Akagi... She is obviously not the gluttonous, bauxite queen Akagi I know. This foxtail Akagi is different in more ways than one. From what Commander Ao said, Akagi is the one who contacts the Sirens directly and is considered a high priority target within Azur Lane.
But more importantly, why the hell is everything happening at my doorstep?! First, Enterprise and gang, then Nagato-chan, the Ironblood and now, this woman and her entourage! God, stop congregating them here. I just want a peaceful life with my shipgirls.
This Akagi is accompanied by a another fox woman, but in white theme, a small, sword-wielding girl with white hair and a sailor uniform, and three kemomimi girls in equally small sailor uniforms that show their bellies. Two of the small girls, one in white and the other in black, have dog-like ears while the other white one has cat ears.
"You do realize I don't understand a word coming out of your mouth, right? Besides, who are you again?" (Akagi)
A large white wolf materialized in front of the English Shipgirls, glaring and growling at them. An air strip Lined its back as it stood towering over its targets,
"Take one step forward. I dare you." (White fox woman)
Nothing can surprise me at this point...I think. Damn. Didn't expect Godzilla to lose his pet dog.
Akagi turned her attention to Bismarck,
"Come on, Bismarck. You know better than to play with these monkeys. So? What are you doing here?" (RA Akagi)
"To rest. It's embarrassing but we ran out of resources. Their group hit us at our weakest." [Zum Ausruhen. Es ist peinlich, aber uns sind die Mittel ausgegangen. Ihre Gruppe hat uns an unserem schwächsten Punkt getroffen.] (RA Bismarck)
"I see." (RA Akagi)
She looked at the girls who have already started to form up around them, weapons drawn and ready to fire,
"Greetings my fellow Sakura Empire comrades. Well, you are not really from the Sakura Empire but no matter. We share the same unfortunate history and the same namesake ships so that makes us sisters-in-arms. Care to join us?" (RA Akagi)
"Akagi, do not drag them into this. They have nothing to do with our war." [Akagi, zieh sie da nicht mit rein. Sie haben nichts mit unserem Krieg zu tun.] (RA Bismarck)
"They are Japanese. As fellow countrymen, we have to stick together." (RA Akagi)
"Even so, I cannot let our benefactors get involved in this. This is our war, our fight." [Dennoch kann ich nicht zulassen, dass unsere Wohltäter in diese Angelegenheit verwickelt werden. Dies ist unser Krieg, unser Kampf.] (RA Bismarck)
Akagi let out a sigh,
"Fine. But at the very least, let's clean up these monkeys. I think we can agree on that, right?" (RA Akagi)
"That I can agree on." [Dem kann ich zustimmen.] (RA Bismarck)
For a while now, despite speaking in different languages, Bismarck and Akagi sound as though they understood each other. Don't tell me...
"Prinz Eugen, Bismarck understands Japanese?"
"I don't know about that either." (Prinz Eugen)
Prinz Eugen radioed the German Battleship,
"Bismarck, you understood Japanese all this time?" [Bismarck, du hast die ganze Zeit Japanisch verstanden?] (Prinz Eugen)
"I understand a little. But I can't speak." ["Ich verstehe ein wenig. Aber ich kann nicht sprechen."] (RA Bismarck)
The widening of Prinz Eugen's eyes says it all. Bismarck understood what we have been saying this whole time. Crap. I didn't blurt out our alliance with Azur Lane yet, didn't I? Wait. No. That's not important right now.
"Z23, go get Z1 and Kolhn. They should have enough energy to move now." ["Z23, geh und hol Z1 und Kolhn. Sie sollten jetzt genug Energie haben, um sich zu bewegen."] (RA Bismarck)
"Understood." [Verstanden.] (RA Z23)
"Admiral, your orders?" (Ooyodo)
"Let them go. We don't have the right to put the injured in custody."
But we don't need to let any bloodshed either.
"Shimakaze, Amatsukaze, do you have your smokescreen on you?"
"Yes." (Amatsukaze)
"Yep." (Shimakaze)
"Want to race? The track will be around the Sakura Empire ladies and that big wolf. Keep your smoke on. It will make things exciting."
"A race? Let's do it, Amatsukaze!" (Shimakaze)
"Admiral, are you out of your mind? How is a ra- Oh... I see. Let's do it, Shimakaze!" (Amatsukaze)
"Prinz Eugen, I'm sorry but chase your fellow Germans away once the smoke is up. I don't want them to be involved in this. Ro-chan and Hachi will issue them some supplies. Give them the coordinates to Alfonsino and tell them to lay low. We will bring Z23 and the other two to them at a later date once this blows over."
"Admiral... I understand..." (Prinz Eugen)
"Noshiro, once the smokescreen is up, push those guys out of here."
"Smokescreen? What are you talking about?" (Noshiro)
"Oi! What are you whispering about?" (White fox lady)
"On my mark, get set... Go!"
Turning on their smokescreen, Amatsukaze and Shimakaze sped off.
"What are you- ?!" (RA Bismarck)
"Oh my." (RA Akagi)
Within seconds, the whole area was covered in thick white smoke.
"Amatsukaze, you're so slow~" (Shimakaze)
"I'm not serious yet!" (Amatsukaze)
"What's with all this smoke?" (???)
"I can't see! Yuudachi, Shigure! Where are you?!" (???)
"What nonsense is this? Nee-sama! Are you safe?" (???)
"You worry too much, Kaga. But this is a bother..." (RA Akagi)
Aside from the obvious confused blabbering, I can hear the others doing what I told them to do. Noshiro signed the pervert's group to hurry up and escape. Unfortunately, Prinz Eugen failed to convince Bismarck to leave amidst the chaos.
"Okay. Playtime is over~" (RA Akagi)
The smokescreen Amatsukaze and Shimakaze 'playfully' created dissipated in an instant. It was as if a strong gust of wind blew from the center and fanned out quickly.
The fox woman glanced around and realised that the English Shipgirls are gone.
"I see. So that was your goal, human." (RA Akagi)
Alright. She knows I exist. So what?
"In war, you don't want to fight the enemy. So instead, you resort to this kind of games and hope to accomplish something? Is this how the humans of this century fight?" (RA Akagi)
The large white wolf is glaring at my girls now. Bismarck, now joined by the rest of her crew, are facing us with their weapons drawn.
"I'm sorry, Prinz Eugen. The Ironblood and Sakura Empire have a pact. Your Admiral shouldn't have interfered." [Es tut mir leid, Prinz Eugen. Die Ironblood und das Sakura Imperium haben einen Pakt. Ihr Admiral hätte sich nicht einmischen dürfen.] (RA Bismarck)
I really don't want to this since I do not know how powerful they are. But since it has come down to this,
"All units, prepare for combat. Anti-air, space out and cover the skies. Torpedo Squadrons, get ready to weave around them. Cruisers, cover our flanks and provide support fire. CarDiv 2 and 3, do what you do best. BatDiv 2, we are counting on you for the heavy artillery."
As the entire fleet get into position, Prinz Eugen stayed at the front, facing Bismarck. Her eyes were filled with sadness and conviction,
"I'm sorry too, Bismarck. I don't want to fight my fellow countrymen but," [Es tut mir auch leid, Bismarck. Ich will nicht gegen meine Landsleute kämpfen, aber,] (Prinz Eugen)
Her SKC34 guns, which have been pointing downwards since the start, snapped to the front and pointed straight at the Red Axis members. She drew her 2cm Flakvierling 38 and aimed it at Bismarck,
"I have more important things to protect!" (Prinz Eugen)
The two fox women have their tails stood on end and shikigami paper started revolving around them.
"Awoo! I'm not gonna go easy on you all!" (White Dog Girl)
"Want to go... to Solomon?" (Girl with Sword)
"For the sake of humanity and love, I will even slay a god. 1st CarDiv, Akagi, sallying forth~ My love shall burn everything away~ Ahahahaha!!" (RA Akagi)
"1st CarDiv, Kaga, weighing anchor! Entertain me with your final struggles. Hehehe..." (RA Kaga)
"Everyone, we'll mark our victory upon the Dawn's horizon. Maizuru Combined Fleet, sally forth!"