Azur Lane: The Endless Odyssey

CHAPTER 35

THIRD PERSON POV

Enterprise is taking a walk while thinking about the latest events, she doesn't know the reason why she had attacked her enemies like that.

She stops at a monument that overlooks the void of a cliff.

Vestal: oh, you're here.

Enterprise looks at Vestal who is sailing near the ridge.

Enterprise: What's up?

Vestal: Your medical exams aren't over yet, you can't go out without permission.

Enterprise: I know, forgive me.

Vestal: (Concerned) Enterprise... Are you really okay?

Enterprise: Yes, we have no choice but to continue fighting. I'm right?

Vestal after conversing with Enterprise, she leaves while still worried about Enterprise.

Enterprise: (Melancholic) Sister, I don't understand the beauty of the sea, nor the emotions that humanity deposited in my name. To begin with, I don't understand anything.

On the other side Javelin and her friends walk through the base academy, Ayanami is surprised that there are Sakura trees in the base park, although she had been here in her espionage, the Sakura trees were not in her time floatation so she didn't notice, on the other hand Javelin and Laffey are very happy since they were able to become friends with Ayanami.

Javelin: Since you are here as a prisoner, we have to buy you essential things that you will need during your stay in this base.

Ayanami: ¿Hmm?

Javelin: You'll be living here for a while, right? You're going to need a few things.

Laffey: The base stores have a lot of cool stuff.

Javelin: That's true, so let's go.

Ayanami continues to walk behind Javelin and Laffey, Ayanami now looks around her and she sees that the girls from this base are chatting casually without worries like in her base in the empire, there is no difference, both her friends from the empire and the girls from Azur Lane talk in a friendly way, the only difference is in the culture, but other than that, it's the same feeling of friendship.

Just then a baseball hits Ayanami's foot, she picks up the ball and Bogue yells to get Ayanami's attention.

Bogue: OI! Here! The ball got away from me!

Ayanami throws the ball and Bogue catches it, but she feels a powerful kick causing her to gasp in surprise.

Bogue's friends scream in surprise, as no one had managed to surprise Bogue in this game so far.

Bogue: Oh, someone promising has arrived. Good launch!

Ayanami: Thank you.

???: So you're the destroyer Ayanami I've heard so much about!

Ayanami hears a girl's powerful voice and Ayanami looks at a blonde girl who is clearly USS Charles Ausburne with her little sisters.

Ayanami: (Uncomfortable) What's wrong?

Aulick: Good! A new girl!

Thatcher: Yes! it has to be her! Commander! She must be the destroyer of the Sakura empire!

Spence: (Panic) Sakura Empire?

Charles: Listen to the stories! I have heard that you fought to defend and save your superiors from danger regardless of your physical integrity.

Ayanami: Well, yes.

Charles: Well, what you did was reckless, but that doesn't mean you risked your life to save your friends, that's justice.

Ayanami: Eh?

Charles: Javelin and Laffey, you guys did well too. If you have problems there, you can count on our help.

Ayanami: Oh yeah, thank you very much.

Charles: Oh, one more thing, if you value your life... (Sinister tone) Please don't go near Ark Royal.

Ayanami: (shocked) Huh? What happened?

Charles: Well, justice calls me, see you later.

The girls from the Charles class leave, leaving Ayanami somewhat dubious at her last words.

Laffey: Don't worry, nobody thinks badly of you.

Javelin: Alright let's go to the store.

Ayanami: Ok.

The walk resumed.

Ayanami: By the way, I haven't seen or heard of that new aircraft carrier and cruiser from your faction.

Javelin: Aircraft carrier?

Laffey: Maybe she's referring to Nimitz and Port Royal.

Javelin: Oh, them.

Ayanami: Both of them are very strong, but they didn't appear in the previous operation and I haven't seen them in this base.

Javelin: They are on a very important mission, at the moment it is classified information, even I don't know why they are out.

Ayanami: I understand.

Unbeknownst to them, Ark Royal follows them to take care of those three since Queen Elizabeth had ordered Ark Royal to take care of the prisoner discreetly.

AKASHI SHOP

Ayanami is at the counter while looking emotionlessly at Akashi.

Ayanami: What the hell are you doing here?

Akashi: I can start any business as long as the customers exist.

Long Island: Hey friend, can you give me a discount on this model aircraft carrier?

Akashi: No, pay the price and it's yours.

Long: Stingy! Capitalist cat!

Akashi: (Fury) With what right do you say that!?

Long Island left the store depressed without the toy aircraft carrier.

Javelin: Ever since Akashi opened his shop, the products have gotten better.

Ayanami: (sighing) All the girls are very worried about you.

Akashi: So I just ran away, I thought they were going to silence me because of what I found out.

Ayanami: Silence?

Akashi: Yes, while I was resting I went for a walk and accidentally entered the Orochi shipyards and ended up finding a siren working with Akagi.

In that Ayanami is shocked by what she heard

Ayanami: That's not possible, is that true?

Akashi: Yes, I'm not lying, that happened.

Ayanami: It's very difficult for me to process what you say.

Akashi: For me it was the same, Akagi can be scary, but she is not the type of person who would betray humanity, much less the empire.

Ayanami: Yes, she is the one with extreme loyalty to the empire, I don't understand why she does that. How do you think she will end all of this?

Akashi: I don't know, but if this keeps escalating higher and higher, there is no doubt that the empire will be extinct.

The imperial girls were left with many doubts.

In that Javelin and Laffey appear to encourage her, Ayanami smiles after talking with Javelin and Laffey, for a moment she forgets the problems of her country.

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