"Are there many gentle, beautiful girls like Yorktown there too?"
"Mm..."
Gwen nodded slightly, confirming Alicia's guess.
"Ah..."
"What would a world with so many beautiful girls like me be like?"
"I really want to know..."
Having received Gwen's confirmation, the anticipation on Alicia's lovely face grew even stronger. Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on Gwen.
"Gwen, can you make that world better?"
Gwen had still been hesitating over whether to try taking Alicia to the world of Azur Lane. At her words, he paused slightly, then tightened his arm around her slender yet pleasantly soft waist and answered seriously,
"Mm, I will."
Although Alicia truly wanted to visit the world of the shipgirls, she understood the current situation well enough to abandon the idea before Gwen could say anything, choosing instead to remain behind in this world—
Although Gwen and Vill-V's performance had been highly successful, basically ensuring that no short-sighted forces would set their sights on the Lands Between or even the distant Earth.
However, there were still the legendary Aeons who might become their enemies.
Intimidation tactics could not scare beings like that.
Therefore, the Native World needed sufficiently powerful combat strength as a guarantee—
At the very least, if the worst-case scenario occurred and the Lands Between and the distant Earth both fell completely, someone had to be able to preserve some lives.
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"Good afternoon, Gwen."
Ruan Mei, who had proactively opened the door upon Gwen's arrival, met his gaze for a moment, nodded slightly, and spoke softly.
Ruan Mei's voice was as it had always been, gentle yet carrying a trace of chilliness, like a plum blossom blooming in the cold wind. Beautiful though it was, it did not invite closeness.
"Good afternoon, Ruan Mei."
Gwen nodded in return, casually greeting her as