Elder brother's garrison

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Kaga and Akagi were like sisters; they had lived together ever since they were in the naval base and were inseparable.

Kaga never tried to dissuade Akagi from living a decadent life.

She simply stayed by Akagi's side as usual, quietly ordering takeout for her, cleaning up beer bottles, and taking her clothes to the dry cleaners. When Kaga had nothing to do, she stayed by Akagi's side. When Akagi got drunk, she would fall asleep on Kaga's lap, and when she woke up, Kaga would hand her a glass of cold water.

Akagi thanked Kaga countless times for his companionship, and one day, she mustered up the courage to ask Kaga, who was beside her, whether it was a good thing to continue like this.

Akagi had expected Kaga to scold her sooner or later, but she didn't. Kaga remained as usual, saying nothing. She sat beside Akagi, like a quiet white cat.

As usual, Kaga did nothing but silently keep her company.

Chicheng was relieved.

She closed her eyes, and before falling asleep, she could still feel Kaga's cold fingers stroking her forehead.

From that day on, when Akagi woke up from his sleep again, Kaga had already left him, and the living room was empty.

On the coffee table in front of Akagi was a glass of cold water and a note left by Kaga.

Kaga's departure was so sudden that Akagi had no chance to react. Afterwards, Akagi searched the city for several days but couldn't find her.

That was the first time Kaga parted ways with Akagi.

Kaga knew she couldn't save Akagi; her existence was merely an excuse and justification for Akagi's continued decay. So Kaga left. She left no contact information, took only a meager amount of money, and vanished from Akagi's life.

In the note she left behind, Kaga expressed her intention to leave, and added at the end that she would return if she ever learned how to cure Akagi's heart disease.

—For Kaga at that time, this was indeed her biggest goal, and also her biggest regret.

Compared to battles where the goal is simply to defeat the enemy, or cleaning up the ground and providing regular care like serving cool water, healing the hearts of ship girls is a hundred times more difficult.

Kaga had indeed been training for a long time. She left Akagi, with whom she had been by her side day and night, and faced the world alone for the first time. Under various circumstances, Kaga sometimes acted as a ship girl and sometimes as a human, interacting with all sorts of people and learning all sorts of skills.

As time went by, Kaga felt her own strength improving and slowly grasped that mysterious constraint. In the end, she broke through, transformed herself, and became an even stronger version of herself.

However, even with greater power, Kaga still didn't know how to save Akagi.

Yubari, the ship girl who helped Kaga with her refit, told Kaga that a new admiral had arrived at the naval base. She should go check on him when she has time.

Kaga obeyed the order and obediently returned to Akagi. However, when she arrived back at Akagi's place, she discovered that Akagi had already left.

The new admiral found Akagi and pulled her out of the darkness, easily accomplishing what Kaga could not do no matter how hard she tried.

How awesome.

Kaga called Akagi using the contact information he had left behind. Then he returned to the naval base.

The naval base has changed.

When I left, the naval base looked like a lifeless coffin.

When they returned, the naval base had been transformed into a large and bustling amusement park.

Many familiar ship girl sisters walked among them, their faces full of smiles. Unfamiliar ship girl sisters and the abyssal dean who surprised them were also together, bickering amicably.

That day, Akagi waited for her at the gate of the naval base early in the morning. As soon as Kaga saw her, Akagi hugged her with tears in her eyes.

Akagi kept repeating Kaga's name, saying sorry and saying it had been a long time.

As expected, Akagi has returned to her original virtuous and gentle self.

Akagi took Kaga back to the house and hurriedly prepared a feast for him, cooking a delicious meal. At the table, Akagi poured juice for Kaga and asked him how he was doing.

She's as warm as an older sister.

Kaga asked Akagi if he still wanted to drink.

Akagi said she had quit drinking and would never drink again.

Kaga asked, "Did the new admiral make you quit?"

Akagi shook her head. The new admiral hadn't mentioned it, but she didn't want to upset her.

Kaga looked at the gleaming tabletop, then at the clean clothes hanging in the hallway, and suddenly burst into tears.

The cries contained a sense of relief that things could return to normal, and a poignant lament about why I couldn't do the same.

Kaga wants to meet the new admiral.

Akagi told Kaga that the new admiral had gone out, accompanied by the sisters from the naval base. The naval base was now thriving.

Kaga wants to hear the story of the new admiral.

Akagi held Kaga in his arms and slowly told her the story of the new admiral.

It was an extremely ordinary story.

It wasn't filled with heartwarming words or touching storylines. The story Akagi told was simply about the admiral coming to find her, and Akagi just needing to meet him once.

But Akagi seemed to enjoy the conversation.

It's as if the new admiral possesses some kind of magic.

Kaga said she didn't understand why the new admiral was so capable. He could easily cure Akagi, and he could bring everyone back from the naval base, bringing life back to the air that had been stagnant.

She really wanted to know.

Akagi indicated that she knew, but couldn't explain it.

Later, Akagi told Kaga to leave the naval base and go find Shiro. Akagi told Kaga that once he saw Shiro, he should stay by her side, and he would eventually understand.

The next day, when the sisters from the naval base came to the Akagi family to celebrate Kaga's return, Kaga had already left the naval base and was heading towards the second chapter.

…………

Xiao Bai paused in his steps.

"Uh, so Kaga, you came here to ask me about this?" Shiro asked.

"Yes, she caused trouble for the admiral as soon as she arrived. Kaga is indeed a useless ship girl..." Kaga replied with her head down.

I still hold a grudge...

Xiaobai waved his hand, shook his head at Kaga, and then thought for a while, somewhat embarrassed.

"How did you save Akagi...? I don't think I did anything..." Shiro scratched his head. "Why don't you go ask Akagi how she is?"

“She said that as long as I stay by the Admiral’s side, I will understand sooner or later,” Kaga said honestly.

"..." Xiaobai pouted, "Akagi really likes to keep things mysterious."

"...So the Admiral doesn't like Kaga staying here after all... That makes sense, considering Kaga just..."

"Oh, it's alright, it's alright. Kaga, you can stay as long as you want." Shiro smiled at Kaga.

Kaga nodded silently.

President Er Gou led the way, and the group continued walking, making many turns before arriving at a small clinic.

Even before we got close, the smell of disinfectant kept wafting out from inside the door.

The clinics in the chapter city are mostly for human use. After all, as long as the ship girls have ship equipment, they won't get injured or sick. Generally, only admirals and merchants who occasionally catch a cold or bump their knees in the street need medical treatment.

For this reason, although there are some staff members in the medical school buildings, they are usually not very large.

At the clinic entrance, a young and beautiful nurse stood with her long, smooth legs, having been waiting for quite some time.

"Hello, Chairman." The nurse bowed to Chairman Er Gou.

"Um, can we go in now?" President Er Gou, unusually, didn't flirt with the nurse.

“It’s possible anytime, but it’s best…not to take too long. Although none of the patient’s injuries are life-threatening, they are all quite serious,” the nurse said.

"Okay, I can't wait for it to end."

President Er Gou pushed open the clinic door and walked straight towards the innermost room, which had an open door.

"Hey, you little rascal from back home! How about it, are you surprised, excited, and touched? Your chairman has come to see you!"

President Er Gou waved his hand and shouted into the room.

There are several beds in this room. Near the door, a person who is wrapped up from head to toe in bandages like a dumpling, with his head so big that his face is not visible, and his hands and feet in casts, is lying there motionless. The white bandages are turning red very quickly.

"Fuck!"

"What happened to the minor injury?! Oh my god, doctor, come quick! This person's going to die!"

President Er Gou was startled by the bandaged man, and everyone else quickly shouted for help.

"Is that Aunt Naige?" Suddenly, a clear male voice came from the corner of the room.

Everyone paused for a moment, then looked toward the source of the sound.

In the corner of the room, a young man who looked fairly presentable was sitting on the bed in a hospital gown. He was wrapped in several bandages, and his face was covered with gauze. However, the rest of his exposed skin was relatively intact, without any swelling or signs of wounds.

"Who are you?" President Er Gou asked curiously.

"The younger generation will grow into a forest."

"You're talking nonsense! Wasn't Mu Chenglin just beaten to a pulp? I saw it with my own eyes!"

“I’ve always had a stronger recovery ability since I was a child.” Mu Chenglin slowly moved his body and struggled to get off the bed. Then he bowed deeply to President Er Gou. “I greet Auntie and give my regards.”

President Er Gou looked at Mu Chenglin in horror.

“Oh, it’s actually quite strange for me too. Since I was a child, my recovery ability has been much better than that of ordinary people. If Aunt doesn’t believe my identity, Mr. Mu Yu can help me…”

"No, it's not that I don't believe your identity..."

"Then why did Auntie look so surprised...?"

"Dude... your intestines are sticking out... doesn't it hurt?"

"..."

Chapter 877 Er Gou's Ultimate Move

President Er Gou pointed his finger, which trembled slightly, at Mu Chenglin's lower abdomen.

Mu Chenglin slowly lowered his head following the direction Er Gou pointed. He saw that under the hem of Er Gou's hospital gown, in a place covered by a mosaic of civilized and harmonious symbols, there was a flesh-colored object with an indistinct shape hanging on his lower abdomen, its surface uneven.

Mu Chenglin's nonchalant smile gradually froze, and the color drained from his face rapidly. Soon, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted from fright, collapsing backward with a thud.

Xiao Bai, who was behind President Er Gou, also went black. Luo Lian had already reached out and covered Xiao Bai's eyes.

"Xiaobai, don't look at this, you won't be able to eat," Luo Lian reminded her.

Before Xiaobai could reply, she heard footsteps behind her, followed by shouts from men and women. In an instant, hurried conversations such as "The patient's stitches have come undone," "Doctor, prepare the disinfection," and "Prepare the reagents" filled Xiaobai's ears.

It seems the doctors arrived as soon as they heard the news.

After a while, Luo Lian slowly released her hand from covering Xiao Bai's eyes.

Xiao Bai looked ahead and saw that Mu Chenglin had been carried onto the bed. The curtains around the bed had been drawn, and a nurse was spraying a mist of disinfectant into the air around him with a showerhead-like prop. The other doctors and nurses were all huddled inside the curtains, bending over and working hard on Mu Chenglin's abdomen, which had been moved back onto the bed.

Mu Chenglin's head was moved outside the curtain. He seemed to have regained some consciousness. He stared blankly at the ceiling with his mouth open, like a salted fish, letting the doctor inside the curtain keep working on his intestines.

"Didn't I tell you before? Although it's not life-threatening, the injuries are still quite serious. I strongly advise against any strenuous activity with your limbs!" The doctor's voice, hidden behind his mask, came through, sounding somewhat angry despite its somber tone.

"Ah... Ten, I'm so sorry, but since I saw Aunt Naige, I felt I had to pay my respects first..."

"Is carrying luggage more important than life? The facilities here are inadequate, and it's easy to get infected! Every surgery carries a huge risk!"

"I understand, thank you very much..."

"Fortunately, this exercise wasn't too strenuous, and your bones didn't dislocate. Otherwise, you might have caused a serious accident with just a slight movement."

"..."

Mu Chenglin was being scolded by the doctor behind the curtain, too timid to reply.

That looked exactly like Mu Yu in front of Chairman Er Gou.

After treating Mu Chenglin's wounds, the doctors breathed a sigh of relief and came out from behind the curtain with a bunch of gauze and plastic wrap soaked in red liquid, releasing Mu Chenglin from inside.

After giving them a final instruction, the doctors left with the gauze and bandages.

"Is this the guy who got beaten up on the beach?" As the doctors passed by, Er Gou, the guild leader, casually grabbed a nurse and asked with a strange expression.

"Yes." The nurse, carrying a tray of discarded red cloths, nodded.

"Since that one over there was just delivered, what about this one over here?" President Er Gou pointed to the bandaged man who had startled him when he entered.

"This was sent over by the Admiral's Guild last night. He is said to be a human patient who suffered a deep-sea attack. After being rescued, he was found to have very serious and fatal injuries. I'm sorry, we are really powerless to help this gentleman. All we can do for now is to let him hold on for a while and see if anyone we know comes to claim him."

The nurse answered Chairman Er Gou's question with a somewhat complicated expression.

President Er Gou let out a sound of surprise, as if he had remembered something.