Elder brother's garrison

Inside the Admiral's Guild, Iowa was organizing the guild's documents. When she saw that Xiaobai and the Chaser had returned so early, she was initially surprised. But after her initial surprise, she quickly discerned the reason from their expressions and smiled at them.

"Admiral, Sister Chaser, you're back." Iowa put down the documents, stood up, and smiled.

"Um..." Xiaobai scratched his head and nodded shyly.

"It's rare for you to come back so early, you should get some rest."

Iowa didn't ask the two about the submarine capture; he just smiled and got up to serve them water and tea.

A misty heat filled the office, carrying the aroma of tea.

It's worth mentioning that Iowa's tea-making skills were originally just average, not particularly outstanding, but since she took on the role of the guild's secretary ship, her skills in this area have improved by leaps and bounds.

In just a few days, the coffee and tea that Iowa brewed himself already tasted significantly better than instant tea bags.

"Admiral, admiral, can I go check out the arcade later?" The pursuer sipped Iowa's tea with a contented look on her face. She shrugged her shoulders with a smug expression, then, as if remembering something, asked Shiro expectantly.

"Sure, go wherever you like." Xiaobai nodded with a smile, "But remember to turn the volume down a little."

For the past two days, the pursuer would go to sleep exhausted as soon as she returned, because she had been frying fish all night. But today, she had only fried one batch, and her energy was still plentiful.

Although turning off the lights at night is the rule in the office lobby, Xiaobai thinks that the pursuer should be given this special privilege since he worked overtime with him for three days without complaint.

Having received Xiaobai's promise, the pursuer immediately shouted loudly, gulped down her tea in a few gulps, and then skipped and hopped out of the office, heading straight for the entertainment area.

Xiaobai and Yi Ahua sat on the sofa by the office door, watching the pursuers disappear outside. They smiled at each other.

“The chaser sister is really full of energy,” Iowa said.

“Yes, that’s right.” Xiaobai’s fingers gently rubbed the rim of the teacup. “These past few days, the chaser has been working overtime with me for so long, she hasn’t had much time to enjoy life… Now that she has the chance, it’s time for her to indulge herself a little.”

"Judging from what the Admiral is saying... does the Admiral want to replace him?"

“It’s not like I’m changing people… I can’t keep dragging her out to sea at night.” Xiaobai thought for a moment and said to Iowa, “Hmm… if there’s still no progress in two more days, I’ll let the pursuer rest and have other anti-submarine ship girls take turns accompanying me.”

“Hmm…” Iohua nodded as she listened to Xiaobai’s words.

"Sigh... This submarine will probably take some time to sort out." Seeing that Iowa didn't speak up, Xiaobai couldn't help but say to her, "It will probably take some time to think of a way to deal with her."

"Even the admiral finds it troublesome?"

“That’s what I’m saying.” Xiaobai thought for a while, looked up at the ceiling, “How exactly do we deal with submarine enemies with super high evasion and armor values… Sigh, the only good news right now is that as long as I keep stalling her, she won’t be able to attack the other ship girls on the surface.”

“The admiral should also take a rest,” Iowa said.

"Thank you, Iowa." Xiaobai smiled at Iowa.

Iowa smiled slightly and slowly stood up.

Late at night, the lights in the admiral's office were not glaring, but rather soft.

Iowa, with her graceful figure, approached Little White.

"Admiral, since you're prepared to spend the whole time with that submarine lady, you need to pay more attention to your schedule and stress management." Iowa whispered in White's ear, "Don't exhaust yourself before you even catch the submarine."

"Ah..." Xiaobai felt Iowa's breath brushing against her ears, and lowered her head, blushing slightly.

"Want to go and rest?" Iowa said to Xiaobai with a smile. "The Admiral hasn't spent much time with me these past few days. It's perfect timing since Sister Chaser isn't here tonight. This opportunity is fleeting."

Chapter 3621 A New Anti-Submarine Expert

Iowa is really good at seizing every opportunity.

Looking at the exquisite, flawless smiling face so close to her, Xiaobai felt her cheeks flush and burn uncontrollably.

Because she recently split off a lot of Deep Sea Taihou, Xiaobai didn't have much trouble sleeping, and her sleep quality was quite stable... She didn't have any need to release her mental energy... But then again, with a beautiful older sister's wedding ship in front of her, and her words implying and inviting her, even Xiaobai couldn't help but feel her heart racing, her breathing quickening, and she started to look forward to it.

As for the submarine 8-2...

Oh well, today is over anyway.

Let's talk about it tomorrow.

Xiao Bai turned her head to the side, blushed, covered her mouth, and reached out her other hand to hold Io Hua's hand.

Iowa and Xiaobai left the office and went to the bedroom in the rest area.

……

It's worth mentioning that tonight, Iowa also prepared a "gift" for Xiaobai that was either a shock or a surprise.

That was the nightgown she wore tonight, the same one she had lent to her pursuers two days ago.

To everyone's surprise, after Iowa got her pajamas back, she actually kept them until tonight, and only then did she take them out and wear them to spend the night with Xiaobai.

That night, Xiaobai sensed the faint scent of pursuers emanating from Iowa. The guilt and excitement in his heart were like two legions fighting back and forth on the sea, soaring through the clouds and exchanging blows.

……

Early the next morning.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

As Xiaobai rubbed her eyes and walked out of the bedroom, preparing to go back to the office to review some documents, she encountered her pursuers on the way, who had stayed up all night and were now contentedly out looking for food.

"Huh, the Admiral?"

The pursuer was holding a bowl of instant noodles. She looked at Xiaobai and waved at her.

"Admiral, what a coincidence! You're here for breakfast too? Didn't Sister Iowa come with you?"

"Uh..." Xiaobai looked at the innocent and kind smile on the pursuer's face, and many images flashed through her mind. She immediately turned her head away awkwardly, "Pursuer... good morning..."

"...Huh?" The pursuer looked puzzled. "Admiral? What's wrong? You look like you've really apologized to me?"

"No, it's nothing..."

"Where didn't you look? You weren't looking at me like that before you came back last night!" The pursuer stepped forward and said to Little White, "What happened?"

"Really, really not..." Xiaobai took an awkward step back, scratching her head as she looked at the instant noodle bowl in the pursuer's arms. "Speaking of which, do you eat instant noodles for breakfast...?"

"Well, for people like us in this line of work, we're lucky to have anything hot to eat," the pursuer replied, glancing down at the instant noodles in his arms.

"What's your line of work?"

"Well, he's a live streamer."

"Are you still a live streamer?"

"No, I graduated a long time ago." The pursuer sighed, "The industry is in a slump."

"...Hmm? You're a ship girl, much prettier than the average person. You must be very popular as a streamer, right?"

"These days, who still turns on their webcam? They all just wear anime-style cartoon suits and speak in a strained voice."

“…Um…okay, alright.” Xiaobai scratched his cheek.

"Oh! By the way, Admiral, are we going out to sea again tonight?" the pursuer asked hastily.

"Um... are you coming?"

"Admiral, the way you're saying it makes it sound like you're trying to get rid of me."

"No, that's not true..." Xiaobai gave a wry smile. "Of course I'd be happy if you were willing to come."

"Hehe, that's good then." The pursuer nodded, holding his instant noodle bowl, and grinned. "Well, Admiral, I'm going to eat now. I'll rest after I finish eating, and call me when we start work tonight!"

"...Remember to add two extra sausages!" Xiaobai said, waving as she looked at the instant noodle bowl of the pursuer.

The pursuer then walked past Xiaobai with the bowl in his hand and headed towards the rest area.

The pursuer brushed past Xiaobai, leaving behind the rich aroma of spicy beef noodle soup in the air.

Xiao Bai suddenly felt much more at ease.

Xiao Bai returned to the office and began to handle the morning's official business.

Perhaps due to three consecutive days of peace, the impact of the submarine incident on the Admiral's Guild has been diminishing. When Xiaobai started working today, he found that the workload was not much different from usual, and the lobby on the first floor should have returned to normal.

Ok……

Although I haven't been able to capture the submarine these past few days, it has inadvertently protected Chapter Eight.

In his spare time, Xiaobai found some psychological comfort in his lack of achievement.

As the work proceeded smoothly, it gradually came to noon.

Xiao Bai sat in his chair, listlessly looking at the work he had finished, idly waiting for the end of the workday, and idly scrolling through the Admiral Forum on his phone.

The time spent waiting to get off work... is often the longest in terms of physical experience.

Xiao Bai originally wanted to return to the spiritual world and have a chat with the will of the deep sea.

But for some reason, since last night, the Deep Sea Will has unilaterally blocked his way back to the spiritual world to find her, so Xiaobai can only lie on the table playing on his phone while thinking about what he did wrong to make the Deep Sea Will unhappy.

Sigh, adolescence...

As Xiaobai was thinking, she suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Iowa.

Iowa sat next to Xiaobai, right next to the window.

In the warm afternoon sun, a stylish and elegant woman leaned against the balcony. Her long, light brown hair exuded a faint fragrance under the sunlight. Her bodycon skirt tightly outlined her perfect and exaggerated figure, and her black stockings made her legs look even longer and more graceful. Just as Xiaobai cast his gaze, she gently tied her long hair up with a hair tie ribbon. While tying her hair up, she looked down at the documents placed on her lap, her tea-red eyes peaceful and focused.

It seemed to have noticed Xiaobai's gaze.

Iowa slightly raised her eyes and met Xiaobai's gaze.

The two stared at each other in silence for a while.

Suddenly, a glint appeared in Iowa's eyes. With a hint of mockery, she casually lowered her hands and began to straighten her clothes. She stretched out her long, slender, snow-white fingers and reached into her collar to adjust the clothes underneath. Meanwhile, her eyes were fixed on Xiaobai, looking at her with a half-smile.

Xiao Bai blushed deeply and quickly looked away, getting up from her desk.

"Where is the Admiral going?" Iowa asked with a smile as he put down his hand.

"I...I'm going back to the temporary garrison."

"Oh~ it's about choosing new anti-submarine ship girls that we talked about yesterday." Iowa nodded with a smile. "Then I'll wait here for the admiral's good news."

Xiao Bai lowered his head, coughed, and left the office.

Super Dahe has been busy with things in the deep-sea city these past few days, so Xiaobai tries not to use Super Dahe's abilities except when he goes on expeditions with the Pursuers at night.

Xiao Bai left the Admiral's Guild on foot and returned to the temporary garrison.

The temporary naval base was bathed in bright sunshine at midday. The colorful destroyers chased each other back and forth on the parade ground, their laughter echoing throughout, exuding a pure and youthful atmosphere.

As soon as Xiaobai appeared at the edge of the playground, the destroyers immediately turned their heads as if they had detected a target on radar.

"Wow! Isn't that Admiral Lu Lin?!"

"Admiral! You're back so early!"

The destroyers immediately surrounded them.

There were many destroyers surrounding them, including those from Xiaobai's family and, of course, those from Nia's family.

The ship girls of Nia's family are still the same as before. Although they are not Shiro's ship girls, they also have a great sense of closeness and goodwill towards Shiro because of Admiral Nia's affection for her.

"Good afternoon, Admiral Lu Lin!" A ship girl with short blonde hair, dressed in a dark blue military uniform, but with a mature appearance, gave Xiao Bai a polite smile.

"Good afternoon, Z23!" Xiaobai smiled at Z23. "How has Nia been these past few days?"

"Ah... Commander, she doesn't seem to be in a good state these past few days. For example, she seems a little absent-minded when she eats..." Z23 blinked and replied, "But Admiral Lu Lin, please don't worry, Commander, she's fine. She's definitely not like this because she misses Admiral Lu Lin too much! It's okay even if Admiral Lu Lin doesn't come back to see her!"

"...Um...I, I'll find some time to catch up with Nia..." Xiaobai sensed a kind of pressure emanating from the short-haired, friendly, and even polite destroyer.

While Xiaobai was feeling embarrassed, she suddenly felt a soft touch on her stomach.

Xiao Bai looked down and saw a destroyer with white twin tails and bunny earrings hugging her belly and pressing her soft face against it.

"Admiral Lu Lin... her belly is soft... like a pillow..." the destroyer muttered softly.

"Laffey! How could you treat Admiral Lu Lin like that! It's very rude!" Z23 quickly pulled Laffey back, looking apologetically at Xiaobai, "I'm so sorry, Admiral Lu Lin, Laffey has always been like this..."

"It's alright, I've known Raffi for a long time." Xiaobai smiled and ruffled Raffi's soft, fluffy hair.

Just as Xiaobai was interacting with the ship girls from Nia's family, four blue figures appeared in the distance, following the sound.

"Waaaaah! Admiral!!! I knew it was the Admiral coming back!"

A familiar, vibrant voice rang out from afar.

Xiaobai and the destroyers turned their gazes and saw that at the edge of the playground not far away, four destroyers, Fubuki, Shirayuki, Miyuki, and Hatsuyuki, were running over happily, waving their fair and slender hands at Xiaobai.

"Admiral—Admiral!"

Fubuki was like a cheerful little deer, laughing and jumping, her long blue hair dancing in the wind, heading straight for Shiro.