THIRD PERSON POV

Z23 is in the restaurant, she had already recovered from the injuries she had sustained.

She eats lunch in a quiet way.

Z23: (sigh) I didn't expect that cruiser could easily incapacitate me... I can't believe it, in the simulations I've managed to defeat Nagato, Hood, Repulse and Admiral Hipper, I didn't expect a cruiser could defeat me so easily.

Z23: (Smiles) I think it's better to stop thinking about this and I better dedicate myself to enjoying my tea...

Shigure: ¿¡EEEHHHHHHHHHHH !?

Z23: (choke) ¡COUGH! ¡COUGH!

Shigure: Enterprise defeated Kaga so easily?

Unfortunately for Nimi-chan, Ayanami's friends had sat very close to her.

Yukikaze: Ahem, if I was in that operation, I Yukikaze would have shown off and defeated all the kansen in Azur Lane!

In that Yuudachi who eats a barbecue of meat, she chokes and the girls assist her so that she can pass the meat.

Shigure: Damn, what a scare you give us, eat more slowly.

Yuudachi: Sorry for the inconvenience, changing the subject, I'm a little envious of you.

Ayanami: Hmmm?

Yuudachi: I mean being able to go fight.

In that Ayanami remembers what she did in the mission to attack the Azur Lane base.

Ayanami: (Somewhat sad) I don't like to fight, I just do my job.

Shigure: Do you just do your job? You are Ayanami the devil.

At that Yuudachi hugs Ayanami from behind while touching Ayanami's horns.

Yuudachi: Demon! Demon horns!

Ayanami: (uncomfortable) Those aren't my horns, those are my ears.

Shigure: Not only do you need to be strong, you also have to be blessed with luck like me.

Mogami: You are cursed!

Shigure: (Furious) Shut your mouth! It's not my fault you got raped on that mission!

Yukikaze: (adding more gunpowder to the fire) Oh! Win another free ice cream!

Shigure: (Furious and pulls out 10 popsicles out of nowhere) I've had enough of your teasing! I dare you Yukikaze!

Z23: (Fed up with the screaming girls) We're in a restaurant! So shut the fuck up!

Todas: Gomendasai!

At the training camp Takao trains with her sword, she has been training almost alone since her students were away on an important mission and Zuikaku was in the Pearl Harbor base attack.

Takao closes her eyes and she waits for the right moment to draw, she opens her eyes and in less than a second she draws her sword and cuts 5 cherry blossom petals that fall to the ground.

Takao watches her training performance and she happily nods.

¡CLAP! ¡CLAP!

In that she turns and sees that Zuikaku is looking at her.

Zuikaku: Hi Takao, training hard as usual?

Takao: Hi Zuikaku, so you're back in one piece. I'm glad to see you.

Zuikaku: (forced laugh) Well, I can't say I did well though...

Takao: Hmmm, I'm going to walk over there, do you want to come?

Zuikaku: Ok.

Zuikaku and Takao walk through the base, the place is very beautiful, it is as if it were paradise on earth, after walking for several minutes, they reach the top of a mountain where you can see the entire port and the capital city .

Zuikaku: In that fight I had no chance against Enterprise, she is stronger than I thought and I lost hopelessly, she deceived me many times in what makes me think that I am very innocent and I fight very cleanly. I must strengthen myself more so that I can protect the people I love very much...

Takao feels a bit bad for her friend who is a little depressed, Takao's plan was to bring Zuikaku here to cheer her up, but her plan wasn't working.

Takao: Come on girl, please don't...

In that Takao hits Zuikaku's back gently as she speaks, but Takao didn't take into account that Zuikaku is hurt so Zuikaku is in a lot of pain.

Zuikaku: OUCH! HURTS!

Zuikaku looks somewhat furious at Takao, Zuikaku is on her knees with teary eyes.

Zuikaku: What's your problem?

Takao: (Surprised) Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to hurt you, I just wanted to pat you on the back to cheer you up...

Zuikaku: (Pained) Ah, I still haven't recovered from my injuries...

The girls looked at each other and then laughed a little.

Takao: Zuikaku, I just wanted to tell you that you can count on our help in case you run into trouble, and you can also rely on your teammates to watch your back.

Zuikaku: Ok.

Takao helps Zuikaku to her feet.

TIME SKIP

It is late and Shiranui works at the port while monitoring the supplies that are for Orochi, however, she is very upset, this job was supposed to be done by Akashi, but she had disappeared.

Shiranui: Where has that silly cat gone? As soon as I see her I'm going to make her a stew.

In that behind her, the spies of Azur Lane walks behind her, but Edinburg trips over a piece of iron causing her to fall face first on the ground, Edinburg's glasses fly, without glasses she does not see anything.

Edinburg: Where did my glasses go? I see nothing.

Shiranui: (Approaches Edinburg) Are you okay? By the way, I've never seen you before, who are you?

In that Sheffield appears and she places the mask on Edinburg's face.

Sheffield: (Speaking Japanese) I'm sorry for all the trouble my sister caused.

In that Sheffield grabs Edinburg and they leave, but Shiranui stops them.

Shiranui: Wait, she dropped this.

The British girls see what Shiranui has in her hands, they are Edinburg's glasses, she approaches Shiranui and thanks her, then they leave, leaving Shiranui somewhat confused, but she doesn't care and goes back to her work.

The spies run to another place and then stop near the forest.

Edinburg: (Annoyed) Why was I assigned to this stinky espionage mission!? This is not my job!

Sheffield: Shut up please, we have studied the logistics of the empire, they seem to be building something very big. But where?

In that Sheffield sees Akashi entering a place, Akashi is very distracted and she does not know where she is walking, she carries a Mewfisser (I do not remember how to write the name of those assistant cats) she tells all her misfortunes to that cat, she thinks that telling her all her misadventures she thinks the cat will help her.

After walking a blinding light makes her come to her senses and now she realizes that she doesn't know where she is.

Akashi: Where am I? Is this a cave? Where is the exit?

Akashi all dumbfounded she drops the cat and the cat runs away, she notices and chases the cat to catch it, after running here and there, she ends up going deeper and loses sight of the cat and additionally the path back.

Akashi: (Tired and somewhat worried) Damn, I'm lost, I don't know how to get back.

After walking aimlessly, she comes to a lookout and she realizes that this is the secret shipyard where the Orochi is being built.

Akashi: Is this Orochi? Why does she have an identical design to the siren ships? Is it okay for us to build this?

Akashi then sees Akagi standing on Orochi's foredeck while doing a ritual, then the place lights up and rumbles causing Akashi to cover himself with her hands, then the black mind cube goes inside Orochi's deck making him activate for a few moments and then it deactivates.

Observer: With so much energy accumulated, Orochi's activation is imminent.

In that Akashi is shocked to see a high-ranking siren, in the upper tower of the ship is Observer.

Observer: At this rate, I'd say one more bucket and that's it.

In that Observer summons a black cube and hands it to Akagi.

Observer: The Orochi project is not to summon an ordinary ship, it is an ark that carries the hopes of humanity... Soon you will meet.

At that Akagi gets a little upset by Observer's last words.

Akagi: You'd better back off, I don't want anyone to see you.

In that Akashi who has seen enough, she decides to withdraw for her own good.

Akashi: Oh my goddess, I have seen something apocalyptic, we will make sure that what I have seen has never happened, it was just a dream.

Kaga: Kisama, what are you doing here?

Akashi: OMG! (Panic) Ahhhahaha... (Shit they caught me)

Kaga: Have you seen the ship?

Akashi: First stance, brave warrior Yutsu, Yostar's breath, Nigerundayoooooo!

In that Akashi runs at full speed while the music of Gas, gas, gas plays, but Observer's tentacles manage to imprison her, cutting the moment.

Observer: Too bad, you saw me, well it can't be helped.

In that sounds that the cannons of Observer begin to charge energy.

Observer: That's bad when firing my cannons at close range, I've never done that, but it's possible your body will disintegrate.

Akashi: (Panic) I'm innocent! I do not know anything!

Observer: As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat.

Akashi: YAAAAAAAAA! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!

Akaki: Wait.

Akashi: (¿save me? ¡Arigatooooo Akagi-san!)

Akagi: She's from the Sakura empire, so let me fix this incident.

Observer: But she saw me, it's obvious that she told her what happened here and what she saw.

BAM! BAM!

In that several shots hit Observer's tentacles causing Observer to let go of Akashi, Akashi escapes taking advantage of the opportunity, then they all see that there is a woman dressed as a Miko who had shot Observer.

Kaga: Wtf, and this is who the fuck she is.

Kaga attacks Sheffield with her scrolls, Sheffield takes off her priestess outfit and uses it as a shield, then she runs while shooting Akagi and Kaga, Kaga uses her scrolls to shield Akagi and her.

Kaga: That ridiculous dress, is she from the Royal?

Sheffield ignores Kaga and she keeps shooting and she attacks Akagi, Akagi all confident dodges Sheffield's shots and then she sees that the maid throws a roundhouse kick and she dodges all confident, ahhh, but what she didn't count is that Sheffield she's not wearing any underwear and Akagi looks at Sheffield's secret parts in the nude and she gets distracted by it.

¡SLASH! ¡CLANCK!

In that the cube goes flying and Akagi tries to recover it, but Sheffield shoots, the projectile hits the cube causing it to fly.

Sheffield: ¡Edinburg!

In that Edinburg comes out of hiding and she tries to grab the cube, but fails, on the other hand, the cube slams into her face.

Edinburgh: Got it!

Sheffield: Mission accomplished, we're leaving.

Sheffield unfurls a smokescreen and they escape, Kaga using her scrolls dispels the smoke, but they have already escaped.

Observer: Ara, now that's your problem, or I have a problem to solve.

Observer disappears.

Akagi: Sound the alarm!

Outside the alarm begins to sound alerting the girls of the empire.

Outside Sheffield and Edinburg run across the harbor, additionally Akashi is hanging on Edinburg's back.

Edinburg: I'd rather escort cargo ships!

Sheffield: Complaints for later. Why do you carry extra weight?

Akashi: (Panic) Don't leave me behind!

Edinburg: Why are you following us?

Akashi: Don't leave me! They would have silenced me! Someone stiff doesn't tell stories!

Sheffield: (irritated) It doesn't matter, we're leaving in a hurry.

The British girls summon their tackle and set sail at full speed to leave the place, but they didn't sail for long when they were intercepted by Takao, she fires from a vantage point, but Edinburg manages to dodge the salvo, Sheffield is surprised by how Edinburg dodges the effortless projectiles.

Sheffield: Shit, they've got us.

Takao: They won't escape!

Edinburgh: Sheffield! Let me handle her! Escape while I buy you time!

Sheffield: Don't talk stupid! What are you going to do against a warrior as veteran as Takao? Get out of here!

Sheffield goes on the attack while leaving Edinburg alone.

Akashi: We must escape!

Sheffield charges forward while firing the secondary cannons as if she were firing dual pistols.

Takao also goes on the attack dodging Sheffield's attacks, then Sheffield decides to fire the primary cannons after she raises a curtain of water in front of Takao and then she fires.

¡BAM!

Takao was not expecting it so she can only see the projectile close to her, but she still manages to deflect Sheffield's attack.

Sheffield: (Surprised) This is absurd.

Takao: Slow and steady wins a race, the steady drip wears away a stone... (Launches) My sword has been trained for years! There's nothing my sword can't cut!

Takao launches into the attack at a very high speed and then launches an upward slash that Sheffield manages to dodge by millimeters, taking advantage of it she tries to shoot, but Takao is faster and attacks with the sword, but Sheffield dodges again and gets on the back of Takao.

Takao: Not today.

Takao uses her sword sheath and Sheffield gets hit across the face, knocking her off balance, but she manages to get back up in time.

Takao: I praise you my enemy, but you've come this far.

In that a shadow alerts Sheffield which she dodges a rapier from Ayanami.

Sheffield: Enemy reinforcements? (I think this is taking me longer than I thought)

Meanwhile Edinburg thinks of a way how she can save her friend.

Edinburgh: What can I do? What I can do? What I can do?

Akashi: Aren't we going to escape?

Edinburg: If you want to escape so much, do it yourself, I'll save my friend.

In that Edinburg sees a boat loaded with bombs.

Edinburg: Is it a suicide boat? Oh, I know what we can do.

So Edinburg jumps on the boat and makes some modifications.

Akashi: What are we going to do?

Edinburg: A suicide attack with a twist.

Akashi: A suicide attack with Giro? What's that?

Edinburg: You'll see.

After modifying the explosions she gets on the boat and starts it.

Edinburg: Wait here, see you later.

The boat starts at full speed.

¡BERROOOOOONNNNN!

Takao: What is that?

Edinburgh: Sheffield! Escape!

Sheffield: (Shock) Edinburg?

Edinburg pulls the lever for the activation of the bombs and then she jumps out of the boat.

Ayanami: This is a bad thing.

Takao: (Panic) Get this thing away from here!

BBBOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!

The place explodes and the spies manage to escape without problems.

TIME SKIP NIGHT.

Takao had to be towed by Ayanami as she has sustained many injuries from the suicide boat.

Ayanami: Takao-san, are you okay?

Takao: (Pained) Yes, I'm fine, I just didn't expect that, thank you Ayanami for saving my life.

On the other side of the port, Akagi and Kaga try to find the enemy through their planes.

Kaga: (Receiving a report from a plane) I'm sorry sister, we've lost track of the enemy.

Akagi: (sigh) I get it, this is really bad... Organize a chase fleet... now that I think about it, this can be beneficial for us, if Azur Lane nurtures the cube for us, then let them play a bit with her.

TO BE CONTINUE..............................................