Narrator:Takeo met Nagato, the flagship of Sakura Empire, and slept in his new dorm. Let's see what this day has in plan for him.

*Takeo starts waking up*

Takeo:*Yawns*

Takeo(mind):Huh...it feels lonely not having anyone to say good morning to when you wake up.

???:"Good morning, master."

Takeo:"Huh?"

*Takeo looks and sees Dido staring at him in his bed*

Takeo:"Dido, where have you been?"

Dido:"Thinking that you don't need me."

Takeo:"Huh?"

Dido:"You don't need me at all, master."

Takeo:"Y-You're kidding, right?"

Dido:"I'm gonna resign myself from my duties of being my master's secretary. You spend a lot more time with those girls than me, master."

Takeo:"W-Wait, why?! Why all of a sudden?!"

Dido:"Because you abandoned me, master..."

Takeo:"Ugh!"

Takeo(mind):That felt like an arrow through the heart.

Takeo:"I'm not abandoning you, Dido. I said before that I was coming home."

Dido:"You said you would come back every night, master...but you didn't, and now I have to suffer your punishment for being a terrible maid."

Takeo:"That doesn't have to do with me abandoning you!"

*Takeo gets out of bed, and put his hands on top of Dido's shoulders*

Takeo:"You are my favorite maid, Dido. No one can be a better maid for me than you."

Dido:"I'm sure you would rather have someone like Belfast instead of me, she's the head maid."

Takeo:"But I don't want her. I want you, Dido. I want you to be my secretary."

Dido:"Master...you can't really mean all of this, you're just saying all of that to be nice-"

*Takeo headpats Dido, making her blush*

Takeo:"I'm sorry Dido, I'm sorry for the long trip I was one, and I'm sorry for not being the happiest when I got back."

Dido:"Master..."

Takeo:"But I'm not gonna abandon you, sure I like to spend time with my starters, but you will always be the maid I come back to."

Dido:"..." *Sniff*

*Dido has tears in the corners of her eyes*

Takeo:"Dido?"

Dido:"Master..." *Sniff* "Please, always come back to me. Even you don't deserve a terrible maid like myself, will you please come back to me?"

Takeo:"Yes, of course. I don't have a single reason not to."

Dido:"Master..."

*Dido hugs Takeo, and he blushes a bit*

Takeo:"Whoa! D-Dido?"

Dido:"Thank you, master. I'm grateful that you will accept me."

Takeo:"Of course, now I'm gonna get ready for the day, ok?"

Dido:"Ok, I'll prepare your breakfast in your office, master."

Takeo:"Thank you, Dido."

Dido:"Of course."

*Dido leaves Takeo's dorm, and he gets dressed. He gets out of his dorm, and goes into his office. He spots Dido cooking his breakfast on a stove*

Takeo(mind):I don't remember a stove being in here?! Ugh...I'll have to get used to this.

*Takeo gets breakfast from Dido and he goes to his desk, and goes on his computer*

Takeo(mind):Wow, this place makes me feel like doing actual work...but I don't think I can.

*Takeo gets a message from his ships*

Takeo(mind):And that's why. Oh, but it's not from my starter ships. It's from Cleveland, it feels like it's been a while since I last saw her. She wants to meet up so I can introduce myself to some of more Eagle Union, and a surprise...ooo, what's the surprise?

*Takeo messages Cleveland back, and he says goodbye to Dido before leaving. Meanwhile, with the starters*

Javelin:"Laffey, time to wake up."

Laffey:"Zzz..."

Ayanami:"Come on, Laffey. We need to go."

Laffey:"Zzz..."

Z23:"We're going to see the commander."

Laffey:"Ok..."

*Laffey gets up, and they all leave their dorm to meet Takeo in his office, but only see Dido cleaning the office*

Javelin:"Morning, Dido!"

Dido:"Oh, Takeo's starter ships, good morning."

Z23:"Need any help cleaning up?"

Dido:"No thanks, I'm fine."

Ayanami:"Ok, do you know where the commander is?"

Dido:"He went out, I thought he was going to see you four."

Laffey:"Commander isn't here...going back to sleep..."

Z23:"No, no, no!"

*Laffey falls to the ground*

Laffey:"Zzz..."

Z23:"You've got to be kidding me."

Dido:"If you want, you can stay until the commander come back."

Javelin:"Really?! Thank you so much, Dido!"

Dido:"Are you girls hungry? I can make you breakfast."

Z23:"Oh, thank you, Dido."

Dido:"Anything for my master's loved ones."

Javelin:"L-Loved ones?!"

Z23:"I-I think you're exaggerating a bit."

*The starter ships stay in Takeo's office with Dido, as Takeo enters the plaza and meets up with Cleveland*

Takeo:"Hey, Cleveland. How's it going?"

Cleveland:"Good, so having luck with Enterprise?"

Takeo:"Huh? What do you mean?"

Cleveland:"O-Oh, nothing. Let's go meet our Eagle Union buddies."

Takeo:"Uh...sure."

*Takeo follows Cleveland to where a couple of ships were waiting for them*

???:"Hello, commander! It's me, again! Remember me?"

*The familiar red haired girl poses in front of me*

Takeo:"...Who are you?"

???:"Huh?"

All:"..."

Takeo(mind):Three...two...one...

???:"Waaaaah!!! You've got to be kidding me! It's San Diego!!!"

Takeo:"Can you be more specific?"

San Diego:"Watashi wa numba wan!!! Commander, you meanie!!!"

Takeo:"Oh yeah...nope, still have no clue."

*San Diego bursts into tears*

San Diego:"I came here to be a part of your team! Now, I don't wanna!"

Takeo:"Sorry...I should really give you a nickname."

San Diego:"Well, you're in luck. My idol name is none other then-"

Takeo:"I'll call you Sandy."

San Diego:"At least let me finish my sentence!"

???:"My, calm down San Diego. I'm sure the commander is trying to keep you in mind."

Takeo:"Huh?"

*A tall girl with short blue hair, and purple eyes approaches Takeo*

Takeo:"Um...I-I'm sorry, but who are you?"

???:"Oh, sorry. My name is St Louis, but some people call me Lucky Lou."

Takeo:"Well, Nice to meet you, St Louis."

St Louis:"The pleasure is all mine, commander~."

Takeo(mind):Uh oh...that tone is never a good sign.

Cleveland:"We have one more, right here."

???:"Huh?! Jeez, you don't have to call me out. I can introduce myself."

*A girl with twin-tailed long red hair, and red eyes*

Takeo:"Huh...and you are?"

???:"I-I'm Honolulu...could you stop looking at me like that?"

Takeo:"O-Ok, nice to meet you too..."

St Louis:"Now, now, Honolulu. You need to be more polite."

Honolulu:"Ugh...I have to listen to everything you say, Lou."

Takeo:"..."

Takeo(mind):Ooo, Honolulu has a hat like the one I have.

Honolulu:"W-What are you staring at me like that for?!"

Takeo(mind):She kind of reminds me of Hammann's personality, except I'm not getting punched in the face!

Cleveland:"Alright guys, give your certificates, and he will sign them."

*They all give Takeo their certificates, and he signs them*

Takeo(mind):Sandy drew a picture of herself on her certificate...now I think I know what I'm getting myself into.

Takeo:"Alright, there you all go. Good to have you as part of the fleet."

Honolulu:"Yeah, whatever. Good to be a part too, I guess."

St Louis:"You are a lucky guy now."

San Diego:"Yay! Just remind that I'm numba wan!"

*All three of them then leave*

Cleveland:"Now, time for the surprise I told you about."

Takeo:"Oh yeah, is it like a 'show off' surprise, or is it a dramatic surprise?"

Cleveland:"W-Well, it's actually an invitation."

Takeo:"Huh? An invitation to what? Is there a party going on?"

*Cleveland hands Takeo a card that says something about a photo shoot*

Takeo:"What is this about?"

Cleveland:"Some of the ships are obsessed with taking pictures of other ships."

Takeo:"Oh yeah, I think I've since someone like that at Eagle Union."

Cleveland:"Yeah, it involves all of the famous ships here, we pick a outfit that we would want to show case, like models."

Takeo:"Oh, so it's a fan-service thing."

Cleveland:"I guess you can say it is, the ship that's hosting it asked for the commander of Azur Lane to attend."

Takeo:"To...be moral support or what?"

Cleveland:"I didn't really ask why, I just went with it."

Takeo:"Great..."

Takeo(mind):Well, I guess it could be a little break from traveling and all that.

Cleveland:"S-So are you going?"

Takeo:"Sure, this is could be a pleasant little break for me."

Cleveland:"G-Great! It's gonna be tomorrow, so marks your calendar."

Takeo:"Ok, I will be there."

Cleveland:"Great, and that concludes what I have for you. Got anything for me?"

Takeo:"I was supposed to do something in return?"

Cleveland:"Nah, you're fine. Well, see you then."

Takeo:"Yep, see ya."

Takeo(mind):I wonder how it's going to work out?

*Takeo gets lunch in the plaza and heads back to his office*

Narrator:Well, Takeo is gonna have an event to go to, but that won't be in the next episode. But stay tuned still, it'll come eventually.

Hey bros, it's me, the author. I have to say...I only thought of the 'photo shoot' thing because Zuikaku got the race skin after I made her seem like she was busy with something back in episode 44...I-I definitely planned that. Well, I said on Discord that I was gonna put up a Yamashiro meme in this chapter:

Yeah, I went there...anyways, I'll see you guys next time...why do I hear boss music?