Azur Lane: Cursed in this beautiful world.

CHAPTER 12

Me: Don't claim victory yet... (Looking through the binoculars) I see smoke coming from the base.

Baltimore: What!?

At that she also takes the binoculars from her and I see that she freezes when she sees the disaster.

Baltimore: The sirens are attacking! We must help them!

I simply grab her shirt to prevent her from charging.

Me: Stop there silly, remember that you shouldn't push your rig too hard since I repaired it improvising on the march, remember that we have fought a lot since we escaped from the enemy base and surely the welding must be tired and could break in the next salvo .

Baltimore: So what do I do!?

Me: Just look friend, first we must investigate what is happening and then act.

Baltimore: But!

Villar: Baltimore, I know how you feel, but fighting without context is dangerous, we need to first know what is happening before shooting.

Baltimore clicks her tongue and gives in to our request, so I start sending my planes out to explore.

POV THIRD PERSON SOME HOURS BEFORE.

Meanwhile at the base in Pearl Harbor there are two women walking along the port pier, the two of them are Wales and Cleveland, they are inspecting the base and see the daily life of the Kansen who live in this base.

Cleveland: It seems that the kansen are very lively.

Wales: Yes, thank goodness we have a place to walk and relax.

Cleveland: Yeah, that last report was hell to put together.

Wales: and make me remember it.

At that, Cleveland was barely able to avoid a group of girls who were running wildly while laughing and shouting with excitement.

Cleveland: Wow! Careful!

Smalley: Sorry!

Cleveland: (Chuckles) Yes, things are very lively around here.

Wales: Eagle Union and Royal Navy forces are gathering at this base, things will get busier from now on.

Cleveland: (Excited) Do you know who else will come to my side? She is the best warrior in Eagle Union who has been given the most battle stars!

Wales: The famous Gray Ghost... The main forces of the Royal Navy will also arrive soon, This base will surely become the center of all our ongoing activities.

Cleveland: So! We better greet them properly! We can't make her wait for us!

At that point, both women walk along the pier in the direction of an aircraft carrier that is anchoring in port. Next to Wales, a girl passes and is covered with a black cape which prevents the girl's identity from being seen.

Then the girl walks to a certain place in the port and a strong wind blows away the girl's hood, revealing that she is Ayanami, a destroyer of the Sakura empire.

But... Why is she dressed like that?

Meanwhile Illustrious disembarks, behind her walks a girl with purple hair when she is greeted by Wales and Cleveland on the dock, Illustrious disembarks next to the girl and now Illustrious greets.

Illustrious: That the prince comes to greet me... what an honor.

Wales: Please stop, I'm just here to see an old friend I haven't seen in ages.

Illustrious: (Giggles) I see you're still so funny.

Wales: How have you been?

Illustrious: There, your sister sends greetings.

Wales: Thanks, I'll try to write you a letter later.

Illustrious: Please do it, she's been a little depressed about not hearing from you.

Wales: Don't blame me, I've been working all this time.

Illustrious: Speaking of work, who is your friend?

Cleveland: This is USS Cleveland, Eagle Union light cruiser, my pleasure.

At that Cleveland notices Unicorn, but she hides behind Illustrious, Unicorn looks in Cleveland's direction and she smiles, Unicorn hides when she sees Cleveland's kind smile and this depresses her a little.

Illustrious: I'm sorry, she is Unicorn, she is a pupil of mine, but I love her as if she were my daughter, she is very skilled in aircraft carrier combat, but the only problem is that she is too shy.

Cleveland understands what she's encouraged by.

Now they are in the office while talking about the situation in the world.

Illustrious: Hood and the others will be joining soon.

Wales: (surprised) Shouldn't we keep an eye on Iron Blood? How's that going?

Illustrious: A temporary pause, due to lack of better information, but the most critical situation is...

Wales: Just as I expected, the Sakura empire.

Illustrious nods at Wales' statement.

Wales: If the Sakura Empire makes a move, this base will undoubtedly be one of their primary targets to attack. Reinforcing the base is no longer natural.

Illustrious: Why wage such an absurd conflict?

Wales: That's because war never changes no matter the era.

Illustrious: By the way, how was it with that Eagle Union kansen that was lost in that operation?

Cleveland: Ah, she, so far she has not appeared, the Essex fleet has been transferred to San Diego to be able to repair them, her fleet has already been left for dead, after that explosion produced by that ammunition from that cannon was so powerful that They were all very injured even though they were 500 meters from the explosion and Baltimore was the closest, apparently she was vaporized...

Wales: Please don't continue, yesterday I read the report and I felt very sick. Changing the subject... How is my sister?

Wales forced the change of subject, she dealt with that report yesterday and did not want to remember that failed operation.

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