Elder brother's garrison

Ship girls have incredible speed; Prinz Eugen instantly left a long trail of smoke and disappeared in front of Fubuki.

Fubuki was left alone, staring blankly in front of the warehouse.

Oh...right.

I remember Eugen had a kind of Bismarck dependency.

Chapter 35 After Xiaobai Left (2)

As mentioned before, the Prinz Eugen was Bismarck's escort ship.

For Prinz Eugen, Bismarck was a reliable elder, an all-powerful older sister, and the ship girl she admired most.

Although the naval base required Bismarck and some other capital ships to remain within its walls for extended periods in order to maintain sufficient combat power to respond to unforeseen crises, resulting in Prinz Eugen, who was devoted to serving the people, being separated from her most of the time, this did not diminish Prinz Eugen's growing affection for Bismarck in the slightest.

In fact, the fact that they were often apart made this ship girl even more open about her admiration for her older sister.

After completing each mission, Prince Eugen would always go to Bismarck's house as soon as he finished reporting to the Admiral's office. He would clean Bismarck's house, cook for Tirpitz, and groom Oscar. Then, he would squat at the door wearing an apron and wait for Bismarck to return.

Just like the maid Bismarck hired.

In Eugen's heart, the moment he took his first step out of the naval base, he began to miss his sister Bismarck. Every day while he was working away from home, this feeling slowly grew stronger, and he looked forward to the day he would return.

However, this expectation was not met.

Bismarck went out with the new admiral.

Inside the Admiral's office.

Lexington looked at Prince Eugen, who was covering his eyes with his little fists and sobbing intermittently, and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Most ship girls have unusual personalities. For example, Lexington's own sister is always causing trouble and having no idea what she's thinking. So it's actually quite difficult to find a few ship girls who are easy to manage in the naval base.

Prinz Eugen is one of these ship girls.

Warm-hearted, gentle, optimistic and positive.

In the classification, Prince Eugen definitely belongs to the "good boy" type.

However, it's the good kids who are the hardest to deal with when they get angry.

“Bismarck will be back soon,” Lexington reassured him as he frantically searched for a ship ticket on his computer.

Although Eugen and Bismarck are not sister ships, the ship girls in the naval base are aware of Eugen's feelings for Bismarck.

However, Eugen's request this time did take a little longer than expected, which led Lexington to not consider the impact of Bismarck's departure on Prince Eugen.

This is not a joke.

Lexington could vividly imagine the day Bismarck, in a fit of madness, would say to Prince Eugen, who was sweeping her house, "Eugen, let's go destroy the world."

Princess Eugen would smile and nod, firing three main cannons as she replied in a tone as if she were saying breakfast was delicious, "Yes, my dear sister."

Ah...it doesn't feel out of place at all.

Prince Eugen would be ruined in every sense of the word if he didn't have Bismarck by his side after returning home.

“Bismarck and the newly appointed admiral have gone to a banquet.” Lexington found the ship tickets she had booked online. “Although she will be back in about a week if we wait a little longer. But if you, Eugen, can’t wait, you can go see her.”

Lexington smiled at Eugen.

"Want to go?"

Prince Eugen, who was covering his eyes and crying softly, trembled.

Logically speaking, Lexington should not have made such a large concession to Prince Eugen.

Even the most lenient naval base is still, in essence, a strict military institution, and there are still some things that cannot be crossed, such as handling private matters in an official capacity.

Allowing Prince Eugen to go to Bismarck with a ship ticket is now considered a violation of the regulations.

While Lexington did consider the possibility of Prince Eugen turning to the dark side, she was also thinking about how Prince Eugen had worked diligently for the naval base for years.

Fine, I'll just open the back door then.

At worst, we can just give Prince Eugen a short vacation, and the cost of the ship ticket will come out of Lexington's pocket.

Prince Eugen raised his head, his agate-red eyes looking at Lexington.

"……I dont go."

"Huh?" Lexington exclaimed in surprise.

He then realized that his behavior was indeed somewhat inappropriate, so he quickly covered his mouth and took a breath.

"Eugen doesn't want to go?" Lexington asked. "If you're worried about causing trouble for Bismarck, you can rest assured, you're going in your personal capacity this time..."

Eugen shook his head.

“I really wanted to go…” Prince Eugen lowered his head, thought for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, “Until just now, I really wanted to go, but…”

"but?"

“Miss Tirpitz is still home,” Prince Eugen said, clenching his little fist. “If no one were home, Miss Tirpitz might have left her rice and eaten potato chips for a whole week! If Bismarck knew that Tirpitz had been eating potato chips for a whole week, she would definitely beat her up!”

Lexington looked at Prince Eugen.

After a while, he suddenly revealed a very strange smile.

It's a bit like the doting smile Lexington gave Saratoga.

"Hmm... Eugen is indeed a good boy." Lexington said with a smile, resting her chin on her hands.

"Eh?" Prince Eugen withdrew her hand, her little face flushed as she lowered her head.

For her, being suddenly stared at and praised as a good child was still a little embarrassing.

After rejecting Lexington's offer, Prince Eugen quickly recovered, briefly handed over his work, and left the Admiral's office.

Lexington watched with a smile as Prince Eugen departed.

As soon as Prince Eugen closed the door to the admiral's office, Lexington collapsed onto the table as if some switch had been flipped and the air had been released.

The image of the naval commander's wife, who appeared flawless in public, shattered like a primary school student who had just finished her homework.

"Ah, I thought she'd be a very impulsive ship girl, but she's surprisingly reliable..."

"...In the end, I'm just too clumsy..."

Lexington hugged herself, letting out a resentful mutter.

She reached into the table and pulled out a photo frame.

"If only you could be more careful..."

Looking at the person in the photo frame, Lexington's usually calm eyes surprisingly showed a hint of weariness and languor.

"Lexington will be fine. We can keep trying."

Lexington smiled and gently traced the edge of the picture frame with her slender fingers.

"husband……"

The hazy murmurs, like water rippling in the air, drifted and dispersed, gently swirling and stirring the cool light.

Chapter 36 After Xiaobai Left (3)

Prince Eugen walked back to Bismarck's dormitory building.

Prinz Eugen is a heavy cruiser ship girl and doesn't live in this dormitory building; the heavy cruiser dormitory is next door. However, because she frequently visits Bismarck's house, she often comes here.

Speaking of which, Prince Eugen also had a key that Bismarck gave her.

The key was treasured by Prince Eugen like a precious gem.

Just as he finished going upstairs and entered the stairwell, Prince Eugen ran into an acquaintance.

He was also a very kind elder to Prince Eugen.

Wearing a light scarf, Hu De stepped out of her house, her face bearing the usual ladylike demure expression as she gently stretched.

In the afternoon, Hood will go out for a walk. She'll take some cat food and wander around the naval base, looking for pigeons or cats to feed.

Ah, Hu De is always so elegant.

"Good afternoon, Senior Hude." Prince Eugen walked over and bowed to Hude.

"Huh?!" Hood turned around and saw Eugen. Just like when he saw Bismarck, he subconsciously took a few steps back and clutched his chest.

It's like a respectable woman seeing a thug.

"Ah...ah, it's Eugen. Hmm...hello." Hood looked around at Prince Eugen, but couldn't find Bismarck, so he breathed a sigh of relief and greeted Eugen.

Hood was afraid of Bismarck because Bismarck had sunk Hood in history, and at that time Bismarck's escort ship was Prinz Eugen.

Given that Hood suffers from severe paranoia, it's understandable that she would be quite sensitive to Prince Eugen's contact.

"My sister and the new admiral have left the naval base." Seeing that Hood still seemed a little uneasy, Prince Eugen told him where Bismarck had gone.

“Ah…I know.” To Prince Eugen’s surprise, Hood nodded, responding with a slightly stiff expression, “She went out this morning, didn’t she?”

“Hey, do you know Hood-senpai?” Eugen asked.

“I know, the commander talked to me about it before.” Hood said, a look of frustration on his face. “Ah, but the commander saw me working at the time, so he didn’t tell me…”

At this point, Hu De deliberately lowered his voice and muttered to himself.

"Tsk, I'm clearly better at socializing than that dead German cat... and I got beaten to it..."

As a ship girl, Eugen could naturally hear those words.

...Never mind, let's just pretend we didn't hear it.

Sometimes, playing dumb can make things easier.

"Is Senior Hu De heading out?"

"Yes." Hood actually quite liked the heavy cruiser girl in front of her. To her, Prinz Eugen was just a good kid who followed the wrong person (Bismarck).

"Ah, are you feeding the cat?" Princess Eugen reached under her skirt and pulled out a pair of green collars. "These are flea collars I bought. They can be used to clean the cat. Please don't mind them, Senior Hood."

“Ah, thank you.” Hood accepted Eugen’s gift.

Flea collars worn around a cat's neck help drive away parasites like fleas, but the smell of flea collars is somewhat strong, which cats don't really like.

Hude's two cats receive thorough grooming every day, so she doesn't worry about fleas.

But this is a kind gesture from a lovely junior, so I'll accept it.

“Speaking of which, Eugen.”

"kindness?"

"The exit of the ship's equipment space can be set freely, so why do you want to put it under the skirt?"

"Wouldn't it be abrupt to conjure up a lot of things from an empty space?"

But it's even stranger to pull such a weird thing out of a miniskirt!

Although Hood's sarcastic spirit compelled her to shout those words out, she suppressed it when she saw the clear eyes of her adorable junior.

"What's wrong, Senior Hood?" Prince Eugen looked at Hood, who hadn't spoken for a while, and found it strange.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Hood waved his hand and put on a smile. "You're going to the German ship... Bismarck's house, right?"

"kindness."

"Get some rest, okay?" Hood nodded and put the flea collar that Prince Eugen had given him into his pocket. "I'm going to walk the cat now."

"Goodbye, Senior Hu De."

Prince Eugen bid farewell to Hood.

...Hmm? Speaking of which, Senior Hood left empty-handed, right? Where can I walk a cat?

Although he had some doubts, Prince Eugen did not take them to heart.

Perhaps the cat has already gone out and is waiting for Senior Hood outside.

Thinking this, Prince Eugen took a few more steps forward, took the key, and opened the door to the Bismarck residence.

The familiar scent of Bismarck gently wafted through the room.

Prince Eugen walked into the living room and opened the door.

The faint scent of Bismarck in the air was instantly masked by the smells of carbonated drinks and puffed snacks.

“I’m back.” Eugen smiled as he looked at the girl sitting in the living room, fiddling with the TV controller. “Tirpitz.”