Reborn Girl, Journey to All Worlds

Chapter 258 Meeting offline

While the four snow-covered children were having a happy breakfast, on the other side of the sea, near the coast of the Kii Peninsula.

Amidst the violent storms unleashed by the recently formed Typhoon No. 11, the I-401 and its crew were engaged in a duel with a blue-haired heavy cruiser named Kaohsiung belonging to the "Mist Fleet."

Xue was naturally eating while silently paying attention to the battle situation over there. Although Yi-401 was the protagonist, this was the real world, and who knew if any accidents would happen.

By the time Xue was the last one to finish breakfast, the match between I-401 and Kaohsiung had already been decided.

As expected, Kaohsiung was defeated by the I-401, although as a price, her own hull was also seriously damaged.

As soon as she came out of the kitchen after washing the dishes, Xue saw Nagara lying on the table with his legs swinging in a daze.

"Ha~~~ Onee-sama, is there anything you need Nagara to do? I'm a little bored."

As if noticing Xue's gaze, Nagara came back to his senses and yawned loudly.

"Of course there is something going on. We're going to meet two people later this afternoon. You should know them, Nagara."

"I know him?" Nagara asked doubtfully.

"Iona, also known as the mental model of I-401 and her captain, Chihaya."

"Oh, it's them."

Upon hearing that her elder sister wanted to meet I-401 who had attacked her in the dark before, Nagara's expression immediately became a little disgusted.

"Well, they are partners we want to focus on, so it would be better to meet them offline."

Xue naturally noticed Changliang's disgusted expression, but she didn't say anything.

"Partner?" Chang Hao was curious.

"Strictly speaking, it should be an investment target that I am optimistic about."

"I haven't told you, Nagara, yet. Our ultimate goal is to resolve the conflicts and disputes between the Mist Fleet and humanity from the past to the present, and to put an end to the meaningless war between the two."

"The collaboration between I-401 as Umigiri and Chihaya Gunzo as a human gives me hope of achieving my ultimate goal."

"So the war between the Mist Fleet and humans is meaningless..."

Hearing this, Nagara fell into silence unconsciously.

As a former sea fog battleship, she has always been a pure weapon, obeying the orders of the flagship and the naval code "Admiralty Code" to fight against humans.

After awakening her mental model and possessing a thinking pattern that was almost the same as that of humans, she thought about the meaning of war for the first time.

Seeing Changliang like this, Xue's mouth corners rose quietly. It was a good thing that she could think independently, which meant that her adopted sister's thinking mode was getting closer and closer to that of a real human being.

"That's right. War between humans and sea fog, or any form of war, is essentially meaningless. There will be no true winner in war."

"This thing will ultimately only bring tragedy after tragedy, no matter which side of the war it is on."

"…Well, Onee-sama, Nagara still can't figure it out."

After a moment, Nagara looked at Xue with a distressed expression. She didn't understand, she really didn't understand.

"It's okay, it's okay. Changliang, you will understand later. There's no need to rush now."

Seeing Nagara who was almost thinking about turning into a steam princess, Xue smiled and reached out to perform a head-patting kill.

Nagara's body shook, and he immediately threw away his previous thoughts and showed an expression of enjoyment.

……

In the afternoon, at the port of Fire Chaser Island, everything was ready. Xue waved her hand and opened the imaginary gate leading to where Iona and the Chihaya group were.

Nagara was startled when he saw the passage emitting strange light that suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Wow! Onee-sama, what is this?"

"Imaginary channel, one of my special abilities, can connect distant spaces and enable rapid travel between different regions."

"So amazing..." Nagara was amazed at Xue's spatial ability.

"Thanks for the compliment, let's go."

After crossing the Gate of Imaginary Numbers, the four of them arrived at a port city called Yokosuka.

"Sister, where is this?"

"This is Yokosuka, a naval port city garrisoned by the Neon side."

"Changliang and I will go find our target first. Nana and Xiaomo, you can move freely and wait for my news."

"I understand. Xiaoxue, please be careful."

"Got it~"

The two sides acted separately. Nana and Xiao Mo went to stroll in the nearby shopping street, while Xue took Nagara to a place - a huge memorial tablet in Yokosuka Park.

"Onee-sama, aren't we going to look for I-401 and the Chihaya Group? What are we doing here?"

Looking around, Nagara didn't see any trace of the two targets, which made him feel a little strange.

"Of course I'm here to visit the graves."

As she spoke, Xue placed the white bouquet in her hand in front of the memorial. No matter which world they are in, the warriors who fought and sacrificed to protect life are worthy of respect.

"Grave sweeping? Is that the way humans mourn for the dead?"

"Well, Nagara, remember what I said this morning? War itself is meaningless."

"Yeah, Nagara still remembers."

"That sentence is actually not complete." Xue paused.

"Although war itself has no meaning, it does not mean that the efforts and sacrifices made by those fighting to protect it are meaningless."

Hearing Xue's seemingly contradictory words, Nagara's eyes showed great doubt.

"In that senseless war, these warriors gave their all, just to give humanity a glimmer of hope."

"Everything they have done, their will and spirit to protect life and humanity, has transcended the meaningless war itself and condensed into a new meaning that transcends it. They are truly heroes."

"Well said, young lady."

At some point, the targets of Yuki and Nagara's trip, Iona and Chihaya's group, appeared not far behind the two of them.

I can only say that this is something that came to my own door.

"You guys came just in time."

"Um... do we know each other?"

Hearing this, a hint of doubt appeared in Chihaya Gunzo's eyes. He was very sure that he did not know the two girls in front of him.

"It's only been a day and you've already forgotten me, I-401, Chihaya Gunzo."

As she spoke, Xue's appearance changed for a moment, like a ship girl.

"Chirsagi..."

Seeing this, Chihaya Gunzo immediately became alert, and Iona beside her even revealed three blue data rings on the spot, showing signs of a fight with Xue.

"Hey, Yi401, what do you want to do to my onee-sama?!"

Seeing Iona's hostility towards Xue, Nagara on the side also revealed three pink and purple data rings and looked at the girl opposite with a bad expression.

"This quantum identification code...are you Nagara?"

Although Nagara has left behind her identity as Haiwu, some of Haiwu's things still remain on her, such as her own identification code.

"It is Miss."

"Nagara/Iona, stop."

Hearing their elder sister/captain say this, the two girls simultaneously put away their stances.

"It would be tactless to disturb the resting place of the heroic spirits. Don't be nervous, Iona. They are not hostile."

Chihaya Gunzo ignored Nagara who had almost fought with Iona. At least she did not feel any hostility from Kirsaji, who was called "Sister" by the other party.

"I like smart people. Oh, and I'd rather you call me by my human name, Tennoji Yuki, than Kilshaji."

"Tennoji?... I see. Your Excellency Tennoji, what is your purpose for coming here? You're not just here to chat with us, are you?"

Snow clapped her hands.

"In a sense, you're right."

"?"

Chihaya Gunzo was stunned for a moment. The other party... just came to chat with him?

"I've already said that our Apocalypse Fleet is friends or allies of all members of I-401. I came here just to meet you offline."

After saying that, Xue waved her hand, turned around and prepared to leave with Changliang.

"Oh, by the way, there's a group of heavily armed soldiers approaching here. They look like they're coming for you. Be careful."

With that, Xue and Nagara jumped into the sea behind the monument and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

A minute later, the soldiers from Xuekou appeared in the sight of Chihaya Group and Iona and quickly surrounded them. More than a dozen automatic rifles were raised, ready to shoot the two into sieves at any time.

"The Army..."

"You are Captain Chihaya, right? A nobleman wishes to meet with you. We hope you would do us the honor of traveling with us."

A man in a suit walked out of the group and said this to the Chihaya group.

"Group portrait, do we need to deal with them?"

Seeing this, data rings appeared around Iona's body again. She would not show mercy to anyone who threatened the safety of Chihaya Group.

Seeing Iona's behavior, the man in the suit was obviously shocked. He knew very well that with just a few people like them, they could not defeat Hai Wu's mental model.

"No, since the other party has invited me so enthusiastically, I'll go."

Chihaya Gunzo didn't want to start a fight in this place where heroic spirits sleep, so he simply agreed to the request of the man in the suit.

"Chihaya Gunzo, I was right about you."

At this time, on the other side of Yokosuka, Xue remotely witnessed the entire process of the Army's red deer threatening the Chihaya group through the nano-class carrier-based aircraft left behind.

Being able to remain so calm even when being pointed at by so many guns at the same time, one can only say that he is worthy of being the protagonist of this world.

"Is that what you think, Onee-sama? But this is really frustrating~"

On the side, Nagara, who shared the view of the carrier-based aircraft, was a little puzzled. If she was threatened by those guys with guns, she would definitely send them to death on the spot.

"A little impatience can ruin a great plan. Sometimes, for the sake of the current situation or the ultimate goal, you must be patient."

"Is that so... Nagara understands."

On this issue, Nagara understood it very quickly.