I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

The limited-edition pudding served in the cafeteria at Azur Lane headquarters is made by a dessert shop located inland. Because that dessert shop only has two pastry chefs, the quantity of such limited-edition pudding is very limited each day, and you have to pre-order it from the shop if you want to buy it.

The Azur Lane cafeteria only serves 120 limited-edition puddings per day, and the variety of limited-edition puddings changes every day, ensuring that the ship girls don't get tired of the same old thing.

The reason why that shop's limited-edition pudding is so popular in Azur Lane is that the dessert shop uses top-quality ingredients, so the taste is naturally much better than those bought in shopping malls and supermarkets.

This is why this limited-edition pudding is so popular here.

Upon hearing Kashino's words, Javelin and the others looked at them with puzzled expressions and said:

"Huh?! Someone here has had something stolen too?!"

Z23, upon hearing Javelin and the others' words, turned to look at Yuhaka and the others and asked:

"Hmm? From what you're saying, have other people had things stolen from other places?"

In response to Z23's question, Yuhaka and the others nodded in agreement, and then told Z23 about what had happened in Ninghai and the others. Hearing their words, Z23 stroked her chin and said:

"Is it that both of these thefts involve food being stolen? Hmm... that's really strange..."

z23 found it very strange that the thief only stole food, since normally thieves would target valuables, right?

But it's quite strange that the thieves here only steal food. Z23 looked at Yuhaka and the others and asked:

"Youyou, have you found any clues?"

Hearing Z23's words, Yuhaka pouted and shook her head. Clearly, not finding any clues about the thief made Yuhaka a little unhappy. Z23 was also a little surprised to see Yuhaka shake her head, after all, Z23 had a deep understanding of how strong Yuhaka's sense of smell was.

The fact that even Yhaka couldn't track the target gave Z23 a bit of a headache. This proved that the other party had strong counter-surveillance and counter-tracking capabilities. Although the other party hadn't caused much trouble, if they wanted to cause trouble for them, they might cause unexpected problems for Azur Lane headquarters.

"Hmm, it seems we need to send someone to investigate. Otherwise, letting them continue might cause even bigger trouble."

As she spoke, Z23 began to contact headquarters. After all, this was the first time such an incident had occurred, which made Z23 feel worried... well, even though it was just food that had been stolen.

After seeing Z23 contact someone to handle the matter, Javelin and the others looked at Kashino and asked:

"Um, Ms. Kashino, besides the limited edition pudding being stolen, was anything else stolen?"

Hearing Javelin and the others' question, Kashino shook his head and said:

"No, only the limited edition pudding was stolen. But that's why the kids who came to the cafeteria to buy the limited edition pudding looked quite disappointed."

Upon hearing Kashino's explanation, Yuhaka, standing to the side, looked at Kashino with great curiosity, whose armor plate was larger than his own head, and asked:

"Then why not do it yourself?"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's question, Kashino looked at Yuhaka with a slightly embarrassed expression and said:

"Well... although I can make pudding, I still can't replicate the flavor and texture of their limited-edition pudding."

After all, the other party used specific raw materials. According to them, those raw materials were carefully prepared by themselves, which was something they couldn't obtain. Moreover, it was the shop's secret recipe.

After hearing Kashino's explanation, Yuhaka nodded with an understanding expression. After all, Yuhaka had eaten that limited edition pudding before and immediately figured it out. Although the raw materials seemed to be correct, Yuhaka also knew that the taste of those raw materials was incomparable to that of ordinary ingredients.

However, when it comes to raw materials, Yuhaka is not inferior to its opponent at all. After all, most of Yuhaka's ingredients are the result of careful cultivation by itself and its cats, which cannot be compared with ordinary ingredients.

After all, Yuhaka used his own abilities to cultivate him.

After thinking for a moment, Yuhaka asked Kashino:

"Then Youyou will make pudding for everyone! OwO~"

Kashino looked surprised upon hearing Yuhaka's words, while Javelin agreed with Yuhaka's suggestion, saying:

"That's right! If Youyou makes some pudding to comfort everyone, wouldn't everyone feel better?"

Upon hearing Javelin's words, Ayanami and Laffey seemed to have no problem with it, since they knew how good Yuhaka's desserts tasted.

Kashino listened to what Yuhaka and Javelin said and thought for a moment before nodding and saying:

"Hmm... In that case, it's not a big deal. Although the ingredients for the limited-edition pudding were stolen, the ingredients themselves weren't stolen, so we can still make the pudding."

Regarding Kashino's words, Yuhaka, with an "OwO~" expression, also raised her little hand and said:

"Youyou has the ingredients, so we don't need to use the cafeteria's ingredients OwO/～"

Kashino looked puzzled upon hearing Yuhaka's words, since she had no idea that Yuhaka had mentioned having the materials.

"Um... is this really okay?"

In response to Kashino's doubts, Yuhaka nodded to indicate that there was no problem. Then, Kashino turned her gaze to Javelin and the others beside her, as if asking if they were really okay.

When Javelin and the others saw Kashino's gaze, they nodded to indicate that there was no problem. Seeing that Javelin and the others had said so, Kashino, looking somewhat skeptical, led Yuhaka and the others to the location of the Azur Lane headquarters cafeteria.

Upon arriving in the kitchen, Yuhaka retrieved a considerable amount of fruit from the Monster Hunter universe from the dimensional portal. Kashino was stunned by this sight, clearly not expecting Yuhaka's move.

Seeing Yuhaka bring out so much fruit, Javelin, who was standing to the side, looked at Yuhaka and asked:

"Yoyo-chan, are you bringing out so much fruit to make fruit pudding?"

Upon hearing Javelin's question, Yhaka nodded in agreement. After hearing Yhaka's explanation, Javelin looked at him excitedly and said:

"Then I'll help too!"

Laffey, Ayanami, and Kashino, who were standing nearby, all offered to help after hearing what the two said, since making fruit pudding for so many ship girls was no easy task.

Upon hearing that Javelin and the others were coming to help, Yuhaka asked them to cut the fruit, while Yuhaka prepared the gelatin sheets for the pudding. After soaking the gelatin sheets in ice water, Yuhaka also came over to help cut the fruit.

The fruits that Yuhaka prepared this time are tropical strawberries, blueberries, mangoes, and kiwis. These fruits are all grown in Yuhaka, and in terms of taste, they are absolutely top-notch. Just the aroma that wafts out when you cut the fruit is enough to make your mouth water.

After cutting the fruit, Yuhaka put the cut fruit into a large bowl, then poured in granulated sugar and stirred it well. Yuhaka also poured in a little rum to enhance the flavor. After stirring well, Yuhaka and her friends began the process of making the pudding.

After adding granulated sugar and mint leaves to the hot water in the pot, stir until the sugar dissolves. Then add the softened gelatin sheets and stir until dissolved. Set the yohaka aside to cool slightly over the pot.

After cooling the ingredients in the pot, Yuhaka and the others began to pour the cooled pudding mixture into small, transparent cups filled with fruit.

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1428 [The Investigation Begins (z23)]

After Yuhaka and the others filled the small transparent cups with fruit pieces and pudding liquid, Yuhaka blew a breath of cold air onto the puddings. When Yuhaka picked up one of the cups of jelly, the pudding inside had already solidified.

"Okay, we can eat now!"

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Kashino, who was standing to the side, also looked surprised. Kashino knew that Yuhaka would put the fruit pudding in the refrigerator for several hours to let the pudding liquid solidify before taking it out. However, she did not expect that Yuhaka would magically make these fruit puddings that required several hours to solidify in an instant.

Kashino hadn't expected this, but it was good that the pudding was resolved so quickly. He just didn't know how it would taste and texture.

Yuhaka handed one of the cups to Kashino and said:

"Kashino, come and try some! OwO~"

After seeing Yuhaka hand him a cup, Kashino took the fruit pudding from Yuhaka and picked up a spoon to taste it. After scooping a small piece of fruit from the cup, Kashino noticed that the fruit pudding was quite bouncy and not hard at all. Then, after putting a small piece of pudding with fruit pieces into his mouth, Kashino felt a unique sweetness with a fragrant fruity taste coming from his mouth, which made Kashino's eyes light up.

So sweet! And it doesn't feel cloyingly sweet at all, which makes Kashino really like this flavor.

Yuhaka, watching Kashino eat the fruit pudding, squinted his eyes and wagged his tail incessantly, which made Yuhaka guess that Kashino really liked the fruit pudding.

Meanwhile, Esther, who was hiding in the contract space of Yuhaka, also popped out and grabbed Yuhaka's little hand, indicating that she also wanted it. It seems that Esther was craving it.

Javelin and the others also tried the fruit pudding, and after trying it, they felt a comforting sweetness.

After tasting the fruit pudding, Kashino suggested that the fruit pudding could be taken out. At the same time, Kashino asked Yuhaka whether she wanted to sell the fruit pudding or what to do with it. Yuhaka simply gave it away, since she was not short of money at all.

Hearing that Yuhaka immediately offered to give the fruit pudding she made to the ship girls in the cafeteria without hesitation made Kashino think much higher about Yuhaka. Such a child must be a good child in the original world, right?

Of course, although Yuhaka is a good boy, he can sometimes act like a naughty child and cause trouble. This happens when Yuhaka has excess energy and no outlet for it, just like a dog trapped at home with nowhere to vent its energy. After all, a dog with no outlet for its energy will destroy the house.

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After Kashino distributed the fruit pudding made by Yuhaka, the ship girls in the cafeteria were overjoyed. After all, they now had pudding as a dessert, and the taste was just as good as those limited-edition puddings.

After lunch, Yuhaka and her friends were on their way back to the dormitory when Javelin, looking puzzled, asked her friends:

"Although the issue of the limited-edition pudding has been resolved, the person who stole it remains a mystery. Why would they only steal the limited-edition pudding? There were many more ingredients in the warehouse, yet they just happened to steal the limited-edition pudding?"

Seeing the puzzled look on her face, Ayanami offered her opinion:

"Could it be that the other person really likes pudding?"

Hearing Ayanami's words, Javelin thought for a moment and then nodded, saying:

"Hmm, that's a possibility. But if the other party really likes pudding, with so much pudding, it wouldn't be quick for them to make another move, would it?"

Just like Javelin said, the number of puddings stolen must be more than 100. It's practically impossible for the other party to eat all of them in one day. After all, pudding is a sweet treat, and eating it all would probably get boring very quickly.

Regardless, Javelin and the others shared this idea with Z23. Upon receiving it, Z23 stroked her chin and looked at Javelin and the others, saying:

"Yes, that is a possibility, and I will keep that in mind."

As they were talking, Z23 hung up the call. Clearly, Z23 was also very busy. It seemed that Z23 wouldn't give up until they caught the thief who stole the items.

Seeing how hard the other party was trying, Javelin and the others didn't know what to say, but no matter what, they wished Z23 could catch that Pudding thief as soon as possible.

The scene then shifts to Z23's side, where, besides Z23 herself, there is another destroyer sister ship from the Z-class, just like Z23, beside her.

Beside Z23, a destroyer girl with short, silver-white hair looked at Z23 and asked:

"What's wrong, Z23? You look so serious. Did your friend say something to you?"

Upon hearing the words of the silver-haired ship girl, Z23 nodded and said:

"Well, Javelin and the others said that the other party seems to be specifically targeting Pudding for theft. Although there isn't much evidence, based on the current situation, Pudding was indeed among the stolen items in both thefts."

Upon hearing Z23's reply, the short, silver-haired ship girl couldn't help but look at Z23 with a slightly strange expression and said:

"Hey... that thief who specifically targets pudding, does that thief have any strange hobbies?"

Regarding the silver-haired ship girl, Z23 shook her head and said:

"No matter what, let's go check out the monitoring room first. Although there aren't any surveillance cameras in the warehouse, there are surveillance cameras in other places monitoring the roads and other places that must be taken. The other party has so much stuff, there's no way they can leave through other places. Once we can see what the other party looks like, the next step will be easier."

Upon hearing Z23's words, the ship girl with short, silver-white hair instinctively covered the back of her head with her hands and said:

"I have a feeling that things aren't as simple as they seem..."

Regarding the silver-haired ship girl, Z23 adjusted her bracelet slightly and said to her:

"No matter what, we have to catch that thief. If we let him get away with it, the port area will be in complete chaos... Alright, Z1, let's go."

Upon hearing Z23 call her name, the silver-haired ship girl—also known as Z1—nodded and said:

"Yes, yes, yes, let Z1-sama handle this."

As he spoke, Z1 drove a vehicle that looked like a sightseeing car, carrying Z23, to the headquarters located in the port area, where the monitoring room was also located.

After the two arrived at the monitoring room, several Manjuu responsible for watching the surveillance videos bowed to Z1 and Z23. Z23 saw that the Manjuu looked like they had just woken up and knew that they had accidentally fallen asleep. There was nothing that could be done about it, since the Sea Fog Fleet's offensive showed no signs of stopping recently, and there were many places that needed to be monitored to prevent the possibility of enemies appearing at any time.

"Okay, I need the surveillance video of the cafeteria warehouse located at B2-D6. Please provide it to me."

Upon hearing Z23's words, the barbarian chicks indicated that there were no problems and quickly got to work, bringing back the surveillance video that Z23 had requested.