Elder brother's garrison

Older people believe this

Bai Ying is quite old. Although she looks like a girl in her early teens, her mental age has long exceeded eighty years.

Throughout the long years, Bai Ying, who wanders in human society, has encountered countless "people" simply because of the word "fate".

She formed partnerships and became teammates with all sorts of people, battling it out on the sea.

They laughed together and went on adventures together.

Time flies, youth fades quickly. Bai Ying watched her companions gradually mature, start from scratch, and establish their own families and careers. She watched the wrinkles on their palms increase day by day. Finally, Bai Ying watched her companions put down their burdens and enjoy their old age in peace.

Finally, Bai Ying watched as they turned into a blade of grass on their graves, the incense gradually dying out, only a clump of grass swaying through the gaps of time before finally disappearing.

Bai Ying wasn't particularly saddened by this situation, because the outcome of that day had already been etched into her heart from the very beginning of their partnership.

It was precisely because she had foreseen this day that Bai Ying was able to face it so calmly when it arrived.

Whether it's sadness or joy, it's all fate.

Bai Ying is someone who really believes in this.

It was because of this trust in fate that Bai Ying chose Xiao Bai as her short-term meal ticket after their two encounters.

It was only because Bai Ying acknowledged her connection with Xiao Bai that she didn't treat Xiao Bai and her ship girls as roughly as she had treated others.

—It's all fate.

After regaining her senses, Bai Ying looked at the lathe tool on the ground and suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart.

—Fate is indeed fate, but…

Is this a karmic entanglement between you two?

Bai Ying was so badly teased by fate that she didn't even have the strength to be angry.

Bai Ying felt incredibly tired. She longed to run to bed, bury her head in sleep, and then wake up to find that everything she had experienced was a dream.

In her listless state, Xiao Bai's voice caught Bai Ying's attention.

Bai Ying silently turned her head away.

Xiao Bai, looking completely flustered, was sitting next to her. Her face was flushed red with anxiety as she watched Bai Ying, who remained unresponsive, and she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"Sister Bai Ying... I'll take responsibility for fixing this knife... Really, no matter the cost, I'll pay for it..."

"Um, although I don't know what this knife means to Sister Bai Ying, it must be something very precious... So, I'm really sorry, I...I...I..."

"Before I fix the knife, please scold me as you please, Sister Bai Ying... I... I will pay the price. Um, there are some things here that I really like, Sister Bai Ying, please do with them as you like..."

In her panic, Xiao Bai forgot that her ship's equipment power should not be shown to outsiders, and took things out of her ship's equipment space right in front of Bai Ying.

Xiaobai pulled out a bunch of everyday items, including toys, trophies, photos, and clothes.

"This...this is my favorite cup...Sister Baiying, feel free to smash it and vent your anger..."

"Um...this outfit was a gift from the student council president...and that, that's a letter my mom wrote to me..."

"And this is my brother's wedding photo..."

In front of Bai Ying, Xiao Bai took out one item after another from her ship equipment space and placed them in front of Bai Ying. Looking at these items, which were of great sentimental value to her and which she would feel heartbroken for a long time even if she only scratched them once, Xiao Bai felt heartbroken and started to shed tears when she thought about how Bai Ying might destroy them as revenge.

"..." Bai Ying.

Oh wow.

It seems this admiral isn't human either.

Bai Ying glanced at the objects on the ground.

In terms of value alone, the things Xiaobai pulled out were not even one ten-thousandth or one millionth of the value of the knife in Bai Ying's hand.

It wouldn't be too much to destroy everything that Xiaobai throws out.

But as Bai Ying watched Xiao Bai with her head down, clutching the photo in her hand and constantly wiping away tears, she felt a surge of helplessness welling up inside her.

Ugh.

Ultimately, what difference does it make if we break these things?

The knife in my hand can't be turned back.

And then you cried here, which really bothered me.

This is all a tragic fate.

Bai Ying sighed deeply, picked up the broken military knife from the ground, and wrapped the cloth back around the blade.

After resigning herself to her fate, Bai Ying silently shook her head and opened her mouth to speak after taking the military knife back.

"I'm also responsible for scaring you."

Xiao Bai raised her head and looked at Bai Ying, who was finally willing to speak.

"Yes, but..."

"It's really alright now. After all, it was just... an ordinary knife."

"Ah, then, then I'll help you fix it, Sister Bai Ying..."

"No need, it won't interfere with its use." Bai Ying recalled the notch on the military knife, "...probably. You can take all those toys back; I have no interest in ruining other people's memories."

"Ah... thank you, thank you..."

As if granted a pardon, Xiaobai stuffed the photos in her hand back into the ship's equipment space.

Bai Ying smiled helplessly as she looked at Xiao Bai's nervous expression, as if she was afraid that Xiao Bai would suddenly change her mind.

Arguing with such a naive child makes me feel like I'm being petty.

If Xiao Bai hadn't shown such a strong sense of remorse just now, Bai Ying might have already turned against Xiao Bai and made them fight to the death.

Bai Ying gripped the military knife in her hand and silently stood up from the ground.

"Ah, Sister Bai Ying, wait a minute, I..."

At this moment, Xiaobai was still on the ground, quickly putting the collectibles he had taken out back into the ship's equipment space one by one.

Xiao Bai's ship equipment space is quite large, and he usually keeps a lot of collectibles in it. Now, when he took them all out, they piled up into a small mountain between Xiao Bai and Bai Ying.

Bai Ying silently watched as Xiao Bai retrieved one collectible after another from the mountain.

There are clothes, photos, stationery, and comics.

They all feel like things a little girl of this age would have.

Looking at Xiaobai, who was busy on the ground, Bai Ying's gaze softened.

Suddenly, at that moment, Bai Ying's gaze fell upon an object.

"Um?!"

In her fair and gentle eyes, the pupils contracted in an instant.

Before Xiaobai could react, Baiying suddenly pounced on the ground, smashing half of the toy mountain in front of Xiaobai into pieces.

Bai Ying didn't say anything; she just stared wide-eyed and reached straight for an item in the mountain of toys.

Hua Hua Hua——

Half of the small mountain collapsed in response.

Xiao Bai, who was behind the hill, was a little confused and surprised when Bai Ying suddenly rushed in front of him.

"Hey?? Sister Bai Ying, what's wrong???"

"This...this! This!!!" Bai Ying's voice trembled as she grabbed a medal from the mountain of toys. She gasped for breath, her face filled with disbelief.

Bai Ying leaped over the objects on the ground and pounced on Xiao Bai, grabbing him by the collar and trembling as she cried out, "This!!! Where did you get this thing?!"

This was the first time Bai Ying had lost her composure in front of Xiao Bai.

Whether it was being forced to take a bath by Kaga or discovering that her military knife had been bitten, Bai Ying had never lost her composure like this.

Bai Ying was incredibly strong. She pounced on Xiao Bai and pinned him to the ground.

In her fair eyes, the golden pupils trembled incessantly.

"This thing!!! Tell me!! Where...where did it come from!!!"

Bai Ying stared at Xiao Bai, raised the medal in her hand, and shouted at Xiao Bai again.

Xiao Bai, who was pinned to the ground, was initially startled by Bai Ying's sudden change of attitude for a few seconds. After a few seconds, Xiao Bai came to his senses and looked at the medal in Bai Ying's hand.

In Bai Ying's hand lay an exquisitely crafted medal, brand new, gleaming with a golden-red light under the sun. In the very center of the medal were the four large characters: "Honorary City Lord."

"……"noob.

The medal in Bai Ying's hand was a high-level medal given to Xiao Bai by the city lord of the human city when Xiao Bai was in a period of decline, as a reward for Xiao Bai's contribution in bringing back the ship girl construction device.

Ok?

Does Sister Bai Ying recognize this medal?

A series of questions suddenly arose in Xiaobai's mind.

This is a medal for a period of history!

Why would modern people recognize this?

"Um... Sister Bai Ying... this medal was given to me by someone else..." Xiao Bai lay on the ground and smiled awkwardly at Bai Ying.

"Where is the owner of the medal?!"

"...It's me..."

"Are you kidding me! Do you even know what this medal means?! You..."

"But... it really is me."

Xiao Bai smiled awkwardly at Bai Ying, but didn't back down verbally.

Bai Ying looked at Xiao Bai's face and suddenly fell silent after Xiao Bai finished speaking.

Bai Ying turned her head and carefully examined the medal in her hand.

After observing for a while, Bai Ying threw the medal on the ground, then focused intently on lying on Xiao Bai's body, grabbed a strand of long hair from Xiao Bai's chest, and carefully pinched it.

"..." Xiaobai didn't dare to move at all the whole time.

Bai Ying put Xiao Bai's hair in her mouth and smacked her lips.

Bai Ying hugged Xiao Bai's waist and pressed her body against Xiao Bai's as close as possible.

Bai Ying leaned close to Xiao Bai's neck, pressed her lips to Xiao Bai's neck, and gently sucked.

"...Sister Bai Ying...it's a little...a little itchy...Eh??" Xiao Bai wanted to warn her, but before she could speak, Bai Ying's hands touched Xiao Bai's eye sockets, pried open Xiao Bai's eyelids, and stared at Xiao Bai with wide eyes. "Hey hey hey...Sister Bai Ying, you..."

After a while, Xiaobai realized that Bai Ying didn't seem to be looking at him, but was staring intently into his eyes.

Bai Ying pried open Xiao Bai's eyelids, wanting to observe Xiao Bai's pupil color more closely.

"So that's how it is...so that's how it is..." After a while, just as Xiaobai felt her eye starting to feel dry and uncomfortable, Bai Ying finally murmured as she released Xiaobai's eyelids.

After releasing Xiaobai's eyelids, Bai Ying felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She closed her eyes and rested her head on Xiaobai's chest.

Then he stopped talking.

Xiao Bai rubbed her eyes to relieve the dryness.

"Sister Bai Ying... um, what's wrong with my eyes...?"

"...I'm so tired, don't talk." Bai Ying's blunt voice reached Xiao Bai's ears. "Let me lie down for a while."

"……oh……"

"……besides."

"what?"

"Don't call me Sister Bai Ying, just call me Bai Ying."

"Uh... wh, what's wrong?"

"Ask again and I'll kill you." Bai Ying's voice was somewhat cold.

“Ohhhh…”

Bai Ying's voice exploded in Xiao Bai's ears, startling Xiao Bai so much that his shoulders trembled instantly.