"It's like this. During the submarine's ascent, someone suddenly threw a few grenades from the shore. They landed right on top of the submarine, so they exploded and blasted a hole in the submarine's outer shell."
"From Ogasawara's Iwo Jima?"
"Oh, actually, they're closer to Tokyo."
Such a nonsensical conversation took place in the Yokosuka military base. The officers wanted an explanation, but whether it was the equipment experts or the personnel from the laboratory, no one could give them an explanation. They were all confused.
The personnel in the submarine were also confused. They could not tell what had happened at that time.
No matter how one looked at it, the traces on the submarine were traces of an explosion. It was just a mortar or a rocket launcher or a less powerful grenade. Otherwise, they would not be able to see the submarine now and would have sunk to the bottom.
But this was the strangest part.
A submarine sailing in the Pacific Ocean was surrounded by seawater. There was no land, and after the submarine surfaced, it did not find any other ships around it.
Under such circumstances, how did the submarine get 'bombed' by grenades?
Someone had really thrown a grenade from Honshu and failed. Or perhaps a superman had flown in the sky and dropped a grenade. Unfortunately, there was no camera installed on the submarine's outer shell. Otherwise, this problem would have been solved.
"I can't figure it out. Seriously."
"It can't be another supernatural incident, right?"
The submarine was anchored in the military port. The security level of the entire Yokosuka base had been raised to another level when the laboratory was built. There was no need to be afraid of being discovered in broad daylight. Even if they were discovered, they could still take everything away. Moreover, everyone in the world knew that a supernatural existence had appeared in the Island nation.
This was definitely a supernatural incident. In the past, this would at most be listed as an unsolved mystery file, and the submarine's structure would be inspected to see if there was a technical problem. But now, the priority of the thinking circuit was whether it was related to the supernatural.
The location where the submarine was attacked was already near the island nation's coast. Whether it was near the coast or far away, it was a very serious fact.
There was a supernatural existence or a monster that could launch an attack at sea. This time, they had thrown a grenade. What if they threw a missile next time?
They had encountered a submarine on such a long coastline, and it was a submarine that was floating. No one would believe that it was a random bomb. The probability of this happening was even rarer than winning a lottery ticket worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
This was definitely a premeditated attack, and the target was their submarine.
Finally, the supernatural beings were going to lay their hands on the army!
This time, it was a submarine. Next, it would be a supply ship, a destroyer, and an aircraft carrier. The Lord of Yokosuka also became alert. The fleet stationed in the Island nation would not be attacked equally, right?
As one of the most powerful beings in the world's oceans, the Lord of the Heavenly Kingdom was even more sensitive to the happenings of the oceans. The footage of Ku Jixing in the Motian District had deeply shaken them. Even the Seventh Fleet would be completely wiped out if they were caught in a wave that was several dozen meters tall.
Should he apply for permission to leave the Island nation's military base and be stationed in other Asian military ports?
"Can, can we have a holiday?"
One of the members in the submarine had a sad face.
"I'm afraid that's not possible. You'll have to undergo an inspection in the base."
"They won't put us under house arrest, will they? Seeing that we're all colleagues …"
From the moment they heard the words supernatural and monsters, the submarine members were so scared that their legs turned to jelly.
Logically speaking, people like them who had removed their supernatural existences would definitely be put under house arrest or even killed.
"House arrest?
What are you thinking? Now that the supernatural is open to the entire nation, watch more news when you're ashore.
Friend, times have changed. "
"Eh?
Is it because of the new year's announcement today? "
An order was quickly passed down to the entire navy. All the navy was to be on alert and immediately return to the nearest military port. The military port was also to enter a state of combat readiness!
No one knew where the mysterious enemy would appear and bombard them, so they had to be on high alert. The vast ocean was not like land where radars could be deployed, and the radars would probably not be able to pick up any supernatural traces.
A few people in uniforms, holding tweezers and all sorts of detection tools, were lying on the submarine, carefully inspecting the holes created by the explosion.
The dented hull of the submarine had important scientific research value. Based on the metallographic analysis of the damage report, it could be determined what kind of damage it had suffered. If gunpowder-related components were found in it, it proved that modern human weapons might have been involved in it.
"Eh …"
A damage expert used tweezers to pick up a small scrap from the dented hull. It was a scrap of paper that had been completely soaked and torn. If it was soaked for a while longer, it would completely turn into fiber.
It was only half the size of a fingernail. If one did not pay attention, they would completely miss it.
"It looks like a scrap of paper."
The expert carefully put the scraps of paper into the plastic bag and paid attention to it.
"Did anyone collect any other scraps of paper?"
…
The explosion nearly a hundred miles away from the coast was destined to be a secret to a few people. The perpetrator did not expect that the place he randomly chose would blow up someone else's head.
Today was still an ordinary day for most of the people in Tokyo. Although supernatural beings existed, not everyone could encounter them.
The auditorium of Runde Girls' School was a gymnasium. There was an aisle as the dividing line. Two groups of students sat on both sides of the basketball court.
They were all new students, and their faces were filled with nervousness and excitement.
Mai Sada looked at Miyuki Kahara who was sitting not far away. The two were not in the same class, so their seats were not next to each other.
Miyuki did not speak much on the way from her home to the school. It seemed that she needed to enlighten her after the entrance ceremony.
"Congratulations on entering the school. It's a pleasure to meet everyone on today's cherry blossom day. High school is the preparation stage before entering society …"
The principal gave a speech on the stage. Behind her was a banner with black characters on a white background: Runde Girls' High School's Heisei 31st Year Entrance Ceremony.
Sada felt that it was not bad to change Heisei 31st Year to the new year that was about to be announced.
Shuwa First Year?
In addition to the principal's speech, such an entrance ceremony would also include speeches from outstanding graduates, speeches from the PTA Parents Committee, singing of the school song …
"Then I will say the above content for the time being. I hope the students will not blame me for being long-winded."
The students sitting in the chairs below the stage applauded.
"Then next, let's invite this year's freshman representative to give a speech on the stage."
The head teacher held the microphone and looked down the stage after speaking. Most of the freshman representatives were the best among the freshmen.
Mai Sada stood up from the chair and coughed softly. She had already known this opportunity for the freshman representative to give a speech a few days ago. It was said by the teacher when she went to collect the school uniform. After several rejections, she silently accepted it.
At the thought of giving a speech in front of everyone, she, who had never cared about other people's opinions, spent a lot of time in the morning to tidy up her appearance.
"In the middle of spring, the weather is calm and the air is clear …"