Elder brother's garrison

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Fortunately, Yat-sen reacted quickly.

Just as Chongqing lost his footing and fell, Yixian, who was holding a teacup, swiftly raised her leg and gently kicked the table and stools under the tea table. Instantly, the tea table shifted half a meter towards Chongqing.

Chongqing instinctively steadied himself on the tea table, managing to stop in place.

"...Huh?" Chongqing stared blankly at Yixian and Xiaobai, then reached up to rub her ankle. "Wh...what happened...I suddenly felt my leg go weak...I couldn't put any strength in it..."

Jinan and Zhaohe, who had been lying on the ground, sat up at this moment.

"Ah! What just happened!" Zhao looked left and right.

"Ouch..." Jinan rubbed his bottom, pouted, and got up.

"..." Yi Xian didn't speak; she just silently looked at Xiao Bai.

"..." Xiaobai frowned, looking puzzled.

Just now... there seemed to be a rather chilling gust of air coming from afar...

That cold air wasn't just a simple flow of temperature, nor was it anything like the aura of the deep sea; rather, it was a kind of sharp, murderous aura that seemed to have solidified into a tangible substance.

The aura was too strong, too sudden, and too cold. Although the ship girls present had a considerable amount of combat experience, they were still affected without realizing it.

There seems to be only one person in the entire naval base who can emit an aura of this magnitude... or rather, a deep-sea being.

Xiao Bai looked back at the prison.

The prison gates were wide open, but the prison remained empty.

—Frederick the Great, why did she suddenly unleash such a strong killing intent?

"Yixian, did Frederick the Great just go for a walk?" Xiaobai asked softly.

“Yes.” Yi Xian stood up. “She reported her itinerary to me, saying she would be taking a walk near the ship girl cafeteria.”

Yi Xian's gaze was filled with worry as she looked at Xiao Bai.

Feeling Yi Xian's gaze, Xiao Bai smiled at her, then looked at the other ship girls present.

"Is everyone okay?"

"Ah... thank goodness... Admiral, you were worried..." The ship girls snapped out of their daze and stammered, "Admiral... that was..."

"Don't worry, let's go take a look."

Xiao Bai smiled at everyone, then gestured with his eyes for Chao Dahe to follow, and jogged towards the direction where the murderous aura had just appeared.

"Ah! Admiral, wait a minute, we're going too..." As soon as the ship girls saw Xiaobai leave, they immediately put down what they were doing and followed.

Xiaobai and the ship girls entered the garden, heading towards the direction from which the murderous aura appeared.

Although the murderous aura that had just appeared was exceptionally cold and had an exceptionally long aftertaste, it also disappeared very quickly. However, Xiaobai was still able to clearly find the location where the murderous aura was released based on his memory—it was not far ahead, next to a fountain in the jungle passage.

They didn't encounter any ship girls along the way, but many dry leaves had inexplicably fallen in the surrounding jungle, and insects were scattered on the ground. Xiaobai and his group quickly arrived at their destination and soon found Frederick the Great.

"Ah! Admiral, it's over there..."

The ship girls immediately spoke up when they saw Frederick the Great.

Frederick the Great stood like a statue beside a bench outside the fountain, dressed as usual, silent and quiet with her back to the crowd.

At first, everyone was puzzled when they saw Frederick the Great, but soon they saw the figure of another ship girl in the direction Frederick the Great was looking.

When another figure came into the sight of the ship girls, their expressions changed from surprise to stunned silence, followed by a look of understanding.

"Ah...it's her..."

The other figure standing before Frederick the Great was tall and slender, wearing a technologically advanced trench coat, mechanical boots, an analyzer helmet, and light yellow pigtails.

At this moment, the ship girl was sitting on the steps of the fountain, gazing at Frederick the Great from afar.

The ship girl who encountered Frederick the Great... was none other than Montana.

Chapter 3813 Do you want to go back to your parents' home? (Part 2) Jiu Lingwu (Part 3) Qi San

After seeing Frederick the Great's back and Montana sitting on the steps of the fountain, Xiaobai slowly stopped.

Upon seeing Xiaobai stop, Chao Yahe, Yixian, and 1913, who were following Xiaobai, also stopped in their tracks.

Chongqing originally wanted to stop, but before she could stand still, Jinan, Changchun, Yingrui, Zhaohe, Pinghai and Ninghai, who were following closely behind, bumped into her one after another. The force of the impact from these girls running was not too great or too small, but just enough to shake Chongqing's light body and make her stagger forward.

"Admiral!"

"us!"

"Have we arrived yet?!"

"oops!"

"I can't stop—"

Each time the girls bumped into Chongqing, they made a short sound. Finally, Chongqing lost her balance from the girls' bumps. She waved her fair, jade-like arms and fell forward in a panic.

"Ouch, ouch..." Chongqing staggered forward, passing Xiaobai.

In the end, it was Yixian, who was next to Xiaobai, who reached out and pulled Chongqing up again. She took Chongqing's arm and supported his swaying body, preventing him from losing his balance and falling to the ground.

"Be careful," Yixian said to Chongqing.

"Oh... I'm sorry... Thank you, Yixian..." After regaining his balance, Chongqing looked up at Yixian and smiled at her with great trust.

Only then did everyone's gaze shift from Yixian and Chongqing to Frederick the Great and Montana not far away.

The moment they saw Frederick the Great's back, the light cruisers present, especially Ying Ruizhao, Ping Hai, and Ning Hai, all showed some fear. They shrank back and quickly hid behind Chongqing and Yixian, only daring to cautiously peek out to stare at Frederick the Great's back.

—The person who just released that chilling aura, capable of even altering the weather, was indeed Frederick the Great.

Knew it……

Although the ship girls present already knew who was releasing the icy aura, they still felt a subtle sense of dread when they actually saw the target with their own eyes.

"What is Frederick the Great doing...? It's strange, it's frightening..."

"What's Montana doing here too...?"

"They've been staring at each other like that, are they about to fight...?"

"No, no... If people as strong as them fight here, all the surrounding buildings will be affected..."

"No, don't worry! The Admiral is here! Even if the sky falls, the Admiral will hold it up!"

"That makes sense..."

"I feel relieved knowing the admiral is here too..."

"Hey! Aren't we ship girls? Why has the situation escalated to the point where the admiral is protecting us?"

Ying Ruizhao, Ping Hai, and Ning Hai were discussing quietly behind the others.

Hearing the chatter of the ship girls behind her, Xiaobai couldn't help but smile.

Just then, between Frederick the Great and Montana, who were facing each other from a distance, Montana was also attracted by the commotion of the group's arrival. She turned her head, shifting her gaze from Frederick the Great to the group.

When Montana saw Xiaobai leading ten ship girls with different expressions and looking ready for battle, she raised an eyebrow and then waved to them.

"Oh, Admiral, you've arrived too."

Montana's voice sounded calm and relaxed, not like someone tense in the face of an enemy.

Putting aside Xiaobai's own attitude, the relaxed and carefree vibe emanating from Montana made the ship girls behind her feel inexplicably at ease.

“Yes, Montana, we just arrived.” Xiaobai nodded to Montana, glancing at him as he stood quietly at the edge of the fountain with his back to the crowd, before continuing, “Montana, are you new here too?”

"Hmm? No, I've been here for a long time." Montana seemed to understand what Xiaobai meant. She shrugged knowingly and then said to Xiaobai and the ship girls behind her, "I've been here since this morning. I've been resting here for a long time... It's quite a coincidence. I was just about to pack my clothes to go to the cafeteria for breakfast when I ran into an acquaintance."

When Montana mentioned "acquaintances," he looked at Frederick the Great with a particularly meaningful gaze and a friendly smile appeared on his lips.

“Frederick, it’s been a long time,” Montana said with a smile. “You’ve been staring at me without saying a word ever since you appeared. I thought you were up to something.”

"..."

All eyes then turned to Frederick the Great.

Frederick the Great had his back to the crowd, so they couldn't see his expression—though even if he were facing away, they probably still wouldn't be able to see it, since his face was always wrapped in a thick white gauze.

Frederick the Great, as everyone saw her, remained calm and serene. She showed no emotional fluctuations, like a block of dry ice standing on the ground, passively radiating a visible chill to the surroundings.

at last.

After several seconds of everyone's attention focused on Frederick the Great, he finally reacted.

Crack, crack...

The crisp sound of shackles rang out.

Frederick the Great slowly moved her feet. She no longer used her bandaged face to "look" at Montana, but instead glanced at the group of Little White behind her, and then turned to face Little White.

Frederick the Great walked towards Little White.

The heavy shackles dragged along the ground, making a particularly noticeable sound with each step she took.

The ship girls behind Xiaobai almost held their breath as they watched Frederick the Great slowly walk up to her. The ship girls seemed to still be worried about the murderous aura Frederick the Great had released earlier, and now that she was getting closer to Xiaobai, they acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

However, Frederick the Great did not take any drastic actions.

Compared to the tense ship girls, Shiro herself was much more relaxed. After arriving at the scene, she simply smiled and looked up at Frederick the Great.

Frederick the Great's sharp, mature face "looked" at Xiaobai for a while, then she slowly bent down, her tall body gradually lowering until she finally knelt before Xiaobai as if in submission.

"...Were you attracted by that aura just now?" Frederick the Great spoke, her head lowered, her voice still cold, but it was unusually soft when she spoke to Little White.

"Hmm," Xiaobai replied simply, making only a soft squeak.

“…It was my mistake.”

"Mistake?"

"I was caught off guard by the sudden encounter with Montana, and I couldn't control my emotions, letting out feelings that I shouldn't have," Frederick the Great said to Little White. "Don't worry, I'll be back in prison now."

"Oh... so all that was directed at Montana?" Little White wasn't too surprised by Frederick the Great's reaction. She exchanged a few glances with Montana in the distance, then turned back to Frederick the Great and said, "Frederick... you... so you care about Montana that much."

"..." Frederick the Great remained silent for a long time before slowly replying, "...I don't know."

After hearing Frederick the Great's words, Xiaobai laughed.

So... things were actually that simple.

On her way to the cafeteria for a morning walk, Frederick the Great encountered Montana resting by the fountain. Upon seeing Montana, Frederick the Great's usually calm and composed demeanor was disturbed, and she uncontrollably released some "emotions." These so-called emotions instantly spread to the area where Xiaobai and the ship girls were, thus attracting them over.

Oh, it was all a misunderstanding.

Xiao Bai thought Frederick the Great was going to escape from prison.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai looked at Montana in the distance and smiled at him.

Montana is, after all, the only person besides Whitebeard himself who has ever defeated Frederick the Great. It's estimated that this is something that Frederick the Great might not encounter even once in hundreds of years during his ship's life... or even that there's no precedent for it at all. Therefore, it's probably a normal reaction for Frederick the Great, a man of unwavering loyalty for centuries, to have a different view of Montana, this special ship girl, and to suddenly lose his composure upon meeting her.

Ok……

Speaking of which... I guess that intense, chilling "killing intent" just now probably wasn't because Frederick the Great really wanted to kill Montana...

Perhaps it's more like... the fighting spirit that arises between invincible powerhouses of equal strength?

Perhaps the fighting spirit is a bit too intense...

"Frederick, it's alright," Xiaobai said to Frederick the Great.

"..." Frederick the Great did not speak. She slowly got up, dragged her shackles, and walked towards the prison.

Frederick the Great seemed to know that her presence had just caused quite a "stir," and she figured it wasn't appropriate for her to be in the newbie garrison for a while; it would be better for her to go back to the prison for a few days.

Crack...

Frederick the Great had only taken two steps, dragging his shackles, when Montana approached. She glanced at Frederick the Great, then a smile suddenly appeared on her face as she looked at Little White.

“Admiral…” Montana began with a smile.

“…Sigh, no need to say anything, I know what you’re going to say.” Xiaobai sighed, waved to Montana amidst the puzzled gazes of the ship girls, and then called out to Frederick the Great, who had just taken a few steps away, “Frederick, I know you’re going back to prison, but don’t go yet.”

As soon as Xiaobai uttered those light words, Frederick the Great stopped in his tracks.

Frederick the Great turned his head, his face wrapped in gauze, and looked at Little White.

Xiaobai smiled twice at Frederick the Great, and then spoke amidst the astonished gazes of the ship girls.

"Frederick, do you... want to go and check out the deep sea?"

Chapter 3814 The Terrifying Aura of the Deep Sea Dean