In the distance, on the vast plain.
Little Yellow Chickens, driving their custom-made tractors, were working hard in the fields.
Some were plowing, others were sowing seeds.
Closer to the port, there were Manjous, little fluffy balls, transporting goods.
Seeing these fluffy little bundles, Kanae felt like she had stepped into a fairy tale world.
If the other side had advanced to the point where all work was done by robots, she could understand.
But what were these little Yellow Chickens?
And what were those little girls doing, running around on the sea, riding the waves?
“This is the Magical Route, my world.”
Lu Chen greeted the Shipgirls and took the three sisters on a tour.
At first, the Butterfly sisters were a little afraid, especially when they saw the members of the expeditionary force, the ones who materialized their ship outfits out of thin air and blew away the Upper String Two with a single shot. It left a lingering psychological shadow on her.
But most of the Shipgirls were kind and gentle, patiently introducing them to everything in the base.
“This is the naval base, our home. We usually stay here, feel free to visit us anytime.”
Yukikaze acted as a tour guide, leading the three sisters around.
“I wanted to learn some Breathing Technique, but it seems like it’s not useful at all…”
“How could that be?! Breathing Techniques can strengthen your body and greatly enhance your abilities.”
Kocho Shinobu looked at the animal-eared little Shipgirl in surprise. Yukikaze seemed younger than Kanae.
“What Breathing Technique did you learn?”
“Commander brought it back, the Sun Breathing…?”
Yukikaze scratched her head.
“You said it’s useless?!”
Kanae was speechless. The legendary strongest Breathing Technique, spoken of as if it were worthless.
“Well, Akashi said if I wanted to become stronger, it would be easier to get a bigger reactor, and I wouldn’t need to practice all these messy things.”
“What? Reactor?…”
The three sisters realized they couldn’t keep up with the Shipgirls' way of thinking.
“Up ahead is our fleet anchorage. The one on the left is Hoshizuru-neesan, on the right is Taihou-neesan, and the biggest one in the middle is Kaga-neesan.”
“If you want to board the ship, I have to ask. No one other than the Commander and the Buris have ever been on their decks.”
As they walked to the Golden Horn Bay, Yukikaze pointed with her hand.
In the fjord, several aircraft carrier Shipgirls had materialized their ships and were undergoing routine maintenance.
The Buris were holding tools and tapping on the aircraft and various equipment on the deck.
“This is an aircraft carrier…”
The Butterfly sisters were once again awestruck by the sight of the three aircraft carriers up close.
They had seen the ironclad ships of the Combined Fleet, but compared to the armored aircraft carriers, they were like toys.
“You are so amazing…”
Kanae expressed her admiration sincerely.
Any native of the Industrial Age would be amazed by the power of modern navies upon seeing an aircraft carrier.
“But there seem to be very few people here?”
Kocho Shinobu looked around.
Although the main city was built magnificently, they only saw a few scattered Shipgirls, Buris, and Manjous.
A city ten times the size of Kyoto, with a population smaller than a small town.
“It’s only recently started here, and it’s still in the process of rebuilding the world. It’s natural for the population to be small.”
Lu Chen briefly explained the situation to them.
“But once we start making people… no, start making Buris, the population will soon reach tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands…”
“Speaking of which, what are your plans for the future?”
“….”
The three sisters thought for a moment.
“After Muzan was defeated, the Demon Slayer Corps doesn’t really have a reason to exist. We don’t seem to have anything to do…”
“I guess we’ll go find a job in the city and make a living? Or go back to the village and farm with everyone else?”
Kanae pondered for a moment, feeling a little gloomy.
The Demon Slayer Corps was born to defeat Muzan, and now that the Demon King was dead, their mission was over.
“In that case, why don’t you come and stay here?”
“I have plenty of empty houses here anyway, and I don’t lack food and supplies.”
“If you want to go home in the future, Ninghai and Pinghai can take you back on their way, they travel between the two worlds every so often.”
Lu Chen directly invited the three.
The Shipgirls got along well with them, and now there were many more houses than people, so it was just convenient to provide them with a place to stay.
“Eh? Can we?”
Kanae and Kocho Shinobu were surprised.
“Is there any work we can do here?”
“Anything, like slaying demons, guarding, fighting, or anything else…”
“That won’t be necessary, the Shipgirls are responsible for fighting, and this world is very peaceful.”
Lu Chen waved his hand with a smile.
“Besides fighting, do you know how to do anything else? Don’t worry if you don’t, we have a system where everyone takes what they need and gives what they can.”
“Er…”
“I know some pharmacy?”
Kocho Shinobu timidly raised her hand.
“Oh, that’s good. Then you can go research medicine. We don’t have any doctors here yet, tell the Buris what you need.”
“I’ll get you some books on modern medicine later.”
Lu Chen thought for a moment. Kocho Shinobu had some talent in this area, but she needed to learn more about modern medicine than just traditional herbalism.
“What about us?”
Kanae realized that her skills didn’t seem to be useful here.
“You… work with Ninghai and Pinghai on handling affairs between the two worlds. Learn some clerical and statistical work, they’re getting overwhelmed.”
“You happen to be familiar with the Demon Slayer world.”
Lu Chen assigned them a job as assistants.
“Speaking of which, you guys seem to be the first real humans here…”