Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"Okay, let's go back together."

Helena nodded in satisfaction.

"..."

Black Dragon looked at Cleveland, surprised that Father Cleveland was afraid of Mother Helena.

Cleveland read Black Dragon's eyes and looked helpless.

Chapter Twenty-Three: A Promising Future?

Under Helena's slightly stern gaze, Black Dragon returned home and changed into a pair of slippers.

"I'm so sorry to interrupt your time together."

After changing his shoes, Black Dragon approached Cleveland and whispered an apology.

"There's no such thing as a romantic getaway for two; we just happened to come together."

Cleveland's expression immediately turned serious, and he answered in a low voice.

What were you saying there?

Helena, standing outside, looked at the two of them with a suspicious gaze.

Cleveland said he was going to supervise the Black Dragon, so he followed him into the house.

"Nothing much. By the way, when does that mission we talked about before start?"

Black Flying Dragon came out of the house and asked.

"Hmm? I heard that the commander will be coming to the port tomorrow to issue missions."

Helena's topic was changed.

"It starts tomorrow?"

Black Dragon was somewhat surprised; its movements were indeed quite fast.

"We'll be setting off at noon the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll just be registering and being assigned combat missions."

Cleveland took over the conversation.

"That makes sense. Will you all go?"

Black Dragon nodded.

"Of course! How could I be left out of something like this!"

Cleveland beamed with joy.

"Then I'll look forward to your guidance."

Black Flying Dragon laughed too.

"This mission will involve facing a large number of Sirens, Black Dragon, you need to be careful about your position."

Helena couldn't help but offer a word of advice.

"Okay, then I won't bother you any longer. I haven't eaten yet today. See you tomorrow~"

Black Flying Dragon responded, closed the door, waved, and left.

"Do you know?"

After the black dragon left, Helena looked at Cleveland.

"Yes, we've worked together on missions before."

Cleveland nodded.

"I see. Let's go then."

Helena nodded, and the two left.

……

After eating something, Black Flying Dragon went home and slept. When he woke up the next day, it was already broad daylight.

"I water you every day, so you can grow up quickly."

Black Flying Dragon, dressed in casual clothes, squatted in the yard, holding a small shovel in one hand and a watering can in the other, watering the flowers, plants, and trees and weeding.

"Alright, let's go see Akashi first."

After finishing, Black Dragon washed his hands, closed the door, and headed towards the armory.

This is a large-scale mission, and we may face a large number of Sirens. We should also bring several Rubik's Cubes to collect.

On the way, she saw many people walking towards the office center, who were probably all there to register.

Soon, she arrived at the armory and the first thing she saw was Mr. Akashi, who looked worried.

"what happened?"

Black Flying Dragon stepped forward and asked, "Wasn't everything fine yesterday?"

"Oh, it's a Black Flying Dragon. You should go and resupply first, or you'll have to wait in line later, meow."

Akashi's ears twitched, and he pointed to the room inside.

"?"

Black Dragon was a little confused, but it would be foolish not to take advantage of the opportunity. She quickly went to the supply room and repaired the damaged planes.

Akashi wasn't idle either; she took out Black Dragon's shoes and radar hair clip.

"What happened?"

Black Dragon reached out and picked up the green cat hair clip, then looked at it.

"A big mission is coming. A large number of ship girls will be coming to resupply us soon, the kind that don't pay us, meow."

Akashi sighed.

"Oh~ Aren't the supplies we use here from the port area?"

Black Flying Dragon blinked and instantly understood the cause and effect.

"Of course not! Everything here is my invention, and I even provided the energy myself, meow!"

Akashi's ears drooped down, and her pitiful look was strangely adorable.

"what?"

Black Dragon was somewhat skeptical.

"Really, meow! The energy collected from the past in the port area was used to maintain the operation of the port area, and the rest was given to human researchers. The ship equipment sent over is not enough for all the ship girls in the port to use, meow."

Akashi explained earnestly.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll be going on this mission too. Could you give me a few more Rubik's Cubes? I'll help you collect some energy."

Black Dragon believed it this time. Akashi, as a ship girl, couldn't have been born a shrewd businessman. It took a certain amount of time to develop such a personality.

"Thank you, meow."

Akashi thanked him first, then ran to a shelf on the side, rummaged around for a bit, and took out a small bag that could be hung on the waist and handed it to Black Dragon.

Black Dragon took them and looked at them. Good heavens, seven Rubik's Cubes.

"That's all the cats we have. We need to save some for other cats going out to sea."

Akashi looked at the black dragon pitifully.

"I'll put in some effort then."

Black Dragon thought that forty Sirens would be enough to collect a Rubik's Cube, and conquering the sea would be a piece of cake, defeating hundreds of Sirens.

"

Go for it, meow!

Akashi waved to Black Dragon to cheer him on.

"Okay, how do I use these two?"

Black Dragon focused his attention on the shoes and hair clip.

"These two items can resonate with your ship equipment. As long as you deploy your ship equipment, you can sense the radar and sonar systems, meow."

Akashi quickly offered an explanation.

"That's so convenient! I'll go register now. See you next time."

There had been rumors before that Akashi could fulfill any request the Commander might have, and now Black Dragon believed it.

Akashi's technology may not be groundbreaking high technology, but it completely surpasses its contemporaries in terms of convenience.

After Black Dragon left, Akashi shook off the gloom on his face, took out a small computer from his sleeve, and started pressing buttons. Soon, a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

……

Unaware that she had been tricked, Black Dragon didn't rush to register. She went to the dock, changed her shoes and hair clip, unfolded her ship equipment, jumped off the dock, and ran a distance overseas.

"Unfold".

Black Dragon stopped after running for three nautical miles, silently recited a phrase, and suddenly a different scene appeared before its eyes.

First, there was the radar. A thin screen appeared in front of her left eye, showing the ships and ship girls surrounding her. The port area was a vast expanse of green, and there were also green dots of varying sizes moving on the surrounding sea.

Then there's sonar, which is quite amazing. As soon as Black Dragon turns on her sonar, she 'senses' the situation on the seabed. Even without seeing it, she knows the underwater terrain.

"The reconnaissance is finally complete. Next is the attack method. It's not sustainable to keep slashing with a knife all the time."

Black Dragon turned off the sonar, reached into the card box hanging on his right waist and took out the cards. The cards rose straight into the air from the card box and then spontaneously combusted and disappeared in the air like fireworks.

After the cards disappeared, energy gathered inside the card box, and a stack of cards with landscape paintings appeared inside.

Black Dragon casually pulled out a card and threw it into the distance.

"boom!"

The card exploded instantly upon contact with the water, the shockwave sending surrounding seawater flying into the air. Its power was equivalent to the main gun attack of a Siren battleship.

Black Dragon stroked his chin, then picked up another card and tossed it into the distance. The card drew a beautiful arc in the air and drifted away into the distance. Not long after, the sound of an explosion rang out in the distance.