Azur Lane: Traveling through time and becoming a Siren!

Chapter 955 Meeting in Shinano

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The lingering sound of the wind chimes echoed in Xiaomeng's ears.

The feeling of suffocation disappeared.

What appeared before me was... a rather unique space.

Xiao Meng looked around.

Under the dark sky, brightly colored torii gates come into view.

The gale swept in from two opposite directions, whipping up waves that crashed against each other.

Even in the sky, there are pavilions and towers hanging upside down, like a mirage.

This is clearly Sakura Empire style. Could this incident... be closely related to Sakura Empire?

Xiao Meng noticed something was off about the upside-down pavilion in the sky, so she took a closer look.

Behind the ethereal architecture and clouds, Xiaomeng seemed to see some mechanical structure...

These structures are the same as those seen in the darkness of day, only the tip of the iceberg is visible.

And when Xiaomeng looked around again...

"Who's here?"

The familiar voice made Xiaomeng turn her head to look.

"Shinano?"

After Xiaomeng called out.

Shinano's figure gradually solidified, as if anchored here by Xiaomeng.

Xiaomeng was able to recognize Shinano not only because she had learned about the Cherry Blossom Empire through Jiang Mengyue.

Also, because Xiaomeng had seen Shinano in her dreams before.

Shinano, who had been on guard, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Xiaomeng.

She went back to being confused.

"Hmm? It's you again..."

"It's truly a strange coincidence that we met again in a dream... I never imagined we'd meet again."

It just so happens that Shinano is a ship girl from the Sakura Empire.

Xiao Meng then inquired about the situation here.

Shinano explained, "This place is the gap between illusion and reality, a resting place connecting to dreams."

"It is like my second hometown."

"Although it is more common to enter the dream directly, sometimes it is necessary to stay here for a while first."

"Unfortunately... today's dream came at a very inopportune time."

Shinano shook his head slightly and sighed.

"I'm afraid I'll have to miss the wonderful performances at the closing ceremony."

Shinano is also at the World Expo?

Xiao Meng asked, "The closing ceremony?"

"Could it be referring to the closing ceremony of the World's Fair held in the Sardinian Empire?"

"And you're here as a representative of the Sakura Empire?"

Shinano was somewhat surprised, "You...you actually knew?"

"So, in reality, you and I actually live in the same world?"

These words confused Xiao Meng.

What does it mean that they live in the same world?

Isn't that what it is all along?

Could the Shinano I saw in my dream be from another experimental site?

However, Xiaomeng had another guess.

"Could it be that you've been to other worlds (experimental sites)?"

Shinano nodded slightly.

But then immediately changed his mind and shook his head.

"I am also somewhat confused. I have seen countless things in this dream, and perhaps one day I will not be able to distinguish them anymore."

Xiao Meng felt that the foxes in Sakura Empire were all somewhat peculiar.

He then exclaimed in amazement, "That's truly amazing..."

Shinano said, "I never imagined that such a situation would occur."

"In that sense, we can be considered to have fought side by side."

"That's really interesting."

Xiao Meng felt that this was indeed an unexpected development.

The underlying mechanism for encountering Shinano in a dream requires further investigation.

However, considering that their first encounter took place in a special siren mirror sea.

And from the sky above, one can also see what appears to be mechanical devices.

Perhaps... dreams are not simply illusory illusions.

Of course, it seems that Shinano couldn't answer this question either.

I'll go ask Jiang Mengyue about it later.

But Xiao Meng knew that Jiang Mengyue definitely didn't know anything; Xiao Meng was just using Jiang Mengyue as a stepping stone.

They asked Jiang Mengyue to find someone who knew.

The probability of getting an answer is probably not very high, but trying won't cost anything.

Then comes what's in front of us.

Xiao Meng inquired about the wind chimes.

Shinano said thoughtfully, "The sound of wind chimes..."

She nodded slightly, "I can indeed hear it occasionally."

"That voice was like some kind of guidance that exists in a dream."

"Accompanied by the sound of wind chimes, you can often see interesting dreams."

"Therefore, there are cases where one escapes from a nightmare."

"However... what I saw after hearing the wind chimes yesterday was rather horrifying."

"In the golden sky, there is a black sun that is burning."

"The flames had no temperature, like a cold black hole, chilling to the bone..."

Upon hearing Shinano mention it, Xiaomeng immediately thought of what had just happened.

She felt like she almost died there.

Xiao Meng really wants to find the sirens and ask them what's going on and what they're doing.

But upon closer reflection...

Attacking the World Expo... With so many ship girls gathered here, it wouldn't be like the Sirens if they didn't cause some trouble.

Jiang Mengyue might even be involved.

Xiao Meng is still thinking about Jiang Mengyue.

There's nothing we can do about it; as the saying goes...

Once bitten, twice shy.

Afterwards, Xiaomeng explained to Shinano what had happened before she came to this space.

After learning that Xiaomeng had also seen the black sun.

Shinano went from being confused to being serious.

She slightly opened her eyes and said, "You actually saw it too..."

"This black sun is exceptionally dangerous."

“I heard a warning in my dream. Some kind of danger is about to descend.”

"And...I think I even saw Amagi..."

Amagi had said something to her, but Shinano couldn't recall it no matter how hard she tried.

"Wait... my memories don't quite match up."

"After dreaming about the dark sun at dawn... I remember being at the closing ceremony venue."

"Strange, I can't recall any memories before the closing ceremony."

Do you remember what happened before the closing ceremony?

After Shinano mentions Amagi.

Xiao Meng began to think more and more about the relationship between this matter and Jiang Mengyue.

Upon hearing Shinano's question, Xiaomeng paused her thoughts on Jiang Mengyue.

He replied, "I can only recall leaving the port with my companions to the outskirts of the venue, and then Marco Polo's speech."

Xiao Meng immediately understood.

So that's why I felt something was off back then!

Shinano became even more serious; she had already guessed some of it.

"...You're the same way."

"It seems the ominous sign has come true; we must immediately extricate ourselves from this dream."

Xiao Meng asked, "How can I leave this place?"

Shinano pondered for a moment how she had left this place in the past.

"Hmm...wait, until I'm awakened by the outside world, or until I wake up naturally..."

Shinano hadn't finished speaking.

The sound of wind chimes came from beside my ears again.

Shinano's expression softened.

It seems she can hear the sound too.

"This feeling... the time to wake up is approaching."

"Hehe, it seems we are very lucky. Let us meet again in the present world after we wake up."

"Remember this: my contact channel is—"

Just as Shinano finished speaking...

Xiao Meng's vision went black, and she fainted.

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