Elder brother's garrison

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"Admiral...you know everything, yet you insist on making me take the initiative. You're really...too mean."

As Iahua spoke, he gently moved closer to Xiaobai's face, pinched Xiaobai's chin, and lightly kissed Xiaobai's lips.

In the theater, along with soft murmurs, the sound of a garment being untied and slipping to the floor could be heard.

……

On the Hood and Lexington side.

When the movie reached its finale, the actors gathered to celebrate the holiday, and the end credits began to roll on the screen, Xiao Bai and Yi Ahua finally opened the door hand in hand and returned to the theater.

Although Hood was engrossed in the movie, she had been keeping an eye on the doorway ever since she noticed Xiaobai had left. As soon as Xiaobai returned, she immediately turned around to look at the two of them.

"Xiaobai, you and Iowa are back."

"Ah, ah... um..." Xiaobai's shoulders suddenly trembled like a startled bird. She covered her mouth, somewhat at a loss, not daring to meet Hu De's gentle gaze, and just nodded, "Um... yes, yes..."

"Where did you guys go? You haven't been back for a while," Hood asked.

"When I went to the restroom just now, I was bothered by an admiral I didn't know. Luckily, the admiral intervened in time and resolved the trouble," Iowa said to Hood with a smile.

"Oh...I see, then I'm relieved." Hood said with a smile, "This movie is really good, it's a pity you didn't see the last part."

"I'll make it up later when I have time," Iowa said, sitting down in their respective seats with Xiaobai.

Lexington never looked back; she simply drank her mineral water silently, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Chapter 3572 What does the Admiral mean...?

As the last stop on this trip, after leaving the movie theater, the group returned to the coffee shop where they started.

Everything has a beginning and an end; the starting point is also the end point.

Xiaobai was still sitting in the same spot she had been in during the day. Beside her, Iowa had her arms crossed and a smile on her face. Hood, Lexington, and Bismarck were also sitting opposite Xiaobai and Iowa, just like last time, ordering the same tea they had that morning.

"Hmm... Is it just my imagination? Why does it feel like you and Iowa are getting a little closer?" Hu De put down his teacup, looked at Xiao Bai and Iowa curiously, and asked them.

"Ah, this..." Xiaobai's expression immediately turned a little awkward when he heard Hu De's voice.

“Not at all, Sister Hood.” Iowa smiled and quickly finished Hood’s sentence before Xiaobai could finish. “Haven’t my relationship with the Admiral always been like this?”

"Hmm—was it like this before?"

Hu De observed the atmosphere between the two with a sense of wonder.

After careful observation, Hu De also felt that there didn't seem to be any subtle changes in Xiao Bai and Iowa's behavior. She herself didn't know why she had just said that the two of them had suddenly become closer.

It could be just intuition or something else...

As Hood was thinking, Lexington, who was standing next to him, spoke up with a smile.

“Hood, don’t treat Iowa like one of us,” Lexington said with a smile. “Iowa is, after all, a junior, so it’s normal for her to keep a distance from us sometimes. But even so, after spending a whole day together, it’s inevitable that we’ll get to know each other better and the distance between us will decrease.”

“Oh, that’s true.” Hood nodded as she listened to Lexington’s words, put down her cup, and smiled at Iowa, saying, “Iowa, I had a great time on this trip today.”

"I'm very satisfied with spending a day with all of you older sisters." Iowa smiled, her gaze sweeping over the three senior ship girls in front of her. "I never expected that these three older sisters, who are usually so dignified, would have such an approachable side in private. It's truly a pleasant surprise."

"Oh dear—" Hood took a breath and let out a long sigh of relief, "These days, the younger generation of the garrison are all so clever and mischievous. There are very few girls like you, Iowa, who are so well-behaved, sensible, smart and capable. So I have high hopes for you."

“I will continue to work hard.” Iowa nodded, looking at Shiro. “The Admiral will also improve alongside me, right?”

"Um..." Xiaobai lowered her head, holding her coffee cup. When Iowa asked her a question, her cheeks flushed slightly, as if she had remembered something. "Hmm..."

Bismarck lowered his head and silently licked his hot coffee with the tip of his tongue.

Lexington, meanwhile, maintained a smile, seemingly appreciating the tacit understanding between Little White and Iowa.

The group maintained this warm atmosphere and stayed in the coffee shop for a while.

Before we knew it, the sky had started to darken slightly.

Xiaobai and his group left the coffee shop and headed back to the Admiral's Guild.

Inside the Admiral's Guild's office hall, the ship girls all gathered around to greet Xiaobai and her group as soon as they saw them return.

"Mrs. Lie! You're back!"

"Sister Hood! How was your day outside?"

"Admiral! Welcome back!"

"..."

The ship girls enthusiastically surrounded Shiro and the older ship girls, while Hood and Lexington smiled, waved, and nodded to the ship girls like celebrities in the naval base.

Bismarck was the only one among those present who wasn't surrounded by the ship girls.

It wasn't because Bismarck was unpopular; it was just that the ship girls had originally wanted to come up and greet Bismarck warmly, but the moment they stepped forward and met her naturally cold face and those scarlet eyes, they felt a strange sense of respect and fear rising in their hearts. In the end, they only dared to smile at Bismarck and quickly made way for her.

Bismarck glanced around but didn't seem to care much. She walked back to the game room where Tirpitz was, and after a while, she left the game room as if nothing had happened and returned to Little White's side.

“I told Tirpitz to turn off the game console. Could you check later to see if she’s secretly turned it back on?” Bismarck said to Little White.

"Ah... okay, okay." Xiaobai nodded.

"Well, I'm all done here. Take me back to Chapter Four," Bismarck continued, speaking to Little White.

"Huh? We're going back already?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

“I haven’t stolen aluminum for over twenty-four hours.” Bismarck shook her head, looked down at her hands, and after a while said slowly, “I’m just too bored.”

"Um... okay, alright." Although Xiaobai was a little disappointed, seeing Bismarck's calm yet eager expression, she could only give up the idea of ​​letting her stay in Chapter 8 a little longer.

At this time, Super Yamato should have finished her deep-sea gathering. Xiaobai took out her phone and just sent a message when Super Yamato's figure emerged from the end of the corridor and came in front of everyone.

"Admiral, you're back?" Super Yamato asked Shiro.

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded.

"Did you have fun today?" Chao Dahe asked again.

"Yes, I'm very happy." Xiaobai nodded, then said regretfully to Chao Yahe, "It's a pity you're not here today. It would have been even better if you were."

Upon hearing this, Chao Dahe lowered his head, somewhat at a loss, and cupped his fair cheeks.

"Super Yamato, Bismarck wants to go back to Chapter 4, so you should take her back," Shiro then said to Super Yamato.

"Oh, okay." Super-large turned to look at Bismarck.

"Do you want to steal aluminum with me?" Bismarck asked the Super Yamato as if she had just remembered something. "Your trick of intimidating the Abyssal forces was quite effective, and since you're from the Abyss, it seems you don't need resources to go on expeditions."

"Next time, I'll definitely do it next time..."

"Okay, then next time."

Bismarck and Yamato were talking when they made a move to head towards the teleportation room together.

However, before leaving, Bismarck stopped, thought for a moment, and turned back to speak to Little White.

"noob."

"Hmm? I'm here," Xiaobai replied quickly.

"The phone you gave me is very good," Bismarck said to Little White, giving him a thumbs up.

"I'm glad you like it." Xiaobai smiled.

Bismarck then silently withdrew his thumb and disappeared at the end of the corridor with Co-Yamato, entering the teleportation room.

A few seconds after Bismarck entered the teleportation room, Xiaobai suddenly felt an emptiness in her heart. She sensed that Bismarck's presence had disappeared from this eighth chapter.

Just then, Hood and Lexington finished dealing with the ship girls around them and came to Shiro's side.

"Huh? Bismarck is already gone?" Hood looked around.

“Yes,” Xiaobai said.

“Well, then it’s my turn next,” Hood continued.

"Hey? Hood, you're leaving too?"

“Yes, I’m having a great time here. Thank you for the invitation, Xiaobai.” Hu De reached out and patted Xiaobai’s head, his eyes filled with irrepressible affection. “But, I’m more used to the peaceful life at the naval base. It’s lively here, but I’m afraid I’d get anxious if I actually stayed. Besides, I still have to host tea parties for my sisters every day at the naval base. If I’m not there, they might gradually realize that the tea parties can go on without me, and then my position would be very awkward.”

Xiao Bai couldn't help but smile as he listened to Hu De's joking words.

Lexington, who was standing nearby, spoke up at this moment.

"Little White, I'll go back with Hood too. I can't stay away from the naval base for too long."

"Well...I see."

Little White nodded, reluctantly saying goodbye to Lexington.

Lexington smiled and gave Little White and Iowa a deep look.

“I’ve seen what happened in Chapter Eight myself, and I’m quite relieved.” Lexington said, looking at Iowa with a knowing smile. “I’ve also seen Iowa for myself. Like her sister Missouri, she’s a very good partner. You should treat her well in the future.”

"Ah... okay, okay." Xiaobai nodded blankly.

Lexington then patted White on the shoulder, then raised his hand to pat Iowa on the shoulder, and left with Hood with a smile, heading towards the teleportation room.

The ship girls scattered after Hood and Lexington left.

Xiaobai stood there, staring blankly at Lexington's retreating figure.

"Admiral, what are you thinking about?" Iowa asked Xiaobai with a smile.

“Iowa… what Lexington just said meant…” Xiaobai said to Iowa, glancing around with some concern, and asked in a low voice, “…She found out?”

"Sister Lexington's insight is as sharp as ever."

Iowa said with a smile.

Xiao Bai covered her mouth, her face instantly turning as red as if she had been scalded in a pot of oil.

Xiao Bai and Yi Ahua returned to the office in the office lobby.

Xiao Bai spent the whole day playing outside, leaving a mountain of work waiting to be done in the office. He sat down, picked up a pen, and stared at a document for a long time.

After closing the door, Iowa walked to Xiaobai's side, glanced at the documents in Xiaobai's hand, and suddenly smiled.

"Admiral, it's not good to be distracted while working."

"Hmm... How did you know I was distracted?"

"Because this is the first time I've seen you, Admiral, hold the same document and think about it for more than five seconds."

“Okay…” Xiaobai gently put down the file, looked up at Iowa, “Iowa…”

"I am here, Admiral."

"What style of ring do you like?" Xiaobai asked, blushing.

"..." Iowa smiled at Xiaobai, and after a while asked, "Can I interpret the admiral's words as meaning that he wants to give me a ring?"

Chapter 3573 The Needs of Supermassive

"Could I interpret the admiral's words as meaning he's going to give me a ring?"

In the quiet office, Iowa paused for a moment, then smiled and asked Xiaobai.

"After all, we...we've...we've done that..." Xiaobai seemed a little embarrassed. Her face turned red, she turned her head to the side, and her finger gently touched her lower lip.

"Admiral, please don't feel pressured." Iowa looked at Xiaobai and seemed to understand what Xiaobai was thinking. She smiled and continued, "If you're referring to what happened at the movie theater, then it's all in the past now. Please don't take it too seriously, and don't feel obligated to take responsibility for me."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Xiaobai looked at Iowa.

“What I mean is, there’s no rush.” Iowa gently pressed down on the documents in front of Xiaobai, bent down and whispered in Xiaobai’s ear, “Admiral, we are all girls, this kind of thing… it’s not a matter of who is responsible for whom.”

"Um..." Xiaobai's ears tickled from Iowa's breath. She instinctively closed her eyes and shrank her shoulders. "But, but..."

“Today I went out with the Admiral, along with Sister Lexington, Sister Hood, and Sister Bismarck. If the sisters at the naval base find out I have a ring on my hand the next day, it will definitely affect their reputations,” Iowa whispered into Little White’s ear. “Although I did take advantage of their trust in me today, I still hope that they will maintain their neutral and gentle image, not interfere in your private life, and not be overly biased towards anyone… at least not because of me.”

Xiao Bai opened his eyes and listened blankly to Io Hua's words.

Xiao Bai turned her head and looked at Yi Ahua.

Iowa's face, so close yet still flawless, smiled at Xiaobai.

“If the Admiral really likes me, what’s a little more time for rings and titles, right?” Iowa stood up, gently covering her lips with her fingers, revealing her rosy lips. “We ship girls have a long lifespan, and your lifespan is just as long as ours, Admiral. I can wait now. It’s not too late to give it to me when the older sisters at the naval base realize that we have developed feelings for each other over time.”

“Okay, fine…” Xiaobai nodded blankly.

“Ah, but that’s true.” Iowa smiled and held up a finger, continuing to say to Xiaobai, “Since we’ve already reached this point, I can be the Admiral’s secret lover for a while before I get the Admiral’s ring.”

"Huh??? This, this won't do!"

"Oh, is that not allowed?" Iowa laughed, her gaze lowered alluringly, her eyes fixed on Xiaobai as if they could speak. "Admiral... don't you find this exciting?"