[Yokosuka vol 15] Chew Your Food!

Yokosuka Naval District Anthology, Volume 15, Chapter 9
Title: Chew Your Food!
Author: Enmaku
Original Dump: http://desuarchive.org/a/thread/149359061/#149372348

Page 62
Panel 1
SFX: Hmph, Hmph
Ryuujou: Got a lotta work done today!

Panel 2
RJ: Hey, Amatsukaze! Good work on ya expedition!
Amatsukaze: You sure seem excited...

Panel 3
SFX: Grumble

Panel 4
RJ: That was real loud!
O-Okay, eat today ta prepare for tomorrow!

Panel 5
SFX: Grin
Mamiya: Please eat up!

Panel 6
RJ: Nothan' like a good meal after work!
Amatsu: ...

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Page 63
Panel 1
Amatsu: Ryuujou, you're not so big, despite how much you eat.
Mamiya: And she sure can eat.
RJ: Hey now, I'm still a carrier!

Panel 2
RJ: I might be a bit smaller than Akagi and Kaga,
SFX: Munch, munch

Panel 3
RJ: but you need lots of strength to launch airplanes!
(Seconds, please!)

Panel 4
RJ: Although in my case, I have to be real careful with how much I eat cause of balance...	* Ryuujou was initially top-heavy and quite unstable
(I ate too much...)
Amatsu: How do you eat so much and not get bigger?
RJ: Don' mind that!

Panel 5
Mamiya: Ryuujou-san's actually a bit of a lightweight among the carriers.
Amatsu: That's light...? She really is a carrier, if a small one...
RJ: Hm hm!

Panel 6
RJ: Of course, I can't compare to the fleet carriers.
Well...

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Page 64
Panel 1
RJ: Whenever the carriers get together, it's shocking how much more they eat...
Amatsu: Ah... looks insane...
SFX: Piled
Akagi: Ryuujou-san, are you done already?
(Feel free to get seconds!)
Kaga: (There's still plenty more.)
RJ: Ah...
j-just looking at all this food gets me plenty full...

Panel 2
RJ: I've known Houshou for an especially long time.
We got real familiar watching from our corner seats.
RJ: (They're incredible.)
Houshou: (It's good that they're so lively.)
RJ: (Tahaha...)

Panel 3
Amatsu: You were with her in CarDiv1 for a while, weren't you?	* c. 1934-1937
RJ: Yup.

Panel 4
RJ: It was quite tough, talking in seiza...

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Page 65
Panel 1
RJ: But how I see it, ya destroyer kids eat too little.
Some kinda low-calorie diet?
Amatsu: We'd prefer "good fuel consumption", thanks.
SFX: Small

Panel 2
Amatsu: Even a girl as fast as Shimakaze actually eats very little.
Shimakaze: (Fast!)
SFX: Waves

Panel 3
Amatsu: Well, all thanks to the data I took, of course.
(Hmph)

Panel 4
Amatsu: Speed's important for destroyers, but so is fuel consumption...

Panel 5
SFX: Heh~
Amatsu: What are you grinning about?

Panel 6
RJ: Nah, it's just,
I've been remodeled a bunch.
(You got any more?)

Panel 7
RJ: That data was used for the carriers that came after me. I wondered if it was of any help...
You know, in the way your data helped in Shimakaze's design.	* Breaking the Washington Naval Treaty probably helped future carriers the most

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Page 66
Panel 1
Amatsu: That's true. Trial and error are important.
RJ: Right? I wanna make a difference, ya know?
Mamiya: Fufu.
(Churn, churn)

Panel 2
SFX: Rip!!
Can: Canned Beef

Panel 3
Mamiya: Since you guys got so wrapped up in your talk, how about a taste of what trial and error did for cooking?
SFX: Step

Panel 4
SFX: Excited
RJ: Canned beef!
Amatsu: We just had curry and omurice, didn't we!
RJ: But canned beef is different!
Amatsu: How!?

Panel 5
Mamiya: Canning is a good example of trial and error in cooking, you know.	* Invented in the 19th century by experiment, before spoilage was understood
RJ: This salty taste's da best~
Mamiya: You're fine with dessert at least, right, Amatsukaze-san?
Amatsu: !

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Page 67
Panel 1
Amatsu: Now this, I feel like I could eat for forever!
SFX: Woahhhhhhhhh

Panel 2
Mamiya: I'm glad you all like it.

Panel 4
RJ: Thanks for the meal, bye!

Panel 5
Amatsu: I asked to see this out of curiosity...
[Receipt]
RJ: Well, er... let's work on that as well.
(Hahaha...)
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