Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"Hmph, I'll let it slide this time, but next time you treat me to a meal, don't go for hot pot."

Ke Wei puffed out his cheeks, his face clearly showing his dissatisfaction.

"This was just an accident; it won't happen again."

Black Flying Dragon smiled and took out his phone to take a picture of the formidable creature, capturing the angry image of the fat dinosaur.

"What are you filming!"

Kewei stood up, wanting to check, but Heifeilong was quick and stuffed the phone into his pocket.

"It's getting late. Should I take you home first, or should I tidy up here and then take you home?"

The black dragon retreated a few steps, avoiding the terrifying pounce.

"I just finished eating, I need to rest for a while."

Kewei, having failed to grab the phone, slowly walked back to the living room.

Yuudachi, having eaten her fill, lay on the sofa and refused to move.

"You're going to participate in this expedition, aren't you?"

While packing up, Black Flying Dragon tried to extract information.

“Not only me, but also Gwanghui and Seungri will participate.”

Kewei sipped his tea and answered casually.

"I remember a few of the expedition members came back last year. Do you know who they were?"

"Black Flying Dragon asked."

"Of the ten people who returned from the expedition last year, eight have left the port. The remaining two are the iron-blooded Bismarck and Hood."

"It's formidable," Ke Wei thought for a moment and said.

"They've left the port area?"

The black dragon was startled.

"Yes, they said they would come back when the country has made progress. Many people left the port during previous expeditions, and I don't know where they all went."

Kewei didn't hide anything and told Black Flying Dragon.

"Wait until the country takes action?"

Black Flying Dragon felt very uneasy just hearing those words.

"It's incomprehensible that they would place their hopes on others."

He shook his head in dismay.

"You still have to work hard yourself."

Black Flying Dragon also sighed and quickened his pace to clean up the mess on the table.

"It's getting late, let's go."

By the time Black Dragon finished cleaning up, the moon was already hanging in the sky.

"Ah."

Ke Wei stepped out of the living room.

"Yuudachi, remember to take a shower early."

Black Flying Dragon gave a word of advice and then left with Fearless.

The streetlights and ground lights emitted a warm glow, illuminating the port area, but they did not obscure the starlight; the sky was filled with stars, which were very beautiful.

"It's so beautiful."

Kewei slightly raised his head and looked at the sky.

"Yes."

Black Flying Dragon also looked up at the sky.

"Hood said that the deep sea outside the defense line is completely different from the environment inside the defense line and is very dangerous. If you can't learn anything useful from Sakura Empire, you should come back soon."

Kewei breathed a sigh of relief and said softly.

"Ah."

Black Flying Dragon did not refute. The reason he went to Sakura Empire with Amagi was to find out just how dangerous the deep sea really was.

The royal villa wasn't actually too far away. After crossing two intersections, Black Dragon saw Belfast waiting ahead.

"Be careful, the Sakura Empire isn't friendly towards us."

Kewei gave one last piece of advice.

"I understand, go back now."

Black Flying Dragon was somewhat surprised, but he didn't mind and smiled as he saw Fathom off.

After Formidable met Belfast, the head maid bowed slightly to Black Dragon and then left with Formidable.

Black Flying Dragon watched the two disappear before turning and going home.

……

The next morning, Black Flying Dragon and Yuudachi cleared the weeds in the yard, packed a change of clothes, and went to the dock.

Tiancheng was already at the dock, still with five people, but Jin Gang and the others were not there.

"Let's go."

Amagi didn't say much. After the two, Hei Feilong and his companion, disembarked from the dock and began to deploy their ship equipment.

Where will we settle down this time?

Black Flying Dragon continued to hang out with Flying Eagle, while Yuudachi stayed by Ashigara and the others to protect them.

"The city you visited before."

The eagle answered.

"Oh? That looks like fun."

Black Flying Dragon was overjoyed. He could take Yuudachi to hot springs and night markets.

There's something I need to tell you first.

Flying Eagle looked at Black Flying Dragon, wanting to give her a heads-up.

"Do the people in Sakura Empire's home territory not welcome ship girls like us who don't have a port?"

Black Flying Dragon smiled and asked a question in return.

"Uh, well, the military in Sakura Empire treats us like deserters, and some ordinary people also look down on us, but those ship girls with port district status are highly respected."

Flying Eagle choked for a moment, then explained.

"Humph."

Black Dragon didn't say anything; she simply disliked the Sakura Empire's system.

"But the people who make a living outside all like us quite a bit."

Flying Eagle changed the subject and smiled.

"This is me"

I know that too.

Black Flying Dragon laughed too.

The group is moving towards Sakura Empire and should arrive by noon the following day if all goes well.

The black dragon ran away at night because it got lost and took a lot of unnecessary detours.

Three hundred nautical miles from land, the sea was still calm and no Sirens were found. But once you crossed that distance, you would immediately encounter large groups of Sirens wandering the sea.

"Ignore them."

Tiancheng gave Black Flying Dragon some instructions.

Not being close to land, these wandering sirens do not cause any real damage, and no one pays attention to them unless absolutely necessary while traveling.

They set off in the morning, and by noon, Black Dragon and his group arrived at a ruined port area. However, Black Dragon could clearly see from the air that the ruins had been cleared. There were still some intact buildings and facilities in the latter half of the port area, and they even saw quite a few ship girls there.

"This is a rest area for us when we travel between Sakura Empire and Eastern Empire. The ship girls who once escaped from here have returned and are guarding this port."

Flying Eagle explained to Black Flying Dragon.

"Oh, I see."

Black Dragon nodded. No wonder it didn't travel in a straight line; it must have a safe place to rest.

Soon, they left the port area, found an island to rest on for the night, and continued their journey the next day. Finally, at noon, Black Dragon arrived at the small sea town of Sakura Empire.

"I didn't expect you to be back so soon."

Black Flying Dragon looked at the somewhat familiar city and felt a pang of emotion.

"Sister Long has been here before?"

Yuudachi leaned against the black dragon.

"Yes, I was ambushed by the Sirens before, and I drifted here."

Black Flying Dragon thought back to that time; she had actually survived, she was truly resilient.

As they approached the city, Black Dragon saw two ship girls running straight towards them and eventually joined them.

"These are Chitose and Chiyoda, who have always been by Shinano's side."

Tiancheng introduced it to Hei Feilong.

Hello.

Black Flying Dragon looked at the two women dressed as witches in front of him and felt a sudden tightness in his heart.

Is Shinano waiting for her here?