Elder brother's garrison

His serious demeanor even made the chef being stared at feel uncomfortable.

"Miss...Miss?" A waiter approached the woman.

The woman's gaze shifted from the food to the waiter's face.

Her face was cool and beautiful, and her crimson pupils seemed to hold no emotion, yet when you looked into them, you couldn't help but feel a pang in your heart.

The waiter instinctively took a step back and forced a smile: "Miss... would you like something to eat?"

This woman is quite scary for some reason.

"Eat?" The woman seemed to have heard a keyword that piqued her interest.

After hearing that the woman could understand human language, the waiter secretly breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest imperceptibly.

Looking at that pale, bloodless skin, even if the person with such skin was a stunningly beautiful woman with a gorgeous figure, a normal human would still feel a little scared. But if they could communicate, that would be good; at least they shouldn't be an enemy.

She's probably a ship girl from some ship franchise, the kind who hasn't seen much of the world.

"Miss, we have a variety of snacks and drinks here. Please come in and rest for a while. Would you like something to eat?" the waiter asked the woman.

After hearing what the waiter said, the woman turned her head and glanced in the direction of the chef.

"Sweet," the woman said to the waiter.

"Sweet?" The waiter was taken aback. "Uh...you mean...ice cream?"

"ice cream?"

The waiter had no choice but to painstakingly explain to this peculiar woman what ice cream actually was.

Seeing that the woman was communicating and talking with the waiter properly, those around her who had been paying attention to her were relieved.

Although she doesn't look like a kind person, this woman seems quite honest.

At that moment, Xiaobai and Saratoga also entered the restaurant.

They chose a spot near the entrance and sat down. They ordered a plate of fried noodles and two glasses of juice from the other waiters in the restaurant.

"Is that person one of our ship girls?" Xiaobai was sitting in a spot where she could see what was happening outside the door. She looked at the waiter who was gesturing wildly to the strange woman to show her what ice cream was and asked Saratoga.

Saratoga turned and looked towards the door.

Saratoga had been focused on Shiro and hadn't noticed her surroundings at all. But now, reminded by Shiro, she finally noticed a ship girl at the entrance who looked just like a deep-sea amphibious ship.

“I don’t recognize her.” Saratoga shook her head, showing a hint of interest in the ship girl at the door. “Never seen her before.”

"It feels like I just stepped out of a construction device."

“Nobody’s that stupid.” Saratoga turned his gaze back, resting his chin on his hand and staring at the flat tabletop.

While Xiaobai and Saratoga were chatting, the fried noodles and juice they ordered were served.

The fried noodles by the sea look even more delicious than ordinary fried noodles. The steaming white vapor carries the fresh aroma of dried shrimp and scallops, making one's mouth water.

Outside the door, the strange woman, who seemed to have finally reached an agreement with the waiter, was also escorted into the restaurant.

"Miss, please find a seat wherever you like. Your order will be brought up shortly," the waiter said with a smile to the strange woman, then turned and called out towards the kitchen, "One plain ice cream."

After finishing his sentence, the waiter left and continued soliciting customers on the beach.

The woman stood at the restaurant's inner entrance for a while before realizing that she needed to find a seat to wait for her food.

She turned her head left and right, finally fixing her gaze on Saratoga and Little White sitting at the table closest to the door.

—To be precise, they had their eyes on the fried noodles and juice on their table.

The woman walked straight towards Xiaobai, stopped beside him, and stared silently at the fried noodles on the table with her red eyes.

Xiao Bai was surprised that the person they had just been talking about would come straight to him.

"...Is there anything I can help you with?" Xiaobai looked up at the woman and asked.

The woman didn't reply, but just stared at the fried noodles on the table with her mouth slightly open.

For some reason, Xiaobai had a subtle feeling that this woman's dazed look was somewhat similar to that of Yamato from the Naval Base.

"...Would you like some?" Xiaobai asked cautiously.

“That’s ours,” Saratoga pouted unhappily, protesting to Little White.

"She looked like she really wanted to eat it."

"Let her buy it herself." Saratoga didn't really like her time alone with Little White being interrupted. She pouted and looked at the strange woman's face, about to say something.

Then she saw a glistening saliva drip from the strange woman's slightly open mouth.

Then Saratoga softened.

"Just a little bit," Saratoga said to Little White.

With Saratoga's permission, Xiaobai pulled out a chair and pushed it behind the woman so she could sit down.

The small restaurant has square tables for four people, so it's quite spacious for three people to sit down with one person in each direction.

Xiao Bai handed the chopsticks to the wondrous woman.

The strange woman grabbed the chopsticks with a puzzled look, then looked at Xiaobai, her fiery eyes filled with doubt.

"What's wrong?" Xiaobai asked.

The strange woman tilted her head, holding her chopsticks.

"Ah, this is chopsticks, a tool for eating noodles. Do you prefer to use a fork?" Xiaobai realized that this woman didn't even know what chopsticks were, and quickly explained it to her.

"A fork?" The woman poked at the plate with her chopsticks, looking like she had no idea how to use any tools.

As if guided by a divine will, Xiaobai pulled a fork from the basket beside the table and handed it to the wondrous woman.

If it's just about inserting noodles, a fork is much easier to use than chopsticks. The amazing woman took the fork and, following Xiaobai's instructions, easily twirled a ball of noodles and put it in her mouth.

The steaming hot noodles, scalding hot, went into the woman's mouth, and her hand gripping the fork tightened instantly.

"Mmm...mmm...uh..." the woman murmured softly, cupping her cheeks, with a blissful expression.

"Did you just come out of the construction device?" Seeing the strange woman eating so unguardedly, Xiaobai's vigilance towards her naturally decreased significantly.

"Well?"

"Um... do you have an admiral?"

"Hmm..." The strange woman chewed her noodles while sticking her fork into the plate in front of her.

"..." Xiaobai looked awkwardly at the strange woman, then turned to Saratoga across the table, who was chewing on a juice straw with a resentful expression. "Saratoga, can ship girls also lose their memories?"

"I don't know," Saratoga said, turning her head away in a huff.

"That's strange." Xiaobai looked at the strange woman's face with some difficulty.

The wondrous woman also noticed that Little White was watching her. She opened her eyes and looked at Little White, but her mouth was still puffed out like a hamster's.

This woman seemed to have never eaten before. She was told she would only be given a small portion, but she still managed to eat almost the entire plate of fried noodles with just a few bites.

The ice cream the woman ordered was then served to her.

The woman stared silently at the cone ice cream in front of her, hesitating as she held her fork, glancing at Xiaobai for help.

"Oh, you don't need a fork, you can just lick it," Xiaobai suggested to the woman.

The woman nodded, then put down her fork and licked the ice cream.

Then she gave a "this is it" look and started humming happily.

"Have you lost your memory?" Xiaobai asked.

The woman shook her head and continued happily licking her ice cream.

"Hmm...do you still remember where your admiral is?"

The woman shook her head again, then took a big sip of her ice cream.

"...Do you know the way home?"

The woman finally nodded, happily eating her ice cream.

"You still remember the way home?" Xiaobai laughed. "Then it seems you won't get lost."

Saratoga, while chewing on a straw, glared resentfully at Whitebeard: "Trying to lure me back to the naval base again, huh?"

"No way."

"He clearly has an expression that says he wants to go back," Saratoga snorted.

Xiao Bai smiled sheepishly.

In fact, she did have the idea of ​​taking the woman in front of her back to the naval base for a few days if she didn't know the way home, and then looking for her admiral or something.

Strictly speaking, this shouldn't be considered kidnapping; it's called being helpful.

At this moment, the woman also crunched the egg roll into pieces and put it in her mouth, chewing with a happy expression.

"Anyway, we've finished eating." Xiaobai looked at the plate of fried noodles in front of him, which had been completely eaten. "Saratoga, let's go back."

"Would you like to order another one?"

"No need, I'll have food when I get back anyway." Xiaobai raised her hand and beckoned the waiter over. "Excuse me, can I settle the bill? Oh, and please settle the bill for this lady's ice cream cone too."

"Huh? Is that alright?" The waiter was taken aback.

"Sure," Xiaobai said with a smile, looking at the strange woman. "Miss, do you have money?"

"Money?" The strange woman looked puzzled.

"See? So let's settle it all at once." Xiaobai smiled at the waiter.

"Uh... thank you very much." The waiter was surprised that this woman didn't even know what money was, and bowed slightly to Xiaobai.

"What's your name, sister?" Xiao Bai asked the strange woman while taking out cash from his wallet.

"...Musashi."

“…Oh my.” Xiaobai looked at the ship girl in surprise. “Sister, remember to ask your admiral for this when you eat in the future. You can’t eat without it.”

After Xiaobai finished speaking, he paid the money to the waiter.

Musashi stared blankly at the banknotes in Shiro's hand, thought for a while, and then nodded.

It seems that the idea that money can buy delicious food has taken root in her mind.

Chapter 411 Growing Pains

After parting ways with Shiro and Saratoga, Deep Sea Musashi sat alone on the beach, legs crossed, staring blankly at the other side of the sea.

The surrounding noise and the red glow of the sunset blended together and were gradually swallowed by the sea, while the cold darkness slowly rose with the new moon embedded in the sky.

Deep Sea Musashi silently gazes at the sea.

On the other side of the sea, a group of deep-sea amphibious ships are now steadily heading towards the open ocean. Those are his slow-moving subordinates; they'll probably take another two or three days to reach this area compared to him.

Deep Sea Musashi frowned.

—Ever since waking up in her deep-sea home, Deep Sea Musashi has felt that something is off about her. She feels that she used to be more pure, tearing apart enemies when she encountered them, ruling the deep sea when she saw it, getting what she wanted, and aimlessly enjoying the thrill of being the best in the world on the ocean.

But ever since I woke up in the deep-sea home and became the flagship, I've changed.

Having learned to speak this human language, my mind works faster and my thoughts are clearer, allowing me to think about many things I couldn't think of before.

Deep Sea Musashi closed his eyes, feeling the salty sea breeze carrying a chill onto his skin.

When Abyssal Fleet encounters something they want, they will plunder it without hesitation; this is almost an instinct for all Abyssal Fleet members. Therefore, when they infiltrated human society, the barter-based monetary system truly shocked Abyssal Musashi.

No fighting is needed; you just need to hand over that thin piece of paper to exchange for something delicious.

What an incredibly versatile tool!

Even if it's your own turrets and shells, you can't expect the enemy to hand them over with a smile.

The white-haired little girl and the blonde ship girl possessed the money that Deepsea Musashi craved. Deepsea Musashi noticed the little girl's bulging wallet full of banknotes when she paid. In the past, Deepsea Musashi would probably have snatched the money the instant she saw it.

But she didn't do that. Deep Sea Musashi didn't know why, but she just felt inexplicably that what she was doing was wrong.

On the beach at night, the all-together Deep Sea Musashi was troubled.

She definitely felt that she was smarter than before, but she also felt that she was significantly more indecisive than before.

Whether this is good or bad, Deep Sea Musashi doesn't know.

—Oh right, what should we do next after our subordinates arrive?