Commander, you smell so good.

Others couldn't notice it because they didn't think much about it, but Agano was worried about Jiang Zheng and the future of Sakura Empire.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is a publicity stunt. Regardless of whether it is malicious or not, it will greatly enhance Jiang Zheng. If it succeeds, it will be fine. He will have a smooth journey in Sakura Empire, and it will naturally be no problem for him to meet with Lady Kamiko and Senior Mikasa. They may even help him.

But if it were the other way around, the outcome would be unimaginable.

So Agano quickly found Noshiro who was maintaining the venue. Her two sisters were with Yura, Kinu and others, so it was naturally easy to find them.

"Noshiro, Noshiro, can you contact Lord Jiang Zheng now?"

When she came in front of Noshiro, Agano looked a little anxious because she was worried that Jiang Zheng would fail, and she needed to continue to confirm the situation.

However, Noshiro just frowned, shook his head lightly and reminded her.

"No, it's not time yet. He should be with Akagi-senpai and Kaga-senpai. We can't go over there without permission. Agano-sister, please don't come over unless you have something urgent to do."

"Hey, I need to have a good talk with Master Jiang Zheng. I'm worried he might fail..."

"Failure? Why did it fail?"

Noshiro's little face wrinkled slightly. She didn't understand why her sister Agano was so anxious. Jiang Zheng, no, it should be the commander of the Red Axis, Jiang Zheng, how could he fail?

Agano, on the other hand, was surprised by Noshiro's words. Seeing her expression of complete disbelief, he wondered if she hadn't guessed what Akagi was going to do, so he asked quietly.

"Noshiro, do you believe Jiang Zheng? This is a publicity stunt."

"Building momentum?... I believe it, it's not about building momentum or not, Sister Agano. Doesn't it mean that after Jiang Zheng, Commander Jiang Zheng, fails, he is no longer the commander of the Red Axis? He is still our... friend."

After Agano's reminder, he understood what his sister meant, and gave his own thoughts after thinking for a moment. However, when it came to the final identity, he hesitated for a moment and said the word "friend".

Seeing this, Agano found it a little unbelievable. It was obviously something that might fail, but Noshiro believed in him completely.

But then, Agano breathed a sigh of relief. He was overly worried. Noshiro was right. It was okay even if he failed. It was just a matter of poor communication. But if he failed the first time, wouldn't he succeed the second and third time?

As long as it is shorter, it can cover up previous failures because people only look at the successful side.

Thinking of this, Agano felt relieved, looked up at the altar, and waited for Jiang Zheng's arrival.

As time passed, Jiang Zheng's figure finally appeared, followed by Akagi and Kaga on his left and right, which surprised the ship girls present.

You have to know that Akagi and Kaga are their new generation flagships. Even so, they can only serve as a foil to the commander of the red axis. So...

In an instant, the expressions of many watching ship girls changed, but they still stared at the stage.

"Commander, it's up to you now."

Akagi and Kaga bowed slightly to him, then both stepped back. He nodded and walked to the red cloth stage in the center. On the stage was a crystal blue cube. Jiang Zheng had seen it many times. It was the Mind Cube.

Looking down, he saw the ship girls in the venue. Many of them were familiar to him, while some of them he couldn't recognize. But it didn't matter, because their purpose in coming was to see if he could wake up the ship girls and who to wake up.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zheng looked into Noshiro's eyes. She had a firm look in her eyes and a smile on her face, as if she believed in her success and would never fail.

He raised the corner of his mouth in response, and then Jiang Zheng placed his hand on the Mind Cube, touching the cold yet familiar block. The Mind Cube seemed to have received a response, breathing as if it had life.

At the same time, Jiang Zheng, who was sinking into consciousness, saw a purple figure.

In the cherry blossom forest, on the red bridge, a figure holding a white umbrella stands gracefully on the red bridge. Although the cherry blossoms are falling at a speed of five centimeters per second, they cannot conceal the beauty of the purple figure.

Her tall figure exemplifies what it means to have a strong body from a slender branch. Her loose purple-gold witch costume reveals her noble status and wraps around her fair and rosy body.

A Yasakani no Magatama is worn on her snow-like neck, revealing her round shoulders and plump northern hemisphere, the deep ravines of which make one want to reach out and explore her depth.

She wore a bow-tied belt around her waist, and purple jade beads engraved with Ba patterns. She held Buddhist beads in both hands, exuding a kind and peaceful aura.

Further down is a pair of plump white long legs, leading to delicate and soft feet. The big toes are painted with purple nail polish, which makes them look particularly attractive.

The wide wooden clogs seemed light and elegant as she walked, without a trace of heaviness.

But after looking at her from head to toe, what Jiang Zheng noticed most was her inhuman thing that was the same as Akagi Kaga's, the nine big tails that seemed to be able to wrap him up completely, and the fox ears that occasionally shook and trembled.

Also, you can see the huge warrior spirit behind her, wearing heavy armor and holding a huge blade, with a ferocious expression, as if as long as it swings the giant blade in its hand, it will bring down a disaster of thunder.

As if she had noticed someone's gaze and scrutiny, the purple-haired figure turned around with a serious expression, until their eyes met, the pair of golden pupils that exuded oppression paused slightly, and the next moment she revealed a faint smile.

At the same time, Jiang Zheng also learned her name, the second ship of the Yamato-class battleship, Musashi.

Just as he was about to accept the rising consciousness, Jiang Zheng gradually felt that he had not returned. He suddenly opened his eyes and found that he was already in front of Musashi.

Seeing his surprised expression, Musashi smiled, and the Buddhist beads and the heroic spirit of the warriors in her hands gradually disappeared. She raised her hands and gently stroked Jiang Zheng's head. Her movements were gentle and her expression was doting. It was the gentle shadow of a mother treating her child. This was the third time Jiang Zheng had felt this.

“…I didn’t go back?”

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back? It's a rare opportunity for us to meet for the first time. It's a pity and wrong to meet you by chance. So I used a little bit of my ability to keep you here."

Musashi spoke elegantly, his hands gently stroking Jiang Zheng's hair. Musashi was surprised and fond of the person who awakened him.

She was surprised because she didn't expect that the one who woke her up was not a fellow Sakura Empire member, but a human being. She liked him because she had a natural liking for someone as weak and powerless as him, because he could not live without her protection.

Because of her personality, she has a desire to take meticulous care of those under her protection.

However, this asylum does not include humans, and Jiang Zheng became the only exception because he awakened her.

However, when Musashi's hand slid to Jiang Zheng's cheek, her brows suddenly frowned, because the feedback from her fingertips was Western spells and holy light.

This curse was so vicious that it had completely bound his soul. Even his death would not break the spell, and even reincarnation would not let him escape it.

This holy light is even more vicious. It seems to be nourishing the soul, but in fact it penetrates into the soul. As long as there is a trace of its existence, consciousness will be retained until resurrection.

These two forces clearly repel each other, but they exist in an orderly manner in his soul and even cooperate with each other.

For a moment, Musashi, who noticed this, couldn't help but sigh that this was really unscientific.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Musashi was staring at so affectionately by Musashi, his expression revealed all the emotions, and Jiang Zheng thought there was something on his face.

No, this isn't reality anymore, so what is she looking at?

"No, there's nothing on your face. I just saw some bad things...bad things that are haunting you."

"...Okay, since there's nothing, I'm going back now. Otherwise, it won't be good if it takes too long."

Holding Musashi's hand and feeling her soft and boneless tenderness, Jiang Zheng said with some concern that the venue must be in chaos now.

"In that case, I will go with you, my lovely child... No, I should call you Commander."

Musashi smiled widely before releasing his control, and Jiang Zheng's consciousness left.

At the same time in the venue, Jiang Zheng had been touching the Rubik's Cube for several minutes, but there was no feedback at all.

That’s not right. Yes, there is. The mind cube that he touched was flashing bit by bit, as if breathing.

But despite this, you should know that awakening is very fast. Almost ten seconds after being touched, a ship girl will gradually appear, or the Rubik's Cube will turn into light and dissipate.

This is the first time that the ship girls have seen such a situation. Although most of them are patient, there are still some impatient ones who think this is a trick.

"Akagi..."

"Don't worry, it hasn't been long now. Maybe Lord Jiang Zheng, no, the commander will give us a surprise."

Akagi cares more than Kaga, but she seems a little calm at the moment, believing that he will give herself and Sakura Empire a big surprise.

Not long after, Jiang Zheng slowly opened his eyes, let go of the Rubik's Cube with both hands and took a few steps back. The Rubik's Cube gathered into a beam of light and shot up into the sky.

In less than a moment, the sky became gloomy, with strong winds, lightning and thunder. Being able to disrupt the celestial phenomena was naturally very oppressive.

Akagi paused for breath, and like all the other ship girls, she raised her forehead to look at the vortex spinning in the Cloud City. In the vortex, the wind and clouds were surging, but she saw a purple figure.

Slowly opening his arms, Akagi knew that he had won.

Then, from the vortex of clouds, a huge heroic spirit slowly emerged, wearing armor and holding a huge blade. The familiar outfit was known to all the ship girls. It was a sword-wielding samurai.

What made their eyes sparkle even more was the figure in a purple shrine maiden's attire. She had her arms outstretched, her nine tails suspended in the air, her expression solemn and mysterious, with an aura of intimidation that was not apparent.

Slowly landing on the altar, the ship girls already knew her reputation.

"Musashi, it's Master Musashi!!!"

"Master Musashi! Master Musashi! Master Musashi!"

The ship girls shouted her real name, Musashi smiled, looked around, nodded slightly, and promised them.

After agreeing, Musashi turned to look at Jiang Zheng behind him, walked slowly, and in front of everyone, he hugged Jiang Zheng, who was smiling with relief, in his arms, gave him facial cleanser, and patted his back.

At the same time, he turned to look at the ships and began to speak.

"Now that I have awakened, I will protect those who follow me and turn the tide until the great cherry blossoms bloom."

! ! ! ——

Musashi's announcement was met with cheers. They had been waiting for a long time for a girl who could easily defeat a powerful ship girl.

Although Akagi is very strong, he is still too weak compared to Musashi.

However, Akagi didn't care about it for the time being. Instead, he looked at Musashi and only came forward after getting her permission to announce an even more important news.

Looking around at the ships, Akagi spoke like a thunderclap.

"Lord Musashi has awakened, so we should get more, until our Sakura Empire rises and becomes the Great Sakura Empire."

"As the flagship of the Sakura Empire Fleet, I hereby declare that I am officially leaving the third-party military organization, Azure Lane, and officially joining the fourth-party unified organization, Red Axis!!!"

Chapter 291: Your Majesty will get the news the fastest on TV

On a remote island in Europe, in the British Empire, whose sun never sets, the naval might is known to be 'unquestionable'. Within the Royal Fleet, which values etiquette and emphasizes both elegance and strength, there lives a petite and adorable Queen.

She wore a crown, held a scepter in her hand, and wore a gorgeous, lovely, and beautiful dress. Her petite and even chubby face was crystal clear and her skin was as white as snow.

She was the royal queen of the British Empire, named Elizabeth. However, at this moment, the lovely Queen Elizabeth was in her office, venting her anger angrily. Her small hands in white gloves slammed hard on the expensive desk. With just one punch, the table top began to crack.

"These bastards! These idiots!! These idiots!!! Do they even know what Azur Lane means to humans and shipgirls?"

"You have to know that we are a third-party military organization founded by countless resources! How hard have we, the ship girls, fought against the Sirens over the years? How difficult was it?"

"Because of the conceit of these idiots, a fourth-party organization was created. They accepted the power of the Sirens and are they going to fight against humans?! RUA----!"

The petite and cute Queen Elizabeth, who looks only eleven years old, is actually always eleven years old. She was so angry that her chest, which didn't weigh much, was inflated. She successfully made the Queen happy for less than 0.01 seconds, and then she became angry again.

When she was really angry, the queen grabbed the pen holder on the table and wanted to throw it out of the window. However, less than half a second after she let go, she was caught by a ship girl wearing a long scarf and holding a sword. With a helpless look on her face, she began to remind her.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. George V, the Grand Master of the Knights, Hood of the Royal Glory, Belfast of the Maids, and the rest of the representatives of Glory have arrived."

"You will make the ministers feel embarrassed by doing this."

Hearing the female voice beside her, Elizabeth turned around and stared at her deeply, making Her Majesty's guardian sword a little difficult to deal with.

There was no way. The queen was angry now. It was good enough that she could just give a reminder. If she continued to remind him, she would probably be kicked out and forced to reflect on her mistakes.

This was her dereliction of duty as the Guardian Blade.

"Huh—I understand War-weariness. As a queen, I shouldn't be angry about these things."

"But I'm still very angry! Hmmmm! Hmmmm!"

Elizabeth couldn't help but scream, and she felt much better after that. She looked at War-weary again, but she pinched her nose and looked unhappy.

"what are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I just suddenly felt a little smelly, please forgive me."

"Hmph~, I'll let you off this time. If you act like this again next time, I'll punish you. Okay, it's time to let them in, Sheffield!"

Her Majesty the Queen called out the name of a certain special agent ship girl, and then a slender ship girl fell from the ceiling. Her hair hung down in front of her, covering her right eye, leaving only the pupil of her left eye exposed. She had a cold expression and was wearing a black and white maid outfit.

It’s hard to tell for a moment whether she is an agent or a maid, or rather... a maid agent?

"Yes, Your Majesty"

After gently bending down in response, Sheffield went over and opened the door. Queen Elizabeth also sat back on her office throne, ignoring the cracks on the table. The scattered items on the table had already been picked up by the Guardian Blade Warspite.

Just as Sheffield opened the door, several representatives of the ship girls with distinctive clothing came to ask for a meeting.

First, the Grand Master of the Order, King George V, the Royal Honor Hood, and Belfast of the Maids entered one after another. They quickly forgot everything they had just heard outside the door, ignored the cracks on the table, and paid respect to the Queen.

"Your Majesty"?3

"My ministers, you are finally here. I believe you all heard what I just said outside the door. After all, our useless Prime Minister got the news from TV the fastest."

"The news has been passed to me. I guess I am the last one to know. Please tell me about it."

"Your Majesty, I didn't hear anything just now, I dare not..."