Elder brother's garrison

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"It's about Super Yamato's teleportation ability. Actually... I want to use her ability to solve our resource replenishment problem this time..." Shiro stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, and leaned over Akagi, whispering in Akagi's ear.

"Replenish...resources?...Oh, I see...I see." Akagi bent down, listening to Shiro's words while subconsciously glancing at the Super Yamato not far away. A flash of understanding quickly crossed her eyes. "I understand what you mean, Admiral...You mean to use the Super Yamato's teleportation ability as a temporary channel for transporting resources?"

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded. “That’s it! The reason I disappeared for a while was to go with Chao Yahe to experience her teleportation ability and verify the feasibility of transporting resources.”

"The results of it?"

“Theoretically, there shouldn’t be a problem.” Xiaobai said, scratching his cheek sheepishly. “However… I need a little more time. Super and she didn’t leave any teleportation markers at the naval base. We need to go back to the naval base from Ella’s house, which is the closest to the base.”

"Miss Ella's situation... isn't it quite a long way from our naval base? How long will it take the Admiral to get back?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to go back in less than three days," Xiaobai replied. "The resources we have here in Chapter Eight... should be enough for three or four days, right?"

"Ah."

"We can barely keep up!"

Little White blinked her bright eyes at Akagi.

Akagi and Shiro stared at each other for a moment, then Akagi gave a helpless smile and slumped his shoulders slightly.

"...Actually, because of the frequent expeditions lately, I wanted to take some time today to have a proper chat with the Admiral about the resource inventory issue...However, judging from the current situation, it seems that the Admiral has already resolved this matter quite well."

"It was just a coincidence..."

"We ship girls will be relying on you a lot this time, Admiral." Akagi smiled, straightened up, patted Shiro's shoulder lightly, and smiled at Shiro, "So when does Admiral plan to leave? Would you like to have a meal before you go?"

"Yes, yes, I came back this time just to have a meal." Xiaobai nodded quickly.

-

The ingredients for dinner at the newbie naval base tonight are various fresh seafood and shellfish that Elizabeth brought this morning.

As a Japanese ship, Akagi, the cook, was quite skilled at cooking this kind of seafood. After Akagi confidently tied up her hair, rolled up her sleeves, and summoned several ship girls to help her run to the washroom area to start a fire and cook, it wasn't long before, with the aroma of fresh seafood spreading, the ship girls carried large and small bowls of seafood dishes back to the villa one by one.

Led by Yamato Akagi, the Akagi Deans finally sneaked back from outside after dinner was prepared in Akagi. As soon as they returned to the villa and saw Shiro and Super Yamato, Yamato rushed over, grabbed Super Yamato, and dragged him to a corner to begin giving him basic lectures such as, "Before doing anything, you must inform yourself as the boss," "This time you secretly led the admiral away, it was I, the boss, who protected you with my reputation, preventing things from getting worse," and "As an Akagi Dean, you must learn from your mistakes."

Xiaobai stopped listening to the conversation between the two Abyssal Deans. She was quickly surrounded by the ship girls and placed at the dining table. All she could see was Super Yamato in the corner of the villa, bowing repeatedly to Abyssal Yamato, who was pouting like a hamster.

Xiaobai had actually considered going up to Shenhai Yamato to explain things and help Chao Yamato clear his name, but then she saw Chao Yamato bowing in the corner of the villa, his face turning pink as he bowed, seemingly enjoying Shenhai Yamato's lecture. In the end, Xiaobai gave up on the idea.

After preparing the last dish in Akagi and carrying a plate of fragrant steamed yellow croaker back to the villa, dinner for the newbie naval base began.

"Admiral, you and Chao Yamato have been traveling to Miss Ella's place these past few days, so you probably won't be able to come back here tonight, right?" At the dinner table, Akagi placed a piece of fried fish fillet on Shiro's plate and asked him.

“Yeah, we’re taking the high-speed train tonight, so we’ll be resting there too.” Xiaobai stuffed the whole fried fish fillet of Akagi into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times with relish, and swallowed it before saying to Akagi, “But even though we can’t come back tonight, we can come back a few times during the day when we change trains to check on things here.”

"Admiral, aren't you taking a plane? Compared to trains and such... planes should be much faster, right?" Hearing Akagi and Shiro's conversation, Wisconsin, who was sitting next to Shiro, put down the fish she was about to eat and asked Shiro with a curious look.

"If there were airplanes, I would definitely like to fly... but coastal cities don't have airports."

"Huh? Why?" Wisconsin was stunned.

"Because deep-sea amphibious ships might appear in the sea... If it's a cruise ship or similar mode of transport, we can hire ship girls to escort it, but airplanes are just sitting ducks for deep-sea amphibious ships. If we were to encounter a large deep-sea ship that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, the consequences would be dire," Akagi explained to Wisconsin. "That's why most coastal cities don't have airports, and even if they do, there are no cross-sea routes. That's why our naval base mostly travels by train rather than plane when we're on expeditions."

"Oh... I see. I thought it was just that Lexington was stingy and didn't want to spend money..." Wisconsin muttered under her breath as she ate her rice.

"...Don't let Lexington hear that." Akagi's smile remained unchanged as she picked up a piece of fish and placed it in Wisconsin's bowl. "Here, eat more meat."

"Oh oh oh."

“However, Admiral, as you know… Miss Elizabeth has been visiting here every day these past few days. If you weren’t here, it might be difficult for me to explain to her.” Akagi turned to Shiro and said.

"Well... I don't really have any good ideas." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly. "Anyway... I'll just tell Miss Elizabeth that I've been having some trouble adjusting to the new environment these past few days, and ask if it's okay for me to recuperate at the villa?"

"Yes, sir." Akagi nodded.

"Oh... right, and... I'll leave the deep-sea ships that have been appearing on the sea every day for the past few days to you." Shiro said to Akagi, "Because I need to travel with Super Yamato, I won't be going to the beach with you."

"Rest assured, Admiral, leave it to us." Akagi nodded.

“I don’t know what the Dean of the Deep Sea in Chapter Eight is planning, but I guess if she finds out I’m not on the beach, she might try to do something to the Deep Sea Arkship while you’re on your expedition. You’d better be careful then,” Xiaobai said.

“…I will remember this.” Akagi’s expression turned serious.

Xiao Bai smiled slightly, picked up a piece of fish fillet, and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing," Xiaobai stammered.

"what's up?"

"Akagi, your fried fish fillet is so delicious! Give it to me and I could eat another pound."

"..."

-

On the vast, boundless sea, the sun's rays gently spill onto the azure surface, and fish swim leisurely beneath the waves.

suddenly.

With a tearing sound, a dark whirlpool suddenly appeared on the azure water, startling away the fish that were leisurely swishing their tails beneath the surface.

Two figures, one tall and one short, one white and one black, passed through the dark whirlpool and came to the surface of the sea.

The vortex disappears.

"Huh? Super Yamato, where is this?" Shiro, who emerged from the whirlpool first, looked curiously at the surrounding sea and asked Super Yamato behind him.

The place that Super Large and the other person teleported to this time was not Ella's beach, but an endless sea.

"This is where I reunited with Lord Yamato after I took this form," Super Yamato replied to Shiro. "I didn't teleport you to that beach before because it would attract the attention of the ship girls..."

“Oh, so this is the sea that Yamato-neechan mentioned before, the first time she’d seen it.” Shiro nodded understandingly, looking around. “Hmm, this place is nice, at least it’s relatively close to our naval base, which saves us some time—well, it’s just that it’s quite far from the nearby human cities, so it seems like we’ll have to walk a bit further if we want to take the high-speed train…”

"Huh? Then, I'll take the Admiral back to the beach we were on before..." Upon hearing what Xiaobai said, Chaoda hurriedly opened the dark vortex and made a move to step in.

"Hey, no!" Xiaobai quickly grabbed Chao Yahe.

"Admiral?" Chao Da looked at Xiao Bai with a confused expression.

“…Really, there’s no need. Last time we teleported to Ella’s beach, the ship girls there noticed, so Ella’s family has definitely increased their guard there. If we go to the beach again now, who knows what might happen? It’s better to avoid trouble. We can just go this way; it won’t take much time anyway…” Xiaobai said gently, then took out a large map from her ship equipment space, spread it out, looked at it carefully, and pointed in a direction to Super Yamato, saying, “Super Yamato, the nearest human city is over there. Let’s head that way.”

"……Yes!"

Shiro and Yamato disappeared one after the other on the azure sea.

Chapter 1883 Black and White

The morning after Xiaobai left Chapter 8.

As Elizabeth, who had gotten up early, was carrying a large crab she had just caught from the sea and heading excitedly toward the villa where the rookie naval base was located, a loud alarm suddenly rang out in the valley.

"Deep-sea reaction detected!"

"Deep-sea reaction detected!"

"Discover……"

The alarm sounded so suddenly that it instantly disrupted the tranquil valley environment, turning it into a flurry of activity.

"Huh? So early today?!" Elizabeth, who was holding a crab, was startled by the alarm. She glanced back at the beach, looking completely bewildered. "I... I just came back from the beach..."

Before Elizabeth could react, a series of hurried footsteps could be heard. In the villa of the newbie naval base, Akagi and the other ship girls from the newbie naval base had already packed their gear and formed a line to rush towards Elizabeth.

"Senior Akagi!" Elizabeth, holding the giant crab, quickly moved closer to Akagi.

"Oh, it's Miss Elizabeth." Akagi, who was leading the group, greeted Elizabeth from afar. "Are you here today to deliver seafood specialties as well?"

“Ah…yes, that’s right!” Elizabeth nodded quickly, catching up with Akagi and the other ship girls. She said to Akagi, “Actually, I’m not just here to deliver some seafood. I…I’m also here to apologize for my abruptness yesterday…I didn’t expect the Abyssal Ship to appear so early today…”

“After all, the Abyssal Fleet isn’t here to deliver gifts. As enemies, they can’t keep appearing in accordance with our schedule.” Akagi didn’t seem to care. As she hurried out of the valley, she smiled and explained to Elizabeth, “But it’s kind of you, Miss Elizabeth, to make this extra trip for nothing.”

"Ah...it's alright..." Elizabeth looked around while holding the crab, trying to find Shiro, but she quickly realized that Shiro was not among the rookie naval base's expedition team. "...Huh? Senior Akagi, where is Admiral Lu Lin?"

"Our admiral was a little unwell yesterday... due to the change in environment, so he stayed at the villa to rest for his health."

"What?! Unaccustomed to the environment?!" Elizabeth exclaimed in surprise. She quickly moved the giant crab to the side of the mountain path, then nervously asked Akagi, "Akagi-senpai, I... I have some special medicine that can treat unaccustomed to the environment. Perhaps I could go and see Admiral Lu Lin..."

After saying that, Elizabeth made a move to turn around and head towards the villa.

However, in the instant Elizabeth turned her head, Akagi quickly grabbed Elizabeth's wrist.

“Miss Elizabeth, you can see the Admiral anytime you want, but… we still need your supervision on the beach right now. How about we go to the beach first and repel today’s Abyssal Fleet before considering other matters? As for the Admiral… you can rest assured, I left a few careful companions to take care of him before I left.” Akagi smiled and grabbed Elizabeth’s wrist, not letting Elizabeth turn around, and pulled Elizabeth directly into the group.

Erlingwu said, "Ah...yes, that makes sense..."

"Then, Miss Elizabeth, let's hurry to the beach."

"Okay...Ok..."

Without saying a word, Akagi grabbed Elizabeth and followed the rookie naval girls towards the beach.

-

a long distance away.

In a human city, a high-speed train broke through the morning dew and drove straight into the high-speed rail station.

Whoosh——

Amidst a clear and dignified female announcement, the train slowly came to a stop at the station entrance. The train doors opened with a hiss, and a somewhat sleepy-eyed train attendant forced herself to get off the train, set up the railings, and then called out to the passengers inside.

"Passengers, please disembark in an orderly manner and refrain from pushing or shoving!"

As the train conductor's voice entered the high-speed train carriage, a few scattered figures began to emerge one by one. Perhaps because it was early morning, most of the passengers exiting the train were yawning and appeared somewhat listless.

Standing beside the carriage doors, the train attendant suppressed the urge to yawn, squinting his heavy eyelids as he watched the figures emerge one by one from the carriages. At that moment, it seemed that all he wanted to do was wait until all the passengers had left, then quickly pack up his things, crawl back into the carriage, and get a good night's sleep on his bunk.

"This should be our third stop, Super Yamato. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Ah."

"How about we take some time to grab breakfast? There's still some time before the next train departs."

"it is good."

As two clear voices rang out in front of the drowsy train conductor, two figures, one in white and one in black, one tall and one short, stepped out of the carriage.

Seemingly infected by the energetic voice, the train conductor, who had no interest in the passengers, unusually raised his head in a daze and glanced towards the carriage door.

This look.

The train conductor suddenly froze on the spot, as if all the sleepiness in his head had evaporated.

The two figures that appeared before the train conductor were two women with exceptionally striking appearances.

Walking in front was a petite little girl with snow-white hair and delicate, adorable features. She was holding a large newspaper and talking incessantly to her companions behind her while reading the contents.

Following behind the white-haired girl was a tall, voluptuous, mature woman with black hair, red eyes, and snow-white skin. She exuded an aura of nobility and majesty from head to toe. However, this tall woman, who commanded respect without anger, was now following behind the white-haired girl like a servant, not only trying her best to restrain her aura but also not daring to stray even a step away.

The train attendant said that he had worked on this high-speed train for more than ten years. Over the years, he had seen all kinds of people on the train, including handsome men and beautiful women, as well as celebrities with a strong aura. But the two girls who came out of the carriage at this moment, whether in terms of appearance, temperament, or even the strange charm that seemed to attract the attention of those around them like a magnet, were unparalleled. They were so outstanding that they could easily outshine ordinary people and even celebrities. The train attendant had only seen this kind of thing once in his life.

The train conductor stared wide-eyed as the two girls, one in black and one in white, disappeared with the other passengers at the high-speed rail station exit. It took him a while to slowly come to his senses.

"Hey—when did these two get on the train? I have no recollection of it at all..." The train conductor scratched his head, wide awake, looking puzzled. "And there's white on one side and black on the other... Is this some foreign princess traveling incognito with her servants?"

……

The people who stepped out of the train carriage were, of course, Shiro and Chōyamato.

After exiting the high-speed rail station, Xiaobai and Chaoda headed straight for the ticket office at the other end of the station to book tickets for another high-speed train.

Although the exit of the high-speed rail station was sparsely populated, the ticket office was as crowded as ever. Xiaobai and Chaoda had to queue for a while before they could buy the tickets they wanted.

"The next train is coming in three hours. We have about two hours to rest." After buying the tickets, Xiaobai held them, looked at the time on them, and smiled slightly at Chao Yahe behind her. "How about it, Chao Yahe? Should we grab a bite to eat first? Then go back to Chapter Eight to let Akagi and the others know we're safe?"

"Mm." Chao Dahe nodded.

So Xiaobai and Chaoda went to a breakfast shop near the high-speed rail station and had a simple breakfast. Then, taking advantage of the gap before the next train departed, they secretly came to an open space in an alley. After confirming that no pedestrians were passing by, Chaoda opened the dark vortex and quickly entered it with Xiaobai, disappearing.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand miles have passed.

Xiaobai and Chaoda returned to the villa in Chapter 8 through the dark vortex.

Regarding the deep-sea aura that is revealed when using the super-large size and teleportation ability, thanks to yesterday's explanation, the ship girls of Haoding Naval Base no longer care about the deep-sea reactions that occasionally come from the villa in the newbie naval base. This saves Xiaobai a lot of effort in playing Tai Chi with Elizabeth.

"We're back!" Shiro shouted as he and Super Yamato emerged from the dark vortex. "Is anyone here to welcome us—wait, where is everyone?"

It wasn't until he was halfway through calling out that Xiaobai realized the villa was completely empty.

Xiao Bai lowered his hands in confusion.

"Could it be that Admiral Haoding's ship girls have blocked the entrance again? No way..."

Xiaobai murmured to herself, looking toward the villa's main entrance. However, the villa's main entrance was still deserted. Not only were the ship girls from the newbie naval base nowhere to be seen, but even the ship girls from the Haoding naval base were nowhere to be seen.