Warning! Although light, this chapter speaks of topics not rated for readers below the age of 15. The next chapter will go deeper.
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"And this is the office the acting commnder is expected to stay at all times." Dispite her monotune expression. Her words are filled with destrust and venom, as if she already knows that he is a danger to them.
Which Redwood expected, after the recent incidents within the Royal Navy that cost nearly the entire RN officer core to be evicted and sentenced to federal prison. That incident was hidden from the public but was spread out to all RN divisions around the globe with a threat attached.
As Sheffield opened the door for them, Redwood thanked the maid before entering, which was replied by a sharp glare.
"This place is beautiful!" Argus spoke awestruck by the architecture and design of the room which was scarlet rose red walls, refined wooden furniture, polished wooden floor planks, and a soft, beautifully made scarlet rose red carpet that spread across the room.
As everyone files into the room, Redwood steps up to the table he will be occupying in the near future, but instead of analyzing the wooden furniture, his eyes land on the window behind the furniture.
It's already evening. The soften glow of the setting sun gave Redwood a sense of relief and calmness, letting him remember why he was there.
It felt like hours had gone by, but when Redwood was disturbed from his long gaze of the setting sun, his perception of time comes back with full force and his gave redirected to a certain Kansen behind him.
"Commander, it's time to head to the cafeteria for dinner." Implacable spoke, her hand resting on his right shoulder.
Behind her were the others, ready to leave the room. Sheffield was at the open door and seemingly tempted to leave him. Hero and Argus outside and was looking back in with confusion on their faces.
"Right, let's head to the cafeteria then." He replied, turning around and waiting for Implacable to go first before following closely behind her.
Meanwhile, within the Royal Bedroom, HMS Queen Elizabeth sat on her wooden office chair, listening to Belfast's report on the new acting commander of the naval base.
"- As for his personality, he seems to be relatively calm and open-minded. But he seems to be quite intelligent for his age..." Belfast remembered during the tour when Redwood asked for the facilities operating times and the battle readiness of the entire fleet.
Elizabeth sits quietly as a sigh escapes her mouth. She unconsciously plays with her fountain pen, flipping it around and single handedly flipping it into the air and catching it with the same hand.
"THERE IS NOTHING INTERESTING ABOUT HIM!" She suddenly shouts, pushing herself into the chair, almost tipping it over.
Belfast, though calm in every way possible, was surprised her majesty's sudden outburst, causing her to go silent as to let the blonde cry out in frustration.
"WHY...?! Why does his name, his cute innocent young looks make me want him...?" She continued, water starts forming on her eyes as her right hand grasped her chest, specifically the spot of her heart.
Although Belfast can provide an answer, she does not know if the said answer will help the tiny queen or make her go deeper into this never-ending spiral of confusion and frustration.
But seeing the kensen that led the personnel of this island to victory after victory against the sirens made her feel guilty. The pain and stress the blonde feels every day keeps on getting higher and heavier, and this is no change to her daily routine.
As the blonde continues on her confused rant, Belfast takes in a deep breath before speaking.
"Your majesty, if you may, I may have a solution to your troubles."
Elizabeth, although still sobbing and frustrated, listened to her top and trusted maid, as the said maid explained her theory and connections of her current predicament.
Placing down the tray of foods on the table, Redwood stared at the fresh food the kitchen staff had made for everyone, fresh carrot cuts with smashed potatoes as the main dish. To many, this may look bland and testless, but to the soldiers at the front, anything freshly made is heaven's gift.
Taking the silverware on each side of the plate, Redwood takes the thinnly cutted carrots and ate them, slowly taking in the test and warmth of the veggie as he consums the food.
Following him are his fellow fleet mates, Implacable, who ate elegantly, despite the bland food, Argus, who tries to eat the same why Implacable does but fails half of the time, and Hero, who devoured the entire plate seconds after placing the plate and sitting down.
Enjoying his first fresh food in over a week, Redwood takes his time and surveys the lively room around them.
Kensen's and base personnel are all in one room, chatting, enjoying their meals, and each others company. Some are simply chatting and eating while others are playing tabletop games like chess and such.
"Lively place." He unconsciously comments, gaining his fleets attention. Who each reacted in their own ways.
Implacable agreed with her commanders' observations and added to the fact that this base was the least affected by the incident despite having the most reports of abuse of power, sexual harrasments, and sometimes neglection to give the necessary resources to the personnel.
Argus agreed but eagerly got back to her food. Hero just ignored his comment and continued to devour her plate.
Meanwhile, within one of the many storages the naval base has, a certain silver hair, yellow eye's girl dressed in a small sailor uniform top and short tights with mechanical like stockings.
"Hehehe~ time to start this!" She spins to face her recent victim who lays motionless on the stone cold floor.
"Mind if I take your face for a minute?" She asks, not waiting for an answer to the dead personnel before completely changing her looks to match that of the dead man.
Once again, the girl giggled joyfully as she walked out of the building, not before blasting the corpse to dust.
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After four drafts and many changes, I finally finished this chapter! The next chapter's drafts may extend to five to seven drafts....
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