Elder brother's garrison

"Uh...that makes sense, but...I still feel like it's a bit..." Xiaobai said awkwardly, scratching his cheek with his fingertip and glancing sideways. "Well...now that the game is over, I'll get off you, Wisconsin..."

Wisconsin remained silent for a moment.

then.

Wisconsin suddenly sat up, hugged Little White from behind, and then, like a child, began to rub against Little White's shoulder affectionately.

"...No. Let's sit a little longer..." Wisconsin, in a fit of despair, clung to Xiaobai completely. "Just a little while, just a little while..."

"Hey..." Xiaobai smiled wryly.

“Wisconsin, the Admiral has been sitting on your lap in this position for a long time. Even if your legs aren’t numb, she must be feeling some back pain by now,” Iowa advised Wisconsin. “How about letting the Admiral go and rest for a bit?”

"Ugh... my back and waist ache..."

Upon hearing this, Wisconsin glanced silently at Iowa's ample bosom, then at Missouri's firm breasts, and finally at New Jersey's striking curves as she slept on the sofa.

For some reason, a hint of sadness flashed across Wisconsin's eyes.

"Anyway, even when I'm serving as a chair for the admiral, it's just a backless stool..." Wisconsin released Xiaobai's waist, muttered, leaned back in the chair, and tilted her head, "What's going on? This feeling that I'm the only one who's not good enough..."

"...Um, Wisconsin, I'm fine. Sitting on Wisconsin's lap is so soft and bouncy, and it smells so nice. I want to sit on Wisconsin's lap a little longer!" Seeing Wisconsin pouting and sulking, Xiaobai quickly turned around to cheer her up, "Is that okay?"

"Waaaaah... Admiral, you're so kind! Even just comforting me is so wonderful!" Wisconsin suddenly sat up, hugging Little White again with a face full of gratitude. "Waaaah, in this cold and heartless society, only you, Admiral, can bring me a ray of warmth..."

"..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly, patted Wisconsin's head, and didn't say anything.

"The Admiral is kind-hearted..." Iowa said with a helpless smile, looking at Xiaobai and Wisconsin while resting her chin on her hand.

"not bad……"

"Would the Admiral like some tea? Missouri will make you a cup," Missouri asked with a smile.

"Oh, thank you for your help." Xiaobai nodded.

Missouri got up and went upstairs. After a while, she brought down a tea set from upstairs, placed it on the dining table, and skillfully brewed several cups of sweet tea, handing them to Iowa, Wisconsin, and Little White.

"Admiral, have some tea."

"Oh, thank you." Xiaobai took the teacup, took a sip, and then her eyes lit up. "Huh? This tea..."

“Senior Lexington said that you like this flavor, so she specially shared the tea shop with Missouri,” Missouri said with a smile. “I never expected that the lovely coffee shop manager we met in Wisconsin would also move to this city, and so close to us.”

"Ah..." Xiaobai lowered her head, looked at the pale red tea, and smiled. "Speaking of which, I haven't been to see the shop manager since she moved here..."

"That shop is very close to us. How about we go check it out together sometime, Admiral?"

"Okay." Xiaobai nodded.

Missouri smiled faintly, but her hands did not stop moving.

Oscar had been watching the ship girls play chess at the dining table. After the game ended, Oscar had nothing to do, so he curled up on the spacious dining table, yawned, and looked like he was going to take a nap.

Just now.

Missouri gently pushed a cup of cooled tea toward Oscar.

Oscar's pointed ears twitched as he looked at the tea that Missouri was pushing towards him, and he looked up at Missouri who was smiling.

“This is for Oscar. It’s cooled down a bit, so it won’t burn your tongue,” Missouri said to Oscar with a smile.

Oscar stretched on the table, turned over and stood up. He brought his nose to the cup of tea Missouri had poured out and sniffed it. Then he stuck out his tongue and tried to lick the water a few times.

Oscar's calm gaze flickered slightly after licking a few mouthfuls of tea. Then, he lowered his head with relief and quietly began to lick the teacup. The pale tea-colored surface rippled with the movement of Oscar's tongue, occasionally splashing out a few droplets.

Oscar licked the tea for a while, then finally puffed out his chest with satisfaction, licking his paws and rubbing his wet paws against his cheeks.

"It seems Oscar really enjoys the tea you brewed, Missouri," Little White said with a smile, holding the teacup. "I never expected it to drink sweet tea."

“Normally, cats can’t drink tea, but Oscar is a ship-mounted pet, so he’s not as sensitive to his diet as a regular cat,” Missouri said to Xiaobai with a smile. “So Oscar might like a lot of things that most cats wouldn’t.”

"Oh, I see. I've gained some useful knowledge."

"Missouri only learned about this a few days ago when she consulted Senior Hood. After all, Missouri doesn't have any accompanying ship-mounted pets, so her knowledge in this area is quite lacking," Missouri sighed.

“It’s alright. Although Oscar is Bismarck’s ship pet, he’s always stayed at home anyway. In a way, Missouri, it’s not wrong for you to treat him like your ship pet too… Look, Oscar seems to like you a lot.” Little White said, pointing at Oscar.

Everyone looked at Oscar.

After finishing his tea and rubbing his fur, Oscar the cat squatted next to the teacup, staring at Missouri with wide eyes.

"I see." Missouri smiled and glanced at Oscar. "Missouri is honored that you like him, Oscar."

Oscar's ears twitched.

"Ah, it seems to understand." Wisconsin exclaimed in surprise.

“Oscar is a ship-mounted pet, and he’s much smarter than ordinary cats. He can understand human speech and comprehend human behavior with ease,” Xiaobai explained to Wisconsin.

"Wow... ship-mounted pets are that amazing..." Wisconsin murmured, then hesitated for a moment before saying enviously, "Yeah... I wish I had a ship-mounted pet too..."

"...Haha...it depends on fate..."

"By the way, didn't Oscar say last time that it was high noon? Can it talk now?"

"...Isn't Wisconsin the person who's been staying home a lot lately? I don't know either..."

“Uh… so it’s not working yet.” Wisconsin picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"...Yes, it's a bit of a pity."

Everyone nodded and bowed their heads, taking a sip of tea.

Just now.

Just as everyone's gaze fell upon their respective teacups.

"Thank you for your hospitality, young lady."

then.

A deep, steady voice, like that of an old man, came from the center of the dining table.

Chapter 1766 Black Cat Oscar (4000 words)

The timing of the sound was quite abrupt and quite eye-catching.

After all, in a naval base full of newbie girls, this kind of deep and reliable voice, like that of an old man, is something the ship girls haven't heard in real life for a very long time.

Hear this voice.

Xiaobai and the ship girls all looked up at the dining table.

The cleaned-up dining table was empty except for Oscar the cat, who was sitting upright on it. Oscar was still finishing his tea-licking work, sticking out his pink and nimble tongue to lick his dark paws, making the fur on his paws shiny.

The ship girls stared blankly at Oscar.

then.

The ship girls looked around but couldn't find anything else that was more suitable for the old man's voice.

"Huh? That was just now..." Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise.

"It spoke?!" Wisconsin stared in disbelief, then quickly shook her head and corrected herself, "No, that's not right! It spoke again!"

"Oh my..." Missouri covered her mouth, staring at Oscar on the table with considerable surprise.

"Huh? When? What happened..." Xiaobai quickly put down her teacup, leaned towards Oscar on the table, swallowed hard, and then tried to ask Oscar, "Oscar? You...you've finally broken through your limits and can talk now?"

When Xiaobai came back last time, Oscar could already speak human language. However, at that time, all Oscar could say was "It's noon." Although he spoke it very clearly and with great force, it was just parroting and was far from being able to communicate with humans.

But this time... it seems the situation is different.

Oscar's words were not just meaningless parrot phrases; they were a purposeful thank you to Missouri!

Oscar is able to fluently engage in conversation in response to Missouri's behavior and offer polite words of thanks... He has clearly mastered human language to an everyday level!

Big news!

Oscar has become the world's first talking cat!

"Oscar, when did you learn to talk? Has someone been teaching you since that day, Oscar..." Little White became excited. She pressed Wisconsin's thigh and leaned towards the table, bending down slightly and carefully resting her head on the table. Then she stared at Oscar's shiny black fur with surprise and asked him with concern.

but.

Despite Xiaobai's questioning, Oscar remained calm and continued licking his black paws. No matter how Xiaobai asked him, he seemed not to hear it at all, as if the sound he had just made had nothing to do with him.

"Uh... Oscar?" Xiaobai called out.

"Meow," Oscar meowed as he licked his paws.

"...Is it already noon for you?"

"Meow."

"Oscar, could you please say that line again?"

"Meow," Oscar meowed again.

"...Weren't you just thanking Missouri...?"

"Meow."

After Oscar finished meowing, he stretched comfortably on the table with his two front paws, then kicked off with his two hind legs, leaping off the table and, in full view of everyone, hopping and skipping, turning into a shiny black shadow, running up the stairs and disappearing from everyone's sight.

"..." Xiaobai silently watched the direction Oscar disappeared in.

Faced with Xiaobai's repeated questions, Oscar did not utter those human words again, but instead responded to Xiaobai's words with sweet meows like a normal kitten.

"Why can't you talk anymore all of a sudden...?"

Xiao Bai stared at the stairwell where Oscar had disappeared with a strange look, slowly straightened up, leaned against Wisconsin's chest with a thud, then crossed his arms and muttered something under his breath, looking puzzled.

to be frank.

Judging from Oscar's reaction just now, if everyone hadn't heard Oscar's words of thanks, Xiaobai would have even started to wonder if he had just hallucinated.

"Missouri, you heard Oscar's voice just now, right?" Xiaobai asked Missouri.

"Hmm." Missouri nodded slightly.

"Hmm...that's strange..." Xiaobai scratched his head, then thoughtfully glanced back at Tirpitz not far away, "Could it be that Oscar hasn't actually learned to speak human language yet, and his statement just now was just an occasional lapse in judgment like his 'It's High Noon' comment last time..."

The three ship girls in front of the TV, who were addicted to the internet, were killing time in their own ways.

After being fed a small plate of cookies, the company nestled contentedly on Prinz Eugen's lap, feeling her slender fingers tracing patterns in her golden hair. Her blissful expression resembled that of a well-fed and satisfied cat.

Saratoga sat there, hugging his knees, his mind hazy, the steam still lingering on his forehead.

Tirpitz, meanwhile, was yawning and lying on the floor, quietly flipping through the comic book in his hands.

After connecting the Hood and Taihou families, the Bismarck family's living room is now quite large. Although everyone was in the same living room, the distance between Xiaobai's side and Tirpitz's side was not small, so what happened on Xiaobai's side was probably not noticed by the people on Tirpitz's side who were immersed in their own world.

but.

Just as Xiaobai turned her gaze over there.

It seemed to sense Xiaobai's gaze.

Tirpitz, who was reading a comic book, put it down and turned his head away.

"What's wrong?" Tirpitz looked at Little White and pointed to the comic book in his hand. "Do you want to read this too?"

The comic book in Tirpitz's hand happened to be the one she drew, "Yurugi Kantai Collection." On the cover, "Shiro," the mascot, was sitting on the edge of a bed in an unconsciously alluring pose. She was wearing white stockings, and although Shiro's exposure was quite minimal, the exquisite art style and the perfect angle still made it feel erotic to look at.

"Ah...no, no need." Little White was sweating profusely. She scratched her cheek and then called out to Tirpitz, "Oh right, Tirpitz, did you hear what happened on our side just now?"

"Huh? What did you hear?"

"Oscar just spoke again."

"...Is it already noon?"

"Uh...no..." Little White looked at Tirpitz's expression, unsure how to describe it, and gestured a few times before stammering, "It wasn't the 'it's noon' thing before, it was the kind of conversation where they could talk to us normally..."

"..." Tirpitz silently watched the little white figure gesturing frantically, then nodded understandingly, lay back down on the floor, and continued flipping through the comic book in her hand. "Oh."

Tirpitz's reaction was calmer than Xiaobai had imagined.

"Hey... Tirpitz, why aren't you surprised at all... Aren't you surprised?"

"Fortunately."

"That's a ship-mounted pet! A ship-mounted pet that can talk!" Xiaobai waved his arms.

“That eagle in the dumpling shop can talk too,” Tirpitz yawned. “And that eagle can not only talk, it can also fly.”

"Uh." Xiaobai.