Reborn Girl, Journey to All Worlds

Chapter 264 The storm is coming

On Iwo Jima, Xue brought Ruzuki back to the base of the Blue Fleet.

"Everyone, I'm back."

"Welcome back, onee-sama!"

Seeing Xue coming back, Nagara, the only one present, took a quick start and rushed forward to meet her, but when she saw Ruyue beside Xue, she couldn't help but stop.

"Onee-sama, who is this...?"

Nagara's intuition told him that the guy his elder sister brought back was not a good person.

"This person's words..."

Before Xue could speak, Ruyue immediately introduced herself.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Kisaragi, the Mutsuki-class guided missile destroyer newly enlisted in the Apocalypse Fleet, and Kirsaji's sister's escort."

"Frigate?"

After hearing what Kisaragi said, Nagara's eyes suddenly lost their luster and he began to mutter to himself.

Seeing this, Xue knew that something bad was going to happen. Her adopted sister cared too much about the position of her frigate. In other words, she seemed to be a severe sister complex.

"Nagara?"

"No, it's nothing, onee-sama." Nagara's eyes regained their luster, revealing a very 'kind' smile that made Xue feel creepy.

"Hello, Miss Kisaragi. I am the Nagara-class battlecruiser Nagara, another of Onee-sama's escort ships. It's a pleasure to meet you."

This time, Nagara even changed her self-proclaimed name to "the ordinary me", which shows how bad her mood is.

"A Nagara-class battlecruiser? Sister Chirsagi, she has the same one as me..."

Hearing that Nagara wasn't the light cruiser she remembered, Kisaragi looked at Yuki.

"Well... Nagara did undergo an upgrade, going from a light cruiser of the Sea Mist to a battlecruiser."

"Is that so... Wait, sea mist?"

Ruyue realized something was wrong.

"Yes, Nagara was a member of the former Mist Fleet, but for some reason, she took the initiative to leave that side and joined the Apocalypse Fleet."

For some reason, she was sunk to the bottom of the sea by her own imaginary particle cannon, which accidentally knocked out her mental model and turned her into a severe sister-con maniac.

"I see…"

Kisaragi nodded in understanding, smiling and extending her hand to Nagara.

"Nice to meet you, Nagara-nee-sister. Let's work hard together to protect Kirsaji-nee-sister~"

"Ah good."

Ruyue's call of "sister" made Nagara, who was already in a very bad mood, suddenly at a loss. He was being called sister!

"Hmm? Xiaoxue, is this our new member?"

Xiao Mo, Nana, Iona and the Chihaya group arrived at the dock area at some point and looked at Ruzuki curiously.

"Yes."

"Kiragi, let me introduce you. This is our Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, August von Parseval. Her human name is Mostima."

"Hello~"

"This is the King George V-class battleship HMS Howe, her human name is Selina."

"Nice to meet you~"

"As for these two, they are our allies, Captain Chihaya Gunzo of Azure Steel, and their flagship, the submarine I-401. You can just call her Iona."

“…Hello.” Iona greeted with her usual expressionless face.

"Hello, I'm the Mutsuki-class guided missile destroyer Kisaragi. Please give me your guidance!"

In this way, Ruyue managed to become familiar with all the members of the Apocalypse Fleet and important figures of the Blue Fleet.

……

In the evening, after eating the sumptuous dinner prepared by Hinata, Xue made an appointment with Kirishima and Haruna alone.

"Kirshazhi, what's the matter with asking us out so late at night?"

Since Xue deliberately asked them not to respect her too much, Kirishima's attitude now is somewhat casual.

"Of course I'm helping you repair the ship, especially you, Kirishima. It must be very inconvenient to be in your stuffed bear position."

"real?!"

Kirishima was surprised and excited, but in the next moment, she seemed to have thought of something and became a little calmer.

“…Are you reluctant to leave Makie?” Xue saw through Kirishima’s little thoughts.

“…Ah, maybe a little.”

Kirishima didn't deny it. She was used to being held in the form of the teddy bear "Yotaro".

"Then why don't you just keep it that way normally and return to your original state during battle? Or why not just use nanomaterials to make a second backup body in the form of a stuffed bear?"

"That's what I said..."

Kirishima was still hesitant.

"I think it would be best if you return to your original form, Kirishima."

Looking at his hesitant companion beside him, Haruna said softly.

"Indeed, with your current teddy bear form, your combat effectiveness is too poor without using the ship's hull. It will be difficult to protect Maki."

"Well... well, if I think about it, it's better to return to that form."

Seeing this, Yuki used imaginary energy to rub two large portions of this world's nanomaterials on the spot and gave them to Kirishima and Haruna.

"Here, I've prepared some concentrated nanomaterials for you all to rebuild the ship from scratch three times."

"so much?!"

Kirishima and Haruna were deeply shocked when they took the concentrated nanomaterial from Xue's hand that emitted a bright silver moon.

Even in the past, they would not be able to take out this amount of nanomaterials casually.

"Take it, it's a gift from me to my friend."

"Friend?" Kirishima was stunned.

"From the moment you chose to save Maki, we were no longer enemies, but friends."

"Is that so... I understand."

A smile played in Kirishima's tone as his figure began to change, returning to his normal human form and stretching.

"Hmm~ This posture is more comfortable after all."

"Right. By the way, what are your plans next? Are you planning to return to the Mist Fleet or stay?"

The two were silent for a moment before Haruna spoke silently.

"We...are planning to follow Chihaya Gunzo and the others to America, and then take Makie to a sparsely populated place to stay temporarily."

"Is that so... That's not bad."

Xue was not surprised by the two's decision, and she could fully understand their feelings.

……

The next morning, the members of the Azure Fleet at the Iwo Jima base were busy making preparations before setting out to sea. Naturally, the "Mist Fleet" could not just sit there idle.

After communicating with Kirishima and Haruna in the quantum communication space in the early morning, Kongo, the flagship of the First Patrol of the East, had already classified the actions of the two as treason, just like the heavy cruiser Takao and the battleship Hyuga.

Now, based on Kirishima and Haruna's mental signals, she is gradually approaching the waters near Iwo Jima, where the Azure Fleet base is located.

"The battle plan has been uploaded to you, Maya, via the quantum communication network. Come and join me now."

Off the coast of Sanriku, the pink sea mist heavy cruiser cut through the waves. Maya had a lovely and bright smile on her face, dancing with joy and singing an unknown song.

But her happiness seemed a little strange to Haiwu.

In her subconscious mind, she was more looking forward to meeting Xue than completing the task assigned to her by King Kong.

Of course, she herself had no idea of ​​her subconscious thoughts, she just had an inexplicable expectation.