Our Bonds

"Shigure!" (Murasame)

Murasame set the ball back into the air.

"Leave it to me." (Shigure)

Shigure jumped up and shot the ball to the other side of the court.

"I got it! Yuudachi!" (Shiratsuyu)

Shiratsuyu received the ball and passed it towards Yuudachi,

"I'll show the nightmare of Solomon!" (Yuudachi)

Yuudachi jumped and spiked the ball onto an empty spot over at her opponent's side of the court. However...

Yamakaze blew the whistle,

"O-out!" (Yamakaze)

"Eh? No way!" (Yuudachi)

The ball landed outside of the court.

It's a nice day to be outside. The girls are becoming more playful and active since they have finished all they work for now. Our resources are also returning to normal levels. Before that, during the operation, we were depleting at a fast rate.

As I watched them frolicking under the sun on the beach, I sat underneath a breach umbrella with Zuihou-chan and Shigure-chan lying on my lap. As Shigure-chan is enjoying my petting, Zuihou-chan is trying her best not to fall asleep. Amusingly, she is failing.

"U~hn...Hah! I wasn't asleep. I'm not sleepy...yet." (Zuihou-chan)

"You don't have to force yourself, you know? This is the perfect weather for a nap."

"Auu~~" (Shigure-chan)

"Uhn... it's not like I'm forcing myself... It's just that... sleeping is a waste... Especially... since it's been a long time... I have... Zzz~" (Zuihou-chan)

And she is out like a light.

"She is asleep." (Shigure-chan)

"Yeah. She is like a child, playing until she's exhausted."

Although Zuihou-chan is physically similar to Zuihou before her remodel, she still has the stamina and strength of a child. She and Zuihou were playing with the submarines a while ago. In fact, Zuihou is still playing with them.

"Are you sure you don't want to join your sisters?"

"It's fine. Like Zuihou-chan said, it's been a long since we spent time with you, Admiral." (Shigure-chan)

I felt my heart sting,

"Shigure-chan, I'm sor-"

"Nope. Uh-huh. Stop." (Shigure-chan)

Shigure-chan placed a finger on my lips, shutting me up.

"Enough. How long do you plan on apologizing? We are already home. And it has been four years since. So stop with the self-blame." (Shigure-chan)

She has a point. I have been apologizing too much recently. And blaming myself for sinking these two. Them coming back to me is already a blessing and the best outcome I can ever get. I should make up for the four years they lost.

"Mmh... You're right. Thank you."

Not sure why I thanked her, but I felt those were the right words this time.

"Ehe. Speaking of which, I didn't know Zuihou is so friendly with the submarine girls." (Shigure-chan)

"Yeah. They took a liking to her a while back. She was originally a submarine tender."

"Heh~ So we got two more girls. Must be hard for Taigei-san." (Shigure-chan)

"Yeah. In a way."

Wait...

"Goya, Imuya, Hachi, Ro-chan, Shioi, Shion... There are only six."

"You missed one. That girl with the horns." (Shigure-chan)

"Isn't that Shion?"

"No, I don't think so. The short hair one. Umm... She is the same as Ro-Chan and Hac-chan." (Shigure-chan)

The same as Ro-chan?

I squint my eyes to count how many Submarines Zuihou is playing with

1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7?!

The is a seventh girl in the mix! And Why is Zuihou acting like its normal? I can't really see from here, but if I'm not wrong, the mysterious seventh submarine has two horns and pinkish hair. If she is the same as Ro-chan and Hac-chan, so she is a German submarine. Or am U-boat in this case.

"If she is just playing, I guess it's fine."

I feel something soft on my back. And two arms around me. This feeling...

"Well, it's summer anyway. Everyone is busy having fun." (???)

And that voice...

"Rei, this is all kinds of wrong."

"What are you talking about? This is normal interaction between colleagues." (Rei)

"I'm pretty sure this is not normal."

This softness... It's really comfortable.

"..." (Shigure)

Shigure-chan, please don't look at me like I'm some sort of philandering pervert. I have my morals.

"Oh. This is... Zuihou-chan, right?" (Rei)

Rei looked at the sleeping Zuihou. Without their uniform, it's a little difficult to tell between the two since the only difference they have is their height. Right now, both of them are wearing the traditional blue school swimsuits.

"Yeah. She exhausted herself playing. And when are you going to get off me?"

As comfortable as it is, I'm getting embarrassed myself.

"Cute. She is like a child." (Rei)

"Listen to me."

Rei found a spot under the umbrella and sat down beside us.

"Say, about our promise... I'm free this weekend. If you want, we can..."

Oh god. I feel guilty. This is just me fulfilling my part of our bargain. It's not like I'm cheating. But it definitely feels like it.

"Hmm? What's that? I can't hear you." (Rei)

I know you can hear me. I can see you smirking!

"This weekend, would you like to go somewhere? I did promised you after all."

Please, Shigure-chan. Don't look at me like I'm some sort of garbage. I'm already feeling guilty as it is.

"Hehe. This weekend, eh? Let's meet in town at 1100. How about that?" (Rei)

"I'm fine with it. Do you have something planned?"

"Kind of. I know what I want to do. Alright. So this Sunday at 1100. Don't be late. Ufufu. I'm looking to forward to it." (Rei)

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