User blog:Tadano Hitoshi/Ragtag Hustle KanColle Edition - Everyday Hustle 10: Seasonal Passage

So far...
''A few months has passed since the Pocky War happened, and it seems I spent the entire time that passed since then in and out of the base without having much time to dedicate towards documenting my activities during the last Fall and Winter operations. Not to mention I have missed out on several key events including Christmas, the New Year, Setsubun and as soon as I returned to office to prepare for this year's Winter operations I was greeted with a table full of chocolates. Haruna was not exactly happy I was out for so long and only appeared on random intervals just to check on missions and expeditions, Ooyodo and Kashima had their hands full in fleet management without me around I had to ask Graf to help them out, which she happily obliged. I am glad to know she's rather competent with the tasks. ... That one incident aside.''

Thankfully at around that time I was almost finished with some assignments outside the base that I had to be burdened with, so I suppose getting back into office after so long is kind of a vocation by itself for me.

''The giant house of the Nineties are growing ever so larger than before. They are now forming about over fifty per cent of this naval base's populace. But as their training levels increase, however... what did not increase was the amount of space I can afford for new intakes. I did get some new rooms built but as new intakes keep rolling in every season that amount of space is diminishing fast and I am currently pretty broke to beg the headquarters for more rooms.''

''Speaking of the Nineties, it seems Graf and Choukai had joined the rest of the Ninety-Niners. ... If I have to be honest, that one incident with Graf did shake me a little bit... nevertheless. I cannot afford myself such distractions on an everyday basis. I am not here to gawk at those under my command... at least not all day long. Curiously enough the number one complaint I get from everyone in the base is that the opposite happens (read: I pay them no attention I and I get gawked at a lot). Remarks like "Are you gay?" is no longer an alien everyday saying now over here.''

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The New Intakes
During the last Fall and Winter I've had some more new intakes coming into office.

Yamakaze: ''Currently she is living with her sister Umikaze and the rest of the Shiratsuyu-class shipgirls currently not in service in the fleet. For a while she was assigned as an active shipgirl... on the expeditioners' fleets. But considering the sometimes gung-ho way I tend to go about my fleet business, it would be not really nice to have such a wallflower like her go through my more aggressive tactics in battle. Besides... I would rather not let someone like her have to know her Admiral moonlights with "shadow work" while off-duty. I did give her operation debut as part of the transport fleet during the last Winter operations, though.''

Asakaze & Matsukaze: ''Kamikaze and Harukaze's two younger sisters. Currently being assigned with them for Tokyo Express expeditions in the Salmon Sea area.''

Saratoga: ''The first aircraft carrier from the American side to arrive to this base. Along with Iowa we now have two Americans staying in the base. Unlike Iowa who's a little bit wild she's way much more graceful. I guess I better ask her to be part of my side if Akagi intends to exercise with her task force, with me and Graf taking on the helm of the opposing force...''

I-13 (Hitomi) and I-14 (Iyo): ''I guess this is the second set of twins I get to know after Ikazuchi and Inazuma (both of which are now in the non-enlisted dormitories). They have the typical disposition I can predict from twins, too. Though what I didn't expect was Iyo's love of her liquor, making her part of the heavy drinkers in the base. They're now being inducted by Imuya as part of my "agents" composed of the submariners, now occupying the space left by Maruyu (who's now assigned for the submariners' paperworks).''

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Peeled Banana
(Image link.)

Bismarck: "Admiral. May I have you for a moment?"

Admiral: "What is it, Bismarck? I have other errands to run for today so please, be brief."

Bismarck: "Stand here for a bit."

Admiral: "????"

''Swiftly, Bismarck kneels behind the Admiral and lands her hands... on his rear.''

Admiral: "!?... Bismarck, what are you doing?"

Bismarck: "Body inspection."

Admiral: "What are you looking for...? You are not looking for my wallet, are you?"

Bismarck: "No. But you do have something I consider not fit to be on your person, Admiral..."

The Admiral feels a pair of hands squeezing his rear.

Bismarck: "... and that would be these."

Admiral: "Huh? Huh? What's wrong with... my... um, rear?"

Bismarck: "Admiral. You said you are a man, aren't you."

Admiral: "That I am?"

Bismarck: "Then what's with that child-like appearance."

Admiral: "My ID is telling the truth, though...?"

Bismarck: "Then what is that pattern of speech."

Admiral: "T-that is the way I usually am...?"

(Note: In my vision of a Japanese-speaking "Admiral Tadano Hitoshi", he always speak with something close to keigo (formal speech) even for casual interactions, addresses himself as "watashi(私)", addresses "you" as "anata(貴方)". At times he will sound like a girl with these. Here's an example of how he would say the previous line: そ、それはいつもの私ですが…? (so, sore wa itsumo no watashi desuga...?) )

Bismarck: "Then what is with these assets!!"

The pair of hands squeezing the Admiral's rear tightens its grip much, much harder.

Admiral: "O-ow!? W-why are you gripping on it so hard!?"

Bismarck: "Your figure is too young and too girly to be a man!! Your way of speaking too! I acknowledge you have the skill and aptitude but I just cannot accept those peculiarity of yours!!"

Admiral: "That's the part you're dissatisfied with!?"

Suddenly the door opens and two more figures comes in.

Zuikaku: "Admiral-san! Look at this! The 'Damaged' form of my 3D self! It might not be as big as Shoukaku-nee's, but even with this ought to shake you a bit! You wouldn't dare to ignore me now would you!"

Admiral: "WHY ON EARTH DO I NEED TO KNOW THAT!?"

Zuikaku: "Why, you ask!? It's because for whatever reason you always ignore me when it comes to carrier flagship selection!! It's always Shoukaku-nee for whatever reason when you need us! Then I realized your choice of shipgirl always have this one certain thing in common. (points to her chest) It's these, right!?"

Admiral: "Why would that have anything to do with why I picked them over you!?"

Zuikaku: "Shut up! Admiral-san, I know you're a healthy boy. It couldn't be helped that you would look at these things. The truth is that I am not losing to them in these aspects you like! I should've realized this sooner too!"

Admiral (sighing): "... This feels so wrong on so many levels I don't know where I should begin."

Maya: "Coming to think of it, he does seem to be looking at the more mature destroyers a lot more than he looks at the younger ones."

Admiral: "While they do indeed attract my intrigue, I would rather not dwell too much on it because I am here not to find someone to bed with."

Bismarck, Zuikaku, Maya (in unison): "That indeed is worrisome."

Admiral: "Why would you be disappointed with me not interested in you girls!?"

Bismarck, Zuikaku, Maya (in unison): "Because you swinging that way hurts our confidence?"

Admiral: "In what way!? Indeed that I do have a good friend outside the base and I tend to hang around with him a lot, but I do not swing that way. You are attractive ladies, I will give you that. Just... please, let me concentrate on my professional obligations."

Maya: "Bringing up the 'professionalism' card won't work for you all the time, though. In fact if I have to say one thing you should be 'professional' about, it's about letting me have some of that ass. We all have something we want from you, y'know."

Admiral: "Sometimes I wonder if being a stud is part of an Admiral's job description..."

Maya: "Some Admirals I've seen gleefully accept that, though, and they get some pretty happy girls on their side too. You too would like it if we're all happy to be under your command, right? So..."

Admiral: "But that's just..."

Bismarck: "If you're to prove you are a man, come at us now. Feel us, so that you can prove yourself."

Zuikaku: "That's right, Admiral-san. You can see for yourself how I am not losing to everyone else when it comes to this (points to her chest again)."

Admiral (turning away): "No thanks. I have some errands to run so ple--"

Bismarck lunges at the Admiral and tries to stop him in his tracks...

Bismarck: "You're not going anywhere!!"

CRASH!

''Suddenly, an awkward silence. All four of them are frozen in their spots. All of the three shipgirls' eyes are now on the Admiral... who got his lower wear accidentally stripped away by Bismarck.''

Bismarck: "Oh..."

Zuikaku: "O-Ooohh..."

Maya: "Whoa..."

INTERMISSION: Cue an image of a peeled banana. The three shipgirls' breathing suddenly become much heavier.

Bismarck: "A-Admiral. It's dangerous to have a main cannon exposed like that without protection. W-we must do maintenance often."

Zuikaku: (Admiral-san's... thing...)

Maya: "Oooh! This is the first time I saw it like that! Totally different from the books!"

Admiral: ''(... At any rate it would be bad if I don't do anything about this situation. But what should I do...)

A moment later, somewhere else within the base, two certain shipgirls wearing armbands with the letters "MP" on them happens to be just walking down the hallway...

Kasumi: "Hmm... huh? An alarm!? Someone's causing the Commander problems again in his office!? Asashio-nee! Let's go! Someone's up to no good again!"

Asashio: "Yes!"

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[ to be continued later ]