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.

45. Tragedy

"Commander Blaze" Blackmore said to William on the video call.

"General? I wasn't expecting a call" William said to Blackmore as he stopped leaning on his chair.

"Initially, me too. But I happen to pick up some strange disturbance. A few days ago, Calhoun took ninety percent of his army and head out from his home base on Brazil" Blackmore said to William.

"Ninety percent? That's several divisions, is there something that prompted such massive movement?" William asked Blackmore while he pursed his lips.

"Yeah, because Gibson and Ashville mobilized their entire armada, at the same time" Blackmore said to William with stern face.

"What? Hey wait a second, what are those three up to?" William asked Blackmore as his face darkened.

"Unknown at the moment. But the fact the three of them moved together tells that something is very off, they are plotting something and the time has come for them to execute it" Blackmore said to William.

"Nothing good could come from the three of them. Do we know where they are heading?" William asked Blackmore.

"For now? South Africa. The local government agreed to house them, saying that they're going for 'military exercise' with Azur Lane's two armadas and an entire army. Excuse my language, but even the dimmest fatherfucker on earth could smell that they're up to something" Blackmore said to William.

"…I hope it's not another coup attempt" William said to Blackmore while he pursed his lips.

"Knowing them? The chance is big, I wouldn't rule it out. But they would be the biggest moron on earth if they think they can coup an entire Azur Lane High Command Council, after what happened last time. Severing our heads would just earn them a furious retaliation and swift demise especially with Crimson Axis support, not a great plan" Blackmore said to William.

"Madmen are willing to go great lengths at doing something stupid" William said to Blackmore while he pursed his lips.

"Agreed. Which is why, with the defense of the HQ being left to me, I am not sparing any bloody cents when it comes to its safety. I will not grant them clearance until we could ascertain on what in the bloody hell they are planning, especially now that we know more about the Sirens and their intention on this world. I am not going to let three moronic twats compromise our whole situation, we can't afford a major split within our ranks" Blackmore said to William with serious face.

"Right, it seems that truly uniting humanity due to a common threat is still nothing but a wishful thinking" William said to Blackmore while he frowned.

"There's a reason why it's so appealing across all media, because it's literally impossible" Blackmore said to William while he scowled.

"…So, is that all you want to say to me?" William asked Blackmore.

"Ah, I want to warn you not to let the girls takes any kind of mission to Africa at the moment. Also, make sure you could locate them at all times. I've been hearing some…disturbing noises coming from some people, that they want to use the ship girls on something other than their job" Blackmore said to William while he frowned.

"To avoid potential capture, I already know that some people are up to no good with the ship girls...Well, fortunately, we are more often receiving the civilian based commissions, since military convoy could defend themselves better. We'll have no problems with being selective for quite a bit" William said to Blackmore.

"Good…Look son, I don't mean to give you orders since I'm not your handler or anything. I just want you to know about the situation, and properly prepare for it" Blackmore said to William with solemn face.

"I understand your intention, General Blackmore. Don't worry, I appreciate the intel. Crimson Cleanser have been silent for quite a while, I smell something bad is going to happen soon" William said to Blackmore.

"True, and we better prepare for everything…Well, that's all I have to say for now. I bid you a good morning, commander" Blackmore said to William before disconnecting his call.

William put his tablet down on the dining table before he facepalmed, so the fleet that Ashville brought on Celestial Garden is a part of an entire armada? Where's the rest of them? Did they go through the other way? William thought that the rest of the armada must've skirted northern Africa coast, since going through Suez Canal would attract hell of a lot attention to themselves. William will follow Blackmore's warning, better to lose some profit than to have one of the KANSENs potentially falling into one of those power hungry son of a cunt. William sighed but then he felt something on his shoulder, someone is massaging them and he turned around to see the head maid herself looking at him with an understanding smile. Belfast has free access 24/7 to his cabin, well, any ship girls does actually, but Belfast is even more special case where she could basically waltz inside without knocking. She came to help William prepare for the morning since he has to work today, but she arrived when he's in the middle of the call with Blackmore. Belfast waited for a bit, even eavesdropping on their conversation before she appeared from the corridor when William was done.

"Stressful morning, I see" Belfast remarked while she smiled.

"Yeah, it's one of those days" William said to Belfast before he leaned on his seat and enjoyed the brief massage.

"Shall I prepare you a breakfast?" Belfast asked William.

"…Let's prepare them together, and make some for mum and Serina as well" William said to Belfast as he stood up, he needs to distract himself for a bit.

"Interesting proposal, let's see whether we can work together or not" Belfast said to William while she smiled.

"I believe we can, I'll try my best to keep up with you" William said to Belfast while he smiled slightly.

"You better~" Belfast said to William while she smirked a bit.

Both of them immediately prepared the ingredients to make breakfast, taking out what they need from the cupboard and fridge. William grabbed two aprons and handed one to Belfast who swiftly put it on, both then get to work on their own tasks. They're going for simple yet fulfilling breakfast, eastern style. Belfast took the rice cooker pot, filled it with rice and poured water on it. Then she took off her gloves before she started washing the rice, thoroughly and meticulously. She rinsed the rice enough, drain the water, washed then rinsed it once again before she put just enough water in it and put the pot into the rice cooker before she turned it on. Next, she grabbed some of the vegetables then washed it. She then cut the leeks, tomatoes, onions and carrots cleanly with the kitchen knife. Meanwhile William took out two frozen chickens from the fridge and grabbed a cleaver, then he disassembled the kitchen into tiny bits before gathering them on a bowl. Then he sprinkled salt and pepper before mixing them with a big spoon, making sure that the spices would blend well. After that, he grabbed a frying pan, put it on top of the stove, poured some cooking oil on it, turned on the stove and let the oil heat up for a bit before he dumped the chicken into the pan. The pan sizzled before William stir fried the chickens for a bit, then he added soy sauce whilst he stirred the chickens.

"…It smells pretty good" Belfast commented as she gathered the chopped vegetables into a bowl.

"Yup, bet it will taste as good as well" William said to Belfast while he smiled.

"That remains to be seen, William" Belfast said to William while she smiled.

"Aw, you don't have faith in me?" William asked Belfast while he grinned a bit.

"Naturally, I am quite hard to please" Belfast said to William while she smirked.

"I'm pretty sure that's not the case in bed~" William said to Belfast while he smiled confidently.

"Such confidence" Belfast said to William while she smiled.

"Oh? Should I get my point across?" William asked Belfast as his left hand sneaked to her butt and groped her right butt cheeks.

"No, not when we are busy cooking and risk fire hazard. It'll be a shame to let this cabin burn down, just because you can't contain your lust" Belfast said to William while she gently moved his left hand.

"Eh right, but after breakfast?" William asked Belfast while he grinned.

"I'm not in my stable period yet, so don't go too deep, alright? You can do that after I birthed the baby" Belfast said to William while she smiled a bit.

"Don't worry, you know my self control" William said to Belfast while he grinned.

"Based on the statement from the maids, Madam Hood, Madam Illustrious, Eugen, St. Louis-" Belfast said to William while she smirked.

"Okay, you made your point" William said to Belfast with half closed eye.

He should know better than trying to bullshit the head maid, this woman by his side knew every little details about him and she got a lot of cards to play with one being his sexual habits. William had to admit, he's a bit of a beast during the smexy time even before his enhancement, the girls he fucked could attest to that. Well, whatever, he'll try to restrain himself later. The chicken turned well done so William poured the chicken into a bowl, then he opened the fridge and opened a carton of eggs before he took five. He grabbed another bowl and started cracking the eggs before pouring their content into the bowl, he poured some salt and sugar into the eggs before he grabbed a whisk and started whisking the eggs at high speed. Belfast filled a cooking pot with water, put it on top of the stove before she turned it on. Then she put the vegetables into the pot before throwing spice mix into it, Belfast grabbed a ladle and started stirring the pot slowly so the spices would blend with the water. While waiting for the soup to cook, Belfast washed her hands then reequipped her gloves before she prepared a pot of tea.

"…You know, I like this side of you. When you are not the head maid, when you are just Belfast" William said to Belfast as he grabbed an egg roll pan.

"Well, you do want me to be more informal when it's just the two of us" Belfast said to William as she carefully measured the sugar to use.

"And now I get to know that you are not that much different when outside your maid duties" William said to Belfast as he put the pan on top of the stove, replacing the pan he used for cooking before.

"Is that a bad thing?" Belfast asked William as she stirred the tea pot.

"No, just mean that's who you really are. Perfectionist, sweet, teaser, and surprisingly a pervert as well" William said to Belfast while he smirked.

"Oh, I agree on everything except for the last part" Belfast said to William as she put the tea pot on the dining table.

"You're not? The one who explicitly hogged me every night during Operation Eagle Storm until you find out you're pregnant?" William asked Belfast while he cocked his eyebrows as he poured the egg into the pan.

"I was simply trying to minimize the other girls' exposure to an unknown element" Belfast said to William as she prepared the dining table.

"That you know a lot of things when it comes to 'bedroom matter'?" William asked Belfast.

"It is a suitable skill to have, so I studied them" Belfast said to William.

"That you masturbate on occasions?" William asked Belfast while he grinned.

"My job can be quite stressful, that's just a relief mechanism" Belfast said to William while she smiled.

"You won't masturbate without some perversion, it's not a bad thing you know? To be a bit of a pervert?" William said to Belfast while he cooked the eggs.

"I think you have a point there. However, I am not one. Are you sure you are not projecting yourself?" Belfast asked William while she smiled.

"I won't deny that I am one, there'd no need for projection" William said to Belfast while he rolled the eggs.

"Morning…"

Belfast and William immediately turned their heads to the corridor, there stood Serina who yawned as she stretched herself. Serina wore her blue pajama with messy hair, she's still sleepy as she just woke up. Serina intends to head for the bathroom before she heard noises coming from the kitchen, not to mention she smelled something delicious. Well, bathroom can wait, Serina is hungry and food is being served. However, before she can take a step further, Belfast has approached her, gently turned her around and escorted her out of the kitchen. Belfast instructed William to stir the cooking pot, the man nodded his head as he witnessed Belfast and Serina walking out of the kitchen…Holy fucking shit, William almost forgot that Diana and Serina are here, he should mind his words better. Now, while he has no problem discussing things like that openly with the girls, no way he could do that when his mother and sister are here! He's fortunate that Belfast is quick to act!

"W-Wha?" Serina let out confused noise as Belfast escorted her.

"Let's get you prepared for the day, Madam Serina" Belfast said to Serina as she gently pushed Serina to the bathroom.

"I'm not a child, you know?" Serina said to Belfast as she rubbed her eyes.

"And who says an adult can't receive care and comfort, hmm?" Belfast asked Serina while she smirked a bit.

"…You do have a point" Serina said to Belfast as she turned on the faucet on the sink.

"Once you washed your face and brush your teeth, I will help comb your hair, Madam Serina" Belfast said to Serina.

"Stop that would you?" Serina suddenly said to Belfast.

"Oh?" Belfast couldn't help herself but to widened her eyes in surprise.

"Feels weird to be called with 'madam' when you're my brother's girlfriend, just call me Serina" Serina said to Belfast while she washed her face.

"Ah, terribly sorry, but I am not his girlfriend" Belfast said to Serina whilst she closed her eyes.

"…Eh?" Serina stopped washing her face as she turned to stare at Belfast with widened eyes.

"I am the head maid of Royal Navy KANSENs, who serve her majesty Queen Elizabeth, who in turn, serve Master William Blaze. I am no more than a servant" Belfast said to Serina.

"And he knocked you up? Will, you and your maid fetish…So that's how it is…Still, I prefer that you call me with just my name, one way or another you're going to be some sort of a sister to me" Serina said to Belfast.

"A sister, despite no marital ties with your brother?" Belfast asked Serina.

"And who says that you can't be one to me?" Serina asked Belfast before she brushed her teeth.

"…You make a good point" Belfast said to Serina while she smiled.

Belfast never thought about marriage if she's being honest, she's basically married to her job. Belfast used to think that she'll be a bad wife, not because she can't do anything, but because she will be so rarely home due to her duty as a servant. She will neglect her husband, and quite possibly her child. She can't stand the thought of doing that, she rather stays single and with no love life rather than do something like that…But, she got to admit, the thoughts did cross her mind lately. Belfast even dreamed of wearing a white wedding dress, and she walked down the aisle which is empty for some reason, save for a man who stood on the podium wearing some kind of military dress. She didn't see the man's feature, but he's a big one with dark grey hair so she is pretty sure on who he's supposed to be…Once Serina is done brushing her teeth, Belfast pulled a stool from the corner of the bathroom. She prompted Serina to sit on it before she rummaged the cabinet on top of the sink, she took the comb and then proceeded to start combing Serina's hair.

"…You have a pretty smooth hair, Serina" Belfast said to Serina while she combed her hair.

"Thanks to genetic I guess; mother's hair is the smoothest one on the family. Mine's quite easy to mess up though, that's why I don't really like headpats" Serina said to Belfast.

"You really mind your appearance, a good trait to have" Belfast said to Serina.

"That doesn't extend to my apparel though, I'll wear nothing while working if I could help it" Serina said to Belfast nonchalantly.

"Nothing? What exactly are your profession, Serina?" Belfast asked Serina while she narrowed her gaze.

"My day job? I'm a waitress at a family restaurant. But my real profession is a writer, that's my passion" Serina said to Belfast while she smiled.

"A writer? What kind of things did you write?" Belfast asked Serina.

"Mostly romance novel, though recently I did write two fantasy novels with another one ongoing. It's based on an old literature, Misty Veil of Helvetica? Ever heard of it?" Serina asked Belfast.

"I am afraid not, is that your inspiration?" Belfast asked Serina.

"Yeah, the literature was published during World War Two era. An old neighbor gave them to me, and it got me hooked on the story. He said that it belonged to his mother, Chisato, who loved the series so much that she collected all five books. He gave them to me, saying that my passion for the medium reminded him of her" Serina said to Belfast while she smiled fondly.

"That is wonderful, because of that, you managed to be even more passionate that you started your own writing career" Belfast said to Serina while she smiled.

"Yeah! I used to write fanfictions before writing a book, as some sort of training. Then I watched videos regarding writing and then applied them to my work, it works well so far" Serina said to Belfast while she grinned.

"I am happy to hear that you enjoy your hobby, and that you made a successful career out of it" Belfast said to Serina while she smiled.

"I still got a long way to go, so far, I only got known locally within Royal Isle. My aim is to make my work reach international audience, a dream that is far from coming true for now" Serina said to Belfast while she smiled.

"Still far? Why is that?" Belfast asked Serina while she cocked her eyebrows.

"I have yet to create a masterpiece, Belfast. I want to make one, a timeless creation of a story that will be retold through countless generation in the future…And I'll work tirelessly until that dream come true" Serina said to Belfast with determined smile.

"I sincerely hoped that you will reach that dream someday, Serina" Belfast said to Serina while she smiled.

"Thanks, big sis that I always wanted" Serina said to Belfast while she grinned.

"You always want one?" Belfast asked Serina while she smiled.

"Yeah. Well, not like Will won't play and be a proper sibling to me, but big brother and big sister can't be the same you know? There are few things that I can only talk about with older girl without being awkward" Serina said to Belfast while she shrugged.

"It's true, want to trade?" Belfast asked Serina while she smirked.

"With your sister? Hahaha, yeah, I heard about her. She's quite funny" Serina said to Belfast while she smiled.

"Truly" Belfast said to Serina while she smiled.

Belfast combed Serina hair properly, and Serina is impressed with the result. As expected of the head maid, something as combing hair is a walk in the park for her. Serina and Belfast then walked out of the bedroom and saw William and Diana talking in the kitchen, the moment they stepped in though both of them stopped talking and welcomed them to eat. Belfast is confused on why there's four plates on the table, that until William told her to join them. Belfast planned to refuse at first, then she remembered that William wants her to be more relaxed and this is his way in doing it. Belfast joined and have breakfast with the Blaze family…Belfast kind of sensed that they are quite comfortable with each other, with William and Serina trading jabs over breakfast while Diana watched them while occasionally throwing fuel into the fire. Through them, Belfast could get a hint on what a family is. She smiled as she thought to the future, where they sit like this as well, but with a white-haired girl to her side, enjoying the meal that Belfast made with a grin on her face.

"…Belfast, did something good happened? You smiled so brightly just now" Diana asked Belfast while she smiled.

"Oh? Ah, nothing. I just remembered something funny" Belfast said to Diana while she smiled.

"Ooh, mind telling us on what it is?" Serina asked Belfast while she grinned.

"I'm just reminded that Edinburgh and I acted like you and master, so sibling spat is universal" Belfast said to Serina while she smiled.

"There are no siblings on earth who wouldn't fight one another, unless they are incestuous" Serina said to Belfast while she grinned.

"Would you two stop fighting if that's the case?" Belfast asked Serina.

""YUCK!"" Both William and Serina immediately blanched at the same time as their face morphed with raw disgust.

"Not a chance in hell!" Serina said to Belfast while she scowled.

"I'd rather eat a basket of broccoli than dating my own sister" William said to Belfast while he scowled.

"Oh, so would you start eating them from now on?" Belfast asked William while she smirked.

"Not if I can help it!" William said to Belfast while he scowled.

"You still can't eat broccoli?" Diana asked William while she frowned.

"What? I grew up like this without eating them" William said to Diana.

"Hah…at least you don't have problems with the other vegetables" Diana sighed before she shook her head.

"Exactly" William said to Diana while he frowned.

"Heh, pussy" Serina said to William while she grinned.

"Oh my favorite meal, and I'm eating them good~" William said to Serina while he smirked.

"William Blaze, that's inappropriate topic on dining table…" Diana said to William in low tone.

"…Sorry, got carried away" William said to Diana while he tensed up.

Belfast couldn't help but to giggled a bit, her master might be giant but his mother could still put the fear into him just by simply calling his name and looking at him with a death stare. After having breakfast with Serina and Diana washing the dirty dishes, the two ladies prepare themselves to head back to their respective destination. They packed their bags and head for the porch where they wait for their ride to the airport, Lena joined them on the front porch while William went to get the SUV. He will be the one driving them to the airport, he is not taking chances after he heard on what happened to Lena when she came here. He will not let his family be harmed, by Sirens or terrorist so easily and he will raise a hell on earth if they ever do. Lena helped Serina with her luggage before she planted a concealable signal beacon on the hem of her winter jacket, it's so thin and inconspicuous that Serina won't realize she has been bugged. The reason that Lena did this? Simple, they all have suspicion that London is compromised and so far, there are no clues on the identity of Crimson Cleanser agents over there. MI5 is running a widespread search, but they got nothing last time Lena asked for an update. Lena talked about it with William subtly through phone message, and he agreed to do it.

"Ugh, tomorrow I'll be back to work" Serina said out loud with half closed eyes and slouched posture.

"Same…" Diana said to Serina with tired expression.

"Why don't you retire already mum? You've been doing this for decades, right?" Serina asked Diana as she leaned on the cabin's wooden wall.

"Yeah, I was planning to back then when you're on elementary grade three…But something came up, and I'm needed more than ever" Diana said to Serina while she frowned.

"Huh…I'm guessing it's something classified" Serina said to Diana.

"Right, can't tell you what it is…But I regret the decision not to push for working from home, all the way to right at this moment…I…never got to be the mother for my little girl, the real one at least…To guide you properly, to spend time with you. Not just coming home for a day or two, completely exhausted and then left again so soon…" Diana said to Serina while she frowned deeply.

"…Hah…we're going there again, huh?" Serina sighed before she commented.

"Serina…" Lena called her name while she frowned.

"Tsk, I know I know…We haven't ended the talk about this, even though we have plenty of chances to do it" Serina clicked her tongue before she said to Lena while she frowned.

"…Tell me everything darling, all you want to say to me…Your resentment, your grief and even your anger…I am ready" Diana said to Serina while she smiled softly.

"I'll keep it short…Hahhhh…Mum, I had to grow up in the care of an older brother most of the time, most of the wisdom I got are either from father who came back home every four months or our neighbors…I never know what it's like to be close with my birth mother, I could only look at my friends and envied them for having such a good relationship with their own mothers. I want to grow up with my mother as my best friend, learning to cook from her, shopping for cute clothes together and have her as a person that I can tell everything to…But there's no use in regretting that, both of us know that we can't return to the past and to correct our mistakes…All we can do is to do better in the future" Serina sighed hard before she said to Diana.

"…I know that I'm a bad mother, both to you and William. It's just coincidentally, I wasn't in any important position when William was a kid…I chose my career over raising you and Will properly because I was so ambitious back then, and that is unforgiveable, no matter how anyone tries to look at it…No amount of apology would make it right, Serina. But still, I am truly sorry for what I have done, Serina…I want to make it up to you and I know it won't erase what I have done, but I want to make up for my mistake regardless" Diana said to Serina with remorseful tone.

"…While I will never forget on what you have done, I will make peace with it, mum…Let's move on from this, to be a proper mother and daughter even though I have all grown up now…It's not too late to be one, especially that both of us wants it" Serina said to Diana while she nodded her head.

"I'm glad that you are quite accepting, Serina" Diana said to Serina while she smiled.

"…What can I say? As an author, I think I'm quite understanding on the concept of forgiveness. That, and…I realized that with dad's gone, you're the only parental figure I have left, and I will regret it for the rest of my life if I push you away. Not when we don't know how long we have each other for, with the Siren war ongoing at the moment" Serina said to Diana while she smiled a bit.

Diana walked forward and proceeded to hug Serina tightly, as tears streamed out of her eyes. Serina is a bit surprised, but then she decided to hug her mother back. Lena watched and felt a tear rolled down her right cheek and she quickly wiped it off, she won't lie that she's glad that both of them managed to reconcile…Diana Blaze was an ordinary scientist working on remote science facility on northern Irish's Royal Navy research lab, a scientist with a big dream of creating something that will leave her mark in history. That opportunity came when Diana stumble upon the chance to create a prototype design for Mobile Headquarters that she codenamed Terranova, a powerful floating fortress which could house enough units for a military campaign on its own. She spent years perfecting the design and overseeing its construction and when it's completed? Diana earned the spot to become the head scientist within Azur Lane headquarters. Diana finally achieved her long dream, but then horrified at what she had done.

She has basically abandoned her only family. Her relationship with her husband soured because of her ambition, William grew to be a shut in antisocial and he tried to improve himself out of necessity instead of her guidance, Serina lacked parental love so she was forced to mature quicker and learnt to only rely on herself…Truth is, she is the reason why their family started falling apart and she scrambled to prevent it from collapsing completely. It happened when William just entered second grade of high school and Serina is on third grade of elementary school, while she could talk to William like they are fellow adults, the same can't be said for Serina who don't want anything to do with her because she is basically a stranger. Worse, her new responsibility didn't give her enough time to properly bond with Serina as she had hoped, resulting in her attempts being half assed at best.

Serina grew up properly, aside from her lack of interest to relate with her mother. She is closer to Richard Blaze, her father, despite only being home each four months. But during the two weeks he spent his time in his home? The man will always try his best to be a good father, Serina liked him better compared to her mother. When Richard is on his deathbed, Serina was devastated to know that he will soon leave her for good. He didn't have much wisdom to say to her, other than to try and forgive her mother for what she has done. Richard could see that Diana regretted her actions, he urged Serina to cherish the chance to talk and relate with Diana. Because she will regret it if she doesn't, Serina could trust his word on that matter…Despite her father's request, it took several more years before Serina would start to contact Diana normally. Both also tried to repair their relationship even more after William was thrown into prison, but despite there's still lingering uneasiness and awkwardness to their interaction. Namely, because Serina still holds resentment against her mother…that she subtly put inside a deep hole today.

"Took you ladies long enough, watching from the side has been painful" Lena commented while she smiled.

"And you said nothing?" Serina asked Lena while she cocked her eyebrows as she released the hug.

"Won't be genuine if you two didn't solve it yourselves, both of you already know the source of the problem, you two are just too much of a chicken to actually do it" Lena said to Serina while she grinned.

"…True, but that has to be done eventually" Diana said to Lena while she smiled.

Not long after that, William arrived with the SUV and Serina alongside Diana boarded the car. William then proceeded to drive them to Azure Island airport which is under heavy military guard, armed soldiers equipped with full combat gear are everywhere and they are keeping a lookout for any trouble. After what happened to the island just several days before christmas? No one will take any chances now; they have learned their lesson that even a terrorist with a name like cleaning product could actually take lives with their actions, showing the world that names are irrelevant when compared to actions. William escorted the two ladies of his family to the departure gate; he couldn't help but notice that the atmosphere between the two of them seems cordial now and he concluded that something must've gone right before they depart from the base.

"…You two look friendlier now" William commented as he put the duffle bags down.

"Well, we just need some time to talk. It's all good now" Diana said to William while she smiled.

"Took you a while, Serina" William said to Serina while he smiled.

"I'm not easy like you" Serina said to William while she puffed her cheeks.

"No, you're just stubborn. Mum's been trying for years, you know?" William said to Serina while he frowned.

"And it was justified!" Serina said to William while she frowned.

"Alright alright, calm down you two. What's important that we're all good now, alright? I don't want to make the same mistake, and I'm sure you two won't want it to happen again" Diana said to William and Serina.

"Fine…Well, I guess you better not die facing those aliens bro" Serina said to William.

"Not easily at least. You take care of yourself back home alright? Remember, ask us if you ever need help. Solving everything by yourself might seems admirable at first, but in the long run you'll just be seen as stubborn fool" William said to Serina.

"He's right. Don't be so hard on yourself" Diana said to Serina while she smiled.

"Okay, I won't…To be honest though, everything is good at the moment…But I'll be sure to ask for some help if there's some difficulties" Serina said to William and Diana.

"Good. Tell me when you want to visit, alright?" William asked Serina as he patted her head.

"Ah hey! No head patting! How many times do I have to tell you?!" Serina barked as she protected her head.

"Tch, killjoy" William said to Serina while he smiled bitterly.

"My flight's will be here soon, I better go…Mum, in case you want to go back home, contact me. The flat has spare room for you, beats staying in a hotel and you'll have me" Serina said to Diana while she smiled.

"Of course dear. Take care over there, be good and may you find great success" Diana said to Serina before she hugged her for a bit.

"Thanks mum…Will, I'll be sure to pay a visit on summer. Try not to give me more nieces so soon, would you? I'm feeling older than I supposed to already" Serina said to Diana then William before she picked up her duffel bag.

"No promise, some already book an appointment" William said to Serina while he smirked.

"Bah, fine, do whatever you want, you horn dog. Don't expect me to remember all the name of your child in that case" Serina said to William as she walked away.

"Safe flight, Aunty Serina~" William said to Serina while he smirked.

Serina didn't reply verbally, instead she shown him her extended middle finger towards William who couldn't help but to let out small chuckle. You want to piss off a girl? Just call her old. William watched Serina passing the x-ray checkpoint before she went to the ticket booth. William immediately thought on what he and Diana talked about this morning just before breakfast, about the fact that she wants to finally settle their family internal problem once and for all. William is glad that Diana and Serina finally reconcile, it's about time, really. He glanced to the side towards Diana who checked her phone and frowning on what she's seeing, William cocked his eyebrows as he approached her and glanced at the phone screen. Something about prototype plasma based weapon, something like a blaster out of Star Wars in principle. That sounded like a good addition to their arsenal, then why does Diana frowned when she saw it?

"Curious, aren't you?" Diana said to William.

"You don't seem happy with that weapon" William commented while he folded his arms.

"…This thing lacked the necessary fully automated fire we expect from a modern standard issued rifle, even though the destructive power is on par or even surpass the Siren plasma weapons" Diana said to William.

"Soldiers don't always use fully automatic fire mum; we are trained to shoot accurately. I don't think it would be an issue" William said to Diana.

"Then standardizing this weapon would be the next monumental challenge, but with armament like this? We could basically fight the Siren ground forces on equal terms" Diana said to William.

"…Wait, so what will happen to the gauss technology?" William asked Diana while he cocked his eyebrows.

"It's a test bed for this, Will. You want to fire a projectile that's basically what the sun expels? At speed fast enough to be viable as a firearm? Gauss technology is the answer, it will be used to deliver a payload full of superheated plasma and I guarantee you the damage would be devastating" Diana said to William as she stored her phone.

"Whoa…Is this how it works for Siren plasma weapon?" William asked Diana as his eye widened.

"More or less, this technology is viable after we studied their weapons closely. There's still lots of issues with it, so it'll be my next task to do…alongside other projects that I have to supervise" Diana said to William while she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"You have it rough, guess it's the curse of being so intelligent" William said to Diana while he grinned wryly.

"That and actually competent for the job…I don't even think I've rested enough with the visit to your base; guess I'll be taking one again soon. Maybe to Eden? I'm sure Lucas could arrange a free vacation for me" Diana said to William while she smiled.

"I'm sure…Well mum, take care of yourself on HQ. I know you have a lot of baggage, and it won't lessen by anytime soon. Just don't forget to take breaks, alright?" William said to Diana while he smiled.

"Yeah, thanks for the reminder. You too young man, be extra careful when you fight out there. While you have the power and arsenal, it doesn't mean you are invincible" Diana said to William while she smiled and hugged her son.

"Roger that…Have a safe flight" William said to Diana as he hugged her back.

Diana let go of William, grabbed her duffel bag and walked toward the checkpoint before she headed for the ticket booth. William watched her going deeper in to the airport with a smile on his face, which is gone the moment he couldn't see her again. William opened his phone and immediately selected an app that displayed the world map, he selected an icon that has written 'locate' on it and selected '000001'. It immediately zoomed in to the airport he's in and shown Serina's position, accurate to centimeters level and added with 3D data rendering even. William nodded his head when he confirmed that the tracker works properly, this way he would be able to locate Serina in case something happened on her way home. William got back to the SUV and then drive back to the base, he's already late for work…not that Hood would scold him since she knew why he's late, but he doesn't want to waste time and become super late.

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Lucas sighed as he leaned on his seat, he glanced to the side and watched the busy street of Washington D.C. at late afternoon. He sipped on the hot americano that arrived a couple minutes ago, enjoying the smooth bitter taste of the drink that jolted him awake. Lucas is currently in undercover, he's wearing a dark green hoodie, jeans and black sneakers. He is alone, there's no guard around him but they are on standby nearby, and he could call for backup just by uttering a code. The middle-aged man sighed as he watched a man by the corner selling some newspaper, a bit of a surprise with almost everything being digitalized nowadays. It was everywhere back when he's a kid, seeing one nowadays is almost like seeing something that you thought to be extinct…on the first world anyway. Lucas stood up, approached the man and his stall who brightened up a bit when he saw him.

"Hello! What can I get you?" The man asked Lucas while he smiled.

"You're still selling newspapers?" Lucas asked the man as he pointed at the newspaper.

"Yeah, not every newspaper company turn digital. Some want to stay selling the good ol fashioned paper, it helps delivering info to those who are less fortunate" The man said to Lucas.

"That's a good point, it's easy to forget that despite our advancement, not everyone owns a phone" Lucas said to the man as he grabbed one of the newspapers.

"That is why these papers still sell like hotcakes, though its kinds of slowed down a bit. When New York got hit? Everyone scrambled to get any info they could get; they want to know what's going on there" The man said to Lucas who inspected the newspaper.

"Does the people around here nervous when that happened?" Lucas asked the man as looked at the cover page, it shown a taken picture of William and Lena with their full armor on as they fought a horde of Brawlers.

"Oh, you bet! My wife was horrified, she started packing for emergency, in case the Siren attack DC. But we're glad that humanity kicked their ass, got to thank those men and women who fought hard during that battle" The man said to Lucas who inspected the headline, it reads 'The future of warfare?'.

"We can thank them by living our life to the fullest, cherishing our freedom…You know these two?" Lucas asked the man as he pointed at the picture on the front page.

"Who doesn't? Those two massacred Sirens like it's their breakfast or something. Kind of scary if you ask me" The man said to Lucas while he frowned a bit.

"Scary?" Lucas asked the man while he cocked his eyebrows.

"I mean, they're basically superhumans. And they just appear now, right when the Sirens invaded us. Don't you think those guys on Azur Lane or Crimson Axis only got these two? I'm willing to bet they have more, but just kept in reserve for now" The man said to Lucas.

"…They revealed these two as a shining beacon of hope, to let humanity know that the fight is far from over, that we have a chance to beat whatever the Siren throw at us. The Commander of the KANSENs, soloed one of the Siren higher ups and lived to tell the tale. He shown us that they're beatable, that we could kill them. They are to inspire hope, not fear" Lucas said to the man while he smiled.

"Well, I guess that's one way to put it. It's just that nowadays, you can't hundred percent sure on anything" The man said to Lucas while he frowned.

"And that's a good mindset. Just don't let it turn into paranoia, and spread misinformation to the others" Lucas said to the man as he handed him ten gold paper military currency.

"Eh?! You're from the military?!" The man asked Lucas while he widened his eyes.

"Shh, keep it quiet, okay?" Lucas said to the man while he smiled.

"…Am I going to jail?" The man asked Lucas as his face blued a bit.

"Yeah, for trying to spread dissent and misinformation to the masses" Lucas said to the man while he smirked.

"Huh?! P-P-P-Please don-" The man immediately raised his hands in surrender.

"Heheheh! Calm down, I'm just messing with you" Lucas chuckled before he smiled at the man.

"…That ain't funny you know?" The man said to Lucas exasperatedly.

"It is to me. Well, thanks for the paper" Lucas said to the man as he walked back to his seat.

"Ah! Hey! Your change!" The man said to Lucas.

"Keep em, as thanks for humoring me" Lucas simply said to the man.

Lucas seated back on his chair as he read the paper, the one with picture of armored Lena and William. The paper is about the interview the media had with one of the university professors, he commented that the appearance of super soldier in the field of battle could change the whole aspect of warfare alongside the horror on deploying them against fellow humans. Not to mention having huge numbers of military prototypes deployed during the Battle of New York? Shown the world just how advanced humanity military technologies are, they are sitting on even more dangerous powder keg if the Siren has not been in play and there's a big chance that The Great War or World War Three would have happened regardless. Lucas agreed with the man, it will happen, the only difference would be on the warring sides. There might not be Azur Lane versus Crimson Axis in that war, maybe something even more sinister will happen based from Lucas thought on Nyx's 'warning'. Lucas shifted to the next page, and he widened his eyes a bit at what he saw. There's a picture of the reparation of New York, with the MCP Ronins from Sakura staying for a bit to help by removing debris and acting as an easily movable crane. People already starting to talk about building some mech like them as a builder unit, one that honestly sounded like a good idea.

"…Hey" Someone said to Lucas they sat on the chair in front of him

"Is that how you greet your dad? Youngsters these days, honestly" Lucas said to his son as he lowered the newspaper.

"I kind of flattered to hear that I'm considered one at my age" The man said to Lucas while he smiled.

"You'll always be one to me, Sam" Lucas said to Samuel while he smiled a bit.

Lucas is immediately faced with Samuel Carville, a young man in his early twenties, with slicked back black hair, brown eyes, medium build and he's wearing an office getup while covered with thick brown overcoat at the moment. Yes, this man right here is the only son of Lucas Carville, who just finished college and currently in internship to become a biologist. He's among the lucky one who is exposed to the Siren from a safe distance, by analyzing their corpses and remains to study on their biology. Although since he just started interning, he hasn't been given a full access to conduct the whole autopsy itself, he's mostly there learning under more experienced scientists, compiling what they have learned and assisting them during the procedure.

"How are you doing, dad?" Samuel asked Lucas.

"Pretty much alive, as you can see" Lucas said to Samuel while he smiled slightly.

"Nothing's threatening you, right?" Samuel asked Lucas while he raised his hand to call a waiter.

"Well, aside from Sirens, potential political backstab, assassination…Hmmm…I don't think so" Lucas said to Samuel while he grinned.

"Considering your job, I shouldn't be surprised. How's your health though?" Samuel asked Lucas.

"Perfectly healthy for a man at almost sixty, don't you think?" Lucas asked Samuel while he smirked.

"Had to admit, you look good for your age…It's been a while, dad" Samuel said to Lucas while he smiled.

"Truly has, around a year since we last talked…You're doing good?" Lucas asked Samuel.

"I am, the internship is tough but I managed so far" Samuel said to Lucas.

"Good to hear, especially that you're doing what you want to do since middle school…How's…your sister?" Lucas asked Samuel while he smiled bitterly.

"…Veronica is doing well, right now she's busy in the middle of designing a building" Samuel said to Lucas while he nodded his head.

"I see…And your mother?" Lucas asked Samuel.

"She's no mother of mine" Samuel immediately replied with bitter tone on his voice.

"Sam…It doesn't diminish the fact that you are her biological child" Lucas said to Samuel with solemn face.

"I don't care, dad. She's a cheater, an abuser and good for nothing who easily taken in by some rich young dude with a MILF fetish. I don't give a single flying fuck on what she's doing now, she clearly didn't care about us!" Samuel said to Lucas while he scowled.

"…You make a good point. Still, I thought you're at least keeping tabs on her activity" Lucas said to Samuel.

"I got more important things to do in life than caring about some whore" Samuel said to Lucas while he scowled.

"Samuel, it's fine that you hated her. But try to keep it cool, son" Lucas said to Samuel while he frowned deeply.

"Why do you still care about that woman, dad? She hit you with a weapon, repeatedly, and she basically walked away scot free? Without repercussion at all?! Why!?" Samuel asked Lucas while he frowned in confusion.

"…I was once loved that woman, Sam…I can't outright hate her, despite losing my respect to that person…And I don't want to see you turn into someone who didn't care about someone who raised you for two decades" Lucas said to Samuel while he lowered his head.

"That gratitude turned into ashes when she wrecked our family apart…I'm sorry, but I simply can't do it" Samuel said to Lucas while he frowned.

"Hah…I see…I understand your viewpoint, son. And I'll respect it, just try to…be a bit nicer when you mention her. She's still a human being" Lucas said to Samuel while he closed his eyes.

"No promise…Moving on from that topic, want to eat something? Also, where's that waiter? Excuse me!" Samuel asked Lucas before calling the waiter verbally while he raised his hand this time.

"Yes sir, I'm sorry that I take a while, we're a bit short staffed and there's a bit of personal emergency just now" The waiter approached their table while he handed two menus.

"Is that so...Well, is everything on the menu available?" Samuel asked the waiter.

"Yeah, all of them" The waiter said to Samuel.

"…In that case…I'll be getting mashed potato alongside…pork chops. Oh, and hot milk" Samuel said to the waiter.

"Okay…and what about you sir? Are you going to order again?" The waiter noted Samuel's order before he asked Lucas.

"Yeah…hamburger stew sounds good, and as for the drink? I think hot chocolate would do" Lucas said to the waiter.

"Okay. So, mashed potato, pork chops, hamburger stew, hot milk and hot chocolate. Would that be all?" The waiter asked the both of them.

"For now, we'll let you know if we want to order more later" Lucas said to the waiter.

"Alright then, please wait" The waiter said to both of them before leaving to submit the order.

…Ever since the divorce two years ago, the entire family has been on the same state as a wrecked ship. Lucas busying himself with work now that the Sirens are officially involved, Samuel buried himself in college so he won't be reminded of the shitshow that has happened and Veronica, Lucas' firstborn and only daughter, blamed both of her parents for this situation and decided to cut ties with them. Veronica argued that this whole thing wouldn't have happened if Lucas didn't spend his entire time working and her mother to just be honest about the whole thing, they could've parted in a more amiable situation, but her mother just had to beat Lucas up which resulted in a messier time with local court. Sure, by the time this happened, both Veronica and Samuel are all adults, but that doesn't mean they are not affected by this whole situation. Veronica loved both of her parents, but their hostile parting was enough for her to move out and cut ties with them since she felt her opinion didn't matter to both of them. Samuel picked Lucas' side, he felt that Lucas has a huge responsibility with his position and quite understanding that he had to be away from home most of the time.

Lucas ended everything with his wife, but he tried to at least talk with Veronica about the whole thing, to get her to understand the situation. She's supposed to be the oldest one, but Lucas guessed that the woman didn't appreciate that her pleas and opinion fell on deaf ears back then. Veronica suggested that they talked about it properly with a counselor as a mediator, that way they could discuss the situation objectively and select a proper action to handle it. But nope, Lucas came home one day with his wife fucking the dude she's cheating with on top of their bed, the man was shocked to the core to say the least but he kept a proper cool head. He just firmly told them to stop, come down the living room and they could talk about the whole thing. Instead of doing that though, his ex-wife got mad that she got interrupted during fun times so she pretended to head to the living room ahead, only to go into the kitchen and grabbed a frying pan before she whacked Lucas in the head. The man did defend himself, but he didn't counterattack in anyway. He plead to her to stop, that they can still fix this entire mess, but she's not having any of it and she confessed everything to the man while she beat him up.

Then, she packed her things and head out of the house, never to be seen again until the divorce court. Lucas called both of his children and told them about the situation, while Samuel went to get his father some medical attention, Veronica contacted their mother to ask her what the hell is going on with her and she is not satisfied with her answer in the slightest. Veronica mostly blamed her mother, but Lucas wasn't spared especially after being away for work most of the time that prompted his ex-wife to get bolder in her cheating. Despite her somewhat unreasonable anger, Lucas clearly still loved his daughter and give her some time to cool down her anger with Samuel subtly helping her with it. Lucas is determined to protect Veronica even when she hated him, and he's fine with that, as long as he could ensure her safety. Lucas don't even need to think twice when it comes to his son, he's been with him through everything and the man will do anything to ensure Samuel's future.

"…I long for the day when Veronica would talk to me again. I'm not getting any younger, and I don't want to waste my time" Lucas commented as he stared at the traffic to his right side.

"I've been helping her, though she's as stubborn as a mule. But she has started to calm down lately, there's not much edge on her tone when I mentioned about the disaster we have back then" Samuel said to Lucas while he smiled a bit.

"Good, I'm ready whenever she's ready. I will wait for that time eagerly" Lucas said to Samuel while he smiled.

"…You know, you knew that woman for six years before you marry her, right? How come you didn't see the signs right away?" Samuel asked Lucas while he cocked his eyebrows.

"Maybe I was dumb with love, maybe I wasn't attentive enough…Back then, when you two were conceived out of wedlock, she even fought hard against her parents and relatives who disagreed with the way things happened. I'm still busy in the front at that time, so when things finally settled down, I decided to marry her. I admired her perseverance and her dedication in raising two kids with no guarantee of the father coming back home, I thought she's a great wife…I mean, how did someone fake their whole life for sixteen years? Doesn't make sense" Lucas said to Samuel while he frowned.

"Well, a psychopath like her would manage anyhow. She shown her real self in the end, and that's what matters. Now we don't have to deal with that bitch ever again" Samuel said to Lucas.

"…Right…Hah…Well, what's done is done" Lucas said to Samuel.

"No intention to remarry or anything, dad?" Samuel asked Lucas.

"Nah, I had enough with commitments" Lucas said to Samuel while he shrugged.

"Ah, whores only huh?" Samuel brazenly concluded.

"…Have you always been this straightforward?" Lucas asked Samuel while he smiled amusedly.

"Hey now, you're the one who told me to be direct with my words" Samuel said to Lucas while he cocked his eyebrows.

"Never thought that you'll completely ignore the 'dancing with words' aspect to that lesson" Lucas said to Samuel while he smiled.

"Pfft, too flowery for my taste" Samuel scoffed then said to Lucas while he smiled.

"Heh…Clearly I raised you wrong in a few places" Lucas said to Samuel while he grinned slightly.

"Just because the father is a military politician, doesn't mean his son had to be one in mannerism as well" Samuel said to Lucas.

"Some people would disagree, but fair enough…I never want you to be like me, I'm that parent who let his kids pursue whatever they want within reason, haha!" Lucas proudly said to Samuel.

Both Lucas and Samuel kept talking as they catch up with each other, Lucas being busy with his job naturally has no time to talk with him leisurely so he really treasures each meeting like the one they're on now. The man listened to Samuel who told him of what he's doing on the lab recently with fond eyes, his little boy is all but a grown-up man now and he is proud that he turned into a good person. That's all he ever wanted, he never wants his children to get top score during their school days or have a big achievement in life by trying very hard, he just wants them to turn into a good person, first and foremost. The rest? They managed when they did find something they want to do. That's how he raised them, and both did turn into good people and that's all he ever wanted as a parent. Their order arrived not a moment too soon, both of them then proceeded to have an early dinner while they occasionally talk.

"…Anyway, how's your amorous life doing?" Lucas asked Samuel while he smiled.

"What's this? Want me to introduce the lady to you?" Samuel asked Lucas while he cocked his eyebrows before he eats a spoonful of mashed potato.

"Would be nice to know my future daughter in law" Lucas said to Samuel.

"You're jumping the gun there, dad. We're only started dating three weeks ago" Samuel said to Lucas with half closed eyes.

"Ah, that so. Well, then let's give it a bit more time, don't want her to feel awkward about it" Lucas said to Samuel before his phone ringed.

"…Work?" Samuel asked Lucas who starred at the caller ID.

"…Yeah…Hello? What is it, Nora?" Lucas said to Samuel before he answered the call from Nora.

"Sir? There has been a situation. Our investigation team managed to secure a Crimson Cleanser base of operation on Libya, we found tons of R&D stuff alongside the research personnel" Nora said to Lucas on the phone.

"Research? Can we confirm what they are researching?" Lucas asked Nora on the phone.

"You're not going to like this. We found schematics for power armor, similar to the one wielded by Commander Blaze and Helena. The spec is different than what we produced but it's still a power armor that use Wisdom Cube as its power generator, this aren't some gears that terrorist group could just produce out of nowhere" Nora said to Lucas on the phone.

"…What? How's our Wisdom Cube that we stored? Anything amiss?" Lucas asked Nora on the phone.

"None sir, they are still consistent with our records" Nora said to Lucas on the phone.

"Then it's true. These scums are sponsored by a country, one from Azur Lane which has access to Wisdom Cube tech…Have you identified anything that could pinpoint the source of funding for these terrorists?" Lucas asked Nora on the phone.

"None so far, but we found additional Intel. It's about a genetic modification plan, and get this, there's also KANSEN genetic information in the file alongside that plan" Nora said to Lucas on the phone.

"…Ha?" Lucas is not one for speechlessness, but he can't help it on this one.

"Wait a sec, accessing the file further…Sir, there's also list of active KANSENs within Azur Lane alongside their profile. They have been researching the girls, trying to find their weakness" Nora said to Lucas on the phone.

"Not just that, the fact that they are willing to go far enough to commit their own genetic modification meaning they intend to use those girls as baby factory. Coupled that with armor that use Wisdom Cube? They are trying to form a counter against William, Lena and the others" Lucas said to Nora on the phone.

"These troublesome fucks…What should we do sir?" Nora asked Lucas on the phone.

"We move while we still have power. Send the files that you just acquired to Ms. Akashi, she'll know what to do next. Then, get every Azur Lane KANSENs to ALASUC base ASAP and at any cost, even if they have to go AWOL" Lucas said to Nora on the phone.

"Everyone sir? Northern Parliament is preparing for the Bering Sea expedition" Nora asked Lucas on the phone.

"Right, we still need that Intel on what's going on over there…Prioritize Eagle Union, Royal Navy, Iris Orthodoxy and Dragon Empery KANSENs. Northern Parliament could continue with their expedition" Lucas said to Nora on the radio.

"What about the incoming political flaks, sir?" Nora asked Lucas on the phone.

"We only need to worry about Eagle Union. Royal Navy has no say in this matter because of their fuck up on Gibraltar, and I have the prime minister by the balls so he won't do jack shit. Iris Orthodoxy knew about this whole ordeal, and they rather keep their KANSENs safe with the man I can trust. Dragon Empery is just finished with their shore defense arrangements, their KANSENs should be free to move" Lucas said to Nora on the phone while he smirked.

"Understood, I'll get the words out immediately. I will also continue to hunt down the rest of their base and hideout, I'll contact you again once I found something sir" Nora said to Lucas on the phone.

"Excellent. Good hunting, Lieutenant Commander Redwood" Lucas said to Nora on the phone.

"Thank you, sir" Nora said to Lucas on the phone before she ended the call.

...Lucas put his phone down and sighed heavily as he facepalmed, as expected there's no way he could hide the genetic enhancement from the others when William had to dive straight into battle back on New York, and they managed to pinpoint the fact that he's modified based on KANSEN DNA. Good news is, Lucas doubt that the terrorist could fully replicate the serum that William took, because that serum has one key ingredient that cannot be replicated by the others, no matter how hard they try. Even if they blatantly used the one that they kept as spare, without that ingredient, the user would just…become something not human instead. Lucas is more worried about the implication with the Crimson Cleanser started researching KANSENs, coupled that with the serum, it doesn't take a nuclear scientist to know what they are trying to do. But there's something worse, Lucas doubt that these terrorists could gain access to Intel regarding ship girls' location so easily, not without help. So, while they managed to clear the traitors from Intel division, there are others still within Azur Lane higher ups…and the country's government.

Because only those people are the ones who has access to the necessary blueprint for powered armor and Wisdom Cube, Nora's strike force basically confirmed the long suspicion he has on the things moving behind Azur Lane's eyes. Some elements within the country members want to restart the war, they formed an effective front with terrorist group named Crimson Cleanser that run most of the direct actions. They provide the budget and weaponry, so it's no wonder that these terrorists could get access to submarines, that they can commandeer multiple facilities, that they could pop out anywhere like mushroom. All of those are possible because they are being backed by legitimate government, that seek to undermine the alliance between Azur Lane and Crimson Axis. Not to mention, they want to take advantage of the ship girls for their nefarious gains, and they are trying to get it without considering the KANSENs as a human. Lucas might have his own agenda, but he never even once thought on putting the girls as something below humanity.

With the government's involvement in this whole ordeal exposed, it won't be long before they will try to formally relinquish Azur Lane's overall military command and have all of their forces returned to their own respective countries. Totally moronic decision in the midst of Siren experimentation on them, but when does common sense ever win with lunatics in charge? Instead of banding together, they will try to protect their own ass. Lucas has two options, either he got the country members band together for greater good or Azur Lane broke off completely from those country's support. But if they do break off and they have to keep fighting the Sirens? Azur Lane will definitely need the support of the KANSENs, to have them stay with ALASUC instead returning to their own countries. To do that, Lucas is willing to go all in. Their freedom is guaranteed, they will be protected against anyone who tries to take advantage of them and they will be doing what they supposed to instead of possibly being used in human experimentation.

And honestly? Lucas has so little faith that Azur Lane country members will discard the plan to take back their military, so he has been profusely preparing the secondary solution. William planned to break off from Azur Lane in case they decide to neuter his capability in fighting the Sirens? Well, Lucas might have to just break away the entire organization first before that happens. He thought properly about it, Lucas theorized that they can still operate properly by trading with Crimson Axis and neutral countries, that if they didn't cave in from the threats by the former Azur Lane country members first, to not assist the rogue Azur Lane in anyway…Well, he'll think about it further when it happens, right now he might want to think on the very massive potential of Crimson Cleanser having power armor and enhancement. The biggest potential user would be the Gemini Squad, guess they really want to even the odds…

"…Your job is quite tough huh, dad?" Samuel commented while he smiled wryly.

"Really. But retirement is not an option, not now at least…The fight is far from over" Lucas said to Samuel.

"Is it the Sirens or the terrorists?" Samuel asked Lucas.

"Both…Listen son, I don't know when this whole thing will ever end, it might never will. So, I want you to live your life to the fullest, to have no regrets" Lucas said to Samuel while he smiled.

"You're telling me like you know the world is going to end" Samuel said to Lucas while he frowned.

"I'll be honest to you, I don't even know whether we can win or not, whether we survive or not" Lucas truthfully said to Samuel.

"I see…You must've seen some fucked up things about those aliens, dad" Samuel said to Lucas.

"Don't you as well? With the autopsy and all?" Lucas asked Samuel.

"They are dead bodies, there's nothing that threatening. But out there in the battlefield? Hah…I don't want to imagine the pain the fighting soldiers or civilian victims felt. Mauled by a Brawler, turned into one by Larva, shot to death with plasma gun, murdered by Siren KANSENs or their war machines…Facing them must be terrifying" Samuel said to Lucas while he frowned.

"True. It takes real courage to fight, to defend humanity from Sirens. We all have to do our own part, you with research, me with commanding troops. That's all we could do, and hope for the best" Lucas said to Samuel.

"…It makes this meeting with you even more meaningful, dad…I…hope that we can do this again soon" Samuel said to Lucas while he smiled.

"Yeah, and next time? Preferably with Veronica joining us" Lucas said to Samuel while he smiled.

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"Hey there darling" Matthew said to Serina who walked up to him and immediately smooched him on the lips.

"Hey there. Been behaving I hope?" Serina asked Matthew while she smirked.

"Of course. Clean flat, paid bills, attended class, you name it" Matthew said to Serina while he smiled.

"Excellent! Oh and you must be the friend he talked about! Nice to meet you, I'm Serina" Serina said to Ronald while she offered her hand.

"Jason Bradley. Nice to meet you too, Serina" Ronald said to Serina while he shook her hand.

"…Well, I'm hungry and airplane food is dog shite. Want to go get something to eat?" Serina asked out loud while she smiled.

"Sure, any good food around here?" Ronald asked Serina back.

"I remember there's a good restaurant around ten minutes from here" Matthew said to Ronald.

"Alright then, let's go. Just guide me there" Ronald said to Matthew.

The trio started walking from the airport's arrival gate, Matthew and Serina busy catching up with each other while Ronald walked behind them and signaled the unit that's going to kidnap them. Then, he activated his GPS which the unit currently tracked. Ronald got confirmation from one of his men that they have prepared a van filled with men armed with SMGs, because this is going to be a pretend police raid. The terrorist will use Royal Police kit and guns to make it convincing, then they will ditch their car for another to avoid pursuit before immediately disappearing into their compound located on the outskirt of London. The plan is in motion, all that is left is to pick the ambush spot and timing…The three of them get into the sedan that Ronald brought from Exeter, Ronald then immediately drove the car toward the location that Matthew has shown him on the GPS. The three of them chatted a bit on their way to their destination, Ronald had to blend in properly if he wants this to succeed. Matthew noticed that the road is awfully light with traffic especially near New Year, and the fact that there's a white van behind them that's been going at the same direction.

"…Hmm? That van behind us has been with us since few intersections ago?" Matthew commented as he looked at the van.

"You sure?" Ronald asked Matthew as he checked the rearview mirror, it's his men.

"Yeah…Oh well, probably heading the same direction as us" Matthew said out loud while he shrugged.

"…Hey lads, I don't think that van following us is a coincidence" Serina said out loud.

"Why's that?" Matthew asked Serina.

"The driver looked like police dressed up for a raid or something…That, and they haven't overtook us" Serina said to Matthew while she frowned.

"…Jason, you're not breaking into MI5 from my laptop, didn't you?" Matthew asked Ronald while he cocked his eyebrows.

"Huh? Do I look like I could pull it off?!" Ronald asked Matthew.

"Then why would they-" Matthew asked Ronald.

CRASH!

The van rammed the sedan and caused it to swirl out of control, the sedan went into an alley and hit a big metal dumpster which stopped it. The three occupants jerked from the impact but fortunately none are thrown off their seats because of they wore seatbelts and emergency airbags, otherwise they will suffer head injuries due to the sudden stoppage from a high-speed crash. The van opened and several men dressed in police uniform came out, adorned with tactical gear and carrying suppressed SMGs. They opened the car doors, cut the occupant's seatbelts and dragged them out of the car. Serina is still recovering when she found herself lying on her stomach above the cold snowy ground, her arms are brought to her back before she is handcuffed. Serina looked to the side and she saw Matthew being manhandled by two men, forced on the ground before being handcuffed.

"W…What the?! O-Officers, we didn't do anything wrong!" Matthew said out loud as he is handcuffed.

"No, you don't. But you outlived your usefulness"

PSIU!

"…MATTHEW!" Serina shouted his name as she widened her eyes.

Her boyfriend's head fell to the ground, there's a sizeable hole on the back of his skull and it's leaking blood profusely. Serina saw someone walked in front of her and crouched, revealing himself as Jason with a suppressed Glock 18 on his hand. Ronald snickered when he saw how utterly in disbelieve Serina looked, the woman's mouth kept opening and closing like a goldfish out of the water. Ronald tore his fake face and dropped it in front of Serina, that's when her eyes widened to the limits. Yes, she knows who he is. He's among the most wanted man in the world, dead or alive. He's so dangerous that you will be hailed as a hero by the government if you manage to kill him, capture him alive though? And your name will be immortalized in Azur Lane history. Serina can't believe that this man managed to strutted into London, heck, let alone posing as her boyfriend's gaming friend! Why would he do that?! Serina eyes hardened when she realized the reason, she is his target! Does this mean that this man has some kind of connection to her brother?! She wasn't told the exact details regarding Operation Dradetheus, she only knew that her brother fought his task force that turned traitor.

"Speak a word and you'll be missing your ability to speak in the future" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

"What do we do with him, boss?" One of the men asked Ronald as he pointed at Matthew's dead body.

"Leave him, make sure his body could be found. Despite the nature of our relationship, the dude's a chill gaming bro. Shame that it comes to this" Ronald said out loud.

"Okay" The man said to Ronald.

"William Blaze even makes me have to kill some innocent man, disgusting" Ronald said out loud as he stared at Matthew's dead body.

Serina was about to comment on the sheer wrongness of that statement when she felt something sharp entered her neck, the woman widened her eyes and soon felt her head getting lighter. In just few seconds, Serina felt her consciousness fading before everything turned black. The terrorists quickly put Serina inside the van, Ronald ride shotgun and the team bailed out of the alley at top speed…Lots of people have been watching from afar, and many of them debated whether to call the police since they saw the terrorists dressing up as them. They thought its just another police action to apprehend dangerous criminals, at least until they saw Ronald executed Matthew in cold blood. None of them could interfere or confront them, because there are perimeter guard and they looked like ready to shoot anyone that dare to come close. In the end, the citizens and pedestrians could only watch while calling the police and ambulance. When the terrorists bailed out of there, some of them rushed to the scene of crime and found Matthew's body. There's nothing they could do, other than to notify his family.

Ronald and his team changed vehicle twice, ditching two vans in different parking lots before they make their way to another compound under their control. This one was spared from the raid that Lena led a few months ago, it's posing as warehouse with the internal part modified into a serviceable forward base. The van entered the compound and the whole team disembarked; they carried Serina into a soundproofed room with a single queen-sized mattress located in the middle. The terrorist laid her upon it, locked her handcuffs with chains, turned on the room's air conditioner and brought some stuff inside the room, then they closed the door as they leaned on the walls. Not long after, Serina stirred awake from being drugged and she widened her eyes in confusion, because she didn't know where she is currently and she is being handcuffed as well. The woman struggled but found that she can't move because there's a chain on her handcuff and it's connected to an anchor point on the floor, tight enough that she can't move too much in her position. Ronald stepped to her side, he crouched as he grabbed her chin and made Serina look at his face.

"You know who I am?" Ronald asked Serina.

"…A fucking terrorist" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"I like the term 'well intentioned extremist' better, personally. I suppose I should tell you why you are currently in this situation" Ronald said to Serina while he smiled sardonically.

"Oh please do!" Serina said to Ronald in sarcastic tone.

"You see, your brother and I knew each other. Until he turned traitor against what Azur Lane stood for and shot me in the head. I didn't die though. Look, I still got the scar" Ronald said to Serina as he pointed at a bald spot on his left temple.

"That is some impressive backward logic according to the evidence on his trial! It's your fault he had to spend two years in prison, you dick bag! Shame you didn't die, Mitchell! The world would've been a better place without you wasting oxygen here!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"No no, it will be a better place after we're done with our purpose! Crimson Cleanser will bring a new world order in a fiery revolution. But frankly speaking, I'm just in this for the revenge, the rest is just some side benefits and fun times" Ronald said to Serina while he sneered.

"You're so sore losing to my brother that you kidnapped me for ransom? Come on, not even movie terrorists are as pathetic as you!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"I'm a combat pragmatist, I'm not above to use dirty tricks Serina. Though you're wrong about something, you're not here for ransom" Ronald said to Serina while he grinned.

"Huh? The hell do you want then!?" Serina asked Ronald while she scowled.

"You're here to bear my child" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked devilishly.

"…Ha?" Serina is so shocked that her brain couldn't form a proper response.

"So, Serina, want to play the rape game?" Ronald asked Serina while he smiled.

"…Eh? What the fuck?! NO!" Serina said to Ronald while she looked at him in contempt and disgust.

"That's the spirit~!" Ronald said to Serina while he grinned viciously.

"No! Don't you fucking dare! Stay the fuck away from me!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled as she struggled.

"Camera's on?" Ronald asked one of his men.

"We're rolling boss" The man who holds a camera said to Ronald.

"Hey there Will, miss me? Bet you do, your prided Azur Lane Intelligence Operators aren't so intelligent after all so they kept missing me at every corner. Well, military Intelligence is oxymoron anyway. Oh, by the way, I have a present for you today-"

"WILL! HELP ME! KILL THIS PSYCOPATH!" Serina shouted at the camera.

"Good! Keep screaming Serina, beg your brother for help! Though this isn't a live stream, so good luck with getting him here as soon as possible~" Ronald said to Serina while he grinned.

"My brother is going to tear you apart once he found out about this, arsehole! He'll make sure none of your remains will be left to bury later!" Serina cussed at Ronald while she scowled.

"Hehehe! No doubt! Despite him already failing once! I have no doubt he won't try to repeat the same mistake. But before that, we're definitely going to have some fun~" Ronald said to Serina.

"If you dare, I'm going to-" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"Oh and if you resist? It is just a button away from live streaming globally, everyone will be able to see you. I think you wouldn't want the entire globe to know about this, right?" Ronald said to Serina while he smiled a bit.

"What's with that cheap generic threat? You better stop now, that doesn't scare me in the slightest!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"Yeah, I think I should just get straight to the point then" Ronald said to Serina while he grinned.

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You! Yeah you! First and last warning, are you a faint of heart? Has easily broken soul? I strongly recommend you skip this part. I will not take any responsibility for the side effects this part will induce upon you, read at your own risk!

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Ronald signaled his men and they immediately moved toward Serina, they grinned as they tore Serina's clothes apart. Serina fought as best as she could with a tied arms and legs, but there's not much she could do as the men left her completely buck naked. Her winter jacket, her shirt, her jeans and even her underwear that are being contested by the terrorists. Ronald perversely ogled Serina's naked figure, no doubt that the woman is a beauty. Long flowing golden hair, sea blue eyes, sensual pink lips, her breast must be around G cup or larger with how big they are, her pink nipples, pear-shaped body, flat navel and…Oh my, Ronald bit his lower lip as his gaze fell upon her nether regions. A clean shaved pubic mound, a tight slit that is her vagina and a beautiful tight looking pink anus. What a catch! The man untangled his clothes before he stood naked in front of Serina, showcasing his eighteen centimeters uncircumcised cock erected at its full mast. Serina gritted her teeth in disgust, but she saw no way out of here for now. Her hands are literally tied and any form of resistance could land in her in an even hotter water than she's currently in, does she have no choice but to be raped by her brother's nemesis?

"Liking what you see?" Ronald asked Serina while he smirked.

"I'm not impressed, my boyfriend's cock is even bigger than yours" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"Was. Don't worry, size do matters, but technique matters more" Ronald said to Serina while he smiled.

"And what makes you think your technique is even better huh? Bet you could only fuck sloppily!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

Ronald hummed a bit before he came to a conclusion, Serina really doesn't know her situation at the moment. She resisted with all she has; in a sense he could admired her rebellious spirit in overwhelming odds. However, he needs to put her in place. Breaking her with brute force would be the quickest, but maybe he should use the less violent method if he wants a lasting impact. This should double as an experimental run, for a new drug that they developed recently to weaken the main joints so the target would be more…cooperative. Ronald reached for the pocket on his jacket, he grabbed a small plastic package and took out a capsule that he put on his right hand. He walked toward Serina and crouched next to her head, Serina immediately welded her mouth shut and she refused to open it no matter what.

"Come on, open up~" Ronald said to Serina while he smiled.

"Go to hell, pig!" Serina replied to Ronald while she gritted her teeth.

"Oh well, looks like I have to be more methodical. I was hoping we could get some fun, but it seems you need to loosen up first" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

Serina narrowed her gaze at him before she involuntarily yelped as Ronald proceeded to grope her right breast, he massaged it and kneaded it sensually before he sucked her pink areola with his mouth. His right hand traveled down toward her crotch and cupped her pussy, he used his ring and index finger to rubbed her pussy lips before spreading them apart as his middle finger traced its way down into her vaginal opening. Serina gritted her teeth to stifle any moans from coming out of her, but it's proven hard to do so when her body is being stimulated like this. She always thought that rape goes hard and brutal, without the rapist caring for the person they raped. But Ronald's been gentle, he treated her body with care…and that just unnerved her to no end. Ronald could sense that Serina is still dry, he wants to get her wet and if she came? Even better. Ronald inserted his middle finger into Serina's vagina slowly, he's testing the water first and quickly found that she got a good grip. Tight enough to elicit pleasure, but loose enough to allow his finger to move without some difficulty.

"Did Matthew treat you well?" Ronald asked Serina.

"Gh, better than you ever will, murderer!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"That so? I may not look like it, but I was quite the Casanova during high school" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked as he kept fingering her.

"Was!" Serina stressed that part while she scowled.

"I slept with a lot of girls back then, even the ones who has boyfriend" Ronald said to Serina before he stopped as he moved to her crotch.

"Starting young as a gigolo? Why am I not surprised!?" Serina just kept on antagonizing him.

"You know what all of them say about me?" Ronald asked Serina while he spread her legs apart.

"That you're a premature ejaculator with cum so thin it's practically water?!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"They said my tongue work blew them away. So, let's see how you'll hold up~" Ronald said to Serina before he goes down on her.

Ronald kissed Serina's pussy and caused her to jerk, Ronald spread her pussy lips open and take a good look into her vagina that's convulsing. Ronald inserted his index and middle fingers into her snatch then slowly expanded her birth canal. He noticed that Serina's vaginal walls convulsed erotically as it started to moisten, her urethra subtly quivered and he could even see her cervix that's welded shut. Ronald internally cursed, Serina is not ovulating at the moment. He has planned to leave one literal fuck you to Will by getting his sister pregnant with his kid, looks like he has to adjust his plan for a bit. Shame, he has been holding back on sex for a few weeks already, his testicles are filled to the brim with healthy and fertile sperm that would've guarantee Serina's impregnation. Billions of them would have flood her womb, swim toward her fallopian tube, find her lovely ovum, swarmed it completely, gangraped it to submission before fertilizing it…Oh well, Plan A on leaving a kid inside her is busted, so Plan B is more than enough for now, that is to defile her like a cum slut.

"Gh!" Serina gritted her teeth as her cheeks flushed.

"Not ovulating huh? Shame" Ronald commented while he smiled.

"Too bad! You just missed it!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled, good thing she menstruated before she went to ALASUC base.

Ronald silenced Serina by extending his tongue and thoroughly licked her cunt, from her vagina all the way to her clitoris. The woman jerked involuntarily and she stifled a moan from coming out of her lips, Ronald then inserted his tongue into her vagina before he gets into the action while smelling Serina's pussy. She smelled sweet, there's a hint of ammonia but her scent greatly arousing him. Ronald worked Serina's cunt into submission with his tongue, dancing across her walls and gave every little nook and cranny he could reach a good licking. Serina had to admit, his tongue work is good enough to force occasional grunt and moan out of her throat. Ronald didn't stop there as his hands get to work as well, his left fingers busy caressing and rubbing Serina's pink anus while his right played with her clitoris. Ronald is getting quite excited himself, precum started leaking out of his urethra and practically begging for him to ram his entire dick into her breeding hole…Serina held out as long as she could, but even she is no match for Ronald's constant expert cunnilingus. Her lower half started to fill itchy before Serina gritted her teeth as something burst out of her urethra, Serina unwillingly squirted into Ronald's mouth while she moaned, the man is more than happy to drink her cum while sucking her vagina strongly.

"Ngh!"

Serina body goes rigid from her orgasm before her strength leave her, causing her to collapse into the mattress whilst she panted hard. Ronald immediately moved toward her face, put the capsule inside her mouth and forced her to swallow it. Serina couldn't do anything due to her orgasm leaving her weak, that and she's quite tired from the long flight as well. Minutes after ingesting it, Serina found herself even weaker than before as she barely has any strength to move her limbs. Ronald tested her by moving her arms and she couldn't put enough strength to resist in the slightest, the medicine work wonderfully fast. The man couldn't help himself but to smirk as he stared at Serina who attempted to glare at him, with little success. Some of the terrorist removed the chains, and even then she can't do anything to resist.

"Curious on what did you just swallow? It's a muscle relaxant drug that target joints around your body, leaving you with no strength to do anything. Congratulations for passing the test, now we can use it on the ship girls without having to worry about their monstrous strength" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

"Ship…girls?" Serina asked Ronald.

"That's right. Come on, they are girls with superior form as a human, they'll make a good mother and we can use more superhumans in this world. Besides, what kind of man who doesn't want to breed goddess like them?" Ronald asked Serina while he smiled viciously.

"You…sick freak. You're going…to mass rape them?" Serina asked Ronald while she scowled.

"Yeah, even better? I got to be the man to do them, since my genes are said to be the superior one" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

"Superior genes? Don't ship girls have low fertility? You're only going to waste your time…" Serina said to Ronald.

"Not after the genetic mutation…Oh? Surprised? That's right, I'll let you in on a little secret. Governments across the world are secretly trying to develop mutagen based on the collected KANSENs DNA, they want to increase the common human's fertility so we can get them pregnant easier. They want superhumans through legal means, and one nation has succeeded with creating the agent. Soon, your brother won't be the only one on this world. The ship girls are on borrowed time, because very soon? They'll just be turned into breeding whores, sponsored by the government themselves" Ronald explained to Serina who looked at him in shock.

"They are…the best defenders that humanity…ever has! And you inhumane devil born wants to use them all as breeding cattle?! Especially when…we are at war with the Sirens?!" Serina asked Ronald while she gritted her teeth.

"Let's be honest here, the same would happen if they are all men. The government would just let them knock up any girls they can meet, it's not that much different than this one, right?" Ronald asked Serina while he shrugged.

"Of course not! Those girls…won't have such choice! You sick bastards! There's…a special place in hell, for all of you!" Serina said out loud while she scowled.

"I don't believe in afterlife, that won't work on me" Ronald said to Serina while he smiled sardonically.

"I'm getting tired listening to her boss, can I shut her up?" One of the terrorists asked Ronald.

"You'll get your chance once I'm done. It's time for me to get to the main course" Ronald said to the terrorist.

Ronald moved in between Serina's legs, letting her see his throbbing cock that he rubbed for a bit before he connected his glans to her vaginal opening. Ronald didn't hesitate to pushed his glans into Serina's vagina, causing the woman to scowled as tears started to well on her eyes. Ronald managed to get his glans inside, but before he pushed it in even further, he shifted his body so he would loom over Serina. The man smirked sadistically before he got close to her face and kissed the woman on her lips, Serina has no strength to do anything. She even attempted to bite off his invading tongue that's exploring her mouth, but she can't even muster the necessary strength with her jaw, and the halfhearted bite only turned on the terrorist even more as his cock hardened even further. Ronald released her mouth, hugged her upper body before he used his weight to further penetrate Serina. His cock sunk deeper into Serina's vagina, his bulbous glans parting her walls before stumbling on her cervix and pressing it deeply. Ronald let out a moan of pleasure, he's finally having sex. Mating pressing his nemesis's little sister, name a situation hotter than that.

"Hmm…this pussy felt quite good, I think you have the talents to be a good slut" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

"Shut…the bloody hell up!" Serina said to Ronald while she gritted her teeth.

"Now where's the fun in sex without commentary? Oh, I better get it all in" Ronald said to Serina.

Ronald still has a fifth of his cock outside, but Serina's cervix is welded shut so he would need to be persistent for a bit. In addition to using his weight, Ronald also actively pushing his hip while grinding into Serina at the same time. His glans drilled Serina's cervix that remained persistent but slowly losing from the constant thrust, bit by bit her cervix started to open from the constant push. It started small enough to just expose Ronald's urethra into her inner womb before eventually widened enough to fit his glans in, when Ronald sensed her waning defense he immediately and carelessly rammed his dick all the way in. His glans pierced through Serina's cervix and buried inside her womb that throbbed alongside her vaginal walls, because that act caused Serina to orgasmed for the second time and she hated herself for that. The man however only sighed out loud in pleasure, he just went balls deep and he's content in letting his unwilling partner to feel his convulsing shaft and throbbing full balls that's resting on her ass.

"Ah…yeah, you know we could've made a cute baby if you're fertile" Ronald said to Serina while he grinned.

"Who would…want to have your baby you fuck!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled as tears started to fell from her eyes.

"I'll make you want mine, you'll be begging for it eventually" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

Serina was about to retort before Ronald started pumping into her, driving his cock in and out of her in medium pace from the get go. Her well lubricated vagina coated his entire dick, making the penetration easy yet still unpleasant to Serina because this is without her consent whatsoever. Ronald is pressed on time so he couldn't ejaculate multiple times, he better gather all his cum for one big load so he could empty his testicles with one ejaculation. Fortunately, he's pretty good at doing that as he's trained to do it…While pounding her, Ronald mashed Serina's breast together and played with her pink nipples until it becomes erect. Then Ronald sucked on both nipples at the same time, running his tongue around both of them while groping and squeezing her G cup breast as if expecting a milk would spray out. But as expected, nothing comes out but the man is satisfied with that. Ronald kissed Serina's left cheek which forced her to jerked her head away from him, but that exposed her neck and that's what he goes after. Ronald kissed her neck, sucking on it hard enough that it'll leave a mark on her skin.

"Ghh!" Serina gritted her teeth in disgust.

"Come on Serina, let's just try to enjoy this together, okay?" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

"That's…never going to…happen!" Serina said to Ronald while she frowned deeply.

Ronald smirked before he changed his posture by leaning away from Serina, he caressed her navel for a bit before he gripped on her hips. Then, he rammed his cock into her once more in missionary, ploughing her womb repeatedly to trigger his ejaculation. Serina tries her best to stifle her moans, she won't give him the satisfaction of hearing her voice, this sick fuck will really stoop so low as to rape her just because he wants to antagonize her brother. Ronald groaned lustfully as he watched his lubricated cock going in and out of Serina's vagina, each thrust produced squelching sound due to how wet she is. The cameraman directed the camera toward their connected crotch, recording the erotic rape of William Blaze's little sister.

"That's right man, get it on film. Take a low angle, give William a good view of how I spread her little sister's cunt" Ronald said to the cameraman.

The cameraman moved to the rear and recorded the action from behind, Ronald raised their connected hips before fucking Serina once again in mating press position, so the camera could get a good view. The camera got a good record on how Serina's vagina being spread open by Ronald's girth, his balls hitting her pink anus with every thrust. Ronald could feel his lower half tingling as cum started gathering on the base of his cock, he's about to cum so he slowed down for a bit while he breathed with calming technique to stave off his ejaculation and pool as much cum as he could gather with his endurance. It worked as he could feel the urge lessened considerably, although its offset by the increasing amount of precum that's leaking out of his urethra. He better take it slow for a bit, lest he'll lose control and blow his load ahead of his plan.

"What's the…matter? Ran out of steam? Get it over with…you son of a bitch!" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"Don't worry dear, just pooling all those thick semen" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

"You wouldn't get me pregnant…no matter how much you try!" Serina said to Ronald.

"Not today, yeah. But in the coming weeks? When you're ovulating? Your cunt will meet with my cock once again. Today will serve as demonstration on how much I can pour out inside your little womb, get it acquainted with my sperm. When the time comes for us to breed, your pussy will realize that it has no choice but to conceive our baby. I hope they'll have blonde hair like you~" Ronald said to Serina while he grinned.

"Go eat shite and die you psychopathic fuck!" Serina snarled at Ronald while she scowled.

"Ah, don't you remember? I've died once already" Ronald said to Serina while he smiled sadistically.

"…Boss, someone's here" One of the terrorists said to Ronald.

"Kind of busy here" Ronald said to the terrorist while he scowled as he moved his hips.

"It's Mr. Smith" The terrorist said to Ronald.

"…Dammit, you're too soon Vic!" Ronald said to Victor Smith, a member of Gemini Squad.

"No, you're taking your sweet time. Get it over with already, we have to move" Victor said to Ronald while he folded his arms.

"Ugh, you know I hate being interrupted when I'm having a good time?" Ronald asked Victor while he scowled.

"It's for your own good" Victor said to Ronald.

"…Fine. Sorry beautiful, looks like I got to cut our mating dance short~" Ronald said to Serina while he smirked.

"Just wait until-" Serina said to Ronald while she scowled.

"Your brother is not coming; we don't have any plans to let you go in the slightest. He'll found you either dead in a ditch, or as a broken whore with belly full of bastard child. It's his choice, not yours" Victor said to Serina in firm tone.

With that, Ronald hugged Serina's upper body before he roughly moved his hips, driving his entire penis into Serina's vagina repeatedly and battering her cervix as his glans plough it without mercy. Serina has no choice but to screamed loudly in pleasure and pain as her lower half is being abused, the man is fucking her like she's the last woman on earth, with no care for her wellbeing. Serina's head jerked back and she managed to see Victor Smith himself, a tall man with buff physique, his black hair is cut in a side cut style, his icy blue eyes stared at her and his mouth is stuck on a frown. Serina's attention then turned toward the ceiling as Ronald got even faster, now he's pounding her with maximum speed humanely possible, he occasionally grunts as sweat started to moisten his body. Ronald could feel the return of the tingly feeling on his lower half, he felt his cum pooling on the base of his cock and ascended to his shaft. His molten thick baby seed pushed through his urinary tract, causing it to contract rapidly as cum rushing to his urethra. Despite that, Ronald gritted his teeth to hold back his ejaculation until the very last second.

"…Here I cum, darling" Ronald said to Serina while he gritted his teeth.

Serina didn't respond except for closing her eyes as she braced for the inevitable, no way she could stop any of this and her pleas would just fall on deaf ears. Ronald felt his semen reached his urethra, expanding it as it opened the way for his cum to burst out. Ronald slammed his hips against Serina's, connecting their crotch by going balls deep inside her that only his balls could be seen. His glans pierced her cervix, his shaft kept it open while his glans is buried within her womb. With loud groan full of lust, dense hot cum burst out of his urethra and hitting the very back of her raped womb, coating her uterine walls white with his baby batter. Thick rope of cum spewed out of Ronald's urethra with every convulsion on his cock, bringing even more semen from his scrotum to unload within Serina's uterus. Billions of Ronald's fertile and mature sperm is needlessly dumped into her barren womb, directionless and purposeless due to no ovum being present within Serina's fallopian tubes. Despite that though, massive flood of thick semen kept filling her maternal chamber to the brim, defiling every nook and cranny of her reproductive organ with a rapist sperm.

Ronald felt the extreme pleasure of finally ejaculating, dumping all the sperm his testicles produced for weeks inside the girl he raped. It took him half a minute before his ejaculation wane, the amount of cum travelling within his urinary tract lessened until it eventually stopped. Ronald grinded into Serina, drilling her cum packed womb while he pushed whatever left within his shaft. Several droplets of white semen leaked out of his urethra and into Serina's already completely packed uterus, further inseminating her unwillingly. Ronald pulled his softening cock out of Serina's gaping pussy, his shaft is glistening wet with vaginal secretion and his own white cum. The cameraman directed his camera for a closeup on Serina's gaping vagina, semen started spilling out of her gaping cervix, flooding her vagina before spilling out of her pussy and dripping on her inner ass and asshole. Her cervix then naturally closed itself, keeping the rest of Ronald's semen inside her womb. Ronald moved his crotch to Serina's face and forced her to clean his cock with her mouth while the camera records the action, Serina is silently crying and didn't resist because she's drained, physically and mentally. She felt disgusted, humiliated, defiled and even hopeless. Once his cock is clean, Ronald presented his semi erect dick in front of the camera.

"That is one superb vagina, it can definitely milk cock and she got a good womb to bear babies as well. This is the penis that just forever marked your little sis, Will. She's lucky it's her safe day, but if you don't get here in maybe around a week though? Your sister will ovulate and I will impregnate her without hesitation. In fact, I'm eagerly waiting for the time, just look at my already hardening cock here. It's really eager to breed your beloved sibling, so you better get here in time~. In case you don't though, don't worry, I'll make sure the session will be recorded...In the meanwhile, I think she'll make a good company to my fellow friends here. We'll train her to be a proper slut, make her a cumdump for the hardworking men. Alright boys, she's yours until I get back! Don't break her though, I'd like to hear her moans when I put a baby inside her in the future!" Ronald said out loud to the camera then to the terrorists.

The terrorists in the room, around twelve of them, immediately cheered loudly as three of them who won the lottery to go first approached Serina who shriveled in fear and disgust. Ronald smiled sadistically before he reequipped his clothes and leave the facility with Victor, the later handed him a tablet for him to read…The first terrorist hugged Serina before he flipped her so she would lay on top of him, he pulled his hardened penis and immediately put it inside her vagina all the way to the base, his cock parted her walls before his glans bumped her cervix, pressing it deeply and opening it wide enough to expose her inner womb to his urethra. The man immediately started pounding her from below, once again raping Serina. The second terrorist squatted behind Serina and spread her butt widely, directing his solid penis into her anus. He pushed his glans against Serina's tight asshole, bit by bit widening it and causing Serina to groan in pain as her pink anus is slowly stretched open. Her butthole eventually widened enough and the second terrorist immediately rammed his cock inside her anus, the glans parted her tight intestines until the second terrorist sheathed himself fully and his glans pressing deeply against her rectum. Serina screamed in pain and cried even harder due to her excretory hole being forcefully drydocked, not to mention her anus is never used in sexual act before.

"Fuck, she is tight! Her anus got a good grip! I think she just lost her anal virginity!" The second terrorist exclaimed excitedly.

"Her vagina is just as boss said, it's quite superb. No wonder he wants to breed her so badly!" The first terrorist said to the second one.

"Uuugghhh…Please…Enough…Let me goo…I…I want to go home" Serina whimpered while her tears flowed.

"Tough luck bitch! You'll be here forever as cum dump, and baby factory with the rest of the women as well!" The first terrorist said to Serina while he grinned viciously.

"I haven't cum in weeks, gonna need a good place to dump em. I think your asshole here agreed to store them" The second terrorist said to Serina.

"…Lena…Will…Mum…H…Help me!" Serina tried to plead for help in low and whimpering tone.

"Ah, better shut her mouth now huh?" The third terrorist said out loud.

"Yeah, make this slut choke on cock and cum" The second terrorist said to the third one.

The third terrorist shoved his cock into Serina's mouth, shoving his penis all the way to the base, his glans hit the back of Serina's throat before curving and went down a bit into her throat. Serina's eyes widened in surprise and pain as she fought the urge to gag, the third terrorist then grabbed a fistful of her hair and used it as a handle while he shoved his dick in and out of her throat, forcefully deepthroating the poor woman. The second terrorist also started fucking her asshole, watching in delight at how Serina's anus is spread open widely as his penis moving in and out of her asshole. The three rapists moved at the same time, ploughing her holes recklessly to satiate their own lust. The other terrorist surrounded them closely, all of them stroking their own cock as they watched their buddies gang raping an innocent woman.

Some time passed before the three of them reached their climax, the first terrorist sped up his thrusting before he brought Serina's down as he fully sheathed his cock inside her vagina. His glans forced Serina's cervix open, though he lacked the length to actually went inside her womb. Still, it's wide enough to enveloped the tip and her inner womb is exposed to his urethra, he groaned loudly before a thick rope of white cum shot out of it and splashed against Serina's uterine walls. A dozen more spurted out of his urethra, filling Serina's uterus with considerable amount of semen which is bristling with healthy sperm. The second terrorist hugged Serina from behind before he went balls deep into her anus, his bulbous glans rammed her rectum before extra thick semen explosively burst out of his urethra. The man groaned loudly as he grinded into her rectum while he kept dumping weeks worth of cum inside her ass, painting her intestine completely white with the amount he let out. The third terrorist followed immediately by pulling Serina's face into his crotch, plunging his cock down her throat before semen sprayed out of his urethra as he forced millions of sperm directly into Serina's stomach.

The three terrorists pulled out of Serina, causing her gaping vagina and anus to leaked out profuse amount of semen. One of them flipped Serina so she would lay on her back before the rest of the terrorists bukkake at her, their penises sprayed out white cum which coated her entire body from head to toe and completely defiled every part of Serina's body. The woman could only lay there, motionless and soundless as she internally asked what was her sin that she deserved this kind of fate? Serina always tries to do good in her life, why is she suffering despite her effort to be kind? Is karma nothing but a load of bullshit some people conjured to make equivalent exchange theory relevant? Serina doesn't have time to think, because another terrorist spread her legs apart once again and jammed his twenty centimeters cock inside her used pussy. His glans rammed through her cervix in one go and nestled deep in her womb, Serina screamed out in pain and pleasure as she ejaculated from the act, spraying her cum all over the terrorist's abdomen. He started fucking her by bestially thrusting at her, uncaring that he is hurting her in the process. Serina cried silently as she unwillingly moans, knowing that it will be long before they got tired of her and let her rest…But deep inside, she dared hope, to any entity out there that is willing to listen to her pleas, that a miracle would happen. That her brother will find her quickly, and murder all of these sons of bitches brutally.

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Alright, it's done! You can continue to read normally! For those who decided to read it while fully knowing you will receive emotional damage, and did receive substantial damage to your very soul and now regretting it? Well, tough luck. It's your own choice in the first place.

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"…So, he tagged her" Ronald commented as he read a report that William's dropship was flying off his base a couple hours ago.

"Yeah, we got a bit careless with that. He sensed our plan" Victor said to Ronald as he drove the car they're riding at the moment.

"Because of Anderson's little stunt she did back before christmas, unnecessarily spreading terror to Azure Island! I have no doubt that Helena figured out that we have agents here, because she left discreetly! Hah…We can't afford anymore fuck up, we're in critical phase right now" Ronald said to Victor while he frowned.

"There shouldn't be any-" Victor said to Ronald.

"You're quite confident" Ronald cut him off while he stared at Victor.

"I'm not finished. There shouldn't be any if you work them yourself from now on" Victor said to Ronald while he frowned.

"…True enough…Anyway, how's the serum?" Ronald asked Victor.

"Development should be complete in few days" Victor said to Ronald.

"…And what's the word from those eggheads? Any side effect?" Ronald asked Victor while he stared at the tablet where he read the report.

"A lot, turn to the next page. Five of us will receive the purest product, should give us the necessary strength without heavily mutating us" Victor said to Ronald who flipped the next page to read about the serum.

"…Hmm…Define heavily?" Ronald asked Victor as he stared at the sample images.

"Anything that will turn us into a freakshow?" Victor said to Ronald in questioning tone.

"Alright…How's the test with the KANSEN clones?" Ronald asked Victor.

"We confirm their fertilization. Nothing about implantation though, it always fails somehow" Victor said to Ronald while he frowned.

"Maybe because we are using the duplicates. We need the real one to be sure" Ronald said to Victor.

"Yeah, we already singled out several of them. Check the next page" Victor said to Ronald.

"…Hmm, all from Azur Lane…Indomitable?" Ronald asked out loud as he stare at Indomitable's photo and intel report about her.

"Intel mentioned that she can be quite lazy, and she's easy to drug if we can get access to the maids that provide service to her. We can slip some of our newest batch into her food or drinks" Victor said to Ronald.

"Cool. Ho, New Jersey? I like how she looks, dressed nicely too" Ronald said out loud as he grinned at New Jersey's profile.

"Ah her, that woman is outgoing and quite friendly to everyone. She frequents the bar too so you can slip something into her drink, be careful though because she is smarter than she looks" Victor said to Ronald.

"I like the thrill…Next up is Juno, agh, she looks too young. Not my taste, skipped" Ronald said out loud before he blanched and turned to the next page.

"We'll leave her with the others then. Take a look at the last one" Victor said to Ronald.

"Chen Hai? We're going all the way to Dragon Empery?" Ronald asked Victor as he cocked his eyebrows.

"Yeah. One of our agents is embedded among the port guard, it'll be easy to pick her off whenever she goes to drink on the port's bar…So, which one do you want?" Victor asked Ronald.

"New Jersey, looking mighty and breedable at the same time? That's a rare combo, one I won't want to miss" Ronald said to Victor while he grinned viciously.

"Alright. You are responsible in securing her then" Victor said to Ronald while he smiled slightly.

"Ah? It's up to me?" Ronald asked Victor while he narrowed his gaze at him.

"You want her? Put it in the effort, so it's on your ass if you fail" Victor said to Ronald while he frowned.

"Hmph, fair enough" Ronald snorted before he smirked.

WWHOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

DUM!

"OH SHIT!"

TRATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!

"CALL EVERYONE YOU CAN GET! HE'S HE-"

TRATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!

THUNK!

BOOM!

"DIE YOU-"

TRATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!

"F-F-Fuck! S-Stay back!"

CRACK!

"Oh god, everyone's dead!"

"Spare me! I-I have kids!"

SCRACK!

"HEEELLLPPPP!"

SLASH!

SLASH!

SLASH!

STAB!

"I beg you…Please…"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't get involved in any of thi-"

CRACK!

SMACK!

SPLAT!

…The noise of combat stopped and the front yard of the compound are littered with dead bodies, the ground's red with fresh blood that flooded out of the dozens of corpses. Gunshot wounds, lacerations, cracked skulls, there are dozens of bodies with such wounds that spread around the yard. The perpetrator? It's William Blaze himself, donned in full set of Serpent Armor. The man is deathly silent, which is out of character for him who usually raged with monstrous howl accompanying him. But this is different, William is beyond pissed, his anger is so great that the man cannot expressed it through his voice. He makes an example of those that responsible for that feeling, a bloody example. TB's face appeared on the small video screen on his HUD left side, she contemplated whether to say something or not before she opted to just keep quiet and guided William to Serina's signal through a waypoint on his HUD. William reloaded his assault carbine and approached a double metallic door that served as the main entrance; he twisted the knob and he felt that the door has been jammed by something. Yeah, the door is barricaded and when William realized that? He just simply raised his right leg and angled his body backwards a bit.

BRANK!

BRATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!

The door is blown open, sending the barricade behind it scampering everywhere and the man is greeted by hails of gunfire. The armor's energy shielding protected him well and deflected some of the bullets hitting him, and that barrage of gunfire only drained around fifty percent of his shield strength. William immediately used his underbarrel grenade launcher and fired a 40mm high explosive grenade toward the terrorists that hunkered down in front of him, the explosion took out majority of the armed men and leaving but one survivor. William approached the downed man who moaned in discomfort from being thrown by the explosion and grabbed him by the throat, strong enough to get a solid grip yet loose enough to let the man breathe. Then William lifted him up high, causing the man to hang with his feet unable to reach the floor.

"Ronald Mitchel, is he here?" William asked the man in low tone.

"Ughk…He…He was…here" The man answered William while he struggled.

"Was?" William asked the man in low tone.

"He already…left…" The man said to William while he still struggled.

William felt a vein popped from the new flash of fury, knowing that he just barely missed the bastard and he could be anywhere around London right now. William didn't hesitate to crush the man's neck, snapping it then thrown the corpse to the brick wall and cracking open the dead man's rear skull from the impact. William silently continued walking, going deeper into the modestly sized compound. He could see from his radar map hybrid that there are signs of life, they are running everywhere, to escape from being slaughtered by him.

BRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

And that is why William didn't give a chase, the Acheron dropship is on standby around the compound and lighting up any survivor with its 20mm Vulcan Cannon. He is not alone in this, as there are KANSENs within the dropship as well although he ordered them to not disembark unless he said otherwise. He doesn't want them to dirty their hands unnecessarily, not when he can help it. After walking through several makeshift corridors, William finally arrived in front of the room where Serina's beacon signal is located. He's about to open the door before he stopped midway, if these terrorists left in hurry, then why is this door remain shut? William felt that there's a trap waiting, but he's long past caring and he swung the door open. What he saw inside? Caused his right eye to widened to the limits.

In the middle of the room, there laid his one and only sister on top of a used mattress, that is in the middle of a gangbang rape. Five terrorists clamoring all over her defiled body, that is coated with semen from head to toe. Her eyes looked dead, tears still flew freely from her eyes as those five men used her body like she's some sort of cheap whore…Some of the waiting terrorists looked at the entrance when they heard the door being opened, and they widened their own eyes as they are frozen in disbelieve. One second of silence becomes two, then it becomes three before something shattered it. William unleashed an earth-shattering roar as he summoned his Siren Slayer broadsword, and threw it at the man in far front of him at blinding speed. The blade cleaved through the man, splitting his body into two before embedded deep inside the sound proof wall. William could only see red as he grabbed the man next to him, then he tore his head clean off his body with his bare hands. Terror spread among those that witnessed the act, they would try to escape, if not for the fact that William is standing right on the only access to the room.

William finally blew up with his anger is out of control, he immediately marked everyone inside the room other than his sister for death. He fired a grappling hook into a man's stomach, yanked him close and elbowed him straight in the chest which caved his entire ribcage. William howled as he grabbed another terrorist, snapped his neck before ripping it clean off his body and threw the corpse to the side. Those who were clamoring on his sister are now standing back on one of the corners alongside the rest of the survivors, they are frozen from the unbridled terror they felt from witnessing their comrades being slaughtered inhumanely. It's like they are nothing against the man in front of them, a man that can pretty much disembodied them with his bare hands. William tore the door to the room they are in and hurled it at the terrorist grouping in the corner like a frisbee, the door moved so fast and so strong that it cleaved through them like hot knife to butter, cutting the terrorist in their midsection before being embedded inside the wall. The bodies fell and hit the floor, spreading internal organs and blood everywhere. Everyone died, saved for one in the furthest back who ducked just in time to avoid the door.

He curled in fetal position, bathed in the blood and guts of his own comrades. He thought that by killing his movement, William wouldn't see him and thought that he has killed everyone. But he isn't fooling TB, who marked the man with red outlining on William's HUD. William approached the man, grabbed his leg and dragged him out of the pile of disembodied corpse as he screamed in raw fear. William threw the man upwards before he fell down and William kicked his head like it's a football, his head popped like a watermelon on a beach party and his body is sent to another corner of the room…The end result? It's straight up a horror movie scene, the room is painted red with blood and body gibs. William didn't bother with the aftermath; he grabbed his blade, stored it then immediately moved toward his sister and cradled her as he checked her condition. Her oral cavity is white from the amount of cum dumped into it, her vagina and anus are gaping as thick white semen constantly leaked out of them and she is unresponsive despite the carnage that ended just few seconds ago. William brought her face closer to his helmet, and he noted that her pupil is still dilating. Serina is also still breathing, albeit weakly.

"Serina! Serina, it's me! William! Can you hear me?!" William called her name in worried tone.

"…W…Will…" Serina managed to utter his name as her eyes moved to meet his behind the visor.

"Yeah, yeah it's me! It's okay! I've taken care of them all! They won't hurt you again!" William said to Serina as tears started to fell from his eye.

"…You…came for me…" Serina said to William weakly.

"O-Of course I will come for you! You're my sister! If you're in trouble, it's the big bro's job to help her out! Don't worry! N-No matter who mess with you, I'll take them on!" William said to Serina as he started tearing up.

"…Will…That camera…there's…something in it" Serina said to William as she weakly pointed at the camera that's knocked down on the floor, still attached to the tripod.

"They're recording you?! Don't worry, I'll erase the videos!" William said to Serina while he scowled.

"No…there's…important things…that could help…" Serina said to William weakly before her eyes rolled back and she went limp.

William is briefly assaulted by dread as he shook her body, that until the HUD marked Serina with status as 'unconscious' instead of dead. Serina just passed out; he didn't need to worry too much. William laid Serina on the mattress gently, the man then approached the camera and checked its condition. It's still recording so William ended it before he checked the recording, he wasn't prepared with what he saw. He saw Ronald himself, raping his little sister because fuck you that's why, blabbering that he wanted to put a baby inside Serina. William felt so pissed that he wanted to smash the camera, but he controlled his fury for a bit because there's something more important here. He skipped some parts, but he still managed to find out a lot of information. What caught his attention the most? The intel that these terrorists developed a paralyzing drug that theoretically, works on a KANSEN so they could subdue them. And they are planning for genetic mutation of their own, the purpose is unquestionable as it is clear as day. He also saw Victor Smith, Ronald's accomplice and former member of his task force as well. All of this happened on the outskirt of London, which is tightly monitored by Royal's Ministry of Intelligence Section 5…Either a massive failure happened over there regarding threat monitoring, or this is all on purpose as they let Crimson Cleanser operate within their home turf without intervention.

"…TB, extract the recording" William said to TB.

"I already made a copy of it, commander. Alongside the other files as well" TB said to William.

"Good" William said to TB.

"Should I delete the video on this camera?" TB asked William.

"…Yeah" Willliam said to TB.

"…It is done, commander" TB informed William.

BRAK!

William hurled and smashed the camera to the wall, breaking it apart with ease. William scooped out Serina and carried her in princess carry while he radioed for the Acheron Dropship to set down on the courtyard, the man then traveled the corridors and room full of dead bodies before he made it outside. He could see three girls standing in front of the dropship's lowered hatch, their face full of surprise and fear at the scene before them.

…Enterprise couldn't help but to stared at the dead bodies with widened eyes, etching in her mind that her commander just massacred all of these people like they are some sub humans unworthy to live. Despite his kindness to the girls, Enterprise realized that he is still one of the deadliest soldiers in modern history and he is more than capable to massacre Sirens with his current strength, let alone humans. Prinz Eugen grimaced at the sight because it's not her first time witnessing something like this, but the fact that this was done by the man she loved? It's a bit hard to take in, despite the justification. She knew that William normally wouldn't resort to this kind of brutality, this kind of kills are reserved for the Sirens, so Prinz could conclude that in order to do this, William had to stop seeing them as humans somewhat. Vestal almost throw up from the proof of massacre she saw, she might be a doctor but not even her could stomach this level of carnage. The absolute brutality of the sight reminded her that while William is a good person, he won't hesitate to murder a lot of people, those that dares to hurt the ones who he cares about.

After waiting for several minutes, they witnessed William approaching them while carrying Serina. The three girls couldn't help but to gasped from what they saw, they did speculate on what's going to happen to Serina because she is captured by amoral people…but seeing that speculation come to reality? It really hits different; it disturbed them to no end. Prinz and Enterprise covered William's back as he entered the dropship while Vestal immediately rushed inside, grabbed her medical kit and deployed the stretcher that they brought from the infirmary. William gently laid Serina on top of the stretcher while Prinz and Enterprise entered the dropship, Enterprise slammed the hatch's control panel and the rear hatch raised before sealing the passenger bay. At the same time? The Manjuus on the cockpit chirped as the dropship lifted off the ground and quickly gaining speed as it heads for ALASUC base. Vestal noted how stink Serina is, but compared to rotting corpse? It's nothing. Vestal quickly put on her latex medical gloves and unpacked her kit; she needs to quickly diagnosed Serina's situation.

"Vestal" William called her name.

"On it, commander" Vestal said to William as she begins her inspection.

"Will? Are you okay?" Prinz asked William.

"…I'm fine" William said to Prinz while he seated himself near the stretcher.

"…You sure?" Prinz asked William while she frowned in worry.

"…No…But I don't want to talk about it, not now…" William said to Prinz while he took off his helmet, revealing the scowl on his lips.

"Alright…Just calm down, okay? You saved her" Prinz said to William while she smiled slightly.

"But I'm not fast enough" William said to Prinz as he stood up.

"Sir?" Enterprise asked William who approached Serina.

"…Those scums still defiled her, possibly for hours. I can't imagine what she has been through, what would happen to her if Lena didn't plant a beacon on her…I shouldn't have let her go home, I trusted the security of Royal Isle too much when there's proof that those terrorists are here, undisturbed, as if they are being left alone…I am one big dumb fuckhead of a military commander…But now we know those terrorists developed a drug that can subdue a KANSEN, paralyzing them while keeping them conscious to some extent…We know full well what their intentions are, especially that they used my own sister as a test bed…" William said out loud while he scowled.

"Drugs? You mean, what happened to Serina here could happen to any of us? Despite our physical strength?" Enterprise asked William as she widened her eyes.

"…Yeah, every KANSENs is at risk now…Every one of the ship girls" William said to Enterprise as he stood beside Serina and caressed her head.

"Just when we think they can't stoop any lower, they brought a shovel to dig down…" Prinz commented while she scowled in disgust.

"…Enterprise, inform every KANSENs on that forum about this threat. TB, send the video with the evidence to Enterprise, cut the needless part from being shared" William said to Enterprise then TB.

"Yes commander" "Okay sir…" TB and Enterprise said to William.

"…How is she?" William asked Vestal.

"Serina is severely exhausted. And…" Vestal said to William before she trailed off.

"And? Be direct with me Vestal, I want to know" William said to Vestal with firm tone.

"Alright…It's clear now that she has been raped and sexually abused for hours, judging from the reddish marks all around her body which served as signs that they are not being gentle to her in anyway. There's a bit of extra and intravaginal injuries here and there which is signs of genital trauma, her cervix swollen due to repeated extreme abuse and there's a lot of semen remained within her womb. Her anus seems to be forcefully used, there's signs of minor bleeding here and there which must be due to forceful anal sex without proper lubrication. I will administer some birth control solution for her later, we will want to prevent any unwanted pregnancy. There's also a huge risk of STDs so I'll have to run a more thorough test back on our base, not to mention getting her a counselor for the psychological trauma she must've received from such act…I recommend keeping her on the base for at least a month, commander" Vestal said to William as she sets an IV for Serina.

"I have no intention letting her go again, not until I can ascertain she will be fine. Even then, I'm not letting her out of sight…Not again…" William said to Vestal while he frowned.

"…This is the first time I'm dealing with this kind of case…" Vestal confessed to William while she frowned.

"Let's make sure this will be the last…" William said to Vestal as he caressed Serina's head.

"…Yeah" Vestal said to William as she installed the IV needle on Serina's left hand.

Enterprise took off her coat and draped it over Serina's naked figure, Enterprise stared at her while she frowned before she sighed. Honestly, Enterprise never thought twice when she fought the Sirens, she can kill any kind of units being thrown at her and she won't even blink seeing them die. She did have some reservation when fighting fellow humans, her actions on pacific front during The Great War? Her actions during the mansion raid that's full of Crimson Cleanser agents? She ended their life as quickly as she could, to try ease their death. But seeing what The Crimson Cleanser are capable now? Enterprise isn't sure she could treat them the same if she has to face these terrorists again. She could somewhat imagine how William must've felt right now, imagining what if Yorktown or Hornet are the ones raped and abused like Serina did ignite something dark and primal within her. Enterprise shook her head lightly, she best not let that feeling surfaced unnecessarily. The woman looked at her commander who's stroking his little sister's head with eye full of regret and silent anger, and honestly Enterprise don't know what to say to him. To calm him down, to ease him back so he could smile like he used to…

"Commander?" Enterprise said to William.

"…What?" William asked Enterprise.

"I have shared the info. All ship girls have been notified of the situation, that should lessen their chance being ambushed by anyone" Enterprise said to William.

"Good…" William said to Enterprise.

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…The rest of the ride back to their base have been a quiet journey, none of them like to talk about the situation that they already knew. Enterprise and Prinz are busy with their phone throughout the way, discussing on what just happened with the KANSENs, discussing the Intel they received from Azur Lane High Command Intelligence Officer, that Azur Lane KANSENs are planning their departure for the ALASUC base and forming some kind of contingency in case one of them ever suffer something like this. Vestal herself has been busy monitoring and taking care of Serina throughout the way, the petite woman attended to her every need and even clean her body a bit. Serina fell asleep due to exhaustion and relief, though she wakes up occasionally to ask for water and some food. She doesn't want to talk on what happened back there, the pain and humiliation is still pretty fresh in her mind and she don't want to relive them again so soon. William accompanied Serina by sitting close by, but he refrained from asking about anything else other than her condition at the moment. William delivered the news of what happened to Lena, Diana and Lucas…safe to say they are outraged, Diana even briefly passed out from the shock when she saw his message and she cancelled her work as she flies back to Azure Archipelago, despite just arriving on HQ.

The dropship touched down in front of the infirmary and lowered the hatch, Vestal alongside William wheeled the stretcher into the infirmary and immediately head for the bathroom where they bathed Serina. They cleaned her from head to toe, dried her body and then set her down on one of the spare beds. Vestal reapplied Serina's IV before doing more thorough inspection on her, Vestal told William that she will have her result by the morning and urged him to get some rest. William nodded his head before he looked at Serina for a bit and patted her head, then he left the infirmary and stepped outside into the snow covered ALASUC base. William somberly walked back to his cabin, that's when he stumbled upon Illustrious, Hood, Belfast, Amagi and Prinz Eugen, standing in the front porch as they talked about something. Illustrious is the first one to noticed him, and she gasped as she covered her gaping mouth with her gloved hand. They heard the story from Prinz, but seeing the small proof of it now? They could tell that William didn't hold back in the slightest with his brutality. His armor is covered in blood in some places, it's nothing unusual when its Sirens blood. But when it's red because of human's blood? It gives different vibe, and not a good one.

"…William? Dear, you looked exhausted" Illustrious said to William while she frowned.

"A lot has happened, Illy…" William said to Illustrious as he walked past her.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Illustrious asked William who stopped walking.

"…What is there to talk about? My sister was used and tossed around like a worthless slut, and I killed those animals without the slightest bit of hesitation…But I missed the true culprit of the whole thing, Ronald was there alongside Smith. And I failed to get them because we are not fast enough…I'm not enraged, because I've let it out when I murdered all of those scums…But I am angry to myself, for letting this happened in the first place. Disappointed at myself for not seeing this outcome…Disgusted at myself, for being such a dimwitted man, that I failed to protect my own family from them, despite knowing that there's massive chance they are being targeted…" William said to Illustrious while he frowned.

"I don't think that's something you should be mad about, William. You're only human, if you-" Illustrious said to William while she smiled a bit.

"Serina won't have to suffer like this! She will not have to experience something like this! If I just be more insightful!" William said to Illustrious with raised and firm tone.

"But you did, by planting that beacon on her!" Illustrious said to William while she smiled.

"Had it not for Lena, I would've lost her forever! If I can't even protect my own sister, how can I protect all of you!?" William asked out loud while he gritted his teeth.

"William, calm down" Hood said to William.

"How can I be calm?! How can any of you be calm?! Do any of you realize the implication of this whole thing?! I could fail any of you because of my shortsightedness! My inability to foresee the future! I…I don't want that to happen to any of you! And I know that could happen now, because I'm such a failure as a military commander! As a leader! I don't deserve this position! What kind of dumb decision it is to have me as the leader of the KANSENs?! Believing that I could protect the girls, when I let my own sister walk into a trap willingly! Yeah! I know this would happen from the start! And I didn't do fuck about it! Despite knowing that there are potential terrorist cell operating over there! Ha…hahahaha! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" William said out loud as he fell on his knees and he laughed morbidly at the ridiculousness of the situation.

That despaired laugh is followed by a stream of tears flowing from his right eye which turned into a full-blown cry shortly after, the man felt like he is a complete failure in life. He failed as a commander; and he failed as an older brother. Heck, he failed as a man! For it's a man's job to take care of his family! His father no longer could, so Diana's and Serina's safety are his responsibility! And he failed in every account, why the hell was he selected as the Commander of ALASUC again? Lucas is a dumb fuck for choosing him, he should've stayed in prison! He's not worthy in leading these girls, when he can't even protect his own family! Both William and Lena knew that there's a potential that Serina would get kidnapped, and he still let her go home! He's a special kind of stupid! If he can't even protect his own sister, how is he supposed to protect these ship girls? It's even worse if one of them fell into the hands of those who seek to abuse or mistreat them! The fate of this war could be in his hands, his decision on what to do with the KANSENs might affect the survival of human race! And he dared to be this incompetent?!

Illustrious kneeled down and enveloped William's head in a warm hug, stuffing his face into her bosom without hesitation. Hood kneeled to his right side and put her hand on his right shoulder, caressing it gently as she looked at him in understanding. Belfast nodded to Amagi before she went inside the cabin, she's going to cook William a warm dinner for him to cheer him up. Amagi also went inside to prepare a warm bath for him, a good soak should help him relax. Prinz sighed a bit before she walked inside the cabin and head straight for basement, she readied the disassembler machine that can remove William's armor in record time, now all she needs to do is to wait for him to calm down.

"Shhh…A human without a failure is no human, my dear…You can't be perfect, each one of us will eventually fails at least once in our life, right?" Illustrious whispered to William in tone full of care and warmth.

"She's right dear, it's not like failure is something new to you. You can be better from this, it's a harsh lesson from fate" Hood said to William while she smiled in understanding.

"But, because of me, Serina-" William said out loud.

"Yes, that is unfortunate and all of us hate the fact that it happened to her. However, what's done is done, William. We can't turn back time, all we could do is to be better from this…I understand that it stings, but I'm here for you, we are all here for you. To ease that pain…" Hood said to William in understanding tone.

"…Will she forgive me? Will Serina ever forgive me for this?" William asked out loud.

"She will dear, we believe she will. It's not your fault in the first place, it's Ronald Mitchel's fault…He is the one responsible for her misery, he is the one who did all of that to Serina…He is the one who you should blame for all of this" Hood said to William.

"…Yeah…This wouldn't have happened if he's dead…My failure to kill him resulted in this…It's still all my fault in the end…" William said out loud.

"William, no, don't blame yourself for doing what you could" Illustrious said to William as she caressed his head.

"I could've been better, Illy…I failed all of you" William said to Illustrious.

"No, you don't…You made mistakes, but you didn't fail any of us. Instead, let us help you learn from that mistake. You want to be better, don't you? Then allow us to help you, to soothe you in time of need" Illustrious said to William while she smiled.

"…I can only redeem myself from all of this by murdering him…I can't let him cause anymore suffering and damage to this world because of my carelessness…I will end his life, and make sure nothing is left of him to come back to life" William quietly vowed to himself.

"And we will be here to welcome you back, from your quest to end the misery he has inflicted" Illustrious said to William while she smiled.

"We are your supporting pillar William, someone to keep you up even in your lowest moment" Hood said to William while she smiled.

"…I don't deserve you girls" William commented as he raised his head.

"Hush, nonsense. You are the man we chose, who we fell in love to. You better learn to take our love and nourish yourself with it" Illustrious said to William while she smiled.

"Yes, we wouldn't be here if we deem you not deserving us. Don't belittle yourself" Hood said to William while she smiled.

William stood up and there's a slight smile on his face from the encouragement he received, he's still not over it but he felt better for now. Maybe what he need is a good rest, to clear his mind before thinking about what should he do next with clear head. William walked inside the cabin, followed closely by Hood and Illustrious. William glanced to the kitchen and found Belfast is in the middle of cooking something, Belfast noticed his stare though and she immediately pointed at the entrance to the basement wordlessly. William followed her instruction and head downstairs where he is greeted by Prinz who's been waiting for him, the man immediately stepped forward to the machine and have his armor taken off piece by piece.

"Have you calmed down?" Prinz asked William while she smiled slightly.

"A bit…Hah…I'm so pathetic, crying like a little bitch over my failures" William said to Prinz while he smiled bitterly.

"And you feel that makes you less manly huh?" Prinz asked William while she smirked.

"Honestly yeah…" William said to Prinz as he untangled himself from the undersuit, leaving him buck naked.

"Well, better found that manliness back soon. I don't date someone who's a pussy underneath while something like this is dangling between his legs" Prinz said to William while she smirked as she grabbed his balls and limp penis.

"…Careful there, you'll wake it up…" William said to Prinz while he frowned slightly.

"Oh good, seems you realized that you are still a man. So, pick yourself up and strengthen your resolve, the William I know is not a quitter even when he's near death. I like that man better than what's in front of me now" Prinz said to William with serious face.

"…You're a bit harsh, but you know exactly what to say huh" William commented while he smiled.

"It's a woman's job to pick her man up when he's down and keep his head straight, I think I'm pretty suitable for that kind of work" Prinz said to William while she smirked.

William didn't say anything but he leaned a bit on her and kissed Prinz straight on the lips, the contact is very brief but both know that he just thanked her for the small pep talk. Prinz smirked when he pulled back and handed him a towel to cover his groins, that before she pushed the man from behind as both of them ascended the stairs. When they get back to the ground floor, Amagi is already waiting for him and urged William to head inside the bathroom where a hot bath is waiting for him. William untangled his towel and washed himself in the shower first, cleaning any grime on his body before he walked to the bath and slowly sink himself into the hot water, sighing as he felt his body is enveloped in warmth. Amagi went inside the bathroom a few minutes after he entered the bathtub, and she brought him a set of clothes to wear after he's done. She's not in the slightest fazed with the fact that William is currently naked, and even if she did, she didn't show anything with her composure game.

"Thanks for preparing the bath, Amagi" William said to Amagi while he smiled slightly.

"Sure, William-sama. This should help in easing you from the stress of what happened today" Amagi said to William while she stared at him.

"…Hey…I did something dumb. If you were in my shoes, would you act differently?" William asked Amagi.

"If I want to be frank, probably yes. I won't want to take the chances, I know that she has her responsibility, but I think abandoning them would be more beneficial for her safety" Amagi said to William bluntly.

"Urgh…True…I didn't think that far" William said to Amagi while he cringed.

"You value her security but also want to retain her freedom, William-sama. Sometimes, it is necessary to completely limit the aspect of freedom temporarily if you can guarantee the security aspect…But that's why there's a saying that said failure is the best teacher, isn't it? You did fail to consider the consequences in the long run, you just thought that you could save Serina-chan if she ever gets kidnapped, there is no doubt that you could take her back. What you didn't account is what's going to happen to her in the few hours she is on enemy custody, and you forgot that we are dealing with terrorist who don't play by the rules and has no concept of morality. I'll be honest and said that I'm not surprised she ended up being raped, William-sama. This has always happened whenever women get captured, since ancient times…How could you forget that simple fact?" Amagi bluntly told William as she stared at him.

"…Because of my tunnel vision, and I'm too focused on one aspect of the problem" William told Amagi as he lowered his head.

"Exactly. You will need to consider everything when you are faced with a problem, William-sama. Please remember that" Amagi said to William while she smiled slightly.

"Right…I'm counting on you to remind me of that, Amagi" William said to Amagi while he stared at her with serious face.

"Oh? You didn't plan to etched that permanently inside your mind?" Amagi asked William while she smiled.

"Of course I am, but I can still make mistakes. And when I do, I'm going to need you to help me with the thinking…You are irreplaceable to me, Amagi" William said to Amagi with serious face.

"Ara ara…William-sama, a maiden could get a wrong idea if you worded it like that" Amagi said to William as her cheeks reddened a bit.

"Good, I want you to get the wrong idea" William said to Amagi.

"Ara~…William-sama, if you do have such interest with me, then it's only fair if you court me properly like a gentleman should" Amagi said to William while she smiled a bit.

"…When I'm done with this war on terror madness, I would like to go on a date with you, Amagi" William said to Amagi.

"…Ufufufufu!" Amagi suddenly giggled.

"…Ouch?" William cringed as he visibly recoiled.

"Ufufufu! Oh, don't be alarmed, William-sama. I just found it a bit funny…You know, when I imagined you asking my hand for a date, I imagined that you would do it while we are resting beneath a tree when we walk outside together or something. I never expect it to happen when you are bathing" Amagi said to William while she smiled.

"…I'm being a bit untactful, but better now than late. And what matter is the feeling behind it, right?" William asked Amagi while he smiled.

"Hai, I suppose, although atmosphere is also an important consideration…Regardless, when you return victorious, do ask me that once again…Believe me, my answer won't change" Amagi said to William while she smiled affectionately.

Amagi stood up and she left the bathroom with a beautiful smile on her face, startling Hood on the corridor who stared at her as she bid her goodbye. Hood was wondering about that until her feminine instinct went off and she concluded that her man just made an advance toward another woman, he's lucky that she can tolerate him when it comes to KANSENs and Lena. If he thought about womanizing other girls than them? Oh, he's going to be in a world of hurt. Hood then walked upstairs and into the master bedroom, that's where she rendezvoused with Illustrious who already changed to her nightgown…After a while, William exited the bathroom while wearing a black jersey and white t-shirt. He walked to the kitchen and saw Belfast standing beside the dinner table, one which has a plate full of steak slabs and some salad to balance out the nutrition. Belfast motioned William to sit down and so he did, Belfast then poured a hot tea for him as beverage to moisten his throat.

"It's been a rough day, let me offer you three slabs of well-done steak with salad and a freshly brewed herbal tea to help with the stress, master" Belfast said to William while she smiled.

"You're spoiling me" William commented as he picked up his eating utensils.

"I prefer the term 'comfort dining'. This should help ease your stress and help your mood before facing your monumental task ahead" Belfast said to William who started eating a large chunk of meat.

"…Yeah, it really is…I felt happier now than I did less than an hour ago" William said to Belfast while he smiled slightly.

"It relieved me to hear that…Master William, I believe everyone has offer their own words of consolation and there's nothing new I could tell you. However, I will stay by your side. To offer you comfort and encouragement should you need them" Belfast said to William as she stood behind William.

"…And that's more than I could ask for, Bel…" William said to Belfast while he smiled a bit.

"I sincerely wish for you to not fall into despair, master. But if you do, you can count on the fact that the whole base will do whatever it takes to help you out. So do not be afraid if you make some mistake, we will be there with you to correct them" Belfast said to William as she put her hands on his shoulders.

"…Thank you" William said to Belfast before he ate more steak.

"My pleasure…Now then, I suggest you finish this meal and go to sleep at your earliest convenience. Rest assured, I will take care of Serina when you couldn't, master" Belfast said to William.

"…But I want to take care of her" William said to Belfast.

"And you should, as her brother. However, you will be sent to the front eventually. I will make sure to keep an eye on her when you do" Belfast said to William while she smiled.

"…Yeah, in that case, sure…There's…few things I couldn't talk to her directly, because I'm a man…I want you, no, I need you to help me with her with the areas I couldn't, Bel" William said to Belfast as his left hand caressed her right.

"Your wish is my command, master" Belfast said to William while she smiled.

"Glad to hear it" William said to Belfast while he smiled.

William finished his dinner and Belfast immediately told him to go upstairs to his room while she cleaned the dirty dish, the man did just that and he entered the master bedroom while being not surprised that he found Hood and Illustrious inside wearing their nightgown. The two women didn't say anything, they just smiled as they took his hands and guided him to the center of the mattress, after he laid properly above it with a pillow beneath his head? The two women climbed the bed and laid to his sides, practically snuggling at the man. He could feel their warmth, their boobs practically squeezed his muscly arms and their legs entwined with his. But sexual thoughts are the farthest thing on his mind at the moment, William is just content with the fact that his two girlfriends wanting to stay with him throughout the night. William turned to the right and leaned his face toward Hood then briefly kissing her lips, next he turned to the left and did the same to Illustrious. The three of them smiled at each other before they closed their eyes and fall into deep slumber, wrapped in a warm blanket and snuggling with each other. Belfast watched them from the door before she smiled and closed the master bedroom, she wanted to join them but she guessed it'll be quite crowded if she just fell asleep on top of William. Oh well, she'll get her chance in the future.

…Morning rolled in, William had breakfast with Hood and Illustrious before he bailed out of the cabin as he immediately headed for the infirmary before he worked. He entered the wing that Serina is in and found that Lena is already there, both of them looked like they just talked about something and stopped when William stepped into the room. William noticed that Lena wore long leather jacket with blue sweater and jeans, seems she just went out somewhere. William ignored that fact for now, that she's nowhere seen when he returned last night and he immediately went straight for Serina who's sitting on her bed with unreadable expression.

"Serina" William said to Serina.

"…I've heard everything from Lena…" Serina said to William.

"Then you know I'm a dumb fuck for letting you go home" William said to Serina while he frowned.

"Not just him, me as well. We only thought that we can rescue you if something goes wrong, we don't anticipate what would happen to you when they do…" Lena said to Lena while she frowned.

"…Oh well, not like I'll get pregnant from that. It's my safe week" Serina said out loud as she stared at the ceiling.

"…What? Serina…You are subjected to such heinous act! How can you be so calm?!" Lena asked Serina while she widened her eyes.

"Calm? Well, I am pissed to the core every time I remembered what happened yesterday. It reminded me how they abused my body, killed my boyfriend, potentially get me fired from my job and I potentially had to be here for months thus missing my college classes…I'm just too tired to muster any energy to fuss about it at the moment, and I can't exactly use you two as a punching bag" Serina said to Lena and William while she frowned.

"You should, we caused this to you in the first place" William said to Serina with serious face.

"…Yeah, somewhat you right…But you two aren't the one who raped me, so while you two are part to blame? I'm mostly furious at the guy who did it…" Serina said to William while she frowned.

"…Serina…I'm sorry that you have to get involved in this…I have no intentions to let this ever happen to you" William said to Serina earnestly.

"Really, I thought everything was over when you were thrown in prison…I mean, what's with that plot armor bullshite? Surviving a headshot? And there's five of them? Pffttt…Guess the world won't be like this if you really killed five of them huh?" Serina said to William.

"Urk" William visibly flinched when she said that.

"…So? What are you going to do about him?" Serina asked William.

"I'll find him, and I'll kill him. This time, I'll make sure he won't be back for round three" William said to Serina in serious tone.

"…Fine, when you do? Give him my regards" Serina said to William.

"For sure" William said to Serina.

"…Serina, let us know if we can help you in anyway, alright?" Lena said to Serina while she smiled.

"Well…How about lending me a laptop so I could continue my work and notify my acquaintances regarding my situation?" Serina asked Lena while she smiled slightly.

"Alright. Sit tight for a bit. Will, we need to talk about counter terror deployment, let's go" Lena said to Serina then to William.

William and Lena left the infirmary, the man messaged Hood about the situation and she said she will get one of the spare laptops to be used by Serina. After they stepped outside though, both Lena and William stared at one another with grim expression. No, they are not talking about the counter terror deployment that Lena said they are going to talk about. Both of them are unnerved by Serina's attitude, how easy going she's in taking her whole situation. Both of them expected Serina to take it harder than she is now, heck, William even briefly thought that there's a possibility she will develop some kind of fear toward men. Lena also thought that Serina would act more reserved, even getting angry or blaming them for the misfortune that befell her…But none, she did none of those. She easily shifted the blame to Ronald; she did make William promised her to deliver her revenge by proxy…But other than that? She didn't show much reaction, she is so…cold…

"Will…Something's very wrong here" Lena said to William while she frowned.

"Yeah, she's taking it way too lightly despite the whole situation back then…I'm honestly scared Lena, it would make sense if she acted like this after a week coupled with therapy. But so soon? Not even a day after it happened to her?" William said to Lena while he frowned.

"Either she is so strong mentally…or something did break within her" Lena said to William as she glanced at the infirmary

"…Both are terrifying possibility…" William said to Lena while he frowned deeply.

"…We have no choice but to rely on others for this, no way we could ascertain what's wrong with her if we keep poking at her. She knows us, she will be reluctant to truly open up" Lena said to William while she folded her arms.

"Right…The sooner we understand what's going on with her the better, right now I'm uncomfortable just by looking at her. She is not like the Serina I know" William said to Lena while he frowned.

"Yeah-" Lena said to William before she's interrupted by a phone call, the caller ID is unknown.

"Who is it?" William asked Lena.

"Unknown…Hello?" Lena said to William before she answered the call.

"Hey there Valedictorian. Heard about what happened straight from the High Commander, seems we'll get some high value target to hunt down. But I'll still ask, you two need any help?" The unknown man asked Lena on the phone.

"Hmph, I don't see a reason to turn away the chance for a curb stomp battle. So, the order finally comes down, good to hear from you" Lena snorted before she said to the unknown man on the phone.

"Likewise. I got the other two and our gears are set, waiting on you, ma'am" The unknown man said to Lena on the phone.

"No reason to delay then. We'll meet at our old safe house, a week from now. Do some spring cleaning then learn all you can about the targets and relevant intel, notify me when the base is good" Lena said to the unknown man.

"Got it, see you there. Say hi to William for me" The unknown man said to Lena before he ended the call.

"Move order?" William asked Lena.

"Yeah, for all of us. Bellerophon graduates is about to have a long-awaited reunion" Lena said to William while she smirked.

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This is one of the most depressing chapters I have ever written, period. I realized that dark scene like that is not for everyone, that's why I put out a warning over there. So, don't go blaming me if you can't stand it yet choose to read them anyway, okay? It's there for a reason…Now, we will soon be moving to the human versus human aspect on the story so I'd like to give a fair warning ahead of time. It will not be sunshine and rainbows, there will be darkness, there will be edge and even misery. Naturally, the focus on the KANSENs will lessen for several chapters, some of you who come here for them would be scratching your heads to why the story focused more on the humans. But yeah, it's one of the necessary developments in the story so please bear with it for a while. We can get back to the fun stuff like murdering Sirens and romancing ship girls after this new arc is done, and I'll double down on them, believe me. Expect more action, fluff and sweet sweet lemon-flavored smut after the arc, take it as a motivation to slog through those incoming chapters okay dear readers?

As usual, I'd like to thank you all for the follow, favorite, review and patience! Soon this story will hit its third year anniversary on 29th August! Goddamn, I didn't expect this thing have been ongoing for three years! Remarkable to say the least, and it's all thanks to you guys who keeps reading it. I will probably not be able to update anything on that date, so let's celebrate a little early! Here's to the third year with William and co! Dear reader's continued support! And my motivation that is even more horrendous than abusive yandere girlfriend who keeps dipping out when I need her the most! Work hard, play hard, stay hard~! *opens a bottled tea* Okay, time for Apex, V-Tubers and life obligations…Oh right, this story isn't finished yet. Welp, let's add it to the list once again…If you didn't hear anything from me replying a review or DMs, that mean I've finally in comatose due to my salt level reaching the heavens for NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ROMA! FOR FUCK'S SAKE! WHY IS MY LUCK WITH CAPITAL SHIPS IS LOWER THAN HITOMI TANAKA'S SAGGING BOOBS?! I GOT DA VINCI SIX TIMES ALREADY! AAARRRRGGGHHHHHH…Oh well, rerun I'm counting on you!

Until next time everyone!

- Dasmara