Elder brother's garrison

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Xiao Bai immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Nagato, you..." Shiro quickly opened his mouth to explain.

I'm so sorry!!!

But just as Xiaobai opened his mouth to explain, Nagato shouted that he was very sorry, and then knelt down on the ground with a thud. He raised his hands and placed them on the ground, and then kowtowed to Xiaobai and the others in a very formal manner.

Xiaobai was startled by Nagato's sudden action.

Is this the legendary highest level of apology?

Earth seat? !

"Nagato?!" Xiaobai was stunned. "How could you suddenly..."

"To all the newbies at the naval base, I'm so sorry!"

Nagato's forehead pressed against the courtyard's paving stones, and he let out a sound of utter grief.

"Nagato has witnessed Patina's formidable combat prowess. Patina is the first transcendent being with such strength that Nagato has ever encountered in his life. Patina must be the ultimate ace ship girl that the rookie naval base is keeping as a trump card! Now, in order to save me and my comrades, Patina has used all her strength on the sea ahead of time, resulting in serious injuries that require her to return to the naval base to recuperate—I am very sorry for this!"

"what?"

Little White opened its mouth wide.

“Miss Patina’s existence was probably meant to be the final weapon that everyone at the newbie naval base kept in reserve to turn the tide of battle in times of difficulty! Now that Miss Patina has used her power prematurely and has been forced to return to the naval base to recuperate, it means that the newbie naval base, which originally held the ultimate weapon, has lost a trump card, and the risks on the battlefield have increased even more…” Nagato’s extremely sorrowful voice came through, “Nagato is very grateful, very grateful to everyone at the newbie naval base, for helping us without hesitation and without holding back any backup plans, thank you very much! At the same time… I am also very sorry!”

Nagato's voice was incredibly sincere and earnest.

The newbie was completely stunned.

Xiaobai looked at Missouri.

Missouri also looked at Little White.

Xiao Bai pointed to himself.

Missouri smiled and nodded.

Xiao Bai pointed to his own finger and bent it down.

"……"noob.

Xiaobai looked down at the ship girl Nagato, who was kneeling in front of him, with a helpless expression.

Nagato's idea wasn't wrong. After all, if what Shiro and Missouri just said was true, then the rookie naval base did indeed pay a heavy price to rescue the South Star naval base. Shiro suffered heavy losses, and the naval base's risk in this mission was greatly increased. It was normal for Nagato to feel sorry for this and have a pang of conscience.

But here's the thing.

What Xiaobai and Missouri just said was basically nonsense; it was just a lie they made up to cover up the fact that Xiaobai was "Miss Pachina".

But even so.

Seeing Nagato kneeling before him in apology mode, Shiro couldn't explain anything to her.

After much deliberation, Xiaobai sighed helplessly.

"Um... Nagato?" Shiro walked to Nagato's side, ignoring Nagato's dogeza apology, and bent down to greet Nagato in a low voice.

"I'm here!"

"Uh...you don't need to worry about this so much." Xiaobai squatted down next to Nagato and said apologetically, "Well...how should I put it, actually my naval base didn't suffer as many losses as you think..."

"Yes, but..."

"Ahem, let me put it this way, this time I took the ship girls to rescue you, it was a responsibility I took on voluntarily." Shiro said to Nagato, patting her chest with a carefree expression. "Admiral Nansei and I are very, very good friends, right? Since it's for a friend, this loss is nothing! Don't worry, things will work themselves out. On the contrary, if you keep sitting here like this, making it seem like I'm bullying you, I won't be able to explain it to Admiral Nansei later."

Xiaobai smiled at Nagato.

Nagato's shoulders trembled, and she slowly lifted herself up from the ground, her forehead slightly flushed, looking at Shiro with a dazed expression.

Nagato stared blankly at Shiro's pure smile.

Wet.

My eyes welled up with tears.

Nagato pursed her lips, and two streams of clear tears flowed from her eyes.

many……

how……

What a selfless and beautiful smile!

Is the admiral of the newbie naval base a fairy descended from heaven?!

Is this... the demeanor of the world's number one...?

Why isn't she angry at all?

Nagato is, after all, the secretary ship of the Nansei Naval Base. In terms of position, she can be considered a ship girl who is half concerned about the naval base and works hard for it.

Think for a second.

If the Nanxing Naval Base had used its biggest trump card before this Black-level emergency mission began, in order to save other naval bases and protect those that had inadvertently fallen into the enemy's trap, Nagato himself felt that he would be so angry that he wouldn't be able to eat for three or four days, and he wouldn't stop until he gave the trapped naval base a good scolding.

But the rookie naval commander in front of him not only did not scold him, but even gently said that they did not blame him. There are unpredictable things in the world. They have a good relationship with their naval commander and there is no need for him to kneel down and apologize in such a shameful way.

Nagato was moved to tears.

—Who are you kidding? Nagato knows her admiral’s character very well. Apart from being good-looking and having a hot body, Nansei is basically an autistic child. With such autistic symptoms, it’s already a miracle that she doesn’t make enemies with other naval bases, let alone get other naval bases to help her for free.

If Shiro were a boy, Nagato might have slightly suspected that Shiro's great sacrifice was because he had ulterior motives towards her admiral. But looking at the girl in front of her with a smile as warm as the sun and an expression as pure as snow, Nagato could only come to one conclusion.

This is the admiral of the new naval base.

She's just a simple, warm-hearted, selfless, and kind person...

Chapter 1518 Customs of the Newbie Town Hall

Shiro was unaware of what Nagato was thinking.

But under Nagato's burning gaze, filled with emotion and admiration, Shiro felt uncomfortable all over.

I feel unworthy of this...

Xiaobai was embarrassed.

If you really want to talk about it.

The operation in which Shiro led Missouri and the others to rescue Nagato and the others from the clutches of the Deep Sea Ryujo resulted in the rookie naval base suffering no losses or casualties; on the contrary, it made a fortune.

After all, this operation allowed Xiaobai not only to skip the tedious and boring admiral meetings that seemed like gibberish, but also to go on a paid trip to the sea and scavenge hundreds of high-quality deep-sea metals. In the end, he also caught a lone deep-sea dragon, adding 1 to his newbie naval base encyclopedia and becoming the most crucial information holder in this deep-sea event.

No matter what you think.

The novice should be the one who makes the most money.

Even so, due to various reasons that made it inconvenient to tell others, Xiaobai could not tell Nagato all of his gains. So, when faced with Nagato's admiring expression, which mistakenly thought that the newbie naval commander had sacrificed himself for others and suffered great losses, Xiaobai felt his face burning red and his heart felt strange.

"Um... Anyway, Nagato, please get up from the ground."

Xiaobai looked around, then awkwardly helped Nagato up from the ground.

"Anyway, let's put apologies aside for now—by the way, your naval base has only recently recovered from that incident at sea and arrived here. Have you fully recovered by now?"

"Yes! Everyone has recovered to their peak condition!"

Nagato stood up and, as if giving a report, spoke sincerely to Shiro.

"I see... So you've met with Admiral Nanxing too, right?"

Xiao Bai asked.

"Yes... thank you very much."

Nagato lowered his head slightly.

"Because of my poor decision-making, the entire naval base has fallen into such a dangerous state of being out of contact... I am truly ashamed to have made the admiral so worried."

Nagato looked somewhat forlorn.

“This isn’t your fault, Nagato,” Shiro replied. “The leaders of the Abyssal Fleet possess highly developed intelligence and have mastered the power of vortex black holes, which are unprecedented and unheard of. It’s not surprising that you were ambushed by the Abyssal Fleet this time… Rather, it’s remarkable that you were able to organize your forces and put up a long and effective resistance even after being ambushed by the Abyssal Fleet, until our naval base’s rescue arrived in time. Nagato, you did an excellent job.”

At this point, Xiaobai glanced back at Missouri beside him.

"Right?"

“Exactly.” Missouri smiled admiringly at Nagato. “I admire Nagato-senpai’s composure and unwavering will. I believe no one could have done better than Nagato-senpai.”

“…Thank you, thank you.”

Nagato's mouth moved slightly, and his eyes reddened involuntarily.

Nagato is indeed under a lot of pressure.

As the flagship of the Nanxing Naval Base, Nagato bears the weight of the entire base's safety on her shoulders. Every word and action she takes, every small instruction she gives, and even every thought and decision she makes, is a vital cog in the Nanxing Naval Base's fleet.

The Nansei Naval Base's fleet was ambushed, captured, and nearly annihilated by the Abyssal Fleet. As the flagship and commander, Nagato bears unavoidable primary responsibility, which has plunged her into immense self-blame and pressure.

The comfort that Shiro and Missouri offered to Nagato was perhaps just a spur-of-the-moment thing for the two of them, and in their eyes, it was just a trivial act that happened by chance.

But for Nagato himself at this moment...

The two simple sentences from Xiaobai and Missouri held completely different meanings for her, freeing her from the immense pressure that weighed on her like a mountain.

The feelings of self-blame and regret still lingered in Nagato's heart, and were not dispelled by Shiro's two words of comfort.

But at least.

Nagato felt much better at this moment.

"Thank you very much, esteemed Admiral, and Missouri..."

Nagato looked up at Missouri with a sigh, just about to express her heartfelt gratitude, when she suddenly stopped speaking.

Nagato stared blankly at the Deep Sea Ryujo perched on Missouri's shoulder.

“Uh… speaking of which, who is this…” Nagato raised his hand and carefully pointed to the Deep Sea Dragon on Missouri’s shoulder.

“It’s Senior Ryujo from the Naval Base.” Missouri smiled calmly at Nagato without changing her expression. “Back at sea, Missouri should have introduced this senior to you, Nagato-senpai, right?”

"Uh... yes, it was introduced before."

Nagato nodded, looking at Deep Sea Ryujo with a strange expression.

Nagato was a little confused.

Why is this sleeping ship girl always perched on someone else's shoulder?

Missouri's previous explanation to Nagato was that the ship girl had suffered serious injuries in the battle to save the Nansei Naval Base, which caused her to temporarily faint. Therefore, Missouri was temporarily taking care of her until she regained consciousness.

Ship girls have exceptional recovery abilities. The ship girls at Nanxing Naval Base recovered from exhaustion to full health in just one day. A whole day has passed, so why is the ship girl on Missouri's shoulder still not awake...?

"Um...is her injury healed?" Nagato asked cautiously.

“Thanks to Nagato-senpai, Ryujo-senpai’s injuries have healed… The reason she’s still like this is because she stayed up all night playing on her phone, so she’s a little sleep-deprived today and took a nap on Missouri’s shoulder,” Missouri replied.

"Huh? Sleep on my shoulder?" Nagato was taken aback. "Uh... would that be comfortable?"

“Though the shoulders are narrow, it’s still a place, isn’t it?” Missouri laughed.

"..." Nagato looked at Missouri's smile and scratched her cheek.

Sleeping on someone's shoulder is quite a quirky move.

Nagato remarked that this was the first time he had ever seen anything like it in his entire life.

Sunlight shines.

Nagato's eyes fell upon the face of the Deep Sea Dragon, which was perched on Missouri's shoulder.

The light now was unlike the dim light on the surface of the deep sea, and the face of the Deep Sea Dragon was clearly reflected in Nagato's vision.

Nagato looked at Ryujo Akami's face and felt that the more he looked at it, the more familiar it became, the more he remembered it, and the more it resembled the Akami Dean who had ambushed his naval base before.

Nagato swallowed hard.

Nagato's gaze lingered on the head and petite body of the Deep Sea Ryujo for a moment.

"Um... excuse me, is this how you usually handle things at your naval base?" Nagato thought for a moment, then raised his finger and pointed at the Deep Sea Dragon, speaking to Missouri.

But before Nagato could finish speaking...

A voice called out, interrupting Nagato's words.

"noob."