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I've Got No Such Thing

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Vice-admiral, your views towards the shipgirls may be correct in part... but they're too extreme.

An Admiral would not be good. The Japanese implies both "bad decision" and "bad-tasting".

We're going back now, Kashima, Katori.

You said that a superior must take responsibility for the actions of the shipgirls under them, ja!?

That Katori there put the very life of my Admiral on the line...!

Commander. It is not only because you treat these weapons as human beings but because you spoil them that you cannot bring them to heel.

After you're out of the picture, I'll take my time to give the shipgirls here some breaking-in training. The word 調教 is specifically for training/breaking animals, not people.

Stand down, Bismarck.

If she carelessly blurts out what happened, then Katori will be in danger.

Hmpf. Seems all we have here is just a sorry bunch of insubordinate tubs.

Stay! Stay!

And it's over.

...sir.

...sir...

Next we meet will be your court-martial, commander.

I have words for you, old man...!

And while that may be a half-way solution, as long as these girls have hearts and souls, I sincerely believe in my own heart that this kind of relationship is the right one.

Nope, I got nothing.

But you don't have a damn clue as to what you're blathering on about...!

I've let you say your piece, let you sit high on your horse.

Court-martial it might be, but the only charge being brought is over your ineptitude at weapons operations and management.

And then from that precedent, we will move one step closer to imposing a unified treatment of shipgirls as weapons.

It would be futile for soldiers to do so as well, no?

If we were to grant them official recognisance as 'people', it would become impossible to send them off to fight monsters on the fields of battle.

The battle against the Abyssal Fleet rages on.

You said that it was... military regulations that were violated...

If you're taking these girls to court-martial over misconduct unbefitting of "military personnel"...

then the military authorities must have considered that by doing so, the human rights of shipgirls that have been in a grey area will be forevermore set in stone after the fact, correct?

Just think about it. These girls - these children - looking so very young...

Humans are just so, well, helplessly powerless...

What... what did you...

If I'm headed to a court-martial no matter what, then in for a penny, in for a pound...

I say this with all due respect, but...

Hah, don't make me laugh. Shipgirls? Being human beings?

Truly a joyous occasion.

Shipgirls can, and must, be treated as nothing more than weapons, and weapons alone. For the sake of humanity.

Can we really wage war whilst protecting the 'human rights' of shipgirls?

Certainly, there is a difference between people and shipgirls...

She means well, really...

No matter the prattle you throw at me now, there's no way to escape from your dismissal!

Wait a moment.

You don't!?

We'll be taking our leave now.

Let's go, Kashima.

...Admiral-san...!

I won't let you get your hands on my precious shipgirls.

Heheh... you fool! The mere fact that the Admiral is offering such harsh words towards you...

Vice-admiral, as you are someone who treats the shipgirls as nothing more than mere objects...

you are patently unqualified to command these girls!

And I'll be taking the Special Police girls into this base as well.

Silence, boy!

The one who lacks the qualifications to command shipgirls is you!

Means that he must have a card up his sleeve to turn this whole situation around, yes!!

As girls - as people, I give them my respect. As shipgirls, I borrow their power.

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I've Got No Such Thing