Elder brother's garrison

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“I can’t remember them anyway,” Cleveland said expressionlessly.

The male admiral, who was talking to himself, looked embarrassed. A faint hint of anger flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it.

"Miss Cleveland really likes to joke."

“I’m not kidding,” Cleveland said.

"..." The leading male admiral maintained his smile for a few seconds, then bowed to Cleveland, Takao, and Atago, "So, may I ask, you three beautiful ship girls, is your admiral here?"

“Not here,” Cleveland said coldly.

“Miss Cleveland is joking again. I clearly saw Miss Nia walk into the convenience store just now,” the male admiral said with a smile to Cleveland.

“Not here!” Cleveland’s expression turned cold, and he repeated himself to the male admiral.

“It’s fine if she’s not there.” The male admiral didn’t catch the strong hint of dismissal in Cleveland’s words. He straightened his clothes, took a few steps back, and stood at the entrance of the convenience store. “Then I’ll wait for Miss Nia to come out.”

Cleveland was deeply shocked by the male admiral's shamelessness upon hearing his words. He immediately pushed aside Takao and Atago beside him and made a move to confront the male admiral.

"Cleveland." Just then, Nia finally came out of the convenience store. She saw Cleveland about to approach the male admiral and quickly called out to her.

Cleveland paused, then obediently withdrew his hand and looked at Nia at the entrance of the convenience store.

Nia gave Cleveland a grateful smile, then walked out of the shop and stood next to him.

"Miss Nia, it's been a long time." The male admiral smiled at Nia.

Nia breathed a sigh of relief and took Cleveland's hand.

"Miss Nia?" The male admiral frowned when he saw that Nia was ignoring him.

"Hello." Nia then nodded to the male admiral.

“Miss Nia, we have come to ask for your reply,” the male admiral said.

“I’ve already given it to you several times,” Nia said to the male admiral. “I’m not joining your team.”

“Miss Nia, the admirals in our team are quite strong. While they may not all be stronger than you, they are not much weaker either. I think joining our team would be a wise move for you,” the male admiral said to Nia.

“No need, I won’t join.” Nia shook her head again.

"Don't you feel that you can't move an inch without a team?" the male admiral snorted at Nia.

"How dare you say that?" Upon hearing the male admiral's words, Cleveland, standing next to Nia, immediately became furious, her eyes blazing as she stared at him. "Who was it that sent over a dozen ship girls to follow us and steal our spoils as soon as we set sail for the fourth node?"

“Oh, dear Miss Cleveland, the Chapter Sea doesn’t belong to you alone. We are just sailing out to sea normally. If we have done anything wrong, you can report it to the Admiral’s Guild for a ruling,” the male admiral said.

Upon hearing the male admiral's words, Cleveland wanted to swing his arm and smash it into the man's face.

Upon seeing Cleveland's actions, the dozen or so ship girls behind the man instantly fixed their gazes on her. Their hostile stares pierced Cleveland's petite figure like sharp swords, instantly creating a tense atmosphere, as if the ship girls would pull out a dozen cannons and bombard her at any moment.

Chapter 629 One Punch

Finally, Nia took Cleveland's hand and gently shook it.

Cleveland only managed to calm himself down after being held by Nia.

“Miss Nia, if you still want to think about it today, then I’ll come back another time.” The male admiral said to Nia with a smile, “Don’t worry, as long as you are still in Chapter Two, we will be able to find you.”

"Is this a threat?!" Kaohsiung shouted at the male admiral.

The male admiral didn't speak, but his expression remained arrogant.

“I will not join,” Nia said, looking directly into the male admiral’s eyes.

"Admiral Nia, why bother?" the male admiral sighed and said to Nia.

“I’m waiting for someone,” Nia said firmly.

"Admiral Nia, you always use the same excuse. Can you come up with something better next time?"

“It’s true.” Nia shook her head. “You’ve come to me several times and it’s always the same. I won’t join your team.”

The male admiral stared into Nia's eyes for a while.

Nia's expression was calm and composed, without much emotion or obvious disgust, but her eyes were unusually firm.

So steadfast as if nothing could shake it.

"Miss Nia, are you waiting for your sweetheart?" the male admiral asked Nia.

"Huh?" As soon as the male admiral said those words, Nia's face turned red instantly. She looked around, her eyes darting around rapidly. "I, you...you...where did you hear such a thing?"

One second Nia was as resolute as a chaste saint, the next she turned into a lovestruck girl next door.

“You’ll hear this if you just ask around a little about Miss Nia,” the male admiral said. “Miss Nia has someone she likes, and you’re just waiting for him to come back to you, aren’t you?”

"No, no... I... I'm not, I'm not... not the one I'm looking for..." Nia suddenly became so nervous that she couldn't speak. "Just... a friend..."

"She's still just a young girl, as expected." The male admiral thought to himself, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

“Miss Nia, if I may be so bold, I think you no longer need to wait for your so-called friend,” the male admiral said.

Nia's tense expression visibly froze upon hearing those words.

The male admiral looked at Nia's expression and nodded to himself. Sure enough, this kind of question was the one that would attract Nia's attention the most.

"Admiral Nia, you've climbed up from the first chapter, haven't you?" the male admiral asked.

“Yes.” Nia nodded.

"Which chapter is your friend in now?"

"..." Nia fell silent.

"You didn't know, did you?" the male admiral said. "He didn't tell you, did he? Have you ever thought about why he didn't want to tell you?"

“…” Nia remained silent.

“Because he doesn’t want you to disturb his life, Miss Nia,” the male admiral said to Nia. “If he is very, very powerful, even the world’s number one admiral, what makes you so sure you’re worthy of waiting for him? What evidence do you have that you’re not just a passerby in his life? Miss Nia, I think you should face the facts. He may remember you, he may still have feelings for you, but such a powerful admiral must have countless women around him. He has his own circle. You are from two different worlds. He won’t come back to you.”

"..." Nia remained silent, her head bowed, not uttering a word, only her fingers intertwined incessantly.

The male admiral smiled slightly: "On the contrary, if he's not strong enough, and can only reach the third, fourth, or even fifth chapter, then he's not worthy of you, Miss Nia. Your naval base has the potential to become one of the strongest in the world, and your ship girls are all excellent ship girls with great potential. Miss Nia, you are different from ordinary people. Perhaps he is stronger than you now, but given time, you will definitely be stronger than him. In our team, there are admirals with similar potential to you. Join us, and you will have a better future."

Nia's crossed fingers paused slightly.

Seeing Nia hesitate, the male admiral couldn't help but smile triumphantly: "Miss Nia, I prefer the latter to the former. You don't need to wait for him. Wouldn't it be better to shed those useless burdens and embrace a brighter tomorrow?"

The male admiral then extended a hand to Nia: "Join us. Here, you will meet even better admirals. Whether it's friendship, family, or love, you can get what you want."

Nia loosened her grip.

The male admiral looked at Nia with her head down, and his eyes began to wander over her body as if she were a trophy.

For this male admiral, persuading a simple-minded, kind, and gentle young girl to join an organization is not a difficult task. As long as he attacks the softest spot in her heart, touches her, and shakes her, she will immediately become a puppet willing to be manipulated.

Nia slowly extended her hand to the male admiral.

The male admiral chuckled and prepared to take Nia's hand.

However, the moment the male admiral touched Nia's fingertips, Nia quickly took a heavy step forward, and her outstretched hand clenched into a small fist in an instant. Her five fingers were clenched tightly, and her knuckles turned bluish-white, as if the girl's skin would burst open from such a forceful clenching.

Nia raised her arm sharply and punched the male admiral hard in the face.

Nia's actions were so sudden that neither Nia's ship girls, the male admiral's ship girls, nor even the male admiral himself had time to react.

Admiral Nia, who has always been known for her gentleness and kindness, actually resorted to violence?

This was something that was impossible for anyone, and that's why no one would be wary of Nia.

However, it turns out that even docile lambs are not immune to biting.

With a loud thud, a crisp sound of bones breaking came from the male admiral's face. Then, blood splattered as Nia punched the male admiral to the ground.

The male admiral was knocked unconscious by Nia's punch. His two companions stared at Nia in shock.

Nia, who had knocked out the male admiral with a punch, was panting and only then did she raise her head.

Beneath her neatly combed red hair, Nia gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with a ferocious, predatory look, like that of a vicious dog.

It wasn't a particularly frightening expression, but when that angry look appeared on Nia's face, those who were used to the gentler version of Nia were stunned and didn't know how to react for a moment.

“Xiaobai is amazing.” Nia took a step towards the person in front of her, staring at her with eyes that were much redder than usual for some reason. “She is much more amazing than me, a hundred times, ten thousand times more amazing than me. All of you combined are not even as good as one of Xiaobai’s fingers. I am the useless burden. You are not allowed to speak ill of her.”

Nia didn't shout, but rather squeezed the words out of her throat as if she were forcing them.

The originally pleasant voice became much rougher due to the intense anger.

Nia is an orphan with no parents and no friends. Apart from Cleveland, Little White is the only human who has entered her life.

Little White is Nia's most important friend. When Nia was in despair, he and Cleveland illuminated her world with light. To Nia, Little White is family, master, and even a lovely, ever-smiling, and always-granting deity. She is someone she is willing to serve and repay with everything she has.

Xiaobai's strength is beyond question in Nia's mind; Xiaobai is the world's number one admiral, and no one can shake her position.

No matter who it is, it is not allowed.

Little White is not the softest spot in Nia's heart; she is a diamond, firmly rooted in Nia's heart, indestructible, and anyone who touches her will die.

"Admiral?" Even Atago and Takao were startled by Nia's sudden outburst of anger. They quickly went to Nia's side, took her hand, and looked at her face with concern.

Nia gasped for breath, her eyes still fixed on the two admirals in front of her and the ship girls behind them.

The two admirals swallowed hard, finally recovering from Nia's overreaction.

"Admiral Nia, it was wrong of you to strike first," the two admirals said to Nia in a stern voice.

Nia didn't speak, but Cleveland walked up to her and shielded her with one hand.

Cleveland looked at the admirals who had angered Nia with cold eyes, and a violent aura gradually emerged from her calm face.

The two admirals snorted loudly, and the ship girls behind them met Cleveland's gaze without any fear. Some of the ship girls even released their ship equipment.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely heavy.

Behind Cleveland, Takao and Atago, who were protecting Nia, also stared coldly at the ship girls in front of them, looking like they were about to summon their ship equipment and have a fierce battle.

However, at this time.

With a snap, one of the ship girls who had released her ship equipment suddenly knelt on the beach, and the ship equipment was quickly retracted into her ship equipment space.

The ship girl kneeling on the ground was trembling all over, clutching her shoulders with a look of terror on her face, as if she had sensed something very frightening, and she kept shrinking back.

"What's wrong with you?" the two admirals asked the ship girl who had suddenly knelt down.

However, before the question could be finished, another ship girl who had released her ship equipment suddenly knelt down on the beach.

This time, the ship girls finally sensed something.

The dozen or so ship girls turned around at the same time, one after another, to look behind them.

A girl with long, flowing white hair, like a waterfall, was walking slowly toward Nia with a group of ship girls.

The ship girls surrounding the white-haired girl were of varying heights and colors, yet they all quietly stared at her with their eyes open.

As they watched indifferently, an aura of stampeding beasts surged from these ship girls, crashing towards the people in this direction wave after wave.

The ship girls who were hit felt their legs go weak, as if they had seen their natural enemy, and were filled with panic.

Chapter 630 One Blue, One Pink

The commotion on the beach about Nia was quite significant. After all, this was where the ship girls set off for their expeditions, and the admirals on the beach tried their best to avoid any friction with others in order to create a safe environment for the ship girls to return.

In this environment, Nia, who was already the focus of everyone's attention, was consumed by rage and unleashed her iron fist on other admirals who led large numbers of ship girls. This rare scene naturally attracted the attention of many admirals.

Admiral Nia was usually gentle and warm-hearted; the group of admirals had never seen her angry.

Moreover, Admiral Nia is no longer just angry; she's practically driven mad with rage.

—What heinous thing did the opposing admiral do to turn Admiral Nia from a gentle girl into someone who has gone berserk and out of control to the point of hitting people?

While the admirals were filled with doubt, the atmosphere on Nia's side became increasingly tense at a very rapid pace.

Behind the admiral who was KO'd in one shot, there were still a dozen or so ship girls. At this moment, they all entered a state of combat readiness, staring at Cleveland standing in front of Nia with a very hostile posture, as if they were about to start fighting at any moment.

Then, something magical happened.

The group of ship girls who had been looking at Nia and her ship girls with hostile expressions and were about to attack them were like leeks that had been cut down. One second they were full of energy, and the next second they knelt on the beach one after another, clutching their shoulders in terror.

Ship girls are the admiral's source of confidence. Once the ship girls fall, even the most invincible admiral is ultimately just a paper tiger.

Upon seeing their ship girls kneeling on the beach one by one, the expressions of the two male admirals quickly shifted from confusion to fear.

They looked behind them in the direction the ship girl was looking and saw Shiro and his group walking towards them.

"Nia~" Little White waved to Nia from afar, revealing a friendly smile.

Upon hearing Xiaobai's voice, the two male admirals who were staring at Xiaobai felt their hearts sink instantly.