Elder brother's garrison

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“Admiral…” Hancock looked at Little White and responded.

"Hancock, how was training today?" Xiaobai asked with a smile.

"Um... I'm trying..." Hancock nodded, and as if afraid that Xiaobai would suspect that she was slacking off, she quickly added, "The instructors from Admiral Nia's Naval Base who were in charge of training me were going to have a practice match with Veneto and the others, so I came here to rest for a bit. I'll go back in a little while."

"Oh..." Xiaobai suddenly realized.

Xiao Bai remembered that Veneto had previously handed over the task of training Hancock to the Veneto-class ship girls at the Nia Naval Base.

Previously, the Veneto-class destroyers from Nia's garrison were called over by Veneto to participate in a training match, so Hancock's side was naturally free.

Little White reached out and took Hancock's wrist.

Hancock's wrists felt icy cold. Xiaobai's spiritual energy seeped into Hancock's body, and he briefly checked her condition.

Yeah...

In just one afternoon, Hancock's ship equipment training level had noticeably increased.

It seems Hancock has been training very diligently during his time away from home.

Xiao Bai released Hancock's wrist and smiled at her.

"Hancock, it's good to work hard, but don't overdo it," Xiaobai said. "That's enough for today, let's rest now."

“Okay.” Hancock nodded.

"Oh, right." Xiaobai turned around, tapping one foot on the ground, as if she had suddenly remembered something, and looked at the ship girls behind her, "Speaking of which, I've been wanting to ask you all, Veneto, Missouri, what's the reason you suddenly decided to have an exercise today?"

Xiao Bai had just uttered his question when...

The chattering all around suddenly stopped.

The Veneto-class and Iowa-class ship girls immediately fell silent.

The ship girls' gazes wandered, and not one of them made eye contact with Xiaobai.

The scene suddenly became extremely strange.

“…Hmm?” Xiaobai blinked, first looking at Wisconsin.

Wisconsin whistled, put her hands behind her back, and turned her head to look at the bustling training field.

Xiao Bai looked towards Rome again.

Rome looked embarrassed and unsure where to begin. She coughed incessantly and turned her back to the world.

“…Iowa?” Xiaobai looked at Iowa one last time and called her name.

“I’m here,” Iowa replied with a smile.

"So what's the purpose of your exercise?"

"Reporting to the Admiral." Iowa's smile remained unchanged. After a pause, she replied with a smile, "If the Admiral wants to ask about the reason for the exercise, the main reason... is probably just a whim of ours."

"And what was the main reason for that?"

“Wow… the Admiral’s intuition is so sharp,” Iowa said.

"Um...you guys didn't do something behind my back, did you?" The more Xiaobai looked at the reactions of the ship girls in front of her, the more she felt that they were up to something. As if she had discovered some important clue, she continued to ask.

“Admiral.” Just then, Missouri finally spoke, smiling at Xiaobai, “We just made a bet.”

"bet?"

"Yes."

"What are the details of the bet?"

“Well…” Missouri glanced to the side, propped her elbow up, and changed the subject, “Because the Admiral hasn’t been back for a while…”

"We'll make a bet; the winner gets to be the admiral for a day."

Seeing that no one was saying anything, Veneto finally sighed and became the first to break the ice.

Upon hearing Veneto's voice, the wary ship girls around them instantly went limp.

"Huh?!" Now it was Xiaobai's turn to be surprised. She pointed at herself and asked, "Wait, what do you mean by having me for a day?"

"It means something like that sentence." Iowa finally smiled somewhat apologetically and said, "It was just a joke between us. We all wanted to stay by the Admiral's side longer, which led to these ridiculous situations. I hope the Admiral won't be angry."

"...I'm not angry..." Xiaobai looked helplessly at the ship girls in front of her, "But... come to think of it, am I a currency? How does the winner get to own me?"

"After all, the admiral needs ship girls by his side." The ship girls scratched their heads and said shyly, "The loser has to give the winner one day of the time the admiral spends with her in the future. It's that simple."

"Okay." Xiaobai crossed her arms and looked at the ship girls with mixed feelings. "So, it's not just Missouri and Veneto, but Rome and New Jersey as well, you think so too?"

"Oh... well..." Roma scratched his head sheepishly, "I also want the admiral to supervise my training..."

“I’m fine with anything…” New Jersey lowered his blue eyes, “but it’s more comfortable to sleep with the Admiral holding me…”

"..." The Empire didn't speak, but quietly looked down at Xiaobai's lower body.

"Cough cough cough, I don't care, I don't care!" Wisconsin coughed on the side, puffing out her chest and raising her head. "I don't care whether the admiral is with me or not, but Missouri and the others are so enthusiastic, I can't spoil their fun, right?"

"Sister Wisconsin, you were the one who fought the hardest and wanted to win the most on the battlefield just now," Jinan said with a half-smile, arms crossed.

"Hey, you little brat!" Wisconsin's eyes widened instantly, her face flushed as she pointed at Anshan, like a nimble cheetah pouncing on him. "You'll get a spanking for talking nonsense!"

"Hehehe!" Jinan stuck out her little tongue at Wisconsin, then quickly hid behind Xiaobai. "Admiral, save me!"

Seeing Jinan hiding behind Xiaobai, hugging Xiaobai's waist and acting domineering, Wisconsin's anger immediately deflated.

"Admiral, don't take a child's words seriously," Wisconsin said to Xiaobai very earnestly.

"I know, I know." Xiaobai smiled and patted Jinan's head, playing with her fluffy pink fox ears and rubbing her smooth cheek. "But... well, since it's your bet, I can't say anything. Although I don't approve of gambling... at least betting on me is better than betting money or other weird things."

Xiaobai withdrew her hand and gave the ship girls a wry smile.

"But next time you gamble on something like this, you'd better tell me in advance. I don't want to be secretly sold off without my knowledge."

"Admiral, we're sorry..." The ship girls scratched their heads, like a group of children who had done something wrong, and lowered their heads with apologetic looks.

Xiaobai looked helplessly at the ship girls in front of her, who were now tattered and covered in gunpowder from gambling with her day, and took a deep breath.

"Alright, alright, let's all get ready," Xiaobai said to the ship girls. "Look at how you all look after the exercise, let's all go take a shower."

"Huh? Taking a bath?" The ship girls all looked up.

"Yes."

"Together?"

"Yes."

"Admiral, you're going too?" The ship girls looked at Xiaobai with shining eyes.

"The place to repair the bath should be big enough, right?" Xiaobai asked back.

"Yes, yes, yes!" The ship girls' eyes lit up, and they nodded quickly.

Chapter 3498 A Huge Secret

Inside the restored bathhouse of the temporary garrison, smoke and steam swirled.

Da da da da da…

The crisp sound of feet stomping on the wet floor tiles echoed in waves.

Tall and short girls chased each other, their naked shadows weaving through the steam. Some figures were delicate and agile, others voluptuous and swaying. The steam blurred their exquisite curves in the sweltering heat. Laughter and splashes of water echoed nearby.

Wisconsin sat on the edge of the recovery pool, watching Fubuki, who was only wrapped in a bath towel, nimbly jump onto the brick platform, then perform a triple jump, tucking her legs and body in mid-air, and transforming into a circle as she jumped into the water.

Blowing snow into the water.

Water splashed everywhere.

"Hahaha! I'm number one!!!" Fubuki's figure was like a nimble little carp. She flipped over at the bottom of the pool, deftly broke the surface of the water, and happily opened her arms.

"As expected of Fubuki-neechan!"

"What a cool entry into the water!"

Three figures resembling Fubuki appeared one after another.

"Sister Fubuki, there are still many people here! It will disturb the sisters next to you."

The four destroyers gathered in the pool one after another. The tallest of them, Shirayuki, reached out her hand to Fubuki's side. While reminding Fubuki, who was wrapped in a wet towel, she unwrapped the towel from Fubuki's body, wrapped it around Fubuki's long blue hair, and coiled it on her head.

"Oh—" Fubuki blinked, letting Shirayuki fix her hair and towel, and finally her gaze drifted to Wisconsin beside her, "Wisconsin-neechan, sorry to bother you!"

"Hey, go have some fun." Wisconsin shrugged her delicate, snow-white shoulders and waved to the four destroyers in the pool. "Don't worry about me."

"Hehe, thank you, Sister Wisconsin!" The four destroyers smiled happily at Wisconsin, then nimbly darted through the water with their little feet and ran to the other side of the pool.

Wisconsin leaned against the pool and yawned.

"Wisconsin, sorry to keep you waiting." Iowa's voice sounded from behind Wisconsin.

Wisconsin stopped yawning, leaned against the pool with one hand, and looked back.

Iowa walked over with a smile.

Iowa's light brown hair was neatly coiled at the back of her head and secured with a beautiful hairpin. Amidst the swirling smoke, Iowa held a bath towel in one hand, her stunning physique concealed by the towel.

As Iowa approached Wisconsin, with each step she took, the towel beneath her swayed like a long skirt.

"Tsk." Wisconsin looked away, annoyed.

"What's wrong? You don't seem to be in a good mood?" Iowa smiled as she approached Wisconsin. She braced herself against the repaired bathtub tiles with one hand, slowly stepped into the water, folded a towel and placed it aside, then sat down next to Wisconsin. "Didn't we just win the game? Wisconsin, you should be happier."

"Okay, okay, I'm happy." Wisconsin replied to Iowa's question, "What about New Jersey?"

"She was in the locker room in New Jersey; she fell asleep as soon as she took off her clothes."

"Huh? What should we do then?" Wisconsin looked at Iowa.

“The Admiral is with her.” Iowa smiled as she looked at Wisconsin. “It seems New Jersey can’t shower with us, so I just used a quick-repair device on her. The Admiral said he’ll stay with her in the massage chair for a while and then come in to find us.”

“Okay,” Wisconsin replied. “What about Missouri?”

"Missouri is with the admiral."

“I knew it.” Wisconsin pouted. “That Missouri guy would never let a lone admiral get away with it.”

"What are you saying? Missouri was originally the Admiral's wedding ship," Iowa said with a smile, covering her mouth. "Ah... could it be that Wisconsin is jealous of Missouri?"

"Hey, what are you saying?" Wisconsin shuddered as if struck by lightning, jolting as she sat up straight from the pool. "What do I have to be jealous of? Compared to me, you, Iowa, are the one who should be jealous! Everyone knows you like the Admiral too!"

“That’s right.” Iowa cupped her cheeks and smiled at Wisconsin. “Now that you mention it, we’re kind of like the loser characters in that romantic anime.”

Iowa is incredibly honest when it comes to matters of the heart.

Wisconsin covered his forehead in exasperation.

The sounds of destroyers frolicking could be heard from afar, and ripples of water spread from a distance, reaching the Wisconsin and Iowa.

When the water reached Wisconsin, it dissipated in her open heart.

When the water rippled onto Iowa, it reflected in her embracing embrace, creating gentle waves.

"Oh, by the way, Wisconsin." Iowa turned to look at Wisconsin. "Speaking of which, as a reward for winning the game, how do you plan to spend the Admiral's day?"

"Hmm? So the reward actually worked after all?"

"After all, the admiral didn't object."

"Ah... I really hadn't thought about that..." Wisconsin blinked, looked up at the ceiling of the bathtub, "I don't know... Sister Iowa, how are you planning to manage this?"

"I'd like the Admiral to go shopping with me," Iowa said with a smile. "To buy some clothes, watch a movie, have a meal, or something."

"So ordinary?"

"You think it's just average too?" Iowa looked at Wisconsin, his smile deepening. "Then I'm relieved."

"...I can smell a conspiracy..."

"It's nothing."

"What clothes are you planning to buy from the Admiral?"

"swimsuit."

"What movie to watch?"

"Adultery in Progress"

"...Where should we eat?"