Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Explaining everything would be too troublesome, so the Black Dragon stepped directly into the space and reappeared less than a hundred meters in front of the fleet.

The sudden appearance of the figure startled the fleet members, but they gradually relaxed their vigilance after realizing it was a rabbit-eared black dragon.

Shinano remained aloof as always, surrounded by a large swarm of blue butterflies, and no one dared to approach her.

"I've come to pick you up."

Black Flying Dragon stepped forward, facing Shinano face to face on the sea. (QQ group: 543659389...)

"Hmm, how is it going?"

Shinano waved his hand, and a swarm of butterflies enveloped the two of them, making them impossible to see.

"Everything is going smoothly as planned, and we are just waiting for you to return to Sakura Empire and begin your activities."

Black Flying Dragon stretched out his right hand, letting a butterfly land on his finger. He then flicked his finger to drive away the blue butterfly, and dark red butterflies flew out from the void, dancing together with the butterflies of Shinano, creating a spectacular scene.

Are these people useful?

Black Dragon lowered her hand, her gaze piercing through the swarm of butterflies to see the ship girls and ships waiting for the announcement. To be honest, she didn't believe a word of the people coming out from this side.

"The change of power will plunge the Sakura Empire into temporary chaos, and some people will be needed to boost the economy and stabilize public sentiment."

Shinano gave his answer as expected.

"I don't know much about these things, but since you think they're useful, let's take a look at them for now."

She greatly admired Amagi and Shinano's courage in wanting to join forces to usurp the country. If they could bring the Sakura Empire, a major maritime power, under their control, it would be much easier to launch an offensive in the Pacific later.

"I'm counting on you."

Shinano didn't say much, and waved his hand to scatter the butterflies.

The black dragon's butterfly also disappeared into the space.

Having confirmed that the Shinano was genuine, Hei Feilong turned around, took out her phone, and made a call to the Navy Commander, indicating that she would vouch for the person entering the country.

The commander agreed, but on one condition: the group's habitat was to be located on an island surrounded by three port areas, to which Black Dragon had no objection.

After the communication was completed, the ship girl squad on guard began to disperse, and some people on the ship cheered with joy.

"I heard that Pirate Island is a pretty big power. Are there only this many people left?"

Black Flying Dragon traveled side by side with Shinano, glancing back at the five large ships that had raised cat and dog flags on their bows. A force that had been active for over a decade couldn't possibly have only accumulated so much wealth.

"Some people defected to the enemy, and others died in battle."

Shinano gave a flat reply.

Black Dragon remained silent. The fact that almost all the forces in such a large area as Australia had disappeared was enough to show that the Siren, who were the main proponents of war, had indeed put in a lot of effort. Otherwise, they would not have been able to get the commanders of these countries to obey their orders.

"Tiancheng will remain in Donghuang, but you must be careful, she..."

Shinano opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything.

I don't think it's very good to only say half of what you mean.

Black Flying Dragon's ears perked up, but Shinano remained silent.

"Just keep a little attention; the outcome will have no impact on you or me."

Shinano shook her head slightly. Even if she dreamed back to the past countless times and observed the future, she could not fathom Amagi's thoughts.

"Does this mean you can observe the future?"

Black Dragon wanted to tell the Riddler to get out of the krypton, but after thinking about it, he decided to ask the question honestly instead.

After all, this riddle teller occasionally reveals his honesty, so it's not entirely a riddle and is acceptable.

“We can see some things, but the future at the same point in time that I observe is also constantly changing. The future is not fixed, so even if we observe it, we cannot use it as a reference.”

There were no riddles in Shinano this time.

"Oh, so you're saying Amagi is the only person whose ending hasn't changed in the future you've observed?"

Black Flying Dragon pondered for a moment, then spoke.

Shinano glanced at the black dragon in surprise. When they met before, it was only a transformation in strength, but now even its intelligence has started to improve.

"The future Tiancheng has never left you. No matter how things change outside, it will not affect her plans, so the ending will not change."

Since Black Flying Dragon had already guessed it, Shinano chose to say something that would make Black Flying Dragon happy.

"real or fake."

Shinano's words were so straightforward that Black Flying Dragon was somewhat skeptical.

And there was something that puzzled her: ship girls are not bound by time. Since Amagi was by her side and not affected by the outside world, she must be able to go on forever. So why is there an ending?

"...so concubine"

I want you to be careful about this.

Shinano sighed softly as he looked at the furrowed brows of the black dragon.

It is incredibly difficult to see through the future; even she can only glimpse the tip of the iceberg.

"Then tell me, what was the ending of Amagi?"

Black Flying Dragon grinned and slyly tried to get close to Shinano.

“I can’t see clearly. Someone is blocking my observation. This being is ever-changing. Once, you blocked my view and gave me a warning look.”

Shinano was somewhat helpless, but he still revealed his observations about the future of Nakaten Castle.

“From that point on, I could no longer perceive Amagi’s existence, as if she herself had been erased from the world.”

Shinano said again.

"That's impossible. If Tiancheng were to die, why would I have time to warn you?"

Black Flying Dragon silently remembered Shinano's words, perhaps one day he would clash with Shinano.

“I am also puzzled. Another possibility is that Tiancheng possesses abilities as powerful as yours and mine, and thus prevented me from observing him.”

Shinano thought it made sense, so he offered another option.

The future she can observe is limited. The more powerful the being, the less she can observe. Like the Black Dragon, she could not observe the past or future from the beginning, and it is the same now.

The only time was when, as mentioned above, she was warned.

She was also very curious about what had happened between Tiancheng and her that made him wary of her.

Could you tell me the exact time in the future?

Black Dragon thought for a moment and then said.

"..."

Shinano closed his eyes and did not answer the question.

If only she knew.

Knowing he couldn't get anything out of it, Black Flying Dragon stopped asking and pondered the two possibilities Shinano had mentioned.

The first possibility is that Amagi is 'dead,' and then different people have blocked Shinano's view, including himself. Obviously, this is impossible; she could not allow Amagi to die inexplicably unless Amagi did something that seriously harmed Donghuang.

Of course, the possibility of this is very small. Even if she doesn't notice it, it's impossible that the supernatural beings around her—Beaune, the Prince of Wales, and Avira—would not notice it.

Since the first condition is invalid, then it is the second condition: Tiancheng gained power.

This is highly likely, because Avira possesses extremely advanced technology, and it's not impossible that she could conduct enhancement experiments on Amagi in the future... But if that's the case, why did she warn Shinano?

What exactly has happened between now and the future?

The more he thought about it, the more questions popped up. Black Flying Dragon reached up and rubbed his temples.

She felt that trying to predict her future self was just foolish.

Silently, the two led the remaining forces of the pirate island to the designated island of refuge. The group of people, now under protection, disembarked and began to explore their temporary base.

"I have returned to Sakura Empire. The future can change. Perhaps it was your conversation with me today that led to Amagi's predetermined future. So... why don't you try looking at someone else?"

Before leaving, Shinano left these words for Black Flying Dragon.

"..."

Black Flying Dragon felt it was very mysterious, but she never thought of focusing all her attention on Tiancheng.

After observing the activities of the remaining forces of Pirate Island from the island's perimeter for a while, Black Dragon turned and left.

The Eastern Empire has always been a stable and orderly country. It's truly amazing that it would one day take in 'pirate' forces.

……

Black Dragon returned to its branch port in less than a minute, arriving and departing in a hurry.

"You're back? You must be tired."

The Prince of Wales, holding a cup of still-steaming black tea, sat at his desk and glanced at Black Dragon.

"You handle it with ease."

Black Flying Dragon stepped forward, glanced at the various documents that had been processed, and said with a smile.

“When the free port was first established, there were very few people you could trust, and I was fortunate enough to experience a period of working overtime day and night.”

The Prince of Wales took a sip of tea and uttered a simple sentence that conveyed his deep sense of helplessness.

This port area was built around Black Flying Dragon, meaning everyone would listen to Black Flying Dragon's opinions, or at least there would be no disagreements. In contrast, the Free Port Area at the beginning was really just a bunch of ship girls cobbled together from different places, and even several faction conflicts broke out, which was very worrying.

"Thank you for your help. Now that you mention it, there's something I want to get rid of you about."

Black Flying Dragon's smile faded, and he glanced at the empty doorway before speaking.

"Go ahead."

The Prince of Wales didn't care at all; the Black Dragon had already pushed enough things onto her, so one more or one less wouldn't make a difference.

"I hope you will pay attention to Akagi's movements in the future."

Black Dragon thought for a moment and then said.

"Oh, so you just want to start with Akagi and build a good relationship with Amagi?"

The Prince of Wales was quite surprised that the black dragon had suddenly become enlightened.