Nowaki opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but Shimakaze came over and patted her shoulder.
"Combining work and rest is very important, you know. That's what the Commander said, too~"
"Ugh, alright."
In the end, the group of seven little destroyers marched imposingly toward the Navy Cafeteria.
On the way, they ran into some older-sister-type Shipgirls, and everyone greeted them energetically.
They were asked where they were going.
Yuudachi took the lead and patted her chest, saying:
"We're going to the Navy Cafeteria!"
Then, they would be met with doting head pats from the older sisters.
"Ara, as expected of destroyers, you really are full of energy."
Whenever this happened, Yuudachi would bare her teeth at these older sisters who touched her head without permission.
It was nothing else, but because after patting her head, they would always press their exaggerated frontal armor against her face, giving her a huge sense of oppression.
Regarding this, Laffey expressed that this was the reason she wasn't very good at getting along with Sakura Empire Shipgirls.
Compared to the Sakura Empire Shipgirls who would enthusiastically hug you as soon as they approached, it was better to be with someone like the aircraft carrier Saratoga who could play along with her.
It was absolutely not because of the wealth gap! Absolutely not!
...
Navy Cafeteria.
Kashino had put on the apron that Jack had tied by hand, and she was happily busy in the kitchen with him.
"Kashino, how do we process these 'ingredients'?"
"Which one? Let me see."
Kashino shook the water droplets off her hands, wiped them on her apron, and leaned in front of Jack.
A row of gemstones was laid out on the table.
Shipgirls could eat oil as food; using mere ores with "magic" as ingredients wasn't strange at all.
Jack was also curious about how Kashino would make these things look at least like human food.
"For these, first do this, then do that... hmm, done!"
Kashino took a few strangely shaped tools from the kitchen rack, and after some tapping and hitting, the original diamonds, Mana Gems, Agnidus Agate, etc., turned into something resembling jam.
"Wait! Did I miss something in the process just now?"
Jack didn't want to believe it, so he picked up the diamond jam and took a sip directly.
"A slight bitterness upon entry, a sweet aftertaste, and a cooling sensation that clears the head. Is this what a diamond is supposed to taste like?"
Kashino also ran over to taste it, aiming for the bottle mouth Jack had just licked.
"Umm, no problem. It's about the same taste as I anticipated; it can be used as a flavored dipping sauce."
"Amazing! I believe now that Kashino truly has a special talent!"
"Mou~ Does that mean the Commander didn't believe what Kashino said before, and was just comforting me?"
Kashino puffed out her cheeks. Even though she was a very mature young woman, this little girl-like gesture was extremely natural.
"Sorry, it's the Commander's fault!"
Jack hugged her affectionately and kissed her deeply.
Kashino looked at Jack, blushing: "Alright, I forgive the Commander. Um... does the Commander understand how to use these tools now?"
"Hmm, I understood it after seeing it once, mostly."
Right in front of Kashino, Jack replicated the steps Kashino had just performed.
"Here!"
Kashino picked up the bottle of diamond jam Jack handed her, tasted a little bit, and covered her mouth in surprise.
"So amazing! It took Kashino a long time when I was learning these things from Akashi!"
So these things really were concocted by that black-technology merchant boss lady.
After learning that these things came from Akashi, everything became normal.
After all, scientists in a 2D world; the genius DJ scientist Katsuragi Takumi could hand-craft Fullbottles, so there was no reason his own cat couldn't craft some strange tools.
"My memory is just a bit better than average. Kashino, go ahead and do your work; I'll help you process these raw materials first."
"Okay!"
Kashino replied and prepared to return to her workstation.
At this moment, it suddenly became noisy outside the main door.
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