Monthly Manga Javelin

1. Javelin, Good Morning!
「The characters appearing in this work are fictional and have nothing to do with the real persons /organizations...」
Javelin: Zzzzzzz……
Juneau: Javelin-chan, Javelin-chan!
Javelin:............ Juneau-chan ...?
Juneau: Javelin-chan, hurry and get up! It's already school time...?!
Jav: School....Awowowo! I will be late, I will be late!

Jav: (My name's Javelin. I'm just a normal J-class destroyer who's just arrived at port!)
Jav: (My dream is to be the Commander's...Ah! That's a secret!
Jav: Well then, Javelin's going to give it her all today... kyaa?!
???: 「I've been searching for a girl like you, nyasu!」
Jav: The Offnyaa is... talking?!
???: 「I have a prophecy, Javelin, you will...」
???: 「Meet the person of your destiny today, nyasu!」
Jav:--!!!
Jav: Is that Offnyaa actually talking...?
Jav:............... Akashi, you made another strange thing, didn't you~
Jav: W-wait, what time is it? I have to run to class now!
Jav: Ooooh nooooo! I have to report to Commander this afternoon, so I have to make sure my hair is absolutely perfect~!

「And yet, this was just the beginning of Javelins story....」

2. Mystery of the Drawer
Jav: I'm so sorry I'm lateeeee!
Laffey: Javelin, you are late.
Z23: In fact, classes have begun for a while now.
Ayanami: The notes you missed, dess.
Z23: That's no reason to be so late for class, though...
Jav: I am telling the truth! I met a talking Offnyaa and it said something about "Meeting the person of my destiny today"!
Ayanami: The Seven Mysteries of the Academy just increased to eight, dess.
Laffey: Maybe Javelin is just not the type of person to get up early and function well...
Z23: Yes, that indeed is a possibility....but there is also a chance that the Science Club did certain modifications without permission.
Z23: In any case, the next time we see it we should catch it and bring it to Akashi.
Laffey: If Laffey sees it, Laffey will catch it.
Ayanami: I'll show you the speed of a special-type destroyer, dess.
Jav: Everyone~ Aren't you taking it a bit too seriously?
Jav: (Huh? There seems to be something weird in this drawer...)
Z23: This is... a pink envelope...?
Laffey: Love letter...?
Ayanami: Everyone seems to have noticed it, dess.
Jav: I-is it really a――!

「Javelin receives a mysterious love letter--」

3......A Strange Letter?
「The splendid young lady of the J-class, the time has come for me to share these words with you.」
「When the Grand Bell strikes IV, I shall be waiting for you underneath the blooming flowers.」
「The Truth and Love of the world shall be revealed to you there」
「Can           Tasty」 ((Written as "かん　 うま" and "喵罐　 好吃", likely meaning cat food can))

Javelin: ....What does it even mean?
Laffey: I thought it was another of Ark Royals antics but doesn't seem so now.
Ayanami: I have no clue who could have sent this, dess.
Z23: This definitely is a "objectionable literature".....
Javelin: What does mean, though? Grand Bell... underneath the blooming flowers...
Laffey & Ayanami: "Let's ask the others"/"Let's ask the others, dess"
Unicorn: Unicorn doesn't really get it either...
Unicorn: A similar letter...? I've n-never gotten anything of the sort!?
Jamaica: Hmm... the truth of this world... if the sender of this letter is an 「Esper」 then it could be....!
York: Impossible. I can't feel any flow of †Force† radiating from this letter.
Z35: I haven't seen even the Devilsh Idol Zek-chan  write such strange sentences before--
Z46: Tis indeed an enigmatic document. But fret not, for we can interpret it.
Javelin: Really!? Filze-chan, thank you so much!
Z46: But first I must uphold the honer of my friend by clearing any doubts upon her name. This is not of Graf Zeppline's doing.
Z23: If that's the case...
Z46: The grand bell must be the school's clock tower, The blooming flowers.... tis likely the Sakura dorm. This time of the year the Sakura flowers doth bloom.
Ayanami: In other words, "at 4 P.M., meet me underneath the Sakura tree in the Sakura dorm's courtyard", dess.
Javelin:...I, I get it now!
Laffey: Javelin, "fight on".

「Just what is the identity of the mysterious love letter's sender---」

4.Javelin, to the Final Battle!
「And so, the story arrives at its climactic final battlefield...」

？？？: 「So we meet again, Javelin... as I expected you could not escape my incredible power of attraction, nyasu.」
Javelin: Y-You're that...!
？？？: 「Indeed! Yuubari-sama's modified mental cube possess the ability to simulate reflections of an oriented consciousness into reality, and thus I was manifested from your deepest desires...」
？？？: 「I am, OFFNYAA J, Nyasu!」
Javelin: You're the one who sent that letter!
？？？: That's correct. I am the embodiment of your heart's true desires, the person of your destiny, the realization of your thoughts and wishes! Nyasu.」
Javelin: Kyahh--!
？？？: 「Nyahahaha! Defeat me here and transcend your limits, nyasu! Otherwise, your growth stops here forever!」

「The Offnyaa started to fiercely attack Javelin and the others.」

Z23: Javelin! Hang in there, I'm coming to help you!
Laffey: Offnyaa J... is the strongest enemy...
Ayanami: Taste the Demon's power, dess...!

(A massive explosion engulfs the scene)

？？？: 「I-it can't be! Nyasu.... even with the power that Yuubari-sama bestowed upon me.. I was so easily defeated...? Nyasu...」
Z23: Javelin, it's time to end this!
Javelin: Roger! Strike Frame Configured, output maximized! TAKE THIS!!!!
？？？: 「NYAAAAAAGGHHHHHH!!!」

Z46: ... Did you see that, Graf?
Graf Zeppelin: Yes... Those girls are truly... the "Heart of the Sea".

「The peace and tranquility of the port was protected once more」
「Stride ahead, Javelin! The future of Azur Lane has been entrusted to you!」

「Written By: J̶a̶v̶e̶l̶i̶n....... Z1, San Diego, etc.」

5.How did it turn out like this!
z23:.....How did it turn out like this.
Ayanami: It became a total mess halfway through, dess.
Laffey: Javelin, rushed the ending....
Javelin: I only got to write the first half of it when I was in the Manga Club! The ending was done by someone else!
z23: Ah, that's why only Lebe's and San Diego's names are left intact in the ending section...
Laffey: Could you explain why you stopped halfway.
Javelin: W-well, I was at a lose about what to write when I reached the middle point... and then I left my sketchbook in the classroom...
Javelin: And then everyone took turns drawing and filling it in...
Ayanami: Making a manga seems hard, dess.
Laffey: You should have asked Laffey and the others for help.
z23: Well, everyone has their slumps. Let's do our best to see things through to the end next time, OK?
Ayanami: Ayanami wants to help too, dess.
Laffey: Laffey will also help.
Javelin: Everyone....Yeah! Let's make a great manga together the next time!
Everyone: Yeah----!

「Please look forward to Javelin and everyones next work!」

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