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"A slow battleship like a cricket... you think you can outrun a light cruiser? Do you think you're Iowa?" Yubari's voice came from behind the ship girl. "I was actually looking forward to a decent battle."
next second.
A thunderous sound echoed behind the battleship girl.
Scorching flames erupted from the battleship girl's body.
The sound of the ship's equipment breaking echoed across the lake.
A sense of utter powerlessness, piercing through her, spread from her ship rigging into her body in an instant, amidst the battleship girl's bewildered expression.
boom! ! !
Another explosion rang out.
However, this time it wasn't battleship shells hitting the lake, but rather the sound of a battleship girl's ship equipment being severely damaged by a torpedo and exploding.
Flames rose from the surface of the lake.
Yubari, holding a machine gun, rushed out of the circle of flames, spun around a few times like she was ice skating, and then let out a soft sigh of relief, striking a cool pose!
"Sigh, it's been years since I've been on the battlefield, I'm definitely rusty..." Yubari shook his head, glanced back at the flames behind him, and said helplessly, "It took me so long to get close to her... If the ship girls in the naval base saw this, they'd probably laugh at me to death..."
Yubari retracted her exoskeleton and landed on the water, looking around at the lake.
The crowd of onlookers around the lake was quiet. The dark mass of people stared wide-eyed at the two people on the lake, craning their necks. After Yubari so easily defeated the battleship girl, the group of people looked as if they had witnessed something unbelievable and terrifying.
Yubari scratched his head on the lake and sighed softly.
"Ugh……"
"Maybe it's because I've never shown these people my ship equipment before... I hope no one actually thinks I'm weak and frail?" Yubari muttered to herself for a moment, hands on her hips. "Well... I didn't mean to show off... but this is a good opportunity... so I'll explain it to you properly right here..."
Yubari tilted his head back and took a deep breath.
"Listen up, you people over there!!" Yubari shouted at the researchers by the lake, "We, the rookie naval ship girls of the naval base, are the strongest!!!"
"Did you hear me?!"
written request for leave
The storyline involving Ella's family has left many loose ends, so let's put it on hold for now.
Take a day off to play some mobile games and prepare for the new storyline.
The first day of March, of course, is for Gu to greet you!
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Chapter 1653 Through Your Red Hair, My Hand
At the Ship Equipment Research Center, quite a few ship girls became somewhat arrogant in a short period of time after obtaining the qualification for modification and acquiring more powerful ship equipment. The researchers, led by Yubari, also said that they had long been experienced in many battles and had seen a lot, so they generally would not take these ship girls with inflated egos too seriously.
Although the researchers and the ship girls occasionally have some work-related interactions, most of the time they are just two parallel lines. The researchers are all mature adults who feel that they don't need to waste their precious energy on some pointless verbal matters.
Yubari has always held this view.
Initially, when she saw that the ship girl she was practicing with had become somewhat arrogant after the modification, Yubari had a slight desire to see her make a fool of herself. However, due to her busy schedule and the ship life principle of "better to avoid trouble," she did not intend to confront this ship girl.
only……
Yubari is different from other researchers with calm and composed personalities.
Despite holding a high-ranking position, Yubari, a ship girl, still retains the vigorous energy of a young girl. Even in Yubari's heart, there is a sore spot that cannot be touched or violated.
That's the newbie garrison.
It is the pride of admirals all over the world.
The place where she was born and raised.
Even in Yubari, no one is allowed to challenge the glory of a newbie naval base, even if the challenger is just a rookie ship girl.
Of course.
An inflated ship girl is not necessarily a bad ship girl.
Yubari wouldn't actually do anything too outrageous to the ship girls.
However, after the arrogant ship girl made a boastful statement about surpassing the record set by the newbie naval base, Yubari, as a member of the newbie naval base, felt obligated to personally step forward and use the stark reality and data to show her what the combat power of the ship girls in the newbie naval base really was.
Heavy rain was pouring down on the lake.
The heavy rain gradually extinguished the flames that had risen during the exercise.
The crowd on the shore watched quietly as the slender figure stood in the center of the lake. In the quiet air, the girl's strong and clear voice still echoed.
"The rookie naval base is the strongest!"
"Without a doubt!"
"It's the strongest!!"
The shouts echoed through the quiet air, creating layer upon layer of reverberation.
After a long time.
The crowd on the shore began to stir.
"...A newbie naval base? Is it the world's number one ranked naval base?"
"Dr. Yubari only practiced with that ship girl because she was a newbie at the naval base?"
What is the relationship between Dr. Yubari and the rookie naval base?
The researchers looked at each other with bewildered expressions. Yubari, a research ship girl, had always been shrouded in mystery, and aside from work, she rarely interacted with others in her personal life. As a result, the researchers following her were completely unaware of her background.
at last……
It seems that one of the researchers had a sudden flash of inspiration and suddenly understood.
"Dr. Yubari... Could she be that rookie naval ship girl from the newbie naval base?"
"Newbie Naval Base... I've heard of that name before... It seems to be a very famous naval base among their admiral circle!"
"I know, it's the world's number one naval base!"
"Dr. Yubari is actually a ship girl from that naval base!"
"I always thought Dr. Yubari wasn't good at fighting, but I didn't realize she was this strong!"
The crowd jostled and pushed each other like bees being driven from their hive.
"Quick, has anyone measured the combat data between Dr. Yubari and that ship girl? I want to see it!"
"I tested it! I tested it! Dr. Yubari's stats during the battle just now surpassed those of any light cruiser girl recorded in our history! Her individual combat power is simply the strongest I've ever seen in my life!"
"Dr. Yubari is amazing!"
"The newbie garrison is too strong!!"
As the message was relayed, a unified slogan hummed back and forth among the crowd.
……
On the lake.
Yuubari gazed at the crowd of onlookers by the lake, who were waving their arms like devoted fans, and gently tossed her long red hair behind her.
—Yes, that's the effect Yubari wanted.
Even if a tiger doesn't show its power, people will always think it's made of paper. Although the admiral told me to keep a low profile, life is full of troubles. In order to live a more low-key life, as a rookie naval garrison ship girl, I have to occasionally let others experience my world-class combat power.
"However... I should also take some time to properly train my combat skills." Yubari sighed and rubbed his shoulders. "It's only been a few years since I've been on the battlefield, but when I suddenly start an exercise, I feel like a disabled person... Ugh... my shoulders are so sore... I really need to do some rehabilitation."
As Yubari was rubbing her shoulder, a faint crawling sound came from not far behind her.
Yubari turned around and saw a ship girl struggling to crawl towards her location on the sea surface, where ship equipment fragments were scattered.
The ship girls are in a rather miserable state.
Although Yubari only touched the target during the exercise, and did not launch any further attacks after severely damaging the ship girl's ship equipment with torpedoes, given Yubari's ship equipment attributes, that close-range, full-force torpedo attack was definitely not something an ordinary battleship could easily withstand.
At this moment, the battleship girl's ship equipment was almost split in two by Yubari's lightning, which also caused an explosion. The rising flames scorched her clothes, exposing large areas of skin. Her whole body was covered with stains from the burnt fabric, emitting a rather pungent gunpowder smell.
"You're not going to fight me again, are you?" Yubari said to the ship girl crawling towards her. "Let me tell you, that's not a wise move."
The ship girl, still in a daze of defeat, was reminded by Yubari. She looked up at Yubari for a while before supporting herself on the water with her hands and lowering her head with a complicated expression.
The ship girls have lost their former swagger.
After her defeat, she seemed to finally understand her shortsightedness. The arrogance that had been ingrained in the ship girl's bones finally dissipated. Although there was still a strong sense of regret and unwillingness in her brows, her gaze was exceptionally clear at this moment.
but.
Even as he regained his senses, the look of confusion and bewilderment in his eyes deepened.
"Just now... what exactly was your ship equipment...?" The ship girl clenched her fist and asked Yubari in a hoarse voice.
"You want to ask about the four ship equipment slots, right?" Yubari asked the ship girl.
"..." The ship girl looked up at Yubari and nodded with a complicated expression.
Losing is not terrible.
What's scary is losing without even knowing how you lost.
This exercise raised far too many questions for Yubari.
If these questions aren't answered, this incident will likely become a lifelong shadow in the hearts of ship girls.
"Actually, it's not that I can't tell you." Yubari crossed her arms, twirled a strand of hair behind her ear, and said, "The reason I have four ship equipment slots... is simply because of my ship girl skills."
"Ship girl...skills?" The ship girl stared blankly at Yubari, then a strange light shone in her eyes. "You...you're a ship girl who has mastered miracles?"
“Of course.” Yubari’s lips curled up. “My ship girl skills are technology unique to me! Not only can I have a fourth ship equipment weapon slot that other small and medium-sized ship girls don’t have, but the power of all the ship equipment weapons equipped on me will be increased by 60%!”
"This...no wonder." The ship girl stared blankly at Yubari's expression, then lowered her head and gave a helpless, bitter smile.
No wonder the Yubari, despite being a cruiser, can unleash torpedo damage comparable to, or even exceeding, that of a destroyer.
After all, it has four torpedo slots plus a 160% power boost... How could he possibly withstand being hit by all those torpedoes?
"...Is this the power of a ship girl's skills...?" the ship girl murmured softly.
“No, this is the power of a rookie naval base,” Yubari interrupted.
"A newbie naval base?" The ship girl looked up.
"I'm just a ship girl from the newbie naval base," Yubari said to the other ship girl. "Even among the light cruisers in our naval base, I'm not the strongest... Do you understand now?"
"..."
The ship girl was stunned for a moment, and then a red light rose up on her face as if it were burning.
The ship girl still remembered what she had said when she was on the shore: she wanted to challenge the record of being the first to be a newbie naval commander.
As a battleship ship girl, her measured data was recorded together with the records of other battleships. She said at the time that once she became familiar with the ship equipment, she might be able to break the record of the newbie naval base, which was indeed her heartfelt statement at the time.
That's really what she thinks.
However... ideals and reality are often two extremes.
Although in her imagination, she wasn't that much different from the battleships in the newbie naval base, in reality, even the light cruiser girls in the newbie naval base could easily crush her in exercises...
If a newbie naval battleship were to appear, how utterly humiliating would my defeat be...?
The ship girls themselves dared not think about it, and were too embarrassed to even consider it.
A surge of shame and remorse rose in the ship girl's mind, causing her to lower her head and stammer, unable to speak for a moment.
"me……"
"..."
Yubari wasn't one to kick someone when they were down. Seeing that the ship girl had deeply realized her mistakes under her guidance, Yubari didn't press her any further. After waving her hand, she turned and left the lake.
ashore.
The onlookers, as if welcoming heroes, erupted in thunderous applause for Yubari as it rushed back to land.
"Dr. Yubari! You...you have truly broadened our horizons!"
"Dr. Yubari! I never knew you were such a formidable fighter! I was so short-sighted to think you were only good at research! I... I truly admire you!"
"Dr. Yubari..."
The researchers who had been crowding the shore rushed over, offering them bottled water, towels, energy biscuits, and other such items, while casting even more fervent and earnest gazes at them.