concern, shikikan-sama." Amagi said to William while she smiled.

Well, two is company. William and Amagi fell silent after that as they stared at their surrounding environment as they searched for another topic to discuss…But still, Amagi has a weak constitution? William remembered that she got beaten by Purifier back at Furushima physically, yet she still could function properly after brief medical treatment. No, wait, she said that she got sick easily, not physically weak…Yeah, she should be on the lookout for bad weather and diseases. It's the first time William heard about her condition, and he felt reluctant to send her out on commissions once they got back to work. But he's got a feeling that she will feel underestimated if he did just that, and she will be upset with him. He needed to think about that later when he assigned her a task other than being a tactician…besides, back on Furushima he witnessed himself on how effective she is as a combatant.

"Well, since I'm alone, do you mind going with me exploring the park? I could use some company." William asked Amagi while he smiled.

"Certainly." Amagi said to William.

"Have you had dinner yet?" William asked Amagi.

"I haven't, when Akagi and Kaga asked me to come I thought I'd get some food here." Amagi said to William.

"Wait, Akagi and Kaga? You shouldn't neglect your little sisters, you know?" William said to Amagi with half closed eye.

"Ufufufufu, they're perfectly fine. Both of them said that I could walk around while they enjoyed the rides." Amagi said to William after she giggled.

"Oh…" William said out loud.

William stood up and offered his right hand to Amagi, she took it and clung on it as both of them started to walk away from the roller coasters. Both William and Amagi looked around as they occasionally conversed, Amagi looked for a stall that might fill their bellies nicely, and her eyes stumbled upon a hot dog stall. She confessed that she's quite curious about the Eagle Union's cuisine, and she'd like to try it. Amagi tugged on William's sleeve as she pointed at the stall.

"Shall we eat something then? How about some hot dogs?" Amagi asked William.

"Great idea…Excuse me, two hot dogs please." William said to Amagi then to the staff of the stall.

"You want it spicy, sir?" The staff asked William.

"Amagi, do you want it spicy?" William asked Amagi in turn.

"Hai." Amagi said to William.

"Make it two." William said to the staff.

"Sure. You want some drinks too?" The staff asked William.

"Yeah…two medium sodas." William said to the staff.

"Got it…Here you go." The staff said to William.

"Thanks mate." William said to the staff as he smiled.

William took the hot dogs and medium sodas as both him and Amagi found a nearby bench to sit at. They found one that overlooked the game stalls, and they sat to enjoy the view, each with a hot dog and a soda cup in their hands. William unwrapped his hot dog…err, that came out wrong…William looked at the food in his hands before he took a bite of it, the soft buns alongside flavorful sausage combined with just the right amount of ketchup and mustard really put this hot dog on a 'delicious' rating according to him. Amagi also took a bite, and her eyes widened at the richness of the flavor, oh she didn't regret this decision at all.

"Mm! Delicious." Amagi commented on the hot dog.

"Yeah, agreed." William said to Amagi.

"Ufufu, why do I have a feeling that you would need more than one?" Amagi asked William while she smiled.

"Ho, you know about my big appetite?" William asked Amagi with a surprised face.

"The food that Belfast-san brought for you a few days ago suggested so." Amagi said to William.

"Ah, you're quite attentive." William said to Amagi while he smiled.

"Such a thing is needed for a tactician." Amagi said to William.

Really, she could judge that he eats a lot just from the fact that she saw Belfast carrying a plate full of food? Normally people won't pay much attention to those details, but Amagi did, and she could immediately deduce the reason why. He's got a feeling that she might be just what he needs in the future against the Sirens when it comes to strategic moves. He can't let her talent go to waste. William was surprised as a napkin suddenly ran across his mouth, alongside a beautiful giggle coming from his side. Amagi was the one who held the napkin with her as she wiped his mouth.

"Ara ara…Handsome giant with a bravery that matches a lion, and yet, you eat messily~. How cute." Amagi said to William while she smiled softly.

"This doesn't always happen but heh, thanks." William said to Amagi as he smiled sheepishly.

"Don't worry about it…Though shikikan-sama, can I ask you something?" Amagi asked William.

"Sure." William said to Amagi as he finished his hot dog.

"What's your thought on polygamy?" Amagi asked William without a hint of hesitation.

"…Does this have to do with what you saw this morning?" William asked Amagi while he smiled somberly.

"Hai." Amagi said to William as she nodded.

"…Well, you know, I didn't have plans for polygamy." William said to Amagi.

"Really?" Amagi asked William with surprise coated on her face.

"At first, when I came to this base, such a thing didn't even cross my mind. What I prioritized the most is my performance to lead the ship girls in our fight against the Sirens, but…after spending some time around them it was clear that it's a path that I have to take down the road eventually. Well, the Royal Navy ladies didn't seem to have a problem with it, I don't know about the others though…What does the Sakura Empire think about the subject?" William asked Amagi then sipped on his soda.

"To start, it's unheard of among the Sakura Empire to have multiple spouses, and the law there doesn't permit it." Amagi said to William as she closed her eyes.

"I see." William said to Amagi as he nodded.

"But our base isn't subjected to Sakura Empire laws as far as I'm concerned, and many of the Sakura Empire ship girls seem to…not care much regarding such matters~" Amagi said to William as she stared at him and smiled widely.

"Hahahahahaha…yeah, I thought so too." William said to Amagi after he chuckled.

"But you might have to be a little careful with those who are devout in their religion." Amagi said to William.

"You mean like the Iris Orthodoxy ship girls?" William asked Amagi.

"As far as I know, polygamy is a sin according to them." Amagi said to William while she smiled.

"…I'll just have to deal with it if the problem arises later." William said to Amagi as he shrugged.

Iris Orthodoxy ship girls? Yup, William's got a feeling that they will frown at him the moment they see them being involved in a relationship like this since they are quite religious...William sweated a bit at the thought, doesn't that mean he won't be able to romance them? They would obviously mind if they have to share…Wait, he's getting too far ahead of himself. He'll figure out what to do when it actually happens, would they even be interested in him?

"Hai, it might be best not to worry too much about it…So, do you want to play some games?" Amagi asked William.

"It's a good idea, let's walk around and see if we can find something to play together." William said to Amagi as they walked toward the game stalls.

"…Shikikan-sama, I remember you're quite proficient with firearms." Amagi said to William.

"Yeah, what about it?" William asked Amagi.

"I found a shooting stall~" Amagi said to William.

William looked toward the direction where Amagi pointed at, and he followed along as she dragged him to the shooting stall. It's quite big for a simple shooting stall as the target could be said to be located more than fifty meters away from the shooting place. William approached the staff that manned the stall and greeted him with a smile. William was about to ask for the gun before Amagi asked him first.

"…Mister, is there a reason why the firing targets are quite far from the stall?" Amagi asked the staff.

"Ah yes, this shooting stall uses real guns." The staff said to Amagi while he smiled.

"Does every shooting attraction on this island use real guns?!" William asked the staff, seriously though!

"Yes, but don't worry, we implement strict use of it. We won't let our guests use it for any other purpose." The staff said to William with a reassuring smile.

The staff rummaged the table in front of them, and he took out a bolt action rifle painted in light blue and handed it toward William who immediately weighed the gun in his hands. He briefly inspected the gun, pulled the bolt, and noted that the chamber was empty before he looked back toward the staff.

"…This is a Remington M700 sniper rifle with custom iron sights, quite light for a bolt action rifle." William said to the staff as he looked at the rifle.

"You know your stuff, sir…Yes, this weapon uses a five round detachable box magazine equipped with rubber bullets. They're not lethal, but a shot to the eye or a nut shot would be extremely painful." The staff said to William.

"I reckon. Can we participate?" William asked the staff.

"Yes of course, all the rides and games on this island are free for you and the ladies, sir." The staff said to William while he smiled then handed him the magazine for the rifle.

"Just making sure…Alright Amagi, what would you like to get from there?" William asked Amagi as he smiled.

"I would be happy with whatever you get me, shikikan-sama." Amagi said to William while she smiled softly.

"Oh, you're being quite modest, aren't you? Very well…" William said to Amagi while he smirked.

"Earplugs, sir?" The staff asked William as he showed him the earplugs typically used in firing range.

"No need." William said to the staff.

The man looked at the weapon's magazine and inspected the rubber rounds he's about to use. He then inserted the magazine into the sniper rifle and pulled back the bolt before pushing it forward to chamber the rounds. William disengaged the safety and aimed through the weapon's iron sight, he steadied his heartbeat and his breathing. Amagi looked at him in anticipation, and many of the shooting range staff stopped their activity to witness William in the act. He took his time as he scanned the prize aisle downrange while contemplating on what to get for Amagi.

The prize list are dolls, brand new gaming consoles, rare model collections of military vehicles such as tanks and fighter jets, large sized beverages, and even trinkets for decorations…Now, those things were hanged by ropes which have a small circle like target on it as the weak point you have to shoot. Rubber bullets hit it, the rope snaps, and the prize is yours. The problem is, the more expensive the prize then the more rope holding it together, with the max being five ropes which means the shooter can't miss at all if they want to get the prize…William eyes turned toward the 1.5 meters cute faced brown teddy bear with several holes on its styrofoam cover, looks like many have tried to get it and failed…he smirked as he prepared himself, let's see if he can impress this tactician lady.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

Five rounds were fired, and the teddy bear fell to the mattress prepared underneath it. William grinned as he pulled the bolt of the rifle and ejected the last empty casing out of the rifle. Amagi and the staff around the stall could only watch with their jaws dropped, the man shot a bolt action rifle five times accurately in under ten seconds and all of the targets were bullseyes! William huffed as he looked down on the rifle, it's well maintained and able to fire without a hitch. He thought that this stall would have some tricks or anything on it to make it hard for them to get the prizes, but he guessed that normal civilians who didn't train to shoot guns would have enough difficulty on this stall already, so there's that he guessed…

"Jesus fucking christ! I'm glad you didn't show up during our usual opening. How the hell did you hit those small targets five times in a row perfectly?!" The staff asked William with disbelief on his face.

"Pro tip, the iron sights make it too easy." William said to the staff as he handed the rifle back at him.

"I don't want to be in a gunfight with you, I really don't." The staff said to William while he smiled awkwardly.

"Heh, I still have much to learn despite all that." William said to the staff as he shrugged.

"Oi, don't just stand there! Get the prize!" The staff said to his coworkers.

The staff quickly got the teddy bear and handed it to William, who nodded his head as his thanks, before he handed it to Amagi who received it while still amazed that her commander managed to pull such a feat. But maybe that's what you'll see if your commanding officer is a former part of Azur Lane Special Forces. The teddy bear has this sweet chocolate like smell, it's quite relaxing, and could make someone like William go hungry again after just one whiff.

"My gift for you, I believe this beautiful lady earned it with how dazzled she looks right now." William said to Amagi while he grinned.

"Shikikan-sama, arigatou gozaimasu~…I like it." Amagi said to William while she smiled sweetly.

"Don't mention it. If I were more of a romantic person, I would've said 'Think nothing of it, for I would shoot down the moon out of the sea of stars and gift it to you, for the mesmerizing shine of it reminds me of the shine in your violet eyes as you gaze longingly at me.'" William said to Amagi while he grinned.

"…Fufufuahahahahaha!" Amagi took a second before she giggled heavily which turned into full blown laughter a short time later.

"And that's exactly why I didn't say it." William said out loud while he smiled somberly as he shrugged.

"Hahaha…Shikikan-sama, that was quite romantic…but cheesy." Amagi said to William while she smiled.

"I reckoned so." William said to Amagi.

"But what is life without a few slices of cheese on occasions, hmm?" Amagi said to William while she hid her lower face as she stared at him, why? She can't stop grinning! Her composure is failing!

"Yup! Yup! Thanks for the diabetes! I'm out of here! Where's my insulin shot?!" The staff beside them said out loud.

Amagi and William laughed at the staff, they left the stalls as they waved at the staff who also waved back. As they walked around while looking for the next game they're interested to play, Amagi kept hiding her face behind the teddy bear as she walked beside William…Geez, who knew going on a little pseudo date like this could make her this giddy, especially after receiving a gift from William, which she will surely use as a hugging pillow tonight. Amagi glanced to the side to look at William's face who's busy surveying the area for anything that caught his interest, after staring a while he stared back at Amagi while he smiled.

"Where should we go next?" William asked Amagi while he smiled.

"I'm looking forward to showing you my own skills in games, shikikan-sama. How about darts?" Amagi said to William while she smiled.

"Lead on!" William said to Amagi while he grinned.

…William returned to his room after a long night with Amagi playing around the carnival. He hasn't had so much fun at a carnival since his visit to the one near the Thames River during his school field trip. After taking a bath to clean himself, William was about to put on some gauzes and bandages when he realized that the wounds around his body have healed to the point he won't need them, all he had to do now is to remove the stiches on the wounds and allow his skin to return as smooth as before…the perks of having Regel, he's glad that the scientist back on HQ discovered it.

His left hand, however, still looked quite ugly, the wounds are still healing quite rapidly because of Regel, but all it managed to recover for now are his muscles, since his left hand suffered third degree burns and has a lot of charred sections on it that need to be removed in order for Regel to work. After putting on the Regel and bandages around his left hand, William opened up his fridge to see that his order from this afternoon was indeed delivered to his room. He took out the nuggets and fries, tossed them inside the microwave, and reheated the food as he sipped on his vanilla milkshake.

"Ouch. Ice cold milkshake is a recipe for brain freeze and aching teeth." William cringed as he said it, he's too lustful toward the damn drink.

The microwave dinged, and William took out the plate of french fries and nuggets. He started munching on them as a late-night snack while he occasionally sipped on his vanilla milkshake…The plates and glass were wiped clean five minutes later and the man wanted more, he really did. But considering it's eleven at night right now he might just sleep, he has an activity planned for the afternoon tomorrow, and he needs to set everything up and be done by noon. Just as he thought that William heard the door to his room was knocked, who is it?

"Yeah?" William asked out loud.

"Milord? It's Illustrious." Illustrious said to William.

"C-Come on in." William said to Illustrious.

Illustrious opened the door to William's room, entered it, and closed the door. She's dressed in a white nightgown, and she approached William, who's still seated on the dining chair and stared at her with a hint of nervousness on his face. She stormed off this morning without ever wanting to hear his reason, and now she approached him on her own…Oh god, is she going to do what William thought she's going to do? William didn't mind if the situation leads to THAT, but he got a feeling that's not why she's here. The woman in front of him hid her hands behind her, fidgeting as she tried to speak regarding the things that she wanted to say to him.

"…How can I help you, Illustrious?" William decided to break the ice and asked Illustrious.

"I…want to apologize for this morning, I immediately stormed off without hearing you out first…I'm sorry." Illustrious said to William while she frowned.

"Ah, it's alright…Everything is in the past now." William said to Illustrious while he smiled.

"I…was so jealous of them both, to be able to sleep with you while I hesitated to make any move on you. I was fuming to myself for being outmaneuvered." Illustrious confessed to William.

"Illustrious, you don't need to worry too much about such things alright? I'm here, and I don't intend to leave any of you ladies." William said to Illustrious while he smiled reassuringly.

"That's so relieving to hear it from you…Also, milord?" Illustrious asked William.

"Yes?" William responded to Illustrious.

"Do you mind…if we sleep together, just for tonight?" Illustrious asked William.

"…Um, sleep as in…" William asked Illustrious while his cheeks reddening.

"Oh, while I would be delighted to, I'm afraid I can't for tonight…I'm tired because Victorious and Formidable kept dragging me everywhere today." Illustrious said to William while she smiled.

"Yeah, don't worry about it. I'm feeling quite sleepy too, want to head to bed?" William asked Illustrious as he pointed at his bed.

"Yes, I'd love to." Illustrious said to William while she smiled.

…GOOD FUCKING LORD! Did she just drop a hint that she wanted to do some banging if she wasn't so tired today? Hoo boy, William was delighted with the prospect, but since he just managed to prevent the situation from escalating into him getting reverse gangbang, he didn't want to tempt fate just yet…Illustrious laid down on his bed which fortunately the sheets already been changed, it'd be awkward to sleep with her on the same sheets where he deflowered two ship girls just last night. After taking off his eye patch, William joined Illustrious on the bed, he got underneath the blanket, and Illustrious shamelessly moved in then snuggled on him.

William looked downwards to see Illustrious staring expectantly at him, he didn't know what she wanted, so all he could do was stare at her confusedly. Seeing William didn't quite get what she wanted, Illustrious moved in and quickly connected her lips with his…Yeah, that's right, she wanted a good night kiss. The man was shocked a bit before he granted her wish as he started to kiss her back, both of them connected their lips for quite some time before Illustrious was satisfied, and she released herself from him while she smiled softly at him.

"Good night, Lord William." Illustrious said to William while she smiled softly.

"Good night, Illy." William said to Illustrious as he closed his eye.

The man was content as he drifted off to the dreamland within minutes since he's more tired than he thought, his breathing steadied quickly as he fell asleep. Illustrious, however, had kept staring at William with widened eyes and flaming cheeks, she had a hard time trying to shut her eyes after what he said to her…Illy huh? The nickname he picked for her has a nice ring to it, she liked it so much that she may want him to just address her like that from now on…Oh dear, she's too giddy to fall asleep. Keep this up and she won't be able to function properly tomorrow…

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"Morning Will, nice hair." Lucas said to William as he sipped on his roast of black coffee.

"Shut up." William said to Lucas.

Lucas found it odd that William walked down to the restaurant area while wearing a white t-shirt and boxers with his hair standing proud like Goku when he first about to fight Frieza, is that his bed head? William just took a seat in front of Lucas, a waitress quickly walked toward him with the menu, and she patiently waited as he chose his breakfast. Hmm, what does he want to eat? William was baffled at the menu selection to be honest, but he eventually settled to eat some bacon and scrambled eggs.

"What would you like to eat sir?" The waitress asked William while she smiled.

"Classic Eagle Union breakfast would do, and some hot tea." William said to the waitress.

"Understood, we'll bring it here shortly." The waitress said to William then left.

"…So, any reason why you look like an off-brand Super Saiyan?" Lucas asked William while he smiled amusedly.

"Illustrious messed with my hair." William said to Lucas.

"Oh…my god, you slept with her?" Lucas asked William with widened eyes.

"Technically yes, but we didn't have sex." William said to Lucas as he shrugged.

"Why? It's an opportunity, isn't it?" Lucas asked William with a confused gaze.

Why not huh? William did a recount on his head, let's see…Illustrious woke up around ten minutes before William did, and she spent that time staring at his sleeping face. They exchanged pleasantries after he woke up before one thing led to another, and he found himself wide awake with Illustrious sitting on top of his abdomen. She then showered him with hungry kisses, not sure what made her that aggressive, but he supposed it's hormones in the works which means…well, maybe she's ovulating which would explain her behavior. Her hands roamed around his head, messing his already messy bed hair, and he's about to engage his breeding mode when he heard knocking on his door. Enterprise asked him regarding his promise yesterday, and he said he'll go with her after breakfast in which she urged him to eat one as soon as he can. That killed the mood quite quickly, and the rest is history…

"Not everyone is as horny and perverted as you, Lucas." Lena suddenly said out loud as she sat beside William with a tray of her breakfast.

"Hi Lena." William greeted Lena.

"Hello Will." Lena greeted William back while she smiled.

"Boohoo! If I didn't know any better, you would probably be still recovering from the 'night battle' two days ago." Lucas said to William.

"You do realize how active my balls are?" William said to Lucas with half closed eye.

"Oh yeah, I just remembered when you gave us your sperm sample…" Lucas said to William while he grimaced.

His breakfast arrived and the three of them spent some time eating their breakfast, after filling their stomachs the three of them enjoyed their drinks as they chatted. William briefly looked around, and he noticed that many girls were still in the restaurant. Hmmm that's quite odd, but William supposed they got bored playing at the beach for two days straight. He should form a bonding event, hopefully Crimson Cleanser won't crash this one.

"Anyway, any news?" William asked Lucas and Lena.

"On what?" Lucas asked William with cocked eyebrows.

"You know, frontlines? Terrorist arseholes? Black hentai aliens?" William said to Lucas.

"Nada for the moment, and I'd like to keep it that way." Lucas said to William with half closed eyes.

"Me too. Just let me enjoy this smooth blend of coffee in peace, hah…" Lena said to William before she sighed.

"TIRPITZ!" Victorious could be heard shouting at Tirpitz excitedly.

"Guh! Victorious?!" Tirpitz could be heard answering awkwardly and with a tone full of dread.

"Ah! I missed you! We have a lot of catching up to do, you know?! Ah, hello Bismarck!" Victorious said out loud.

"Hello…Victorious." Bismarck responded to Victorious.

Looks like they got along just fine, William glanced at Victorious who enveloped the awkwardly smiling Tirpitz in a hug while Bismarck and the rest of the ship girls watched. Now he knows that Victorious is quite energetic, and wonders if she's as energetic in bed…Mother of god, William widened his eye, looked down at the table with a face full of grim realization as he can't believe what he just thought! Really! Is he that horny that he couldn't help himself to think about Victorious, who dressed skimpily like that in a sexual way? No! He's doing it again…God, so this is the feeling of being cockblocked before the good part…

"Oh yeah, we will have additional ship girls coming in today." Lucas said to William.

"…How many did you call?" William composed himself before he asked Lucas.

"Many of them. But the majority will arrive after the base renovation is done, for now it will be just a few of them." Lucas said to William.

"I see…How many will arrive today?" William asked Lucas.

"One. Ready your diplomatic smile, this one is quite difficult to handle." Lucas said to William.

"Ha? Who's coming here?" William asked Lucas with cocked eyebrows.

"Ah! I see, so this is the scent that has been driving me crazy which emanates from thy soul. O sinful Commander who tempts me so, engrave my name upon thine heart." Someone said to William.

Within seconds he found someone beside him as they whispered to his right ear, William was shocked and stunned as he turned his head slowly to the right to see a woman with sharp blue eyes, long pink hair, and sharp pointy ears staring at him directly in the eye. The woman wore red clothing that just screamed 'Royal Navy' in aesthetics, William immediately knew that this woman is the ship girl that's supposed to arrive today…But man, she spooked him! How come he didn't hear her approach?! How come she managed to get a drop on him and not even Lena, alongside Lucas saw her approaching?! His question would remain unanswered as the woman bowed down a bit in front of William as she grinned for a bit, revealing a set of sharp fangs she has, while not too long in size to make it awkward in her mouth. It's still bigger than your average human canine…

"Duke of York, of the Royal Navy." Duke of York introduced herself while she grinned.

"N-Nice to meet you, Duke of York. I'm-" William said to Duke as he smiled uneasily.

"William Blaze, such a perfect name…for thou managed to set my heart ablaze with just a stare of thy fiery eye~" Duke said to William while she grinned and caressed his right jaw with her fingers slowly.

"She's earlier than I expected." Lucas said absentmindedly.

"A vampire? A horny vampire?! Really?!" Lena asked Lucas with a low tone but a surprised face.

"Hey! I'm not the one who's responsible for her design!" Lucas said to Lena in a low tone.

"Ah so you have arrived, York." Wales suddenly said to Duke.

"Ah, Wales. How art thou? Dear sister?" Duke asked Wales as she turned her head at her while she smiled.

"Fine, thank you." Wales said to Duke.

"York, I have been waiting for you. Also, please unhand Lord William, you're making him uncomfortable." George V said to Duke.

"I see…Forgive me for my transgression, milord." Duke said to William while she smiled.

"It's fine. I'm sorry for having to greet you looking like this though, I didn't expect for you to arrive so soon…Well, feel free to unwind, we could talk later Ms. York." William said to Duke while he smiled a bit.

"By your command, milord." Duke said to William before she bowed.

Duke then proceeded to go with Wales and George as the three of them moved to a table near the corner on the other side of the restaurant to talk with one another. William's gaze briefly followed them before he sighed a bit in relief…she had zero hesitation; he liked her resolve already. However, he didn't expect her to be that direct, William moved his gaze toward Lucas who still waited for his further reaction alongside Lena.

"…A vampire? A horny vampire?! Really?!" William asked Lucas while he frowned a bit.

"Déjà vu. I've been to this place before, riding on the street, and I know it's my time to go~" Lucas sang instead of answering him.

"…Mate, I'm serious." William said to Lucas with half closed eye.

"You have a problem with her?" Lucas immediately asked William.

"No?" William said to Lucas in a questioning tone.

"Then why are you complaining!?" Lucas asked William while he frowned.

"I'm not! But an advanced warning won't hurt! I feel she eyed me like I'm her dinner or something! Also, those undressing blue eyes of hers gave me a boner!" William said to Lucas with half closed eye.

"…Wow, I am shocked you admitted that out loud." Lena said to William while she looked taken aback.

"Whatever…Hah, well, at least I know she could function well during daylight despite looking like a vampire." William said out loud while he shrugged.

"Yeah, and I heard she's quite formidable in battle too. Look, even Scharnhorst hasn't moved an inch since she saw her." Lena said to William.

"…Yikes, she looked as if she saw a ghost." Lucas said out loud.

William cocked his eyebrows before he turned to the side and saw Scharnhorst still locked staring at Duke's previous position beside William with widened eyes, mouth agape in terror, and blue face while Gneisenau tried her best to shake up her sister…Wow, whatever happened between the two of them in the past, it was clear that Scharnhorst is very uncomfortable with Duke of York to the point of being downright afraid of her. William just hoped that it wouldn't compromise their ability to work together if the situation demands it, but he's got a feeling that this will require his intervention of some sort…

"What do you say? Up for some dumb shit today?" Lucas asked William while he grinned.

"No." William immediately said to Lucas as he saw something.

"Oh, come on you pussy, it's not going to kill you." Lucas said to William while he grinned.

"Hood would kill me if she saw me, Lucas." William said to Lucas as he continued to stare elsewhere.

"Doesn't matter if she doesn't find out, right?" Lucas asked William while he grinned and wiggled his eyebrows.

"If I didn't find out about what?" A very familiar voice suddenly asked Lucas.

Lucas widened his eyes as he turned around to see Hood herself with a tray of breakfast in her hands while staring at Lucas suspiciously. The man immediately sweated in nervousness as Hood continued to eye him for further explanation. William and Lena actually saw Hood coming and the both of them let Lucas to continue asking William to participate in whatever mad plan of his for today. It felt good that they could manage to put Lucas in a trap for once.

"O-Oh, morning Ms. Hood." Lucas said to Hood while he grinned.

"Mind explaining what you asked Lord William to participate in?" Hood asked Lucas while she smiled...a bit menacingly.

"You're on your own, Lucas." William said to Lucas as he stood up.

"The angry wife showed up, good luck~" Lena said to Lucas while she grinned.

"You bunch of traitors!" Lucas said out loud while he scowled.

"Have fun with him." William said to Hood while he smiled.

"Going somewhere?" Hood asked William.

"I promised Enterprise I'll accompany her this morning." William said to Hood.

"I see. Take care." Hood said to William while she smiled.

"Thanks." William said to Hood as he smiled back.

After walking outside, William rendezvoused with Enterprise, and they immediately headed toward the vehicle depot to get a car. Once they got a vehicle, William drove the car to Lucas' cabin. Enterprise eagerly looked around the place during their drive, and her smile grew as William stopped the car, it looks like Enterprise is very eager to try flying.

"You look eager." William commented as he stared at Enterprise.

"Of course I am, finally I'm going to fly in the air." Enterprise said to William while she smiled widely.

"One thing though, do you know how to fly a fighter jet?" William asked Enterprise.

"I do." Enterprise said to William.

"Wait, really?" William asked Enterprise with a surprised face.

"Since I'm a carrier, I automatically knew how to fly one…I don't know how that works either, I remembered the scientists blabbering about cognitive psychology or something which affected my sub-consciousness." Enterprise explained to William.

…What in the actual hell is she talking about? Cognitive psychology affecting consciousness? William found himself pursing his lips as he thought that, man, there's so many things he still doesn't understand in this world. Oh well, let's leave that one to the scientists for now because there is no way William would understand that topic without extensive reading just to get the basics of it. The man took the two jetpacks from yesterday, he equipped one on himself pretty easily, and then held up the other so Enterprise could look at it.

"…Well, I'll have to test you first then. Do you understand this equipment and how it functions?" William asked Enterprise.

"This is the control stick; this is the engine thrust lever. The wing designs look like a B-2 Spirit strategic bomber, and that means this one doesn't have a tail which will affect its horizontal turning performance. It's designed for gliding, which is why in order to stop you would have to use a parachute." Enterprise explained to William as she pointed many parts of the jetpack with her index finger.

"Holy shite you know your stuff, I believe you now." William said to Enterprise, he's convinced now.

"Fufu, thanks. Can we go now?" Enterprise asked William while she smiled.

"Sure. Turn around." William said to Enterprise.

Enterprise turned herself around, and William put on the jetpack with its harness on her. William made sure that the harness is attached properly, and he performed several pre-flight checks like the thrusters and the flaps on the jetpacks. Once William confirmed that they functioned properly, William took the nearby flight helmet and put it on Enterprise's head, then fastened it as the HUD on her helmet turned on. After he put on his own helmet, William led Enterprise to the jump point he used alongside Lucas yesterday…Enterprise found herself grinning in anticipation as she stared at the view below the cliffs, she turned around as she warmed up the jet thrusters while she stared at William as if asking his permission to take off.

"Go ahead Enterprise, this is what you wished for!" William said to Enterprise while he grinned.

"Yessir! Enterprise, taking off!" Enterprise said to William as she mock saluted him.

Enterprise eagerly ran and jumped off the cliff as she pushed the accelerator lever, the jetpack roared to life as it provided the necessary thrust for her to fly in the air. Her smile turned into a full-blown grin as she used the flight stick, so she could maneuver in the air. She dived into the nearby clouds then exited it again while she laughed. Flying in the air felt so great! She didn't mind if she could do this during combat with the Sirens! Enterprise tried all sorts of maneuvers in the air, she had to admit that despite the designs, the jetpack is quite reactive and able to maneuver well. William approached her from the side, Enterprise glanced toward him when she noticed that William was following her closely.

"How do you feel?" William asked Enterprise on the radio.

"I'm feeling great right now, commander!" Enterprise said to William on the radio while she grinned.

"Glad you enjoyed it." William said to Enterprise on the radio while he smiled.

"Can we get some to be used in our base?" Enterprise asked William on the radio.

"I already asked Lucas, we can have some. Maybe we could modify it for our own use." William said to Enterprise on the radio.

"Awesome! Hey commander, check this out! Woohoo!" Enterprise said to William on the radio.

Enterprise dived toward the ground, and William followed after her shortly. Both of them were flying at low altitude, and William's got a feeling he's experiencing déjà vu because this was exactly what he did with Lucas yesterday! Both of them headed back to the resort and saw that some ship girls were indeed on the beach area, though their numbers are smaller compared to when they first arrived here. William felt like being an ass for a bit, so he contacted Enterprise.

"Want to play tricks on them?" William asked Enterprise on the radio while he grinned

"I'm right behind you sir!" Enterprise said to William on the radio while she also grinned.

"Brilliant, follow my lead!" William said to Enterprise on the radio.

Saratoga was busy reconstructing her sandcastle which was ruined by William yesterday, damn that creation of hers would definitely become so famous on Juustagram! But her 'sometimes' moronic commander pulled that stunt yesterday and ruined everything. At least she managed to guilt trip him into buying her ice cream. Now she's remaking her sand castle with St. Louis and Honolulu's help, with the two of them it should be done before lunch. However, she heard the low flying jet sounds overhead and an intense gush of wind followed split seconds later, after the initial shock because St. Louis had to cover her face, and Honolulu struggled to find her unclasped swimsuit; Saratoga looked at the sand castle they've been building for nearly an hour…it's ruined completely as around sixty percent of the structure was erased by that strong wind gush.

"OH COME ON! AGAIN?! YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT COMMANDER!" Saratoga shouted as loud as she could.

Fortunately or unfortunately, William and Enterprise were too fast and high to hear Saratoga damning them to hell. The both of them flew for quite some time before the HUD warned them that their fuel tanks would be empty soon, so the two of them chose to land. Their landing zone? The top of the hotel which is currently deserted despite the existence of a large pool in there…wait a second, a pool?! William decided to give it a go later! After pulling their parachutes open, both William and Enterprise managed to land safely on the roof, and the both of them took off the jetpacks alongside the harnesses. William was told by Lucas that he should just leave it at the LZ as the resort staff will take care of the recovery and refueling, he basically could do this again tomorrow.

"So, you like it?" William asked Enterprise as he took off his helmet.

"Very much! I may get addicted to flying, commander!" Enterprise said to William as she took off her helmet while she grinned.

"I assure you; we'll benefit greatly with this piece of equipment. I already thought of a few ways to make this useful with Akashi's help." William said to Enterprise while he smiled.

"I'm sure of it.'' Enterprise said to William before she walked toward him, tiptoed, and pecked him on the cheek.

"Eh?" William is clearly taken aback in surprise because of her action.

"That's…you know, as thanks for fulfilling one of my wishes…See you later, commander." Enterprise said to William as she headed down from the rooftop.

"Heh, you're welcome." William said out loud while he smirked before he followed her down.

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Updated: 14-02-2022 (Beta readed by Culture-Hunt3r)

…Hmm, William is quite busy despite being on vacation, eh? Spending time with the ship girls, meeting the new ship girls, going on a pseudo date, being seduced by thirsty girls who want his touch, and all of that was offset by the info that Lucas and Lena brought…I predict that this vacation arc will last for an additional two chapters, oh but don't worry, things will be more 'intense' there, and I'll leave it to your imagination to what do I mean by that hahahahaha...Thanks of the reviews, follows, and favorites dear readers! Time to rest for a bit before putting up the next chapter.

See you next time!

- Dasmara