I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Regardless, Ayanami took the games to the checkout and also bought a game controller for Yuhaka. After buying the items, Yuhaka and Ayanami returned to their dormitory in Azur Lane to start playing the games they had just purchased.

Unfortunately, at this time, something came up for Ayanami and Yuhaka.

P.S.: I don't know if it's because I didn't rest well today, but my head keeps feeling a bit uncomfortable. It hurts whenever I sneeze or cough. I plan to take a nap, then take a shower and start writing.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1508 [Nagato's Disappearance]

When Yhaka and the others returned to the Azur Lane port, Javelin approached them, saying she had something urgent to discuss with them—or rather, Yhaka.

Hearing Javelin's words, Ayanami looked at Javelin with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Javelin, what happened?"

Upon hearing Ayanami's question, Javelin hesitated for a moment before explaining what had happened. After hearing Javelin's account, Ayanami was shocked and exclaimed:

"What?! Lord Nagato is trapped in the Mirror Dimension?!"

Seeing Ayanami's shocked expression, Javelin nodded and said:

"Yes, that's right. A new mirror space appeared in the Sakura Empire. Although we sent people to investigate, the team didn't return. So, Lady Nagato went out personally, but she hasn't come back yet..."

After hearing Javelin's explanation, Ayanami was also surprised that such a big thing had happened on her side, after all, the fact that the flagship was trapped in the mirror space was no small matter.

"Wait, if the Sakura Empire flagship is missing now, then who is leading the Sakura Empire forces?"

"It's Ms. Mikasa and Ms. Amagi."

Javelin answered Ayanami's question, and Ayanami breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing her words. This meant that the situation in Sakura Empire was alright, at least the high command of Sakura Empire still existed. After Ayanami relaxed a little, she looked at Javelin and remembered that Javelin had come to see Yuhaka earlier for something.

"By the way, Javelin, what's up with your name, Youyou?"

Javelin only remembered the purpose of her visit to Yhaka when she heard Ayanami's question.

"Ah! I almost forgot, the reason I came to find Yu-Yu-chan this time is to enter the mirror space. Because this mirror space is very likely to be the same special mirror space as before, the other flagships also asked us ship girls who have dealt with it to investigate whether this mirror space is the same as before."

Upon hearing Javelin's words, Ayanami couldn't help but recall what Yuhaka had told her before. Her eyes lit up, and she said to Javelin:

"In that case, I want to go too!"

Javelin was taken aback when she heard Ayanami's request. To be honest, Javelin hadn't expected Ayanami to want to go, but considering that the accident involved the flagship of the Sakura Empire, it was quite reasonable for Ayanami to want to go as well.

"Hmm... If Ayanami wants to come with us, she'll need to apply to her superiors first!"

Upon hearing Javelin's words, Ayanami nodded in understanding and then requested permission from her superiors to carry out the mission. Azur Lane granted Ayanami's request, reasoning that having a reconnaissance team with Sakura Empire shipgirls might be a good thing.

They had no idea about that...

After Ayanami requested permission to join Javelin and the others on a mission, Javelin led Ehaka and the others to the port. There, Ayanami saw Malicious and the others, as well as Sirius and Dido. Clearly, the ship girls who appeared in the Mirror Space last time were all here. In addition, Z23 and Laffey were also here.

Z23, who was standing to the side, also spoke up when she saw Ayanami and the others arrive:

"Youyou, you've arrived. The situation is not optimistic. Let's explain the situation to you as we head towards our destination!"

Hearing Z23's words, Ayanami and the others nodded. Yuhaka transformed into his third form and flew with Ayanami and the others towards the Sakura Empire's defensive base. Z23 explained the situation to Ayanami and the others in detail. After hearing Z23's explanation, everyone knew that in addition to Nagato's disappearance, a small number of Sakura Empire ship girls had also lost contact after entering the mirror space. It was because of this that Nagato had personally come out to try to deal with the mirror space, but unexpectedly, Nagato had also lost contact, which made everyone feel very uneasy.

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At Yhaka's full-speed flight, Z23 and the others quickly arrived at the Sakura Empire's base. Yhaka landed on a helipad-like location, where Mikasa and the others, who came out to greet them, looked at Yhaka and Z23 and said:

"Welcome to the Sakura Empire Defense Base. I would love to welcome you, but the situation is urgent and I cannot provide the proper hospitality."

Hearing Mikasa's words, Yuhaka, who had just thought there would be something delicious, suddenly lost her motivation after hearing this. However, Z23 and the others didn't care, since Yuhaka would quickly regain her energy once she had something to eat.

Seeing Yhaka, Mikasa and the others couldn't help but feel a little curious. Although they knew about Yhaka through the intelligence network, this was the first time they had seen Yhaka in person.

z23 looked at Mikasa and the others and said:

"Miss Mikasa, how is the situation now?"

Upon hearing Z23's question, Mikasa looked at Z23 and the others with a serious expression and said:

"The situation is very bad. In addition to the disappearance of Lord Nagato and the others, the Sea Fog Fleet in the border region also seems to be making moves, which is very unsettling."

Upon hearing this news, Z23 couldn't help but show a grim expression and said:

"The Fog Fleet... If those guys are causing trouble at this time, it would be quite a problem..."

Regarding Z23, Mikasa also said to Z23 and the others:

"That's why we can't offer you much support, and I'm very sorry about that..."

Upon hearing Mikasa's words, Z23 shook her head, telling her not to take it too seriously.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The strength of the Sea Fog Fleet is not to be underestimated. If we send too many people into the Mirror Space, we might neglect our defenses here, which would be a bad thing. But don't worry, Miss Mikasa, we have Yuu here. Taking care of the Mirror Space shouldn't be a problem."

P.S.: Goodness, I was just too tired, but when I took my temperature, it turned out I had a fever, which was really frustrating. But thankfully, after taking a packet of fever-reducing powder, I felt better.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1509 [Deep into the Mirror Space, Part 2]

Upon hearing Z23's words, Mikasa couldn't help but turn her gaze to Yhaka behind her. Looking at Yhaka's innocent OwO expression, Mikasa didn't know what to say. Although she knew from the data that Yhaka could easily destroy a fleet of Sea Fog, Mikasa just couldn't imagine how Yhaka could destroy a fleet. Was she really a bit out of touch with the times?

Regardless, after Mikasa brought Z23 and the others to the command center, she explained the location of the Mirror Space to them. Z23, looking at the location of the Mirror Space displayed on the screen, frowned and said:

"The location of this mirror space... is so close."

Just as Z23 said, the location of that mirror space is a few hundred meters northeast of the Sakura Empire's territory, and there's clearly something wrong with it. Mikasa, who was standing nearby, also commented on Z23's question:

"Yes, that's true. To be honest, I really can't figure out how the Sirens placed the Mirror Space so close together. It's as if they did it on purpose to attract our attention."

Upon hearing Mikasa's words, Z23 stroked his chin and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, the other party might be trying to continue the previous experiment on mirror space."

Regarding Z23, Mikasa also thought of something. The events that Javelin and others encountered during the Sirens' kidnapping incident have been handed over to the various factions. Mikasa also learned that the mirror space that time was apparently the Sirens' way of testing the capabilities of the ship girls' new ship equipment. However, due to the haste and the intrusion of the Fog Fleet, the Sirens' experiment seemed to have been interrupted.

However, there is one big difference: this time the mirror space unfolded around the same time as when Javelin and the others were abducted. This may indicate that the Sirens planned to conduct the same experiment in a different location.

"Well... no matter what, the most urgent task now is to rescue Lady Nagato and the others as soon as possible. If the Sea Fog Fleet launches an attack at this time, we may be in a difficult situation."

Upon hearing Mikasa's words, Z23 nodded and said:

"Let's make a decision. The passage of time in the mirror space is completely different from that in reality. If we are fast enough, we might be able to rescue Nagato before the Fog Fleet launches its final attack."

Upon hearing Z23's words, Mikasa sighed with a helpless expression and said:

"I'm entrusting Lord Nagato to you."

Then, thinking of something, Mikasa said to Z23 and the others:

"However, we will still send a few people to support you."

As she spoke, Mikasa called over three people: Yubari, Kitakaze, and Mutsu. Although the two of them couldn't provide much combat power to Yuhaka and the others, the three of them could at least offer some assistance. For example, Yubari could provide them with technological support, and Kitakaze, with his excellent sixth sense, might be able to offer some unexpected help.

As for Mutsu, Mikasa initially did not intend to let her enter the Mirror Space with Yuhaka. Although Mutsu is a battleship-class ship girl, her combat experience is not as extensive as that of other ship girls. However, Mutsu is still a battleship-class ship girl, so her combat strength is guaranteed.

Z23 was quite satisfied with the support sent by Mikasa, even though it was few in number. After all, the Sakura Empire was in a situation where they needed manpower, and it was quite good that they could squeeze out some people to come.

The presence of Yubari's technology in the mirror space might offer them some convenience.

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After some preparation, Yuhaka and his group began their operation. With Yuhaka's flight, they quickly headed to the location of the mirror space. Upon entering the mirror space, Yuhaka was enveloped in a thick fog, making it impossible for him to see anything. Of course, Yuhaka could also perceive everything around him in other ways, so he didn't have to worry about bumping into anything.

Z23 and the others, seeing such a thick fog, looked puzzled and asked Javelin:

"Javelin, did you encounter this kind of dense fog in the Mirror Space last time?"

Upon hearing Z23's question, Javelin shook her head and said:

"We don't know about that. When I appeared in the mirror space, I was in a human city, and there was no fog there. However, there was fog when I was doing a mission commission before."

Z23 then asked the others the same question, and their answers were similar to Javelin's. They all appeared from the human city at the same time, except for Yuhaka, who passed directly through the sky without encountering any fog.

After thinking for a while, Z23 told Ehaka to fly to the ground. Hearing Z23's words, Ehaka flew down. After flying a distance, Ehaka and the others finally left the dense fog. After leaving the fog, Ehaka and the others saw land. However, this time, what they saw was not a magical-style building, but rather a building belonging to the Sakura Empire. Seeing this, Z23 and the others couldn't help but feel a little confused, but they still let Ehaka land on the ground.

After landing, Z23 and the others noticed that their ship rigs had changed. Upon seeing this, Z23 saw that her ship rig had transformed into an outfit resembling that worn by Valkyries in Norse mythology (for a specific example, refer to the armor worn by Brunhilde in FGO).

The others, like Z23, also changed into different styles of clothing. Besides Javelin and the others, Mutsu and the others transformed into Sengoku period samurai-like outfits. Seeing this, Ayanami glanced at her own Eastern martial arts-style clothing and large cleaver, and said with a puzzled expression:

"How strange. Ayanami is clearly a Sakura Empire ship, so why is she wearing clothes from an Eastern martial arts game?"

"OwO?"

Yuhaka, who had transformed into his first form, looked at Ayanami with a puzzled expression upon hearing her words, and then looked at Laffey beside him. At this moment, Laffey's clothes had changed to animal skin clothing like that of a barbarian, and he was carrying a club that looked like a large carrot on his back, or perhaps a large carrot that looked like a club.

P.S.: I almost forgot about Lafite. I apologize for the slow update today. I couldn't sleep last night because of some problems (such as insomnia, mosquitoes, and a cough). I didn't fall asleep until after 5 a.m. and didn't get up until almost midnight.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1510 [Barbarian Cubs Fighting?]

As Z23, Laffey, Javelin, Ayanami, and the others looked at each other, Ayanami, carrying a large cleaver, stroked her chin and looked at Z23 and the others, saying:

"Hmm... why is everyone a physical damage dealer?"

Hearing Ayanami's question, Yuhaka tilted his head and looked at Ayanami, saying:

"Maybe, none of us know magic, right?"

The ship girls present fell silent at this question, but then Z23, as if struck by a sudden thought, looked at Yuhaka and asked:

"Speaking of which, Youyou, don't you know magic?"

Upon hearing Z23's words, Javelin and the others couldn't help but think of the scene where Ehaka conjured up a house-like structure in another mirror space. In a sense, that could also be considered magic.

"By the way, Yu-Yu-chan, you can use magic too, right?"

Upon hearing Javelin's words, the Vicious Ones couldn't help but think of the abilities that Yuhaka had previously displayed. Indeed, in a sense, that could also be considered magic.

As for Javelin and the others, Yhaka tilted his head and pondered their words. To be honest, Yhaka didn't know any magic at all. After all, the abilities Yhaka used were basically just the use of energy within Yhaka's body, which couldn't really be considered magic. However, Yhaka didn't dwell on these things too much.

But at that moment, Mutsu suddenly noticed something and asked the others:

"Hey everyone, there's thick smoke coming out over there, shouldn't we go check it out?"

Upon hearing Mutsu's words, everyone noticed the thick smoke rising in the distance. They were puzzled, clearly wondering why a flame had risen there.

And Yuhaka, as if struck by a thought, pointed to the spot where smoke was rising in the distance and said to Z23 and the others:

"Over there, there seems to be a small village, right?"

Upon hearing what Yuhaka said, Z23 also spoke to Yuhaka and the others:

"Let's set off quickly and see what's going on over there before making a decision."

Everyone agreed with Z23's words, and with the help of the ship girls' speed, they quickly saw the location of the incident. Upon seeing the scene before them, Z23 and the others couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their eyes. Even Yuhaka, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but show an "OwO? ???" expression when she saw what was happening.

What was happening in front of Yuhaka and the others was a group of Manju fighting. To be precise, it was a group of Manju dressed in what looked like Sakura Empire outfits fighting another group of Manju dressed in Sakura Empire outfits. Rather than fighting, it looked more like a group of chubby little yellow chicks fighting.

Most importantly, the fact that Manju cannot die makes the fighting Manju look quite comical, leaving Z23 at a loss for words.