High School Fleet (ハイスクール・フリート)

Principal's Office

The Harekaze has mutinied?!

Yes. When the Harekaze arrived late at the designated meeting place,

they suddenly attacked the instructor ship Sarushima, and sank it.

Why would they do that?!

The Sarushima's captain, Instructor Furushou hasn't regained consciousness,

so we don't have any details yet.

A student ship has mutinied and attacked the Sarushima.

The Sarushima sank, but the captain and crew survived.

Why are they calling it mutiny? The Sarushima attacked us first!

Don't ask me!

There's no point yelling at Ms. Shiretoko.

Sorry, sorry.

B-But I wonder why it sank.

Even though it was a dummy shell.

Maybe this is part of a training exercise?

Would a ship sink as part of training?

So they sunk it deliberately?

By chance, we might have stumbled onto the Sarushima's dark secret!

Here we go again.

We were just late.

"You guys saw it!"

"We didn't see anything!"

- "We can't let you live anymore!" - Boom!

"They got away. We'll take our secret with us to Davy Jones' locker!"

That's all your fantasy.

Anyway, Ms. Nosa, does that tablet have a communication signal?

Don't worry. I turned it off at the captain's order.

It's kind of inconvenient we can't use telecommunication equipment.

It would be a pain if they found us now, so it can't be helped.

Sorry. I know it's hard, but only until we reach the next rendezvous point, Torishima's coast.

O-Our location-based beacon is shut off.

W-We're wanted by the authorities, aren't we?

We just became high school students, but they're branding us as criminals.

It's a lie! Someone tell me it's a lie!

It's... It's...

Is something wrong, Ms. Tateishi?

A lie.

Th-Thank you for saying that.

- You can call me Rin! - Rin.

JR Yokosuka Station

Suwa Grand Shrine

Suwa God

Mashiro! You'll fall down if you run!

I'm fine!

Mom! Sis! Hurry up!

- Hurry! - Wait, Mashiro!

A long time ago, Yokosuka had a lot of land like this, right Mom?

Yes. I think you learned about it at school, but after the Russo-Japanese war,

methane hydrate mining began Japan's slide into land subsidence.

Suwa Grand Shrine

For the submerged urban areas, a giant floating ship was constructed,

which became floating cities, spurring on seaborne development.

And that's how Japan became a maritime nation, right?

Most of the ships that were built for the military were put to civilian use,

and as a symbol that they wouldn't be used for war,

women became the captains.

That was the beginning of the Blue Mermaids.

Right, Mashimo-sis?

And the captain of the first ship...

...was your great-grandmother.

After that, each generation of Munetani women became Blue Mermaids.

Including me.

But my next voyage will be the last.

What?!

After that, I'm going to become a Blue Mermaid instructor.

I want to raise girls who live on the sea,

and become resourceful and refreshing, just like this vast ocean.

I want to become a girl like that!

I'm going to go to the school where you teach, Mom!

M-Me too!

I'm gonna go to that school, too!

I'm gonna go!

I look forward to it.

When I think about it, I was always unlucky from then on.

My luck was always bad.

And now, on my maiden voyage...

...I'm so unlucky.

This is terrible.

We'd better make emergency repairs on the aft deck.

This is a big mess.

1000% totally cool!

Mimi is infatuated with Ms. Noma.

Ms. Tohmatsu, if you have free time, please help us!

Macchi!

She's head over heels.

I wish I could send the photo I took with Macchi to my little sister.

But we can't send anything on our phones right now.

Hime, Momo, Mimi, good work.

What's the damage situation?

As you can see, we need to make emergency repairs, Captain.

Got it. I'll help you with it later.

The captain's really busy, huh?

Maron, how are things?

Thanks to going full speed, we have to do a complete overhaul!

- You really overworked it. - Yeah!

Sorry, Kuro.

Don't be so familiar. Would you please call me "Ms. Kuroki"?

Got it, Kuro!

She doesn't get it at all.

And this is our captain?

Hikari, are you okay?

Runa and Sora, were you injured at all?

You remembered our names already?! Amazing!

She's our captain after all.

So no one else is hurt?

No.

Thank goodness. I never imagined this would happen.

"A bolt from the heavens."

I wonder what to do next.

"The wise are not doubtful.

The compassionate are not distressed. The courageous are not fearful."

Captain, please return to the bridge immediately!

Sorry to make you wait!

What's the damage?

The aft deck is in shambles, we have one depth charge left,

we're out of torpedoes, and the engine room needs an overhaul.

How cute!

Don't take pictures! Record the damage report!

Have we heard from the school?

No.

I bet they abandoned us.

They could be confirming the truth right now.

W-We should take refuge ten miles off the coast of Torishima, right?

Yeah. They're accusing us of mutiny and attacking the Sarushima,

but we have to explain the truth.

Maybe they'll capture us when we arrive at the rendezvous point.

"Why did you attack the Sarushima?!"

"We didn't! The Sarushima attacked us first!"

"Don't lie!"

You don't think they'll believe us?

But we have no intention of mutinying.

We can't keep running away like this, so let's go to the nearest port, captain.

Ok, good point. If we go to a port, I'm sure they won't attack us.

Rin, how long would it take us to get to Yokosuka?

Maybe 38 hours at cruising speed.

Sheesh, I can't believe they put me in a class like this. I'm so unlucky.

What do you mean, "a class like this?"

Sure, students who passed with the lowest scores were put in the Harekaze,

but that includes you!

Don't put me in the same boat as you! I'm sure I aced the entrance exam,

but I was off by one row when I filled it in.

That really is unlucky.

Shut up!

I-I see. I passed, but it was a miracle.

Coincidentally, what I studied was on the test. I didn't think I'd be captain.

And this one has outstanding luck.

Aye.

Birds.

At a time like this, I wish we could fly back to school like that.

I wonder if you can make a flying ship without hydrogen or helium?

Only in your imagination.

Ridiculous.

Everyone, it's time to eat!

On today's menu is...

Harekaze curry!

Curry?

Today is Friday, huh?

Curry!

Alright, let's go eat in shifts.

Aye!

I wonder what our ship's curry is like!

A bath or curry. Which one should I do first?!

Curry, right?

- Curry! - Curry, of course

Ms. Munetani, would you like to get some curry together?

Kuro is going with Maron!

60 degrees to starboard, distance 30,000 meters,

the battleship approaching is...

Admiral Spee!

Admiral Spee?!

It's a German exchange student ship.

For now, all hands to your station!

All hands to your station!

It's approaching at a speed of 20 knots.

Have they found us?

Looks like it.

Spee is rotating its main armament!

They're going to fire?!

No questions asked, huh?

Ms. Noma! Raise the white flag!

Spee has fired their cannon!

Why?

We have to stop the engine, too!