Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"It's alright. This is the first time I've met someone so inquisitive. Mutsu will definitely be very smart in the future."

Black Flying Dragon smiled, took off his shoes, and walked into the room to sit opposite Nagato across the chessboard.

"You are indeed different, Yamashiro. Step down."

Nagato gave Yamashiro a look at the doorway. The big cat, who had tried to eavesdrop, failed and left sadly with its tail drooping.

"Ama-gi and Akagi didn't do anything disrespectful in Donghuang, did they?"

After Yamashiro left, Nagato spoke slowly.

"No, Akagi is involved in the technical research, Kaga is studying his own fighting style, and Amagi is also very humble. It just seems that he will be taking some action recently."

Black Dragon answered truthfully.

She felt that most of Amagi's actions were related to Sakura Empire, and this operation should be no exception.

"Hmm, that's good. Fusang is already preparing the welcome dishes. You can rest here tonight."

Nagato responded and looked directly at Black Flying Dragon, extending an invitation.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, want to play a round?"

Black Dragon

He smiled and accepted the invitation, then reached out and rearranged the chess pieces on the board back to their original positions.

"please."

Nagato reached out and moved the chess piece back to its original position. Then, touching the ground, he adjusted his posture, slowly changing from kneeling to sitting sideways.

Chapter 125 Sakura Empire White Rabbit +1

While playing Go with Nagato, Black Dragon also took a look at the situation on this side.

After the port area gained a foothold, ships from the Northern Alliance began to gradually migrate here to adapt to life, resulting in a surge in the number of ship girls.

Then there are the four groups that have been making a lot of noise recently. Two of them, Hokkaido and Shikoku and Kyushu, have actually leaned towards Shinano. Part of this is due to Shinano's own activities, but most of it is due to dissatisfaction with the existing system and the push from many family groups. In short, ambitious people want to take advantage of the situation to fight for the resources they want.

This group didn't actually intend to overthrow the existing Sakura Empire; they just wanted to make some money and join in the fun.

That's why Amagi and Shinano, who truly wanted to overthrow the Sakura Empire, were so eager to incite the crowds everywhere, since once this riot ended, the opportunity to start an uprising would probably be gone.

"I understand the situation to some extent, but so far it's all Amagi and Shinano's opinion. Nagato, what's your take on this?"

Black Dragon reached out and pushed the chess piece, looking at Nagato who was staring at the chessboard, pondering his next move.

"Me? Although the internal strife within the country pains me, it is also for the sake of getting Sakura Empire back on track. I support Amagi and Shinano's choice."

Nagato paused, put down the chess piece in his hand, and calmly and seriously gave his answer.

"Is that so? That makes sense."

Black Dragon nodded. Given Nagato's personality, she would never have thought of overthrowing the existing Sakura Empire government. It could only be Amagi and Shinano who persuaded her to agree to this action.

"However, judging from the current situation, it is still a long way from what Tiancheng envisioned, and it is basically impossible to seize power in the short term."

Nagato lowered his gaze slightly, resting his hands on the edge of the chessboard, an unnatural look of worry on his face.

"So, it's very likely to fail, is that what you mean?"

Black Flying Dragon's heart stirred slightly. Could it be that Nagato was troubled by this matter?

"No, no matter how far off Tiancheng's plans were in the past, she would always try to make up for them. But the current situation is far from what was expected, and I am worried that Tiancheng will choose a more direct and extreme approach."

Nagato shook his head slightly and spoke his true thoughts.

Although Tiancheng is currently in Donghuang, she believes that Tiancheng will definitely not let things continue to drag on like this.

Hei Feilong was somewhat surprised. Nagato's concern wasn't about the failure of the uprising, but rather about Amagi causing even bigger trouble. In any case, she couldn't think of anything more extreme than a plot by a subordinate to overthrow the emperor and usurp the throne.

Don't even mention using force to start a rebellion. Modern society is not like ancient times. It's not like we're starving or freezing. Why should anyone follow you in making trouble?

"It's alright. If Amagi does anything outrageous, I'll be there to stop her."

Despite the unexpected turn of events, Black Flying Dragon still managed to reassure Nagato.

"Hmm, then I'll leave it to you."

Nagato nodded seriously. In any case, she couldn't stop Amagi, and she was already very satisfied to be able to meet and talk with Black Flying Dragon at this time.

Black Flying Dragon smiled and began to play chess seriously with Nagato. Every now and then, a white shadow would run across the ground outside the door. Those were the little white foxes that Nagato was raising, and they were very cute.

After several rounds of chess, footsteps echoed in the hallway outside, followed by a rather mature female voice from outside the door:

"Lord Nagato, Prince Black Flying Dragon, the banquet is ready. Please come in."

This is the sound of Japan, quite different from that of Yamashiro.

"I understand, you may leave."

Upon hearing footsteps, Nagato stood up, smoothed the wrinkles in her clothes, and called out to the door.

"Yes."

Fusang retreated upon hearing the sound.

"Let's go, we can continue the rest of the game after the meeting."

Nagato took two steps on the tatami mat, turned to the side and spoke to the black dragon.

"Um, ah?"

Black Flying Dragon stood up, supporting herself on the tatami mat, and stretched. Suddenly, she realized that Nagato had told her to come back after the meeting.

"Didn't you promise Mutsu you would tell her about Donghuang? I'm also a little curious, so I'll leave it to you after the meal."

Nagato waved the shrine maiden's long sleeves, which were somewhat too large for her, and stepped out of the room with a slight smile on her lips.

"Oh~ But Donghuang has so many stories to tell, which kind of stories do you like to hear?"

Black Flying Dragon patted his forehead and quickly caught up with Nagato, asking in a low voice.

The two walked along the corridor lit by orange overhead lamps. After playing a few games of chess, it was completely dark. The shrine was too big, and there were too few people living there. Normally, it would take a long time to meet. At night, it was eerily quiet, completely devoid of any human activity. Only the chirping of insects indicated that this was a normal world.

"No need to go into too much detail, just tell some simple, familiar stories."

Nagato walked ahead of the black dragon, offering a friendly reminder.

Mutsu usually falls asleep quickly after listening to stories at night, but if the Black Dragon's stories contain too many things that Mutsu doesn't understand, then it becomes more troublesome.

Black Flying Dragon seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

The two wandered through the long corridor, turning several corners before arriving at a place illuminated by lights.

The banquet hall, with its fully illuminated passageway and courtyard, was already bustling with people walking and talking even before the banquet had begun. Many of the people that Black Flying Dragon knew were there, such as Daisenbei, the Zuikaku sisters, Kii, Tosa, and Izumo, as well as Ayanami Agano and others whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

There were also some she had never encountered before, such as the twin-tailed black-haired ship girl sitting near the sliding door, gazing wistfully at the bright moon. Just looking at her, she could feel a troublesome and dangerous aura emanating from her, so Black Dragon quickly shifted her gaze.

Soon, two small ship girls weaving through the venue came into her view.

One was a black-haired girl with her hair tied up in a horn-like shape. She was talking to another white-haired girl with white rabbit ears that resembled those of a black dragon but had softer curves. The black-haired girl was talking, and the rabbit-eared girl was listening. It was quite an interesting combination.

“Those are Taihou, Katsuragi, and Shimakaze. They are all powerful figures recently transferred from the Northern Alliance. You can get to know them if you need to.”

Nagato followed Black Flying Dragon's gaze and gave an introduction and explanation.

"Katsuragi and Shimakaze."

Black Flying Dragon repeated it in a low voice.

She naturally recognized Taihou; the troublesome aura emanating from him, even more outrageous than Akagi's, was enough to make her back away. As for the latter two, she was seeing them for the first time, or hearing about them for the first time.

It's quite interesting that this ship girl, who hasn't been implemented in the game yet, can meet me in this world in this way.

Thinking this, Black Dragon turned her gaze to Shimakaze. As one of the few white rabbits in the Sakura Empire Zoo, she felt a great sense of kinship with her.

Their arrival quickly attracted the attention of others, with even more attention being paid to Black Flying Dragon than to Nagato.

"Senior Black Flying Dragon! You're here too! It's been a long time. Would you like to spar sometime?"

The white dragon, who had been acting extremely arrogantly in the room, immediately composed himself upon seeing the approaching black dragon and quickly stepped forward, cheering loudly to express his surprise.

"White Dragon, it's been a long time. Let's postpone the sparring for now, since you can't beat me anyway."

Black Flying Dragon replied with a smile.

"Such words... Ahaha, speaking of which, I'm also tired from traveling today. There's no rush to have a sparring match tomorrow. Come, senior Black Flying Dragon and senior Nagato, this way please."

Bai Long raised an eyebrow, about to utter a harsh threat, but when Hei Feilong looked at her with a smile, she suddenly felt a little guilty. She coughed lightly and led Nagato and Hei Feilong into the venue.

Although she may seem like an arrogant fool, and is indeed a fool, she still shows respect to her seniors in the same faction.

"I've been quite busy and haven't been able to visit you until now. Please forgive me."

After entering the venue, Black Flying Dragon generously apologized to the ship girls who were looking over.

No matter what, she has left behind a legend here, whether good or bad. It's really not right for her not to show her face for more than half a year.

"It's good that you know. I recently heard that Donghuang has built a port area for you. What do you think of it?"

With her brown ponytail tied in a single ponytail, Zuikaku leaned against the door with her arms crossed, raising an eyebrow and asking a question.

"It's alright, once the authority is delegated, there's a lot of free time."

Black Dragon thought for a moment and then said.

"Then being a ship girl under your command must be very tough."

Zuikaku shook his head slightly.

Last year, Black Flying Dragon was still evenly matched with her, but this year she's left her far behind. Is the gap between ship girls really that big?

"Haha."

Black Flying Dragon smiled. Managing the port area was indeed quite troublesome, but after being subdivided into layers, it was actually quite easy to manage. As far as she knew, apart from the supernatural powers, everyone else could leave work early, making it a very comfortable job.

Once the topic was brought up, others began to greet Black Flying Dragon, while only a few ship girls who had no connection with Black Flying Dragon sat in place watching the show.

The conversation continued until Nagato spoke up.

The banquet had only just begun.

I'm taking a day off as usual.