admiral, suzuya, ushio, and kamio reiji (kantai collection) drawn by yua_(checkmate)

This fleet of ours which had smoothly cleared the second sea area up till the middle area. This Naval District of ours; slowly but steadily, increasing in the number of personnel and soaring favorably in morale. We, whom had welcomed new comrades; how would it be to look back to our once inexperienced self, I wonder? That, is the Yokosuka Naval District we belong to. This time, our reporter bravely carried out an electrifying interview on the true feelings of the Naval District's shipgirls who fight in the frontlines.

"Being able to launch aircraft to my heart's content is the best" note: the comment from Aoba is below because of the lack of space.

The reporter's investigations made clear the data like the one above, that should be shocking. It should give you an idea of what kind of place this Naval District is. The condition and labor standards are of course, different from the other Naval Districts, but you can tell from the fulfilling everyday lives of these shipgirls that you can't really call this Naval District a 'Black Naval District'. It's thought to be in a nicely grey area. It would be nice if this article helped you understand how are the everyday lives of us shipgirls are like.

The Voice of the Aircraft Carrier Shipgirl

•At an irregular time during the first week, there will be a sudden guerrilla meeting from evening~night. •The meeting place is usually in the second floor's multipurpose room. Note: Guerrilla in the sense that it came out of nowhere.

※ 1 : Detailed information is available in advance by consulting Shiratsuyu. ※ 2 : Forward your earplug pre-orders to said reporter.

At this space, I think I'll proceed to introduce the heavy metal artist representing this Naval District, Shiratsuyu. By all means, it's not because I was bribed with the dessert for dinner. Definitely not. Using the opportunity of this article, I wish to ask; how about we go to Shiratsuyu's live concert? We'll definitely be able take a glimpse of a world unlike any that we had seen till now, won't we? Further, earplug pre-orders are recommended. In addition, only the Admiral had periodically go to the live concerts at present time. According to the Admiral, her performance is "One that shatters common sense and one's shape and forms; literally a shape-crushing performance. I think she's a very catastrophic and destructive heavy metal artist indeed. In reality, wouldn't we able to take away their consciousness if we throw such a performance at the enemy in naval combat?" Such are his favourable opinions. Does the Admiral's high recommendation means that we should listen at least once, I wonder.

Peeling Off The Shipgirls

Recently making it to the second sea area, the number of aviation battles have also increased. Playing a big role in the midst of that, our Naval District's one and only big-shot, Standard Aircraft Carrier 'Kaga'. Resource usage is of course, increasing proportionately, but there's a reason why her usage leaves even the battleships in the dust and surpasses everyone. That's probably, due to her temperament. There's also the fact that carrier-borne planes, which are her specialty equipment, indeed cannot be produced by anyone other than the carrier herself. And of course everyone probably knows by now that she serves as the secretary ship from time to time. Now here comes a problem: her worst possible partner, which actually is the case, is "that" admiral. The admiral himself being a spendthrift is a well-known fact. His such negligence is believed to be coming from his impulsive nature, just like Kaga. It's probably because of this that her self-oriented weapon developments are not put in check by the should-be-responsible admiral. The amount of resource spending is incomprehensible, and Inazuma's dead faces after seeing the ledger is becoming kind of a sight. Any future production managers should reflect on this and try not to take on such a humiliating nickname.

This Month's Top Resource-Waster Award No.1 Kaga.

- Please stop, the expedition fleet is going to die.

"A garden of girls; the best workplace." - I'm impressed by the commander's ability to say that out straight. "But they would fear me if I wear a villain's face." - Let's take a look in the mirror. It's on the level where you can kill an Abyssal with just a glare. "Isn't Inazuma's scarier than mine?" - That's true.

"Also, the drop in resources recently has been sticking out like a sore thumb." - The commander's Escape Skill goes up earnestly everyday. "I'm glad to be able to provide some information" - Thanks for your continued assistance.

State of the Black Base

"Admiral, Burning Love!" - You're always on about that. What, an hourly report? "He respects our will and is considerate about our freedom to a certain extent; I'm happy." - I can be a reporter and collect material thanks to that. "But I wonder why does everyone's face turn white when it's my turn to cook?" - Probably because the arrangements on top of one another surpassing the levels of horrible-tasting. It's already an outstanding weapon. "Banzai to parties to our hearts' content" - Sounds like a certain kanmusu in charge of the ledger would get furious if she hears of that. "My specialty cuisine recently is curry." - I'll probably not forget my hate for that killer curry for the time being. Or rather, I would like to forget that taste. "Implementation of the off-duty system was praiseworthy." - It's alright if it doesn't lower motivation eh. "But I'd like it if he increases the number of members for the expedition fleet." - He was in charge of that wage slave management, eh.

"The Admiral works us to the bones too much" - This is the raw voice live at the scene. "Expeditions all the time, SAN points are going through the roof" - The expedition fleet is basically without breaks. "But the Admiral does rarely treat us to food" - They are easy targets. "I can play deafening performances to my heart's content. But I fear the cooking duty" - Light music probably suits you better. "Everyone is kind. But the Admiral's sexual harassment is a little too much" - I envy huge breasts. Blow up. No, melt. "Pervert! Pervert! Pervert!" - The reporter tried to speak on her behalf.

"Putting that aside, is the food not ready yet?" - As of late, screams can be heard from a certain shipgirl as the food expenses rise to a dangerous level...

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