Elder brother's garrison

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"Senior Hood." The Duke of York, who had remained silent until now, came to Hood's side and gave her a slight bow. "I'm entrusting my sister's matter to you."

“Leave it to me.” Hood smiled at the Duke of York, then reached out and patted her on the shoulder. “I’m Hood, you know. I’m best at things that are aboveboard, like teaching.”

The Duke of York nodded.

Hood withdrew his hand, his expression slowly becoming tense.

Hood walked to the door, took a deep breath, and pushed it open.

In short, let's start by appealing to their emotions and reasoning with them. Life is important, but for a ship girl like Prince of Wales, honor and conviction are things that transcend life itself... If we start from there, we might have a chance...

Hu De felt she had grasped the basics, and she secretly cheered herself on. With a bit of confidence, she stepped out the door and raised her head.

"Hahahaha—it's so high!" Then, Xiaobai's voice poured into Hood's ears.

In the courtyard of the garrison, Little White was sitting on the shoulders of the tall Prince of Wales. Her face was slightly flushed, but her hands were outstretched, as if she were standing higher and could see further.

Wales, clinging tightly to Xiaobai's thigh, ran slowly through the yard. A gentle breeze blew, causing Xiaobai's hair to flutter behind her like willow leaves.

"Is it fun?"

"It's fun!"

"Would you like it higher?"

"Ah, can it go even higher!" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise.

Wales transformed into a red shadow, running and jumping around in the yard.

How high can a ship girl jump using her physical abilities?

They're more than capable of climbing on the roof and removing the tiles.

Welsh, with its white coat on its head, was seen changing poses in mid-air, swaying in the wind in various positions.

"Wow! That's amazing! That's amazing!" Little White exclaimed happily.

In everyone's view, the Prince of Wales, who was carrying Little White and flying in mid-air, also had a smile on his face that did not seem fake.

—You seem to be having a lot of fun.

Seeing the Prince of Wales like this, Hood fell silent.

King George V also remained silent.

The Duke of York, Bismarck, Enterprise, Washington, and Saratoga also remained silent.

"Uh... I heard the Prince of Wales hasn't been doing too well lately?" South Dakota was the only one still able to speak. She looked at the Prince of Wales, who resembled an unwed mother playing with a child, with a puzzled expression, while pointing to the two people in the sky. "...Well... it seems that the situation isn't as bad as you say?"

“…Hmm.” Hood looked at King George V beside him.

King George V stared at Wales with his mouth agape, as if he had seen an iron tree in bloom.

Hudson turned his head blankly and looked at Bismarck on the other side.

Bismarck was rubbing his chin, looking thoughtfully at Little White and the Prince of Wales.

“Bismarck, what…do you think?” Hood asked.

Bismarck nodded.

"Tell me about it quickly."

“I can jump higher than her,” Bismarck said seriously. “Next time, I’ll do it.”

Hood covered his face, once again regretting that he had actually sought advice from someone like Bismarck.

Hood felt that she no longer needed to have heart-to-heart talks with the Prince of Wales.

Although he felt relieved after the mission was over, Hood had a subtle feeling that his strength had been completely drained.

Chapter 584 Get out of the way, I'm about to show off!

A few minutes later, Admiral Akashi's meal was ready.

Admiral Akashi, wearing a white coat and carrying a ladle, walked out of a room and shouted to everyone that dinner was served while waving his hands excitedly.

Everyone rushed into Admiral Akashi's room and sat down at the table laden with all sorts of dishes.

"Please don't find this simple food unappetizing," Akashi said to everyone as she distributed chopsticks.

"It's quite a feast, not a simple meal at all." Hood smiled at Admiral Akashi, then looked at Shiro sitting on the other side, "Commander, what do you think?"

"Ah... um... very good." Xiaobai's face was flushed, and she didn't dare to look up.

Although Xiaobai was a little embarrassed to look up, the aroma of the dishes wafting from the table was very authentic. Just by smelling it, one could tell that Admiral Akashi's cooking skills were probably not much worse than Akagi's.

Just as he was thinking this, a piece of chopstick was stretched into Xiaobai's field of vision.

Xiaobai looked up and saw Admiral Akashi smilingly handing him the chopsticks in his hand.

"Thank you." Xiaobai took the chopsticks from Mingshi and expressed her gratitude.

"You're welcome." Akashi looked at Shiro with a slight smile on her face. "If you don't mind, please eat."

"...Thank you." Xiaobai picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in her mouth.

Crispy, soft, and chewy, it truly deserves to be called a high-end restaurant-quality dish.

People who can cook are truly amazing. Xiaobai couldn't help but feel a little admiration for Admiral Akashi.

"Speaking of which, this admiral has a really good relationship with the ship girls." Just as Shiro was eating, Admiral Akashi said to Shiro with a smile.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai chewed on a rib, "What's wrong?"

"As soon as I came out, I saw the admiral and Sister Wales riding in a shoulder car."

"puff--"

Xiao Bai caught a choke and almost spat out what was in his mouth.

— Xiaobai was initially against the Prince of Wales's shoulder carriage.

After all, she couldn't just sit on someone else's shoulder and expect to. As a girl, Xiaobai felt she should be more reserved, and besides, she was already sixteen or seventeen, long past the age of playing with these things.

However, considering the Prince of Wales's state of mind, Xiao Bai felt that if she refused the Prince of Wales at that time, it might disappoint her. With no other choice, Xiao Bai agreed to the Prince of Wales's request.

Xiao Bai thought to himself, "Anyway, this shoulder-carrying thing is something that can be done in the blink of an eye."

However, the actual development always exceeds Xiaobai's expectations.

—That's what shoulder-mounted vehicles are like; they're actually surprisingly fun.

Before she knew it, even Xiaobai herself couldn't help but get hooked. It wasn't until Hude and the others left the room and everyone silently and mercilessly watched her as she kept shouting "So amazing! So amazing!" that Xiaobai finally realized that even she seemed to have fallen victim to the "it's actually good" phenomenon.

"My admiral is surprisingly childlike," Hood said to Akashi with a smile.

"I didn't, I didn't..." Xiaobai tried to explain.

"Would the Admiral like to go to the amusement park later?" King George V asked Xiaobai.

"..." Xiaobai covered her face, feeling that even the delicious food had suddenly lost its flavor.

Instantly, the entire room was filled with the atmosphere of Children's Day.

Fortunately, the ship girls were all pretty perceptive. They could tell that Shiro was the type who was easily embarrassed, and if the jokes continued, Shiro would probably be too ashamed to show her face. So they understood perfectly and changed the subject.

"George V, what do you do in human society?" Hood asked King George V.

"I started a company, just to keep myself occupied," King George V said with a smile to Hood.

"A company?" Hood thought for a moment, then became somewhat interested. "What type?"

“An advertising company. We don’t usually handle these things.” King George V shrugged. “Speaking of which, if we were to go back with you, it would probably be quite some time before we can.”

Should we wait?

"Well, the company still has half a month's worth of orders to complete, and we need to find some way out for the employees. We can't just close down and leave." King George V smiled somewhat awkwardly at Xiaobai, who was silently eating his rice. "Admiral, please understand."

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm quite free too." Xiaobai nodded. "Being responsible to the employees is a good thing. We can talk about going back after you've dealt with the affairs of human society."

"Thank you for your understanding, Admiral," King George V said gratefully.

Little White smiled at King George V.

Xiaobai never intended to send King George V back to the naval base directly. As Veneto said, people who stay in society for a long time will have a lot of interactions with all sides. For ship girls to return to the naval base is, in a sense, a farewell to human society. For ship girls who have lived here for two or three years and have basically integrated into human society, it is impossible to just let them leave. The disappearance of a living person will affect the lives of many people. Such behavior is wrong and irresponsible.

Akagi's situation is, after all, rare.

Rodney and Nelson had been preparing to return to the naval base for some time when they were bumped into by Little White.

Even Washington, before leaving with White House, held a farewell party for his underlings.

King George V, a major company owner, was even more like this.

"Huh? Sister George, are you leaving already?" Just then, Akashi, who was sitting across the table, was stunned and looked at the three sisters, George V and his sister, with a blank expression.

"The Admiral has come to fetch us, and we are about to return." King George V said to Akashi, "Akashi, I told you before, we will not stay here forever, and we will have to leave one day."

"Ah... um, oh..." Akashi lowered her head slightly, her somewhat wooden tone revealing a great deal of disappointment.

King George V once said that they seemed to frequently help Admiral Akashi's naval base, and it was precisely because of this that Admiral Akashi trusted and welcomed the three sisters so much. Now that King George V is leaving with Shiro, it's probably not a happy thing for Akashi, who is used to their presence.

Seeing Akashi's slightly disappointed expression, Shiro picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in her mouth.

She chewed for a while and thought for a moment.

—Admiral Akashi's cooking is quite delicious.

“Prince of Wales,” Little White asked the Prince of Wales.

"I'm here."

How frequently do you train Admiral Akashi's ship girls?

About once a week.

"Oh..." Xiaobai thought for a moment, then smiled at the Prince of Wales, "How about you help their ship girls train more over the next two weeks?"

“Since the Admiral has made this request, we certainly have no objection.” Before the Prince of Wales could speak, King George V took over the conversation, smiling and nodding at Xiaobai.

Shiro looked at Akashi.

Akashi's big eyes were shining as she looked at Shiro, her face full of gratitude.

High-level ship girls are very effective at training low-level ship girls. Although it is certainly not as efficient as Veneto training Rome, it should not be a big problem to train Admiral Akashi's ship girls to a level that can at least reliably protect the city in half a month.

Consider this payment for the meal.

Thinking this, Xiaobai put another piece of pork rib into her mouth.

"So, Little White, which amusement park do you want to go to?" Just then, Bismarck, who had been silent all along, seemed to have found an opportunity to speak and asked Little White with a serious expression.

"Pfft—" Xiaobai almost spat out what was in his mouth again.

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The sun gradually glided across the sky, and soon it was afternoon.

A taxi weaved through the road and finally stopped in the very middle of Linning City.

The car door opened, and Xiaobai got out of the car.

"Wow, is this where you work?" Xiaobai looked at the building in front of her and was startled.

"It's not that powerful. Only one floor of this building belongs to us." The Duke of York, who was walking down from behind Xiaobai, smiled and explained to her after hearing her voice.

“That’s pretty impressive too.”

“It’s still insignificant compared to the naval base.” The Duke of York said as he walked to Little White’s side. “Admiral, come with me.”

After the Duke of York finished speaking, he led the ship girls who had gotten off the bus with Xiaobai into the building.

Of the three sisters of King George V, the Prince of Wales and King George V stayed at the Akashi Naval Base. They were entrusted by Shiro with the task of training the ship girls at the Akashi Naval Base. All the ship girls that Shiro brought with her this time stayed there temporarily.

As the youngest of the sisters, the Duke of York took on the responsibility of handling business at the company and, incidentally, brought Xiaobai, who had a strong curiosity about the company, on a tour of the company.

The Duke of York led Xiaobai to the twentieth floor of the building, opened the elevator door, and then led Xiaobai and the ship girls into the office amidst the greetings of the employees.

"Are all the employees here female?" Xiaobai walked into the office and asked the Duke of York, who had closed the door.

“Yes.” The Duke of York nodded, then walked to his desk and turned on his computer.

"Admiral, you can sit in the seats of eldest and second eldest sisters. Eldest sister should have downloaded quite a few TV series on her computer, which should keep you entertained for a while," King George V said to Xiaobai.

"Oh, thank you." Xiao Bai nodded, then sat down in the seat that the Duke of York pointed out.

King George V's computer was still on, and there was a TV series that had been paused halfway through playing.