Elder brother's garrison

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As soon as Xiaobai entered, he sensed a strong female presence.

The first thing you see is a shoe rack displaying various women's casual shoes. Behind it, blue and yellow wallpaper is decorated with flowers, and the ceiling in the hallway has a warm cartoon design. The whole house is filled with a very cute and adorable atmosphere.

...It's a bit like a teenage girl's bedroom.

Xiao Bai looked around and couldn't help but think to herself, "Even my own bedroom has never been decorated like this."

Hu De and I walked into the living room. The sofa, table, and TV were all in a Western style, with a few pink and white cushions and seat cushions scattered around the table.

"Would you like some tea?" Hu De gestured for Xiao Bai to sit down at the table. She sat down next to Xiao Bai and asked.

"Thank you."

Hood's body was pressed tightly against his, and through the clothes, Xiaobai could feel the touch of Hood's arm against his body.

It was warm and soft, like cotton.

As Hood stretched out her hand, at the same time, the area directly above her palm suddenly seemed to tear open, like a piece of paper being cut open, revealing a large black hole.

A neat set of tea utensils fell out.

As if he had practiced many times, Hu De skillfully caught the tea set, placed it on the table, and then took out a small teacup and placed it in front of Xiao Bai.

"Actually, according to our etiquette, two ladies shouldn't sit so close together." Hood picked up the teapot and muttered to herself, "But I'm not a lady, I'm a ship girl, so who cares?"

After saying that, Hu De tilted the teapot slightly and poured a cup of red sweet tea into the teacup in front of Xiao Bai.

As a faint wisp of steam rose, Xiaobai discovered that the tea was still hot.

"Meow—" Just then, Xiaobai felt someone licking her fingers, and she turned her head to look down.

It was a ginger cat.

The clingy cat, seeing that Xiaobai was watching it, rubbed against Xiaobai's hand and then lay down against Xiaobai's lap.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but reach out and stroke the kitten's head.

“That’s ginger,” Hood said, looking at Little White. “My cat.”

"She's very clingy."

“The other one is even more clingy,” Hood said.

"Huh? Where is it?" Xiaobai asked.

“…Hmm.” Hood tapped his chin with his finger, thought for a moment, and said, “It’s a bit inconvenient to come out right now, maybe next time.”

Oh...it seems you went out to play.

Xiaobai nodded. After all, cats are wild creatures and always need to go out for a stroll.

Xiao Bai picked up the teacup and took a small sip.

Warm and sweet.

Xiaobai was somewhat prepared when Hude suddenly changed the teacup, so he wasn't as surprised as before.

"Is it magic? That's amazing!" Xiaobai exclaimed.

"No, actually it's the ship girl's equipment space." Hood drew circles in the air with her finger. "If we compare ourselves to a ship, then we must have places like warehouses. It's there, time stands still, and we can put a lot of things in there."

"This is so convenient!" Xiaobai couldn't help but exclaim.

“But that’s usually where you put resources,” Hood said, sticking out his tongue. “But putting a tea set or two in there won’t take up much space, will it?”

"Were the cannons the same as before?"

“It’s a little different. Those are main guns, not stored in the ship’s equipment space. They exist on the same level as the ship’s equipment space.” Hood said, then asked Xiaobai with great interest, “Want to see them? I have a lot more main guns.”

"Ah...no need, thank you."

“Speaking of which, I haven’t explained it to you yet,” Hood said, looking at his hands. “I mistook you for Bismarck before, so my reaction was a bit extreme… I’m really sorry.”

"Don't Hood and Bismarck get along?" Little White asked, looking at Hood.

At this moment, Hood was like a textbook example of a demure lady, quiet and elegant, a stark contrast to her initial appearance when she was carrying a cannon and ready to fight with bayonets.

What must she have gone through to turn such a quiet girl into this?

"Ah..." Hood slumped onto the table. "My back hurts again just thinking about that dead German cat."

"Oh? What's wrong? Is it your back injury?"

“I don’t think so…” Hood looked up and muttered to herself with a strange expression, “In history, the battlecruiser Hood was shot in two by Bismarck.”

"what?"

“Yes, around this spot.” Hood pointed to his waist. “So for some reason, this spot started to hurt subtly whenever I saw Bismarck.”

"Ah, I see." Xiaobai withdrew her hand, finally understanding what Bismarck meant when she said Hood was afraid of her.

This is probably... a psychological trauma...

Xiao Bai looked at Hu De, a hint of sympathy appearing in his eyes.

Chapter 12 I'm sorry

"So, Commander, why did you knock on my door?" After chatting for a while, Hu De asked slowly.

Hood's blue eyes stared at Little White through the red frames of his glasses, as if he could see right through Little White's heart.

Xiaobai, holding a teacup, looked at the beautiful ship girl in front of her and thought for a moment.

"Because I live next door. Hood, you're actually my neighbor, so I came to say hello."

It was a bit awkward to say directly that he wanted to witness the glory of the British Navy, so Xiaobai put it another way.

"Kaka..."

Suddenly, the lens on Hood's red-framed glasses, which had been maintaining a serene smile, cracked.

"Ah...I see." Hood gently took off his glasses and pulled out a stack of glasses cloths from his body to slowly wipe them.

"Ahhh... Is it okay that the lens is cracked...? Can lenses really crack?" Xiaobai was startled and put down her teacup, about to stand up.

"It's alright. Please don't worry." Hood smiled and picked up her cleaned glasses, showing them to Xiaobai. "These glasses are, in a sense, part of my ship equipment, so they're definitely different from normal items."

The cracks in the glasses lenses on Hood's hands became smooth and new after being wiped.

"Wow, that's amazing."

"Let's put that aside, Commander. Are you saying we should live in Bismarck's house?" Hood asked.

"kindness."

“…Please wait a moment.” Hood knelt down and crawled toward a nearby box.

Long legs encased in black stockings, full hips beneath a blue mini-skirt, and flowing golden hair cascading down her arms—these elements presented Xiaobai with the silhouette of a mature woman.

...I'm quite envious.

Miss Hood is very feminine.

"Ah...it seems to be here...hmm...hmm?" Hood was facing away from Little White, rummaging through the landing box, making rustling sounds from time to time.

Are you looking for something?

"Oh, um, yes, it's been a long time since I used it and I can't quite remember where I put it. Ah, I found it." Hood seemed to have found what she was looking for. She crawled back to Little White. "Commander, this is for you."

Hood stretched out his finger, and a crisp metallic clanging sound rang out. Xiaobai looked over and saw a string of keys hooked on Hood's slender finger.

"This is..." Xiaobai couldn't help but ask as he took the keychain.

“My house key,” Hood said. “That German dead cat wants to monopolize the Commander, and I won’t let her get away with it.”

After saying that, the British Navy's honored lady stuck out her tongue and smiled mischievously.

Looking at Hu De's smiling face, Xiao Bai suddenly felt a subtle, extreme emptiness in his heart, as if a piece of it was missing.

Bismarck, Hood, Saratoga, Tirpitz, Lexington, Renown...

These are the ship girls that Xiaobai encountered today.

These ship girls welcomed Shiro with their own warmth and smiles, as if Shiro had already lived in this naval base and they got along harmoniously and naturally.

If there's a maximum of 100 affection points, then these ship girls' affection points should be around 200.

why?

No matter how perfectly it's concealed, it can't hide the fact that it's only Xiaobai's first day at this naval base.

No matter how warm their smiles were, Xiaobai would never forget that this was actually the first time she had ever met them.

Why... do you have to be so good to yourself?

Compared to her brother, Xiaobai was clearly just an "outsider".

One or two people might be able to accept it against their will, but when everyone does it, it makes a novice wonder if it's really okay.

...She felt she didn't deserve it.

Compared to the ship girls, she is not very pretty, knows nothing about the navy, and can't even handle normal daily life. She is just an ordinary person who would seek help immediately if anything happened.

At the naval base, he was just an "ordinary person".

Does someone like me deserve the help of the ship girls?

Therefore, Xiaobai was unable to reciprocate the kindness of these ship girls.

"Commander?" Hood seemed to notice Xiaobai's unusual behavior. She sat down in front of Xiaobai and asked softly.

Under the soft, milky light, Hood's clear blue eyes resembled a pool of clear water.

"Hmm." Xiaobai suddenly found smiling to be a difficult thing. She lowered her head, not daring to look Hood in the eye. "Hood."

"arrive."

"Why are you all so kind to me?" Xiaobai asked softly, holding the key.

“We’re strangers, aren’t we?” she asked, clutching the keys.

As if trying to fill the void in her heart with some excessive behavior, Xiaobai asked the question.

This cannot go on.

This absolutely cannot continue.

Xiao Bai absolutely refused to accept other people's kindness so innocently.

This warm feeling is a kind of illusion, similar to happiness, that seems to disappear in the next second.

This is not right.

is incorrect.

Xiao Bai never wants to feel this loss of happiness again. Wu Yiqi pulls VIIIling up and dances.

I never want to lose this happiness again.

Deep down, she was afraid of this kindness.

Xiao Bai hugged his legs, curling himself up into a ball as if defending against something.

Then, she was hugged.

—Hu De gently hugged Little White.

Hu De silently hugged Little White.

In an instant, a warm sensation spread throughout Xiaobai's entire body.

“I’m so glad you were able to express your feelings honestly,” Hude said softly, feeling incredibly warm in her arms.

"...I met your brother ten years ago." Hu De whispered softly in Xiao Bai's ear. "That year, he was still a naive young man. He fished out my fragments from the wreckage of a deep sea and summoned me from the ruins."

"That year, he said he had a younger sister who was the cutest person in the world."

As he spoke, Hud stretched out his hand, seemingly lost in thought, looking at the silver ring on his finger.

"...When she was three years old, she would still pester her older brother to help her take a bath."

“When I was five, I took a liking to the boy next door’s toy car and secretly brought it home. My mother found out and I hid in the closet, too afraid to go out. Your brother took the blame for you, saying that he didn’t like the boy and wanted to bully him. Your mother punished him by not letting him eat dinner for a week and made him go to that house to apologize.”

"When you were six years old, you started kindergarten. In front of the teacher, you clung tightly to your brother's hand and didn't want to let him go, so your brother accompanied you to kindergarten for a week."

"When I was ten years old, I started elementary school and received a little red flower in class. The first thing I did when I got home was to ask my mother to write a letter to tell my brother."

"When I was eleven, a boy confessed his feelings to me at school. I went home and wrote to your brother asking him to tell me how to reject him."