Harbor of Liverpool, Meeting Room of the Royal Navy Base :

3rd P.O.V

The most important members of the Royal Navy and Clémenceau were present in the meeting room to talk about the teams that will take part in the offense part of "Operation Siren".

King George V : So, when are we going to start the meeting ?

Clémenceau : We have to wait for the former Iris Libre to come here first.

Prince of Wales : So, they came here to help. That's reassuring knowing how powerful the Iris République became.

Illustrious : I'm glad the holy light is on our side.

The doors of the room suddenly opened. Belfast entered the room with the former Iris Libre behind her.

Belfast : Your Majesty, the former Iris Libre has arrived.

Richelieu : Bonjour, everyone.

Queen Elizabeth : Welcome to you too. And thanks for bringing them here, Belfast.

Belfast : I'm just doing my job, Your Majesty.

Queen Elizabeth : In any case, let's start the meeting.

Clémenceau : We were thinking about making 2 teams just like the Eagle Union did.

Béarn : Right. But what about their roles ?

Warspite : Well, one team would take back the territories to the west of our coasts.

Hood : The other one would help Ironblood and the Northern Parliament to take back the territories while securing some supply routes between here, Kiel and St. Petersburg.

Saint Louis : I suppose you already have ideas about the teams, right ?

Queen Elizabeth : Indeed. I was gonna take part in this Operation by leading the team that will help Ironblood and the Northern Parliament.

Valiant : Some Royal Navy girls, Clémenceau and I will join my sister.

Monarch : For the other team, we were thinking about sending Hood and Warspite. But since you are here Richelieu, we were wondering if you could lead that team with Hood.

Richelieu : Are you okay with that, Hood ?

Hood : I have no objections on that matter.

Richelieu : In that case, I accept.

Victorious : Once again, I thank you for your help. But do you mind if I ask you where is the other half of the Iris République ?

Jeanne d'Arc : They went to Dakar to join a part of the Sakura Empire and a part of Ironblood to help them as well.

Le Terrible : As for Charles, he is still in Brest, waiting for a Leader-class Siren to show up to act.

As Clémenceau was about to speak again, he received a message.

Clémenceau : Girls, I just got a message.

L'Opiniâtre : From whom ?

Clémenceau : Observer Zero.

Formidable : What about it ?

Clémenceau : She just sent me a file named "A.I"

Howe : "A.I" ?

Clémenceau : Let's see what it does.

The holographic system in the middle of the table has been turned on. A silhouette is forming to reveal a person. Everyone was watching intensely at the figure, wondering what the A.I will look like. The figure finally revealed itself to be... Kizuna A.I ?

Kizuna A.I : KONISHIWA !!! I am Kizuna A.I. !

Everyone had their mouth wide opened. They were all wondering one thing : Is Observer Zero a weeb ?

Kizuna A.I : Hey ! Stop ignoring me ! Fakkyu !

Author : Hold up ! This wasn't supposed to be happening right now ! Let me rectify that !

Take 2

The holographic system in the middle of the table has been turned on. A silhouette is forming to reveal a person. Everyone was watching intensely at the figure, wondering what the A.I will look like. The figure finally revealed itself to be... Observer Zero ?

Le Triomphant : Wait, is that Observer Zero ? She literally looks like Observer Zero without her riggings.

Observer Zero (?) : Greetings everyone. To answer your question, I am not Observer Zero despite I look just like her. My name is TB. I am an A.I created and developed by Observer Zero, Observer Alpha and Editor specifically to help you for "Operation Siren".

Émile Bertin : What can you do ?

TB : I have a lot of fonctions including contacting other fleets, scanning the surroundings for ennemies and also counter Siren jamming.

King George V : This is definitely gonna be helpful.

TB : However, my functions are limited because of the fact I am a prototype, meaning my abilities are limited for now.

Warspite : In that case, how long do we need to wait for you to be upgraded ?

TB : Actually, to upgrade my systems is rather simple. I can collect data from the fighting you will do against the Sirens, not only from your fleet but also from the other fleets. The data will be sent directly to Observer Zero that can improve my abilities to make me more reliable.

Prince of Wales : Siren technology is truly impressive. No wonder the former Crimson Axis was interested in the Siren technology.

Champagne : But that conflict is meaningless now that we are all working together for a common goal for peace between our races and nations.

Queen Elizabeth : That's good and all, but I think it's time for us to start our part of the mission.

Richelieu : You're right. We need to get ourselves ready. You're coming, Hood, Warspite ?

Hood/Warspite : Of course.

Queen Elizabeth : George, Clémenceau. Let's tell Bismarck and Sovetskaya Rossiya the news.

King George V/Clémenceau : Roger that./Boen reçu.

(Timeskip given to you by Prinz Eugen being annoyed at Prinz Heinrich)

3rd P.O.V

The first fleet made of a coalition between the Royal Navy and the Iris République has just left the harbor of Liverpool, whose goal is take back the territories to the west, which would secure some supply roads that will go to New York City.

The first fleet was lead by Richelieu and Hood. The fleet composition is the following :

Battleships/Battlecruisers : Richelieu, Champagne, Hood, Warspite, Rodney, Nelson, Prince of Wales and Duke of York.

Aircraft Carriers : Béarn, Illustrious, Victorious and Formidable.

Heavy Cruisers : Saint Louis, Norfolk, Suffolk, Dorsetshire, Kent and Cheshire.

Light Cruisers : Belfast, Edinburgh, Neptune, Sheffield, Southampton, Glasgow, Newcastle, Gloucester, Émile Bertin and Jeanne d'Arc.

Destroyers : Le Triomphant, Le Terrible, L'Opiniâtre, Le Téméraire and Forbin.

Submarines : Surcouf.

One hour has passed since the team has left the harbor of Liverpool. They managed to take quickly some territories because of the fact those sectors had a either a 2 or 3 corrosion level, and the former Iris Libre had been retrofitted with Charles's help.

Duke of York : Oh my~ Never we have progressed that fast against Sirens.

Richelieu : And this is what I don't like. But then the corrosion level were low in those sectors. But still...

Warspite : I can understand what you mean, but maybe if we advance further inside those sectors, we might find more Sirens.

Richelieu : I suppose. Let's continue.

However, they got interrupted by TB.

TB : S.O.S signal detected.

Jeanne d'Arc : What ? But who did sent this ?

TB : Searching for the S.O.S signal origin. One result found.

Prince of Wales : Where does it comes from, TB ?

TB : Detected signal is coming from a small Eagle Union fleet.

Nelson : Why is an Eagle Union fleet doing in the middle of the "Operation" ?

Rodney : Maybe they are here to secure some supply routes ?

Suffolk : And they maybe got lost.

Kent : Shouldn't we go there to help ?

Newcastle : We should be going right now. Who knows what is happening.

Gloucester : I agree. We must hurry up.

Hood : Then, let's get going.

Everyone else : Roger that !

(Timeskip given to you by Charles and Kirito fighting together ennemies with double swords)

Half an hour later, the coalition finally approached the place where the S.O.S signal. When they arrived, they know what was happening, they saw some mass-produced Sirens ships, but they were destroyed.

Émile Bertin : It's clear that they sent a S.O.S signal because of those Sirens.

Southampton : But someone powerful already came to destroy them.

Saint Louis : Who knows if that person is still there ? Let's hurry up to help them.

Le Triomphant : I agree. Let's get going.

They continued to go forward to the battlefield, until they saw someone fighting. They recognized the figure instantly as the person fighting was none other than Ash.

Warspite : Ash ? What are you doing here ?

Ash heard her name and turn around to see the a coalition group between the Royal Navy and the Iris République.

Ash : Hmm ? That's fancy meeting you here. Why are you here ?

Hood : We got a S.O.S signal from here.

Ash : I see. You must be talking about them. They were the one sending it.

Ash was pointing to two girls from the Eagle Union : Bush and Memphis.

Formidable : What is an Eagle Union fleet doing in the Royal Navy's waters ?

Prince of Wales : We'll see that after we finish fighting that Siren Fleet.

Ash : Yeah, we don't have time to talk right now.

Richelieu : Let's sink those Sirens !

Everyone else : Roger that.

(Timeskip given to you by Charles cosplaying as the Doom Slayer while the real Doom Slayer gives a thumbs up)

It only took a few minutes for the group to get rid of all the Sirens in the sector due to the insane firepower and air control the group have.

Béarn : My planes doesn't detect anymore Sirens. We're safe for now.

Nelson : That's good to know. Now, you two, do you mind telling us why were you here ?

Victorious : I'm pretty sure you aren't among those who went on the front for "Operation Siren"

Memphis : Well, we were sent here to get some Siren samples.

Bush : But then, we got caught in a Mirror Sea and we ended up here.

Richelieu : You do know that this sector is dangerous right ? This is a lvl 4 Corrosion Sector here.

Memphis : We were gonna bring back the samples to the Basilica, but because of the Mirror Sea, we lost them. We need to find them.

Ash : Don't bother. This sector is still isn't safe. Those samples might already have sunk. And with the mass-produced Sirens still lurking around, this is basically suicide.

Bush : But-

Prince of Wales : Although Ash said it in a harsh way, she is right. And you are also in the Royal Navy's waters, so you are under our jurisdiction.

Richelieu : You have to stay with us until we have done our part in this operation. So, you have to follow us.

Memphis/Bush : Alright...

Forbin : Don't worry. We will protect you.

Le Triomphant : We are not Templar Knights of the Sacred Iris for nothing, after all.

Victorious : What about you, Ash ? What are you going to do now ?

Ash : Since I have taken back some sectors near Iceland and there's not much to do, I might follow you as well to help.

Illustrious : Well, you're more than welcome to join us.

Richelieu : Well, let's finish our part of the mission.

Everyone else : Right !

They continued towards the west to complete their mission. After a few hours, they managed to take back most of the sectors. But as they were about to go to the last sector, they ended up in a Mirror Sea.

Memphis : Oh no. Not again.

Hood : Did we just entered a Mirror Sea ?

TB : Analysis of the data. Results say we are in a Fractured Sea.

Warspite : A Fractured Sea ?

TB : Correct. Those are variations of Mirror Seas with Siren fleets stronger than the usual. Proceed with caution.

Newcastle : Would it be possible to do a scan of our surroundings ?

TB : Starting recon of the surroundings. Error. Unable to do recon of the surroundings because of Siren jamming.

Cheshire : But I thought it can counter Siren jamming !

Jeanne d'Arc : TB said during the meeting that she can nullify any Siren jamming that aren't created by Leader-class Sirens.

Ash : Wait... does this mean a Leader-class Siren is somewhere here ?

Champagne : This seems the only possibility.

Suffolk : Shouldn't we call Charles about that ?

Richelieu : You're right. But I think we should try to find her location first. If we can find her, we can see how she looks and thus, we will facilitate the work for Charles for the description of the said Siren to see what we should do.

Duke of York : That's quite a dangerous thing to do, but that's the best thing to do.

Hood : If you're sure about that, then we will follow you, Richelieu.

Richelieu : Let's continue ! And may God be with us !

Meanwhile with God :

God : I am already with you, but you have my protection !

Back to the coalition group :

The group continued to get to the center of the Fractured Sea, where the Sirens should be. They were already seeing Siren fleets, which engaged against the group, only to be destroyed. But the more they advance , the more Sirens they meet. But they managed to get to the center of the Fractured Sea.

They looked around to see if there was any Siren that looks completely different from the others. After a while, they finally found a Siren they never saw before.

Edinburgh : What kind of Siren is that over there ?

They looked at the Siren. This Siren had greyish skin and grey hair. Her riggings looked like a shark. But the Siren also see them and was looking at them, without moving. She was standing there, not moving at all.

TB : Searching for results about this Siren. No results found.

Belfast : So, this is indeed a new Siren we never saw before.

Sheffield : Hum... why doesn't she attack ?

??? : ...

As they were wondering what the Siren will do, the pressure suddenly intensified.

Kent : What the ?! Why do I feel so heavy right now ?!

Prince of Wales : I have trouble staying up.

But a few seconds later, it decreased drastically.

Edinburgh : And do we feel really light right now ?

Norfolk : Is that Siren behind this ?

Rodney : I'm gonna try to damage her riggings.

Rodney fired some shells towards the mysterious Sirens, only for the shells to end up directly in the seas.

Nelson : What ?! How ?! The shell should have continued in a straight line !

Prince of Wales : Duke, let's try together this time !

Duke of York : Alright !

Prince of Wales and Duke of York both fired some shells towards the mysterious Siren, but as the shells got to her, they suddenly got compacted, until they disappeared from existence, literally.

Richelieu : This is clearly not good.

???2  : Oh ? I didn't expected a huge fleet of Azur Lane here.

They suddenly heard a feminine voice. The group looked at the mysterious Siren, but realized that she wasn't the one who was talking, she was still standing where is she.

Ash : Show yourself !

As if on cue, another Siren appeared, she had blue hair, some kind of horns, and her riggings looked like some kind of seashells.

???2 : Well, it seems you cannot even damage her. Let's see what you can do against me.

She directly start firing at them. Everyone managed to dodge, but the second Siren continued to attack.

Prince of Wales : Richelieu ! Hurry up and call Charles !

Richelieu : I'm on it ! TB, start a call with Charles !

TB : Searching for the contact named Charles. Result found. Starting a call to Charles.

Meanwhile in the Harbor of Brest :

Charles P.O.V

I was looking at the holographic map to see where is everyone. But then, TB appeared with some news.

TB : Request of a call from Richelieu. Do you accept to answer ?

Charles : Start the call with Richelieu.

TB : Acknowledged. Starting conversation with Richelieu.

Richelieu : Oh thanks God. I was doubting if you will get the call.

Charles : What's going on ?

Richelieu : We have found what looks like two Leader-class Sirens.

Both Empress and Hermit heard this and decided to intervene.

Arbiter III : What do they look like ?

Richelieu : One has actually grey skin and hair with a shark rigging. The other one has blue hair and her riggings looks like some kind of seashells.

Arbiter IX : No doubt about it. You have found Arbiter VIII and Enforcer VIII.

Charles : We're coming immediately !

Richelieu : D'accord ! *ends call*

Charles : Observer Zero, Editor, take care of the rest from here !

Observer Zero/Editor : Very well.

We didn't wasted time and Empress opened a portal, and me, her and Hermit entered it.

Meanwhile with Richelieu's team, in a Fractured Sea :

3rd P.O.V

Richelieu just ended the call with Charles, who should arrive in a minute or two.

Richelieu : He's coming !

As if on cue, a portal opened in the battlefield. Three persons got out of it. Those people were none other than Charles in his human form, Arbiter III : The Empress and Arbiter IX : The Hermit.

???2 : What ?! What are they doing here ?

The grey Siren still hasn't said anything but her eyes has widen due to the appearance of the three people.

??? : !!!

Charles : So, two more Leader-class Sirens here.

???2 : Who are you ?!

Charles : I am the MNF Charles de Gaulle. You must be Enforcer VIII : Determination.

Enforcer VIII : How do you know my name ?! But it doesn't matter, take this !

Enforcer VIII dashed directly to Charles, trying to punch him, but he evaded. However, he noticed something around her neck, something that looks like a collar.

Enforcer VIII : Damn it !

Charles : Give up ! We don't have to fight ! We can fight together against the Creator !

Enforcer VIII : Wait what ?

Charles : Yeah, we can work together to defeat him ! Join us !

Enforcer VIII : Really ?! In that ca-

The collar around her neck started to emit electricity, which hurt her in the progress.

Enforcer VIII : No ! I must destroy you and the traitors !

Charles remember the collar, and seeing what happened with Enforcer VIII, concluded that this collar forces control on her. He got an idea on how to get rid of the collar and decided to spawn  one of his swords.

Charles : RAGNELL !!!

Ragnell appeared in his hand while Enforcer VIII dashed to him to fight in close-quarters. Charles dashed towards her as well, his sword ready to clash. His sword and her riggings were clashing.

Enforcer VIII : HAAAAAAAAA !!!

Charles : YAAAAAAAAAA !!!

Both were equal in raw strength, but Charles was waiting for an opening to get rid of the collar.

Enforcer VIII : Good luck trying to pierce my defenses !

Charles : That wasn't my goal !

Enforcer VIII widen her eyes.

Enforcer VIII : What ?!

That was enough for Charles to get his opening. He made appear his second sword, Alondite, and aimed for the collar. Enforcer VIII closed her eyes, waiting for the end.

But her end never came, she opened her eyes to see she is still alive. She then turned around to see Charles with his swords. On one of them was the collar that was previously on Enforcer VIII's neck.

Enforcer VIII : Wait... am I free...?

Charles : Yeah. You're finally free from his control.

Prince of Wales : For a moment, I really thought he was gonna kill her.

Richelieu : Wait, what is it on Charles's sword ?

Forbin : Looks like some kind of collar.

Charles : It actually is a mind-control collar. And if Enforcer VIII had one, then Arbiter VIII must have one as well. I'm gonna free her as well.

Arbiter III : Wow, every time I thought the Creator couldn't get lower than that, he manages to actually get even lower.

Rodney : Wait, Charles ! That Siren can somehow control gravity !

Charles : Really ?

Arbiter IX : I can confirm that fact, however it doesn't affect the Sirens.

Charles : I see. In that case.

Charles broke the collar, dismissed his swords before changing into his Siren form.

Executioner : Let's see what she can do.

Executioner started approaching Arbiter VIII. Despite she still isn't talking, she finally started to move slowly at first. But then, she gained in speed before dashing towards Executioner. He did the same as he summoned Sökkvabekkr.

His sword clashed with her huge claws. But Arbiter VIII didn't have the codename "Strength" for nothing. She managed to push back Executioner before making him move backwards.

Executioner : *mind* So, this is why her codename is "Strength". Gotta use my brain for this one.

Executioner canceled his attack and decided to launch a new attack with his sword, but this time with a twist.

Executioner : *mind* Looks like I'm gonna use it for the first time in fight.

Executioner clashed again with his sword. Once again, Arbiter VIII blocked his attack.

Arbiter VIII : Don't... bother...

But to her surprise, Executioner mentioned a word.

Executioner : HEL !!!

As if on cue, a scythe appeared out of nowhere. Not only Arbiter VIII got surprised, but everyone else as well because they never saw that weapon before.

Warspite : Is that a scythe ?!

Richelieu : I didn't even know he had a scythe !

The scythe was floating next to Executioner. The scythe suddenly flew towards Arbiter VIII, she managed to block it but have a harder time.

Arbiter VIII : !!!... How...?

Executioner : *mind* How is this scythe sentient ?!

Hel : It isn't. But my weapon doesn't work like other weapons.

Executioner : *mind* Hel ?! What do you mean ?!

Hel : You don't need to wield it like any other weapon. Your will and your mind is the only thing needed to control the weapon. Just let it do the job. And yes, I can communicate with you by telepathy.

Executioner : *mind* Oh ok. Thanks for the tip.

Hel : Like I said, don't thank me, just do your part of the deal.

Hel stopped the telepathic conversation. Seeing as Arbiter VIII is busy dealing with the scythe, Executioner decided to use Sökkvabekkr to destroy the collar on Arbiter VIII's neck. He teleported just behind her before using his sword to break the collar.

He managed to destroy it. As the collar fell in the water, Executioner dismissed his sword and scythe. He looked at Arbiter VIII, free from the control. She continued to look at Executioner, still not moving and without talking.

She suddenly moved towards Executioner. But to the surprise of everyone, she hugged Executioner with a very strong grip.

Arbiter VIII : My... hero...

Executioner : My... back...

Arbiter VIII stopped the hug seeing that Executioner was in pain. She looked at him with the same expression, although a bit of sadness could be seen.

Arbiter VIII : ...Sorry...

Executioner : Don't worry. You are one of us. I'm glad you are okay.

Executioner decided to headpat Arbiter VIII. Despite she isn't very emotional, she had a little smile on her face, meaning she was happy.

But the same couldn't be said with Arbiter III and Belfast, as they looked at the interaction with a jealous glare while pouting. But no one noticed their expression except Richelieu and Arbiter IX, but decided to keep quiet about it.

Richelieu : *mind* I can't believe what I'm seeing. Is Arbiter III and Belfast in love with Charles ? I might talk to Empress about that later when my sister will know about this.

Arbiter IX : *mind* So I was right. Empress is really in love with Executioner. Heh ! I can't wait until they have children, so I can spoil them !

Executioner stopped headpatting Arbiter VIII, much to her sadness, but understood that this isn't the moment to continue this, so they both went back to the group.

Executioner : Well, looks like we managed to save them.

Hood : So, who are they ?

Arbiter III : The first Siren that Charles has freed is Enforcer VIII : Determination. An Enforcer-class Siren.

Enforcer VIII : Hello everyone. Nice to meet you and sorry for earlier.

Illustrious : Don't worry. It was Creator's fault for making you stray from the holy light.

Arbiter IX : As for the Siren Executioner was headpatting, she is Arbiter VIII : The Strength, an Arbiter-class Siren.

Hermit smirked while Empress looked away with a pout, but quickly removes it since it is a serious situation here.

Arbiter VIII : ...Nice...meeting...you...

Executioner : So, now that you are free, what will you do ?

Enforcer VIII : Well, you freed me from the Creator's control, so it's only right that I will join your side to help you freeing our kin.

Arbiter VIII : I will... fight... with you... as well...

Executioner : In that case, welcome to the team *smiles*

Both Arbiter VIII and Enforcer VIII smiled back.

Champagne  : Should we continue our purpose in this place now ?

Saint Louis : Yeah. We still have territories to take back.

Executioner : Let's take back the last territories while building some Outposts.

Everyone : Alright !

(Timeskip given to you by all the Sirens asking headpats from Charles)

Outpost near Iceland :

3rd P.O.V

The coalition between the Royal Navy and the former Iris Libre were resting in an Outpost near Iceland.

Richelieu P.O.V

Now that we have some free time, I decided to go talk with Arbiter III about her feelings for my Charles. And thanks to TB's existence, I can directly call Jean Bart to assist the conversation while giving her opinion.

Speaking of Arbiter III, I found her and decided to ask her to come with me.

Richelieu : Empress, could you come with me ? I want to talk to you in private.

Arbiter III : Alright. Let's go.

We both went to an empty room. I closed the door before asking something.

Richelieu : Before we start, do you mind if I call Jean Bart. I need her to assist to our private talk.

Arbiter III : Go ahead.

Richelieu : TB, could you call Jean Bart please ? And make sure to not save this conversation in the files.

TB : Request accepted. Starting a private call with Jean Bart.

She answered the call a few seconds later.

Jean Bart : Sister ? Why are you calling me ?

Richelieu : Bonjour, ma sœur. I'm calling you because I need your presence for something.

Jean Bart : And what is that "something" ?

Richelieu : It's about Empress's feelings for our Charles.

Jean Bart : You got my undivided attention. Tell me.

I told Jean Bart everything I knew about Empress's feelings for Charles, much to Empress's embarrassment. After I finished talking, she think about what I said before giving her answer.

Jean Bart : Well, I have no problem on my side.

Richelieu : I have the same opinion.

Arbiter III : Wait, you really accept that ?

Richelieu : Of course. Your feelings for Charles are genuine. Just tell him when you're ready and he will surely say yes.

Jean Bart : It might be possible that he already knows it but didn't said anything to not pressure you in your choice.

Arbiter III : That's good to know, but please stop teasing me.

Richelieu : Don't worry. We aren't the kind of people that teases other like Prinz Eugen or Atago.

Jean Bart : But I cannot guarantee you that Algérie, Littorio or La Galissonnière will stop doing this tho.

Arbiter III : That's something at least.

Richelieu : Well, Merci for your opinion, Jean Bart. I won't bother you any longer.

Jean Bart : You're welcome. See you later. *ends the call*

Richelieu : Let's go back to join the others, shall we ?

Arbiter III : You're right.

We both left the empty room to join the others for dinner.

(A/N) : And that's it for chapter 34. I hope you have enjoyed it. Feel free to leave your feedback and opinion in the comments.

The "Inverted Orthant" event is gonna close soon. So, did you got everyone from the event ? On my side, I'm only missing Peter Strasser.

This event was the first time I decided to buy some skins. If you know me very well, you know which skins I bought.

I was lucky enough to get Jean Bart's New Year Skin from the Lucky Bag 2021. And I saved 1180 gems to buy Richelieu's one. They both looked amazing, and the L2D added more charm to it.

Did you bought any of the New Year Skins 2021 ? If yes, which one ?

Once again, thank you for reading this chapter. And see you in the next one.

TheBreizhOne out !
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New characters that have appeared in this chapter :

TB :

Kent :

Southampton :

Newcastle :

Gloucester :

Bush :

Memphis :

Arbiter VIII : The Strength :

Enforcer VIII : Determination :

(Sorry for the quality but that's the best I could find since there is no official art other than the Chibi. Also, sorry for the bad quality.)

Of course, none of those images belong to me. So, credit to their original artist.