Narrator:Takeo has now arrived at Ironblood after Roon's attack.

*They arrive at the docks of Ironblood, the girls all transform back*

Javelin:"Whoa!"

*When they finish transforming, Javelin drops Takeo, and he falls to the ground of the docks*

Takeo:"Ugh!"

Javelin:"S-Sorry, commander. Are you ok?"

Takeo:"Ow...I'm fine, don't worry about it."

Laffey:"We made it...yay..."

Takeo:"And I'm glad I didn't have to swim all the way to Ironblood."

Z23:"Well, we have finally made it back to-"

*Takeo spots someone small coming at them at full speed*

Takeo:"Huh?"

*Takeo notices it's Admiral Hipper coming at him

Takeo:"Oh, it's you."

Takeo(mind):Wait, isn't she...

*Takeo then notices the fist coming at him, as Admiral Hipper punches Takeo in the face*

Takeo:"Ugh! What the hell?!"

Admiral Hipper:"Welcome, idiot."

Takeo:"I'm sorry, what-"

Admiral Hipper:"I heard you were getting punched by people all over the nations, thought I should join the fun."

Takeo:"That's mean."

???:"That's my sister for you."

*Takeo spots Prinz Eugen walking down to the docks*

Takeo:"H-Hey, Prinz Eugen."

Prinz Eugen:"I apologize for my sister's misunderstanding. She just does this to people she wants to she."

Admiral Hipper:"T-The hell you talking about?! I couldn't care less about this dummy."

Prinz Eugen:"But you were so determined to see him first, or could it be that tried to hug him, but realized it would be similar to getting a hard, flat plank of wood thrown at you."

Admiral Hipper:"Shut the hell up! I don't care about that idiot, and stop saying I'm hard and flat!"

*Prinz Eugen shrugs and looks back at Takeo*

Prinz Eugen:"How much times have you been punched at the docks?"

Takeo:"Ugh...twice."

Prinz Eugen:"You poor thing."

Takeo:"T-Thanks?"

Z23:"A-Anyway, thanks for stopping by, but we can take care of Takeo, if that's what you were planning."

Prinz Eugen:"Oh, we just wanted to say hello."

Takeo:"Punching me is your way of saying hello?!"

Prinz Eugen:"I said that my sister has her ways to show affection."

Admiral Hipper:"Why the hell should I give an dummy like him any affection?! Let's just get out of here."

Prinz Eugen:"It was nice to see you again, Takeo."

Takeo:"Y-Yeah, see ya."

*Prinz Eugen and Admiral Hipper leave the docks*

Takeo:"Why does this keep happen to me..."

Ayanami:"It must be some kind of bad luck."

Takeo:"Or they just hate me."

Javelin:"I doubt that, commander."

Takeo:"Well..."

Laffey:"Laffey doesn't hate commander...neither do Javelin and Nimi and Ayanami..."

Takeo:"Heh...you're right there. Thanks, Laffey."

*Takeo headpats Laffey*

Laffey:"Mmm..."

*Laffey clings onto Takeo*

Takeo:"Haha, I've got you."

*Takeo lifts Laffey onto his back*

Laffey:"Zzz..."

Takeo(mind):That's Laffey for you.

Javelin, Z23, and Ayanami:"..."

Takeo:"What?"

Javelin, Z23, and Ayanami:"N-Nothing..."

Z23:"Let's just go around Ironblood for now."

Takeo:"Uh...ok then."

*They start going around Ironblood, they head into the plaza*

Z23:"How about we have some lunch, Takeo?"

Takeo:"Alright, let's eat then."

*They get lunch, and Takeo hears a little girl yelling in a bakery*

???:"Taste my wrath!"

Takeo:"What the?"

*Takeo spots a little girl with long white hair and red eyes*

???:"I am Graf Zeppelin! And I will eat all of the desserts in this place!"

Javelin:"What is happening over there?"

Takeo:"I have no idea."

Takeo(mind):Graf Zeppelin, isn't that...

*Takeo remembers Graf Zeppelin from his first visit*

Takeo:"Wait, that can't be Graf Zeppelin. She's way bigger than this girl...wait..."

Takeo(mind):She claims to be Graf Zeppelin, like Clevelad claimed to be Cleveland. Could this girl be like a Clevelad?

Takeo:"Is that a small version of Graf Zeppelin?"

Z23:"I'm surprised you figured it out that quickly."

Takeo:"Huh?"

Z23:"That's Zeppy. Like you said, she is a small Graf Zeppelin."

Takeo:"Zeppy? Ok, that's not that bad of a nickname."

*Zeppy walks out of the bakery with a pastry in her mouth*

Takeo:"This girl..."

*Takeo spots Zeppy bump into Graf Zeppelin, making Zeppy drop the pastry, but she grabs onto it before it can fall to the ground*

Graf Zeppelin:"Zeppy? What are you doing?"

Zeppy:"O-Oh, I was just having a little snack."

Takeo(mind):A 'little snack'...

Graf Zeppelin:"You don't need sweets in order to fight."

*Graf Zeppelin grabs the pastry out of Zeppy's hands, and throws it into the trash*

Zeppy:"Aww..."

Takeo(mind):Whoa, Graf Zeppelin! My opinion of you has now changed.

Takeo:"...I'll be right back, girls."

Z23:"Wait, what are you going to do?"

Takeo:"Something nice."

*Takeo heads into the bakery*

Graf Zeppelin:"You shouldn't eat too much, Zeppy."

Zeppy:"Just because you're a bigger version of me, doesn't mean I have follow you."

Graf Zeppelin:"You don't have to, I'm just warning you."

*Graf Zeppelin walks away*

Zeppy:"Hmph!"

Javelin:"What is commander going to do?"

Z23:"I don't know."

*They spot Takeo come out of the bakery with a bag*

Z23:"He's gonna gift her."

Javelin:"Huh?"

Ayanami:"I smell something good coming from commander's bag."

*Takeo approaches Zeppy*

Zeppy:"Wha?! Who are you?"

Takeo:"Oh, uh...hi. I'm the commander of Azur Lane. Nice to meet you."

Zeppy:"Well, I'm-"

Takeo:"Graf Zeppelin, right?"

Zeppy:"Yeah, how did you know?"

Takeo:"Well, I heard your little monologue at this bakery here. I just so happened to have thought that you wanted something after that other Graf Zeppelin took it away."

*Takeo reaches into his bag and takes out one of the desserts he got. Zeppy notices the dessert, and she tries to reach out to it*

Zeppy:"Gimme dessert, I want sweets."

Takeo:"Hehe, alright. Here you go."

*Takeo hands Zeppy the dessert, and she grabs and eats it up instantly*

Takeo:"I see that you have a sweet tooth."

Zeppy:"Sweet tooth? Can I have more desserts?"

Takeo:"Heh, fine. One at a time though, ok?"

*Takeo opens up the bag, and shows a whole lot of desserts*

Zeppy:"Yes, commander."

*Zeppy eats up all of the desserts in Takeo's bag*

Takeo(mind):This Zeppelin is so adorable, I can't believe she's like the Clevelad to Graf Zeppelin.

*Zeppy's face is marked with crumbs of the desserts*

Zeppy:"Wait, why are you giving me sweets anyway? Answer me, or taste my wrath!"

Takeo(mind):She's looks so adorable with the crumbs on the side of her mouth.

Takeo:"Hahaha, I'm so sorry. You just look so adorable. I only did it because I wanted to make someone's day, and you have just made mine."

Zeppy:"A-Adorable?! Wait, you just wanted to?"

Takeo:"Yeah."

Zeppy:"...Alright, I believe that."

Takeo:"Uh...thanks?"

Zeppy:"Thank you for the sweets. Here."

*Zeppy hands Takeo her certificate*

Takeo:"Heh, who knew all I need to do to get a ship was to feed them sweets. You are an adorable one, Zeppy."

Zeppy:"Will you stop calling me adorable?!"

Takeo:"Alright, fine...I'll call you cute then."

Zeppy:"...Wait, that's even worse!"

Takeo:"Sorry, sorry. Fine, I'll stop calling you cute or adorable."

*Takeo signs the certificate, and Zeppy grabs it from him*

Zeppy:"I'll see you on the battlefield, there you will witness to my wrath!"

Takeo:"Alright, can't wait til then."

*Zeppy walks away with the bag of desserts*

Takeo(mind):I wonder if Zeppy can actually do some damage.

Takeo:"Well, my work here is done."

Laffey:"Commander...Laffey wants dessert too..."

Takeo:"Really, you woke up just to tell me this? Ugh...alright, I'll get something to everyone else as well."

*Takeo heads back into the bakery and gets one dessert for each of his girls and himself*

Z23:"That was really impressive, commander."

Takeo:"Huh?"

Javelin:"How friendly you were to that girl was really amazing."

Ayanami:"W-We all got a little jealous."

Takeo:"T-Thanks. Wait, how were you all jealous?"

Laffey:"Yummy..."

Javelin:"Thanks for getting this too, commander."

Z23:"Yes, thank you."

*Takeo and his ships eat their desserts and continue looking around Ironblood*

Narrator:And with that, Takeo is now back at Ironblood, will he meet new ships, or will he run into Roon? Stay tuned to find out.

Hey bros, it's me, the author! Oh boy, just what this story needs, another loli to warm the hearts of the audience. I'm gonna have to get back the wiki for the next episode, because I don't know how many new ships I wanna introduce. Well, hopefully it'll be fine. Anyway, here's the meme of the chapter:

...I still can't get Tartu!!! Replace that 'p' in 'png' with an 'r', and you've got me right there. Now if you'll excuse me, I now have to do the same thing I've been doing with the fox mines on a god damn event stage! Ugh...I'll see you guys next time!