Elder brother's garrison

—Convers felt that he might have really misunderstood Xiaobai.

—It seems that Xiaobai is genuinely helping her and has no intention of teasing her.

Looking at Xiaobai's face from under the covers, Convers thought for a while, then slowly reached out and gently grasped Xiaobai's hand, which was resting on her thigh.

"Huh?" When Convers grasped Little White's hand, Little White, whose eyes were closed, trembled involuntarily. "Convers? Is that you?"

"Yeah. It's me."

"Ah...that scared me to death..."

"I'm sorry... um, I might feel more at ease if we shake hands..." Convers said softly, "...I'm sorry, I'll let go if I've caused you any trouble..."

"Ah, um, I understand." Xiaobai nodded and grasped Convers's hand in return. "Don't worry, I'm always by your side."

From beginning to end.

In Convers's gaze.

Little White's eyes.

It has never opened its eyes.

Convers looked at Little White with its eyes closed, feeling the warmth emanating from Little White's palms. His gaze flickered, like water vapor slowly drifting into the sky and condensing into mist.

Regardless of whether this absurd method will actually work for me...

At least one thing is certain.

The person in front of me.

Indeed, it is one.

A trustworthy...admiral.

Convers silently shed tears, biting his lip as he quietly looked at Xiaobai's face.

Then he gave a smile that looked even uglier than a grimace.

……

I don't know if a few minutes or more have passed.

After Xiaobai sensed that Convers' breathing gradually calmed down, she waited a while longer and then softly called Convers' name a few times. When no one answered, Xiaobai adjusted her comfortable sitting posture and slowly entered the spiritual world.

The will of the deep sea is connected with Xiaobai's heart.

When Xiaobai entered the spiritual world, the Deep Sea Will had been waiting in the villa for a long time.

As soon as Xiaobai landed on the villa floor, the Deep Sea Will took control of Xiaobai's body like a relay baton, and the Admiral Network spread out, entering the interior of Convers' ship equipment while she was asleep without any vigilance.

"Deep Sea Will...be careful...if you accidentally leave a bit of your spiritual energy inside like York did before, it will be troublesome." Little White approached the Deep Sea Will and said cautiously.

The Will of the Deep Sea didn't speak, but merely glanced at Little White with disdain.

—I forgot, Deep Sea Will has recently entered its rebellious phase.

How strange...

She used to be a very obedient child.

Xiaobai sat down on the sofa with a bit of a sullen expression, hugged Shenhai Daihou who was snuggling up to her, and rubbed Shenhai Daihou's face while letting Shenhai Daihou lick her fingers with her pink tongue like a kitten.

After a while.

The will of the deep sea breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah, has the Deep Sea Will been dealt with?" Little White's eyes lit up as he looked at the Deep Sea Will's obvious sign that it had finished its work.

"No, but the memories of that ship girl named Convers from that incident have been found." Deep Sea Will glanced at Deep Sea Taihou in Xiaobai's arms, and Deep Sea Taihou jumped out of Xiaobai's arms and left the sofa.

The Will of the Deep Sea walked up to Little White, stretched out her palm, and a cloud of black smoke rose from her palm, floating in mid-air, moving, churning, and swirling in the Will of the Deep Sea's palm in a somewhat disgusting manner.

"Uh... what is this?"

"This is that memory," the Deep Sea Will said calmly.

"Huh? Shouldn't memories be like transparent bubbles?"

“Memory is not just a scene, but also half of the emotions of the person involved.” The Will of the Deep Sea sat down next to Xiaobai, shook the black cloud in his palm, and said calmly, “Despair, anger, fear, loneliness, sadness, helplessness… and so on.”

Xiao Bai was stunned for a moment. She looked at the black cloud in the palm of the Deep Sea Will and subconsciously reached out her hand.

The Deep Sea Will stretched its hand out to the other side, avoiding Little White's hand: "Don't touch it."

When Deep Sea Will said this, he frowned, and his tone was surprisingly heavy.

"What's wrong?"

"The emotions in my memory haven't been stripped away yet. If you touch them now, do you want to experience Convers's experience? With the dual rendering of the scene and the emotions, the impact you receive will be no less than hers."

The Will of the Deep Sea stared at Little White and sighed.

Xiao Bai quickly withdrew her hand.

Chapter 1087 Hard Core Therapist

Seeing that Xiaobai was sitting obediently on the sofa, the Deep Sea Will then shifted its attention to the memories it had just retrieved from Convers.

Xiaobai's mental world is a rather magical place. In this world, as long as Xiaobai, as the master, and the will of the deep sea are willing, even something as ethereal as memories in the mind can be materialized into a real object.

The Will of the Deep Sea leaned back on the sofa, and under Xiaobai's gaze, held the black cloud in his hand back to his chest.

The Will of the Deep Sea gently touched the surface of the black cloud with its finger, as if peeling back a layer of cotton candy, and then stuck its finger into the black cloud and stirred it.

"Deep Sea Will, what are you doing?"

"Just a bit curious, taking a quick look before taking any action." The Deep Sea Will stirred the dark clouds, its expression calm and composed.

The dark clouds were parted by the will of the deep sea, revealing a dark and deep ball of light inside. The ball of light trembled somewhat unstablely, and lightning flashed and thunder roared from its depths. Like a fragile soap bubble, it seemed that it would completely collapse the moment it was touched.

"...Isn't it said that you can't touch this?" Xiaobai asked.

"You're the one who can't touch it." The Deep Sea Will didn't pause its movements at all, glancing at Little White. "I'm fine."

The will of the deep sea stared into the depths of Xiaobai's pupils, where it seemed to be filled with the word "vegetarian" written in large letters.

There was a hint of disdain in his eyes. Xiao Bai could even hallucinate the Deep Sea Will whispering in his ear in a cold tone, "You're so weak, how did you manage to defeat me back then?"

So, Xiaobai lowered his head in shame.

"Let's... let's talk about something else..."

"Hmm, go ahead." The Deep Sea Will's gaze returned to the black cloud in its hand.

"...Regarding Convers, in short, do you have a solution for the Deep Sea Will?" Xiaobai asked.

"Plum candy".

While fiddling with the memory cluster in his hand, the Deep Sea Will suddenly uttered a word.

"Huh? What's wrong with the preserved plum candy?" Xiaobai asked, puzzled.

"Sweet and sour pork ribs."

"Eh??"

"spaghetti."

"Deep Sea Will, why are you suddenly bringing this up..." Little White rubbed his stomach and gave a wry smile.

To be honest, from last night until this morning, Xiaobai didn't have time to eat anything.

The Deep Sea Will was having a nice chat when it suddenly started reciting a lot of food-related words for no apparent reason, making Xiaobai's mouth water.

"You were drooling just now, weren't you?"

"Deep Sea Will said."

"Uh." Xiaobai's face stiffened, and she shook her head somewhat haltingly, "No...no."

The corners of Deep Sea Will's mouth curled up slightly.

“When you hear those three words I just mentioned, you feel hungry, your mouth waters, and you want to eat because you’ve eaten those things and thought they were delicious,” Deep Sea Will said. “In other words, the word ‘pasta’ reminds you of its taste; in your mind, it’s basically synonymous with the concept of deliciousness.”

"..." Xiaobai pouted, looking embarrassed.

"But if someone has never eaten pasta before, or hasn't eaten pasta for a very long time, will that person still have the same reaction as you just now when they hear the word?" the Deep Sea Will suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai paused for a moment.

At first, Xiaobai thought that the Deep Sea Will was just teasing him as usual, but when the Deep Sea Will said this, Xiaobai felt as if he had been given a hint.

"...Uh...then it shouldn't be...right?" Xiaobai answered cautiously, "Um, could it be that Convers...?"

"Well, rather than saying that the ship girl named Convers is afraid of men, it's more accurate to say that when she sees a man, her body recalls a corresponding sense of fear or something similar." The Deep Sea Will said, raising the black cloud in its hand, "It's this thing inside."

"...Why a man of all people?"

"She probably has more than just a fear of men. Everything related to that scene should have triggered some discomfort in her, but the concept of men is probably the one that evoked the most fear in her heart."

As Deep Sea Will spoke, it casually kneaded the black cloud in its hand as if it were clay.

"So the problem actually lies in memory."

Xiao Bai watched as the dark cloud was helplessly grasped and kneaded by the Deep Sea Will in its palm, completely powerless to resist.

"Since the problem lies in your memory, it should be something you can resolve, right?" Xiaobai asked.

“Hmm.” Deep Sea Will nodded. “That ship girl is young and has a short memory, making her easy to control. So I have a way to make her less afraid of men.”

"Really?!" Little White's eyes lit up, and she excitedly grabbed the Deep Sea Will's arm. "As expected of the Deep Sea Will!"

The Deep Sea Will was swayed back and forth by the excited Little White. She glanced at Little White and then raised the hand that was holding the Black Cloud in front of Little White.

"The simplest way, of course, is to erase this memory directly from her mind," the Deep Sea Will said calmly, its tone as casual as asking if sugar should be added while cooking. "How about it? Shall we do it?"

"Erase...?" Xiaobai blinked.

"You've done this before, haven't you? Do you remember those other admirals' ship girls who came to your naval base for exercises?"

"Uh, I remember..."

“In essence, Convers’s situation is that in daily life, she will always be reminded of experiences that she doesn’t want to recall because of something. So, a more drastic solution is to simply erase that memory completely. If she has no memories to recall, then she will be fine,” the Deep Sea Will said.

"Ah... I see." Xiaobai thought for a moment and nodded.

In the words of the Deep Sea Will.

Erasing this memory completely is indeed the most brutal, direct, and convenient way to treat Convers.

"However, let me make this clear: even I can't guarantee that the ship girl won't develop other mental problems after her memories are erased." The Deep Sea Will, holding the black cloud, continued, looking at Xiaobai as she pondered with her head down.

Is erasing memories dangerous?

“The memories of those ship girls that were erased before were because they were recent events, and also because those memories hadn’t had time to connect with their lives yet. They were minor things that could be easily forgotten in daily life.” The Deep Sea Will looked at the black cloud in its hand. “Convers is different. The events contained in this memory had a huge impact on her life trajectory, and they have connected with her life many times since then, becoming part of her personality. If this memory is erased directly… her current personality might just collapse after she regains consciousness.”

"...Uh...Are the side effects really that severe...?"

“This isn’t something that just happened. The effects of this memory on her have lasted for several years.” Deep Sea Will shrugged. “But perhaps I can try to erase all her memories from the past few years and reset them to the state before the incident a few years ago. That might minimize the impact on her.”

“…Reset…” Xiaobai gave a bitter smile.

Even the method of erasing memories that the Deep Sea Will described as causing the least harm to Convers is still quite impactful.

When I woke up, everything had changed. My home was gone, and my ship girl sisters had either retired or switched jobs. I had wasted several years of my life and was even told that the admiral I once trusted had betrayed me and was trying to do something to me... This is not a situation that anyone can easily accept.

"Erase?"

Seeing that Xiaobai was silent, the Will of the Deep Sea turned its head and asked Xiaobai.

“…I don’t know…” Xiaobai’s voice was a little low.

"I guess so."

The will of the deep sea released the memory from its grasp, closed its eyes, and fiddled with the black cloud in its hand.

The two remained silent for a while.

“…The Will of the Deep Sea,” Xiaobai suddenly spoke up.

"Ok?"

"Um... could I also see Convers's memories?"

"..." The Deep Sea Will tightened its grip on Black Cloud's hand, then turned its head to look at Little White beside it.

"why?"