The Siren Purifier, an elite Siren in charge of purifying the impurities present in their so-called experiments. She attack our base once but fled after our attacks did a number on her. Apparently, we were considered anomalies to them. She is extremely hostile, but would always stick to her name as a purifier. That being said, why was she at the center of the Mirror Sea? And what did she planned to achieve by helping us?

    During the operation two days ago, we managed to deal a huge enough blow on the Siren fleet to force the mastermind out of hiding. Little did we expect Purifier herself to make an appearance. However, instead of putting up a fight like we expected her to, she went and destroyed the Mirror Sea herself, along with the rest of the Siren fleet, before disappearing through a portal. She didn''t utter a single word. She just showed up, destroyed the remaining Siren sh.i.p.s and clones, shattered the Mirror Sea, and left as quickly as she came. Everyone was flabbergasted by her strange behavior. It''s good that we didn''t suffer any heavy casualties though.

    "It don''t get it. Why would one of the elite Sirens who loves to experiment so much show up just to destroy their creation?

    "Maybe it''s a tactic to trick us into letting our guard down?" (Zuihou)

    "That can''t be right either. Her main goal in life is to purify anomalies in their so-called experiments. Why would she interfere and be the one thing she swore to destroy?"

    Zuihou cupped her hands together and started squirting some water,

    "Maybe she is a clone herself." (Zuihou)

    "Impossible. The clones of her type can only mimic the original. They don''t have a mind if their own."

    Maybe they can, I don''t know. Or perhaps that was an imposter.

    "Well, no use thinking about it now. Let''s just enjoy our bath." (Zuihou)

    Zuihou stretched her hands high up, letting a few lucky droplets of water flow down her armpits. I can''t tell if she is trying to seduce me or she is really enjoying her bath.

    After an entire day of work and a few hours of overtime, I have finally finished my work. The weather is starting to heat up, with summer approaching pretty soon, so worked up quite a sweat. Nothing like a good relaxing bath with my girlfriend to end the day.

    I placed my arms around her belly and pulled her closer.

    "Hya! Geez, Admiral! Don''t just grab me all of a sudden." (Zuihou)

    "Hehe. You are so cute."

    "Wai- That tickles." (Zuihou)

    As I rest my chin on her shoulder, I moved my hands to her s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e places, both top and bottom.

    "Adm- Nn! Ahn!" (Zuihou)

    I c.a.r.e.s.sed her most important and s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e places, massaging them gently while applying the right amount of force to get a reaction. Zuihou''s twitched and she bent over. Her hands held onto mine, but she didn''t try to pull them off. She just gently held onto my hands as she continued twitching and m.o.a.ning.

    "No! I''m gonna... Ahhhnnn!" (Zuihou)

    Within a few more seconds of c.a.r.e.s.sing and teasing, Zuihou arched her back and let out a loud s.e.xy m.o.a.n. She stayed like that for a few seconds, before letting her body fall back into the water and in my arms. That was fast. Way faster than before. And all I did was just touching.

    "You are pretty s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e today. Such a l.e.w.d girl.

    "Haah... Haah.... That''s because... of you, Admiral. You kept training me..." (Zuihou)

    Huh?

    "Zuihou, say that again."

    "Erm... Say what? What did I said?" (Zuihou)

    She is trying to avert her eyes.

    "You broke into my collection again, didn''t you?"

    "N-no..." (Zuihou)

    "You did break into my doujin collection. That line was in one of my new ones. I don''t remember teaching you to say that."

    "I didn''t read it. Really!" (Zuihou)

    "Naughty girls deserve to be punished!"

    "Wait! Admiral! I''m still s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e! Ahh!" (Zuihou)

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    A meeting, huh. So the current experiment is finally complete. The results and memory logs are being uploaded into the server. Everyone is gathered in my room for the debrief.

    "Your highness, the result were as you predicted. Those girls have been assimilated into Azur Lane." (Observer)

    Doing a great job as always, Observer-chan. Just like I built you to do.

    "There was a slight deviation, but we still managed to obtain the d.e.s.i.r.ed results. The phase ''third time''s the charm'' really holds true here." (Empress)

    Talk about finally. We had to rewind, reset and recalibrate everything twice before this outcome can be achieved.

    "Hmph. Why are we bolstering their forces? We should crush them right now. In fact, we should have just killed that Commander right then and there. We had three chances." (Strength)

    Always the muscle head, Strength. Come on, use that brain a little, would you? I know I created you to be physically stronger than the rest but that doesn''t mean everything can and should be solved with physical strength and violence. Experiments take time and care. You can''t brute force your way through. This world is not ready. Not yet.

    "Come on, Strength. We already had this talk so many times. How many times must I repeat myself?" (Temperance)

    "Enough, both of you. We got what we want, so it''s a success this time. Preparation for the next experiment shall begin tomorrow. You all are dismissed." (Empress)

    My girls left the room one by one according to rank. The Arbiters left first, followed by my elites. Just like how I taught them.

    "Zero, wait." (Empress)

    Zero-chan turn around,

    Keep an close eye on Purifier, would you? Her behavior has been rather... abnormal as of late. Inform me immediately when you see signs of corruption. I will fix her myself." (Empress)

    What did you do this time, Purifier-chan? I accessed the memory logs and looked at the latest recordings. Ah. I see. That is certainly uncharacteristic of you. Did you break? I didn''t built you to interfere with our experiments. You are supposed to get rid of the anomalies, not be one yourself!

    "Your highness, you don''t have to take such menial task upon yourself. Purifier is part of the Elites. We will deal with her on our own." (Observer Zero)

    "No. I can''t risk a corruption among your ranks. I will deal with her myself. Not to mention, this is not the first time she helped our subjects." (Empress)

    Oh yeah. I forgot about that. Purifier-chan was the one who gave those self-proclaimed goddesses their equipment. Maybe she did get corrupted again.

    "Understood, your highness." (Observer Zero)

    "You are dismissed." (Empress)

    Zero-chan left, leaving only me and my baby in the room. Empress-chan touched the tube where my remains are contained. I mustered enough power to move my hand, or what''s left of it, to where her hand is. Despite the glass between us, I can feel her warmth.

    "Ahh~ My darling Creator~ Wait just a while more. I will definitely restore you. Believe me." (Empress)

    I believe you...

    My beloved daughter...