Azur Lane: The Tragic Admiral’s Azur Life

It was evening, and the sun was setting in the west.

On the balcony of the room on the third floor, the Prince of Wales was standing there, wearing a formal dress, leaning on the railing and looking into the distance.

The orange-red sun is slowly sinking into the sea level, reflecting the sea red.

The light in the room was a little dim, and the main light in the center was not turned on.

When Dido opened the door and signaled Yang Sikang to come in, he hesitated a little.

The Prince of Wales had probably met his former shipgirl, but he did not know who she had met or when they had met.

He wanted to ask, but once he asked about some things, he might be disappointed.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales."

He stood outside the balcony and said hello politely.

The Prince of Wales turned his head and looked at it and said:

"Stand to the side. Standing in the room, you can't see the beautiful scenery outside."

"Beautiful view... Do you think the sea is beautiful?"

"Isn't the sea beautiful?"

The Prince of Wales asked:

"Since you think the sea is not beautiful, then why do you think we are fighting for it?"

"Is this where the conversation begins?"

Yang Sikang sighed, walked onto the balcony, and stood next to the Prince of Wales.

Without the illumination of the lights, the light of the sunset seemed even brighter. There are layers of small waves on the nearby sea surface, and some fish can be seen jumping out of the water from time to time on the distant sea surface under the reflection of the setting sun.

Perhaps predatory fish are hunting, or perhaps some species of fish are migrating.

"For me, fighting probably has nothing to do with whether the sea is beautiful or not."

He chuckled and shook his head:

"The sea is cruel to us."

The Prince of Wales glanced at him and took the initiative to tell the answer to the question he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask:

"A year ago, on my way back from the outside world, I received a strange communication signal. Out of curiosity, I went to find the source of the signal, and then I met a woman... who should be the ship's wife."

Yang Sikang's hands shook slightly, and they clenched each other unconsciously. The heartbeat gradually accelerated, but the voice of the Prince of Wales next to him remained calm:

"Her ship's uniform and herself are in very bad condition. The ship's uniform has been basically completely destroyed, and she can barely even float on the water. The clothes on her body stick to her body as if they have been melted by the high temperature, and they are all covered in ...a wound that makes one’s scalp numb.”

Even though he had anticipated this outcome, he still couldn't help but grit his teeth and pinch his hands tightly together.

In the sound of gradually heavier breathing, the Prince of Wales continued to speak.

"I have never seen that ship girl, but her ship uniform makes me feel familiar. But it is different, it is not the same thing as ours. What I didn't expect is that even though it looks like that, it will happen at any time. In the state of sinking into the sea, there are still many sinking wreckage floating around her. She alone, in that state, sank a team of sirens!"

"...Maybe it's just because she...she's...stronger."

"Probably, but I didn't feel any hostility when I saw her. Instead, I felt friendly. She didn't tell me who she was, but just gave me a box and the memory. She said, let me Find someone who can unlock that memory."

Yang Sikang took a deep breath and said suddenly:

"So besides the memory, there is also a box?"

"Yes, but that box isn't ready for you yet."

"……What's the meaning?"

"I made an agreement with her to give you that box when the time is right. And in exchange..."

The Prince of Wales looked at Yang Sikang:

"She said that I will know who she is when the time comes, and the person who can open the memory will allow me to have a ship suit that is the same as hers, or even stronger."

"This is impossible."

Yang Sikang answered without hesitation. He lowered his head and his knuckles turned white from exerting force, but he refused to let go.

"As you said, the power of her ship is at least ten times greater than yours. You are the ship girl of this family, so you should understand that this is basically impossible."

"Is it impossible?"

The Prince of Wales asked:

"The company in the QX-306 port area under Baiying's jurisdiction is still in a coma after the last battle. But judging from the data from her last battle, her ship's equipment output has greatly exceeded ours. The limit value originally deduced by the scientific researchers. Moreover, after she passed into coma, her physical signs not only did not decrease, but actually increased."

There was no threat in the Prince of Wales's voice. Instead, it seemed very gentle. It was almost too gentle to be her style:

"It's good that we are ship girls, but just like we don't know why there are multiple different 'Is' in the world, we also know very little about the Mind Cube. But we don't know much about the Sirens as we do about the Mind Cube. There are many more, like the new siren that appeared this time, and we don’t even know what her name is.”

"Do you also care about Siren's name?"

"of course."

The Prince of Wales said:

"A name is an identity, a status and a responsibility. Just like I inherited the name of the Prince of Wales. The humanoid sirens all have names. We can go to those humanoid sirens that appear. We can't even know who named them. It’s like their names were meant to be called that, everything is natural.”

"Isn't that bad?"

"not good."

The Prince of Wales looked at Yang Sikang with more determination in his voice.

"I have always been proud of being a Joe V-class battleship. But that day, my pride was completely shattered. I can't imagine how the ship can still fight in that condition, let alone how she can fight. She was able to sink an entire army of Sirens in that state. And the thing that scares me the most is that she told me she wasn't strong enough."

The Prince of Wales narrowed his eyes:

"Then what does it take to be strong enough? If that kind of combat power cannot be called strong, then who are we? Who are the Sirens?! But just some time ago, a far superior person appeared on the Siren side. A powerful individual we know!”

The Prince of Wales clenched his fist and slammed the railing:

"I am a royal knight and a royal blade! But if the blade itself cannot harm the enemy, how can I protect the person I want to protect!"

Yang Sikang opened his mouth, but no words came out.

He was in a very complicated mood, lowering his head and refusing to look into the eyes of the Prince of Wales.

After a long time, he sighed:

"I can't do it now, I need time."

Two Rubik's Cubes were handed to him, and the Prince of Wales's actions made him raise his head in astonishment.

"As the ship girl of my family, there are always some specialties. One of them is that we can affect the mental Rubik's Cube, so that a specific Rubik's Cube can definitely build ourselves."

She pushed the two Rubik's cubes directly to Yang Sikang, turned around and walked towards the door.

"I will abide by the agreement and give you everything she gave me when the time comes."