Tokyo Bay, Sakura Empire
October 30, 1942
Friday
7:00 AM
"Enemy attack!"
JS Maya activates her Force Field as she notices another attacker is coming at her. A Beam of Crimson Light falls at her like a Beam attack that fired from the heavens.
Musashi and the rest were blown by the pressure coming out of the Beam that fell at JS Maya. Everyone clings to one another so as not be blown away by the gust of wind coming from the attack.
The attack settles, and JS Maya emerges with her Force Field intact, but the heat from the Beam is so hot that she sweats and smokes some steam; her System was not fried by the extreme heat. Although it pushed her to the limits, and now she's breathing erratically, and steam was puffing at her rigging.
Hakuryuu quickly rushes and supports JS Maya from tumbling over from total exhaustion. "You alright?"
"I'm... fine..." she said meekly.
"Wa-What was that?!" Zuikaku exclaimed in surprise.
"A surprise attack?" Hakuryuu said as everyone looked up to where the direction of the Beam came from.
They didn't take long to find as the attacker landed next to the down Jade Nine-Tail Fox. Everyone again was in a state of gasp to the new emerging threat that entered.
It was a Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox.
"Another one! Are you kidding me right now!" Shigure screamed.
Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox. Stood tall as it lands in between the Sakuran Shipgirls and downed Shadow of Corruption: Jade Nine-Tail Fox.
Its sharp claws and teeth, with a growl, scared most of the Sakurans as it stood taller than the previous Corrupted Fox-Spirit they fought not a moment ago.
"Where the hell did that thing come from?!" Yukikaze shouted as her hair and tail were all standing up in fear.
Then out of the blue, the Skies all covered with Siren Planes that they could ever count. Sakuran Interceptors were overwhelmed by the number, and some got shot down by numerous Siren Planes that used their numbers to their advantage.
"Shit! The Sirens are gaining air superiority in the skies." Souryuu roared as her squadron of J7W Shindens was being pushed and shot down.
"Watch out!" Zuikaku shouted as she pushed Souryuu out of the way of the claws of the Crimson Nine-Tailed Fox.
She blocks the sharp claws with her Katana and sparks come out as two sharp objects collide. Zuikaku manages to block the claws; the strength of the Crimson Nine-Tail Fox is overpowering her as she is pushed to her knees.
"Violent Lightning Storm!"
Purple Lightning from Musashi's Attack Skill strikes the Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox on its side, followed by explosions as an 18-inch Shell fired from her 18-inch Triple Turret Main Guns.
Zuikaku was then freed from the claws of the Crimson Nine-Tailed Fox. She retreated back as her strength, along with her stamina, diminished.
"It's too strong, we can't defeat it like the other." She said, panting from exhaustion.
"We can't win on this one. JS Maya is out of action because of the damage she sustained at that direct attack.... I hate to say this, but we need to wait for reinforcements before we engage this Corrupted Fox-Spirit." Musashi said with a heavy heart.
Souryuu nodded as she knew what it meant. "Hai." She then radioed the rest of the Sakuran Carriers.
"All Carriers focused on gaining air superiority, leaving the surface combat to the Surface Force." She ended as the radio went static on the channel.
The Carriers understood the air supremacy concept and ordered all fighters to intercept and shoot down any Siren Planes.
"Those who were injured retreat to the docks for repairs, and those who were unscathed stay here. We need to stop this Fox-Spirit from reaching the shores of Tokyo Bay."
"Wait." JS Maya interjected. "I can still fight." She said in a meek voice.
"Sorry, but you were injured. You need to take a rest and have some repairs at the dock. Return here after you are healed." Musashi said in reassurance.
Musashi then calls Yuudachi and Shigure to tow JS Maya to the Harbor for repairs. The two Destroyers followed the orders that were given and slowly towed her back to the Harbor.
After JS Maya got towed back to the Harbor, the problem they were facing now is how to stop this Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox from reaching the shores of Tokyo Bay and wreaking havoc at the Capital City uncontested.
"Brace yourselves, Warriors and Protectors of Sakura Empire, we cannot let this Corrupt Spirit reach the Shores of Tokyo Bay. Many Civilians would die if we didn't stop this Corrupt Spirit this instance. Strengthen your resolve as steels like our Katanas, and defeat our enemy."
Musashi said in her speech that everyone could hear on their radios. This speech motivates everyone and charges.
With the renewed spirit, the AA-fire goes stronger as all the small-caliber guns of the Sakuran Shipgirls lit up the sky and rained steel. The showering shrapnels took down a few of the Siren Planes; the rest used their high-speed and height flight ceiling to avoid the rain of steel that the Sakuran is putting.
The Sky is all covered with an airburst explosion shell and falling wreckage of Siren Planes. But there are still many who survive the AA-fire.
"Damn it, there were still many of them!" Taihou exclaimed as the shadow above blanketed her.
"Where's the Commander?" She asks, her voice sounding frantic.
Souryuu answered. "Cmdr. Shin and the Main Fleet are currently engaging a numerically superior Siren Fleet in the open ocean. He can't reach us here in time, so we recalled the other Fleet that is patrolling the Coastal Borders of the Empire."
"Dang it!" Taihou cursed.
Above the sky, a squadron of J7W Shinden fought off the numerous Siren Planes, deterring them from breaking through the defense they were putting up in the air.
Few of the Shindens were shot down, and few remained at the dwindling numbers of interceptors. That lone Shinden is at the crosshairs of the gun sights of the Siren Planes as it gives chase. Then an explosion permeated the air that caught most everyone's attention.
"Missile?" Taihou inquired as she looked up above and saw a falling wreck of Siren Planes.
"Missile? Modern Kansens? Is there any Modern Kansen in the area?" Zuikaku asks.
Then, above, they saw. Angular and sharp edges, equipped with missiles and jet-engine as flames coming off at the tail.
"F-35." Musashi uttered the name of the Aircraft above. She squinted her eyes and saw the Hinomaru Sun Disc.
"A Sakuran F-35!" She exclaimed in reaction to the Japanese F-35B flying above.
Everyone turns their heads above it, witnessing the lone F-35B fly above. The Missile Bay of the F-35B opened, and 2 1,000-lbs of Paveway Bombs emerged. Guided by the chin-mounted Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS), the two Paveway Bombs hit the target Corrupt Fox-Spirit.
"A Sakuran F-35...." Zuikaku muttered as she eyed the Aircraft with glinting eyes, as she was star-struck.
"Who is the owner of that aircraft?" She mused as she was in a trance.
Explosion and splashing waters, the chaos of the battlefield snaps her back to reality. She broke her gaze at the F-35B and returned to the battle.
As everyone returned their attention to the ensuing battle, once again guns and cannons roared, and some engaged in close-quarter combat with their Melee Weapons.
Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox recuperates from the 2 1,000-lbs of Bombs that explode right at the torso, and causes additional damage at the Flight Deck Rigging. It shook its head to regain its senses from the previous hit.
'Shit! How is that thing still standing... it took a direct hit from my Cannons and Attack Skills, now with the F-35 with unknown affiliation?' Musashi thought, as she stood her ground against the Corrupted Fox-Spirit.
Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox opens its mouth as dark red energy forms at its mouth, like a breath attack. The humming sound of the power-up sent shivers through everyone's spines, and based on the looks of it, it was trying to target the Capital Tokyo.
"Everyone! Stop it from firing that breath attack!" Musashi orders.
The Sakuran Girls chased to stop the Corrupt Fox-Spirit from targeting the Capital Tokyo. Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox was engulfed in smoke and explosion as all the canons were directed at its direction.
Smoke settles, and the Corrupted Fox-Spirit is still standing and still charging up the attack without any change of the target position.
"Warn the Capital Defense about the incoming attack!" Musashi ordered Souryuu to radio the Capital Base Defense of the incoming Breath Attack from the Corrupt Fox-Spirit.
The Sakuran Girls brace themselves for the unstoppable Breath Attack coming. They could only anticipate, or by miracle, miss their target.
Zuikaku couldn't let herself stand on standby and wait for the attack to commence, she clenching her gripped the hilt of her Katana, and jumped in front of Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox to divert, or even to stop the whole attack altogether.
"I won't let you!!!!!!!!" She shouts as she tries to slash the Corrupted Fox-Spirit's face with a single slash of her Katana.
Then suddenly.
"Vibrant Scape of a Thousand Cherry Blossoms."
*Slash*
A slashing sound sounded as it was followed by a thousand Cherry Blossom petals that engulfed the neck of Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox. The Cherry Blossom petals slashed the neck like a thousand blades, striking at the same time, making the slashing of the neck too easy.
( IMAGE )
Zuikaku was surprised and gasped mid-air as she jumped in front to attack with her own Katana, but someone attacked the Corrupted Spirit in the neck with an Attack Skill she never known.
At the edges of her eyes, she saw the one who did the attack that stopped the Corrupted Fox-Spirit. She saw a man in Samurai Clothing, the striking features that caught her attention were the Fox-Ears and Nine purple-Tails, the Ship Rigging of a Flight Deck arranged like Shoulder Armor, and Three Large Katanas.
Hearth struck, she asks. "Who are you?"
...
Fox Mansion, Kaga's Quarters
The resting loom and gloom Kaga at her bed chambers got a sudden feeling of absurdity as her fox ears twitched for no reason she didn't understand.
She got up like how everyone wakes up in the morning with messy hair and tired faces. Her gazes are narrow as she slowly turns her glance at the window to where Tokyo Bay is.
She didn't have the Kansen-Powers anymore, but she still has the Fox-senses. At the window right at the Tokyo Bay, she sensed some familiarity. She stretched her hand at the window as she felt an enormous amount of power coming from one direction, right at Tokyo Bay.
".... Such strength..." She said in a weak voice that was only audible to her.
...
Tokyo Bay
All the Sakuran Girls were awe-struck as they couldn't believe what they were witnessing. Shadow of Corruption: Crimson Nine-Tail Fox is down with one single attack, and it didn't come from one of them. Rather, a stranger with a different Rigging design and with an unknown affiliation. But the striking resemblance is in the clothing, and the aesthetics are Sakuran/Japanese.
Zuikaku fell mid-flight into the water as her attack was disrupted and her target was down; she didn't expect a stranger would take down the Corrupted Fox-Spirit in one slash.
Drenched in salt water, she tries to get up as her ass hits the surface from the fall. Unexpectedly, the stranger held out a hand for her. She quickly glanced up and noticed some familiarities on the man's face, then her heart beat erratically in reaction to the man's generosity.
"You alright?" He asked with a stern voice.
Zuikaku stammered to answer as she only let out marbles in her mouth. "I – I – I... ummmm – errrr."
"Umm... you alright?" He asks, again with a confused face at the mumbling woman in front of him.
"Yeee – Yes, I'm alright." She said before taking the offered assistance.
"W – who are you?" She asks after getting up from her seated position.
"Oh," He was surprised that he didn't introduce himself first. "My apologies if I didn't introduce myself first. The name is Izumo."
JS Izumo introduced himself to her, who seemed to be on cloud nine. He waved his hand at her face to get her attention. "Um... Miss, are you alright? You seemed to be...."
"Zuikaku, are you alright?!"
Musashi dashes in along with the others to confirm Zuikaku's health after that fall at the surface of the ocean. Zuikaku broke her fantasy land as the reality called for her name.
She held both of her cheeks that were showing reddish discoloration. "Um... um, I'm fine..." She said awkwardly.
"Are you alright, Zuikaku?" Musashi asks for the second time to confirm.
Zuikaku recovers from her sudden discoloration and responds. "Hai. I'm alright..."
"Thank God, don't do that again, everyone is worried about that crazy stunt you've just made," Souryuu said in relief at Zuikaku's safety.
"Now then," She adjusted her glasses and turned her attention to him.
"Who were you? You seemed not to be from here?" She, in an undertone of professionalism, as the Secretary Ship of the Flagship.
The Sakuran Girls gather around are all eyes at him, they eye him with suspicion, and some eye him in admiration for defeating that opponent. He sheathed his Katana right at his Rigging and raised both of his hands to show them he meant no harm to them.
"I'm a friend." He said, hands raised as all eyes were on him.
Then above 2 F-35B with Hinomaru Sun Disc and Rising Sun Emblem at the vertical stabilizer flew in bank, and aligned themselves at the Flight Deck Rigging to land.
The Girls were amazed at the 2 F-35B landing vertically at the Flight Deck Rigging and dematerialized to be part of the Rigging itself. The Flight Deck Rigging then lowered itself as the landing operation was finished.
"F-35," Musashi said.
"Yes, F-35B. The one vertical capabilities of the F-35 family of Aircraft. A Japanese Variant" JS Izumo said.
"I see..." Musashi said with some skepticism in her voice.
"See here, I'm not an enemy, I... just got lost just like my partner, we're not from this world."
Souryuu intervened as she noticed some familiar words. "Wait a moment." Her voice cuts into the conversation.
"You said Japanese? Are you Japanese?" She asks for her hands at her glasses as they glint in the sun.
"Sharp ears... yes, I am Japanese." JS Izumo said as he lowered his hands.
Murmurs and chatter rose up amongst the Girls as the word is familiar to them. JS Maya often describes herself as Japanese and not Sakuran.
"Are you perhaps familiar or associated with DDG-179 JS Maya of the Japanese Self-Defense Force?" Souryuu asked.
JS Izumo's eyes widened after knowing JS Maya's name. "Wait, she's here, she's here?!" He exclaimed in surprise.
Overcome with joy, he quickly grabs both Souryuu's hands in shock at everyone. Their eyes popped out, jaws dropped to the floor.
*Broken Glass*
Heart Glass shape shatters right behind Zuikaku as soon as she sees the two being close, which she couldn't even have thought of. And the way he holds her hands is something out of the storybook. Grim piano music sounded in the background.
Hakuryuu and Taihou beside her sensed the gloom that Zuikaku was exerting with that facial expression of soullessness.
Musashi's fox-ears twitch as she hears a shattering glass nearby. She turns her head left and right in search, but can't find it. "Huh, weird." She muttered to herself.
"Yes, I am associated with that Destroyer, please tell me where I can find it along with its Crew and Captain." He said, with sparkles in his eyes.
JS Izumo seems not to know that JS Maya is a 'she', not an 'it'; he also thought that JS Maya got teleported to this world with its crew and Captain to show how a Ship would totally work.
"Yeah, right... I'll take you to 'her'."
"Her?" JS Izumo is confused by that, along with his fox ears.
"Yes, she's a Kansen just as you are, and before that...."
"Yes?"
"You said you have a partner? Where is it?" Souryuu asks.
JS Izumo turns his head at a distance where his partner is, and at a distance where the Sakura Empire Main Fleet is. Skies are filled with dark plumes of AA-Guns, and the surface of the ocean is filled with wreck planes, both Sakuran and Siren Planes.
Cmdr. Shin looked at the windows of the bridge of IJN Shoukaku, hands on the railing to prevent himself from hitting any hard surfaces at the explosion and aggressive maneuvering of the Carrier.
Surrounding the Carrier Shoukaku is the chaos of the battlefield as bombs and artillery shells rained down on the Fleet.
Brand New J7W Shindens were in the skies intercepting Siren Planes with bombs and Torpedoes. Supplemented by A6M Zeroes, the skies are mostly dominated by Fighter Interceptors.
The Kongou Sisters are negating the Siren Surface Force, mostly Rooks (Heavy Cruisers) and King (Battleships). Naval Gunfire was exchanged on both sides.
Fubuki Class Type-1 launched their Torpedoes at their Torpedo-Run against Pawns (Siren Destroyers). Type-99 Torpedo slammed into the hull of each Pawn, a massive gash of holes at the side as water rushed in uncontrollably, flooding each bulkhead.
Cruisers, Light or Heavy, turn their guns upright to rain down steel at the diving Siren Planes. Shrapnel rips the wings and airframe of each Siren Plane as the Air-Burst Shell goes off around it. The amount of AA-Fire is enough to rip any Kamikaze Plane into shreds with all the hail of fire that the Cruisers are spitting at their AA-Guns.
"Get down!" Haruna shouted at the falling Siren Plane.
Kongou docks down in time as Siren Planes almost got her pagoda mast, Rigging kamekazed from the falling Siren Plane.
The Siren Plane splashes at the surface of the ocean and explodes along with the bombs it carries.
Kongou let out a sigh as she almost got the taste of the 'divine wind'. "Pheww... that was close." She said, wiping off the sweat on her forehead.
"What was that!?" Fubuki exclaimed as she and her sisters were now dodging falling Siren Planes and just Enemy artillery.
Above the Skies, Shinano floats as she engages Humanoid Sirens (Strategist Mk-IIIs and Tracker Mk-IIIs) in the air with Carriers VS Carriers.
Siren Planes and new J7W Shindens dominate the skies as two different planes engage in aerial combat.
"Dreamwaker's Bow."
Purple Butterflies flew circle around like a Force Field protecting her from any Siren attack. The butterflies are like reactive armor as any type of attack explodes prematurely and deflects it away from her.
The Sirens are having a hard time with the circling Butterflies protecting her as their attacks were all neutralized or nullified.
"This is bad... we can't regain air-supremacy as long as she's standing." Strategist MK-III said, as her Siren Planes were all shot down either by Shinano's Planes of the Purple Butterflies.
"No wonder why she was prioritized by the Higher-Ups, she's too dangerous to our ranks and the Fleet." Tracker Mk-III said while standing on guard for any counterattack.
*Beeb Beeb*
Their radar blimps went into alarm at an unknown incoming threat; they both didn't have to guess what threat they were facing, as a few of the Siren Planes were falling down as they were shot down by a Missile fired from the surface.
"A Summoned Kansen." Strategist Mk-III muttered.
"I'll deal with it." Tracker Mk-III said as she disengaged to greet the newcomer.
Down below the surface, a new yet familiar face is speeding on the battlefield at the excessive speeds of 30 Knots.
JS Yuudachi: Rigging (VLS Cells) is a Shoulder Bag that is slung at her right shoulder. Oto-Melara 76mm/62 cal. Super Rapid Gun is a Dog (like).
Oto-Melara 76mm/62 cal. Super Rapid Gun lit up the skies as the Siren Planes were swatted like flies at great firing rates and accuracy that surprised some of the Girls.
( IMAGE )
She shouldered her Boxy Rigging-like Shoulder Bag as a Rocket Launcher. Hinged doors opened of the VLS Cells, and 4 ESSMs were fired as smoke came out of the rear.
4 ESSMs shoot down more Siren Planes out in the sky. 2 Phalanx CIWS swivel upward, 6 rotary cannons spin as bullets spew at 2,000 per minute.
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTT
"Who's that?" Mutsuki asks with her (stupid) surprise face.
Nagatsuki narrowed her gaze as she tried to identify the person. "She's quite familiar.... She kinda looks like.... Eh! Yuudachi!"
"Yuudachi???" Everyone exclaimed in shock.
"Your eyes are deceiving you," Mutsuki said as she identified the person herself; she didn't take long. "Yup.... It's Yuudachi."
Nagatsuki is looking at her with an accusatory look of 'whose eyes got deceived'. (I'm not gonna guess what the Mutsukis do and does.)
Up above, Tracker Mk-III shoots her Plasma Cannon down at JS Yuudachi. OPS-24 Radar detects the incoming threat above, JS Yuudachi moves out of the way of the incoming Plasma Cannon attack from above.
Chaffs and Flares were deployed to counter the next incoming attack. The Plasma Shot blasted through, but the target wasn't there anymore.
"You're a sly one." Tracker MK-III commented on her evasion and reaction speed to her surprise attack.
Music at the intercoms paused as she turned her attention to the one speaking nonsense (According to her). Like any cocky Teenager in their 20s, she answers with a cocky smart-ass undertone.
"NAH, you're just slow.
That message got into Tracker Mk-III's nerves, brows, and lips twitching. She didn't like that response, so she even ignored the introduction and headed straight to the shooting part.
"Hmm.... Did that get your nerves?"
Tracker Mk-III growls in response and fires another with her Plasma Cannon. The same thing happens with ECM, both active and passive.
"You're getting my nerves, kid...." She said with a growl.
"Yeah, yeah, Roar, roar, to you too." JS Yuudachi responded in mockery.
Tracker Mk-III snaps and fires erratically as she loses her cool and starts shooting at everything that you consider a target.
JS Yuudachi full throttle in reverse, ECMs active. She moves near the hulls of the Siren Ships to shake off the attack.
Tracker Mk-III didn't turn off her friendly-fire and shot the Siren Ships that were in the way of the end of her Plasma Cannon. That poor Siren Ship just got the Gen. Shepard treatment as it got shot and exploded.
JS Yuudachi emerged at the rear of the (Poor) Siren Ship, Missile Launcher Rigging at the ready to fire. Smoke comes out of the rear, and 2 Type-90 SSMs fly out of the launcher.
2 Type-90 SSM flew towards Tracker Mk-III's face, and Force Field activated. The Anti-Ship Missile explodes in contact with the Force Field.
Smoke settles, and a humming sound permeates like a mechanism. This surprised JS Yuudachi as she was surprised at the futuristic Force Field.
"A Force Field?" She mused. Then a haughty laugh caught her attention at the dissipating smoke from the explosion.
"HAHAHAHAHA... You think a little attack like that would injure me, don't be so certain...." Tracker Mk-III said, along with a villainous laugh.
"Damn it... Now I have to use this." She grumbles, as she has no choice but to use a BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile Block-V.
Hinge door where the Block-V Tomahawk Canister opens. She directed the launcher upward to reduce the recoil of the launch of the Heavier Missile.
"Here goes nothing.... FIRE!"
>>>
Smoke comes out at the rear of the launcher, the launch of the Tomahawk Missile is too powerful that the recoil she feels ripples down at the ocean to where she floats.
Tracker Mk-III remembers what kind of missile she fires, the shape, and the length. She's certain that it was one of the Missiles that can neutralize their defenses. She abandoned her grin and quickly adopted the 'oh shit face' in front of the incoming Tomahawk Missile.
*BOOM*
Strategist Mk-III's Force Field shatters like glass from the explosive power of the 1,000 lbs of explosive warhead (Type-90 SSM has a 570lbs explosive warhead).
"Hmm... that works." She noted.
Tracker Mk-III emerged in the smoke with a pissed-off and angry face beyond explanation. The pucker factor is on, and brows were intersecting like bars.
"Why you... pest! I will end you!"
The erratic firing of Plasma Cannons continues indiscriminating everything in its path as Siren Ships receive more 'Friendly Fire' than CS: GO Players.
Explosions are everywhere near the lines of Siren Ships; some receive mild and severe damage to their hull.
"Seems like someone needs to take their anger management seriously." JS Yuudachi said to the pissed-off Siren.
At Tracker Mk-III's loss of patience and self-control, she forgot one thing... she fell into one of the oldest tricks of the book. 'Pissing off the enemy till it loses its senses'.
"Gotcha when I want ya to be..." JS Yuudachi said, sights on her target.
2 Type-90 SSMs were fired and launched at the Rigging VLS Launcher. The 2 Anti-Ship Missiles skimmed at the surface of the ocean to avoid detection and didn't give their target a small time to react.
It was in a flash as Tracker Mk-III just suddenly realized and forgot she was fighting an enemy that uses Long Range Weapons and Missiles.
She was then engulfed in a huge explosion; the High Explosive warheads of the Type-90 SSM exploded and ripped her apart. Chunks and parts of her Siren Rigging flew everywhere from the explosion.
Above them, Strategist Mk-III is not that surprised that Tracker Mk-III got taken down by a single opponent, but the one thing that surprises her is the different face of the Modern Kansen.
'Who is she? She's not on the list of the data we gathered at the Summoned Kansens, the capability, weaponry, and the type of electronic countermeasures. But all of it was thrown in the drain as this one is not on the list, and the specs didn't even match the list.'
As Strategist Mk-III got her attention diverted for a moment, and the moment was enough for Shinano to prepare her own attack.
"Hope's Tempest." In a flash, Shinano slashed her head off cleaved clean with her Odachi.
~Time Skip~
Dark Clouds departed as the glint of the sun shone through and illuminated those below as the battle was over. Siren Ships can be seen destroyed or burning. The battle was won on the Sakuran side with minimal casualties/injuries.
At the Flight Deck of IJN Shoukaku, Cmdr. Shin stood at the edge as he overlooked the wreckage of the battle. His focus is not on the wreckage of the Siren Ships, but instead, his eyes are darting at the lone Modern Kansen that is gathering the attention of the Girls.
Shinano gracefully landed beside him while her hair and dress floated before she landed. After landing, she walks behind him and stops right beside him.
"Who do you think she is?" Cmdr. Shin asked without breaking his gaze at the newcomer.
Shinano turns her head to where the Commander is looking. "My Vision showed me some snippets of images and faces of two other worlders...."
"Is she one of those?"
Shinano narrows her gaze as she wants to connect the images in her head to what she's looking at. Afterward, she nods.
"Hai.... Dog-ears and dog tail.... Yuudachi, I believe, is her name."
"I see.... Get her inside. I want a private chat with her."
Cmdr. Shin said as he slowly turned around and walked towards the bridge of the Carrier and headed to his Office quarters inside.
JS Yuudachi, below, is currently being surrounded by the Sakuran Girls to feed their curiosity with questions that sound outlandish, yet normal for otherworlders to ask.