To prevent this slut from doing "this and that" to the Admiral, Azuma immediately intervened: "Everyone stop her! Don't let her enter the Admiral's room."
Seeing Taihou's flushed face and desire to enter the Admiral's room, the Ship Girls immediately knew that Taihou entering the room would lead to trouble, so they quickly grabbed her arms to prevent her from entering.
Ayanami said darkly, "Hmph! We won't let you enter the Admiral's room. You stay outside honestly."
"This woman clearly wants to do 'that kind of thing' to the Admiral; we can't let her in." The Aircraft Carrier was extremely jealous that Taihou had been intimate with Illustrious, so seeing her try to enter the room, she naturally wouldn't allow it.
"Admiral! She's in a bad mood right now, so don't disturb her. Let her have some peace." Azuma said, placing one hand on her hip.
"Ah! Let me go! Why are you stopping me? I sincerely wanted to help Illustrious." Taihou immediately struggled and complained.
Taihou originally wanted to resist using her Legendary power, but the moment she thought about using Legendary power to harm Illustrious's Ship Girls, the slave ring would generate electricity and shock her into a human conductor.
To avoid being shocked, Taihou could only let them restrain her, unable to enter Illustrious's room... Inside the room, Illustrious pondered how to restore Atago's memory. To recover memories, the last resort was to take the amnesiac person to familiar places, which might stimulate them and bring their memory back.
But that was only a method for ordinary people to recover memories. Atago's situation might be different. Atago might have completely forgotten her. In this case, it was possible that members of the Deep Sea Cult used a ship device or ability to wipe Atago's memory. Mild cases might recover, but severe cases might never recover.
If Atago couldn't recover her memory, what should she do? Wouldn't that mean they couldn't resume their relationship and be together again? That was unacceptable.
"What to do, what to do, what to do? What exactly should I do..."
Wait, that's wrong. Why must Atago recover her memory for them to be together? Even if Atago has lost her memory, if she pursues Atago again, couldn't they still become lovers? That's a good idea; I'll do that.
However, this last resort should only be used if Atago's memory cannot be restored. After all, losing the memories of how they met, knew, and loved each other would be too great a loss for them. Those are their beautiful memories, and they cannot simply be discarded.
After the battle with Dorsetshire, combined with the stress of the Atago situation, Illustrious felt a bit exhausted. She immediately climbed into bed and fell asleep... Five years ago, in a sea area of the Atlantic Ocean, a group of Ship Girls and a group of Abyssal Entities were engaged in battle. The Abyssal Entities had a significant advantage, and the Ship Girls were powerless to resist.
The leader was a white-haired, red-eyed girl. She was a Special Abyssal Entity, the infamous Sixth Calamity among the Ten Great Calamities of the Abyssal Entities: Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess.
Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess's strength had reached Five-Star Calamity Abyssal Entity, while the opposition only had Four-Star Legendary Ship Girls. Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess stated that killing these Ship Girls was child's play. "Anyone who dares interrupt the plans of our Deep Sea Cult must die. Minions, kill them all."
The Abyssal Warships and Abyssal Princesses constantly bombarded the opposing Ship Girls, while Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess was fighting Atago, one of the opposing Ship Girls, in the air.
"Atago, your strength as Captain of the Atlantic Military Police isn't much! It looks like you're going to die by my hand today." Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess slashed her sword against Atago's sword.
Atago frowned. Her mission this time was to help Princess Fiona of Free Iris become Empress. The Abyssal Entities had clearly prepared for this attack. It seemed Princess Fiona was right: the death of the King of Free Iris was definitely related to the Deep Sea Cult.
Atago struggled to parry the sword strike, her expression solemn. "We had just set out for Free Iris, yet we were immediately attacked by you Abyssal Entities. It's clear now that the suffering of the people in Free Iris is your doing."
"So what if it is? I don't mind telling you! Wydell, the Twenty-Sixth Generation New King of Free Iris, is still an Intermediate Cultist of our Deep Sea Cult. Free Iris is now our Deep Sea Cult's territory. Since you insist on disrupting our plans, then all of you shall die here today!" Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess said fiercely.
Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess swung out a thirty-foot-long Lightning Sword Qi, which shot violently toward Atago.
Where the Lightning Sword Qi passed, successive sonic booms echoed, leaving a dark trace in the sky.
Facing the Lightning Sword Qi, Atago raised the long sword in her hand and also unleashed a thirty-foot-long Golden Sword Qi. The sword light's speed was astonishing.
Where it passed, space vibrated, and the air was instantly cleared. This Sword Qi was like a falling meteor, seeming to split the sky in two.
The Golden Sword Qi and the Lightning Sword Qi violently collided, exploding with a thunderous sound. Terrifying energy shockwaves continuously spread outward. Because the Lightning Sword Qi possessed violent elemental properties, the Golden Sword Qi immediately shattered.
After shattering the Golden Sword Qi, the Lightning Sword Qi shrank by half its volume, but its speed remained undiminished as it continued to shoot violently toward Atago.
Facing the rapidly approaching Sword Qi, Atago immediately gripped the rigging Tachi in her hand and hacked downward with force. With a bang, Atago managed to hold off the Sword Qi for a moment before shattering the Lightning Sword Qi.
Before Atago could catch her breath, Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess flashed behind her. The rigging longsword burst forth with lightning, which was impossible to look at directly, like a blazing sun, and she delivered a vertical slash straight at Atago.
This strike was immensely powerful; the air beneath the sword was cleared, and the intense wind pressed Atago's clothes tightly against her body, outlining her graceful female figure.
Atago quickly turned and swung horizontally, taking the full force of the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess's strike.
"Bang!"
The power was immense; Atago couldn't resist and was immediately knocked down toward the sea surface.
Just as she was about to hit the water, Atago quickly stabilized her body.
After stabilizing herself in mid-air, Atago violently spat out a mouthful of blood.
After spitting out the blood, Atago's face immediately turned pale.
Seeing Atago injured, the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess immediately shot forward again, intending to take her life while she was weak.
Watching the charging Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess, Atago raised her ship-slaying great sword. Half of the blade displayed a clock, which began counting down fifteen seconds.
After the fifteen seconds reversed, Atago heavily slashed at the air.
"Space-Time Slash!"
The Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess, who was halfway to Atago, saw her striking the air and couldn't help but mock her: "Are you crazy? I haven't even reached you yet. Why are you slashing the air?"
Right after she said that, a terrifying attack materialized out of thin air in front of the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess, sending her flying backward.
After being thrown back over ten meters, the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess immediately used Ship Qi to stabilize her posture.
After steadying herself, the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess looked at Atago, frowning gravely. "A strange attack. Is this your unique ability?"
"You want to know? Hmph! I won't tell you." Atago did not answer the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess; she wasn't foolish enough to reveal information about her unique ability.
"It doesn't matter if you don't say anything! A heaven-defying ability like this must have severe restrictions. Let me guess, is it a time cooldown limit?" The Heavy Cruiser smiled faintly.
"..." Atago remained silent, but her heart was churning like a stormy sea. Her ability truly had a time cooldown limit, which was five minutes.
"You're silent, so it seems I guessed correctly." The Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess decided to calculate the cooldown time so she could evade the attacks that materialized out of thin air using Atago's ability.
Seeing that the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess wasn't attacking, Atago raised her sword and slashed at her.
Looking at the attacking Atago, the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess remained calm. Although she had been hit by Atago's materialized attack, she hadn't sustained significant damage, so the impact on the battle was minimal.
Atago was a Four-Star Legendary Ship Girl, while she was a Five-Star Calamity Abyssal Entity. There was a difference of one rank between them, and though it seemed small, the gap was enormous—at least three times as great.
Atago attacked with all her might, but the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess easily parried the strike, immediately revealing the disparity in their strength.
Atago was once again sent flying by the Heavy Cruiser, landing on the sea surface and spitting out a mouthful of blood. After spitting the blood, Atago's face was even paler than before.
Seeing the even paler Atago, the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess grew excited. It seemed Atago was seriously injured, and she immediately shot toward Atago, wanting to take her life while she was down.
In the blink of an eye, the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess appeared before Atago, raising her long sword and heavily slashing down, intending to cleave Atago in two. "Atago, I truly admire you for lasting this long against me. As a sign of respect, I will kill you with my full power. Rest easy and die! Hahaha..."
This sword strike was wrapped in countless violent bolts of lightning; the air beneath the blade was cleared, and the low sonic boom sounded like an underground explosion—dull yet chilling.
Lying on the sea surface, Atago watched the deadly strike, powerless to resist, her heart filled with frustration. "Damn it! Is the difference in strength truly too great?"
Just as Atago was about to be split in half, a Silver-Haired Girl wearing a white, off-the-shoulder dress appeared before the two of them. The Silver-Haired Girl easily parried the descending strike from the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess using a ship-slaying great sword.
"Bang!"
The collision of the sword and the Tachi generated a powerful shockwave that spread in all directions, exciting five-meter-high waves on the sea surface.
"Illustrious! It's you again. You're interfering with our Deep Sea business again!" The Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess was furious. Ten years ago, Illustrious had ruined the Deep Sea's plan to eliminate humanity and unify the world.
Now Illustrious was interfering with her attempt to kill Atago, so how could she not be angry?
"You Deep Sea entities are our Ship Girls' enemies. As enemies, how could I not ruin your evil deeds? Hehehe!" Illustrious smiled faintly.
"Fine! Fine! Then you shall die here!" Countless bolts of lightning continuously erupted from the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess's sword.
Looking at the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess engulfed in lightning, Illustrious was dismissive. With a single exertion of strength, she slashed the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess away.
"Bang!"
The Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess flew backward. After being flung thirty meters, she immediately stabilized her posture and then shot toward Illustrious.
Watching the charging Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess, Illustrious tightly gripped her ship-slaying great sword and swung. The strike looked incredibly ordinary, yet the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess dared not underestimate it.
Illustrious was the number one Ship Girl on their Deep Sea Wanted List. The Deep Sea had long ago learned about Illustrious's unique ability from the Deep Sea Cult's intelligence organization on Blue Star.
According to the intelligence, Illustrious's unique ability was called Fantasy of the Bright Moon's Journey! This ability is activated through her right eye and allows her to copy the unique abilities of Ship Girls and Deep Sea entities of the same level or lower within a 1000-meter range. She can store one copied ability long-term.
Currently, Illustrious had copied the ability of her master, Shinano, the rumored strongest Legendary Ship Girl. Shinano's unique ability was called Heaven and Earth, Only I Am Honored. Once Shinano activated this ability, she would possess the strength to crush her enemies.
Simply put, no matter how strong you are, once Shinano activates the ability, her strength and speed will reach a level that crushes you. You will go from being a master to a subordinate, getting beaten like a dog by her.
"Heaven and Earth, Only I Am Honored!"
Illustrious began activating the ability. This strike appeared ordinary, but it possessed the power to crush the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess.
Looking at the strike, the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess showed no fear, as she wanted to test whether this strike truly held the power to crush her.
The sword and the Tachi collided. The crushing power of Illustrious's ship-slaying great sword was immense, and the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess's arm instantly turned to dust.
"This crushing power is indeed formidable! My defeat is justified." The Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess immediately retreated into the sky, glanced at Illustrious, gave the order to the Deep Sea below to retreat, and then quickly fled the area with the Deep Sea entities.
Seeing the Heavy Cruiser Abyssal Princess escape, Illustrious turned around and walked over to Atago. "Hello! I am Illustrious, a Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier. How are you? Are you alright now?"
"Seeing that your strength has reached the Legendary Ship Girl level, and you are different from other models of Illustrious, you must be the legendary Five-Star Legendary Ship Girl, Illustrious, right? Hello! I am Atago, a Sakura Empire Heavy Cruiser. Thank you very much for saving me!" Atago bowed to Illustrious and smiled.
Atago, dressed in her white female military uniform, showed Illustrious an angelic smile. Looking at Atago's smile, Illustrious's face immediately flushed, and her heart rate accelerated. Seeing Atago's moist, glossy cherry lips, she felt an irresistible urge to kiss them.
What was this feeling? Illustrious felt strange.
Having been reincarnated as a Ship Girl for ten years, she had seen many beautiful Ship Girls, but she had never felt this kind of accelerated heartbeat before. Could this be the legendary feeling of love?
Yes, this must be love. Illustrious decided she would pursue Atago and make her her girlfriend.
"It's nothing! I was just passing by. As fellow Ship Girls, how could I stand idly by?" Illustrious immediately grabbed Atago's right hand and began stroking it repeatedly. This touch made Illustrious's heart flutter. It was so delicate and soft! She truly couldn't stop touching it!
"Your chivalry truly earns my admiration." Atago, whose hand was being taken advantage of, immediately looked displeased, and she pulled her hand out of Illustrious's grasp.
With no hand left to stroke, Illustrious felt a wave of disappointment.
However, the thought that she could touch Atago whenever she wanted once she successfully pursued her immediately cheered her up.
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