Elder brother's garrison

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"Of course you can! Isn't she your ship girl, Shiro?"

"Not yet," Xiaobai shook her head.

"Then you could call it half, right?"

"Ah... well." Xiaobai glanced at the Royal Oak, who was sitting with Vulta and didn't seem to have any objection to the conclusion, so Xiaobai nodded. "I guess so."

With Nia's promise, the last weight lifted from Xiaobai's heart.

This is Nia's yard after all. If Nia really doesn't agree to her living here, Xiaobai really can't say anything.

After that, since the way Royal Oak and Volta were brought here by Xiaobai was quite special, and there had indeed been some friction before, in order to take into account the feelings of the parties involved, Xiaobai and Nia dispersed the onlookers and left only one or two ship girls by their side.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiaobai finally had time to walk up to Vulta and greet her: "Hello, Vulta."

Volta looked at the admiral who was smiling at him with a complicated expression.

Volta didn't have a good impression of his former naval base either. It was too cold and impersonal, and the admiral was always out gallivanting. Even his best friend, Oak Sister, was dragged out by the admiral every day and night to fight.

Vulta is on the side of Royal Oak; she likes Oak, but she doesn't like her admiral.

And after Royal Oak was confined by his own admiral, who also forbade anyone else from sending him food, Vulta disliked him even more.

Volta had considered the possibility of releasing Oak Sister and eloping with her.

However, when all of this actually became a reality, when he woke up to find that he and Sister Oak had successfully eloped, and when Royal Oak told him that she had left the garrison and hoped that Vulta would go with her, Vulta was really dumbfounded.

In short.

This happiness came so suddenly that Volta even felt like he was dreaming.

Chapter 723 Your Dignity, Returned to You

"..." Volta looked at Little White and felt a subtle pain in her stomach again. She rubbed against the Royal Oak and hid behind its arm.

Xiao Bai looked awkwardly at Volta, who was somewhat wary of him.

"Did you like the original naval base?" Little White asked Volta.

Vulta grabbed the Royal Oak's sleeve, glanced at the Royal Oak, and then shook his head at Little White.

“I saw you unconscious by the fireplace last night. You’ll catch a cold sleeping like that so late at night. Besides, the Royal Oak seems to like you a lot, so it brought you back with it,” Little White said to Vulta.

Volta looked at Xiaobai with suspicion.

"Do you like Royal Oak?" Little White asked again.

Vulta nodded.

"I see." Little White smiled at Vulta. "Your sister, the Royal Oak, is leaving the garrison for a while. Can you keep it a secret for her?"

Volta didn't reply; she just stared at Little White, her brows furrowed tightly.

Little White smiled as he looked at Volta.

After a long while, Volta slowly spoke up: "Is Sister Oak leaving the garrison?"

"Yes, from now on, she'll be my ship girl."

"..." After hearing Xiaobai's reply, Volta remained silent for a long time before looking at the Royal Oak beside him.

The Royal Oak was also looking at Vulta, its eyes filled with a complex expression that Vulta couldn't understand.

“…Thank you.” Volta hid behind the Royal Oak tree and whispered to Little White.

"Hmm? What are you thanking me for?"

"Thank you... for saving Sister Oak." Volta said, her head down and lips pouting, while reaching out a hand to touch her stomach.

"Will you keep this a secret?" Xiaobai asked.

"Ah."

“Once Royal Oak’s condition stabilizes, I can send you back,” Little White said.

Vulta shook her head: "Wherever Sister Oak is, that's where I'll be."

"Oh, I see." Xiaobai couldn't help but chuckle at Vulta's awkward expression.

With her extensive network of admirals, Xiaobai could naturally sense Volta's ship equipment level; she was a level 1 ship girl, the kind who had never been on the battlefield.

Perhaps due to resource allocation issues, the admirals of the original naval bases focused more on developing large ships, and destroyers like the Volta, which didn't have particularly outstanding ship equipment, were probably neglected in the original naval bases.

Royal Oak is probably one of the few ship girls who has a good relationship with her.

From Volta's perspective, Xiaobai only vaguely said "Oh, I see" and then fell silent. She thought Xiaobai didn't quite agree with her staying, so she quickly and nervously looked up at Xiaobai and said, "I eat very little!"

"You eat very little?"

“One or half a fish a day will do,” Vulta said, leaning against the Royal Oak tree. “...Don’t send me away.”

Xiao Bai then realized that Volta had misunderstood him.

Why would Xiaobai refuse a destroyer? It's more like Xiaobai should be begging Vulta to stay.

—Destroyers are indeed adorable.

Little White looked at Volta and couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes, I won't kick you out," Xiaobai assured Vulta.

Volta breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Seeing Vulta cowering timidly beside the Royal Oak, Nia knew that the commotion among the ship girls had probably frightened her. After Xiaobai finished arranging things, Nia glanced at the Royal Oak a few more times and then returned to the kitchen.

The relationship between Nia and the Royal Oak was quite complicated. Seeing that Nia did not express any objection to his staying, the Royal Oak breathed a sigh of relief.

As she was breathing, Royal Oak felt a pat on the shoulder. She instinctively turned her head and saw Cleveland staring at her without saying a word.

"...Hello, Cleveland," Royal Oak greeted Cleveland somewhat awkwardly. "Um..."

“No need to say anything.” Cleveland shook his head. “You don’t owe me anything, and I don’t owe you anything.”

The feud between Cleveland and Royal Oak was pretty much over after Bismarck led his team to settle the score.

If we only consider the monetary aspect, the losses that Royal Oak inflicted on Nia were far less than the losses that Bismarck inflicted on the Royal Oak's fleet. Furthermore, on that day, Cleveland had already exacted her revenge and vented her anger. While she didn't consider herself a saint, she wouldn't do anything to drive someone to their doom.

“…Thank you.” Royal Oak breathed a sigh of relief when it saw that there was no sense of rejection in Cleveland’s eyes.

Cleveland nodded, then held out a tightly clenched little fist to the Royal Oak: "Hand."

"Hands?" Royal Oak was taken aback for a moment, then quickly put both hands together and placed them under Cleveland's fist.

It seems Cleveland is trying to give itself something.

Royal Oak initially thought it was a key to open the door, but since he had already been given the key to his own place, this was probably the key to Vulta's place.

Vulta is still young and somewhat independent. She had always lived alone in her original garrison, and Royal Oak didn't really want her to live alone in this garrison as well.

Just as Royal Oak was thinking this, Cleveland slowly opened his fist, and a tightly clenched piece of black cloth slowly fell into Royal Oak's hand.

It was a beautiful piece of black fabric with lovely openwork carvings and lace patterns. It felt soft to the touch, but was a little stiff at the edges.

Royal Oak stared at the piece of cloth with some confusion at first, but after it landed in Royal Oak's hand, the cloth slowly swelled up like a dried camellia flower that had absorbed water.

Like a black flower blooming in the palm of your hand, the fabric slowly expands in the wind, eventually turning into a pair of black panties.

Royal Oak recognized these panties; the day before yesterday, she was wearing them when she went to sea with her to snipe Bismarck.

Upon seeing the panties clearly, Royal Oak's face flushed crimson. She instinctively gasped, quickly clutching the panties in her hands, staring at Cleveland with extreme nervousness: "This...this...this is..."

“Here you go.” Cleveland said, turning around and leaving under the watchful eye of the Royal Oak.

"Sister Oak?" Vulta, nestled beside the Royal Oak, was curious about the tree's strange reaction. Because the Royal Oak was quite tall, Vulta couldn't see what the tree was holding when Cleveland returned the panties. "What did that lady give you?"

“…It’s about dignity.” Ignoring Volta’s eager request to take a look, the Royal Oak tossed the panties into its ship equipment space with a complicated expression.

While it wasn't that Vulta couldn't see this, there was a feeling that it would corrupt a child, so Royal Oak chose a more meaningful interpretation.

"Royal Oak, your room is over there," Little White said to Royal Oak, pointing to a room not far away. "Let's go in and take a look later."

“Okay,” Royal Oak replied.

"Oh, right, they don't have any daily necessities there yet." As Xiaobai spoke, she reached into her wallet, pulled out a small wad of bills, and handed it to Royal Oak. "There are some convenience stores around. Take this and go buy some."

“You don’t need so much.” Royal Oak looked at the stack of banknotes Little White handed him, his face showing reluctance. “Besides, I have some money…”

"This is a public benefit, so it's my responsibility to pay for it." Xiaobai smiled at Royal Oak. "Well, you're free to do whatever you want now. Feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything. The ship girls in the yard are all very nice, so be sure to get along with them."

After saying this and confirming that Royal Oak had no further questions, Xiaobai smiled and took a few steps toward her house.

She had only taken a few steps when a bunch of blue destroyers suddenly appeared out of nowhere, swarming around Xiaobai like hungry tigers pouncing on sheep, and dragging her to the other side of the yard.

Looking over from the Royal Oak, on the other side of the courtyard, a large number of destroyers watched as Little White was captured and taken back by the blue destroyers, and they all cheered in unison.

"...How lively!" Royal Oak watched this scene with a subtle sense of comfort.

This scene was something you couldn't see in the original naval base, firstly because there weren't that many ship girls around, secondly because I was working overtime every day, and thirdly because... the naval base was really cold and deserted.

—This admiral will spend a lot of time on the ship girls.

Looking at Little White, Royal Oak couldn't help but feel a sense of unrealistic fantasy, thinking about the fact that she had once shared a bed with her.

“Volta,” the Royal Oak called to Volta beside it.

"Sister Oak Tree?"

"Will you hate me?"

"Well?"

"I left the original garrison."

"Mmm." Volta hugged the Royal Oak around the waist, rubbing against it. "I can be with Sister Oak again."

Although Vltava did not give a clear reply, this response was enough to show Vltava's attitude.

Moved, Royal Oak helped Vulta to her feet and walked to her assigned room, where she took the key and opened the door.

The room was empty, furnished only with the bare minimum of furniture, and the bed was covered with the cheapest bedding.

The Royal Oak bowed its head and looked at Vulta.

Vulta didn't seem to have slept enough. She nestled against him, her big eyes gazing at the room's decor, looking somewhat tired.

Chapter 724: Even the chapter title is shaped like my love for you all.

"Are you sleepy?" Royal Oak asked Vulta.

Vulta shook his head, but the drowsiness in his eyes did not escape the notice of the Royal Oak.

"Go to sleep if you're tired, after all, you're still a child." Royal Oak smiled at Vulta, then looked at the bed.

The room looked like it was being maintained; it was clean even though no one was living there. The only problem was the bedding was a bit too basic; just like Xiaobai said, I'd have to buy some other toiletries myself.

"...She slept for a long time." Volta knew she couldn't hide it from the Royal Oak, and she touched her belly with some doubt, murmuring to herself.

My stomach hurts a lot. Could it be because I caught a chill last night?

Since Vulta woke up, one thing after another has happened around her, and she hasn't had time to take a good look at them.

Thinking of this, Volta quietly lifted his shirt and looked at his stomach.

Volta looked down at her stomach and saw a faint bruise on her fair and delicate belly beneath her clothes.

"Huh?!" Volta exclaimed in surprise, instinctively letting go of his clothes.

"Volta? What's wrong?" Royal Oak was looking around the room, thinking about what daily necessities she needed to buy, when she heard Volta exclaim in surprise. She quickly looked down at Volta.

Volta stared blankly at his stomach, his face pale, as if he had discovered some earth-shattering secret.

“Sister Oak Tree…I…” Vulta raised her head haltingly, looking at the Royal Oak Tree.

"What's wrong?" Royal Oak looked at Vulta with some tension.

“My stomach…” Vulta looked at the Royal Oak, trembling.

"Now I'm going to choose a lucky destroyer to hug, so who's so lucky!" Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from behind Volta and hugged her in a flash.

"Eek! E ...

Royal Oak was startled and quickly looked behind Vulta. There she saw a black-haired female admiral hugging Vulta with a kind smile, stroking her head as she hugged her: "It's you!"

This admiral is none other than Luo Lian.

"Hello." After hugging Volta, Luo Lian smiled at the royal oak tree beside her. "My name is Luo Lian."

"Ah... Hello, Admiral Luo Lian... My name is Royal Oak, and her name is Volta." Royal Oak also recognized Luo Lian, since Luo Lian was with Xiao Bai and Nia when he led the expedition.