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"It’s you." Lexington said, slightly surprised.
The girl was the same truck driver who had raced against the train two days ago. Lexington felt an unusual familiarity with her, but couldn’t quite recall her name. One thing was certain, the girl must have been one of their former Fleet Girls from the Naval Base.
"Lexington, Saratoga." The girl was also a bit taken aback, but when her gaze landed on Chuyang, her eyes widened in surprise. After blinking rapidly to confirm she wasn’t mistaken, she quickly ran a few steps towards Chuyang and pinched her cheek, the real sensation confirming it wasn’t an illusion.
Next, the girl circled around Chuyang, examining her from head to toe before shyly standing a few steps away, lowering her head and softly calling out, "Admiral."
At this point, if Chuyang still didn’t recognize that the girl in front of him was one of his former Fleet Girls, he really should find a block of tofu to knock himself out.
"You..." Chuyang felt incredibly awkward. Which Admiral would forget the names of their own Fleet Girls? Yet Chuyang truly couldn’t remember.
Although he had some impression of the girl, it was vague; he couldn’t even determine whether she was a Heavy Cruiser or a Light Cruiser Ship Girl.
"Ma'am." Chuyang looked at Lexington for help, but unfortunately, even Lexington, who had once been the Secretary Ship at the Naval Base, couldn’t recall the girl’s name either and could only return a helpless expression.
Meanwhile, Saratoga stared intently at the girl's chest. Upon realizing that the girl’s chest wasn’t much smaller than hers, she immediately categorized her as an orange alert level. There was no helping it; after all, her brother-in-law seemed to prefer girls with larger chests.
"Admiral, my name is Isuzu." A hint of grievance flashed in the girl's eyes but quickly settled down.
As a member of the Naval Base, it was one thing for her former colleagues not to recognize her, but even the Admiral couldn't remember her—that must be quite a sad situation!
However, for Isuzu, perhaps she had long since gotten used to it! She remembered when she first arrived at the Naval Base; there weren't many Fleet Girls under the Admiral's command. The only standout was probably Lexington, who served as the Secretary Ship. The rest were just a few Destroyer Girls, including Light Cruiser Omaha and Firefly.
In such circumstances, Isuzu thought she would be valued by the Admiral, but even with all the Fleet Girls at the Naval Base barely forming a single fleet, the Admiral never considered sending her out on missions. As more Fleet Girls joined the Naval Base over time, she naturally became forgotten.
At that time, she had no friends at the Naval Base. Every day, she either stayed in her room reading books about cars or went to Cherry Blossom Grove behind the Naval Base, sitting all day gazing at the clouds in the sky. Occasionally, she would discuss mechanical principles with Yubari when she came to visit.
To be honest, she didn't understand those complex academic topics very well; it was usually Yubari who spoke at length while she nodded along in confusion. Once Yubari left satisfied, she could finally go to sleep.
Thus, at the Naval Base, she was a dispensable character with little presence. But that was fine. At least when the main ships were vying for the Admiral's attention, they wouldn't bother her.
So even if the Admiral couldn't recall her name at that moment, Isuzu wasn't too upset.
"Isuzu." Chuyang awkwardly repeated the girl's name. It was impossible for him to have no impression of Isuzu at all; he remembered that she was one of the first Fleet Girls he obtained in the game. However, due to her mediocre artwork and average attributes, combined with her high production rate during construction and salvage, he had never paid much attention to her.
So after acquiring her, he likely treated her as fodder or dismantled her for resources.
As for leveling up by farming fish in 6-1, Chuyang had never thought of this Light Cruiser Ship Girl who had the highest anti-submarine value in the game.
When it came to equipping and dismantling ships, she was even less relevant. Although after remodeling, Isuzu would gain one of the highest damage torpedoes in the game. However, Chuyang had no interest in small ships and hadn't even fully equipped many of the larger ones; how could he possibly raise Isuzu just to dismantle her torpedo?
"Yes, Admiral." Although she had long stopped caring, when the Admiral called her name, a hint of joy still appeared in Isuzu's heart.
After inexplicably leaving the Naval Base with Lexington, Saratoga, and others, they all made different efforts to return.
Isuzu was just a minor presence at the Naval Base, having had little interaction with other Fleet Girls and never receiving any attention from the Admiral. Therefore, she held no deep feelings for either the Naval Base or the Admiral, nor did she have a strong sense of belonging.
So after leaving the Naval Base, Isuzu calmly accepted the fact that she had been abandoned, not even harboring a desire to return, and simply began her own life.
She thought that after four whole years, even if she encountered the Admiral again, she should feel nothing. However, from the moment she saw the Admiral, Isuzu realized she had not completely let go of her past. Even if the Admiral didn’t remember her name at all, when the Admiral said "Isuzu," the girl still felt warmth in her heart.
"So it’s Isuzu." Lexington felt deeply ashamed; as a Secretary Ship, she couldn’t even remember the names of Fleet Girls from the Naval Base. Wasn’t she being a bit negligent in her duties?
"Um, Admiral, you really don’t need to feel so embarrassed; it’s really okay," Isuzu said, noticing the awkward expressions on their faces. For her, it truly didn’t matter that the Admiral and others hadn’t remembered her name.
"By the way, Admiral, what happened to your car?" This was actually her main reason for returning. Although she had lost badly in their previous race and felt a bit dissatisfied, her kind nature prevented her from standing by idly. That’s why she suddenly turned back after driving for a while.
"I don’t know why; it just won’t start."
"Let me take a look." Saying this, Isuzu walked over to check the car. As an experienced driver, it took her only a few minutes before the off-road vehicle started up again amidst everyone's anticipation.
As the rain continued to pour down harder, two vehicles—one large and one small—drove along the road towards the small county town.
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