Elder brother's garrison

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Mr. Barbatos's respectful, even somewhat obsequious, humble actions caused the other admirals in the restaurant to slightly open their mouths.

"No need to be so polite." Little White, who was so flattered by Mr. Barbatos, felt a wave of empty shame. Her face also felt hot. She moved closer to Missouri and grabbed Missouri's sleeve before she felt a little more at ease.

"Sycophant." Wisconsin scoffed.

Mr. Barbatos was naturally not angry at Wisconsin's words. To him, such words were not an insult, but rather an acknowledgment and praise.

Correct!

I, Barbatos, am the sycophant of the world's number one naval base!

Can anyone else do it?

Mr. Barbatos's smile did not fade at all.

“Wisconsin, you can’t say that about Mr. Barbatos. He’s an old friend who has helped Nia and me a lot.” Little White reached out and corrected Wisconsin, “He’s a very good person.”

"Oh, I'm sorry." Wisconsin apologized to Mr. Barbatos quite readily.

"..." Mr. Barbatos's expression was a little stiff.

At that moment, Mr. Barbatos suddenly didn't know what expression to wear.

—Neither laughing nor crying is appropriate.

--Depend on.

—That's a bit awkward.

—I'm actually a little touched.

Mr. Barbatos scratched his head, chuckled at the girls at the table, and suddenly felt his face burning and his eyes feeling warm.

"Mr. Barbatos, how have you been lately?"

"I'm doing very well, I'm doing very well..."

"Oh, I just heard someone say when I came in that you were punished by your superiors after I left. Are you alright?"

"It's alright...it's alright..."

Xiao Bai then picked up the water glass in front of him and took a small sip of water.

Xiao Bai put down her water glass and looked at Mr. Barbatos: "Um... Mr. Barbatos, may I ask you something?"

“Ask me anything,” Mr. Barbatos replied with a nod.

"Excuse me... is there a ship girl named Odin in the first chapter?"

"..." Mr. Barbatos paused, "Uh... how did you know about this..."

"Oh, really?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

Mr. Barbatos thought for a moment, then turned to look at the other admirals in the restaurant.

The admirals who met Barbatos's gaze immediately lowered their heads and covered their ears.

Mr. Barbatos turned back and cleared his throat: "Well... this is something I shouldn't tell you... but... well, there is indeed a ship girl named Odin in this chapter."

"Has she been here long?"

"I arrived before I took office."

"Oh~" Xiaobai nodded thoughtfully.

It seems that this ship girl named Odin is probably the same ship girl that Grandma Bai Ying mentioned who gave her the super construction device.

"Where is that ship girl named Odin? Can I see her?"

“Hmm…” Mr. Barbatos turned his head again and looked at the other admirals in the restaurant.

The other admirals in the restaurant quickly got up, grabbed their ship girls, and led them to the restaurant entrance to pay their bills and leave.

In the blink of an eye, the once lively Admiral Guild Hall was suddenly left with only Admiral Xiaobai.

Mr. Barbatos opened his mouth, thought for a long time, and was still not quite at ease. He pulled a stack of toilet paper from in front of Xiaobai, then took out a pen from his clothes, wrote a line on the toilet paper, and handed it to Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai took the toilet paper and saw that it simply read: Odin is the owner of the convenience store on the beach of the node. Every night after get off work, he returns from the beach to the depths of the fourth node.

"Huh??" Xiaobai looked at the words on the toilet paper, somewhat surprised. "Deep inside???"

“Yes.” Mr. Barbatos gestured for Xiaobai to return the toilet paper to him. After Xiaobai returned the toilet paper, Mr. Barbatos threw the wad of toilet paper into the water glass on the table next to him. He was somewhat relieved after watching the writing on it gradually turn into a light blue ink and disappear.

"Mr. Barbatos seems to know more than just Odin's name... Have you two communicated?"

“She’s a ship girl who claims to protect the balance of the first chapter, and she doesn’t have an admiral.” Mr. Barbatos seemed to be struggling with how to explain her power. “And she’s incredibly powerful.”

"Why didn't she intervene when the Abyssal Fleet attacked the land?"

“Unfortunately, she seemed to have left at that time and only returned later.” Mr. Barbatos wiped the sweat from his forehead. “Moreover, she claims to be on the other side between humans and deep-sea ships, so she won’t intervene in battles that don’t violate the balance.”

What does "violating the balance" mean?

"It's similar to when another Deep Sea Dean suddenly barges into the first chapter."

"..." Xiaobai gave Mr. Barbatos a wry smile.

Sorry... that time we really did break the balance...

"What does she look like?"

"So tall, so big, like a little child. A small anchor is hanging from its waist."

"Oh, okay, I understand." Little White stood up from his seat. "Thank you, Mr. Barbatos."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

"Then I'll go find her."

"Sir! Are you going to see her?"

"Ah."

"No!"

"what happened?"

"She doesn't really like ship girls, and, moreover, it seems like she's been in a particularly bad mood ever since she returned from human society last time, and she's been quite violent..."

"Ah... there are ship girls like that too." Xiaobai nodded. "It's okay, I just asked her a few questions, she won't hit me for this, will she?"

In her mind, Xiaobai labeled Odin as an old, grumpy little girl.

Mr. Barbatos hesitated for a moment, thought for a long time, and finally nodded.

Finally, without waiting for the Admiral's Guild's food to be ready, Xiaobai led the ship girls away from the Admiral's Guild.

Mr. Barbatos watched Little White and the others leave, then looked down at his large belly with a hint of unease.

"Mr. Barbatos, Admiral Lu Lin and the others have already left," Xie Yun reminded him when she saw Mr. Barbatos standing there in a daze.

“…Oh.” Mr. Barbatos pinched his belly, feeling a little empty.

"Miss Xie Yun."

"What can I do for you?"

"Although I always thought that lady was an angel... now I think she really is an angel..."

"...What a strange statement." Xie Yun looked at Mr. Barbatos with some confusion.

Alas.

What's wrong with this big meatball today?

It's gotten so cheesy.

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sunset.

Night was gradually falling.

As the sunlight was gradually licked by the endless darkness beyond the horizon, the calm sea grew increasingly cold as the yellowish hue deepened.

After their ship girls returned, the admirals left the node one by one and headed back to the city.

Inside the small shop on the beach, the staff stretched and left one after another.

Night was brewing in the tranquil darkness, accompanied by the peaceful sound of the waves.

At some point late at night.

A short, white figure approached from a distance, closing the doors of each small shop, carrying a notebook, and using a ballpoint pen to tally up the day's earnings.

"...The small restaurant made 1,500 today..."

"Dessert shop 860... Hmm, next time order less of this flavor..."

"The open-air restaurant made a profit of 2,100 today... No wonder it's fried noodles, but it's a pity the chef wasn't cheap either... Maybe next time..."

"..."

The white-clad figure muttered to himself as he left each shop, making a note in his notebook.

"The popsicle shop... also zero income today..." The short figure walked to the last shop, his tone somewhat cold.

A bang.

The sound of a ballpoint pen being crushed could be heard.

"Tsk... Sukhbaatar, that bastard..."

"I'm so angry..."

"I'm so angry, so angry, so angry, so angry..."

The sound of stomping feet.

"Fox spirit, fox spirit, fox spirit, fox spirit—don't let me see a fox spirit again!"

"—Excuse me... are you Odin? I've been waiting for you here for a long time..." Suddenly, at that moment, a white figure emerged from the bushes next to the ice cream shop.

"Hello... My name is Lu Lin... I just heard you mention Sukhbaatar..." The white-clad figure seemed to have made an unexpected discovery while waiting for Odin. She walked up to Odin, bent down, and carefully looked at his face. "Um... do you have a relationship with Lady Sukhbaatar?"

Upon seeing the white figure, Odin, who had been muttering to himself, suddenly paused.

She looked up and, in the dark, gazed at Little White.

It was quiet for a long time.

Then, a crimson light, accompanied by a somewhat empty murmur, gradually shone in a pair of eyes.

"—Ah." Odin stared wide-eyed at the little white creature before him. "...Am I dreaming?"

"what?"

"It's a fox spirit..."

"???"

Chapter 971 When a wolf in sheep's clothing meets a wolf in sheep's clothing

Based on the information given by Mr. Barbatos, Xiaobai learned that the ship girl Odin would come out to close the shop every night. In order to interact with this ship girl, Xiaobai originally planned to squat in the bushes next to the popsicle shop and wait for Odin to be caught off guard so that a Demacian would jump out.

However, just as Xiaobai saw Odin's figure at the store entrance, she heard Odin's meaningful soliloquy.

In the language, Xiaobai felt that Odin seemed to know Sukhbaatar, and their relationship seemed to be quite special.

—Oh, come to think of it, Sukhbaatar also claimed to be the guardian of the first chapter. Since these two do the same thing, it's probably normal for them to know each other.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai secretly took a closer look at Odin's appearance.

She discovered that this ship girl named Odin was also the kind of young girl ship girl who had a mature feel to her, and in appearance she did have a similar feel to Sukhbaatar.

Just as Xiaobai realized this and was preparing to use Sukhbaatar as a breakthrough to start a conversation between himself and Odin, thus emerging from the bushes, Odin's next reaction made Xiaobai even more curious.

"A vixen???"

Little White looked at Odin in surprise, pointing to himself with some confusion.

Eh?

Eh?

What the heck is a fox spirit?

Have you ever done anything associated with this nickname?