Crossing the azure as a black dragon

So, this fox might be something Nagato was worried about, so she sent it to guide her?

"That's very thoughtful."

Black Dragon gave himself a thumbs up for his accurate reasoning and quickly caught up with White Fox.

Following a fox around in the middle of the night was something Black Dragon wouldn't have dared to do in the past. However, this world only has pure science and magical science triggered by the Energy Cube, so Black Dragon is confident that apart from monsters like Black Enterprise, nothing else can beat her.

Soon, a small courtyard with lights on appeared in front of her. This was not a traditional house, but a building the size of a hall with only one entrance. Light shone into the courtyard from the windows on the side, creating a sense of contrast with the city.

The white fox trotted to the window, raised its paw and pointed upwards, seemingly gesturing for the black dragon to look inside.

What secrets are inside?

Black Flying Dragon raised an eyebrow and approached.

This shrine is so big. Last time she stayed here, she was terrible with directions and didn't manage to explore it all.

Black Flying Dragon slowly approached the window, close to the wall of the house, and then glanced inside. It was shrouded in mist, like a bathhouse.

"..."

Black Flying Dragon looked down at the white fox with her hands raised. Was he leading her to the bathhouse to spy on her late at night? Was she that kind of person? Usually, she would just go in and bathe with them.

The white fox tilted its head and looked at the black dragon, seemingly puzzled as to why the man was looking at it.

Out of curiosity, Black Dragon still peeked inside a couple of times. His sharp gaze pierced through the holy light formed by the smoke and landed on the hot water pool used for bathing. A petite figure was floating motionless on the surface of the pool, as if she had been drowning.

"!?"

Black Flying Dragon was shocked. This size could only belong to Mutsu or Nagato. How could this ship girl drown in the bathhouse?

As his emotions surged, the Black Dragon's entire form vanished into thin air before reforming and re-emerging in the room.

"who!"

As soon as Black Flying Dragon entered, a figure on the other side of the pool tumbled into the water, only revealing a pair of pointed fox ears and eyes peeking out.

It was Nagato's voice.

"It was me. I was just passing by and glanced at you. I thought you had drowned."

Black Flying Dragon readily admitted it, then walked through the dry cleaning area toward Nagato.

"Drowning? Oh."

Upon realizing it was Black Flying Dragon, Nagato breathed a sigh of relief and poked her head out. However, after hearing Black Flying Dragon's words, her face flushed red, and she sank back into the water, making gurgling noises.

……

"Practicing swimming?"

Walking along the forest path with Nagato, who had just emerged from her bath, Black Flying Dragon...

Nagato's statement was incomprehensible.

This was the first time she had ever seen someone learn to swim and end up looking like a drowned corpse. If this happened outside, it would probably terrify a lot of people.

"Ah."

Changing into a loose bathrobe, Nagato answered softly, her face still flushed. Her long black hair, dried by Black Flying Dragon, was still steaming. Her fox ears twitched, as if she wanted to stroke them.

Even in the summer, as the flagship and also the goddess, she couldn't go swimming in the sea. But thinking that she might need it someday, she taught herself in the bathhouse. Since it was one of her few opportunities to play around, she ended up not only failing to learn to swim but also learning to float on the surface of the water like a fish.

"Come to think of it, I don't think I can swim either."

Black Flying Dragon didn't continue talking about Nagato, but instead stroked his chin and thought of himself.

She was active underwater many times, including being slapped into the water by the tentacles of a biological weapon, being forced into the water by a bomb, falling from a great height and being pulled into the sea by a submarine to find people, and so on. However, she never actually swam in the water.

"Really?"

Nagato looked up at the black dragon, not quite believing such nonsense.

"Ah, I've never tried swimming before. There's a water park under renovation over there, and it should be finished in about a month. Shall we go and have some fun then?"

Black Flying Dragon nodded and extended an invitation to Nagato with a smile.

"A water park? Uh... is that okay?"

Nagato unconsciously lowered his voice, his words filled with uncertainty.

"Of course, you can come with me."

Black Dragon snapped his fingers, his tone very certain.

She could sense the kindness and recognition Nagato showed her, but Nagato would restrain himself when dealing with others, perhaps because of the long-standing class difference, or perhaps because Nagato deliberately kept his distance from others.

Therefore, as long as she accompanies him, there is a high probability that Nagato will be willing to attend, and if he is willing to attend, then things will change.

Staying cooped up in one place for too long is unbearable for anyone.

"But if I go to Donghuang, won't it cause trouble?"

Nagato frowned slightly, her cute eyebrows coming together.

"No, although it sounds strange for me to say it, Donghuang is a very tolerant country. Whether it's you and me or Shinano, even if we appear together, it won't cause too much of a disturbance. That's one of Donghuang's charms."

Black Dragon shook his finger. Compared to the Eastern Empire, Sakura Empire was still too petty.

"Really? No wonder you like Donghuang so much. If I have the chance, I would also like to visit Donghuang and experience its charm."

Changmen's brows relaxed, and she was very pleased with the trust and pride in Hei Feilong's tone when he spoke of Donghuang.

I wish Sakura Empire could become a country like that.

"There will be a chance."

Black Flying Dragon's lips curled slightly.

Chapter 128 Different Hearts, Black Flying Dragon

During their conversation, Hei Feilong and Nagato returned to the small courtyard where they were resting. The sliding door to the room where the two had played chess was ajar, and light seeped out from inside.

"Mutsu should be back first. Don't tell any complicated stories later."

As they approached the door, Nagato stood on tiptoe and gave Black Flying Dragon some instructions.

"no problem."

Black Flying Dragon gives a thumbs-up to indicate "ok".

Nagato hummed in agreement, stepped forward in his wooden clogs, and opened the door. Mutsu, dressed in pajamas and diligently preparing a makeshift bed on the floor, appeared in their line of sight.

"Ah, welcome back!"

Mutsu stopped what he was doing and happily ran over to greet the two of them.

"Hmm, where did you go during the banquet just now?"

Nagato nodded, entered the room, and asked.

"Hey, I'm going to help out in the kitchen."

Mutsu answered with a grin, seemingly having gained new knowledge.

Nagato looked somewhat helpless but didn't say anything. He walked to the inside of the board, sat down, glanced at the pieces, and frowned: "Mutsu, have you touched the board?"

"Yes, I touched them. When I came back just now, I found that all the pieces had fallen over, so I helped to put them back on their upright."

Mutsu, who had returned to the room to make the bed, looked up and answered very honestly.

Will anyone else come to this room?

Black Dragon glanced at the reset chessboard and felt something was off.

The door was closed when I left. Putting aside the fact that there weren't many people inside the shrine, given Nagato's noble status, there shouldn't have been any idiots who would come in and mess around with things.

"No, generally not. It was probably knocked over by those playful kids... Shall we continue?"

Nagato knelt on the opposite side of the chessboard, looking up at the black dragon. Her obedient appearance in her light pink pajamas was quite adorable.

Black Flying Dragon glanced at Mutsu, who was making the bed. It was clearly a three-person mattress, so it seemed she was going to spend the night there.

"Okay, let's start a new game."

Mutsu's preparations were not yet complete, and Black Flying Dragon was not in a hurry to rest. He squatted down and sat on the tatami mat to start playing Go with Nagato again.

As for the playful little creature in the gate, it's probably one of those white foxes. Her fox, which understands human speech, is quite well-behaved. These are real foxes, and they do indeed do things that cause headaches, but it's nothing serious.

"Speaking of which, do you know about Taiho's personality and habits?"

As he raised his hand to place a piece, the black dragon casually asked a question.

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The way Da Feng acted before and after was completely different. She didn't dare to go over and talk to her, but it wouldn't hurt to find out beforehand.

"Daifeng? I don't know much about her either. I've only heard that she's always been a loner and acts according to her own preferences."

After thinking for a moment, Nagato replied.

Although she is the flagship of Sakura Empire, she only knows many ship girls by name, since not everyone likes to meet her.

"Over here, over here!"

Mutsu, who was behind him, raised his hand.

"Mutsu, you speak, I'm listening."

Black Dragon responded to Mutsu, his gaze remaining fixed on the chessboard.

"Although Taihou looks scary, she is actually very easy to talk to. She has a good personality, is beautiful, and is very caring, just like you, Black Dragon Sister."

Mutsu thought for a moment and then gave a serious answer.

"...Can I take that as you saying I look scary?"

Black Flying Dragon's lips twitched slightly. Lately, she had been walking around her own port, which was full of ship girls who supported her. It had been a long time since she had heard anyone say that she looked scary.

"Well, that's just what it seems. Everyone knows that Black Dragon Sister is very gentle."

Mutsu remained completely calm and praised Black Flying Dragon again in a lighthearted tone.