Artist's commentary
Kiso: (The brats were supposed to take care of it...)
Kiso: The name’s Kiso, and I will become the flagship of this fleet and fight together with you guys. Nice to meet you.
Ikazuchi: I’m Ikazuchi, and not Kaminari. [T/N: Kaminari (thunder) is a misreading of her name’s kanji (雷)]
Inazumi: My name is Inazuma, and I am... not Den. [T/N: Den (electricity), another misreading of (電)]
Hibiki: The name’s Hibiki, nice to meet you.
Ikazuchi: Hey Kiso-san, it’s really early in our introduction but, what’s the mission of our fleet? I wonder where we’ll go in the battlefront this time.
Inazumi: We have not been told where we will go yet...
Kiso: Hm . . . ? Are you scared?
Ikazuchi: It- it’s not like that. It’s only a matter of listening to the contents of the mission! And also, in case Kiso-san is afraid, it’s alright to rely on me.
Kiso: ‘Relying’? . . . me, to you . . . ? . . . hahaha, well then, best regards when things are at stake. (pats)
Ikazuchi: T- to laugh at it, how me~an! I was serious you know! When I’m allowed to do so, I will sink a ship instantly!
Inazuma: Th- That’s true! If it gets dangerous, you can count on us you know?
Kiso: Hahaha . . . I’m glad to have a dependable consort. But don’t worry; our mission is only to come and pick up the materials for errands while guarding the nearby guardian prefecture. First of all, we won’t encounter any enemies like that, right?
Hibiki: Is that alright? With such an easy mission...
Kiso: Logistic support is also a part of war. Even if it’s easy, it’s also necessary.
Inazuma: Th- that’s true . . . because it’s necessary, we should do a sortie. I will do my best.
Ikazuchi: It’s a bit lousy to be routed behind but, I guess it can’t be helped, let’s do our best.
Kiso: Yeah
Hibiki: Hey, Kiso-san
Kiso: Hmm, what is it?
Hibiki: Are you also . . . a ‘leftover’ ?
Ikazuchi: !
Inazuma: !
Ikazuchi: Hibiki... that kind of matter...!
Hibiki: . . .
Kiso: Nn... maybe so.
Hibiki: I see...
Kiso: Don’t worry. As I said earlier, it’s a safe sea area. This is rare but go fix the condition of your equipment.
Hibiki: . . . copy that. I have confidence in you.
Ikazuchi: Ah, Hibiki wait for me... there she went... Apologies, Kiso-san, Hibiki is a bit; there are times when she is cool, but she doesn’t mean any malice.
Kiso: I understand, the guardians of the prefecture have various kinds of fellows.
Kiso: (Because there are various fellows, there are also guys who use catchphrases like “kuma~” or “nya~” at the end of a sentence.)