Azur Lane: Episode of Belfast Volume 1 Chapter 2 Part 9


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Translator: Kurehashi Aiko


PART 9

 

[No! I’m sure that if I just manage to teach you all of this material with sincerity and do it properly, you should be able to understand it all! So, we are going to start with the textbook page once again, and ––––––]

 

[–––––– Please wait just a moment.]

 

After saying that, Belfast, who could no longer keep quiet here, came up from the back of the classroom, and then she picked up the reference book that was on Javelin’s desk and flipped through its contents.

 

[After listening to this lecture and seeing it with my own eyes just now, I get this distinct feel that the level of material that you are conveying here seems to be a little bit too high.]

 

The mathematics section contained subjects such as vectors and complex equations, and when Belfast closed the book, what was written on its cover was the following: “University Entrance Exams Reference Book”.

 

Sure enough, from the instructor’s point of view, Niimi-sensei’s lectures are extremely easy to understand and useful.

 

However, judging from what she has seen from the four Destroyers up until just now, the content of this level of lecture probably does not even reach the point where they would be able to even begin to comprehend a slight portion of it all.

 

[I think that if you don’t lower the level of the content you are going to teach to them a little bit more, they won’t probably be able to keep up with it no matter how hard you will try to explain it to them.]

 

Belfast explained the whole situation to Niimi, and even went as far as to propose a possible solution that she could utilize.

 

[E-Even if you say that, I have only brought in here the finest selection of the reference materials, one that should be fairly easy to comprehend for all kinds of people, no matter their grade or academic prowess……]

 

Niimi answered like that after pressing her mouth tightly, defending her methods with a stubbornness that was actually impressive.

 

[But even so…… Even if it might be slightly complicated, I’m sure that I will be able to explain it to everyone carefully and patiently, so that everyone understands!]

 

After she quietly placed the reference book back at the desk, Belfast only shook her head slightly.

 

[I understand how you feel, but all that I am trying to say here is that there is a proper order of things for learning and stuff like that. Even if everyone stays awake and listens carefully to your lecture, the level of understanding that those four is going to have will still be lower than what you are expecting of them……]

 

After Belfast was done making her point, she looked back at Niimi, who was looking as if she was about to cry any moment now, her shoulders trembling and her eyes getting wet with tears.

 

Niimi-sensei then said with a crumbling voice, unable to hold the emotions from it:

 

[Ever since last night…… I have been sitting with all this material…… carefully selecting it and preparing it…… I have been working so hard for this…… I have even been practicing presenting it all to the class…… Eguh……]

 

[P-Please try to calm down! There is no need for you to cry like that!]

 

The Head Maid then frantically turned around towards the back of the classroom, but Belfast sensed at that moment that both Enterprise and Ranger were unreliable in this situation as they looked as if that whole situation was not even their problem to handle, or that there was nothing that they could do here. 

 

So Belfast had no choice but to open her mouth once again and say:

 

[I-I know that you must have been working really hard on this. And truth to be told, the content of this morning class was just on the level of a professional cram school teacher.]

 

After all, since Niimi was so enthusiastic about studying and teaching others, it was understandable that she must have been preparing for this for a long time now, and that would probably be the case with all the lecturers in here. But that was not the point right now

 

[S-So please, don’t cry.]

 

Biting her lips, Niimi desperately struggled to not let the tears flow out, even though she was this close from breaking down completely.

 

While Belfast was uncharacteristically flustered about this whole matter and was wondering what to say, the one to rush to her help was actually Javelin, who came closer to Niimi in a hurry.

 

[I-I personally think that your lectures were really helpful, Niimi-chan! I really do!]

 

Continuing with the trend that Javelin started, Yuudachi also tried to console Niimi in some way, doing her absolute best.

 

[T-That’s right! I don’t really understand it all too well because it’s a field I’m not all that good at…… but I think so, too!]

 

At that moment Cygnet also rose up from her seat.

 

[A-And the only reason why I was yawning like that was because I stayed up late last night, so it’s not your fault at all, Niimi-chan!]

 

[E-Everyone……]

 

Niimi then managed to somehow hold back her tears, and right after that she started to flip through the pages of one of her textbooks once more while trying her best to not lose herself to tears once more.

 

[B-But…… But…… Maybe it’s true that I got just a little bit overly excited for this lesson for today.]

 

Then, Niimi also glanced at Belfast and gave an apologetic look.

 

[It’s just like Belfast-san here said. I should have taken the course that was on a lower, more accessible level, but I did not want to go back to what I practiced just until yesterday. For that, I am sorry.]

 

[……I am also really sorry. Even though it was right in the middle of class, I think I actually went too far with my assessment of the situation.]

 

After deeply bowing her head with added words of apology, Belfast slowly lifted her head back up.

 

It seems that Niimi was currently opening a foreign language textbook for some reason.

 

She then turned the textbook towards the class, showing to the four Destroyers the word that was written in one of its pages in huge and bold font.

 

[This textbook is all about simple and basic words from the Iron Blood’s native language…… And it is really basic and beginner-friendly, so it should not be all that difficult to learn…… What do you think?]

 

[I think it is a great idea, actually.]

 

Belfast nodded and went back to the back of the classroom so as not to disturb the class any further than she already did.

 

[Alright then! Let’s start with reading and writing some words. Even if it’s just a learning experience, please try to learn a few words here and there. Times might come when you will need to communicate in different languages, so it’s important to know them just in case.]

 

After writing down the words in the textbook one after another on the blackboard, Niimi-sensei pressed her pointer with her finger against the blackboard and looked back at her students.

 

[When it comes to numbers, we have “eins”, “zwei” and “drei”…… We spell them as “EINS”, “ZWEI”, and “DREI”. They are the equivalent of “One”, “Two”, and “Three” respectively. By the way, my name has the number “23”, or “Twenty Three” in it, and we read it like “dreiundzwanzig”. Here is how we spell it out: “DREI, UND, ZWANZIG”.]

 

Just then, Niimi continued to write another word on the blackboard.

 

[Then we have such words as “Bullet”, which is “KUGEL”, the “Fuel is “OTTO”, the “Armor-Piercing Grenade” is “Panzergranate”, “High-Explosive Shell” is “Geschoss mit Sprengladung”, just to name a few of the basic words. It goes without saying that those words might come in handy when doing various commissions, and ––––––]

 

At that moment, someone stood up from their seat in a hurry.

 

And that action was so sudden and so out of place that for a moment out there even Niimi-sensei was left completely frozen up and speechless in awe of what just happened.

 

[What…… What powerful words those are! They are positively brimming with “Force”!!!]

 

The one who stood up was actually York, who had been asleep all this time. But when she heard the words that were written on the blackboard, her eyes opened up and were positively sparkling. And then she approached the teacher’s podium while being visibly excited beyond all measure.

 

[Isn’t that actually amazing!? Especially words such as “dreiundzweizig”…… Ahh, I can already feel that they are all brimming with “Force”! And what an unprecedented amount of it it is!]

 

[W-Well, isn’t someone here weirdly excited for learning a new language? B-Besides, i-it’s just my name, so it’s nothing really all that special……]

 

While hearing York mumbling some strange things, Niimi could only stand there behind the podium and listen to them in apparent confusion.

 


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