Elder brother's garrison

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"Admiral, how can you touch other people's things without their permission!" Rodney pouted and said to Little White.

"Huh?! So it was my fault after all!"

"Look, even the seniors have been scared away by you."

"..." Xiaobai looked at her hands, then her expression turned slightly downcast. "...I'm sorry."

Xiaobai just wanted to help Baltimore pick up the comic book that had fallen on the ground, but who knew Baltimore valued that comic book so much...

What's going on lately? I feel like I'm not getting much attention from the ship girls anymore.

To be honest, Xiaobai was a little sad.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

On the other side of the man-made city.

The Baltimore admiral was lying on the sofa in the admiral's office, his head resting on the lap of a black-haired ship girl.

"Alright, don't be sad. You're the admiral, after all." The black-haired ship girl smiled and patted the admiral's forehead, speaking to him like she was comforting a spoiled child.

"That was my first love..." The admiral rested his head on the black-haired ship girl's lap, his eyes filled with tears. "Yamashiro, I really can't bear to part with Baltimore."

"Yeah, I know, I know. Baltimore has become so beautiful, hasn't it?" The ship girl named Yamashiro shook her head helplessly. "But Admiral, you can't lie to her."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Upon hearing Yamashiro's words, the admiral's handsome expression crumbled, and tears streamed down his face in an instant.

“A real man should have the backbone of a real man. Girls should fight for what they want. If you’re afraid to express your love just because Baltimore likes someone else, then Admiral, you’re still just a child,” Yamashiro said.

"Then... what should I do?"

“If Baltimore wants to find her sweetheart, why don’t you just help her find him?” Yamashiro smiled gently. “Then you can compete with that person. If you keep pushing it off and not helping Baltimore find someone, she’ll definitely hate you when she finds out.”

“I…I…

"I also like men who are upright and honest."

"...I'm sorry." The admiral covered his face and said guiltily.

"Anyway, when Baltimore comes back, you should apologize to her properly, express your feelings to her in the best of your ability, and then help her find someone. That way, at least no matter what, your sister will think you are a good admiral and a good man."

"..." The admiral silently shed tears, and finally nodded with some difficulty, "Sister, I understand..."

"Yes, good boy."

Looking at the admiral resting his head on his lap, Yamashiro smiled contentedly.

Yamashiro and the Admiral are not in a romantic relationship. In fact, as mentioned in the previous conversation, they are sworn siblings. Yamashiro was the Admiral's initial ship, accompanying him from scratch, fighting his way to where he is now. Over the long years, they have developed a deep and lasting friendship. Whenever the Admiral encounters minor problems in his life, he consults Yamashiro for solutions.

In the last few days, Yamashiro noticed that his admiral had started to lose his appetite and looked haggard. When he had some free time, he came over to ask him about it, and the question brought the grown man to tears.

After asking several times, the admiral tearfully told Yamashiro that his favorite ship girl was going to run off with another admiral. Based on this, Yamashiro slowly learned the reason for the incident from the admiral.

—Then the mountain city expressed its helplessness.

Fortunately, Yamashiro learned from the admiral that Baltimore hadn't actually cheated on him; she didn't even know the admiral liked her. If anyone was to blame, it was fate.

Oh, it's all because of that shameless admiral who keeps seducing other people's ship girls.

However, it all depends on how well our own admiral performs.

If he apologizes properly, Baltimore might forgive him. Perhaps there's even a one in three chance that he'll see some redeeming qualities in the admiral who dares to admit his mistakes, and thus develop admiration for him, leading to a closer relationship.

Strictly speaking, perhaps it wasn't a bad thing to keep things from Baltimore at the beginning.

“It’s settled then. I’ll apologize to her when I get back from Baltimore, and then confess my feelings to her,” Yamashiro said to the admiral on his lap.

"Hmm..." The admiral sat up from Yamashiro's lap. "Thank you, sister..."

"You're welcome, what can I do? I'm your older sister..."

"Bang!" Then, before Yamashiro could finish speaking, the door to the admiral's office was pushed open with a loud crash.

The admiral looked over and saw Baltimore standing panting at the door of the admiral's office, holding a comic book.

"Uh... Baltimore?" The admiral was taken aback, never expecting that Baltimore had just been mentioned and now Baltimore had burst in.

"Admiral," Yamashiro hinted from the side.

"Oh, oh, oh!" The admiral was taken aback, then realized what he meant. He quickly stood up and straightened his appearance in front of Baltimore. "Baltimore, I have something to tell you. It's about that admiral you asked me to find..."

"found it!"

"...Huh?" The admiral was stunned, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"I...I found it!" Baltimore, clutching the comic book and with tears streaming down her face, looked up at the admiral and said, "Admiral, I found it!"

"————QAQ" The admiral turned around and looked at Yamashiro with a sad expression.

Yamashiro was also taken aback by the admiral's aggrieved little eyes.

The admiral's eyes were filled with grievance, as if he were saying to Yamashiro, "What should we do about this development?"

The keyboards in internet cafes are really uncomfortable to use, and I miss my old black keyboard again.

Tsk, some keyboards are destined to live only in memories.

Chapter 534 Bearing Fruit

In the spacious admiral's office, the male admiral looked at Baltimore, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, with a guilty conscience on his face.

Even a fool could tell from that expression what the admiral was thinking about Baltimore.

However, ship girls in love (?) really are fools. At this moment, Baltimore was holding the comic artist in her arms, murmuring to herself with her head down. Two blushes rose like clouds on her fair face, making her look beautiful like a bride's red makeup. She was so happy that she didn't notice her admiral's expression at all.

Seeing this, Sister Shancheng said she felt helpless.

She lifted her forehead; her head was starting to ache.

"Waaaaah————" The admiral turned around, threw himself into Yamashiro's arms, and cried like a child, hugging Yamashiro's waist.

"Huh? Admiral?" Baltimore finally noticed her admiral's unusual behavior. Seeing her usually elegant admiral hugging Yamashiro's waist and crying, she couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Admiral, what's wrong?"

"Don't worry about him for now... he'll be fine in a bit." Yamashiro looked at Baltimore's innocent expression, and the words "How dare you say that?" stuck in her throat. She helped the admiral back to the sofa and then looked at Baltimore with a helpless expression.

Yamashiro was the admiral's initial ship and secretary ship. She and the admiral supported each other from scratch and she was the first ship girl in the naval base. Therefore, Yamashiro was considered a prominent figure in the naval base. Baltimore looked at Yamashiro with such a helpless expression, without saying a word, and felt a little uneasy.

Baltimore shrank back, avoiding eye contact with Yamashiro.

"Um, Yamashiro-neechan, am I... am I strange?"

"No, it's normal." What else could Yamashiro say? Love is a matter of personal freedom. You can't say that it's wrong for Baltimore to fall for someone else.

"Oh..." Baltimore, hearing that Yamashiro's tone was normal, raised his head somewhat timidly.

"Baltimore, the admiral has already told me about your situation."

"Ah...oh oh."

"I asked him first, so don't blame him. You know I can tell whether he's lying or not at a glance."

"Yes, it's alright." Baltimore nodded.

Baltimore felt that his affairs weren't some secrets he was ashamed to tell others, and that he wouldn't have any problem telling Yamashiro, or even the entire naval base.

Yamashiro touched the groin-covered head on his waist, looked at Baltimore, and sighed: "Anyway, Baltimore, you've been leaving early and returning late lately, is it because of that admiral?"

“Hmm…” Baltimore nodded.

Baltimore thought to himself that he had actually been studying pamphlets lately, but it wasn't appropriate to talk about R18 comics with Yamashiro, it was rather embarrassing. Anyway, the protagonist of the comic was that admiral, so it was related to that admiral.

Shancheng's heart sank.

It seems that Baltimore contacted the admiral earlier than expected.

My younger brother's chances are slim.

"What have you been doing these past few days?" Yamashiro asked, feigning indifference.

"..." Baltimore blushed, her face showing a shy yet happy expression.

Shancheng was taken aback, and his heart sank again.

Something's up here.

"...Baltimore, you're supposed to be a ship girl in our naval base, how can you keep leaving early and returning late like this?" Yamashiro swallowed hard, feeling that things were getting more and more difficult.

Baltimore's reaction is just like the expression of someone happily on their honeymoon with their sweetheart, isn't it?

The thought of how Baltimore had been sneaking back to the naval base under the bright moonlight these past few days immediately made Yamashiro's heart race.

Late...evening?

Could it be...? No way... But... this...

Oh, my poor little brother.

Yamashiro felt that his younger brother had truly had the worst luck imaginable. He was practically being cuckolded!

"I'm sorry, I'll be more careful in the future!" Baltimore bowed to Yamashiro and the admiral, then admitted his mistake.

"Um...uh...well...Baltimore, actually, I think that since you're a ship girl from our naval base, we don't mind you hanging out with other ship girls from other naval bases. It's just...when you're out in the world, you're more or less representing the face of our naval base. If possible, we hope you can have some self-respect." Yamashiro said, a pleading look in her eyes. "I'm begging you."

Baltimore was startled, thinking that Yamashiro knew about her making erotic novels with other garrisons, and her face turned pale instantly.

“I…” Baltimore’s hand, clutching her chest, trembled. She gripped the comic book tightly, her lips pressed together. “I…”

"Baltimore, ship girls are free, so if you really want to do this... we won't stop you, but..."

"Very, very... very happy!" Baltimore exclaimed softly, clutching the comic book, before Yamashiro could finish speaking.

"Huh?" Yamashiro stared blankly at Baltimore, who had suddenly called out, then seemed to suddenly understand something, and his face flushed red. "Eh?! Eh eh eh eh eh—Baltimore, what are you saying!"

"I'm so happy! Sister Yamashiro! I've had such a wonderful few days!" Baltimore closed her eyes, her face flushed with shame, and said to Yamashiro, "I... I may not be very useful normally, but I know I'm useful there! I've seen so many things, and it's opened the door to a new world. Admiral (Luo Lian) taught me so much, and the sisters in the courtyard all encouraged me! I'm so happy to be able to do what I love. I know I'm sorry to Sister Yamashiro and the Admiral, but... but I'm so sorry, so sorry!"

“Eee ...

"Yes!" Baltimore, unusually, mustered the courage to answer Yamashiro's question directly.

Yamashiro's mouth was agape, looking like he didn't know what to say. A thousand words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't even utter a single "mmp".

"Although I'm only number thirty-two, the older sisters have been very kind to me. They even gave me the first spot today!"

"Thirty...thirty-two???" Yamashiro stared at Baltimore in astonishment, her chest heaving violently. She hadn't even taken a breath before she was already taking a second and third. "You, how many of you are there?"

"There are probably more than fifty people... I've only met many of the sisters once, because they are all very busy and many can only come once a year... so they are not usually here."

"...No...shameless..."

"No, we're very disciplined. We always follow the rules in order..."

"Don't continue! I don't want to hear it!"

"Today is also the day our efforts have borne fruit!" Baltimore said to Yamashiro, clutching his chest.

"Bloom...flower...bear fruit..."

Shancheng felt dizzy and almost fainted on the sofa.

Although Yamashiro usually appears so calm and composed, like a knowledgeable older sister, she is actually completely clueless about matters between men and women.

—Just kidding, Yamashiro has been with the Admiral ever since the construction device was released, and hasn't left the naval base for years. Where would she find the time to fool around with men?

It's more accurate to say that her ability to understand Baltimore is quite an achievement for Yamashiro.

Shancheng was filled with despair, but compared to despair, another emotion filled her heart at this moment.

Baltimore is usually a very proper ship girl, so how did she become like this in such a short time?

Yamashiro lowered his head and looked at the admiral's belt around his waist.

Compared to Baltimore's situation, Yamashiro was more worried about his own mental state as the admiral.

If this causes any irreparable emotional damage, that would be a real problem...

She felt miserable living in the mountain city, as if everything in the world was against her.

Fortunately, the admiral on Yamashiro's waist had stopped crying and trembling, and as Yamashiro had predicted, he did not foam at the mouth or faint.

He was surprisingly resilient, remaining conscious and pulling through during his self-destruction in Baltimore.

"Admiral, are you alright?" Yamashiro asked with concern.

"It's alright... Sister, thank you." The admiral slowly climbed off Yamashiro's body, his face weathered. He turned his head and looked at Baltimore with a bitter expression. "Baltimore."

"I'm here!"