Narrator:Takeo and his girls decide to go to the cafeteria to eat breakfast.

*Takeo and his girls have an uneventful breakfast in the cafeteria, and they get ready to leave*

Takeo(mind):Huh...I know I wasn't expecting a lot of people to ask me to sign their certificates, but that breakfast was actually kind of...relaxing. I guess it's nice to just have a normal meal, where nothing can happen.

Takeo:"Alright, our next destination is Sakura Empire."

Ayanami:"Uh...commander, how are you gonna get there?"

Z23:"She's right, your ship was destroyed."

Takeo:"Well, I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea for me, it could be a lot of fun."

Ayanami:"Huh?"

Z23:"What are you talking about-"

*Takeo climbs onto Z23's back*

Z23:"What are you-"

Takeo:"This is my plan, what do you think?"

Z23:"Ugh..."

Laffey:"Commander can ride on me..."

Takeo:"You want me to? Alright, hopefully you don't fall asleep in the middle of the sea."

Laffey:"Of course not..."

*Laffey's head bobs up and down*

Takeo(mind):I doubt that.

Z23:"W-Well, just hold on tight, and I guess you should be fine."

Takeo:"Alright, I even got Nimi's approval."

Z23:"Well, shall we go?"

???:"Halt, kommandant. You should have told me of your departure."

Takeo:"Huh? O-Oh, it's Bismarck."

Z23:"Mein führer, my apologies for the sudden departure."

Bismarck:"Worry not, Z23. I just want to show the kommandant something before you depart."

Takeo:"Kommandant?"

Z23:"That's commander...in German."

Takeo:"O-Oh, right. Sorry, where do you want to take me to, uh...lady Bismarck."

Bismarck:"Just Bismarck is fine, no need for formalities from this point. I would like you to follow me, if you please?"

Takeo:"Uh...sure."

Javelin:"We're right behind you."

Bismarck:"Oh, my apologies. I must have the kommandant follow me only, if you please."

Z23:"Oh, ok. We'll wait here."

*Takeo gets off of Z23's back, and he follows Bismarck. She leads him to a place full of girls riding shark-like ships*

Takeo:"Waht is this?!"

Bismarck:"I assume that you haven't met one before. They are submarines."

Takeo:"Submarines? Wait..."

*Takeo spots a familiar ship*

Takeo:"I have met one, actually. Right there."

*Takeo points to U-47*

Bismarck:"Oh? You've met her? I see...do you mind if I introduce you to the rest of the submarines then?"

Takeo:"Uh...I don't see why not."

Bismarck:"Alright then, follow me."

*They follow Bismarck to where the girls are, and one of them with short blue hair and red eyes*

???:"It's lord Bismarck!"

Takeo:"Lord Bismarck?"

Bismarck:"Hello, U-556."

Takeo(mind):U-556? So every girl here starts with 'U', followed by a number. They don't even have a name like the other ships?

*U-556 rushes you to Bismarck, and jumps up to hug her*

Bismarck:"How's your dive, U-556?"

U-556:"The best, as always."

Takeo:"Everyone here is a submarine?!"

Bismarck:"Indeed."

U-556:"Who's this man, lord Bismarck?"

Bismarck:"This is the kommandant of Azur Lane."

U-556:"Why is he here, lord Bismarck?"

Bismarck:"I brought him here to see all the submarines of Ironblood."

U-556:"Huh...lord Bismarck trust you, so I guess you're a good person."

Takeo:"Well, thanks."

Bismarck:"U-556, can you gather the submarines, please?"

U-556:"Yes, lord Bismarck."

*U-556 gathers the other submarine girls*

Bismarck:"Thank you for your attention, everyone. I'd like you all to meet the kommandant of Azur Lane, Takeo."

Takeo:"Uh...n-nice to meet you all."

Takeo(mind):This is not how I thought my departure would be like.

Bismarck:"These are all of the submarines in Ironblood...wait, we're missing one."

U-556:"Oh, she's just hiding again."

Bismarck:"I guess we have no choice...U-81, I admit defeat."

*A girl with short pink hair and yellow eyes jumps from the water*

Takeo:"What the?!"

???:"Pleasure to meet you, Takeo. I'm U-81, sorry about that. I'm just a big fan of hide-and-seek."

Takeo:"Oh, hide-and-seek? That's cool."

U-81:"I know, right? Oh, how about we play sometime?"

*U-81 hands Takeo her certificate*

Takeo:"Heh...sure."

*Takeo signs the certificate, and hands it back to U-81*

U-81:"Thanks, now I have a commander of my own."

Takeo:"Heh...no problem."

*The other submarines stare at Takeo*

Takeo:"Uh..."

Takeo(mind):Please don't tell me...

*The submarines line up with their certificates in their hands*

Takeo(mind):Jeez...right when I was getting used to not being told to sign a certificate.

???:"Raaaawr...commander is going to have a shaaaaark in his fleeeeeeet..."

*A girl with short white hair, and black eyes goes in front Takeo*

Takeo:"Uh...hello."

???:"U-110 is a shaaaaark, and I will bite yooouuu, If you don't sign my ceeertificate..."

Takeo(mind):I'm not sure if I should think this girl is serious, or think she's adorable.

Takeo:"Sure, I'll sign it."

*Takeo takes the certificate, and signs it*

Takeo:"There you go."

U-110:"Thaaaank yooouuu..."

*U-110 leaves, and Takeo signs a couple more certificates*

Takeo:"Alright, next-"

*Takeo sees Bismarck in front of him, no other submarines behind her*

Bismarck:"I'm the last one. Will you still take me as your battleship?"

Takeo:"Uh...s-sure."

Takeo(mind):Wait, am I actually getting Bismarck?!

*Bismarck hands Takeo her certificate*

Takeo(mind):She's actually serious?! Hell yeah!

*Takeo signs it and hands it back to Bismarck*

Takeo:"Thank you very much."

Bismarck:"Nein, I should thank you for being my kommandant now."

Takeo:"N-No, seriously...having a ship as famous as you, and as cool as you, it's an absolute honor."

Bismarck:"Your words are very generous, kommandant."

*Bismarck holds out her hand, and Takeo shakes her hand*

Bismarck:"Well, shall we get going?"

Takeo:"Of course."

*Takeo waves goodbye to all the submarines, and they arrive back at the port*

Z23:"There you are!"

Bismarck:"I apologize for the wait, I have nothing else to say to him. You may now depart, have a safe trip."

Takeo:"Thanks, Bismarck."

Javelin:"Let's go!"

*Javelin grabs onto Takeo, and they run towards the ocean*

Takeo:"Wait! If we rush like this, I could-"

*Javelin transforms, and Takeo flew in the air into the water. Javelin was holding onto Takeo the whole time, so the water only reaches to his chest*

Takeo:"Hah...my god! Javelin...can you please carry me on your back at least?"

Javelin:"S-Sorry, commander. I just got so excited."

Takeo:"Heh...it's fine. This was my idea after all."

*Takeo shifts himself onto Javelin's back, and the rest of his ships stare at both of them as they transform*

Takeo:"Alright, time to go to the Sakura Empire!"

Ayanami:"The Sakura Empire should be North and then East of here."

Takeo:"Then that's where we're going!"

*They leave the port, as Bismarck watches them leave*

Bismarck:"Wait, there going in the direction of..."

*A few hours later*

Ayanami:"Commander, how are you hanging in there?"

Takeo:"I-I'm f-fine...j-just a bit c-cold..."

Javelin:"Commander, you're holding on pretty tightly."

Takeo:"S-Sorry...I-I just trying n-not to f-freeze here."

Z23:"This is how cold it is in the north, I'm starting to get chills too."

Laffey:"Laffey is getting sleepy in the cold..."

Ayanami:"Let's find somewhere to stop."

*They go to stop wherever they next see land*

Narrator:Well, there's the Ironblood visit. It seems Takeo and his ships have gotten into a little weather issues, wonder what it could be...stay tuned til next time to find out.

Hey bros, it's me, the author! I'm excited...I'm excited for what's gonna happen in this story and in the game for the next maintenance. Now, there's a personal reason behind why I'm so excited about this maintenance, it's because the next event is a rerun of the event I started playing during. I got the really trusty second super rare ship that I got when I first started, which was Massachusetts, and now I get the chance to get the other ships, that I missed out on. Anyways, here's the meme of the chapter:

I also got Surcouf during the first event, and she's gonna be THICC after this! I'll see you guys next time!