"So, you must make up for everything. From now on, you will serve as my attendant."
"Eh?!"
Not only did the black-haired girl, who had fallen into despair, feel the oppressive atmosphere dissolve instantly, but she also let out a surprised exclamation.
Nagato, Mutsu, and Kawakaze all looked at Mikasa in surprise, not understanding why the senior suddenly extended an olive branch to the invader.
"Well, you're already homeless, and without memories, you don't know where to go, right? I can tell from your lost expression that you've been through a long story."
Mikasa stretched out her hand, gently patting the black-haired girl's head, then stood up with a faint smile.
"Since that's the case, you can stay with us for now.
Once the true owner of this place returns, we will go find the one who controlled you and demand compensation for the damages caused today."
I see.
Nagato finally understood, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at the handsome Mikasa.
Indeed, as Mikasa said, the losses they suffered should be sought from the person who cast the spell, the mastermind behind controlling the girl.
Rather than blaming this innocent girl.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much..."
The black-haired girl, after hearing all of this, choked up and lowered her head, speaking with a voice full of tears:
"I really can't remember where I came from or why I'm here... Thank you so much for taking me in..."
At this time, Kawakaze, under Nagato's signal, stepped forward and untied the ropes binding the girl's hands.
However, Kawakaze, who was very observant, quickly noticed that the girl had many calluses on the palms of her hands.
She couldn't help but be a little surprised. These calluses could only be formed by decades of wielding weapons.
On the back of the girl's right hand, there were also large scars that had ruined the otherwise fair skin.
Kawakaze made a note of these details, planning to report them to Nagato and Mikasa later.
Seeing the slender black-haired girl standing up with Kawakaze's help, Mikasa asked:
"Do you remember your name?"
"Yuki... that's all I can remember."
By now, the sky outside had gradually brightened, and light morning fog covered the buildings of the Sakura Empire.
Some of the destroyer chibis had already woken up to begin sweeping the streets.
The sound of sweeping "swish, swish" and the playful chatter of the little chibis signified the beginning of a new day for the Sakura Empire.
"Yuki, that's a good name."
Mikasa nodded and then looked at Nagato, saying:
"If there are no objections, let's settle it this way."
"Ah, I... we have no objections. We will follow the senior's arrangements."
Seeing Mikasa look at her, Nagato hurriedly responded.
"Nagato, you don't need to be so formal with me.
You're currently the flagship of the combined fleet and the Divine Child of the Sakura Empire. How many times have I told you that?"
Mikasa spoke with a tender smile, as if looking at a younger sibling.
"Senior, why do you always say this to sister? Why is she always so nervous in front of you? Why..."
Hearing Mutsu's innocent barrage of questions, Mikasa's smile froze for a moment, and she took half a step back.
Curious Mutsu really was too terrifying.
"Mutsu, stop asking."
Nagato shot her sister a reproachful glance, her pale face turning slightly red.
"Kawakaze, take Mutsu and Yuki to have breakfast. I need to discuss something with Nagato, then I'll join you afterward."
After Mikasa tidied her waist-length hair, she suddenly seemed to remember something important and turned to Kawakaze.
Receiving Mikasa's orders, Kawakaze first glanced at Nagato.
When Nagato nodded slightly, she led Mutsu and the girl named Yuki out of the room.
At this moment, only Nagato and Mikasa remained in the tower-like room.
"Nagato, has the Commander or Bismarck made contact with you recently?"
After closing the door, Mikasa walked in front of Nagato, her expression serious as she looked at her younger sister, who was now the current flagship of the Sakura Empire's Combined Fleet.
"No... the last time I contacted the Ironblood fleet, it was Frederick the Great who answered."
"According to her, most of the Ironblood fleet members have gone to the temporary New Harbor district where the Commander is, under Bismarck's leadership."
After hearing Nagato's report, Mikasa, looking like an elder, stroked her chin thoughtfully and said quietly:
"Bismarck and Frederick the Great are not at the same location. If the fleet is moving bases, it's normal that the Commander can't make long-distance communications."
Nagato, the battleship chibi, rubbed her temples anxiously after hearing Mikasa's analysis:
"Akagi and Taihō have been coming to me lately, saying that the Ironblood fleet must have hidden the Commander."
"Now you must take responsibility as the flagship of the Combined Fleet.
You need to find a way to pressure Ironblood to make the Commander contact us as soon as possible, so that Akagi and the others can wait in peace."
Mikasa, although she missed the Commander deeply and longed to see him again, knew this matter couldn't be rushed. They needed to stabilize the Sakura Empire first.
Akagi and Taihō were the type to lose half their lives without the Commander.
If the news of the Commander being found by Ironblood was delivered, and the video of the Commander talking to Nagato was sent to them, Akagi and Taihō would likely go mad and do something catastrophic.
It was well-known that Akagi had once led the aggressive factions in the Sakura Empire to make significant changes, even working with the Sirens for a period.
Many of the mysterious forces and technologies in the Sakura Empire came from analyzing Siren technology.
If it weren't for the help of the reborn Amagi and the Commander's deep sincerity, Akagi might never have realized the mistakes she made.
Who knew if her past actions would have led the Sakura Empire to destruction?
"Mm, I will take on the duties of the flagship. But Mikasa, may I suggest that we ask 'her' to use her power to allow the Commander to meet with us in our dreams?"
Nagato looked up at the composed Mikasa, proposing the idea she had been thinking about for the past few days.
"From here to the United States of Orland, it's such a long distance. Will 'her' powers be able to reach that far?"
Mikasa, hearing Nagato's suggestion, was initially puzzled but soon realized who Nagato was referring to.
A certain heavyweight member of the Sakura Empire's Daytime Sleep Society.
"Once she wakes up, I will ask her about it."
"Mm, if we can indeed contact the Commander in our dreams, we will be able to better assist him in coming to take us back to the harbor."
The plan was quickly settled between the two.
Meanwhile, Lin Lan, still in the faraway United States of Orland on the western continent, was sound asleep in his bed, holding two white-haired girls.
It was clear that he had no idea that the Sakura fleet girls had already set their sights on his dreams.
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