Akagi wanting to undergo modernization was within Chen Yu's expectations, yet it still came as a bit of a surprise.
In fact, after these Ship-girls were summoned, they all more or less developed an admiration for modern warships. This became particularly evident after Missouri and Kirov, both having undergone modernization and participated in post-World War II military operations, were summoned.
Aircraft Carrier Ship-girls increasingly enjoyed scouring the internet for pictures of various carrier-based aircraft from different countries. They would occasionally gather around the British Ship-girls' tea tables to hold tea parties, discussing how modern fighter jets could take off and land on their flight decks, and pondering the kinds of combat power improvements they might achieve if they were equipped with advanced technology such as electromagnetic catapults, radar, and sonar.