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Chapter 3
* Shipgirl Observation Notes:
- Apparently, it wasn't just physical traits like Akashi's cat ears that Shipgirls can manifest. They can also come equipped with unique powers of their own too, like how Eldridge can use her unique bio-electric field to zap things... mostly us. My guess is that those powers are related to the history of the ship used somehow. Though, that makes me wonder why Akashi came out as a cat-girl then... Hmm, maybe it has to do with her being from the Sakura Empire, for some reason...? But again, why cat ears? Well, not gonna complain so it's whatever. Besides, I'm gonna need more data before I draw any real conclusions...
- Speaking of their physical forms... Apparently, it seems that their ship type also has an effect on what sort of build the resulting Shipgirl comes out with. For example, Eldridge is a destroyer while Belfast and Prinz Eugen are cruisers. Again, there's not enough data to draw any real conclusions, but that seems to be the case so far. There's also the above note about their birth nations too, which also likely has an effect on the end result. Definitely gonna need more data but it seems like the most logical reasons for it... Well, or at least as logical as girls being born from quantum alchemy can be anyway... Seriously, like what the fuck...!
- Personally, I think the most fascinating, and maybe the hardest to get used to, fact about them concerns their mentality and the strange 'link' I now have with them. With the former, I think I just have to get used to how... weirdly overly affectionate they can get be with a guy they literally only just met yesterday, well excluding Akashi I guess. My guess, and this rolls nicely into the next point, is that it has to do with the initial Wisdom Cube synchronization phase of the 'construction' process. Kinda like imprinting, but in the form of a two way connection. Definitely explains why I'm way more okay with them than I otherwise probably would be. I'm not sure what other effects this link has on us, but it explains the Shipgirls' inherent loyalty and attachment towards their Commanders, as well as a Commander's desire to want to accept and protect them. At least that's how it feels to me. Apparently Dr. Anzeel and Dr. Aoste, though they didn't seem to leave behind many records or notes about that particular subject, felt the same way. Hmm, if I had to describe this connection... I guess it'd be something like 'creating soulmates' or something like that. It's not a bad feeling though. Well, details aside, best to just let things play out naturally... or as naturally as this weird as fuck situation will allow, anyway.
- Lastly, I'm glad that we learned that we can preset the construction process. Speaking of which, I wonder just what sort of Shipgirls we'll get to meet tomorrow? *
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August 27th, 2023 - Early morning:
'...Huh? What's going on? Why do I feel so heavy? And why is it so warm in here?'
With closed eyes and and still a little sleepy, Liam groggily tried to find whatever it was that was making him feel that way only to find not one, but two sources coming from either side of him and tightly wrapped around his arms. They were unbelievably small, soft, warm, and had just the right amount of weight to them that was neither too heavy nor too light. Honestly, Liam wouldn't actually have minded too much... had he actually invited anyone to bed with him, that is... he was pretty sure he locked his door too... which very likely only meant one thing-
"...Oh, you have GOT to be kidding me...!"
-Yes, that's right. And he didn't just have one night crawling intruder either, but two. Now, with that discovery out of the way... their was only one, very important, question left for him to try and answer.
'What the fuck do I do now!?'
Unfortunately for Liam, that was right about the time his two uninvited guests decided to wake up themselves.
"...Nnnyyyaaaa...~ !" came the cute, cat-like yawn to his right, accompanied by much gentle rubbing... pawing?
"...Commander. Awake? ...Hug..!" Which was soon followed by the equally gentle neediness of the little blonde zapper to his left.
"...Not that I'm not happy with the attention but how, exactly, did you two get into my room?" Liam asked, more genuinely curious than angry.
"Nya? Well, it's because I made a copy of your room's key-card, obviously. And no, I'm not gonna get rid of or give it to you nya."
"...Seriously?"
"Seriously nya~!"
"...Ugh. Yeah, I figured as much..."
"Nyahahaha~!"
Liam then turned his head to look over at Eldridge. "Though I can probably guess, but how about you?"
Noticing Liam's gaze, the petite zap happy blonde looked up at her beloved Commander and simply said, "...Lock, zap."
Liam could only chuckle a bit with a slight smile on his face hearing that. "...Of course you did..."
"Commander, mad?"
"Not really. I mean, I probably should be, but it's kinda hard to be mad in this situation. Like, I think most guys would love to wake up to two beauties in his bed at least once in their lives, probably. Or, y'know. Something like that," Liam shamelessly admitted with another small chuckle.
...
"Oh me, oh my~! Is that an open invitation for both Frau Belfast and myself to join in as well sometime, perchance?" asked a very teasing, very familiar voice coming from the direction of Liam's now open door.
"...Eugen!? N, No. Wait, wait, wait! I can explain this! Please for the love of all that is holy let me explain this!" Liam all but pleaded seeing the Iron Blood girl's trademark smirk and mischievous, playful glint in her beautiful crimson eyes.
"Whatever would you need to explain, mein Kommandant. I heard what you all said. Besides, all I was asking for was if we could join you in bed some time in the future as well. That's all."
"...Um, sure, I guess?" Honestly, Liam was so caught off guard and and surprised that he just said whatever came to mind with little to no real thought put into it. That said, Liam was simply the kind of poor fool that was too good a target for Prinz Eugen not to tease, mess with, and take advantage of. All in the name of love, of course.
"Well, you heard him. What say you, Frau Belfast?" said Eugen to the the excellent Royal Maid behind her. Seeing to her Master's needs is, after all, a maid's highest responsibility, nein?"
"Indeed it is, Lady Eugen," Belfast nodded in total agreement, an equally teasing smirk gracing her beautiful features. "And I for one, take my duties as our Master's Head Maid very, very seriously."
'...Oh man. It's too early for this shit and I really need to get outta here before this teasing/torture goes any further!'
Unfortunately for Liam, nothing remotely resembling mercy would be granted to him this fine morning...
"Commander?"
"...H, Hmm? What's up, Eldridge?"
"Hard?"
"..."
"Nnyyaa~? Oh, he totally is!"
"Oh my~! "
"Would you like me to take care of it for you, Master?"
"...Goddammit!"
- The next day - Dormitory building A, first floor communal living room -
"Hahahaha! Are, Are you serious!? I can't believe I missed something so fun! That's so not fair~!" boisterously exclaimed a petite twintailed pinkette with purple eyes, very youthful and cute features, and dressed in what basically amounted to a combination of idol and magical girl colored in red white, and blue; the national colors of the Eagle Union. This energetic little cutie was Eagle Union Aircraft Carrier Saratoga, aka: 'Sister Sara' and the second of the three latest Shipgirls Liam successfully constructed today.
"There there... Big Brother..," softly and shyly reassured the equally petite (and surprisingly buxom) girl with long, light purple hair dressed in a flattering and formal white dress, gently patting Liam's head as he sat dejected and mildly embarrassed at the large table everyone was currently gathered around this mid-afternoon. This shy little cutie was Royal Navy Light Aircraft Carrier Unicorn, accompanied by her stuffed unicorn doll companion, Uni... that was apparently able to move all on its own, somehow...
'Yeah, maybe I should ask her about that later?' Liam thought, wondering if his eyes were playing tricks on him.
"Aren't you going to join in on teasing the Kommandant, Frau Alabama?" asked a very much amused Prinz Eugen leisurely enjoying a glass of brandy.
"Nah. 'sides," replied the tall, white haired, crimson eyed tan beauty, shaking her head with a slight smirk. "It's way more fun watchin' fer now. Anyway, is my hot turkey sandwich ready yet, Miss Belfast?" This cool beauty with the distinctive tribal like markings adorning her toned and exposed midriff was Eagle Union Battleship, Alabama. Incidentally, she had a huge appetite. Everyone already had lunch, but this glutton of a Shipgirl was still at it and well on her way through her third helping of food.
"Ah, yes. Coming right up, Miss Alabama," answered the super maid in question, trays of food and tea in each hand. "And for Miss Akashi, Miss Eldridge; fresh apple tarts."
"Nyahaha! You're the best, Belfast-san!"
"...Yummy!"
Both girls' eyes were positively sparkling seeing the sweet treats on display. And, as for Liam...
"Here you go, Master. Some Darjeeling."
"Ah, thanks a lot," gratefully said the ever relentlessly teased Liam as he took the warm cup of lightly sweetened tea and taking a sip. "Oh, yeah! That really hits the spot...! ...I really needed that..."
Belfast smiled softly in satisfaction for another job well done. "Glad I could be of service, Master."
Finally recovered from the morning's events and having to recount the tale to the trio of new Shipgirls, Liam cleared his throat and nodded to himself before looking to face the seven gathered Shipgirls who, seeing the change in their Commander's demeanor, shifted gears and gave him their full and undivided attention.
"Right. So before we even think about fighting Sirens or anything like that, I think it's important I know what each of you are capable of and specialize in. Akashi's already given a basic rundown on Shipgirls, and I've tired to study up on other helpful subjects using whatever was lying around here, but most of it is still way over my head. And, to be honest, I don't know the first thing about commanding a conventional naval fleet, nevermind a fleet of Shipgirls," he explained honestly, neither being too self deprecating nor downplaying his lack of knowledge. Waiting a bit to gauge their reactions and seeing no real issues, Liam continued. "Now that we've got a full 'fleet', I was thinking of getting to know what you all can do first, then work on building up our teamwork before running a few preliminary sorties outside the island to get a better feel for the situation outside and maybe find a nearby port to gather intel. What do you all think?"
Belfast was the first to nod her approval, followed by Prinz Eugen with both being impressed by how much thought Liam put into his suggestions.
"An excellent idea, Master."
"Well, it is true that we all only just met and that going out now without a plan or any training would be the height of stupidity. I only just got this body after all, so I'm not in any hurry to sink anytime soon. Besides," Eugen then stole a glance at Liam. "I've yet to cash in on that offer to a private evening out with mein Kommandant yet...~"
Alabama, having finished yet another hot turkey sandwich, nodded. "Hearin' about how the two half-pints there-"
"...Nya!? What was that!?"
"...Half-pints?"
"-got to use Commander as a huggin' pillow got me wantin' to try it too. Think I can join ya then, Miss Eugen?"
Prinz Eugen's eyes sparkled at the possibilities to further tease and fluster Liam. "Oh me, oh my~! That sounds like a wonderful idea, Frau Alabama! After all, the more the merrier. Right, mein Kommandant~?" Truthfully, she wanted to see just how far she could take edging the poor man before he finally lost control on his restraint. It was a bit roundabout but she, in her own twisted little way, felt that he should make the first move in these sort of situations. Well, that and she really didn't mind sharing so long as it was within the fleet. After all, 'All for one and one for all' was the basic premise between Shipgirls and their Commanders.
"...I don't get a say in this, do I?"
Eugen raised an eyebrow. "Oh~? We're you going to refuse then, mein Kommandant?"
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"...No, probably not. But that's kinda not the point either..."
The others couldn't help but giggle, with Eugen looking especially smug at getting the man to admit he wouldn't/couldn't refuse their advances as long as they were persistent enough. Yesterday morning was proof of that, after all.
Liam cleared his throat and forcefully brought the subject back to the more urgent matters at hand. "Before we think about who gets to use who as a hugging pillow or whatever, I'm gonna ask just to be sure. Everyone good with my initial plan? We can work out the details later, but we have to get through the introductions and stuff first.
Once again and with no objections, everyone present nodded.
"Great, so who wants to start then?" Liam asked, glad to get things moving and delay his time as their exclusive hug pillow (not that he actually minded, but priorities).
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"Ahem! If no one minds, then let Sister Sara start things off!" and, with all the pep and energy of the idol/magical girl she presented herself to be, Saratoga moved to the center of the very spacious living room where she then summoned her rigging and weapons normally hidden away in a dedicated subspace pocket linked to each and every Shipgirl. "Like I mentioned when we first met earlier today, I'm an aircraft carrier; one of the three ship types who operate in the rear of a formation," Sara explained before summoning a drone in the shape of an antique bomber used during the 40's. "And, just like any aircraft carrier, my main method of combat would be using these little darlings to launch wide area airstrikes against enemy formations, as well as providing support and cover for the vanguard. Pretty amazing, right? My only real drawbacks are, like most other rear line Shipgirls, my lack of speed and direct combat abilities. Well, that and unlike light aircraft carriers, there's a bit of lag between when I can launch airstrike waves," Sara clarified. "Oh, one last thing. aircraft carriers like your ever reliable Sister Sara can use our drones for long range scouting too since whatever information they record is automatically relayed back to us, and in crisp 4K quality too!"
Having finished her explanations and skill breakdown, Sara did another twirl as she dispelled her drone and rigging before moving back to her seat. Seeing that as the cue for the next Shipgirl to go up, the ever shy and timid Unicorn took in and exhaled a few deep calming breaths before shakily standing up and heading to the spot Sara unknowingly set as their 'stage'.
"O, Okay... Just like Miss Sarato-"
"It's Sister Sara~! Sister Sara~!"
"-I, I mean Sister Sara... Unicorn is also a rear line aircraft carrier. A light aircraft carrier, specifically." Then, just like Saratoga before her, Unicorn also summoned her unique rigging and a lone antique fighter shaped drone before continuing. "M, My role is also to support the vanguard with my drones... But, unlike regular aircraft carriers, light aircraft carriers like me can launch drones faster and come equipped with more anti-aircraft guns to help fight off enemy airstrikes as well." Taking a moment to demonstrate by moving around her mounted AA guns, Unicorn tightly held Uni to her chest before emitting a soft, bright green light from her body. "I, I can also heal the fleet a bit too, which is the m, main way I su, support the vanguard!"
"Oh, wow! You'd be able to heal us up outside of battle too with such a nifty skill! Like when we're low on medical supplies or in an emergency! Freaking amazing!" Liam honestly praised, genuinely amazed by the shy purplette. Needless to say, Unicorn was blushing up a storm as she hurried back to her seat, unable to look up at Liam after that.
With a a few stretches to loosen herself up after having eaten such a big meal, Alabama then stood up and leisurely walked over to the stage for her turn, showing off her own rigging just like all the rest.
"Hey, y'all. I'm a battleship, and my role is to help protect our fleet's aircraft carriers and provide artillery support for the vanguard. Typically, battleships aren't very fast, but I've got skills that not only up my firepower, but my evasion too. That's all really," Alabama explained with a satisfied nod, preferring to keep things short and simple.
Finished sharing their roles and specialties to Liam and the others, it was now time for the others to step up. Now, one would think that they would've gotten this out of the way already, but they purposefully avoided doing that until they'd assembled enough shipgirls for their first fleet. And, the first to start was none other than Akashi herself. Though, this was probably because she was actually a special rear line Shipgirl.
"Nyahaha~! Repair Ship Akashi here and just like my title implies... My job is to make sure that you all stay in tip top shape nya!" and with a twirl, the cat eared verdette summoned her rigging stocked full of cranes and rigging maintenance devices. "And look! I even come prepared with emergency repair kits nya! Ah, but my true worth isn't what I contribute on the field though, but off of it nya! For no one can surpass my genius nya!"
"...Genius?" asked the kuudere blonde/apparent rival, cutely tilting her head to the side.
Gently patting her head, it was Liam who answered her. "Yeah, Akashi's really smart. She's actually the one who took down the firewalls to the Wisdom Cube storage vault, along with double and triple checking to make sure that the construction system was up and running and able to run on its own. I'd have been totally and completely lost without her let me tell you."
"...Oh. Green Cat, amazing...!"
"Nyahahaha! That I am! That I am!"
"...Hmph!"
*Zzzaapp!*
"HHHIISSSS! Nya!? Wh, What was that for!?"
"...Green Cat, bragging. Hmph...!"
And, just before the two could start yet another fight, a certain silver haired super maid appeared in front of them with a plate full of cookies.
"Now, now. This won't do. Good Shipgirls get delicious cookies and headpats from Master. Bad Shipgirls get neither."
It didn't even take a whole two or three seconds to get them to stop fighting; Belfast's cookies were just that good. No, really. After all, even as everyone was watching the cute little exchange/distraction play out, they also were hungrily eyeing the large plate of cookies as well. Human or Shipgirl, girls love their sweets. At least, these girls did.
With cookie in hand, Prinz Eugen decided to be the next one to step up, casually bringing out her own rigging as she reached the center of their impromptu 'stage'.
"Well then, I'll keep this brief. I am a heavy cruiser, one of the two primary ship types that fight on the front line as the fleet's vanguard. To be specific, a cruiser's job is to either be a tank and absorb as much damage as possible or, conversely, be the primary damage dealers. I fall in the former with skills that allow me to generate defensive barriers that can be applied onto the whole vanguard."
Honestly, everyone was a bit surprised hearing what the teasing Iron Blood girl's skills were, especially given her rather forward nature, but decided not to think too hard about it. Next up was the Royal Navy super maid, Belfast.
Having wordlessly stepped onto the 'stage' next, Belfast faced her audience and elegantly bowed before bringing out her own rigging and starting her explanation.
"Unlike Lady Eugen, this humble maid is a light cruiser. My personal skillset is geared more towards increasing my own offensive abilities, with an emphasis on setting my foes ablaze. I can also throw down a smokescreen to help increase our chances of better avoiding incoming enemy attacks. Also, unlike heavy cruisers like Lady Eugen, light cruisers such as myself have less armor and are a bit faster, though nothing compared to destroyers like Miss Eldridge."
"...Y'know, honestly? It really scares the crap outta me that you can say that so calmly with a smile on your face..," Liam reluctantly admitted, not missing the sheer irony concerning his two cruisers' contrasting personalities and combat skills as he finished writing down notes on the top tier Shipgirl maid.
Eugen smiled. "We have skills that perfectly complement and cover for our individual weaknesses."
That's when Eldridge, who had been sitting on Liam's lap for awhile now, hopped off and went next, bringing out her own rigging as she walked over to take her turn on the stage. Then, after taking a moment to get her thoughts in order, the petite, zap happy kuudere blonde started to speak. "...Um, Destroyer. Vanguard. Fast evasion. Cloaking skills. Zapping. That's it." She then turned to look over at Liam expectantly.
"Hmm? What's up?
"Commander. Good job?"
"Mmhm! Very good job!" Liam praised, giving the girl a thumb's up. "So, now that everyone knows what their skills and our basic goals are, do any of you have anything else to add or ask? Or any other suggestions really?
This time, it was Sara who spoke up next. "You might not have noticed, but this is actually a pretty balanced fleet. But, yes! Sister Sara has a suggestion!"
Liam nodded. "Okay, shoot."
"Well first, although we have a pretty good fleet setup already, I think we could make it better by adding in a support fleet of submarines."
"Submarines?"
"Yeah. Submarines wouldn't just give us a numbers advantage, but also the element of surprise too! Not only that, they can increase the sorts of tactics and strategies we can employ in fighting the Sirens since they can act on their own. Lastly, submarines also have skills that can buff the whole fleet too!" explained the the petite, magical idol girl.
"Oh, not bad, Pinky~!"
"Agreed. An excellent suggestion, Lady Sara!"
"We can also use them to run scouting missions for us too nya!"
Everyone voiced their support in favor of the pinkette's well thought out idea.
"Well, Commander? What do you think?" Sara asked, desire for praise clearly reflected in her lovely and expressive purple eyes. Really, it was taking everything she had to keep still waiting for his answer.
"That's a great idea! Thanks a lot Sara! I didn't even think about that," Liam said with an approving nod. "Okay, now as for our future goals... I think that while we train to work on our teamwork and run a few preliminary scouting sorties, the most important thing we'll need to focus on should be building up our forces and manpower. I mean, just the eight of us alone aren't gonna cut it, plain and simple."
Everyone nodded, agreeing with their Commander's concerns.
"How many fleets do you plan to construct then, Master?"
"I think that we should aim for a total of eight whole fleet complete with four supporting submarine fleets first. It might seem like a lot, but it's really the bare minimum number we're going to need to reliably run missions, set up patrol fleets, and properly run and maintain the facilities here on the island. I mean, as far we know, we really might have to fight against the Sirens all on our own, so I'd rather be accused of being over-prepared than under-prepared," Liam explained while seriously looking each and every one of his Shipgirls in the eye.
"...So, more sisters?" Eldridge really didn't understand (or possibly not even really care about) the the more complicated details but she did at least understand that much. And for her, that was enough.
"Well, as long as we pace ourselves and not rush, then I think we'll be more than prepared to take on the Sirens, or anyone else dumb enough to get in our way!" Prinz Eugen said without a hint of worry or concern. "Plus, I also agree that we should proceed under the assumption that we'll have to fight this war all by ourselves and without any outside support or reinforcements magically coming our way anytime soon."
"Agreed nya! And just like you said, we're also going to need plenty of hands on deck to keep this place going. Sure, the major supply and ammo production facilities here are automated, but this island doesn't have many shoreline defenses either. That and there are still a few places around here that'll still require some manual labor too," Akashi added. "Plus, we're also gonna need a dedicated logistics fleet to help get us what we can't produce here on the island. Granted, we're pretty self sufficient as is, but having a few external supply lines just in case would only benefit us as well."
"Not just supply lines, but for gathering intel as well," Belfast added, following up on Akashi's suggestion.
"The more the merrier I say, so no complaints here from Sister Sara~!"
Finished writing down the finer points of their suggestions and ideas, Liam nodded and closed his notebook. "Right, and considering the urgency of our situation, I think we're gonna need about two months. Everyone good with that?"
Everyone nodded.
"Alright. First thing's first, we spend the next few days training while building up our forces. Then, once we're ready, we'll run a few scouting missions in the waters around the island. With that, I think we should take a break here. We managed to get a lot accomplished today, a lot more than I thought we would too actually. We'll leave sifting through the naval vessel information database to pick out our other shipgirls for later."
With the heavy talk and planning finally out of the way, there was only one thing left to deal with... at least for a certain petite zap happy blonde and cat-eared verdette anyway...
"Commander. Lap!"
" ...Nya!?"
Everyone else just hung back and smiled fondly, taking bets on who'd get the prize first... while secretly scheming of ways to get closer to Liam themselves.
...
...At some point, Prinz Eugen decided to bring out the booze.
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Later that night, in Saratoga, Alabama, and Unicorn's rooms:
* It's a funny feeling really. I mean, one minute nothing but detached memories with no context and then all of a sudden and just like that, the whole work makes sense! At first, I didn't think anything about it, but now that I'm here and writing down whatever is in my head... it's only just now hitting me how crazy it all is. But then again, if it lets me shine on a new stage with my sisters... if it lets me keep experiencing the world as 'myself', then Sister Sara is going to give it her all! Speaking of my new sisters, Akashi and Eldridge are super adorbs! Like, it's always so fun watching them fight over who gets to sit on Commander's lap! Speaking of my Commander, I didn't realize he was such a lightweight! Only two or three drinks and he was out like a light! Then again, I think I got the best out of that little discovery since he fell asleep on my lap! Haha! The looks on everyone's faces were priceless! *
* Big Brother... was really nice... Unicorn was a little worried about what he'd be like, but I guess... that was worrying over nothing... His hand was really warm. And Uni really likes him too... It's going to get really busy soon too... At least, that's what the Big Sisters and Big Brother were saying... Honestly, I don't like fighting, but it made Unicorn really happy when everyone thought my healing skills were so useful...! I'm, Unicorn will do her best to keep everyone safe...! *
* I... have no idea write down here... Well, whatever. I'll keep it short and sweet this time.
I wanna use Commander as my huggin' pillow! Dammit! Eugen and Belfast beat me to the punch too!
...It was really funny seeing him not know how to handle them. Kinda cute too.
...Little Eldridge zapped me... Not cool... But, she's cute so I guess it's okay...
Greenie was pretty cute too. I wonder if she'll let me play with her ears sometime maybe?
Oh, speaking of Belfast... She's a really good cook. Those hot turkey sandwiches were really friggin' DELISH! I... wonder if I can get her to cook me up a roast turkey? Actually, do we even have any whole turkey? Huh... Well, whatever. Not worth worryin' about right now I guess.
...
...I'm hungry again... *
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A/N:
And that concludes Ch. 3!
This time we focused on the last of Liam's fist fleet!
I had a lot of fun writing about their introductions and skill breakdowns. It was as much for them as it was for Liam. These girls are really meeting each other for the first time after all. Well, that and I wanted to let some of their personalities show too.
Anyway, the other big takeaway is that now they, and we, have an idea of what they're going to do.
And yeah, they have a lot of work to do. A lot of work to do and Shipgirls to meet.
The hardest part about writing this chapter was moving sections around and totally rewriting the last part. Personally, I really like adding in the Shipgirls' journal entries.
As always, I hope that you enjoyed the read!
Well, see you next chapter!