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(Shamelessly asking for votes, speaking of which, did I write Quincy too harshly? However, Little Sword believes that someone as foolish as Quincy, after leaving Admiral and the Naval Base, might really struggle to survive...)
"Originally, I wanted to take Quincy with me, but first, Aoba was unwilling to let her go. Well! That's not a valid reason; if I truly wanted to take Quincy away, Aoba and the others wouldn't have been able to stop me."
As she spoke, Akagi extended her palm, revealing a delicate and compact Carrier-Based Aircraft in her hand.
"How did Bumblebee's B25 end up with you?" Lexington exclaimed in surprise, then cast a resentful glance at Chuyang.
Back at the Naval Base, only Admiral had the authority to allocate equipment. Before receiving orders from Admiral, it was strictly forbidden for any Fleet Girls to exchange equipment privately. This was also the fundamental reason why Lexington never lent her own Carrier-Based Aircraft to her friend.
But she clearly remembered that Bumblebee's B25 was allocated by Admiral to Assaulter. So why was it now in Akagi's hands? Considering the above reasons, the answer was already quite obvious.
"Of course, it was given to me by Admiral," Akagi said gently, casting a glance at Chuyang. A faint sense of pride appeared on her face as she faced Lexington.
When dealing with others, as long as they did not touch upon Akagi's bottom line, she always presented herself as gentle and magnanimous. Even towards the enterprises that had deep-seated grudges against her in the Old World, aside from being somewhat reluctant to engage with them, she felt no other emotions. Yet when facing Lexington, Akagi could never calm her heart.
There was no way around it; she had arrived at the Naval Base just a few days later than Lexington. Although her arrival was somewhat unconventional—being delivered in a box—it did not change the fact that she arrived at the Naval Base earlier than most of the other Fleet Girls, including Saratoga.
However, the treatment she received compared to that of Lexington was completely different. Initially, both she and Lexington were assigned to the same fleet along with Nelson, Rodney, Helena, and Hood, embarking on missions and drills together. But this situation lasted only a short time; due to resource depletion at the Naval Base, she was removed from the main fleet and had to follow orders from Admiral to conduct drills with other fleets.
What saddened Akagi even more was that due to resource issues, while she understood that Admiral treated them differently by sending out the clearly superior in aerial tactics, namely Lexington, she could not comprehend why even her only purple Carrier-Based Aircraft, 80th model, was given to Lexington.
When she finally reclaimed her own Carrier-Based Aircraft, Lexington had already acquired Sea Viper, and she could only shrink behind the window, enviously watching the flagship Lexington lead the other Fleet Girls into battle with such a spirited presence.
Later, when the supply resources at Naval Base were no longer so strained, Akagi thought that the Admiral would finally arrange for her to sortie!
However, the outcome still left Akagi feeling deeply saddened.
It was a sunny afternoon when she was in the Admiral's office, asking Lexington, who was seated behind the desk, when the Admiral would arrange for her to sortie. Lexington promised to send a telegram to inquire about it.
At that moment, the Telegraph Machine on the desk received an Operation Order from the Admiral. When she saw the specific requirements for the Battleship fleet, Akagi thought her opportunity had finally come.
As Naval Base continued to extend deeper into the ocean, they encountered increasingly powerful Deep Sea Shipgirls, which naturally required stronger main Fleet Girls. It was clear that Helena could no longer endure such intense battles at that time.
The most critical point was that facing more and more Deep Sea Aircraft Carrier Maids, relying solely on Lexington made it difficult to secure air superiority. Thus, there was an urgent need for an Aircraft Carrier Ship Girl to supplement the fleet.
At that time, among the carriers at Naval Base, there were only her and Lexington; all other Aircraft Carrier Ship Girls were light carriers. Even though later on, one particularly favored by the Admiral and referred to as "the Bombing Queen," a very strong Assaulter, was just a novice with minimal experience back then. Akagi had consistently participated in drills; although her experience could not compare to Lexington's, she was still among the top tier at Naval Base. Therefore, under those circumstances, the Admiral had no choice but to select her.
However, as she continued reading the operation order, she discovered that her name was not on the list. Replacing Helena was an unfamiliar Fleet Girl named Saratoga.
Akagi knew a bit about Saratoga; in Old World history, Saratoga was one of two Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy that fought valiantly in World War II's Pacific Battlefield. Although Saratoga's performance did not shine as brightly as Enterprise's and often required repairs to achieve accolades, there was no doubt that she was also a very powerful Aircraft Carrier Ship Girl.
Yet it seemed that this Fleet Girl did not belong to their Naval Base! How could the Admiral make such a low-level mistake?
Akagi thought this but had not yet voiced her confusion when someone pushed open the office door from outside. Bathed in golden afternoon sunlight stood a Blonde Woman in a white naval uniform with a bright smile—Saratoga, Lexington's sister.
"Why?"
As Akagi stood under the cherry blossom tree, fully clad in her ship outfit and holding a longbow, she gazed into the distance at the sisters holding hands, sailing towards the deep blue sea from the Naval Base dock. She asked herself this question.
The sea breeze gently lifted her dark long hair, and on that calm, sunny afternoon, Akagi fell into a deep confusion.
She couldn't understand what made her any less than Lexington and Saratoga. In terms of rarity, she was a five-star gold ship, while the two sisters were initially four-star purple ships. Well, it was true that the lady had grown, but why did the Admiral think that the level one four-star purple ship Saratoga would be stronger than her five-star gold ship with a level of 40?
Similarly, when it came to the crucial number of Carrier-Based Aircraft that an Aircraft Carrier Ship Girl could carry, she was not inferior to Saratoga at all; in fact, she could carry significantly more aircraft than the two Fleet Girls of the Lexington-Class.
Thus, Akagi truly couldn't comprehend why the Admiral would make such unreasonable arrangements.
However, Akagi didn't remain confused for long. One day after returning from an exercise, she received surprising news that resolved the long-standing doubts troubling her heart.
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