Elder brother's garrison

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"Alright, alright, since the new girl is a little shy, let's give her some space and move on. We'll have plenty of time to get to know each other later." Hood stepped out from the crowd and said with a smile to the other ship girls.

"Okay—" The ship girls who had come over said in a drawn-out tone, then greeted Abyssal Zuikaku warmly one by one, and then sensibly dispersed.

Hood watched the ship girls around her leave before turning to look at Shiro.

Xiao Bai smiled sheepishly at Hu De.

“Commander…you really do surprise us at every turn…” Hood walked up to Shiro, smiled, and exchanged a glance with Abyssal Zuikaku. “How did this little sister get to know my admiral?”

"...Are you the leader of the ship girls?" Abyssal Zuikaku looked at Hood quietly for a while, then asked her thoughtfully.

"Huh?" Hood was taken aback. "What leader?"

“They were very obedient to you just now.” Akami Zuikaku pointed to the ship girls who had scattered in the distance and were still glancing over from time to time. “Are you their leader?”

"...Chief..." Hu De looked puzzled.

"Ah, Hood, she's not a military ship girl, so her terminology is a bit different from ours..." Xiaobai quickly interjected, saying to Hood.

"Oh...no wonder..." Hood nodded in understanding, "So this girl is a civilian ship girl, right?"

"Well..." Xiaobai stammered.

“That makes sense. Since they’re not military ship girls, they must be civilian ship girls… Look at the question I just asked, it was a bit redundant.” Hood covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Hood isn't the leader... She's a veteran of our naval base, a senior to many ship girls, so she's very prestigious among them." Xiaobai scratched her head, unsure how to respond to Hood's statement. She turned to Abyssal Zuikaku and gave a symbolic introduction to clear things up for her.

“I understand.” Zuikaku nodded.

"If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Hood." Hood covered her mouth and smiled as she said to Zuikaku Aquaman, "Since the Commander said you're shy, I won't bother you any longer. You're a newcomer who just arrived at the naval base, and you've even caught up with this pioneering expedition. I don't know if you're lucky or what... Anyway, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me anytime. I'll be going now."

After speaking, Hu De gave a very ladylike nod to the Deep Sea Zuikaku, then turned and gracefully left.

"Phew... thank goodness Hood is here..." Xiaobai sighed softly.

"Everyone's left, shall we go back now?" Shenhai Zuikaku turned around and asked Xiaobai.

"Right now... it might not be possible for the time being." Xiaobai scratched his cheek, looking at the ship girls in the villa who were occasionally casting interested glances at him, and explained to Shenhai Zuikaku, "A lot of people are watching you right now... If I take you away now, I'm afraid the ship girls will chase after me and interrogate me... Um... if you don't mind, you can stay here for a while."

"..." A subtle tremor flickered in the calm gaze of the Deep Sea Zuikaku. She nodded. "I understand."

"Shall I take you out to see the world?"

"Ah."

"But at most you can only stand at the door and look out... There are other ship girls outside as well, not just my ship girls, so it's not really appropriate for you to go out."

“Okay,” the Deep Sea Crane replied.

What a mature and composed Dean of the Deep Sea Institute...

Compared to the group of young Deepsea Deans at home who mostly spend all day playing games and arguing with each other, this Deepsea Zuikaku in front of me is incredibly mature.

Very sensible...

Xiao Bai looked at the Deep Sea Crane and nodded approvingly.

Xiao Bai expressed his admiration for the deep-sea crane.

Xiao Bai led Shen Hai Rui He towards the villa's main gate, but after only a few steps, Xiao Bai was stopped by a figure lying on the floor.

Tirpitz crawled like a caterpillar onto Little White's path and reached out to grab Little White's ankle.

"Huh? Tirpitz? What's wrong?" Little White stopped and looked down at Tirpitz.

"Admiral, my game console is out of battery." Tirpitz pulled out his game console and shook it at Shiro. "Requesting a resupply."

"Uh... okay, then I'll charge it for you next time I go back to the naval base." Little White bent down and took the game console from Tirpitz's hand.

"And potato chips and cola."

"...Okay, okay. But I can't bring you too many snacks...at most a bag of potato chips and a can of cola."

"No, I'll give you a number now, one hundred and twenty-eight packs! Get on the shared bike right now..."

"Are you some kind of advertising host from somewhere..." Xiao Bai smiled wryly, "I'll only bring you back two packs at most, any more and Bismarck will blame me."

"Have a safe trip..." Tirpitz released White's ankle. "Now I can go train in peace..."

Tirpitz crawled back the way he came, like a caterpillar.

"Is she a ship girl too?" Abyssal Zuikaku asked Shiro, watching Tirpitz's departing figure.

"Yes."

"..." Shenhai Zuikaku frowned slightly and said with some confusion, "She is not independent enough... Where we come from, it is impossible to survive with this kind of mentality of relying on others."

"Uh...you're right..." Xiaobai nodded, unable to refute it.

"Are you raising her?"

"...I guess so? After all, I'm the admiral...taking care of the ship girls' daily lives is one of my duties." Shiro smiled at Abyssal Zuikaku.

"..."

"what happened?"

"I feel that there is still a big difference between ship girls and deep-sea ships."

“…Let’s go outside and take a look.” Xiaobai pursed her lips and pointed to the villa’s gate.

Shenhai Ruihe followed Xiaobai to the front gate of the villa.

Xiao Bai stood by the threshold, turned to the side, pointed outside, and gestured for Shen Hai Zuihe to look around freely. Shen Hai Zuihe also suppressed his thoughts and glanced towards the villa's door.

Subsequently.

The deep-sea crane stopped moving, staring silently at the scenery outside.

Outside the villa's gate, there was only ordinary valley scenery.

In the slightly green fields and forests, neat country lanes crisscross, with small buildings standing along the edges of the lanes. People of various colors are seen on the lanes, and the ship girls are immersed in their work. Some are weaving baskets, some are transporting goods, and some are standing by the roadside chatting and smiling with friends. A smile occasionally appears on their faces, and the atmosphere is peaceful and quiet.

There were no unexpected situations.

There was no gunpowder or guns.

Everything was so ordinary and peaceful.

This is not a rare sight.

For a novice, this is just something they see most often in their daily life.

But it was precisely this kind of everyday scenery, which a novice would be sick of seeing, that made the deep-sea crane stop at the villa's gate.

The view of the pastoral scene before her was reflected in the pupils of the deep sea Zuikaku. She stared intently for a long time, so intently that she didn't even move a fingertip from beginning to end, as if she had stopped breathing.

"...Miss Zuikaku? Do you like this kind of natural scenery?" Shiro stood with Zuikaku for a while, and seeing that Zuikaku hadn't made any moves for a long time, he asked with some curiosity.

"Mm," responded the deep-sea crane.

"...Didn't you say before that the shore was also part of your activity area? You must have seen similar scenery before..."

“…It’s different,” the Deep Sea Crane whispered.

"What's the difference?"

“All.” Zuikaku looked down at his palm, his gaze lingering on the golden mark on his hand. “...The scenery here...is freedom.”

Chapter 2015 The Popular Deep-Sea Crane

After speaking, Shen Hai Zuikaku fell into a long silence. She calmly gazed at the scenery in the valley, her eyes devoid of any emotion.

Xiao Bai stared at the profile of the Deep Sea Crane for a long time without saying a word.

The tranquil atmosphere lasted for some time.

Finally, Xiaobai felt a faint tug at her clothes from behind. Xiaobai turned around and saw Chaoda standing behind her, blushing slightly and gesturing to Xiaobai to check her watch.

"...Super Yamato? What's up?"

"Admiral, it's almost noon..." Super Yamato, with a conflicted expression—afraid of disturbing Shiro and Akami Zuikaku, yet feeling compelled to remind them—whispered to Shiro, "It's about time we head back to the naval base to pick up Mrs. Rei..."

"Huh? It's already noon?" Xiaobai herself was also taken aback. She quickly took out her phone to check the time, and sure enough, the screen showed that it was already 11:30 a.m., the time she and Lexington usually agreed to pick her up for Chapter Eight. "Wow... time really flies by so quickly..."

Xiao Bai was somewhat moved.

"Do you have something to take care of?" Shenhai Zuikaku turned his gaze over and asked Xiaobai calmly.

"Well, sort of... I need to go back to the naval base to pick someone up." Shiro smiled sheepishly at Akami Zuikaku. "Um... Miss Akami Zuikaku..."

“I know.” Shenhai Zuikaku responded, taking one last lingering look at the scenery outside the villa before calmly turning around and nodding obediently to Xiaobai. “...I should go back too.”

The deep-sea cranes seem to really enjoy the scenery in the valley.

However, because of her promise to Xiaobai, even though she was reluctant, she had to give up the idea of ​​staying here and obediently chose to follow Xiaobai's instructions.

"..." Xiaobai looked at Shenhai Zuikaku's emotionless face, and for some reason, a strange sense of guilt welled up in her heart. She blinked awkwardly, scratched her cheek, and after thinking about it for a while, she sighed and looked up at Shenhai Zuikaku, saying, "Miss Shenhai Zuikaku... if you're not in a hurry to go back, you can stay here a little longer."

"?" Deep Sea Zuikaku tilted its head slightly. "Didn't you just say that I couldn't stay here for long?"

“That makes sense…sigh, but anyway, my ship girl has already said goodbye to you, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a little longer or not…” Xiaobai scratched her head and explained to the Abyssal Zuikaku, “Anyway, when I and Super Yamato go back to the naval base later, you can’t come along, and it would be too much trouble to send you back to the city. If you can promise that you will behave like you were just now after I leave, I can let you stay here a little longer.”

"..." The eyes of the deep-sea Zuikaku widened slightly. "...I promise you."

"Alright then, but as always, you can't just walk out of this villa on your own..." Xiaobai waved to Shenhai Zuikaku, "Then I'll go back to the naval base with Chaoda and her first."

"Have a safe journey," the deep-sea crane said.

Shiro and Super Yamato entered the villa. After a short while, a faint deep-sea ripple came from the villa, and Shiro and Super Yamato's presence disappeared.

After Xiaobai's presence disappeared, Shenhai Zuikaku turned around and continued to stand at the villa entrance, gazing at the valley like a waiting-for-husband rock.

Just at this time.

"Whoa!" A crisp exclamation rang out, and a pair of slender, fair arms embraced the Deep Sea Zuikaku from behind.

Approaching you from behind without any warning and reaching out to try to restrain your movements would be considered a rather offensive and provocative act in the deep-sea world.

In an instant, the deep-sea crane, which was immersed in the scenery, frowned, became fully alert, and its eyes flashed with golden light. The deep-sea energy in its body almost subconsciously broke free of its restraints and burst out.

At this crucial moment.

Suddenly, a head popped out from behind Shenhai Zuikaku, pressed against her arm, and came close to her, smiling brightly at her.

"Hi! Newbie! My name is Constellation!"

The constellation exposed to the sight of the deep-sea crane smiled affectionately at her.

Upon seeing the constellation's face, Abyssal Zuikaku finally realized that she was not in the deep sea world, but in the ship girl base. In an instant, she controlled the deep sea aura within her body and silently stared at the constellation.

"The Admiral just returned to the naval base, probably to pick up my sister. She won't be gone for long, so don't worry." Constellation smiled brightly at Akami Zuikaku, then let go of his hand and stood beside him. "Do you remember me? I'm the one who just rushed up to the Admiral and saw you."

“…” Shenhai Zuikaku nodded.

Abyssal Zuikaku vaguely remembered this ship girl. After all, if she hadn't just shouted loudly, she wouldn't have been noticed by all the ship girls in the villa, and therefore wouldn't have stayed in the villa for a while, thus witnessing this rare scene of freedom.

Although Abyssal Zuikaku didn't intend to interact much with these ship girls, at least from this point of view, Abyssal Zuikaku still had some goodwill towards this ship girl.

"You've only been at the naval base for a short time, and you're quite shy, aren't you? It's alright, everyone here at the naval base is a good person! Please feel free to open your heart to us!" Constellation patted her chest confidently and said to Deep Sea Zuikaku.

Looking at the constellation's confident demeanor, Shenhai Zuikaku subconsciously glanced into the villa.

really.

Since Xiaobai left, the ship girls in the villa have been eager to make their move, hiding in the shadows and watching them with great curiosity.

—These ship girls seem quite interested in me.

This idea suddenly popped into the mind of the deep-sea crane.

Given her usual temperament, Abyssal Zuikaku wouldn't normally bother with dealing with these random ship girls who were only potential partners. However, before Shiro left, she had been told to behave herself and not stand out too much. She had promised her, and as a mature and sensible Abyssal dean, she had to keep her promise. Abyssal Zuikaku felt she should try to disguise herself as more like a ship girl...

“…Okay.” Deep Sea Zuikaku nodded gently, facing the blessing of the constellation.

Here, I should just go along with what she says... that way she should be satisfied and leave without bothering me anymore...

Deep Sea Crane thought to itself.

But this is not the case.

After the Deep Sea Crane agreed, Constellation's eyes lit up, and she waved excitedly to the people behind her: "Sisters! Did you hear that?! She agreed to open her heart to us!"

Er San O Silk (Nine) Shirt is "Yay!"

"The new girl has become so cute!"

"I'm coming!"