Elder brother's garrison

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"As expected! Zuikaku, quickly take off your ring so we can see inside..." The ship girls said to Abyssal Zuikaku as if seeking confirmation.

However, upon hearing the request to remove the ring, the Deep Sea Zuikaku tensed up.

The ring was indeed given to her by Xiaobai to shield her from the aura of the deep sea. If she were to take it off now as the ship girls told her, the aura of the deep sea within her would be released, and her identity would be exposed immediately.

“…No!” Shenhai Zuikaku quickly clenched her fist, pulling the ringed fist back into her bosom. She huddled up, holding that fist tightly, as if she were holding onto her support in human society, her most precious treasure.

"Ah...this reaction..."

The ship girls were immediately dumbfounded.

Sometimes, even without getting an answer, you can guess most of the truth just by observing the reactions of the people involved.

To the ship girls, Abyssal Zuikaku's reaction was like that of a girl in love who cherishes a token of love given to her by her lover, unwilling to take it off for even a second.

At this moment.

The ship girls suddenly understood.

The girl in front of me is not a newcomer.

She was the fifth concubine of the garrison commander!

The atmosphere in the villa fell silent for a moment.

Then, with a "hiccup," Hud's eyelids rolled back again, and he weakly fell backward, clutching his forehead.

"Oh! Sister Hu De!"

"Hold on, Sister Hood!"

"Help! Sister Hood has fainted again!"

written request for leave

I stayed up all night watching "Ready Player One" last night, and when I finished watching it, I realized it was already 7 a.m., and I immediately had a bad feeling.

really.

My biological clock has gone haywire again.

I'm taking a day off to get a good night's sleep, and I'll fight again tomorrow.

I'm very sorry.

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Chapter 2018 The Fifth Concubine's Fairy Tale

It's approaching noon.

Xiaobai and Chao Yamato finally met Lexington, who was waiting in the admiral's office. After reporting the situation to Lexington, the three of them returned to the villa in Chapter 8 through the black vortex.

As soon as she stepped out of the black vortex, before she could even stand up straight, a cacophony of noise from the ship girls buzzed into her ears.

Xiao Bai curiously looked outside in the direction of the sound.

The villa was filled with the busy figures of ship girls. Hood, who seemed to have suffered a severe mental blow and was almost fainting, was being supported by several ship girls and dragged towards the door. As they dragged him, the ship girls kept calling out to Hood with concern.

"Sister Hu De! You have to hang in there!"

"Hot water! Hot water! Is the water ready?"

"Here's a hot towel!"

"We've arrived at the door! Quick, quickly move Sister Hood to the door so she can get some fresh air!"

"I'll open the door!"

"..."

Hood was dragged to the main gate by the ship girls, who took out hot towels to wipe his sweat and fanned his face with cool fans.

Xiao Bai stared blankly at the scene before him.

Xiaobai had imagined several scenarios that might happen if she left Abyssal Zuikaku alone in the villa. These included scenarios such as Abyssal Zuikaku getting along well with her ship girls, their relationship becoming cold, or even extreme scenarios like Abyssal Zuikaku's identity being accidentally exposed and her being detained by her ship girls. Xiaobai had considered various ways to deal with these scenarios before returning, but this strange situation was something she had not anticipated.

What kind of scene is this...?

Xiaobai looked around in confusion, muttering to himself, "Huh... where's Miss Fukami Zuikaku...?"

"I'm here." Just then, the voice of the Deep Sea Crane came from behind Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai turned around at the sound and found Shen Hai Rui He kneeling alone in the corner of the wall, watching him quietly as he walked out of the black vortex.

"Oh, Miss Zuikaku Fukami, you're here?"

"Ah."

"Um... what's the situation inside the villa?" Xiaobai pointed to the front door in confusion and asked Shenhai Zuikaku, "Um... how did Hude and the others end up collapsing at the door?"

“I don’t know either.” Fukami Zuikaku blinked. “They were just chatting with me.”

"Chat?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"It ended like this halfway through the conversation."

"Uh...you...you didn't reveal your identity to them, did you?"

"No, they were just asking some strange questions," said Fukami Zuikaku calmly.

"Strange? This..."

Just then, the black vortex behind Xiaobai rippled slightly, and the figures of Lexington and Super Yamato emerged one after another, arriving beside Xiaobai.

Lexington, who had just emerged from the vortex, was also drawn to the lively scene inside the villa. She brushed a stray hair behind her ear, glanced at Hood at the villa's entrance, and her eyes immediately narrowed into crescents.

"The ladies in the villa are really energetic today," Lexington chuckled to herself, then looked at Mizukaku Fukami, nodded to her, and her smile remained unchanged. "Hmm... this must be the person Shiro told me was visiting our villa today?"

“…” Shenhai Zuihe looked at Xiaobai.

"This is Lexington, my secretary ship... well, she knows about our relationship." Shiro introduced her to Zuikaku.

"..." Shenhai Zuikaku nodded knowingly.

"Speaking of which, Abyssal Zuikaku, you just said you were chatting with the ship girls. What did you talk about that caused this situation?" Xiaobai asked Abyssal Zuikaku, puzzled.

"Admiral——!!"

Just as Abyssal Zuikaku was about to reply, suddenly, the rookie naval ship girls who had noticed Shiro's return from afar called out and rushed over.

"Admiral, when exactly did you find us a fifth concubine?!"

The ship girls crowded around Xiaobai, their eyes burning with gossip, and asked her in unison.

"What? Fifth concubine?? Who is that?" Xiaobai was completely bewildered by the questions from the ship girls.

"Admiral, you're playing dumb again!"

"Who else could it be! They're both far away and right in front of us!"

"No, no, no!"

The ship girls all stretched out their hands and pointed at the Abyssal Zuikaku kneeling on the ground.

Xiao Bai also looked at the Deep Sea Crane with a completely bewildered expression.

Deep Sea Crane looked at Xiaobai with an innocent expression.

"Miss Zuikaku, what exactly did you say to them...?"

"I just answered their questions as usual."

"This……"

Seeing that Xiaobai looked like she had been ambushed and was hesitant to speak, the ship girls quickly jumped up and down and spoke to her.

"Admiral, we've seen it!"

"Zuikaku has the ring you gave her, Admiral! She cherishes that ring so much. We asked her to take it off so we could see it, but she held it tightly to her chest and wouldn't let us touch it!"

"So innocent~~"

"But Admiral, why did you keep this from us? Look, Sister Hood has fainted again because of you..."

"..."

The ship girls covered their mouths, teasing each other with satisfaction.

Xiao Bai stared down at the ring on Shenhai Ruihe's hand, speechless.

Looking at the smiles of the ship girls around her, Xiaobai really wanted to stand up and say sorry to the others, that things really weren't as they thought, and that there was a deep reason why the ring on her body was there, but the words caught in Xiaobai's throat and she had to swallow them back.

"Fifth Concubine, it's not so bad, is it?" Just then, Lexington patted Xiaobai on the shoulder with a smile and said to her.

"Lexington..."

"Now that your affair with her has been discovered, Xiaobai, just admit it honestly." Lexington winked at Xiaobai.

"??"

"Everyone, calm down. Actually, the thing is..." Lexington looked up and smiled wryly at the ship girls around her, "Regarding Zuikaku, Shiro didn't intentionally hide it from you..."

"Huh? Mrs. Lexington, do you know about Zuikaku?" The ship girls looked at Lexington in surprise.

"Of course, after all, Shiro is a good girl." Lexington smiled at the ship girls. "Actually, Shiro and Zuikaku have been together for a while now, but since everyone is preparing for Chapter 8, Shiro didn't want to make it public too early and distract everyone."

"Eh! So, does that mean the Admiral and Zuikaku have known each other for a long time?! It's a... a secret relationship?!" The ship girls' gossip spirits immediately ignited when they heard the key words.

"Alas...you don't know...this story begins a week ago..." Lexington stepped forward, with the expression of someone who had been through it all, and began to tell the ship girls her story.

As soon as the ship girls heard that there was some gossip going on at Lexington's place, they all rushed to her side. While telling the ship girls the story she had fabricated on the spot, Lexington led them away from Shiro and Abyssal Zuikaku, gathering them on the other side of the villa for a lively chat for five or six minutes. Soon, after hearing Lexington's story, the ship girls wiped away their tears, moved, and ran back to Shiro and Abyssal Zuikaku, tightly holding their hands.

"Waaaaah, Admiral! Your story is so touching!"

"I never imagined that Zuikaku had such a touching past... Admiral, please treat Zuikaku well!"

"Ruihe has finally met someone who cherishes her. She will definitely be happy in her next life!"

"Go, Admiral!"

"Admiral! I will stand up for you!"

"Leave the matter of Sister Hude to us! I'm sure after hearing your story with Sister Ruihe, Sister Hude will agree to your relationship!"

"Leave it to us!"

With tears in their eyes, the ship girls, as if they had just watched a love story about love and redemption, made a moving promise to Xiaobai.

Xiaobai stared blankly as the ship girls in front of her finished making their vows and ran towards the unconscious Hood, their backs pounding their chests. She couldn't help but shift her astonished gaze to Lexington, who was walking back with a smile.

"Lexington... what did you just say to them?"

"Hmm...it's nothing. I just told them a little about how you met."

What's the story?

"It's nothing serious. I just told them... that Zuikaku was originally a poor girl who was imprisoned for over a hundred years by jealous villains because of her beauty. She never saw the light of day, and the long-term loneliness and solitude made her forget how to smile, almost turning her into an empty shell. Then, under this premise, when the admiral returned to the naval base on business last time, he happened to pass by her place, noticed her presence, and after a series of human obstacles, finally saw her, bringing sunshine and warmth to her who had forgotten how to smile and had become an empty shell..."

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more..." Xiaobai covered her blushing face with one hand and waved to Lexington.

"Judging from the results, what I said should be true, right? Hmm... But, since it was meant for them, I added a little bit of rhetoric to make it sound more convincing. How about that, not bad, right?" Lexington said with a smile to Little White.

"This isn't just a little bit of rhetoric... it's practically turning this into a fairy tale..." Xiaobai murmured, glancing back at the Deep Sea Crane.

The deep-sea crane sat calmly on the ground.

It seems that Zuikaku Fukami has tacitly accepted the pitiful princess persona that Lexington just assigned to him.

Chapter 2019 Melting Iceberg

Although the story Lexington fabricated for Shiro and Zuikaku was a bit exaggerated, it was surprisingly well received by the ship girls. At least after learning about the "story" between Shiro and Zuikaku, the ship girls' attitude towards Zuikaku became exceptionally warm. Even Hood, after being awakened, had tears in her eyes after hearing the story relayed by the ship girls. She walked up to Shiro with a handkerchief in her hand, holding Shiro's hand and saying things like, "Well done this time, I support you."

Even the abyssal Zuikaku's usual indifferent expression seemed to carry a hint of bitterness in the eyes of the ship girls.

"Sister Ruihe, is this your first time here? Would you like to come with us for a walk? We'll show you the way!"

"Little sister Ruihe, sister Akagi said dinner is ready. What would you like to eat? Just tell me, sister Akagi said she'll cook something special for you!"

"Zuikaku, Shoukaku and another Zuikaku have come to see you! They said that from now on you are their sister, and no one can bully you!"

“Sister Zuikaku…”

"..."

The ship girls surrounded Abyssal Zuikaku, showering her with concern. After a while, seeing that Abyssal Zuikaku was somewhat reluctant to go out and see the scenery, the ship girls simply picked her up and carried the bewildered Abyssal Zuikaku to the front door of the villa, where she basked in the sunlight.

Seeing how enthusiastic the ship girls were, Xiaobai didn't think about finding an opportunity to send Abyssal Zuikaku back. He could only let the ship girls take care of Abyssal Zuikaku, while he and Chao Yamato sat on the roadside outside the villa, idly watching the wind.