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"...Yamato-neechan...you wouldn't be..." Shiro stared at Yamato's shy face.
“…Shiro…” Yamato Aqua said shyly.
"Yamato-neechan, you wouldn't... want to play the online games on my Admiral's Network, would you...?"
"Mmm! I heard from Tirpitz that the games on your Admiral's Network are really fun, Little White!"
"..."
Shiro and Abyss Yamato, pulling and tugging at each other, squeezed into the hotel's main entrance from either side.
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In the hotel corridor.
As Zara walked up the stairs into the hotel, she listened to the sounds of Shiro and Yamato flirting in the lobby behind her. Maintaining a calm smile, she silently closed her red umbrella.
"...Hmph...Hmph...Hmph."
A soft, pleasant humming sound drifted from the tip of Zara's nose amidst her smile.
Zara climbed the stairs step by step, her curvaceous figure swaying gently like bamboo leaves with each step.
Zara went up to the second floor of the hotel, holding the folded red umbrella, and walked towards a room on one side of the second floor.
"That's why I'm saying this! I don't want to sleep in the same room as you, Iowa!"
"Wisconsin, be a good girl, okay? I get scared sleeping alone."
"What are you afraid of? The ghost is the one who's afraid of you, you idiot!"
"Waaaaah, Wisconsin! This is my first time going out with the Admiral! Lying in bed alone, listening to the wind, and just thinking about the view outside the window makes me so scared."
"Uh...I...but...Missouri, she..."
"Wisconsin and Missouri really wanted to help, but Hindenburg seemed reluctant to leave Missouri, and Missouri felt very apologetic..."
"..."
Not far from Zara, a room had its door open, and a bright light shone from inside, illuminating the corridor floor and highlighting several tall and slender figures.
Zara, holding an umbrella, passed by the room door, glancing sideways at the room's interior.
in the room.
Several beautiful women with distinct personalities were having a heated discussion about room allocation.
Each and every one of them, in terms of appearance and temperament, is by no means inferior to Zara herself.
Just as Zara passed by the door, the group of people who were having a heated discussion inside the room, except for one ship girl who was holding her head and struggling to say "but but," all turned their thoughtful gazes toward the door and looked at Zara who had just passed by, exchanging glances with her.
Zara gave the ship girls inside the door a friendly smile, then continued forward and disappeared in front of the door.
"But...but...wait, Missouri, what are you doing guarding the door?"
"Missouri? No, that's not true. You must be imagining Wisconsin."
"Eh……"
……
Hearing the sounds coming from the room behind her, Zara walked to the door of another room not far away, took out a shiny key, and pushed the door open.
in the room.
An orange-haired ship girl lay on a soft white bed, holding a pink smartphone and tapping it with great interest.
The air was filled with bursts of cartoon music.
The soft bed rippled under the orange-haired ship girl's strikingly hot figure.
The orange-haired ship girl was playing on her phone, with her two lower legs dangling in the air, swaying up and down from time to time with the movement of her fingers.
"Hmm—Zara, you're back?" The orange-haired ship girl called out to Zara as she walked into the room, her eyes still glued to her phone. "You're just in time! I was stuck in the middle of a raid and couldn't get away. I'm so thirsty! Could you get me a glass of water?"
"I saw the panties." Zara smiled as she put the red umbrella into her ship equipment space, but still walked to the water dispenser in the room, picked up a cup, poured a glass of water, and walked to the orange-haired ship girl, placing it on her bedside table. "Here, your water."
"So what if you see it? We're all on the same side anyway. Do you want to lift your skirt and take a closer look? I don't mind." The orange-haired ship girl tapped her phone, saying nonchalantly, "Oh, thanks."
After the orange-haired ship girl finished speaking, she freed one hand, grabbed her water glass, and gulped down two mouthfuls.
"You're welcome."
Zara sat down on the edge of the orange-haired ship girl's bed, smiling as she looked at the orange-haired ship girl's phone.
For a moment, only the sound of electronic music filled the room.
"Zara, what's wrong? You seem really happy today."
"Have it?"
"Yeah, you used to always collapse onto the bed and rest quietly when you came back from patrolling the village. Why are you in the mood to come here and watch me play today?"
“Is that so…” Zara closed her eyes and thought for a while, “It seems so.”
"Did the patrol spot anything good?"
"I guess you could say I saw it."
"Ah, could it be that we've spotted the Abyssal Fleet? Great! Let's destroy the Abyssal Fleet quickly, and our mission will be complete!" The orange-haired ship girl shook her legs even more vigorously.
"I didn't see that."
"So what did you see?"
"A lovely admiral."
"Huh... That's strange, this little village actually managed to attract an admiral?" The orange-haired ship girl muttered softly, playing with her phone. "And then, what happened to that admiral?"
"I'm quite satisfied."
"Huh???" The orange-haired ship girl was stunned, turned around abruptly, and looked at Zara with some surprise.
The electronic music floating in the air, following the orange-haired ship girl's gaze away, quickly became exciting, intense, and tense, finally culminating in a drum-like chorus of "gameover."
The room quickly became quiet.
Only the faint breathing of the two ship girls remained.
The orange-haired ship girl stared at Zara with her mouth agape.
"Zara, you... could it be..."
"I want to observe her more closely." Zara smiled at the orange-haired ship girl.
"..."
“After this mission is over, we’ll be free, right?” Zara gently patted her chest and said to the orange-haired ship girl, “I think that at this time, the appearance of this admiral is a sign of destiny.”
"..."
"Perhaps this time, the admiral will not let us down."
Chapter 1302 You Are Also Rome
The next morning, as soon as the sun rose above the sea, Xiaobai got up early.
In the bedroom of the small hotel.
Xiaobai tossed and turned on the bed for a while before finally pushing Shenhai Yamato, who was lying on top of her, to the other side. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and sat up with a bit of helplessness.
Nestled among the clean, soft bedding, Deep Sea Yamato nestled contentedly in his pillow, sleeping soundly.
Last night, after Xiaobai opened the "Xiaobai Online" server for Shenhai Yamato after a long absence, Shenhai Yamato played all night until three or four in the morning before reluctantly going to sleep after Xiaobai forcibly shut down the server, and has been sleeping ever since.
Xiaobai sat on the bed, looking down at Shenhai Yamato, who was sleeping soundly with his pillow in his arms, and gently nudged Shenhai Yamato's shoulder.
"Yamato-neechan, it's morning."
"Hmmmmmm..."
"Yamato-neechan, let's go take a look at the beach."
"Hmmmmmm..."
Deep Sea Yamato held the pillow in his arms tightly, unmoved.
"Yamato-neechan, we should go out now."
"Ugh... five minutes... just five more minutes..."
Deep Sea Yamato muttered softly, occasionally nuzzling the pillow in his arms, revealing a satisfied smile.
"..." Xiaobai looked helplessly at Shenhai Yamato's sleeping face, sighed, then climbed off the bed, first pushed Shenhai Yamato to the center of the bed, and finally covered Shenhai Yamato with a blanket. She then sat on the edge of the bed and changed her clothes.
While changing her clothes, Xiaobai stared at the scenery outside the window.
When Xiaobai and the others arrived at this small village yesterday, it was already night. There was no sunlight, only moonlight and streetlights, making the whole village look gloomy.
It was daytime, and the entire village was bathed in golden sunlight. Although it was still early, many villagers were already carrying various tools and heading towards the sea.
Xiao Bai glanced at the sea in the farthest part of his vision.
Yesterday, when Xiaobai arrived at the village, he used the Admiral Network to sense the pollution situation in this sea area. Perhaps because Jinghua's teacher noticed it in time, when Xiaobai arrived at this sea area, the pollution level of the deep-sea atmosphere in this sea area was not very serious, far from reaching the level that could produce deep-sea amphibious ships that could harm humans.
This is one of the reasons why Xiaobai didn't rush to go into the sea to deal with it yesterday.
Judging from a novice's professional perspective, this level of marine pollution means that even if it's delayed for another day or two, or even a week or two, it won't be enough to create a fully formed deep-sea amphibious vessel. So instead of rushing to go to sea and start an epic adventure, it would be better to do some preliminary preparations and investigations on the surface of the sea.
After getting dressed, Shiro walked up to Yamato.
"Yamato-neechan, I'm heading out now. Remember to come find us when you wake up," Shiro whispered in Yamato's ear.
"Hmm...hmm...ok..."
Yamato nodded, replying in a dazed tone, it was unclear whether she had taken it to heart.
—It doesn't matter if I don't listen.
Besides Xiaobai and his group, there are two wild ship girls in this village now. After all, Abyssal Yamato is an Abyssal Dean, and her identity is a bit sensitive for Zara and her companions.
As for Abyssal Yamato now, fortunately, her abyssal aura is temporarily restrained by Shiro's Oath Ring, but that's only in a normal state. Once she uses her own ship equipment, even the Oath Ring won't be able to continue helping Abyssal Yamato conceal her aura.
That's why, even if Yamato is now awake, she can't be used as a versatile fighting force in front of Shiro; she can only be a high-level decorative object.
but……
A vase, huh...
No, that's good too.
Xiaobai stared at the shiny ring on Shenhai Yamato's hand, straightened the blanket on Shenhai Yamato's body, and then quietly opened the door and left the room.
Xiaobai's other four ship girls have already woken up, and the room is empty.
Xiao Bai walked up the stairs to the lobby of the small hotel and saw Hindenburg squatting on the steps in front of the hotel, holding a twig and rhythmically poking at the steps.
Xiao Bai looked around but didn't see any trace of Missouri and the others.
"Hindenburg?" Xiaobai walked to the hotel entrance and looked down at Hindenburg, who was squatting on the ground. "Have you seen Missouri and the others?"
"¥%..." Hindenburg seemed not to hear Xiaobai's voice, still squatting on the steps muttering to himself, tapping the steps with a twig.
"Hindenburg?" Little White blinked and leaned down curiously.
As Xiaobai slowly bent down, Hindenburg's mutterings became clearer.
"Six hours and fifteen minutes until three days have passed... Six hours and fifteen minutes until three days have passed... Six hours and fourteen minutes until three days have passed..."
Hindenburg excitedly poked at the steps, his eyes gleaming with a frenzied, almost maniacal excitement, filled with a fierce fighting spirit.
"……"noob.
Oh wow.
Come to think of it, it's been almost three days since the last Missouri-Hindenburg exercise.
Hindenburg's expectant look was almost like that of a hardcore player in an online game, obsessively waiting for a new event to be launched after maintenance.
Time really flies...
Xiao Bai mentally complained.
Just as Xiaobai was looking at Hindenburg poking at the steps, feeling somewhat helpless.
Suddenly, a series of rapid footsteps sounded behind Xiaobai.
Xiao Bai didn't have time to turn around.
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