Elder brother's garrison

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"Mm." Akagi waved to Shiro. "My lord, see you later."

"Bye-bye." Xiaobai waved with a smile.

Akagi took one last look at the interior of Shiro's room before turning and leaving.

The footsteps of Akagi Fukami faded into the distance outside the door, and Xiaobai's bedroom returned to silence.

Xiaobai looked down at the cushion that Deep Sea Akagi had sat on. She got up, picked up Deep Sea Akagi's cushion, and gently sniffed it.

—Hmm…a very fresh and rich floral fragrance.

Even though we only sat down and chatted for less than ten minutes, the cushion was already covered in Akagi Fukasaki's body scent. It's incredible.

Xiaobai tossed the cushion into the ship's equipment space, climbed onto the bed behind him, and lay down with his head tilted back on the soft pillow.

Looking at the snow-white ceiling, Xiaobai closed her eyes, and her consciousness sank into the spiritual world.

……

In the realm of the mind, Xiaobai arrives at the villa of the Deep Sea Will.

As always, Deep Sea Will was sprawled on the sofa in the villa's living room, swinging her two bare legs as she read a comic book. The comic book obscured her face, making it impossible for Xiaobai to see her expression.

"Deep Sea Will! I'm here again!" Little White ran to the sofa and called out to the Deep Sea Will, which was lying on the sofa.

"Hmm." The Deep Sea Will on the sofa turned its body, its snow-white legs slightly bent, making enough space for Xiaobai to sit down.

Xiao Bai sat on the sofa, pressing down on Shen Haiyi's thigh, and then gently swayed her buttocks.

"Deep Sea Will, um... hehe, I've come to ask you for help again." Little White scratched his cheek and tentatively asked the Deep Sea Will.

The Deep Sea Will on the sofa closed the comic book.

The Will of the Deep Sea shifted its body and placed its legs on Little White's thighs.

Little White tactfully raised his hand and gently blew on the calf of the Deep Sea Will.

"Is it about Deep Sea Akagi?" Deep Sea Will asked, hugging a pillow on the sofa and enjoying Whitey's leg massage.

"Well, Akagi from the Deep Sea... well, you know about her situation, right?" Xiaobai nodded, then asked the Will of the Deep Sea, "Her situation is too special, I can't treat her... Will of the Deep Sea, do you have a solution?"

"No." Without a second thought, the Will of the Deep Sea gave Little White a decisive and straightforward answer: "There is absolutely no hope."

"So it's the same on your end..." Xiaobai said regretfully.

“There’s no way.” The Will of the Deep Sea replied. “Didn’t you give her a physical examination? From her physical and mental state, she is now just an ordinary human. Perhaps there are slight differences in her physique compared to a real human, but that’s just a difference between races at most. The current Akagi of the Deep Sea has completely lost her Deep Sea ship equipment and can no longer become the Dean of the Deep Sea.”

"Sigh..." Upon hearing the judgment of the Deep Sea Will, Xiaobai finally gave up her last bit of hope and sighed deeply, "Then it seems that it really is no use."

Seeing Xiaobai's dejected expression, the Deep Sea Will on the sofa patted the comic book.

"However, it's not all bad news about Akagi Akagi."

"Huh? Any other good news?"

"Yes."

"What good news?"

"She will probably live much longer than an ordinary human," the Will of the Deep Sea murmured, tapping its chin.

"...Is this good news?" Xiaobai stood there, looking completely bewildered.

“How is this not good news?” Deep Sea Will propped herself up on the sofa and said to Little White, “If Deep Sea Akagi’s lifespan were to become that of an ordinary human, she would probably die of old age in a few decades. But with her current vigorous and healthy state, if she is willing to maintain it, she should be able to stay by your side for another hundred years.”

"Uh..." Xiaobai thought for a moment and nodded, "Well... that is indeed good news..."

Xiao Bai had mixed feelings.

The words of the Deep Sea Will forced Xiaobai to confront the truth she had been trying to avoid.

The loss of Akagi's Abyssal Ship Equipment also meant the loss of her near-infinite life, much like that of the Abyssal Dean.

In other words.

Even though they are still together now, Akagi Fukami and Kaga Fukami will one day be separated by death.

Although Akagi never said anything about this, she should have realized it earlier than Shiro.

Chapter 2416 The Learning Progress of the Deep Sea Taihou

In just a few days, Xiaobai could tell that Deepsea Akagi was a very intelligent Deepsea Dean. So, the moment Deepsea Akagi lost the power of the Deepsea Dean and stepped into human society, she should have already realized her physical condition.

Rather, it's impossible that she didn't know she couldn't live forever.

Even so, is she still pretending not to realize it...?

Xiao Bai thought for a while and couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps... it was to avoid upsetting Kaga Fukami. Kaga Fukami's heart is even more innocent than it appears; she probably has no idea that Akagi Fukami's lifespan is counting down.

"Don't think about it anymore." The Will of the Deep Sea reached out and gently tapped Little White's forehead.

"Mmm." Xiaobai rubbed his head and nodded.

“Even if Akagi of the Deep Sea will eventually die of old age, that will be at least several decades or even a hundred years from now,” the Will of the Deep Sea said to Xiaobai. “Leaving aside what Akagi of the Deep Sea herself thinks, it’s a very, very distant thing for you. Even if you might be saddened by it in the future, it won’t make you feel sad right now.”

“You’re right.” Xiaobai suppressed her emotions and smiled slightly at the Will of the Deep Sea. “Then, Will of the Deep Sea, let’s talk about something else.”

"Okay, I'll have Xiao Hong bring some food over first." Deep Sea Will snapped its fingers crisply in the empty villa living room.

The crisp snap of fingers echoed, and the villa's main gate swung open in response.

Deep Sea Phoenix, who had been watering the flowers outside, jogged into the living room with the sprinkler in hand. She put down the sprinkler, lifted her skirt, and jumped into the kitchen. A moment later, she came to Shiro and Deep Sea Will with a pot of steaming black tea and a jar of cookies.

Deep Sea Phoenix knelt before the two, carefully pouring tea into their teacups and arranging cookies neatly on a plate.

After doing all this, Deep Sea Taihou pushed the teacup and plate toward Shiro and Deep Sea Will, then placed her hands back on her thighs and looked at the two obediently.

"Thank you, Little Red." Little White smiled at Deep Sea Taihou.

"..." Deep Sea Taihou blinked and nodded.

"Little Red, play some music." Deep Sea Will reached out, picked up a cookie, took a bite, and said to Deep Sea Taihou.

Deep Sea Phoenix accepted the order, got up, lifted her little skirt, and ran upstairs. She quickly retrieved a violin from upstairs and returned to Shiro and Deep Sea Will.

Deep Sea Taihou stood in the corner of the living room, put her violin on her shoulder, closed her eyes, and began to play with great absorption.

Suddenly, beautiful music filled the living room.

Xiaobai was somewhat surprised when he heard the violin music played by Deep Sea Taihou.

"What's wrong?" The Will of the Deep Sea asked when it saw that Little White was not speaking.

"It's not good to talk and disturb them while they're performing, is it..." Xiaobai covered her mouth, looked around for a while, and then carefully leaned close to the Deep Sea Will's ear to ask.

“It’s alright, she can’t hear us.” Deep Sea Will took another bite of the cookie and said to Little White, “I only asked her to come and play so that we could have some background music while we were talking. If we don’t talk, wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse?”

"Uh... well, that's true..." Xiaobai scratched the corner of her mouth, looked at Shenhai Taihou for a while, and said with some emotion, "...I didn't even know that Xiaohong could play the violin."

“I learned this recently,” Deep Sea Will said, leaning back on the sofa.

"Did she learn this recently? But she plays it so skillfully..."

“The little red one in front of you is the mother of all the little red ones,” the Deep Sea Will explained. “Although all the little red ones in your spiritual world have their own independent consciousness, they are ultimately her clones. The experiences that those little red ones accumulate in their daily lives will eventually be summarized into her mind in the form of memories. In other words, as long as she is willing, with the help of tens of thousands of little red ones to accumulate experience, no matter what she learns, her progress will be rapid.”

"Wow, amazing..."

"Let's not talk about Xiao Hong for now. What else do you want to ask?" The Will of the Deep Sea picked up a teacup and handed it to Xiao Bai.

"Oh, oh..." Xiaobai took the teacup, lowered her head and took a sip, "Actually, I also wanted to ask about what Akagi from Deep Sea just said..."

"Half a giant ship?" the Will of the Deep Sea asked.

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

"Are you that interested in that?" The Will of the Deep Sea tilted its head.

“It must be huge. Do you remember? I first met you during the period of discontinuity in the sea area where that giant ship was located—you were still a ball back then.” Xiaobai said earnestly to the will of the deep sea. “And I even had two dreams about that giant ship afterward.”

"A dream?" The Will of the Deep Sea looked at Little White with a puzzled expression. "What kind of dream?"

"Huh? You didn't know?"

"What do you know?" The Will of the Deep Sea looked at Little White.

"..." Little White stared blankly at the Will of the Deep Sea.

Logically speaking, as someone who shares an entire spiritual world with me, the Deep Sea Will should have complete control over my memories. Whatever I know, the Deep Sea Will should also know.

However... the Will of the Deep Sea seems to have no recollection of the giant ship that Xiaobai dreamed about.

Does the memory sharing of the Deep Sea Will have no effect on dreams?

Thinking about this, Xiao Bai pondered for a while, then spoke to the Will of the Deep Sea: "During the time I was infiltrating as an undercover agent in Chapter Eight, I dreamed about that half of the giant ship, and the characteristics of the giant ship that Deep Sea Akagi told me about before, including the attack method that releases very hot light, are exactly the same as the scene in my dream."

As Xiaobai spoke, he gestured wildly with his hands and feet.

Deep Sea Will sipped his red tea and watched Little White's performance.

"Precognitive dreams?" the Deep Sea Will asked, setting down its teacup.

"Uh...more or less?" Xiaobai couldn't figure out the type of dream she had either.

“It shouldn’t be as simple as a coincidence.” The Will of the Deep Sea paused for a moment before continuing, “Regarding the half of the ship that was lost… I don’t really have any impression of it, except that I vaguely remember going for a ride there with you.”

"Deep Sea Will, didn't you go there when you were in your spherical form?"

"Don't talk about me like I'm some kind of evolving elf or pet." The Will of the Deep Sea stroked its chin and thought for a while. "...But I have no memory of my ball form at all, so even if you asked me, I wouldn't be able to answer. Because the moment my consciousness was formed, I was already lying in your arms as that little girl from the time of the break in time."

"I see." Xiaobai sighed again.

This is how life is.

She went to talk to Akagi Deep Sea in order to learn about Akagi Deep Sea's story, but after the talk, Xiaobai not only didn't feel that her doubts were resolved, but she also had several more questions that confused her even more.

Life is like that.

It's one wave after another.

“Deep Sea Will, you probably can’t investigate Deep Sea Akagi’s memories, right?” Xiaobai asked the Deep Sea Will for confirmation.

"Yes." The Will of the Deep Sea nodded.

"What about the Deep Sea Kaga?"

"It should be fine." The Will of the Deep Sea nodded again.

"Should I ask her to come over later so you can investigate?" Xiaobai asked curiously, clasping her hands together. "I'm quite curious about the specific scene when Akagi and the others saw that half of the giant ship."

"...Isn't this an invasion of privacy?" The Will of the Deep Sea stared at Little White.

"I... I'll get Deepsea Kaga's permission..."

"That's fine." Deep Sea Will shrugged, bent down, picked up a cookie, put it in her mouth, chewed it, and said, "After we get out, find Deep Sea Kaga and input a wisp of your spiritual power into her body... But I have to tell you something beforehand. Deep Sea Kaga is the Deep Sea Dean who has lived for hundreds of years. Even for me, it's not something I can solve in a short time if I want to locate the few hours I want in the memories of hundreds of years."

"Will it take long?"

"One or two days, I guess," said the Will of the Deep.

"That's alright, we have plenty of time." Xiaobai smiled upon hearing this.

The Deep Sea Will listened to Xiaobai's words but didn't say anything; she simply yawned.

Deep Sea Will, supporting itself on the sofa cushion, slowly leaned down and rested its head on Little White's lap.

The Deep Sea Will quietly closed its eyes and rested on Little White's lap for a while.

Xiaobai gently stroked the hair of the Deep Sea Will.

The living room of the villa was filled with the fruity aroma of black tea, and the melodious music spread through the air like ripples.

The song ends.

Deep Sea Taiho let out a satisfied sigh and put down the violin from her shoulder.

"Oh, oh, oh, you played so well!" Xiaobai raised her hand and clapped for Shenhai Taihou.

The Deep Sea Phoenix smiled shyly at Shiro, then picked up its violin again, preparing to play another piece for Shiro.

"Little Red, that's enough." The Deep Sea Will, resting on Little White's lap, called out to Deep Sea Taihou. She opened one eye and looked at her. "Go and rest."

The deep-sea taihou blinked, then put down its violin and bowed, nodding obediently.

Deep-sea Phoenix, carrying its neighbor's violin, trotted up to the second floor.

“You still have a lot to do in the real world, don’t you?” The Will of the Deep Sea got up from Xiaobai’s lap, looked up at her and said, “You can go out first. Come back in a couple of days after I finish analyzing Deep Sea Kaga’s memories.”