Elder brother's garrison

“Even Sukhbaatar probably doesn’t remember things from so long ago,” Missouri said.

“…Hmm.” Xiaobai’s eyes dimmed slightly. “But I still want to ask.”

"Admiral, do you want to ask about Miss Suzuran?"

"..." Xiaobai smiled at Missouri, "Mm."

Missouri pursed her lips and gave a warm smile: "Miss Lily of the Valley must be doing very well."

"Thank you." Xiaobai nodded. "By the way, where is Lord Su now?"

"Lord Su usually likes to stay at the dock and fish."

"Fishing... Hmm, it's similar to my habit from the first chapter. Back then, Lady Su also told me that she quite liked fishing." Xiao Bai raised her head and looked towards the dock.

Just then, the long bus finally drove away, and the view of the pier was fully exposed to Xiaobai.

Then, Xiaobai was stunned when he saw the situation at the dock.

In his transformed state, Sukhbaatar stood on the beach not far from the dock, with U47, whose pants had been pulled down, pinned beneath him. U47's two smooth legs were hoisted onto Sukhbaatar's shoulders. At this moment, Lord Sukhbaatar held the fluttering panties in one hand and raised the other hand high, looking quite pleased with himself.

—They really are fishing for "fish".

Chapter 573 You're welcome

After noticing Xiaobai's gaze, Sukhbaatar froze for a moment while holding the underwear, and then U47 seized the opportunity and snatched it back.

With red eyes and a wronged look on her face, u47 quickly put her little pants back on, then jumped back into the water with a sob, making a few gurgling sounds before disappearing from the water.

Xiaobai and Missouri couldn't help but look away from the dock.

Missouri.

"Missouri is here."

"By the way, have you had breakfast?"

"not at all."

"Let's go to the cafeteria."

"A wise decision."

After a brief conversation, Xiaobai and Missouri turned around and prepared to walk into the naval base gate.

"Hey, hey, hey!!!" Sukhbaatar quickly stopped Little White and Missouri, climbed onto the dock with a look of grief and indignation, and ran quickly towards Little White, "You've misunderstood!"

Sukhbaatar felt deeply that he had been misunderstood, yes, misunderstood.

That's right. Perhaps in my anger just now, I did lose some of the composure befitting the world's number one ship girl, and got into a fight with a small submarine.

To be honest, Sukhbaatar herself didn't really intend to bully U47 too much. She said she would give them eighty lashes, but she thought she would just give them a dozen or so lashes on the buttocks and then let them go.

Even so, Sukhbaatar still got carried away. They accidentally went too far, resulting in their position being slightly less than ideal.

Most importantly, Xiaobai saw him under such circumstances!

To protect his reputation, Sukhbaatar felt it necessary to offer a brief explanation.

Sukhbaatar caught up with Little White like a gust of wind and stretched out his arms to block Little White's path.

Then, Missouri suddenly stood in front of Xiaobai, as if blocking a pervert, between Xiaobai and Sukhbaatar.

Xiao Bai also took a half step back, looking as if he dared not meet Sukhbaatar's gaze.

Sukhbaatar felt a jolt in his heart.

—Are you serious about taking half a step back? Such a small movement can cause me great harm.

“Well, little girl… I think there’s a little misunderstanding between us…” Sukhbaatar said to Xiaobai in a righteous tone.

"Master Su..."

"What's up?"

"Did you force U47 just now?" Xiaobai covered her mouth, her face flushed with embarrassment, and dared not meet Sukhbaatar's gaze.

"...Wait, I didn't just..."

"Although there's usually no one outside the naval base, I still think that kind of thing should be done in a slightly more secluded place..."

As Xiaobai spoke, his eyes kept glancing at Sukhbaatar.

"...Wait, this is exactly what I wanted to explain!"

"I never expected that Lady Su would be this type of ship girl." Xiaobai lowered her head, a hint of disillusionment in her innocent voice.

Sukhbaatar felt as if she had been shot in the knee, and she fell to her knees with a thud, clutching her chest.

My heart aches so much...

Sukhbaatar was completely helpless, and finally began to understand the feelings of those well-meaning citizens in TV dramas who were misunderstood.

"Eh? Lord Sukhbaatar, why are you kneeling on the ground?" Xiaobai was a little surprised to see Sukhbaatar kneeling on the ground. "I won't tell anyone about this."

"I am innocent!" Sukhbaatar pounded the ground with his fists.

"Injustice?" Xiao Bai was taken aback.

At that moment, Xiaobai, who was standing on the ground, suddenly felt as if someone had hugged him.

She turned around and saw that U81, wearing a swimsuit, had somehow gotten ashore and was hugging Xiaobai's waist. There was a trail of wet little footprints on the ground from the dock to Xiaobai's side.

Xiao Bai didn't mind that the U81 was all wet. After all, that's how submarines are. Anyway, its body is fragrant and soft, and it won't smell fishy no matter how long it soaks in seawater, nor will its skin swell.

"u81? You're here too." Xiaobai looked at u81 who was hugging her waist in surprise, and then subconsciously reached out to help u81 smooth her wet hair.

u81 tiptoed and rubbed against Xiaobai, her thin lips opening and closing as if she had something to say.

Xiaobai lowered his head and brought it close to u81's mouth.

u81 mumbled something in Xiaobai's ear.

Xiao Bai nodded and listened. After a while, Xiao Bai blushed and then looked up.

u81 told Xiaobai everything that had just happened.

"Ah, I see..." Xiaobai coughed lightly, then nodded. "Thank you, u81."

u81 nodded like Xiaobai, then let go of Xiaobai's arms and jumped back into the water at the dock, following the little footprints it had left behind.

"Lord Sukhbaatar, I'm so sorry... I think I misunderstood you just now," Xiaobai apologized to Sukhbaatar.

Sukhbaatar, who had been feeling extremely dejected, was taken aback when she heard Xiaobai's apology. Then, she suddenly became incredibly proud of herself. She quickly stood up, her face beaming with a smug smile: "Little girl, it seems you finally understand what happened!"

"Well, Lord Su was just bullying U47 normally."

"Pfft—" Sukhbaatar almost threw out her back. "What do you mean I bullied them? I'm the world's number one ship girl! How can being the world's number one be considered bullying? Besides, it was Little Carp who bullied me first!"

"How could someone as powerful as Lord Su be bullied by U47?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

Sukhbaatar suffered terribly; he had no one to confide in about his suffering.

However, Xiaobai didn't care anymore. She just smiled and didn't ask about it again.

Although Sukhbaatar hadn't spent much time with Xiaobai, Xiaobai was already familiar with Sukhbaatar's character.

She's unlikely to actually bully anyone; it'll probably just be minor squabbles. If I were to get involved, it would seem too unromantic.

"Speaking of which, Lord Sukhbaatar, have you had breakfast?" Xiaobai asked Sukhbaatar. "Would you like to eat with us?"

"Ah, no need, I'm eating right now." Sukhbaatar shook his head, pulled a wet dried squid from his clothes, and took a bite.

—It seems that Lady Su really enjoys drinking, and dried squid, a perfect accompaniment to alcohol, must hold a high place in her heart.

Although Changchun quit drinking after her rehabilitation, the two of them might still get along well.

"Ah...I see." Xiaobai looked at Sukhbaatar's composed demeanor and thought for a moment. "Lord Sukhbaatar."

"Hmm? What is it?" Sukhbaatar asked.

"...Do you remember how you came to the human city?"

"Huh?" Sukhbaatar was taken aback, looking at Little White with some confusion, "A human city...?"

"Hmm," Xiaobai asked.

“…” Sukhbaatar took a breath, then hugged her chest. She kept chewing on the dried squid, seemingly thinking about something. “To be honest, I can’t quite remember. In my memory, I don’t think I’ve been here for a while now.”

"...Do you still remember your old friends?"

“Friends? Maybe I had some before, but they’re all long gone.” When Sukhbaatar spoke of friends, his naive and arrogant eyes dimmed slightly for a moment, revealing a hint of sadness.

However, even Sukhbaatar herself seemed unsure of the source of her sorrow. She shrugged helplessly and said, "What's wrong, little girl? Are you curious about my past?"

"No, not at all." Xiaobai smiled, then quietly looked at Sukhbaatar for a while before finally lowering his head.

It seems that Sukhbaatar really doesn't remember anything.

There's nothing that can be done about it. Time is indeed a cruel thing. The time she and Suzuran spent with Sukhbaatar was only a few months. Compared to Sukhbaatar's lifespan of at least several hundred years, their story was merely a fleeting moment in Sukhbaatar's life. No one knows how many wonderful things Sukhbaatar experienced in human society after she left, how many young talents she met, or how many brutal battles she witnessed between humans and the Abyssal Fleet.

This is not Sukhbaatar's fault; after all, compared to those others, his existence was indeed not something she needed to worry about.

Missouri's fifty years were barely preserved through daily morning recollections, while North Carolina's one or two hundred years had led North Carolina to completely forget itself. So, Sukhbaatar's three, four, or even five or six hundred years combined would seem even more distant.

"I see..." Xiaobai sighed helplessly and smiled at Sukhbaatar. "I was just a little curious about Lord Su's past. It's nothing. Since Lord Su can't remember, it's fine."

“Yes, a wise move. Delving into the past of elders is not a good habit for the younger generation.” Sukhbaatar grinned, showing his teeth.

Xiao Bai nodded and prepared to leave.

“…However,” Sukhbaatar suddenly called out to Little White, “little girl.”

"Hmm? Is there something you need, Lord Su?"

“…I don’t know why, but I feel like I have to tell you something.” Sukhbaatar scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. “I vaguely remember that I used to live on the sea and didn’t have much contact with humans.”

"Oh……"

"Why am I staying here instead of going back..." Sukhbaatar narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the dock.

The azure sea was calm and peaceful, and the sky was clear and cloudless.

The seaside scenery was reflected in Sukhbaatar's red eyes.

“…I have this feeling like I promised someone I’d stay here.” Sukhbaatar said, turning his head away in confusion and muttering, “Who did I promise?”

Sukhbaatar pondered for a long time, then shook her head helplessly. She smiled at Little White and said, "I'm only telling you this private matter because you pay me a high salary! Thank me!"

Sukhbaatar smiled at Little White as usual, his face beaming with pride.

Then, Little White rushed into Sukhbaatar's arms and picked her up tightly.

"Huh? What are you doing, little girl?!" Sukhbaatar exclaimed in surprise.

"...Lord Su."

"what?"

"Thank you!"

"???"

"Thank you."

“…Oh.” Sukhbaatar looked at Xiaobai with some confusion, but after thinking for a while, he didn’t push her away. Instead, he reached out and gently patted Xiaobai’s back. “You’re welcome.”

Chapter 574, right?

Xiaobai still didn't let go of Sukhbaatar's arms. She closed her eyes and clung tightly to Sukhbaatar's body, like a plaster.

Sukhbaatar's expression shifted from subtle discomfort to a hint of doubt, and finally to helplessness.

"Little girl." After a long while, Sukhbaatar patted Little White on the back.

"Is there something you need, Lord Su?"

"...You're soaking wet."

"Ahhh! I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry!" Xiaobai finally realized that she was covered in seawater when U81 hugged her, and she was probably still wet. She quickly let go of Sukhbaatar's arms and apologized to him with a embarrassed look.

Sukhbaatar glanced helplessly at Shiro, then puffed out her chest: "It's alright, I'm the world's number one ship girl, I'll forgive you for this little thing!"

"Thank you, Lord Su." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, approved." Sukhbaatar nodded, then waved his little hand at Xiaobai. "Little girl, you should still be the admiral. Go do your thing. You don't need to spend your time here. Even if you do, there's no reward for it."

"Ah, okay." Xiaobai understood that this was Sukhbaatar's way of asking her to leave. She smiled at Sukhbaatar, and then walked into the garrison with Missouri behind her. "Goodbye, Lord Sukhbaatar!"