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|Azur Lane Base|

Tuesday 10 A.M

"Has my beloved Commander finally arrived~?" (???)

"That voice..." (Y/N)

Y/N couldn't help to notice that the voice that suddenly interrupted Belfast was quite familiar.

'I believe I heard it before...
Wait...' (Y/N's Thoughts)

The Commander turned around from where the voice was coming from before suddenly being hugged by someone.

'Taihou!?' (Y/N's Thoughts)

"You wouldn't believe how much I waited for your arrival Commander~!" (Taihou)

The Sakura Empire aircraft carrier mentioned as he pressed more strongly the hug with Y/N, anybody passing by could tell he was probably getting crushed since these ship girls have an unnatural force.

"That's good to hear... Could you please be more gentle?" (Y/N)

You would probably expect it to be a comforting hug, but well... It was a heavy and strong hug that almost didn't let Y/N almost breathe well.

"The first time I saw you I knew that we were going to meet again~" (Taihou)

"Really? That's nice to know..." (Y/N)

It was a miracle for Y/N that Belfast interrupted the moment just in time to assist him.

"Excuse me Miss Taihou, the Commander can't talk at this moment, he has recently arrived and I'm sure it was a long and tiring travel for him" (Belfast)

The girl looks a bit annoyed by the interruption, she seems to be a little possessive when the Commander is near her, but it seems she's not the only one.

"Is that so, Commander?" (Taihou)

"Indeed..." (Y/N)

Y/N lowly said before being released of that killer hug and finally being able to breathe normally and accommodated his hat and part of his suit that was a little messed up because of it.

"That's a pity, I would love to stay more with you Commander, I guess I will be waiting then~!" (Taihou)

"That's... Nice from your part, Taihou, thanks..." (Y/N)

"Oh, the Commander said my name, how delightful, hope we can meet again~!" (Taihou)

The girl replied somehow extremely happy for the fact Y/N knows her name before slowly leaving the dorms leaving only the Commander and Belfast.

"Are you alright, Master?" (Belfast)

The Maid asked a little bit worried about the current state of the Commander after that sudden interaction.

"Ah yes, I was surprised, that's all..." (Y/N)

Y/N answered finishing accommodating his hat and suit that was a bit messy from the hug.

"I apologized for that, some of the girls here have a strong personality if you know what I mean" (Belfast)

Belfast explained, but even so, Y/N is not the type of person that gets easily angry, and besides who could be annoyed with such cute girls?

"There's no problem, I understand" (Y/N)

"If I hear right, it seems you already knew Miss Taihou, correct?" (Belfast)

"Indeed, before being sent here I had the opportunity to meet some of the ships, that is where I meet her, she was quite energetic for the first time..." (Y/N)

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In the past...

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|Flashback|

"Please follow me, Commander, we would like to present you to some of the ships that you will be commanding" (Mysterious Scientist)

"Lead the way" (Y/N)
Y/N arrived in the same room where he had met other ships before.

"Allow me to present you to one of the aircraft carriers from the Sakura Empire faction, Taihou" (Mysterious Scientist)

"Oh my, you must be the Commander~!" (Taihou)

"That's right, it's nice to meet you-" (Y/N)

He couldn't finish speaking before he was suddenly hugged by the girl that is now holding him strong and with an impressive force.

"I forgot to mention, she enjoys expressing her feeling in a... Special way" (Mysterious Scientist)

"I notice..." (Y/N)

The Commander said as he couldn't breathe very well from the sudden hug that was "crushing him".

"I have been waiting a lot for this moment Commander, you are as cute as I expected~!" (Taihou

"Thanks, I guess..." (Y/N)

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End of the flashback.

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"I see..." (Belfast)

"Oh, I didn't expect to find the Commander here, what a nice surprise" (???)

Y/N and Belfast turned around to see a new face at least for the Commander, one of the oldest battleships in the Sakura Empire, Mikasa, who actually seems very young like the rest, however, her personality seems very different from the one from Taihou.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Commander, I am Mikasa, a Shikishima-type battleship" (Mikasa)

Mikasa kindly presented herself with very gentle manners towards Y/N who had some difficulties recognizing her didn't due to the fact she was even older than him in a lot of ways.

"What a pleasure to meet you, Mikasa!" (Y/N)

"I hope I don't interrupt, I was just passing when I saw both of you and I wanted to present myself to you, Commander" (Mikasa)

"Since the Master has just recently arrived, I was showing him the surroundings of the base" (Belfast)

"I see, then just go ahead, I would be pleased if you could visit us someday Commander, we would love to receive you here" (Mikasa)

"Sure!" (Y/N)

"Good, I will be going then, have a great day you two" (Mikasa)

The older woman would slowly wave her right hand as a way of saying goodbye and going in another direction.

"Shall we continue? I want to visit the remaining dorms!" (Y/N)

"Of course, this way Master" (Belfast)

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And another few minutes later...

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|Eagle Union Dorms|

The dorms of the Eagle Union have some modern decoration with different emblems and paints that refer to the nation along with some quality types of furniture of every type.

Most of the ships from the Eagle Union were at the moment in the dorms in their daily routine.

"Our allies from the Eagle Union are well known for their strategies and skills during combat" (Belfast)

"Interesting..." (Y/N)

Y/N responded as he looked at his surroundings inspecting the place.

"Everyone seems friendly here, that's nice to see!" (Y/N)

"Everyone was excited about your arrival Master, that's why we wanted to welcome you in the best way possible" (Belfast)

"That's nice to hear" (Y/N)

The Commander commented with a smile while they were walking through the dorms.

The younger aircraft from before appears again along with a group of other ships.

"Yo Commander, good to see you again!" (Hornet)

"Oh, you must be the Commander, pleased to meet you, I'm Cleveland!" (Cleveland)

A blonde girl was next to Hornet and it seemed she had a friendly personality, you could tell by her way of presenting herself in front of the Commander who was able to identify the ship by her historical name.

"I'm Baltimore, pleased to meet you, Commander, I hope we can get along, you seem someone who knows what to do!" (Baltimore)

The next one was Baltimore, she was a little bit more... mature than Cleveland in her way of speaking and in terms of her body, but still, she seemed quite energetic.

The light and heavy cruiser were pretty similar to Hornet, friendly and pretty enthusiastic, it looks like that is a normal characteristic of the Eagle Union members.

"It's nice to finally see you, Commander, I'm California!" (California)

The battleship presented herself with a small salute to the Commander as another member from the Eagle Union also took the opportunity to do the same.

"I'm South Dakota, it is nice meeting you, Commander" (South Dakota)

The voices from California and South Dakota were calmer, but still very gentle when they presented themselves.

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I remember when California was one of my first ships and I use it a lot... Then I replaced her for Enterprise, feel kinda bad now.

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"Nice to meet you all, from now on I'm at your service in anything you might need" (Y/N)

"We were just passing by, we don't want to interrupt your tour around the base after all!" (Cleveland)

"We will see later then!" (Y/N)

Y/N mentioned as he made a small reverence with his hat, which the younger aircraft carrier, Hornet, understood and did the same.

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Yes... Even more minutes later...

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"Belfast, if I may ask, is the famous Grey Ghost around here?" (Y/N)

"Of course, Lady Enterprise must be training at the moment" (Belfast)

It seems Enterprise takes very seriously her role as one of the most important flagships from Eagle Union, so it's usual to see her training all day.

"I see..." (Y/N)

"Should I tell her that you want to meet her?" (Belfast)

"Ah no, there's no need for it, I was just asking!" (Y/N)

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Some minutes later...

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|Northern Parliament Dorms|

The Northern Parliament dorms were colder for some reason, It looks like they are pretty used to the cold weather to the point they don't even feel it at this point, however, that wasn't the case for Y/N.

In these dorms their decoration was very similar to the one from Iron Blood but simpler, they didn't seem to like the expensive sort of types of furniture.

"Our allies from the Northern Parliament have a lot of experience in combat, they are indeed a strong ally against the Sirens since they know a lot about them" (Belfast)

The Northern Parliament has been fighting plenty of occasions against strong types of Sirens and as such, they are indeed very experienced when it comes to dealing with them.

"They also like the cold weather, huh?" (Y/N)

"Yes indeed, Master" (Belfast)

"I knew it, this feeling... Comrade Commander... We are finally able to meet each other, I'm Sovetskaya Belorussiya, it's a pleasure to meet you!" (Sov. Belorussiya)

The new ship that Y/N meets has a different sort of clothes, she is wearing a long white coat that is obviously made for resisting the cold weather, which made him think they only seem to operate in the Polar Region, he heard the Sirens in that area have been more active lately so it mustn't be easy for them to deal with them daily.

"Oh, the pleasure is mine!" (Y/N)

"I hope you're having a good impression about us, whenever you find it necessary, you can come to visit us, we will always receive you with the arms open, Comrade Commander" (Sov. Belorussiya)

Her way of speaking somehow made Y/N feel safe and at the same time, he now would like to wear one of those big coats because they seem very warm and cozy.

"I appreciate the offer!" (Y/N)

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More minutes later...

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|Sardegna Empire Dorms|

The Sardegna Empire dorms are very well decorated with some highly expensive and quality paints that are very notorious around the place, Belfast explains to Y/N that they mostly enjoy interacting with the Royal Navy members so that's one of the reasons there are not many of them present at the moment.

"The Sardegna Empire is well known for the big amount of culture that they possess apart from their experience of naval combat" (Belfast)

"Such a wonderful place, is there any one of them present today?" (Y/N)

"Mmh... I wouldn't be so sure about that, you see, most of their members usually enjoy spending time with the Royal Navy" (Belfast)

Some footsteps could be heard from behind where Y/N was, one of the many members of the Sardegna Empire seems to have noticed his presence.

"What a wonderful presence we have today, you must be the Commander everyone's talking about recently, right? I'm Littorio from the Littorio-Class, it's such a pleasure to meet you, here's a rose for you~!" (Littorio)

The green-haired woman seems very different from the rest of the ships that the Commander has met so far, she is the type of person who takes the initiative.

"Oh... I appreciate it, Littorio" (Y/N)

He answered a little bit embarrassed for the sudden, but cute gesture coming from the girl that he didn't doubt about accepting.

"It's a pity that I'm busy at the moment, I wouldn't mind learning more about you, but hope to see you another time, Commander~" (Littorio)

"Ah... I say the same!" (Y/N)

After that, the battleship from the Sardegna Empire just leaves as Y/N contemplates the rose that he received just a few seconds ago, it was impressive how beautiful it was, although it looks like something expensive you would buy in a very quality flower shop.

"I see that you get along very well, with Lady Littorio, Master" (Belfast)

"You think so?" (Y/N)

"Indeed, it's nice to see your predisposition to be friendly towards everyone, Master..." (Belfast)

"Well, I always want to give a good first impression!" (Y/N)

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Fine, a lot of minutes have passed again...

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|Iris Libre Dorms|

The Iris Libre has more connection to the religious stuff, it's normal to see them praying, especially Richelieu who is a high believer, and as expected they are quite friendly and peaceful to the point of avoiding a conflict if it's possible.

"Oh, my... you must be the Commander, my prayers to meet you have listened. I'm Richelieu, it's nice to meet you, I'm under your command now..." (Richelieu)

At first glance, Richelieu seems to be indeed gentle when presenting herself, her clothes are quite different, unlike the rest.

"The pleasure is mine, Richelieu!" (Y/N)

"I'm looking forward to guiding you through the light, Commander, I know you're busy at the moment, however, I would love to receive you here whenever you want to learn more about us..." (Richelieu)

"I will consider it, thank you!" (Y/N)

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More minutes later, cuz why not?

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|Dragon Empery Dorms|

The Dragon Empery is similar to the Sakura Empire, their culture is pretty important for them, even if they are one of the nations with the least amount of ships, each one of the ships that compose this nation is loyal to it.

The decorations around their dorms are almost the same as the Sakura Empire, traditional and simple which gives a peaceful atmosphere.

"Mmh... It's pretty calm here..." (Y/N)

"Indeed Master, our allies from the Dragon Empery are kinda reserved, but I'm mostly sure you will get along with them" (Belfast)

"They aren't here at the moment?" (Y/N)

"I'm afraid that they aren't around the base, they have been sent in a commission during the last days, most of them are busy at the moment, however, I'm sure that if you come tomorrow you will find some of them" (Belfast)

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|Royal Navy Dorms|

The dorms of the Royal Navy were highly decorated and with that tone of elegance that makes a nice ambiance around the place not to mention the refined furniture that makes it look as if Y/N were in some type of castle.

The sweet smell of tea could be a smell in the air and there were almost no noises or voices surrounding the dorms.

"It's quite peaceful here, where is everyone?" (Y/N)

"Actually, Her Majesty made all the preparations for your arrival Master, the most important members of the Royal Navy are looking forward to meeting you" (Belfast)

"I didn't expect that, it would be a pleasure then..." (Y/N)

'Her Majesty... That probably means she's the most important flagship from the Royal Navy, although if I'm not wrong, they must refer to Queen Elizabeth...' (Y/N's Thoughts)

"This way Master" (Belfast)

The Maid and the Commander walk through a hall that is illuminated by the light that reflects into the big windows around the place along with a calm wind that passes through the surroundings.

Y/N was quite impressed when he slowly approached where he was supposed to meet some of the members of the nation, there was a well-decorated door in front of them that was slightly opened and some voices could be heard from inside, the Maid knocked on the door gently and entered first as Y/N waited outside for a couple of seconds.

"Your Majesty, the Commander has finally arrived as you wished" (Belfast)

"Oh? That was quite fast, let him enter!" (Queen Elizabeth)

The girl replied before drinking from her cup of tea accompanied by other ships from the Royal Navy.

The Maid got close to the door opened it completely and let the Commander enter the room.

"You may enter now, Master" (Belfast)

The Commander left a small breath before he entered, a bit of nervousness was around him since he was trying to make a good first impression as always, especially to her Majesty.

"You're finally here Commander, we have been waiting to meet you, please take a sit now!" (Queen Elizabeth)

The voice from who seemed to be the Queen was very unexpected from what Y/N imagined a few minutes ago.

'Is she the Queen as everyone said? I expected her to be a bit more... Bigger...' (Y/N's Thoughts)

Y/N took the opportunity to sit next to a blonde woman on what looked like a red couch that was actually pretty soft upon contact.

"May I sit here?" (Y/N)

"Oh, please go ahead" (???)

He sits as he can observe that most of the ships here look more mature and serious, of course, they were gentle the whole time.

"As you may already know, I'm Queen Elizabeth, Leader of the Royal Navy!" (Queen Elizabeth)

The aspect of the Queen was of a blonde long hair that seemed to be very well treated and her clothes looked specifically like the ones of someone of a high class would wear.

"It's an... Honor to meet you, her Majesty!" (Y/N)

'She was different in my mind...' (Y/N's Thoughts)

"Told us more about you Commander, would you? Her Majesty really wishes to know more about the one who's going to be in charge from now on" (???)

One of the ships mentioned, she has a similar appearance to the Queen and it was by her side all the time.

"Sure, though I'm not able to go into full detail, because well you know... Navy rules haha..." (Y/N)

Things such as his name and surname or describing the operations where he participated are things Y/N is not allowed to say to anyone.

"I have participated in operations all around the world, and I was in charge of escorting very important persons such as Presidents from different nations..." (Y/N)

"I have been also recognized globally for the strategies that I used during the most important operations, that was one of the many reasons why I was chosen to lead this whole operation, I'm looking forward to working with everyone" (Y/N)

Y/N mentioned with a determined and serious tone of voice as he presented himself, only to sound more... Mature too.

"It's nice to have someone experienced in combat on our side" (???)

A woman with long white hair added with a small smile on her lips, Y/N didn't know at all who she was since they hadn't fully presented themselves yet.

"I agreed, it's quite interesting to have such a dedicated Commander guiding us" (???)

Another one of the members from the Royal Navy who was sitting next to the woman with the white hair commented.

"I would be glad to work along with someone with so much experience as you, Commander" (???)

The ship who was next to Y/N on the couch spoke as well, he couldn't help but smile a bit embarrassed with a slight blush at the kind compliments that he received even if he barely presented himself.

'Did I just blush for what they were saying?
come on Y/N... Behave like a true gentleman!' (Y/N's Thoughts)

"That's very kind of your part everyone..." (Y/N)

"You are more than welcome to our tea party Commander!" (Queen Elizabeth)

"Oh, I would be glad to accept it, though at the moment I'm a little busy discovering the base..." (Y/N)

"Ah yes, that's right, you may go along with Belfast then, we will meet better once we have the chance!" (Queen Elizabeth)

"It's been a pleasure to meet everyone here, now if you excuse me, I must leave" (Y/N)

Y/N mentioned before gently standing up from the couch and bowing showing respect before walking away along with the Maid who would close the door behind them once they were out.

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|Azur Lane Base|

|Halls|

Tuesday 11 A.M

The Commander was being guided by the Maid to show him where he would be staying and to show the office where he was going to work from now on.

"Master, have you enjoyed so far our small tour around the base?" (Belfast)

"It's been really interesting, everyone has been really friendly with me" (Y/N)

"I'm glad to hear it" (Belfast)

It was a matter of time before they entered a well-decorated room where Y/N would be staying, it didn't look expensive, but it seemed to be quite comfortable.

"You will be staying here, Master..." (Belfast)

Y/N observed that his luggage was already in the room, probably those yellow strange little things weren't that bad after all.

"All your luggage is already here, I will help you to accommodate your clothes after we finish" (Belfast)

"Oh, There's no need for it I can do it by myself..." (Y/N)

"As your new Maid, I must assist in anything you need Master, I insist" (Belfast)

"Alright... I guess I could need a hand..." (Y/N)

"Now, follow me, I will show you your office" (Belfast)

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A couple of minutes later...

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The office where Y/N was going to work was quite big, with two large decks and a pair of sizeable couches, there was also a pair of windows where part of the base could be seen and highly decorated types of furniture around.

The Commander was a bit confused since there were two desks instead of just one.

"I thought I would be working alone?" (Y/N)

"You will not be working alone, you can choose a ship to be your Secretary that will help you with your paperwork" (Belfast)

"Now I understand, can I choose whoever I want?" (Y/N)

"Indeed, I recommend starting to think in someone" (Belfast)

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Fifteen Minutes Later...

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Y/N finally finished his tour around the base and was left alone in the office, he was accommodating some of his things.

He put a small portrait of his family on the desk and observed it for a couple of minutes before looking away to the nearest window as he stood up from the chair, he got close to the window where there was a nice view of the whole base.

"I am called back to fulfill my duty after so many time..." (Y/N)

The Commander said before getting off his hat and grabbing it with both hands.

"Alright, let's do it one more time!" (Y/N)

Is Y/N ready for what is coming for him? Would he be able to stop the Sirens? so many questions...

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Somewhere Unknown...

|???|

Operation [Redacted]

"I was supposed to die? Everything was planned..." (Y/N)

End of The Memory.

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Greetings my readers! I hope you are having a great day!

It's quite impressive that I upload so fast right? well, I already have this chapter ready, but I give priority to the Halloween chapter.

Originally this chapter was going to be really long but I decided to cut it a bit so it wouldn't be so boring, originally more ships were going to appear in this chapter but it was getting long.

Don't worry...
I'm planning on writing something, especially for Bismarck ;)

Now that I have more free time, I will start to write a bit more and update my other story.

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