Elder brother's garrison

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"Huh? Isn't this another me?" Little Veneto looked at Big Veneto and blinked.

“…Uh, hello…” Big Vinetto smiled somewhat awkwardly at Little Vinetto.

"...You don't seem to be in a good mood?" Little Veneto asked thoughtfully, observing Big Veneto's expression.

"Uh... is it really that obvious?" Vivienne, her secret exposed, instinctively cupped her cheeks and said awkwardly to Vivienne.

“Although you may look a little older than me, I have many more life experience than you,” Little Veneto sighed. She walked up to Big Veneto with her arms crossed and said, “To me, you’re just a child. You can’t hide these kinds of worries from me—well, so what’s wrong? What happened? If you don’t mind, I can listen. Perhaps I can give you some advice since we share the same name.”

“…” Vitor Neto lowered his head and thought for a moment, his hands twisting together in a slightly tangled knot. “I see…”

“…If you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t force you.” Little Veneto glanced at Big Veneto’s hands and made as if to turn and leave. “After all, everyone has the right to protect their own secrets.”

"No, no, no, I, I didn't mean that..." Vienneto waved her hands hurriedly, then swallowed hard and said nervously to Veneto, "It's...it's like this...that..."

As David Neto stammered this, some images flashed through his mind.

That was the scene when I encountered Admiral Ke Yuan on a secluded path just after I accompanied Nia out.

As these images flashed through his mind, David Neto's gaze gradually turned somewhat lost.

"...Um...excuse me...are there times when you feel regret because of your own inadequacy?" David Neto asked, bowing his head.

"No," Vinetto replied instantly.

“That’s true! That’s true, hahaha… After all, it’s you!” Vivienne laughed awkwardly, but halfway through her laugh, she lowered her head even more dejectedly and sighed deeply, “Alas… but I’m different…”

"what happened?"

"Actually, when I accompanied the commander out today, we ran into an admiral who has a grudge against us."

"Oh?"

"Well... in short, I won't go into the details of the process, but because they were afraid of our identities, they didn't do anything to us in the end."

"Ah."

“Well… however, there’s something that’s been bothering me ever since we escaped the scene.” David Neto looked at his hands, his gaze shifting. “After the Commander brought me back to a safe area, she looked me in the eyes and apologized. Because during the previous negotiations, she had impulsively insulted the other party, and she was worried that they might get angry and start beating us, which could lead to some bad consequences.”

"and then?"

"...That's it, it's really frustrating." David Neto lowered his head and sighed deeply. "The reason I'm so frustrated is that ship girls are supposed to protect the admiral, that's our duty and our mission, but at that moment I suddenly realized that I didn't seem to be providing the commander with any sense of security at all..."

“I see.” Little Veneto nodded.

"If you had been with her at the time, the Commander wouldn't have apologized like that!" Viennese said to Veneto. "With you there, even if there were two people on the other side, or even if a whole squadron of ship girls came, the Commander wouldn't have been afraid at all!"

At this point, Vivienne paused, lowered her head, and her eyes slowly began to redden.

“I…I don’t know what to do…” David Neto murmured to himself, feeling ashamed.

"Isn't the solution right in front of you?" Little Veneto replied. "Just become stronger, won't that solve the problem?"

"Huh?" Vitor looked up at Vitor in confusion.

"Isn't it just that you feel you're not strong enough, unable to protect your admiral in all situations?" Little Veneto looked calmly at his older self. "Then why don't you just become stronger?"

"But, but my training level is already maxed out..."

“Max level is just the beginning.” Little Veneto rubbed his shoulder. “The strength of a ship girl is definitely not something that can be summarized by a mere level value. For example, my Roma reached max level more than a year ago, but even now, she is still getting stronger every day through countless training sessions and hard work.”

Vicente blinked, looking at Rome, which lay motionless on the ground like an octopus, not far away.

David Neto swallowed hard.

"Do you want to become stronger?" Little Veneto's words reached Big Veneto's ears.

"..." Big Vinetto looked at Little Vinetto, who was staring at her other self with white hair and red eyes, a calm expression on her face, and nodded subconsciously.

“I don’t usually train people other than those from Rome, but… since you and I share the same ship name, and our two naval base admirals are best friends, I can give you some extra help.” Little Veneto said to Big Veneto, one hand on her hip. “It’s good that you want to get stronger, I like people like that, but getting stronger often comes at a price, and I won’t go easy on you during training.”

"...You, you mean...you can train me to become stronger?" David Neto was stunned and asked subconsciously.

"What? Isn't that what you meant?" Little Veneto lowered his hand.

"No, no, no... I... that..." Vicente Griffith glanced again at Roma, who was lying nearby, and nervously swallowed. "...that..."

"Regretted it?" Vinetto frowned.

“Um… I might have to accompany the commander on campaigns during this period… so… could you save some energy for the campaigns?” David Neto asked cautiously.

“…I’ll save your stamina.” Little Veneto looked at Big Veneto, his brows gradually relaxing. “Alright…you’ve already missed your only chance to regret it. Now you’ll have plenty of time to regret it.”

"Yes!"

"In short, while we're resting in Rome, let's go play twenty rounds on the sea."

"Eh? Now?"

"if not."

"Just...play twenty rounds straight?"

"Yes."

“Well, um… at least let me prepare…” Vinetto panicked. She remembered the brutal scene from her previous rehearsal with Vinetto, and her body began to tremble involuntarily.

"Heh, even at this point, you still want to back down?" Little Veneto grabbed Big Veneto's wrist and smirked at her. "Don't worry, since I've already promised you, I will fulfill my responsibility and train you well with all my might before transforming your bloated body, which is full of meaningless fat, into a true warrior's physique."

"Eh...Eh??!!"

Veneto's words seem to... contain some personal feelings involved.

Veneto of Nia's family suddenly regretted it.

Chapter 2786 The Show Begins

"Little White—uh—Little White—"

In Xiaobai's dormitory, Nia clung to Xiaobai like a limp slime, rubbing against him and constantly whining sweetly.

Faced with Nia's excessive affection, Xiaobai was a little surprised, but she did not reject her. Instead, she gently combed Nia's hair like she was petting a kitten.

"Nia, why are you so enthusiastic today?" Xiaobai asked Nia with a smile.

"Hmm—really?" Nia hugged Xiaobai's waist, rubbing Xiaobai's belly button through her clothes as she asked.

"Yeah, you usually..." Xiaobai was about to say something when she suddenly looked up as if she sensed something and looked towards the dormitory door. "Huh?"

Nia sensed Xiaobai's pause and looked up, following Xiaobai's gaze.

The dormitory entrance that Xiaobai was looking at was now empty.

"Little White?" Nia blinked.

“…It’s nothing.” Xiaobai looked at the empty dormitory entrance, and after a short while, she smiled down at Nia and then said, “Nia, I suddenly remembered something, so I’ll go out for a bit.”

"Eh? Oh..."

Nia was taken aback, then reluctantly let go of her hands.

Xiao Bai walked alone to the dormitory door.

It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, and everyone was full of energy. On the playground below the dormitory, the ship girls were taking a walk and stretching their muscles. In the distance, the sound of intense artillery fire came from the training ground. Even at the end of the corridor, several destroyers wearing sandals and light summer clothes could be seen running around and laughing, their slender white toes treading on the stairs.

Whenever Xiaobai sees this scene, he always sighs in his heart that Nia really made the right choice in buying this temporary garrison.

Although the temporary naval base is expensive, it is huge and well-equipped. It is precisely because of this luxury that the ship girls can relax and enjoy their wonderful rest time in the chapter city where every inch of land is precious. When you see this scene, if you tell others that this is not a chapter sea area with tense battles, but a normal small naval base, most admirals would not have any doubts.

Xiao Bai smiled slightly at the scene before her, then looked at the corner beside her.

"What's wrong? Did you need something?" Xiaobai smiled at the empty corner of the wall.

"Hehe." A mischievous laugh came from the empty corner. The next second, Jean Bart appeared in front of Little White, hands behind his back, leaning against the wall and sticking out his tongue. "Admiral, you have a good eye!"

"Didn't you just wave and wink at me when you walked to the dormitory entrance?"

"Ahem, I have something important to report!" Jean Bart cleared his throat.

"Is it important?"

"Admiral, Admiral, come closer." Jean Bart beckoned to Little White.

"Hmm?" Xiaobai stepped forward and listened intently.

Jean Bart bent down and whispered something in Little White's ear.

"Actually, I just secretly followed Admiral Nia out..."

Little White blinked as he listened to Jean Bart's words.

After a few dozen seconds, Jean Bart finished speaking.

"In short, that's roughly how things unfolded!" Jean Bart put his hand down and said to Little White.

"I see... that's how it is." Xiaobai nodded thoughtfully, squinting her eyes and tapping her chin. "This Admiral Ke Yuan is really full of wicked schemes..."

"Exactly!" Jean Bart nodded quickly, then clenched his fist and said, "That kind of person is both stupid and wicked! So before I left, I secretly kicked him in the butt again!"

"..." Xiaobai smiled at Jean Bart.

"...Uh, Admiral, you're not angry, are you?" Jean Bart suddenly shrugged.

"Huh? Why am I angry?"

"...Um...maybe he's angry that I hit him?"

“How could that be? I believe you, Jeanbart, wouldn’t do anything illegal or disorderly.” Xiaobai shook his head. “As for this Admiral Ke Yuan… Nia and I weren’t even planning to get involved with him anymore, but he still came up to us with bad ideas. It’s perfectly reasonable for you to teach him a lesson for us.”

"Then why did you give me that smile just now, Admiral?" Jean Bart asked, arms crossed and brows furrowed.

"I just suddenly realized how useful Jean Bart's ability to erase your presence is," Xiaobai said with a smile. "And I just happened to come up with a plan."

"what's the plan?"

"Originally, I wasn't planning to pay much attention to Admiral Ke Yuan, but since he's actually reached out to Nia, he's being unjust, so don't blame me for being unjust."

"Oh?" Jean Bart asked curiously.

"Come here." Little White imitated Jean Bart's gesture and beckoned to her with his finger.

Jean Bart quickly bent down and listened intently.

Little White, holding Jean Bart's arm, stood on tiptoe and whispered something in her ear.

"In short, I heard from Lianlian that Admiral Ke Yuan's house might have... Could you use your abilities to help me look around Admiral Ke Yuan's residence... and then... finally..."

"Oh...wait? Oh!"

As Jean Bart listened to Xiao Bai's words, his gaze first froze, then his eyes lit up with interest, and finally, as Xiao Bai finished speaking, Jean Bart clasped his hands together in delight.

Wow! There's something so interesting!

"Is that so? So, can Jeanbart help me?" Little White withdrew her mouth and smiled at Jeanbart.

"Hehe! Even if you didn't ask me, Admiral, I'd still want to do it after hearing about it!" Jean Bart put his hands on his hips and gave Little White a very pleased smile. "Then, Admiral! Without further ado, I'll go right now!"

"Mm." Xiaobai smiled.

Jean Bart made a gesture as if he was about to turn around.

"Oh, right, Jean Bart," Xiaobai said, watching Jean Bart's retreating figure.

"What's wrong, Admiral?" Jean Bart stopped what he was doing and turned to look at Xiaobai.

"Although no one else can see you except for me and a few ship girls at home, as a girl, you should always pay attention to your image." Xiaobai smiled and pointed to the corner of her mouth, "Remember to wipe it here."

"Hmm?" Jean Bart asked in confusion, and she subconsciously touched the corner of her mouth.

Jean Bart looked down at his fingers and saw some crumbs of sugar stuck to them.

"Remember to wipe your mouth after you finish eating the candied hawthorn," Xiaobai said with a smile. "Your mouth smells sweet and sour right now, which is actually quite nice."

"Uh..." Barton immediately covered his mouth, his face turning red. "Admiral, why are you only saying this now..."

"I just didn't have a chance to interrupt you while you were talking."

"Admiral, you...you're so mean!" Jean Bart stuck his tongue out at Little White, then turned and ran away in a flash.

Xiao Bai walked to the railing and smiled as she watched Jean Bart run out of the dormitory building.

After Jean Bart disappeared, the smile on Xiao Bai's face slowly faded, replaced by a faint sense of melancholy.

"Sigh." Xiaobai leaned on the railing, looking at the white clouds and blue sky, and muttered to herself, "...Why are there so many bad people in this world?"

……

When Xiao Bai returned to the dormitory, Nia was half-lying on Xiao Bai's bed, chatting aimlessly, while Luo Lian sat beside her, silently flipping through e-books.