"…"

The smell of lavenders is thick in the air. It is so thick that I am surprised my sight isn't foggy. Guh! My head… I press my hand on my head when I feel a little sting on my brain which was quickly neutralized by the calming lavender fragrance.

I scan the room after I shake my head to get rid of dizziness. It was a spacious clean white room similar to one you see in a hospital. There are several white metallic drawers scattered around the room. I wonder what's inside of them? Probably medical equipment and drugs or some sort, better stay away before the doctor kicks my ass. There are two square windows on the other side of the wall from me from which the light of the sun shines through.

"Where am I?" From everything here, it looks like I am inside a hospital, but which hospital? If I remember correctly, the last moment I saw with my very own eyes was me being flung out of the battleship because of an explosive shell. Seems I survived that experience, thankfully. Dunno how though, but thank you to whoever saved me.

I start checking my body, there is a nasty burnt scar all over the left side of my body that makes me wonder how the hell didn't I die from that explosion. Burnt skins and meat was still clear as day on some parts of my arm and leg that weren't protected by my clothes while a large black patch covers my skin that was under my clothes. Maybe I'll make a suggestion to the higher ups to make more protective clothes that cover the entire body like those armor middle age knights wear.

And one of the most unfortunate things that I found about my body is my left eye. It was damaged to the point that I couldn't clearly see my hand that I put right in front of my left eye. I could only see the brown outline even though my hand was only 5 centimeters away from my eye. This is beyond nearsighted and almost outright being blind, but I guess this is better than being blind huh? Since I can still see even if it was just the outline and the color of an object.

"Sigh…" I let out a defeated sigh. Maybe I should be thankful instead, my skin would heal as time goes on and I could contact a doctor to help me repair the permanent patches but I am pretty sure my left eye is a goner at its current condition, nothing I can do about that. Well, I still got my right eye though, so that is that.

*Creak*

"Excuse me…" The creaking sound of the door being open was soon followed by a sweet, calming feminine voice. I turn my head toward the speaker to see who it is. She is a woman that has long slightly-purplish-white hair that reaches up to her back and bright blue eyes that reminds me of the beach on a bright day, saying that they are captivating is an understatement. She wears a black one-piece nurse outfit that ends on her upper thigh with white collars and white stockings that cover her legs up to just-below where her outfit ends but leave enough room for me to see her thigh's bare skin. Her clothes make me wonder something, are we running out of material to make clothes? Because, ooooh boy, her outfit is tight, like if I was her body, I would be gasping for air right now. Is she purposely using one size below her actual one or did someone, probably a pervert, give her that? Well, I am not complaining though, she is quite a candy for my eyes. I could see the outline of her curvy body and her underwear perfectly just by seeing her, no imagination, just pure sight. "Ah, good morning. It seems that you have woken up."

"Uh-um-yes. Good morning." I said to her with a bit of stuttering. I quickly averted my gaze away from her body so as to not creep her out and I am not gonna lie, it was hard to do that. Her tight outfit makes her curvy, sexy body more alluring than a glass of water after 4 days of drinking nothing but hot air. "Can you tell me where I am?"

"Um, I am sorry but I don't think I can tell you that yet but I believe the commander will tell you herself. So please be patient." She said with a bit of an apologetic tone. Why can't she tell me where I am? That should be simple, right? Or am I in some sort of government's secret hospital where they did all the experiments with questionable morals and ethics and I am one of their products? Shit… Did they bring me back from death? Or did they clone me or something? Am I a clone? How do you know if you're a clone or not? Can I google that? Probably. There's a lot of weird shit on Google so I bet there's a step by step on how to know whether you're a clone or not. "I am going to check on your current condition now so please answer my question truthfully okay? I can't help you if you lie to me."

"Well, I will try. If I have to be honest, my body is feeling kind of numb so I don't know how close I can be to the actual condition." I said to her completely glossing over the fact that I didn't see the small white board on her hand. It didn't help that she pressed the board up to her chest so when I try to scan her upper body, her chest is the one that caught my eyes the most and not the board.

She starts giving me question after question, asking me how am I feeling, do I have a headache, is my stomach grumbling or not, whatever the burnt part of my body still hurts, etc. You know the usual doctor checks up just this time with a busty lady that absorbs every single attention that I could muster. More people would go to the dentist if she is the doctor. I would gladly eat sweets and lose all of my teeth just to see her, although it contradicts a dentist's job.

"And that should be all." She said cheerfully after checking the last thing on her board. I noticed that her body hops a little whenever she receives a good answer and slumps whenever she receives a bad one. Holy fuck, that's cute, like hella cute, like cute cute cute cute CUTE! I just want to eat her here and squeeze her with all my might. "Thank you for cooperating! That's all from me," Awww….. "so please wait here, I am going to get the commander."

Well, it's not like I can move anywhere as of my current condition. I probably can but better not go against the nurse's instruction. She bowed to me and turned her body to walk toward the door. Good god, her back side is very enticing. That skin-tight garment is doing her body justice. She has such an ass. Only god knows how much I want to slap that ASS.

No! No. No… Mia's ass is still better! Mia's ass is still… better… Mia's… ass… is… NOPE! Why am I being a fucking pervert and creep here!? Stop eyeing her IGO! An ass you can bass is better! Even if her ass is more tempting right now.

Oh yeah, Mia. "Um excuse me, miss… Um… nurse? Can I have a phone? I have someone that I want to call." I asked her which she kindly replied.

"My name is Vestal and you can call me just with Vestal if you want Comman—I mean mister and I will inform the commander about your request." She bowed apologetically at me again which made me feel kind of bad. It feels like I was scolding her even though I just asked her to get me a phone. I waved my hand to signal her that it was okay for her to not be able to grant me my request. "I would like to excuse myself now."

"Yes and thank you." I thanked her before she turned and walked to the door, and I have to be honest, my eyes were constantly glued to her ass like a creep before her figure disappeared behind the door. Oh god, did the explosion damage my brain and turn me into a pervert?

Now what am I supposed to-nevermind, here comes 'The Commander' like what Vestal said. She had long bright blonde hair that ended below her shoulders. She donned a pure white shirt and pants with a matching white hat. Her hat has a logo etched on the middle front, the logo consists of a white anchor in front of a bright blue background. Her dark gray irises with little patches of white and light yellow pupils feel like you are looking at the clear night sky with her iris as the sky and the little white patches as the star and the moon in the middle, saying that they were captivating are an understatement. I was stunned at first and I would've for a longer time if only it wasn't her.

"Hello Igo. Long time no see." 'The commander' said to me with a somewhat victorious smile on her face. Oh god! OH NO! IT'S HER ISN'T IT?!

"Please tell me I'm wrong but are you Stella?" I ask her dreadfully. Look, I'll admit she is beautiful and all of that but the only person that I knew who has that look and it is my Ex. Yes, ex-girlfriend not ex-friend or ex-sister, is that even possible?, whatever, you get the point.

"Is there any other beautiful girl that you know other than me?"

"Sigh…" I close my eyes and open them again aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnddddd she is still there. Oh god, this is not a dream and that smug smile on her face really, really pisses me off. "Well actually, I do. Your little boy has grown up to be a man you know. For the last seven years, I've traveled across the land, meeting beautiful women here and there. What? Don't tell me you're jealous?" I said to her with the same smug face on my face. Bet she feels like she was looking at a mirror. Whether I have actually traveled across the earth like 'Journey to The West' is debatable but she wouldn't know about that.

"Where are those beautiful girls now? I don't see them." She walked closer toward me and sat on the side of my bed. A part of her body immediately caught my eyes, how the hell can they be that big? She definitely padded them. I don't want to believe that they grow until they reach that size. "Do you like what you see?" I shift my eyes up and see a pleased-yet-annoying smile on her face.

"Sort…off." There's no reason to hide it, she'll either blind or stupid to not know where my focus was and she is definitely not any of those. I see her smile grow even wider which pisses me off even more as she shakes her chest to make them jiggle. Calm down Igo, don't let her tantalizing boobies hyp…..no…..tize….you…. I want my dick to be sandwiched between both of those.

"You know. You could be sucking on them now, if only you followed me seven years ago." Well… I mean, I have Mia's boobs but Stella is definitely bigger, there's no doubt about that. But I—no—I don't know. The thing is, Stella used to be my girlfriend 7 years ago before I joined the army and she joined the navy and then we sorta lost contact. I believe this is the first time we talked after all those years. Honestly I am glad we could talk this casually. There was a tiny bit of fear in me that there would be a thick awkward atmosphere between us but I guess that fear was unfounded. "Do you regret it?"

Some part of me wants to boast about Mia, my current girlfriend, but my fear of making things awkward between us stops me from doing so. Guess I should just need to gulp my own spit and accept it, for the sake of this comfy atmosphere. "Even if I say I am, your current boyfriend wouldn't be happy for me to be sucking on them right?" She is frowning. Oh fuck, did I make it awkward between both of us? I did, didn't I? Yep, goddamn I am suck at this. I need to make a joke or something! Anything that would have lessened the current heavy atmosphere. Come on IGO! THINK! "I would suck on them if you want me to." NOT THAT! YOU FUCK! I AM FUCK! THE FUCK! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! SOMEONE SAVE ME!

"…" AAAAHHHHH! She isn't saying anything! Kill me now! Oh god, her dumbfounded stare is killing me! MIA! I MISS YOU! HELP ME! "aha….ahahaha…..AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" She is laughing…. She is actually laughing….. THANK YOU GOD! HER LAUGHING IS BETTER THAN AN EMPTY STARE! Even if she is laughing at me. "Ahahahahaha… oh Igo… how I miss talking with you."

"Thank you for the compliment, madam."

"Ehehehehe… Sigh… We can talk more after this, but there is a bunch of information that I need to tell you." Her tone was getting lower but there is still a relax atmosphere in her voice. "Here, take this." She brought something out of her back, it was my favorite chocolate milk brand and it was cold, even better. I joyfully take it from her hand and drink it. "So, wanna guess what I am going to tell you?"

"Am I getting decommissioned?" "No." "Am I getting laid-off?" "No." "Am I getting a break?" "No." "Am I being transferred back to the army?" "No." "Am I being transferred to the Air force?" "No." "Can I suck on your boobs now?" "Maybe." "Am I getting a raise?" "No." "Am I getting promoted?" "Uhm, yes, sort of."

"Really?" Well, it was hard to believe that I will be promoted after only 7 months but hey, I am not going to deny a lucky chance. Better take it before whoever promotes me takes it back. "So can I suck on your boobs now?"

"Not now, because you didn't hit the bullseye. You have to wait." She said, pushing her index finger on my lip. Well, as long as she promised me then I guess I just need to wait. For now, I have my-Hey! She took my milk! "I have to admit, you have a good taste." *Sip* AH! She is sucking on my milk! …that sounds weird.

"That's mine!"

"I know, that's why I drink it." She said before gulping the whole can up, leaving me with nothing. "Don't pout now… I'll buy you another one." She teases me by shaking the empty can in front of me. Good, at least she knew what she's doing is bad. "Now, tell me Igo. Do you know which fleet you are getting promoted into?"

"It's yours isn't it?" She nods with a quite happy face, one that emitted a satisfied feeling to it. "Oh god, am I going to be your subordinate?" Why am I sounding so dreadful you may ask? Well, I've heard a story of someone who has an ex as their boss getting more workload than everyone else. I am afraid Stella would do the same thing to me, but from how things have been, I don't think that would happen… I hope so.

"Well, of course. I am more experienced in the navy after all." Well yeah, I know that but the problem is more of who you are or rather who you used to be to me. I hope she doesn't have bias over me because of our past relationship, even though it ended unofficially. "Do you know which fleet am I in charge of?"

"Spit it will you! Before I force your mouth wide open, one way or another!"

"Ahaha… that angry face doesn't fit quite right on your face." She giggled at my attempt to intimidate her. Well I didn't try to be intimidating or anything or at least I can't, not to her anyway. Our embarrassing memories together will rise up from the deepest part of my memory and I would surely die of shame if I tried to be angry at her. Can you imagine me roaring at her before blushing a deep shade of red when I remember our past? Yeah, doesn't sound scary right? "Igo, do you know Azur Lane?"

"Noooooo…" I shake my head in disbelief while Stella nods her head while saying. "Yeeeeeeess….." "Nooooo…." "Yes….." "No!" "Yes!" "No!" "Yes!" "GOD NO!" "GOD YES!" "OOOHH NOOO!" "AAAHH! YEEESSS!" "Don't moans!" "Ahahahaha…." "You're kidding right? Ahahaha funny Stella." "Igo, I am not kidding."

"Ah what! Okay, maybe we are talking about different Azur Lane so could you describe them to me?" I ask her just in case we had a misunderstanding or Elizabeth's description about Azur Lane was a joke. I mean, she could be joking, but why would she have that video if she was joking? Could they be those UFO photographs and videos that have worse video quality than a 3GP Sakuran Porn? Yeah, they must be it even if they are 1080p. There is no such thing as shipgirls….right?

"Shipgirls."

"Okay, shut up. I need time to process this." I took a deep, deep, deep fucking breath.

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I slap myself just in case this was actually just a dream.

*SLAP*

"This is not a dream."

*SLAP*

"This is not a hallucination."

*SLAP*

"This is not an illusion."

*Grope

"This is…those are my boobs."

*Grope *Grope *Grope

"….I'll give you five more minutes to do that."

"These are-*Grope*-real boobs-*Grope*-these feel-*Grope*-too real-*Grope*-to be pads-*Grope*-The elasticity-*Grope*-The fats-*Grope*-It's perfect-*Grope*-The shape-*Grope*-it's beautiful-*Grope*-The size-*Grope*-E-cup is it?-*Grope*-No!-*Grope-There's only-*Grope-One way-*Grope*-to know-*Grope*-for real-*Grope*-YES!-*Grope*-That is-*Grope*-The only way-*Grope*-Stella!-*Grope*-I need-*Grope*-to touch them-*Grope*-NAKED!-*Slap*-Ow…"

"Good grief." Stella mumbles in disappointment. "Seven years and you become nothing more than a pervert. I can't believe you are my boyfriend."

"Hey you said it, not me." And 'are'? We are still a thing, huh?

"I should've dragged you instead of letting you go. What the hell is the army doing if their veteran is nothing more than a pervert? Looks like I need to teach you a thing or two." She shakes her face left and right, probably regretting her choice of letting me join the army. Well, she said that but she doesn't push my hand away from her boob. "Sigh… at least you have come to terms with your 'promotion'."

"Ohoho… you talk to fast Stella." I said to her rather arrogantly. "You see Stella, you're not dealing with the old Igo anymore. I, Igo, will consider what you just said as nothing more than a hoax or false lie. Just like your boobs, if I don't see them, they are not real or in your boobs case, they are pads not fats." Hmm, pads and fats rhyme.

"*Sniff*-I want to cry-*Sniff*-I really, really want to cry." Stella covers her face with both of her hands. "What happen to my cute Igo?-*Sniff*-Who is this Igo?-*Sniff*-Igo, where are you? Who is this pervert?" Sorry that I grew into a different person from what I used to be 7 years ago. I am still human after all, growing is everything that humans stand for. "Ahahaha….." Stella let out a laugh dry, probably laughing at herself for hoping me to stay the way I used to. "Well, I guess this was my fault for letting you go while you're in puberty."

"Hey, you don't—"

"Let go of my boob first before you talk." Ah, she's angry isn't she? Probably. Best if I move my hand before she starts… Unbuttoning her shirt… Unhooking her bra… Her naked boobs are in my vision. "Like what you see?" I don't want to move my eyes to look at her face because I know that her expression would be annoying to see and I don't want to stop looking at her beautiful, erect pink nipples. "I told you they are real and not pads, so did you regret leaving me?"

"You're just lucky you have great genetics. Just because you have a good body doesn't mean you have a good personality." Yeah, my brain isn't working at all. 99% of my brain capacity is working to capture her boobies from every single perspective.

"Oooohh…" Her smile is so irritating. She must be feeling victorious right now. "Then why did you ask me to become your girlfriend years ago?" Guh! She hit me! When we were in our teen years, her body wasn't as developed as she is now and that should be obvious, so there are a couple of reasons why I like and her body isn't one of them. Well, except for her face, she was and still is beautiful like an angel.

"Just because your boobs are real doesn't make Azur Lane real! I didn't see them." And to that, her devilish smile gives me the weirdest goosebump. It looks like I was looking at someone that's about to destroy the foundation of my will to live. No, no, NO! "Please let me suck on your nipples first before you destroy my world."

"Okay." Still with her evil smile, Stella approached me and forced her nipple in my mouth which I gladly gobbled up and started sucking on them. "You big baby. I am glad there's still a portion of the real Igo inside of you." She said as she rubbed the back of my head. What do you mean real IGO?! I was never a baby! I mean, I was a baby after I was born but not after that.

"What do you mean I am a baby? Every man wants to do this no matter the age." I said to her before sucking on her other nipple. I move my hand in front of her other breast and massage them, I don't want it to feel left out.

"Igo, how many times have I bust you out of problems?" A lot. Like a shit ton of a lot. I was a very troublesome troublemaker in my early years. Hell, the only reason I wasn't expelled from school was because I had good grades and was pretty athletic. And I also had some inner people working to help me but that is for another topic. Stella was one of the people that usually bust me out, I guess that's why I took a liking to her in the first place. "I still remember how I knew every single teacher and staff from how much I had entered the teacher room. The principal even gave me a special assignment to keep you out of trouble."

"And how is that working out for you?"

"Sigh… you and your friends always find a way to mess up someone's day. I guess I can't keep you out of trouble when you're the trouble." Hey, those people had it coming to them. Sooner or later, karma is going to knock on their door and lucky for them, I was the person specifically chosen by karma to do so. "I still remember how I got to the top of class because of the special assignment. The principal knew very well how troublesome you're."

"Well lucky you."

"I guess I am since I was always in the same class as you no matter what my grade was. I remember that you were always in the best class." Well she's not wrong though. I have a couple of people to 'help' me out with my exams and study and lucky for me, they are some of 'the best' in the world, well that was what all people used to say and all I can say is 'arguably'. "I also remember how bad my chemistry was but because of you, I still got to be in the best class."

"You're welcome."

"Ow! Don't bite too hard… I am not pregnant so no milk will come out even if you suck that hard." It doesn't matter if there's no milk, I will still suck and bite them. "Hey Igo."

"Yeah?"

"Do you ever wonder what your friends are currently doing?"

"Hopefully dead."

"Hey! That's rude." No Stella, you have no idea how much I despise those motherfuckers. "As a punishment for being rude, I am done letting you suck on my nipples." Nooo! I could only just watch as Stella wears her bra back and buttoned up her shirt. CURSE THOSE FUCKERS! Because of them, I lost Stella's boobas! "Come on, let's walk outside."

"In these clothes?" I said to her as I showed her my clothes. I was wearing those long bright blue coats like those surgery patients wear. I know that I am in a hospital so I guess it's normal for me to wear this, but I prefer using a normal one. As if she knew that I am going to ask her that, Stella threw me a white outfit that looked like hers. "How did you know my measurement?"

"I took it while you're asleep."

"Creep…"I said to her, even though just a moment ago I was the one who was being a creep. "Ok you can go now. I am going to undress now."

"Aaaawww! Is Igo embarrass about his size? Don't worry I'll accept you no matter ho…w big…. i…t is…*Gulp*" The moment Stella starts talking, I start undressing in front of her. Not gonna lie, when her words start trailing off, it gives me a huge confident buff. Well what do you say now Stella? Which one of us is embarrassed now? I grab Stella's hand and guide it to my cock. She absentmindedly starts stroking my rod slowly while being completely mesmerized by it.

"What do you say? Want to give it a taste?"

"!" Stella was surprised by my sudden invitation. She immediately retreats her hand but her eyes are still locked on my girth. "How about you change to your uniform first?" Sure Stella. You are the one who'll miss this opportunity. I wear the uniform, one clothing item at a time. Gotta say, Stella is good at choosing the best uniform to fit me, it wasn't too tight that I would kill just to move but it wasn't too loose that it created bags on my sleeve. It was perfect.

"Stella, how thoroughly did you measure my body?"

"You don't need to know about that." Well, actually I do, woman. "You just need to know that I took good care of you." Okay, that is actually creepy. What the fuck did she do to me while I was asleep? "Now let's go."

Without waiting for me to reply, Stella grabbed my hand and dragged me outside. She slammed the door open like an angry chimpanzee and dragged me down a boring hallway. This hallway is so boring, I am not even surprised I didn't see any single medical staff in here. Hell, I am not even surprised there isn't any room other than mine. Oh wait nevermind, that is surprising. Why is there only one room in this hospital? Or is this one of those public health centers?

"Where is this place?" I ask Stella but she won't answer me, all she just does is snickers and keep on pulling me. Okay, I don't like where this is going. I want to inquire more but before I could ask her, we exit a hallway and into…a deck of a ship that is moving through a calm sea. "Where—A—What-Where am I?"

"Welcome aboard." Stella said to me rather happily like a child showing off her new toy. I walk toward the railing and look at the horizon. No lands, no ports, nothing. There is literally nothing other than the blueness of the sea and the sky and the strong smell of salt in the air.

"Where are we and where are we going?"

"In the middle of the pacific." Okay, that was very far from where I was if my memory serves me right. From the edge of the Indian Ocean to the middle of the Pacific. How long have I been asleep? It would definitely take more than a week to do that. "We are going to the Azur Lane HQ." And where the fuck is that? Saying that we are in the middle of the Pacific doesn't exactly help that much considering how big the Pacific really is. I know that we are moving east by the position of the sun but do you have any idea how big the Pacific really is? Moving east from Asia means we are moving toward the America continent so is the Azur Lane HQ in the Eagle Union?

"Where is that specifically?"

"Do you remember Hawaii?"

"Kind of. I don't know the exact coordinates but I know that it was in the middle of the Pacific. Why?" I don't think it can be in Hawaii, because the last news I heard about that place was that it was destroyed and wiped off the map. Like I don't know what the enemy did, but Hawaii's situation is much worse than Merlion Domain. Did the enemy have some sort of hatred with the place or something?

"Well, north of where Hawaii used to be is where Azur Lane HQ is." For real? Like floating or what? I haven't looked at the world map in a long time but I am pretty sure there is no land north of Hawaii, except for the Bering Strait. "Oh, that confused face of yours is so nostalgic. But I believe I should explain a thing or two since you're working under me."

"Wait! I never say I will take the job!"

"Too late, the higher ups have signed the documents." She brings out a white envelope from her pocket and gives it to me. Without waiting, I immediately tear it open and read it.

"Bla… Bla… Mr. Igo… Bla… Bla… will be transferred… Bla… Bla… Bla… Bla… to Azur Lane… Bla… Bla… Bla… under the recommendation of Fleet Admiral Stella. FLEET ADMIRAL! You're a fleet admiral!" THE WOMAN IN FRONT OF ME IS A FLEET ADMIRAL! STELLA IS A FLEET ADMIRAL?! "Guh! How?"

"I am the Fleet Admiral of Azur Lane and you will be the Admiral, working directly below me." She said to me with a proud face. Well, I can't just ask her to wipe it off her face because I will also be grinning like her if I ever reach such a high rank. But then again, if any of the information she just gave me that stuck with me is that I am going to be an Admiral directly below her so I guess I have a high rank too. "I expect a lot from you, Igo."

"Do you really? You know who I am right?"

"That's the reason why I have a lot of expectations from you." Expectation huh? I don't really feel the pressure yet because I have no idea how big the scope of my job is but it's probably big considering Azur Lane is its own military branch. I just hope that I can meet those expectations properly. "I guess it's your fault anyway. You manage to cultivate a big impression on me so it's hard to pass up the opportunity to have you as my subordinate." Well, she was my girlfriend so I didn't really cultivate it as it grew naturally everyday just by being close to each other. It's like I was the sun and her expectation is a plant. "It's okay Igo, I know you can do it and I will be there if you need any help."

"Yeah, but I don't know what I will be doing though. I know what a vice-captain will be doing because I have seen her work but I have never seen an Admiral's work before." I turned the paper and read the attachments that were staple with the letter. Oh wow, a letter of recommendation from Elizabeth herself. When did she make this and why didn't she ever tell me about it? Huh? This was made recently? "Wait, how long have I been asleep?"

"A week or so." By that time frame then this letter of recommendation was made last week. Did Elizabeth make this in a hurry? So even she doesn't know about this. "I have to admit. That Mrs. Drake really works fast. A letter of recommendation in a day and by the look of it, she was impressed by you Igo. There are a lot of positive things that she said about you."

"Yeah I can tell." I wonder how Elizabeth and Saya are doing right now? Elizabeth's survival was guaranteed by Stella's words but I didn't know about Saya's. I doubt I could just ask Stella about her since I bet Stella doesn't know about her. And Star… I wonder how she is doing now? I hope all of them are okay. "All of these still feel unreal to me. Can I have a little rest for me to think this out?"

"Sure, let's go back to your room. I have a cream that will repair your burnt skin." Well thank you for being a considerate Ex-girlfriend. Now I was in doubt whether to call Mia or not, what am I going to say to her. 'I am now going to work with my ex-girlfriend far away from you and just the two of us.' Yeah definitely can't say that, she'll be running on the water just to get to me. But at least I need to tell her that I was still alive.

"Hey Stella?"

"Uh huh?" She replies to me casually as we enter the room. We return back to our position of me laying on the bed and Stella sitting on the side of the bed. "Is there something that you need?"

"Can I borrow a phone? There's someone that I want to call." Now how am I going to answer her if she asks me who I am going to call? I can't just say that I am going to call Mia, she will definitely wonder who Mia is and I don't know how she will react if I answer honestly. Can I lie to her? How much has my lying skill improved in the last 7 years? I know I can't lie to her before but can I-

"You're going to call Mia aren't you? Your Current Girlfriend?" Am I famous or something? Because there is absolutely no way for her to know about Mia. I guess women's research ability is better than the CIA's or is she actually part of the CIA at one point? Well, both are bad cause she won't- "Here, use my phone."

Is this a trap? This is definitely a trap. Igo think, how do I get out of this situation? Wait, maybe she just wants to help me and build a mature Ex-boyfriend and Ex-girlfriend relationship. Yeah, I shouldn't jump to a random conclusion and paint her in a bad light. I should take her offer and grab her phone. "Are you sure?" I ask her just to be sure as I fill in Mia's number.

"Yes, and beside I will get her number so I can terrorize her and force her to break up with you." Nope! Nope! Nope! This woman is crazy dangerous. That horrible bright smile of hers and how her eyes look like they are closed but actually they are slightly open and emitting a dangerous light. Before I could erase Mia's number, Stella took the phone off my hand and saved her number. Ah! Shit! This is bad! "Do you want to call her now?" She asks me as she shows me her phone's screen with Mia's number on display.

"Please don't! I am begging you!"

"HAHAHAHA! I am just kidding Igo." Then don't say it in a flat tone! Where's that happy 'Ha! I tricked you!' voices! Why does it feel like this statement is the kidding part and not the earlier ones. "I already saved her number on my drive so it doesn't matter if you delete it here anyway." Okay woman! You're creeping me out! Stop! "Here I'll call her for you." And just like that, she casually presses the call button and throws her phone to me.

"Wait!" I caught it in midair at the same time Mia picked it up.

"Hello? Who is this?"

"Um, yes. Eeehhh….Hello Mia, it's me, Igo."

"Igo? Whose phone are you using? And are you okay? I heard about the news."

"Well, yeah that's why I call you. I am mostly fine and still breathing and I am using my new superior phone as I was promoted," Forcefully that is. "and was transferred to another fleet. I lost my phone to the sea so I might not be able to call you as frequently as I like."

"That's okay." At this moment, Stella was shaking the cream on her hand to catch my attention. She probably wants to smear it all over my burnt scar tissues and I don't see an issue on why to not let her do it. I nod at her and let her unbutton my shirt and caress my body. "As long as I know that you're alive and well. So what are you doing right now?"

"Resting. I can't lie to you, but I am not feeling okay at the current moment so-"

"No, it's okay baby, you need to rest first. Call me again whenever you're feeling better. I'll be waiting."

"Yeah goodbye…*Smooch*"

"Bye honey! *Smooch*"

I close the call after saying that parting part and hand the phone back to Stella. "What a cute interaction you had there, Baby." Her jealousy was so thick on that one sentence alone. If jealousy has a mass, she'll be spitting a black hole. I am lucky she wasn't wrapping her hands around my neck because I noticed her fingers were starting to grip on my skin. "No, I am not jealous or anything. No, definitely not."

"Sigh….." I pat her head and lift her head to look at me in the face. "We are alone now, we can act all lovey dovey if you want to."

"I am not-"

"I know. Just for old time sake. How about it?" I asked her as I took the phone away from her and placed it on the drawer beside the bed. I move my face closer toward her face and invite her for a kiss.

"Sigh… You take advantage of my weak and maiden heart." Yeah, I doubt that. "You know I can't deny your invitation right?" She accepts my invitation and moves her face even closer to mine. We both share multiple deep loving kisses that each last for 5 minutes. It was nostalgic how her lips and tongue felt like the one I kissed 7 years ago. It was also tiring as Stella's lust kept on leaking out until I forgot how many times I tried to stop her because Stella kept on trying to change the emotion from romance to lust. "You really want me to stop after all these years? After you mock me by being lovely with your CURRENT girlfriend? Do you realize what you're asking?"

"I know and I am sorry, but how about we take a break here and start focusing on our job instead? Can you tell me about Azur Lane? We can be lovey dovey again after you tell me all about Azur Lane." I pushed her face away from me with a lot of resistance, and felt like I was pushing a tsunami. If I have to be honest, the actual reason I wanted to stop was because I was having a hard time breathing and after all the experience I have with lustful women is that the more you resist the hornier they get. Yeah, I am smart. There's no way-

"You're actually tired aren't you?" Well fuck me sideway. Is every woman on this planet a psychic or something? Since when did she have the ability to read my mind? "Huh…..Guess I can take a break to refill my saliva. So prepare yourself, I will not let you rest after this." I just dug my own grave. Well whatever, at least I will have a better understanding of what I am about to do. "Well, where do we start?"

"Shipgirl."

"Yeah I can see that one coming miles away." Yeah, it's pretty clear. I don't think anybody is going to ask anything except for the shipgirl if we are talking about Azur Lane. But again, I don't think anybody knows about Azur Lane because either they are secretive or they are new. I am betting on the first one though. "So, Shipgirls… sigh… where do I start?" You are asking me, I didn't even know about their existence 7 months ago. "So Igo, do you remember our history lesson about World War 2?"

"Not too detailed but yeah, why?"

"You know about the warships that serve on that particular time frame?" I nod at her question. "Okay, imagine them as a girl."

"… that didn't help."

"I know. I am sorry." Stella covers her face with both of her hands while shaking her head. "This is going to be hard to explain…..You know what, you're going to know about the shipgirls when we actually reach the HQ so please be patient. I am going to explain about your job instead and what you are going to do. It's a lot easier."

"Suuuuureeeee….. I assume I am going to lessen your burden as your direct subordinate." She nods. "Paperwork, field report, exercise, etc. All those normal second-in-command job list but with shipgirls?" She nods again. "Do I have any subordinates or co-workers?"

"No. The only 'human' in Azur Lane's field force is you and me. Don't worry, the shipgirls are 'human' enough in my opinion. You'll get along with them just fine." Hopefully. I have to since it looks like we'll be co-worker for a long time, hopefully, but I don't know whether I will be 'promoted' again.

"I am going to need some time to digest this. So please wait a moment. This may take days." I said to her as I massage my face with my right hand. Honestly, the reason I am saying this is to take a break from receiving all of this 'other-worldly' information.

"Sure. The moment you take everything in, we would have reached the HQ and you would need another week to digest other information but I will be taking my prizes now." She grinningly said before licking her own lips.

"…..Please have mercy….."

XxX-XxX

"Welcome to Azur Lane, Igo." Stella proudly said to me like a saleswoman showcasing her product to a customer. I am currently at the deck of the ship looking in front of me where a group of islands are scattered and being connected by bridges. These islands were big enough to fit an entire city on them but not too big that it would take days to walk around them. Our ships move under one of the bridges and between two of the islands toward an island in the middle. When we were moving under the bridge, I could see people, girls of course, lining up on the side of the bridge looking down at us. Gotta say, the people here are more colorful than a box of coloring pencils, just by looking at their clothing choices and hair. When we reached the inner circle of the islands, I could see that there were buildings on each of the islands and each island had its own unique architecture and style. Either they hired a lot of architects or one very skilled architect to design them because they are as different as day and night. "So, what is your first impression?"

"This is some pretty tight island group, don't cha think?" I said as we moved along toward a port on one of the islands. To give you a context of how tight these islands are, I think it could only fit 5 modern carriers at a time which is small for a navy to operate in. "What is the name of the island that we are going to?"

"Just call it HQ island or something, it is in the middle after all." Our ship calmly docked on the port and dropped it on the walkway automatically. "Let's go." We walked down the walkway and were greeted by a bunch of giant chicks? Giant yellow chicken's children….Is this the island of giant chickens? Cause my god, they are 10 or so times bigger than normal chicks. I think they are as big as a basketball, I don't know if they are as bouncy as one. "Don't eat them...No, we are not waiting for them to grow. Just don't eat them. We called them Manjuus. They help us as workers around here."

I picked one of the….Manjuus? and see it up close. This is definitely a chick with shorter legs and rounder body. It was chirping at me as I looked at it. Does it want me to put it down? Probably and I better put it down, don't want to get in its way of work. "Go now little guy, be careful now." I said to it as I put it down and let it on its merry way. I watch it jump happily toward the walkway. "Are you sure we can't eat them?"

"No. Don't even think about it." We walk down the port toward a park with a lovely fountain that has an anchor on top of it. There are gold coins on the bottom of the fountain's well. They are shining like a disco ball reflecting the light from the sun on top of us. "Don't take it!"

"Pffttt, they're fake right?"

"….yeah." I took one of the coins. "Hey! I said don't take it!" It was real gold, full-blown pirate GOLD! And there are plenty of them here, could I—"Throw it back!" Stella forcefully took the coin in my hand and tossed it back. I could only watch as the light-reflecting-golden-coin spins in the air before diving straight to the bottom of the well. It's not like I can't take it again-"I'll tie you up if you ever take another coin from here."

"Guh! Sure….." I said to her begrudgingly, I mean GOLD COINS! Who doesn't want to have those in their pockets? "By the way Stella, what with the pair of eyes looking at us right now?" I said to her after scanning all the buildings that surround the park. Most of the buildings in this particular island are wide like your typical Northern Parliament's style apartment, all boxy and rather dull to look at, but what they are definitely not lacking is a huge number of windows and a wide range of colors.

"They're looking at you Igo." Understandable since I was a new face here but I thought shipgirls would've been busier to the point that they wouldn't have time to eye a new Admiral. "Are you happy that a lot of girls are looking at you right now?"

"Are you jealous?" I teasingly ask her in which she responds by pushing my nose. "I assume that's a yes." She cutely giggles while shaking her face left and right. Well, ain't that the second cutest face I've seen in my life, the number one is still Mia's though, although Stella is getting closer by the second.

"Ahahahaha… sigh… let's go." We walk East toward a whitish-yellow building with a Light Brown roof. "I am sorry if this place is looking rather dull Igo. We used to only focus on the functionality first and like you see, we make them look boring. You can decorate them if you want." Yeah, you don't want me to do that. I am not exactly an artist or someone with a good taste in art. We keep on walking toward the building where a woman is standing beside the door.

She was wearing a Classical maid uniform that ends just below her knees and shows a modest view of her upper chest which is, Hooo boooy, aren't they a treat. Her outfit consists of a dark blue dress with white trimmings and a white apron with a ruffle end. I also can see a dark blue garter with six buttons on her waist. She wears pure white stockings on her legs and white socks inside her black high-heels. There are dark blue hand stockings that end with white-ruffle just like her apron on her forearms and her hands are covered by pure white gloves. I don't know whether my eyes are getting worse or there is actually a metal choker with broken chains on her neck, looks like there actually is a choker on her neck. Didn't know that Stella is into that if I have to be honest with you. There is your usual maid hairpiece on her long pure white hair. As we were getting closer toward her, I could see her purple eyes locking the focus to us.

"Welcome back, master." The woman bowed her upper body as we, or rather Stella, reached the front of the door.

"I am back, Belfast." Stella answered her greeting before pushing me behind her like she was protecting me from a robber. What's with her? She is supposed to be the Fleet Admiral of this place so this woman, whose name is Belfast, is her subordinate. So why is she acting like she is a villain or something?

"Please be at ease my master as it isn't a maid's job to steal her master's lover." I see. Stella doesn't want me to fall head over heels for her. Calm down now, will you? I am not just going to ask someone I just met if I can suck her nipples or something. And I am not her lover, well I used to be her lover. Don't know about the future though, it's not like I want to break up with Mia or something.

"I just want to be careful." She is not denying that we aren't actually lovers, huh? Guess it was best for me to play along with her. "And stop eyeing her!" Stella forcefully closed my eyes with her hand. Jeez woman… It was because of you that I was looking at her.

"Calm down now." I push her hand away from my face. "Do I look like a man who is just going to jump at a beautiful woman that I just met?"

"Yes, yes you are." Stella said to me rather pissed off. Wait a minute, woman! I am not a manwhore! "By the look of your face, you have no idea what I am talking about right?" I nodded at her. I am innocent here. "Sigh… it looks like you have completely forgotten your High school days." Yeah, I do. I mean, I am not some sort of giant storage device right?

"It's okay, master Stella. You could make new memories."

"And it seems that the maid is smarter than the master." I jokingly mock Stella which receives me a pouting Stella and an elbow to the stomach. "GUH! Ow!"

"How about we continue this talk inside and I shall brew some tea for your refreshment?"

Hope this doesn't blow up into a huge scandal.

"Sigh… put them in the Sandy box so I can properly deny all of it later."

"Okay, but I'll be keeping my eyes on you Igo."

We have a queen here?

"Your interaction is cute and all but I hope that you didn't choose him merely because of your relationship."