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  2.  
  3. Seize the means of translation
  4.  
  5. Chapter 154
  6. Page 1
  7. Panel 1
  8. Akashi: How is it?
  9. Kinu: Hmm... could you loosen it up a bit...?
  10. Repair Ship Akashi
  11. Light Cruiser Kinu Kai Ni?
  12. Destroyer Shiranui
  13.  
  14. Panel 2
  15. Kinu: Oh? Were you looking for me?
  16. Shinraui: I was wondering where you were since it's Setsubun, but a Kai Ni...!!!
  17. Kinu: We're just doing the fitting.
  18.  
  19. Panel 3
  20. Shinraui: Could it be that when I hit Hayashimo with beans, the ship I'm looking for gets her Kai Ni...!?
  21. (What incredible beans!!)
  22. Kinu: What's with that butterfly effect...?*
  23. * Originally the proverb "When the wind blows barrel makers get rich", a rather involved old-lady-who-swallowed-a-fly type story.
  24.  
  25. ---
  26.  
  27. Page 2
  28. Angry Demon * "Kinu" is spelled with the kanji "Angry Demon"
  29. Panel 1
  30. Shiranui: So is your remodel along the lines of Abukuma-senpai's?
  31. (Daihatsu and such...)
  32. Kinu: Yep, I can carry Daihatsu-type stuff~
  33.  
  34. Panel 2
  35. Kinu: But unlike Abukuma-chan, I can't carry kou-hyouteki.
  36.  
  37. Panel 3
  38. Kinu: Wha- are you that disappointed!?
  39.  
  40. Panel 4
  41. Shiranui: If you can't carry kou-hyouteki, you're not much of an angry demon, are you...
  42. [Dissapointed...]
  43. Kinu: Whatdya mean, "angry demon"!? Are you talking firepower!?
  44.  
  45. Fantastic Kinu-san
  46. Panel 5
  47. Kinu: I can't carry kou-hyouteki cause I got awesum anti-air instead!
  48. [Awesum!] * Her slang catchphrase "panai"
  49.  
  50. Panel 6
  51. SFX: Bam!
  52. Kinu: With special machine guns like the 25mm Triple Autocannon Mount, Concentrated Deployment, I can do a pretty strong anti-air cut-in!
  53. In other words!
  54.  
  55. Panel 7
  56. Kinu: If you put anti-air equips in my reinforcement expansion slot, I can do day battle, night battle, and anti-air cut-in - I'd be the ultimate, FantastiKinu-san!
  57. SFX: Ta-dah
  58. ※ Imagined
  59.  
  60. Panel 8
  61. Shiranui: That really is fantastic! I get it now!
  62. (Fantastic!)
  63. Kinu: FantastiKinu! Fan-ta-sti-Kinu-san! The "Kinu" part is important!
  64. (Don't drop it!)
  65.  
  66. ---
  67.  
  68. Page 3
  69. Kinu's a Gentle Giant
  70. Panel 1
  71. Shiranui: Anti-air and anti-submarine attacks are also Isuzu-senpai's specialties, aren't they?
  72. Kinu: Well, yeah, but...
  73.  
  74. Panel 2
  75. Kinu: One of FantastiKinu-san's specialties is expeditions - I can bring back just a bit more resources than the other girls!
  76. SFX: Shine
  77.  
  78. Panel 3
  79. Kinu: I'm like a gentle giant, right?
  80. SFX: Smuuuuug
  81.  
  82. Panel 4
  83. Shiranui: The demons are the ones that get crushed, so I'll quote the winning side...
  84. From Momotarou...
  85. (Momotarou, born from a peach, was a gentle giant. Full of spirit, he left his home to subjugate Onigashima...)
  86. Kinu: I'm glad you got the reference, but I'm not gonna get crushed!!
  87.  
  88. Kinu's Confidence
  89. Panel 5
  90. Shiranui: You can still launch seaplanes with your Kai Ni, Kinu-senpai?
  91. Isuzu-senpai doesn't seem to be able to anymore. * Her slots are zeroed out.
  92. Kinu: Well, yeah~
  93.  
  94. Panel 6
  95. Kinu: I ran a lot of tests with the latest gunpowder-driven catapult equipped.*
  96. (How nostalgic...)
  97. Jintsuu: (I'll carry on your pride.)**
  98. * Japanese ships cruiser and above used gunpowder catapults; globally hydraulic was more common during the war.
  99. ** The catapults on the Nagara-class proved unwieldy - Kinu's was removed in favor of more AA, while Jintsuu later had the same type installed.
  100.  
  101. Panel 7
  102. Kinu: I've got so much "confidence" in using seaplanes... there's no way I'd lose "competence" in it!
  103.  
  104. Panel 8
  105. Shiranui: You could say, with your experience, you don't need "guidance" in it...*
  106. Kinu: Nice one!
  107. * This was originally a triple homonym in Japanese, not just a rhyme.
  108.  
  109. ---
  110.  
  111. Page 4
  112. Kinu no Na wa
  113. Panel 1
  114. Shiranui: By the way, I've been wanting to ask for a while now...
  115. Kinu: What, what~? My three sizes are a secret, you know~☆
  116.  
  117. Panel 2
  118. Shiranui: Why do you have a name as unsettling as "Kinu" in the first place?
  119. Kinu: So unsettling you can just ignore my funny man act?
  120.  
  121. Panel 3
  122. Kinu: "Kinu" comes from the Kinu River. It used to be the Kenu River, the Koromo River, or a different Kinu.
  123. It's said they settled on Kinu River because the the rapids were so fierce it was like an angry demon... * The Kinu River is famous for flooding.
  124.  
  125. Panel 4
  126. Shiranui: So it really does come down to "Angry Demon"...
  127. (Angry!)
  128. Kinu: Yeah, but not like that~!!
  129.  
  130. Panel 5
  131. Kinu: The river also serves as a water source and irrigation! The beloved river even has onsen!
  132. Shiranui: The beloved river...
  133.  
  134. Panel 6
  135. Kinu: Today it merges with the Tone River, but it used to connect with the inland Katori Sea. * Where Katori Shrine is located today
  136. (It's not a sea anymore, but...)
  137. Map: Edo Period
  138. Shiranui: So...
  139.  
  140. Panel 7
  141. Shiranui: You'll convert into a Katori-class training cruiser or a Tone-class heavy cruiser!?
  142. Kinu Kai Ni - Training | Kinu Kai Ni - Heavy
  143. Kinu: I will not!
  144. Tone: What's this!?
  145.  
  146. Panel 8
  147. Heavy Cruisers Chikuma, Tone
  148. Tone: I believe I heard that I will become even more of an onee-san...!?
  149. Kinu: I will not! I will not, so please calm down!!
  150.  
  151. ---
  152.  
  153. Page 5
  154. Kinu's Three Sizes are a Secret, But Maybe She'll Talk About Her Weight
  155. Panel 1
  156. Kinu: Speaking of "heavy"... I was the heaviest of the Nagara-class by juuust a bit...
  157.  
  158. Panel 2
  159. Kinu: Maybe cause I had a different turbine setup and a steam heater...
  160. It might be a shared feature of the ships that got the turbine fitted at the same shipyard.
  161. Light Cruisers Ooi, Kitakami
  162. * Ooi and Kinu both used Brown-Curtis turbines; the rest of the Nagara-class used Parsons turbines. Kinu was about 100 tons heavier than the rest of her class.
  163.  
  164. Panel 3
  165. Kitakami: Ooicchi...
  166. I thought we were like two hearts beating as one...
  167. Ooi: Eh?
  168.  
  169. Panel 4
  170. Kitakami: But we're different here, aren't we...
  171. (The heart, I mean...)
  172. Ooi: Wro... Wr-Wrong, but you're right, Kitakami-san!! Wrong!! But right!!
  173. Hey, what do you think you're doing, leading Kitakami-san astray like that!?
  174. Kinu: Ehhh!?
  175.  
  176. Back to Angry Demon
  177. Panel 5
  178. Shiranui: A steam heater... you say?
  179. Kinu: By overheating the steam, you raise its pressure, increasing energy efficiency and saving on fuel!
  180.  
  181. Panel 6
  182. Shiranui: Water boiled with anger...
  183. Kinu: It's just boiled water.
  184.  
  185. Panel 7
  186. Shiranui: Making it even angrier.
  187. Kinu: Well, I guess.
  188.  
  189. Panel 8
  190. Shiranui: So an angry demon!!
  191. (Angry!!)
  192. Kinu: Nice job tying it together~
  193.  
  194. ---
  195.  
  196. Page 6
  197. Mistake
  198. Panel 1
  199. Destroyer Fubuki
  200. Fubuki: Wow! Kinu-senpai, you got a Kai Ni?
  201.  
  202. Panel 2
  203. Miyuki: Wow, matching Abukuma-senpai? Coool!
  204. Hatsuyuki: I hear she got strong AA...
  205. Shirayuki: Looks like she's better at transporting too.
  206. Destroyer Miyuki
  207. Destroyers Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki
  208.  
  209. Panel 3
  210. DDs: Awesome!!
  211.  
  212. Panel 4
  213. Shiranui: Of course... I was supposed to praise her like that, huh... Shiranui made a mistake...
  214. (Kuh...)
  215. Fubuki: That's not what we were going for!!
  216. Kinu: You don't
  217. really have to praise me, okay!?
  218.  
  219. Mistake, cont.
  220. Panel 5
  221. Kinu: You don't have to praise me. You already put so much work setting up puns with me!
  222. (Ehehe~)
  223. Miyuki: Oh?
  224.  
  225. Panel 6
  226. Kinu: I was like, "Kinu's got 'confidence', so she won't lose 'competence'."
  227. Miyuki: Hohhh?
  228. Fubuki: (Confidence, competence...)
  229.  
  230. Panel 7
  231. Kinu: Then she replied perfectly, "so you won't need 'guidance'"...!!
  232. Miyuki: Ho-hohhh?
  233.  
  234. Panel 8
  235. Shiranui: Shiranui's made a serious mistake...!
  236. SFX: Dash
  237.  
  238. ~~~
  239.  
  240. Chapter 154.5
  241. As Expected
  242. Panel 1
  243. Kumano: Goodness, I just couldn't get my teeth on it...
  244. Heavy Cruiser Kumano
  245. 46cm
  246. Akigumo: Well, that was a given.
  247. I think Ise-senpai said she couldn't finish it either.
  248. Destroyer Akigumo
  249.  
  250. Panel 2
  251. Akigumo: Anyway, what're we gonna do with... huh?
  252. (It's gone...)
  253.  
  254. Panel 3
  255. SFX: Pat
  256. Aircraft Carrier Akagi
  257. Akagi: It's wonderful that you challenged yourself, but please don't push yourself too hard.
  258.  
  259. Panel 4
  260. Kumano: As expected of CarDiv 1...!
  261. Akigumo: (Incredible...)
  262. Kaga: That's got nothing to do with CarDiv 1.
  263. Aircraft Carrier Kaga
  264.  
  265. ~~~
  266.  
  267. Chapter 155
  268. Page 1
  269. Panel 1
  270. We began carrying out preparations for Operation Hikari.
  271. Shioi: Seiran-san and I are heading ouuuut!!
  272. Submarine I-401
  273.  
  274. Panel 2
  275. Shioi: W-What's the matter, everyone!?
  276. Iku: We're prepared and all, but...
  277. SFX: Sluuuump
  278. Submarines I-19,26
  279.  
  280. Panel 3
  281. SSs: The super-detailed Zuiun descriptions...
  282. Submarines I-58,8
  283. Battleship Hyuuga
  284. Hyuuga: (The Type 12... the 634th Air...)
  285. SFX: Chiter-chatter, on and on, this and that, blah blah
  286.  
  287. ---
  288.  
  289. Page 2
  290. To Nanao
  291. Panel 1
  292. Nimu: Where're we headed again?
  293. Submarine I-168
  294. Imuya: We're delivering resources to Nanao Bay, then regrouping afterward at Maizuru.
  295. SFX: Splash, splash
  296.  
  297. Panel 2
  298. Nimu: What's Nanao got?
  299. Shioi: I hear they got a real, large-scale Panama Canal-type there!
  300. (It's so cool!)
  301. Hachi: That's not the best part...)
  302.  
  303. Panel 3
  304. Hachi: Seafood include Noto oysters, soybean candy, kuchiko - in the summer, there's tofu chawan mushi...
  305. Goya: Konowata, one of Japan's three unique flavors, dechi! * The other two are sea urchins and karasumi
  306. Iku: They all sound so good! Nano!
  307. (Kya~!!)
  308.  
  309. Panel 4
  310. Hachi: I wanna eat horumon curry at Maizuru...
  311. Nimu: I want nikujaga too...
  312. Imuya: Hold on, everyone, this isn't a vacation...
  313. Shioi: Ah! Just got reports of an enemy strike force's vanguard! Crash dive~!
  314. Narration: And that's how the lively preparations were carried out...
  315.  
  316. Strengthening the Patrol Lines in the Ogasawara Islands
  317. Panel 1
  318. Ise: While the subs do their work, we'll be running transport operations to the Ogasawara Islands!
  319. Battleship Ise
  320. SFX: Bam
  321.  
  322. Panel 2
  323. Ise: The participants will be the good ol' Ise-class,
  324.  
  325. Panel 3
  326. Ise: As well as the Fifth Torpedo Squadron's girls, Fubuki for AA...
  327. Destroyers Satsuki, Minazuki, Fumizuki, Nagatsuki
  328. Light Cruiser Natori
  329. Destroyers Kamikaze, Harukaze, Fubuki
  330. Kamikaze: I'm not part of DesRon 5, though.
  331.  
  332. Panel 4
  333. Ise: And the two lighting girls!!
  334. SFX: Flaash
  335. Heavy Cruisers Kako, Furutaka
  336. Kako: Who you callan lighting girls! We're escorts!
  337. (Even if we're doing the lighting!!)
  338.  
  339. ---
  340.  
  341. Page 3
  342. Fast Fleet
  343. Panel 1
  344. Fubuki: If we're doing a transport operation, wouldn't it be better to put together a fast fleet...?
  345. (So we don't have to rerun as much...)
  346. Ise: Fufufu...
  347.  
  348. Panel 2
  349. Ise: What with the ability to equip boilers and turbines, I, too, have become a fast ship!
  350. SFX: Ta-dah
  351.  
  352. Panel 3
  353. Fubuki: Incredible! You're so much faster than usual!!
  354. Hyuga: Fuu, fuu, fuu
  355.  
  356. Panel 4
  357. Satsuki: Hyuuga-senpai's so fast when she's chasing her too!!
  358. SFX: Splash-splash-splaaaash
  359.  
  360. Normal
  361. Panel 5
  362. Fubuki: Huh? Could you always put equipment there?
  363. Ise: Ah, this's the reinforcement expansion!
  364.  
  365. Panel 6
  366. Fubuki: Aren't reinforcement expansions like this...?
  367. (A pocket...)
  368. Ise: I thought about getting a special version, but a grown-up with a pocket on their belly~?
  369. So I still got one, a normal one.
  370. (A normal sponson.)
  371. Fubuki: Normal!?
  372.  
  373. Panel 7
  374. Kako: Oh my, my lady, what a lovely hairpin.
  375. Furutaka: (Sheesh~)
  376. Ise: So cruel... but I guess I did upset you...
  377.  
  378. Panel 8
  379. Fubuki: I had Houshou-san redo this for me already, so I guess I'll treasure it.
  380.  
  381. ---
  382.  
  383. Page 4
  384. Speaking of DesRon 5...
  385. Panel 1
  386. Minazuki: Speaking of DesRon 5...
  387. Fubuki: ?
  388.  
  389. Panel 2
  390. Minazuki: There's a girl in DesDiv 5 called Matsukaze, right?
  391. Harukaze: She's the fourth of the Kamikaze-class.
  392.  
  393. Panel 3
  394. Minazuki: She's even more of a boku girl than I am, so look forward to her!
  395. Go tell Hatsuyuki-chan! * Apologies. There was a mistaken translation hhere that ended up being published.
  396. SFX: Shine
  397. Fubuki: More of a boku girl??
  398.  
  399. Panel 4
  400. Hatsuyuki: I just got this feeling Fubuki-chan's going to bring back some really good news...!
  401. Shirayuki: About a successful operation?
  402. Hatsuyuki: Something better...
  403. Shirayuki: Eh!?
  404. Narration: She also reported back on the success of the transport operation.
  405. Destroyers Miyuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki
  406.  
  407. Disassembled for Transport
  408. Panel 5
  409. Nimu: What're we doing next~?
  410. Hachi: Looks like we're delivering Saiun, disassembled for transport, to Truk.
  411.  
  412. Panel 6
  413. Shioi: How do we take apart these Saiun?
  414. Goya: I dunno, dechi.
  415.  
  416. Panel 7
  417. Iku: Hmmm...
  418.  
  419. Panel 8
  420. SFX: Swoosh
  421. Imuya: That's breaking them, not disassembling them!!
  422. Narration: After we had the fairies disassemble them properly for us, we delivered them.
  423.  
  424. ---
  425.  
  426. Page 5
  427. Panel 1
  428. Abyssal Twin Princesses
  429. SFX: Booom
  430.  
  431. Panel 2
  432. Battleship Kongou
  433. Kongou: SHIT...!! We dealt some damage, but it looks like we still need another push, dess...!!
  434. Twins: (Retreat...X)
  435.  
  436. Panel 3
  437. Light Cruiser Ooyodo
  438. Ooyodo: A report from the scout planes!!
  439. It seems the Abyssal Twin Princesses, who should've taken enough damage to be destroyed, are rapidly healing!!
  440.  
  441. Panel 4
  442. Ooyodo: Eh...? They're furiously wolfing down supplies from Remote Island Demon...? Eh?
  443.  
  444. Cut the Large Enemy Anchorage's Rear-area Supply Lines!
  445. Panel 1
  446. Ooyodo: A-Anyway, cut the rear-area supply lines the enemy is using to heal!
  447. SFX: Flash
  448.  
  449. Panel 2
  450. ?: Got the type 3 shells?
  451. ?: Time for rocket launchers~!!
  452. SFX: Snap
  453. Imuya: Just to be sure, we'll keep the the enemy assault squadron flagship at bay. * The full name of the transport boss node - part of the debuff procedure.
  454.  
  455. Panel 3
  456. SFX: Boom, bam
  457.  
  458. Panel 4
  459. Ooyodo: We succeeded in cutting them off... but just what were they eating...?
  460.  
  461. ---
  462.  
  463. Page 6
  464. Abyssal Twin Princesses - Damaged
  465. Panel 1
  466. Yukikaze: It appears that the damage dealt to the Abyssal Atoll Large-scale Concentrated Anchorage Fleet's Abyssal Twin Princesses is starting to stick!! * The full name of the boss node
  467.  
  468. Panel 2
  469. Black Princess: ...hang in there...!!
  470.  
  471. Panel 3
  472. White Princess: I'm so hungry... I can't move...
  473. SFX: Shiver
  474.  
  475. Panel 4
  476. Black Princess: You've really gone and done it!! I won't... I won't forgive you!! * Attack, then intro line of damaged version
  477. SFX: Growl
  478. Narration: The weakened (from lack of supplies?) enemy flagship was defeated.
  479.  
  480. I
  481. Panel 5
  482. Yukikaze: The scout planes are reporting they detected an I-something ship!
  483. I couldn't make out the name because of radio noise!
  484. Destroyer Yukikaze
  485. Zuihou: I-something... an I-type submarine, perhaps...
  486. Light Carrier Zuihou
  487.  
  488. Panel 6
  489. A new comrade has been found!
  490. Zuihou: Eh, what!?
  491.  
  492. Panel 7
  493. Ise: First of the Ise-class super-dreadnoughts, Ise.
  494. Reporting!
  495. * The I in Ise is the same I in submarine names.
  496.  
  497. Panel 8
  498. Ise: I came out here to cheer you guys on for the final battle, but I got lost~
  499. W-Wait! Don't leave me here!
  500. (Take me back~)
  501. Zuihou: (How misleading!)
  502.  
  503. ~~~
  504.  
  505. Chapter 156
  506. Page 1
  507. Panel 1
  508. Narration: It seems a new carrier from abroad will be arriving today.
  509. Destroyer Fubuki
  510. Fubuki: Huh? I heard the newcomer today was from the land of Pasta, but...
  511. Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin
  512. Graf: Ah, Roma seems to be running late.
  513.  
  514. Panel 2
  515. Fubuki: Akagi-senpai, you're here too?
  516. Aircraft Carrier Akagi
  517. Akagi: Graf-san she wanted me to come with.
  518.  
  519. Panel 3
  520. Graf: You could say that... the three of us are... kind of like sisters...
  521.  
  522. Panel 4
  523. Fubuki: Sister ships across three countries...!?
  524. Destroyers Miyuki, Hatsuyuki, Shirayuki
  525. SFX: Gulp...!!
  526.  
  527. ---
  528.  
  529. Page 2
  530. Set
  531. Panel 1
  532. Aquila: Buon Giorno!
  533. I'm the Mediterranean carrier from the land of pasta who was being built in Genoa, Aquila!
  534. I'm ready to serve... I think! Yes! Look forward to it!
  535.  
  536. Panel 2
  537. Fubuki: You think...?
  538. Aquila: I'm a capable girl, so long I get the opportunity!
  539.  
  540. Panel 3
  541. Fubuki: Does that mean your battle experience...?
  542. Aquila: The plans were all laid out, you know~
  543.  
  544. Panel 4
  545. Aquila: Just like with Graf, right?
  546. Graf: Kuh...
  547. Fubuki: That explains "being built"...
  548.  
  549. Relationship
  550. Panel 5
  551. Shirayuki: What is it about you two that makes you like sisters?
  552.  
  553. Panel 6
  554. Aquila: I inherited equipment of the same type as Graf's, you see.
  555. Graf: Our sizes are different, but some parts probably look similar.
  556. Shirayuki: So that's why you two are like sisters...
  557. (I see.)
  558.  
  559. Panel 7
  560. Aquila: We also shared the technical information we learned.
  561. Shirayuki: So you're also related to Graf, who used Akagi-senpai as a reference... I see.
  562. Hatsuyuki: But if that relationship is like Unryuu-senpai's...
  563.  
  564. Panel 8
  565. SFX: Wahhh~!
  566. Akagi: They only referenced some of the flight equipment!
  567. (I didn't serve as the base design or anything!)
  568.  
  569. ---
  570.  
  571. Page 3
  572. Rival
  573. Panel 1
  574. Aquila: With so many similarities, maybe "rival" rather than "sister" is the best way to put it.
  575.  
  576. Panel 2
  577. Aquila: Since my flight equipment's the same, I should be able to do night battle.
  578. Graf: No, I don't think...
  579. Aquila: With some more experience, I might be able to carry as many planes as Akagi too...
  580. Akagi: That's not something that improves with experience...
  581.  
  582. Panel 3
  583. Aquila: Then, following in Japan's CarDiv 1's? footsteps, I might-
  584. Ow!
  585. SFX: Conk
  586.  
  587. Panel 4
  588. Roma: Woah, what was that?
  589. (Where'd you fire that?)
  590. Battleship Roma
  591. Kaga: Got the sense I couldn't give up my place...
  592. Aircraft Carrier Kaga
  593.  
  594. Eagle
  595. Panel 5
  596. Miyuki: What're you named after? A place? A person?
  597. Aquila: "Aquila" is the Italian word for "eagle".
  598.  
  599. Panel 6
  600. Fubuki: Japan's got lots of carriers named after birds.
  601. Hatsuyuki: But she's the first eagle carrier on base...
  602. Shirayuki: That's true.
  603.  
  604. Panel 7
  605. Iowa: If you're talking about eagle battleships, I'm right here!!
  606. Battleship Iowa
  607. Iowa: The eagle is an American symbol!!
  608.  
  609. Panel 8
  610. Fubuki: Italian, Japanese, British, German, and American elements all put together - Aquila-san, you're so cosmopolitan...!!
  611. * Aquila's fuel tank layout mimicked the British. Also the aquila was a Roman symbol dammit.
  612.  
  613. ---
  614.  
  615. Page 4
  616. Which?
  617. Panel 1
  618. Hatsuyuki: You seem so comfortably fluffy...
  619. Aquila: I was a passenger liner at first, maybe that's why?
  620.  
  621. Panel 2
  622. Fubuki: Then like Hiyou-senpai's group, you're light... no wait, you're a fleet carrier.
  623. Aquila: It was a big remodel, so I should be able to perform like a fleet carrier... I should!
  624.  
  625. Panel 3
  626. Hatsuyuki: But you're closer in size to a light carrier...
  627. (See?)
  628.  
  629. Panel 4
  630. Aquila: I'm in the so-called grey zone, you see?
  631. Fubuki: I don't think so...
  632.  
  633. Plane Capacity
  634. Panel 5
  635. Fubuki: So your air wing is 51 aircraft...
  636. Aquila: Air superiority is important, after all!
  637.  
  638. Panel 6
  639. Aquila: 10 parked on deck! 26 stowed in the hangar! And 15 suspended from the ceiling!
  640.  
  641. Panel 7
  642. Aquila: There were even plans in place to increase my capacity to 66!
  643. (Still less than Akaaagi, but.)
  644. Fubuki: Plans in place...? A remodel?
  645.  
  646. Panel 8
  647. Aquila: Storage capacity increase or something!
  648. Book: A Book On Getting Good at Storage
  649. Narration: It seems the plan was to add folding wings to the aircraft. * These plans for the Re.2001 never came to fruition in reality.
  650. Shioi: (Just like Seiran-san, right!)
  651.  
  652. ---
  653.  
  654. Page 5
  655. Plans
  656. Panel 1
  657. Akagi: Uhm, suspending from the ceiling...?
  658.  
  659. Panel 2
  660. Aquila: The planes are suspended from the ceiling of the hangar.
  661. Iowa: Our carriers did the same.
  662. Akagi: Because your high hangars have enough space, huh...
  663.  
  664. Panel 3
  665. Akagi: What plans could we come up with...?
  666.  
  667. Panel 4
  668. Akagi: (I wonder how many more I can add...?)
  669. Fubuki: That's dangerous, please stop!
  670. (You'll get really hurt if they drop!!)
  671.  
  672. Origins
  673. Panel 1
  674. Shirayuki: Since you used to be a passenger liner, did you have another name?
  675. (Hiyou-senpai used to be Izumo Maru, I think.)
  676. Aquila: Yep~ I used to be called /Roma/, you see.
  677.  
  678. Panel 2
  679. Remodel
  680.  
  681. Panel 3
  682. Miyuki: You're right. After all, Kaga-senpai and such were originally battleships...
  683. (Hohoh...)
  684. Fubuki: Maybe she's one of those that changes class with Kai Ni...
  685. Roma: No-no-no, that's not the case!
  686. (She's a different ship!)
  687.  
  688. Panel 4
  689. Kaga: So that's the case... it'd be great if you could remodel soon.
  690. (I'm looking forward to it.)
  691. Roma: Like I said, that's not the case!!
  692.  
  693. ---
  694.  
  695. Page 6
  696. Fluffiness Check
  697. Panel 1
  698. Roma: Let's not let your self-introduction drag on too long, we need to introduce you to the Admiral.
  699. Hatsuyuki: Just one last thing...
  700. Aquila: What is it?
  701.  
  702. Panel 2
  703. Hatsuyuki: Ohh... as expected of a liner-turned-carrier... so fluffy...!
  704. SFX: Fluffy
  705.  
  706. Panel 3
  707. Aquila: Thank you for the compliment.
  708. SFX: Pat, pat
  709. Hatsuyuki: !!
  710.  
  711. Panel 4
  712. Hatsuyuki: ... a winner...!!
  713. Fubuki: Have you finally found Fluffy Number 1!?
  714.  
  715. Pat-Pat Check
  716. Panel 5
  717. Light Carrier Houshou
  718.  
  719. Panel 6
  720. Submarine Tender Taigei
  721. Iku: (You can't, nano~)
  722.  
  723. Panel 7
  724. Supply Ship Mamiya
  725. Irako: (Me too...!!)
  726. Hatsuyuki: (Hmph...)
  727.  
  728. Panel 8
  729. An Apology
  730. Yesterday, I awarded you the title of Most Fluffy, but after a review, I have come to the following conclusion: "Fluffiness is different from person to person; everyone is fluffy, but a head pat on top is even better." I sincerely apologize for my error.
  731. Aquila: ?
  732.  
  733. ~~~
  734.  
  735. Chapter 157
  736. Page 1
  737. Panel 1
  738. Destroyers Hatsuyuki, Miyuki, Fubuki, Shirayuki
  739. Miyuki: (All-you-can-eat chocolate~)
  740. Hatsuyuki: (Don't eat it yet...)
  741. Battleship Iowa
  742.  
  743. Panel 2
  744. Iowa: Are you guys having a /chocolate party/ today?
  745. Fubuki: No, we were thinking about making Valentine's chocolates...
  746.  
  747. Panel 3
  748. Iowa: WHY? Why would you make /chocolates/ on /Valentine's/?
  749. Fubuki: I mean, Valentine's is the day women give men chocolate to confess their love, right?
  750.  
  751. Panel 4
  752. Iowa: I think of /Valentine's/ as a day men give presents to celebrate love, but...
  753. (I guess people do confess their love too...)
  754. DDs: Ehhhhh!?
  755.  
  756. Panel 5
  757. Fubuki: Hold on, I'm going to ask some other people!
  758. Hatsuyuki: To get to the bottom of this, our reporters rushed to the foreign ship dorms...
  759. SFX: Dash-dash
  760.  
  761. ---
  762.  
  763. Page 2
  764. Country of Origin
  765. Aircraft Carrier Aquila
  766. Aquila: It's said to be connected to the priest /Valentine/ being martyred for the sake of soldiers prohibited from marriage.
  767. Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin
  768. Shirayuki: So that's how it started.
  769.  
  770. Fubuki: It's got nothing to do with chocolates or confessions, huh...
  771. (I had no idea...)
  772. Aquila: Oh my. It's still a day for love, you know.
  773. (Ufufu)
  774.  
  775. Aquila: In Italy, /Valentine's/ is more about lovers confirming their love for each other.
  776. Men buy roses or accessories, or maybe lingerie...
  777. Miyuki: Lingerie? You mean underwear!?
  778. (As expected for the land of pasta!!)
  779.  
  780. Fubuki: So that means... that obligation chocolates and friend chocolates... are just...
  781. Shirayuki: That's right...
  782. * Italian modern Valentine's is imported from America.
  783.  
  784. Great Culture
  785. Graf: Giving gifts of love to not just your lovers but to friends and comrades as well... that's just the kind of thing the land of politeness would come up with. What a great culture.
  786.  
  787. Graf: I think in my country, Valentine's is less well known than it is in Japan.
  788. It's a day where men express love and gratitude and such to women. We also have gifts, typically roses.
  789. Fubuki: (Is that so...)
  790.  
  791. Fubuki: Do you have something like obligation chocolates?
  792. (Obligation bouquets?)
  793. Graf: Hrm, in my country, there's this perception that it's between lovers or couples, so something like that might cause misunderstandings...
  794.  
  795. Fubuki: So obligation and friend chocolates really are...
  796. Graf: N-No, it's a great culture! A very Japanese one!
  797. * German Valentine's is also an American import. It's not a popular one; unlike Iowa and Aquila, Graf pronounces it Japanese-style.
  798.  
  799. ---
  800.  
  801. Page 3
  802. The Reason
  803. Fubuki: Why is it just women giving men chocolates in Japan?
  804. Miyuki: Seems like giving them to friends or out of obligation is a Japanese thing too.
  805.  
  806. Roma: So they sell more,
  807. of course.
  808. Battleships Roma, Littorio
  809.  
  810. Roma: We'd like some coffee as well.
  811.  
  812. Roma: (Just think.)
  813. If you consider that increased consumption from obligation and friend chocolates allowed the merchants expand their target demographic...
  814. Fubuki: Waaah, please don't be so brutal with the truth~!!
  815. * Roma is right, it pretty much began as a confectioners' marketing scheme.
  816.  
  817. The Shy Girl
  818. Fubuki: Ugh... I'd heard rumors, but...
  819. (Shock...)
  820. Hatsuyuki: Has love in Japan been worn down by commercialism...? This is Hatsuyuki, reporting from the scene.
  821. Roma: (That far!?)
  822.  
  823. Roma: Regardless of where it started or how other cultures do it, that's how it is here, isn't that enough?
  824. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. * Coincidental translation.
  825. Graf: Hmph, that's right.
  826.  
  827. Littorio: I think it's wonderful that the modest Japanese flower boldly declares its love on this one day.
  828. Aquila: Our people are a little more shy, you see.
  829.  
  830. Littorio: That's why we prepared some chocolate for our country's shy girl too.
  831. (I bought it today.)
  832. Roma: Whaaaaaaaaa!?
  833.  
  834. ---
  835.  
  836. Page 4
  837. Survey Result
  838. Miyuki: So what we learned from our survey today...
  839.  
  840. Miyuki: If women are the ones getting gifts overseas, isn't our Commander being unfair?
  841. Shirayuki: Well, we have White Day too, so that's...
  842. Hatsuyuki: But...
  843.  
  844. Gaijin: "White Day"...?
  845. Hatsuyuki: That's a totally Japanese thing...
  846.  
  847. Miyuki: So it really is unfair!
  848. Hatsuyuki: Our reporters rushed to the office to report these startling facts!
  849. Fubuki: Ehhhh!?
  850.  
  851. Radar
  852. Fubuki: (Wait!)
  853.  
  854. Shirauyuki: I wanted to ask Warspite about Valentine's too, but she wasn't around.
  855. Fubuki: Britain's close to where it began and an island country too, huh.
  856.  
  857. Hatsuyuki: You seem pretty worked up...
  858. Miyuki: Britain's got this old-fashioned image, doesn't it?
  859. (You know, tradition, formality...)
  860.  
  861. Battleship Kongou
  862. SFX: Blam
  863. Kongou: Did someone call?
  864.  
  865. ---
  866.  
  867. Page 5
  868. British...
  869. Kongou: British Valentine's... that's...
  870.  
  871. Kongou: /Burning Love's! Chocolate's.../
  872. SFX: Ta-dah
  873.  
  874. Kongou: /Burning! Valentine Love!/ Dess!
  875. SFX: Ba-bam
  876.  
  877. Kongou: ...that's how I did it, dess.
  878. Fubuki: (That can't be right...)
  879.  
  880. The Real British...
  881. Battleship Warspite
  882. Warspite: Valentine...?
  883. In our country, it's also a day where lovers and couples exchange confessions of love.
  884.  
  885. Warspite: Oh, that's right, I heard the practice of gifting chocolate began in our country.
  886. Fubuki: Ehhh, really!?
  887.  
  888. Warspite: Bur rather than give it directly, we go:
  889. [The Japanese is just explaining the connotations of the English]
  890. That way, the giver remains a secret.
  891. Shirayuki: How romantic!!
  892.  
  893. Miyuki: British...
  894. Kongou: Japan's Valentine's is wonderful because it's /positive/ dess!!
  895. * The modern Valentine's traditions did begin in England.
  896.  
  897. ===
  898.  
  899. Page 6
  900. A Wonderful Tradition
  901. Warspite: ...that's what I told them.
  902. TTK: (Unfair...)
  903.  
  904. Warspite: But Valentine's here has become a wonderful tradition as well.
  905.  
  906. Warspite: Not just for lovers and friends, but for comrades and colleagues...
  907. Fubuki: (Here, for Valentine's.)
  908. Shirayuki: (Thanks.)
  909.  
  910. Warspite: This must be the Japanese /oseibo/ and /ochuugen/ I heard about...
  911. Eh? No?
  912.  
  913. Valentine's Day
  914. Miyuki: Did you give yours yet?
  915. Fubuki: They... weren't great, but yeah.
  916. (Ugh...)
  917.  
  918. Fubuki: Huh?
  919.  
  920. Fubuki: This rose...?
  921. Supply Ships Mamiya, Irako
  922. Irako: (It's from Admiral-san.)
  923. (He gave us roses as well.)
  924. Mamiya: I hear everyone's getting one.
  925.  
  926. Fubuki?: Yaaaay♪
  927. Light Cruiser Ooyodo: I'm delighted, but you can't mark this down as an expense, alright?
  928. TTK: (That's fine...)
  929.  
  930. ~~~
  931.  
  932. Chapter 157.5
  933. White Day
  934. Battleship Iowa
  935. Iowa: What're you all talking about today?
  936. Destroyers Fubuki, Shirayuki, Miyuki, Hatsuyuki
  937. Fubuki: We're wondering what we'll get back for White Day...
  938.  
  939. Iowa: /White... Day/? That's the thing you brought up on /Valentine's/, right?
  940. Miyuki: It's the day you give return gifts for Valentine's.
  941. Shirayuki: Seems like it's not well known overseas, but...
  942. Iowa: I had no idea.
  943.  
  944. Foreign Ship Dorms
  945. Warspite: I've heard that on March 14, those confessed to on Valentine's reconfirm their love...?
  946. Hatsuyuki: It's a Japanese tradition...
  947. Roma: If that's the tradition, it can't be helped, can it?
  948. Littorio: When in Rome, do as the Romans do, right?
  949. Looking forward to your return gift~
  950. Roma: Ugh...
  951. Bismarck: How about we give roses as our return gifts!?
  952. Fubuki: Great idea!
  953.  
  954. Ooyodo: Admiral! Admiral, are you in there!?
  955. SFX: Piled Up
  956.  
  957. ~~~
  958.  
  959. Chapter 158
  960. Page 1
  961. A Fubuki-class ship is arriving on base today!
  962. Destroyers Fubuki, Shirayuki
  963. Fubuki: Ah, looks like she's here!
  964. Desteroyers Hatsuyuki, Miyuki
  965.  
  966. Sendai: Hey~
  967. Fubuki: Hey~
  968.  
  969. Fubuki: Uranami-chan...
  970. and Sendai-senpai!?
  971. Destroyer Uranami
  972. Light Cruiser Sendai
  973.  
  974. Fubuki: What on earth happened...?
  975. Sendai: Apparently she got lost taking a walk.
  976. (Tehe~)
  977. Uranami: Houshou-san's bomber guided me back!
  978.  
  979. ---
  980.  
  981. Page 2
  982. Curse
  983. Fubuki: Long time no see~
  984. Uranami: Where's Isonami-neesan?
  985. Fubuki: She should be here soon, I think she just got back from expedition.
  986.  
  987. Sendai: Right, I guess you don't really need to introduce yourself since you're all the same class.
  988. Uranami: Having to do it again would be kind of embarrassing.
  989.  
  990. Sendai: Alright!
  991. How about you practice meeting the Admiral on us onee-san!?
  992.  
  993. Sendai: ...wait, why are you here?
  994. Kitakami: I'm cursed to get caught up whenever the Fubuki-class meet up...
  995. Sendai: A curse!?
  996. Light Cruiser Kitakami
  997.  
  998. Isonami and Uranami
  999. Uranami: Then I'll introduce myself... I'm the Fubuki-class-
  1000. Isonami: Uranami-chaaaan!!
  1001. SFX: Dash
  1002.  
  1003. Isonami: Sorry for being la-
  1004. SFX: Crash
  1005.  
  1006. Isonami: S-Sorry-
  1007. SFX: Thud
  1008.  
  1009. Sendai: So excited she crashed right into her, huh?
  1010. Uranami: (I-It's alright...)
  1011. Isonami: (So-Sorry...)
  1012. Hatsuyuki: They're so close, it's happened before...
  1013. Sendai: Before!?
  1014. * Isonami collided with Uranami at Midway
  1015.  
  1016. ---
  1017.  
  1018. Page 3
  1019. Names
  1020. Kitakami: Collisions sure are scary...
  1021. Miyuki: I've got a charm for it!
  1022. (A snowbreak.)
  1023. Kitakami: That's unfair, you weather-name ship!
  1024.  
  1025. Kitakami: Then would those two get a breakwater charm?
  1026. Shirayuki: There's a Namiyoke Shrine, isn't there?
  1027. Fubuki: Then there might really be breakwater charms!
  1028.  
  1029. Hatsuyuki: But it could end up like this...
  1030. SFX: Rooooar
  1031. Isonami: We can't enter because of the protection from waves!
  1032.  
  1033. Hatsuyuki: You could add tetrapods on top of the breakwater...
  1034. Kitakami: !!
  1035. Hatsuyuki: And for the Fubuki-class, de-icing chemicals...
  1036. Kitakami: Scary! You weather-name ships are scary!
  1037. Fubuki: We won't break, or melt either.
  1038.  
  1039. Special Type N
  1040. Kitakami: We got sidetracked, but weren't you going to introduce yourself?
  1041. (Go ahead.)
  1042. Uranami: I'm the tenth of the Fubuki-class destroyers and a Special Type I-Kai ship, Uranami.
  1043. I was born in Sasebo.
  1044. Together with Isonami-neesan, Ayanami, and Shikinami, I was part of the 19th Destroyer Division.
  1045.  
  1046. Sendai: Question! What's the Special Type I-Kai?
  1047. Uranami: The Fubuki-class was Special Type I, and the Ayanami was Special Type II.
  1048.  
  1049. Uranami: My armament is the same as the Type I's, but my air intakes are the same as Ayanami's Type II!!
  1050. Kitakami: Ah, I think I heard about this once.
  1051. Sendai: I see...
  1052.  
  1053. Sendai: Wouldn't it be easier to understand if you called yourself the Special Type 1.5 then!?
  1054. SFX: Ta-dah
  1055. Uranami: You're not wrong, but it sounds a little off...
  1056.  
  1057. ---
  1058.  
  1059. Page 4
  1060. Name and Number
  1061. Sendai: Where does your name come from~?
  1062. Uranami: "Waves dashing against the beach", I think!
  1063.  
  1064. Sendai: Hmmm, that sums it up pretty simply.
  1065. Anything else?
  1066. Uranami: Uhm, well, I used to be "Destroyer No. 44"...
  1067. Sendai: Oh, that's interesting~
  1068.  
  1069. Miyuki: 44... /shishi/... "lion"...!?
  1070. Kitakami: Lion?
  1071. Isonami: It seems our numbers were supposed to be read like the subs' are.
  1072. Hatsuyuki: By the way, Murakumo-chan would be "Miku".
  1073. Kitakami: Hohoh.
  1074.  
  1075. Shirayuki: Speaking of lions, Namiyoke Shrine's festival is a Lion Dance Festival, I think...
  1076. Fubuki: We gotta go sometime!
  1077. Sendai: Making plans is fine and all, but the self-introduction...
  1078.  
  1079. Episode
  1080. Sendai: Maybe add some famous episodes from your service?
  1081. Uranami: Uhm, what do I have...
  1082.  
  1083. Sendai: Come on... something down south...?
  1084. Uranami: Ah! The rest of the 19th Destroyer Division and I sank an enemy submarine!
  1085.  
  1086. Sendai: And who discovered the submarine and attacked it first...?
  1087. Uranami: Sendai-senpai's observers!
  1088. And thanks to Sendai-senpai's orders to give chase, we sank it!
  1089.  
  1090. Sendai: Good, good! Let's go with that!
  1091. Kitakami: That damned DesRon 3 flagship...
  1092.  
  1093. ---
  1094.  
  1095. Page 5
  1096. Introduction Practice, Completed
  1097. Sendai: As long as you can introduce yourself like that, you'll be fine! Introduction practice, completed!
  1098.  
  1099. Fubuki: Then let's hurry and...
  1100. Sendai: Now get some rest and be ready to sortie tonight!
  1101. Uranami: Eh? Tonight?
  1102.  
  1103. Sendai: When else would you do night battle?
  1104. Fubuki: (She's saying that with a straight face!?)
  1105.  
  1106. Kitakami: Right, right, leave the night battle idiot be, let's get you to the Admiral, let's.
  1107. Sendai: Cruel!
  1108.  
  1109. Order
  1110. Uranami: Oh yeah, Kinu-senpai...
  1111. Isonami: She had her Kai Ni fitting the other day.
  1112.  
  1113. Fubuki: Shiranui-chan's doing great as well.
  1114. Uranami: Then I'll meet them after I greet Ayanami and Shikinami!
  1115.  
  1116. Fubuki: Then we should join up with Hayashimo-chan first...
  1117. Miyuki: No, wouldn't it be better to start with Kinu-senpai?
  1118. Shirayuki: We might not be able to find Kinu-senpai later, I guess.
  1119. Hatsuyuki: True...
  1120.  
  1121. Uranami: ...does the order matter?
  1122. Fubuki: If we can't find Kinu-senpai again, Hayashimo-chan might load up the bean buckets...
  1123. Uranami: Beans?
  1124.  
  1125. ---
  1126.  
  1127. Page 6
  1128. Greetings Complete
  1129. Isonami: This is your room, but...
  1130. Murakumo: I took out my luggage and swapped the mattress already.
  1131.  
  1132. Isonami: But Murakumo-chan...
  1133. Destroyer Murakumo
  1134. Murakumo: You guys are the 19th Destroyer Division, after all.
  1135. This is a better arrangement.
  1136.  
  1137. Murakumo: And anyway, getting a room to myself is pretty luxurious, and it'll be nice and quiet. I actually like this new arrangement.
  1138.  
  1139. Isonami: Murakumo-chan! There'll be a welcoming party tonight at Mamiya-san's...!!
  1140. Murakumo: Yeah, yeah, I'll go when the time comes.
  1141.  
  1142. That Night
  1143. Murakumo: Now then, starting from today it'll be just me...
  1144.  
  1145. SFX: Shiiine
  1146. Miyuki: We came here so that Murakumo-chan won't
  1147. Hatsuyuki: be alone tonight.
  1148.  
  1149. SFX: Knock, knock
  1150. Isonami: Murakumo-chan, if you're interested, we have tea...
  1151. Uranami: We also have candy!
  1152. Fubuki/Shirayuki: We'll also be there~
  1153. Miyuki: Oh? Tears of joy?
  1154. Hatsuyuki: I'll lend you a shoulder...
  1155.  
  1156. Murakumo: Go back, you guys!
  1157. SFX: Bounce
  1158. Narration: After this, she chatted with everyone till morning.
  1159. (Miyuki-chan too.)
  1160.  
  1161. ~~~
  1162.  
  1163. Chapter 159
  1164. Page 1
  1165. Destroyer Ooshio Kai Ni?
  1166. Ooshio: Woah!
  1167. Destroyer Ooshio! I got lots of version-ups!
  1168. SFX: Booom!
  1169.  
  1170. Destroyer Shirayuki
  1171. Shirayuki: The same uniform as Kasumi-chan, huh.
  1172. Destroyer Fubuki
  1173. Fubuki: Could it be, another convertible remodel...!?
  1174.  
  1175. Ooshio: Unfortunately, I will not have a convertible remodel, howeeeeever...
  1176.  
  1177. Ooshio: What's this? During this great sales campaign, Ooshio Kai Ni comes with a free Daihatsu!?
  1178. (Deal!)
  1179. Fubuki: A campaign!?
  1180.  
  1181. ---
  1182.  
  1183. Page 2
  1184. 8th Destroyer Division's Flagship
  1185. Michishio: I was wondering who our next Kai Ni would be, since Kasumi was the first Asashio-class to get one, but Ooshio, huh?
  1186. (The tenth, then the second...)
  1187. Arashio: We thought it might be the nameship Asashio-chan, didn't we?
  1188. Asashio: But Ooshio...
  1189. Destroyers Asashio, Arashio, Michishio
  1190.  
  1191. Ooshio: Because I was flagship of DesDiv 8!
  1192. SFX: Boom
  1193. Fubuki: No wonder~
  1194.  
  1195. Ooshio: On top of that, when I was flagship I fought a fierce battle against overwhelming odds!!
  1196. SFX: Ba-bam!!
  1197. Michishio: Didn't you have to swap out with Asashio because of the damage you took?
  1198.  
  1199. Ooshio: Michishio-chan, you were hurt bad back then too!!
  1200. Michishio: !!
  1201. Asashio/Arashio: Now, now.
  1202. Fubuki: Friendship takes many forms, huh...
  1203. * Battle of Badoeng Strait, where Ooshio took moderate and Michishio heavy damage facing a much larger ABDA force.
  1204.  
  1205. How's It Feel?
  1206. Arashio: How does it feel, getting your Kai Ni?
  1207. Michishio: I'm a little curious about that too.
  1208.  
  1209. Ooshio: How do I put it...
  1210. You feel *boom*! and *pumped*, and your equips are all *thump*! Like that.
  1211.  
  1212. Ooshio: It's like your whole body is all *fuzzy*!
  1213. 'shio: Don't get it at all...
  1214.  
  1215. Fubuki: Yeah yeah... I get you...
  1216. (All fuzzy, right...?)
  1217. Ooshio: (Riiight!?)
  1218. 'shio: You do!?
  1219.  
  1220. ---
  1221.  
  1222. Page 3
  1223. Thump and Pumped
  1224. Michishio: If you come with a Daihatsu, that means you can equip them too, right?
  1225. Ooshio: Of course!
  1226.  
  1227. Ooshio: For Daihatsu, I can carry the amphibious assault variant with Type 89 Medium tanks and marines, the Toku Daihatsu, and the Type 2 Ka-mi Tank too!
  1228. SFX: Ta-dah!
  1229. Shirayuki: I guess you were good with Daihatsu, after all.
  1230.  
  1231. Ooshio: I can thump away with my pumped up amphibious assaults!
  1232. Michishio: There you go with the gibberish again...
  1233.  
  1234. Shirayuki/Arashio: We sorta get it, somehow...
  1235. Michishio: You do!?
  1236.  
  1237. The Hat
  1238. Fubuki: Come to think of it, you're not wearing your hat anymore.
  1239.  
  1240. SFX: Pomf
  1241. Ooshio: Since I got my version-up...
  1242.  
  1243. Ooshio: It's like graduation!
  1244. SFX: Toss
  1245. Fubuki: Like tossing a graduation cap!?
  1246.  
  1247. SFX: Rest...
  1248.  
  1249. ---
  1250.  
  1251. Page 4
  1252. Chance to Get Pumped
  1253. Ooshio: Where's Miyuki-chan and Hatsuyuki-chan?
  1254. Fubuki: They're on sortie reinforcing the Nansei Island defense lines. * Probably B83
  1255.  
  1256. Ooshio: Hm... so remodeled Ooshio's missed a great chance to show her pumped spirit...
  1257. (Hmhmhm...)
  1258. Asashio: You're still in fitting anyway, so sortieing would be...
  1259.  
  1260. Ooyodo: Emergency report!! Large enemy attack force bound for Eastern Orel! Please strike the area repeatedly and completely eliminate the enemy fleet!! * B65
  1261. Ooshio: Yeayeayeah! Ooshio and DesDiv 8, headed out!
  1262. Michishio?: You can't just...!
  1263.  
  1264. Ooshio: It's in times like these that you have to call on Ooshio! As long as we don't get hit we'll be fine!
  1265. SFX: Blam
  1266. Michishio: Easier said!!
  1267.  
  1268. Pumped Power
  1269. Ooshio: Flagship, Ooshio, setting out!!
  1270. SFX: Fwoosh
  1271. Seaplane Tender Mizuho
  1272. Submarine I-58
  1273.  
  1274. SFX: Boom
  1275.  
  1276. SFX: Ba-bam
  1277.  
  1278. Michishio: Even after multiple sorties, you really weren't hit...
  1279. Ooshio: Kai Ni's pumped power!!
  1280.  
  1281. ---
  1282.  
  1283. Page 5
  1284. Award Ceremony
  1285. Light Cruiser Ooyodo
  1286. Ooyodo: Thanks for coming to help. As a reward, a medal and Irako monaka... * B65 rewards
  1287. 'shio: Wowww!!
  1288.  
  1289. Goya: The flagship should accept the medal on our behalf, dechi!
  1290. Mizuho: Everyone fought hard, after all.
  1291. Ooshio: Is that alright!?
  1292.  
  1293. Asashio: Medals can be used for Kai Ni's, and for resources and improvement materials as well.
  1294. Ooshio: Then I'll hold onto this until another Asashio-class gets their remodel, I guess...
  1295.  
  1296. Ooshio: I can just write this and hand it to the Admiral, right!?
  1297. SFX: Ta-dah!
  1298. Medal: For the Asashio-class
  1299. Michishio: I'd rather not be obliged like this...
  1300. Asashio/Arashio: Michishio-chan~
  1301.  
  1302. Flagship Ooshio, Sortie! * B66
  1303. Fubuki: Ooshio-chan, I heard Akashi-san'll be back soon...
  1304. Jintsuu: Are there any destroyers available for the Northern Sea Combat Patrol!? * Map 3-5
  1305.  
  1306. Ooshio: Another chance to confirm my pumped power!
  1307. (Chance!)
  1308. Michishio: But the northern seas are...
  1309. (Wasn't getting away once enough?)
  1310.  
  1311. Ooshio: Yeayeahyeah!
  1312. Please leave the torpedo squadron to DesDiv 8!
  1313. Michishio: Wait, Ooshio...!!
  1314. Light Cruiser Jintsuu
  1315. Jintsuu: Then shall I'll leave the flagship to you, energetic Ooshio-chan?
  1316. Ooshio: Let's get pumped!
  1317.  
  1318. Fubuki/Shirayuki: Will they be alright...?
  1319.  
  1320. ---
  1321.  
  1322. Page 6
  1323. Quest Complete!
  1324. Ooshio: I ended up getting hit after all, but we finished the quest~!
  1325. SFX: Tattered...
  1326. Fubuki: They weren't alright!!
  1327.  
  1328. Ooshio: But Kai Ni really is the best!! Getting pumped from the version-up!
  1329. (Pumped!)
  1330. Michishio: We all know you got stronger...
  1331.  
  1332. Michishio: Shouldn't we get you a repair bucket ASAP?
  1333. (We can use a medal.) * Wut
  1334. Ooshio: I guessss...
  1335.  
  1336. Ooshio: I better get clang-clang fixed up before I get cau-
  1337. Repair Ship Akashi
  1338. SFX: Ominous
  1339.  
  1340. Funnel Hat
  1341. Destroyer Arare
  1342. Arare: Good work... your hat...
  1343. SFX: Slap
  1344. Ooshio: Aw~ I really do feel kinda down with the hat on~
  1345.  
  1346. Ooshio: I wonder what kind of Kai Ni you'll get, Arare-chan.
  1347. Maybe your funnel will graduate?
  1348. Arare: ...
  1349.  
  1350. Arare: Maybe those trunked funnels... * Piping exhaust to a single funnel. Seen on some British (Queen Elizabeth-class) and Japanese ships (Yuubari, Akizuki-class)
  1351. SFX: Bam
  1352. Ooshio: Strong like a helmet!
  1353.  
  1354. Ooshio: I wonder if I could get my funnel changed out too...
  1355. Arare: But you already graduated...
  1356. Ooshio: Ehh!?
  1357.  
  1358. ~~~
  1359.  
  1360. Chapter 160
  1361. Page 1
  1362. Destroyers Hatsuyuki, Miyuki, Shirayuki, Fubuki
  1363. Fubuki: Today's perfect weather for hanami, isn't it?
  1364. Hatsuyuki: And our hanami bentou are ready...
  1365.  
  1366. Kiso: Alright! Operation Hanami is a go! Everyone, begin!
  1367.  
  1368. Fubuki: So you guys are doing hanami too, Kiso-senpai-
  1369. Light Cruiser Kiso
  1370.  
  1371. Fubuki: Wait, a barbecue!?
  1372.  
  1373. ---
  1374.  
  1375. Page 2
  1376. Obvious for Hanami
  1377. Fubuki: I-Is it alright to light fires around here!?
  1378. Kiso: We have special permission for hanami, of course.
  1379.  
  1380. Fubuki: I guess if you have permission it's fine...
  1381. But a barbecue for hanami?
  1382. Kiso: Barbecue?
  1383.  
  1384. Kiso: This is Jingisukan!
  1385. Hanami goes with Jingisukan! That's obvious!
  1386. (I guess you could call it BBQ still.)
  1387.  
  1388. DDs: (Where!?)
  1389. Narration: Up north, apparently.
  1390.  
  1391. A Flagship's Work
  1392. Miyuki: Actually yeah, that's the northern Fifth Cruiser Division over there.
  1393. Naganami: (Will you be drinking?)
  1394. Kiso: (Start the next round!)
  1395. Samidare: [Some shit about shank meat]
  1396.  
  1397. Miyuki: Shouldn't you be the one leading the hanami squadron, Nachi-senpai?
  1398. Heavy Cruiser Nachi
  1399. Nachi: Ah, I've delegated command to Kiso's group.
  1400.  
  1401. Nachi: Protecting comrades that you can depend on to lead... that's my job as well.
  1402. Miyuki: Oooh.
  1403.  
  1404. Nachi: And anyway, today's fuel isn't the usual stuff...
  1405. (Jingisukan with beer is the best!!)
  1406. SFX: Puhaaaaah!
  1407. Miyuki: So you really just wanted to drink!!
  1408.  
  1409. ---
  1410.  
  1411. Page 3
  1412. Kiso's Jingisukan Lecture!
  1413. Fubuki: Please teach us how to make Jingisukan!
  1414. Kiso: First is meat! We've got mutton, fresh or frozen, the works, pick what you like!
  1415.  
  1416. Kiso: For seasoning, you can put sauce on after it's done grilling, or get it marinated beforehand!
  1417. On top of soy sauce, we got miso and salt for flavoring!
  1418.  
  1419. SFX: Steam, steam
  1420. Kiso: You put the veggies on the edge and anything that releases water higher up. Meat goes on the very top.
  1421.  
  1422. Akagi: The meat juices flow from the top, mix with the seasoning and water, and cook the veggies!
  1423. It's a three-tier system!! * As in Akagi's old triple flight deck.
  1424. Aircraft Carriers Kaga, Akagi
  1425. SFX: Carrier group joins!
  1426.  
  1427. The Jingisukan Grill
  1428. Light Carrier Jun'you
  1429. Jun'you: The grill for Jingisukan looks kinda funny...
  1430. Shirayuki: It seems there's a myth that soldiers grilled meat on their helmets, since it looks like one.
  1431.  
  1432. Jun'you: A helmet...
  1433.  
  1434. SFX: Pomf
  1435.  
  1436. SFX: Wobble...
  1437. Light Carrier Hiyou
  1438. Hiyou: Stop it!!
  1439.  
  1440. ---
  1441.  
  1442. Page 4
  1443. Transport Mission
  1444. Kiso: If people keep showing up, I won't have enough prepared...
  1445. Naganami: (We out of meat~?)
  1446. Nachi: (Beer...)
  1447. Hatsuharu: (Veggies too...)
  1448.  
  1449. Kiso: I better go buy more...
  1450. Light Cruiser Tama
  1451. Tama: You can leave transport missions to me, nya~
  1452.  
  1453. Tama: Tama, sortieing, nya~
  1454. SFX: Wibble-wobble
  1455. Kiso: Will she be alright wandering around like that...?
  1456. (Who let her drink...?)
  1457.  
  1458. Fubuki: I don't think she'll be alright...
  1459. SFX: Clunk
  1460. Narration: Abukuma-senpai went shopping instead.
  1461.  
  1462. Transport Mission, Completed!
  1463. Light Cruiser Abukuma
  1464. ABKM: Meat, vegetables... what else do we need?
  1465. Destroyer Hibiki
  1466. Hibiki: Shime-udon...? (I guess.) * A sort of finisher using leftover stock
  1467. ABKM: Ah, that's what I forgot, pretty important!
  1468.  
  1469. ABKM: Alright, the transport fleet's headed back!
  1470. Hibki: Understood!
  1471.  
  1472. Hibiki: Uhm...
  1473. ABKM: Yeah~?
  1474.  
  1475. Hibiki: Did we have to bring the supplies back on the Daihatsu...?
  1476. SFX: Shiiine
  1477. ABKM: Well there's a lot, and isn't it fun to make it look like a sushi boat!?
  1478. Hibki: Can't we put it on later...?
  1479. Narration: The Daihatsu sushi boat was well-received.
  1480.  
  1481. ---
  1482.  
  1483. Page 5
  1484. Yakitori
  1485. Aircraft Carrier Amagi
  1486. Amagi: I brought some yakitori for hanami~!
  1487.  
  1488. Destroyers Hatsushimo, Hatsuharu
  1489. Hatsushimo: Thank you very much!
  1490. Destroyer Wakaba
  1491. Wakaba: A sauce and salt mix...!
  1492.  
  1493. Fubuki: Uhm... this looks and tastes like pork...
  1494. (Yakiton?)
  1495.  
  1496. Wakaba: Pork is standard for yakitori though?
  1497. Fubuki: It's normal!?
  1498. Narration: Apparently in some parts of the north it's normal.
  1499.  
  1500. Meat Grilling
  1501. Battleship Iowa
  1502. Iowa: Are you grilling meat!?
  1503. SFX: Grill!!
  1504. Fubuki?: Iowa-san!?
  1505.  
  1506. Iowa: I thought this was a BBQ, but there aren't any grills and the meat is so thin...
  1507. Shirayuki: We call it Jingisukan.
  1508.  
  1509. Iowa: DELICIOUS!
  1510. The soy sauce flavor is so tasty!!
  1511. SFX: nom nom nom
  1512.  
  1513. Iowa: I'm used to something more like this, but thin-sliced meat is great too.
  1514. And with so many veggies, it's so HEALTHY!
  1515. (Lamb makes me think of lamb chops.)
  1516. SFX: Blam
  1517. Miyuki/Hatsuyuki: The spirit of meat ribs!!
  1518.  
  1519. ---
  1520.  
  1521. Page 6
  1522. /Hanami/
  1523. SFX: Sizzle sizzle
  1524.  
  1525. Iowa: You guys are doing /hanami/ today, right...?
  1526. Fubuki: That's right.
  1527.  
  1528. Iowa: So you /watch/ the sakura /flowers/ on /hanami/...
  1529. Fubuki: Right, /hana/ for flower and /mi/ for watch.
  1530.  
  1531. Iowa: But can you really watch with this much smoke...?
  1532. SFX: Smoky-smoky
  1533. Fubuki: They look more like blobs than flowers...
  1534.  
  1535. Wind-Up
  1536. Kiso: Hanami is now over! Clean up time!
  1537. SFX: Bam!!
  1538.  
  1539. Fubuki: The Jingisukan was so good~
  1540. Shirayuki: I'd love to have it again.
  1541. Miyuki: Next time should be an American-style barbecue~
  1542. Hatsuyuki: The spirit of meat ribs...
  1543.  
  1544. Kiso: Picked up all the trash? Then you're all dismissed!
  1545. Everyone: Thanks for the meal~!
  1546.  
  1547. During Budgeting
  1548. Light Cruiser Ooyodo
  1549. Ooyodo: ... well, that's how it is...
  1550. Light Carrier Houshou
  1551. Houshou/TTK: ...
  1552.  
  1553. ~~~
  1554.  
  1555. Chapter 161
  1556. Page 1
  1557. A ship from the land of liberty, equality, and fraternity is arriving today.
  1558. Destroyer Miyuki
  1559. Miyuki: They've got this image of style and gourmet food...
  1560. (Right?)
  1561. Destroyers Fubuki, Hatsuyuki
  1562. Hatsuyuki: Traditions and culture and fashion...
  1563. (Ohohohohoho!)
  1564. Fubuki: A noble!?
  1565.  
  1566. Destroyer Shirayuki
  1567. Shirayuki: I hear they've colored their hair since long ago.
  1568. Colors: (Red, Blue)
  1569. Fubuki: Traditional style!?
  1570. Momoi: Unfortunately, I can't show this in color.
  1571.  
  1572. Fubuki: How'd they dye their hair back then?
  1573. (They didn't have hair dye, did they?)
  1574. Shirayuki: They used colored flour or something, I think.
  1575. (Soil, or clay...)
  1576. Miyuki: Sounds like it'd be pretty stiff...
  1577. (Like a wig...)
  1578. Koma: Excusez-moi...
  1579.  
  1580. Seaplane Tender Commandant Teste
  1581. Koma: /Enchantée. Je m'appele Commandant Teste./
  1582. Might this be the /naval base/...?
  1583. Fubuki: Flouuuuur!?
  1584.  
  1585. ---
  1586.  
  1587. Page 2
  1588. Tricolor
  1589. Koma: I wouldn't go so far as to use such a traditional method.
  1590. Fubuki: I guess not.
  1591.  
  1592. Shirayuki: Blue, white, and red hair... it's the tricolor, right?
  1593. Koma: Yes.
  1594.  
  1595. Coma: It represents liberty, equality, and fraternity.
  1596. Miyuki: Hohoh.
  1597.  
  1598. Miyuki: So like the Japanese ho-ren-so system! * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-Ren-So
  1599. SFX: Shiiine
  1600. Fubuki: I don't think so...
  1601.  
  1602. Blue and Green
  1603. Destroyer Libeccio
  1604. Libe: By the way, it matches Libe's country!! *
  1605. SFX: Tricolore!
  1606.  
  1607. Libe: Soil and snow and, blood? For liberty and equality and... charity? I think!
  1608. (The same!!)
  1609. Flag: Soil, Snow, Blood
  1610. Fubuki: Blood!?
  1611.  
  1612. Fubuki: Yeah, they'd be exactly the same if it were't for the blue and green...
  1613. Hatsuyuki: Blue and green...
  1614.  
  1615. Hatsuyuki: Does it have something to do with the green light at intersections looking blue...!? **
  1616. SFX: Shock
  1617. Light: Green? Blue?
  1618. Yellow
  1619. Red
  1620. Fubuki: Woah, something all three countries share!?
  1621. Narration: There doesn't seem to be a connection with Japan's blue and green.
  1622. * France and Italy's flags match because of the Napoleonic sister republics.
  1623. ** Green and blue used to be the same word in the Sinosphere and are still somewhat ambiguous.
  1624.  
  1625. ---
  1626.  
  1627. Page 3
  1628. Naming
  1629. Fubuki: Uhmm, how would you like to be called?
  1630. (By a nickname, or...?)
  1631. Koma: /Euh/... I don't really get /Japon/'s naming, but...
  1632.  
  1633. Koma: "Commandant" means commander, you see.
  1634. Fubuki: Commander Teste, then.
  1635.  
  1636. Shirayuki: Then Test-san?
  1637. (That okay?)
  1638. Hatsuyuki: That's no good...
  1639. Koma: Eh?
  1640.  
  1641. Hatsuyuki: It'd feel like a test is coming every day...!!
  1642. (Like, "Test-san is coming~!!")
  1643. (Scary!!)
  1644. Koma: Is that so!?
  1645. Libe: I hate /prova/~
  1646.  
  1647. Komandan-san
  1648. Fubuki: Then let's consider "Komandan"...
  1649.  
  1650. Miyuki: Komada-san!
  1651. (Yeah! Yeah!)
  1652. Fubuki: Shortened!?
  1653.  
  1654. Miyuki: Kodama-san would work too.
  1655. (Howzzit?)
  1656. Fubuki: You changed the order, for one.
  1657. Libe: (Hmmmm.)
  1658.  
  1659. Libe: Libeccio's Libe, so how about "Koma-san"!
  1660. ("Komandan-san" is a mouthful!)
  1661. Fubuki: ...is that alright?
  1662. Koma: Feel free to call me by whatever you'd like.
  1663. Hatsuyuki: Koma-san...
  1664.  
  1665. ---
  1666.  
  1667. Page 4
  1668. One-Shot Gag
  1669. Hatsuyuki: Then as proof of our friendship, let me teach you a one-shot gag...
  1670. SFX: Whisper, whisper
  1671.  
  1672. Koma: Commandant Teste's...
  1673. Komainu! * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komainu
  1674. (That's right!!)
  1675. [Ouah Ouah!]
  1676.  
  1677. Shirayuki: (Ehh...?)
  1678. Miyuki: (Kinu-senpai's level...)
  1679. ?: Pffft!
  1680.  
  1681. Joke Hit the Mark So Well It Caught Passersby
  1682. Destroyer Hayashimo, Aircraft Carrier Kaga
  1683. Kaga: (Puh...)
  1684. Please stop, it's too funny...
  1685. (Fufu...)
  1686. Hayashimo: (Ufufu...)
  1687. Koma-san... a dog... fuhfufufu, ufufufu...
  1688. Koma: It worked!
  1689.  
  1690. Hat
  1691. SFX: Chitter-chatter
  1692. Heavy Cruiser Myoukou
  1693. Myoukou: Oh my, what a commotion...
  1694.  
  1695. Myoukou: (Hah!?)
  1696.  
  1697. Myoukou: This... this hat...!!
  1698. [Sneak sneak]
  1699.  
  1700. Myoukou: It's not that really cute one...
  1701. But it's so soft and fluffy.
  1702. Koma: W-What's this about...?
  1703. * See Chapter 148
  1704.  
  1705. ---
  1706.  
  1707. Page 5
  1708. The West's Stylish Sailor Hats
  1709. Fubuki: The red pom-poms on your hat are really cute.
  1710. Koma: This hat is part of the uniform.
  1711.  
  1712. Fubuki: These pom-poms are part of the uniform too!?
  1713. Koma: Yeah, a beret with pom-poms.
  1714.  
  1715. Shirayuki: How stylish~
  1716. Hatsuyuki: As expected from the land of fashion...
  1717. Miyuki: ...
  1718.  
  1719. A Later Date
  1720. Light Cruisers Kuma, Tama, Kiso
  1721. Kiso: I'd heard about the West's stylish sailor hats, but what is this cuteness!?
  1722. Kuma: I tried putting on two, kuma!
  1723.  
  1724. Invitation
  1725. Fubuki: (Ah!)
  1726. You'd better go meet the admiral and see the dorms soon.
  1727. Libe: Libe'll show her to the dorms!
  1728.  
  1729. Libe: The welcome party'll have pizza, and pasta, and steak, and sausage, and black tea, it'll be so much fun!
  1730. Koma: I look forward to it.
  1731. Fubuki: (Black tea...?)
  1732.  
  1733. Koma: In that case, I'll make some /la cuisine francaise/ for you all some other day as thanks.
  1734. Fubuki: French cuisine! Sounds good!!
  1735.  
  1736. Koma: Please come and enjoy it, everyone.
  1737. DDs: Yaay!
  1738.  
  1739. ---
  1740.  
  1741. Page 6
  1742. Shelled Food
  1743. Fubuki: ... hey, Miyuki-chan, what's the matter? It's French cuisine!
  1744. (I thought you'd love a full course...)
  1745. Miyuki: Nah... I mean, doesn't French cuisine make you think of... snails...?
  1746.  
  1747. Koma: /Escargot/? We do have that, but it might be tough getting my hands on edible ones here...
  1748. Fubuki: So some are more edible?
  1749.  
  1750. Libe: Italy also has /lumache/, and doesn't Japan have /sazae/ and stuff too?
  1751. Shirayuki: From land or sea, they all have shells, don't they?
  1752. Hatsuyuki: We have tanishi snail on land too...
  1753.  
  1754. Miyuki: Hmmm... a difference in cultural taste, huh...
  1755. (If I think of it as shelled...)
  1756. Koma: It's delicious.
  1757. Kinu: (Heyyy!)
  1758.  
  1759. Tokyo Express
  1760. Fubuki: We're headed south for a transport expedition!!
  1761. SFX: Knock
  1762. Mamiya: Uhm...
  1763.  
  1764. Fubuki: What's the matter?
  1765. Supply Ship Mamiya
  1766. Mamiya: If you're headed south, I'd like you to check out the local cuisine...
  1767. Fubuki: The... cuisine?
  1768.  
  1769. Mamiya: I mean, so many countries are in the foreign ship dorms now, right?
  1770. Fubuki: That's true.
  1771. (?)
  1772.  
  1773. Mamiya: I have to learn from what the southern front has to offer, so that I won't lose to Western cuisine!
  1774. Fubuki: (Ambitious!)
  1775.  
  1776. ~~~
  1777.  
  1778. Chapter 162
  1779. Page 1
  1780. Destroyer Miyuki
  1781. Miyuki: M-a-y!!
  1782. SFX: Bam
  1783.  
  1784. Miyuki: ...makes me think of Tango no Sekku, so I'm not too familiar with it.
  1785. It's Boys' Day, after all...
  1786. Destroyers Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, Fubuki
  1787. Fubuki: That didn't stop you from eating up the kashiwa mochi and chimaki...
  1788. Hatsuyuki: I heard Amatsukaze-chan gave in to popular demand from Lebe-chan's group... * See Chapter 124.
  1789. Amatsukaze: (I didn't really give in or anything...)
  1790. Shirayuki: So in the end she gave in.
  1791. (Amatsukaze-chan sure is nice.)
  1792.  
  1793. Fubuki: Golden Week is after, right?
  1794. Miyuki: We're still taking shifts, so it doesn't really matter, does it?
  1795. (Our holidays are when we're on leave.)
  1796. Hatsuyuki: Mon-Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri-Fri... ** A common term in the IJN for their busy training schedule
  1797. Shirayuki: Well, we have today off.
  1798. (I guess we're using up leave days.)
  1799.  
  1800. DDs: M-a-y...
  1801. Narration: Let's consider what May means today.
  1802.  
  1803. ---
  1804.  
  1805. Page 2
  1806. Teach Us, May-Sensei!! * See Chapter 83.
  1807. Miyuki: That said, "May" makes ya think "Satsuki"!!
  1808. So I asked the two "Satsuki" to come over!!
  1809. SFX: Ta-dah
  1810. Destroyer Satsuki
  1811. Submarine Ro-500
  1812.  
  1813. Fubuki: Satsuki-sensei! When I say "May", you say?
  1814. Satsuki: Boys' Day!
  1815. (Right!?)
  1816. Hatsuyuki: We thought so too...
  1817.  
  1818. Shirayuki: Satsuki-sensei, when I say "May", you say?
  1819. Ro: Goooolden Weeeek!
  1820. (Yeah!?)
  1821. Hatsuyuki: That too...
  1822.  
  1823. SFX: Slump
  1824. Fubuki/Shirayuki: Satsuki-sensei!!
  1825.  
  1826. Mother's Day
  1827. Satsuki: Next would be Mother's Day, right?
  1828. (The second Sunday, I think?)
  1829. Fubuki: Oh, Mother's Day!
  1830.  
  1831. Ro: The subs are all going to get Taigei flowers!
  1832. Shirayuki: She's a sub tender after all.
  1833.  
  1834. Hatsuyuki: I think in the carrier dorm they all give them to Houshou-san...
  1835. Fubuki: Because Houshou-san was the first carrier, right?
  1836. Miyuki: So she's the mother.
  1837.  
  1838. Fubuki: It's tough to say who'd the mother of the destroyers would be, wouldn't it?
  1839. Shirayuki: Even if you gave her a gift, it'd just feel like everyday thanks...
  1840. Miyuki: Yeah~
  1841.  
  1842. ---
  1843.  
  1844. Page 3
  1845. Teach Us, Samidare-Sensei!!
  1846. Destroyer Samidare
  1847. Miyuki: Next up is Samidare, whose name includes the kanji for "May"!
  1848.  
  1849. Samidare: Uhm... I'm named after rain falling in May of the old calendar.
  1850. Nowadays, it'd be another name for tsuyu around June or July...
  1851. Miyukii/Hatsuyki: Eh!?
  1852.  
  1853. Samidare: You could say it's May, but not really /May/...
  1854.  
  1855. Samidare: Ah, but, further south, tsuyu might begin in May...!!
  1856. [Sweat, sweat]
  1857. SFX: Shiiiiine
  1858.  
  1859. 88th Day of Spring * May 2 in the modern calendar.
  1860. Samidare: Speaking of May... isn't it... the season for picking tea leaves...?
  1861. The 88th Day of Spring, since it's nearly summer.
  1862.  
  1863. Miyuki: Now that I think about it, green tea isn't much of a thing around here, is it?
  1864. Graf: Coffee
  1865. Warspite/Kongou: Black tea
  1866. Pola: Wine
  1867. Bismarck: Beer
  1868. Fubuki: Probably because everyone takes drinking green tea for granted.
  1869.  
  1870. Hatsuyuki: Thinking of people with connections to places for tea...
  1871. Tenryuu (River)
  1872. (Mount) Amagi
  1873. Ooi (River)
  1874. (Mount) Ashigara
  1875. Sakawa (River)
  1876.  
  1877. Miyuki: ... Amagi-senpai's the only possible choice...
  1878. Teafags: Hold
  1879. Ashigara: on a sec!
  1880. Tenryuu: on!
  1881. Ooi: on a moment!!
  1882. Sakawa: up~!?
  1883. * Mount Amagi is named for the amagi-amacha ("sweet tea") hydrangea; the rest also have tea connections, but none in their name.
  1884.  
  1885. ---
  1886.  
  1887. Page 4
  1888. Frost (Shimo)
  1889. Hatsuyuki: Apparently late spring frosts are quite common on the 88th Day of Spring...
  1890. SFX: Sluggish, sluggish
  1891. Miyuki: Hayashimo's late frost...
  1892.  
  1893. Hatsuyuki: Originally, after the last frost of the 88th Day of Spring, the frost is supposed to let up...
  1894. Hatsushimo: Now then, if you'll excuse me.
  1895. [Bow]
  1896. Miyuki: Hatsushimo's last frost...
  1897.  
  1898. Hatsuyuki: But sometimes, it forgets, and you're reduced to tears in frustration, so you can call it "forgotten" or "crying frost".
  1899. Asashimo, Kiyoshimo: Dun forget!!
  1900. Miyuki: Kiyoshimo's crying frost and Asashimo's forgotten frost...
  1901.  
  1902. Miyuki: It fits surprisingly well...
  1903. (Four frosts...)
  1904. Hatsuyuki: ?
  1905.  
  1906. Flowers
  1907. Fubuki: The Satsuki azalea blooms in May too, right?
  1908.  
  1909. Battleship Warspite
  1910. Warspite: Roses start blooming in May as well.
  1911. Fubuki: Warspite-san!
  1912.  
  1913. SFX: Outdoor~
  1914. Fubuki: What's that getup for...?
  1915.  
  1916. Warspite: Admiral granted us permission to use the garden in the dorms as we please, so I wanted to try out gardening...!
  1917. SFX: Challenge!
  1918. Narration: Has the blood of the country of great gardening awoken...?
  1919.  
  1920. ---
  1921.  
  1922. Page 5
  1923. May 7 * 5/7 in goroawase is kona, "flour".
  1924. Destroyer Kuroshio
  1925. Kuroshio: May 7 is flour day, ya know!!
  1926.  
  1927. SFX: Ta-dah~
  1928. Kuroshio: Okonomiyaki, takoyaki, ikayaki - cookan' with flour's the pride of Kansai!!
  1929.  
  1930. Destroyer Urakaze
  1931. Urakaze: Okonomiyaki aint just fer Kansai! * Hiroshimayaki
  1932. Repair Ship Akashi
  1933. Akashi: Speaking of flour, there's akashiyaki... er, the main ingredient is egg, so I guess it's not really flour cooking?
  1934.  
  1935. Libe: Pasta's floooour too!!
  1936. Kumano: Bread uses flour as well!
  1937. Miyuki: Udon and ramen are flour too, right?
  1938. Hatsuyuki: Flour... soba...?
  1939. Fubuki/Shirayuki: F-Flour sure is popular...
  1940.  
  1941. May 8 * 5/8 in goroawase is goya, "bitter melon"
  1942. Submarine I-58
  1943. Goya: May 8 is Goya's day, dechi!!
  1944.  
  1945. Goya: What a bitter face!! Dechi!
  1946. Hatsuyuki: (Ewwww...)
  1947.  
  1948. Hatsuyuki: I don't... really like bitter stuff...
  1949. Miyuki: I'd eat it if I had to, but yeah...
  1950. Fubuki: I think bittersweet is better.
  1951. Shirayuki: They say bitter ingredients are better for your health.
  1952. Goya: That's right, dechi!
  1953.  
  1954. Goya: Goya's really good for your health, so please eat it, dechi!
  1955. SFX: Healthy!
  1956. Destroyer Hagikaze
  1957. Hagikaze: Let's eat!!
  1958. Fubuki: More health supporters!!
  1959.  
  1960. ---
  1961.  
  1962. Page 6
  1963. May 29 * 5/29 in goroawase is koniku, almost konnyaku
  1964. Aircraft Carrier Akagi
  1965. Akagi: May 29 is Konnyaku day, you know~
  1966.  
  1967.  
  1968. Akagi: ... konnyaku is kinda associated with Mount Akagi, you see...
  1969. Miyuki: No...
  1970. (That's not it...)
  1971.  
  1972. Miyuki: It's more like, I just can't connect the images of Akagi-senpai and konnyaku in my head...
  1973. (In terms of calories...) * Konnyaku is very low in calories
  1974. (I can see Haruna-senpai eating it...)
  1975. Akagi: So cruel!!
  1976. (I love eating a lot simmered since I don't have to worry about calories!!)
  1977.  
  1978. May
  1979. Miyuki: After considering what May means...
  1980. Fubuki: (It's Miyuki-chan's summary.)
  1981.  
  1982. Miyuki: The secret to enjoying May is having goya and konnyaku takoyaki with fresh tea while watching the Satsuki azalea and roses!!
  1983. Shirayuki: Shouldn't we just celebrate it the usual...
  1984. Hatsuyuki: No need for goya...
  1985.  
  1986. Miyuki: Honestly, I just wanted to do May-stuff for our day off...
  1987. (A-ha-ha.)
  1988. Fubuki: The ends justify the means!?
  1989.  
  1990. Miyuki: Let's look for a place to watch the Satsuki and roses for our next day off.
  1991. Fubuki: I'll ask Mamiya-san to prepare some tea.
  1992. Shirayuki: I do want to try making konnyaku and goya takoyaki.
  1993. Hatsuyuki: ...no need for goya...
  1994. Narration: Looking forward to their next day off.
  1995.  
  1996. ~~~
  1997.  
  1998. Chapter 163
  1999. Page 1
  2000. Panel 1
  2001. Battleship Ise
  2002. Destroyer Fubuki
  2003. Ise: I've got a new comrade to introduce today!
  2004.  
  2005. Panel 2
  2006. Ise: Her name is...
  2007. SFX: Scritch-scratch
  2008.  
  2009. Panel 3
  2010. SFX: Ta-dah!
  2011. Ise: This!!
  2012. [Yama]
  2013. [Kaze]
  2014.  
  2015. Panel 4
  2016. Destroyer Arashi
  2017. Arashi: Ehh? I have to introduce myself again?
  2018. Awkward~
  2019. [Arashi]
  2020. Destroyer Yamakaze
  2021. Yamakaze: T-That's wrong!
  2022. * Yamakaze written vertically looks like Arashi
  2023.  
  2024. ---
  2025.  
  2026. Page 2
  2027. Distinction
  2028. Yamakaze: I'm the eighth Shiratsuyu-class destroyers, and a Shiratsuyu Kai-class, Yamakaze...
  2029. I was born at Uraga... like Shigure-nee and Suzukaze...
  2030.  
  2031. Ise: Sorry~ I meant to write it normally...
  2032. Yamakaze: It's okay, I'm used to it...
  2033. Arashi: You had me real confused there for a sec~
  2034.  
  2035. Yamakaze: That's why I prefer my name be written like this...
  2036. [Space] vs.
  2037. [Arashi]
  2038. Arashi: I prefer furigana... er... wait...
  2039.  
  2040. Arashi: I think this way's cooler cause it's got energy!!
  2041. SFX: Ta-dah
  2042. [Arashi!!]
  2043. Yamakaze: Ah... no fair...
  2044.  
  2045. 24th Destroyer Division
  2046. Destroyer Suzukaze
  2047. Suzukaze: Yamakaaaaze!! Long time no see~!
  2048. SFX: Bam
  2049. Yamakaze: Hey... that hurts...
  2050. Umikaze: You okay!?
  2051. Suzukaze: Oh, my bad!
  2052.  
  2053. Destroyers Umikaze, Kawakaze
  2054. Kawakaze: Where've you been?
  2055. Umikaze: We were worried.
  2056. Yamakaze: I was on my way... from Ominato to Hashirajima...
  2057.  
  2058. Yamakaze: After that... I don't know... *
  2059. I can't remember...
  2060.  
  2061. Suzukaze: Well! Now we're here like this! That's good enough! Isn't it!?
  2062. Kawakaze: It sure is!
  2063. Umikaze: Ah, I thought you might be hungry, so I made some onigiri. Would you like some?
  2064. Yamakaze: Mhm...
  2065. * She sank on her way, 25 June 1942.
  2066.  
  2067. ---
  2068.  
  2069. Page 3
  2070. Full Set
  2071. Suzukaze: Now the 24th Destroyer Division's back together! Congrats, congrats!
  2072. Umikaze: Thank goodness...
  2073.  
  2074. [Hahh!!]
  2075.  
  2076. SFX: Glance, glance
  2077. Destroyer Samidare
  2078. Samidare: What's the matter, you two...?
  2079. SFX: Tap-tap-TAP-TAP
  2080.  
  2081. Light Cruiser Naka
  2082. Naka: (Naka-chaaaaan!)
  2083. Narration: They showed everyone the DesRon 4 pose (Shiratsuyu-class version).
  2084.  
  2085. Everyone's Here?
  2086. Destroyer Shiratsuyu
  2087. Shiratsuyu: Now all the Shiratsuyu-class's here!
  2088. Destroyer Inazuma
  2089. Inazuma: Amazing, nodesu!
  2090.  
  2091. Destroyer Akatsuki
  2092. Akatsuki: (Senpai!!)
  2093. Well, the Akatsuki-class all got together first!
  2094.  
  2095. Destroyer Hibiki
  2096. Hibiki: But there's only 4 of us, half their number - if you counted all the special-type destroyers...
  2097. Akatsuki: Pfft...
  2098. Destroyer Ikazuchi
  2099. Ikazuchi: And anyway, if we're talking who got together first, the Shimakaze-class...
  2100.  
  2101. Destroyer Shimakaze
  2102. Shimakaze: The Shimakaze-class might not be finished yet!! There might be hidden sister ships or something!!
  2103. SFX: Grrr
  2104. ?: Hidden sister ships!?
  2105. Narration: It seems she's still recruiting sister ships.
  2106.  
  2107. ---
  2108.  
  2109. Page 4
  2110. The Wind Destroyer Fleet
  2111. Fubuki: Everyone in the 24th Destroyer Division has wind in their name, huh?
  2112.  
  2113. Umikaze: Wind from the sea, Umikaze.
  2114. Kawakaze: Wind from the river, Kawakaze!!
  2115. Yamakaze: Wind from the mountain, Yamakaze...
  2116.  
  2117. SFX: Sweep
  2118. Suzukaze: Hey, don't say a thing! I getcha!
  2119.  
  2120. Suzukaze: Tanikaze! It's up ta you now! You'll fit right in since yer another Edokko!!
  2121. DDs: That's not the problem here!!
  2122. Destroyers Urakaze, Isokaze, Hamakaze, Tanikaze
  2123. * Suzukaze is DesDiv 24, but Tanikaze would fit in better as "Wind from the valley", while Suzukaze is just "cool wind".
  2124.  
  2125. Familiarity
  2126. Destroyer Makigumo
  2127. Makigumo: Yamakaze-chan, how come everyone acts so familiar around you!?
  2128. Shigure: Now that you mention it, even more than Kawakaze-chan's group...
  2129.  
  2130. Yamakaze: Maybe... because... I was the very first... * of the Shiratsuyu-class to sink.
  2131. Fubuki: First?
  2132.  
  2133. Kawakaze: Oh! 'Cause Yamakaze fought in the Dutch East Indies in the very first surface ship battle! * Probably the sinking of HNLMS Prins van Oranje, 12 January 1942
  2134. Suzukaze: A victory, too!
  2135. SFX: Smug
  2136. Fubuki: Ohh!
  2137.  
  2138. Makigumo: Makigumo beat a carrier too, so maybe bravery suits us!! * Scuttling USS Hornet
  2139. Yamakaze: Brave... I'm embarassed...
  2140. Narration: It seems bravery has nothing to do with how big you are.
  2141.  
  2142. ---
  2143.  
  2144. Page 5
  2145. Part of the Fifth Fleet
  2146. Heavy Cruisers Haguro, Nachi
  2147. Nachi: Yamakaze!
  2148. Yamakaze: Long time no see...
  2149. Shigure: Were you part of the Fifth Fleet?
  2150.  
  2151. Destroyers Ushio, Sazanami
  2152. Yamakaze: Mhm... with Kawakaze... two of the 7th Destroyer Division girls were there too...
  2153.  
  2154. Nachi: Yamakaze fought on with us for two straight days! * Battle of the Java Sea and successive actions
  2155. Fubuki: Ohhh! How brave!!
  2156. Yamakaze: ...I did my best...
  2157.  
  2158. Yamakaze: Kawakaze and Sazanami-chan were too pumped up... it was noisy... I couldn't sleep...
  2159. Kawakaze/Sazanami: So basically, it's thanks to us two!
  2160. (M-hm!)
  2161. Yamakaze: No...
  2162.  
  2163. Second Carrier Division
  2164. Aircraft Carrier Kaga
  2165. Kaga: ...
  2166.  
  2167. Fubuki: Kaga-senpai too?
  2168. (She's staring hard...)
  2169. Yamakaze: Mhm... when she was in CarDiv 2, DesDiv 24 escorted her...
  2170.  
  2171. SFX: Pitter-patter
  2172.  
  2173. Yamakaze: Kaga-senpai... let's all go get Chinese food again sometime...
  2174. Fubuki: What were you guys doing together!?
  2175. * Invading China.
  2176.  
  2177. ---
  2178.  
  2179. Page 6
  2180. Room Assignment
  2181. Fubuki: How should we assign rooms?
  2182. Samidare: Now that the group's all together, maybe... by ship number?
  2183. Kawakaze: I dun really mind.
  2184.  
  2185. Fubuki: If we start from Harusame-chan,
  2186. Harusame-chan with Samidare-chan, Umikaze-chan with Yamakaze-chan...
  2187.  
  2188. Fubuki: And Kawakaze-chan with Suzukaze-chan.
  2189. Kawakaze/Suzukaze: Yaaay!
  2190.  
  2191. Yamakaze: I think the room next door would be too loud, so I'm rooming with Harusame-neesan instead...
  2192. Destroyer Harusame
  2193. Kawakaze/Suzukaze: Mean!!
  2194.  
  2195. Way of the Shiratsuyu-class
  2196. Suzukaze: Anywho!
  2197. Kawakaze: Everyone gets together at Harusame-aneki's room to eat - that's how we roll!
  2198. SFX: Ta-dah
  2199.  
  2200. Yamakaze: Is that... true...?
  2201. Umikaze: It is.
  2202.  
  2203. Kawakaze: Heheh.
  2204. Suzukaze: Howzat?
  2205. Yamakaze: I guess... it's okay...
  2206.  
  2207. Yamakaze: I don't... really mind...
  2208. if it's a little lively...
  2209.  
  2210. ~~~
  2211.  
  2212. Chapter 163.5
  2213. Goya Challenge
  2214.  
  2215. Destroyers Hatsuyuki, Shirayuki
  2216. Shirayuki: How is it? I tried to go for a curry flavor.
  2217. And these ones over here have finely chopped cheese.
  2218. SFX: Nom, nom
  2219. Hatsuyuki: They both pass...
  2220. (Not so bitter...)
  2221. Destroyers Fubuki, Miyuki
  2222.  
  2223. Hatsuyuki: At this rate, maybe I should try the real thing.
  2224. (Charge...!)
  2225. Fubuki: There's a lot of goya in that, are you sure!?
  2226.  
  2227. Shirayuki: A background of roses doesn't suit that face at all...
  2228. Hatsuyuki: (I'm
  2229. not ready yet...)
  2230.  
  2231. ~~~
  2232.  
  2233. Chapter 164
  2234. Page 1
  2235. Light Cruiser Ooyodo
  2236. Ooyodo: Admiral! We've confirmed the presence of enemy fleets and submarines off the coast of Hokkaido and the South Chishima Islands!
  2237. Any Fifth Fleet ships ready for the northern front should immediately-
  2238. Akagi: W-What did you say!?
  2239.  
  2240. Aircraft Carrier Akagi
  2241. Akagi: Tuna... tokishirazu salmon... kattedon... oyster... Nemuro escalope...!!
  2242. Aircraft Carrier Kaga
  2243. Kaga: Sea urchin and herring and...!!
  2244. Background: Tsugaru Strait/Hokkaido Sea
  2245.  
  2246. Akagi/Kaga: We must protect at all costs...!!
  2247.  
  2248. Ooyodo: We can't sortie aircraft carriers in patrol squadrons...
  2249. SFX: Shock!!
  2250.  
  2251. ---
  2252.  
  2253. Page 2
  2254. Form a Patrol Squadron!!
  2255. Ooyodo: Form a patrol squadron to search for the enemy submarine groups and surface fleets preparing to invade Hokkaido and the Tsugaru strait area and eliminate them!
  2256. SFX: Bam
  2257.  
  2258. Battleship Ise
  2259. Ise (head): This is a chance for us aviation battleships with ASW and search capabilities to shine!!
  2260. Ise: I wanted to try kattedon someday~!!
  2261. ?: Ise-senpai, you said the wrong thing out loud!
  2262. (And you've got a meal tray instead of your flight deck out!)
  2263. Ise: Leave it to us!
  2264.  
  2265. Destroyer Isokaze
  2266. Isokaze: I'm ready for kattedon as well!!
  2267. Banner: Debuting Isokaze's Original-don
  2268.  
  2269. SFX: Don/Boom!
  2270.  
  2271. Fifth Fleet Vanguard, Sortieing!!
  2272. Battleship Hyuuga
  2273. Hyuuga: Fifth Fleet Vanguard, sortieing!!
  2274.  
  2275. Light Cruiser Naka
  2276. Naka: Naka-chan's songs will echo through the northern seas!!
  2277. (Tee-hee!)
  2278. Album: Naka's Complete Set
  2279. Hyuuga: This isn't a sales trip.
  2280.  
  2281. Destroyers Yamagumo, Asagumo
  2282. Yamagumo: Those two sure are eager, aren't they~
  2283. Asagumo: Yura-senpai, even you're...?
  2284. Light Cruiser Yura
  2285. Yura: Yeah, they got all excited when they heard Fifth Fleet and transport mission.
  2286.  
  2287. Yura: I'll make use of my experience as flagship of ASW squadrons and do my best to show my strength as well...!!
  2288. Light Cruiser Isuzu: I won't lose, you know!!
  2289. Narration: Thanks to their efforts, the patrol mission went off without a hitch.
  2290. * Hyuuga was in the Fifth Fleet during Operation Kita, while Naka escorted many transports during the war.
  2291.  
  2292. ---
  2293.  
  2294. Page 3
  2295. Great Mackerel Sea
  2296. Heavy Cruiser Ashigara
  2297. Ashigara: For the next transport mission... I'd like someone familiar with the area...
  2298.  
  2299. Light Crusier Tama
  2300. Tama: It's cold up north, so if you'll excuse me, nyaa...
  2301. Ashigara: Is that so?
  2302.  
  2303. Ashigara: But around this time of year, the fish of the Great Mackerel Sea should be nice and plump...
  2304. Tama: Did you want me to lend a hand? It can't be helped, nyaa...
  2305. SFX: Bam
  2306.  
  2307. Tama: Tama, sortieing, nya! Catch as many mackerel as you can, nyaa!!
  2308. Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin
  2309. SFX: Hide
  2310. Akashi: They're talking about the fish, don't worry.
  2311. * (Great) Mackerel, Okhotsk and Focke-Wulf all sound alike in Japanese.
  2312.  
  2313. Aircraft Carrier x2
  2314. Destroyers Ushio, Akebono
  2315. Aircraft Carrier Amagi
  2316. Amagi: Kuril Islands Base Squadron, begin operation!
  2317.  
  2318. Tama: Nya? Two of Amagi...?
  2319.  
  2320. Tama: No wait, it's Katsuragi, nyaa!!
  2321. Aircraft Carrier Katsuragi
  2322.  
  2323. Katsuragi: I was told to make sure and dress for the cold north...
  2324. But if things get real, then bam!!
  2325. SFX: Pull
  2326. Amagi: If you pull that hard, it'll stretch...
  2327. Narration: Seems they left Unryuu house-sitting because they can't let her get cold from her belly, nyaa.
  2328.  
  2329. ---
  2330.  
  2331. Page 4
  2332. To Hitokappu Bay Anchorage
  2333. Tsugaru Strait
  2334. Ushio: I hear tuna fishing is quite prosperous around here.
  2335. Ashigara: Indeed, this area is famous for single-line fishing tuna.
  2336.  
  2337. Akebono: Single-line fishing... I wonder if I can do it...
  2338. Ashigara: You plan on it?
  2339. Akebono: No! This isn't tuna season, anyway...
  2340.  
  2341. Akebono: And I've only brought equipment for mackerel!
  2342. Ashigara: That explains the getup.
  2343.  
  2344. Akebono: Do you mean me, or...?
  2345. Ashigara: She got me...!!
  2346. Narration: It seems the rations at Hitokappu Bay Anchorage were based on fish.
  2347.  
  2348. Transport or Escort Task Force
  2349. Ooyodo: For the Transport Escort Task Force, we'll be splitting the Fubuki-class between transport and escort duty. The Mutsuki-class will handle Daihatsu.
  2350. Mutsuki/Fubuki: Roger!!
  2351. Blackboard: Transporting Strategic Materiel to the Northern Front and Paramushir, North Chishima and Strengthening Defenses In Each-
  2352.  
  2353. Destroyers Murakumo, Fubuki
  2354. Fubuki: We got permission to use our Kai Ni rigging, so the escorts will be Murakumo-chan, myself, and...
  2355.  
  2356. Destroyer Miyuki
  2357. SFX: Blam
  2358.  
  2359. Miyuki: I borrowed these from Teruzuki, so you can count on me for escort!!
  2360. Fubuki: Ahh, lucky!!
  2361. Murakumo: Hey, lend me one!!
  2362.  
  2363. ---
  2364.  
  2365. Page 5
  2366. Heavy Rotation * As in the AKB48 song, https://vimeo.com/28476149
  2367. Mutsuki: Then let's do a three-person rotation, with two of us on sortie and one on break!
  2368. Satsuki/Kisaragi: Yeah!
  2369.  
  2370. Shirayuki: With Fubuki-class, there's Isonami-chan, Uranami-chan, and I...
  2371. Hatsuyuki: for a three-person rotation!
  2372.  
  2373. DDs: ...
  2374. ?
  2375. ?
  2376.  
  2377. Isonami: Maybe if we rotate out two at a time instead...?
  2378. Hatsuyuki: Or just have someone always on break...
  2379. (The north is cold...)
  2380. Uranami: We can't~!!
  2381.  
  2382. Don't Fall Asleep!
  2383. Kinu: Now then, flagship of the second fleet Kinu-san will be briefing you!
  2384.  
  2385. Background: Chishima Islands
  2386. Paramushir
  2387. Kinu: We need to transport materiel to Paramushir, but first we need to secure the materiel in the north and relieve pressure on rear supply lines.
  2388. Any questions~?
  2389.  
  2390. Hatsuyuki: ...is Paramushir cold?
  2391. Kinu: From what I know, it's warmer than you'd expect from latitude alone. Right now the high is about 5 degrees.
  2392.  
  2393. SFX: Slump
  2394. Hatsuyuki: (5 degrees...)
  2395. Kinu: Don't fall asleep just from hearing the temperature!
  2396.  
  2397. ---
  2398.  
  2399. Page 6
  2400. Surface Task Force, Assemble
  2401. Narration: With that, we safely strengthened the defenses of three positions in the north.
  2402. After transporting materiel to Paramushir, we thought we were done, but...
  2403.  
  2404. Ooyodo: The Abyssal Northern Group Carrier Task Force Command Fleet has appeared!
  2405. Please eliminate them to secure command of the sea!
  2406.  
  2407. Fubuki: ...so we still need two destroyers...
  2408.  
  2409. Hatsuyuki: Why... me...?
  2410.  
  2411. Volunteer
  2412. Fubuki: But you volunteered, didn't you?
  2413. Ooyodo: (Two destroyers, please come for the escort fleet!)
  2414. Hatsuyuki: No... When I fell asleep while on break...
  2415.  
  2416. SFX: Ta-dah!
  2417. Kinu: Oooh! What a change of heart there!
  2418.  
  2419. Murakumo: Hmph! It's your fault for letting your guard do-
  2420. (Ah-choo!)
  2421.  
  2422. Isonami: Seems like Murakumo-chan got sick because she only wore short-sleeves beneath her coat...
  2423. (And she left her slits open)
  2424. Miyuki: Shirayuki's docked up too.
  2425. Uranami: Hatsuyuki-neesan, please, we're counting on you!!
  2426. Hatsuyuki: Ehhh...?
  2427. Will we be able to safely secure command of the sea...?
  2428.  
  2429. ~~~
  2430.  
  2431. Chapter 165
  2432. Page 1
  2433. Abyssal Northern Group Carrier Task Force Command Fleet
  2434. Escort Princess
  2435. EHime: Even though... I was sleeping... Such... boorish... people...
  2436.  
  2437. Destroyer Hatsuyuki
  2438. Hatsuyuki: I get that.
  2439. (A sleep comrade...)
  2440. SFX: Shock
  2441.  
  2442. Destroyer Fubuki
  2443. Fubuki: Look out, Hatsuyuki-chan-
  2444. Nu: [Crunch]
  2445.  
  2446. Nu: Ouch!
  2447.  
  2448. ---
  2449.  
  2450. Page 2
  2451. vs Sleeping Beauty
  2452. SFX: Roaar
  2453.  
  2454. Light Cruiser Kinu
  2455. Kinu: She's, like, super mad!?
  2456. Hatsuyuki: She's bright red...
  2457. Fubuki: But with her armor broken, this might be our best chance to-
  2458. ?: Enemy inbound!
  2459.  
  2460. SFX: Bam
  2461. EHime: Even though you'd... all be better off... sleeping below too...!!
  2462.  
  2463. Hatsuyuki: I'd only sleep on a futon...
  2464. (And it's cold here.)
  2465. SFX: Sleepy...
  2466. Boom
  2467. Narration: Enemy Carrier Task Force Command Fleet, destroyed!!
  2468.  
  2469. Form a Fleet to Counter a Landing!!
  2470. Ooyodo: The enemy Abyssal Fleet has begun an amphibious assault on Shumshu!
  2471. Please form a light and fast fleet and crush the enemy beachhead while it's still being established!
  2472.  
  2473. Maya: Light and fast means it's time for a torpedo squadron!
  2474. Hiryuu: A carrier task force could work too~
  2475. Submarine I-19
  2476. Iku: Then Iku will lead the way!!
  2477.  
  2478. Aircraft Carrier Souryuu
  2479. Souryuu: Do you know the area?
  2480. Iku: I had Kamikaze give me a rundown!
  2481.  
  2482. Destroyer Kamikaze
  2483. Kamikaze: If you make good use of the routes we used to do anti-submarine patrols on...!
  2484. Maya: That's a great idea!
  2485.  
  2486. ---
  2487.  
  2488. Page 3
  2489. A Proposal
  2490. Landing Craft Carrier Akitsu Maru
  2491. Akitsu Maru: I have a proposal...
  2492. Heavy Cruiser Maya
  2493. Maya: Hm? This is a defensive mission, ya know?
  2494.  
  2495. Akitsu Maru: I am aware, but I believe these kids might want to join the land-based air corps.
  2496. (The Hayabusa, that is.)
  2497. Maya: 'Cause the Type 1 fighters were deployed to that island before, right?
  2498.  
  2499. Aircraft Carrier Hiryuu
  2500. Hiryuu: Seems like the Type 97 torpedo bombers want to sortie too.
  2501. Akitsu Maru: They have plenty of motivation.
  2502. Maya: Hmm...
  2503.  
  2504. Maya: Alright! Then we'll go with a carrier task force with a submarine leading the way!!
  2505. Everyone: Yeah!!
  2506.  
  2507. A Plea
  2508. Akitsu Maru: It is unfortunate that I myself cannot participate...
  2509. Please fight to protect the island these children fought for!
  2510.  
  2511. Aircraft Carriers Akagi, Kaga
  2512.  
  2513. Akagi: They're my favorite foods, so I'll do my best!!
  2514.  
  2515. SFX: Swish
  2516. Akitsu Maru: F-Favorite foods!?
  2517. Kaga: She wasn't talking about them...
  2518.  
  2519. ---
  2520.  
  2521. Page 4
  2522. The Northern Witch
  2523. Ooyodo: The Shumshu defense operation was a success! However, the Abyssal Northern Fleet is approaching to recapture the island!
  2524. Sortie the full strength of our Combined Fleet and intercept the Abyssal Northern Fleet!
  2525.  
  2526. Ooyodo: According to information from the forward elements, the enemy flagship is a battleship called Northern Water Princess.
  2527. As she is the main target to take out, this operation will be codenamed "Northern Witch"!!
  2528. SFX: Roaaaar
  2529.  
  2530. Fubuki: The Northern Witch...
  2531. [Gulp]
  2532.  
  2533. Destroyer Miyuki
  2534. Miyuki: Then we have to send the Naval Base Witch to stop her...
  2535. Battleship Roma
  2536. Roma: I will not!!
  2537.  
  2538. Fired Up
  2539. Battleship Yamato
  2540. Yamato: We'll destroy the Elite Battleship Group first, weakening their combat strength, after which we'll engage their command fleet.
  2541.  
  2542. Aircraft Carrier Shoukaku
  2543. Shoukaku: Then we, the carrier task force, will be going ahead...
  2544. Musashi: Mhm, it'd be good to whittle down their combat strength through preemptive airstrikes.
  2545.  
  2546. Battleship Musashi
  2547. Musashi: That being said, it's rare to see you step forward like that, Shoukaku.
  2548. Shoukaku: It's just...
  2549.  
  2550. Shoukaku: these kids seem really motivated.
  2551. I wonder if those Type 97 torpedo bombers' brave fighting fired them up...?
  2552. * These appear to be the Type 99 Dive Bomber (Egusa Squadron) and Kikka Kai
  2553.  
  2554. ---
  2555.  
  2556. The Northern Ways
  2557. Heavy Cruiser Nachi
  2558. Nachi: Well then, let's show them our own motivation as well! Fifth Fleet, heading out!!
  2559. Light Cruisers Abukuma, Kiso
  2560. Akatsuki: Wah~!!
  2561. SFX: Whoosh
  2562.  
  2563. Destroyers Akatsuki, Kasumi
  2564. Kasumi: What's the matter!?
  2565. Akatsuki: Hibiki's... Hibiki's...!
  2566.  
  2567. Akatsuki: Gone white again~!!
  2568. Destroyer Verniy(?)
  2569. Verniy: If we're headed north, it'll be harder to spot me like this...
  2570. And anyway...
  2571.  
  2572. Verniy: I can feel power from these waters...
  2573. Like I'm being filled with the power of the phoenix...
  2574. SFX: Roaaaar
  2575. Akatsuki: She keeps saying this stuff I don't understand~
  2576. (What language is "phoenix power"~?)
  2577. Kasumi:　I don't really get it either, but it's still Japanese, so...
  2578. (Guess she's really fired up?)
  2579. ※The aura is imaginary.
  2580.  
  2581. An Extra Helping of Power
  2582. SFX: Boom
  2583.  
  2584. Aircraft Carriers Unryuu, Taihou
  2585. Taihou: That was some incredible power.
  2586. Unryuu: Even the dive bombers alone were quite powerful, but with the jets, they were even more...
  2587. Arrow: (Borrowed from Amagi)
  2588.  
  2589. Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku
  2590. Zuikaku: The second fleet was pretty motivated, wasn't it?
  2591. Nachi: Right? Especially Hibi- Verniy.
  2592.  
  2593. Zuikaku: At this rate, we can get the enemy flagship too, can't we?
  2594. Fleet: Yeah~!!
  2595.  
  2596. ---
  2597.  
  2598. Page 6
  2599. Main Fleet Sortie!?
  2600. Ooyodo: The carrier task force has destroyed the Elite Battleship Group!
  2601. SFX: Clatter
  2602. Yamato: Then it's our turn, right!?
  2603.  
  2604. Ooyodo: No, the carrier task force needs to weaken the command fleet first...
  2605. Yamato: I see...
  2606.  
  2607. Ooyodo: But at the same time, we need to clear out enemy forces near our base of operations!
  2608. SFX: Clattter
  2609. Musashi: Then...!!
  2610.  
  2611. Ooyodo: No, first we need to tackle enemy air power, so it'll be anti-air ships at the core...
  2612. Musashi: I see...
  2613.  
  2614. This Time
  2615. SFX: Whoosh
  2616. Shoukaku: We've finished whittling down the enemy, but let's sortie one last time!!
  2617.  
  2618. Fubuki: Report from the carrier task force! The enemy flagship appears to be on the verge of destruction and just needs another push!!
  2619. Yamato: This time is definitely our turn!
  2620. Fubuki: Eh...? Is that true...!?
  2621.  
  2622. Fubuki: Seems like things were going so well, they did the final push themselves and steamrolled...
  2623. Yamato/Musashi: ...
  2624.  
  2625. Ooyodo: Ehh? You want to go on a cleanup operation since you already went through all the prep work?
  2626. I get how you feel, but our stockpile...
  2627.  
  2628. ~~~
  2629.  
  2630. Chapter 166
  2631. Page 1
  2632. Destroyer Asakaze
  2633. Asakaze: Good morning! I'm the second of the Kamikaze-class destroyers, Asaka-
  2634. SFX: Shine
  2635.  
  2636. Asakaze: Kyaaa!!
  2637.  
  2638. Battleship Nagato
  2639. Nagato: A face I haven't seen before, must be a newcomer! It's good she's so energetic in the morning!
  2640. Destroyer Miyuki
  2641. Miyuki: Ahh, I heard there'd be one coming today.
  2642. Sure is early...
  2643. Asakaze: More importantly, what're you all...?
  2644.  
  2645. Nagato: Hm? It's dry towel rubbing.
  2646. I know! We just started, so how about joining us instead of going through greetings?
  2647. Miyuki: We've got another towel!
  2648. Destroyer Hagikaze
  2649. Hagikaze: You can keep your undershirt on, so...
  2650. Shirt: Health
  2651. Asakaze: More importantly, please cover up front first!
  2652.  
  2653. ---
  2654.  
  2655. Page 2
  2656. A Bout
  2657. Destroyers Fubuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki
  2658. Fubuki: Miyuki-chaaan! We heard the new girl's already here...
  2659.  
  2660. Fubuki: ...hey, what happened here!?
  2661. (Undershirt!?)
  2662. SFX: Blam
  2663.  
  2664. Miyuki: She came early in the morning, so she had a bout with Nagato-senpai...
  2665. Asakaze: It was dry towel rubbing!!
  2666.  
  2667. Repeat...
  2668. Asakaze: Good morning! I'm Asakaze. The second of the Kamikaze-class destroyers, Asakaze.
  2669. Hurry up and remember it, alright?
  2670.  
  2671. Fubuki: Since she's the second ship, she's got two...
  2672. Not really, right?
  2673.  
  2674. Shirayuki: The third ship, Harukaze-chan, only has one, after all.
  2675. Fubuki: That's true...
  2676. Miyuki: No, wait...
  2677.  
  2678. Miyuki: You could count each of those fine drills as ones too...
  2679. For a total of three.
  2680. Hatsuyuki: Drills, so romantic...
  2681. Asakaze: What're you talking about?
  2682.  
  2683. ---
  2684.  
  2685. Page 3
  2686. Morning Breeze
  2687. Asakaze: Asakaze is the morning breeze! Feels great, doesn't it!
  2688. Asakaze is also the winds blowing from land to sea, from mountaintops to valleys, early in the morning!
  2689.  
  2690. Fubuki: Wind from mountains to valley...
  2691. Shirayuki: Yamakaze-chan, huh.
  2692.  
  2693. Fubuki: A wind from land to sea would be "Rikukaze"? Or "Rikufuu", I guess?
  2694. Hatsuyuki: Rikufuu... sounds like a plane...
  2695.  
  2696. Hatsuyuki: That means in the early morning, Yamakaze-chan can equip Rikufuu...!
  2697. (Transform...)
  2698. SFX: Ta-dah!
  2699. Asakaze: Like I said, what're you talking about?
  2700. (A destroyer can't equip fighters, for one.)
  2701.  
  2702. The Storied Fifth Destroyer Division
  2703. Asakaze: Let me continue my self-introduction. I was born in Nagasaki.
  2704. With my younger sisters like Harukaze, I formed the storied Fifth Destroyer Division.
  2705. The flagship, of course, was me!
  2706.  
  2707. Hatsuyuki: Storied...
  2708. Asakaze: [Smug]
  2709. Kamikaze-nee's First Destroyer Division was the third generation, but ours was the fourth!
  2710. (The previous Asakaze was in DesDiv 5 too!)
  2711.  
  2712. Fubuki: I see, so first ship Kamikaze-chan was in the First Destroyer Division?
  2713. Asakaze: That's right.
  2714.  
  2715. Miyuki: So as second ship, you were flagship, huh?
  2716.  
  2717. Asakaze: DesDiv 5 was deactivated for a while, but...
  2718. Well, no need to tell them, right? * Reference to one of her docking lines
  2719.  
  2720. ---
  2721.  
  2722. Page 4
  2723. Morning People
  2724. Miyuki: What with your name and coming so early this morning, are you a morning person?
  2725. Asakaze: Yep! I love mornings! Mornings are truly the best!
  2726. Hatsuyuki: Ehhh? I don't get it...
  2727.  
  2728. Fubuki: How about noon?
  2729. Asakaze: Noon, well...
  2730. Ah, before noon is good! It's sorta like morning!
  2731. Hatsuyuki: Sorta like morning?
  2732.  
  2733. Shirayuki: Then, evening?
  2734. The setting sun is amazingly beautiful seen from here on base.
  2735. Asakaze: Huh? What're you saying? The rising sun is a thousand times more beautiful!
  2736. Hatsuyuki: Ohh... she totally changed...
  2737.  
  2738. Miyuki: Then night would be...
  2739. Asakaze: ...I'd rather not talk about night... I don't really feel like doing much at night...
  2740. Hatsuyuki: Now that, I totally get.
  2741. Narration: Seems like she's a little different from Hatsuyuki-chan.
  2742.  
  2743. Factional Struggle
  2744. Miyuki: The Evening Faction, with lot of fans among the foreign ships...
  2745.  
  2746. Miyuki: The Night Battle Corps, led by Sendai-senpai...
  2747. Sign: Recruiting Night Battle Ships
  2748.  
  2749. Miyuki: And the Early Rising Dry Towel Rubbing Squad, led by Nagato-senpai, with its new member...
  2750.  
  2751. Miyuki: Who knows which side'll win now...!
  2752. Fubuki: Wouldn't the neutral fleet win, since the vast majority of ships aren't in any of those...?
  2753. Miyuki: I guess that's true...
  2754.  
  2755. ---
  2756.  
  2757. Page 5
  2758. Platoon Name
  2759. Kamikaze: Asakaze!!
  2760.  
  2761. Asakaze: Kamikaze-nee! Harukaze!!
  2762. Destroyers Harukaze, Kamikaze
  2763.  
  2764. Hatsuyuki: You talked a lot about Asakaze-chan, didn't you...?
  2765. Harukaze: Yes, she's my precious partner.
  2766.  
  2767. Hatsuyuki: We need a name for the platoon of girls whose names match their personalities so well...
  2768. Asakaze: ? ?
  2769. Harukaze: ?
  2770.  
  2771. Asakaze's Strong Point
  2772. Harukaze: You haven't had breakfast yet, right? Have some sandwiches.
  2773. Asakaze: "Sandwiches"? What're these?
  2774.  
  2775. Asakaze: Hmm... not bad, but it doesn't really fill me up.
  2776. A destroyer really should be eating rice and barley!
  2777. SFX: Nom, nom
  2778.  
  2779. Asakaze: But thanks for the meal, Harukaze!
  2780. Kamikaze: [Gasp]
  2781. Heavy Cruiser Kumano
  2782. Suzuya?: Kumanooo, we're headed out!
  2783.  
  2784. Kamikaze: I've always thought your candor was one of your strong points, Asakaze, but please be more careful with what you say...
  2785. Asakaze: Eh, what'd I do!?
  2786. * Reference to Asakaze's 1200 and 1300 hourlies
  2787.  
  2788. ---
  2789.  
  2790. Page 6
  2791. Mogami, Mikuma, and...
  2792. Fubuki: Well then, let's show you the dorms.
  2793. Asakaze: Ah!!
  2794. Heavy Cruisers Mogami, Mikuma
  2795.  
  2796. Mogami: Long time no see! Sorry, we're busy, but we'll come to your room to play later!
  2797. Mikuma: We're looking forward to it!
  2798. Harukaze: We can show you around at night as well.
  2799.  
  2800. Fubuki: Right, right, speaking of Mogami-senpai, they've recently gotten into modeling.
  2801. Shirayuki: I think Mikuma-senpai's doing it completely from scratch...?
  2802. Asakaze: Ohh? Strange tastes.
  2803.  
  2804. Several Days Later
  2805. Asakaze: Really strange tastes...
  2806. * Reference to Asakaze's 1400 hourly
  2807.  
  2808. Room Alone
  2809. Fubuki: How should we assign rooms?
  2810.  
  2811. Kamikaze: Harukaze and Asakaze were partners, so I'll get a room to myself.
  2812. Asakaze: Is that okay?
  2813. Kamikaze: Of course!
  2814.  
  2815. Kamikaze: I'm the first ship, Destroyer 1, Destroyer No. 1, part of the First Destroyer Division, and part of the First Carrier Division.
  2816. Why would I mind adding another "one" to my name by getting a "room alone"!?
  2817. SFX: Bam
  2818.  
  2819. Shiratsuyu: [First of the Shiratsuyu-class happening to pass by]
  2820. Narration: There may or may not have been a sudden clamor among the Shiratsuyu-class about room assignments afterward...
  2821. By the way, Murakumo-chan went:
  2822. Murakumo: Are you an idiot?
  2823. Narration: And flatly rejected her...
  2824. * Murakumo has her own room as of Chapter 162
  2825.  
  2826. ~~~
  2827.  
  2828. Chapter 166.5
  2829. Yamakaze and Umikaze and Rikufuu
  2830. Destroyer Yamakaze
  2831. Yamakaze: I heard that Asakaze is a morning mountain breeze and Umikaze is the other way around...
  2832. (Hatsuyuki-chan told me.)
  2833. Destroyer Umikaze
  2834. Umikaze: You could say Rikukaze is the opposite of Umikaze too.
  2835.  
  2836. Umikaze: When the sea and land breezes blend together, the winds stop and you get a calm.
  2837. Yamakaze: Do the wind destroyers stop moving then too...!?
  2838. SFX: Freeze
  2839.  
  2840. Umikaze: I'm sure it'd be fine... the sea breezes are stronger, after all.
  2841. Yamakaze: Umikaze-nee wouldn't lose, after all...!
  2842.  
  2843. Umikaze: By the way, I hear that when land and mountain breezes come together, you get "dashi", soup stock.
  2844. Yamakaze: Is there some local cuisine that uses finely ground summer vegetables for dashi and soy sauce flavoring...!?
  2845. SFX: Shock
  2846. Umikaze: No, that's "Kyokuchifuu", local winds...
  2847. * Land breezes blow from land to sea during the night; sea breezes the opposite during the day. At beaches near mountains, land and mountain breezes can merge to form "dashi", from "dashikaze", a local wind that helped sailors set sail ("dasu") for open sea. Also, the land breeze is actually generally stronger than the sea breeze.
  2848.  
  2849. ~~~
  2850.  
  2851. Chapter 167
  2852. Page 1
  2853. Seaplane Tender Chiyoda
  2854. Chiyoda: Chitose-onee! Sheehs, I told you to bring the rain gear!
  2855. Seaplane Tender Chitose
  2856. Chitose: I'm sorry~ I planned to get back before it started raining.
  2857.  
  2858. Chiyoda: Wha, you guys too!?
  2859. Destroyer Miyuki
  2860. Miyuki: Chitose-senpai found us since we're all sheltering from the rain~
  2861. Destroyer Hatsuyuki
  2862. Hatsuyuki: A comrade...
  2863.  
  2864. Chiyoda: No helping it... it'll be tough to fit two people under an umbrella, so you can borrow these too!
  2865. SFX: Swp
  2866.  
  2867. Miyuki: Our bad.
  2868. Borrowing the pair look you worked so hard on...
  2869. Hatsuyuki: But sharing an umbrella is totally OK...
  2870. Chitose: Oh my~
  2871. Chiyoda: This isn't about pair look or sharing an umbrella!
  2872. And Chitose-onee, don't just go "Oh my"!
  2873.  
  2874. ---
  2875.  
  2876. Page 2
  2877. Amefuri* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldtuTqHnZZg
  2878. Hatsuyuki: "Rain, rain, come come, Chiichan's come to pick me up with her janome umbrella, I'm so happy"♪
  2879. Miyuki: Oh, that's the perfect song for this.
  2880.  
  2881. Chiyoda: Who's "Chiichan"...!?
  2882. Chitose: Now, now...
  2883. Hatsuyuki: "I'm alright, I'll share Chiichan's big janome umbrella with her"♪
  2884.  
  2885. Hatsuyuki: ...Chiyoda-senpai was the one that came to pick us up, and she lent us an umbrella.
  2886. But is Chiichan's big umbrella Chitose-senpai's umbrella...?
  2887. Miyuki: It's confusing cause both Chiyoda-senpai and Chitose-senpai can be Chiichan...
  2888.  
  2889. Miyuki: Mind helping us figure it out?
  2890. Chiyoda: As if!!
  2891.  
  2892. Chiichan
  2893. Hatsuyuki: ...that's what happened.
  2894.  
  2895. Destroyer Fubuki, Shirayuki
  2896. Shirayuki: Wouldn't they get soaked, sharing an umbrella without raincoats...?
  2897. Fubuki: I know it's night, but it might be best to visit, to both thank them and check in on them...
  2898.  
  2899. That night
  2900. Fubuki: Wish she hadn't told us about the song...
  2901. Shirayuki: Indeed...
  2902.  
  2903. Fubuki/Shirayuki: Remember how it goes...
  2904. (Chiichan...?)
  2905. (Chiichan...?)
  2906. Chiyoda: Thanks for going out of the way~
  2907. Chitose: We're perfectly fine...
  2908.  
  2909. ---
  2910.  
  2911. Page 3
  2912. Meeting
  2913. Hatsuyuki: (Oh right)
  2914. I'd better go meet up with the others at Kuma-senpai's since it started raining...
  2915. Fubuki: Eh, sortieing while it's raining!?
  2916.  
  2917. Hatsuyuki: It's not sortieing...
  2918. Fubuki: Then what...?
  2919.  
  2920. SFX: Limp
  2921. Light Crusier Kuma
  2922. Light Cruiser Tama
  2923. Destroyer Mochizuki
  2924. Aircraft Carrier Unryuu
  2925. Hatsuyuki: It's the room where everyone stops moving when it rains...
  2926.  
  2927. Unryuu and Rain
  2928. SFX: Gloooom
  2929.  
  2930. Fubuki: Are you a member too, Unryuu-senpai...?
  2931. (Surprising.)
  2932. Unryuu: I'm... kinda bad about rain...
  2933.  
  2934. Fubuki: Old injuries...?
  2935. (Perhaps?)
  2936. Unryuu: Nah...
  2937.  
  2938. Unryuu: When the humidity is high, my hair blows up... and I get shivers too, for some reason...
  2939. SFX: Ruffle, ruffle
  2940. Fubuki: Totally a cloud!
  2941.  
  2942. ---
  2943.  
  2944. Page 4
  2945. The Clouds' Teru Teru Bouzu
  2946. Miyuki: Murakumo's a "cloud" too, but her hair was fine.
  2947. Fubuki: (Yeah.)
  2948. Shirayuki: Everyone in the Yuugumo-class was fine too...
  2949.  
  2950. Fubuki: Speak of the devil, it's the Yuugumo-class Teru Teru Bouzu.
  2951. Shirayuki: Yuugumo-chan made Makigumo-chan's.
  2952. Fubuki: And looks like Makigumo-chan made Yuugumo-chan's.
  2953. Makigumo Doll: Cutest of the Cute, Makigumo-chan
  2954. Yuugumo Doll: Yuugumo-neesan
  2955. Miyuki: Looks like there's another one here!
  2956.  
  2957. SFX: Ta-dah!
  2958. Label: Murasame, Tsuyu Mode [Seasonal]
  2959. Fubuki: This one has to be Akigumo-chan's....
  2960.  
  2961. A Request
  2962. Miyuki: Is it built from scratch?
  2963. Shirayuki: Lots of building from scratch recently...
  2964. Mogami: What's the matter, Mikuma!?
  2965.  
  2966. Fubuki: Did something happen?
  2967. Heavy Cruiser Mogami
  2968. Mogami: We're about to go on sortie, but Mikuma doesn't look so good...
  2969.  
  2970. Heavy Cruiser Mikuma
  2971. Mikuma: I'm quite alright... just a little saddened...
  2972. I really shouldn't...
  2973.  
  2974. Mikuma: Getting depressed because I planned to let Mogamin wear my swimsuit if she got soaked, only for her to give me a raincoat...
  2975. SFX: Depressed
  2976. Mogami: You made that kinda suggestion!?
  2977. (I won't wear it!)
  2978.  
  2979. ---
  2980.  
  2981. Page 5
  2982. Rain Gear
  2983. Fubuki?: Should we go with umbrellas or raincoats?
  2984.  
  2985. Shirayuki: Isn't the raincoat better cause it doesn't take up a hand?
  2986. Yuudachi: (Poi~!)
  2987. Fubuki: True.
  2988.  
  2989. Miyuki: No... it has to be umbrellas.
  2990. Fubuki: Why?
  2991.  
  2992. Miyuki: Cause when push comes to shove, they double as weapons...!
  2993. SFX: [Draws Sword]
  2994. Fubuki: No, no way.
  2995.  
  2996. New Umbrellas
  2997. Miyuki: They totally can, I used them in a sword fight with Kiyoshimo~
  2998. Destroyer Kiyoshimo
  2999. Kiyoshimo: (Toiya~)
  3000. Miyuki: (Teyaa~)
  3001. Shirayuki: You shouldn't play with umbrellas...
  3002.  
  3003. Miyuki: When Yuubari-san caught us, I thought we were in trouble...
  3004. Light Cruiser Yuubari
  3005. Yuubari: What are you doing...?
  3006.  
  3007. Miyuki: But she went off to the arsenal, staring at her own umbrella the whole time...
  3008.  
  3009. Miyuki: I bet it has something to do with Ise-senpai's sword turning into an umbrella later...
  3010. Fubuki: It became a new product, not equipment!?
  3011.  
  3012. ---
  3013.  
  3014. Page 6
  3015. New Equipment
  3016. Battleship Fusou
  3017. Fusou: Did you say the Ise-class got new equipment...!?
  3018. Fubuki: Fusou-senpai!?
  3019.  
  3020. Battleship Yamashiro
  3021. Yamashiro: No need to worry, neesama!! I placed an order knowing something like this might happen!
  3022. SFX: Bam
  3023.  
  3024. Fusou: Oh my...!
  3025.  
  3026. Fusou: (Oh dear, it's stopped raining.)
  3027. Yamashiro: (It's alright, it can fold up as well!)
  3028. Fubuki: Yamashiro-senpai sure likes to put things on turrets...
  3029. Cloth, umbrellas...*
  3030. * See Fall 2016 shopping seasonal
  3031.  
  3032. Good Things
  3033. Hatsuyuki: Welcome back...
  3034.  
  3035. Fubuki: You're back too.
  3036. Hatsuyuki: We broke up after the rain let up...
  3037.  
  3038. Shirayuki: You sure look lively...
  3039. SFX: Heheh
  3040. Hatsuyuki: I saw something good...
  3041. Miyuki: Something good?
  3042.  
  3043. Hatsuyuki: When the rain stopped, Unryuu-senpai said her hair'd gotten a little better and let me see...
  3044. Even then, it was pretty crazy...
  3045. DDs: We wanna see!!
  3046.  
  3047. ~~~
  3048.  
  3049. Chapter 168
  3050. Page 1
  3051. Destroyer Kawakaze Kai Ni
  3052. Kawakaze: Ta-dah!
  3053. How's this!? My second remodel!
  3054.  
  3055. Destroyer Shigure
  3056. Shigure: It fits you great.
  3057. Kawakaze: Riiiight?
  3058. Lookan' forward to my first night battle!
  3059. Arashi: Oh!
  3060.  
  3061. Destroyers Hagikaze, Arashi
  3062. Arashi: That a new remodel, Kawakaze? Sweet!!
  3063. Kawakaze: Oh yeah! It's that "second remodel"!
  3064.  
  3065. Arashi: That muffler's so big it looks like a cloak! So awesome!
  3066. Must be a symbol of justice!
  3067. Kawakaze: You can get one too if you want!
  3068. SFX: Chitter-chatter
  3069. Shigure: A symbol... of justice?
  3070. Hagikaze: Who knows...
  3071.  
  3072. ---
  3073.  
  3074. Page 2
  3075. Hairstyle
  3076. Hagikaze: That's a French braid, right?
  3077. Kawakaze: (Oh!)
  3078. The first thing you notice's my hairstyle? You're as girly as ever~
  3079.  
  3080. Kawakaze: After seeing Shigure-aneki and Umikaze-aneki whacking people when they turned around, I thought, "Damn, that's a strong weapon"...
  3081. SFX: Whack!
  3082. Shigure: Ehhh!?
  3083.  
  3084. Kawakaze: Kiddan', kiddan'! I just thought I'd try a matching look!
  3085. Shigure: (Thank goodness...)
  3086. (Whew...)
  3087. Hagikaze: Then that hair ornament is Umikaze-san's...?
  3088.  
  3089. Kawakaze: Those, I got from Suzukaze's waist.
  3090. DDs: Ehhhhh!?
  3091. Arashi: Ki-dding, I was just matching Umikaze-aneki!
  3092.  
  3093. Beasts
  3094. Arashi: Huh, when the Shiratsuyu-class get their Kai Ni's, their hairstyle sorta changes.
  3095. Yuudachi: (Poooi!)
  3096. Hagikaze: True, Shigure-san and Yuudachi-san's hair go "flop".
  3097.  
  3098. Hagikaze: Sorta like animal ears.
  3099.  
  3100. Arashi: Animal ears... Kai Ni... getting stronger...
  3101. (Aha!)
  3102.  
  3103. Arashi: Could it be that the Shiratsuyu-class Kai Ni's use the power of beasts...?
  3104. (Like a Beast Limit Break!)
  3105. Hagikaze: The hairstyles just suit them...
  3106. (Beast Limit Break...?)
  3107. * A reference to a Kemono Friends mechanic.
  3108.  
  3109. ---
  3110.  
  3111. Page 3
  3112. Third Torpedo Squadron
  3113. Light Cruiser Sendai
  3114. Sendai: Hey!
  3115. Perfect timing.
  3116. Kawakaze: Sendai-senpai!
  3117.  
  3118. Sendai: "High-Speed Transport Fleet, Carry Out Operation Capture Jam Island!" * Quest B68, at 4-1
  3119. SFX: Bam
  3120. Sendai: they said, so let's sortie!
  3121.  
  3122. Sendai: They gave us permission to fight the enemy eastern fleet and battleships at night...
  3123. Kawakaze: Uhm... are these the members we're sortieing with?
  3124. (A bad omen...?)
  3125.  
  3126. Sendai: Ahh, don't worry! We've got radars, and a carrier'll be escorting us!
  3127. It's okay, it's okay!
  3128. DDs: Sigh...
  3129. * Kawakaze, Arashi, Hagikaze, and Shigure all fought at the Battle of Vella Gulf at night without radar - only Shigure survived.
  3130.  
  3131. Escort Carrier
  3132. Sendai: She said she'd come as soon as she was readied up, so she should be here soon...
  3133. Kawakaze: Who's the carrier escorting us?
  3134.  
  3135. Arashi: CarDiv5? They can transform!
  3136. (I wanna see!)
  3137. Hagikaze: Convert, you mean.
  3138.  
  3139. Kawakaze: Zuikaku-senpai's definitely a lucky ship... but what if it's Shoukaku-senpai...?
  3140. Shigure: Hey now...
  3141. Graf: Sorry for being late!
  3142.  
  3143. Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin
  3144. Graf: I'll be counting on you all today.
  3145. DDs: Chosen for night battle!!
  3146.  
  3147. ---
  3148.  
  3149. Page 4
  3150. Night Battle Uniform
  3151. Graf: Oh? You've got different equips from usual today.
  3152. Kawakaze: Hehe, it's my second remodel!
  3153.  
  3154. Kawakaze?: Graf-san seems different today too...
  3155. Graf: I heard it'd be a night battle, so I changed into darker clothes...
  3156.  
  3157. Kawakaze: You're definitely wearing more black than usual...
  3158. Graf: Good for night battle use, is it not?
  3159. (You look even more ready for night battle)
  3160. Arashi/Sendai: ...
  3161.  
  3162. Sendai: Hold on, gotta switch into a black costume...
  3163. (Night battle look...)
  3164. Arashi: Imma find some BLACK clothes too...
  3165. (Might as well!!)
  3166. Hagikaze: Your normal clothes are fine!
  3167. * BLACK may be a reference to the Arashi Genkotsu Ramen chain's "Black Ramen" (bacon bits, sesame oil)
  3168.  
  3169. Order
  3170. Repair Ship Akashi
  3171. Akashi: Go ahead and sortie, but please don't go wild and damage it.
  3172. (That'd make adjusting it tough.)
  3173.  
  3174. Kawakaze: ...I was told, but we decided on night battle, huh...
  3175. (Hmmmm...)
  3176. Shigure: Want to switch places with me?
  3177.  
  3178. Kawakaze: Actually, if you were in front, we could avoid shelling using the Power of Shigure of Sasebo...
  3179. Aura: Shigure Power
  3180. Shigure: That's not...
  3181. (And what's "the Power of Shigure of Sasebo"!?)
  3182.  
  3183. Sendai: High-Speed Transport Fleet, flagship, Shigure! Sortieing!
  3184. Sendai: (I wanna see if we can actually dodge shells!)
  3185. SFX: Shove, shove
  3186. Shigure: Sendai-senpai!?
  3187.  
  3188. ---
  3189.  
  3190. Page 5
  3191. Jam Island
  3192. Kawakaze: Fuel, Get!
  3193.  
  3194. Kawakaze: Hope it's fulla jam, since it's Jam Island!
  3195. Shigure: That'd be...
  3196. Arashi: I hope it's curry!
  3197. And Hagi?
  3198.  
  3199. Hagikaze: Es Teler: shaved ice with avocado, jackfruit, coconuts, coconut milk, and other fruits! I hear it's good for your health as a drink, so that's what I...!
  3200. (I think they drink it a lot around here!)
  3201. SFX: [Healthy!]
  3202.  
  3203. Graf: Guess it's just ordinary fuel.
  3204. Hagikaze: Figured...
  3205.  
  3206. Route
  3207. Sendai: Now then... oh.
  3208. Shigure: Is something the matter?
  3209.  
  3210. Sendai: (Hmm)
  3211. Just that... the eastern fleet we were sent to deal with seems to be to our west, but...
  3212. Shigure: But...?
  3213.  
  3214. Sendai: But the battleships seem to be to our south...
  3215. If we go south on purpose, we can do night battle with battleships, so if we keep coming back...
  3216.  
  3217. SFX: Drag, drag
  3218. Sendai: (Night battle~)
  3219. Shigure: High-Speed Transport Fleet, heading west!
  3220. * The only battleships in 4-1 are in a dead-end node to the south.
  3221.  
  3222. ---
  3223.  
  3224. Page 6
  3225. Night Battle is Scary
  3226. Destroyer Fubuki
  3227. Fubuki: Good morning. Er, welcome back-
  3228. Wha-
  3229.  
  3230. Fubuki: I had a lot to ask you about your Kai Ni, Kawakaze-chan, but are you okay, Shigure-chan!?
  3231. (Your face is totally red!)
  3232. SFX: Tattered, tattered
  3233. Slump
  3234. Shigure: I'm... not... alright...
  3235.  
  3236. Shigure: Sendai-senpai kept charging in against enemy battleships to try and get night battles, I was in front so we could use "the Power of Shigure"... a lot happened...
  3237. [Sigh...]
  3238. Fubuki: "The Power of Shigure"!?
  3239.  
  3240. Shigure: Yeah, how do I explain...? "The Nightmare of Vanilla Gulf"... I guess?
  3241. Fubuki: Oooh...
  3242. * Another reference to the Battle of Vella Gulf
  3243.  
  3244. Congrats
  3245. Sendai: Whew, good work, good work! Here, here, Irako Monaka!
  3246. Kawakaze: Thanks for the hard workd~
  3247.  
  3248. Sendai: Fun night battles, more firepower with a second remodel and new members joining the group... today's full of things to celebrate!
  3249. Kawakaze: New members? You mean Graf-san?
  3250.  
  3251. Sendai: I'd love for her to join, since she can do night battle, but Graf-san's part of the Evening Faction.
  3252. Graf: Apologies.
  3253. Shigure: Then who...?
  3254.  
  3255. Sendai: You two, obviously!
  3256. The membership registration's already been accepted!
  3257. SFX: Blam
  3258. Registration: Sendai Night Battle Corps!!
  3259. Sendai
  3260. Shigure <-
  3261. Arashi <-
  3262. Yuudachi
  3263. Kawakaze [cut off]
  3264. Arashi/Shigure: Ehhhhh!?
  3265. Narration: Seems like they got the Admiral to modify it a few days later.
  3266.  
  3267. ~~~
  3268.  
  3269. Chapter 169
  3270. Page 1
  3271. Narration: A new comrade's arrived from the USA.
  3272. Sara: Hello! I'm the American-born fleet carrier, Saratoga.
  3273. I hope I'll be able to fight hard in the fleet with you all!
  3274.  
  3275. Sara: I'm glad I'm able to come to Japan, following my predecessor and the one before her.
  3276. Destroyer Fubuki
  3277. Fubuki: You've got quite a historic name, don't you?
  3278.  
  3279. Sara: I believe that the girl two generations back was called a "Black Ship"...
  3280. Destroyers Shirayuki, Miyuki, Hatsuyuki
  3281. DDs: Black Ships! Commodore Perry!
  3282.  
  3283. Miyuki: Could you say, "Please open your country-"
  3284. Fubuki: Don't worry, it's nothing!
  3285. SFX: Muffle
  3286. Sara: ?
  3287. * A reference to this old Japanese flash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6A3YXFU84Q
  3288.  
  3289. ---
  3290.  
  3291. Page 2
  3292. E
  3293. Shirayuki: Why is there an E written on your headgear?
  3294.  
  3295. Sara: It's something like a title, in recognition of my effectiveness...
  3296. Fubuki: Oooh, an MVP award!
  3297.  
  3298. Shirayuki: I thought it was a silent E in your name.
  3299. (Like the "k" in "knife"...)
  3300. (Esaratoga?)
  3301. Sara: My name is actually written here.
  3302. (Just for identification.)
  3303.  
  3304. Miyuki: What if you wrote "kou" up here...?
  3305. Hatsuyuki: And hiragana "Sara" on the deck
  3306. Sara: Oh my!
  3307. (Japanese style!!)
  3308.  
  3309. Sara, Nagato, and...
  3310. Fubuki: Shall we show you around the Commander's place?
  3311. Sara: Thanks a lot.
  3312.  
  3313. Sara: Come to think of it, are Nagato and Eugene...?
  3314. Fubuki: "Eugene"...?
  3315. Ah, Prinz Eugen-san. Yes, she's here.
  3316.  
  3317. Fubuki: Are you acquaintances?
  3318. Sara: Yes, but I wonder if they remember me...
  3319. Miyuki: Dun worry!
  3320.  
  3321. Miyuki: Just have a bout with Nagato-senpai, and you'll be friends in a flash!
  3322. SFX: Thumbs Up
  3323. Sara: A bout... Exercises?
  3324. Miyuki: Nah, dry towel rubbing.
  3325. Sara: Dry wha...?
  3326.  
  3327. ---
  3328.  
  3329. Page 3
  3330. In Battle
  3331. Shirayuki: There's a sort of clackety-clack sound whenever Saratoga moves...
  3332. Sara: ? ?
  3333. Fubuki: Maybe her shoes...?
  3334.  
  3335. Sara: Ahh, that's the magazines on my legs and in my skirt hitting each other...
  3336. SFX: Flap
  3337. Shirayuki: Are they for guns?
  3338. Miyuki: Like a spy!!
  3339.  
  3340. Sara: My flight deck works like this.
  3341. Shirayuki: A tommy gun!
  3342. Hatsuyuki: Like the mafia!!
  3343.  
  3344. Miyuki: So in battle, you open up the front, wear a white scarf around your neck, and stuff!?
  3345. Arrows:
  3346. Flight Deck <- Mafialike
  3347. Hat, Scarf <- Mafialike
  3348. Cleavage, Magazine <- Spylike
  3349. Sara: ?
  3350.  
  3351. Night Battle Carrier
  3352. Sara: Speaking of battle, I can do night battle as well.
  3353. Fubuki: Like Graf-san, huh?
  3354.  
  3355. Hatsuyuki: How about black clothes, then...?
  3356. (A black ship, after all...)
  3357. Sara: Black... not so much, but when I remodel I look like this...
  3358. Miyuki: Ooooh, sorta black!
  3359.  
  3360. Sara: But on remodel, I give up night battle and focus on air combat, improving my equipment and aircraft.
  3361. (Because I swap out for AA equipment.)
  3362. Miyuki: Ah, really?
  3363.  
  3364. Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin
  3365. Graf: (Whew)
  3366. Whew... thought I'd have to permanently dye my clothes black for a moment there...
  3367. (For night battle...)
  3368.  
  3369. ---
  3370.  
  3371. Page 4
  3372. Ship Misidentification
  3373. Aircraft Carriers Zuikaku, Shoukaku
  3374. Sara: Yorky...!?
  3375.  
  3376. Sara: Ah, apologies! I mistook you for someone else! Sorry!!
  3377. (Thought it was Yorktown...)
  3378. Zuikaku: I heard my kids have landed on the wrong ship before...
  3379. (On Yorktown, or...)
  3380. Shoukaku: Now that you mention it, my kids also...
  3381.  
  3382. Miyuki: You're doing it wrong, Zuikaku-senpai!
  3383. SFX: Muttering
  3384. Zuikau: What's that?
  3385.  
  3386. Zuikaku: This is where you drive home the turkey joke!
  3387. (Turkey, Yorky, get it!?)
  3388. Zuikaku: That's not my gag!
  3389. * Referencing Sara's 0900 line, as well as incidents with CarDiv 5 and Yorktown during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
  3390.  
  3391. Nickname
  3392. Fubuki: Come to think of it, is it alright if I keep calling you Saratoga-san?
  3393. Saratoga: Of course.
  3394.  
  3395. Miyuki: You got any nicknames?
  3396. Sara: Right... there's "Sister Sara", "Lady Sara", "Stripe-Stack Sara"...
  3397.  
  3398. Sara: There's also some rather unbecoming nicknames, but feel free to call me Sara-
  3399. Nimu: Saracchi!
  3400. Sara: Indeed, there were Japanese-style nicknames-
  3401.  
  3402. SFX: Bam
  3403. Sara: !!
  3404.  
  3405. ---
  3406.  
  3407. Page 5
  3408. Nimu and Sara
  3409. Submarine I-26
  3410. Nimu: Saracchi! Long time no see...
  3411. wait.
  3412. Huh? Did I get the wrong person? Er, the wrong ship?
  3413. Sara: (You scared me...)
  3414.  
  3415. Sara: No, I'm Saratoga.
  3416. Nimu: Really? The color's off, and you've got an E up there, so I thought you were a different ship!
  3417. Ah, but you've got "SARA" written here...
  3418.  
  3419. Sara: Uhm, perhaps you remember me being in a darker uniform?
  3420. Nimu: Yeah, yeah, yeah! It was a darkish color! So you're really Saracchi!
  3421.  
  3422. Nimu: By the way, can I get some candy for making a successful attack?
  3423. Sara: ...why?
  3424. Narration: An explosion during commerce raiding.
  3425.  
  3426. Commerce Raiding
  3427. Battleship Iowa
  3428. Iowa: You're finally free of "commerce raiding" now...
  3429. Sara: Iowa!!
  3430.  
  3431. Sara: "Commerce raiding"...?
  3432. Iowa: Nimu crashing into you and asking for candy...
  3433. In other words, "commerce raiding", because it's taking food.
  3434. And you end up giving it to her.
  3435.  
  3436. Iowa: Anyway! Eating while walking is dangerous, so keep an eye out!
  3437. Sara: I don't eat while walking...
  3438. And aren't you a target for commerce raiding too then, Iowa...?
  3439.  
  3440. Several Days Later
  3441. SFX: Boom
  3442.  
  3443. ---
  3444.  
  3445. Page 6
  3446. Bar
  3447. Iowa: I'll take you to a nice place before you go meet the Admiral!
  3448. Sara: A nice place...? Like a bar?
  3449. Iowa: Sorta...
  3450.  
  3451. Iowa: A bar's a bar... but this is the gedunk bar!
  3452. SFX: Crowded
  3453. <- Front of the line
  3454.  
  3455. Fubuki: Uhm... I've been wondering - don't you make ice cream yourself...?
  3456.  
  3457. Iowa: Ice cream made by people for you is more delicious!!
  3458. (There's also the anticipation in waiting!)
  3459. SFX: Twinkle Twinkle
  3460.  
  3461. Saratoga
  3462. Fubuki: We have a full-fledged bar too.
  3463. Sara: Really? Could you show me there afterward?
  3464.  
  3465. That Night
  3466. Destroyer Hayashimo
  3467. Hayashimo: Welcome... we're in the middle of the Carrier Saratoga Welcome Fair...
  3468.  
  3469. Saratoga: (Oooh!!)
  3470. (Wow!)
  3471. Hayashimo: For everyone, a non-alcoholic Saratoga Cooler...
  3472. Over here, a Saratoga made with Japanese brandy...
  3473.  
  3474. Fubuki: Delicious~
  3475. Sara: It's delicious!
  3476. Jun'you: What? An all-you-can-drink fair to welcome carrier Saratoga?
  3477. Hayashimo: Er, all-you-can-drink is...
  3478. Pola: Italian wine is delicious too~
  3479. Nachi: A new carrier! We'll break out the daruma shochu...
  3480. Narration: Apparently, the Carrier Saratoga Welcome Fair continued until morning, and they all got along very well...
  3481.  
  3482. ~~~
  3483.  
  3484. Chapter 170
  3485. Page 1
  3486. Shirayuki: Huh?
  3487. Destroyer Asashio Kai Ni
  3488.  
  3489. Destroyer Shirayuki
  3490. Shirayuki: That outfit... you must've gotten your Kai Ni, Asashio-chan!
  3491. Congrats!
  3492. Asashio: Mhm.
  3493. (Thanks.)
  3494. (It's sorta embarrassing.)
  3495.  
  3496. Shirayuki: What improvements does it come with?
  3497. Asashio: It seems to have improved balance across the board.
  3498.  
  3499. Destroyer Ooshio
  3500. Ooshio: "Pretty basic for a nameship..." That's what you're thinking, right!?
  3501. Shirayuki: I'm not...
  3502. SFX: Bam
  3503.  
  3504. Ooshio: But what's this? During this sale, Asashio-chan comes with a convenient two-in-one convertible remodel!
  3505. Drawing: Asashio Kai Ni D
  3506. SFX: Ta-dah
  3507. Asasho: Why the sales pitch...?
  3508.  
  3509. ---
  3510.  
  3511. Page 2
  3512. Pronunciation
  3513. Destroyers Fubuki, Miyuki
  3514. Miyuki: (Show me, show me!)
  3515. Fubuki: Let's see... the convertible remodels are Asashio Kai Ni and...
  3516.  
  3517. Miyuki: Asashio Kai... Ni Chou?
  3518. Asashio: That sounds like tofu...
  3519. *"Ni chou" means "two blocks of tofu".
  3520.  
  3521. Destroyer Hatsuyuki
  3522. Hatsuyuki: That kanji is pronounced "Tei", not "Chou"
  3523. Miyuki: "Tei"?
  3524.  
  3525. Hatsuyuki: Like this...
  3526. Sign: Asashio Kai Ni Tei
  3527. Asashio (Fishmonger): Welcome!!
  3528. What would you like?
  3529. Asashio: That's the wrong kanji!
  3530. (Don't play with my name~!)
  3531. Miyuki: Hohoh...
  3532. * "Tei" is a common suffix in restaurant names.
  3533.  
  3534. D
  3535. Fubuki: What does "D" mean?
  3536. ABCD?
  3537. Asashio: I'm not certain, but maybe it's the D from the Type D Destroyers, since my AA and ASW were improved?
  3538. Shirayuki: Type D Destroyers...
  3539.  
  3540. Shirayuki: Compared to the Type A fleet destroyers, Type B anti-air destroyers, and the Type C torpedo destroyer,
  3541. the Matsu-class Type D destroyers were anti-air and anti-sub destroyers with designs streamlined to reduce construction time ... or so it says.
  3542. Kagerou: [Type A]
  3543. Akizuki: [Type B]
  3544. Shimakaze: [Type C]
  3545. Asashio: [Type D?]
  3546.  
  3547. Hatsuyuki: Streamlining... reduced construction time...
  3548. Mass production...?
  3549. SFX: Lined Up
  3550. Akashi: Hey hey hey!
  3551.  
  3552. Repair Ship Akashi
  3553. Akashi: I put a lot of careful work into this D, there's lots of improvements, and the equips are cutting edge, okay!?
  3554. Hatsuyuki: So not mass produced...
  3555.  
  3556. ---
  3557.  
  3558. Page 3
  3559. Conversion
  3560. Fubuki: So it's like Kai Ni for a fleet destroyer and Kai Ni D for AA and ASW?
  3561. Akashi: That's right.
  3562.  
  3563. Akashi: I wasn't sure whether to focus on firepower or AA and ASW...
  3564. so I went with both♪
  3565. (Tehe~)
  3566.  
  3567. Miyuki: And the budget...?
  3568. (Must be bad...)
  3569. Akashi: This goes for Kasumi-chan too, but it costs way less to convert than carriers do!
  3570. Although you still have to modernize them again.
  3571.  
  3572. Aircraft Carriers Shoukaku, Zuikaku
  3573. Shou/Zui: Hachoo!
  3574.  
  3575. Hope for Conversion
  3576. Ooshio: Hmm...
  3577. Akashi: What's the matter?
  3578.  
  3579. Ooshio: Ooshio wantsta convert too!
  3580. Akashi: What kind of conversion?
  3581.  
  3582. Ooshio: Super Ooshio Kai Ni! * Super is pronounced "chou"
  3583. Fubuki: Super Kai Ni?
  3584. SFX: Bam
  3585.  
  3586. Ooshio: My whole body all boom and version-upped, my skills all pumped up, my equips all thump and strong, and I'd feel fuzzy from all the improvements... a super awesome sorta thing!
  3587. DDs: Nothing concrete...
  3588.  
  3589. ---
  3590.  
  3591. Page 4
  3592. Hope for Remodel
  3593. Fubuki: With Asashio-chan's remodel, the Asashio-class is up to three Kai Ni's now.
  3594. Shirayuki: Impressive, isn't it?
  3595.  
  3596. Hatsuyuki: I'd pass on a Kai Ni. I bet you get sortied more...
  3597. Miyuki: I'd want mine to be last~
  3598. Fubuki?: Why!?
  3599.  
  3600. Miyuki: We're talking about Akashi-san, who's always thinking up one thing or another, so wouldn't she make the final one her masterpiece?
  3601. Akashi: I really might do that...
  3602. Fubuki: You would!?
  3603.  
  3604. Shirayuki: But in that case, you might become a jack of all trades, master of none, right...?
  3605. Akashi/Miyuki: [Shock!!]
  3606.  
  3607. New Eighth Destroyer Division, Deploy!
  3608. Akashi: Right, right, I want you to collect some combat data during the upcoming transport convoy! New Eighth Destroyer Division, Sortie! * Quest B73 at 1-6
  3609. [Imitating Ooyodo]
  3610. SFX: Bam
  3611. Ooshio: Ehhhh?
  3612. Asashio: Roger!
  3613.  
  3614. Akashi: The two other DesDiv 8 girls are already preparing, so round up a light cruiser and anti-air destroyer and sortie, please!
  3615. Hatsuyuki: (AA...)
  3616. Fubuki: (Ehhh?)
  3617. Miyuki: (Here's one!)
  3618. Shirayuki: (Do your best!)
  3619.  
  3620. Akashi: If the convoy gets through, I should be able to fit a new searchlight and daihatsu into the budget, so do your best!
  3621. SFX: Shock
  3622. Ooshio: What did you say!?
  3623.  
  3624. Ooshio: Are you trying to compete with the Ooshio Kai Ni Daihatsu Bundle!?
  3625. Change the reward!!
  3626. SFX: Zoom
  3627. Akashi: Cause of that!?
  3628.  
  3629. ---
  3630.  
  3631. Page 5
  3632. Why?
  3633. Akashi: Welcome back! Next up, use Kai Ni D for ASW patrols just off base!
  3634. Bring your Kai Ni rigging too, Ooshio-chan. * Quest B74 at 1-5
  3635.  
  3636. Destroyers Arashio, Michishio
  3637. Michishio: So the next quest's for just DesDiv 8's 1st Platoon, huh?
  3638. (Whew, I'm beat.)
  3639. Arashio: Do your best~
  3640.  
  3641. Ooshio: ...
  3642. Akashi: What's the matter?
  3643. (Is something worrying you?)
  3644.  
  3645. Ooshio: I was just thinking, why aren't you mad that Asashio-chan is sortieing with her Kai Ni...?
  3646. (Favoritism...?)
  3647. Akashi: Sortieing to collect combat data is totally different from sortieing cause you feel like it.
  3648.  
  3649. Second Remodels
  3650. Asashio: If you'll excuse us, 8th Destroyer Division, 1st Platoon, flagship Asashio, setting sail!
  3651. Ooshio: Cya later!
  3652. SFX: Zoom
  3653.  
  3654. Michishio: So Asashio's Kai NI was the one after Ooshio...
  3655. Arashio: I wonder if we'll get our own?
  3656.  
  3657. Michishio: Obviously! Well, I'd like to say that, but...
  3658.  
  3659. Michishio: Asashio's remodel didn't use medals, right...? I don't mind waiting then...
  3660. (That medal came from...)
  3661. Arashio: My, my.
  3662.  
  3663. ---
  3664.  
  3665. Page 6
  3666. Promise
  3667. Panel 1
  3668. Shirayuki: Good work.
  3669. Arashio: Here's some fuel.
  3670. Asashio: Thank you.
  3671.  
  3672. Panel 2
  3673. Arashio: How was it?
  3674. Asashio: Yeah... with this remodel, I think I can do it...
  3675. So...
  3676.  
  3677. Panel 3
  3678. Asashio: This time...
  3679. I'll protect everyone, you'll see... it's a promise...
  3680. SFX: Clench
  3681.  
  3682. Panel 5
  3683. Shirayuki: We'll get stronger too.
  3684.  
  3685. Panel 6
  3686. Arashio: Tokitsukaze-chan, Shikinami-chan, all of us.
  3687.  
  3688. Panel 7
  3689. Arashio: Because we're in this together.
  3690. * Asasgumo, Uranami, Shikinami, Ayanami, Asashio, Arashio, Yukikaze, and Tokitsukaze were attacked in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Captain Sato of Asashio defied orders and rescued fleet oiler Nojima's Captain Matsumoto, fulfilling a promise he had made before leaving port, but Asashio was bombed and sunk as a result.
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