Consciousness sank into the water.
Jack returned to the moment he passed through the gate again.
The nearly one month spent with Shinano felt like less than one second, not affecting the real world in the slightest.
Laffey's hand was still in his.
Until a certain moment, a sense of weightlessness came, and he and Laffey fell from the sky.
"Commander~ So high~"
Hearing Laffey's soft voice at this moment, Jack felt very close.
Then his mind only wavered for a moment, and his brain recovered from the twenty-plus days of intense memories.
He quickly picked up Laffey, and indigo wings spread from his back.
Whoosh~
The flowing wind that had swept through Mond for a thousand years descended upon this Otherworld.
Jack's descent speed with Laffey not only did not decrease but increased, trailing a long white cloud flame towards the ground.
6000m... 4000m... 2000m...
As they got closer, the scenery on the ground came into view.
It was a cherry blossom pink port.
It was mainly composed of ancient Japanese palace buildings made of red wood and black tiles, with Japanese-style religious patterns, such as tomoe and Inari god runes, all over the place. On a nearby high mountain, a large tree stood tall.
And that tree was the Royal sacred tree, which the Sakura Empire Port Shipgirls regarded as a sacred tree.
"..."
Jack's mouth twitched slightly.
He had just parted with Shinano in the dream, and the next second, he was directly landing in her Sakura Empire Port in reality.
It made him look like a fool for specifically going to the shrine to pray and worship to comfort Shinano.
"Commander... your face doesn't look so good. Are you afraid of heights?"
"I'm not afraid of heights, but I might be temporarily afraid of 'milk' in a bit."
"Afraid of 'milk'?"
Laffey put her index finger to her lips, her small head puzzled, wondering what kind of illness this was.
Boom!
When he was 300 meters from the ground, Jack's speed suddenly decreased, and then he landed steadily.
"Alright, Laffey, we've landed, you can open your eyes now~"
Jack's gentle voice echoed in this detached residence.
A blue-haired girl gasped, covering her mouth and nose, looking at the young man who was tidying a destroyer girl's hair, her gaze trembling uncontrollably.
"Master... Is it Master?"
"It's Ibuki~ Hmm, long time no see. Can you lend a hand? Laffey's long hair is a bit difficult to manage."
"Ah! Yes, yes, Master!"
Ibuki quickly put down the bento box in her hand and ran towards Jack and Laffey.
"May I ask, Master, what do I need to do?"
"I'll hold the comb, you just help me hold this mass of hair."
Jack smiled and nodded to her.
Ah~ It's Master's smile!
Although she had only seen it in her dreams, it was indeed... infinitely warmer in reality than in dreams!
"Hehe~"
Ibuki showed a sweet smile, eagerly acting as a maid.
Stare——
Laffey narrowed her eyes and looked at Ibuki's front armor pushed against her face.
She seemed to understand what kind of symptom Jack's 'dizzy milk' was.
Stupid Commander, he clearly said that even small ones are cute~
About ten minutes later.
Jack finished combing Laffey's wind-blown hair, tying it into cute twin tails, and then putting on her beloved bunny hair clip.
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