I Became a Captain of the British Empire

Tada, your match is gone!

“What are they doing in Brest when they run away?”

In a puzzled voice, I asked K.

It is an incomprehensible situation. The fleets responsible for the blockade of Brest were the Korean Homeland Fleet and the German Great Sea Fleet.

There is no way the only two Lyon-class ships will miss the remaining French fleet.

Of course, the four Bavarian-class ships were set aside to support the upcoming amphibious assault. In the middle of the day, we are preparing for the Yangdong landing in the direction of Normandy.

Still, there are two battlecruisers and one carrier remaining as available forces. Why did you miss the fleet?

“Which fleet is out now?”

“As far as I know, one battlecruiser is all.”

“rest of it?”

“Didn’t you see that a battlecruiser just entered port?”

Oh, except for the Mackenzen-class one. But would one be out there? It would not have been possible to return without a single capital ship that went on an operation.

The question about him was quickly answered by K.

“These Air Forces are more evil than I thought. Thanks to this, it is difficult to get close to the port, but it seems that they went out last night in the dark.”

“What did the spies do?”

“The only friend who died and left me told me about it.”

“… I’m sorry.”

Shuk, I bowed my head and apologized instead. Her face was insignificant, but her heart was still uncomfortable.

Anyway, the situation is bad. Even two battleships will take a long time to track as soon as they leave for the ocean.

Furthermore, because the capital ships are gathered on the mainland, there are currently no battleships escorting the convoy. Otherwise, a catastrophe could occur.

“I need to go to headquarters right now.”

“Follow me. I know the shortcut.”

Saying that, K took my hand and left the alley. The situation was urgent, so I followed without a chance to look away.

“Where did you park the car?”

“Kirk! Where are you?”

“Near the 32nd Street Bakery!”

As I ran through the streets, I suddenly glanced around. Like the ebb tide, in the city where the sailors were missing, the residents with anxious faces gathered on the pier.

Everyone seems to have come out to see off the sortie of the warship. While most were approaching the canal, only one woman was running the other way.

“hey!”

Hearing a voice as sharp as an arrow, I stopped. I blinked and looked at the woman approaching again.

oh damn

“rose?”

“Mister Lewis! Where are you going in such a hurry? uh?”

Out of breath, she came in front of me. From behind, sturdy men who appear to be attendants hurriedly follow.

“I told you to stay still, so why are you following me?”

“Where is the case where you throw away the opponent like this? and… … .”

On the contrary, Rose, who was talking in anger, as if to scold. Then he looked behind me and frowned.

“Who is that woman?”

Unknowingly, I turned my head to follow her gaze.

K and Kirk stood awkwardly behind me. Of course, I’m not referring to Kirk.

A chilly sensation crossed the nape of his neck.

“Wait. This… !”

“Samuel Lewis! you, how could you do this? This is an insult to our family!”

f*cked. Things get really annoying. Why did this woman follow you all the way here?

I just waved my hand at Rose, whose pale face was dyed red.

“Wait. rose. That woman is not like that… … .”

“No? Yes, you would! What the hell was going on, I wanted to run like that!”

Is it a bunch too?

Arms crossed, she only made a shrill noise with a pouty face.

“Of course, I am not interested in a man like you. Don’t be mistaken! But isn’t there such a thing as courtesy between people?”

how do i rectify this? Looking back at the two people behind them, each only shrugged their shoulders or shook their heads.

Anything that doesn’t help… … There is no time right now.

“Louis! Where are you going?”

Rose catches me trying to go on my way pretending not to know.

He said to her in a loud voice.

“Listen! Cecilia Rose!”

Breathing, she shuts her mouth and steps backwards.

The attendants who had been waiting in the back approached with glaring eyes.

But neither of them mattered. I spoke again and again.

“I am not interested in women! Why? There’s already a great girl waiting for me at the port!”

“Hey, are you a woman?”

Rose makes an expression of contempt as if looking at a fool.

The round eyes are very impressive.

However, such an attitude is not my business.

I asked her in reverse.

“Can you gallop over the sea at a speed of more than 30 knots?”

she blinks her eyes I can’t seem to understand what you mean. Even while I was shaking my head, I continued talking.

“Or do you have armor to protect me from at least eight-inch caliber heavy artillery?”

Still puzzled, no frown. I don’t think this is either then,

“Or do you have a single 15-inch cannon that can crush a heinous enemy from 20,000 yards out?”

I can’t hear the answer. nothing more to see.

“Nothing? So I have no reason to care about you! If you know, wake up and go home!”

match-

My eyes flashed. When she turned her head, Rose, who held her palms together, cried out with a tear-stained face.

“This crap! Get down to hell!”

While stroking her tingling cheek, she turned her head and ran away. I just blinked blankly.

As I moved my steps again, an awkward atmosphere flowed around me. Sure enough, K, who was running in front of me, looked back at me and smiled.

“Did you like that?”

“Damn it, please shut up!”

Giggling and turning his head, K.

I was afraid to look at Kirk’s face. I ran without looking back.

* * *

Following K’s guidance, we quickly arrived at the Portsmouth headquarters and went straight into the commandant’s office.

Admiral Collins, commander of the Strait Fleet, was waiting in full uniform, as if he knew I was coming.

“You came quickly, Admiral Lewis.”

“It seemed like it was urgent, so I came here abruptly.”

Admiral Collins quietly sips black tea even in the midst of an urgent situation. Even while the sailors rushed outside, he was leisurely standing by the window.

“Isn’t the Strait Fleet going to sortie?”

“I’m about to send my friends from the Great Sea Fleet first. We’re slow anyway, so we just grab our ankles.”

I nodded at the bitter voice.

Well, King George V class or Orion class can’t keep up with Lyon’s high speed anyway. It’s fortunate if it doesn’t drift due to engine failure.

You’ll need a battlecruiser or a fast battleship to catch him. That’s why the Mackenzen-class goes first.

Admiral Collins let out a breath like a sigh, then put the glass back on the desk and spoke to me.

“From our side, it looks like the Furious will go first. It means that you belong to the flyer.”

shear? I tilted my head.

“Isn’t our flyer disbanded?”

Our flyer is only called the ‘Repulse Flyer’ for convenience, but it is actually a temporary organization belonging to Task Force H. So, they must have disbanded when they returned to their home country after completing their mission.

If they had been promoted to an official unit, they would have been given an alphabetical identification symbol. H, Z, or K.

But I haven’t heard of such a story yet.

“Well, it seems the story hasn’t been delivered yet.”

Admiral Collins smiled and handed me a document.

“Anyway, I just got a call from the Navy Headquarters. They tell you to get on the Furious. It’s like I’m asking you to temporarily command a mobile unit. Now, here is the full text of the order.”

When I opened the order, it became clear that my vacation had been cancelled.

I will lead the task force. Reinforcements are currently sailing from Liverpool. It will take some time to get here, so it seems to be in a hurry to start the chase with all the power on the spot.

Why do enemies f*ck every day I go on vacation? suddenly angry

Now is the time to move. I closed my eyes for a moment, took a deep breath, and then put the specialist into my uniform pocket.

“I return my vacation again. That’s not something to discuss.”

Admiral Collins looked at my hand with pity. Soon, he nodded quietly and said.

“I’m sorry, Louis.”

“What, isn’t war like that?”

I had a lot to say, but I decided to put it aside for a while.

This is a problem to solve on the battlefield.

After a brief greeting, I ran to the place where the Furious docked. On the bridge of the Furious, the staff from last year’s battle were still on board.

I could barely hold back a sigh as I faced faces I didn’t want to see during the holiday season. Everyone seemed to have the same thought, but their faces were half tired and half irritated.

At least fighting doesn’t seem to be a problem.

“Let’s go.”

Half an hour later, the Furious sailed from Portsmouth Harbor.

* * *

French 2nd Task Fleet Flagship ‘Duquen’, Bay of Biscay, France.

Inside the cold bridge.

Admiral Emile Mueslier held his breath as he looked over the dark sea with the lights off. On the dark sea, only the sound of heavy waves hit the boat.

Looking around with a tense face, he sneakily asked the chief of staff.

“Has there been any contact from headquarters?”

“No news yet.”

“Damn it, what are the intelligence guys doing?”

The admiral muttered, clenching his fists, looking out at the starlit horizon. The pitch-black darkness was able to hide the appearance of any giant.

It will be safe for at least the next eight hours. The Admiral couldn’t be relieved even with that.

It’s already been 5 hours since we left the port.

So far, not a single enemy ship has been encountered. According to intelligence, there must have been a problem with the German aircraft carrier.

Otherwise, the reconnaissance aircraft would have caught up soon.

“Did our submarine’s torpedo really work? It would have been nice if the battlecruiser had been blown up as well… … .”

“Where did you do something like this? If it had been even a little more active in last year’s battle… … .”

At the words of the chief of staff, the admiral shook his head and replied.

“At that time, the opponent was the Royal Navy. But the Germans are still backing down. They don’t seem to be as skilled as Raimi.”

The last word was somewhat wishful thinking. However, he clearly had the pride that he would not be pushed back when he tied the tie. So far, luck seemed to be with him.

But the admiral wasn’t sure if it would last until tomorrow morning. With a confused face, he went to the bridge window and looked around the fleet.

The ‘Duquen’ and ‘Tourville’ of the 2nd Task Fleet are the last super dreadnoughts of the French Navy, except for Toulon’s ‘Provence’.

For them, who lost Lyon, Lille, Brittany and Lorraine consecutively in last year’s battle, they are the last hope that should never be lost.

To be precise, Lil is still alive, but as long as she is stranded in Calais Harbor, she is virtually dead. The admiral let out a sigh as he recalled the presence of a man-in-the-middle who was still illegally occupying a corner of the harbor.

“Has there been any reports of the location of enemy ships?”

“Not yet. However, according to the analysis of the navigation staff… … .”

The chief of staff stopped talking for a moment, handed over the documents, and then showed the admiral a chart.

“One vessel is probably looking for a way out into the Atlantic Ocean, and one is probably a task force made up of aircraft carriers.”

“An escort?”

“Probably all cruisers and destroyers. The British available battlecruisers are farther north.”

Hmmm, the admiral tilted his head.

An aircraft carrier without capital ship escort. It is a desirable prey and at the same time a target to be wary of. It’ll be a hassle if we fly a reconnaissance plane to find this place.

“Would you like to attack?”

After thinking for a moment, Admiral Muslier shook his head.

“Watch the situation. There are still too many uncertainties.”

To catch an aircraft carrier, it has to go north again.

However, their goals were quite the opposite.