THIRD PERSON POV

In the intelligence section, Wales and Cleveland were walking down one of the hallways while chatting.

Wales: It seems that the empire has lost some strength, it will take them a long time to recover from this blow. But we too can't do anything to seize the opportunity to attack the empire.

Cleveland: The Black Mental Cube? And also many of our ships have ended with serious damage.

Wales: It's a mountain of problems, I hope this is not a setback.

Wales and Cleveland enter the lab and inside are Hornet, Enty, Akashi, Belfast, Amazon and Langley.

Wales: Where is Sheffield where is it.

Belfast: She is unwell, apparently she is feeling a bit unwell and is in the infirmary.

Wales: Hmm, I see. (Sheffield unwell? What could have happened?) By the way, what do you know?

Amazon: Nothing at all.

Me: Even with my computers I can't analyze this thing, it's made of a material that doesn't exist in the periodic table.

Langley: Well that's to be expected, after all we don't know all about conventional mental cubes.

Ark Royal: (Reading a R-18 manga) I see, it's a pandora's box.

Me: And when did you go out?

Ark Royal: I was sleeping in the cell all night.

Me: Ahem! Returning to the subject, between yesterday and today, the brightness has increased and we must assume that something very bad is going to happen.

Hornet: We can't let those tentacled girls get away with it.

Wales: The general problem is that most of the ships in this base are disabled, I think we will recite a ship with the firepower identical to the North Carolina class.

Me: hmm? You mean the Iowa class?

Wales: Yes.

Cleveland: Hmm, an Iowa-class battleship, I think we could use it in this situation.

Hornet: I'll call the New Jersey task force, she's very close to the base on patrol.

Wales: A favor, call her, I have the feeling that we will miss her a lot.

Hornet: Same for me.

Wales: Now Akagi is missing, that's what intelligence has told us.

Hornet: Akagi seems to have somehow escaped unscathed, but she hasn't returned to her fleet and that's worrying.

Wales: With Akagi gone, what worries me is how Kaga will act.

SAKURA EMPIRE.

Kaga: You want to cancel the project!?

A disturbed and angry voice resounds in the imperial palace.

Nagato: You misunderstand me, I just said that I'm going to pause the project, we currently don't have the necessary funds to finish that ship. Also, Akagi is missing and we need resources to search for her.

Kaga: (annoyed) What did you say? Who put that stupid stuff into your brain?

Kawakaze: Don't be disrespectful to your Majesty!

Nagato: Stop Kawakaze!

Kawakaze: (bows) I'm sorry.

Nagato: Answering your question Kaga, this decision is mine and no one put silly ideas in my head, I think it's rather you who has silly ideas in your brain.

Kaga: (Furious) Nagato! You know very well that the empire has no future without Orochi.

Nagato: I think you should rest, the stress generated by your sister's rescue missions is taking its toll on you, rest and cool your mind, you may find the solution that I see and you don't.

In that Kaga furrows her brow more and her bloodlust grows quite a bit.

Kaga: Nagatooooo!

In that Kawakaze is put on guard and grabs the hilt of her Katana, but is stopped by Nagato.

Nagato: (Loud and authoritative voice) That is my final decision! Withdraw or I forcefully withdraw you!

Kaga clenches her fists and walks out of Nagato's office, Nagato seeing Kaga walk out of her office, Nagato heaves a big sigh.

Mutsu: Are you alright Sister?

Kawakaze: You should rest, your face is very pale.

Nagato: I'm fine, just...

Kawakaze: Just...?

Nagato: I just want my work to decrease, since all this started my work has tripled...

Kawakaze/Mutsu: (not knowing how to react) (Ah! We lost her)

Nagato started throwing a lot of tantrums like an elementary school girl, Mutsu and Kawakaze did nothing and just watched the comic scene without saying anything, they understood that this is because of stress and Nagato, unable to suppress all this frustration, exploded like a pot of pressure, so the correct action is for Nagato to tire of throwing tantrums.

TIME SKIP NIGHT.

In the dorms, the girls are gathered in Soryuu's room and are engaged in drinking liquor and chatting.

Ise: My God, this is definitely troublesome.

Ise speaks in a very melancholic way as the girls listen.

Hyuuga: The Orochi project is put on hold and the siren in mass production are out of our control, we're in deep.

Shokaku: But to tell the truth, the project was doomed from the start, I told Nagato not to bet on something we don't know about.

Soryuu: It's not that simple.

Hiryuu: Red Axis is just a monolithic alliance, we don't want Iron Blood to see us so weak.

Hyuuga: (Sigh) But the main enemy is the siren, right?

The morale of the girls did not go up, rather it went down more, the purpose of this meeting was to raise the morale of the girls, so this meeting was counterproductive.

Outside the empire's commercial area, Takao and Zuikaku talk while looking at the sea.

Takao: How do you feel?

Zuikaku: I already feel much better, although I still can't explain how I ended up injured, but my wounds have healed and I've already repaired my flight deck.

Takao: I'm glad to hear that, but the current situation isn't very good, I'm afraid the Empire... no, the whole world is being pushed to a dire end.

Zuikaku: (Grinning provocatively) Then it's our duty to destroy that destiny.

Takao looks at Zuikaku somewhat surprised and then smiles, Zuikaku maintaining his competitive smile.

UNKNOWN PLACE SAKURA EMPIRE SEVERAL YEARS AGO

Kaga: This place?

Kaga is confused, she looks ahead and sees Akagi walking towards a place, and in front of Akagi appears Amagi.

Akagi: Amagi-nesama.

Amagi turns to see Akagi with her typical motherly smile, Kaga is just a spectator of this situation.

Amagi: ¡Cough! ¡Cough!

Amagi starts coughing loudly and loses her balance, Akagi manages to catch her before she falls to the ground.

Akagi: (worried) My God, your condition has gotten much worse, what were you doing outside?

Amagi: I'm so sorry, today I felt good and decided to go for a walk, after all, today is the first day of spring, so I decided to see the cherry blossoms, hehe.

Akagi: Sister...

Amagi: I'm already dead, but remember, even if I die, I'll always be here...

In that Amagi touches Akagi's chest at the height of the heart.

Amagi: In your heart, remember it.

Akagi: (Sad) Please don't say that, it breaks my heart to hear those words.

Amagi: Don't tell me that, remember that my power doesn't come from my strength, you are my source of power, please don't be sad, when you are sad I feel very bad and sick, so please smile, do it for me, Please?

Akagi wipes away her tears and gives her older sister the best smile.

Amagi: (Smiling) Thank you.

Akagi hugs her sister as she buries her face into her sister's chest, Amagi responds by returning the hug.

SECRET SHIPYARD OF THE EMPIRE SEVERAL YEARS AGO

In this place Akagi and Kaga are meeting with Observer. (this is the first time Akagi meets the Observer)

Observer: The empire... no, rather, the world is hopeless, you need power, power equal to gods, this black mental cube collects a lot of data and evolves, data is will, will is power, especially for people like us.

Akagi looks suspiciously at Observer.

Observer: That's why the ship that results from that cube will have divine powers, enough to reanimate the past and generate a prosperous future.

Kaga: (Distrustful) It's bullshit! Don't be fooled by that siren! Sirens are the real enemy! (I will protect Akagi if it's the last thing I do, after all I promised Amagi that I would protect Akagi)!

Observer: Like I said before, you can create anything, even the dead.

Kaga: what? Akagi don't believe her! This bitch is lying to you!

Akagi: Yes, if you don't get tired of saying stupid things, why don't you go somewhere else to throw all that garbage?

Observer: ~Ara~ Now that was really offensive.

Akagi: Even if it has the same memories and physical appearance, it's just a simple copy, a shadow of the real person.

Observer: You are wrong, if the form and content is the same, then it is not a reflection or a copy.

In that Observer approaches Akagi.

Observer: If then that's not real, then for you. That is real? If you only care about seeing your sister again.

Akagi: (Furious) Get out!

SAKURA EMPIRE BEDROOMS KAGA'S ROOM

Kaga wakes up, she realizes that she dreamed of the past, her eyes are full of tears.

Kaga: I see, so there's no room for me, right Akagi? Did I mean nothing to you, Akagi-nesama?

SAKURA EMPIRE BEDROOMS KAGA'S ROOM

Kaga wakes up, she realizes that she dreamed of the past, her eyes are full of tears.

Kaga: I see, so there's no room for me, right Akagi? Did I mean nothing to you, Akagi-nesama? Was I not a worthy replacement? But that doesn't matter anymore, your wishes are my wishes.

POV ENTERPRISE

Enterprise: Ung, it's so hot, what's wrong with me?

Today I felt very bad, I don't know, but when I went to sleep, I started to feel very bad, I tripped over my desk knocking it over and I made a big mess in my room since I tripped over all my furniture throwing it on the floor, I felt very dizzy and my head hurt a lot.

Enterprise: (What if I haven't had any liquor today?)

I tried to use my radio to call for help, but it didn't work.

Enterprise: Damn! Ung! My head!

My voice came out quite weak and barely audible, I tried to scream, but my voice didn't come out, using all my will, I somehow managed to stand up and walk to the door of my room and opened it, I went out and walked towards the infirmary, but I couldn't take more than 19 steps and I fell to my knees and suddenly my field of vision was covered with fire that enveloped me, I knew that this is an illusion because the fire didn't hurt me and I didn't feel the heat of it.

In front of me was that woman who always appeared when I lost consciousness.

Enterprise: You, what are you doing here?

???: Humanity has set sail, with adventure in their hearts, but that feeling was replaced with the feeling of greed and the desire to conquer the seas, the history of the sea is full of many wars... Conflicts, that is the wish of mankind, (sadistic smile) This is the romance of mankind.

Enterprise: Stop talking nonsense!

In that the woman's appearance changes completely to another woman, now her appearance is identical to a kansen of the Sakura empire.

Enterprise: (shock) You are different, that look and your smile, it's just a fake, your original form is much worse than you appear to be.

???: You're wrong, I'm the real one, because I'm the mirror of humanity's desires.

In that I feel that my head begins to hurt much more than it was and I feel very dizzy.

Orochi: My name is Orochi, a monster born from the will of mankind.

That was the last thing I heard before falling unconscious.

TO BE CONTINUE...............................................