---- Shuichi Arakawa's viewpoint ----

"It's time"

Lewis, staring at the hands of the clock, said in a quiet voice. Claire, who was the original deputy secretary, goes to Koki, and Ellis, the information officer, is the deputy secretary of Miki. Speaking of which, it's a long relationship with Koitsu. What time did you first work together? Grabbing the microphone of the ship's broadcast, thinking vaguely that there is no such detention.

"At the current time, we will enter the enemy's defense line and look forward to their struggles."

After a few words, the microphone is put back and the cigarette is lit. If Ellis is next to you, you're often hateful that "Is that it?", But Lewis looks straight out of the bridge without saying anything. Staring at the back, the vibration of the ship aboard rapidly increased.

The original plan of operation was that the flag of the Allied Navy, consisting of Noah, Russia, Merkava and Ursna, would use the Russian Navy's "Pytol-class nuclear missile cruiser." However, with the help of Kon, the operators of both Merkava and Ursuna were able to exercise enough magic in this world, and the flagship became "Improved Iceberg Battleship Carrier-Mermaid." The ship is well tolerated by laser strikes, which missiles and engineering departments have warned about likely to be carried by the enemy. And above all.

"The propulsion is squid ..."

"I'm angry with Captain Miki again. They're not squids, they're Kraken. With their cooperation, this giant can get 80 knots."

"I know. The Mermaid, nearly 700 meters long, can go on at a top speed of 150 km, I'm grateful to them. But are you worried if you don't hear any engine noise?"

"Well, I understand that. Thanks to its quietness, torpedoes from enemy submarines can be neutralized other than by wire. Thank you."

"If you find it approaching using the wired method, it will be caught by the tentacles and eaten instead of a snack ..."

"Well, honestly, I really didn't want to turn to the enemy."

After the live fire exercises on the G-88, it was surprising to see the Krakens saying they wanted to buy torpedoes as a luxury item. From Miki's point of view, the huge amount of rare metal found on the G-88's sea floor in exchange for torpedoes would have stopped laughing.

"Contact from a ship equipped with a transfer gate. Dragon transfer starts, and the transferred dragon will carry out patrol flights over the fleet."

At the same time as the operator on the bridge reported, a magic circle floated over the ship advancing on the port side, and five dragons came out. At present, there is no effective weapon to shoot down the flying dragons.

The only exception, though, is the playfulness of dock fighting in a power suit with a flying unit and the stupidity of hitting the dragon's face with a pile bunker to stun. Even a serious dragon jumps at a speed close to Mach 5 and shoots a plasma flame that melts the armor of the power suit.

"Lewis, how can a dragon be neutralized?"

"Isn't Kouki shot down in the last exercise?"

"Dumb, that's just a tag. In the case of a seriously hostile dragon."

"Well ..... If it is an anti-aircraft gun that uses an imaginary weapon we are currently developing."

"Detect torpedo running sounds!"

Is it a fixed torpedo! ? When you look at Lewis unexpectedly, wait for the next information from the operator.

"Kraken the escort has left the fleet ..., Nos. 18 and 3 are heading for the torpedoes. The running noise has stopped."

Apparently he predated his favorite torpedo. But why did you go with two? I'd normally deal with torpedoes by one. I would have asked Ursna's caster to contact Kraken, I guess it was 18 and 3.

"Detecting the submarine screw noise! It seems that he is leaving quickly!" Kraken No. 3 starts pursuing.

"What happened?"

"The estimated speed of Kraken 3 is over 240 knots!"

"400 kg !?"

Certainly, it's almost as slow as the Gloom torpedo, so if you're serious, it's OK to get that speed ... The top speed should have been 210 knots even during the exercise. 240 knots is too fast.

"Shuichi, Kraken told me that the sea around here is cold and light so I can swim faster."

Ursna's caster told me he was thinking about why he was speeding up.

"I know it's cold, but what does it mean to be light?"

"Yes. I guess it's about magic concentration. There is almost no magic in this world, so the magic of nature doesn't interfere with your magic."

"I see, there's no friction ..."

"I heard the sound of destroying the enemy submarine, and it seems that only the screw shaft was destroyed as scheduled."

Alright, now I can't move one ship. Kraken did a good job, it's easy to sink, but it's more frustrating and confusing to know what's going on if you're unable to do so with your communication function than sinking badly. You could even imagine a giant squid breaking the screw shaft.

"It seems that the 18th Kraken also captured the enemy submarine and destroyed the screw shaft!"

"Okay, it's in good shape! I hope I can wipe out the submarines in this area as it is."

"Responding to the anti-aircraft radar, a high-speed flying object is approaching the fleet. It appears to be a cruise missile!"

"What's the number?"

"30!"

"Preparing for air defense combat! The Dragons are ready to intercept"

Is the attack from the sky following the attack from the sea? Until then, the theory of attack was the same as that of the theory, but will Miki and Koki take such an attack method as much as a genius? This is like an exercise written in a textbook.

"Dragon will soon reach the intercept position"

"Captain, something strange. This is just training."

Lewis seems like me. But that doesn't mean you can do anything else here, nor can you change the strategy itself. Already, the main landing unit is waiting in front of the transfer gate at Hakone Base.

"The cruise missile is re-accelerated! The dragon squad has been breached! The altitude is increasing, reaching the fleet in 60 seconds."

"Start firing as soon as each ship and missile are in range."

Is it a two-stage accelerated cruise missile? Well, there will be few explosives on board, so there is no problem unless you hit a deadly place. Instead, you should be wary of submarine attacks aimed at confusing landings, should you tell the operator?

"For now, instruct each ship to watch for reattacks from enemy submarines."

"Roger that"

"Thirty seconds to reach the cruise missile! Pico, this is ... the missile has split! Many small objects are falling from high altitude. The number cannot be measured!"

Cluster bullet? To the ship partner? 100 years ago, there is no point in having a cluster bullet on an existing military ship. What do you want to do?

"3, 2, 1, now!"

It wasn't cluster bullets that fell at the same time as the operator counted, this is ───.

"Alam, Miroslav, and Onysim report that the detection system is not available ... but, Kalinin also has the same message. The ship's detection system is paralyzed!"

"It's just a jamming bullet. Switch the submarine detection system to listening, and restart the anti-aircraft radar."

This has already been assumed. I'm assuming an EMP attack, and that's nothing. More than that ...

"A submersible screw sound is detected by a listener. The number is unknown."

"Shuichi, Kraken has contacted me. I can't see him, but he has confirmed the wake of the submarine. The number is over 40, but everything seems to be leaving the fleet. What do you want to do?"

Is leaving is withdrawing? If you can't see anything more than that, you're using stealth camouflage. Stealth camouflage in the water ... Is you reading this strategy? However, the spy who infiltrated was ───.

"Tell the Kraken not to chase. Keep the status quo, and if the opponent retreats, it's okay. Lewis wants to contact Miki at Hakone base."

"understood"

"Roger that"

No problem at least if the fleet has not been damaged. However, the other party's thoughts can be considered. It would be correct to get advice from Miki and Koki here.