Elder brother's garrison

"Then come in and rest for a bit."

“…” York’s gaze was complicated.

The ship girls in front of her all looked at York with the eyes of experienced people, their eyes filled with a strange expression.

Unconsciously, the pressure exerted by the higher-tier ship girls on the lower-tier ship girls made York feel a little suffocated.

I feel like it's hard to refuse in this atmosphere...

York knew something was wrong.

She felt like she had gotten herself on a sinking ship.

“Let’s grab a bite to eat and chat. I’m quite familiar with your admiral,” Xiaobai said to York.

"……Really?"

"Yes, I met him in the first chapter, and I even exchanged a lot of merit points for a lot of money with him."

"Oh..." York was slightly relieved. It seemed that his admiral did indeed have a meritorious service of dubious origin. Every time he asked him, he said that a big shot had asked him to exchange it.

"So, would you like to come in and have a seat?"

"Yes, thank you..." York glanced at the ship girls around her somewhat nervously, nodded, and replied softly.

York stepped into Nia's yard.

The ship girls were already used to people coming to the courtyard. They went back to their places, some eating steamed buns and others drinking porridge.

Xiaobai set up a chair next to his seat, gesturing for York to sit down.

On the other side, Saratoga, with his yurt on his head, remained motionless, engrossed in his breakfast.

"Supply Sauce... um... she's a little sensitive, I hope you don't mind. She doesn't really have any bad intentions," Xiaobai said to York.

York nodded.

It was indeed wrong of her to keep spying on the courtyard. It's normal for the security guards to see her as a suspicious person and chase after her and shout at her.

"Eat a steamed bun." Xiaobai handed York a steamed bun.

“…Thank you.” York took the bun but didn’t say anything. “…My name is York.”

Hello, York.

“...Hello.” York didn’t dare to look directly at Xiaobai, only glancing at Xiaobai’s clothes out of the corner of his eye.

This admiral is a top-tier figure among top-tier figures.

She could pull out an entire squad of awesome admirals from her magic bag with a wave of her hand, capable of crushing an entire node. Many admirals dreamed of being her sycophants. Not only was such a powerful person so approachable, but she was also so friendly and affectionate towards her...

York pondered that he hadn't done anything to please the admiral.

"Are you the admiral here?" York asked cautiously.

"Yes."

"..." York pondered for a while, and after thinking for a long time, he still didn't dare to ask the question about the ship girl named Patchina that you have here.

Just then, Missouri seemed to have finished eating. She walked up to Xiaobai with a smile and said, "Admiral, Missouri has finished eating."

"Ah!" Little White looked at Missouri and stared at her smiling face for a while before realizing that Missouri seemed to have met York before.

No wonder they came knocking on my door; I'd completely forgotten about Missouri.

"Is it okay for me to go for a walk alone in Missouri?"

"Of course."

Missouri is short of money.

"Here you go." Xiaobai took out his wallet and handed it to Missouri.

Missouri took the wallet, pinched one corner of it, covered her mouth with a sweet smile at Xiaobai, then turned around and walked away with cat-like steps.

Missouri walked up to Xiaobai to remind her that Missouri had been recognized, so if Xiaobai wanted to continue hiding her secrets, she would have to think carefully about her reply.

"Hmph!" Saratoga, who was engrossed in eating dog food... cough, was engrossed in drinking porridge when she made an unhappy sound.

"Is she, Missouri?" York asked.

"correct."

"Your wedding ship?"

"correct."

"You mean your wife?"

"...I don't really think so..."

"Have you ever slept in the same bed, kissed, hugged, and felt each other's body temperature?" York looked around, then asked Xiaobai in as low a voice as possible.

Xiaobai looked at York awkwardly.

This is such an embarrassing question. It's not easy for a newbie like me to answer.

Most importantly, they asked the right questions.

Not only did Xiaobai kiss and sleep with Missouri, but they also hugged and cuddled, felt each other's low temperatures, and almost opened the door to a new world, sharing many little secrets.

If this kind of question were answered by a ship girl like Saratoga, I have a feeling that the bells of doomsday would be tolled.

Seeing that Xiaobai hadn't answered, York blushed and shook his head somewhat embarrassedly: "I'm sorry for being so forward... never mind..."

York took a big bite of the bun in his hand.

It's filled with beef, and the juices burst out with every bite.

York had mixed feelings.

She asked Xiaobai this question not because she was gossipy, nor because she wanted to deliberately upset Xiaobai.

She was genuinely trying her best to ascertain the relationship between Xiaobai and Missouri, whether they were a couple or simply bed partners.

Although Xiaobai didn't give the final answer, judging from Xiaobai's expression, York basically got the information he wanted to know.

--well.

York took another big bite of the bun in his hand.

That ship girl named Missouri, her admiral was actually a woman, the white-haired loli at the registration desk.

York chewed vigorously, the succulent meat filling and soft dough swirling in his mouth.

And it appears to be curved.

--well.

York sighed for the third time in his heart.

She glanced at the top of Xiaobai's head out of the corner of her eye, then quickly looked away and closed her eyes.

Mixed feelings.

York felt that the top of Little White's head was now a breathtakingly green, as if an entire green grassland of sheep was having a party and singing songs on her head.

Dude, your wife cheated on you...

Chapter 842 Ship Girl, Please Stay

"Is there something on my face?" Little White noticed York keeping glancing at the top of his head while eating and asked curiously.

York immediately started shaking his head like a rattle-drum.

Although this cuckolded admiral seems kind to her, the one who cuckolded her is Miss Patina. Miss Patina saved her, Glorious Sister, and the other sisters' lives. If York were to reveal this, wouldn't she be ungrateful?

York chewed his bun with a troubled expression, and thinking about this, he felt a little conflicted again.

—They say you're obligated to someone who feeds you, and you're obligated to take their money. I feel like I've let this honest admiral down.

York suddenly realized that interpersonal communication was a profound subject.

While I was feeling anxious, I finished the steamed bun.

Xiaobai held out a plate, gesturing for York to take more if he wanted to eat, but York shook his head: "I'm full."

"How does it taste?"

"good to eat."

"This was made by my ship girl."

“…Awesome.” York asked in a low voice, “Um…why did you invite me in for dinner?”

"Guests are always welcome," Xiaobai said to York with a smile.

From a confidentiality standpoint, Xiaobai felt he shouldn't have invited York into the yard.

After all, she's now the admiral of the rookie naval base, not the ship girl named Patina from before. Currently, Shiro and York are complete strangers. Earlier at the entrance, York wasn't close enough to Shiro and didn't observe her closely enough. Plus, Shiro was wearing an admiral's uniform, a conspicuous color, so York didn't immediately recognize her. If York left, it would be fine, but now Shiro not only didn't let him go, but also invited him to eat and chat with her. If she suddenly recognizes Shiro now, things will get much more complicated.

That's the logic.

But Xiaobai is unreasonable.

Although York had been imagining in his mind that Miss Patina had cut ties with them, Xiaobai had never thought that way. Xiaobai still considered York a good friend, but she couldn't reveal her true feelings due to her awkward position. However, since her friend had come to her doorstep, it wouldn't hurt to invite him in for a bite to eat.

In conclusion, Xiaobai acted impulsively and tried to persuade York to stay. She didn't consider anything else, such as what she should do next, how the two of them should get along, or how to silence him if their secret was exposed.

Xiaobai and York haven't known each other for long, but Xiaobai trusts York's character quite a bit; things will work themselves out.

"How's things at your naval base lately?" Xiaobai asked York.

"...Uh, it's fine, it's fine..."

"I've heard that York, your performance on the sea has been quite remarkable lately."

“What’s striking is…”

“You’ll turn into a little fireman,” Little White said to York with a smile.

Recently, there have been many high-level Abyssal ships appearing in the first node. When encountering those high-level Abyssal ships, the Legion-level ship girl teams can catch up by relying on the less experienced ship girls to fight. However, every day or two, York would enter that strange burning state when encountering high-level Abyssal ships and then start a full-field sweep mode.

York openly used cheats in public, making it difficult for many onlookers not to recognize her.

"...So many people already know?"

“Yeah, you’re famous now,” Xiaobai said to York. “After all, you have such amazing ship girl skills.”

"Ship girl skills..." York lowered her head, sighed listlessly, and muttered to herself, "They're not all that great..."

York's behavior puzzled Xiaobai.

York doesn't seem very happy...

An unknown ship girl, due to her personality, whether extroverted or shy, may have two different reactions to suddenly becoming famous (referring to her popularity). However, Xiaobai discovers that what seems to make York unhappy is not her popularity (referring to her fame), but her skill that can enhance her strength.

This is very strange.

York is a ship girl. Ship girls rely on combat power for their livelihood, fighting against Abyssal ships every day, their lives hanging by a thread. Every bit of strength is a bit of security, so there shouldn't be any ship girl in this world who would be unhappy about improving her strength.

"Is there something wrong with that skill?" Xiaobai asked subconsciously.

York frowned, glancing slightly to her side with a hint of displeasure.

Xiaobai's behavior of asking about the origin of the skill is somewhat similar to those who covet York's transformation skill, wanting a share of the benefits, and thus trying to find out York's secrets.

This behavior is rather unpleasant. After all, even a powerful player shouldn't treat a nobody like this when they finally have a lucky encounter. It's practically like you're telling yourself to hand over your skills—a thuggish statement.

York was thinking this and was about to make a weak protest, but when she turned her head and looked into Little White's eyes, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Xiaobai's delicate face was right next to York's. When York turned his head, their faces were very close together, one above the other.

York saw a pair of golden eyes.

Those were Xiaobai's innocent eyes, devoid of any evil intent.

Her eyes were large, like two clear lakes. In her pure gaze, the ice and snow melted away with the sunlight, turning into gentle streams that instantly extinguished the anger in York's heart. Those eyes seemed to possess a magical power; York not only couldn't stay angry, but even inexplicably felt a sense of familiar warmth.

York paused for a moment, then quickly turned her head back. She patted her chest, feeling her slightly rapid heartbeat through her clothes, then coughed lightly twice, her face flushing red as she became embarrassed.

—I must be overthinking it. This admiral doesn't seem like the kind of person who likes to use underhanded tactics.

Besides, he's a big shot; all the ship girls in his party are better than him. He wouldn't be greedy for such a small thing.

—She's the admiral's friend, right?

That should be...no problem, right? After all, Miss Patina seems to be in this naval base as well.