Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Are you really working?

Kewei approached the bookshelf, her beautiful fingers lightly brushing against the documents and wooden frame, leaving a speck of dust on her fingertips as she lifted them.

Hermione, who was standing nearby, took out a handkerchief and wiped her dreadful fingers.

"Uh, Shentong and Tiancheng handled all the specific matters for me. I'm just here to rest."

Black Dragon was also embarrassed by the situation.

Awkward, a light cough revealed the truth.

Actually, she found it quite strange. Although Tiancheng had taken over all matters steadily after Wales left, he had never entered this room since then. He usually worked in the tactical research room next door.

"Humph~"

The fearsome uttered a sound that was difficult to decipher.

"Handling these complicated and tedious matters is not my forte; it's better to leave it to someone who is good at it."

Black Dragon didn't mind, walked to the gate, opened it, and said to Fearsome:

"This port area is divided into many different building areas for ship girls from multiple factions. Would you like to take a look?"

"No rush, just follow your usual route for patrolling the port area."

With a slight upturn of his lips, Ke Wei walked over to Black Flying Dragon, his hands supporting his chest.

"also."

Blackwing responded and walked out of the room, followed closely by Fear, with Hermione closing the door at the very end.

……

Leaving the command center, Black Dragon followed the wide main road to the commission center not far away.

It's around 8:30 now. The plaza around the quest center is filled with ship girls accepting or submitting quests, as well as a few people who come to enjoy a leisurely stroll.

As they passed through the square, most of the ship girls who brushed past Black Dragon would greet him, and Black Dragon would respond with a smile. Meanwhile, Formidable and Hermione behind Black Dragon were being scrutinized by all sorts of curious eyes.

"You seem to be quite popular."

After climbing the steps outside the commission center, the flow of people thinned out considerably, Kewei said casually.

"It's alright, after all, everyone came because of my reputation, they all know me... Next, I need to check the requests that were put into storage today and the list of new ship girls, want to come along?"

Black Flying Dragon chuckled and strode quickly to Fearless, then turned around and raised his hand to invite him.

Fearless pursed her lips, lowered her head, grasped Black Dragon's outstretched hand with both hands, then released it, and said softly, "Go ahead, Hermione and I will rest here for a while."

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Black Flying Dragon didn't insist. He led the two men to the rest area of ​​the commission hall, settled them in, and then went behind the reception window.

"Miss Formidable, why did you refuse?"

Hermione stood beside Formidable and bowed slightly, asking with some confusion.

This is a great opportunity to assert sovereignty; even if similar opportunities arise again in the future, the impact will not be too significant.

“Wales talked to me about the Black Dragon a few days ago. She said that the Black Dragon seems to treat everyone the same, but that’s actually an illusion.”

Ke Wei sat upright on the sofa, his gaze sweeping across the lobby, a faint smile playing on his lips as he spoke.

"illusion?"

Hermione repeated it in a low voice.

"Generally speaking, black dragons are very polite and friendly, making people feel gentle and reliable. Hermione, what kind of image do you have of black dragons?"

Instead of giving a direct answer, Formidable looked up and asked Hermione.

"me?"

Hermione hesitated for a moment.

"Speak frankly."

Ke Wei nodded.

"Forgive my rudeness, but in my eyes, His Highness Black Dragon is a very interesting person. He is kind to everyone and can quickly learn things he doesn't understand. His good character is impeccable. Occasional laziness and dereliction of duty are understandable. The only flaws are that he trusts others too much and is easily taken advantage of, and his aesthetic sense regarding clothing is somewhat incomprehensible."

Hermione thought for a moment and gave a standard answer that praised her while also pointing out her shortcomings.

"really."

Kewei nodded in satisfaction. As expected of her personal maid, she was almost identical to her own senses.

...almost the same?

Kewei snapped out of her daze and glanced at Hermione again. She remembered that Hermione wasn't there when they went on the trip. She had only recently met Blackwing Lagoon because she was with her. In other words, Hermione had already observed Blackwing Lagoon so clearly six months ago, before she and Blackwing Lagoon went on their trip.

"?"

Hermione tilted her head, puzzled by the sudden serious expression on Formidable's face.

“It’s nothing. Wales told me that Black Dragon is polite and friendly to ordinary people and is very reliable. He only shows his shortcomings when facing people he truly trusts. Also, Black Dragon doubts his own judgment and often leaves the choices to others.”

"So, if I go with her, it might very well influence her judgment."

Kewei withdrew his gaze and calmly recounted the rest of the story.

"understood."

Hermione nodded and said nothing more.

Kewei didn't say anything more and quietly waited for Black Dragon to return.

……

“Return these requests, then mark these companies so that they can be given priority in the future.”

Black Flying Dragon glanced through the mountain of commissions piled on the table, then pulled out more than twenty and said to the girl waiting beside him.

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Leipzig took the letter of commission from Black Dragon and responded timidly in a low voice.

"Don't worry, just go back confidently, they won't dare say anything."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Black Flying Dragon said with a smile.

"Ah, yes."

Leipzig was tidying up documents when he heard Black Dragon's words and immediately looked up and responded.

"Leipzig, I remember you joined the port area a few days ago. Are you getting used to life here?"

Black Flying Dragon's expression remained unchanged as he lowered his voice and asked the girl.

Leipzig looked at Black Dragon with some surprise. With so many people joining the port, she thought Black Dragon was unaware of their arrival.

"what happened?"

Noticing that the girl was a little shy, Black Dragon tried his best to soften his tone.

"Ah! Yes, everyone in the port area is very friendly. Even if we do nothing, people will care about us. Everyone who came here with us has been very happy lately, and so have I. It is a great honor to have a stable job and be able to contribute to the port area."

When questioned a second time by the Black Dragon, Leipzig immediately lost her composure and blurted out a long string of words. After finishing, she made a cute "woo~" sound, blushed, and lowered her head.

"Really? That's good. I'll come here again tomorrow. If you encounter any inconvenience, feel free to tell me."

Black Dragon was also taken aback, then chuckled and patted Leipzig on the shoulder before standing up and leaving the storage room.

Chapter Three: Second Visit

"Awaited."

After reviewing the suspicious requests and the list of newly added ship girls in the port area, Black Dragon quickly returned to the two formidable figures in the request hall.

"Ah."

Kewei released the straw from his mouth and gave a muffled response.

Where to go next?

He got up, threw the empty blueberry soda bottle into the trash can, and glanced sideways at Black Flying Dragon.

"I don't need to worry too much about the other places, so there's no specific route. Let's go."

Black Flying Dragon spread his hands and led the two men, Ke Wei and Ke Wei, out of the commission hall.

Her review process wasn't slow, but it certainly wasn't fast either. The square, which was previously full of people, was now only occupied by destroyers still playing and ship girl couples strolling and chatting, enjoying a slow-paced life.

In fact, it is not uncommon for two or more ship girls to form romantic relationships; it is a very common occurrence.

As ship girls, they don't have 'that' kind of worldly desires. Most ship girls who become lovers can rely on each other's backs and are unconditionally trusting comrades-in-arms, or like Black Dragon, they feel that this person is someone they can get along with, and they naturally become close to each other.

Incidentally, the existence of something like the Royal Ark is surprisingly interesting to some people, especially those who fall into the category of unusual relationships like that between a perverted woman and a stalker.

Soon, Black Flying Dragon led the two to a street with densely packed houses, with two-story or single-story bungalows on both sides, many of which did not yet have the owners' names marked on the house numbers.

"Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing His Majesty go out on any inspection tours. Hermione, do you remember?"

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the black dragon observing from the left and right, and then casually started a conversation by beckoning with his right hand in the air.

"Yes, His Majesty was brought here in the third year after the Free Port was built. At that time, His Majesty was still in high spirits and often took Belfast and Warspite on inspection tours, which also served to deter other factions."

Hermione followed a short distance behind Formidable and answered the question very quickly.

"Oh, so Hermione, you joined the port so early?"

Kewei was somewhat surprised; she hadn't even heard of such an important event as His Majesty's trip.

"No, I joined the port after Miss Formidable. It's just that many events are recorded in the study, and you can find out by flipping through them."

Hermione's expression remained unchanged, and she answered very honestly.

"Ah, um, I see."

Ke Wei's expression froze.

Listening to the two's brief conversation, Black Flying Dragon chuckled softly but remained silent.