Elder brother's garrison

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As Xiaobai rubbed his shoulders, he muttered to himself. Just as he raised his arm, a sudden, electric-like fatigue appeared in his joints.

"what!"

Xiao Bai instinctively let out a soft cry and closed one eye.

Xiao Bai could clearly feel a soreness in his arm that he hadn't felt in a very, very long time.

This feeling is even rarer than the satisfaction of having a full night's sleep.

Huh!?

How is this going?

As Xiao Bai thought about it, she subconsciously shifted her body.

Just then, Xiaobai felt a soft touch on her left side. She looked down and saw Missouri lying next to her, sleeping peacefully against her body.

The soft touch beside Xiaobai was naturally the feeling of Missouri pressing her body against Xiaobai.

"Ah... Missouri..." Upon seeing Missouri, Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief without any surprise. She squinted her eyes, recalled for a moment, and a hazy memory slowly returned to her mind.

That memory is quite vague for Xiaobai.

When Xiaobai tried to recall it, all he could remember was that everything he saw was pitch black.

I felt like my head was really foggy last night, like a lot of strange things happened... but it also felt like it was just an ordinary day.

Xiao Bai held his head and thought for a while, vaguely remembering that he seemed to have hugged and kissed Missouri last night.

Such memory lapses are rare for a novice; generally, only drinking alcohol would affect a novice's memory.

Am I...drunk again?

Was yesterday's juice alcoholic?

Xiao Bai inexplicably lowered his hand and glanced at Missouri, who was still asleep.

kindness……

Well……

Anyway.

Missouri is really going too far.

I should have woken myself up before doing that kind of thing.

Xiao Bai muttered to himself and looked away.

Xiao Bai closed his eyes, moved his limbs, and briefly assessed his physical condition.

Today, for some reason, I felt unusually tired. Although I had a strange but inexplicable sense of satisfaction, overall, despite sleeping all night, I felt mentally exhausted.

It's like doing some kind of high-intensity exercise.

That's weird.

As Xiaobai pondered this, she lowered her raised hand to her side.

Just then, on Xiaobai's right side, the palm of the hand that had just been placed beside him suddenly felt as if he had grasped something incredibly soft.

"what?"

Xiao Bai quickly withdrew her hand and turned her head to the right.

Deep Sea Yamato lay on the right side, an arm's length away from Shiro, looking haggard. He had dark circles under his eyes that seemed to have gotten worse, and stared at the ceiling as if he had burned out completely.

"Huh? Yamato-neechan?"

Shiro looked at the Deep Sea Yamato beside him in surprise.

"...Oh."

As if she hadn't slept all night, Yamato slowly turned her gaze towards Shiro after he exclaimed in surprise.

It's not a rare or unusual event that Yamato from the Deep Sea appears next to Shiro.

However, since Missouri has appeared by Xiaobai's side, the probability of Yamato from the Deep Sea appearing again is still zero. This time, Xiaobai finally had the opportunity to share a bed with Missouri and Yamato from the Deep Sea, which made him quite surprised.

"Ah... Yamato-neechan, you're here too." Shiro looked at Yamato's haggard appearance and asked with some confusion, "Um... Yamato-neechan, didn't you sleep all night?"

"Ah."

"Huh? Yes, is it because my sleeping position bothered Yamato-neechan?"

"No, it's not... I was just angry." Yamato Fukami murmured with a weary expression, slowly sitting up.

"Eh? He was... he was so angry??" Xiaobai covered her mouth, looking at Shenhai Yamato's haggard expression, she was shocked and trembling.

Seeing Xiaobai's panicked expression, Shenhai Yamato paused for a moment before quickly raising his hands and waving them several times. "No, no, I wasn't angry with you, Xiaobai. Don't worry, don't worry. Would I be angry with you, Xiaobai? I'm just sulking because I lost my ship in the pay-to-win game. It's okay."

"Oh...oh, I see...that scared me to death." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief. "Next time you come to my place, remember to wake me up. I don't know anything when I'm asleep."

"Ah... um." Yamato Akagi avoided eye contact with Shiro with a complicated expression. "Um... I understand."

Seeing Yamato's guilty look, Shiro was about to ask a question when Missouri, who had been sleeping soundly, suddenly stirred.

Missouri's previously even breathing became slightly heavier. She stretched her neck, reached her arms towards Xiaobai, and made a series of "hmm" sounds. Then, she rubbed her eyes and opened one of her hazy eyes to Xiaobai.

"...Is it already morning...Admiral...Good morning." Missouri smiled at Xiaobai.

"Missouri, you still look very sleepy? What time did you go to bed last night?"

“…Missouri doesn’t remember…” Missouri answered, rubbing her eyes, her voice soft and gentle.

"Speaking of which, you guys must have had a long party in the yard yesterday, right? Uh... Missouri should just keep sleeping. We don't need to go on any campaign activities today," Xiaobai said.

"That won't do. This is a crucial period for operations. Admiral, Missouri is fine now. She can use her ship equipment to shake off her sleepiness and regain her energy in a little while."

"Ah... I see... Okay. But Missouri, don't use the ship equipment now, it's still early. It's rare to see you not getting up so early this morning, Missouri, sleep a little longer." Xiaobai nodded, "I'll wake you up later, okay?"

"Hmm. Then, Admiral... go wash up first. Missouri wants to sleep a little longer in your bed."

"well."

This was the first time Xiaobai had ever seen Missouri so languid, and he couldn't help but chuckle at her.

After getting off the bed, Shiro, still dressed, turned around and looked at Yamato Akagi, who was still sitting at the far end of the bed.

Shiro's gaze lingered for a moment on Yamato's somewhat dejected expression.

"Not only Missouri, but you, Yamato-neechan, also need to sleep well. You're not allowed to leave until you've slept well." Shiro pointed a finger at Deep Sea Yamato, her expression solemn.

After speaking to the ship girl and the deep-sea creature on the bed, Xiaobai quickly got dressed, pushed open the door, and ran out.

The room returned to a peaceful silence after Xiaobai left.

Missouri hugged the blanket that smelled of Little White and fell asleep quietly with her eyes closed.

"..." Yamato lowered his head and silently looked at Missouri.

Time passed quietly, second by second.

"Yamato-senpai, aren't you going to sleep with me?" Missouri, who was fast asleep, opened her eyes and smiled at Abyssal Yamato, who was staring at her. "If you keep staring at Missouri... even Missouri will feel embarrassed."

"You were pretending to be asleep, after all," Yamato Fukami muttered.

"Senior Yamato, you misunderstand. Missouri is just more free to wake up." Missouri said with a smile, then paused slightly, lowered her head and took a deep breath of the scent on the blanket, before reluctantly putting down the blanket and sitting up in bed.

In front of Yamato Fukami, Missouri sat up quite alertly and quickly tidied her hair and slightly disheveled shirt before smiling at Yamato Fukami.

"Yamato-senpai, did you sleep well last night?"

"...How dare you ask..." Upon hearing this, Yamato Fukami was so angry that his teeth itched.

"Missouri did say goodnight to Yamato-senpai." Misssouri looked at Deep Sea Yamato with some hurt.

"You bastard..." Yamato Fukami clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on Missouri through his dark circles. "Last night you went to so much trouble, using both sweet talk and threats to get me into bed, saying you wanted to discuss something with me. But after I got in, you dawdled for so long before coming up, and then you just collapsed into bed, leaving me all alone. How am I supposed to sleep? I'm so angry I could explode!"

“I see. Missouri understands.” Missouri nodded to Deep Sea Yamato.

"You finally understand?"

"For cooling medicine, Missouri recommends the heat-clearing soft capsules sold in pharmacies..."

"You don't know your sister at all!" Deep Sea Yamato yelled and grabbed Missouri's shoulders, shaking her body incessantly. "I didn't want some heat-clearing capsules, okay! What were you up to last night, woman?!"

"So, in Yamato-senpai's heart, Missouri is a bad woman who does everything with a purpose... I never thought that senpai would see Missouri that way... Missouri is really heartbroken." As Yamato shook her, Missouri's voice remained unchanged, instead becoming increasingly emotional.

“...If you keep acting like this, I’ll tell Xiaobai that you’re bullying me, and we’ll both die together.”

Upon hearing this, Missouri gave a wry smile and glanced at Yamato Akagi. After coughing lightly, her expression finally turned serious.

Yamato Akagi let go of Missouri's shoulder.

Missouri reached out and tugged at the shirt that Yamato had almost ripped off her body, and slowly said, "Yamato-senpai, Missouri... really didn't have anything to do last night."

"Huh? Why are you asking me to go to bed if you don't have anything to do?"

“Because… the Admiral said that he would feel at ease with Yamato-senpai by his side, that’s why Missouri didn’t let Yamato-senpai leave.” Missouri bowed slightly to Abyssal Yamato. “Regarding this, Missouri sincerely apologizes for deceiving Yamato-senpai.”

Yamato Shinkai was stunned: "Just because of this?"

"Ah."

"……Why?"

“Because the Admiral is Missouri’s life.” Missouri laughed.

“…Ah…Oh.” Yamato lowered his head, suddenly feeling as if all the strength in his body had been drained away in that instant. “…Oh, I see.”

For some reason, Yamato suddenly felt a strange emptiness in his heart.

I can't say how bad it was.

But I just don't want it to be like this.

“…Yamato-senpai,” Missouri called out to Deepsea Yamato.

"what?"

“Senior Yamato, while Missouri has no intention of giving you any orders, well… to be honest, as your junior, Missouri does have something to say to you frankly.” Missouri smiled as she looked at Yamato Akami.

Yamato raised his head, frowning as he met Missouri's gaze.

"What?"

"Yamato-senpai, love isn't the only condition for becoming partners. Sometimes, even just a vague feeling of affection is enough to get by."

"...What do you mean?"

Yamato Fukami asked, frowning.

"Yes, what does that mean?"

Missouri herself laughed, tilting her head with an innocent and carefree expression.

"What an annoying woman... only slightly better than Lexington," Yamato Fukami muttered.

"...Senior Yamato should get some rest."

Under Yamato's watchful gaze, Missouri got out of bed, stretched, grabbed her clothes from the hanger, and put them back on one by one.

Deep Sea Yamato, perched on the corner of the bed, pouted as he watched Missouri's carefree demeanor, feeling quite awkward.

"I really want to secretly tell Xiaobai all about your cunning nature."

Deep Sea Yamato hugged his knees and muttered softly.

"Please, Senior Yamato, be gentle with your words."

Missouri, still dressed, smiled nonchalantly.

"...Hmph, what would happen if I told Xiaobai one day?"

"Missouri would probably kill Yamato-senpai while crying."

Missouri said with a smile.

"Ha." Yamato Aqua chuckled dryly, unconvinced. "You think you can take me on?"

"Of course I'm joking."

Missouri's smile remained undiminished.

"makes sense."

"..."