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Chapter 5
* Metis' Observation Log - 1
After having my fill of watching the fleet either get themselves or the Commander off last night, I took the liberty of accessing any available external networks that still managed to stay up and running.
After all, if they are to have any chance at all of winning their war, then gathering information was of the highest priority. Unfortunately, what little news I managed to find was... less than ideal.
- Most of the Eagle Union, save for a few areas in the northeast, roughly 80% of the country, were now fully under Siren control.
- Likewise, 79% of the nations south of the Eagle Union fell to the Siren not long afterwards.
- Across the sea, roughly 72% of Europa, save for the Britannian Royal Islands, Iron Blood Republic and the nations of the split Iris Orthodoxy, have fallen under Siren control to some degree or another while the aforementioned surviving countries have banded together to continue their resistance.
- East of Europa, nearly all of the Northern Union and Dragon Empery have been conquered with little information on any resistance in the region.
- Miraculously, the Sakura Empire has somehow managed to only lose about 40% of their territory, though that's apparently because of very fierce, ongoing resistance by one of my sister ships under the command of surviving remnants of the Azur Lane Alliance Navy.
Now, based on what I've found... I can only conclude that the Sirens, unlike their actions during the First Siren War, have presumably been using the lands they've occupied to resupply and fuel their campaigns. This is only conjecture on my end and will need to be verified.
Things are as bad as they can get and yet, the situation is still far from the worst that it could be. The fact that there is still such fierce resistance is proof of that. However, if things stay the way are, then mankind's total defeat and likely destruction will become a matter of 'when', not 'if'. That said, the fact that Commander Liam found this hidden island base, created a fleet of shipgirls, and managed to stay hidden, provides just the ace for humanity that could, if utilized with the proper timing and preparations, be the wild card that could tip the scales of the war and turn things around. However, to even have a remote chance of doing that, there will be a critical need for us to adapt and train for land operations in order to liberate the territories occupied by the Sirens, thereby cutting off their supply lines while bolstering our own.
With all of that in mind, and taking into account our already ongoing set of tasks and goals, there will be a serious need to talk with Commander Liam and the others about it as soon as I can. *
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September 1st, 2023
Mid-afternoon, in one of the many island's large simulation training rooms.
"Ahahahaha~!"
Particles of light quickly flickered in and out as they drifted upwards into the virtual sky above, a sign that yet another enemy ship fell and giving context to the soft, sweetly melodious yet contemptuous laughter that rung like a clear bell all throughout the confines of the false sea that Sakura Empire Aircraft Carrier Akagi and the rest of her newly formed fleet were in.
"...How dare you vermin stand before me with such paltry, misshapen fangs," quietly spat the beautiful and buxom brunette as her fierce yet softly glowing crimson eyes looked ahead with noting but utter disdain contempt at what remained of the not so small simulated Siren attack fleet in front of her. "Get out of my sight, you worms." With a slow and unhurried wave of her slender arm, her heavily armed combat rigging whirred to life and aimed its mounted ether guns at them before opening fire and consigning the poor virtual fodder to a quick and abrupt end. As for her assigned partner, one visibly scared (but no less equally bloodthirsty) bunny.
"...You're really, scary...!" was all Laffey could drawl out as she observed the cruel fox's ruthlessly efficient brutality.
Akagi just lightly scoffed before replying. "As if you're one to talk, little one. After all," she pointed to the area just ahead and a little to their right, "wasn't it you who charged in and slaughtered a whole fleet by yourself without a care in the world before I could even fire a single shot?"
"...Tsk!" 'Dammit. She's got me there...!'
"Oh come now. If anything, it gladdens my heart to see that there's more to my cute little Usagi-chan than meets the eye...!" Akagi replied with a kind, sisterly smile.
"... 'Usagi'? What's that?" Laffey asked, never having heard the word before.
"It's Sakuran for 'rabbit'. A fitting name for you, ne?"
"Hmm," finger to her chin, Laffey quickly gave the vixen's words some thought for a moment before lazily nodding with a smile of her own. "Yeah, it does. Pretty cute sounding too."
"See? Ah, but enough of that for now. Look," replied the dark haired vixen while motioning for the little rabbit to look ahead. "We have more vermin to exterminate~!"
"...Whoa...! Those, are a lot of mass production ships..."
"And? Vermin are vermin and nothing more. Their numbers are irrelevant," Akagi haughtily declared, her already softly glowing crimson eyes now literally blazing with excitement and a very, VERY strong urge to see everything in front of her wiped out. As for Laffey? Well, actions often spoke louder than words as the little rabbit wordlessly charged ahead, all traces of her usual lethargy and sleepiness gone.
- Meanwhile, to the right of where Akagi and Laffey were fighting -
Hefting her large red and white sword high above her head, Ayanami wasted no time in effortlessly cleaving yet another mass production Siren cruiser in half and demonstrating just why she was feared as a demon on the battlefield. Meanwhile her partner, Iron Blood Aircraft Carrier Peter Strasser just smirked as she gently tapped on the clock themed platform rigging she was standing atop and causing its two hands to spin rapidly counter-clockwise and give off a flash of bright blue light that quickly spread outwards in every direction.
"And your time is now up."
Soon, every Siren pawn hit by Strasser's blue light soon found themselves slowing down almost to a crawl and allowing Ayanami to finish them off before they even had a chance to react.
"Huh. That was far more effective a combination than I expected! Not bad. Not bad at all!" Then, after taking another second or two to admire their handiwork, the twintailed ravenette wasted no more time and launched several airstrikes to help finish the stragglers and take the pressure off the blonde Sakura Empire destroyer quickly and gracefully slicing apart every poor, debuffed enemy ship unfortunate enough to still be in her way.
"That was so awesome! Yes!" exclaimed the blonde over their their comm-line after finishing off the last enemy pawn. "By the way,"
"Hmm? What is it, Frau Ayanami?"
"...Do you think you could use that weird skill of yours on me? But like, to speed me up instead?"
"...Hoh~? Well now. That actually sounds like quite a lovely idea, Frau Ayanami!" Strasser was already curious about how far a shipgirl could bend the rules of their unique abilities. "Alright then, here goes!"
Tapping her foot on her rigging once more, the two clock hands now spun clockwise before covering Ayanami in the same bright blue light she'd hit the mass production Siren ships earlier.
"...Ooohhh!" '...Tingly, yes!'
Then, faster than either of them had thought possible, Ayanami vanished in a burst of impossibly fast speed before suddenly reappearing a hundred or so meters to their right where the remaining enemy pawns were before disappearing again just as quickly, followed by each and every last one of them splitting apart and turning into particles of light.
By the time Strasser had the chance to register what just happened, Ayanami appeared at her side and to her left. "...That, far exceeded my wildest expectations...!" was all the ravenette could say. Meanwhile, Ayanami was busy feeling the drawbacks of such a sudden rush of unbelievable speed she just experienced.
"...Crap... I feel really, really sick... Yes! Urp!"
Unable to hold it in any longer, Ayanami hunched over and began vomiting into the (virtual) water in front of her.
"Oh my."
"...Urgh..."
- With a certain hyperactive purplette and a(nother) very scary ravenette -
In contrast to the pair in question and given their normal personalities, one wouldn't be remiss in thinking that the two were like oil and water. After all, who would've ever thought that the hyperactive, starry eyed maiden of a spear wielding destroyer could move with such efficient grace as she danced about the battlefield slashing, thrusting, and putting holes into countless enemy pawns with her rigging's mounted guns. Then there was her partner, Sakura Empire Aircraft Carrier Taihou; a beautiful and buxom ravenette with striking crimson eyes and dressed rather provocatively in red.
"..." Readying her beloved spear with a flourish, Javelin looked over her shoulder and gave her partner a confident smirk.
"..." In return, and with just as much confidence, Taihou simply nodded and gave the purplette a smile of her own, her crimson eyes aglow with an almost feral, predatory light.
Taihou would launch wave after wave of her planes to overwhelm the mass production ships while Javelin weaved in and out to finish them off with perfect timing and without missing a beat, deeply trusting each other in a way only sisters belonging to the same fleet truly could. The two exchanged few words, wasted no movement, and simply set about clearing their assigned tasks as efficiently and quickly as possible.
- In a certain observation room nearby -
"And with that, all enemy fleets have been successfully dealt with," Metis reported to Liam and the other Shipgirls watching the large monitor in front of them. "Now then, before we critique each team's individual performance; what are all your thoughts?"
"...Why in the fuck are those two Sakura Empire girls so goddamned scary...!?" was all Liam could ask.
Prinz Eugen just shrugged. "Who knows. But yes, their passion really is... a bit much. Well, at least they aren't, um... what is the word? Ah, right. At least they aren't 'yanderes'." She then turned to Akashi, who was busy going over the the latest bunch of combat data. "That is the right word, ja?" Thankfully, the diminutive cat-eared verdette was very good at multitasking.
"Hai, nya! But, that might be because we kansen have a natural inclination to see and treat members of the same fleet as sisters though," Akashi confirmed and clarified.
"And what about other fleets and humans?" Belfast asked, genuinely curious.
"...Do you really want the answer to that, nya?" Akashi asked back in a somewhat subdued voice while observing the others' various reactions.
Unicorn just rapidly shook her head, clutching Uni tightly to her surprisingly well endowed chest and ever so slightly trembling as she recalled the absolutely terrifying look in the pair in question's faintly glowing crimson eyes before they tore apart whatever was unfortunate enough to stand in their way.
Eldridge, from her spot on Liam's lap, simply said, "...Scary red sisters...!"
Satisfied by her fleet sisters' reactions, Akashi nodded. "...Pretty much, nya."
Metis chuckled a bit before getting the discussion back on track. "Well, them being possible 'yanderes' aside. Any other thoughts? Something a bit more, situation relevant perhaps?"
Surprisingly, it was Alabama who spoke up next.
"Normally, at least from how they were when we first met, their personalities are kinda all over the place, but they worked really well together. Like, really, really well together. Hell, those two crazy Aircraft Carriers impressed me with how well they supported those quirky little destroyers." The others nodded at her normally carefree and 'my pace' girl's rather astute observations.
"Oh, speaking of support. I was really surprised by Strasser turning her enemy debuff into a party buff," Liam added by way of using typical RPG gaming terms. "It was honestly pretty cool to see too ...Well, except for the end anyway."
"...I, really hope we can work around that somehow..," Unicorn half muttered, hoping that she wouldn't end up as bad off as Ayanami did. 'Still, better to know about that sort of thing now than later, I suppose...'
Unaware of the petite purplette's thoughts, Metis nodded before answering her. "It should, in principle, just be a matter of training up your endurance to better be able to handle it, though I can't say that for sure until we collect more data; hence the need for these training simulations."
Belfast nodded in agreement before speaking up. "Anyway, I'm assuming that since they've completed single and paired drills, then the last drill will consist of a full mock battle then?"
"Of course," Metis replied matter-of-factly before again pointing to the large monitor. "Look. The finale is just about to begin."
- Back with Akagi and the others -
Seeing the rather large enemy fleet off in the distance, the six shipgirls quickly arranged themselves into a standard two line 'spear' formation that they'd use to charge in and cut through the enemy's defenses.
"Thankfully, these insects are bunched together, otherwise we'd have problems without a second or third fleet," Taihou observed as she finished getting her 'planes' and guns ready. "Though, it would've been nice if we had a Battleship..."
Strasser just shrugged. "Ja, agreed. But, unbalanced or not, we can just utilize sequential wave tactics with airstrikes to make up for it. That should help cover for the lag we naturally have as Aircraft Carriers."
"And you can use that strange skill of yours as well," Akagi suggested, sending out a few aerial squads to scout out and probe the enemy. Hearing her bring up using that dreadful skill, however, made Ayanami, Laffey and Javelin all shudder.
"...Do, do we seriously have to go through that too...?" Javelin asked in a rare and uncharacteristic moment of timidity.
"...It's like having a hangover, but without the fun part..," Laffey observed in her usual lethargic way.
"...I don't wanna puke again, yes..."
"Was it really that bad?" Strasser asked.
Ayanami nodded. "It was, yes. But," she sighed. "it's too useful a skill 'not' to use when we need it so, I guess we'll just have to try and tough it out, yes..."
"...Uuuggghhh." As much as she didn't want to admit it, the normally Javelin couldn't really refute her fellow destroyer's words and, rather hesitantly, mentally prepared herself for the inevitable loss of maidenly dignity she was sure to experience before long. '...Goddammit! And the Commander is watching us too! ...Fuck! So much for showing him how awesome I am... Ugh...! The things we do for love...'
She couldn't (and wouldn't) have known this but Liam, having some experience dealing with bouts of motion sickness himself, would NEVER think any less of the girls for needing to vomit now and then, especially considering it's because they were trying to figure out the limits of their strange quasi-magical abilities.
"Well for the time being, we can just save that ace for later," Akagi said, hoping to ease the destroyers' unease, if only a little. "Ah, my planes have finished scouting. Looks like there are quite a bit more than we thought too."
"How many is 'quite a bit more'?" Strasser asked, seeking clarification.
"Five battle groups of about ten mixed units composed of four or so mass production escorts with the rest being humanoid types. No elite 'Commander Units' detected though."
"Wait, so the bulk of their forces are shipgirl types like us? That's pretty unusual isn't it?" Taihou asked, wondering why this formation seemed so different from the battle records they'd found about the First Siren War.
"Times change and they adapted. For example, about five years into the Second Siren War, or in the mid 2010's, the Sirens apparently started deploying more humanoid types just like humanity did decades earlier during the First Siren War with the 1st Generation shipgirls," Strasser explained since she had the foresight to skim over some of the battles of the Second Siren War that humanity lost earlier this year.
"I'm guessing this is to see how we'll do against modern Siren tactics and formations then, yes?" Ayanami asked, materializing her large red and white broadsword and giving it a few practice swings before nodding in satisfaction.
"Seems like it," Strasser supposed. "Honestly, this works out for us since it'll give our Kommandant a taste of just what we can really do before the real thing happens. We've only got less than a week to get ready after all."
"...Good point," Laffey agreed before taking a long swig of her favorite (when she wasn't drinking alcohol seemingly by the gallon) oxy-cola. "... *burp!*"
"Hey, do you think I can get an oxy-cola?" Javelin asked, hoping that chugging down some sweet, fizzy goodness might help her calm her down a bit. 'I mean, if I'm gonna end up maybe puking my guts out later anyway...'
"... 'Kay. Here you go...!"
"Oh~! Here come the insects~!" Taihou chirped, almost all too cheerfully.
"Time to greet our guests then girls," Strasser declared, now sporting a feral and predatory smile.
- Back in the observation room -
"Ne, Shikikan?" Akashi asked without looking away from the ongoing battle playing out on the large screen in front of them, trusty tablet in hand and furiously typing away.
"Hmm?"
"...What was it like? I mean, when the Sirens finally breached the last defensive lines and began their invasion onto the Union's mainland?" She and the others knew that, while Liam didn't really mind answering questions about himself, they also understood that there were some topics that he still might be uncomfortable talking about. After all, Liam had suddenly lost everything he'd ever known and loved in the blink of an eye.
"...Honestly? I mean, I remember coming home from another late night at work and drinking with my little sis to celebrate her starting college soon only to pass out the moment I stumbled onto my bed before suddenly waking up when the emergency alert system linked to my phone went off. Everything was a hazy blur of stumbling out of my apartment to try and figure out what was going on. Anyway, I was still really out of it and by the time I reached the temporary shelter. That's where I heard about the hidden escape dock I would use to get here. I met some of my friends and coworkers there too, but they left my ass behind to look for that place ahead of me seeing as I still wasn't feeling so great at the time. No clue what happened to my little sister though... And well, you guys already know the rest," he paused again for a second as he worked to resettle his thoughts and emotions from remembering that hectic, chaotic time. "Sorry, a lot was going on back then and I guess I was mostly on autopilot at the time."
"...Gomen, Shikikan... I, probably shouldn't have asked about that, huh..." Akashi's green cat ears couldn't help but fold over in sadness. Fortunately, the feeling didn't last very long when it was quickly replaced by the familiar warmth of Liam's hand patting her head. "...Nnyyyaaaann." she quietly purred, eyes closed and pausing in her tablet typing to revel in how blissful it felt.
"It's fine, I've had over a month to work through it after all. I mean, I've got you girls with me now and we're definitely gonna make them pay for everything they did, right? Plus, my sister's pretty tough so I'm sure she's okay too."
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"...Hai, nya..."
"...Commander?"
"Hmm?" Liam looked down when he felt Eldridge lightly tugging on his shirt. "What's up?"
Instead of answering, the quiet little blonde, in her typical fashion, zapped him. However, unlike when she wanted to show her annoyance or get someone's attention, these were gentle and had a strange, calming effect to them as the zapping slowly and rhythmically pulsed throughout his body. It felt a little odd but not at all unpleasant. Then, while still caught up in this rare moment of bliss, Eldridge lightly tugged on his shirt again.
"...Commander, feeling better?" the petite blonde asked with clear and innocent, concern reflected in her amber eyes.
"I am, thanks," Liam said with a kind smile, patting her head as well. None of the others said a word, simply letting the blonde convey what they were all feeling themselves. Well, that and they honestly felt the scene was just too cute and sweet to interrupt.
"...Good. Now," she then pointed to the fierce battle going on. "thoughts?"
"...About the battle? Or the shipgirls?" Eldridge simply nodded, probably to both questions. He chuckled before looking back up at the screen in front of him. "Well, let's see..."
- Back with the others, in the midst of their final battle -
"Take this! Hhyyaaahhh!"
In a flash and surrounded in a spray of water and particles of light, another Pawn was sliced in half as the Demon gracefully danced across the water like the nereid she was while Akagi, Taihou, and Strasser threw the enemy lines into total chaos with their airstrikes, rendering their numerical advantage a moot point in the face of their perfect coordination.
"Go, go! ...FULL POWER~!" Elsewhere, Javelin drew back her spear from yet another pawn before jumping back as she aimed her main guns and let loose another salvo of gunfire in the hole she'd opened up to finish the poor wretch off. "Awesome! Good job me~!" Satisfied with her work, Javelin briefly flashed a vibrant purple and deftly evaded another spray of gunfire aimed at her head before leaning in, spear in hand and ready to make her counterattack.
Unlike the elegant ballet of violence her fellow destroyers were performing to her left and right, the normally lethargic and lazy bunny had shed her mask and let her normally sleepy and detached crimson eyes become alight with the wrath of a war god as she unloaded round after round on everything that wasn't her ally or Commander. Then, with a shimmer of light and the fluttering of her jacket and twintails, her main guns were quickly reloaded before starting her cycle of destruction all over again.
"..."
Most striking of all, however, was the eerily serene and content smile she wore. It was a look that, at any other time and in almost any other circumstance, would've very likely stopped anyone who saw her in their tracks to stare in quiet admiration at the display of her simple, almost childishly innocent beauty... if she weren't at the center of such unfiltered and uninhibited savagery. Really, the contrast put on display just how hopelessly warped this world had become that such beautiful flowers could only bloom and flourish amid a sea of blood, guns smoke, and death.
...
It only took another three minutes before the battlefield was completely cleared out and every last enemy Siren was destroyed, leaving behind only a pure and calm stillness that made all of their earlier graceful brutality look like an utter lie.
- Back in the observation room -
"...And that concludes the the simulation," Metis declared before turning to look back at a now very bewildered Liam, slack jawed and in utter awe at the sight he'd just witnessed. "I take it that you were impressed by their performance then, Commander?"
"...Er, y, yeah," Liam barely stammered out. "I... wow. I mean, I read the documents, saw the old footage, and even got to witness you girls in action, but that last fight was... unbelievable. Beautiful even..."
As for the other shipgirls, at least the ones present here and not training to operate the Liberty, couldn't help but find the sight of their beloved Commander so entranced by their strength.
"Oh? Beautiful was it, Shikikan-sama~? ...Truly~?" teasingly asked a certain buxom, crimson eyed, provocatively dressed aircraft carrier in the sweetest, most lust tinged voice she had while wrapping her soft, slender arms around a very visibly flustered Liam's shoulders as he fought to hold back his reactions from the glorious feeling of her soft, very well endowed chest pressing snugly against his back. "Pray tell, could you please tell me what you liked the most about our little dance then? After all, we were a bit... too caught up in the heat of the moment to really pay much attention ourselves, so anything you could tell us would really help. You know, constructive criticism and all that~!"
...Naturally, it took a minute or two before Liam could start to even form anything close to a coherent sentence.
- One flustered and somewhat awkward hour later -
Thankfully, as inexperienced and clumsy as he was about these things, the shipgirls were still able to get the gist of what he tried so hard to get across concerning each phase of the combat simulation. Coincidentally, the island's facilities had a literal army of trashcan shaped cleaning robots so they didn't really need to worry about the mess that Ayanami left behind and that the others barely managed to avoid making themselves.
"...So, teamwork and no wasted movement? That and we looked totally badass out there?" Javelin succinctly summed up. Yes, short and simple really was the best kind of explanation sometimes. That was also just the kind of shipgirl the purplette was too.
"Well, I was hoping to get a little more than that, but I suppose that should be expected seeing as you weren't trained in the military arts, being a civilian and all," Strasser added bluntly, though not at all intending her words as any kind of insult. She was just blunt and straightforward like that sometimes.
"...Sorry about that. The most I know about this kinda stuff is from video games," Liam apologized, somewhat sheepishly while scratching the back of his head in mild embarrassment.
Strasser shook head. "It's fine. If anything, you're lack of knowledge actually works out for us."
"Huh?" Liam replied in mild confusion.
"Isn't it obvious? It gives us a better picture of what we'll need to help you study up on before our first sortie. After all, having clear and achievable goals is exactly what we need to better efficiently make our preparations."
"Right! Just like when Akashi first taught me about you shipgirls."
Strasser and the others nodded at Liam's reply before Prinz Eugen wore her now very familiar, almost trademark, mischievous smirk.
"Indeed. And what better time to start than right now, hm~?" the teasing Iron Blood girl suggested with a playful note in her voice.
"Excellent idea, Lady Eugen," Belfast agreed with a light clap. "It'll also help us with our own simulation later on as well. Ah, but for now, I believe we should take a break and have lunch before we continue,"
"Yes!" Alabama lazily chirped up, hand raised up in the air and smile in her face. "Totally don't wanna fight on an empty stomach..."
"...Lunch...!" chimed in the petite, zap happy blonde still very comfortably seated on Liam's lap. "...Commander, food. Go, go...!"
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Sometime later that night in Strasser, Taihou, and Akagi's dorm rooms.
* Meeting Shikikan-sama was more than I could have ever imagined~! ...Aaahhh~! Is this what 'love at first sight' feels like then? So, tingly~! And so very, very warm too!
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...Yes, I think having an actual body will do just fine~!
Oh, but speaking of my body... It felt so, sssooo good to finally see what I could do with it~! Ah, I can't wait to show Shikikan-sama just what I can do when the real thing comes along~!
Hmm, speaking of my dear yet awkward Shikikan-sama. I wonder if I can convince Akagi-chan to join me in bed with him like the others. Well, I'll need to talk to Akashi-chan about getting my hands on a copy of his room's key-card first though. Oh the look on his face! I can't wait to see it~!
The best part? So many cute little sisters to play with and no annoying little insects to get in the way either~! The possibilities are truly endless indeed~! *
* To be honest, I'm not really sure what it is I even want to write about...
Meeting my dear Shikikan for the first time. Meeting my fellow fleet sisters for the first time. Seeing how much Taihou-san and I have in common. How absolutely intoxicating having a real flesh and blood body felt. How, 'right', destroying Sirens felt. So very many firsts!
Well, I'll just sleep on it for the time being. Oh, but I'll definitely have to get in on that interesting little custom of sharing a bed with my dear Shikikan that the others told me about. Perhaps I could invite Taihou-san later too?
...Yes, I think I'd like that very much. Well, her or Laffey-chan. She just looks so very huggable! *
* Less than a week to prepare before our first real sortie.
I'm glad that my Kommandant has seen fit to have some sort of plan ready for us ahead of time, amateurish though it may be. Still, having someone as efficient as Frau Metis on our side does make me feel better about our chances going forward though.
As for the others?
Well, they are certainly a rather lively and colorful bunch. Oh, not at all a bad thing of course. As they say, variety is the spice of life after all. Besides, sometimes having a little chaos can help keep things from getting too boring.
Ah, speaking of my fellow sisters. I wonder if I can join Eugen and Laffey when they go drinking.
To be honest though, I was quite surprised that someone so small could possibly out drink an Iron Blood! *
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A/N:
...Aaannn! That marks the end of Ch. 5!
First off, sorry this took a bit longer to post than I'd like. Holiday dinners and all that along with the usually long periods of editing period... Ugh.
On the flip side, I liked the end product so it's whatever. Still, sorry it was later than I would've liked.
Anyway, I wanted to show off a little of what the girls could do in a fight!
I do want to remind my dear readers that I'm both very new and inexperienced at this whole writing thing so I do apologize for... everything in advance.
...That said, I liked how it turned out so I figure it couldn't be all bad? Well, I hope you all enjoy the chapter!
Until the next update then!