Elder brother's garrison

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As Xiaobai took out the fifty-yuan hand-pulled pancake from the ship's equipment space, a distinct aroma of spices quickly wafted from the paper bag, filling the air between Xiaobai and the Goddess of the Hearth.

The goddess of the hearth twitched her nose.

Then, the goddess of the hearth stared into Xiaobai's eyes, and like a hunting dog that had caught the scent of its prey, they suddenly lit up, shimmering with a faint light.

"Huh? This familiar and unforgettable taste, this distinct Lao Gan Ma chili sauce and chili flavor!" The female kitchen god clutched her stomach, staring in shock at the paper bag Xiaobai was carrying. "This is... this is the hand-pulled pancake from Aunt Wang's pancake stall at the alley entrance!"

"Oh... so that kind aunt's surname is Wang..." Xiaobai nodded and smiled at the female stove god.

It seems.

Xiao Bai was right; the female Kitchen Goddess did indeed harbor special feelings for the scallion pancake stall at the alley entrance...

"That's right! This is Aunt Wang's hand-pulled pancake! And, judging from the portion and size... and the faint aroma of pork floss, fried sausage, and meat skewers, it's a family-style hand-pulled pancake worth fifty yuan!" The female kitchen god's mouth was wide open, drool flowing from her lips. "This is so... so luxurious! So blissful, so inclusive, it's the ultimate hand-pulled pancake in the world!"

"Eh... you can tell just by smelling it?" Xiaobai was a little surprised.

"Idiot! Aunt Wang's pancakes, besides the 'Family Reunion' pancake, don't have any varieties that can have pork floss, sausage, and chicken cartilage skewers all at the same time!" The Kitchen Goddess explained to Xiaobai as if stating common sense. "Isn't this common sense? You'll know if you just stop by that pancake stall for a little while!"

"Uh... I see." Xiaobai smiled.

It seems I underestimated the warmth of the Kitchen Goddess towards hand-pulled pancakes... no, to be precise, the warmth of Aunt Wang's hand-pulled pancakes.

As Xiao Bai was thinking, the female Stove Goddess, who was clutching her stomach, was completely captivated by the paper bag in Xiao Bai's hand and couldn't look away. The female Stove Goddess paced back and forth somewhat uncomfortably, swallowing her saliva as she called out to Xiao Bai.

"...Compared to this! You just said you could have a little of this, is that really okay?" The female Kitchen Goddess asked Little White, her two bright, watery eyes seemingly filled with longing.

"Of course, this was originally bought for you, Miss Stove Goddess," Xiaobai said, casually touching the paper bag to check its temperature. "Hmm... but it seems that because it took a long time, the insulation might be a little..."

Xiaobai bought this scallion pancake at noon. After buying it, it was kept in Xiaobai's ship equipment space until the Vesta finished treating all the ship girls before taking it out. In the meantime, about six or seven hours had passed.

The ship girl's equipment space does have a certain degree of heat preservation, but it is not a place specifically for storing food. After six or seven hours of storage and settling, even a large 50-yuan hand-pulled pancake will eventually cool down completely.

"It's no problem! It'll still taste good even when it's cold!" However, the female stove god didn't seem to care. Even if the scallion pancake got cold, in her heart it was still the highest-grade delicacy. The female stove god bounced around with a joyful expression, shaking her head. Her little hand reached eagerly for the small paper bag while she made a token polite remark to Xiaobai, "But... but isn't it a little bit inappropriate to just give me something so good like this..."

"If you like it, Miss Stove Goddess, feel free to take it," Xiao Bai said to the Stove Goddess with a smile. "In fact, if you're considering it as an apology for today's lunch, this is already a very cheap item."

After all, he had stood up the female stove goddess at noon today... If he could mend his relationship with the female stove goddess for only fifty yuan, then Xiaobai felt that he had made a huge profit.

"An apology? What apology?" To Xiaobai's surprise, after the mention of an apology, the female Kitchen Goddess, who was reaching out to the paper bag, paused and showed a puzzled expression.

"It's about what happened at noon today," Xiaobai explained to the Goddess of the Stove. "Yesterday afternoon we made an appointment with you, didn't we? We said that since you were off today, we would get together with you at noon..."

"Ah! You mean that thing!" The female hearth goddess suddenly realized what Xiaobai meant after being reminded by Xiaobai. Before Xiaobai could finish speaking, she gave him an apologetic, awkward smile. "Um... I'm so sorry... As you know, because those two ship girls with severely damaged equipment suddenly showed up this morning, I've been busy with that all day and completely forgot about our appointment... I'm so sorry..."

"Huh?" Xiaobai's eyes widened.

"So that's why you guys suddenly came to my house today, hahaha... Oh, so you came to ask me to go out... I'm so sorry, hahaha..." The female Kitchen Goddess laughed awkwardly at Little White, her hand reaching for the paper bag in Little White's hand without any sign of stopping. "Well... how about we go out after I finish my scallion pancake..."

"..." Xiao Bai looked at the female stove god with suspicion.

Could it be that……

Actually... the Goddess of the Kitchen God didn't keep her appointment today at all; she simply forgot about the promise she had made to herself.

Neither I nor Changchun were late. The one making the "cooing" sound wasn't me, but the female Kitchen Goddess?

Xiaobai suddenly understood!

Ah!

So that’s it!

"Hehehe... Anyway, let me try Aunt Wang's family-style hand-pulled pancake first. I've lived for so long and I've never tried it before..." The female kitchen god's hand had already reached the bottom of the paper bag, and she was just a little bit away from holding the paper bag and taking the hand-pulled pancake away.

However, just as the goddess of the hearth was about to touch the scallion pancake, the goddess's hand was about to touch it.

Little White lifted the paper bag slightly by an inch, and the Kitchen Goddess's hands grasped nothing.

"Huh?" The goddess of the hearth was taken aback and looked at Little White.

"..." Little White also quietly watched the Goddess of the Kitchen.

The female stove goddess tiptoed and continued to reach for the paper bag.

Little White also stood on tiptoe and lifted the paper bag higher, but the Kitchen Goddess missed again.

"..." The goddess of the hearth.

"……"noob.

The goddess of the hearth leaped onto the spot and pounced towards the paper bag.

Little White jumped up and perfectly dodged the attack from the goddess of the hearth.

Xiao Bai and the female Kitchen Goddess returned to their original spot, and the two gazed at each other quietly.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Finally, the goddess of the hearth could no longer bear it.

"Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me! Since you said you'd give it to me, why would you take it back? How can you be so tempting!" The female Kitchen God pounced on Xiaobai, constantly reaching for the scallion pancake in Xiaobai's hand.

"Ah... well... how should I put it..." Xiaobai stood on tiptoe, holding the scallion pancake high, dodging the goddess of the hearth's hand as she muttered softly, "Suddenly I feel... you might be a little unhappy if I just give the scallion pancake to the goddess of the hearth like this..."

"What's wrong with me? I already apologized! It's just that I forgot to keep my appointment today!" The Kitchen Goddess pressed herself against Little White's body, calling out to the paper bag and pleading, "I'll apologize properly later! It's my fault, you... you can just give me the scallion pancake!"

The female kitchen god clung to Xiaobai like a kitten begging for food, her whole attention focused on the scallion pancake that Xiaobai was holding high.

"……"noob.

Xiaobai's feelings were very complicated.

how to say.

After learning that what she and Changchun had been worried about all day—that she hadn't actually cursed the Kitchen Goddess, but rather that the Kitchen Goddess had cursed her—Xiaobai wasn't angry at all. On the contrary, she felt much more relieved... After all, her relationship with the Kitchen Goddess was pretty much the same.

but.

That being said, Xiaobai was soon enveloped by a strange sense of responsibility.

You know, it's rare for the female kitchen god to be in the wrong, so it feels like a waste if she doesn't do something about it...

Xiao Bai snapped out of his daze.

“Miss Stove Goddess… well, actually, there’s no need for an apology.” Xiao Bai said to the Stove Goddess who was clinging to him and moving around, “How about this… I can give you this scallion pancake, Miss Stove Goddess, but… as compensation, you have to come and stay at our home in Kyoto for a few days, how about that?”

"Huh?" The goddess of the hearth was taken aback.

"...can't you?"

"You give me food and shelter, are you an angel?"

"...So, Miss Stove Goddess, you mean it's okay?"

"OK, OK!"

"I see... Then please guide me for the next few days, Miss Stove Goddess." Xiao Bai smiled and put down the scallion pancake, handing it to the Stove Goddess.

"We've arrived!!!"

The female stove goddess was now completely focused on Xiaobai's scallion pancake. She took the pancake with both hands and excitedly spun around and jumped around.

In front of Xiaobai and Changchun, the female Stove Goddess untied the paper bag, took out the two large scallion pancakes that were almost as thick as her arms, opened her mouth wide, and took a bite of the scallion pancakes.

The female kitchen goddess trembled.

"Mmm—!!" The goddess of the hearth tilted her head back, a satisfied expression on her face. "Family Reunion is so...so delicious! It's still delicious even when it's cold! It's the taste of my memories! It's the taste of luxury and extravagance! From today onwards, I can experience the life of the rich!"

"Has the Kitchen Goddess never tried the Family Reunion flavored hand-pulled pancake before?" Xiaobai asked.

"Of course!" The female kitchen god swallowed the scallion pancake in her mouth and quickly said to Xiaobai, "Aunt Wang's scallion pancakes are all about value for money. They're only two yuan! For just two yuan, you can get two scallion pancakes, a fresh lettuce leaf, and two sausages! Can any other shop offer that in terms of energy, vitamins, or taste? Of course, someone like me would buy the original flavor!"

"Ah...I see."

"But... um!! So this is what the Family Feast tastes like... Before, I thought it was just a crude way of putting all the ingredients into one pancake, an ultimate set meal that only a complete novice to scallion pancakes would consider... But after trying it myself, I realized that it has these benefits too..." The Kitchen Goddess chewed on her scallion pancake with relish, excitedly talking to herself like a food critic, "Among the large amount of meat, the most obvious flavors are the sausage and pork floss, which blend together perfectly with the tomato sauce, salad dressing, lettuce, and onions, and the finishing touch of barbecue sauce. It's like attending a grand concert!"

The female kitchen god ate while spinning around in place, revealing an expression of ecstasy.

Chapter 1689 The Ship Girl's Bar

The sky gradually darkened.

Night began to fall over Kyoto.

As a first-class metropolis, Kyoto's nights, like the lives of contemporary netizens, exhibit a unique vitality.

In Kyoto at night, the buildings are lit up with colorful lights, and the lively sounds of food stalls and karaoke bars drift from the roadside into the bustling streets. The streets are crowded with pedestrians, and the firelight from the roadside stalls makes the streets, which should be quiet at night, lively and vibrant.

In big cities, the nightlife is just beginning.

Passing through the crowds, crossing the streets, and turning past the scattered lights, in a corner of a quiet alleyway at night, a slightly dilapidated bar is lit with a broken neon light.

This is a slightly dilapidated little shop compared to the bustling shops around it. It is located in a remote area, and its cheap decorations are out of place with the surrounding area. As a result, most pedestrians who are looking for fun at night will not be interested in this little shop, and will not even stop to take a look.

This is exactly the effect this small shop wants to achieve.

This is a "bar" that only opens for a few nights every now and then, and is a place where ship girls from all over the world can rest.

Push the door open and enter.

Inside the bar, there were no dazzling lights, no jarring music, and no frenzied crowd. Compared to the dilapidated exterior, the interior decoration was quite well done.

Although the bar was small, it had everything you needed. Right now, there were a dozen or so young and beautiful girls sitting inside. Unlike other nighttime pedestrians who would sway to the music and release the pent-up emotions of the day, these girls simply sat in their seats, exchanging warm and enthusiastic or shy and bashful smiles with the girls around them, chatting about everyday things.

—These girls are all ship girls.

They are ship girls from all over the world who have passed through Kyoto for various reasons and then rested here for a few days. The bar is located in a small social circle. Some civilian ship girls from other places learned about this place by chance from other civilian ship girls. When they had nothing to do at night, they would come here to rest during the first few days of the bar's opening, purely as a way to make friends and broaden their horizons, and gradually integrate into this social circle.

However, most of the ship girls who have joined this bar, besides being civilian ship girls, basically share a common characteristic.

That is... they all knew about the goddess of the hearth.

correct.

This bar was opened by the ship girl patients in the Vestal Goddess's courtyard. It was originally used to exchange information about their conditions and to promote the Vestal Goddess's "Shangri-La".

Tonight, the ship girls in the bar are still enthusiastically discussing anything related to Vestal.

"Today, for some reason, as soon as I entered her room, Sister Vestal started touching my ship rigging all over. And her technique was incredibly good; she left me completely weak... Although she eventually healed the damage to my rigging, I still hope she won't do that again next time..." In the bar, a ship girl blushed as she spoke to the girl beside her. At this point, to suppress her embarrassment, she looked up at the bar and called out, "Bar! A cocktail, please!"

"I can't quite tell whether the treatment method used by the Goddess of the Hearth today was comfortable or uncomfortable..." the ship girls whispered among themselves.

"yes……"

"Oh dear, this is so embarrassing, let's not talk about this anymore..."

"Let's stop talking now—let's change the subject. Two younger sisters that no one has seen before came to the Vestal Goddess's house this afternoon, you all know that, right?" One of the ship girls put down her wine glass and said to the other ship girls.

"Ah... I remember! They seem to be two very powerful ship girls! Especially the one who is petite, has a cute face, and has hair as smooth as silver threads. She knows a lot about the Deep Sea Fleet. I only listened for a short while, but I felt I learned a lot!" Another ship girl raised her hand excitedly.

"Yes...and did you know? Actually, today the Goddess of the Hearth received two more sisters who were heavily damaged and advancing."

"Ah... another devastating attack... Sister Vestal is the worst at dealing with these kinds of sisters."

"Yes... According to the usual treatment methods, it would probably take several days to recover, and if we're unlucky, at least one of those two ship girls will have to say goodbye to her ship girl identity!" The ship girl who initially brought up the topic sighed, but quickly looked up and continued, "However... although we're not in the same mercenary group, I actually know those two heavily damaged Attack ship girls. After their treatment ended this afternoon, they chatted with me for a while before leaving Kyoto... They said that the reason they were able to recover so quickly this time, besides the fact that Sister Vestal is the best, it's also related to those two little sisters we've never met before that I just told us about!"

"Huh? What's the connection? What kind of connection?" The ship girls in the bar all turned their attention to this.

"I heard it's that petite ship girl sister. She's also a ship girl doctor with skills just as high as Sister Vestal! It was she who assisted Sister Vestal in perfectly healing the heavily damaged sisters!" The ship girl who brought up the topic took a sip of her drink and then spoke earnestly to the others.

"Wow...so that's how it is..."

"She's also a ship girl doctor!"

"No wonder the sisters who were badly injured recovered so quickly this time..."

The ship girls were amazed, but they didn't doubt the truth of the rumors at all—in fact, in a bar, the truth of the rumors didn't matter; what mattered was that they were interesting enough.

The ship girls' interest was piqued, and a large number of them gathered together, excitedly discussing what had happened that afternoon.

"I've seen that little girl up close, she's so cute! But her aura is quite peculiar. She looks like a little girl, yet she has a subtle air of a high-ranking leader, like our mercenary group's leader."

"Yes, yes, I feel that way too!"

"Speaking of which, those two girls even chatted with one of my friends..."

"The friend you mentioned..."

……

The ship girls in the bar were having a lively discussion, and the atmosphere became quite enthusiastic.