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Synopsis In Episode 16 of Naval District Theater 'VI (Censored) NT', the past carried by the aircraft carrier Hiryu and her connection to the Kongou-class fast battleship sisters are revealed. In the basement of the Sasebo Naval District, a Vice Admiral/Commander from the Kure Naval District begins to recount events from five years ago in 2018, when Hiryu was on a mission to attack Abyssals in Pearl Harbor. At the time, Hiryu had hired Kongou, a British-born returnee, and Haruna, both Kongou-class fast battleships, as escorts to gather local intelligence. While working with Hiryu, Kongou gradually developed special feelings for her. Driven by a desire for Hiryu's approval, she decided on her own to conduct a dangerous undercover investigation into an Abyssal boss-class entity, but was captured during the operation. Hiryu attempted a rescue using 20 million yen in classified funds obtained from the Admiral, but the mission ended in failure when a photo arrived showing Kongou sinking, confirming her death. Later, Fubuki, who had been hunted by Abyssals, appeared before Hiryu and offered her entry into the 'Kai-Ni Class'. Furthermore, after returning to base, Haruna confessed that she was the one leaking information about Kongou to the Kai-Ni Class. A photo shown by Haruna revealed the repair ship Akashi, who was supposed to have scuttled herself seven years ago, making it clear that the Kai-Ni Class was targeting information on repair ships and the Imperial Japanese Navy's Yokosuka Naval District. The Kure Naval District decided to send Hiryu in as a double agent to investigate the reality of the Kai-Ni Class. Hiryu approached the Kai-Ni Class while pretending to hand over information on submarine shipgirls and was assigned to Midway. Meanwhile, I-58 connected the large sum of money transferred to Ooyodo's account with the word 'π (Pi)' she had previously heard from South Dakota. By dividing the transfer amount by Pi, she located 'Normandy' in France, where the submarine shipgirls were being held captive. The Kure Naval District and the submarine shipgirls formed a united front to oppose the Kai-Ni Class. At the end of Episode 16, while Hiryu is undergoing a polygraph test at the Kai-Ni Class headquarters, Kongou—who was supposed to have sunk five years ago—appears before her. In truth, Kongou had survived as a double agent for the Kai-Ni Class. Furthermore, Kongou sees through the fact that Hiryu withheld information only on I-58 from the Kai-Ni Class and used codes to relay the location of 'Normandy' to the Imperial General Headquarters. The fact that Hiryu betrayed the Kai-Ni Class is exposed, and the episode ends with her in a desperate, life-or-death situation.