Elder brother's garrison

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"Of course, it's the clothing store with an excellent reputation within our naval base," Xiaobai replied.

"Does our naval base sell clothes? I thought I had to buy them outside," Kiat said curiously.

“Yes, look.” Xiaobai nodded upon hearing this. She saw that the distance was about right, then gestured for Kiat to look at her, and pointed to the road ahead.

Kiat followed Little White's finger and looked ahead.

At the end of the road, a strange little shop, not very large in area but shaped like cat ears, stands on the ground.

Upon seeing the shop-like building, Kiat paused for a moment, then looked at Xiaobai.

"Commander, is this the clothing store?"

"Yeah yeah."

"This... eh?" Kiat looked bewildered, staring at the cat-ear-shaped building in the distance, then fell silent.

……

Amidst Kiat's confusion, Xiaobai and his friends arrived at the cat-eared convenience store. Just as they approached, a bright green figure hurriedly pushed open the door.

"Oh dear—a big customer has arrived, meow! Welcome, Admiral, meow!"

A strange voice, seemingly a blend of languor and cunning, rang out as Akashi jogged towards Shiro and his group, muttering welcoming words.

Akashi came to the front of everyone, and she rubbed her green sleeves in front of Shiro, her face full of anticipation.

"Akashi, you're at work so early today." Shiro greeted Akashi with a smile.

"Welcome, Admiral! The door to Akashi's shop is always open for you, meow." Akashi said to Shiro. "May I ask what you're here to buy this time, meow? Or perhaps you'd like to pick up some newly made jewelry? It's all prepared for you here!"

"Hmm? Is it a deep-sea aura shielding device? How many have you prepared in the past few days?"

"Not many, not many, but seventy or eighty items, meow! Because the Admiral was urging me so much, Akashi has been working really hard lately, meow!" Akashi immediately grabbed Shiro's hand with her sleeve and pulled her into the convenience store. Then she slipped under the counter, grabbed a large box of rustling cardboard boxes, and handed it to Shiro. "The Admiral can come and inspect the goods, meow!"

Shiro placed his hand on the cardboard, smiled at Akashi, and shook his head.

"It's alright, I still approve of Akashi's craftsmanship, so we won't bother with the inspection." Xiaobai put the cardboard box directly into her ship equipment space. "As for payment, just give the bill to Lexington at the end of this month."

"Welcome, meow!" Akashi raised her hand high.

"Alright, let's get down to business now," Xiaobai coughed and said to Mingshi.

"Meow? The previous one wasn't the important matter?" Akashi exclaimed in surprise. She quickly stepped back and covered her mouth with her green sleeve. "Could it be... could it be that the Admiral has discovered that Akashi is secretly selling the Admiral's exclusive private photos? Meow... Meow! The Admiral wants to hear Akashi's explanation!"

"...This is the first time I've heard of private photos..." Xiaobai was silent for a while, then said to Akashi, "I'll talk to Lexington about it later."

"Meow—Admiral, spare Akashi's life, meow! Akashi didn't send out the Admiral's private photos, she only sold them to her own ship girl companions, meow!" Akashi immediately ran up, grabbed Shiro's clothes with her green sleeve, and pitifully begged for mercy.

"Could I have a copy of the private photos?" Changchun asked quietly from the side.

"Meow? Does Changchun need private photos too? But isn't Changchun the Admiral's wedding ship? Since we can see the Admiral's body directly, why do we need photos, meow?" Akashi looked confused.

"Hmm...it feels different, doesn't it?" Changchun tapped his chin with his finger and smiled at Akashi.

"Meow... Admiral, please spare my life, meow, considering I gave you the photos to Changchun for free..." Akashi pitifully rolled up her sleeves and asked Shiro, "Next time you visit my shop, I'll give you a free meal, meow..."

"Is it really free?" Xiaobai asked.

"It's really free!"

“That’s a huge financial blow for Akashi.” Shiro nodded, looked at Akashi’s face, and sighed. “Alright, I’ll just pretend I didn’t see it this time.”

"Thank you, Admiral Meow!"

"Now, we can get down to business."

"Meow?! So what happened just now wasn't important either, meow?"

“Yes, you confessed just now.” Shiro said under Akashi’s incredulous gaze, then pointed to Kiat beside her, “Anyway, let’s get down to business. Do you recognize this ship girl?”

"Meow..." Akashi swayed listlessly, then looked up at Kiat. "This ship girl looks so unfamiliar... Is she a ship girl who recently joined the naval base, meow?"

"Is she Kiat?"

"Meow? The eyebrows and eyes do look similar, could it be that it's grown up, meow?"

"You actually recognized me?"

“The Gearing-class destroyers often come to Akashi’s convenience store to buy snacks, so we’ve gotten to know each other quite well, meow…” Akashi looked at Kiat, “So Kiat has been modified and grown up, meow? Is she here to buy snacks this time?”

“You guessed half right,” Shiro said to Akashi. “We’re here to buy clothes for Kiat.”

"Clothes?" Akashi was taken aback. She looked at Shiro, then at Kiat, and then suddenly exclaimed, "I see! Akashi understands completely now, meow!"

"So, do you have any suitable styles of clothes?" Xiaobai asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, of course, meow! Admiral and ship girl companions, please come this way with Akashi, meow!" Akashi immediately stepped forward, grabbed Shiro's sleeve, and led Shiro and her group deeper into the convenience store.

Akashi quickly pulled everyone into the depths of the convenience store, with Kiat following behind with her hands behind her back. As they walked, she discovered that there was another door connecting to the depths of the convenience store.

Kiat watched curiously as Akashi took out her key, tiptoed to open the door, and then pulled Shiro inside.

"Huh? How come I didn't notice there was a door here before..." Kiat muttered to himself, and stepped inside.

Although Akashi's convenience store didn't look big, the space inside was surprisingly spacious. Kiat followed Shiro through the room after the door opened, and after a few steps, he felt as if he had entered a bright space similar to a basement.

There are mirrors, sofas for resting, changing rooms, and a huge storage room that resembles a warehouse.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. Akashi will go get some suitable clothes right away!"

Akashi said something to everyone, then turned and ran into the storage room, disappearing in a flash.

Kiat stood there, looking around curiously.

Xiaobai smiled at Kiat and waved to him.

"Kiart, how are you feeling?"

“Commander, I never knew there was such a place in Akashi’s convenience store…” Kiat said to Shiro.

“Yeah, after all, you guys didn’t care about new clothes before.” Xiaobai said to Kiat, “Akashi’s shop has everything, not just snacks and toys, but also my photos, wedding ring, deep-sea aura shielding devices, and even ship girl clothes.”

"Oh……"

"And don't underestimate Akashi. Despite her appearance, she is a master craftswoman. Whether it's making jewelry or designing clothing, she is top-notch, and every piece is unique and fits her perfectly."

Xiaobai said to Kiat,

"Ever since Akashi settled down here, the ship girls in our naval base have been very fond of buying clothes from Akashi. Even the Iowa-class ship girls, in addition to buying clothes from high-end luxury stores, also regularly ask Akashi to design clothes for them. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Akashi's schedule is too full, the Iowa and the others might simply buy clothes only from Akashi."

“I see.” Kiart nodded.

While everyone was chatting, a lush green figure came running over from afar, carrying large handfuls of clothes hangers and colorful clothes.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting, meow! This is Akashi's most prized design lately, meow!"

Akashi ran over and, as if presenting a treasure, pushed all the clothes in her hands to Shiro.

"Please take a look, Admiral!"

Chapter 3895 Happiness

wow-

The sounds of fabric rubbing against each other and the crisp clinking of clothes hangers reached Xiaobai and his group's ears as Mingshi raised the treasure high.

Xiaobai and his group looked at Akashi, who was almost completely submerged in her new clothes.

At this moment, Akashi was nowhere to be seen from the crowd.

Akashi wasn't very tall to begin with, and at most she could only fight the destroyers of the naval base to a standstill. She brought so many clothes with her, and even though Akashi tried to hold the clothes racks above her head to prevent the clothes from touching the ground, her petite body was still easily covered by the large amount of clothing.

"Wow...you brought out so many clothes all at once..." Xiaobai said in amazement.

"Because the Admiral personally selected the outfits, Akashi really put in a lot of effort this time, meow!" Under everyone's gaze, Akashi slowly placed the clothes hanger in her hand on the sofa not far away. Then, she emerged from the heavy fabric and raised her voice a few decibels to Xiaobai and the others, "Akashi brought out all her most prized designs recently, meow. I hope that Kiat, Changchun, Jinan, and Anshan can all choose the most satisfactory designs, meow!"

"Huh? We have one too?" Changchun pointed to himself in surprise after hearing Mingshi's words.

"Akashi is a ship girl who knows how to read the mood, meow." Akashi walked up to the group, tucked her bright green sleeves into her waistband, and said to everyone, "Since the Admiral brought so many ship girls here, meow, he certainly won't just buy clothes for one of them, meow!"

"Ah..." Changchun drawled out the sound, and together with Anshan and Jinan, they looked at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai also smiled at this moment.

"Since we're already here, let's pick some things out together," Xiaobai said with a smile.

"Let's pick and choose, meow!" Akashi raised a small arm, and a tiny white fist popped out from the green sleeve, shaking it eagerly in the air. "Don't worry, everyone, meow! All the expenses for purchasing the clothes this time will be covered by the agreement between Akashi and the Admiral! So please feel free to choose, meow!"

"Wow, it's really free?" Anshan looked incredulous.

"Akashi's word is her bond, meow!" Akashi had a magnanimous expression, as if she had made up her mind.

"Looks like we're really lucky today." Anshan smiled at Akashi, then turned to Jinan and Changchun and said, "The people at the naval base all say that Miss Akashi is reliable and shrewd. It's not an easy thing for an ordinary person to gain an advantage over her. So, we can be considered to be ahead of 99 percent of the people at the naval base?"

"I'd say... something like that." Changchun said, glancing cautiously at Akashi. "Then, Miss Akashi, shall we not stand on ceremony?"

"Go pick out your clothes, go pick out your clothes!" Akashi waved to everyone, gesturing for them to go to the sofa and choose freely. "There are many dressing rooms in the basement, meow. Once you find something suitable, just go to the dressing room and change!"

The three from Changchun thanked Mingshi, then looked at the clothes on the sofa and jogged over to them with light steps.

Choosing clothes...

No ship girl would hate this kind of thing.

After the three from Changchun ran to the sofa, Kiat, with his hands behind his back, looked left and right and walked towards the sofa.

Under Xiaobai's watchful gaze, the four ship girls sat around the sofa, chatting and laughing as they selected one garment after another from a collection of colorful and uniquely styled gorgeous outfits.

Akashi's designs differ significantly from those of high-end fashion designers in human society.

In the market, clothing for human society often focuses on the garment itself as its selling point. These garments are flashy and unique, with trendy and fashionable designs, and various styles that are eye-catching and ingenious. In the hands of advanced human fashion designers, they seem to prefer to make the "clothing" they design the core, making their carefully crafted works the most dazzling presence in the crowd. Therefore, the "person" wearing the clothes becomes an insignificant supporting element.

For the people wearing these clothes, it seems they only need to play the role of an unassuming, unremarkable, and understated human clothes hanger, honestly highlighting the charm of the clothing.

Therefore.

In a sense, women with overly curvy figures don't look as good as female models with well-proportioned, youthful figures.

In short, the best thing is to be poor.

Iowa and Missouri had occasionally complained to Xiaobai about this. Because of their large breasts, a significant portion of the human clothing they had bought was unsuitable for their voluptuous figures. The clothes didn't look as good on them as they did on the models, failing to capture the youthful vibe the designer was aiming for. In the end, to prevent the designer from being tarnished, Missouri and Iowa gave those clothes to Wisconsin.

Don't tell me.

Those clothes that were unsuitable for Missouri and Iowa looked much more stylish on Wisconsin than on them.

Poor Wisconsin, to this day she still doesn't know why Missouri and Iowa gave her so many clothes to wear.

Let's get down to business.

Akashi's designs are popular in the naval base not only because of her superb clothing design skills and needlework abilities, but also because Akashi's design philosophy is completely opposite to that of human designers. Akashi's idea is very simple: the clothes she designs are for ship girls. Therefore, Akashi has never thought of making the clothes the "main body" of the ship girls. The ship girls' bodies are already so perfect, and this part is always the first priority that Akashi considers when designing various styles of clothing.

Ship girls wearing Akashi's designs, while no less gorgeous and flamboyant than the works of human designers, have the most significant difference: when people look at them for the first time, the "human" part is always the most prominent and eye-catching, while the "clothing" is just a backdrop.

Xiao Bai watched as Chang Chun took a clothes hanger and moved the clothes one by one to Kiat's shoulders. The four destroyers chatted and laughed as they picked and chose. For some reason, Xiao Bai felt inexplicably comfortable.

"Admiral, do you feel happy, meow?" Akashi rubbed her little hands together and came to Shiro's side.

"Hmm? Happiness?" Shiro looked at Akashi curiously. "What does that mean?"

"Buying beautiful clothes for your beloved ship girls and watching them show off their graceful bodies in different outfits is like buying them wedding rings. It's something you only do when your feelings for them have reached a certain level, and it's something that makes you feel incredibly happy, meow," Akashi said to Shiro.

"Ah..." Xiaobai drawled out the sound, and smiled at Akashi.

Chapter 3896 The White Witch

"Kiart and I aren't close enough for me to buy her a wedding ring," Shiro explained with a smile to Akashi.

"Meow, so that's the level of relationship between Anshan and Jinan, meow?" Akashi replied immediately, taking small steps closer and calculating with Xiaobai, "If that's the case, Akashi can still take two more private orders for diamond rings, meow..."

"Let's talk about it next time." Xiaobai looked helplessly at Akashi, whose eyes had turned into little money symbols. She felt that if she refused at this time, Akashi would make even more inexplicable suggestions, so she casually brushed it off and changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Akashi, I have something to ask you."

"Admiral, please ask, meow! Akashi will answer anything I know, meow!" Akashi replied immediately.

"You said before... that any clothes we buy from your store this time will be free, right?" Xiaobai asked.

"Yes, meow!"

"Free regardless of the quantity?"

"All items are free, meow!" Akashi declared righteously.

"What if we take all the clothes here with us?" Xiaobai asked again.

"Uh... Admiral... please stop here, meow..." Akashi choked for a moment, her cat ears and long hair drooping down. She looked at Shiro with a pitiful expression, tears welling in her eyes. "Akashi's business is small, I really can't afford to lose money like this, meow..."

"..." Xiaobai couldn't help but laugh when she saw Akashi's ever-changing expression. "So, why are you suddenly being so generous today? The Akashi I know wouldn't just hand over a free meal."