Chapter 31 - Humiliation

"..."

 "..."

 Sofia and I were silent after passing through the entrance to the small Buckingham Palace throne.

 In front of us, a row of Royal Navy Battleships greeted our arrival with cannons that locked our movements. Queen Elizabeth's throne room looked very simple and spacious. It was just an empty room containing a large chair and a long red carpet as additional decoration for kneeling facing Queen Elizabeth.

 "Ugh... This feels very awkward, Master," Sofia said in a small tone.

 "Don't be like that Sofia, they did this to protect Queen Elizabeth and make sure we don't do anything suspicious. Isn't that right, Belfast?" I said while glancing at Belfast.

 Belfast's cold and calm attitude answered all of that.

 Currently, Belfast's position has shifted to the Royal Navy, and maintains her professionalism as the Head Maid of the Royal Navy. The situation that occurs in this room is visibly under the control of the Royal Navy.

 I just smiled when the situation in the room did not support my actions.

 "Well... This means we have to follow the game, right?"

 Sofia and I tried to follow the game while observing the situation.

 "Huumu.. So.. This is the submarine that was being talked about? Not bad for a young man who can control an imitation Wisdom Cube. In terms of appearance... Belfast's assessment is not too bad. Good job, Belfast!" said Queen Elizabeth.

 In front of me was the figure of a small child with a small crown adorning her head. The figure sitting on the throne radiated an aura of leadership as the holder of control of the Royal Navy fleet.

 She was HMS Queen Elizabeth, the command ship that moves the entire Royal Navy fleet. Based on information obtained by Sofia, the Royal Navy Admiral who served at the Azur Lane military base was too weak to command the Royal Navy fleet. The policies and rules implemented by Queen Elizabeth were at the peak of defeating the power of the Admiral who was in writing responsible for the Royal Navy nation.

 "USS Seawolf... Explain the Royal Navy submarine plan in front of me!"

 "I am very curious about the submarine blueprint that you showed Belfast."

 Sofia and I looked at each other, the orders given by Queen Elizabeth were very clear. The technology owned by Eagle Union had caught her interest. It was only a matter of time before Sofia and I took advantage of the situation and filled the gap left by Queen Elizabeth.

 "Before that, allow me to introduce myself, Queen Elizabeth. My real name is Altair. There is no record of family or anything like that because most of my time was-"

 "Keep it short! I already know the past of you and that woman. I am not interested in hearing it. So, cut it short to the explanation of the submarine you are designing for Royal Navy."

 Before I could explain the tragedy that I had experienced, the arrogant figure of Queen Elizabeth had flipped a small switch inside my body.

 This feeling of humiliation...

 It hurts so much in my chest...

 For some reason, I want to repay this feeling with the same insult.

 Luckily, I was still able to control my emotions with a straight face without a smile, and Sofia smiled sweetly to cover her murderous aura.

 "Sofia, hold on for a moment.." I whispered.

 "Master.. If a Queen dies from choking on her crown, it is not intentional murder, right?" Sofia said.

 "Huh?" This was the response I gave after Sofia said that sentence. A small warning was heard from Sofia's mouth to Queen Elizabeth.

 "It's not like that, Sofia. If a Queen died from choking on her crown, it would sound very strange. Especially with a crown that small. Hmm.. Forget it, I found a very effective way to look like an accident," In response to Sofia's bold statement, I replied with a loud and confident statement.

 After my bold statement, Belfast quickly ran towards me and pointed the small knife hidden behind her smooth thigh at my neck.

 "With all due respect, that was quite a rude statement for Queen Elizabeth, Mr. Altair," said Belfast while pressing her small knife to my neck.

 "Well... I wouldn't be this rude if the person I was talking to didn't start it, right?" I replied.

 "Moreover, if this conversation doesn't offend either party. I would be very happy to accept your offer. But.. Is this your answer? It's very unfortunate. Isn't that right, Sofia?" I continued while looking at Sofia.

 "Um! It's very unfortunate. Then.. We cancel our agreement. Good night all!"

 Tiiiing...

 Pooooof..

 Sofia who was standing beside me quickly took off her military uniform and activated a surprise attack in the form of a black smoke bomb hidden in her military uniform. The black smoke that spread quickly became the key to our escape from this one-sided situation.

 "Belfast.. Maybe this will hurt a little" I whispered to Belfast.

 From behind the thick black smoke, I quickly slammed Belfast's body to the floor and left a soft kiss as a sweet farewell.

 Baaam!!

 I mean... It was a very soft kiss literally.

 It's just that, the kiss I directed was not my lips with Belfast's lips but the hard floor with Belfast's smooth lips.

 I'm not someone who is this rough. For the sake of professionalism and gender equality... Men or women... All of them are equal in my eyes.

 Do you think I can't slam a woman in a situation like this?

 Once again, this is my professional act as the injured party.

 Kraaaak..

 Ooops.. It seems I was too hard when I did it.

 "Gaaaahaaak!!" I briefly heard Belfast's choking voice.

 Wait! Has someone who kisses the floor ever choked before?

 Forget that... I have to focus on getting to the exit in this situation. Luckily, I brought a tool that is easy to use. With the Wisdom Cube and my submarine system, I can control the UGM-48 Harpoon missile from my submarine and direct it towards Buckingham Palace.

 Swiiiiing...

 Praaaang..

 Baaaam!!

 When the UGM-48 Harpoon penetrated the glass window of the throne room, Sofia and I immediately got out through the broken glass window.

 Hmm.. No explosion?

 Ugh, I'm not too rude to destroy Buckingham Palace where Queen Elizabeth lives. As a respectable man, my actions are already rude enough to destroy the glass window in Queen Elizabeth's throne room.

 If I destroy Queen Elizabeth's throne room...

 Uhm..

 Uhh..

 Something bad will happen at the Azur Lane military base.

 "What a stupid move," I said while taking a deep breath. My chest felt a little tight after inhaling some of the black smoke that stung my lungs.

 "Un! I thought that the Royal Navy was filled with elegant girls like nobles. But.. It's just ordinary.." Sofia quipped, who also regulated her breathing pattern after inhaling the thick smoke.

 Sofia and I managed to avoid a frontal attack that might have been carried out by the Royal Navy girls. After this incident, the status between me and the Royal Navy entered the "Hostile" phase. For that, with the imitation Wisdom Cube connected to my submarine. I slightly brought this small attack to a rather serious level.

 My eight torpedo launch tubes contained Mark-48s connected by fiber optic cables. The targets of my attack this time were the large ships belonging to the Royal Navy that were anchored.

 My radar and ESM immediately activated to search for the position of the Royal Navy ships.

 "Hmm.. It turns out, they have planned this," I muttered.

 "Several important ships belonging to the Royal Navy are in their shipgirl mode. The rest are just support ships such as destroyers, light cruisers, and light aircraft carriers," I continued to mutter.

 "Yep, I don't care. This small wound will spread if it's left open for too long. For that... I will treat this wound with an effective antidote."

 After the declaration I made, this heartache will be healed after several Royal Navy ships are damaged on this quiet night.

 Pooooossshhhh...

 Swiiiiirrrrrrrllll...

 BAAAM!!

 The eight Mark-48 torpedoes launched from the USS Seawolf slowly approached their targets. The distance between the USS Seawolf and the Royal Navy dock looked quite far and winding. A normal torpedo attack was highly unlikely but with a torpedo attack guided by fiber optics. Deflecting the torpedo to a ninety-degree angle was not impossible.

 Now..

 Time to prepare an alibi to avoid the Azur Lane Military Police inspection.

 "Sofia.. Let's prepare a special stage for the second stage attack," I said with a smile.

 "Master.. Please don't be too sadistic and also... Try to adjust that scary smile to be a sweet smile. People will be suspicious if Master smiles like that."

 "Eh? I wasn't smile like that, Sofia."

 "Master, I understand Master's thoughts on this one very well. Kukuku.. a second-stage attack, huh? How far will they last?" following my scary smile. Sofia and I thought about the scheme of the second stage show for the Royal Navy.

 This insult...

 It would be rude if I didn't return it, wouldn't it?

 Kaboooom!!