At a gazebo in the garden of the Azur Lane base, Belchan is practicing her Maid skills, with her sister.
Belchan puts some leaves in a pot. "Take a warm pot and put the tea leaves in. Then add the boiling water."
"It's hot, so be careful." Belfast calls out.
Belchan nods. "Okay!"
Belchan, slightly nervous, picks up a kettle with boiling water in it, and pours it into the tea pot. Then she sets down the kettle.
"Belchan..." Belfast calls out, and said girl looks up to her.
Belchan then realizes. "Oh, right!" She sets the lid on the tea pot. "I need to put the lid on and let it steep for a while."
Belfast smiles and puts a hand on her chin. "That's right. The delectable aroma of black tea takes time to extract. Let's get the sweets ready while we wait."
"Hai!"
"Hello!" Z23 and Javelin approach.
"Hello, Belfast-san! Belchan."
"I hope you are both well." Belfast does a slight bow.
"I hope you are doing wonderfully!" Belchan does a slight bow.
Javelin notices the tea set up behind Belchan. "Is this a tea practice?"
"Yes! I still haven't gotten the hang of it, though."
Javelin leans down to Belchan. "You'll be fine. I do it all the time, too."
"You're good at making tea?" Belchan questions.
"Just grab a teabag, get some hot water in there, and you're good to go!"
Z23 deadpans. "Don't teach her wrong."
"I know, let's ask Javelin-san and Niimi-san to act as our guests." Belfast suggests.
Belchan nods and starts to pour some tea, through a strainer. "Use a strainer to make sure no tea leaves go in."
"Wow, you're so good at that, Belchan!" Javelin smiles.
Belchan sets a cup in front of Javelin. "Thank you for waiting." Then sets one in front of Z23.
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The Predator of the Depths
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