Zuihou-chan let out a yawn and rubbed her eyes as we walked to the North Union dorm. I want to see how well the new North Union girls are coping.

"Didn't sleep well yesterday?"

"I guess you can say that..." (Zuihou-chan)

I didn't really get much sleep last night either. I was punishing Zuihou for breaking into my doujin collection and learning some of the phrases within. It's not like I don't want her to say it. Rather, it's the opposite, but I want her to say it at the appropriate time. That was the wrong time to say such a s.e.xy thing.

"Hey, Admiral." (Shioi)

Oh sh- That have me a fright. Shioi had jumped onto my back. Where did she come from? Behind?

"Where are you going?" (Shioi)

I gently grabbed the arm that is around my neck to prevent Shioi from falling off. I doubt she will get hurt if she falls off but still...

"To the North Union dorm. Wanna follow?"

"Sure. I still got some time." (Shioi)

Shioi removed one of her arms around me. That's my cue to release her. Ah. Umm... This is unusual...

"W-what's wrong?" (Shioi)

Shioi wrapped her arms around mine. She blushed as she looked at me. She usually doesn't do that. And if you are embarrassed, why do it?

"Shioi, that's wrong. You need to press your whole body against his arm. Make sure he can feel everything." (Zuihou-chan)

"I-I see..." (Shioi)

Now Zuihou-chan is doing the same. Only difference is that she is pressing her whole body against me. Oh, I can everything, alright. It's mostly hard, but there are some squishy bits. And in the first place,

"What the heck are you teaching her?! Shioi, you don't have to listen to Zuihou-chan."

I continued walking to the North Union dorm, with two girls pressing themselves against me. This situation is certainly what many men fantasize about but it isn't as great as you think, especially if the two girls around you are flat. Shioi has a bit of meat but Zuihou-chan is underdeveloped. Maybe a little massage may help her grow. Wow, it' only 9am in the morning and l.e.w.d stuff are all you can think about? Get it together, Keita. And besides, Zuihou-chan may not be ready. I would be lying if I said I don't want to have a night battle with her. I want to treat and love all of them equally. Zuihou-chan is the only one who hasn't combined with me yet. Zuihou-chan's body is way too small and underdeveloped, I fear that she might not be able to take it. But if I neglect her again, our relationship might fall apart.

Shioi... Does she like me? She has been spending more time with me ever since that day, unlike in the past. In fact, she seems to be more touchy-feely nowadays, ensuring part of her body is in contact with my skin whenever she's got the chance. Not once has she ever behaved like this before. There was a moment where we were extremely close, back when I was still a newbie in this whole 'Admiral' business. I don't know when it all started but we ended up drifting apart. Even so, she wasn't this touchy-feely. Something changed. This is the first time in a long while since she has interacted with me like this. She often hangs out with the other submarine girls, only coming to me to ask for an active role which I kept failing to fulfill. The 'pressing against my body' part is definitely something she learned from Zuihou-chan. In fact, she often hangs out with Zuihou-chan nowadays. Shioi wouldn't follow what that little CVL is saying if she doesn't have some kind of motive.

"Yo! Comrade Admiral, you are here." (Sovetskaya Rossiya)

Eh? When did we reach the dorm?

"Good morning, Rossiya-san."

"Lovely morning today. The heat is a littlet not to our liking though." (Rossiya)

"Summer is approaching. It's going to get worst from now on." (Zuihou-chan)

"Sister Rossiya! You dropped your screws all over the place again!" (Sovetskaya Belorussiya)

Belorussiya walked up to her sister and gave a handful of screws to Rossiya,

"Eh? When did I drop them?" (Sovetskaya Rossiya)

"You didn't noticed?" (Sovetskaya Belorussiya)

"Good morning, Belorussiya-san." (Shioi)

"Oh my. Good morning, Comrade Admiral, Comrade Zuihou-chan and Comrade Shioi. What brings you here?" (Sovetskaya Belorussiya)

"Just to see how well your group is doing. I know it's only been three days, but how is everyone coping?"

"We are doing okay, Comrade Admiral. This is a comfortable place. I must say, I didn't expect almost everyone to be japanese. Azur Lane was a little more diverse." (Sovetskaya Belorussiya)

"Well, we are called IJN for a good reason. Where are the others?"

"Comrade Gangut brought them out for training. They are testing their modified equipment. We already received permission from Comrade Commander." (Sovetskaya Rossiya)

"I see. If you need anything, don't be afraid to ask me. I will try to provide as long as it is within my power and budget."

"Then, we would like some more vodka." (Sovetskaya Rossiya)

"You still wanna drink? What about Avrora's collection?"

"We almost finished the ones that can be drank now. We are saving the best ones for the perfect occasion." (Sovetskaya Rossiya)

"I guess I can provide that. Place your order through Ooyodo and I will process it."

"All right! Thank you, Comrade Admiral!" (Sovetskaya Belorussiya)

"We will be off. If there is anything wrong with your equipment, bring it up to Akashi. She will handle it."

"See you, Belorussiya-san." (Shioi)

The three of us made our way back to the main building. Along the way, Shioi stopped and gripped my hand. Something is definitely up with her.

"Umm... Admiral?" (Shioi)

"Yeah?"

"The girls and I are going for some torpedo practice now. If you able to, can you come and watch? Maybe give us some feedback?" (Shioi)

I checked my watch as Shioi twiddled her thumbs. Now it's the time for Ooyodo to come and give me my workload for the day. Do I want to be a good and hardworking Admiral and go back to the office to start on my work? Or slack off, I mean, observe the submarine girl's torpedo practice? The answer is pretty obvious.

"I got some time. I can observe your practice."

"Admiral, what about your work? Ooyodo is going to nag at you again." (Zuihou-chan)

"I will cross that bridge when the time comes."

Observing the growth of my girls is more important than some random doc.u.ment about some resources and the behavior of some Sirens and Abyssals.

The training area is on the far end of the base, past the carrier dorm and submarine dorm. As we passed the carrier dorm, Zuihou-chan's older self came out of the entrance,

"Ah. Just in time. Zuihou-chan, follow me for a bit. I got something for you." (Zuihou)

"What is it, Onee-chan?" (Zuihou-chan)

"Just come here. See you later, Admiral." (Zuihou)

Before the two sisters disappeared into the dorm, Zuihou tapped on both sides of the heart locket on her choker. She is asking me to look forward to tonight. Ooh~ I wonder what she has prepared for me?

"Let's go, Shioi. Before Ooyodo finds me."

Today was tiring. I was able to observe three rounds of submarine torpedo practice, before Ooyodo found me and dragged me back to the office to rush a report detailing the general strategy I would be using for phase 3. It's a bit too early for that. Sasebo isn't even half-done with their part yet. I don't even know what enemies we would encounter before fighting the Carrier Princess. All I know is that Shioi, Iku, Goya and Hachi would be equiped with seaplanes, as hinted by Rondo during our call the other day. So, I ended up writing a generic strategy about using torpedoes and seaplane bombers to clear out the various Abyssal fleets and sink the Carrier Princess. The most generic strategy which works most of the time. The guys at HQ must be bored, making me write such a thing without providing me any info.

I sat on my bed, eagerly waiting for Zuihou to come in. Zuihou told me to take a bath first, before going in herself. What does she have in store for me?

There was a knock on the door,

"Come in. I have been wai- Huh?"

Standing in front of me was Zuihou and Zuihou-chan, both in matching semi-transparent babydoll negligee. What is...? Hmm? Though turned on by the delicious sight in front of me, I am equally confused. Why is Zuihou-chan here? And where did she get that? Alarms are ringing in my head. Is this what I think it is?

"Why is Zuihou-chan here?"

"Isn't it time for her turn? I figured out I would give you two a little push." (Zuihou)

"..." (Zuihou-chan)

"O...kay... But, Zuihou-chan, are you okay with this? This is your first time. Are you sure you want it to be like this?"

"It's fine... I guess. Admiral is also into this type of thing. It's embarrassing though... Doing it with someone watching..." (Zuihou-chan)

Since when did I say I'm into this?

"Don't worry. I will guide and support you. I'm more experienced in this after all." (Zuihou)

Zuihou pushed her younger self to me.

"Hyaa!" (Zuihou-chan)

"Besides, isn't this what you want? You kept broadcasting those feelings to me last night. I ended up feeling it twice as much as before." (Zuihou)

"I did?! Wait, it has that kind of effect?!" (Zuihou-chan)

What are they talking about?

"I will explain to Admiral later, but for now, let's have some fun~" (Zuihou)

"Please take care of me..." (Zuihou-chan)

Ehhh???

What should I do?

A weird rattling noise can be heard.

"Then, let's prepare you first."

I begin c.a.r.e.s.sing her body. Zuihou-chan let out a few muffled m.o.a.ns in response.

"Let your voice out. You will feel better this way." (Zuihou)

"But... It's embarrassing... Nn..." (Zuihou-chan)

I kissed Zuihou-chan as I pet her head. Her body tensed up and shivered for a bit, before relaxing. I managed to calm her down. Zuihou-chan looked at me with an e.r.o.t.i.c expression.

I heard a switch clicked inside my head.

Since I'm already like this, let's just go all the way.

"Don't worry. Leave your body to me."

"O-okay, Admiral." (Zuihou-chan)

"Uh oh..." (Zuihou)