Elder brother's garrison

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"...You have already received your payment."

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"So... please spare Kaga Fukami..."

Chapter 2386 The Dilemma of Deep Sea Akagi

Akagi's body was so slender and supple, captivating all who beheld her. The strange floral fragrance emanating from her snow-white skin seemed to possess a magical power, irresistibly drawing one's heart in.

Feeling the presence of the girl in her arms, Akagi pressed her body against the girl's shape, her bright red eyes slowly looking towards the corner of the cell.

My gaze passed over the girl's shoulder and landed in the corner of the cell, where a noticeable layer of dust had accumulated.

A hint of sadness flickered in Akagi's eyes.

In the end, he went from one cell to another.

Akagi's eyes were filled with sorrow.

Deepsea Akagi knows Deepsea Kaga much better than Shiro. Deepsea Kaga's naiveté is among the best, even among all the Deepsea Deans. It is precisely because of this that only Deepsea Kaga would do something as foolish as asking humans to help him find himself.

Akagi didn't know what Kaga had promised Shiro, but she knew very well that given Kaga's personality, if she had said "I'll do anything" to Shiro, it meant Kaga was truly prepared—she wasn't joking. Even if Shiro later told her that Kaga wanted her freedom, life, and dignity as payment for the request, Kaga probably wouldn't hesitate or back out. And judging from their recent interaction, the girl who had rescued her was genuinely capable of making such a request.

No, you can't.

This is absolutely not allowed.

Unlike herself, who has lost the power of the deep sea and become human, Deep Sea Kaga still retains the power of the Deep Sea Dean. She is still the queen of that sea, and she still maintains her purity and nobility. How could she sacrifice hundreds of years of future for such a trivial matter?

Deep Sea Akagi had long since given up on living.

Long before she was captured and imprisoned by humans, long before she stepped into the human world and arrived on this unfamiliar land, and even long before she lost her deep-sea ship equipment and became human, Akagi, who realized that she could never return to the sea, no longer had any expectations for her life. Although she would not actively seek death, she was no longer afraid of death and no longer had any attachment to life.

Even so, the Deep Sea Akagi still has a weakness.

That is the Deep Sea Kaga.

As long as she can protect Deepsea Kaga, Deepsea Akagi is willing to sacrifice her last bit of value. She is even willing to accept a future where she is captured and kept by humans, and willing to put down her proud self to serve those humans she once looked down on, becoming a tool to be played with at will... because Deepsea Kaga is a being far more important than Deepsea Akagi's life, freedom, and dignity.

What a pity.

This time, it seems there's truly no way to escape.

Holding Shiro in her arms, Akagi gently closed her eyes, thinking this to herself.

"So... please let Kaga Akagi go..." Akagi Akagi whispered in Shiro's ear.

Upon hearing this, Little White, nestled in Akagi's arms, suddenly shuddered.

Xiaobai's dazed expression was as if she had suddenly been stimulated by something. She quickly pushed away Shenhai Chicheng and crawled out of her arms. Then, in front of Shenhai Chicheng, she closed her eyes, raised her hands, and slapped her own cheeks hard.

Snapped!

Hands hanging down.

Xiao Bai's face immediately turned red from the slap, but when she opened her eyes, her gaze had returned to clarity.

"Phew, that was close." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief.

"You... you can still stay conscious?" Akagi Fukami exclaimed in surprise.

"Yeah...it was really tough. If I hadn't been a little more skilled, I would have completely fallen for her..." Xiaobai stared at Shenhai Akagi's chest with lingering fear, then asked with a puzzled look, "Shenhai Akagi, we were just having a nice chat, why did you suddenly ambush me?"

Akagi's embrace could indeed be equated with a sneak attack.

Even a human with a strong will like Shiro felt his thoughts and mind melt into Akagi's body when Akagi suddenly hugged him. In that state, he would probably agree to whatever Akagi asked of him.

terrible……

Not only did Xiaobai find it terrifying, but Shenhai Chicheng was also looking at Xiaobai with astonishment.

"How...did you do it?"

"Hmph, you're not the only one who's hugged me," Xiaobai said smugly, hands on her hips.

"..." Akagi's gaze flickered. She lowered her head, a bitter look appearing on her face. "Did I fail..."

"You still haven't told me what you were planning to do by suddenly attacking me like that? And you said something weird like you wanted to be mine." Seeing Akagi's desperate look, a hint of doubt popped into Xiaobai's mind. "And I think I just heard you mention Akagi Kaga. What happened to Akagi Kaga?"

“Shinkai Kaga…” Shinkai Akagi heard this and raised her head, pleading with Xiaobai with her last glimmer of hope, “I just wanted to… ask you to let her go.”

"what?"

"Please don't ask her for anything in return." Akagi Fukami patted her chest, lowered her posture, and said to Shiro, "In return, I will serve you in her place from now on. How about that?"

Deep Sea Akagi has laid its cards on the table.

Xiaobai stared at Akagi's appearance for several seconds, frozen in place.

Xiaobai is pondering what Deepsea Akagi just said.

After a long while, Xiaobai came to his senses and stared at Deep Sea Akagi with a very strange look.

"Akagi Fukami, do you mean... you think I would ask Kaga Fukami to become my slave, so in order to protect Kaga Fukami, you are willing to become my slave in her place?"

"This is what I mean..."

"Hmm... okay, I roughly understand what happened." Xiaobai tapped his temple and nodded to Shenhai Akagi. "It seems there's still some misunderstanding between us..."

"Misunderstand?"

"I will not force anyone to stay by my side," Xiaobai said to Deep Sea Akagi. "Whether it is you or Deep Sea Kaga, as long as you promise me that you will never harm humans, I will absolutely not interfere with your decision to stay or leave."

"But...you didn't do it for the sake of appearance..."

"That's just one reason. As I've said before, I do have some goodwill towards your Dean Akagi." Xiaobai smiled, then thought for a moment before turning to Akagi and asking, "Um... do you know Akagi Yamato?"

"……know."

"She's my... um... wife now?" Xiaobai said, touching her lips uncertainly.

"————" Akagi stared at Shiro, her pupils widening.

Chapter 2387 The Incident in the Hall

Akagi of the Deep Sea certainly knows about Yamato of the Deep Sea.

Just as Xiaobai uttered the words "Deep Sea Yamato," a figure automatically appeared in Deep Sea Akagi's mind.

It was a stormy night with thunder and lightning. A woman in purple armor stood on the sea, which was littered with deep-sea wreckage. Purple lightning surrounded her, and tens of thousands of deep-sea ships lay prostrate beneath her. The gale and rain assaulted her body, but they could not shake her in the slightest. Only her heroic white hair fluttered in the air.

She was an exceptionally powerful, proud, and aloof Dean of the Deep Sea Academy, like a steel flower blooming on the ocean.

She is almost synonymous with invincibility.

Akagi from the Deep Sea originally thought that Shiro would say next that she had met Yamato from the Deep Sea before, that she had some kind of conflict with Yamato from the Deep Sea, and that she had developed some goodwill towards the Deep Sea race, and so on.

But Akagi in the Deep Sea never expected this.

Xiao Bai made a surprising statement.

"Wife...?" Akagi's eyes widened.

Akagi Fukami never imagined that the bright, white-haired girl in front of her would have this kind of relationship with Yamato Fukami.

“Yes.” Xiaobai lowered her hand and smiled at Deep Sea Akagi, “Now you understand why I helped your Deep Sea Dean, right?”

"No, it's impossible... How could she..."

"Judging from this, you're quite familiar with Yamato-neechan?"

"No, no... we only met once, about a hundred years ago..."

"Oh... then we're old friends." Shiro smiled. "When I get back, I'll tell Yamato-neechan about you. She'll be very happy to hear about you."

"..." Akagi stared blankly at Shiro.

"Honestly, I thought it was something serious, but it turns out it was just a misunderstanding." Xiaobai sighed, slapped her thigh and stood up from the bed. "If you were worried that I would do something to Shenhai Kaga, you could have just told me about it properly, instead of suddenly hugging me."

"..." Akagi lowered her head, feeling her thoughts were in turmoil.

"Let's go, don't just stand there." Xiaobai waved to Shenhai Chicheng and jumped off the bed.

Deep Sea Akagi stared blankly at Xiaobai's departing figure.

During her time living in human society, Akagi of the Deep Sea witnessed the full spectrum of human nature. Akagi of the Deep Sea was like a special being that amplified human desires. Most humans, upon seeing her, were either attracted by her extremely alluring beauty, and thus frantically pursued her, approached her, and attempted to possess her, or were seduced by her scent, and then pursued her, attempting to possess her—for a long time, the behavior and posture of humans exposed to Akagi of the Deep Sea were quite ugly.

Akagi from the Deep Sea then realized that all humans were like that.

But the snow-white figure in front of me seemed different from everyone else.

For the first time, Akagi from the deep sea felt a strange sense of familiarity and security from this snow-white girl who claimed to be human—a feeling that only her fellow deep-sea creatures could give her.

Could this person really be... willing to help humans in the deep sea?

As Akagi Fukami pondered, her gaze began to wander.

"Deep Sea Akagi, aren't you coming?" Little White stopped in the distance and turned to look at Deep Sea Akagi.

“…Here I come…” Akagi from the Deep Sea stretched out her feet and got off the bed.

Although Akagi lost her Abyssal ship equipment, her body had once contained the power of the Abyss, so even in her human form, her physical health was among the best. Even after being secretly imprisoned in a cell by the cult leader for months without getting out of bed, her bodily functions remained completely undamaged.

Xiaobai watched as Akagi from the Deep Sea walked up to her with two snow-white bare feet, exuding an alluring floral fragrance.

"Don't you have shoes?" Xiaobai asked Shenhai Chicheng.

“When I was captured and brought here, they didn’t prepare any shoes for me.” Akagi Fukami shook her head. “It’s alright… they’re just a little cold.”

"Let me carry you on my back," Little White said, bending down with its back facing Deep Sea Akagi.

“No need…” Akagi looked at Shiro, who was much shorter than her, with complicated emotions.

"It's alright, don't be shy. I promised Akagi I'd bring you there safely." Shiro said confidently to Akagi. "What if you got hurt while walking? How would I explain that to Akagi? Don't worry, don't let my appearance fool you, I'm very strong!"

Deep Sea Akagi certainly didn't doubt Shiro's strength.

After all, Xiaobai had previously demonstrated her amazing skill of breaking chains with her bare hands.

However... having such a short girl carry me on her back is really...

Akagi looked at Shiro with a somewhat complicated expression, but after thinking for a while and seeing Shiro's extremely confident expression, she still didn't refuse her.

Deep Sea Akagi silently walked towards Xiaobai's back, stretched out her arms to wrap around Xiaobai's neck, and slowly pressed her body against him.

Deep Sea Akagi hugged Shiro once again.

But this time, apart from the wonderfully pleasant touch and the fragrant aroma, Xiaobai did not experience that feeling of mental melting.

It seems that Akagi Fukami is able to control her charm to some extent.

How convenient!

Xiao Bai thought to himself, "This is ridiculous."

Xiaobai reached out to the legs that Shenhai Chicheng offered, hooked his fingers behind her knees, and gently straightened his back.

Akagi was much taller than Shiro, so when Shiro carried her on his back, Akagi's toes could only barely touch the ground. If Shiro wasn't careful, Akagi's feet would fall to the ground.

"Alright, let's go."

Xiaobai carried Shenhai Chicheng out of the prison cell and followed the tunnel back the way they came.

Deep Sea Akagi remained quiet throughout the journey, staying close to Little White's back and behaving properly without making any further inappropriate moves.

"...How is Yamato now?" After walking for a while, Akagi, the abyss on Shiro's back, suddenly asked Shiro.

"Yamato-neechan? She's... a big star now."

"A big star...is she also in the human world?"

"Yes."

"She also lost her ship equipment?"

"No, not at all." Xiaobai shook her head. "I just hid her away."

"...How is she doing now?"

"Well... you'll have to ask her yourself." Xiaobai couldn't help but laugh when she mentioned Deep Sea Yamato, and then said, "But I think Yamato-neechan is probably quite happy."

"..." Akagi Fukami didn't speak. She lowered her head and hugged Shiro's neck.

"Do you want to see Yamato-neechan? I can take you there," Shiro asked when she saw that things had quieted down behind her.

“…No need.” Akagi Fukami said quietly.