Elder brother's garrison

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It hurts a little.

Xiaobai felt that Akagi's grip on his arm was making him feel uncomfortable.

However, Xiaobai still couldn't break free from Chicheng's embrace.

Although she didn't know what had happened to Akagi, Shiro still reached out and gently stroked Akagi's face.

So there's a reason why Akagi hasn't returned to the naval base, and why he resigned and got drunk in human society.

Akagi's weeping ended after a while.

Akagi slowly returned to sleep.

Xiaobai took out a piece of paper, wiped away Akagi's tears, and then stared blankly at her face.

While Akagi was crying, she kept hugging Shiro and apologizing repeatedly.

"Why did he apologize?" Xiaobai murmured, lost in confusion.

After a while, Bismarck and Yamato returned with a large bag of mineral water and ingredients.

Bismarck went into the living room and placed the bottled water from the plastic bag on the coffee table: "The water's here."

"Well, thank you."

"I'll cook dinner later, what would you like to eat?"

"Either is fine," Xiaobai said.

Bismarck looked at Little White: "What just happened?"

"Huh?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

“You usually say you want noodles.” Bismarck pulled a bundle of noodles from a plastic bag. “What happened just now?”

As expected of Bismarck, he could see through Xiaobai's thoughts after only two or three sentences.

Shiro told Bismarck about Akagi's reaction earlier.

“Akagi just hugged me, apologizing and crying at the same time,” Xiaobai said.

"Hmm?" Bismarck looked at Akagi.

The flush from the alcohol on Akagi's face hadn't faded yet, and she was fast asleep.

"How did she apologize?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so cunning and selfish, I'm really sorry..." Xiaobai said.

Bismarck thought for a while.

Bismarck thought.

Bismarck is deep in thought.

Bismarck was deep in thought.

Bismarck gave up thinking.

"Does Bismarck know the reason?" Little White asked, looking at Bismarck.

“I don’t know,” Bismarck said.

Although Bismarck is a girl, she is closer to the tomboy type. Simply put, Bismarck's mind is not as delicate as other ship girls.

Bismarck was more suited to rational thinking and straightforward, direct approaches to fighting and warfare; being a confidante or a wise older sister figure was more difficult for her.

"I'm going to cook." Bismarck stood up, carrying a bag of groceries.

"Um, Bismarck, will Akagi be bullied?" Shiro asked.

“Impossible, she’s very strong,” Bismarck said.

“That’s true…” Xiaobai nodded.

Akagi's suitors all say that she is very efficient, has good interpersonal relationships, and shouldn't encounter any trouble at work.

Since there are no problems with work, there are even fewer problems with life.

Akagi is not short of money and has high combat power. If anyone dares to bully her, she can kill them with a single slap.

"Um, can I say something?" Just then, when Shiro and Bismarck were at a loss with Akagi, Yamato raised his hand.

"Yamato-neechan?" Shiro looked at Deep Sea Yamato. "Is there something you need?"

"Huh? No, well, Akagi, I'm sorry, but I do have some ideas of my own. Do you want to hear them?" Yamato Shinkai tentatively asked.

Xiaobai was somewhat surprised that Deepsea Yamato wanted to talk about Akagi.

"Okay, then you can tell me, Yamato-neechan."

"Hmm... I'm not sure if that's the case." Yamato Fukami crossed her arms, tilted her head, and thought for a while. "But is she feeling very guilty about leaving the naval base?"

As she spoke, Yamato Shinkai reached out and pinched the end of her hair near her ear.

Shiro and Bismarck looked at Yamato in surprise.

"Why?" Xiaobai asked.

Many ship girls have left the naval base, and Akagi is just one of them. If it were simply a matter of leaving the naval base, then Akagi wouldn't be the only one who should feel guilty.

Besides, ship girls don't necessarily have to stay in the naval base; leaving the naval base is not a choice to feel guilty about.

"Is she a wedding ship?" Deep Sea Yamato asked.

On the way to Hijirikawa, Shinkai Yamato and Shiro chatted a lot, so Shinkai Yamato learned quite a bit about Akagi.

"Although I don't know much about you humans," Yamato said, "wives and husbands should live together, right?"

"Hmm..." Xiaobai nodded.

"The admiral of the naval base passed away, and the person who was married to him left. That's probably what makes Akagi feel guilty," Yamato Akami said. "That's why she hugged you and said sorry."

Yamato's calm tone stirred the emotions of Shiro and Bismarck.

Xiao Bai had heard from Veneto how lifeless the entire naval base was when Lu Yun, the admiral of the naval base and Xiao Bai's brother, passed away.

Veneto once described it by saying that during that period, even the air in the naval base was black.

Veneto also said that Akagi left the naval base with Kaga because she couldn't bear the negative emotions and sadness in her heart, which inspired many ship girls who didn't want to be reminded of the painful memories to follow suit and leave the naval base.

From a certain perspective, Akagi's actions not only failed to fulfill her obligations as a married ship, but also set a bad example. The dilapidated state of the naval base that Shiro saw when he returned was, in a sense, indirectly caused by Akagi.

Perhaps that's why Akagi is under so much pressure.

Especially when they learned that Bismarck, Lexington, and Hood were still at the naval base, maintaining that crumbling shell.

Xiaobai looked at Akagi, reached out and touched Akagi's hair, gently smoothing out Akagi's furrowed brows with his fingers.

However, this is only natural. There are many things in the world that are neither right nor wrong. Xiaobai will not have any thoughts about Akagi because Akagi left the naval base, nor will he doubt Akagi's feelings for his brother.

Xiaobai didn't blame Akagi at all.

Whether you choose to escape or confront it, both are ways to prove your love for the one you love, and no one has the right to interfere.

"Is that why Akagi hasn't returned to the naval base all this time?" Shiro asked Yamato Akami.

"I don't know, I'm just a deep-sea creature," Yamato said, indicating that this was all he knew.

"Oh...that's true." Xiaobai lowered her head.

"I see." Shiro murmured softly, then raised her head and looked at Yamato Aqua. "Thank you, Yamato-neechan."

"I didn't do anything." Yamato Fukami chuckled sheepishly. "I don't even know if what I said is right or wrong. I just wanted to tell you guys what I was saying."

Although what Yamato said was just a guess, Xiaobai thought that what she said was probably the most correct possibility.

Unexpectedly, the one who saw Akagi clearly was neither herself, a human, nor Bismarck, a ship girl, but Yamato, a deep-sea character.

Shiro gave Abyss Yamato a deep look.

Although Yamato is a deep-sea dean, known by humans as a ruthless killer, her internal structure is actually gentler than that of herself and Bismarck.

Chapter 361 Dream (Part 1)

"Is there something on my face?" Deep Sea Yamato noticed that Shiro's expression was very subtle, and touched his face somewhat uncomfortably as he asked.

"It's nothing," Xiaobai smiled.

As a member of the Abyssal Fleet, Yamato possesses many skills that would normally be impossible for her to learn, such as speaking human language, playing games, doing housework, playing with destroyers, needlework, and calligraphy. While Abyssal Fleet members would not normally learn these things, Yamato, as the queen of the Abyssal Fleet and the head of the Abyssal Fleet, possesses a considerable degree of learning ability.

It's especially astonishing that we can now see aspects that even the White Knight and Bismarck couldn't see.

While patting Akagi's head, Shiro withdrew his gaze from Yamato.

That's not right either. Perhaps the reason why Yamato-neechan could become like this is not just because she is the head of the Deep Sea Academy, but because she herself has the attribute of "virtuousness" in her body.

Xiaobai carried Akagi back to her bedroom.

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Akagi didn't know how long she had slept.

After regaining some consciousness, Akagi forced herself to sit up in bed.

A stinging sensation came from my eyes, my whole body felt slightly hot and swollen, and waves of subtle dizziness kept burning my brain.

This was a side effect of drinking too much; Akagi was very familiar with this feeling. She closed her eyes and released her ship equipment.

As the ship equipment was released, Akagi could feel her body being rapidly repaired by the ship equipment, and the soreness and swelling were being drained from her body like water being pumped out.

"Okay." Akagi patted his face, quickly regaining his senses.

She retrieved her ship equipment and left the bedroom.

"Akagi, you're awake?" Shiro came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of noodles and smiled at Akagi.

"How long have I been asleep?" Akagi asked Shiro, embarrassed, seemingly having completely forgotten about crying in Shiro's arms after getting drunk.

"About three or four hours?" Xiaobai looked at the sky outside the window, which was gradually getting dark. "I was just about to have some dinner. I'm sorry, I used your kitchen without Chicheng's permission."

"It's alright, we're all family. Besides, I don't usually use that place." Akagi took the bowl from Shiro's hand without any hesitation. "Let me take it."

Akagi and Shiro walked into the living room.

In the living room, Yamato Fukami was lying on the dining table that had been moved from the balcony, carefully wiping it with a rag.

Before, Bismarck ate in the kitchen, but after Yamato moved in, there were too many people and it became a bit crowded to eat in the kitchen. In addition, Enterprise and Saratoga often came over for meals, which led to Lexington and Hornet from Yorktown occasionally coming over as well. With so many people, destroyers and the like would also arrive. So, a large table was set up in the larger living room at the back of the Bismarck's house to set out the food.

"I can't get it clean." Yamato Shinkai wiped the table again and again with a rag, but he couldn't get rid of the several black mold spots. "Do you have any mold remover at home?"

"Just wipe it with alcohol and then put it in the sun to dry." Akagi didn't hide her identity as Yamato Fukami at all. She sat down next to her, took the rag from Yamato Fukami's hand, and wiped the table with a smile.

Akagi used some of the ship's equipment power, and with this swipe, she directly rubbed off that patch of mold.

"Is that even possible?" Yamato Akagi exclaimed in surprise. "Back at the naval base, Reputation always told me to use a mold remover."

“Everyone has their own methods. Mold remover is useful, but when it comes to daily life, it’s more convenient to use things that are readily available, right?” Akagi smiled at Yamato Akagi.

"Oh, that makes sense..."

"For example, using newspaper with soapy water is also very effective when cleaning windows."

"Is there still such an operation?!"

Akagi looked at Yamato Akagi, who seemed to have opened the door to a new world, nodded with a smile, and then wiped away the remaining mold spots on the table.

It looks like the Akagi family's table hasn't been used in a long time.

That's true, Akagi eats boxed lunches and takeout every day, and drinks beer while lying on the sofa, so he really doesn't need a table.

Xiao Bai also sat down and looked at Chi Cheng.

Just from the few words he exchanged with Yamato Fukami, it was clear that Akagi was not someone who willingly gave up on life. Those life skills were not something that only someone who loved life could easily master.

Xiaobai could even sense how deep the shadow in Akagi's heart was after such a woman had lived that dark life for three months.

Bismarck walked over carrying several other bowls of noodles: "You're awake?"

"Ah."

"Eat."

"Thank you." Akagi shifted to the side, making room for Bismarck next to Shiro.

There were no formalities; everyone simply sat down at the table, picked up their bowls, and began slurping their food.

“Akagi,” Bismarck suddenly spoke.