Sword Art Online 13 - Alicization Dividing Interlude IV 14 Asuna placed the knife before pointing, making Rinko squint her eyes and nod. “Oh, that’s a ship, isn’t it. Maybe the fishing vessel that caught the fishes earlier…… or not, it seems…” “Eh, it’s not?” It’s much too large for a fishing vessel and its color is plain too… besides, that’s an awfully lot of antennas. Rinko left her seat and walked towards the window, so Asuna went to her side. Her eyesight couldn’t be said to be bad, but the faraway ship slowly swayed, blurring its details, perhaps due to the vapor spraying off the sea surface. However, there certainly was a great number of circular antennas installed on the mast towering at the ship’s center. Very much similar to the large antenna mast standing at the top of the Ocean Turtle, which would be right above this lounge. The ship’s frame had a linear design as well, so rather than a fishing vessel, it would be closer to a transport ship, no, instead… “A warship…?” The moment Asuna muttered so, a somber voice rang out from behind. “That’s a Japanese vessel. Japan doesn’t own any warships.” She turned back in sync with Rinko. The one who stood there holding onto breakfast with both hands was a man in a pure white uniform with short sleeves—Lieutenant Nakanishi. “Morning, Nakanishi-san.” “Good morning.” When the pair greeted him, the tall Nakanishi conscientiously placed his tray on a nearby table before bowing his upper body and returning the greeting. “Good morning, Professor Koujiro, Yuuki-san.”