An aircraft carrier battle group composed of six nuclear-powered warships can appear anywhere in the world at any time, and can transform into humanoid form with superior mobility and stealth…

This is why Chen Yu considered agreeing to Russia’s request to rent ship-girls from him and having Kaga and Akagi return via the sea route in a time-consuming and laborious manner.

This was not because Chen Yu feared them, but rather to feign weakness to the enemy.

Now, as he was about to undergo the deification ritual, Chen Yu didn’t want to cause any trouble or attract unnecessary issues.

Meanwhile, Akagi and Kaga would temporarily dock their ships at the JMSDF base in Yokosuka Port, only heading north to Yomotsu Hirasaka when Chen Yu began his divine enthronement.

By then, not only Akagi and Kaga but also the 6th Destroyer Squadron and four Kirov-rank ships would join them, providing military support for Chen Yu’s deification ritual.

As for how so many warships would head to Yomotsu Hirasaka… well, Hirasaka Ridge isn’t the Sanzu River. There are many ways to get in.

If necessary, they could transform into human form and, after entering Hirasaka Ridge, expand their ship bodies on land.

Although for true warships, this is impossible and very damaging to the ship body, for ship-girls, it is more bearable.

Though after doing so, they might need a long time to recuperate after a battle.

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Compared to Akagi and Kaga, who had to stay docked at Yokosuka Port, the four little girls of the 6th Destroyer Squadron were undoubtedly much more fortunate.

Even though all the ship-girls in the Minato Ward were now seriously preparing for the upcoming deification ritual, the four little girls could still play with Little Yixi and the two little bears every day.

Although bears are not an uncommon animal in Japan, the two little bears, now considerably plumper, still fascinated the children of the Sixth Destroyer Fleet to no end.

“Wow wow! Akatsuki, the bear is biting my clothes, hurry up and pull it away!” Usually the liveliest, Rai seemed helpless against the two bears as lively as her, shouting loudly for Akatsuki to help when her clothes were caught by the Little Black Bear.

Hearing Rai’s cry, Akatsuki rushed to help pull the Little Black Bear back, allowing Rai to pull her clothes free from the bear’s mouth.

“Yuck! This is Rai’s favorite outfit! It’s full of slobber, so dirty!” Seeing the slobber from the Little Black Bear on her clothes where it had bitten, Rai immediately showed a look of disdain towards it.

However, seeing Akatsuki happily playing with the bear made Rai a bit envious, wanting to cuddle the little bear again, yet worried it might nibble her clothes again.

While Rai was hesitating, Dian, who had been taking care of Little Yixi, tugged at Akatsuki’s clothes and asked, “Akatsuki-chan, aren’t we doing something wrong playing here while all the sisters in the Minato Ward are training and practicing?”

Since Chen Yu had equipped all the ship-girls with a batch of new demigod magical equipment, items which were completely unfamiliar to the ship-girls, they needed intense practice to become accustomed before the deification ritual commenced.

So now, all the ship-girls in the Minato Ward were doing their best to familiarize themselves with their equipment, preparing for the upcoming deification ritual.

Originally, the children of the 6th Destroyer Squadron were also supposed to train, but the task of Yixi and Hiromi Jounouchi to babysit left them playing with Little Yixi and the two little bears.

Dian’s words made Akatsuki freeze in her bear cuddling, slowly putting down the little bear, and she looked at Dian with a hesitant expression, saying, “But… the Commander and Madam instructed us to take care of Little Master! Aren’t we keeping her company?”

“Caring for her doesn’t just mean playing, we can train and let Little Master play beside us.” Hibiki suddenly spoke, face still expressionless, but her actions of holding onto the Little Polar Bear showed she didn’t want to train, “And with four of us, three can train while one stays with Little Master.”

Hibiki, although she enjoyed playing with the bear and Little Yixi, clearly hoped to train.

After all, during the upcoming deification ritual, they would be key combat strength, and it wouldn’t do to fall behind due to lack of training.

Hearing both Hibiki and Dian, even Rai nodded in agreement. Akatsuki hesitated before releasing the Little Black Bear, saying, “Well then, let’s go practice, we all have to train hard!”

Seeing Akatsuki’s resolve, Hibiki nodded, expressionless as she praised her, “Now that’s a mature Lady.”

Once they decided to train, the four little girls wasted no time bringing Little Yixi and the two little bears along to the seaside.

Akatsuki and Hibiki each held a little bear, while Rai carefully carried Little Yixi, and Dian carried the blanket and Little Yixi’s toys. The four little girls soon arrived at the beach.

As Rai spread the blanket on the pier, placing Little Yixi’s toys and the two little bears on it, she finally set Little Yixi down and soothed her beside the blanket.

While usually clumsy, when it came to taking care of children, Rai surprisingly did the best job.

Seeing Rai had successfully comforted Little Yixi, who started playing with the bears, Akatsuki stammered to her three sisters, “Then… let’s start the… training! First… the artillery exercise! The mature… Lady must… hit the enemy on the field!”

“Akatsuki, no need to be so nervous, we all know what to do.” Dian comforted Akatsuki and asked, “Who watches Little Master first?”

“Me first.” Hibiki, undeterred, stopped the Little Polar Bear from crawling toward the water, hugged it back to the blanket, and placed it beside Little Yixi.

Seeing this, Akatsuki nodded, acknowledging Hibiki as the caretaker of Little Yixi, and said to Rai and Dian, “Let’s begin training then! A mature Lady never slacks!”

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