Chapter 18 - The One Who Once Called 'God'

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After a swift return to the Azur Lane Base, Snipe immediately bid goodbye to the shipgirls and disappears through Stage Select. While Enterprise is visibly irritated by his demeanor after helping him on the mission, Sheffield stared at the place where Snipe once stood, sighing at herself while reminiscing the encounter with the Siren and Snipe's rescue.

'He's not as bad as many believed...' She thought. Sheffield then bids good night to Enterprise, as she wanted to take a bath to relief her exhaustion. 'His strength is on par to those of the Sirens, and he had quite of experience when it comes to fighting indoors. However...'

Sheffield stopped for a moment. Another flash of the previous fight appeared in her mind, this time focusing on the tired Snipe, where she felt him struggling to keep himself up after firing his Critical Fire.

'He's bearing quite a burden on himself, one that is too much for him. I pray that one day, he'll allow us to at least lessen his burden.'

Azur Lane Dormitory, with (Y/n)...

(Y/n) is now holding the two recently acquired Gashats on his hand: The Proto Mighty Action X Origin and the Dangerous Zombie Gashats. He looked at the two items intently, thinking if the data of Kuroto Dan might be within the Gashats.

"There's only one way to find out, then." Taiga said. Swallowing his fear of a sudden Bugster infection, (Y/n) pressed the button on Proto Mighty Action X Origin.

"Mighty Action X!"

As usual, his surroundings are then covered in pixels. This time however, instead of destructible objects that hold Energy Items, an ominous shadow appeared in front of him, making him yell in fear and stumbled backwards while the room begin glitching uncontrollably. The shadow then takes form of a person, but it feels incomplete as it only forms the bottom half of the body.

"Is it safe to use Dangerous Zombie in this case?!" He yelled in panic.

"At this point, do it! I'll hold off the virus!" Taiga replied. For the sake for the better cause, (Y/n) grabbed the white Gashats and closes his eyes before pressing the button.

"Dangerous Zombie!"

The room then stops glitching, with the Gashat now expelling the remaining data to the half-made body. Thankfully for the two, it did not infect (Y/n) in anyway, as it instead finishes the body, before giving it color, bodily features, and finally, clothes. After the sudden scare, the person opened his eyes for the first time since his appearance in the real world.

 After the sudden scare, the person opened his eyes for the first time since his appearance in the real world

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"At long last... I have returned to the living world..." He said, now in his digitalized yet human form. "Now rejoice, Taiga! Your God has returned to-" He then lands his eyes towards (Y/n), who is still stunned by the 'God's appearance. "You're not Taiga? How?!"

"Wait, let me explain!" (Y/n) waves his hands defensively, trying to do as such. 

"How did you managed to use the Gashats? Unless..." The 'God' then grins manically at the revelation, like a certain moment with a certain intern... "You're infected with the Bugster Virus itself! Yet, you're not in pain or in any discomfort... Tell me, boy! Do you have a Bugster partner of sorts?" 

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