Fantasy in the world of crossover anime

Seeing Kagami's expression, Yu Shenhao knew that this meeting was doomed to fail. However, there was still plenty of time; he could only hope that their relationship would improve in the future.

After answering Mikami Hiroyu's question, Kagami turned and stared expressionlessly at the beings who had stolen their masters' names and were now called "ship girls." Yamato and Iowa were somewhat annoyed that Kagami had ignored them. Yamato was a little better, but Iowa was much more direct, looking at Kagami with a defiant expression. Kagami didn't back down either, maintaining her expressionless gaze. The atmosphere was tense, ready to explode at any moment.

"By the way, Wu seems to be waking up. You should go back first today." Yu Shen Haoyu couldn't stand the scene any longer. He sensed the magic power of Wu's card flowing and exclaimed in his heart how lucky he was. Then he immediately spoke up.

Mirror Card knew that staring back at each other was pointless, but whoever retreated first would lose. Since Misami Hiroyu had given Mirror Card a way out, Mirror Card accepted it. Mirror Card didn't want to appear aggressive to Misami Hiroyu.

"Since there's no one to wake up, Master, we'll head back now. Master, please don't forget our promise," Mirror said before transforming back into a playing card. Then, she became the Little hope card and flew into the book of magic.

After the Mirror Card flew into the Book of Magic, the Little Nozomi Cards, which were floating next to Mikami Hiroyu, circled around him a few times, expressed their thoughts, and then followed the Mirror Cards into the Book of Magic.

Iowa: "Admiral, where did that girl go?"

Yu Shen Haoyu said helplessly, "They went back. You guys! What was supposed to be a nice meeting turned into this."

"I'm sorry, Admiral. I don't know why I did that just now," Yamato said apologetically.

Iowa said with a righteous expression, "Who told them to make things difficult for the Admiral? Anyone who makes things difficult for the Admiral is our enemy." Iowa would never admit that he was jealous just now, so he found a legitimate reason to explain.

"Alright, this is the last time," Yu Shenhaoyu said helplessly.

"Yes, Admiral, there won't be a next time," Iowa assured Yamato at the same time.

However, Mikami Hiroyu always felt that Yamato and the others' assurances gave him a strong sense of disbelief.

"Alright, let's not talk about that for now. The person who just came out is Mirror from the Nozomi card. Her ability is to copy a person, and don't underestimate this copying. Mirror's copying can copy that person's abilities, memories, habits, and so on. Simply put, it copies everything about that person. As long as you have a good relationship with her, Yamato and Taihou can also use this ability."

Fortunately, Nagato had already been surprised by Mikami Hiroyu several times today, so he wasn't too surprised by Kagami's ability just now.

Nagato: "Admiral, may I ask you a question?"

"Nagato, is there a problem?"

Nagato: "Admiral, why is it that only Yamato and Taihou have that thing called magic, while we don't!"

Mikami Hiroyu knew Nagato and the others would ask this question, but he had already found the answer. "The reason Yamato and Taihou can have magical power in their bodies is probably because after my soul network was strengthened again, it connected Yamato and Taihou to my magical power source, which is why magical power appears in their bodies."

Kaga: "If that's what the Admiral says, then we should also have magical powers within us!"

Yuudachi: "It's the Admiral, Kaga-senpai was right, poi."

Mikami Hiroyu originally thought he could fool them, but to his surprise, Kaga quickly found the problem.

Mikami Hiroyu said helplessly, "The reason is probably because Yamato and Taihou's affinity with me is above 90. So during the further strengthening of the soul network, Yamato and the others connected to the magic source I came from through the soul network, and that's why magic appeared on their bodies."

Mikami Hiroyu's words made Yamato and Taihou blush, but they didn't run away because of shyness, because it was their loyalty to their admiral Mikami Hiroyu, and it was their honor.

Mikami Hiroyu's words not only made Yamato and the others blush, but also filled Yuudachi and the others with admiration for them. They were no longer concerned about the magical power issue; they hadn't expected that Yamato-senpai and Taihou-senpai were actually the two in the fleet with the highest intimacy with the Admiral. If it were just Yamato, they wouldn't be too surprised, since Yamato's usual actions had perfectly proven this.

To their surprise, Taihou-senpai, who usually doesn't talk much to the Admiral, actually has a relationship level of over 90 with the Admiral, just like Yamato-senpai.

Yuudachi and the others knew what it meant when the intimacy level between a ship girl and the admiral reached 90 or higher.

"Admiral, Admiral, what is my affinity level with you, Yuudachi?" Yuudachi suddenly thought of this very important question.

"Yuudachi, you're interested in this too?" Mikami Hiroyu asked, a little curious.

"Admiral, please tell me, poi."

"Alright, let me see," Yu Shenhaoyu said with a smile.

Yuuichi closed his eyes briefly, then opened them and said, "Yuudachi, what's your intimacy level with me...?"

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Chapter 146 Intimacy

Yuuji had originally intended to keep Yuudachi in suspense, but Yuudachi's loyal, dog-like gaze dispelled that idea.

“Yuudachi, your intimacy level with me is 86 points, which is a very high number,” Mikami Hiroyu said with a smile.

"Hooray! Poi!"

"Admiral, what about us?" After learning about Yuudachi's closeness with Mikami Hiroyu, Akatsuki and the others were also curious about their own closeness with Mikami Hiroyu, even though they hadn't been with the naval base for more than ten hours.

Eugen: "Admiral, I'd like to know too."

Nagato: "Admiral, I'm here too!"

Seeing this, Yu Shen Haoyu said helplessly, "Since everyone wants to know about your intimacy levels with me, I'll tell you all at once."

After Yu Shenhaoyu said this, the scene immediately fell silent, and everyone was waiting for Yu Shenhaoyu to announce the answer.

"I just checked, and as you know, Yamato and Taihou's affinity with me is over 90, with Yamato at 93 and Taihou at 95."

If the fact that Taihou's secret relationship with Hiroyu Mikami was over 90 surprised Yuudachi and the others, then when Hiroyu Mikami revealed that Taihou's intimacy level with him was even higher than Yamato's, they became even more curious. Taihou could now be considered the ship girl with the highest intimacy level with Hiroyu Mikami in the entire fleet.

"Iowa has 89 points, just one point shy of 90."

“What a pity,” Iowa sighed.

"It's a real shame. Next up is Kaga. Kaga and I are at... wait, huh?" Mikami Hiroyu seemed to realize something was off.

"What's wrong with the Admiral?" Yamato asked.

Kaga initially appeared indifferent, but when Mikami Hiroyu called her name, she became highly focused, afraid of mishearing a single word. However, when Mikami Hiroyu exclaimed "Huh? What's going on?", Kaga's usual carefree expression vanished, replaced by a colder gaze towards Mikami Hiroyu.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little surprised. Kaga and I have the same intimacy level of 89 as Iowa." Mikami Hiroyu never expected that Kaga, who usually had an icy demeanor and didn't talk to him much, would have such a high intimacy level of 89 with him.

Now, all the ship girls in the fleet looked at Kaga with good expressions. They didn't expect that Kaga, who usually didn't have much contact with Mikami Hiroyu, would have such a high level of intimacy with Taihou.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Kaga said calmly.

"It's nothing, just very unexpected!"

Kaga's heart wasn't as cold as her appearance suggested. When she heard Mikami Hiroyu say that her intimacy level with him was 89 points—just one point away from reaching 90—if Kaga hadn't had strong self-control, she probably would have already embraced him.

"Alright, next up is Nagato. Let me check... Nagato's affinity with me is 85 points."

Originally a very high number, it seems a bit low after the previous comparisons. Nagato looked at Mikami Hiroyu with a regretful expression, making Mikami Hiroyu feel rather embarrassed.

"Next up is Eugen. Eugen and I have an affinity level of 86, while Mamiya's is 82."

Eugen was a little injured, but Mamiya thought it was normal. After all, she had only just joined Maizuru, and it was already quite good that she had such high stats.

"Admiral, isn't it our turn next?" Lei asked impatiently.

"The four of you are all about the same level of intimacy with me, but that's a bit surprising!"

Xiang: "What's unexpected?"

"You only joined my Maizuru Naval Base a few hours ago, right?"

Electricity: "Yes! What's wrong?"

"But Xiao and Lei have 88 points, while Xiang and Dian have 89. That's a bit..."

“Of course, a proper lady should have such a high level of intimacy with her admiral,” Xiao said happily.

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Ray: "Why am I less than electricity?!"

Electricity: "I'll do my best!"

Eugen was even more hurt after hearing what Akatsuki and the others said; apart from Mamiya, she was the lowest in status.

"Alright, don't be upset. It's just a number after all. Do you think I don't know how you've treated me?" Yu Shen Haoyu had to comfort the few whose numbers were a bit low.

"Alright, aren't you all eager to know how Yamato and Taihou use the magic within them? Come with me!" Seeing that his words weren't having much effect and Eugen was still looking rather downcast, Mikami Hiroyu had no choice but to pull out his trump card.

After saying this, Mikami Hiroyu flew towards the sea. Yamato and the others exchanged glances and followed behind him. After all, they were very curious about this.

After arriving above a vast, empty sea, apart from a few small islands, there were no other creatures on the surface. Mikami Hiroki stopped, finding this a convenient spot to continue his mission, and said to Yamato and the others who had followed, "Alright, this is the place. Yamato and Taihou, come here first."

After Mikami Hiroyu finished speaking, Yamato and Taihou flapped their wings, and as soon as they reached the airspace above Mikami Hiroyu, the wings immediately disappeared. Fortunately, Yamato and Taihou reacted quickly and stood firmly beside Mikami Hiroyu.

"Looks like if you want to use magic in the future, you'd better get on good terms with Xiaoxi and the others first!" Mikami Hiroyu said, looking at the Flying Card that had appeared in his hand. Luckily, when he used the Floating Card, he also used it with Yamato and the others. Otherwise, Yamato and the others would be in an awkward situation now. But the Flying Card probably knew that Yamato and the others possessed the power of the Floating Card, which is why it dared to suddenly disappear!

"Admiral, we understand. We'll work on our relationship with them," Taihou said through gritted teeth.

Although Yamato didn't say anything, the aura she exuded indicated her stance.

Yu Shenhao sighed. It seems that there is still a long way to go before Xiao Xi and the ship girls can get along well!

"Alright, Yamato and Taihou, next I will teach you how to use the magic power within your bodies. Since it's complicated to explain, I plan to use the soul network to control your bodies directly. I will demonstrate it to you personally, so please remember it well."

"Yes, Admiral, we will remember this carefully," Yamato and Taiho said at the same time.

"Who will take care of my body?" Because he needed to control Yamato and the others using the soul network, and because he was currently in the air, Mikami Hiroyu couldn't control his own body, so he asked.

"Admiral, I'll do it, I'll do it!" Nagato shouted as soon as she heard this.

"Alright, you're the one then. Yamato, you'll start."

"Good admiral"

After Yamato finished speaking, Mikami Hiroyu used his soul network to control Yamato's body, and then an inexplicable pressure emanated from Yamato.

Chapter 147 Magic Cannon!

If Yamato was the Yamato they knew just a moment ago, then after Mikami Hiroyu took over Yamato's body, the aura emanating from Yamato became completely different from her usual self.

The pressure emanating from Yamato was terrifying, filling them with despair. Although Iowa didn't know what the destruction of the world felt like, the dangerous aura emanating from Yamato clearly indicated that she was incredibly strong, stronger than anything in this dimension.

Iowa had seen many deep-sea flagships, though she couldn't defeat them. She was confident she could escape their attacks. But the oppressive feeling emanating from Yamato made her feel that no matter how far she fled, even to the ends of the earth, Yamato would sink her with a single shot, obliterating her from the world, even with its powerful protective shields unable to save her.

Looking at Yamato, who had truly accumulated magical power, Iowa sighed inwardly, "Is this still the power a ship girl should have? I guess the admiral is still controlling the oppressive force emanating from Yamato, otherwise... Even I, as the first ship of the Iowa battleship—Iowa herself—am a little afraid of the power contained in those main guns. After the admiral and I reach ninety points, will I also be able to possess such power?"

Nagato's thoughts were similar to Iowa's. Every ship girl in the fleet was currently feeling the intense pressure emanating from Yamato. Even the slightest hint of magic she unintentionally released shocked the fleet members. After a brief moment of shock, Iowa and the others realized that once their affinity with Mikami Hiroyu reached 90 or higher, they too would possess such power. Thinking of this, they began to consider how to increase their affinity with Mikami Hiroyu. This was especially true for those at 89 points, just one step away from 90—Iowa, Hibiki, Den, and Ta—who were particularly concerned about this issue.

After taking control of Yamato's body, Mikami Hiroyu discovered that the magic power within Yamato's body was transmitted through the soul network. Mikami Hiroyu could control the amount and intensity of the magic power within Yamato's body through his thoughts.

However, if Yamato wants to use magic, there's still a way to convert it into a resource that directly powers the ship's equipment. When Mikami Hiroyu was controlling Yamato and the others, he had already discovered how ship girls convert resources into main gun firepower. All that's needed now is to switch the power source for the ship's equipment to magic. Then, he can simply place a magic circle on Yamato's cannon muzzle.

When Mikami Hiroyu switched the main gun's power source, he discovered that only with a sufficient level of intimacy with himself could he accomplish this task. Not only did it require the ship girls' absolute trust when Xiaoxi switched power sources, but also that only with a high enough level of intimacy could the magic power emanating from Mikami Hiroyu be used according to the ship girls' wishes. Both of these points were extremely important to the ship girls' intimacy with Mikami Hiroyu. Therefore, after Mikami Hiroyu's soul network was strengthened, only Yamato and Taihou, whose intimacy with him was above 90 points, showed signs of receiving magic power from him.

While Mikami Hiroyu was explaining to Yamato how to switch between the power source provided by resources and the magic source generated by magic, Mikami Hiroyu had already switched the main cannon's output source from the resource power source to the magic source.

After Mikami Hiroyu switched Yamato to the magic source, Yamato felt even more unfamiliar to Iowa and the others. If before, Iowa and the others could still recognize that this ship girl was Yamato from her appearance, but now, apart from her body not changing, the ship equipment on Yamato had undergone earth-shattering changes.

The Yamato's original rigging, renowned for its nine massive 460mm main guns—a weapon instantly recognizable to admirals worldwide—has vanished. It has been replaced by a steel rod almost as tall as the Yamato itself. Yes, a steel rod, with a stylish top adorned with images of the sun, moon, and Earth, the sun and moon positioned on opposite sides of the Earth.

If Mirror were here, he would definitely recognize that the strange steel rod modified from the Yamato's ship equipment is similar to Mikami Hiroyu's magic wand, and that the sun, moon, and earth are the magic circles of Mikami Hiroyu's magic wand.

"Alright, let's see how much the ship girls' combat power will increase after they gain magic power," Yamato said, opening her closed eyes.

Although Yamato's tone was slightly different from usual, Iowa and the others were completely captivated by the wand that Yamato had built and modified.

Mikami Hiroyu, controlling Yamato, picked up the steel wand floating in the air. He noticed a small island not far ahead, about the same size as his own Maizuru. After confirming with the little fairy that there were no humans or other living beings on that island, Mikami Hiroyu decided to make it the target of Yamato's first magical attack.

Yamato held the tempered magic wand, while Mikami Hiroyu channeled the magic power from his magic source, gathering it towards the wand. Soon, a small black dot appeared in front of the wand. As Mikami Hiroyu channeled his magic power, the dot slowly grew larger, stopping when it reached a diameter of 20 centimeters.

Iowa and the others felt an incredibly powerful force within that tiny 20-centimeter dot. After the dot stopped changing, their bodies began to tremble almost imperceptibly for some reason. Iowa and the others knew this was their body's instinct, a fear of that black sphere only 20 centimeters in diameter. Even though the sphere wasn't targeting them, their bodies still trembled involuntarily.

During the time the sphere was converging, Iowa and the others remained completely silent. The cool sea breeze had vanished without a trace.

"Watch closely, this is the power of magic!" After Yushin Hiroyu spoke these words in the body of Yamato, the magic power of the wand was released instantly. There was no loud noise of the ship's cannons firing, and the release of magic power was completely silent.

But soon, a deafening roar came from the small island ahead. The island vanished from Iowa and the others' sight, along with the surrounding seawater. Within a 4000-meter radius of the island, even the sea right beneath their feet disappeared, leaving only a gigantic oval crater—a crater with a radius of 4000 meters.

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Chapter 148 Ship Girl Taihou, Magical Evolution

Although the magic cannon fired without making a sound or producing a violent explosion, its power was terrifying. It instantly obliterated everything within a 4000-meter radius of the island, leaving the seabed clearly visible. The exposed seabed was even about 500 meters lower than the undamaged area.

Iowa and the others watched as the seawater rapidly receded, but it seemed unlikely the receding would be completed in less than ten minutes! This wasn't the Island of Beginnings; it wasn't in the center of the ocean. Imagine, if it took ten minutes to recede in the middle of the ocean, consider the damage caused by Yamato's cannon shot.

"Is this the power of magic? Who in this world can resist such power? Humans and ship girls can't, and neither can the abyssal forces! No one in this world can resist such power. I will gain this power after my relationship with the admiral reaches ninety points!" Iowa thought excitedly, looking at the giant crater below where the seawater was rapidly filling it back up.

Nagato, forgetting about Mikami Hiroyu in her arms, stared dumbfounded at the mirror image beneath her feet, along with the fleet's ship girls. After delivering Yamato's shot, Mikami Hiroyu switched Yamato's magic source back to the resource-provided power source and handed Yamato control of her body, saying, "Yamato, do you remember what I just did?"

After Mikami Hiroyu switched Yamato's magic source back to the resource-provided power source, Yamato's ship equipment returned to its original state. The Yamato everyone knew and loved was back. However, after witnessing the power of Yamato's magic, the ship girls who didn't possess magic looked at Yamato with envy.

"Admiral, I've got it."

"That's good. That was just the simplest application of magic, but it's enough for you now. Also, if you want to achieve the effect I just had on you, you'll need to practice diligently."

Actually, there's another way: increase Yamato's intimacy level with Mikami Hiroyu. This way, Yamato can quickly master magical powers.

"Admiral, I understand, I will definitely practice hard," Yamato said excitedly.