Elder brother's garrison

When the ship girls behind the young girl saw Xiaobai's actions, they thought he was going to do something harmful to her. They hurriedly summoned their ship equipment, and after frantically pointing their cannons at Xiaobai, they shouted.

"Get away from our commander! This is our final warning. If you don't release him, we'll get rough with you!"

"You—are—so—miserable!!" However, to everyone's surprise, Xiaobai completely ignored the ship girls poised to attack around her. After grasping the young girl's hand, she tightly held it and burst into tears, "You're so pitiful, waaaaaah—you're so young, you're still just a high school student, your school life was so wonderful and fulfilling, but one day, without a word, a stranger suddenly labeled you an admiral, and used some strange method that no one knows to this day to convince your parents to send you alone to the seaside to accompany a huge naval base. You haven't been able to go home even once in all this time, surrounded by adults at least ten years older than you, and you don't even dare tell your mother when you get beaten up, waaaaah…you're really, so miserable!"

"Huh?" The young girl was completely dumbfounded. "Huh? No, what..."

"You must really want to go home, right? You must really want to go back to school, not as a teacher, but as a student, right?... You must really want to sit quietly in the corner of the classroom watching your classmates chat, right?" Xiaobai gripped the young girl's hand tightly, sobbing uncontrollably, "Waaah... My perfectly good life has suddenly been disrupted by strangers, making it as bumpy as a novel protagonist's life. It's so tragic, so tragic, waaaah..."

"Huh? Ah? No, no... that..." The young girl stared blankly at Xiaobai, who seemed to have pressed some strange button. She stammered an explanation, then swallowed hard and quickly pulled Xiaobai into her arms, gently stroking her head to comfort her. "Don't... don't cry... actually, I'm fine, it's not as bad as you say... really not, you, you don't need to cry... be good, be good..."

The young girl patted Xiaobai's back with one hand and his head with the other, her expression subtle.

What's going on...?

We were just talking about ourselves, so why does this ship girl suddenly seem more emotionally invested than I am...? And what are these "admiral" and "naval base" she was talking about...?

The young woman said that although she inherited her father's position as captain, she can still go home often. Her parents and daughter live in the same room, and the ship girls in the mercenary group are all loyal and obedient. Moreover, her father has only stepped down behind the scenes, not completely given up, so he can help a lot with her work. She can also ask her father for advice when she encounters problems she can't handle, so it's not as bad as she imagined.

This ship girl suddenly cried so hard, she even felt embarrassed...

Who is suffering more, me or her...?

"Sweetie...sweetie...don't cry, I'm fine, I'm really fine..." The young girl patted Xiaobai's shoulder and whispered to her, then looked up and glared at the ship girls beside her, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and put away your ship equipment! Can't you see you've scared someone!"

"Uh...yes, yes!" The ship girls stared blankly at the young girl and Xiaobai, hurriedly and clumsily putting away their ship equipment and standing at attention to the side.

"Sigh... Actually, I'm not as miserable as you say... Being a guild leader isn't so bad. Look, the ship girls are all very obedient, and they don't have to do homework every day. They don't have to worry about being scolded by their parents if they don't do well on exams... Come on, standing is tiring, sit down first." The young girl walked around the coffee table, patted Xiaobai's back, and sat down on a sofa with him. "Actually, I'm not too bad... Although Dad is in the hospital, the doctor said that although he can't work late into the night anymore, as long as he takes good care of his health, he's not in any life-threatening danger. Our mercenary guild also has weekends off, and now that I'm a guild leader, I have some money. On my days off, I can still do things I want to do, and I don't have to worry about being broke like I did in my student days. My grandma always says, 'You have to look forward, and not just see the bad side of things...' Hey! You over there, what are you standing there for? Pour us some tea!"

The young girl was comforting Xiaobai when, at the very end, she suddenly looked up and shouted at the ship girls in the office.

The ship girls rushed to the water dispenser, hurriedly brewed a cup of tea, and put it back on the coffee table.

"Really...really..." Little White looked up pitifully, her eyes red.

"Oh, really." The young girl picked up the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea for Xiaobai, blew on it a few times, and handed it to Xiaobai. "Look, this tea was made for me by the ship girl. What high school student gets this treatment? Here, have a cup of tea to calm down."

The young girl handed the teacup to Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai took the teacup, lowered his head and sipped a few mouthfuls, his emotions calming down a little.

"How are you feeling?" the young girl asked.

"I feel much better." Xiaobai put down her teacup, wiped her slightly red eyes, and nodded to the young girl in gratitude. "What you said... makes sense. Now that I think about it, all the ship girls are so kind and friendly, and I haven't suffered any grievances living alone outside. This whole thing doesn't seem so bad after all..."

"It's good that it's not too bad, it's good that it's not too bad." The young girl patted Xiaobai on the shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief.

“Um… about the debt between you and the Goddess of the Hearth… I’ll have a good talk with her when I get back. I believe she’ll give you a satisfactory answer.” Xiaobai looked at the teacup on the coffee table, thought for a moment, and explained to the young girl, “I believe the Goddess of the Hearth wouldn’t cheat you out of your money. There must be some misunderstanding in this matter.”

"That's good, that's good." The young girl stroked Xiaobai's head and said to Xiaobai.

“Well… sister, since there’s nothing else here, I’ll go back and talk to the goddess of the hearth about this…” Xiao Bai stood up from the sofa, bowed to the young girl, and said.

"Oh, is that so? Take care then..." The young girl waved to Xiaobai and gave him a friendly smile.

"Sister, you are such a good person."

"Oh, look at what you're saying." The young girl crossed her legs and scratched her head sheepishly.

"Then I'll take my leave..." Xiaobai bowed to the young girl and walked towards the door.

"Bye-bye, remember to call me when you get home safely." The young girl waved to Xiaobai, silently watching him open the office door and step out. "..."

……

Ok?

and many more.

The plan was to collect debts ourselves, how did it turn into a seminar on comforting a baby?

Is there something wrong?

The young girl was taken aback.

"No! Wait a minute, you stop right there!!!" The young girl finally sorted out her thoughts, stood up abruptly, and shouted loudly at Xiaobai outside the door.

The ship girls around the young girl swarmed to the door, surrounding Xiaobai, who was just about to leave the office.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Xiaobai turned around.

"Damn it! You almost dragged me in here!" The young girl stood up angrily, pointing at Xiaobai's nose and shouting, "This is a mercenary group's base! Do you think you can just come and go as you please?! We finally caught one of you, do you think I'm going to let you get away?! All of you, stop right there! None of you are getting away today!"

Chapter 1716 The Goddess of the Hearth is Angry

The young girl angrily got up from the sofa and directed the ship girls to pull back Xiaobai, who was about to walk out of the office.

Blah blah blah...

The ship girls surrounded Xiaobai tightly, not allowing her to move an inch.

"Damn it! Is this the wickedness of society? You actually tried to take advantage of my kindness and compassion!" The young girl paced angrily back and forth on the floor, her hands behind her back, saying indignantly to Xiaobai as she did so, "I understand now! No wonder my dad told me not to be easily swayed by compassion when traveling the world. I almost fell for your trick! This time, no matter what you say, I won't give you a chance to escape!"

"Eh……"

"On another note, you're the ones who tricked me, so why should I comfort you?" The young girl angrily pointed at Xiaobai. "Was my father also deceived by your tricks back then? The same tricks don't work in our family, but this time you..."

The young girl spoke indignantly.

But at that moment, Xiaobai, who was watching the young girl, saw two black dots outside the window not far behind her.

"Hmm?" Xiaobai's attention subconsciously shifted to the view outside the window.

"Hey! Are you even listening to me?! I'm talking to you!"

The young girl noticed that Xiaobai's attention had wandered, so she walked up to him and said seriously.

"Uh……"

Xiaobai's attention was drawn to two black dots outside the window. She felt that the black dots looked familiar, and she ignored the young girl's voice in front of her, subconsciously squinting at the black dots outside the window.

"Hey, can't you hear me? Hey!"

"..." Xiaobai squinted, staring intently at the black dots outside the window.

Under Xiaobai's gaze, the two black dots grew larger and more obvious, and their color began to turn slightly reddish.

suddenly.

Xiao Bai's eyes widened.

understood!

Those two things aren't black dots! They're—missiles!

That's a missile, my God!

"Ah! Watch out!" Xiaobai shouted at the girl in front of him, pointing out the window.

"Huh? What do you mean by 'be careful'? You're not playing tricks on me again..."

The girl was stunned. Just as she was about to retort, the ship girls around her noticed the missile hurtling towards them outside the window. In an instant, the ship girls turned pale and, without bothering to stop Xiaobai, pounced on the young girl, dragging her into a corner of the office.

"Commander! Watch out!"

"Commander! Enemy attack!"

"group……"

The shouts of the ship girls had not yet ended.

The missiles outside the window were already close to the office window.

"boom!!"

"Boom!!"

"Boom boom boom boom—"

A powerful explosion and sparks erupted outside the office building. The iron walls and security windows were powerless against the missile, shattered by the bright red flames and the aftershocks of the explosion. The missile's explosion reduced almost half of the office to black bricks and tiles, which scattered everywhere.

The strong gunpowder, mixed with a powerful gust of wind, blew into the office from outside the broken walls, scattering objects all over the floor.

Xiao Bai also raised his arm to cover his face, and the strong wind made his clothes flutter.

The strong wind gradually subsided.

The surrounding temperature was as scorching as if one had entered the blazing summer sun.

"Captain, how is it?"

"Commander, are you injured?"

After the explosion, the ship girls immediately questioned the young girl who was buried under the body.

"Huh? What happened? What's going on..." The young girl, shielded by the ship girls' bodies, hadn't suffered any actual harm from the missile bombardment. Lying on the ground, she stared blankly at the ceiling, then turned her head to look out the window, muttering, "Eek... this is..."

The once spacious office is now mostly gone. In the distance, all that can be seen are exposed, charred steel bars and cement, with bricks and tiles flying everywhere, and a large part of the sky can be seen at a glance.

"That missile just now... it looked like it came from Changchun..." Xiaobai stood there staring blankly at the sky, blinking thoughtfully.

This seems to confirm Xiaobai's words.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the two missiles and they were looking out at the damaged building, a figure tumbled down from the building in full view of everyone. He stepped on the steel bars through the gap in the half of the exposed office that had been blasted away, and landed in the office with his back to the sunlight.

She was a tall, blonde ship girl dressed in a light blue sailor uniform that complemented her fair skin.

It's Kantai Collection: New Jersey.

New Jersey landed in the office and looked at Little White, who was sitting in the center of the office.

"Ah, found it." New Jersey murmured calmly, but when his gaze fell on Xiaobai's red eyes, his usually indifferent expression suddenly darkened.

New Jersey silently searched the room.

At last.

New Jersey's displeased gaze was fixed on the young girls and other ship girls huddled in the corner of the room.

-

Outside the office building.

In front of the gate.

The scene was quite intense and chaotic.

The Obsidian Mercenary Group's ship girls screamed and shrieked, surrounding the office building's entrance like a pack of wolves hunting their prey, and charging relentlessly towards Mutsu, who was guarding the entrance.

"Wake up, you gossip!"

"Uppercut!"

“Crows fly!”

The three ship girls darted towards Mutsu from three directions like thunderbolts.

The ship girls shouted with great enthusiasm, but the moment they approached Mutsu, the figures of the three ship girls froze in mid-air, instantly turning upside down and spinning around.

Mutsu swiftly grabbed the ankles of the ship girls who were kicking at him, and then seized their fists. With a light leap, he clamped his legs around the neck of the third ship girl, twisted her body in mid-air, and bound the hands and feet of the three ship girls together like a twisted rope before flinging them toward the other ship girls who were approaching.

"oops!"

"what!"

The ship girl, thrown out like a bowling ball, crashed into a whole bunch of other ship girls, falling to the ground, seeing stars.

"The girls are so enthusiastic... Why don't you sit down and rest for a while before coming back?" After fighting with the ship girls for a while, Mutsu's complexion finally turned red and she was weak. She smiled and said to the ship girls around her while panting.

"Rest my ass! You're still stubbornly holding on here. Give us five more minutes... three minutes, and we'll defeat you!" The ship girls, who had been thrown back to the ground, stood up with a chuckle, staring intently at Mutsu at the door, and shouted, "How dare you infiltrate our Obsidian Mercenary Group's base! Who gave you the guts! When you're too exhausted to continue, we'll hang you up at the door and leave you to dry for three days and three nights!"

"If you girls keep being so fierce, you won't be able to find boyfriends." Mutsu didn't take the ship girls' threats to heart at all. She was slightly out of breath and said with a smile, "You girls' fighting skills are already so rough. If you lose even the little bit of femininity you have left, I'll feel sorry for you."

"You!" The ship girls were furious at Mutsu's words. "I'll make you jealous!"

With a roar, the ship girls regrouped and charged towards Mutsu at the entrance.

If ship girls don't use their ship equipment, no one can deliver a fatal blow to the other, and the battle becomes a contest of physical endurance.

During the entanglement with Mutsu, the ship girls who were thrown off by Mutsu's wrestling techniques did not immediately return to the battlefield. They would catch their breath for a while, waiting for the dizziness of the battle to subside. Relying on the high recovery ability of ship girls, they would return to the battlefield after regaining some strength, sharpening their swords and ready to strike Mutsu.

Mutsu didn't have the leisure time that these ship girls had. Being in the center of the battlefield, Mutsu didn't have a moment to rest. Although her verbal skills hadn't diminished in the slightest, her dexterity was indeed becoming increasingly sluggish under the relentless attacks of the ship girls.

"Serves you right for being so arrogant! You'll be out of strength soon! Even if you're good at fighting then, you'll still be lying on the ground!" The ship girls taunted Mutsu as they charged forward.

Mutsu maintained his polite smile, but his breathing did indeed become erratic.

The Obsidian Mercenary Group's ship girls are on the verge of victory.