The Bombshell
The broadcast frequency of the Noredian communication cruiser was promptly hijacked. Cornering the Empress into that canyon was planned from the start. A large number of antennas were installed near the canyon in which the Empress’s fleet is currently hiding in and although Calencian technicians are not as skillful as their Noredian counterparts, the broadcast couldn’t be prevented given the Calencians’ thorough setup.
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“Our Data-link is under attack!”
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At the operator’s report, the Empress strongly slammed the armrest of her seat. Because of the constant bombardment, the bridge of the [Odelcrois] is trembling with shock waves. The situation is already grave as it is but now it is getting worse. The Empress grinds her teeth, her anger about to explode.
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“Do something about it then!”
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By the time she angrily shouted her command, it was already too late. The main monitor in front of her blacked out for a moment before a mysterious video suddenly started playing. That’s right, it was the [AV] Kisei and Diaroze shot.
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[[Alright, let’s start with some self-introduction.]]
[[Diaroze Vista Argarine……27 years old……]]
Seeing Diaroze dressed in an obscene costume, everyone on the bridge looked away.
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“What the hell is this!”
“We don’t know, Your Majesty!”
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The operator was inches away from bursting out crying. The video which is simply too bizarre to watch during battle continues to play undisturbed.
As rotten as her personality is, she is still the Empress. She can easily guess her enemy’s intention in broadcasting something like this. No one in her army doesn’t know Diaroze’s face. The enemy is trying to take advantage of her surname to demoralize the army by humiliating her.
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“Y, You……! You damn ingrate……!!”
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Valentina wouldn’t be able to come up with such a plan. That’s why Diaroze herself is definitely the one behind this. Watching Diaroze scream in pleasure while being whipped, the Empress’s hand clenched so hard that blood started to seep through her fist.
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[[A masochist slave, sir! Diaroze is a perverted masochist slave!]]
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There were noises of someone gulping down their saliva. Even though they are in the middle of a battle, most crew’s eyes were fixed on the front monitor.
A battlefield is not a place a man should be. Because of that, the elite Noredian soldiers are very frustrated because their thirst can not be quenched. When such a video suddenly starts broadcasting in front of their eyes, their reaction is rather normal.
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“How nice…….”
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A feverish voice reached the Empress’s ears. The man who played the role of Diaroze’s master was an exceptionally beautiful boy who can fascinate both young and old women. Even the Empress who was fuming at this development forgot her anger for a moment.
The Empress shook her head to purge the impure thoughts. Right now is not the time for that. She slapped her cheeks to snap out of it but suddenly, a thought occurred to her and a chill traveled down her spine.
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“…….this video, is it being broadcasted to the [Odelcrois] directly?”
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The Empress asked the officer in charge of electronic warfare who’s still trying her hardest to cut off the broadcast. The young officer shook her head as she turned to the Empress. Her face was pale and drenched in sweat.
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“The video came from our Data-link…….so I believe that it is being broadcasted to all of our connected vessels, maybe.”
“In other words,……this is going live for all our destroyers, and strikers as well!?”
“Yes…….”
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The Empress threw her folding fan to the floor.
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“D, Don’t mess with me!!”
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The monitor is still showing the footage of Diaroze being whipped while looking like it was the happiest thing that happened to her. It doesn’t seem to be an act either. It was clearly her perverted daughter’s true self.
She couldn’t care less if that was some idiotic aristocrat’s daughter. Unfortunately, however, that is her own flesh and blood, the person who was supposed to be her next in line to the throne. It was the Empress herself who gave birth to her and gave her such a position. There’s no way she can avoid taking responsibility for this.
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“DON’T MESS WITH ME, DON’T MESS WITH ME! DON’T MESS WITH MEEEEEE!!!”
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The Empress stomps on the floor while repeating herself like a broken record. The video came right after the moment she disgraced herself by fleeing from the enemy. The loyalty her subordinate had was blown away and her authority is being questioned. From now on, people will point at her and say [Look, that’s the woman who gave back to that pervert]. It won’t be easy to recover her reputation after this.
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“Take us up right now! I’m going punish that disgrace myself!”
“H, However……”
“NOWWWW!!”
“Y, Yes, Your Majesty!”
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The helmsman was sweating cold as she raised the ship’s altitude. She obeyed the Empress’s order on reflex. However, rearing their head above the canyon right now is certainly unwise.
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“WOAHH!?”
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A tremor struck the [Odelcrois]. Dozens of explosives and missiles landed on it immediately after it surfaced above ground. Of course, it’s natural for that to happen after they abandoned the cover of the canyon.
Because the ship is heavily armored, the extent of the damage only amounted to some antennas and their AA turrets getting disabled. However, the next moment, the enemy battleships opened fire on the [Odelcrois]. The Calencians had set up an ambush.
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“Ugh!”
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The Empress managed to withstand the impact which was considerably more powerful than the last one by clinging to her seat. Her fuming anger subsided in an instant.
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“RAPID DESCENT!”
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The helmsman once again followed her order on a conditioned reflex. The anti-gravity device was offline for a moment and the [Odelcrois] entered a free fall which let them escape from the enemy’s kill zone.
“Damage report! Main turret No.3’s rotor was damaged. Further, the secondary control was hit, we have many injured and casualties……”
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Hearing the damage report, the Empress’s blood pressure rapidly dropped. She almost fainted so she hurriedly held her temples……