Elder brother's garrison

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“Hmm.” Lexington smiled.

Little White reached out and touched Saratoga's head, which was resting on his lap.

For ship girls, especially Saratoga, the happiest thing is being with the people they love, no matter what they're doing.

—When her brother passed away, it must have been a terrible blow to Saratoga.

His heart must be filled with the agonizing thought of wanting to rush out and fight the deep sea all by himself, only to die in the face of a hopeless numerical disadvantage.

"The ship girls are all very fragile people, but when real misfortune strikes, they are surprisingly strong," Xiaobai murmured.

"Ah. Is that so?" Lexington rested his chin on his hand, looking at the two people on the sofa.

Are you trying to commit suicide?

That is indeed an easy way to solve everything at once.

Saratoga was a girl of strong character.

If Saratoga was the only ship girl that Shiro's brother had, then perhaps Saratoga would indeed be capable of doing such a thing.

But a naval base is, after all, a naval base; it's the home of the ship girls.

But Saratoga is also a ship girl with a sensitive mind.

Her unparalleled sensitivity and the pain of being separated from her beloved by death were enough to tear her heart apart. She couldn't even bear to share this excruciating pain with anyone else.

After the death of Little White's brother, it was Lexington who held up the nearly broken naval base, while Saratoga held up the living dead Lexington.

Because Saratoga is Lexington's sister and the naval base's wedding ship, her departure would be a fatal blow to the base. Therefore, Saratoga had a reason to live for the sake of her family.

Nothing is more admirable than a person who is contemplating death finding renewed motivation to live for the sake of others.

Little White stroked Saratoga's head and smiled happily.

Saratoga's fondness for Iniesta is partly due to her gratitude towards herself.

"How's it going with Yamato in the Deep Sea?" Lexington put aside the documents she was working on and asked Shiro, "Was she happy after getting that horn?"

"Yes, I'm very happy."

Where did she put that corner?

"Uh, in my stomach."

Lexington was taken aback.

"She ate that horn?" Lexington said in surprise.

Xiaobai nodded.

Lexington covered his mouth thoughtfully: "So that one is edible."

The horn of the deep-sea giant Yamato looks like an amethyst, and most people wouldn't associate it with food.

I never imagined that the corner item that had been hanging in the naval base's collection room for so long was actually someone else's snacks.

This is truly a discovery of the century.

"It tastes like grapes," Xiaobai said.

"Did Xiaobai eat it too?" Lexington asked in surprise. "Oh, right, now that Xiaobai has the Deep Sea's ship equipment, it shouldn't be impossible for it to eat this kind of thing."

Xiao Bai smiled.

Xiaobai was initially worried that eating this stuff would cause horns to grow on her head, but it turned out that her worries were unnecessary.

This snack is just that; if there's anything special about it, it's probably that the nutrients inside are a bit unusual.

After Yamato ate this, her horns grew back because of her own constitution. Shiro was able to absorb the power from her horns to increase the strength of her ship equipment simply because of her special constitution.

"Oh, right, Lexington."

"what happened?"

Xiaobai gently stroked Saratoga's hair, thought for a moment about how to phrase it, and asked, "Deep Sea Yamato, can you be released from that prison?"

Xiao Bai admitted that there was still a problem with what he said.

Put yourself in her shoes: imagine a young girl whose values ​​haven't fully developed yet goes to prison to have a heart-to-heart talk with a deep-sea dean who's determined to destroy humanity. The next day, she happily goes back in with gifts, and when she comes out, she begs to be released. I think very few people out of a hundred would agree to that.

This is definitely the behavior of someone who has been drugged.

They've definitely been brainwashed!

So Xiaobai was prepared to accept Lexington's verbal rejection.

“…Hmm.” Strangely enough, Lexington only pondered for a moment before replying, “Releasing them…is not impossible…but can you tell me why, Little White?”

"Huh?" Xiaobai was stunned.

Is Lexington really that easy to talk to?

"Why didn't Lexington object?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

She was even prepared to be scolded by Lexington.

"Me?" Lexington was quite open-minded about it. "After all, I've known her for so long, I know her personality. She pretended to be so aloof at first, but actually, she's quite silly inside."

"..."

“Besides, Shenhai now has a new dean who corresponds to her. As the saying goes, two tigers cannot share one mountain. If we let her go back, she probably won’t survive. If she fights back before she dies, it’s not impossible for her to take the new dean down with her. It wouldn’t do us any harm,” Lexington said.

This is how adults think!

Xiao Bai looked at Lexington with a shocked expression and thought to himself.

Chapter 191 Words can be dangerous, kid!

"So, did Lexington agree to release Yamato... Deep Sea Yamato?" Xiaobai asked.

“Well, but Little White, you need to tell me your reasons,” Lexington said. “Although the naval base is yours, it’s fine for you to act arbitrarily a few times, but you should at least give the ship girls in the naval base a reason that they can understand you.”

Xiaobai nodded.

Releasing a deep-sea dean is no small matter; a reason is indeed needed.

"Actually, Yamato doesn't want to go back to the sea anymore. The naval base is now her only place to live. Since she can't leave the naval base, why not expand her range of activities a bit?"

Xiao Bai said.

Yamato has been a homebody for several years now. Although her lifestyle and attitude are far superior to Tirpitz's, this can't go on forever.

They need to see some sunlight.

"Hmm?" Lexington looked at Little White with some confusion. "Doesn't she want to go back to the sea?"

"Just like Lexington thought, Yamato-neechan has also sensed the presence of the new director, so she won't be going back," Shiro explained.

"Hmm, I see." Lexington thought for a moment. "So, if there weren't this new headmistress, would she want to go back or not?"

This question stumped the beginner.

Seeing Xiaobai's troubled expression, Lexington smiled and waved his hand: "Never mind, just pretend I didn't ask. Actually, just like I said before, it doesn't matter whether she wants to go back or not."

As he spoke, Lexington stood up: "Then wait a moment, Little White. I'll talk to a few of my sisters for a bit and then I'll go to the prison with you."

-

As Yixian stood in a horse stance at the prison gate, she heard someone approaching again.

The prison was built in a very remote corner of the garrison, and normally no one would come here for ten days or half a month. But recently, strangely enough, they have been coming two or three times a day.

Yi Xian straightened his stance and looked at the person who had come.

As expected of the admiral.

However, this time it wasn't just Xiaobai alone; Lexington was also by his side.

"Admiral, Mrs. Lexington?" Yat-sen looked at Lexington in surprise.

Lexington is a very busy man at the naval base, arguably the busiest person there. Yi Xian doesn't usually go on campaigns, so he hasn't seen Lexington in person for a long time.

"Yixian, it's been a long time. How have you been lately?" Lexington greeted Yixian warmly.

"Thanks to you." Yi Xian pursed her lips.

Lexington smiled and took out the key, handing it to Yixian: "Yixian, Xiaobai and I are going to see Deep Sea Yamato."

"Okay." Yi Xian took the key and glanced at Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai smiled at Yi Xian.

—Did the admiral really talk to Mrs. Leigh about prison matters?

Well, since it's Mrs. Lie, it shouldn't be a bad thing, right? There's no point in worrying about it.

Yatsen opened the prison doors for Lexington.

Xiaobai and Lexington went inside.

"Speaking of which, who built this prison, Lexington?" Walking through the familiar iron passageway, Xiaobai asked Lexington with some curiosity.

“This used to be just an ordinary dormitory building, you can tell, right, it was modified later,” Lexington replied. “The building was commissioned to be constructed by construction workers, but the modifications were done by our own ship girls.”

"Do ship girls do these kinds of jobs?"

"Yes, Yubari is very skilled."

"Was it modified by Yubari?"

“Yes, she’s the chief engineer,” Lexington said with a smile. “If you have any questions about electronic equipment, you can’t go wrong asking her.”

As they were talking, Lexington and Shiro walked up to Yamato's room.

"Speaking of which, Yubari hasn't been back to the naval base for a long time. She's been working at the ship equipment research center in the capital. I'll call her back for you to meet her sometime."

"There's no need for that..."

"Yes, she should come and make a show of it since the new admiral has been appointed."

As Lexington spoke, he opened the door to the Yamato family's house.

call----

A familiar cold wind blew out.

Lexington and Little White went inside.

Lexington looked around the room of Deep Sea Yamato and nodded in satisfaction.

It was very tidy, and Lexington didn't dislike hardworking people.

"Huh? Is that Shiro?" At this moment, Yamato Aqua was lying on the bed with her back to Shiro and Lexington, hugging a blanket. Her two smooth, white legs were clamping the blanket tightly between her arms like scissors.

Yamato turned around and yawned.

"...Long time no see, Yamato?" Lexington greeted Deep Sea Yamato with a smile. "You seem to be doing quite well."

"Huh? Ah! Ahhhhh!" Yamato's yawn, which was halfway through, stopped as if it had been paused. She looked at Lexington standing in front of her, and her face immediately turned pale and purple. "You! How did you get here?"

"Huh? Can't I come? We seemed to be getting along quite well online."

With a whoosh, Yamato pulled back the covers and wrapped herself inside.

"No way! No way! You must be here to steal my little horn! No way! I'll take your life if you want it!" Yamato's hysterical voice came through the blanket.

Lexington looked at the large ball of dough that had been conjured from a white quilt with a troubled expression: "I didn't force you to do this."

"Then who cut off my little horn in the first place?!"

"Oh, you still remember?" Lexington smiled brightly. "Your expression was so cute back then."

"You you you demon! Aaaaaah!" The large white ball on the bed suddenly grew louder, accompanied by Yamato's curses, as if a cat with its fur standing on end was hiding inside.

As Xiaobai watched the conversation between Lexington and Deepsea Yamato, he fell into deep thought.

These two people... have a story.

"Alright, alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore." Lexington shook his head. "I really didn't come here to cut off your horns."

"..." Yamato's head popped out of the dumpling, his big purple eyes staring at Lexington with suspicion.

“This time you’re being released,” Lexington said. “You’ve been locked up here for so long, well, the reformation was very successful, you’re free now.”

"Huh?" Yamato Akagi was taken aback.

What the heck? You locked yourself up for so long, and suddenly you're letting yourself go?