Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"...There's such a saying?"

Black Flying Dragon was a little confused. Just as Shinano had said, it was like an instinct.

"Since its discovery, Rubik's Cube energy still holds endless mysteries to be explored. This knowledge is only a rudimentary application, meow. Here, take this."

After saying that, Akashi threw the mechanical cube in his hand onto the belly of the black dragon and turned to walk towards the armory.

Black Flying Dragon frowned, pondering Akashi's words. Her sword energy already involved the application of spatial properties; could it mean that her combat power was about to stop there?

"impossible."

Black Dragon rejected this idea. Her melee ability was just a high-end version of Warspite. Even if Black Dragon's storyline combat power wasn't shown in the game, she was still an Ember, and it was impossible for her to be so weak.

"Energy, space, resonance... Using energy to achieve spatial resonance?"

Black Dragon muttered a few important words, thinking of war-weariness, and then of Shinano. The biggest difference between the two was that Shinano possessed an enormous, overflowing energy, which even gave rise to butterflies that existed between illusion and reality.

"Butterfly?"

Black Flying Dragon's eyes flickered; she seemed to have created something similar before.

"Hmph~ I'm gradually coming to understand everything."

Black Flying Dragon's lips curled into a wild smile; she had found a way to break through.

"Ah, the weather is so nice today."

The black dragon gazed at the sky, basking in the sun with contentment.

……

Time flew by, and it was noon. Hei Feilong and Xi Li arrived at the dormitory behind the office building.

They came to sample Xu Tianyang's cooking, as they had agreed he would be cooking for them.

In fact, Feilong wasn't lying; Xu Tianyang's cooking skills were indeed quite good.

Although it's still a bit inferior to the Black Dragon.

"It's rare for us to come all this way, and it's not very interesting to be training all the time. Let's go hiking later. There seems to be a nice scenic spot around here."

After dinner, Hei Feilong sat on the sofa in the dormitory lobby picking his teeth and said to Feilong and Xu Tianyang.

"climb mountains?"

Feilong stroked his chin.

"Yes, it's important to balance work and rest."

Black Dragon nodded.

"I have no objection."

Xu Tianyang said OK.

"I agree!"

Yuudachi raised his hand in agreement.

The afternoon's itinerary was quickly finalized.

How many days off is school?

After the meal, one shouldn't immediately go for exercise, so Black Flying Dragon casually brought up a topic.

"A seven-day holiday will be given to celebrate the National Day holiday in October."

Xu Tianyang sat obediently on the single sofa, looking quite well-behaved.

"A seven-day holiday is great."

Black Dragon reflected on his days in this world, where his rest time was extremely compressed, and it was truly remarkable that he had managed to survive.

"I've already learned everything the instructors at school can teach me. The thought of having to stay for another three years is just awful."

When the topic of school came up, Feilong slumped on the sofa, looking utterly dejected.

Ultimately, schools are places for training commanders, and giving a ship girl upon enrollment is meant to motivate new commanders; the ship girl aspect is a secondary consideration.

Generally speaking, it's best to start with a ship girl who is patient enough to learn management and operations. It's a bit difficult to get someone with a fiery temper like Hiryu to obediently learn management.

"Why do I feel like I'm being looked down upon?"

The dragon raised its head, somewhat puzzled.

"Don't worry about it, Xu Tianyang, what do you think?"

Black Flying Dragon looked at the boy beside him.

"I feel okay, but it's definitely not fair to the dragons..."

Xu Tianyang clasped his hands together on his lap, looking somewhat at a loss.

"I see. Tomorrow, a commander I know will be coming to this port. If you're bored at school, I can ask him to take you out for an internship for a while."

Black Flying Dragon crossed his arms, nodding as he spoke, looking every bit the cunning strategist.

"real or fake?"

Feilong was somewhat skeptical.

"...If you don't believe me, you don't have to go."

Black Flying Dragon gritted its teeth. Flying Dragon treated everyone else here as seniors, but it acted like this towards her, which made it inexplicably infuriating.

"What do you think, Commander?"

Feilong looked at Xu Tianyang with eager anticipation.

"Who is that commander?"

Xu Tianyang asked cautiously.

"We fought together before. He seems like a tough guy. I think his name is Kong Ping."

Black Dragon answered casually.

"Oh, I have no objection, it's just that I don't know if the school will allow it."

Seeing Hei Feilong's nonchalant attitude, Xu Tianyang felt somewhat relieved.

"Don't worry about that, I can handle the negotiations."

Black Dragon nodded; she trusted Hood's negotiation skills.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Xu Tianyang thanked Hei Feilong.

"Ah."

Black Flying Dragon smiled.

Yuudachi, who was sitting next to them, had already fallen asleep while the others started talking. Kurohiryu took the opportunity to inquire about the teaching methods at the Commander's School.

The school emphasized the responsibilities of commanders. The moment the ship girls were created, they were no longer ordinary people. After being assigned to their respective ports, they had to stay at their posts no matter what happened.

The commander studies ten main courses, including psychology. Only by passing all ten courses can one become a formal commander.

"There are so many courses! Will you fall behind if you go on an internship?"

Black Dragon felt he had acted somewhat rashly.

Four years of study with ten courses, plus some supplementary courses, makes the time quite tight.

"It's okay. I'll study in my spare time during my internship. I also previewed the courses before enrolling, so it won't delay my graduation."

When it comes to studying, Xu Tianyang is quite confident.

Don't push yourself too hard.

"Black Flying Dragon said."

"Ok."

Xu Tianyang nodded.

After chatting for a while, around 1:30, Yuudachi woke up.

"It's about time, let's go."

Black Flying Dragon patted the somewhat confused Yuudachi and stood up from the sofa.

After tidying up a bit, the group walked out of the port area along the main road.

Today is October 3rd, the third day of the holiday. There are visibly more people near the supermarket across from the port area, which even made Black Flying Dragon click his tongue in amazement.

Black Flying Dragon hailed a taxi and arrived at his destination in about twenty minutes.

"There are so many people here."

After getting off the bus, Yuudachi looked at the road ahead with some dissatisfaction.

"After all, it's a tourist attraction."

Black Flying Dragon looked up into the distance. A majestic mountain sat in the distance, and a straight road led to the foot of the mountain. There were quite a few shops on both sides of the road, but the closer you got to the mountain, the fewer shops there were. At the end of the road was a place that resembled a square, with several paths leading up the mountain.

"Stop dawdling, let's go."

Feilong glanced at them briefly, then walked to the front and greeted the group.

"Let's go."

Black Flying Dragon chuckled and followed.

This was her first time visiting a tourist attraction on land since arriving in this world, and it felt quite novel.

"Oh! Shall we have a competition to see who can reach the summit faster?"

Yuudachi caught up with the black dragon.

"If you run too fast, you won't see much scenery."

Black Flying Dragon stopped Yuudachi.