Elder brother's garrison

"Admiral... please don't let Kiat escape again..."

Keeling's voice was weak, mixed with panting, and full of exhaustion.

“Well, well… we don’t have the energy to keep up with her tantrums…” Frank nodded in agreement, breathing heavily.

Xiaobai smiled as she looked at Kirin and Frank sitting not far away. She then looked back at Kiat, who was hanging in mid-air on a clothesline and whose entire body was blackened by the smoke.

"Kiart, are you still planning to run?" Little White asked with a smile.

"I'm not running anymore, I'm not running anymore..."

Kiat immediately lowered her head and shook her dark little head.

As Kiat moved, layers of black smoke and dust fell off her body.

Xiao Bai then gently placed Kiat on the roof tiles in front of him.

"If you haven't had enough fun, you can continue, but don't hide in such a dirty place next time." As Xiaobai spoke, she put the clothesline into her ship equipment space, then took out a towel and a bottle of mineral water, poured the mineral water on the towel, and finally wiped Kiat's dark little face.

"Hmmmmmm..."

Kiat's face, covered in black dust, was wiped several times with Xiaobai's damp towel before his original fair and radiant skin was finally revealed.

Xiao Bai looked down at the towel, which had turned completely black.

"Admiral, you're amazing." Kiat stood there, rubbing her arms. She first looked around at the empty rooftop and sky, then at Gearin and Frank, who were supporting each other as they sat behind her, before finally speaking to Little White.

"Am I amazing?" Xiaobai said with a smile.

"Hmm..." Kiat shook her head, her long orange hair kicking up layers of dust. She lowered her head, lost in thought.

"Have you had enough fun?" Xiaobai asked Kiat with a smile.

“…Hmm.” Kiart nodded.

"If you've had enough fun, come back with me for some modifications." Xiaobai reached out to Kiat.

Kiat looked at the fair hand that Xiaobai offered, thought for a moment, and subconsciously reached out to shake it. But as soon as she extended her hand, she saw that her hands were covered in greasy, black dust, and then quickly withdrew them.

"Admiral, I'm willing to accept defeat!" Kiat put his hands behind his back, raised his chin at Xiaobai, and said, "Since you've caught me, I'll obediently go back with you for reformation!"

"Don't worry, there's no need to look so resigned to your fate." Xiaobai smiled, covering her mouth as she looked at Kiat. "It's just a ship equipment modification, it won't make your life any worse... If you're worried about the increased daily training after the modification, those are things that can be discussed. Our naval base won't force ship girls to do things they don't want to do."

“Hmm…” Kiat didn’t respond. She just glanced at Little White’s smiling face, then nodded, pouted, and jogged back to Kilin and Frank’s side.

When Kilin saw the dark-skinned Kiat running over, she quickly waved her hand and spoke breathlessly to Kiat.

"Ki, Kiat! No... we can't cause trouble for the Admiral... With great power comes great responsibility..."

“Of course I know about this, sister.” Kiat said, looking at Keeling with her hands behind her back. “And Frank, get up.”

“Guess who’s got us all this exhausted…” Frank pushed up his glasses and swayed as he got up from the bricks. “Besides, I don’t think Keelin and I look as bad as someone who fell down a chimney, right? You still… oh my god!!!”

As Frank was speaking, she suddenly slipped, let out a scream, and lost her balance, tilting violently downwards towards the house.

The next second, Kiat stepped forward and grabbed Frank's wrist.

“Hey! Watch out, Frank, or you’ll be the worst-looking one among us.” Kiara grabbed Frank and grinned at her, showing off her white teeth.

“…Kiart…” Frank looked at Kiart and murmured softly, “You…”

"what happened to me?"

"You don't actually think... I'd thank you at a time like this!" Frank angrily grabbed Kiat. "You culprit, I've decided, you're not leaving my and Kiat's side until you're sent to the modification factory for modification!"

“Ouch—” Kiat let out a long string of helpless sounds.

“Hahaha.” Killin sat between Frank and Kiat, hugging her knees, and suddenly laughed.

"Keeling, what are you laughing at all of a sudden?" Frank looked down.

"Hehe, I just think you guys have a really good relationship," Kirin said with a smile.

"Huh? Me? Kiat? Are you kidding me?" Frank immediately pointed at Gearing, "Instead of sitting here making sarcastic remarks, you should hurry up and give Kiat a proper ideological education like a first-class captain!"

"Waaah... I know..."

"Frank, you're wrong. Keelin has already tried her best. After all, before the modification, she would often bite her tongue when she spoke."

"Woooooooo..."

"Kiart, alright, alright, is this how you chat? You think you don't have to write a self-criticism today? Let me tell you, don't expect anyone else to write a single punctuation mark for your eight thousand-word self-criticism today!"

"So fierce! Frank is so fierce!"

"I'll not only yell at you, I'll hit you! This punch is for disobeying the Admiral and acting recklessly!"

"Whoa! Wait, wait, I can't stand up, I can't stand up!"

The three destroyers immediately got tangled up together, then rolled around in a ball, tumbling from the roof to the ground floor.

Thump, bang, crash, ping-pong...

Immediately, a cacophony of shattering pots and pans and the chaotic sounds of chickens and dogs flying everywhere erupted from downstairs.

Given the structural integrity of a destroyer, a fall from that height shouldn't cause any serious damage.

Judging from the sound, the area downstairs must be in quite a mess right now...

……

Looking at the trail of the three destroyers rolling down the roof, Xiaobai shook her head, first sighed, then smiled helplessly.

Ugh……

Everyone says destroyers are full of vitality...

These Gearing-class destroyers are so lively that it's hard to know how to describe them.

It really took Xiaobai a lot of effort...

Finally, Xiaobai led the three destroyers back to the Gearing-class destroyer's warehouse base.

When Xiaobai and his group returned, Jinan and Bauer were sitting on the sofa reading books, while Chaoda was standing in the base staring blankly at the ceiling.

Jinan was the first to hear the footsteps of the group. She immediately put the book on her lap, opened her eyes, and looked up at Xiaobai.

"Comrade Admiral! You're back! Did you capture Kiat? — Wow! Who is this dark-skinned guy?!" Jinan pointed in surprise at Kiat behind Xiaobai, as well as Kirin and Frank, who were covered in black dust from Kiat's clothes. "What were you two doing outside just now?!"

"Well, that's a long story."

"Sigh, it's obvious that Kiat ran into the chimney, got himself all dirty, and then got into a fight with Keelin and Frank, making everyone else dirty too," Bauer said softly, looking at everyone.

"Oh, wow, as expected of Bauer, he guessed perfectly." Xiaobai clapped with slight surprise.

"Thank you, Admiral, but I only came up with the possibility that best suits the behavior of my silly older sisters," Bauer said, shaking his head at Shiro.

"Waaah... My sister called me an idiot again..." Kirin said, feeling wronged.

"The way your family gets along is quite novel," Xiaobai said with a smile as she turned around to Jilin.

“Our Bauer is a bit precocious…” Frank said to Little White, “Admiral, Bauer didn’t say anything disrespectful to you, did she?”

"No, we had a very pleasant chat."

Xiaobai smiled and shook her head. She glanced at Kiat, who was whistling with his head in his hands, and then at Jilin, whose head was drooping.

Xiao Bai reached out and touched Jilin's hair.

Kirin's hair was a particularly brilliant gold, like a butter cookie, and even when she was covered in dirt, it couldn't hide the radiance of her striking blonde hair.

Kirin felt Xiaobai's touch, and she looked up at Xiaobai with a puzzled expression.

"...Admiral?"

"Kilin, what are your hobbies?" Xiaobai put down her hand and asked with a smile.

"Hobbies...? Hmm... well... playing chess, reading books?" Kirin didn't quite understand what Xiaobai meant. She blinked and subconsciously replied, "Ah... if we're talking about recent events, I bought a drum set!"

"Oh? You like making music too?"

"I'm a complete novice..." Kirin scratched his head sheepishly.

"It doesn't matter if you're a complete novice or not, the important thing is to have the interest... Hmm... It just so happens that Alaska and Guam are also at the modification factory. When we go together later, let Alaska and the others teach you." Little White said to Gearing with a smile, "I'm really looking forward to seeing you perform a piece of music for me on the drums when you've made some progress."

"Eh! Me, me!" Kirin pointed to herself, her mouth agape in surprise, her eyes sparkling with flattery.

Chapter 3786 The Last Two

"Having hobbies is a good thing." Xiaobai nodded to Jilin.

"Wow... okay, okay! Admiral, I'll do my best!"

Upon hearing Xiaobai's words, Jilin's face immediately lit up with an exceptionally honored smile. She clenched her fists in front of her and nodded repeatedly at Xiaobai, radiating a strong fighting spirit.

Kiat, who had been whistling to herself, stopped what she was doing without realizing it. She kept her hands behind her head, first looking at Kilin's excited expression, and then silently looking at Xiaobai.

Xiaobai sensed Kiat's gaze and turned her head to meet his eyes.

Kiat immediately turned her gaze away, lowered her arms, and looked out at the sky with her hands behind her back.

"Admiral, do you mean we can go with you to the factory renovation later?" Frank asked Xiaobai with some surprise after hearing her words.

“Yes, after all, Kiart is going to undergo modifications.” Xiaobai nodded with a smile. “You are Kiart’s sisters, so it’s quite reasonable for you to accompany her as caregivers… right?”

"Oh... if that's the case, it seems like when Gearing was being modified before..." Frank murmured to himself for a moment, then quickly came to his senses, puffed out his chest at Whitey, his blue eyes sparkling behind his glasses, "Thank you for your trust, Admiral!"

After "bringing" Kiat back to the warehouse, things went much more smoothly for Xiaobai on the Gearing-class destroyer.

After a quick cleanup of the base warehouse, the four Gearing-class destroyers followed Xiaobai and Jinan back to the conversion factory.

When Xiaobai and his group returned to the modification factory, Yubari's figure had disappeared, and only rows of instruments were operating out of thin air in the entire factory.

Inside the factory, Alaska and Guam had changed into white hospital gowns made of sheer fabric. They sat cross-legged, chatting and playing on their phones, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings.

"Alaska, Guam, we're back."

Xiaobai called out to the two people inside the factory and led the destroyers in.

"Hmm? That voice is... the Admiral? The Admiral has found another ship that can be modified for missiles—hey! What's wrong with these girls? They're all dirty!" Alaska heard Xiaobai's voice, put down her phone that she was playing with, and turned around. When she saw Gearing and Frank behind Xiaobai covered in dust, especially Kiat who was so dark, Alaska's eyes became particularly interesting.

"Alaska, this is Kiat," Little White introduced with a smile to Alaska.

"Good afternoon, Alaska and Guam!" the destroyers greeted in unison, bowing to Alaska and Guam.

“Oh…it’s the kids from the Gearing class…haha, judging from your appearance, did something happen to you?” Alaska looked at the third person from the Gearing class besides Bauer. She paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled. “Well, never mind, I won’t ask. Anyway, it’s definitely going to be a happy day for you.”

"Welcome." Guam, sitting across from Alaska, put down her phone and turned to the group.

"This time, four ship girls have come all at once. Are all four of you girls capable of missile launches?" Alaska asked the group.

“Sister Alaska, we’re here to help Kiat with his transformation…” Kilin replied immediately.

"Oh... you three are the caregivers," Alaska said with a smile, pointing to a room in the factory. "That's the shower room. You're all so dirty. Go wash up. Remember to wash thoroughly. Yubari told us that once the missile ship modification begins, we won't have a second chance to shower until the week it's finished. You don't want to spend a week covered in this grime, do you?"

"Thank you, Alaskan sister!"

The Gearing-class destroyers immediately responded, and then the four of them pushed and shoved each other as they moved toward the ship girl bathroom that Alaska had pointed out.

"Kiart, look how dirty you are! We need to clean you up before we rehabilitate you!"

"This is so troublesome..."

"Don't you even consider who we owe this to..."

"The ship girl bathroom should be big enough, I wonder if it can fit four people..."

"Me too?" Bauer asked, her question lingering as she was pushed and shoved towards the bathroom.

"Of course! We're sisters!"

The remaining three destroyers stopped and spoke in unison to Bauer.

"Ugh……"

Bauer sighed, but in the end he was pushed into the bathroom by the crowd.

Soon, the bathroom was filled with the excited sounds of the destroyers.

"Wow...it's really huge! And it even has a bathtub!"

"..."

Listening to the sounds of the destroyers outside, Xiaobai turned her gaze away from the bathroom and looked towards Alaska and Guam.

"After all, it's a bathroom in a converted factory, so the soundproofing isn't that great." Alaska said to Xiaobai, holding her phone. "This is a rare opportunity. It's a chance to be completely honest with the four destroyer girls. Admiral, why don't you come along for a shower?"

"Haha..." Little White chuckled, "Alaska, you're quite the joker."