Elder brother's garrison

The Deep Sea Will looked at Xiaobai, then slowly stood up from the sofa, bent down, knelt on the floor, reached out and silently hugged Xiaobai's waist, and then buried its face deeply in Xiaobai's confused voice.

It felt like I had returned to a familiar place.

The body of the Deep Sea Will went limp.

Little White raised its hand, looking at the Deep Sea Will's sincere and coquettish gesture with surprise, feeling somewhat flattered.

"Deep...deep...will of the deep sea? What's wrong with you?"

The Deep Sea Will buried its face in Little White's soft belly and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, just as Xiaobai was panicking and at a loss, the faint voice of the Deep Sea Will came from Xiaobai's lower abdomen.

"...I...have never killed anyone."

"Huh? Kill...kill someone?" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise.

"……sorry."

"Um, Deep Sea Will, kill... what??" Little White looked at the Deep Sea Will beneath him with a bewildered expression.

"..."

The topic of the will of the deep sea... isn't it a bit scary?

Xiao Bai scratched the back of his head, thought for a while, and then suddenly realized something.

Huh? Come to think of it... in Xiaobai's memory, it seems that since the generational gap began, the Deep Sea Will has never actually taken the lives of any human ship girl or even the Deep Sea Dean.

In the few battles he did have, he only managed to blast away soulless deep-sea minions.

After all, it seems that she has been living in the sea for hundreds of years. She finally came out to have some fun, but she was trapped in her mental world and reunited with her mother.

That's right.

……

Xiao Bai looked down at the Deep Sea Will that was tightly embracing him, and then breathed a sigh of relief, his expression softening somewhat.

There are quite a few deep-sea deans in the naval base.

Among them are enemies of humanity who have lived for five hundred years, successors who are merely clinging to life, and new deans who are young but have been appointed by the will of the deep sea.

Regarding the past of the Deep Sea Dean, all the new members of the naval base, including Xiaobai, tacitly maintained a silent understanding that did not need to be explicitly stated.

Little White silently stroked the head of the Deep Sea Will.

Feeling the soft touch from it, Xiaobai nodded and smiled happily.

"Ok!"

"I see."

"Good boy."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

That's all for today's single update, a long chapter of four thousand words...

Well... I tend to write incredibly slowly when I get to crucial plot points... I'm terrified of making mistakes...

I'm so sorry

Chapter 866 The place is deserted

On the lush green grassland, a gentle breeze blows, and Little White descends from the sky.

"Wow!"

Accompanied by shouts that grew louder and louder, Little White, who was in freefall, landed with a thud on the thick grass. The lush green grass rustled and swayed, weaving together to form a soft blanket that caught Little White's body steadily.

Little White sat up from the grass and rubbed its bottom.

Although Xiaobai's body is invincible in the spiritual world, no matter how many times he tries, every time he falls to the ground with a thud, he can't help but want to rub his butt.

"Although it was the Will of the Deep Sea that helped me get here... it still doesn't feel cool at all... When will I ever learn the Will of the Deep Sea's teleportation technique?" Little White stood up from the ground while rubbing her bottom, pouting and looking incredibly envious.

Muttering to himself, Xiaobai looked up and searched around for Baijiahei's figure.

Finding someone on a vast grassland that can reach waist height is quite difficult, but this time Xiaobai found his target very easily at a glance.

Because in an open space not far from Xiaobai, there stood a very eye-catching golden mountain.

A large number of gold coins were piled up there like bricks and tiles, and countless pieces of dazzling gold equipment glittered among them, making it hard for a newbie not to notice.

At the foot of Jinshan Mountain, Bai Jiahei, looking utterly dejected, sat alone with his legs drawn up and mouth agape, staring blankly at the mountain with a wooden expression, lost in thought.

"White Plus Black!" Xiao Bai walked in that direction and called out to White Plus Black.

Hearing someone calling his name, Bai Jiahei subconsciously turned his head.

She saw Little White.

—Ah, it's the boss.

Bai Jiahei slurped back the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

Then her dull eyes regained their usual sparkle, and in a very rapid instant, they filled with tears.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Boss!!!"

"Wow—someone's bullying me—!!"

Bai Jiahei scrambled to his feet and, like a wild horse, rushed towards Xiaobai.

She stumbled into Xiaobai's arms, hugged him tightly around the waist, knelt on the ground, and started rubbing against him while crying.

"Waaaaah, this is outrageous!!"

"Waaaaah, this is inhumane!!"

"Boss, waah, she hit me—it hurts so much, waah—"

His features, now tinged with a mixture of white and black, contorted with intense emotion and grief, were brought together by tears that flowed freely, each sob louder than the last.

"Waaaaah, is this how you be a GM?! Who did I offend this time?! What's wrong with you, waaaaah—"

"Is roasting chicken illegal...? I'll just pay for it!"

"Is that chicken a distant relative of hers? She looks like she's about to fight me to the death—"

"Wow—I'm so wronged!"

"Waaaaah, what's wrong with me? I just said a few sarcastic things to the game designers, and now you think you're right to make such a bad game? Waaaaahh ...

"Being dragged into this game is bad enough, but now she's making things difficult for me! I'm so wronged! Boss, you have to stand up for me!"

Bai Jiahei, clinging to Xiao Bai's waist, cried with tears streaming down her face, looking like Meng Jiangnu who was determined to cry down the Great Wall.

Xiao Bai touched Bai Jia Hei's head and spent half a minute trying to understand the situation around him.

I'm starting to understand a little better what happened here before I entered the spiritual world.

Could it be that before I entered the spiritual world, the will of the deep sea went to interrogate Bai Jiahei and then beat her up?

Suddenly, Xiao Bai recalled the scene when Bai Jiahei first entered the spiritual world and was hung up and roasted over a campfire by the Deep Sea Will and the African Phoenix soldiers.

The Will of the Deep Sea does seem like the type that could do this.

Xiao Bai pondered for a moment, then thought this development seemed quite plausible. She looked down at her fair and dark face and smiled with a complicated expression.

While not commenting on the actions of the Deep Sea Will, Xiaobai expressed understanding of its behavior.

After all, the fact that Bai Jiahei appeared in a photo from ten years ago is indeed a bit frightening.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the Deep Sea Will only beat up Bai Jiahei, and it seems that she only suffered some minor injuries, which is already considered a lenient move by the Deep Sea Will.

Xiao Bai reached out and patted Bai Jiahei's head.

—Did the will of the deep sea accept the existence of both white and black?

Xiao Bai was somewhat surprised by the result, but more than that, she was delighted.

“The Will of the Deep Sea… well… there are times when she can’t do anything about it,” Xiaobai said to Baijiahei. “As for her… she probably won’t hit you anymore.”

Bai Jiahei's crying stopped abruptly.

"……Really?"

"...Probably 80%. You have to listen to me."

"At least tell me what I did wrong this time..." Bai Jiahei muttered aggrievedly.

Xiao Bai smiled wryly.

The mistake this time was probably the existence of Baijiahei itself.

This reason is so ridiculously childish and embarrassing that I'd rather skip this topic.

After comforting Bai Jiahei, Xiaobai sat down on the grass with her.

Bai Jiahei was sobbing uncontrollably, his eyes were red and swollen.

"Bai Jia Hei, can I ask you a few questions?" Xiao Bai felt the time was right and asked Bai Jia Hei in a low voice.

"...What's the problem?"

"Have you ever seen a human being other than me?" Xiaobai asked, staring into Baijiahei's eyes.

"Never seen them before," Bai Jiahei replied quickly, sobbing, "...but there are quite a few in the copied ship girl memories."

“…I see.” Xiaobai withdrew her gaze and smiled.

"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly asking this?" Bai Jiahei asked.

"I'm just a little curious." Xiaobai shook her head, glancing at Baijiahei's red-rimmed eyes. "Are you still angry with the Will of the Deep Sea?"

"I will never forgive her in my life," Bai Jiahei muttered resentfully, pouting.

After all, when someone is living a normal life in accordance with the law, and suddenly someone jumps out from nowhere and beats them up without any regard for the consequences, it's not a pleasant experience for anyone.

"Um... the Will of the Deep Sea is actually a very good child."

"I don't care." Bai Jiahei, who was kneeling on the ground, snorted and turned his head away.

"...That mountain of gold behind you must be the apology from the will of the deep sea."

"Money and material possessions cannot buy my soul. My dignity and integrity are priceless."

"Can't you be accommodating?"

"cannot!"

"But with this equipment, maybe you'll be able to defeat that big black cat."

"..."

"Clearing land...it must be tough, right?"

"..."

"...Can't you really make an exception?" Xiaobai asked softly, her hands clasped together.

Bai Jiahei's unyielding body trembled slightly under Xiao Bai's gaze.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

In the bedroom bathed in moonlight, Xiaobai, sitting on the bed, opened her eyes.

She looked down at the photos scattered on the floor at her feet, her expression somewhat complicated.

I learned something truly incredible tonight.

Xiao Bai sighed, squatted down, arranged the photos one by one, thought for a while, and then sent them into his ship equipment space.

The person in her own mental world, who is both white and black, probably doesn't know about her own existence at her brother's wedding.

When Xiaobai subtly inquired about Baijiahei, Xiaobai kept staring into Baijiahei's eyes, and Baijiahei's gaze remained completely unmoved when he answered instantly.

After all, when the Deep Sea Will subdued White and Black, it did examine White and Black's original memories. As for the ship girl memories copied by White and Black, although the Deep Sea Will didn't introduce them into its spiritual world, it did take a quick look at them and they should be fine.

Xiaobai believes in the power of the Deep Sea's will and is willing to believe in Baijiahei.

Whether she is the girl in the photo or not, Xiaobai doesn't think it's a big problem.

After all, a girl who is trusted by her brother to the point of being asked to be a bridesmaid... probably can't be a bad person, right?