! Thanks for the hard work, Souryuu-san... The combat results...

...Hold on, from that look of yours, you...

...I'm sorry.

I... completely failed again...

Our fleet is lacking in resources.

It's not because they were lazy.

Even if they gave their all in collecting resources, they're still living in poverty.

I don't really understand much, but apparently I am a shipgirl that was built from Large Ship Construction,

a technology that requires expending large amounts of resources

for the sake of obtaining ships with great performance.

However, not once have I obtained comparable results

in proportion with the expectations and the resources given.

And at some point, they gave up on expecting me to be active.

It's as if

everything I have been doing was for naught.

And then, I felt like I was under someone else's watch.

I never once slacked on fighting

I've been doing everything to the best of my abilities

but I still can't meet expectations

I was a so called earnest underachiever

One morning after months of such performance

I wasn't able to move and get out of bed

... you calling yourself an earnest underachiever?

But that's contradictory. isn't it?

When it comes to working, the word earnest...

is given to those who can accomplish goals and meet deadlines.

And you call yourself that when you can't accomplish either of them?

That's wrong, isn't it?

You're just an "obedient" underachiever. Don't try to make yourself sound better by labeling yourself with such a gracious word.

Not only that, but all the effort we put into you and the high expectations have all gone to waste.

On top of that, every day you live,

our resources keep dwindling...

...I know what kind of burden i'm causing...

I know that I'm causing sadness and misery to the admiral... and that I'm letting him down... that's why.

You think that being dismantled is the answer to this?

How can you not realize that that mentality of yours is off?

If you become resources it'll all be even? No way.

everything that has been invested into you up to this point is already lost. You're in the "negatives" right now... thats why

After you return your debts and then die, finally you will be "Even".

But you're so terrible at everything, you can't even do that.

Then why not think to just die now and relieve everyone from some of "the future negatives" that are to ensue. Why don't you just hurry up and do it since that's all you're capable of?

AAAaahhhhh AAhhhhHHH

Wahhhhhhh AAAAAaaaaahhhhhhhhhh....

It's no use...

I can't do it anymore...

...yes... it'll be alright... I'll... see

...if we have a little bit more resources

we can do a large ship construction...

...yes... Souryu-san will... dismantle... and

I will do the... the other.... yes

large ship construction

Souryu-san!?

Why are you... What are you trying to do!?

lock

I don't really understand... but if I get dismantled

You'll have enough resources right?

Wha...? What are you saying? Please stop this!

click click

You just need me to dismantle... and set it to construct right?

I sort of get how to do it... so I won't mess this up

N... NO Wait! Please don't do this, don't die!

Souryu-san Please!!

Stop what you're doing and please just come outside!

SLAM!

Llar... but, I'm sorry for everything

this will be the last thing I do...

CLANNK! CLANK!

CLANK! GGGRRRRrrrggggGGGG!

...um, pleased to meet you

creeaak (door opening)

I'm aircraft carrier Souryuu

if you're making a carrier task force... count me in!

fssshhhhhh

Again...! When resources from you are used in construction

you are the result...

that's why I tried so hard to stop you...

The Night comes at a Dead End

The Night comes at a Dead End - END -