Elder brother's garrison

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"Ok?"

Missouri, who had only taken a few steps, stopped in her tracks and turned around. "Admiral? What's wrong?"

"Well... on another note, although Hindenburg's hidden ailment was indeed cured by me... her combat power has increased considerably."

Xiaobai squatted down next to Hindenburg, looked at Missouri, and asked with a puzzled expression, "But I think that even so, she shouldn't be an opponent that Missouri described as being evenly matched... After all, Missouri, you are a very powerful ship girl... No matter what, you shouldn't be unable to beat Hindenburg."

"oops……"

Missouri looked slightly surprised when Xiaobai said this.

"So, Missouri, you mean... even though you said you weren't going easy on me... you actually did, didn't you?"

Having confirmed his thoughts, Xiaobai asked Missouri.

Missouri stood still and blinked.

Missouri looked at Little White, who was waiting for a reply, and tilted her snow-white neck back to gaze at the sky in contemplation for a while before letting out a soft sigh and turning her gaze back to Little White.

"...We've been exposed?" Missouri tapped her chin and smiled at Xiaobai.

"...I knew it..."

"Missouri actually thinks her acting was pretty realistic..."

Missouri said with a smile.

"No matter what, even if you didn't activate your skills, you couldn't have been beaten to that extent by Hindenburg..."

Xiao Bai lowered his head and sighed helplessly.

"Missouri, you even have to hide the fact that you're letting the water out of my sight..."

“Missouri didn’t hide her thoughts from the Admiral.” Missouri shook her head and smiled at Xiaobai. “Well… to be honest, Missouri just wanted to keep Hindenburg’s information from him as much as possible.”

"why?"

“After all, only in this way can the results of this exercise be truly convincing to Hindenburg… right?” Missouri said.

“So that’s how it is…” Xiaobai sighed. “Missouri, you’ve really gone to great lengths for Hindenburg… Why did you have to go to such lengths?”

Missouri?

"Ah."

"Hmm... that's because—if Hindenburg-senpai's inner conflict is resolved, you, Admiral, will surely be happy, right?"

"..." Xiaobai broke out in a cold sweat.

Missouri laughed twice.

"Kidding."

Missouri weighed the wreckage of the rapid repair device in her hand, stuck out her pink tongue, and said, "The reason I went to this extent is simply because Missouri has a deep respect for this senior who dared to fight against her tragic fate, and I couldn't help but want to help her. That's all."

Done.

Missouri smiled at Little White again, then turned around, put her hands behind her back, and hummed a nice tune as she skipped away.

Now that Xiaobai has already discovered the fact that the water was being released.

Missouri no longer needed to pretend to be a ship girl who was physically and mentally exhausted from a recent battle, so she let loose and left in a cheerful mood.

Although Missouri's secret of ultimately letting the water out was eventually exposed.

But don't know why.

Watching Missouri's bouncy figure.

Xiao Bai always felt that Missouri seemed unexpectedly happy.

--Um.

--how to say.

—Missouri, she truly is an actress…

As Xiaobai sighed, he withdrew his gaze from Missouri and turned it toward Hindenburg on the ground.

Hindenburg's ship equipment has been repaired by the rapid repair system.

The newbie naval base is very poor, so poor that all they have left is money. Therefore, quick repair devices are always in high demand, and in the daily exercises of the ship girls, they are usually maxed out with one click.

Even if a rookie naval girl gets a minor scratch during an exercise, she usually won't bother taking a bath in the repair pool. Instead, she'll just put a quick-repair device on her head.

There are just too many newbie naval bases like this.

After all, most of the ship girls in the naval base have things to do. They are usually either continuing to practice in the training grounds or in a hurry to go home to eat, watch soap operas, or play games. They don't have much free time to spend in the quiet repair pool.

So usually, those who go to the repair pool for a bath are ship girls who do it occasionally out of interest and to experience life.

After leaving Missouri.

Xiaobai shifted his position so that the sunlight behind him could shine on Hindenburg's body.

After receiving treatment from the rapid repair device, Hindenburg's ship equipment injuries have fully recovered. However, since she had just been subjected to a morning of military training by the veteran ship girls in the novice naval base, Hindenburg is not like Rome. She doesn't have Rome's constitution that allows her to withstand any kind of torment and bullying without going into shock. Therefore, due to the accumulation of fatigue, even after her ship equipment repairs are completed, Hindenburg will not wake up for a while and will need to lie down and rest for a while longer.

Under the sun.

Little White stared at Hindenburg's cheek.

This wasn't the first time Xiaobai had stared at Hindenburg's face.

In Xiaobai's first impression, Hindenburg was not actually the kind of ship girl who was very good-looking.

Compared to the large group of beautiful and delicate young women in the novice garrison, Hindenburg was like a ferocious beast that had rushed into a small garden, exuding an aura that was completely out of place with her surroundings.

This is a difference in art style.

Even so, if Hindenburg were truly a beastly ship girl, that would be one thing, but Hindenburg happens to have rather soft and feminine features. When she is quiet, she is as beautiful as Sleeping Beauty, which is quite a pity compared to her wild state when she is awake.

...Well, how should I put it?

Perhaps Hindenburg really didn't care much about her clothes and appearance.

Xiao Bai felt a little regretful.

Wow, there really are girls in the world who don't care about their appearance at all...

Or maybe after Hindenburg regains consciousness, we could ask Lexington to help design a new look for her...

Just now.

While Xiaobai was pondering how to deal with Hindenburg.

Hindenburg's eyebrows twitched as he slept, then he snapped his eyes open.

Hindenburg suddenly sprang up from the ground like a zombie.

"Huh? Hindenburg, you're awake?" Hindenburg's sudden awakening startled Xiaobai, who was still deep in thought. She took a half step back, looking at Hindenburg sitting up in surprise. "Wow... I thought you were going to lie down and rest for a while..."

Upon hearing Xiaobai's voice, Hindenburg tilted his head and looked in Xiaobai's direction.

"..." Hindenburg stared blankly at Little White, his previous arrogant demeanor completely gone.

"...Hindenburg?" Little White looked at Hindenburg in confusion, then stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Hindenburg's eyes. "Are you there?"

"Ah..." Hindenburg had a blank, dazed expression on his face.

"..." Xiaobai withdrew her hand, looking puzzled.

Hindenburg... why does it feel like a salted fish now?

Hmm... Could it be that Missouri knocked him out of his mind?

No, no, no, Missouri was very careful in her actions. Besides, ship girls have ship equipment that protects them from severe damage, so it's impossible for them to be stunned by a single shot.

Xiaobai looked at Hindenburg with a puzzled expression.

Hindenburg was also staring blankly at Little White.

Xiao Bai suddenly thought of a possibility.

Since birth, Hindenburg has been fighting against her difficult fate and has spent her whole life proving her worth. Although she did not win against Missouri in this exercise, Missouri recognized Hindenburg's efforts and could be considered to have helped Hindenburg achieve her goal.

—So, does that mean Hindenburg... has lost her purpose in life?

"Hindenburg, can you hear me?" Little White stretched out his hand to Hindenburg.

"Ah... um." Hindenburg stared blankly at Little White, nodded, and stretched out a hand, placing it on Little White's palm.

"So, how are you feeling right now?" Xiaobai asked, shaking Hindenburg's hand up and down.

"...I don't know." Hindenburg replied blankly, letting Xiaobai hold his hand.

Oh wow.

Look at Hindenburg's current state of inactivity.

They've probably lost their purpose in life.

Well, speaking of which, Xiaobai is quite familiar with this kind of situation.

When I watched Tirpitz play the game before, after she had completed all her equipment levels, finished all the character storylines, explored all the maps, and collected all the hidden items, Tirpitz also had this empty expression.

Little White breathed out a breath.

As the saying goes, fulfilling a wish does not necessarily bring happiness.

What followed was only endless emptiness.

Hindenburg.

"……what……"

Do you still know who I am?

"...Admiral?"

"Hmm." Xiaobai nodded, and she carefully stroked Hindenburg's palm. "Hindenburg, you can't be like this. In short, after achieving your first small goal in life, you need to find the next small goal as soon as possible."

“…Ah…” Hindenburg nodded blankly.

"Hindenburg, do you like playing games? Or you could learn tea ceremony, or practice Tai Chi, square dancing, calligraphy, painting, open a shop and be a boss, or become a streamer online—we have people here who can teach you anything," Xiaobai said enthusiastically to Hindenburg. "We have many ship girls in our naval base who are experts in entertainment. If you're not interested in entertainment, you can also have Bismarck teach you how to steal aluminum, or become a ship girl instructor like Washington… In short…"

"Admiral, Missouri is back!"

Just then, Missouri returned from taking out the trash. "How is Senior Hindenburg?"

"Ah, Missouri!" Little White quickly smiled and looked at Missouri. "Missouri, Hindenburg has woken up. I'm currently introducing her to some suitable things to do. You see, Hindenburg..."

As Xiaobai spoke, his gaze returned to Hindenburg's face.

However, this time, when Xiaobai looked at Hindenburg, he only saw Hindenburg staring at Missouri with one big eye.

"Missouri...Missouri...Missouri..." Hindenburg murmured softly, his hand trembling excitedly in Xiaobai's palm.

“…Eh?” Xiaobai.

"Missouri!! Missouri!!!" Hindenburg roared, his face, which had previously looked like a listless, aimless bum, instantly filled with surging fighting spirit. "Duel!! Quick!! Quick, let's settle this with a duel!!!"

Hindenburg swiftly pulled his hand away and sprinted toward Missouri.

“Oh my… Hindenburg’s energy is truly abundant…” Missouri took a few steps back, watching Hindenburg charging towards him with a smile.

"I won't lose again!! One more match!! I won't lose this time!!" Hindenburg shouted as if his mouth was spitting fire.

"But right now, Missouri is really a bit tired..."

"I don't care!! Fight!! Fight, fight, fight!!"

“Oh dear…” Missouri’s voice was full of worry.

Missouri and Hindenburg once again transformed into two whirlwinds, spinning around Little White.

Chapter 1277 Two People's Toys

As expected, Hindenburg's sluggish state didn't last long. The moment he saw Missouri, the flames of struggle ignited in Hindenburg's otherwise sluggish eyes, and his blood boiled once again.

It seems that Hindenburg found his new goal without needing any introduction from Xiaobai.

Having successfully proven her worth, Hindenburg no longer needed to force herself to fight to prove anything. Instead, she simply wanted to defeat Missouri from the perspective of a defeated ship girl.

Little White stared at the two whirlwinds in front of him, formed by Missouri and Hindenburg chasing each other.

Helplessly, he covered his forehead.

anyway.