He is the commander and the admiral.

Taiho was relieved that Hei Kaohsiung did not agree, but at the same time she looked at Zuikaku unhappily. She was very dissatisfied with her behavior of inviting Hei Kaohsiung. What if the other party agreed just to get closer to the commander so that she could take action?

"Okay, we're almost there, don't get distracted."

Mikasa's words made everyone quiet down. When they arrived at Tianyan Island, which was protected by the heavy Sakura barrier, they originally planned to enter through the formal procedures, but Kuro Takao directly drew his knife and cut the barrier open.

"Wait! Isn't this a bit too reckless?"

Mikasa looked at Kuro Takao in surprise. If they proceeded in this way, it would definitely alert the Sakura Empire ship girls inside the barrier, and it would be disastrous if any conflict arose as a result.

"There's no time left, and the situation inside isn't necessarily that good."

"Something happened in there?"

Mikasa also immediately looked at the situation inside. The flames on Tianyan Island in the distance undoubtedly made people know that this place had been attacked. At the same time, the Mirror Sea had completely enveloped this sea area.

"Why would the Siren appear here?"

"It's nothing strange. Those guys just appear from some unexpected places. Besides, relying on the camouflage ability of Observer α, it is easy to disguise as a ship girl and come in."

Hei Takao explained the general situation, and then took the lead to rush towards Tianyan Island. Mikasa and others had to follow closely. The Siren fleet along the way had no way to hinder them at all and was sunk almost as soon as it came into contact.

"So strong! It's still so surprising to see you again."

Zuikaku sighed. If she didn't know much about the power of META, she would have wanted to obtain this power.

"Hey! Mikasa-senpai! Why are you here?!"

Feilong and Canglong, who had come to stop them, originally thought it was an enemy, were surprised when they saw the person coming. However, they were even more surprised when they saw Hei Kaohsiung.

"Is this... Is this Kaohsiung? But it doesn't seem right."

"Now is not the time to dwell on this. We are here for something important!"

Mikasa interrupted the two people's curiosity, and Canglong and Feilong didn't say much about her anxious look. They controlled the mass-produced ship to separate the exit to allow Mikasa and others to pass. Soon, the few people who landed on Tianyan Island also rushed towards the castle tower.

Then they saw Observer α whose identity was exposed, and a piece of stone that was enshrined, which was called the sacred stone. It was a very smooth and round stone on the outside, but Hei Kaohsiung knew that hidden underneath was a Pandora's box of disaster.

While she was preparing to act, the evacuating Observer α released smoke directly into the castle tower, instantly blocking everyone's sight. Taking advantage of this situation, she quickly evacuated and disappeared from everyone's sight.

However, this impact was not a problem at all for Hei Takao, but her target was not Observer α but the stone. She swung the blade at the location of the sacred stone without hesitation. A dark arc-shaped flying slash split the location of the sacred stone into two. After the smoke dissipated, Observer α disappeared. At the same time, the people of the Sakura Empire also looked towards the location of the sacred stone.

However, the sacred stone that was originally enshrined was broken into two, and this result made Nagato's eyes widen.

"The sacred stone that the Sakura Empire has worshipped for generations is actually..."

In this situation, everyone's eyes were on Hei Kaohsiung. After all, everyone could see who did this.

"This is false."

However, Hei Gaoxiong frowned and replied: "The sacred stone has been replaced. The real stone will not be cut off so easily by me."

Especially looking at the completely solid stone, there was nothing she wanted to find in it, so someone replaced the stone when no one noticed, and the only possibility was Observer α who just ran away.

Therefore, Hei Takao left without thinking too much and chased after him, leaving Mikasa and the others staring at each other.

"Mikasa-sama, what's wrong with her?"

Nagato was very confused about the situation of Black Kaohsiung. She could see that she was a ship girl of the Sakura Empire and was even very similar to Kaohsiung. However, she was puzzled as to why she existed.

"This is what happened..."

Mikasa quickly revealed the identity of Black Takao, and when Takao heard that the other party was his future self from another world, although he was mentally prepared, it was still a little unbelievable. However, everyone stopped caring about this issue afterwards.

"The future of Sakura Empire was destroyed, and only a small number of people survived."

"Impossible... The Sakura Empire was destroyed? Was it Azur Lane? Or was it the Sirens?"

No one could accept this result, and they didn't even think that Sakura Empire would be destroyed so easily.

"It's because of the sacred stone we worship."

Chapter 213: Opportunity to Contact Iron Blood

"This is really unexpected news."

Prince Eugen, who was just visiting, was also very surprised after hearing Mikasa's words. Is the future of the Sakura Empire ruined? What about the other factions? What is going on? Especially the META, which makes people care and curious.

Meanwhile, others were surprised that the sacred stone they worshipped could bring about such a thing.

"Divine Stone? What's wrong with this?"

"At the moment, I am not sure about this matter, but in the end, I think Black Kaohsiung has no reason to lie to us about this matter. Besides, the Siren appeared here before, which also shows that the other party has plans for the sacred stone, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. Observer Alpha had indeed set his sights on the divine stone, but ultimately failed.

"The only thing is that the sacred stone has been swapped out at some point, but in this case, have we avoided that kind of ending?"

Xianghe thought that since the sacred stones were gone, the situation like what Hei Kaohsiung said would not happen, right?

"It's hard to say. Who knows what kind of situation will be brought about if the sacred stone falls into the hands of someone? It's still a problem that needs to be worried about. This is also the reason why I came here. Nagato, I hope that the Sakura Empire can cooperate with Azur Lane again."

Mikasa expressed her thoughts to Nagato.

"We may face more enemies in the future, and if we continue like this, our situation will only become more dangerous."

"But this kind of thing..."

Nagato frowned. She thought it would be very difficult for the Sakura Empire to restore its alliance with Azur Lane now. Besides, the other party might not agree to it.

"I understand your idea, but this matter mainly depends on communication and cooperation with the commander. As long as we can achieve this level, it is enough. The commander just wants everyone to continue to be together in the future, so he has this idea."

"That commander..."

Nagato could still accept the mention of Roger in her heart. After all, compared to others, Roger who had Mikasa's support undoubtedly made her feel better and more worthy of trust.

"I will think about this matter carefully later."

"That's good."

Mikasa didn't expect to get a positive answer right away. This matter has never been a matter of one person, but of everyone in the Sakura Empire.

"But given the current situation, is there still no movement from Shinano?"

After finishing the discussion on cooperation, Mikasa couldn't help but worry about the situation in Shinano. After all, with such a big commotion here, Shinano wouldn't still be sleeping soundly, right?

“At the moment, it seems to be the case.”

Nagato nodded slightly helplessly. To be honest, this situation was quite confusing. If it weren't for this situation, the existence of Shinano would have greatly enhanced the overall strength of the Sakura Empire.

"Then contact me after you have discussed it. After all, the commander is still waiting for us."

"Ah."

After watching Mikasa and the others leave, Nagato looked at the sacred stone that was split into two on the table and remained silent.

"Then I will take my leave as well. This time, I am particularly surprised by what happened."

Prince Eugen felt that her visit this time was really worthwhile. At the same time, she planned to catch up with Mikasa to ask about things more clearly. After all, she was very concerned about the situation of the Iron-Blooded.

"Ok."

Nagato nodded in response, and Prince Eugen then caught up with Mikasa and the others with Hipper.

"Iron-blooded Eugen and Hipper, what can I do for you?"

"I am very curious about the situation you mentioned. Apart from the future of Sakura Empire, what about the other factions?"

"Is that what you want to know? Unfortunately, we don't know much, but that black Kaohsiung told us that all the factions were destroyed."

The result Mikasa said stunned Prince Eugen and Hipper, especially Hipper who shouted in disbelief.

"All of them!? You must be lying! It's not just the Sakura Empire!"

Hipper simply did not believe that their Iron Blood would encounter such a situation in the future.

"I know this is hard to believe, but that's what Black Kaohsiung said. But one thing you still have to know is that she is talking about their world, not ours, so whether the situation in the future will be the same still needs to be determined later."

Mikasa's words made Hipper accept it to some extent, but just because it was like that in other worlds, it didn't mean it would be the same here, right?

"But even if I say that, I still can't help but be alert. If we in the other world fail, it means the problem is too serious."

Prince Eugen did not feel relieved. Although they were different worlds, the people were at least the same, right? Then, it was conceivable how terrible it was that the Iron Blood faction was destroyed.

"Thank you very much for telling us these things."

"It's nothing. After all, we hope that everyone can get through this dangerous situation."

"Really? It seems that the commander is a very thoughtful guy. He should also be planning to communicate with Iron Blood to seek cooperation, right?"

Prince Eugen understood the story behind this. If Mikasa hadn't had the commander's instructions, she wouldn't have said that.

"That's right, Commander, I think that in the face of a crisis like this, everyone should unite all their strength to fight together. Even if everyone's relationship is not very good now, we should help each other in the face of such danger."

"I understand. I will go back and talk to Frederick about this matter. If there is any new situation, I will contact you."

"That would be perfect."

With Prince Eugen delivering the message, communication with Iron Blood will be much easier. This can be considered an unexpected gain. I originally thought that there was no opportunity or method for communication with Iron Blood, but now it is delivered to my doorstep. If the commander knew about this, he would definitely be very happy.

At the same time, Akagi, who was standing on the shore of Tianyan Island, watched Mikasa and others leaving in the distance, and then looked at the sacred stone in his hand, with an uncertain expression on his face.

"Will the Sakura Empire be destroyed by the sacred stone..."

Chapter 214 Relax a little

"Has the sacred stone been swapped? Do you know who did it?"

After hearing the news, Roger hurriedly asked. Although it was still unclear what this magic stone was, now that it had been swapped, it still made people very worried and nervous.

"It should be Siren. After all, she was discovered when she sneaked in before, and then she escaped during the chaos, so she should have had a chance to get it."

Mikasa explained the situation at that time, and the first suspect was undoubtedly Observer Alpha.

"The Sirens have also sneaked in? Does this mean they are also interested in the situation of the sacred stone?"

"Maybe. Black Kaohsiung chased after them afterwards. We don't know what happened. But we did get in touch with Prince Eugen on the Iron Blood side. We told her about some things, and she said she would contact us after the discussion."

It was an unexpected and surprising thing for Tiexue to get such a result, which was considered as rare good news.

"But now that the sacred stone has been swapped, there shouldn't be any problems with Sakura Empire, right?"

The divine stones that bring disaster are gone, so even if something really happens, it should not affect the Sakura Empire.

"It shouldn't be the case, but Commander, I still feel a bit nervous and uneasy, as if something is going to happen."

Mikasa didn't understand what was happening to her. It felt like something else was going to happen. She really couldn't tell what was going on.

"Are you too tired?"

"No... I don't feel tired at all. I didn't do anything along the way. Even when dealing with the Siren fleet, I didn't spend too much effort. I just thought that things might not be over yet."

Mikasa's words, expressing her inner anxiety, made Roger a little confused for a moment, but the current situation was what he had to do as a commander.

He walked up to Mikasa and placed his hands on her shoulders, looking into her face and eyes.

"Relax a little. You're just making me worried. And as a senior from the Sakura Empire, if other people see you like this, they'll get nervous too."

"Well, I'm sorry, Commander, for saying I behaved like this in front of you."

Mikasa felt a little embarrassed. She shouldn't have been like this. However, ever since she found out about what happened in Sakura Empire and the subsequent situation, her heart became a little confused. In the end, she couldn't help but behave like this in front of Roger.

"It's okay. A situation like this shows that you trust me a lot, Mikasa, so you act like this. For me, this is something worth being happy about. And after working so hard, I need to relax a little."

"Thank you, but I always feel that things like this should be told to you, Commander. It feels like the current Commander is treating me as a junior..."

Even though she was a senior in Sakura Empire, she was being treated like a junior, which made Mikasa blush a little.

"Really? Maybe it's because I didn't see Mikasa as an elder, but as a beautiful woman. When I see a girl feeling uneasy, I would want to do something. Isn't that normal?"

“Is… is that so…”

After hearing Roger's answer, Mikasa's face suddenly turned red. After all, such a thing had never happened before, so she was particularly uncomfortable with it.

And Roger also noticed that Mikasa's expression was a little unnatural.

"Why? Don't you like this?"

"No... I'm just not used to it. After all, I'm used to being a senior and taking care of others."

"Is that so? If that's the case, can I be a little spoiled to Mikasa? After all, just like you, I sometimes get very upset and entangled in the future, and I want to relax a little."

Although he originally wanted to ask Glory for this matter, it would be very suitable to ask Glory for this kind of thing no matter how you look at it, but looking at Mikasa's condition now, it is not impossible.

"Right... act like a spoiled child to me? Well... since the Commander has been working so hard, it's okay for you to act like a spoiled child a little bit."