It is Kokang and Changchun

　The letter, written in English, seemed much more ordinary. The wording and punctuation made it seem like the letter's owner was a playful and lively girl.

　Monkey Mom naturally couldn't understand the Italian letter, so she chose to read the English one first.

　Although she couldn't translate it completely, she understood the general meaning. The more she read, the more strange it seemed, and the more she looked at it, the more wrong it seemed, until she read the name at the end - "Saratoga".

　Monkey Mom shuddered and immediately looked at the signature on the Italian letter. No matter how much one didn't understand Italian, it was still composed of Latin letters. Even if one had only learned English, one would have no problem understanding the name.

　The Italian letter was signed "Vittorio Venetto"

　"Shit, is that true?!" Monkey Mom suddenly remembered that there was some news about Kancolle recently. She immediately ran to her room, pulled out her computer chair, sat down, and did a quick search.

　Looking at the photos of an Italian shipgirl and an American shipgirl released by ANSA and the Associated Press respectively on the Internet, Monkey Mom Ge You lay in a chair, her heart as dead as water, and said, "What a sin..."

　At this moment, there was a knock on the door and a call from the Monkey Mom’s living room—“Open the door, it’s from the Ministry of State Security!”

　Since then, many fans have noticed that Monkey Mom has been posting more and more pictures recently, and most of them are of Saratoga from Kanbata and Veneto from Kanbata. What's even more unusual is that the two people in these pictures all have big breasts.

　"Monkey mom, if you are kidnapped by Xiao Jiajia and VV with the main gun, just blink. (dog head)" - Hot comments in the video comment area

　A few days ago, a naval base in Italy

　The captain of the helicopter cruiser Veneto stood on the shore of the naval port, disheveled in the wind. He looked at his ship, which had been transformed into a girl, not far away and couldn't help but mutter to himself:

　"The information says this isn't the image of the battleship Veneto. But this is a modern helicopter cruiser. Is it just because of the same name?"

　"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Veneto responded, hearing the captain's grumbling. "Personally, it feels more like I've been reborn with my original consciousness. I haven't forgotten any of my past as a battleship."

　At the same time, the U.S. Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

　A lively loli with pink hair and twin ponytails is browsing Bilibili on her mobile phone. The page shows the personal space of the user "浅井猴猴_Sura".

　"Hmph~ If conditions permit, sister Sarah must go to China to see her! I also grew up well! Why would I draw for others?

　It’s so small!”

　Chapter 34: The Witch's Prank and Lexington

　After Monkey Mom received the letter, Xiao Jiajia used her B station account to frequently leave comments in the comment section of Monkey Mom’s videos. Of course, there is also the official account of “Azur Lane”

　Saratoga rested for several days in Pearl Harbor, during which time she completed a letter that was to be sent to the great Eastern country across the strait.

　But before that, it has to be sent to Italy first, because the salad sauce has discussed (chuan) (tong) in advance with a former battleship and now a helicopter cruiser in Italy.

　Putting down the gel pen, Saratoga folded the letter, put it in the envelope, then picked up the pre-prepared stamp from the side and gently stuck it on the corresponding position of the envelope.

　"Well, that's good! I told you not to draw it so small, huh!" Saratoga said, holding up the envelope. "The next step is to send it to the post office."

　Saratoga skipped to the post office nearest to Pearl Harbor with the letter.

　The receptionist at the post office, who was slacking off, instantly perked up when she saw Saratoga coming, and served the pink-haired loli in the best condition of her career.

　After Saratoga left the post office, the receptionist turned around and said, "By the way, I'll pay for the extra postage on Sister Sara's mail, as it's being expedited."

　A certain pink-haired girl spent some time strolling around, and for her it was Pearl Harbor more than sixty years later.

　Since arriving at Pearl Harbor, Saratoga has gone to the high ground overlooking the horizon every morning to watch the various ships appear from the horizon.

　"It would be great if Sister Lexington were among those ships."

　Although the overall scale of Pearl Harbor has not changed much compared to World War II, its infrastructure is more complete and advanced than what I was familiar with in the past.

　"Wow, our America is really amazing!" In the past, Saratoga would definitely have praised like this.

　Until she was bombarded with nuclear fission weapons of mass destruction at Bikini Atoll.

　When the contact person asked Saratoga if she was willing to rejoin the US Navy, Saratoga put on a disappointed expression and replied: "Serving again? I won't do that anymore because I have no interest in it."

　Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed across Saratoga's playful and energetic eyes. She shook her head and walked to a World War II-style destroyer.

　A white-haired girl was lying flat on the turret of the destroyer, her posture looking very casual, a bottle of Zinfandel red wine tightly grasped in her right hand, basking in the tropical sunshine of Hawaii with her eyes closed.

　For some reason, even though she was wearing underwear and a coat, one of her shoulders was always exposed.

　"Nuan Yangyang..." Loli said in a lazy voice.

　The white-haired loli picked up the bottle of red wine again and took the last sip.

　But she seemed unsatisfied, and continued to lick the bottle mouth with her warm and fragrant tongue, feeling the remaining aroma of wine, until the last drop of red wine slowly slid from the bottom of the bottle out of the bottle mouth into her mouth.

　Well, now everyone should understand that this is Rafi, the Rafi of Solomon’s god of war.

　Looking at the bottle with not a drop left, Lafite pouted and threw the bottle aside.

　"Oh, that's not enough. Let's get another bottle..."

　Rafi jumped off the turret and tried to find a way to get another bottle of wine.

　At this time, someone on the shore below the boat called Lafei: "Lafei, come out and play."

　Rafi leaned on the deck railing and looked for someone, and it turned out to be Saratoga.

　"Um...Saratoga? What's going on?"

　Saratoga waved to Laffey and said, "Don't be so listless. It's such nice weather. Come out and play together."

　Rafi rubbed his eyes and agreed: "Well, okay, let's go play together."

　It's just that Lafite's motives were impure. She was more concerned about finding red wine to drink than having fun with Saratoga, so half of her agreement was due to this reason.

　"Who should I play a prank on today?" Saratoga thought silently, looking around for a target to play a prank on.

　The two walked and looked around until they came to a battleship. This battleship had a very special origin. The surrender document of Japan was signed on it, and it still played a role in modern wars.

　Saratoga blinked and said, "It's you, Missouri. Let the senior take a good look at you now."

　Originally, Arizona was also on the list of targets for the prank, but little Gaga remembered that Arizona was older than him and had some of her past experiences, so he gave up and chose Missouri instead.

　Lafite beside him asked in confusion: "Saratoga, what are you going to do?"

　"Of course, it's to show concern for our dear juniors! Let's go buy some gifts for Missouri. By the way, let's buy some red wine for Lafite-chan~" Then Saratoga took Lafite's hand and trotted to the nearest store.

　After buying gifts and Lafite wine, Sarato headed to the battleship Missouri.

　The staff at the Battleship Missouri Museum ticket office saw the iconic image of Saratoga from afar. When Sarah came to buy a ticket, the ticket seller asked, "Miss Sarah, do you want to talk to your old comrade?"

　"Yes, this is what seniors should do~" Saratoga took the ticket torn off by the conductor and was about to board the ship, but she found

　Something is wrong now.

　"Um...why isn't there a single tourist on such a large warship?"

　The ticket seller yawned and replied, "Ever since that incident with the woman who turned the Mikasa into a ship across the river, the museum has been closed, including the Arizona Memorial up ahead. This is mainly for safety reasons. Otherwise, if Missouri ends up like you one day, won't all the tourists fall into the sea?"

　"Then why are you still selling tickets here?" Saratoga asked again.

　The ticket seller chuckled and said, "Only humans are banned, not beings like you. I only came here temporarily to sell tickets because I saw you coming from afar. By the way, do you need me to be your museum guide?"

　"No, you've worked hard, thank you." Saratoga thanked the ticket seller and boarded the battleship.

　After Saratoga entered Missouri, he found an excuse to have some free time to get rid of Lafite, and then found a vending machine to buy a bottle of drink, but he never expected that the drink got stuck in the process of falling out of the merchandise display cabinet.

　A certain aircraft destroyer (crossed out) carrier curled its lips, expressing dissatisfaction with the vending machine, and then gave the vending machine a roundhouse kick.

　"Bang!" The vending machine that was kicked made a loud noise, and the stuck drink fell to the ground.

　Saratoga took the drink from the access port, unscrewed the cap, took a few sips, and then screwed it back on.

　Looking at the vending machine that had just been stuck with a drink and the cabin of the battleship Missouri, Saratoga said, "Missouri, the vending machine on you isn't very good, but the drink is still good."

　Then she deliberately raised the drink in her hand and asked, "Hehe, Missouri, do you want some? But how should I give it to you? I can't pour it into your fuel tank, can I?"

　In short, what follows is the Saratoga elder starting with the topic of drinks, using a playful tone and all sorts of fancy words to show off to Missouri the benefits of having a human body.

　Finally, Saratoga placed the gift in a corner and said, "This is a gift from a senior to a junior. If you become like me one day, please accept it! I envy you so much for being able to sign the surrender document of Japan's defeat~"

　After placing the gifts, Saratoga reunited with Laffey and left the Missouri, but there was a small incident when getting off the ship.

　Just as Saratoga was about to leave the deck and step onto the stairs, the wind suddenly blew up, and the railing door on the side of the Missouri was pushed by the wind and hit Saratoga.

　Saratoga lost her balance and rolled down the stairs.

　With Laffey's help, Saratoga groaned and slowly stood up, throwing a tantrum at the Missouri: "Missouri, you... come to sneak attack a senior like me, remember this, humph!"

　A few days later, on the eve of Saratoga's return to the West Coast, she received a piece of news from the reception staff that made her overjoyed: Lexington was back.

　Upon hearing this, Sarah ran directly to the deck of her own ship to see what was going on; sure enough, the ship silhouette was still so familiar.

　"Sister Lexington!" Saratoga shouted at the World War II aircraft carrier whose outline was almost the same as her own, while also making contact via radio.

　On the USS Lexington, a flaxen-haired beauty wearing a white U.S. Navy formal suit and a blue clover hair ornament was enjoying the refreshing sea breeze on the deck. She also discovered Saratoga.

　At this moment, Saratoga's call came in: "Sister, where are you looking? It's here! I am your dear sister Sara!"

　"Saratoga? It's my sister. I'm here..."

　Just like that, after the aircraft carrier came to a steady stop, before Lexington could get off the ship, a certain pink-haired loli rushed up and pounced on him.

　Saratoga, with her head on Lexington's two big buns, was 70% happy and 30% depressed. She complained, "Why is my sister's so big? It's not fair, not fair, not fair, wuwuwu..."

　This scene was captured by a photographer present and posted on social media. It later became a famous photo in the Chinese naval community, and some artists even recreated it into a two-dimensional version.

　It is worth mentioning that the two-dimensional version was drawn by two artists, one of whom is called Saru, also known as Monkey Mom, and the other is Zi Se.

　That afternoon, Saratoga, as ordered, set sail for the west coast of the mainland. Not long after Saratoga left, the two battleship museums in Pearl Harbor also became famous.

　Missouri picked up the gift Saratoga had left for her and the note on the sticky note, looked it over, and said, "Sarah, you were showing off in front of me a few days ago. I'll forgive you for the gift and won't complain to your sister."

　After saying that, Missouri untied the ribbon on the gift and opened the gift box.

　As a result, the gift box exploded directly. The built-in Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft shell warhead was detonated after the gift box was opened, and Missouri's face was covered with black saltpeter.

　For Missouri, the prank was not very harmful, but it was extremely insulting.

　"Sarah! Toga!" Missouri gritted her teeth and roared in frustration.

　If Arizona hadn't been pulling hard beside her, Missouri would probably have started the engine and chased after Senior Sarah to demand an explanation.

　Lexington, who received Missouri's complaint, sighed and said, "Sarah is so naughty. When will she grow up?"

　Chapter 35: The Japanese Ship Girls

　Some things (4)

　There has been a lot of pressure these days, due to both external and internal factors.

　In addition to the previous conversations and teachings with Ning Hai, more and more Japanese ship girls appeared, including his former comrades Xiao, Lei, and Dian.

　Out of a sense of historical responsibility to learn from history, Xiang naturally has to take on the responsibility of subtly influencing the thoughts of his former comrades, both publicly and privately.

　As the saying goes, "A blacksmith must be strong himself." If you want to do a good job in ideological work, your own level in this area cannot be ignored.

　Therefore, Xiang worked tirelessly every day to absorb advanced ideas and progressive literature.

　In his conversation with Changchun, Xiang described himself this way: "I pounce on the red book like a hungry person pounces on sushi."

　One day, Xiang was lying on the desk with her hands as pillows. The sun was already high in the sky, but she was still sleeping on the desk with a novella written by Kobayashi Takiji covering her face - "The Crab Cannery Ship".

　Suddenly, she looked up sharply, and the book covering her face flipped onto the table, hitting the statue of Tokuda next to her. Hibiki, breathing heavily, put the statue back in place.

　She had a nightmare in which she became a member of the Japanese navy ship that came to suppress the strike in "The Crab Cannery Ship". Her captain shouted at the workers, "You are all non-citizens" and threatened to open fire on them.

　But as a warship, Xiang could do nothing, because in the dream she was more like a spectator. She could only feel but not control, just like herself before she became a ship girl.

　Fortunately, all this was just an illusory dream.

　"Hello, do you trust me? I'm Guokang!" The radio call from Changchun at this time pulled Xiang out of the aftermath of the nightmare.

　Changchun replied, "Uh... hello, Comrade Flagship, what's going on?"

　"Hmm... just call me by my name. It's being too formal. Besides, I'm not the flagship anymore." Changchun tried to correct Xiang's way of addressing her.

　Xiang was unhappy when he heard this and quickly said, "How can that be? Although you are no longer the flagship of the fleet, you are my mentor in terms of ideology. In this sense, you are still my flagship!"

　"I feel embarrassed when you praise me like that. You can call me whatever you want, but I prefer people to call me by my full name instead of my title."

　Changchun appeared modest, but inwardly she was overjoyed. She then asked, "By the way, how's your ideological work going in Ninghai?"

　Xiang reported truthfully, "Fortunately, although there were some minor setbacks along the way, overall there weren't any major difficulties, and none of the extreme emotions outlined in the plan emerged. I've talked to her about many things, and she's come to her senses now. Yesterday, when she returned to Donghuang, I told her that if she had time, she could take me to visit the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall..."

　Changchun listened to Xiang's report, nodded with satisfaction, and praised:

　"Well done, Trusty. I have some good news for you. You'll have another comrade."

　Upon hearing this, Xiang beamed with joy: "Ah! That's great! Who is it then?"