Elder brother's garrison

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"...Um. Thank you." Xiaobai stammered for a moment, glancing at Bai Ying's location out of the corner of her eye.

Bai Ying gazed straight ahead, her expression calm. She exuded an air of composure and self-assurance.

When Luo Lian's smart helmet first reacted strongly, Xiao Bai was only accompanied by Bai Ying.

Although Xiao Bai wanted to convince himself that the radar helmet had malfunctioned, no matter what he thought, Bai Ying's mysterious presence kept lingering in his mind.

A wonderful idea kept echoing in Xiaobai's mind.

Bai Ying...is...it me?

I am... Bai Ying?

Xiao Bai's breathing became rapid and unconscious.

Perhaps in many people's minds, the idea of ​​another version of themselves in the world is quite interesting and novel. Even Xiaobai once wondered if there was another version of herself in the world.

However, when such a thing actually happened to someone around him, Xiaobai didn't feel any sense of novelty at all.

Instead, a rather heavy sense of panic and unease suddenly enveloped Xiaobai's heart.

Another version of myself... has appeared... another version of myself...

Another person has appeared who can take the kindness of her ship girls for granted, who can be embraced by Missouri, and treated gently by Akagi and Lexington...

For some reason, just thinking about this makes Xiaobai very unhappy, just very unhappy.

Xiao Bai covered her chest and secretly glanced at Bai Ying's face beside her.

Bai Ying has long white hair and dark golden eyes just like Xiao Bai. Based on this alone, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Bai Ying is Xiao Bai.

However, although Bai Ying and Xiao Bai both have similarly sweet and delicate facial features, Bai Ying's appearance is not like Xiao Bai's. If Xiao Bai's appearance is like a girl next door who is both beautiful and kind, Bai Ying is more like a mature and legal loli. The two have different overall styles.

...So, it's actually quite unlikely.

Little White, clutching his helmet, frowned as he thought this.

If Bai Ying is truly herself, how can we explain her different appearance?

Her lifestyle is different from Xiaobai's; their preferences and temperaments are completely different.

Although Bai Ying possessed similar land-based ship equipment to his own, he had been working with land-based ship equipment for quite some time and could easily tell the model of Bai Ying's equipment. Bai Ying's ship equipment was also different from his own.

And... there's one more crucial point.

If Bai Ying really is herself... then where did she come from?

When they first met, didn't Bai Ying not recognize him either?

Could it be... the legendary twin sister? Or the twin sister?

Was her meeting him a matter of fate? Xiaobai didn't really mind this kind of development.

Wait a minute.

But Bai Ying is already over 100 years old, while I am only a teenager. What did my parents do to be able to give birth across time and space?

Did they deliver themselves in the time machine of the robot tanuki?

That really made Xiaobai incredibly proud.

Xiao Bai kept thinking, his arms tightening around the helmet.

My head hurts so much.

—I have absolutely no clue.

Xiao Bai said that his head was throbbing from thinking so much.

Xiao Bai just wanted to live her life quietly. She was still a child, so why did she have to know about such serious things...?

With their minds a jumble of emotions, Xiaobai and Baiying quietly returned to the courtyard house before dawn.

Unlike Saratoga, Kaga, Akagi, and Yamato didn't have the habit of raiding Shiro at night in the courtyard. So even though Shiro didn't return all night, the ship girls in the courtyard didn't notice her departure, and the whole courtyard remained quiet.

After returning to the courtyard, Bai Ying yawned in front of Xiao Bai, waved to Xiao Bai, and went into her house.

Xiao Bai watched as the light in Bai Ying's room suddenly went out, plunging the room back into darkness, before silently returning to his own room.

Return to the room.

After putting the helmet on the table, Xiaobai sat back on the bed, feeling somewhat weak.

Because no one had slept in Xiaobai's bed for so long, the warmth had completely dissipated, and sitting on it now felt icy cold on her buttocks.

Xiao Bai, lying on the bed, sighed, collapsed weakly onto the bed, and closed her eyes wearily.

In the hazy darkness, the fresh scent of grass wafted over.

When Xiaobai opened her eyes again, she was back in the villa in the spiritual world.

The Deep Sea Will in the spiritual realm was sitting on the sofa, a hot coffee in one hand, a newspaper in the other, legs crossed, enjoying life with a relaxed expression. She didn't even greet Xiaobai when he came in.

Compared to Xiaobai, who was extremely conflicted, the Deep Sea Will seemed quite relaxed and at ease.

"Deep Sea Will, what...what should we do?!"

Little White walked sadly to the side of the Will of the Deep Sea.

"Um?"

"I...I think I've found out something really terrible..."

"...If you don't mind, I can extract the part from your memory about the radar sounding in front of Bai Ying, how about that?" The Deep Sea Will shifted its gaze from the newspaper and stared at Xiao Bai with great interest.

"That won't solve the problem at all. Look, Lianlian's radar is already going off. If that's the case, Bai Ying could very well be another version of me!"

The Will of the Deep Sea raised an eyebrow.

"Then, hand over the controller to me later."

"Sure...that's fine, but what are you going to do, Deep Sea Will?"

"Go and drag Bai Ying into a dark room and interrogate her. She's hiding something from you. Just whip her with a leather whip dipped in chili water for a few hours, and she should tell you the truth."

"Deep Sea Will said calmly."

"The Will of the Deep Sea... that could very well be me..."

"It's alright, it won't hurt anyway," a faint smile appeared on the lips of Deep Sea Will.

"……"noob.

That's a bit heartbreaking.

"The will of the deep sea..."

"Sorry, I was just kidding."

Xiao Bai, finally realizing he had been tricked, puffed up his cheeks in anger.

Enraged, Xiaobai swung her little fists and started punching Deep Sea Will's shoulder repeatedly.

"You humans just love to create trouble for yourselves." The Deep Sea Will, silently enduring Little White's Pegasus Meteor Fist, sighed slightly. "Actually, I don't think your problem is that big."

Xiao Bai's movements faltered.

"Why?"

"First of all, do you think Bai Ying is a good person or a bad person?"

Xiao Bai was taken aback by the question posed by the Will of the Deep Sea.

"...Uh, it seems, it seems like he's not a bad person...he probably isn't."

"As long as he's not a bad person, that's fine."

"what?"

“As long as she’s not a bad person, she won’t harm you, right? Although she seems to be hiding some secrets now, she’ll tell you when the time is right.” Deep Sea Will blew on the coffee cup in his hand.

"But..." Xiaobai lowered her head, somewhat dejected, and sat down next to the Deep Sea Will. She touched the Deep Sea Will's thigh, her five fingers digging and scratching at it, sinking deep into the flesh. "It's not...like that..."

"...Are you worried that if Bai Ying really is another version of you, the ship girls and I will run to her?" The Deep Sea Will didn't stop Xiao Bai from playing with her leg. She held her coffee cup and asked Xiao Bai.

"Will not."

"..."

"No, it won't happen." The Deep Sea Will repeated twice. "Whether it's me, the ship girl, or your Luo Lian and Nia, or others, they don't like the name Xiao Bai. Although I don't know what the radar ringing means, I know very well that Bai Ying and you are two completely different people. Your appearance, personality, and preferences are completely different, and even your experiences should be completely different."

"..."

"...You are an absolutely unique existence, so unique that no one can replace you, not even yourself." The Will of the Deep Sea smiled at Little White, "Besides, have you forgotten? Bai Ying has now become your ship girl."

The smile of the Deep Sea Will, carrying a hint of warm sunshine, mingled with the rich aroma of coffee, wafted out from the rim of the cup.

“...I see…” Xiaobai replied blankly.

"Would you like some coffee?" Deep Sea Will handed the coffee cup to Little White.

"...Even if...even if you say I'm unique now...I still won't forgive you for flirting with me just now..." Xiaobai muttered.

"..." The will of the deep sea silently withdrew its hand and said nothing more.

Sitting next to Deepsea Will, Little White was gently squeezing Deepsea Will's thigh, her voice barely audible.

"I'm...so heartbroken..."

"I will never forgive you... Do you think praising me will make me stop being angry...?"

"...No...I'll be angry for a long time this time..."

Xiaobai lowered her head and swayed shyly beside the Will of the Deep Sea. She hugged the person next to the Will of the Deep Sea and occasionally rubbed against the Will of the Deep Sea's shoulder, shifting back and forth on the sofa.

The eyes of Little White, hidden behind the shoulder of the Deep Sea Will, were misty.

"...I see..."

……

"I won't..."

……

"...I see..."

……

“…Is that so…?”

"……Thanks……"

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.

The heating system in the courtyard house was not very good.

Winter is almost here, and although the sea isn't frozen, the nights are still quite chilly.

Bai Ying lay on the bed. Back in her room, Bai Ying wasn't sleepy at all, so she tossed and turned, left and right.

After being out of bed for several hours, it was now so cold that it was hard to fall asleep.

Bai Ying opened her eyes and stared straight ahead.

I still can't fall asleep.

Bai Ying sighed.

Not being sleepy is actually a good thing; at least I happened to be lucky today and had a chance to be alone with that person...

Bai Ying closed her eyes.

She reflected on the day she had spent.

She reminisced about meeting Shiro on the beach, Shiro treating her to a meal, Kaga taking her to bathe, and Shiro chewing up her military knife...

Bai Ying recalled Xiao Bai's every move, every breath, and every heartbeat.

Bai Ying drifted off to sleep.

Turn to the left.

Turn over to the right.

The moonlight shone down quietly.

The sunlight shone on Bai Ying's furrowed brows.