"But Ayanami! When I proposed the suggestion to punish the Admiral with dates with each of us, you agreed to it too!" Azuma immediately exposed her.
"That's only because both you and Unicorn agreed; it wouldn't have mattered whether I agreed or not, I say." Although Ayanami did indeed want to go on a date with the Admiral, she stubbornly clung to her pride and refused to admit it.
"Oh~ is that so?" Azuma said with a half-smile.
"What do you mean by that? You don't believe me, I say," Ayanami said with a furrowed brow.
"Well~ who knows?" Azuma said in a teasing tone.
"Hmph! I can't be bothered with you, I say," Ayanami huffed.
"Sister Illustrious! Can you let me have the empty room next to yours?" Unicorn said in a soft, sweet voice.
"The empty room next to mine? Hm, sure! If my cute little sister wants to live there, of course it's no problem!" Upon hearing Unicorn's words, Illustrious stopped her singing and dancing and readily agreed.
Azuma and Ayanami did not speak up in opposition.
This was because after Azuma, Ayanami, and Unicorn had been unconscious for a day and a night from eating that horrific food, they woke up and found Illustrious lying beside them. They checked her breathing and saw she wasn't dead, concluding she must have also passed out from the food, and together they carried Illustrious to her room.
Illustrious didn't wake up until she had been unconscious for three days and three nights.
Two days ago, Unicorn had told Azuma and Ayanami that she wanted to live in the room next to Illustrious. Azuma and Ayanami certainly wouldn't have agreed back then! If you pulled a night raid on the Admiral and made her fall in love with you, what would happen? Wouldn't their shared goal of the Wife Ship position go down the drain?
Unicorn had long known they wouldn't agree and had already thought of a countermeasure. With starry, pitiful eyes, she pleaded with Azuma and Ayanami: "Sister Azuma and Sister Ayanami, don't worry, I won't fight you for the position of Wife Ship. Unicorn is Sister Illustrious's sister, and will always be Sister Illustrious's sister."
Wow! So cute! Azuma and Ayanami's hearts were nearly melted by the cuteness.
Since she had been so frank about not competing for the Wife Ship position, they decided to let her live in the room next to the Admiral. After marrying Illustrious in the future, Unicorn would be their sister-in-law, and as the brother-in-law, they would have to play the affection card well with her!
However, the biggest obstacle now was each other. Azuma and Ayanami locked eyes, and sparks seemed to fly where their gazes met.
As for whether Unicorn would keep her promise? Of course not! It was merely a stalling tactic; she intended to become Sister Illustrious's Wife Ship! Unicorn was just a child, and it was perfectly normal for a child with a poor memory to forget a few things!
"Azuma, Ayanami, and Unicorn, I'm so sorry! You've suffered. I didn't realize the food I made was so terrible. But don't worry. Next time, I will turn over a new leaf and make even more delicious food for you to eat." Illustrious looked apologetic and promised to do better next time.
This absolutely terrified Azuma, Ayanami, and Unicorn. The food she made before was 'delicious' enough to leave them unconscious for a day and a night; if she made even 'better' food now, would they just go into eternal sleep after eating it?
Azuma immediately intervened, saying, "You won't be allowed in the kitchen again. From now on, I'll handle all the cooking."
"Azuma is right. Did you see that sticker on the kitchen door, I say?" Ayanami said, pointing toward the kitchen.
Illustrious followed Ayanami's fair finger and looked at the sticker on the kitchen door, which read: "Illustrious and dogs are not allowed inside."
"Wow! You guys are too much! I only made one bad meal, there's no need for a warning sticker! A ship can only avoid future mistakes by knowing what she did wrong and striving for better results. If you don't even give me a chance, how can I learn from my mistakes?" Illustrious said with a sob in her voice.
"Uwaaaa, Sister Illustrious, please don't cook ever again! Unicorn was only just constructed and still wants to see more of the beauty of this world!" Unicorn said, hugging Illustrious's waist with tears welling in her eyes.
"Look at that, you've scared the child nearly to tears. So if you care about us, put an end to any thoughts of cooking ever again!" Ayanami said as she gently stroked Unicorn's head and gave Illustrious a sharp glare.
"That's right, that's right! If you cook for us again, we won't be unconscious for just a day and night—we'll be sleeping forever!" Azuma dabbed Unicorn's eyes with a handkerchief and echoed Ayanami.
Illustrious sighed. "You… all of you! Fine, I get it. I won't cook again—happy now?"
Azuma, Ayanami, and Unicorn jumped up cheering together. "Hooray! The Admiral's done with cooking!"
Stare—Illustrious glared straight at them. I'm still right here—could you at least give me some face?
"A-hem! It's getting late, so Ayanami and I will head back to the dorm. Oh, and don't forget: the date order is me, Ayanami, then Unicorn. I'm looking forward to our eight-o'clock date tomorrow morning~" Azama took Ayanami's hand, bowed, and blew Illustrious a kiss.
"Let go—I can walk by myself!" Ayanami yanked her hand free.
"Fine, fine! So un-cute! Ow! The little runt dared kick my butt—get back here!" Azuma yelled.
Watching them dash off, Illustrious suddenly called, "Hey! Do you even know where the dorm is?"
By then Azuma and Ayanami had vanished. Oh well—they'd be back soon enough.
Unicorn tugged Illustrious's skirt. "Don't worry, Big Sis Illustrious. We woke up two days before you, so we already know every building in the Naval Base."
Reassured, Illustrious said, "I see. It's late—let's head to our rooms."
Unicorn answered sweetly, "Yes, Big Sis Illustrious!"
…The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window and the alarm shrieked like a death-knell. Irritated, Illustrious grabbed it and flung it outside.
"Finally, a lie-in. So noisy so early… Wait, wasn't something important happening today?" She shrugged. "Can't remember—back to sleep."
Suddenly her door creaked open. Unicorn hurried to the bed and shook her. "Big Sis Illustrious! Up you get! You've got an eight-o'clock date with Big Sis Azuma! She's already made breakfast—come on!"
"Just five more…" Illustrious mumbled.
"Minutes?" Unicorn asked.
"Hours," Illustrious finished.
"Get up! Otherwise Big Sis Azuma will explode!" Unicorn kept shaking her.
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