Elder brother's garrison

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Chapter 3622 Fubuki is Shiro's good helper

The destroyers surrounding Shiro immediately understood and made way for her when they saw Fubuki and her three companions.

"Admiral, Admiral—"

Snowflakes skipped along happily, waving her fair hands high, and like a gust of wind, she bumped into Little White's arms.

Boom!

The destroyers present all heard the solid impact.

The destroyers watched as Shiro was forced back two steps by the massive impact, then she kicked her feet behind her and skillfully scooped up Fubuki's body with her arms.

Long blue hair danced in the wind.

Fubuki let out a cheerful laugh in mid-air, then wrapped herself tightly around Shiro like a little octopus, pressing her entire body intimately against Shiro's, emitting a series of crisp laughs.

"Admiral, Admiral, you're finally back! I heard from the ladies at the naval base that you've been working overtime these past few days. I missed you so much!"

Fubuki clung tightly to Shiro, as if trying to completely merge herself into her body.

Shiro was infected by the enthusiastic and cheerful mood emanating from Fubuki, and she couldn't help but smile, nodding and smiling while supporting Fubuki's legs.

"Yeah, I've been busy with work, but I managed to find some time to come back and visit." Xiaobai smiled at Fubuki, who was riding on her back. "It's been a few days, but you're still so energetic."

"hey-hey……"

Just as Fubuki was about to speak again, three younger sister-class ship girls caught up from behind her.

"Sister Fubuki! Get off the Admiral quickly, or you'll knock him down!" As soon as Shirayuki saw Fubuki riding on Shirayuki's back, she called out anxiously. She quickly rushed forward, grabbed Fubuki's leg, and tried to pull her off Shirayuki.

Fubuki has a slender and petite figure, and she is indeed not much shorter than Shiro.

If it weren't for the fact that Shiro's body strength was extraordinary due to his ship equipment, Shiro would have been incredibly lucky to survive if Fubuki hadn't knocked him down and fainted on the spot with the force of her attack.

In the end, Fubuki was pulled off Shiro by Shirayuki.

When Fubuki, scratching her head and sticking out her tongue, jumped off Shiro, Shirayuki quickly pulled her along and, along with the other two destroyer sisters, bowed to Shiro.

The four blue-haired destroyers, who looked almost identical, bowed politely to Xiaobai and spoke in unison.

"Admiral, welcome back!"

"Good afternoon, Shirayuki! And there's the first snow and the deep snow." Shirayuki greeted the ship girls with a smile.

"Is the Admiral back this time to see Missouri?" After greeting her, Fubuki asked Shiro with an expectant look on her face.

"Ah... um... we can definitely go take a look later." Xiaobai thought for a while and then nodded.

"Hmm...? Oh..." Fubuki blinked as she watched Shiro hesitate, then, as if suddenly remembering something, she took two steps forward and sniffed Shiro. "Oh...oh...oh!"

Fubuki suddenly widened her eyes, a look of surprise appearing in them.

"Wow! Flower Q sister!" Fubuki pointed at Shiro's body excitedly and said, "Admiral, did you bring Flower Q sister over?"

Upon hearing Fubuki's statement, the ship girls present looked at her in surprise.

Only Fubuki looked expectant.

Xiaobai was a little surprised. She subconsciously touched her clothes and nodded to Fubuki.

"Well... that's true, but how did you know, Fubuki?"

"Because the Admiral smells like Sister Flower Q! I just smelled it!"

"...Is it really that obvious?!"

"I won't mistake Sister Flower Q's taste!" Fubuki immediately clenched her little fist and said seriously, "Because we used to go out to sea with Sister Flower Q to fry fish all the time, we are very familiar with her taste!"

"Ah...I see."

The other ship girls from Nia's family, who were listening to Shiro and Fubuki's conversation, all showed curious expressions.

"Fubuki, Fubuki, who is this Flower Q sister you were just talking about with Admiral Lu Lin?"

"Sister Hua Q is talking about one of our ship girls at the naval base. She's an anti-submarine expert." Xiao Bai answered Nia's ship girls' questions for Fubuki, and then continued with a smile, "Because there were some minor troubles in Chapter 8 these past few days, I needed a powerful anti-submarine ship girl to help, so I brought her over—she's been here for a few days, but because the work at the guild isn't finished yet, she hasn't had a chance to come and check on things at the temporary naval base. I didn't expect Fubuki's nose to be so sensitive; she smelled it right away."

"oh----"

The ship girls of Nia's family nodded, drawing out their words.

"Huh? So the Admiral has been on missions with Sister Flower Q these past few days?" Fubuki understood what Xiaobai was saying, and she immediately stared at Xiaobai with her big eyes and asked.

"Yes, that's right." Xiaobai looked at Chuixue and nodded with a smile.

"Hmm—" Upon hearing this, Fubuki immediately pouted, "If the Admiral wants to find anti-submarine ship girls, why not look for Fubuki?"

"Ugh?"

"Fubuki is an anti-submarine ship girl too," Fubuki said, pointing to herself.

"Ah...yes."

Xiaobai looked at Chuixue belatedly, somewhat realizing what was happening.

Speaking of which, when Xiaobai was discussing with Iowa about asking for help from anti-submarine ship girls, the first person that came to mind was the renowned Chaser in the field of anti-submarine warfare.

Because we're looking for anti-submarine ship girls...

Xiaobai, of course, instinctively looked for targets among the ship girls with anti-submarine capabilities.

However, on the other hand, while the Pursuer's anti-submarine capabilities are indeed among the best in the newbie naval base, making her a super ship girl specializing in anti-submarine warfare, there are many other normal ship girls in the newbie naval base who also possess excellent anti-submarine capabilities.

Take, for example, the snowstorm right before our eyes.

Fubuki is, after all, a top-tier destroyer, and anti-submarine capability is precisely one of the essential capabilities of a destroyer.

Although Fubuki doesn't possess anti-submarine specialized shipboard skills like the Chaser, with her excellent destroyer qualities, dealing with a mere eighth-chapter deep-sea submarine should be a piece of cake for her.

—So, isn't this a very good candidate?

Xiaobai looked at Chuixue's face and pondered for a long time.

Xiaobai returned to the temporary naval base this time with the intention of selecting an anti-submarine ship girl of similar skill level to the Chaser, so that the Chaser, who has been working overtime recently, could take a few days off and take turns working with her in the future.

Now that Fubuki has been delivered to Shiro, Shiro can't help but start to wonder if Fubuki is one of the goals he came back for.

...Is Fubuki suitable for the role?

Xiaobai thought to herself, her gaze sweeping over Fubuki.

In terms of ability, Fubuki is indeed suitable.

After all, Fubuki is considered one of the top destroyers in the newbie naval base. Whether it's ship equipment grade, combat experience, or even personal strength, she is far ahead of other destroyers.

As for personality...

Although Fubuki is rather carefree and mischievous in her daily life, often playing pranks on those around her (especially Changchun) and causing minor disruptions (again, especially Changchun), she is, after all, the flagship of the Fubuki-class destroyer.

Flagship ship girls... well, that's a unique species.

All flagship ship girls tend to share a common trait: regardless of their everyday lives, once they set foot on the sea, whether they are elegant, quiet homebodies who seem to have no temper, or battle maniacs who are always yelling and excited, or even scantily clad cyborgs who always have a stern face and seem to be thinking about something... they always demonstrate an extremely reliable, calm, and strategic side in actual battles.

Thinking about it this way, Fubuki does seem to be the successor that Shiro is looking for.

Thinking about this, Xiao Bai suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

So the ship girl I was looking for was actually so close to me...

"Admiral, Admiral, are you short of men? Me, me, I want to go on the expedition with you!" Before Shiro could even speak, Fubuki raised her hands to Shiro, her face beaming with excitement as if she was afraid of being left behind. "Frying fish is so much fun! Admiral, don't leave Fubuki behind, take her with you, okay!"

As Fubuki spoke, she waved her hands and pressed them against her.

"Ah... Fubuki, do you also want to go to war with me?" Xiaobai interrupted her thoughts upon hearing Fubuki's words, smiled at Fubuki, and then asked.

"I want to! I want to!" Fubuki nodded quickly. "Would the Admiral be willing to take Fubuki with him?"

“Yes, it’s definitely possible…” Xiaobai looked up and exchanged a glance with the three younger sisters behind Fubuki. Then she raised her hand and touched Fubuki’s soft hair, and continued, “But let me make this clear, Fubuki, this expedition isn’t a game. It shouldn’t be as fun as your usual smurfing…”

"I'd be perfectly content just to go on an expedition with the Admiral!" Fubuki quickly shook her head, flashing a bright white smile, and said happily.

Xiao Bai was touched by Chui Xue's innocent smile.

She couldn't help but reach out and rub Fubuki's face vigorously. Her skin felt so soft and delicate, as if she were rubbing velvet.

"Thank you, Fubuki," Shiro said.

"Hehe! Admiral, shall we take Shirayuki and the others with us?" Fubuki pointed to her three younger sisters behind her.

Upon hearing that Fubuki was going to take them along, the three destroyer girls quickly straightened their clothes and looked at Shiro with expectant expressions.

"By the time we set off, it will be very, very late... Let's let Bai Xue and the others get some rest."

Xiao Bai smiled at Bai Xue and the others.

Upon hearing this, the three destroyers lowered their heads in disappointment, like a flock of chicks that couldn't peck at the millet.

Chapter 3623 Xiaobai's Method...?

Xiao Bai had her reasons for not letting Bai Xue, Chu Xue, and Shen Xue go with her.

First of all, one anti-submarine ship girl is indeed enough.

Secondly... after all, the sea at night is very dangerous. Unlike the pursuers, Fubuki and the others won't be considered neutral targets by the Abyssal Fleet. So when they set out on missions at night, there will definitely be Abyssal Fleet members who smell the ship girls' presence and come to cause trouble. Shiro will definitely be responsible for protecting their safety.

If the Deep Sea Will doesn't intervene, Xiaobai is confident that she can protect only two or three ship girls completely unharmed. If the number of people she needs to protect increases, even Xiaobai might not be able to keep up. Therefore, having Fubuki accompany her on the expedition is the only relatively safe solution Xiaobai has come up with after careful consideration.

There's nothing we can do about it...

Although Shiro's ship equipment is the land-based ship equipment that is said to be used in all ship girl harbors, she is not actually good at "protecting others". Relatively speaking, she is better at "destruction".

……

Returning every few days, Xiaobai simply stayed in the temporary garrison headquarters all night.

During this time, Xiaobai spent as much time as possible meeting with the married ships living in the temporary naval base, and deeply connecting with them.

After meeting Veneto, Xiaobai saw that the distance wasn't too far, so he went to the training ground to observe Hancock's leveling progress.

...Hancock, huh?

She's the civilian ship girl that Xiaobai met in Kyoto when he went to the human society to set up anchor points a while ago.

It's worth mentioning that although Hancock officially received special training at the rookie naval base for less than a week, her performance on the training field was completely transformed in that short period of time, making her a completely different person from a week ago.

I remember when she first stepped onto this training ground, she couldn't even last a single exchange against Veneto, who was holding back.

But now Hancock is actually able to hold her own against the Veneto-class ship girls from the Nia family who are responsible for training her.

Holding Fubuki's hand, the two stood at the edge of the training ground, watching Hancock fight fiercely against the Veneto-class ship girls of Nia's family on the water. Not only was Hancock not at a disadvantage, but she even seemed to be suppressing the four opponents. They couldn't help but slowly shake their heads and sigh in their hearts at Hancock's ship girl talent.

This woman's rate of progress... is truly terrifying.

No wonder Hancock, in a human society where resources are scarce, conditions are extremely harsh, and there are few opportunities for training, was able to grow from a complete novice ship girl into the strongest ship girl recognized by the public in just one year... This powerful ship girl talent is something that Xiaobai truly envies from the bottom of his heart.

Ah, talent.

How wonderful it would be if I could have a little bit of myself.

After I finished my reflections, it was already dark.

Xiaobai chatted briefly with Nia, who had just finished get off work, explaining the situation she had encountered in the past few days. Finally, with Nia's encouraging expression, Xiaobai left the temporary naval base with Fubuki.

Back to the Admiral's Guild.

When Shiro and Fubuki entered the office, the Chaser was preparing its ship equipment, with a serious expression on its face, ready to go.

Iowa was sitting at the empty president's desk, making tea with her head down.

"Hmm? This taste is..."

Before Xiaobai could speak, the pursuer, who was preparing his ship equipment, turned around in surprise as if he had smelled something and looked at Xiaobai and Fubuki.

"Fubuki?!"

The pursuers exclaimed in surprise.

"Sister Flower Q!" Fubuki happily let go of Shiro's hand, pointed at the pursuers and shouted loudly, then looked at Iowa, her face still showing a happy expression, "And Sister Iowa too!"

Like a deer released from its reins, Fubuki ran to Iowa in a few steps and threw herself into his arms.

"Mmm! It smells so good! Iowa-neechan smells like the Admiral!" Fubuki pressed her face against Iowa's clothes, took a deep breath, and then said with delight.

"Yes, because I always work in the same office as the Admiral."

Iowa smiled and ruffled Fubuki's hair. Her smile was flawless, without a single flaw.

"Isn't this Little Fubuki! You're here too!" The Chaser opened her arms to Fubuki, who ran into her embrace and let the Chaser ruffle her blue hair. "You came at just the right time! And I'm not called Sister Flower Q, you should call me Sister Chaser!"