You're a very helpful, reliable older sister.Even though there are no problems with her personality or ability, for some reason, I can't leave her alone... Is how she feels for everything involving her, so she's become one of, if not the, closest shipgirl to her.
She tries to soften the admiral's serious personality, but even though she's tried various methods, she still hasn't been able to accomplish it that much.
She's recommended, half-jokingly, that she should retire from the military because it doesn't fit with her personality many times.
Recently, she's realized that she's concerned about the admiral's well being, even while sortieing, and has started worrying "Will things really be ok if this keeps up?".Yeah, yeah, thanks.She's reliable both publically and privately, and she feels like she's her real older sister.
Sometimes, they discuss love and she suggests lots of things, but she understands that when she says "Hurry up and find a man, quit the military and be happy" is Ashigara's way of being worried about her.
At the same time, when it comes to Ashigara's love, she realizes it's all just "pretending", but she hopes that one day, "a love between humans and shipgirls" will happen... That's what she thinks.
The way she admires her friendly personality and atmosphere, regardless of who it is, is in a different sense than the way she admires Akagi.