Elder brother's garrison

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"To be precise, it's 746 days," Xiaobai said.

“…” Richelieu.

"How much money have you saved?"

"Eh?"

"How much money have you saved from working as a maid?"

“Um… um…” Richelieu thought for a moment, “Because I don’t usually have any opportunities to spend money… I haven’t touched my salary much, and the balance in my bank account is probably around 300,000…”

"Wow, there are so many!" Xiaobai exclaimed.

“…” Richelieu lowered his head.

Are there many?

That's true.

By the standards of a simple cleaning worker, her job income was already quite good. The only difference was that she had to wear a revealing maid outfit—and recently, the requirement to wear a revealing anime maid outfit was removed. She could finally put on the conservative yet dignified maid dress she had always dreamed of. The bottom of the skirt no longer let in the wind, and her thighs and chest would no longer feel cold. She felt happy and satisfied for a long time because of this.

However, this job is probably much worse than that of a ship girl working in a new naval base, right?

Richelieu wasn't sure about the salary conditions of other naval bases, but at least from what she'd heard, a carrier ship girl of Saratoga's caliber earned enough each month to buy a cool sports car outright.

Aside from the free, mass-produced Deep Sea Taihou, my income is probably the lowest among all the newbie naval bases...

But why is Admiral Lu Lin asking me this?

Richelieu was somewhat confused.

Richelieu looked at Little White.

At that moment, Xiaobai was also smiling as she looked at herself.

"Admiral Lu Lin?"

"Alright, it's about time." Xiaobai nodded and asked Richelieu, "Riceleu, do you remember why I came to see you?"

“Ah? Admiral Lu Lin, you came to see me... I am…” Richelieu answered subconsciously, but she suddenly froze halfway through her sentence.

Huh?

What did Admiral Lu Lin want to see me about tonight?

It seems to be something very important...

Just a few words ago, I was talking about this with Admiral Lu Lin...

Richelieu pondered this with doubt, but no matter how hard she tried, her memory was shrouded in a thick fog, making it impossible for her to recall it no matter how hard she racked her brains.

And somehow, Richelieu had a strange feeling.

This must never be forgotten... must never be forgotten...

Chapter 2704

Richelieu was quite confident in his memory.

She believes that while her memory isn't photographic, it's certainly above average for ship girls.

For example, when I first arrived at the Naval Base and was handed over to the Head Maid of Reputation for maid training by Lexington, I memorized thousands of maid rules in just one night. Even now, Reputation still mentions this from time to time as a positive example to tell the other Deepsea Maids at the Naval Base.

But why... is it that I can completely forget what happened before after just two or three sentences?

Even elderly people in their seventies or eighties shouldn't have such poor memories.

When did my memory deteriorate to this extent?

Am I getting Alzheimer's?

No no no...

She's only been in this world as a ship girl for less than ten years, and her body's physiological age is around twenty. She's in her prime and very healthy, so dementia shouldn't be a problem so soon. Besides, she's a ship girl now, so even if she accidentally gets some kind of illness, her ship equipment will automatically repair it...

Richelieu, looking puzzled, put his finger to his forehead.

At that moment, Richelieu felt as if a faint voice was shouting loudly in his mind.

The voice kept calling out, saying that it must never forget, that what just happened was very important, so it must never forget, must never forget, must never…

But Richelieu really couldn't remember.

I really can't remember anything at all.

The fog in my memory is as thick as a foggy sea, boundless and endless.

Just as Richelieu was deep in thought, the three little white figures standing in front of her took in her troubled expression.

"Good grief, so I was also manipulated by Jean Bart's skills like Richelieu before?" Deep Sea Yamato whispered, leaning close to Super Yamato, looking terrified. "Seeing the victim's reaction from a third-person perspective is even more terrifying than experiencing it yourself..."

"..." Super Yamato pursed his lips and gave Deep Sea Yamato a faint smile.

“It seems Richelieu can’t resist either.” Xiaobai shook her head. After verifying Richelieu’s condition, she interrupted Richelieu’s thoughts, “Alright, Richelieu, you don’t need to think about it anymore.”

“Admiral Lu Lin, wait a little longer… I feel like I’ll remember soon…” Richelieu closed his eyes, his expression showing even more intense thought.

“…Alright, stop thinking about it for now.” Xiaobai smiled at Richelieu and pointed to the person next to him. “If you want to know what just happened, just look to your left.”

"The left side?" Richelieu paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked to her side, following Little White's direction.

"Hi, sister!" Jean Bart stood prettily to Richelieu's left, giving Richelieu a cute and playful sweet smile.

“…” Richelieu.

Richelieu stared blankly at Jean Bart's face.

As Richelieu saw Jean Bart again, the fog in her memory was instantly dispelled, and the sea of ​​memories suddenly became clear and expansive. Memories of Jean Bart were rapidly awakened like a tidal wave.

My conversation with Jean Bart, my discussion with Xiaobai about Jean Bart, and the memories of being touched and groped by Jean Bart are all coming back to me one by one.

“…Ah!” Richelieu finally remembered. She covered her mouth, looking completely bewildered. “I…I remember…”

Richelieu immediately gave Jean Bart an apologetic look.

"Janbar, I'm sorry..."

“Ricciul, you don’t need to apologize. It’s not your fault. The reason you forgot about Jean Bart is simply because her ability took effect just now.” Xiaobai explained to Richelieu, “I just introduced it, right? Jean Bart’s ability is to make others ignore her. This ability is not as simple as just becoming invisible. She can even affect people’s memories and cognition, and to a certain extent, she doesn’t distinguish between friend and foe.”

“So… I was just affected by Jean Bart’s ability…” Richelieu listened blankly to Little White’s words, then a look of realization dawned on his face.

"Yes," Xiaobai smiled.

“So that’s how it is. So Jean Bart used his ability on me…” Richelieu lowered her hand with some relief, touching her chest and muttering a few words. However, as she muttered to herself, her eyes suddenly widened, as if she had thought of something terrible. She quickly looked up at Xiaobai, “Wait… Admiral Lu Lin, can Jean Bart control this ability herself?”

"As expected of Richelieu, you've found the crux of the problem right away." Xiaobai held up a finger to Richelieu and nodded. "First of all, the good news is that Jean Bart can control his abilities."

"That's it..."

"But unfortunately, Jean Bart's way of controlling his abilities is not to turn them on, but to temporarily turn them off."

"Huh?" Richelieu asked, confused.

“Jean Barth’s ability… well, or rather, it’s more like some kind of special constitution?” Xiaobai organized his thoughts and explained to Richelieu, “In short, Jean Barth’s ability is always passively activated; all she can do is deactivate it for a few minutes at a time.”

"...How do I turn it off?"

"Just speak."

"...Make a sound?"

“No, no, no, if Jean Bart only makes a sound, he won’t be detected.” Xiao Bai shook his head. “Jean Bart’s method of temporarily shutting down his ability is not through sound, but through communication.”

"So I forgot about Jean Bart just now... is it because I didn't communicate with her for a short time that her ability suddenly took effect?" Richelieu asked absentmindedly after thinking for a while.

“That’s right.” Xiaobai nodded.

“…” Richelieu blinked blankly, then slowly turned his head to look at Jean Bart.

"Hehe." Jeanbart smiled carefree at Richelieu.

Looking at Jean Bart's smile, Richelieu suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart for some reason.

She's still...my own sister, after all.

Although she was not qualified to be Jean Bart's sister at the moment, Richelieu felt that even if she did not form a sisterhood with her now, as long as she could occasionally see her during her breaks from her maid duties, even if it was just watching her and the other Richelieu, whom Admiral Lu Lin had built later, call each other sisters and walk by hand in front of her, it would be a very gratifying and satisfying thing for her.

She was the last person he could be close to in this world.

Why is Jean Bart's ability specifically designed to make others ignore her? If that's the case, wouldn't she be able to pass by without her noticing...? Even worse, according to Admiral Lu Lin's description, she might even forget that she has a sister ship of the same class...

Am I not even allowed to keep this younger sister in my memory anymore?

No, this won't do... this can't be allowed...

As Richelieu thought of this, for some reason, her breathing suddenly became rapid, and she quickly grabbed Jean Bart's wrist.

"Admiral Lu Lin, do you have a way? You do have a way, right!" Richelieu asked Xiao Bai anxiously, clutching her chest, tears welling in her eyes. "You should be able to see Jean Bart all the time, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have reminded me about Jean Bart just now!"

Richelieu is smarter than I thought.

Xiaobai looked at Richelieu with some surprise, and nodded to him.

"Well, actually I wanted to tell you about this..." Xiaobai said.

"Do you have a way to keep me seeing Jean Bart?"

"I guess so," Xiaobai nodded again.

"Please, please help me..." Richelieu hurriedly stepped forward, staring at Little White with panicked eyes, his voice trembling with hope as he asked, "Admiral Lu Lin, I don't want to forget Jean Bart, please let me see her... Please, I... I'll do anything, please help me..."

"Are you really willing to do anything?" Little White asked Richelieu suddenly.

“Yes.” Richelieu lowered his head and bowed deeply to Little White.

“It’s strange. You clearly don’t want to be Jean Bart’s sister, but you become so flustered after hearing that you won’t be able to see Jean Bart anymore.” Little White gave Richelieu a faint smile. “You’re even willing to say such things to me… Richelieu, this seems to be the first time you’ve lowered yourself to beg me since you entered our naval base.”

“…” Richelieu’s shoulders trembled slightly. She was silent for a moment before slowly saying, “Although I can’t be her sister, but… I still want to see her as long as I can. I don’t want to forget her.”

Richelieu lowered his head even further as he finished speaking.

"I might make a lot of unreasonable demands on you, is that okay?" Xiaobai thought for a while and asked Richelieu.

“…What unreasonable request could be more unreasonable than making me forget the existence of Jean Bart…” Richelieu looked up and said weakly to Little White.

“Yes, I understand.” Xiaobai smiled at Richelieu, then glanced at Jean Bart standing next to Richelieu.

Jean Bart, his face flushed, covered his mouth and stared at his sister with wide eyes.

Richelieu's request to Little White was naturally overheard by Jean Bart.

Although Richelieu's words were directed at Jean Bart, the deep affection she expressed for him in her words struck Jean Bart's heart like a powerful confession.

Chapter 2705 (Added)

"Wow... Wow..." Jean Bart held his burning face and stared blankly at Richelieu, who was bowing down in front of Little White.

My older sister actually likes me that much?

This is truly... truly wonderful!

It sounds incredibly embarrassing, but I'm so happy!

Jean Bart kept nodding at Little White, his bright eyes filled with the joyful expression of "Admiral, Admiral, please help her, please help her!"

Xiao Bai smiled at Jean Bart.

Jean Bart and Richelieu, isn't this a classic example of a two-way journey?

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai turned his gaze back to Richelieu.

“Richelieu, get up.” Xiaobai reached out and gently pulled Richelieu’s hand, drawing her body so that they could look at each other at eye level. “I understand your thoughts about Jean Bart completely. Don’t worry, leave this to me. I’ll handle it perfectly.”

"Admiral Lu Lin, thank you..."

“However!” Before Richelieu could show a relieved expression, Little White spoke up again, saying to her, “Riceleu, the sacrifice you have to make may be greater than you imagine.”

As Xiaobai finished speaking, he pointed behind him.

“Richelieu, look at Yamato and Super Yamato. They couldn’t see Jean Bart before, but now, after my adjustments, they can,” Xiaobai said. “Do you know the difference between you and them?”

“The difference…” Richelieu asked, confused, “They are the Dean of the Deep Sea, and I’m a ship girl?”

"This is not the biggest difference."

"What's the biggest difference?"

“They are my people, you are not,” Xiaobai said.