Elder brother's garrison

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"Hmm—this is my first time in a coffee shop." The waitress muttered to herself with interest, taking Xiaobai's hand and leading her towards the coffee shop in front of her.

Xiao Bai followed the waitress's steps.

"Sister, are you sure it's okay for you to skip work?"

"No."

"...Won't we be punished?"

"No way."

"Won't the leaders at the fortress be angry if they find out?"

"I won't be angry."

"...Wow, that's amazing."

"Yes, I'm very good at it." The waitress smiled confidently.

Xiao Bai blinked, looking thoughtfully at the waitress's profile.

"By the way, little sister, what's your name?" The waitress lowered her head and suddenly asked Xiaobai, "It would be terrible if neither of us knew the other's name when we were going on a date."

"A date..." Xiaobai smiled helplessly. "My name is Lu Lin. What's yours, sister?"

The waitress raised her chin and glanced sideways at Xiaobai.

A deep smile welled up in her emerald eyes, like a wine jar.

Chapter 938 The Overbearing Admiral

Xiao Bai and the waitress crossed the sidewalk together and walked through the crowd toward the street near the coffee shop.

On the way, after Xiaobai gave his name, the waitress teased him by humming and shaking her head, keeping him in suspense when he asked for it.

"elder sister?"

"Ok?"

"What is your name?"

"Humph."

The waitress hummed, smiling broadly at Xiaobai: "My name... well, actually..."

"what."

Suddenly, I was stunned when I saw Xiaobai over at the coffee shop.

Xiao Bai's expression suggested that she had seen someone who surprised her.

The waitress stopped mid-sentence, somewhat disappointed but also curious, and followed Xiaobai's gaze toward the coffee shop.

A male admiral, sweating profusely, was seen riding a bicycle straight towards the coffee shop from the side of the road.

Xiao Bai had just met that male admiral. He was the same man who had tried to talk to Xiao Bai at the fortress gate, but was kicked into the wall by the female waitress with a Heavenly Punishment Flying Kick.

Ok?

Isn't this guy just an extra?

Why are you here?

Xiaobai and the waitress stared wide-eyed as the admiral pedaled his bicycle with some effort to reach the coffee shop.

The male admiral looked like he had ridden a long way, his forehead covered in fine sweat. He got off his bicycle, panting, and pushed it to the parking area. He then took out a towel from his pocket, wiped his sweat, and stealthily moved towards the side of the coffee shop, peering inside through the window.

Standing on the edge of the road, Xiaobai and the waitress seemed to go unnoticed by the admiral.

The admiral was wiping his sweat and straightening his clothes while his eyes kept looking out the window.

As he watched, the admiral wore a satisfied smirk on his face.

"..." The waitress's eyes immediately turned cold. "Little sister Lu Lin, didn't you just say that there are many cute girls in this coffee shop?"

"Uh... okay, it seems so..."

"I understand." The waitress squeezed out a fierce smile on her pretty face in an exaggeratedly childish way. "These days, there are quite a few petty thieves peeking through windows. We just let one go, but it looks like this one won't be able to escape without being taught a lesson."

The waitress stretched her limbs, preparing to run towards where the admiral was.

"Huh?" Xiao Bai was startled and quickly called out to the waitress, "Sister, what are you doing?"

"Didn't you see? That child fetishist is spying over there!"

"Uh... okay, it seems so... but... we need to see how things go..." Xiaobai quickly grabbed the waitress's arm, but the waitress was surprisingly strong, and Xiaobai couldn't move her at all without using his ship equipment.

Xiao Bai and the irritable young woman kept moving closer to the coffee shop.

"Little sister, let go! I'm going to unleash a divine punishment to take this lolicon's life!!!"

"Sister, calm down!! Wait a minute! Wait a minute, we haven't found out what happened yet... At least, at least there are people here, let's find a quieter place—"

"If we wait any longer, an innocent and adorable little angel will suffer. No, I cannot let him live today!"

Xiao Bai and the waitress approached the coffee shop, pulling and tugging at each other.

The male admiral, who was peering into the coffee shop from the doorway, seemed to have heard the voice behind him. Curious, he turned around and immediately saw a waitress with a little white dog hanging from her waist, striding angrily toward him.

"Huh!!!" The male admiral's eyes widened in shock. He quickly stepped back from the window, taking several steps back. "You... what are you doing here!"

Judging from this, it seems this admiral has had his share of bad experiences with the waitresses.

"You! You're not doing your job properly as an admiral all day, you're always sneaking around picking locks!" The waitress rolled up her sleeves and dragged Xiaobai towards the male admiral. "Tell me! What are you doing, lurking around outside the Loli Cafe like that!"

"Uh, I...I..." The male admiral looked at the waitress who kept approaching him, took several steps back, and awkwardly raised his hands. "Let me explain, let me explain, I know someone here in this coffee shop..."

"Hey, you know someone here!! If you know someone here, why aren't you going in? You're just peeking in from the doorway—"

Just then, a series of tinkling bell sounds rang out, and the coffee shop door was suddenly pushed open from the inside.

The voice that seemed to be that of a waitress could be heard coming into the coffee shop.

A chestnut-haired girl in a work uniform peeked out from behind the door with a curious look on her face, looking towards the male admiral and the female waitress.

"Ah! Admiral!" A delicate voice appeared like a flower in full bloom.

The waitress and Xiaobai were stunned when they heard the voice.

Admiral? ?

The two looked at the male admiral in front of them.

The male admiral was also giving Xiaobai and the female waitress an awkward smile.

"Admiral!" The chestnut-haired girl saw the male admiral and hurried over to him, giving everyone a shy smile. "I was wondering why there was noise outside. It turns out the admiral has arrived!"

"Excuse me... for disturbing your work." The male admiral subtly slipped the handkerchief he was using to wipe his sweat back into his pocket, and smiled at the chestnut-haired girl. "Bryan, how's it working here?"

"Yeah, my seniors have been very kind to me! And the work is easy too!" Blaine walked up to the male admiral, grinning at him. "Where's the admiral?"

"...I'm the same as always." The male admiral glanced awkwardly at the female waitress and Xiaobai beside him, a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"Ah, then I'm relieved." The ship girl named Blaine looked at Shiro and the waitress, her gaze lingering on Shiro's admiral's uniform and the waitress's rolled-up sleeves, her expression somewhat puzzled. "Excuse me, who are these two ladies...?"

"I just met your admiral's colleague," Xiaobai answered before the waitress could.

"Oh, so you're an admiral too!" Blaine bowed to Xiaobai and the waitress. "Hello, my name is Blaine, and I'm a destroyer. My admiral has caused you trouble."

"..."

"Brain, get back to work. Don't cause trouble for your seniors," the male admiral hurriedly said to Brain.

"It's alright, the seniors are very easy to talk to. They were the ones who told me you might be outside and asked me to come out and find you!" Blaine smiled at the male admiral. "How about coming in for a cup of coffee, admiral?"

"Uh, I..."

"My senior taught me how to make coffee today. It took me so long to learn! Admiral, Admiral, did you know that the taste of coffee can even be different depending on the technique you use?" Blaine said excitedly.

"..." The male admiral nodded. "Okay, you go in first, I'll go have a drink later."

"Okay! I'll go inside and wait for you, Admiral!" Blaine happily bowed to Xiaobai and the waitress, then ran into the coffee shop.

As Blaine disappeared outside the coffee shop, the area in front of the coffee shop fell silent once again.

The waitress didn't speak, but looked at the male admiral with a complicated expression, waiting for his explanation.

The male admiral scratched his head sheepishly. He lowered his head and thought for a long time, looking at Xiaobai and the waitress with some dejection.

"Anyway, can we go inside and talk?"

……

They entered the café recommended by Ella and found an empty four-person table to sit down.

As soon as he sat down, a beaming Brian brought three cups of coffee to the table.

"Admiral, and your friends, please have some coffee!"

"We didn't order coffee," Xiaobai asked Blaine curiously.

"It was the store manager who invited them," Blaine said with a smile to Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai looked towards the counter and saw a little girl with a fluffy rabbit on her head looking at him with a smile.

oops.

This child is so cute.

Xiao Bai smiled and thanked the store manager.

"Then, Admiral, you and your friends can enjoy yourselves. There's not much bread left in the shop, so I'll go buy some for the senior." After saying this to everyone, Blaine took out an empty bamboo basket and walked out of the coffee shop with a light step and a smile on his face.

Only after watching Blaine disappear on the other side of the street outside the window did Xiaobai and the waitress breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Bai picked up the coffee cup and took a small sip.

The coffee has a rich aroma, yet it's also somewhat bitter; its flavor is hard to define.

"Are your ship girls working to earn money?" the waitress asked the male admiral.

"Ah."

"Are you short of money?"

"No, I just wanted to find something for her to do here." The male admiral quickly shook his head, his expression somewhat bitter. "After all, I can't... have her stay with me guarding the fortress gate."

The waitress murmured "hmm" for a moment, then crossed her arms with a complicated expression.

"What have you been saying to your ship girls these past few days?"

"...Well..." The male admiral's hand holding the coffee cup stiffened slightly, and he stammered for a while, "Well...I got the qualification, and then...I did pretty well..."

"Why are you so obsessed with that banquet..." The waitress frowned as she looked at the male admiral.

"My progress in conquering the seas... is stuck. I desperately need a powerful battleship girl..."

"If the strategy works, great; if not, so be it." The waitress glanced out the window, looking somewhat unhappy.

"I lack powerful artillery ships... I've gotten this far by luck before, but I can no longer rely on luck..."

"Which chapter are you on?"

"I've been stuck on the 5-5 kill for so long, I was just a little bit away from reaching Chapter 6..." The male admiral said nervously, "If I can reach Chapter 6, my naval base will experience a qualitative leap, I'll get better leveling resources, my current predicament will disappear... My ship girls will also be treated much better, and they can live a good life... I'm just a little bit short... so..."

The male admiral looked somewhat bewildered as he said this: "...So when I heard that Wisconsin had been created, I came here with the idea of ​​giving it a try..."

The waitress turned to look at Xiaobai: "What does 'card kill' mean?"

"A 'card kill' means that the deployed ship girls failed to sink the deep-sea flagship at the end of the chapter. They were not qualified to proceed to the next chapter," Xiaobai said softly.

"Is the execution by Kaka really that bad?"

"Hmm... The sea areas after Chapter Six have far more resources than the sea areas in previous chapters, but the threshold is very high. Admirals who want to enter Chapter Six, if they get stuck and repeatedly try, will consume a lot of resources and equipment of the naval base, and will also wear down the ship girls' mentality. The longer it goes on, the easier it is for a naval base to enter a vicious cycle..." Xiaobai said.

The waitress nodded knowingly and looked at the male admiral.

"Were you standing guard at the door just now, tidying yourself up so your ship girls wouldn't see you looking too disheveled? And have you been keeping the situation at the naval base a secret from your ship girls after you were killed?"

The male admiral held his coffee cup and nodded somewhat awkwardly.

"Why have you been putting on a brave face and keeping it a secret from your ship girl?" the waitress asked, puzzled.

The male admiral's lips trembled. He lowered his head and smiled bitterly, his expression showing a hint of helplessness and humility.

"……I……"

The male admiral's voice was somewhat weak.