Navy Logistics: Never Say Never

[Starting next Monday, the 13th, this novel will go into reverse V from Chapter 27. Updates daily at 11:23 or 23:23. Thank you, dear readers, for your support. O(∩_∩)O~~]

Edith is a science enthusiast.

She spent her family's fortune on scientific research, then got kicked out by her penny-pinching elders. She wanted to join the Navy's science division, but failed the physical test and was assigned to logistics instead.

On her first day at work, her direct supervisor quit and ran off.

Edith became the new head of the logistics department.

Edith: ???

Could there really be such a good deal in the world?

The head of logistics made a lot more than an ordinary enlisted soldier.

To have money for her hobbies, Edith decided to do everything she could to meet the needs of the front lines and avoid getting her performance bonus docked.

From then on, the Navy Logistics Department's motto was:

Navy Logistics: We Can Make It Happen!

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Navy Logistics: Not Even a Dog Would Do This!

After the 122nd head of the logistics department angrily resigned, Navy Headquarters descended into chaos.

The G-5 branch was known for its thugs, and had driven away half of all logistics chiefs. One second, its commanding officer was sentenced to write a 100,000-word apology, and the next, G-5 soldiers were still cursing out the logistics department.

At the time, Green Bull was still a third-class sailor. "Is it really that hard to open an all-you-can-eat restaurant on the sea? Is it really that hard to provide the world's best food?"

Edith: "...Understood."

Letting the soldiers on the front lines starve was a grave offense, so Edith hurriedly cloned the Boin Archipelago and sent it over.

A massive island loomed over the warships, and all sorts of food taller than a person rained down, filling the air with a scent that lured Sea Kings.

The moment a Sea King poked its head above the surface, a single watermelon seed bit its head off.

The entire G-5 branch: "?!!!!!!!"

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The G-2 branch upheld the principle of Calm Justice, and only ever lost its temper when treating the wounded.

One day, after the G-2 branch had fought a fierce battle against pirates, the logistics department delivered coffee as requested, right when the branch was at its angriest.

G-2's commanding officer, Gumeir, smelled the coffee. "Is it really that hard to move faster? Is it really that hard to spend your time developing medicine?"

Edith: "...Understood."

Delaying treatment for the wounded was a grave offense. Fortunately, she had a large stock of experimental medicines she couldn't sell.

When the medical team arrived, the aftermath of the battle was too horrific to look at, and no one could bear to imagine the Navy's casualties.

"...Use my medicine, and you'll never have to worry about losing an arm or a leg again. Cut off one, and two grow back. Cut off two, and eight grow back..." Hearing someone else arrive, Edith enthusiastically invited them over. "Want to give it a try? It works instantly!"

Vice Admiral Onigumo, who was escorting the medical team, saw G-2's commanding officer, Gumeir, with sixty-four hands and one hundred twenty-eight eyes, and took half a step back.

The entire medical team retreated in a panic. "…N-no, no, no! My sanity meter is dropping!!!!!!"

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G-1's commanding officer, Momonga, was capable and level-headed. Even with a group of subordinates who often made mistakes, he never got angry.

Subordinate: "I dialed the wrong number and accidentally called Logistics!"

Momonga: ?

He had originally meant to ask the Science Division to upgrade the warship.

Oh well, a warship repaired by Logistics should still be usable.

Hachinosu, the pirates' main base, was where the New World's toughest fighters gathered. Momonga went there to rescue hostages and pursue his targets, but fell into an ambush.

Momonga: "Hold position and wait for reinforcements!"

Subordinate: "Huh? I'm sorry, sir!! I fired the cannons!!!"

Momonga: "..."

The pirates had long been planning to livestream a massacre of the Navy.

Instead, one cannon blast wiped them out, and the entire island vanished from the sea.

The entire G-1 branch was petrified. ", How did their warship turn into the ancient weapon Pluton???!!!!!!!"

The Navy's plan to overthrow the World Government could no longer be kept secret.

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Marineford, victory banquet.

Edith moonlighted as a host to make extra money. At the annual awards ceremony, when it was time for Logistics, she sent her robot double onstage to give a speech.

"...The Logistics Department will always uphold the policy that 'we can make it happen,' and make even greater achievements next year!"

After the formalities, the whole room applauded. The Navy's senior officers expressed their approval, and the younger officers showed their admiration.

Only one person seemed out of place.

A candidate for Navy Admiral, wearing a bright yellow pinstriped suit, looked past the robot receiving everyone's attention and fixed his gaze on the host, who was sneaking snacks backstage between duties.

When it was his turn to speak as a senior officer,

"'Navy Logistics: We Can Make It Happen.' How scary~"

"Miss, would you like to date me?"

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Blurb written July 11, 2024. As usual, I pray this story will grow into a tree on its own.

Theme: Science and technology are the ultimate way to profess your love