Elder brother's garrison

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The sound of the shower water echoed around Xiaobai and Pompeii.

at last.

Pompeii turned her head back, her face flushed, her hands placed in front of her lower abdomen, her ten slender white fingers intertwined, looking at Xiaobai sitting on the bench with a determined expression.

"Uh... that... Admiral Xiaobai."

"Ok?"

"...Since you're already here...how about I give you a back rub?"

"……"noob.

how to say.

After acquiring ship equipment, Xiaobai's body no longer gets dirty. Even without bathing, it can stay clean. The current bathing behavior is just a habitual way for Xiaobai to maintain its lifestyle of more than ten years.

So if you ask a novice if they need a back rub...

The answer is, of course, no.

and so.

Regarding the act of hiring someone to rub one's back.

It is meaningless.

It would only make things more awkward.

It's completely nonexistent...

"Then... I'll leave it to Pompeii," Little White said naively.

"Okay!" Pompeii nodded in delight, a happy smile spreading across her face. "Then, Admiral Bai, please have a seat!"

"Oh, oh, oh..." Xiaobai turned around, straightened her back like a wooden doll, and stared blankly at the mirror in front of her.

Pompeii dragged a small stool from the corner of the bathroom and sat down behind Xiaobai.

Pompeii skillfully grabbed a bath towel, picked up a bar of soap, rubbed it on the towel several times, and then stuck it to Xiaobai's back.

"It's cold!" Xiaobai shrugged.

"Huh?" Pompeii exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah, it's okay... it's getting warmer..." Xiaobai's raised shoulders slumped down again.

"..." Pompeii silently rubbed Xiaobai's back.

Pompeii's strength was just right.

Compared to the slightly rough back scrubbing that Xiaobai remembered, Pompeii's actions at this moment were more like washing and stroking, which was much more comfortable.

Scrub back.

It's actually a way to quickly bring two people closer together.

After Pompeii started rubbing, without realizing it, the awkward atmosphere in the bathroom dissipated amidst the sound of running water.

Feeling the touch behind him, Xiaobai, who had been relieved of some stress, also felt much more relaxed.

The swishing sound continued in the bathtub for a while.

"...I never expected that Pompeii would actually be scrubbing my back..." Xiaobai couldn't help but exclaim softly.

"Hmm? In your impression, Admiral Xiaobai, am I a lazy person?" Pompeii behind Xiaobai paused, tilted his head, and asked Xiaobai.

"Ah, no, no... I just feel a little strange." Xiaobai quickly shook her head. "After all, I've only known Pompeii for a few days... I didn't expect us to be so close—by the way, Pompeii, why did you suddenly start scrubbing my back?"

"Well... it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing... I was really just thinking of dropping you off and leaving, but when I saw you taking a bath, Admiral Xiaobai, I suddenly wanted to scrub your back." Pompeii smiled behind Xiaobai and started scrubbing again. "After all, it's hard to take care of your back when you're taking a bath alone."

“...That’s true.” Xiaobai nodded.

Little White and Pompeii closed their mouths.

The swishing sound echoed endlessly.

The bathroom was quiet for a while.

“And…” Suddenly, after a period of silence, Pompeii spoke again in a low voice, “mainly because you are a… seemingly very good admiral.”

"what?"

"Yes, he is a very good admiral."

"Huh??" Little White asked, puzzled. "Me?"

“That’s right.” Pompeii didn’t stop what he was doing. “Back in that fishing village, you told Iowa that you should try to solve any disasters you saw for the people, right?”

"Ah... so you heard me..."

"sorry."

"It's okay, you're a ship girl, right? With a ship girl's hearing, there's nothing you can do if you hear it." Xiaobai smiled sheepishly. "And about that day... well, to be honest, I was just talking without any proof... I'm actually quite embarrassed about just talking without doing anything..."

"Compared to an admiral who's too lazy to even lift a finger, Admiral Xiaobai, you're already good enough." Pompeii's voice held a hint of amusement. "And speaking of which, the reason you came to Fish City, Admiral Xiaobai, wasn't it because you witnessed injustice and wanted to resolve it?"

"Well... that's true."

"And this morning, didn't you also rescue a single father from loan sharks, Admiral Xiaobai?"

"...This is simply because Xiaoyu's father helped Dajing and Kitakami."

"Social exchanges are understandable, but Admiral Xiaobai, there are actually many ways to simply express gratitude in that situation, yet you chose the most troublesome one." Pompeii stopped rubbing Xiaobai's back. "Ultimately, it's because you wanted to help them, isn't it?"

"Uh..." Xiaobai thought for a moment. Although he felt that something was not quite right, he really couldn't refute what Pompeii said.

"Admiral Xiaobai, you... are truly a kind-hearted admiral."

"Eh?"

"The reason I'm giving you a back rub this time is simply because I saw you've worked hard all morning and wanted to do something for you... All I can do is relax and that's about it," Pompeii muttered. "In all our years of traveling, Zara and I have met many admirals. While most of them have good character, very few are like you, Admiral Bai, who truly wants to help others—ah, I don't mean to morally blackmail you, and I'm not saying those admirals are bad... I just simply feel that you, Admiral Bai, are... a very kind, good, and wonderful admiral."

"..."

"Also, actually, after this mission is over... I wonder what I will do..."

"After that?" Xiaobai turned around. "What do you mean, 'after that'?"

Xiaobai and Pompeii stared at each other for a few seconds.

Xiao Bai's eyes are big and round.

Dark gold.

It's beautiful and pure.

It's as if it can suck in a person's soul.

Pompeii was momentarily distracted.

She subconsciously let go of her hands, stood up from the stool, and took several steps back.

"Ah? No, nothing! I...I didn't say anything!" Pompeii quickly waved his hands, his face flushed, muttering several things to himself before throwing the towel he was holding next to Xiaobai, covering his face, and running out of the bathroom like a little whirlwind. "Admiral Xiaobai, I...I'm done washing!!! I'm leaving!!!"

Then came the sound of pots and pans crashing to the ground.

Pompeii charged wildly, running out of the bathroom as if his life depended on it.

Xiaobai was left standing there, completely bewildered.

Chapter 1341 Trading

Ten minutes later.

The suite door opened, and Iowa finally walked back into the room holding a schedule.

"Admiral, I'm back." Iowa called softly as she walked towards the center of the room. "I just spoke with the room attendant in charge of our rooms. Could we schedule dinner for 5 PM? And could you also schedule our wake-up time for 7:45 AM...?"

As Iowa asked the questions, he walked into the center of the room.

then.

Iowa then closed his mouth.

"Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh!! Mmm ugh ugh ugh ugh!! Eee ee ee ee! Ya ya ya ya ya wu wu————" The great Pompeii was lying on her own bed, her legs clamped between the thick sheets, her face flushed with embarrassment as she bit the pillow, her whole body lying on the bed like a caterpillar, twisting and rolling around with shameful sounds.

"..." Iowa held the timetable, her gaze shifting meaningfully from Pompeii, who was lying on the bed turning blue, to the bathroom door not far away.

The bathroom door had just opened at that moment.

Xiao Bai walked out of the bathroom with a satisfied look on his face.

"Ah, Iowa, you're back..." Xiaobai, wrapped in a towel and with a satisfied smile, walked up to Iowa, still damp from the water. "Iowa, that bathtub in the bathroom is really big! It's so comfortable to soak in. You have to try it later!"

"Admiral?" Iowa reached out and gently lifted the towel off Xiaobai's head, wiping Xiaobai's long hair as she asked curiously, "Why has Sister Pompeii become like this?"

"Huh? Pompeii?" Xiaobai's gaze shifted to Pompeii, who was fidgeting on the bed. She blinked. "Uh... this..."

"Ha..." Iowa sighed with a distressed expression, "Admiral, you wouldn't have secretly flirted with Sister Pompeii while I was away, would you?"

"Huh?? Where, where is it!"

"The Admiral is really going too far... I'm right here, you can do whatever you want to me..." Iowa covered her mouth, sobbing like a tragic heroine in a TV drama, "So, the wildflowers outside are really better, aren't they?"

"...Please let me go...Iowa..."

Xiao Bai looked embarrassed.

"Yes, Admiral."

Iowa put down her hands and smiled as she dried Xiaobai's hair.

"Um, Iowa, Pompeii just gave me a back rub..."

"I see."

"Although what I said was a bit cheesy..."

"Oh dear... please repeat it to me."

"……"noob.

Xiaobai, Pompeii, and Iowa arrived at the hotel at noon.

The schedule that Iowa got from the hotel not only included services such as lunch and dinner, but also hotel services such as enjoying hot springs, free buffets, and tea parties. It was packed with activities, giving people the illusion that they could live a comfortable life without even leaving the hotel.

have to say.

The treatment at a five-star hotel is really good.

Although most beginners won't be able to enjoy these services because they're busy with other things.

Towards afternoon.

Ooi and Kitakami quickly packed their belongings and arrived at the hotel.

Xiao Bai led Da Jing and Bei Shang into her suite.

While waiting for evening to arrive, Xiaobai chatted briefly with Kitakami Daii in the room about their recent situation.

After leaving the naval base, Kitakami Daii went straight to Uojo due to his interests and eventually settled down there.

Although these two adorable girls possess extraordinary mahjong skills, their trip was merely a means to heal their wounded hearts. They didn't want to reveal their names, so even though they were in Fish City, they never participated in any mahjong competitions, simply playing casually in their spare time.

Work and such.

Naturally, no one was found.

I just play mahjong every day, stroll around the scenery, watch TV, surf the internet, and scroll through short video apps to pass the time.

After all, the salary given by the newbie naval base is really high.

As long as their daily lives aren't too extravagant, these two sisters could easily roam human society for another ten or twenty years without any major problems.

After discussing Ooi's move north, Shiro briefly recounted the events that occurred at the rookie naval base after he took over.

Of course, since there were outsiders present, Xiaobai kept those things that couldn't be said to herself to herself, planning to tell them after returning to the garrison.

Time passed by unnoticed, and it gradually came to eight o'clock in the evening.

Xiaobai and the ship girls left the hotel.

Following the location given to me by the so-called General Manager Jiang over the phone this morning, I arrived at the small hotel where we were supposed to meet and waited.

Fish City is a very relaxing city.

The lights weren't dazzling at night.