Elder brother's garrison

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Amidst Yamato's seemingly dismissive words, Shiro walked towards the shore with Missouri, glancing back every few steps, until their figures slowly disappeared into the crashing waves.

Standing on the sea, Yamato gazed at Shiro's departing figure. She stood on tiptoe and looked several times until Shiro could no longer be seen. Only then did she let out a deep sigh of relief and lower her head.

"Ha... a week..."

After uttering those disheartening words, it felt as if all the strength in Yamato's body had been drained away in an instant.

Although it was only a short decade, it was just a tiny, insignificant moment in the long history of the Yamato 500+ deep-sea marine life.

But indeed, as Yamato Shinkai said before.

The personal experience of time does not change based on the length of one's life.

Even for a deep-sea creature like Yamato, who has lived for a very long time, a minute is still a minute, and a second is still a second. Just because she is old doesn't mean that a minute becomes a few seconds. The changes that the manager has made on her over the past ten years are no less than the changes that a normal human would experience over the past ten years.

Enough to smooth out a person's rough edges.

Or perhaps the water droplets wore through a pebble.

Having long enjoyed the conveniences of human civilization, the deep-sea shovel Yamato, who would make a huge fuss even over a simple power outage, felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity as he looked at the ocean behind him, where he had lived for five hundred years.

"...Fine...I'll just treat it as a wilderness survival challenge..."

Deep Sea Yamato activated the "things will straighten out when the boat reaches the bridge" skill, his mood was complicated.

Of course.

Yamato's feelings were complex, not just because she was going to live on the surface of the sea for a week, but also because of other things.

A man gazed at the dark sea, then lowered his head and reached out to rub the spot on his chest where Shiro had just pinched him.

Deep Sea Yamato hunched over.

"……Um……"

Yamato Fukami pursed his lips, his face inexplicably flushed.

"...I need to...calm down quickly..."

The sea breeze was still biting.

But it inexplicably brought with it a floral fragrance and a warm current.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Xiao Bai and Missouri returned to the courtyard house under the cover of night. This time, Missouri did not share a room with Xiao Bai, but instead went to Wisconsin's room, claiming that she would not disturb Xiao Bai's sleep.

To be precise, Wisconsin's room was originally intended for both Missouri and Wisconsin. The reason Wisconsin is living alone now is because Missouri always takes advantage of her status as a married ship to brazenly sneak into Shiro's room and cause trouble. Missouri usually does this very discreetly, and the ship girls usually only discover it afterward. Then, when the ship girls find out the next morning and see Missouri and Shiro being so intimate, and seeing the beautiful wedding ring on Missouri's finger, the ship girls, who know Missouri's status as a married ship and who are so close to everyone, really can't say anything. They can only be angry but dare not speak out.

Of course, even Missouri isn't always inseparable from Shiro. Missouri's motto for getting along with Shiro is that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Occasionally leaving Shiro's side for a while not only helps cool down the ship girls' tempers but also gives Shiro some time to be alone.

Back in his room, Xiaobai first took advantage of the darkness to make a phone call to Lexington at the naval base.

Lexington answers the phone very quickly.

Xiao Bai made the call almost before the first beep was even heard, and the call was answered on the other end.

"Read this once a day to say goodbye to depression! Tell yourself you are really great!"

Before Lexington could speak, a voice reminiscent of a gymnastics announcer from a bygone era came through the microphone.

Along with the farewell to melancholy, there seemed to be the sound of several people doing gymnastics.

As Xiaobai was still in a daze, Lexington's voice rang out from the other end.

"Hey?"

"Ah, is this Lexington? It's me, Lu Lin."

"It's Xiaobai? You called so quickly? What's up?" Lexington's voice was filled with barely concealed joy. "Are you in trouble?"

"Uh... um..." Xiaobai's shoulders twitched. He hadn't expected Lexington to guess his intentions before he could even say two words. "Yes..."

"I knew it! It's alright. What's wrong? Just tell me. Is your allowance not enough?"

"Uh, no, no, it's about Yamato-neechan..." Xiaobai paused for a moment, then recounted the events of Yamato's day to Lexington from beginning to end. "...And then, um, Lexington, does Lord Su have any higher-grade metals that can be used to make jewelry?"

“Hmm? There should be some, but Sukhbaatar seems to be very particular about high-grade materials. Just to be on the safe side, I asked her if I could pay a higher price, but she refused… Well, it’s okay, don’t worry, Xiaobai, I’ll take care of this.” Lexington said, “It won’t take too long.”

"Ah! Thank you, Lexington—but since Lady Su doesn't want to hand over the high-grade metal, what are you going to do, Lexington?"

"Hmm... I'll go ask." Lexington pondered for a moment, and then Xiaobai heard Lexington put down the phone and whisper to someone behind her, "Susu, Xiaobai said the previous bracelet version is outdated. Can you provide some higher-grade materials?"

"Give me...give me! Take whatever you want! As long as I don't have to do this damn gymnastics, I'll take anything!!!" Sukhbaatar's breathless screams came from the other end of the microphone.

"Yes, Sukhbaatar agreed." The microphone vibrated, and Lexington's gentle laughter came through again.

"..." Xiaobai was silent for a moment, "Uh... Lexington, what did you do in the naval base..."

"It's just a trivial matter."

"……"noob.

Early the next morning.

The sun is shining brightly.

Xiao Bai opened its eyes on time and climbed out of bed full of energy.

After changing his clothes, Xiaobai stretched in front of the bed.

Hmm, it's not sour anymore.

Xiao Bai rubbed his shoulders.

Hmm, it's not sinking anymore.

Xiao Bai twisted his neck.

Okay, it's not stiff anymore.

The fatigue from yesterday's whole day was swept away after a good night's sleep, and Xiaobai's energy was replenished. Her body finally returned to its peak condition with the ship's armor protection.

Standing in front of the bed, Xiaobai jumped up and down with mixed feelings. Feeling her body, which was several times lighter than yesterday, she was not happy at all. Instead, she lowered her head and sighed with some disappointment.

The first day without Yamato-neechan.

miss her.

Chapter 1123 Tirpitz is the nemesis of Little White.

Pushing open the door, the early-rising ship girls were busy running around in the yard.

Perhaps because they hadn't been out on the battlefield all day yesterday and were just feeling stifled in the courtyard, the ship girls seemed a bit too energetic. As soon as Xiaobai stepped outside, she saw several ship girls carrying large bundles of firewood, running back and forth between the kitchen and bathroom doors. The billowing smoke from the fire made it look like there was a fire.

"Good morning, Admiral!!!" The ship girls saw Shiro walk out of the door and immediately raised their hands and waved vigorously at him. "We've boiled some bath water, do you want to come and take a bath?"

Xiaobai doesn't have the habit of taking a shower in the morning, so she naturally refused the ship girls' invitation.

Finished washing.

After wiping her face, Xiao Bai saw Bai Ying sitting alone in the corner of the yard, idly popping bubble wrap into her stress-relieving device.

Yesterday, when Xiaobai was not around, the ship girls who were too worried about Xiaobai used Baiying as a body pillow, pouring all their worries about Xiaobai into her. Baiying was so bothered by this that she even had the urge to transform into a ferocious beast and bite these ship girls who dared to infringe on her personal rights to death.

Now that Xiaobai is back, the ship girls have returned to normal, and Baiying can finally enjoy her quiet and happy time.

"Good morning, Bai Ying." Xiao Bai put down the towel and walked to Bai Ying's side.

Bai Ying didn't look up, but just hummed softly, and pressed the bubble wrap with her hands much faster.

Xiao Bai glanced at the plastic bubble wrap in Bai Ying's hand. The bubble wrap was full of bumps and holes, and there were hardly any good bubbles left.

"It's almost used up." Xiaobai covered her mouth and whispered, "Bai Ying, are you satisfied with how this works?"

"It's alright." Bai Ying's fingers paused. "Is there anything else?"

"Yes, there definitely is."

"Give me another one."

"Okay." Xiao Bai replied, and sat down next to Bai Ying. "Bai Ying, we're going to participate in an event today."

"I don't fight."

"Okay, I know, we won't ask you for help." Xiaobai smiled. "But when we leave, you'll be all alone here, so you'd better take good care of the house."

"..." Bai Ying's fingers rested on the bubble wrap. She looked up and stared at Xiao Bai with a somewhat incomprehensible expression before tilting her head to look at Shen Hai Yamato's room. "Where is she?"

"Uh... Yamato-neechan... she's currently at sea for some reason..." Shiro smiled awkwardly. "It's okay, I'll bring her back!"

"..." Bai Ying narrowed her eyes, then silently put away the bubble wrap in her hand. "Hmm."

"Bai Ying, when you're home, remember..."

"I'll go with you," Bai Ying said.

"……what?"

"I don't fight, but I'll stay with you." Bai Ying reached out and poked Xiao Bai's chest with her finger. "Wherever you are, I'll be there."

Finish this sentence.

Bai Ying looked calmly into Xiao Bai's eyes.

It's as if they're waiting for Xiaobai's reply.

"Oh? Oh... Hmm, sure." Xiaobai blinked.

Bai Ying didn't speak, but nodded slightly. Then, under Xiao Bai's gaze, she stood up and walked over to the bath.

"I'm going to take a shower. See you later."

Xiao Bai looked at Bai Ying alone, as if she had something on her mind, and walked to the bathroom door all alone. Then, Qi Gong, who happened to be at the bathroom door, spotted her and carried her away with a refreshing smile. Qi Gong helped her take off her pants and ran into the bathroom. As the figure disappeared, Xiao Bai gave a bitter smile.

"Are you there? Why are you flirting with girls again?"

Suddenly, Tirpitz's voice rang out behind Little White.

Xiao Bai was startled and quickly turned her head away.

Tirpitz, dressed in pajamas, stood listlessly behind her. Beside her, North Carolina clung to Tirpitz's leg like a chick that couldn't find its mother hen, cautiously peeking at her from behind.

In every sense, this is a rather strange combination.

Xiao Bai looked at Tirpitz and North Carolina, somewhat bewildered.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Tirpitz frowned, looking at Xiaobai's as if she'd seen a ghost. She lowered her head and sniffed the sleeve of her pajamas. "Do I smell bad?"

"Uh... no, no, that... Tirpitz, why are you up so early today?" Little White looked at Tirpitz in surprise.

"I slept all day yesterday, I'm well-rested."

"Huh? But you clearly..."

"If you connect an internet cable to my room, you won't see me again this morning."

"..." Xiaobai laughed awkwardly, "But even if I connect you to the internet... Bismarck wouldn't let you play games all night, would she?"

“…Little White.” Tirpitz looked at Little White silently. “You’ve changed.”

"Huh?! W-what's wrong?"

“I’m finding myself increasingly unable to argue with you.” A hint of sadness, of being abandoned by the times, flickered in Tirpitz’s eyes.

"..."

"But more importantly, I did get up early this morning because I have something to discuss with you," Tirpitz said to Little White after reminiscing about the past.

"Hmm? What's up?"

“Did you see the bag of snacks I left in the house? The one with dried squid and potato chips.” Tirpitz held out his hand, gesturing to indicate the size. “It was there yesterday morning, but it was gone when I woke up this morning.”

Xiao Bai shuddered.

The snack bag from Tirpitz was probably the one Bismarck had swiped from Tirpitz yesterday when he was in the military police station, so that he could have some snacks.

Tirpitz, this ship girl, has a rather eccentric personality, partly due to her nature and partly due to absorbing bad internet content.

Tirpitz is very easygoing and unrestrained. Xiaobai can hardly see any girlish fragility in her. Instead, she exudes an extremely Zen-like aura. She clearly enjoys playing battle games and is quite skilled. After winning, she will taunt without restraint. However, when she loses, she shows no signs of resentment or frustration and never makes excuses for herself. It gives people the feeling that this girl will probably never get angry.

However, Xiaobai knew that although Tirpitz was so easygoing in life, she was extremely petty when it came to snacks. If Tirpitz found out that Bismarck had taken her snacks for her, she would probably make things difficult for Xiaobai for months.

"Why are you asking me this?" Xiaobai panicked.

"?" Tirpitz frowned, realizing that things weren't so simple. "I have a feeling you might know."

"……Well……"