Chapter 1001: The Conflict on the Island
On the clear yellow beach, several tiny footsteps continued to spread.
It fell all the way to the edge of the constantly surging sea water, turning into a tiny trace that was either light or shallow.
A few barefoot little guys were stepping in the sea water, making all kinds of laughing noises, not paying any attention to the rolling waves.
It was the same even if the waves had already hit them.
Chitose stood on a distant reef and shouted, "Mutsuki, watch over your sisters and don't run too far."
It was a long time after she finished speaking when a little kid with short brown hair raised his head and said, as if he had just heard her, "I know!"
Chitose pursed her lips, seeming a little helpless. Chiyoda laughed beside her, "What's the matter? They are always like this. There's nothing to worry about."
"I know it's nothing to worry about..." Chitose said, looking back at her sister with a small smile on her face.
She also knew that although the little ones looked confused, they were actually ship girls, and it was impossible for them to have any accidents because of some waves.
But when I watched them playing from afar, I still couldn't help but want to say a few words, or worry about this or that.
She returned to sit on the recliner nearby, looking helpless. "I kind of miss Kawauchi and the others."
About a week ago, maybe two weeks ago.
In short, during the time that the three Kawauchi sisters are staying here, the task of taking care of Mutsuki and the others can be temporarily handed over to them.
Although I still need to take care of Lord Shinano and there are many other miscellaneous tasks, it is a lot easier overall.
Now that Kawauchi and the others have left, the matter of taking care of Mutsuki and the others comes back to life.
"Sister, you're really nothing. You only think of Kawauchi and the others at this time." Chiyoda immediately laughed jokingly, then leaned up and lay neatly on Chitose's strong and soft thighs.
The girl with short hair narrowed her eyes, then smiled happily.
Chitose also had a faint smile on his face. Feeling the furry touch on his thigh, he reached out and smoothed his sister's short wine-red hair. He said, "I miss them normally, but I miss them especially at times like this."
Chiyoda didn't say anything, just laughed.
Qiansui looked towards the seashore. The water and the sky were one color, and everything above, below, and left and right was a vast expanse of azure blue. Only at the edges of the waves could a hint of cold white flash.
Two small black dots appeared in the distance.
Chitose gazed at it for a moment, then chuckled, "Longfeng and Suruga are back."
"Hey, it's a little early today." Chiyoda said a little surprised, but still climbed up from her sister's lap and looked into the distance.
The two black shadows became clearer and clearer, turning into two young and beautiful ship girls.
One of them has long brown hair and white curly horns on both sides of her head, while the other has long black hair tied in a ponytail and a small red horn on her forehead.
Both ship girls were carrying large and small bags of things, creating white waves on the dark blue sea.
As the two approached, Chitose and Chiyoda stopped resting and stood up to sail over on the sea water.
The two groups met on the sea. Suruga nodded and greeted him with a calm expression, while Longfeng looked saved and hurriedly shouted, "Chiyoda, come and help me."
"Alright, alright, I'm coming over here." Chiyoda walked over with a playful smile, stretched out her little hand to take the big bag from her back, then frowned, "It's so heavy. Did you buy so much this time?"
"It's just too much. If I hadn't heard some strange news, I would have bought more." Long Feng unloaded the burden on his back, and suddenly a look of relief flashed across his face. He said with a smile.
Chiyoda and Chitose were a little confused. They looked at her and Suruga in confusion and asked, "What news?"
Long Feng pursed his lips but didn't explain. He just looked at Suruga, who thought for a moment and briefly explained, "Probably news of past companions."
"Past companion? Who?" Qiansui was suddenly surprised and curious.
"I'm not sure yet." Suruga shook his head and slowly drove to the shore, stepping lightly on the sand, leaving a shallow footprint. "All I can tell now is that it's probably a companion from the past, and it seems they're looking for someone."
"Looking for someone?" Chiyoda blinked and asked curiously, "Who?"
"I don't know either." Suruga said, his face looking a little embarrassed.
Qiansui pursed his lips and said slowly, "I don't know who it is, and I don't know who to look for..."
Isn't this just fun?
Long Feng immediately explained, "It's like this. When we went to Yun Island to purchase today, we heard the owner of the rice shop say that someone was looking for a ship girl from a nearby port."
"From her description, it felt a bit like our port area, but I don't know the specific details."
Chiyoda blinked and understood a little.
Naturally, she had also been to Yun Island. It was the closest island to them where people gathered. There was also a market on it, and there would be a gathering every week.
As for the rice seller that Long Feng mentioned, she naturally knew that he was just an ordinary person who didn't know much about ship girls. It was normal that he couldn't remember which ship girl was asking about this kind of information.
She nodded slowly and said, "So, maybe there are old companions looking for us nearby?"
"That's exactly what I meant." Suruga nodded and said, "So after hearing the news, I came back early. I wanted to see what everyone thought, especially what Lord Shinano thought."
Chitose and Chiyoda remained silent.
If it was their former companions who came to them, they would naturally welcome them, but this aimless search made them hesitate.
What is the purpose of this wide-net approach?
They looked at each other but said nothing.
From the commander's disappearance at the beginning, to the subsequent disintegration of the port area, to everyone's travels to various parts of the world, to finally settling down on an unknown deserted island in area Y.
The reason why everyone makes this choice is that they are actually a little tired of the aimless search and the process of gaining hope and then losing hope.
There were many times, I don’t remember how many times, some former companions came to me and said that they had found clues about the commander. They spoke very confidently, as if the commander had already returned and they could find him as long as they went together.
However, when everyone excitedly went to look for it, what they finally got was only misunderstanding, missed opportunities and disappointment.
This kind of thing is okay once or twice, but if it happens too often, people will become disappointed, bored, and even resist.
Even like now, when I heard that a possible companion of my past had disappeared, the first thing that came to my mind was not joy.
It's a kind of entanglement and hesitation.
Chapter 1002 Discussion Results
I don’t know how long it took, maybe ten minutes, or maybe only five.
No one was talking, only the sounds of children laughing in the distance and the crashing of waves against the shore.
Qiansui gazed into the distance, withdrawing his gaze from the place where the sea and sky met, and then he said softly, "We should go and take a look. After all, they are our old companions..."
As she finished speaking, the oppressive and gloomy atmosphere that had been surrounding them suddenly dissipated, like fog dissolving with the sunlight.
Everyone's faces brightened considerably. Suruga nodded and said, "I think so too, but it's mainly Lord Shinano who's responsible."
"Don't tell Lord Shinano yet," Chitose said.
If Shinano had been told about this kind of thing in advance, she would definitely not want to get involved.
I should take it slow, find that companion, and confirm what exactly happened before telling her, just like what I did with Kawauchi and the others who came last time.
"Shall we find that companion first?" Suruga nodded and thought for a moment, "We can go to Gu Island and take a look."
Gu Island is located on the route from Binhai City to the front line and is the largest island nearby.
There is a small town on it, and even a KanColle branch. If you need to buy something that you can't find on Yun Island, you can go to Gu Island and have a look, where you can usually get something.
If the news really came from a former companion, then we must be able to find something on Gu Island.
Long Feng nodded, her black ponytail swaying, indicating that she thought so too.
"There's still time now, but it might be a little late to get back..."
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?"
Suruga continued to speak, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by a voice coming from the woods.
In the lush woods, on the winding stone path, a girl with long black hair and wearing black and gold armor walked out with great momentum, shouting towards this side.
She has long fox ears and her long black hair is tied into a high ponytail, which makes her look more energetic and neat.
She was carrying a large sword on her back, and the extended scabbard broke many of the outstretched branches along the way, but she didn't care at all.
The girl walked all the way to the rocks by the sea, looked at the large and small bags of things placed on the ground, and very naturally put a bag on her shoulder. Then, she continued with a bit of surprise, "What are you talking about?"
"No, nothing, Kii." Suruga shook his head, exchanged a subtle glance with everyone, and then asked, "As I recall, you weren't on duty today, right? What brought you here?"
"No, but Shinano just dreamed of something strange. He said that an old friend would come to visit, so he asked me to come and take a look." Kii pressed his hair helplessly, gazing into the distance.
Suruga, Chitose, and the others exchanged a strange look. Has Lord Shinano discovered this? Why hasn't it been so effective before?
"What's wrong?" Kii scratched his head in confusion, his eyes scanning the coast. "But since you're the only ones here, maybe Shinano's dream went wrong again? It was like this before...haha."
She smiled cheerfully, turned around and looked at everyone while carrying the things, "Then I'll take these things back first."
As he said that, he turned to leave. Suruga hesitated for a moment and called out, "Um... that, Kii."
"What's wrong?" Ji Yi turned her head in confusion, but saw that several people were looking at her strangely, which made her feel something was wrong.
Even she was keenly aware that the four companions in front of her seemed to be hiding something from them.
She paused and asked directly, "What's wrong?"
"It's just... there are some things that we can't buy on Yun Island, so we may need to go to Gu Island." Suruga looked at everyone and said softly.
"If you didn't buy it...then why don't you just go there directly? Tell me what to do?" Ji Yi touched his chin in confusion.
Junhe was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, yes, why tell her such a thing? Isn't this just trying to cover up the truth?
The girl's face suddenly became a little embarrassed.
His ochre eyes looked around, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Ji Yi stroked his chin, his eyes sweeping over everyone, becoming increasingly confused. "I say...are you guys hiding something from me?"
Everyone looked at each other in surprise. Chitose looked at Chiyoda, Chiyoda looked at Suruga, and Suruga looked at Longfeng.
Longfeng had no one to look at, so he could only stare at Ji Yi. After a long pause, he suddenly said, "But we don't have enough money."
"Not enough money?" Ji Yi was stunned. He didn't expect this answer.
Chitose and Chiyoda breathed a sigh of relief, both chuckling and agreeing, "Yes, we don't have enough money, and we don't have any on us."
Suruga also nodded awkwardly, and said sheepishly, "That's it."
"Hey, I thought it was something serious, it's just that I don't have enough money..." Ji Yi shook his head helplessly, threw the knife away, stuck it on the reef, and then reached into his arms and searched for a long time.
He fished out a small, warm bag and handed it to Suruga, saying awkwardly, "That's about all I have. I've been drinking Ise sake lately..."
Suruga nodded hurriedly, "Enough, enough."
"That's enough. You guys go and come back soon. I'll go back first." Ji Yi smiled, picked up the long sword, and left in a hurry.
Chiyoda stared at her back silently for a long time, then said faintly, "She seems afraid that we will borrow money again..."
"That's enough." Qiansui was a little helpless.
Suruga kicked the small bag into his arms, sighed, and looked at Chitose and Chiyoda. "I didn't expect Lady Shinano to express her feelings. It seems they must be old companions. I just don't know why they are here."
Qiansui didn't say anything, just nodded and said, "Go quickly and come back soon."
"Yeah." Suruga and Longfeng nodded, walked towards the sea, then jumped and landed on the sea surface, splashing shallow waves and going away into the distance.
They sailed on until the island behind them became an imperceptible dot, and until some black outlines appeared on the distant skyline.
"We're almost at Tanishima." Suruga took a deep breath and felt a little nervous for some reason.
Long Feng smiled and said, "I hope this time it will be some good news."
"Yeah." Suruga nodded, but suddenly his heart moved, and he subconsciously looked to the left. Two yachts, one big and one small, were sailing slowly in his sight.
She had an inexplicable feeling and wanted to go over and take a look.
"What are you looking at?"
Long Feng's puzzled voice came from the side.
Suruga was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he saw that the two yachts had disappeared from his sight.
"Nothing, hurry up and get ashore."
Chapter 1003 Arrival and Ise
The blue sea was cut into waves by the bow of the ship.
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