"Thank GOD!" One of the many Marines sitting down would say out loud, showing the great relief he had from the results of last night.

"No, you shouldn't be thanking anyone at this time. Just because ONE Fishman was killed in the battle last night, we aren't safe. There are still those warships surrounding us and preventing us from feeling any form of security." Derous would say being the only one standing, and also the lowest ranking Marine within this room. Where Derous stood was at the back of the room in front of a board. " And as I was saying we need to not just sit here idle for the rest of the remaining days, we must attack."

"We understand that, Dr. Derous. But how do you propose we do that? They are out of the range of our cannons and we don't want to send our ships out to just be destroyed." One of the Marines would say.

"Sadly, sacrifice can produce results." Derous would coldly tell them, and this gave him everyone's attention. Oh, how they didn't like what he said at all. The room was full of tension and Derous could just feel it, but he also could feel that they knew this had to happen deep down.

"I say we ask that man who defeated that Fishman what we should do, we holds a higher rank than Derous." Someone would blurt out. Then throughout the room everyone would begin to agree and soon one would send for Seth.

Derous would simply sigh, finding this truly unneeded. 'Fools asking another fool for assistance, the damn blind leading the blind. But whatever, no harm in hearing an idiot out. While he talks I will just think of another course of action that will be more reasonable for theses idiots.' Derous would think to himself as he would just lean up against the wall and wait for Seth to be brought to the meeting.

"Welcome, Lieutenant Long. First I, speaking for everyone here, want to just say that we are thankful for you killing that disgusting creature last night and put a end to them trying to put more fear into our men. You are a great marine and deserve much more praise, but at this time we can't give you that. We need your opinion on how we should handle the impending invasion on our Base. Should be send our remaining ships out to damage them as much as we can?  

That though, in turn, would cost us our reaming ships and the lives of good men. As the ships we have, truly, have no chance in doing much. At best they can take out one ship.

Another option would be that we try to fortify our base further to increase the chances of not getting obliterated when they fire on us, time consuming and also those on guard will have to stop and being to work on fortifying. Honestly, we are at a lose at this moment. And we would like your opinion on if we should go with those plans or with you have a different all together." The tension in the room lightened a bit as they awaited an answer from Seth, anticipating a greet game plan to go with that will have minimal lose. They needed something and they wanted the man that has done something to give them something.



'So thinking about everything our enemy are a crew of disgusting Fishman, or well are most likely Fishman. One has, well had, the ability to dig through the ground so there must be a few places where they can enter from at any time.' Derous would smack his lips in disgust, not loud enough to be heard by the others though. He realized that they already were in trouble as the enemy could, when their ships finally moved, have some of their men come from the ground, and disrupt the efforts to keep the at bay or destroy them. And even at this moment they could have some of their men sabotaging the cannons or stealing supplies.

'Okay, I got it.' Derous would say to himself as he figured out a possible solution to their problem.

Just in time to hear the shit the Nurse, no Seth, would begin to spew out of his disgusting mouth. From everything he proposed really got Derous unconformable, as he didn't wanna be around an idiot like him.

"Great plan, extremely something...different. But sending a vessel full of explosive, and men, wouldn't do much. Maybe, if they are idiotic enough not to spot the vessel sailing toward them, we can take out one or maybe even two of the warships. But, sadly, we would just be sacrificing our men for no apparent reason, and also some of our resources. As, I assume, we would have to use at least all of the explosive we have, or a large quantity of that. Also, why would they send me? A Doctor? I would be ill experienced for that kind of task, you though. You would be the best to undertake that mission. Luckily, neither of us have to even debate who will go on it. As I have come up with a basic plan that will have no causalities and will just be time-consuming. Derous would turn his back them and pick up a marker, then he would processed to draw out their plan. It being better than talking on and on.

"Okay, here it is. Any objections?" Derous would ask, as this was the last thing he can come up for them. Silence would fill the room for five minutes before anything would even be said. Derous wasn't tense but rather bored of just standing here waiting, wanting to go and take a nap or have some tea in his office.

"Good, we will go with that plan. Obliviously changing just a few things here and there though, but overall we like it. Dr. Derous, Lieutenant Long. Thank you for your ideas and your time, now go and return to whatever you were doing." One of the higher ups would say.

"Yes, Sir~" Derous would say as eh would salute and begin to make his way out of the room. He wouldn't say anything to Seth though, this wasn't because the guy wanted him to sacrifice himself. It was because he had seen that idiot too much today,way too much.