When the next day came, Yamato decided to explore the rest of the base since she wasn't able to last time. She also wished that her sister could come too, but she was assigned to a commission by the Admiral since their oil supply is running low as of late.
Yamato reached the Eagle Union district of the base, and she was greeted by San Diego dancing on a stage while singing her favorite song "Watashi Wa Numba Wan" there's some girls watching the show, and some were ignoring it.
"She begged the Admiral to approve her show." A familiar voice said.
Yamato turned to the familiar voice, and was shocked to see the person. She stepped back a few steps.
"[New Jersey!?]" Yamato thought. "[She's quite taller than I expected.]"
"How are ya, Yamato?" New Jersey asked.
"Doing good." Yamato replied.
"I see…" New Jersey paused as she looked at Yamato with a smug grin. "I want a one v one! Iowa-Class vs Yamato-Class! To know who's the better class!"
The Empress was surprised by New Jersey's sudden proposal of a one v one, Yamato breathed in, and out before forming an arrogant smile on her face.
"You dared to challenge the Empress of the Waves? How foolish of you, New Jersey!" Yamato said. "I can beat you, and your sisters easily! Just name the place, and time. I will be there to wipe your face on the waters in front of the Admiral!"
"Hahahaha!! Next week, 9am since that's the time when the Admiral has his day off." New Jersey said. "Don't be late, Empress."
New Jersey pats Yamato on her shoulder then walks away from her, the Empress meanwhile was thinking that accepting the challenge was a good idea. Then, she remembered that she now had better equipment, and was capable of fighting at night or in bad weather. Yamato leaves the Eagle Union district, and heads to somewhere else.
[Timeskip]
Yamato arrived at the Iris Libre district of the base, she saw a large church, and few shops at the sides. The Empress walked towards the church to see what's inside the holy building, when she got inside. She saw multiple rows of long wooden chairs, and a large cross in the middle.
She also sees two familiar people at the front of the church, the Admiral, and a girl with orange hair which Yamato recognizes as Richelieu, the flagship of the class, sister of Jean Bart, and leader of the Iris Libre.
Yamato wondered why the Admiral was here, and not the office since he doesn't have any breaks in the morning until lunchtime. The Empress decided to approach the two, but also stayed a safe distance from them. When she was somewhere at a good distance from the Admiral, and Richelieu. She could hear the Admiral talking thanks to her enhanced hearing senses.
Yamato couldn't understand the Admiral since he was talking in both French, and Spanish mixing the language together making it hard to understand. However, she can't deny that the Admiral was able to speak other languages, and mixing them together is impressive.
"Yamato, I know you're there, don't even try to hide from me." Justin suddenly said, surprising Yamato.
"Ah! Empress Yamato, hello!" Richelieu said, turning around, and waved at Yamato.
"Hello." Yamato replied, and waved right back.
"I think that's enough for today." Justin said, closing a book that made an echo around the church. "There will be a mission assigned to you at a later date, Richelieu."
"I understood, Admiral." Richelieu said.
The Admiral stood up from the chair, and walked back towards the exit as Yamato followed suit until she caught up with the Admiral.
"How did you know I was there? I entered quite quietly." Yamato asked.
"A gut feeling." Justin replied.
"Okay…? But how can you be able to speak French, and Spanish without mixing both of them?" Yamato said.
"Practice." Justin responded.
"Aren't you supposed to be working inside the office, right now?" Yamato said.
"I'm the Admiral of this base, I can do anything I want, plus, the work is already done." Justin said. "It was only 5 stacks of paperwork that had 600 papers on each stack. It was a piece of cake."
"[This man is gonna be joking right? There's no fucking way he actually completed 5 stacks of paperwork, so fast!]" Yamato thought. "So, where are you going now? Back to the office?"
"Nope, I will go to the Iron Blood district to drink some cold beer, and maybe I'm lucky enough to tease Bismarck for that time she lost a bet, and had to become my personal maid for a day." Justin said.
[Timeskip]
Yamato was sitting down by the docks under the moonlight waiting for Shinano to arrive from her commission. She was playing with some Manjuu to not get bored while waiting, but she heard a voice not far from her location.
And curiosity killed the cat, Yamato stood up from where she's sitting from also hugging the Manjuu under her breasts as she walked towards the voice closer, and closer. Yamato sees a woman standing near some railings while talking on the phone.
The Empress hides behind the tree where the shadows covered her, the Empress looked closely at the woman to recognize her as Duke of York. Sister of King George V, Prince of Wales, Monarch, and Howe. The Empress listens to the conversation between Duke of York, and whoever was she talking to.
"Yes, Vice-Admiral, the dumb Admiral of base 1 hasn't caught me yet, yes I got some information about what's been happening here. Just recently, Admiral Justin summoned a battleship named Yamato, sound familiar? Yes, Vice-Admiral, that's the battleship with 18 inch guns." Duke of York said. "Yes, of course. I will gather more information, but it's been hard since Enterprise, Justin's right-hand man, is always beside him. Yes, I will try my best to get closer to him. Yes, goodbye Vice-Admiral"
"[Holy shit! I need to tell the Admiral about Duke of York being the traitor!!]" Yamato thought.