The battle between the of the and the of the , where Jin and the others are, is still going on.

< was quite stubborn and did not seem to have suffered much damage even when hit by the drill torpedo of the .

"Hmmm, from the shape, the hemispherical exterior seems to be quite defensive.

Jin muttered.

"Mm. I agree with Jin-dono. That hemispherical submarine must have sacrificed maneuverability in order to increase its defensive capability. And its offensive capability is probably equal to or greater than ours.

Yes, sir.

"Uh, well, then, maybe the underside is weak, right?"

"What?"

Marikka said.

Both Jin and immediately considered it and evaluated it.

"That's a strong possibility."

"Marikka, you are right."

Jin and guessed that it would be used as a fixed battery, protected by a strong defense, without considering its movement.

If this is the case, then, according to the design concept of the <>, the so-called <> armoring is considered to be thin.

Marikka will inform <> of this.

<<> also supports this decision.

Listening to <'s explanation, Jin laughed inwardly.

(......<> makes a good point, but why didn't <> make such a weapon?

Did they think it was uncool or cowardly? Or did they want to compete head-on? Jin tried to imagine so, but he did not get an answer.

"Well then, ......"

Jin gave Marikka his and asked her to pass it on to .

"That means ....... Can you do it?"

<

* * * *

The battle continued in the area.

< of has been suffering from poor maintenance, and its agility has been gradually decreasing.

It is being followed up by the <.

The <> that is heading for the <> is being disabled at every turn.

According to the rules of engagement, if a third party attack is used to determine the winner, the match is considered a .

Therefore, the <> is basically only helping in the defense.

So far, the situation is a stalemate.

However, with the functionality of the <> gradually declining, a prolonged battle is not a good thing.

Then, an order is given by <>.

.

As instructed, <> ejects five torpedoes, half of the ten remaining.

Three of them were aimed at the main body of <> so that the submarine's intentions were not known, and the two remaining shots landed in front of it, piercing a hole.

Into the hole, <> places a mana bomb in her hand.

The mana bomb is a less powerful type, because if <> destroys the enemy submarine, it will be treated as a draw.

(Since the enemy submarine doesn't move, it was an easy trick. ......)

Then, when <> was about 100 meters away from the submarine, the <> exploded.

* * * * * *

"Oh, we did it!　Just as planned."

<, exclaimed in delight that things had turned out as he had hoped.

<. It had succeeded in overturning the submarine.

"As I thought, the belly side looks weak."

As Jin had predicted and the < had admitted, the hemispherical enemy submarine's < seemed to be thinly armored.

"It will be restored soon. Hurry up and attack."

<'s instructions, the remaining five drill torpedoes were fired.

They hit the belly of the immobile enemy submarine, Submarine #2, with every shot.

"Yes!"

As expected, the armor on the belly of the submarine was so thin that the propulsive force of the drill torpedoes was enough to penetrate it.

With five drill torpedoes piercing its armor, Submarine No. 2 was unable to continue the battle, and the victory of the Agate base was confirmed.

* * * *

However, the communication network between the two bases ...... is still incomplete, or at least the communication network between the competing bases is.

The lack of reply at least made the mage brain of <> suspicious.

<>

The management and magic brain is trying to find out the possibility of this.

<<> The usual possibility is a malfunction of the communication facilities. The worst or similar possibility is that some unknown hostile force has taken over his (her) base.

In that case, the management and magical brain of the base thought that only they could protect the base of the <>.

.

The defense of the base...... is not a great combatant, since the external enemies are supposed to be magical beasts and competitors, but they are good at defense and judgment.

< made preparations slowly but surely.

* * * * *

At the same time, <>.

"Wow, ...... is still broken after all."

Jin, Reiko, and Marikka were checking the communication function of the base's control magic brain <>.

"The conductors are oxidized and torn up. The magic power can't pass through it.

"Jinsha, what should we do?　What do you want me to do, Jinsha?

< had been losing the past mock battles with , and as a result, the materials, furnishings, and furniture were very low.

"No, let's fix it as it is. >"

Jin reduces the oxidized conductors and turns them back into metal.

The conductor is in powder form as it is,

"<><>"

Using engineering magic, the powdered metal is unified, deformed, and returned to the conductor.

"That's it. It should be fixed."

There were a few other damaged parts, so he repaired them with engineering magic as well.

Marikka asked <>.

"How is it, Agate?

<

"What?"

<> reported the current situation: .......