Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!
SLOW AHEAD!
Episode 9 Maid, At Your Service!
Take a warm pot and put the tea leaves in.
Then add the boiling water.
It's hot, so be careful.
Okay!
Bel-chan...
Oh, right!
I need to put the lid on and let it steep for a while.
That's right.
The delectable aroma of black tea takes time to extract.
Let's get the sweets ready while we wait.
Yes!
Hello.
Hello, Belfast-san! Bel-chan.
I hope you are both well.
I hope you are doing wonderfully!
Is this tea practice?
Yes! I still haven't gotten the hang of it, though.
You'll be fine. I do it all the time, too.
You're good at making tea?
Just grab a teabag, get some hot water in there, and you're good to go!
Don't teach her wrong.
I know, let's ask Javelin-san and Niimi-san to act as our guests.
Use a strainer to make sure no tea leaves go in.
Wow, you're so good at that, Bel-chan!
Thank you for waiting.
It smells so good and it's delicious!
You'll be an excellent maid at this rate!
Thank you so much!
Bel-chan,
this cake is super delicious!
Where did you get it?
I want to go buy some, too.
I wonder what other kinds they have.
Javelin, mind your manners.
Your tea making is getting better and better.
Well done.
Niimi-san, you did a good job, but Javelin-san,
you need to get into the your role as the guest more.
I got schooled, too!
I'm sorry!
But you know, our job is also affected by our master's mood,
so this is good practice.
I see. We have to be mindful our master's mood, too.
Belfast-neesama, I'd like more practice!
I don't think that's really possible.
Sniff, sniff...
What's that sniffing?
We came because I smelled something good.
What are you up to?
We were being practice guests for Bel-chan.
Couldn't I ask these two to help?
Laffey and Ayanami might just be your toughest customers yet.
Even I can't really recommend them.
It's fine. I'm also the head of the maid team! I can do this!
I see. I have some errands I need to take care of now.
Bel-chan, you will be fine on your own, yes?
I will be!
Let's start with me.
W-Wow, this is... quite the room!
Please clean it.
You should do your cleaning yourself.
Whenever I try to do it myself, somehow the day is over,
and it never gets done.
Time flies for me, too, when I'm thinking about what I want in my bento,
but I wouldn't say it's days.
Should we help you?
No, I can handle this much.
In times like these...
The principle of being a Royal Maid.
Everything we do is for our master.
Keeping the master in mind while you work is of utmost importance.
And right now, my master is Laffey-san!
Are you done?
Yes!
Please come in.
Amazing.
It's really clean.
Laffey-san, please come this way.
Since you are the master,
I made adjustments to the scents and humidity around your bed
to ensure you have the best sleep.
She looks like she's really enjoying her nap.
Bel-chan, you're amazing!
Thank you so much!
Now it's my turn.
What are you going to ask for, Ayanami?
Do you want me to clean here, too?
It's already so tidy, though.
That's not it. I don't want her to clean.
Then what?
This.
Isn't that a game?
That's right.
You're seriously going to ask a maid to play games with you?
A maid needs to be ready to fulfill her master's request, no matter what.
As I'm her master right now, we're going to play games together.
This is also a serious part of a maid's job!
You just want someone to play with you.
Will you do it, Bel-chan?
You don't have to if you don't wanna.
No, I'm one of the Royal Maids, and I must fulfill my master's wishes!
But...
I've never done anything like this before.
Then your job is to learn how, and then play games with me.
All right! Thank you.
First, you use this button to move.
This button... to move...
I moved! I really moved!
You did.
She really just wanted someone to play with her.
Looks like it.
Wow, this is amazing!
I've never seen anything like this!
Looks like we fell asleep.
Oh, Belfast-san?!
I can't believe she fell asleep with her master.
This is only because Ayanami-chan absolutely insisted, and...
Don't worry. While she did fall asleep with you,
it looks like she was able to properly fulfill her master's wishes.
You passed today.
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