I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Saratoga, seeing Z23's expression, roughly understood what was going on but didn't tell Bumblebee. Judging from Saratoga's amused expression, she clearly intended to see Bumblebee make a fool of himself.

When Yuhaka heard Bumblebee call his name, Yuhaka also shouted back to Bumblebee:

“Youyou is here OowoO～”

Hearing Yuhka's words, Bumblebee looked around with a puzzled expression. Clearly, she hadn't connected Yuhka's loli voice with the dragon-form Yuhka.

Seeing that Bumblebee couldn't see him, Yuhaka suddenly stuck out his long tongue and licked Bumblebee's face before Bumblebee could react. Bumblebee, startled by the lick, let out an embarrassing scream.

"Eek! Who, who is it?!"

Bumblebee licked his face and looked at Yuhaka, who was sticking out his tongue, with a bewildered expression. Yuhaka then said to Bumblebee:

"It's Youyou~ OowoO~"

As Yuhaka spoke, it wagged its large tail, seemingly showing off what it had done. Seeing the giant creature in front of it talking, Bumblebee looked at Yuhaka with a surprised expression and said:

"Wait?! You're Youyou?!"

"That's right, Youyou is Youyou OowoO!"

Upon hearing Bumblebee's words, Yhaka nodded his big head as he answered Bumblebee's question. Bumblebee was stunned by the scene before him, while Saratoga covered her mouth and chuckled. Although Saratoga was quite surprised by Yhaka's identity and ability to speak, she found Bumblebee's situation even funnier.

Z23 and the others standing next to Yuhaka couldn't help but laugh. They had obviously expected this scene. After all, Yukikaze and her group had also been shocked by Yuhaka's speech earlier. This was normal, since they hadn't expected to associate Yuhaka with that dragon-like figure when they first met her.

With Bumblebee looking shocked, Suruga and the others left first. After all, they had just fought a major battle with the Fog Fleet and needed to repair and resupply their ships. Moreover, the battle had left them quite exhausted, so it was time to soak in a hot spring to recover their bodies.

Although ship girls' bodies look no different from human bodies, they are actually many times stronger than human bodies. After all, their ability to withstand shells and the recoil of firing ship-based cannons is no joke.

Even so, ship girls can still get injured, and they will need to undergo recovery procedures.

On the way, Hornet, who usually carries Yuhaka and others, also introduced the situation in the port area. Although most of the ship girls were deployed to various places to defend against the appearance of the fog fleet, a group of ship girls still stayed at the headquarters. After all, some ship girls were not suitable to go to the battlefield to fight against the fog fleet.

Take, for example, the little ship girls.

If they have experienced ship girls guiding them, that's fine. But without experienced ship girls, their combat experience and fighting ability are basically just free kills for the enemy. It's better to have experienced ship girls guiding them until they can become ship girls who can stand on their own.

The z23 is a special case among them.

Looking at the much quieter streets of the port, Javelin couldn't help but ask Bumblebee with a puzzled expression:

"So, apart from a small group of people, everyone else at the port headquarters has gone to other locations to be stationed?"

In response to Javelin's puzzled question, Bumblebee nodded and said:

"That's right. After all, the impact of this fog event is very large. Even Enterprise and the others had to be stationed at the border to carry out defense work. The last time we were this busy was a few years ago when the Sirens launched a large-scale invasion."

Upon hearing Hornet's words, the ship girls present recalled the last large-scale Sirens invasion. At that time, they could see countless ships and fighter jets attacking them. Javelin and the others were only ship girls who had just joined the battle not long ago. To be honest, that battle left a very deep impression on them.

Led by Bumblebee and Saratoga, Ehaka and her group quickly arrived at the headquarters building in the port area. However, they encountered a problem: Ehaka in her third form was so large that she couldn't even fit through the main door.

Seeing this, Bumblebee couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. After all, they needed to use the headquarters' communicator to contact the flagship. Seeing Bumblebee's anxious expression, Z23 patted Yuhaka's big head and said to her:

"Alright, Youyou, change back, otherwise Senior Bumblebee will probably have a headache."

Upon hearing Z23's words, Ehaka nodded. Then, as Ehaka transformed into a cocoon, he popped out in his first form with a "poof," leaving Bumblebee and Saratoga, who were standing nearby, completely dumbfounded.

P.S.: It seems like everyone's been playing games lately and hardly anyone's reading books anymore. But the roguelike mode in Arknights is really tough; I guess I'm just too bad at it.

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1408 [Meeting the Flagships, Yuhaka's Accommodation Arrangements]

Bumblebee and Saratoga were speechless when they saw Yhaka's incredible transformation. It was the first time they had ever seen anything like it, and frankly, it was quite absurd. But absurd as it was, they still had to take him to the conference room.

Led by Bumblebee and Saratoga, they then arrived at the conference room of Azur Lane headquarters.

"Alright, you kids go find a seat, I'll go contact Sister Enterprise and the others, please wait a moment~"

With that, Bumblebee went to the communications room to contact the flagship and the others. After hearing Bumblebee's words, Ehaka and the others didn't stand on ceremony and immediately found a seat. Z23 looked at the several large screens around them with a curious expression and asked Saratoga:

"Senior Saratoga, I remember the satellites were being interfered with by the Fog Fleet, so why are we planning to start a video call? Is communication here handled by wires?"

Upon hearing Z23's question, Saratoga explained the situation to Z23, saying:

"Yes, that's right! Communication here used to rely on lines a long time ago, but after humans deployed satellites, those lines were hardly used anymore. After all, lines require long-term maintenance, and maintaining them is very labor-intensive and time-consuming. Now that such a big problem has occurred, we have no choice but to restart these lines to use them."

After hearing Saratoga's explanation, Z23 nodded to indicate that she understood. To be honest, she had never heard of these things before, so it seemed that these lines might be a bit old.

It was at this moment that Bumblebee poked his head out from the communications room and shouted to everyone:

"Oh, everyone, we've made contact with Sister Enterprise and the others. Everyone, get ready."

Upon hearing Bumblebee's words, Javelin and Z23 hurriedly took out small mirrors to tidy their clothes and hair. The Royal and Ironblood factions, to which they belonged, placed great importance on outward etiquette. Of course, another reason was that they were going to meet the highest commander of their respective factions—the so-called flagship—and they needed to make a good impression on him. This was relatively normal, since everyone pays attention to their appearance when meeting their superiors.

Laffey and Ayanami were exceptions, as they were considered relatively unusual problem children during their time at the academy.

One likes to sleep in class, while the other is a shut-in who likes to play video games.

The two of them didn't seem flustered at all about seeing the flagship. Lafite even yawned and looked sleepy, clearly showing that he wasn't afraid of it.

Javelin and Z23, on the other hand, did a quick job of tidying up their own clothes and hair before helping Laffey and Ayanami with theirs. The two seemed to be letting Javelin and Z23 do as they pleased, with Laffey even leaning against Z23's chest as if she wanted to take a nap.

After the two finished tidying up Laffey and Ayanami, they went to Yuhaka's side and tidied up his clothes and hair, to which Yuhaka gave them an "OwO?" look.

After everything was ready, Z23 told Bumblebee that there were no problems. Bumblebee smiled and said nothing, then turned on the communication screen. After a few seconds, the flagships of each faction appeared on the large screen in front of Yuhaka and the others. After seeing the flagships appear on the screen, Z23 reported to the flagships:

"This is the Z23 squad, now returning to Azur Lane and reporting to all flagships."

Upon hearing Z23's words, Bismarck from the Ironblood faction nodded and said:

"Yes, welcome back, Z23 team. It's good that you're all safe and sound, and it seems you've made some nice friends in another world."

In response to Bismarck's words, Z23 expressed her gratitude and then reported her experiences to the other flagships. Although they had already heard about Z23's report from Suruga, the flagships were still alerted after hearing Z23's detailed report, especially the intelligence about the Sea Fog Fleet.

Information about the Fog Fleet in Azur Lane is relatively scarce. Apart from knowing that the enemy is highly hostile, their weapons and equipment are also very powerful and technologically advanced, in no way inferior to their old rival, the Siren Fleet.

Upon hearing Z23 mention that there were similar entities within the Sea Fog Fleet, the flagships were both surprised and troubled. This meant that the opposing force possessed command capabilities, and given that its strength far surpassed that of ordinary Sea Fog Fleets, the flagships faced an even more difficult situation.

The only good news so far is that the other side hasn't shown any fog ships that seem to have a mental model yet. Otherwise, the thought of those super-gravity cannons and other products that Z23 mentioned, which seem to be black technology, would make people feel very uneasy.

It felt like warships in a naval battle during World War II had suddenly encountered a spaceship with futuristic technology, which gave the flagships a real headache. They had originally thought that the Fog Fleet was a powerful enemy, but they did not expect that the Fog Fleet was much stronger. This made the flagships raise their vigilance against the Fog Fleet to a new level.

After discussing the Sea Fog Fleet, Z23 also reported on the ship modifications. Of course, all that was available was a small number of the whispered blueprints drawn by Honjou Nia. Although Honjou Nia was an elf, her drawing speed was only slightly faster than that of an ordinary person. In addition, Honjou Nia didn't like to lower her drawing skills to achieve the goal of drawing quickly.

So, at present, Nia Honjo has only drawn five pages about the modified ship girls. These pages of the whispered manuscript will be given to the flagships for testing to see if Nia Honjo's abilities can be brought into play in this world. If so, the next step is to select suitable candidates for modification. After all, Nia Honjo cannot draw all the modified ship girls at once. At best, she can only draw a few pages in a day.

The flagships were also very curious about the "modification" proposed by Z23. After all, most ship girls find it difficult to improve their strength after reaching a certain level, but modification can greatly enhance their strength, which makes them very interested in it.

Unfortunately, only a small number of ship girls can use this modification scheme at present, and other ship girls will probably have to wait for a while before they have the opportunity.

The flagships expressed their deep regret over this, and the problem then returned to Ehaka. Although Ehaka has strong combat capabilities and can easily deal with a Fog Fleet, such assistance would undoubtedly be of great help to Azur Lane. However, there is only one Ehaka. If Azur Lane's defenses encounter multiple powerful Fog Fleets, Ehaka may be overwhelmed.

Regarding this issue, Z23 stated that in the other world, Yuhaka also has companions there. The situation on their side is somewhat unclear, but they can still provide some support, especially magical technology support, which is undoubtedly useful.

After listening to all of Z23's reports, to be honest, it was a bit difficult for the flagships present to process so much information at once. So after listening to Z23's reports, the flagships decided that it would be better to arrange for Yuhaka to stay in the destroyer dormitory. The reason was also because of Laffey and the others. After all, they were acquaintances, and it would be better for them to look after each other.

However, just as Z23 was about to arrange for Yuhaka to stay in an empty room, Raffi suddenly suggested that Yuhaka stay with her.

P.S.: By the way, wouldn't this arrangement be considered a wolf among sheep?

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1409 [Z23's Proposal]

At the destroyer dormitory in the Azur Lane headquarters port area, Yuhaka looked at the huge building in front of her with a surprised expression. Rather than a dormitory, this place was more like a luxurious villa.

The magnificence far surpasses that of the mansion built by Yuhaka. Well... after all, many Royal Navy ship girls participated in the construction and design of this building, so the style is naturally much better than Yuhaka's childlike block house. Although many cat girls from the construction department participated in the construction project, the cat girls' architectural style is basically beyond compare and can't compare to the artistic level of the Royal Navy.

"We're here, Yu-Yu-chan! This is our dormitory area. What do you think? Isn't it beautiful? This was built by us Royal Navy ship girls~"

Javelin seemed to be showing off to Yhaka, and Yhaka nodded in agreement, saying that it looked nice, but the defense seemed a bit too weak. Yhaka's views on nests were always based on the following: concealment, sturdiness, comfort, and multiple escape routes.

Led by Javelin, Yuhaka and the others arrived at the Azur Lane headquarters dormitory. Although most of the destroyer girls did not accompany the flagship to guard the border waters, some of the combat-capable destroyer girls still went with the flagship to handle some work in the waters belonging to Azur Lane.

For example, patrolling, reconnaissance, and transporting supplies. After all, destroyers are very fast and have a relatively wide range of uses, such as anti-submarine warfare and air defense.

After arriving at the destroyer's dormitory, although most of the destroyers stayed here, since there were no classes, most of them went out to play. Only a few ship girls who stayed at home did not go out.

On their way to Laffey's room, Javelin and her companions encountered many ship girls in the corridor. The ship girls couldn't help but show their surprise and delight upon seeing Javelin and her group return. After all, Javelin and her group had gone missing several weeks ago, and everyone had spent a lot of effort searching for them without success. Seeing Laffey and her group safe and sound now brought them a sigh of relief.

As for Yuhaka, they were also very curious about this child who looked like a ship girl from Sakura Empire. However, since most of the ship girls in Sakura Empire were beast-eared girls, the ship girls were not surprised by Yuhaka's identity and did not investigate too much. However, since Yuhaka came from another world, everyone was also curious about what that other world was like.

However, since it was Yuhaka's first time there, Z23 told the ship girls not to get too excited. Yuhaka would be staying there for a while, and everyone would have plenty of time to ask her questions. But right now, Z23 and the others needed to arrange something for Yuhaka. In any case, it was important to prepare a place for Yuhaka to stay.

Upon arriving at Laffey's room and opening the door, Yuhaka and the others were met with a scene of utter chaos. Z23 and the others stared in disbelief at the clothes and dolls scattered on the floor, and noticed empty beer cans in a box. They were speechless at the mess in Laffey's room.

However, Yuhaka didn't seem to mind. If Jilin hadn't helped clean at Yuhaka's house, Yuhaka's room would have been in even worse condition.

"Laffey-chan, how long did it take you to clean last time...?"

Regarding the javelin issue, even though he looked sleepy, Raffi didn't bother to think before asking a question:

"About... a week ago?"

"Well........"

Hearing Laffey's words, Z23 and the others fell silent, clearly feeling a bit helpless about Laffey's statement. After all, Laffey was just that kind of lazy, carefree kid.

Well... although Laffey's room was a bit messy, Javelin and the others quickly tidied it up. After tidying up Laffey's room, Yuhaka carefully examined the surrounding furnishings. As a dormitory prepared for ship girls, the environment here was quite good. Not only did it have a personal room, but it also had a personal bathroom and a small kitchen. The furniture included not only a single bed, a desk, and a wardrobe, but also some large household appliances, such as a TV, air conditioner, and refrigerator. As a dormitory, this was a pretty good configuration.

After seeing that Laffey's room was tidied up, Z23 looked around and asked Yuhaka:

"Finally, everything's packed up, Youyou. Did you bring all the daily necessities?"

Upon hearing Z23's words, Yuhaka nodded and seemed to take out his suitcase from the dimensional hole. Due to some special reasons, Yuhaka was temporarily unable to enter the imaginary space, so some things needed to be prepared in advance.

Seeing that Yuhaka had brought her personal belongings, Z23 felt a little relieved. It seemed that Yuhaka wouldn't be so careless as to forget to bring them. However, even if she had forgotten to bring them, Z23 wasn't too worried, since there was a supermarket selling personal belongings at the Azur Lane headquarters. If not, she could buy them there.

After Yuhaka arranged her belongings, Z23 and the others took the opportunity to show her around the place. Z23 looked a little apologetic and apologized to Yuhaka, saying:

"I'm sorry, Youyou, we should have prepared a private room for a guest like you, but even humans don't come to our territory, so we don't have any spare rooms."

Upon hearing Z23's apology, Yuhaka shook his head with an "OwO" expression, seemingly oblivious to the situation, and said:

"A real man, my adorable big sister~ Youyou will dig a hole and build a nest~ OwO~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's answer, Z23 and the others couldn't help but imagine Yuhaka happily digging holes in the ground with its big tail wagging, or curled up in a ball on a nest made of hay and twigs. Just thinking about this scene made Z23 and the others feel a mix of wanting to laugh and feeling incredibly awkward.

"No, for the sake of Azur Lane's reputation, please, Yuuyu, please don't do this, I beg you..."

Upon hearing Z23's words, Yuhaka tilted her head and looked at Z23 as if she didn't understand why the other party said that, but Yuhaka simply agreed.

Seeing that Yuhaka agreed, Z23 seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, Yuhaka was their guest, so how could they let her dig a hole and build a nest as her home?

"I've already submitted the proposal regarding your house, Youyou, to Little Yellow Chicken and the others. However, given the current battlefield situation, we don't have many people on our side, and the house will take more time to build. For now, Youyou will have to live with Raffi."

In response to z23's words, Yuhaka, with a look of "=w=~", hugged Laffey and snuggled up to him, saying:

"Hmm~ Youyou doesn't mind =w=~"

Seeing how affectionately Yhaka and Lafite were, Javelin, standing to the side, looked at them with a hint of envy and said: