21st Century Necromancer

On the sea surface near the Japanese Maritime Area, two gigantic aircraft carriers were advancing at full speed.

However, what was strange was that there was no Escort Fleet around these aircraft carriers, and there were no busy figures visible on the deck. Only at the bow of one of the ships stood a figure in a red kimono, anxiously gazing at the sea ahead, as if looking for something.

"Akagi, if you're in such a hurry, why not return directly to Minato Ward?" Kaga, dressed in a blue kimono, appeared beside Akagi and looked at her anxious expression, feeling curious.

As Ship-girls, they could return directly to the Necromantic Space where Minato Ward was located. However, to test the performance of their modified ships and to coordinate with newly equipped gear, Akagi and Kaga decided to make a long sea voyage from the United States back to Japan.

This would provide an intuitive and comprehensive understanding of the modified ships' performance and allow the new equipment to be fully calibrated and harmonized.

But doing so undoubtedly extended Akagi and Kaga's time to return to Japan, thus delaying their reunion with Chen Yu.

"We are still in the middle of a mission. No matter how urgent our feelings are, we must complete the mission before returning to Minato Ward to see the Commander." Yet Akagi insisted inexplicably.

She stubbornly believed that Ship-girls were also soldiers, and the first objective must be to complete the mission. To achieve this, enduring the longing for the Commander was a necessary trial.

Although Kaga also missed her Commander, she was relatively more capable of controlling her emotions and did not express them as openly as Akagi did.

"No need to be too anxious. We've already reached the Japanese Maritime Area. If we continue forward, we'll soon reach the mainland." Kaga comforted Akagi.

This route back to the Japanese mainland was one they had traversed many times in history, but this time their moods and the missions they carried were entirely different.

"I know! I just want the Commander to see my new ship as soon as possible!" Akagi's emotions were very agitated, and Kaga's comfort did not help but made her even more anxious.

Seeing Akagi's state, Kaga thought for a moment and still said to her, "Our new ships haven't been tested for maximum speed advancement, and we've only been using cruising speed. Since we need to test, we should also test maximum speed."

"Maximum speed advance?" Akagi looked at Kaga, was stunned for a moment, and then immediately responded, "Indeed, we should test the extreme speed of our new ships at full speed ahead!"

After modifications were completed, Akagi and Kaga's ships had indeed undergone sea trials, testing cruising, full, and maximum speeds.

But during the sea trials, some equipment wasn't yet installed, and the ship bodies were not well harmonized, so the tested speeds were only theoretical. The actual maximum speed still needed real-world testing to know.

Since both reached a consensus, they no longer advanced at cruising speed but instead each increased their speeds to the maximum.

The speed of ships can be divided into several types based on size, including maximum speed, full speed, cruising speed, economic speed, and minimum speed.

Crusing speed is the speed commonly used when a ship is cruising, which is the speed during normal navigation; economic speed is determined by factors like shipping requirements and operational costs to be the lowest-cost speed; minimum speed is the lowest speed at which the ship's rudder can effectively steer.

Maximum and full speed are respectively the speeds a ship can achieve when the equipment operates at maximum power and the ship's main propulsion systems operate at the total rated power.

Generally, ships navigate at cruising speed, and civil transport ships use economic speed to save costs due to issues like expenses.

Minimum speed is used when docking or performing some special operations which require fine adjustments of direction and positioning.

Full speed and maximum speed are the highest speeds a ship can reach, rarely used unless there's a special need.

Especially navigating at maximum speed puts a significant burden on the ship's entire propulsion system, which can even cause damage.

So unless necessary, ships do not operate at maximum speed for extended periods.

However, for Ship-girls, equipment damage is just a minor injury that can recover after a period of rest, and they don't need to worry about equipment maintenance.

As Akagi and Kaga increased the speed of their ships to the maximum, their ships inevitably experienced slight bumps.

The waves were split apart by the massive bows, splashing white foam as the two gigantic aircraft carriers sped across the sea like two small islands, drawing ever closer to the coastline.

However, as the distance to the coastline decreased, the two high-speed advancing aircraft carriers were spotted by fishermen at sea.

Although Akagi and Kaga's ships were essentially completely rebuilt, their length was only extended, not shortened, although the decks, once likened to illegal structures, were significantly lowered, they still rose tens of meters above the sea.

With lengths close to 300 meters and as tall as dozens of floors, these colossal objects were hard for fishermen not to notice.

This naturally brought about tremendous panic. Not only did the JMSDF's patrol vessels move out urgently, but even the U.S. Forces in Japan received distress information, dispatching reconnaissance aircraft to check the situation.noveldrama

Akagi and Kaga no longer being registered warships, naturally had no identification devices installed, and neither did they need to communicate with signals, so these enormous aircraft carriers had nothing to identify them, which undoubtedly surprised the JMSDF patrol boats and U.S. reconnaissance aircraft that came to check the situation.

Under these circumstances, the JMSDF patrol boats naturally called for these two high-speed advancing aircraft carriers to stop for inspection, and the U.S. reconnaissance aircraft cooperated by making a deterrent posture.

But for Akagi and Kaga, who were eager to meet their Commander soon, this was naturally not something they could agree to.

Facing the blocking JMSDF patrol boats and reconnaissance aircraft, Akagi and Kaga didn't wish to pay attention and continued maintaining maximum speed, advancing rapidly towards their destination, ignoring the JMSDF patrol boats that were in their way.

As for the airborne U.S. reconnaissance aircraft, Akagi and Kaga exchanged glances and then launched several fighter jets from their decks.

This immediately startled the reconnaissance aircraft, which hurriedly sent warnings and requests for assistance to the rear base, demanding the deployment of fighter jets.

The situation was the same for the JMSDF. Two unidentified aircraft carriers intruding into their country's territorial waters with an apparent war posture unmistakably stimulated the JMSDF's nerves, and the fleets in the military port quickly moved out urgently.