Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Nagato left to change in another room, while Black Flying Dragon returned to the main hall entrance under Fusang's guidance.

With his back to the torii gate, Kurohiryu watched the sun rise and set as usual, and sighed softly.

Why are you sighing?

A slightly authoritative voice rang out, and Nagato strolled to a spot not far from the torii gate.

"It's just that I can't quite see the future."

Black Flying Dragon stood up and looked at Nagato. Her thin shrine maiden outfit had been changed into a slightly girlish winter dress, making her even cuter.

"W-what happened?"

Perhaps because the black dragon's gaze was too direct, Nagato shyly avoided looking at it and lowered his voice.

Black Dragon

He glanced at the sword-wielding guard behind Nagato and coughed lightly, "Excuse me, I'm thinking about how to persuade Mikasa."

"I see." Nagato breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his coat, and looked up at Black Dragon: "Don't worry, although Lady Mikasa seems stubborn, she is actually very good at listening to other people's opinions."

"hope so."

Black Dragon wasn't worried about Mikasa. Amagi and Nagato both agreed with her proposal. Although Shinano couldn't verbally express it, it was clear from Shinano's boasting about her own combat strength that she was biased towards herself.

Even if Daisenbei is stubborn, she shouldn't refuse the suggestion from her four adorable juniors.

Yes, Black Dragon consciously included himself in the list.

"Lord Mikasa should be at the training ground at this time."

Jiang Feng withdrew his gaze from the black dragon and leaned down to whisper a reminder in Nagato's ear.

"Hmm." Nagato nodded upon hearing this, then looked at Black Dragon: "Let's go and inspect the training grounds first."

"please."

Black Flying Dragon consciously walked behind Nagato.

Nagato hesitated for a moment, but ultimately remained silent and stepped down the stairs.

The ship girls who were chatting and playing on the steps naturally made way for Nagato after they saw her, allowing the three of them, including Black Dragon, to walk straight to the first-floor plaza.

Black Flying Dragon followed behind Nagato, and although he was only benefiting from the situation, he experienced for the first time what it felt like to be a 'big shot'.

In the game, Nagato is jokingly called a mascot because of her petite and cute appearance. However, in terms of status, before the appearance of the Yamato, Nagato was once the symbol of the Sakura Empire Navy. From a certain perspective, even the Yamato-class is not as good as Nagato.

Thinking of the Yamato-class destroyer, Black Dragon inexplicably recalled the shipwreck with chrysanthemum-shaped gold patterns that the Big Bluefin had discovered in the deep sea.

That ship...

"Black Flying Dragon?"

Nagato's questioning voice interrupted Black Flying Dragon's thoughts.

Black Flying Dragon gathered his thoughts and realized that he had gone in a different direction from Nagato and the other two, and Nagato was standing there looking at him.

"Sorry, lost my mind."

Black Flying Dragon gave an apologetic smile and quickly caught up with Nagato.

"Your main duty now is to take over Shinano's post here. If there are any troublesome matters, you can discuss them with us. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Nagato looked up, a worried expression on her small face.

"Thank you, I understand."

Black Flying Dragon responded, but did not intend to tell Nagato about this discovery.

No war is a glorious chapter in history, let alone a disastrous defeat, which feels like reopening old wounds.

"Ah."

Nagato said nothing more, and the three of them began to move to the left side of the square, passing through several coastal areas to reach the military equipment area.

The training ground in this port area was not located on the island's edge, but rather a road extended from the edge of the military area, and a platform was built about 200 meters away from the island, which is the training area.

"Can the radar here effectively detect the Sirens' movements?"

Black Dragon looked at the rows of radars and casually asked a question.

“Any energy fluctuations within a hundred miles can be observed.”

The river breeze responded.

Black Flying Dragon understood.

Upon arriving at the edge of the military equipment area, Black Flying Dragon immediately spotted several figures standing on the platform, while more than twenty ship girls were conducting training on the distant sea.

This place gathers Sakura Empire ship girls from all over the world, including many ships with the same name. However, there is a strange thing about both the Free Port and Sakura Empire Port: compared to destroyers and light cruisers, there are almost no ships with the same name among the capital ships.

While it's understandable that a commander wouldn't easily abandon his capital ships, this situation still seems somewhat strange.

While pondering, the black dragon walked through the sea passage and arrived at the platform.

There are four instructors on the platform, one of whom is Mikasa. The arrival of the three Black Dragons quickly caught her attention.

After gesturing to the two research ships in the distance, Mikasa walked up to Nagato, looked her over, and said with a smile, "Are you here to inspect the training progress too? This outfit suits you very well."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Nagato responded with a faint smile.

"what happened?"

Nagato's reaction made Mikasa realize something was wrong, and after calming down a bit, she asked.

"Yes, actually there is something I would like to ask of you, Mikasa-sama."

Nagato looked up at Mikasa.

"Wait, let me guess first, is it about the Siren base?"

Mikasa reached out to stop Nagato, and looked at Black Dragon with a smile.

"Yes."

Black Dragon nodded obediently.

"Amagi had already discussed this with me before you came here. Your spirit of daring to challenge difficulties is commendable, but Sakura Empire is different from the Northern Alliance and the Eastern Empire. I need to determine whether you have the capability to execute this plan."

Mikasa did not give an immediate answer, but instead steered the conversation toward the Black Dragon.

"...How do we need to confirm this?"

Black Flying Dragon suddenly realized that the person in front of him seemed to be from the Northern Alliance.

"The fastest way to prove our strength is naturally a naval duel."

Seeing that Black Dragon was so cooperative, Mikasa's smile also brightened.

"I don't object to this method of proof, but it seems difficult to find an aircraft carrier in the port area that can rival me right now?"

Black Dragon secretly breathed a sigh of relief; the only aircraft carriers on the Sakura Empire's side that posed a threat to her were...

Shinano, Akagi, and Kaga were all absent, but she wasn't worried at all.

"The aircraft carrier is indeed nowhere to be found, but it's impossible for it to cause damage underwater."

Mikasa stared straight at the black dragon, her words leaving no room for argument.

"So what do you mean?"

Black Dragon had a toothache.

"Shinano once said that her chances of winning against you in a one-on-one fight are about 50/50. In order to ensure that she can fight you, how about letting Azuma, Kitakaze, Izumo, and Ibuki have a real battle with you?"

Mikasa counted on her fingers and said.

"...Are you testing me or them?"

Black Dragon is speechless. Are they really treating her like a boss? Why not just send six people instead?

"All."

Mikasa's honest answer.

"Lord Mikasa, isn't this too unfair to Black Dragon?"

Nagato, who had been listening to their conversation, couldn't help but speak up.

“My proposal may be a bit demanding, but it’s nothing compared to this task.”

Mikasa readily admitted the unfairness of the duel, but did not change her mind.

However, the Sakura Empire is in chaos right now. The danger of trying to travel all over the sea is self-evident. If they can't even defeat their own people, how can they carry out missions?

She didn't want her daughters to risk their lives for nothing.

"Indeed, if this puts your mind at ease, I accept this challenge."

After a moment's thought, Black Dragon accepted the challenge.

Proving strength is a minor matter; she is actually quite curious about the combat power of the research ship and whether it can rival the Siren's transmigrator model.

Chapter Sixty-Three: Fighting the Boss

After the discussion, Mikasa asked someone to invite Azuma Kitakaze, who was at the shrine, over. Izumo and Ibuki also stopped practicing, and the four of them were talking quietly at the end of the platform.

Are you confident?

On the other end of the platform, Nagato was whispering to Black Dragon.

"While victory is not guaranteed, we shouldn't suffer a crushing defeat."

Black Dragon's expression was somewhat subtle at this moment, and he glanced at the opposite side from time to time.

Although she herself agreed to the duel, she was somewhat taken aback by how readily Azuma and Kitakaze agreed.

"It seems a bit of a stretch. I'll go talk to Mikasa-senpai again."

Nagato clenched his little fists and was about to leave, seemingly believing Black Flying Dragon's lies.

Black Flying Dragon looked at Nagato with some surprise, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to stop Nagato: "Did Shinano say anything about the planned ships?"