Elder brother's garrison

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Nia lay sprawled across the sofa, her arms wrapped around Xiaobai's waist, her face rubbing against Xiaobai's thighs and stomach, looking like she was ready to stick with Xiaobai forever.

“Okay, I’m not going anywhere,” Xiaobai said, patting Nia’s head.

"Xiaobai, this can't go on like this. News of our argument will soon spread far and wide." Nia pouted at Xiaobai. "How about we go out and show ourselves to the outside world later, and explain that we didn't argue? Let them see how harmonious and loving we are?"

"Hmm? Nia, don't you usually not care about public opinion at all? Why are you so concerned today?"

“As for myself, of course I don’t care what outsiders think of me… whether they criticize me or praise me, I don’t care.” Nia said, closing her eyes and hugging Xiaobai’s waist tightly. “But, if they say that my relationship with you, Xiaobai, is not good… I don’t know why, but I will be extremely bothered by it! I really want to explain it to them!”

“I see…” Xiaobai nodded with a smile, running her fingers through Nia’s hair. “I understand what you’re thinking, Nia.”

"Mmm..." Nia closed her eyes, feeling the touch of Xiaobai's fingers, a comfortable expression on her face.

“Nia, if you want, we can go out now and show everyone our relationship status,” Xiaobai said.

"Then, shall we head out in a bit?" Nia looked up expectantly.

"Of course." Xiaobai nodded with a smile, but then paused slightly before continuing to Nia, "But... before you leave, could you listen to me for a moment?"

"Hmm? What are you saying?" Nia looked at Xiaobai obediently.

"Nia, what do you think of Admiral Ke Yuan?"

"..." Upon hearing the words "Admiral Ke Yuan," Nia's expression instantly fell. "...I hate him, I hate him so much."

“Yes, he’s awful.” Xiaobai nodded. “And he’s the one who’s been trying to drive a wedge between me and Nia this time… And judging from the current situation, if we leave him alone, he’ll find other ways to cause trouble for our lives.”

"How could he be so mean!" Nia exclaimed angrily upon hearing this.

“So, Nia,” Xiaobai said to Nia with a smile, “do you want to teach Admiral Ke Yuan a lesson?”

"……lesson?"

“Yes, a… big lesson.” Xiaobai bent down slightly, leaned close to Nia’s ear, and whispered in her ear, “A big lesson that will make Admiral Ke Yuan never dare to cause us any more trouble… and not only us, but also prevent him from doing bad things to others again.”

"...Xiaobai, what are you trying to do?"

“Yes, I have a plan,” Xiaobai nodded and said. “If the plan succeeds, Admiral Ke Yuan will never do bad things again.”

"...Xiaobai, are you going to invoke the power of the world's number one admiral?" Nia asked cautiously, "...to have the Admiral's Guild directly expel Admiral Ke Yuan?"

“How could that be?” Xiaobai shook her head with a smile when she heard Nia’s words. “If we really did that, what would be the difference between me and Admiral Ke Yuan? Besides, if our identities were exposed, our lives wouldn’t be so peaceful, you know? So at least until the very last moment, I won’t use that method.”

"Like This……"

"In short, in order to achieve my plan, I need the admirals outside to think that my relationship with you, Nia, is not good," Xiaobai said to Nia.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Nia was stunned.

“In other words, the more people outside think that Nia and I have quarreled, the easier it will be to implement this plan and the better it will be,” Xiaobai said. “For the perfect execution of this plan, Nia and I probably can’t go out and explain our relationship to people.”

“Eh…” Nia drawled out.

“Of course, if you really want to explain to the people around you, Nia, we can go out and explain,” Xiaobai said to Nia again.

"Hmm..." Nia pouted, lowered her head, and hugged Xiaobai's waist for a while.

In the quiet living room, Nia's legs gently patted the sofa cushions, making a soft slapping sound.

After a few minutes, Nia finally raised her head.

“It’s a bit of a shame that we can’t explain our relationship to others…” Nia said earnestly to Xiaobai, “But if it’s to defeat Admiral Ke Yuan, then there’s no other way! Xiaobai, this Admiral Ke Yuan is too wicked! As long as we can teach him a big lesson so that he can never do bad things again, I’ll do anything!”

"Nia, thank you." Xiaobai smiled at Nia.

"It's alright!" Nia hugged Xiaobai's waist tightly, took a deep breath of Xiaobai's scent, and then said contentedly, "Anyway, I can still hold you like this inside the temporary garrison... As long as I don't go out, it makes no difference!"

"Yes, there's no difference."

Xiao Bai stroked Nia's head, then looked up and met Jean Bart's gaze from behind the sofa.

Jean Bart gave Little White a thumbs up and stuck out his pink little tongue.

"However, during the period when the plan is in effect, we have to pretend to be arguing in front of the people outside the temporary naval base," Xiaobai added to Nia.

Chapter 2805 Playing along

"Arguing in front of others? Me and Xiaobai, you?" Nia looked up.

"Yes," Xiaobai nodded with a smile.

"How...how are we supposed to argue?" Nia asked, swallowing nervously. "Well...Xiaobai, actually I don't have much experience in arguing...Do we...do we have to do it like in the TV dramas, grabbing each other's hair and rolling around on the floor?"

“Nia, what you’re talking about isn’t arguing, it’s fighting.” Xiaobai smiled.

“Yes, yes…” Nia breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s great… Even if it was a fake argument, I didn’t want things to turn out like that with you, Xiaobai…”

"Let me think about it—" Xiaobai tapped her chin and thought for a while, then smiled at Nia and said, "Actually, even if we're just pretending to argue, we don't need to do anything special."

"Do nothing?"

"Yeah, if we don't go out and explain, people outside will naturally assume we're arguing, right?"

"...Oh, I see."

“However, during the period when the plan is being implemented, we two cannot appear too intimate in front of outsiders.” As Xiaobai spoke, she gently patted Nia’s wrist that was wrapped around her waist. “For example, this kind of action is absolutely, positively unacceptable in front of outsiders.”

"Eh—" Nia drawled, her voice filled with reluctance, "Does that mean I can never touch you again, Little White?"

“In the temporary garrison, Nia, you can still touch her however you want,” Xiaobai said to Nia with a smile. “You’ll just have to hold back in front of outsiders, it won’t be long.”

"Hmm..." Nia pouted, her head drooping, looking like a disappointed puppy being neglected by its owner. "Alright then... Little White, I'll listen to you."

After saying that, Nia pressed her face against Xiaobai's stomach and hugged Xiaobai's waist tightly with both arms, looking as if she was reluctant to let go.

While stroking Nia's head, Xiaobai explained his plan to Nia.

Upon hearing Xiaobai's plan, Nia's eyes first filled with surprise, then with delight. She repeatedly praised Xiaobai's idea and readily complimented him.

"Wow! Xiaobai, your plan is amazing!"

"It's not really a brilliant idea, it's just that Barr got the crucial evidence," Xiaobai said with a smile to Nia. "Anyway, that's how the plan will be carried out. Nia, you'd better put on a good show with me, okay?"

"I, I will try my best!" Nia hugged Xiaobai and said quickly.

Nia snuggled in Xiaobai's arms for a while. After Nia replenished Xiaobai's energy from the whole day, Xiaobai and Nia packed up their things and left the reception room one after the other.

"Oh, right, Nia." Standing in front of the reception room door, Xiaobai seemed to remember something and said to Nia, "Nia, I need to go out for a bit later."

"Hmm? Where are we going? Let's go together," Nia replied instinctively.

Hearing Nia's words, Xiaobai smiled with a hint of helplessness.

"Nia, do you remember what we just said? We're going to pretend to argue in front of outsiders."

"Huh? It's already started?"

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded. “Well… the reason I said I was going out this time was to let the people outside the temporary garrison see our situation and make them believe that there really is a rift between you and me—that way, it will be easier for rumors to spread. If Nia had come out with me, they might not have understood.”

"Oh, I see..." Nia awkwardly raised her hands, her ten fingers gently touching each other. "Then... Little White... please don't take this seriously..."

"Huh? What do you mean, really?" Xiaobai looked at Nia.

"So, you mean... in our plan, we're just pretending to argue... when you come back, we'll still be good friends..." Nia said to Xiaobai while pointing at her fingers with her head down, "If you get too into character outside and accidentally start arguing with me... then, then I'll just have to cry for you."

"...No way." Xiaobai smiled.

Nia really does worry about some strange things.

After leaving the reception room, Nia and Xiaobai parted ways temporarily to handle the daily affairs of the temporary garrison.

Xiao Bai left the building where the reception room was located and walked to the edge of the temporary garrison's playground.

Just as Xiaobai stopped, a familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Huh? Admiral? Are you going out?"

Xiao Bai was taken aback.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Changchun and Anshan were staring at her with great interest not far away, walking towards her.

It seems that Changchun and Anshan were just taking a stroll around the area before.

"Hello, Changchun and Anshan." Xiaobai smiled at the two ship girls. "How did you know I was going out?"

"Because Admiral, you're standing here with an expression like you're about to choose a ship girl to take with you on your trip." Changchun put her hands behind her back and smiled sweetly at Xiaobai. "After spending so much time with you, Admiral, it's easy to see what you're thinking."

"Wow... Is it really okay to say these things in public?" Hearing this, Anshan quickly hugged her shoulders, her whole body swaying rhythmically to her left and right like a swaying cocoon. "Ah—it's so good—I also want to have such a good relationship with my comrade—to be able to show off our love in front of so many people, I'm so envious—it's so good—ah—"

Changchun was embarrassed by the teasing from Anshan.

"Anshan, Anshan sister... I, I didn't mean that."

"Huh? Is Changchun implying that his relationship with his comrade has reached the point where they can unconsciously flaunt their affection?"

"Anshan, Anshan sister...!!"

"Hahahaha—"

Changchun blushed and raised her pink fist to smash towards Anshan's arm. Anshan spun around and dodged Changchun's attack, letting out a series of clear, bell-like laughs.

Xiaobai smiled and silently watched the two ship girl sisters in front of her, who were identical in appearance and figure but had very different personalities and temperaments.

"Yes, I'm heading out soon," Xiaobai said with a smile to Changchun and Anshan, who were playfully bickering. "Changchun, Anshan, if you're free, would you like to come with me?"

"Can I go?!" Changchun, who was grabbing Anshan's collar and about to hit her, was stunned. She looked at Xiaobai happily and nodded quickly, "I want to go! Anshan and I are both free!"

"Then let's leave now."

"Now?"

"Ah."

"...Admiral, are you only taking me and Sister Anshan with you?"

"Yes."

"Where are Admiral Nia and Admiral Luo Lian?"

"They're not going out with me today."

"...Then, shall we bring a few more ship girl sisters?"

"No need. I just want to go out and make a brief appearance," Xiaobai said with a smile. "I don't need to bring so many ship girls with me, and besides..."

"and?"

"A little more desolate would be better."

"Oh……"

Changchun and Anshan exchanged a glance, seemingly understanding but not quite.

……

The gates of the temporary garrison were pushed open with a creaking sound.

Upon hearing the sound of the door opening, the admiral's spies, who were lurking in the corner of the street, all looked up and peered towards the gate of the temporary naval base.

Under the expectant gaze of all the informants, the figure that appeared at the gate quickly became clear.

Upon recognizing the figure emerging from the temporary naval base, the admiral's spies present were overjoyed and then stood up excitedly.

"Wow! Admiral Lu Lin!"

"It's Admiral Lu Lin!"

"Admiral Lu Lin has finally reappeared since what happened three days ago!"

"I've been waiting for so long, I finally got my turn!"

The admiral's spies excitedly relayed the news of seeing Xiaobai to their respective groups, while keeping a close eye on Xiaobai as he walked out of the temporary naval base, afraid of missing any clues.

Under the watchful eyes of the spies, Xiaobai, Changchun, and Anshan left the gate of the temporary garrison and slowly walked out onto the street.

The informants instinctively followed Xiaobai and his group.

But the moment the informants moved, Changchun and Anshan, who were following behind Xiaobai, turned around and glared at them with slightly unhappy eyes.

The informants froze, looking around nervously as if they had been caught off guard.

By the time the spies looked at Xiaobai again, Xiaobai and the two ship girls had already walked out of the street and disappeared into the crowd outside.

The informants looked at each other, each noticing the awkwardness on the other's face.

"It seems that Admiral Lu Lin is not in a good mood..."

"That's not true."