Elder brother's garrison

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"Um...hello."

"...Nice to meet you. I am Lu Yun's sister. Please take care of me."

Yubari gave Shiro a rather awkward smile.

Sure enough! That's how it is!

Yubari's heart surged like a flood, and he immediately felt uneasy.

This guy is my new admiral!

My immediate supervisor!

I think I just said a lot of things I shouldn't have said!

Yubari felt a chill run through his body as he thought about this.

"Um... well..." Yubari sat down, fidgeting with her hands. "Admiral...?"

"it's me."

It's over, there's no escaping it now.

"Admiral, let me explain..." Yubari looked at Shiro with a smile that was more like a grimace, "Um..."

If Shiro were to turn angry or look resentful at this moment, Yubari would have some way to deal with it. But Shiro still has that fresh and friendly smile. Under these circumstances, Yubari can't even figure out her new admiral's feelings.

She used to boss this boss around and even called her and her brother hooligans to her face.

"Crack!"

Just as Yubari was about to speak, the machine that had been running suddenly stopped with a click.

"Should we continue?" Xiaobai asked. "Research comes first, after all."

"Uh... thank you, Admiral..." Yubari said softly.

After speaking, Yubari looked at the real assistant who had just walked in: "Are you the new assistant?"

The real assistant, looking at the scene inside the room, roughly understood what had happened.

It seems that Director Yubari is treating the new admiral who came to visit her as if he were her servant...

Director Yubari usually has a stern face and rarely speaks kindly. If you treat your boss as an assistant, you're bound to get a cold shoulder.

"I'm."

"Then... please take over as admiral and help me input the data..." Yubari requested in a low voice.

"No need, let me do it for you first." Shiro interrupted Yubari and said to her, "Don't you need to look at the document first before doing this? I've already looked at it, so let me do it."

"This is no trouble for you..."

"Was it because I didn't do a good enough job?" Xiaobai asked.

"...Thank you for your help." Yubari was on the verge of tears.

Then Yubari shakily turned on the machine, and Shiro sat in front of the computer, quickly filling in the data.

Contrary to their previous lively conversation, Yubari now dares not utter a single word.

Yubari wasn't actually afraid of the Admiral; after all, she was a semi-researcher, basking in the glory of the nation. However, she had just spoken ill of the Admiral in front of him and had been caught, and she was in the worst position.

People tend to back down when they're in the wrong.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

I was so touched to receive so many kind-hearted comments on my leave request, telling me to focus on my graduation project.

Then I'll focus on preparing for my graduation project. I'll make up for the 32 extra chapters I owe as soon as my project is stable.

Chapter 335 Lekhdon

Fortunately, this experiment mainly involves recording data, so even if Yubari's mood isn't very stable right now, it won't affect her work.

Then, with their combined efforts, a series of massive and complex data sets were calculated and recorded.

Soon, the happy and cozy workday came to an end.

After filling in the last set of data, Yubari carefully checked it several times before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Regardless of what happened in between, Yubari was still quite impressed that the experiment could end so quickly.

Then, after feeling relieved, Yubari's heart started racing again as she looked at Shiro, who was sitting in front of the computer, while holding her laptop.

"Is it over?" Shiro asked Yubari, sitting in a chair.

"Yes, it's over," Yubari said somewhat nervously.

The experiment is over, but for me, what's coming next is just the beginning.

Lexington delivered the new admiral to him without saying a word, causing him to make such a huge blunder.

If you end up with a grumpy admiral, things like deducting your salary or physical punishment are minor issues; the real danger is that he might order you to be sent back to the naval base.

Thinking of this, Yubari nervously squeezed the notebook.

While her combat capabilities as a light cruiser are decent, perhaps because she's one of the few ship girls who has developed an interest in and understanding of human technology, Yubari isn't really into combat. She prefers researching rear support rather than getting her clothes dirty with gunfire and smoke.

Moreover, she still has many unfinished research projects here. If the admiral were to be so angry that he sent her home to experience the intense battles on the front lines and the boring, leisurely daily life, then Yubari would feel like she was living a life worse than death.

“That admiral…” Yubari ignored the assistant standing beside him and bowed directly to Shiro, “What I was saying just now…”

"I'm not a hooligan at all," Xiaobai replied.

“Yes, that’s true.” Yubari nodded, then quickly shook his head. “No, what I said earlier was just a joke, Admiral, please don’t take it seriously.”

Seeing Yubari's nervous expression, Shiro simply smiled.

Xiaobai certainly wouldn't care about these minor issues. The relationship between ship girls and admirals is more like a friendship than a superior-subordinate one, and it's okay to joke around occasionally.

Before, when Xiaobai learned that Yubari was a researcher, he thought Yubari might be a very serious scholar or something, but after this little incident, Xiaobai felt that Yubari was much more approachable.

Seeing that Shiro didn't seem to care about what happened before, Yubari finally felt relieved.

"You two seem to be having a good chat." At this moment, Lexington walked over with a happy expression and smiled at Yubari and Shiro.

Lexington was the culprit.

"Lexington, you knew this would happen, didn't you!" Yubari knew what was going on just by looking at Lexington's expression.

This woman is always causing trouble!

Wow, Lexington, your manners are really low!

Seeing Yubari's grief-stricken expression, Lexington's smile became even more radiant.

"This is just to give you and Shiro a good opportunity to get to know each other," Lexington said to Yubari. "Yubari, if I had brought the new admiral here and introduced him to you directly, given your personality, it would probably have taken you several days to get to know each other. Look how well you and Shiro get along now."

As Lexington spoke, he walked behind Xiaobai and put his hands on Xiaobai's shoulders.

"You two should get along well," Lexington said with a smile.

However, even faced with such a scene, Yubari felt as if tens of thousands of alpacas were galloping across the grassland.

What kind of "getting along well" is this? You almost caused a rift between us!

"Aren't there other, better ways?"

“Of course, it’s more fun that way,” Lexington replied after a moment’s thought, with a friendly smile.

Yubari had nothing to say.

She finally remembered.

Lexington is a virtuous, gentle, kind, dignified, elegant, responsible, and sophisticated person. However, she and that little devil named Saratoga are sisters, and Saratoga's bad traits are also reflected in Lexington.

For example, Lexington prefers to find a way to solve a problem while also seeing something interesting, rather than finding a solution. This way, he can help others while satisfying himself by seeing interesting things.

This is truly someone who's utterly ruthless!

Thinking of this, Yubari felt all the strength in his body drain away like water from a tap.

However, doing so did help Lexington avoid many awkward situations, although the cost was somewhat high.

"So what brings you here this time?" Yubari cautiously looked up at Shiro and Lexington. "Are you asking me to return to the naval base?"

“You can go back anytime you want, but Yubari probably prefers to stay here.” Lexington said, looking down at Xiaobai, “Xiaobai, what do you think?”

"what?"

“Yubari is your ship girl, so naturally she has to listen to you. If you let her go back, she won’t refuse you,” Lexington said.

Shiro looked at Yubari.

Yubari was still clutching the notebook tightly in her hands, seemingly reluctant to part with her current job.

Xiaobai smiled and said, "I only came here to see Yubari, nothing more."

Yubari breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Thank you, Admiral," Yubari said to Shiro.

Xiao Bai smiled and shook his head.

"How long does the Admiral plan to stay here?" Yubari's goodwill towards Shiro increased significantly after what had just happened. Now that no one was forcing her to return to the naval base, Yubari finally felt more at ease and asked Shiro.

"We haven't bought the tickets yet." Xiaobai turned to look at Lexington. "How long can we stay in Lexington?"

"Well, I can stay for another two or three days, after all, it's Kyoto," Lexington said. "But we still need to get back to the naval base as soon as possible."

"what's wrong?"

"The work of the naval base was handed over to Hood before he left."

"Ah... then we should go back early."

Hood has the ability to handle documents, but he lacks the stamina and experience. I guess when he's working on documents, his mind is probably filled with midday soap operas.

"I see." Yubari nodded. "How about I take the Admiral to some tourist attractions in Kyoto?"

"May I?"

“Yes, because the Admiral has already completed all the experiments I scheduled for today,” Yubari said.

"Then it's hard work for you."

"Oh, by the way, Admiral, which ship girls did you bring this time?" Yubari said, taking out her phone. "I'll book some tickets."

“Lexington, Saratoga, Enterprise, Veneto, Fubuki, White Snow, Deep Snow, First Snow,” Little White said.

"Three adult tickets, five children's tickets..."

“And Rome, the Empire, Sukhbaatar and…” Xiaobai turned to look at his new assistant, “and air battleships.”

"Hmm, I've never heard of these sisters before." Yubari became somewhat interested. "Are they new ship girl sisters created after the Admiral took over?"

"Rome and the Empire were built, Lord Su was kidnapped by Veneto, and there was another one, I guess you could say he was found," Xiaobai said.

"Hahaha—" Yubari laughed, "How can you just pick up a ship girl as rare as an aviation battleship?"

Xiao Bai responded with an awkward smile.

Because there were other people around, Pachina couldn't be directly called Dean Shenhai, but her way of making money really wasn't much different from picking it up off the street.

"Please let me see the Admiral's new ship girls' ship equipment tonight," Yubari asked. "Rome and Empire are Veneto's sisters, right? I don't have much information about them, so I'd like to see their ship equipment."

"No problem," Xiaobai nodded.

However, Yubari might not be interested in the ship equipment of Rome and the Empire, but rather in Sukhbaatar and Shiro's own.

"Hmm." Yubari tapped her phone and then put it back in her pocket. "Fourteen tickets. Admiral, you have almost more ship girls than a typical naval base."

"At first I only brought Veneto and Fubuki, but it gradually grew to this many," Xiaobai said apologetically.

Yubari nodded, then handed the notebook in his hand to his new assistant who was standing to the side.

"You really are a new assistant, aren't you?" Having learned from the previous experience, Yubari was extra cautious this time.

The new assistant nodded.

"Then please help me organize the data here today, I'm going out with my admiral," Yubari said.

“No problem, Chief Yubari.” The new assistant nodded.

The assistant's job is to do this anyway; compared to the troublesome data proofreading, just organizing is much easier.