Chapter 204 - 187 (Rewrite)

I watched as large pigeon-minotaur thing performed an uppercut on the Heavy Cruiser Ri-class with its oversized fist, sending the Abyssal flying high up into the air. Usually when the enemy gets too close to an aircraft carrier, they would usually back off while firing their secondary guns, not summon a 'Stand' and punch their assailant.

"Let's do this, Hatotaurus!" (AL Ookami Mio)

"Coo!" (Hatotaurus)

"Wait. Mio-san?" (Zuihou)

"Orrryaaa!" (AL Ookami Mio)

Mio, along with her weird 'Stand', I think it's called 'Hatotaurus', charged towards the place where the others Abyssals were. Her wolf-shaped rigging started lunging at the nearby Light Cruiser Tsu-class, grabbing the Abyssal within it's jaws and tossing it into the air. Hatotaurus smashed the Tsu-class in between it's fist, before dropping the lifeless body into the ocean.

"Go! Mio!" (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

Fubuki cheered as she watches her friend pummel the remaining Destroyer Ha-class.

"Fubuki, look out!" (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

"Nya! That was close. Thanks." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

A shell flew towards Fubuki, barely missing the self-proclaimed foxgirl as she dodged in time. That shell belongs to another Heavy Cruiser Ri-class, who managed to escape from Mio's rampaging pigeon.

"Zuihou, assist Mio in destroying the rest of the fleet."

"No need for that. I'll go help Mio-chan." (AL Nakiri Ayame)

Ayame begin firing at Battleship Ta-class flagship, who has learnt Mio's attack patterns and skillfully dodge her attacks. Since it was focusing on Mio, it could not react in time to evade Ayame's barrage of attacks.

"Nice nice." (AL Ookami Mio)

"Okay... Zuihou, assist the others in-"

The sound of an explosion followed by a scream caught my attention. The camera panned towards the Heavy Cruiser Ri-class, which is on fire and in the midst of sinking. Looks like Shigure-Chan took care of it.

"Nice one, Shigure-chan!" (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

Matsuri pounced on Shigure-chan, causing the smaller girl to stumble. Is it just me, or is that so-called idol making a weird face? Her eyes became narrow, accompanied with a creepy grin, red cheeks and heavy breathing.

"Matsuri-san... What's with that face?" (Shigure-chan)

"Haah... Haah..." (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

"Alright alright. You are scaring the little destroyer." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

Fubuki grabbed Matsuri's collar and pulled her away from my Destroyer.

"Sorry about that. She is a lolicon. It's surprising how she managed to hold out for this long despite being with you two all day." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

"I-I see..." (Shigure-chan)

"By the way, I'm a shotacon." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

"No. I didn't ask what's your fetish. I don't need that kind of info"

Oh god, I really didn't need to know that.

"Everyone~" (AL Nakiri Ayame)

Ayame waved to them from the side of the battlefield. Behind them featured a sinking Battleship Ta-class flagship. Looks like they are done as well.

"Looks like they done as well."

That's what I said.

"Let's regroup." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

As the two groups moved to meet each other in the middle, Zuihou looks a little disappointed.

"Any mental cubes around?"

"No. Another dud." (AL Ookami Mio)

"Then, let's just move on and find the next one."

That was the second Abyssal fleet they encountered in the Salmon Seas. While the mission was to retreive a black mental cube which was supposedly in the area, we have no idea which Abyssal fleet was holding onto it. The only way to find it is to sink whatever fleet we come across and hope the black mental cube appears. It's a hassle but that's our only option.

"Say, I just thought of something." (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

"What is it?"

"How about we wait for the Sirens to show up? That way, we can figure which Abyssal fleet has the cube." (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

"If we do that, the sirens may take the black mental cube and teleport away before we do anything." (AL Nakiri Ayame)

"Ayame-san is right. If we wait for the Sirens to show up and find the cube for us, they will most likely teleport away with the cube immediately. Furthermore, they might be thinking the same thing."

"You mean..." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

"Yep. They are most likely waiting for us to find the cube first. Then they would come in and snatch it away."

"What a disgusting plan." (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

"Weren't you thinking the same thing?"

"This and that are different things" (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

Ah whatever,

"Zuihou, search for the next Abyssal fleet."

"On it." (Zuihou)

Zuihou launched three of her Type-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft to fan out and scout the area ahead. She also launched some escorts, in case the recon planes encounter an Abyssal air fleet. The girls held their position, waiting for the results,

"So? Anything nearby?" (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

"Erm... Nothing. Just Beast Abyssals roaming about. They are probably strays. Not part of any fleet. We might have to change our position." (ZUihou)

"Gh! I don't want to meet those monsters ever again." (AL Nastsuiro Matsuri)

"There are a bunch of Siren mass-produced sh.i.p.s scattered about as well. They are not moving. I think they have been deactivated. The red lines on their hulls are not glowing." (Zuihou)

"Ahh. They are in passive mode. If anything gets too close to them, then they will wake up and start attacking." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

"Eh? When did they have such a function?" (AL Nakiri Ayame)

"Commander annonuced it during our night debrief a few days ago. You weren't there because you were having your Karaoke stream." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

"Oh. I see." (AL Nakiri Ayame)

"I have been thinking about this. How often do you guys stream?"

"Daily." (Hololive girls)

"Daily?!"

"We do take breaks sometimes. Maybe one or two days." (AL Ookami Mio)

"We mainly stream at night, after our duties in the morning." (AL Nakiri Ayame)

"Commander spoke to Yagoo and our managers. He will assign us duties based on our schedules." (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

"Who is Yagoo?"

"Our CEO." (AL Natsuiro Matsuri)

"That sounds complicated. Isn't tiring to be doing so much in one day?"

"It is. But we love being Vtubers. And the thought of our listeners having fun while watching us makes it even better. Erm... I don't know how to explain this feeling. Ahahaha~" (AL Shirakami Fubuki)

Heeh~ I'm starting to think that they are awesome. Despite being involved in this war and having to deal with so many things at once, they are still trying bringing joy to others by doing what they like. Maybe I should check them out later.

"Alright. Let's continue. Move towards the sourth-east. According to records, there should be another Abyssal fleet there. Let's hope this one has our cube."

Third time's the chance, right?