The atmosphere in the room was extremely awkward. My old friend and I exchanged sharp, intimidating glances.
"When was the last time we met?" my old friend asked while still looking sharp to me.
"I don't know, maybe nine years ago?" I answered briefly.
"Do you still remember me?"
"Who do you think came up with the idea to create my hell can be forgotten?"
"Ah… Sorry…"
I remember everything. No, more accurately, this identities body remembers everything.
At first, the Seawolf program was just a rough draft that was disapproved of by the Eagle Union. But everything changed when a genius caretaker from a secret orphanage cracked the Wisdom Cube's security encryption. By opening the Wisdom Cube's security, a cruel method of binding the ship to the human subject could be carried out.
In theory, ship girls were born naturally from the Wisdom Cube that formed the human subject. But with the Wisdom Cube's security having been broken, the connection between the human subject and the ship's body could be made by force. The vessel and shell for the Wisdom Cube could be created simultaneously.
On that day, a hell on earth was created by humanity. I have undergone human subject experiments and immoral training. I did all that to get my little sister out of the Seawolf training program.
The memories left in this fake body feel very clear. This fake body has been trained to dive to a depth of one hundred meters, has high resistance to food poisoning, the ability to divide focus, withstand hunger for up to two weeks, the ability to attack tactics, and the technique of disappearing like a ghost.
I managed to go through all that brutal training and gave birth to the Flagship Seawolf. Only I have normal memories while the other subjects are trained to follow orders through suggestion and hypnosis after their bodies broken.
All Seawolf subjects are children registered in a secret orphanage with special criteria.
What about me?
Well, according to this fake body, luck is not on my side and accept the fate that has been given.
On that day, someone came to this fake body with a smiling face and pointed me as the Seawolf subject.
It's a little sad to remember because that person was my old fake friend who was a genius. Breaking into the Wisdom Cube and perfecting the Seawolf program. Seeing this bitter reality, I feel a grudge and emotion stored in this fake body and cursed system quest.
Something personal and suppressed by this fake body.
Forgive me, it's time for me to release this accumulated grudge and emotion, even I know this was fake.
I am little bit enjoying this Roleplay.
"You know, Arthur."
"I hate you and all Seawolf-class subjects hate your actions."
"Your betrayal..."
"Your actions that sold us..."
"Your selfish thoughts..."
"Everything was like hell for us..."
"At that point, dying was a beautiful gift for us..."
"Arthur, thank you for giving this beautiful hell on earth and to us."
"..."
That was the outburst of grudge and emotion that this fake body had. I wanted to hit him but that would hurt his pride in front of his wife. My words were more than enough. The past about him was like a dark history that he wanted to forget.
"You don't deserve this, Arthur."
I took an old photo containing the orphanage children. The dusty photo frame was a past sin that was well stored.
"Fortunately, I'm not a vengeful person like them," I said as I wiped the photo frame to remove the dust that had stuck to it.
"But… For the sake of our backstabbing past."
"Just think of this as the first time we've met."
I stood facing my old friend and saluted.
"USS Seawolf, SSN-21, Flagship of the Seawolf-class, orders Admiral Eagle Union to execute her final order of the Admiralty Code."
"You probably already know, the order of the Admiralty Code that ends the Seawolf-class program."
"It's ironic to see your creation end here, isn't it?"
I smiled to break the ice and ended my salute.
"Altair… I deeply regret-"
"I order the entire Eagle Union fleet to sink my ship in anti-submarine warfare."
I interrupted my old friend and gave the order as the Flagship Seawolf. The current quest was to destroy the Seawolf class or sell every part of it.
Well, I'd rather destroy my submarine to switch to an SSBN or SSGN. Both types of ships have the Vertical Launching System that I want and the damage needed to destroy the siren in one hit.
Well... SSN, SSBN, and SSGN have weapons that suit their roles.
My status has changed from SSN to SSBN. So, my Seawolf-class submarine is useless. Destroying it and building a new submarine is my main goal.
For Now...
Which country's SSBN submarine will I build?
Well, I'll think about it after my submarine is destroyed.
The Siren and Meta technology that I have obtained is a suitable weapon for SSBN or SSGN. That will be the new home for the Siren Nuke technology.
My old friend lowered his head when he received my order. That gaze filled with guilt became a nightmare for him.
"Put aside our grudges. I came to carry out the last order of the Admiralty Code."
"..."
There was a long silence.
"Ugh, so that's your choice?" he said in sad tone.
"Do I have another answer besides following the Admiralty Code's order? If I ignore that order... I don't know... Maybe I'm one step faster than you towards death," I replied with poker face.
I smiled after saying that sentence. The overflow of emotions stored in this fake body was like a time bomb that would explode at any moment.
It was like I was delivering the last message from the real owner of this fake body.
"You..."
My old friend gave up and walked past me to his desk.
"Altair, this is the last transmission from Admiralty Code to the Seawolf unit."
My old friend handed me a piece of paper containing a code of letters and numbers. An encrypted message that only the holder of the decryption key could understand.
"A small package came to me along with the last transmission."
My old friend handed me a vinyl record.
"A classic song that is popular right now. I don't know why Admiralty Code sent this to me. Admiralty Code just added a small message to give it to someone who understands the song. Do you know anything?"
I smiled at my old friend's question.
"Oh, maybe... It's mine," I answered briefly.
My old friend handed me the vinyl record in question. A small memory of the secret message from the Seawolf unit spun clearly in my head. Something like a secret message hidden behind the sound that was spinning above the water. In other words, to see the contents of the message conveyed by the Admiralty Code, I had to listen to the reflection of the sound from underwater using my submarine's sonar system.
"This makes me curious about the contents of Admiralty Code's message. The shape of the disc is too big for a small message. At least, I need the help of a small ship to spin this record on the surface of the water," I said.
"I can help you," Arthur said.
"Well, spinning a record isn't that hard. I can do it myself," I answered quickly.
For some unknown reason, I wanted to avoid communication contact with this person. I quickly took the record and the last transmission issued by Admiralty Code and rushed out to find Sofia.
My current goal was to complete the Quest and destroy my submarine to switch to an SSBN or SSGN submarine.