"Miss, please come with us. I can handle it. But miss, the opportunity to leave Narukami Island is really rare, and I have the approval of the general."

Thomas stood on the pier, waving to the sea breeze, his smile as bright as the morning sun.

His red turban fluttered behind his head, and behind him were a group of well-dressed officials from the shrine family, as well as the ashigaru who held official posts and wore dark purple armor.

The officials of the society and the ashigaru who were assigned to the administration looked intently. If you look closely, you can see that although they came to see them off, their eyes couldn't help but avoid the two people.

Under the clear blue sunshine, Kamisato Ayaka put on her regular clothes, a blue jacket, a black skirt and armor, and carried the Tenmu Shadow Sword on her waist. There was a slight reluctance in her eyes, and Toma was talking to her.

Behind her, upwards, a solid unloading board was set up on the dock from the Death Omen. Maplehara Manyo stood behind Kamisato Ayaka, wiping the tiger fish knife without saying a word.

The arc of the blade of the three-star sharp weapon suddenly appeared, and the metallic luster reflected when it was wiped by fingers. Maplehara Manyo happened to be sideways at this time, and his face, half of which was backlit, glowed, as cold as the west wind.

There is a green God's Eye hanging around his waist, and there are recent rumors in the army that General Maplehara Manyo is so brave that he breaks into the enemy's formation, entering and exiting seven times.

Maplehara Manyo has a tendency to be demonized in the ears of the bandits and rebels outside Inazuma Castle, as well as in the military tents. Strange rumors about the green-faced fangs with three heads and six arms are eager to spread.

This is the power of rumors, or reputation, which when it reaches its peak can defeat others without fighting.

Just like General Raiden, and Shang Shang Zhaoyue who defeated General Raiden, the devil is synonymous with invincibility in this world.

As for why the rebels dared to rise up against General Raiden's "tyranny", apart from the reasons they had to take action and conflicts of faith.

Maybe he's just too stubborn. The last time General Thunderbolt went on a personal expedition was eight hundred years ago.

At that time, a sword fell from the sky, with thunder and power, and the vast land and the snake-shaped demon as huge as a mountain were cut in two. The deep ravine was filled with overflowing high-concentration thunder elements. Anyone approaching it would feel unusually uncomfortable.

Nowadays, the Wuxiang Blade Hazama is still there, but time has gradually eroded the authenticity of the legend, and the people of Kaiji Island have forgotten the terror of being dominated by that powerful sword that day.

Another person who made them tremble was the young man with white hair and golden eyes standing on the deck talking to a sassy woman.

"Sister Beidou, I've admired her for a long time. Even though it's the first time I've seen her, she really has the heroic spirit of a warrior."

Shang Shang Zhaoyue praised him without hesitation, but Beidou didn't expect that Beidou was not interested in his polite words.

"I heard that you defeated General Thunder and Lightning, just with your small body?" The bold woman reached out and patted Zhaoyue on the shoulder with a heavy force, as if she wanted to test how much he weighed.

"Not bad, it's quite strong." She nodded, feeling as if she had been slapped on a hard stone. It seemed fragile, but it was as solid as a mountain.

"..." Shangyue Zhaoyue took half a step back and carefully looked at her blindfold, for fear that she would take it off the next moment and ask me to see it!

Kamisato Ayaka and Toma ended their greetings, and along with Maplehara Manyo, boarded the deck of the Southern Cross. The unloading board was withdrawn by the sailor, and Shangge Aki and the other two went to the bow of the ship to face the sea breeze.

"How do you feel about going to sea for the first time?"

He reached out to lift up the white hair that was dancing around Kamisato Ayaka's ears and tucked it behind her ears.

The girl's swan-like neck was spread with crimson color, but she did not refuse his movement, but her slender hands unconsciously clasped the edge of the boat.

"Have they... always been like this?" Beidou looked at Maplehara Manyo who was staring intently beside him, wanting to ask what the newly hired guard had to say.

"No, we only confirmed our relationship recently."

While he was speaking, his shirt Azuki slightly tilted the red umbrella to help Kamisato Ayaka block the blazing sun. However, his junior was completely exposed to the sun, and the white kimono hem reflected the dazzling light.

"But don't lovers do those things?" Beidou thought thoughtfully, recalling the dirty words from the sailors' mouths unconsciously in his mind.

There is nothing better than which girl is really handsome, which part of the girl is attractive and so on.

Wine and beauty are eternal topics, whether it is the rough sailor circle or the high-end aristocratic circle, but in the aristocratic circle, the way of conversation will be more obscure and difficult to understand. To put it bluntly, it is the so-called reserve and elegance.

"They haven't reached that stage yet." Maplehara Manyo also had no experience. The innocent young man thought about it and could only draw a conclusion dryly.

"...We've set sail, Captain Beidou, don't you need to take charge?" Shangshan Aoyue saw the profile of Kamisato Ayaka's face getting warmer, so she turned around and said.

"Hahaha, let me go and check the situation first." Beidou laughed twice and walked away.

Maplehara Manyo left in a hurry. The windy boy had fully learned the skills of observing words and colors during his time as a wanderer.

Most of the sailors of the Southern Cross fleet have been sailing on the sea for most of their lives and have witnessed countless storms. If the captain needs to personally coordinate every sailing, it would be better to just jump into the sea and commit suicide.

Beidou people are very shrewd. She understood everything just by looking at Kamisato Ayaka's profile.

"..."

The blue sky is as clear as water and cloudless. The breeze blows slowly across the face, like a thin fish kiss. The gentle waves come and go, layer by layer. The sparkling water turns into the reflection in the sapphire-like eyes.

The sky is full of stars.

"The sea is beautiful. I have always known that there is a high tide and a low tide. When the tide goes out, the water often recedes, revealing the shells and starfish on the beach.

But what I see is often a beach at dusk, with the tide rising and rising, and half of the orange sun sinking tepidly into the western horizon.

At that time, the sound of the waves was always roaring. I stood on the cliff and looked out at Kamisato Yashiki, and I just thought the scenery was spectacular."

Kamisato Ayaka's eyes were very bright. It was not only the natural reflection of the waves, but also the signal of uplifting spirits. For the first time, what she saw was not the twilight beach, but the undulating sea surface.

The Kamisato family has great power and has great responsibilities. As the representative of the society, Kamisato Ayaka usually cannot leave the scope of Narukami Island.

Fortunately, they got Mingshen's permission this time, allowing them to travel across the ocean to Liyue Port.

Poor Thomas, when he said goodbye, his eyes were not only filled with reluctance, but also with the desolation of a backlog of affairs.

If we quantify the affairs that the Society usually handles, then Toma probably handles two-thirds of it, and the remaining one-third belongs to Kamisato Ayaka.
Chapter completed!