Elder brother's garrison

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"Yes! You guessed right!" Xiaobai nodded.

Iowa smiled gently at Wisconsin, who was staring at him like a groundhog, and slowly slid her hand from Wisconsin's forehead to the back of her head, stroking her hair.

“Just as I imagined.” Iowa stepped forward and, while Wisconsin was still in a daze, gently stroked the back of her head and hugged her tightly. “Handsome and strong, elegant and pure… Nice to meet you, my sister Wisconsin. I am Iowa. I am very happy to meet you.”

"Ah...I..." Wisconsin was pulled into Iowa's arms, and she rested her head on Wisconsin's ample bosom. She was instantly overwhelmed by a strong older sisterly affection and suddenly became dazed.

Iowa, who had suddenly become shy and stammering like a child, took out a fruit knife, made a few cuts on the apple in her other hand, picked out a crescent-shaped piece of yellow flesh, and handed it to Wisconsin.

"Here, have an apple."

"Uh... um... um." Wisconsin accepted the apple with both hands and took small bites of it.

"This was bought by the admiral, is it good?"

"Ah."

“Apples are good stuff,” Iowa said softly.

Wisconsin was completely subdued by Iowa's touch, and two blushes, like the sunset, rose on her cheeks. She chewed on the apple in her mouth and looked up at Iowa.

Gentle, considerate...

Although she's not quite the arrogant and domineering older sister I initially imagined... well, this kind of person isn't so bad after all...

Two bright stars began to shine in Wisconsin's eyes as she gazed at Iowa.

"Thank you, thank you—"

"Iowa, where's my apple... I really want to eat an apple..." Just as Wisconsin was about to thank him, Yamato's lazy voice came from Shiro's room.

On Xiaobai's bed, Shenhai Yamato, who had been turned into a pool of white liquid under Iowa's care, was slowly rolling around on the bed, making a series of coquettish sounds towards Iowa at the door.

"Apple... apple..."

"Yes, big sister, Iowa will be right there." Iowa called out softly to Yamato Fukami in the room with a smile on her face.

"..." Wisconsin stared blankly at the large, peeled apple in Iowa's hand.

"This one?" Iowa noticed Wisconsin's gaze, held up the apple in her hand, and gave Wisconsin an embarrassed smile. "Sorry... the rest are pre-ordered."

The voice just fell.

Wisconsin burst into tears, raised her hand and patted Iowa's chest three times, then covered her face and ran towards the other end of the courtyard.

"I still can't accept it—"

The sounds of Wisconsin gradually faded into the distance.

"Huh??" Xiaobai was startled by Wisconsin's sudden outburst. "Wisconsin??? Huh?? What...?"

“Missouri thinks Wisconsin is feeling a bit too disappointed, right? Don’t let her appearance fool you, Wisconsin actually admires Iowa quite a bit, you know?” Missouri said to Xiaobai, smiling somewhat awkwardly. “But Admiral, don’t worry, Iowa, Wisconsin should be fine.”

"Uh...no, is everything alright?"

"It's probably similar to the rebellious phase of adolescence in humans."

"Uh... that's a reassuring analogy..."

Xiao Bai felt inexplicably relieved.

The situation calmed down slightly.

Iowa and Missouri, who were standing next to Little White, exchanged a glance.

"Hello, Sister Iowa, I'm Missouri, it's nice to meet you."

Missouri first extended her hand to Iowa with a smile.

"...Ah, Missouri...Oh dear..."

Iowa's gaze casually drifted over the ring on Missouri's other hand before he extended his hand and shook hands with Missouri. "It's a pleasure to meet you too."

Under Xiaobai's watchful eye, Missouri and Iowa politely exchanged greetings and shook hands.

Compared to the touching scene of sisters recognizing each other, Xiaobai felt that the atmosphere at this moment was inexplicably more like a formal handover of a task between superiors and subordinates.

Although Missouri and Iowa seem to get along quite well.

However, the way the two of them got along was much more mundane than Xiaobai had imagined.

Of course, ultimately, there's no rule in the world that says a ship girl sister has to be terrified when she sees her older sister. It's not too strange that Missouri, a ship girl who is inherently intelligent, would calmly accept the fact that an older sister suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

In short, according to Missouri, since Wisconsin is currently going through a rebellious teenage period, it's fine to go find her later. Xiaobai carried the beast horn he got from Wisconsin and went into the room.

"apple……"

A deep-sea creature, Yamato, was lying on Shiro's bed, muttering softly.

The beast horn on the forehead of Deep Sea Yamato is different from that of ordinary Deep Sea Deans.

The beast horn of the Deep Sea Yamato is not only proof of her status, nor is it merely an art object.

Perhaps it's because of their longevity.

Over the course of five hundred years, the beast horn of Deep Sea Yamato has been nurtured by deep-sea energy over a long period of time. Combined with its unique material, it has concentrated a considerable portion of the energy within Deep Sea Yamato's body, making it arguably the second piece of deep-sea metal on her body.

This beast horn is like the battery of the deep-sea Yamato.

It's understandable that if a battery, which provides energy, were suddenly removed from the body, the deep-sea creature, accustomed to a high-powered lifestyle, would become so energy-efficient as it is today before adapting to a low-powered state.

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Yamato is usually hardworking and virtuous, which is great, but occasionally seeing her so lazy that she seems to be possessed by Tirpitz is also a good experience for a newbie.

No matter what form Yamato takes, Shiro will love it.

Although Xiaobai didn't really mind what Deepsea Yamato looked like, it was clear that Deepsea Yamato's current lifestyle was too unhealthy. For Deepsea Yamato's sake, Xiaobai thought it would be better to put the horn battery back into Deepsea Yamato's forehead as soon as possible after retrieving it.

"Yamato-neechan, your beast horn has been brought back by Wisconsin and the others."

While calling out to Abyssal Yamato in the room, Xiaobai carried the glass box containing the beast horn and sat down next to Abyssal Yamato. "Yamato-neechan, hurry up and take your beast horn back. You still have your ship equipment, right? Can you still bite it?"

The deep-sea creature Yamato shares a deep connection with its little horn.

After Shiro sat down with the beast horns, Yamato, sensing Shiro's presence, didn't speak, but still groggily raised his head and subconsciously moved closer to Shiro.

Xiao Bai took the purple beast horn out of the glass box.

Deep Sea Yamato twitched its nose, then sniffed meaningfully in the direction of Shiro.

Xiaobai handed the beast horn in his hand to Shenhai Yamato.

Yamato reached out and caught the purple beast horn. She remained asleep, sniffed the horn, and licked it with her tongue. Yamato shuddered slightly, and then a glimmer of clarity appeared in her hazy eyes.

Deep Sea Yamato reached out and snapped its beast horn in two with a snap, handing the shorter half to Shiro.

"Here, Xiaobai, you eat too."

"..."

Xiaobai silently accepted the small half of a beast horn that Shenhai Yamato had sent over.

Is such that.

The beast horn of Deep Sea Yamato is not an accessory from a Gundam robot, which can be easily glued back on after being removed.

For Deepsea Yamato, the only way to stop the loss of energy from its horns, return as much as possible to its body, and then quickly grow new horns is to "eat" them.

With Shiro by his side, how could Yamato possibly eat alone?

Naturally, everyone who sees it gets a share.

After giving a small portion of his horn, which he had broken in half, to Shiro, Deepsea Yamato snuggled back onto Shiro's lap, remaining in the same position as when he was lying on the bed, and began crunching on the horn in his hand.

It tastes delicious.

"It seems that Yamato-senpai really likes the Admiral."

Missouri, who was the last to enter the room, saw Shiro and Yamato on the bed and couldn't help but smile.

"Uh... um."

Little White didn't know what expression to make, so he could only awkwardly smile at Iowa and Missouri in the house, and look down at the half-horn in his palm.

"Once Yamato finishes eating and slowly absorbs the energy back into her horn, she should be able to recover—Iowa, I'm so sorry, you just came out of the construction device today, yet I've troubled you to take care of Yamato for so long..."

"No, that's not true. Being able to take care of such a lovely older sister is a rare experience for me."

Iowa waved his hand and smiled at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai initially thought Iowa was a delicate person, but she didn't expect her to be so good at taking care of people.

“Iowa, you’re more considerate than you seem…” Xiaobai said to Iowa with a smile.

"Is that so?" Iowa tapped his chin.

"When I first saw you, Iohua, I thought you were some rich young lady," Xiaobai said shyly.

"Ah...although I do prefer being dressed up to dressing up others...well, it doesn't matter." Iowa smiled so much her eyes closed. "Do you like this version of Admiral Iowa?"

"Like it."

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

Upon hearing this, Iowa's smile widened even more.

“…But Missouri is indeed quite curious.” Missouri turned slightly to the side, looking at Iowa with some curiosity. “Sister Iowa, you really give people a surprising feeling.”

"Why do you say that, Missouri sister?" Iowa looked at Missouri.

“Although there are indeed thousands of different forms of ship girls, Missouri feels that she has no right to interfere with or comment on what kind of personality and form you, Sister Iowa, were born with…” Missouri glanced lightly at the open white door and at Wisconsin, who was running around in circles in the courtyard to release her psychological pressure, “…but Missouri was indeed a little surprised when she first met you, Sister Iowa.”

“Hmm—” Iowa looked at Missouri with considerable interest, “For example?”

“When Missouri and Wisconsin first met, although Wisconsin was completely different from Missouri in terms of personality, behavior, even her taste in clothing and hobbies, Missouri did have a feeling when she saw her: ‘Ah, this child is indeed Missouri’s sister.’” Missouri said, gently patting her chest. “Although it’s a little embarrassing to say, when Missouri first saw Wisconsin, she saw the same arrogance in her as she had in the past.”

"arrogant?"

Xiaobai's attention was drawn to Missouri's words.

“…Missouri and Wisconsin have known since birth that they are excellent battleships. Because of this, they have become somewhat complacent about their strength and potential, which has led to some arrogance and a lack of refinement… This is unavoidable.” Missouri lowered her hands and smiled at Xiaobai. “Of course, since that exercise, Wisconsin has become less frivolous. Now, Wisconsin is a new flagship who is highly regarded by the senior members of the naval base.”

Missouri's face was full of satisfied smiles.

“Oh…” Xiaobai turned her head and glanced at Iahua standing in the room.

“It’s this pride of being an Iowa-class ship girl that made Missouri find common ground with Wisconsin. Missouri once thought that the Iowa-class ship girls, regardless of their various postures or personalities, perhaps share this pride in their hearts as their common ground.” Missouri patted her chest, her gaze gradually shifting to Iowa. “However, after meeting you, Iowa-neechan, I feel that you don’t seem like a ship girl who just stepped out of the construction facility at all. Not only are you not arrogant towards people or things, but you are also approachable and incredibly tactful in your dealings with others.”

Missouri smiled faintly at Iowa.

Iowa also curled her lips at Missouri.

"……Thank you for the compliment."

Iowa surprisingly didn't offer much explanation for Missouri's words, simply accepting it as a compliment.

"Crunch. Crunch."

A series of sounds, like chewing rock candy, came from between Missouri and Iowa.

Iowa and Missouri looked toward the source of the sound.

On the bed, the well-fed and satisfied Yamato lay on Shiro's lap and fell into a blissful sleep.

Little White's little mouth was bulging, and she was still clutching half a beast horn in her hand. The crunching sound was coming from Little White's mouth.

It seems that Xiaobai, seeing Missouri and Iowa chatting so enthusiastically, secretly took a bite of the purple beast horn that Deep Sea Yamato had given her before, when they weren't paying attention.

"Um... that..." Little White hadn't expected that taking just one bite would attract Iowa and Missouri's attention. Her face flushed, and she quickly put away the animal horn in her hand. "Um, don't look at me... you, you guys continue..."

"Admiral, remember to save some room for the barbecue outside," Missouri smiled at Little White.

"……Well……"

"The Admiral looks quite hungry... It's fine to have a little something to tide you over." Iowa chuckled, covering her mouth. "But be careful not to gain weight."

Xiaobai felt her face burning under the gaze of Iowa and Missouri. She stammered for a long time, feeling extremely embarrassed.

"Um, no... uh, I, I... I'd better go out and ask Wisconsin about her situation..." Xiaobai awkwardly pushed Shenhai Yamato back into the blankets, quickly covered her with the blankets, and then ran out of the room with a red face.

Missouri watched as Little White hurriedly ran out of the room with her head down, heading straight for Wisconsin, who was running wildly in the yard. She couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile, and then took a deep breath.

Missouri turned her head.

Iowa returned to the bedside and bent down to tidy up the sleeping position and bedding of the sleeping Yamato Fukami.

Missouri.