Elder brother's garrison

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"Actually, Missouri has gone shopping for clothes with Wisconsin before. Don't let Wisconsin's appearance fool you, she actually really likes those bright and colorful clothes." Missouri chuckled as if she remembered something amusing. "Even when Missouri was choosing clothes, Wisconsin held up her denim skirt with one hand and stomped her feet while scolding her for being so unfashionable."

"...Even sisters can experience this."

"If we add Iowa to the mix, Missouri is worried that the three of us might start fighting when we go out together."

"Huh? Fighting... is it for real?"

"It was a joke."

"..."

Chapter 1221 The question of whether the older sister or the younger sister is stronger is an eternal global dilemma.

"Admiral——"

As Iowa called out, and amidst the footsteps of the shop assistants, Iowa returned to Little White and Missouri with light, quick steps.

"Admiral, thank you for the gift. I've finished choosing and I'm satisfied." Iowa leaned forward slightly and called softly to Xiaobai, who was sitting in the chair.

“…Oh, oh, oh.” Little White nodded.

"Admiral? What's wrong?"

“…Um, Iowa…”

"Yes, Admiral, please speak."

"...When you go shopping for clothes in the future, please don't fight..." Xiaobai looked up and muttered to Yi Ahua with a nervous and worried expression.

"..." Iowa blinked, then gave a meaningful smile, her gaze gradually shifting to Missouri beside Little White, "...Missouri, you didn't say something to the Admiral, did you?"

"Missouri only gave a brief analysis of your clothing style, Sister Iowa," Missouri said with a smile.

"Hmm—that's all." Iowa straightened up.

“That’s right.” Missouri nodded with a smile. “Compared to this, Sister Iowa, you bought far less than Missouri had imagined. Just now, judging from your posture, you seemed determined to empty this store.”

“Missouri, I’m just an ordinary battleship with no income yet. How can I start spending money like this?” Iowa held up one finger and winked at Missouri.

“Sister Iowa is right,” Missouri nodded.

"Admiral, don't worry. Even if Iowa and Missouri have slightly different tastes, it won't cause any conflict over such a small matter." Iowa squatted down, took Xiaobai's hand, and smiled at her. "After all, I'll be relying on this little sister's help a lot in the future."

"Help?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"Yes."

"What kind of help?"

"It's a secret." Iowa stuck out her pink little tongue at Little White.

"Eh..." Xiaobai's face darkened.

It's said that the more powerful a woman is, the more secrets she has. Iowa truly lives up to her reputation as a world-class ship girl... She's only been at her naval base for less than a day, and she's already revealed two secrets that even a little white dog can't pry into.

But that's fine too. At least in Xiaobai's opinion, although Iowa and Missouri don't seem to be as close as the other ship girl sisters in the naval base, they seem to get along quite well.

It seems that the relationship between Missouri and Wisconsin, these two sister states, is always subtly lukewarm.

Perhaps this is the unique sisterly way they get along in Iowa...

Ok.

That's really hard to understand.

Xiao Bai shook Io Hua's hand in return.

Interlocking fingers.

Soft and boneless.

Very comfortable.

"Then I can rest assured..." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well then, I'll leave it to you, Admiral, to settle the bill for Iowa, who's penniless." Iowa said to Xiaobai with a smile.

"Everything has been settled, and the counter has already packed it up."

"Wow... you're really quick." Iowa released Xiaobai's hand and turned her gaze to the counter not far away.

With the enthusiastic guidance of the shop assistants, Xiaobai led Iowa and Missouri back to the counter.

At the counter of the fashion store, the clerk who had swiped Xiaobai's card earlier had neatly packaged the clothes that Yi Ahua had selected into exquisite boxes, tied with long ribbons, and stacked them in front of Xiaobai.

"Here are your items, customer. We've packed them for you. Here's the payment code, your credit card and membership card, and your ship girl's ID. Please keep these safe." The clerk placed Xiaobai's credit card, along with Iowa's ID and membership card, onto a long receipt, then gently pushed it towards Xiaobai. "...Also, regarding the unpleasantness our store caused you and your beloved ship girl yesterday..."

"It's alright. If a ship girl who can't prove her identity suddenly appeared and claimed to be the world's first Iowa or something, most people would be shocked and would think that ship girl was a con artist or something, right?" Iowa stretched out her finger and gently tapped the membership card that the clerk pushed over, then smiled gently at the clerk.

The shop assistant looked at Iowa awkwardly, her lips twitching slightly as she maintained her professional demeanor.

“…Just kidding, don’t be so nervous. Actually, I’m partly responsible for what happened yesterday, aren’t I?” Iowa picked up her ID card. “I had a very pleasant time at your shop today, um, really a pleasant time—I mean it, I’m not being sarcastic. If I ever come to this city again, I’ll definitely come back often if I have the chance.”

"Thank you so much for your understanding..." The clerk behind the counter breathed a sigh of relief.

Iahua smiled as she carefully folded the receipt, then put it inside her clothes and handed Xiaobai her credit card.

"Iowa, why did you put the receipt away?" Xiaobai asked Iowa curiously.

"Hmm? Iowa is new here and hasn't bought any furniture or clothes yet, so aren't these clothes bought with money you temporarily lent him, Admiral? I'm keeping the receipt so it's convenient to return them later when I have income—"

"Ah... no, no..." Xiaobai's face immediately turned red. "Yesterday I asked Iowa to pay me back, but that was because I didn't know you were my ship girl. These clothes are a gift for you today, you don't need to pay me back..."

"I see." Iowa patted the pocket of her clothes where the receipt was kept, and pursed her lips at Xiaobai. "Then let this receipt be proof that it is the first gift you gave me in the name of giving to Iowa. I will cherish it."

“…Okay.” Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief.

In front of the shop assistant, Iowa did not check the goods inside the packaging. After putting all the packaged goods into his ship's equipment space, Iowa and Missouri, with a look of relief on their faces, obediently followed Xiaobai out of the store.

Step out of the store.

Xiao Bai took out his phone, turned around with a refreshing smile and waved to Iowa and Missouri: "Missouri, Iowa, anyway, I want to call Lexington at the naval base first and ask her to contact the technicians who are helping Iowa with the testing... It'll only take a few minutes, could you please wait for me a moment?"

"of course can."

"Admiral, please go ahead."

Iowa and Missouri smiled and said to Little White.

Xiao Bai hummed in agreement twice, then, holding the phone, ran to a tree not far away and started dialing.

Chapter 1222 Afternoon in the City.

As the event ended and the city gates finally opened, admirals were packing their things to leave Chapter Six, or taking their ship girls to find some entertainment facilities to relax, strolling back and forth on the streets.

Missouri and Iowa, individually, are both outstanding women with a particularly eye-catching supermodel aura. When the two of them stand together, they exude an even stronger sense of style, making them many times more attractive to the admirals passing by on the street.

After Xiaobai squatted under a tree not far away and started chatting on the phone with Lexington for a long time.

Many admirals, intentionally or unintentionally, cast their curious or amazed glances at Iowa and Missouri standing in front of the fashion store.

Fortunately, Little White did not stay with Iowa and Missouri.

Otherwise, even someone as naive as Xiaobai, who has gradually become accustomed to being looked at by others, would find it difficult to bear being under such gazes filled with special emotions.

After watching Little White for a short while, Missouri silently withdrew her gaze and looked at Iowa beside her.

Iowa was also watching in the direction of Little White.

Missouri smiled gently.

At this moment, Yi Ahua, who was watching Xiaobai from afar, was no longer the dignified person she had been before. Now, Yi Ahua was full of affection, and her eyes were so gentle and tender. The emotions in her eyes seemed to be able to exude the fragrance of pink peach blossoms with the slightest breeze.

“Sister Iowa, if you keep looking at the Admiral with such a blatant gaze, she might start to be afraid of you,” Missouri said.

"..." Upon hearing this, Iowa glanced to the side and looked at Missouri, who was covering her mouth and chuckling beside her. "Missouri, are you talking about me?"

"It is you, sister."

"Oh dear... I actually don't mind the Admiral noticing my feelings."

"Then, Missouri, will convey your message to the Admiral on your behalf, sister?"

"I accept your kind offer."

"Missouri's been holding back her jealousy, surely she won't be ungrateful, will she?"

"Alright, stop teasing me." Iowa smiled helplessly at Missouri. "You know—it wouldn't be so nice if we relied solely on my sister to relay messages."

“So, sister, you should try to control your gaze.” Missouri put her hands behind her back. “Just now, you were looking at the admiral like you wanted to devour him. If the admiral had seen that, he might have avoided you from now on.”

“…Oh dear…” Iowa raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, “Speaking of this, little sister, you have no right to criticize me.”

"Hmm? What does my sister mean by that?"

"When the admiral left, the first person to look at him with that kind of gaze was you, little sister."

Iowa smiled gently.

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.

After Xiaobai finished reporting the situation to Lexington and asked her to help him reserve testers for the ship equipment at the newbie naval base, she rushed back to Iowa and Missouri.

Iowa and Missouri had been acting strangely during this time. When Xiaobai returned, both of them had a peculiar, squinting smile. Their beautiful eyes were narrowed into slits, and their bright smiles made Xiaobai's scalp tingle with unease.

"Uh... Iowa, Missouri, you, what's going on here..."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Admiral?" Iowa and Missouri asked in unison with smiles.

For some reason, being suddenly greeted like this by Missouri and Iowa, Little White suddenly felt a sense of crisis, like a little lamb seeing two hungry big bad wolves.

“…No, it’s nothing.” Xiaobai shrank his neck and turned his back. “Maybe it’s just my imagination… It’s nothing… Uh, I’ve already contacted the ship equipment testers with Lexington. After we get to the naval base, and we wait a few weeks for them to be in place and conduct the tests, we should be able to officially register Iowa.”

"Thank you, Admiral." Iowa's voice came from behind.

"So, Iowa, you'll have to make do for a few more weeks... But it's okay, Iowa, you're a ship girl who has absorbed the combat experience of all the Abyssal Deans in this event, so you're bound to have strong combat power!"

"Thank you for your kind words, Admiral."

"And you're the top ship of the Iowa-class, you're excellent in both strength and potential! Although you're the top ship, right now, even I don't know who's stronger between you and Missouri."

pat.

Right after Xiaobai finished saying that.

Missouri and Iowa suddenly stopped in their tracks.

"Of course I'm better."

Behind Xiaobai, Missouri and Iowa spoke in unison.

Chapter 1223 Iowa-level Civil War

On the bustling street, a sudden chill ran up the backs of pedestrians from their feet.

"hiss----"

The passing admirals instinctively hugged their arms, shrank their necks, and looked up at the sunset with puzzled expressions. "...Huh? Has the weather gotten colder today?"

The admirals muttered under their breath, rubbing their arms with suspicion, and quickened their pace.

"...Eh?" Surrounded by the crowd, Xiaobai naturally felt that inexplicable chill down her spine. She turned her head blankly and saw the two ship girls, Missouri and Iowa, looking at each other with polite smiles on their faces.

“Of course I’m better.” Iowa smiled brightly, patting her chest. “Although Missouri, you are indeed a ship girl with excellent qualities, I am, after all, the top ship of the Iowa class—you have to be realistic, little sister.”

“Sister Iowa is right. Missouri is indeed inferior to you because of your reputation, but please don’t forget that Missouri was born much earlier than you. At least for the sake of the Admiral’s guidance over the past few days, Missouri is still worried that you may still be a bit green in terms of experience.”

"I appreciate your kindness, little sister, but don't forget that I am a ship girl who has gathered the combat experience of all the deep-sea amphibious ships in the entire sea area. In terms of training level and combat experience alone, I am actually a little worried that you will not be able to keep up with my pace."

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, sister."

"We should be more careful, shouldn't we? After all, you're my own sister."

Iowa and Missouri looked at each other gently, chatting and laughing softly from time to time. Their pleasant laughter was like birds carrying wild fruits in the forest, spreading a fresh fragrance. At first glance, the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.

but.

do not know why.

As Xiaobai watched the conversation between Missouri and Iowa, he inexplicably felt a huge weight on his shoulders.

——What’s going on.

—Even though Missouri and Iowa were laughing happily and chatting peacefully, why did Xiaobai instinctively sense a powerful aura, like that of wolves and tigers clashing, in their conversation?

Are they... are they at odds?

Eh?