New Escort Vessel

Although Shinnosuke had finally escaped the relentless scrutiny of Millina and Seira, a subtle yet significant issue had arisen within the guild.

"Shinnosuke-san, isn't this one better? Doesn't it look cooler?"

"No! Andy's naming sense won't do. My idea is definitely superior."

Shinnosuke is cornered by Andy and Elen.

Nothing more than a dispute between Andy and Elen over the name of a soon-to-be-delivered escort ship.

Shinnosuke had previously acquired the Kerberos, Fubuki, and Yatagarasu, all of which had already been named during the development phase at Psycho-Industry, as prototype or experimental vessels, and Tsukikage was also a previously used military transport ship.

However, this escort vessel being delivered this time is entirely newly built, requiring a brand-new name to be assigned.

Although the ship's owner will be Shinnosuke, representative of Kasimura Corporation, the actual operation will be handled by Andy, Ellen, and Madelia's team. Therefore, Shinnosuke had instructed them to choose the name.

As a result, Andy and Ellen's opinions clashed, but Madelia, when asked for her input, supported Ellen's proposal, leaving Andy at a disadvantage in the current situation.

Incidentally, although Ash and the others had sought Andy's assistance,

"Since we're on the same ship of fate, you decide for yourselves."

they were firmly rejected with a perfectly reasonable excuse. Hearing this, Milena and Seira also chose not to join the naming debate.

Shin nosuke doesn't particularly care about the ship's name, so if asked for his opinion, his honest answer would be "It doesn't matter to me." However, since he's also the ship's owner, he can't simply brush off the request, so he decides to hear both sides.

"My proposed name is awesome, right? I'm not planning to force it through just because I'm the captain, but considering balance with the other ships in the guild, my name is clearly the better choice!"

Honestly, even Shinosuke—who isn’t known for being particular—would have to tilt his head at Andy’s choice of sense.

"That's true, Andy is the captain, but I'm in charge of navigation control and communications. I'm the one who gets to say the ship's name more often during navigation and communications!"

Eren's argument made perfect sense.

Ultimately, the decision rests with Captain Andy, but if Andy isn't planning to override everyone else with his captain's authority, then there's nothing we can do about it.

Shinnosuke instructed to choose one from the two candidates and immediately register the ship's name.

That way, neither side would harbor ill will.

Then, the day finally arrived for the delivery of the new escort vessel.

Upon receiving word that preparations were complete, Shinnosuke, Andy, Ellen, and Madeira visited Psykouji Industry.

Shinnosuke and the others were waiting at the dock, greeted by the Orca-class high-speed transport vessel manufactured by Pirenei FC.

"Your requested armaments have been installed. The control system configuration is also complete."

"Whoa..."

While Hank's explanation continued, Andy stood in stunned silence, gazing in awe at the dazzling white vessel shining before him.

In the end, Andy chose the Orcas-class high-speed transport vessel made by Pyrene FC over the Aranami-class transport vessel manufactured by Saikouji Industry.

However, as the sales representative had explained, Pyrene FC couldn't deliver satisfactory armaments, so Andy ended up purchasing the vessel's hull from Pyrene FC and outfitting it with weapons from Saikouji Industry.

"P-HC085 Holybell, I will certainly deliver it."

The name of the new escort ship, chosen by Ellen and finalized by Shinnosuke, was "Holybell."

It was a world apart from Andy's proposed name, "Kabutomushi."

Thus, the new escort ship, "P-HC085 Holybell," was delivered.