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- Akatsuki ni Odore! [Dance It in Dawn!]
- P.3
- [Abyssal Ships – The incarnation of malevolent memories possessed by ships sunk in the past war.]
- [That is what humanity has called them. In fear of them.]
- [If this unsubstantiated claim were to be believed, however, this would instead give rise to another question.]
- *Glub*
- P.4
- *Blomp*
- P.5
- [”Would it not be possible for other sentiments to appear as well?”]
- ......Huh?
- [Akatsuki ni Odore (Dance It in Dawn)]
- P.6
- *Splash...*
- [(Warehouse/left:) Safety First]
- [(Warehouse/right:) Takagawa Storage]
- *
- *drip, drip*
- (Glad I found land... Lucky me. It sure looks like Japan, but...)
- (Wait, wait, hold on...So why am I walking on land? I mean, what’s up with this body? I’m a ship. A vessel. Or was anyway. Hold on, why am calling myself “I”?)
- [I’m like, human...]
- P.7
- *whisper whisper*
- Hey, what do you think that is?
- Oh, uh.
- Maybe she’s cosplaying or something?
- Ohhh.
- (Huh?)
- (Wait.)
- (Am I standing out?! But why?!)
- *gasp*
- *Thump, clang, thonk*
- Whew.
- *hide hide*
- (Oh man, what I am going to do.)
- (Should I like, try to act human and blend in? But even if I do blend in, what am I...)
- Hey...
- P.8
- What are you doin’?
- Hah!?
- Um-, I-
- If you need something at port, you should check with Town Hall... So, who are you?
- Well, I don’t really need anything...
- *fidget fidget*
- I-I’m... Naka... of the Sendai... class...
- ?
- Miss Sendaiclass?
- Oh, no, Sendai’s the name ship, and uh, I’m the third ship of the...
- (That’s a funny last name.)
- ?
- ?
- *blank stares*
- ......Please just call me “Naka”...
- P.9
- So Naka-chan! I’ve never seen that uniform before... Where are you from?
- Well, um...I was above the sea before I knew it, and I somehow got here on my own, but, um...
- I don’t know where I should-... I don’t even know what’s going on, and...
- S-Sorry... I really don’t understand it myself either...
- *whisper*
- Sounds like she might be an accident victim or somethin’. ...Seems pretty disoriented too.
- Why don’t you come to my place?
- Nnegh!?
- P.10
- Huh? Wait, I don’t-
- Dun worry! It’ll be fine.
- I’m sure my folks would understand if I ask.
- ......
- *tap*
- Wh-Wha-uh
- Let’s eat first, and then calm down! Sounds like a plan, right?
- I’m Asuka Suganami.
- Nice to meet you!
- Kiyoe Kamada. A pleasure.
- ...H-...
- Hi......
- *aghast*
- P.11
- [Suganami Eatery and Pub]
- I’m home!
- *thonk thonk thonk*
- Uh-huh.
- Hello~.
- P-Pardon me...
- Got a crowd today, huh? What are we, a nursery?
- *thonk thonk*
- Oh c’mon Uncle, don’t be such a grouch.
- Hey Kiyoe, could you take Naka-chan upstairs?
- Okay.
- P.12
- [Asuka]
- Wow...
- Go ahead and sit.
- The girl’s a heavy-duty Doru-Ota.
- A doruo... ta-...?
- That’s what you call someone who loves Idols.
- She constantly has her foot on the gas, but she’s not a bad girl, so you don’t need to worry.
- *thump thump thump*
- Heeey, lookie. Got some soda.
- (So hot out there)
- Uncle’s gonna make us some fried rice, so wait a bit, okay?
- Here you go.
- *clunk*
- ...Hoah...
- P.13
- I asked Uncle, but he says there haven’t been any news about Abyssal attacks on civilian ships.
- Hmm... Maybe the story just hasn’t broken out yet or somethin’...
- Maybe we should tell someone.
- ...Ummm...
- Are you sure it was okay for me to be here...?
- Huh? Of course! Both Uncle and Auntie said stay as long as you’d like!
- ......
- Um...
- Your “Aunt and Uncle”? Don’t you mean your “Mother and Father”?
- Ah, about that... Ya see...
- Oh hey, it’s okay.
- My parents died with I was nine.
- Attacked by the Abyssals.
- P.14
- So uh, I guess that would make it eight years ago?
- They both worked with a transport company, but during one of their voyages... you know.
- So my Uncle and Auntie’s taken care of me ever since.
- [Crap... I don’t understand any of it]
- [I don’t understand it, and yet]
- [Something inside me feels as heavy as lead]
- P.15
- [What in the world is all of this...!? The Abyssals?
- And what the heck is this beating and thumping sound!?]
- I-I’m sorry!
- I didn’t mean to get a jump on you with something like that.
- Hey, Naka-chan!?
- [What is this. What, what am I doing here. What should I-. What am I supposed to do.]
- [......Wait a minute. What were these girls doing in the port in the first place...?]
- [Right... I have to calm down... Get my bearings...]
- ...Um... What’s today’s date and year? If I could get in touch with the people I was with...
- ...Oh.
- Uh, July 23, 2053.
- Two-thou-...!!
- [...Now I get it.]
- [No wonder people are acting so differently.]
- [But now what the heck am I going to do...]
- ...You know, maybe we should take her to the hospital after all.
- And the police too.
- Or... town hall? Or the Military Police... nah, probably wouldn’t be the right place.
- P.16
- Wait. Did just say, “Military Police”?
- Does that mean the Army’s still functional!?
- Wha-, y-yeah, of course...
- My brother’s an officer there...
- *lean in*
- And the Navy!?
- Well, yeah. Sort of...
- ......
- *Bzz bzzzzz bzz bzz*
- ...um, Kamada-san... Does your brother know anyone in the Navy?
- I’d like to talk to them.
- The Navy? I dunno... I’d have to ask first.
- Please! I have to figure out what exactly I am...
- Naka-chan, are you with the Navy!?
- ...Yes,
- But... not exactly.
- P.17
- I don’t know why I’m here.
- But my memories, they’re crystal clear.
- ......Please, would you relay them the following words?
- *grasp*
- “This is Naka, third ship of the Sendai-class Light Cruisers.”
- “I’ve returned.”
- P.18
- *Bzz bzzzzz bzz bzz*
- *rustle bustle squeal*
- HEY!
- If you’re going out to play, make sure to go to the docks first to wash up!
- OKAAAY!
- Hahaha! So cute. Hard to believe it’s all thanks to them that we’re now able to fight toe-to-toe with the Abyssals.
- *kaclick*
- And to think that we might meet many more ship girls in the future. I kind of look forward to it.
- Hm.
- Something wrong, sir?
- Nothing. It’s just that, we have to deal with an increasing number of things to think about,
- Like, how we might protect the girls’ lives as human beings, or how we'd explain to the public of their existence, things like that.
- Commander!
- There’s a call from Lt. Col. Kamada of the Army for you!
- P.19
- What, Kamada?
- Wonder what’s up all of a sudden... I don’t remember doing anything.
- Oh, could it be the dinner bill from last time? ...Nah, I’m pretty sure we split that one...
- Yes, this is Yamamoto. What is it.
- No, nothing. Just thought how nice of you to call.
- Huh... Oh.
- ...Wait, you’re sure.
- ......Uh-huh... Tokonami City, Takagawa Township... Suganami...
- Yeah, I’ll be there. ...Gotcha. I’ll let you know.
- *Ching*
- ......Right. Let’s plan for a trip ASAP.
- A trip? Did something happen sir?
- It did. And you’re coming too, Secretary Ship.
- Y-Yes sir!
- And... Oh yeah.
- Samidare, I want you to come as well.
- Wh-, me?
- Yup.
- P.20
- Let’s go meet
- the former flagship of DesRon4.
- ......
- *brrr pzzt pzzt*
- *squee squee squee*
- P.21
- Something’s wrong in the harbor?
- Yeah, it’s like every damn fish have gone missin’ from the seas ‘round here. Not even a single bit of catch!
- *rustle bustle*
- And the ones in the fishtanks are going crazy too, gettin’ tears and scratches everywhere.
- I mean, what the hell is goin’ on?
- *Sigh*
- Hmm. That’s a bit of a problem...
- Ma’am!
- Those empty boxes, I’ve left them out back~!
- Oh, thank you so much Naka-chan.
- But you really didn’t have to.
- It’s nothing... it’s already been at your home for two weeks, this is the least I could do...
- Fufu, and you’re a great help!
- Asuka-chan’s always looking happy now too, thanks to you listening to her about her Idols.
- Uh... You think so...?
- Naaa-kaaa-chan!
- P.22
- C’mon, sing with me Naka-chan!
- Eeeeh...
- C’mon, hurry!
- (Hey, is Naka-chan joinin’ in?)
- (Awesome!)
- Goodness.
- Those two look like real life Idols!
- Yeah, maybe they’ll take top spot. In a kindergarten festival that is.
- Oh, come on dear.
- *ga ra ra*
- P.23
- Good evening.
- Oh, Kiyoe-chan. Welcome!
- Sorry, they started singing just now. You might need to wait.
- *sizzle*
- That’s okay. I’m just glad they’re having fun.
- They’ve been like that ever since summer vacation started. A bit too lax is what I’d say.
- Haha. But I don’t think you need to worry with Asuka’s grades though.
- I mean, she was top of the class in first semester.
- (In her usual demeanor too)
- ...So, I wonder where Naka-chan’s going to school.
- *whisper*
- ...She hasn’t told you either?
- No...
- No matter how many times I ask, all she says is “I came from the sea”.
- I’m glad that she can laugh like she does, even if something happened, but I’m still worried for her.
- Hey, Kiyoe! Sup!
- Yo.
- Eveni~ng.
- P.24
- So my brother finally got back to me.
- Some Navy guy will be coming by the day after tomorrow, here in Takagawa.
- He says the guy agreed as soon as he heard Naka-chan’s name.
- Whoa! Naka-chan, just who are you!
- I-... I see.
- I’m actually a bit glad... They knew about me...
- Hold it.
- Whaddaya mean
- The Navy’s comin’?
- Oh... Ah, sorry... It’s a bit complicated...
- ...But I don’t think it’ll cause you any trouble...
- Oh! Right!
- I forgot you told me the bath was ready.
- I’ll go jump in.
- Oh... sure.
- P.25
- “The guy agreed as soon as he heard Naka-chan’s name.”
- A relief.
- There’s still a reason for me to be here.
- [...I hope I can learn something talking to them]
- [Why I’m here... Why now...]
- (...Huh...?)
- (There something behind it...)
- *flip*
- !!!
- P.26
- *Ba-dump*
- Wh-...
- *thump thump*
- Is this...
- *thump thump*
- P.27
- Hey Naka-chan?
- Hey, so um
- Uncle now says he wants to be there the day after tomorr-
- *thump thump*
- ......
- ...Why did you have to peel that back......
- *THUMP*
- A-... Asuk-
- ......
- ...I’m sorry.
- I know it’s screwed-
- Asuka-chan!
- P.28
- W-What, what is this.
- What do you mean... It’s what it is.
- B-But
- I don’t-, I don’t know. I don’t know what this is.
- It’s... They’re photographs of Abyssal Ships.
- I looked through every reference I could find, then collect them and paste them.
- Oh
- So these
- Th-These are the Abyssals. I didn’t know that.
- I’m sorry. For not knowing anything.
- I really, hehe, don’t know anything, I’m sorry.
- I don’t know, but this Abyssal thing. It-It’s really scary, isn’t it. I-I kinda wanna know.
- Th-
- The ocean.
- I see the ocean in the photo.
- Wh-
- Why the ocean?
- I wanna know, Asuka-chan
- What you know
- And what you’re thinking.
- P.29
- ...Follow me for a bit.
- *vrrrrrr*
- ...Wow. Asuka-chan, you can drive boats.
- *splash splash*
- I only have a Type-2 License for Small Vessels, so I can’t go out too far though.
- And Uncle told me never to go further than this island.
- *buzzzzzzz*
- *rustle rustle*
- The boat used to be Dad’s, but Uncle kept good care of it. I begged him to give it to me.
- Uh-huh...
- (So that’s how it feels to be on a vessel...)
- And...
- This, is my secret base.
- P.30
- *swish*
- Wow...!
- Great view, right? This apparently used to be a watch post to watch over the seas.
- But once the Navy built an observation station in the next town, they stopped using this place.
- So I figured, if they’re just gonna leave it, I might as well borrow it.
- P.31
- I’m looking up information on the Abyssals.
- ...But thanks to the stories about how getting close to them renders your soul, or that you’d stop being human, I couldn’t just tell anyone.
- Uncle and Auntie doesn’t know I’m looking into it either. Kiyoe-chan knows about it though, and said she’d support it.
- So, watching over the ocean out here I guess is part of it.
- Oh yeah, and remember that day I met you, Naka-chan? We were on the way back from here.
- So that’s why... So um, those... Abyssals. What are...?
- The Abyssal Ships.
- “The embodiment of malice possessed by vessels sunk in a past war.”
- ......!
- ...Or that’s what public tales say, anyway.
- In reality, we know nothing about them.
- We don’t know where they come from, why they attack human ships, and where they’re gonna go.
- Zilch, nothing.
- But their behavioral patterns somehow resembled “fleets,” and for that reason, the Navy people ended up classifying them according to old navy vessel types, naming them according to the I-Ro-Ha alphabet.
- W-Wait a second.
- P.32
- Ships sunk in war? Attacking, people?
- That can’t be... That can’t...
- ...Attack might not be the right expression for it.
- Some people say it’s part of a natural phenomenon, others say it’s because they’re endeared to humans so much that they eat human souls.
- A-Asuka-chan... Then are you planning on... taking revenge...?
- No way. Nothing that outlandish.
- It’s true that it all began with my parents’ deaths, but I’m studying only because I wanna know.
- I want to reveal the mystery of those monsters.
- What hides behind the confusing phenomenon?
- Just what is this absurdity hiding?
- That’s what I’m gonna go find out.
- P.33
- ......That’s why I want to become a researcher with the Navy.
- Wha-...
- I thought you wanted to become an Idol, Asuka-chan...
- E~h!? Me? An Idol!?
- No, no-no-no! I mean sure, when I was like a little kid, but that’s like a completely different world!
- ...W-Well, I don’t think so...
- I mean, you can sing, and you can dance... And you’ve got a great smile too, though.
- *flap flap*
- Wow, wheeew. This is totally embarrassing.
- But hey, that’s not what I meant.
- I really loved Idols, before Mom and Dad passed away, even when I was really really young... They would always show me something magical, like a shining star.
- And even as things around me changed a lot, and even after I found what I want to do with my life, that didn’t change.
- ...And that’s when I realized.
- My heart feeling attracted to Idols,
- exists in a world outside of my own consciousness.
- It has its own special place... and realized that I don’t really need to put myself in that same world.
- P.34
- ...Thank you for telling me. About your future, about Idols.
- ...And thanks for teaching me about singing.
- Wha,
- I didn’t do anything that you’d need to thank me about, though...
- That’s not true. I love to sing too, and that’s because of you.
- ...Aww, geez.
- Naka-chan, you are SO good at makin’ people happy!
- You cute little bugger, you!
- Cute? Me?
- *Swish...*
- Heck yeah!
- A smiling Naka-chan is super-cute, and that is why... You shall smile even more!
- *Tickle tickle*
- Hey, wha-ahahahaha! That tickles!
- P.35
- *tick tock tick tock tick tock*
- ......
- Lemme get this straight, Lieutenant Commander.
- Yer sayin’ you’re gonna take Naka-chan here, to fight them monsters at sea.
- No sir. Whether she’ll accompany us or not will be up to her to decide.
- Fubuki and Samidare here, as well as the other girls, have told us themselves that they would fight with us.
- ...Seems awfully convenient, don’cha think? Kids, all of them, said yes to that?
- Like I said before, they’re special. They have powers capable of fighting. Their strength often fail to fit in with our conventional wisdoms.
- I don’t trust you lot, not a bit.
- And what’s with the outfit, huh?
- You tryin’ to say this place ain’t worth yer fancy uniforms?
- P.36
- The girls are considered members of a special operations group. As such, their current status requires us to be extremely careful,
- And must stay out of the public eye.
- ......
- ...What a farce. This shit is over. I want you to get out.
- I can’t do that. I am here to ask Naka-san herself on her own decision.
- I said go home!
- *grab*
- Commander!
- *raise*
- Your fancy fucking boats, your top-of-the-line or whatever you call it. What happened when that went up against the Abyssals?
- You Navy folk were supposed to protect my brother. But you know what happened to him.
- Asuka’s father! Asuka’s mother! The parents of the girl sittin’ right there, ended up getting’ murdered by those Abyssals!
- P.37
- I wouldn’t trust a bunch of fuckwits like you, not the life or the future of single god damn girl!
- You keep that shit up, and I’ll throw your ass home!
- Dear, please!
- Uncle!
- ...There’s nothing I can do to refute that.
- But tides will change.
- The girls can fight against them. Against the Abyss!
- Against the malice of ship that should have been sunk.
- You think I can actually fight them?
- ...Naka-san. I know this isn’t the best of circumstances, but I’m really happy to see you again.
- But if-...
- If you, um, don’t want to, we can just...
- You were Samidare... -chan, right?
- Why do you fight again-
- *Whirrrrrrrrrr*
- P.38
- *Whirrrrrrrrrrr*
- (Emergency Evacuation)
- ...?
- (Emergency Evacuation)
- The hell...?
- *vrrrrrrr*
- *pip*
- ~~......, ......Understood.
- Send Abukuma, Shirayuki and Hatsuyuki, at full speed, immediately.
- ...Abyssals have been detected off the Takagawa cape.
- We will now take measures to engage the enemy.
- What!?
- No way!
- I’ve never heard of Abyssals showing up around here!
- P.39
- ...The fish. Were they acting strange because of this...?
- God damn it. How lazy are you Navy bastards to let them in this far!
- You should stop it there, Uncle.
- Mr. Commander here just happens to have all his limbs left, but he could’ve lost an arm or two from fighting out at sea.
- ...!
- You taking their side now!?
- *step step*
- No.
- I’m just saying it’s useless blaming them.
- If our technology worked, the world wouldn’t have turned out like this.
- ...!? Hey, Asuka! Where are you going!
- *gara*
- In any case, I want everyone to evacuate, now!
- Fubuki! Hold the line until Abukuma’s flotilla arrives. We just need to get them to retreat, so don’t go pursuing them too far.
- Yes sir!
- Samidare, assist the evacuation of the fishing vessels. As soon as that’s done, link up with Fubuki.
- Yes sir! Leave it to me!
- I...
- I’m the one. I brought the Abyssals here...
- P.40
- ......
- *stomp stomp*
- Commander! Are we to deploy from the fishing port, sir?
- Yeah, let’s do that.
- ......0h no!
- C-
- Crap!
- Naka-chan, this is bad.
- Asuka must be thinking about heading to that place!
- P.41
- *tap*
- *Splash*
- !!!
- *swoosh*
- Wait.
- What?
- *grab*
- How is that
- Powered-
- ASUKA!
- ...Kiyoe!
- *huff huff*
- Good thing... I caught you...!
- That’s how the ship girls fight. They go out to sea to combat them.
- *splash*
- ...Ship girls?
- That’s what we call the girls possessing the souls of military vessels.
- P.42
- Fubuki
- will be making contact with the enemy momentarily.
- ...However, it’s reported that the enemy force is constituted of 3 vessels, a To-class Flagship, with Chi- and He-classes.
- Sir, with Fubuki and Samidare alone...
- Yeah... I hope they’ll evade attacks as much as they can.
- ......
- ...Mr. Commander. Would you like to go to the old observation facility too?
- You can see right up to the end of the cape.
- By “too,” are you suggesting you’re counting yourself in?
- Yes. I just want to studying the Abyssal Ships, no matter what.
- But that’s...
- *step*
- *thump thump thump*
- No Asuka, don’t!
- If something happens to you, what’d you think is gonna happen to your uncle and auntie, huh?
- But they’re right there!
- This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!
- And what if you die! That’s the end of it, you damn idiot!
- I’d rather die than live not doing anything!!
- P.43
- You little-
- Apologies for being late.
- You can give me the order to sortie.
- *Ka-shan*
- Naka-chan!?
- I’ll rendezvous with the destroyer Fubuki ASAP.
- Just give the word, sir.
- *Ka-shan*
- ...Okay. To be honest, we want any help we can get.
- But don’t try to outdo yourself.
- *ka-shan*
- Some things are different from the fleet combat you’re used to.
- *ka-shan*
- No problem.
- That won’t be an issue, sir.
- P.44
- [That’s right... No problems at all.]
- *plip*
- [What was there to be concerned about in the first place?]
- *thump*
- [I am the Light Cruiser Naka.]
- [What other reason was there for my existence, other than to fight in the battlefield?]
- Whew...
- *thump*
- I can do this.
- All I need to do is let all of that go.
- *da-dump*
- And let the urge take over.
- P.45
- Now we just have... The Chi-class left...!
- *huff huff*
- But if we use anymore ammo and can’t bring it down, we won’t last until Abukuma-san arrives...!
- ...I’ll do it.
- *voosh*
- Naka-san?!
- !
- Watch out!
- *boom*
- P.46
- *foom*
- *glank*
- ......
- Are her pain centers not working...?
- P.47
- It appears that our body structures and theirs’ differ.
- Wha-, you’re allowed to talk about that?
- I know keeping this stuff from someone like you would only cause more trouble.
- ......
- ...I’ve
- Always been wondering about something.
- ?
- If that rumor about the Abyssals being malice of ships sunk from past wars,
- Then it’d make just as much sense for other emotions to form the same way.
- ...My guess, the ship girls are...
- ......
- The embodiment of hearts in opposite of hatred, huh?
- ...Well, whatever the case.
- Mr. Commander.
- P.48
- If you ever dare to use my friend as some disposable pawn, I will make sure you get what you deserve.
- And I’ll do it with every method available to me.
- ...I’ll keep that in mind.
- *thoom*
- ...Whew.
- P.49
- That was amazing!
- Awesome, Naka-chan!
- ...Asuka-chan!
- *tap tap tap*
- So you can actually fight them off!
- ...Yeah. Looks like it.
- *grab*
- You looked so cool out there!
- So I guess... This is good bye then.
- ...Yeah. I have to go.
- P.50
- Hey, Naka-chan.
- Other than saying goodbye, I want you to promise me something.
- *splash splash*
- ...?
- You said you... liked to sing, didn't you?
- ...Uh-huh....
- P.51
- That’s probably something that wouldn’t have happened when you were an actual ship, right?
- ......Uh-huh
- *throb*
- That’s what I figured, looking at who you are now, Naka-chan.
- *throb throb*
- Uh-huh.
- So Naka-chan...
- I want you to remember
- That you have your own heart, something that belongs to who you are right now.
- You can have your own self.
- You can choose where you want to go, and move on.
- P.52
- We’re both alive.
- P.53
- *sniff*
- ...Uh-huh. I won’t forget.
- I promise.
- I am the Fleet’s Idol! Naka-chan!!
- P.54
- “And I’m gonna give you a live broadcast of my concert at Yokosuka!!
- ...She’s actually on TV...
- Cool, huh?
- Hey, Naka-chan.
- We got a copy of the show you went filming the other day.
- Oh!
- Awww, you just had to record it because Naka-chan was so cute, didn’t yo~u?
- Admira~l, you’re making me blush!
- *kya*
- Hahah... Right, right.
- Well, thanks to your work with public relations, we-
- Nuh-uh!
- Naka-chan, is being an Idol
- ...Of course. You really are the Fleet’s Idol, Naka-chan.
- That’s right! Well then, I’ll be o~ff to work!
- P.55
- *smile*
- Yep!
- Cute as always!
- *slap*
- ...Rrrright then!
- Naka-chan! Sortieing to the scene!!
- P.56
- “Thank yo~~~u!”
- ...And thank you.
- P.57
- [Thirst for Knowledge]
- Your bangs have gotten pretty long. Here, lemme cut it.
- Oh... Thanks...
- What’s gonna happen happen if I cut that off?!
- [Naka-san]
- I heard Asuka-chan got into the university she wanted!
- Oh hey, that’s excellent.
- I-I want to show her how I look now too.
- Could you please take a photo of me?
- That’s a great idea.
- Um... Y-You think this pose looks okay?
- Might be better acting like you usually do.
- Um... Uh...
- Hey, c’mon. You gotta smile!
- Weird、 Naka-chan seems different than her usual self.
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