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Everyone has dreams, and as Fleet Girls, they are no exception.
As a Secretary Ship, Lexington dreams of the Admiral never leaving her. The wayward Sister-in-law Saratoga dreams of living together with her brother-in-law. The romantic Richelieu dreams of holding a grand wedding with the Admiral. The petite Veneto hopes to grow up quickly, especially in terms of her chest...
In short, everyone has their own different dreams and pursuits, while Isuzu's dream is to one day drive the car she built herself around the world.
However, all of this must start with repairing cars...
The lift, cutting machines, welding tools, various repair tools, and a heap of car parts together make up this small Auto Repair Shop located beneath the apartment building.
She still remembers when she was at the Naval Base; Isuzu wasn't particularly interested in the high-quality Battleship equipment. Well! To say that might be a bit unfair; it wasn't that Isuzu wasn't interested in those things, but rather that they had nothing to do with her.
As a Light Cruiser Ship Girl, she received no attention at all in a Naval Base that worshipped massive battleships. Even when there were battles requiring Light Cruisers, one must not forget that there was always Helena, known as the "Jack of All Trades," ahead of her. Thus, like many Fleet Girls at the Naval Base, she remained completely unnoticed.
It was also around that time that to pass the boring hours, she often went to the Naval Base library to borrow books to fill her days. For some reason, she mostly flipped through books related to cars. Even though there were no cars at the Naval Base back then, Isuzu developed a great interest in them.
Later on, after the Naval Base disappeared and feeling lost and confused, her first job was as an apprentice at an Auto Repair Shop.
During that time, under her master's careful guidance, she combined theoretical knowledge from books with practical experience. With this knowledge, she earned her first bucket of gold in life and bought a large truck to start a long-distance transportation business.
There was no way around it; compared to repairing cars, she preferred the exhilarating feeling of driving them. If she hadn't met the Admiral, perhaps she would have continued being a truck driver, driving her fully modified Dongfeng Truck along the roads while enjoying the scenery of mountains and fields.
However, compared to dreams, an Admiral, a Naval Base, and a "home" that can shield her from the wind and rain are what truly make Isuzu feel at ease.
So, since returning to the Naval Base, Isuzu has put aside all her various thoughts.
But as time passed, she realized that the current Naval Base was not much different from the previous one; life was still just as boring.
There was nothing to be done. Even though there weren't many Fleet Girls at the current Naval Base, whenever there were escort or expedition missions, Lexington would arrange for her to sortie. However, it should be noted that their Naval Base is a Land-Based Naval Base along the coast, which inherently offers few opportunities for sorties. As for escorting past ships, such instances are also quite rare.
Regular cruise ships would hire Fleet Girls as escorts, while those illegal black ships and smuggling vessels generally lacked the courage to apply for Fleet Girls escort from the nearby Naval Bases. Therefore, most of the time, Isuzu remained in a state of boredom with nothing to do.
As for returning to her old job of transportation, Isuzu was reluctant to leave the Naval Base.
Fortunately, after New Year's Day, when she was extremely bored, she nervously expressed her desire to Lexington to open an Auto Repair Shop at the Naval Base. Without hesitation, Lexington agreed to her request. Not only did she allocate two adjacent rooms on the first floor of the apartment building for her Auto Repair Shop, but she also granted her a substantial amount of money to purchase related tools and equipment.
Unfortunately, after a busy week and getting everything ready with immense joy for the grand opening, she discovered something that left her feeling incredibly frustrated.
The Naval Base only had two cars, and neither had any issues—what was she supposed to repair?
Of course, it wasn't entirely true that there were no cars to fix. If Isuzu wanted to, she could easily set up a sign at the intersection of the county road leading to the Naval Base to guide passing vehicles for repairs. That way, wouldn't there be business?
But putting aside whether others at the Naval Base would agree or not, she herself didn't want unrelated people disturbing the peace of the Naval Base. Moreover, her reason for opening an Auto Repair Shop wasn't to make money; it was simply to pass the time. So this idea could be dismissed right away.
However, she had already spent a considerable amount of money from the Naval Base in setting up this repair shop. Now realizing it might be of no use at all left her unsure of how to explain it to the Admiral when they returned in a few days.
Even before today, Isuzu had harbored a bit of resentment towards Lexington. When she submitted her application, why did Lexington agree without a second thought? Shouldn't such matters have a complete plan? If Lexington had truly insisted on this, during the planning process, she would have certainly considered the consequences and wouldn't have made such a foolish decision in a moment of impulse.
However, Isuzu was somewhat unfair to Lexington. As the Secretary Ship of the Naval Base, how could she not consider the consequences before making a certain decision? Lexington's reasoning was quite simple. First, since the Naval Base had vehicles, even if they would rarely be used in the future, having an Auto Repair Shop was still necessary—better safe than sorry! As for the additional expenses incurred, to Lexington, that was completely insignificant.
All things considered, the money spent by Isuzu to open this Auto Repair Shop couldn't even buy half a piece of clothing for Lexington.
Secondly, Lexington was thinking ahead. People say three women make a play; a group of women is comparable to five hundred flies. What about over two hundred Fleet Girls with excessive energy?
With so many people gathered in such a small Naval Base and nothing to occupy their time, trouble would inevitably arise. Therefore, it was essential to cultivate each person's interests and hobbies.
Isuzu's Auto Repair Shop was just the beginning. As long as they didn't focus on the Admiral, Lexington wouldn't mind if more poorly skilled barbershops, Italian restaurants specializing in dubious cuisine, convenience stores selling substandard products, and shoddy tailor shops popped up in the Naval Base.
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