Elder brother's garrison

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"Hmm? No. None of them came today." Hood raised an eyebrow and said to Little White.

"Oh? Miss Elizabeth and Nono-chan didn't come?"

"Yeah... um... I heard something happened over there this morning, that Yi II Ling Ling Si VIII matter still hasn't been resolved..." Hu De glanced at the door and said softly.

"Uh... what's up?"

"I don't know either, but I heard from the ship girls who were passing by that it seems to be just a normal interpersonal issue, and has nothing to do with Dean Abyss." Hood shrugged and said to Xiaobai, "It's their family matter."

"Oh, oh..." Xiaobai didn't think much of it when she heard this, and couldn't help but sigh with relief, "So that means... I was really lucky today."

“Yes, Elizabeth is actually quite easy to fool, but that Mummy Flower is a different story. That woman seems silly and innocent on the surface, but she's actually as cunning as a devil. Even Akagi and I couldn't fool her without being prepared.” Hood said seriously to Shiro. “So, you understand? This time you were lucky, Commander, and you were lucky last time too, but next time might not be so good!”

"Uh...yes, I understand, I understand..." Xiaobai nodded three times in a row, feeling a great weight lifted from his heart, and looked towards the villa's gate with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

call……

Anyway.

It's so good that something happened in Chapter 8 today, which led Nohana-neechan and Elizabeth away...

Regardless of who caused the trouble.

Thank you so much!

Xiaobai put his hands together in prayer position.

Steamed Egg Custard

Chapter 1976 Lexington's Acknowledgment

Thanks to the "unexpected event" that Hood mentioned, within the entire scope of Chapter 8, apart from the ship girls in the newbie naval base, no one else in the naval base discovered that Shiro had been missing for a whole night.

After returning to the villa, Xiaobai first went to show her face to the ship girls.

Since this wasn't the first time this had happened, the ship girls' reactions to Shiro's return were much milder than the last time. When they saw Shiro again, most of them just asked her questions with a hint of envy, such as whether the bed at the naval base was soft and fragrant last night, or whether the TV programs were boring and dull.

Faced with this question, Xiaobai could only nod vaguely and gloss over it.

When Xiaobai appeared, Lexington also found several senior ship girls stationed there and frankly admitted to them that she had once again forced Xiaobai to stay overnight the night before. She also said that she realized her mistake and would deeply reflect on her wrongdoing after this incident. She swore on her sister's honor that she would never repeat the same mistake.

In this regard.

Most of the older ship girls looked at Lexington with helpless expressions, as if to say, "You're such a grown-up, why are you still so willful?" but in the end, they simply forgave her.

……

"Akagi, I'm really sorry about what happened last night... I'm reflecting on it..." Lexington said to Akagi, who was cooking, while smiling and massaging her shoulders.

"Alright, alright..." Akagi, who was adjusting the flavor of the soup, was helpless because of Lexington's timing of the apology. She could only sigh helplessly at Lexington and accept her apology. "I forgive you, I forgive you—look at you like this... sigh... if you really want to apologize to me, you might as well go over there and help me chop some onions."

"Is chopping onions enough?"

"What else can you do, cut me?"

"Akagi, you're so funny." Lexington walked over to the cutting board next to Akagi with a smile, picked up a cleaver and started chopping vegetables with a thud. "There's so much onion juice today."

Double standards are everywhere in the world.

If it had been Tirpitz, Saratoga, or even Kaga or Missouri who forced Shiro to stay overnight last night, these senior ship girls would definitely have given Shiro a good beating today for disrupting the naval base's laws and regulations. However, when these senior ship girls discovered that the person who forced Shiro to stay overnight was Lexington from the naval base, the treatment was naturally different—because she was Lexington.

Lexington was the first ship girl in the new naval base. For over a decade, she diligently served as the secretary ship. When the naval base lost its first admiral and was on the verge of collapse, it was Lexington who single-handedly shouldered the grief and responsibility, the first to step forward and take on the broken pillar. So many years have passed, and she hasn't had it easy. Now that she wants to be willful a few times, let her be willful...

Looking at Lexington, whose relationship with Akagi was incredibly harmonious, Shiro and Yamato, who were squatting not far away, couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Although I don't quite understand why Lexington still took the blame for me after learning the reason for my actions, it's true... as long as Lexington takes action, no matter what the mistake is, even if she causes a hole in the Sky City, the senior ship girls can forgive her with helpless expressions... Maybe that's her special personal charm.

Xiaobai and Chaoda exchanged a glance, both seeing a sense of security and reassurance in each other's eyes.

Lexington chopped a whole board of onions for Akagi, and the two chatted for a while by the stove. Then Lexington smiled and said goodbye to Akagi, walking towards Shiro.

"Whitey, Yamato, what are you two doing squatting here?" Lexington asked with a smile.

"Uh... I came to see you..." Xiaobai looked embarrassed.

"Oh...you do have a conscience, don't you?" Lexington smiled slightly at Little White.

"Uh..." Xiaobai scratched his head sheepishly, "Um... Lexington, why did you help us carry it again this time...?"

"Shh." Before Xiaobai could finish speaking, Lexington gestured for him to be quiet. She glanced back at Akagi, who was still moving around the stove not far away, and then said to Xiaobai, "This isn't the place to talk about these things, is it?"

“…Uh…yes.” Xiaobai nodded blankly.

“Let’s go for a walk outside,” Lexington said to Little White, putting down his hand.

"……it is good."

Xiaobai and Chao Yamato followed Lexington away from the villa and took a walk on the road in the valley. On the way out of the villa, they could occasionally see a few ship girls every few steps, but soon, as the three of them deliberately walked in a secluded direction, there were fewer and fewer ship girls on the road, and finally the surroundings gradually became quiet and empty.

"This should be about right." Lexington strolled around, smiling at Xiaobai. "Xiaobai, feel free to ask me anything."

Xiao Bai first used the Admiral's Network to check the surrounding environment. After confirming that there was no one else around, he scratched his head and cautiously asked Lexington, "Lexington... um... why aren't you angry..."

"Xiaobai, do you think I should be angry?" Lexington countered smoothly in response to Xiaobai's question.

“Uh…no, no…I mean…” Xiaobai quickly shook her head, scratched her cheek, and said to Lexington, “Having been in Chapter Eight for so long, I’ve been secretly going to sea with other people and meeting with the Deep Sea Dean to make deals without your knowledge…This is not something an ordinary admiral should do. I thought you would be unhappy if you found out…”

"Things that an ordinary admiral should do..." Lexington gave a wry smile and explained to Xiaobai, "Instead of saying that an ordinary admiral shouldn't do something, I think it would be more accurate to say that an ordinary admiral simply can't do it..."

“Uh…that’s true.” Xiaobai had nothing to say.

"..." Lexington looked at Xiaobai quietly for a while, then smiled slightly, "...Hmm...that's true. If it were before, knowing that you, Xiaobai, had done so many things behind our backs, I might have really been angry."

"before?"

“Yes, back then.” Lexington said, then looked up slightly at Super Yamato next to Whitebeard, extended her palm towards Super Yamato, and smiled kindly.

Super-Big blinked, stood there bewildered for a few seconds, and then tentatively placed his palm on Lexington's palm.

Lexington gently squeezed Super Yamato's hand, lightly brushing her fingers over Super Yamato's fingertips, and said in a low voice, "Little White... Actually, a year ago, I never thought that as a ship girl, I could have such peaceful and intimate contact with a Deep Sea Dean... This is the surprise you brought me, Little White, and also a piece of evidence you gave me."

"evidence?"

"—You're no longer that little girl who, upon entering the naval base, would whine and cry after being tossed over the shoulder by Reputation." Lexington lowered Yamato's hand and smiled at Shiro. "Those Abyssal Deans who have followed you, willing to smooth out their rough edges, have all witnessed your growth. In just one year, you've become a world-class admiral with extraordinary vision and abilities. Therefore, I believe in you, Shiro. Although, with my limited perspective, it's difficult to judge whether what you're doing is right, I'm willing… or rather, I feel I should believe in you, believe that you can successfully resolve this matter."

"..." Little White stared blankly at Lexington.

"So don't say things like 'Are you angry?' or 'Why did I take the blame for you?'" Lexington looked at Xiaobai's blank gaze and suddenly smiled a little embarrassedly. She squatted down, cupped Xiaobai's face in her hands, and slowly asked, "Xiaobai, answer me, what am I?"

Lexington?

"Yes, I'm Lexington. Anything else?"

"...Uh." Xiaobai looked at Lexington with a puzzled expression. After thinking for a moment, she cautiously asked, "...Secretary ship?"

"Hmm." Lexington nodded gently, smiling slightly at Xiaobai. "Then let me ask you again, what is the definition of a secretary ship?"

"...The secretary ship is a ship girl who assists the admiral in managing the naval base and is responsible for conveying the admiral's various decisions..." Xiaobai replied subconsciously.

“Yes, we are secretary ships… we are secretary ships that assist the admiral. The secretary ship is always the admiral’s right-hand woman. Even managing the naval base is just the admiral’s job.” Lexington smiled at Shiro. “So, is it strange that I, as a secretary ship, would help my admiral?”

"..." Xiaobai stared blankly at Lexington once again.

"That's about it." Lexington smiled, lowered her hands from the boy's face, and slowly stood up. "Now, little white boy, do you understand?"

"Uh... I, I understand..." Xiaobai blinked blankly.

So that's how it is...

Did Lexington acknowledge her own abilities... or rather, did she feel she could handle the situation, and that's why she was willing to take the blame for herself...?

Ah this...

Xiao Bai was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, a mix of excitement, joy, and exhilaration, along with a touch of inexplicable panic and a lump in her throat...

Overall, however, they are all emotions that will make a novice's heart pound wildly.

Xiao Bai felt like he'd been given a shot of adrenaline by Lexington, and was inexplicably motivated.

"...So, when is the next time you're going to the Deep Sea Territory, Little White?" Lexington asked with a gentle smile, his hands behind his back.

"Uh... this..." Xiaobai touched his chest, took a few breaths to suppress his surging blood, then exchanged a glance with Chaoda beside him, "Well... because it was our first time going there last night, and quite a few things happened, so to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, I think we should go back and check on things later..."

Chapter 1977 might be a bit redundant.

"Are we going over there soon..." Lexington murmured softly for a moment, then closed her eyes and nodded, seemingly deep in thought. After a short while, Lexington opened her eyes and asked Little White with a smile, "Will you be coming back tonight?"

"Uh... well... I'll go check out the situation over there this afternoon and then find a chance to come back, so it shouldn't be too late..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly, "After all, Lexington, you've already taken the blame for me twice, I can't keep causing you trouble, can I..."

“That makes sense.” Lexington smiled gently, looking thoughtfully at Little White. After a moment, she smiled and said to Little White, “Then tonight, I’ll wait for you to come back and take me back to the naval base, Little White?”

"Okay. I promise you!" Little White held up his little finger to Lexington.

After making the hook, the three of them walked back the way they came.

"Speaking of which, we have to thank the unexpected situation over there for this." Lexington said to Xiaobai with a smile as they walked. "I heard from Bismarck and the others that because of this unexpected situation, no outsiders came to our villa all day, making it much easier to hide your disappearance, Xiaobai."

"Haha... Yeah, I'm really lucky... By the way, what kind of unexpected situation was it?"

"Hmm... Although it has nothing to do with the Abyssal Fleet, the news is being kept under tight control. But according to Bismarck, this morning when she went out to train Tirpitz with laps, she heard two loud screams. Then she saw two ship girls, looking a little embarrassed, run out of a large tent. One of them covered her leg and ran into a nearby toilet, while the other covered her face and ran elsewhere," Lexington said. "Because she didn't sense any Abyssal presence, Bismarck didn't think much of it at first. But when Bismarck passed by those tents again, she found that the large tent was surrounded by ship girls, including Ms. Konohana."

"Wow...that really is..." Xiaobai nodded with admiration, but she stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence. She pondered for a moment with a strange expression, "Eh? A big tent...two ship girls..."

Xiao Bai suddenly remembered that before she went to the sea last night, she accidentally encountered Mu Chenglin and two innocent passing ship girls.

Xiao Bai remembers that after erasing their memories, she dragged them onto the bed and they assumed a loving sleeping position...

Uh……

Is it...

Judging from this development...

This matter... is...

Xiao Bai's expression grew increasingly awkward.

"Little White? What's wrong? Why do you look so strange?" Lexington looked at Little White.

"Ah? Uh... no, it's nothing..." Xiaobai quickly shook his head, swallowed, and lowered his head.

Xiaobai's confession to the Deep Sea Deans began with his encounter with Savoy last night. In other words, the little incident involving Mu Chenglin and the two ship girls was something that no one else knew about except for himself and Super Yamato.

“…Alright.” Seeing that Xiaobai didn’t speak, Lexington nodded and smiled at her, “However… although the news over there is blocked, Xiaobai, you are still the commander-in-chief of Chapter Eight. As long as you are willing to use your authority, they shouldn’t be able to block you. So, aren’t you curious about this?”

"No, no need... Well... it's someone else's family matter after all..." Xiaobai apologized to Mu Chenglin frantically in her mind while stammering and whispering with her head down, "Besides, I have other things to do... Maybe next time, definitely next time..."

"……All right."

Xiao Bai and his two companions returned to the villa.

Inside the villa, the ship girls, with nothing to do, either lay in bed resting or gathered together gossiping. The gossip ranged from astronomy to geography, and even touched on the unexpected events of the neighboring Mu family. Akagi and a few other ship girls were preparing dinner by the stove. Looking at the complicated dishes and the various knives and ingredients on the stove, Shiro thought it would take at least several more hours to finish.

After exchanging glances with Lexington, Shiro and Super Yamato went to a corner of the villa, opened a black vortex, and disappeared into the villa.

Most of the ship girls who noticed Xiaobai and Chaoda running away with the black vortex didn't react much. Xiaobai had been running around with Chaoda all day, wandering all over the map, so they were used to it and didn't care.

-

Passing through the black vortex.

Xiaobai and Chaoda returned to the ruined city.

The enormous teleportation marker, placed in the ruined city, was a room that Xiaobai chose, about the size of a changing room, because it was small and therefore well-hidden.

The locker room was actually quite cramped, even for someone as tall and voluptuous as Super Dahe. Let alone with the addition of Little White. After they emerged from the black vortex, before Super Dahe could even pull half of his body out of it, Little White and Super Dahe were already tightly crammed into the locker room. Their bodies were confined together by the limited space, their limbs crossed, their skin pressed together, and their breaths almost touching.

Oops.

Is this the legendary "easy to get in, hard to get out" situation...? I didn't realize how crowded this place was when I chose it as a teleportation point...

"Admiral, should we open the door first..." Chao Yamato asked Shiro.

"Uh... let's be safe, what if there's someone outside... let's not... I'll change my position, you move your whole body in first, retract the black vortex before opening the door..." Xiaobai quickly spoke to Chaodahe, and then tentatively squatted down.

"Okay...oh...um!"

Super Big and Little White changed positions in the locker room, finally managing to squeeze together and retract the black vortex.

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief and then reached out to open the locker room door.

click!

The locker room door opened with a click.

Little White and Super Big, their limbs intertwined, tumbled out of the locker room and fell to the floor with a thud.

Fortunately, it was an extra-large size and the position was face down. Xiao Bai only felt herself bounce twice on the extra-large, soft, and extremely elastic full body, and then she lay down in a comfortable valley.