Chapter 309: The Diana
After finishing scolding Gina, Murrue said to Tolle, "Dear, since we're already out here, why don't we go to Heliopolis and collect some more materials to build a new battleship?
After all, it's safer to keep one by your side. If anything happens, you'll be able to use it immediately."
Tolle knew she was still thinking about the Songstress-class battleship he had promised to build for her. He nodded and replied, "Mm, don't worry, my dear. Even though the new battleship won't have a battleship core space anymore, I'll definitely make one that's even better than the current one."
"Thank you, my dear." Murrue immediately gave Tolle a kiss.
She then piloted the Huayan toward the ruins of Heliopolis, allowing Tolle to once again collect a large amount of materials from there to manufacture the new battleship.
However, before they even arrived, the new battleship inside Tolle's storage space was already nearly complete.
Based on the original Assault Mode, a new form focused on enhanced firepower had been activated—the Guard Mode.
This mode, however, required that Assault Mode be activated first, and that all ship personnel be transferred to the bridge before Guard Mode could be engaged.
On the foundation of the Huayan's Assault Mode, the weapons hidden beneath the ship's armor would be deployed for firepower suppression attacks (indiscriminate attacks on targets outside the effective range of mobile suits) and fire support attacks (selective attacks in support of mobile suits within the battleship's attack range).
Because the battleship core space had been removed, in order to ensure sufficient energy supply, the original two Ahab Reactors were increased to four.
At the same time, the deuterium nuclear power reactors were also enlarged and upgraded for higher performance.
After completing the construction of the battleship, Tolle had Nami create an artificial intelligence comparable to the quantum computer Haro from the OO world, and handed full control of it over to Murrue.
Murrue happily leaned into Tolle's arms and asked, "Dear, give this battleship a name."
"Murrue, don't make things hard for Tolle…" Yulia immediately protested from the side, but after being glared at by Murrue, she shrank back and stopped talking.
Tolle was drenched in cold sweat as well. You clearly know I'm terrible at naming things, yet you still put me on the spot—this is just too cruel.
After thinking for a while, Tolle first thought of the name Tsukuyomi. Since there was already Amaterasu, having Tsukuyomi didn't seem strange.
But after reconsidering, he realized he had some resistance to names from that country. He had already used the Chinese-style Huayan, so why not go with something Western this time? It was just a name anyway—anything would do.
Unfortunately, Artemis was already too close to Artemis, and since that name was taken, he could only choose the Roman name of the moon goddess—Diana.
After thinking it through, Tolle answered, "My dear, then let's call this new battleship the Diana. She represents the moon goddess—and you are the moon goddess in my heart."
"Mm, my dear, I really like the name you chose. Then it'll be called the Diana." After saying that, Murrue gave Tolle another kiss.
Yulia, standing nearby, felt a bit sour. She hadn't expected Murrue to be so scheming, pulling a move like this on Tolle.
She immediately moved closer and hugged Tolle from behind, letting him feel a surge of rolling softness.
Then she kissed his cheek and said, "Dear, the name you picked this time is much better than before. You've improved—I like it."
Tolle happily took Murrue and Yulia along to tour and enjoy the new battleship aboard the Diana.
After Gina was released from confinement, he looked at the brand-new Diana and experienced its gravity system.
He instantly felt jealous again, drooling as he shamelessly clung to Tolle and said, "Good little brother, build one like this for your big brother too. I really want one as well."
(ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻ Tolle really wanted to flip the table and beat him up on the spot, but with Murrue around, it wasn't convenient. He replied with a look of disdain, "The key materials are gone. I can't build an identical battleship."
Then Tolle leaned close to Gina's ear and whispered, "You lost the last bet and still wanted me to call you brother. Add that to the grudge from when you tattled to Murrue—no chance."
Gina continued shamelessly, "Don't do this, good little brother. I didn't mean it back then. Don't be like this…"
Tolle replied scornfully, "Call me 'big brother' first, then I'll consider whether to build you one."
"Don't worry, I won't call you little brother anymore." As soon as he said that, Gina muttered softly, "Brother-in-law, you're my real brother-in-law. That's fine, right?"
"Heh, you won't even call me big brother? Then just wait." After that, Tolle ignored Gina and quickly went over to Murrue, filing a little report of his own, embellishing the story as he told it.
Murrue looked at Gina with a serious expression and said, "Gina, what do you want a new battleship for? This one is my dowry—you're not taking it."
Gina instantly wilted under her scolding and said timidly, "No, Sis, listen to me…"
Murrue continued sternly, "I'm not listening. Don't explain things that make no sense.
If you want a battleship, then the Sahaku family's Izumo will be your personal ship. That should be enough, right?"
Intimidated by Murrue, Gina shrank back and said obediently, "Alright, Sis, I'll take the Izumo.
But Sis, could you ask my brother-in-law to install a gravity system in the Izumo's rest area for me? That's my only request."
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Diana
B+ Rank Battleship
Terrain Compatibility: Sea B / Land — / Air A / Space A
Fixed Armaments:
High-Energy Convergent Fireline Cannons x4; Large Positron Fortress-Breaking Cannons x4; Electromagnetic Linear Cannons x2; Automatic Anti-Air Multi-Barrel Laser Cannons x24; Multi-Purpose Launch Tubes x24.
Special Armaments:
Attack/Reflection Magnetic Drum Integrated Remote Weapons x100; All-Purpose Missiles (usable in space, atmosphere, and underwater); Underwater Assault-Type Beam Weapons (W Gundam world).
Defensive Armor:
Laminated Armor; Gundanium Alloy; TP + PS Armor; Ahab Nano-Layer Armor; Energy Defense Field.
Special Forms:
Transformable Structure (Cruise Mode, Assault Mode, Guard Mode)
Special Equipment:
Reaction Force Wing System; Mirage System; Anti-Beam Flash Mines; Needle-Point Defense System; Omnidirectional Shield System; Subspace Navigation System.
Battleship Power Systems:
Large High-Performance Deuterium Nuclear Reactors x2 (for propulsion and weapons); Anti-Neutron Interference System; Large Ahab Reactors x4 (for armor and gravity systems).