Elder brother's garrison

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Seeing that Yamato, despite his advanced age, could still be a pioneer in the field of embarrassing himself, Hood and Akagi were relieved.

Dean of the Deep Sea Institute.

Nothing more.

Reassured, Hu De and Akagi picked up the map of Chapter Eight and continued to huddle together, actively studying their plans for the next phase of exploration.

"Why don't we talk about the specific steps for clearing the land?"

"I have an idea……"

Akagi and Hood started a lively discussion.

Standing to the side, Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Akagi and Hood's focused and serious expressions, and smiled slightly at them.

Hood and Akagi are seriously discussing their next steps for the future of the newbie naval base.

However, Xiaobai has no intention of joining them for the time being.

As for the map of Chapter 8 that Akagi and Hood had, Xiaobai had actually studied it several times before leaving the naval base. Now, Xiaobai was so familiar with the map that he could remember every single colored dot and mark in any area of ​​the map clearly and vividly.

It was precisely because Xiaobai had memorized that map so thoroughly that he also deeply realized how limited the help that map could provide to him was—after all, it was just a fragmented map drawn by Admiral Haoding that recorded a small area of ​​the sea. Compared with the real sea area of ​​Chapter Eight, it was just the tip of the iceberg. Discussing tactics with that map was basically of little reference value.

Of course.

Xiaobai wouldn't let this kind of thing dampen Akagi and Hood's enthusiasm. If Akagi and Hood really figured out something from that map, Xiaobai would still be happy to sit down and listen carefully.

Xiaobai withdrew his gaze from Akagi and Hood and shifted it to Bismarck on the other side.

Bismarck remained in the same position, resting her chin on one hand, looking down at the air in front of her with an expression that seemed to be deep in thought. Seeing her like this, Xiaobai, who was familiar with Bismarck, knew that Bismarck had probably fallen into a state of mental lapse again.

“Bismarck.” Little White gently tugged at Bismarck’s sleeve.

"—?" Bismarck blinked, snapping out of her daze. She instinctively turned to look to the side and found Little White standing beside her with a smile, looking up at her.

"Bismarck, I'm back," Little White said to Bismarck.

“…Hmm.” Bismarck lowered her hand from her chin, then nodded gently to Little White, speaking as if in casual conversation, “Good to be back…When do we set off?”

When Bismarck mentioned "departure," she meant going to sea to fight... which meant she was asking Xiaobai when she could begin the exploration of the eighth chapter's sea area. Bismarck's tone was extremely casual when she said this, as if she were asking what to have for dinner tonight, without the slightest hint of the seriousness of preparing for battle.

"Bismarck, why are you in such a hurry to go to war..."

“We can’t steal aluminum here, so it’s a bit of a struggle to have nothing to do when I’m not working,” Bismarck honestly told Little White.

"Uh..." Xiaobai smiled wryly. She scratched her head, thought for a moment, and then said to Bismarck, "Well, I understand. However, we've only just arrived at Chapter Eight today, and there are still many unfamiliar aspects of this sea. It would be too dangerous to set out rashly, so I think we should investigate the sea surface first before deciding on any plans for exploration... It seems we won't be able to fight the Abyssal Fleet today..."

“…” Bismarck nodded silently. Although her expression did not change and remained stiff, her snow-white cat ears (actually hair) drooped listlessly.

It seems that Bismarck was extremely bored with having nothing to do.

“No, but… although we don’t have any plans to go to sea for the time being, that doesn’t mean we’re idle in Chapter Eight.” Little White quickly raised his hand and said to Bismarck, “We’ve all just arrived in Chapter Eight and haven’t even settled into our own bedding yet. Tirpitz will definitely need your help. You can go to Tirpitz’s place tonight…”

Little White was speaking to Bismarck, implying that Bismarck could pass the time by repairing Tirpitz.

really.

Right after Xiaobai finished speaking, Bismarck's droopy cat ears (actually hair) suddenly stood up again, full of energy.

at the same time.

A fluffy black tail suddenly burst out from the middle of Bismarck's chest, pushing open his collar, and flapped vigorously in front of Little White.

"Huh?? Bismarck, when did a tail grow on your chest...?" Little White stared in shock at the tail on Bismarck's chest and said in surprise.

"This? This isn't mine."

Bismarck lowered his head and gently tapped the black tail with two fingers. Then, as if receiving some command, the black tail shrunk back into Bismarck's chest in a flash.

Oscar the black cat popped his little head out from where the black tail disappeared.

"Meow~"

Oscar, quite intelligently, meowed at the little white cat, then pushed open Bismarck's collar and emerged from Bismarck's chest like a black ribbon. He then sat on Bismarck's shoulder and began licking his dark paws as if no one else was around.

"Oscar?" Little White looked at the black cat that popped out of Bismarck's chest in surprise. "Bismarck, when did Oscar come here?"

“There’s hardly anyone at home, and no one takes care of it,” Bismarck explained to Little White.

“Um… Lexington is at the naval base, isn’t she… You could leave Oscar in Lexington’s care, like you did last time…”

“Oscar doesn’t seem to like being around Lexington,” Bismarck muttered, glancing at Oscar on her shoulder.

"Meow~"

Oscar seemed to be echoing Bismarck's words. It let out a soft yelp, jumped lightly off Bismarck's shoulder, and then, in front of Little White and Bismarck, slowly and leisurely hopped into the villa.

Xiao Bai watched silently as Oscar's figure disappeared into the villa.

“It’s always been very well-behaved,” Bismarck explained to Little White, looking at its helpless expression.

“Hmm…that’s true…” Xiaobai sighed and smiled at Bismarck, “But since we’re already here, we can’t send it back. Let Oscar stay here with us for now.”

Oscar is, after all, just a cat.

It doesn't consume resources or cause trouble. Since it's already here, it's not a bad idea to let it stay in the villa for a while.

It just so happens that there's no electricity or Wi-Fi here in Chapter Eight. Life without the internet is so boring, so petting the cat is quite enjoyable.

“It’s smart; it knows how to avoid the Abyssal Fleet,” Bismarck said to Little White.

"Hmm...that should be it." Little White smiled at Bismarck, his eyes lingering on Bismarck's chest and collar.

Bismarck's collar had become much wider after Oscar popped out, thanks to Oscar's cat-like body.

"Speaking of which, Bismarck."

"?"

"Oscar stayed in the car for so long, where did it stay the whole time?" Xiaobai asked.

“Here.” Bismarck pressed his chest expressionlessly, and pulled his loose collar up again. “You were so busy on the train that I didn’t have time to tell you, so I left it here.”

"Eh... a chest... a chest can actually hide a cat?" Little White stared at Bismarck's ample chest for a long time, as if she had discovered a new continent. "...If she stays here, won't Oscar have very little room to move around?"

“Cats are liquid, so it doesn’t matter,” Bismarck said seriously. “Besides, Hood was the first to use the method of raising cats; I’m just imitating him.”

"Huh? Hood?"

"Ah."

"Wow... Hood has this kind of hobby..." Xiaobai turned his head and glanced at Hood, who was discussing tactics with Akagi, with a sense of wonder.

Hiding a cat in your chest is quite fun.

Hood is currently busy discussing tactics with Akagi and it's inconvenient for him to go up and talk to her.

If you have some free time someday, find an opportunity to ask Hood about his experience of hiding a cat in his chest...

Little White and Bismarck entered the villa.

I just entered the villa.

Xiao Bai immediately spotted Oscar, who had just run in.

Oscar is currently squatting in the center of a large group of ship girls, his body covered with the snow-white little hands that the surrounding ship girls are reaching out to. The ship girls are enjoying rubbing Oscar's soft fur with delighted expressions, making sounds of surprise.

"Huh? Isn't this Bismarck's ship-mounted pet Oscar? Did Bismarck bring you here?"

"They must have been worried we'd be lonely, so they brought it over for us to suck on!"

"What? Petting a cat? Count me in, count me in!"

"Hehe, let me touch it... Wow, Oscar's fur feels so soft and comfortable!"

"Oscar isn't very affectionate; he only wants to stay with Bismarck and the Admiral. Actually, I've wanted to pet him for a long time!"

"Oscar, Oscar, can I touch it too..."

"Wow~"

"..."

The ship girls around him seemed to have discovered a treasure, stroking Oscar's body vigorously. Oscar was pressed to the floor by the ship girls' small hands, staring blankly ahead with a sullen face. His little head trembled up and down with the ship girls' fingers that touched him from time to time, and his pair of cat ears twitched back and forth nimbly on his head.

Oscar is just a cat.

But at this moment, Xiaobai noticed a rather human-like expression of helplessness on Oscar's cat face.

Chapter 1814 The Taste of Little White

Xiaobai and Bismarck stared at Oscar, who was forced to work in the distance, for a while before silently looking away.

Ship girls, huh...

Ship girls are all girls, and their hobbies are not much different from those of normal human girls. Most girls are also powerless against these furry creatures.

Oscar ran into the villa full of ship girls, and it just so happened that he chose this time when the ship girls had gone through all the hardships to reach the eighth chapter and were exhausted both physically and mentally. So it was an expected outcome that the ship girls would surround him and lick him as a source of emotional support.

"Anyway, the ship girls are pretty gentle... they won't hurt Oscar, so let's just consider it the price for letting Oscar come out with us..." Xiaobai said to Bismarck with a wry smile.

“Hmm.” Bismarck nodded, seemingly having no objection to this outcome.

Xiaobai and Bismarck bypassed Oscar, who was surrounded by ship girls, and walked deeper into the villa.

The villas that the ship girls of Admiral Haoding built for Xiaobai are quite large, but they are completely empty and without any furniture.

Without furniture, the ship girls could only treat this large villa as a high-class tent: those who didn't go to pet the cats were spreading out layers of mats on the ground, taking out bedding from their ship equipment space, and covering the mats with them to make makeshift beds.

Not far from Xiaobai, Tirpitz was lying on a makeshift mat on the floor, using a cartoon pillow as a pillow. He held a game console high in the air with both arms, rolling it from side to side on the mat while clicking away rapidly.

Prince Eugen stood beside Tirpitz, holding a roll of bedding, and offered words of comfort and concern.

"Tirpitz, how is it? Is the bedding soft? Is there anything that can be improved? Do you need me to add a few more blankets for you?" Prince Eugen, like a little maid willing to do anything for Tirpitz, circled around Tirpitz's body, occasionally reaching out to press the bedding beneath her.

“It’s alright—” Tirpitz and Prince Eugen were old master and servant, and she enjoyed Prince Eugen’s care quite at ease. While playing the game console in her hands, she said to Prince Eugen, “Eugen Eugen…I want a generator.”

Tirpitz’s demands sounded absurd at first glance.

But after listening to Tirpitz's words, Prince Eugen showed a thoughtful expression, as if he was seriously considering Tirpitz's proposal.

“Eh… the generator…” Prinz Eugen said with some regret, “Because our ship’s equipment space is very limited, we can’t carry any more things, so we didn’t bring the generator off the truck… Now that truck with our furniture and generator should have left that road and returned to the human city…”

“Eugen…think of something…” Tirpitz muttered as he turned around and handed the game console in his hand to Prince Eugen. “My game console only has 30% battery left. I’ll die without it.”

"Eh? Is it... that serious?" Princess Eugen believed Tirpitz's words again. She replied nervously, lowering her head to think seriously for a long time before speaking haltingly, "Then... should I ask the Admiral for leave and go back to the highway through that jungle to look for the truck that picked us up before? If we're lucky, the truck driver hasn't left, maybe I can talk to him about bringing the generator off the truck... Tirpitz, can you stay here for a few more days? I'll be back soon!"

"..." Tirpitz remained silent. She quietly lowered her hands and stared at Prince Eugen with a mysterious gaze, not speaking for a long time.

"Tirpitz? Why are you suddenly staring at my face without saying anything..." Prince Eugen asked cautiously, cupping his cheeks in his hands with concern.

"You should marry my sister soon, I'm serious," Tirpitz said to Prince Eugen with an unusually earnest expression. "I want to spend the rest of my life lying in your arms and being taken care of by you."

"Eh? Eh?? Yeah...yes, get married—" Prinz Eugen's cheeks flushed red instantly. She cupped her face, nervously and stammering as she spoke to Tirpitz, "I...my sister and I...my sister and I are both girls, no no no no we can't get married...and Bismarck was the previous admiral's bride ship..."

"Don't worry, I'll fully support you, Eugen." Tirpitz gave Prince Eugen a thumbs up. "Look at even Little White, she has a harem, let alone you..."

Snapped!

"oops!"

Before Tirpitz could finish his sentence, he was struck hard on the head with a chop to the head, then screamed and collapsed onto Prince Eugen's lap, the game console in his hand being flung into the air.

Bismarck appeared expressionless behind Tirpitz, her right hand outstretched, with wisps of white smoke rising from her palm.

A game console fell from the sky.

Little White, who was next to Bismarck, quickly stepped forward and caught the falling game console with both hands.

“Sister Bismarck! And the Admiral and Missouri!” Princess Eugen looked at Bismarck and the little white rabbit who had suddenly appeared here in surprise. Her hands were clenched tightly, and the blush on her face from Tirpitz’s teasing had not yet faded. “...Welcome back!”

"Thank you for your welcome, Eugen-senpai."

Missouri smiled at Prince Eugen.

“Eugen, don’t mess around with Tirpitz.” Bismarck didn’t reply. She just squatted down in front of Prince Eugen, picked up Tirpitz who had fallen on the bed, and said seriously to Prince Eugen, “Just treat Tirpitz like an ordinary sister. You don’t need to take care of her like that all the time. She’ll just take advantage of you.”

As expected of Bismarck.

He knew his younger sister's habits very well.

“Thank you for the reminder, Sister Bismarck…” Princess Eugen quickly knelt up and nodded obediently to Bismarck. However, she then clasped her hands together and said cautiously, “But… Sister Bismarck, I helped Tirpitz voluntarily. Tirpitz has never asked me to do anything on her own initiative…”

“…Hmm.” Bismarck.

Faced with Prince Eugen's exoneration of Tirpitz, Bismarck's reaction was quite indifferent, it was unclear whether he believed it or not.

Bismarck simply hoisted Tirpitz onto his back and then said to Prince Eugen, "I'm going out to train Tirpitz. You rest here."