User blog:Tadano Hitoshi/Ragtag Hustle Kancolle - Summer 2016 Event Edition

[ Status: 50% into the event. ]

(Author's note: I think I like Haruna switching between third person speech and first-person speech. I dunno, it might be inconsistent, but I feel like I could write better that way.)

='''Intercept! The Second Naval Battle of Malaya!'''=

''Hello, this is Haruna, reporting for the Admiral for this operation. ... Hehe, receiving such an important task from the Admiral, I feel so happy I wonder if it's okay... I mean, I did receive the most wonderful gift from him after all... aaahhh! No, no. Calm down, Haruna...!''

But how would Admiral like me to report back to him?

"Just write it the way you want. I don't care if it's like a diary or something. As long as I can get a good idea of what's going on from it, we're cool."

''Even though he says that... Haruna isn't really good with "whatever I want". ... If I have to describe "whatever I want"... I think it'll be all about the Admiral? The Admiral is wonderful, he is like no other, he is my wor-- Ah! I mustn't do that. Haruna, get a grip!''

''Anyway, we recently ended our strategy meeting for the next operation. After receiving word from the intelligence via Ooyodo-san, the Admiral made a very scary face... Haruna never saw that before. I mean, Admiral did pull some pretty intimidating expressions during our past few events, but this is the first time Haruna ever saw such an expression. It's like... a tiger about to roar. An animal about to assert its dominance among its pack.''

''Regarding the operation, it seems we will be sailing towards Admiral's homeland - modern-day Malaya. It's called Malaysia these days, if I'm not mistaken? Also thanks to the details of the operation Haruna learned why the Admiral was feeling so aggressive about the operation. Apparently there has been an influx of Abyssals around the area, and the area is littered with some pretty powerful ones. Not really liking the fact that there are insanely powerful Abyssals loitering around the area, Admiral eagerly accepted the task of conducting an operation towards the peninsular.''

Also it seems Haruna will play a star role along with Kongou onee-sama for the operation as well as some others, Haruna is deeply excited!

''But Haruna is somewhat worried... One of the Admiral's motivations for joining operations is to see potential new recruits, and the latest information from the intelligence is worrisome. It seems one of the potential new recruits will be a British battleship - and a very decorated one at that. HMS Warspite, if I am not mistaken. ... From her image, she exudes quite a powerful aura of a dignified lady... befitting of her class name. I wonder how well will Kongou onee-sama welcome her into the fleet? For the most part Kongou onee-sama has been a very cool person but I am still worried...''

''Anyway! Now is not the time to fret over such things. It is time for me to watch warmly, with the Admiral by my side, over the operations as we plow through the enemy ranks...''

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Patrol of Buntan
''We began our operations a little late over 2330hrs on August 12, preparing to set sail first thing in the following morning. Though we're again playing the 'clean-up party' role this time as well, since we came pretty early there's very little amount of intelligence available regarding where we should go to, with who and what. So it's kind of a haphazard intelligence gathering operations for the rest of cleaners like us, but ultimately Admiral chose to go with Naka-san as the squadron leader followed by Jintsuu-san, and they were supported by four destroyers including the recently-ascended (as part of the Ninety-Niners) Shigure-chan.''

Needless to say, despite the haphazardness we were able to complete the operation smoothly.

''That Submarine Summer Princess, as she went down she was nosebleeding to the point it muddled the water around the area she sank. ... Wait, Admiral was wearing his Summer get-up, wasn't he? ... No way, she was looking at him that way throughout the entire time...!? Uuu, Admiral, you even attract the Abyssals in scary ways...''

''A-anyway! Since we've finished with our first operations, the Admiral didn't really waste too much time in assembling the next fleet line-up for the next operation...''

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The Second Battle of Endau
''For the second operation, this time around we managed to get a little bit on our smarts regarding our roster for the operation... roughly at first. We later discovered another Admiral was making their rounds on the area with a seaplane tender, which our Admiral remarked:''

"No wonder I felt something was missing. All right, we're going with this roster next! I'm going to call Mizuho here."

''And so Mizuho heeded his call for the sortie. But what waited for us at the end was...''

Battleship Summer Princess: "Ya~y! Admiral Boy, you came~! I'm so happy! Let's have fun together~"

''... Oh no! It's her again... except in a swimsuit! Though her being alone and not with her usual full complement of weaponry and escorts, it was easy enough for Chikuma-san, Abukuma-san and the destroyers to make quick work of her. But...''

''... that esctatic look she has when she is being pelted by our gunfire... that look she gives Admiral as she receives every hit...''

''... The Abyssals are frightening, in various ways. I cannot let Admiral fall into their hands!!''

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(Author's note: Time to take a break for a bit and enjoy some outdoor stuff, and return to clearing the event for Warspite, farming for Aquila if I could and I-26 as a side mission later... probably after tomorrow. And finish writing this of course.)