Elder brother's garrison

Duan Shuiliu glanced at Convers, who was lying on the ground clutching his face, trembling like a caterpillar.

"I was in such a rush... I just forgot..."

"Thinking back on it now gives me goosebumps all over..."

"...They were all such friendly older brothers...why, why, waaaaaah..."

--but.

—Compared to the gloom of the past.

Duan Shuiliu breathed a sigh of relief.

Turned his head.

—This feeling of seeing the sunlight again after so long.

--very good.

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Leave the third floor.

Little White ran downhill, weaving through the noisy lobby on the first floor, and finally ran out of the Little White Building.

The street outside the building was bustling with people.

Fortunately, Xiaobai still didn't see the ship girls charging towards them menacingly in their ship equipment.

Standing in front of the little white building.

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

If Bismarck and her crew really charged up with their ship equipment, the consequences would be so severe that even Shiro would get a headache just thinking about it...

"...Great...uhhh??!"

Just as Xiaobai was muttering to himself.

A dark shadow approached Xiaobai.

The shadowy figure swiftly reached out and, in the instant when Xiaobai was muttering to himself and at his weakest point of alertness, swiftly covered Xiaobai's mouth with his hand, then swept him up in his arms and hoisted him into the air.

"Ugh?? Ugh??!! Ugh?!"

Then, amidst a series of "uh-uh" sounds from Xiaobai.

The dark figure carried Little White and hopped away.

Chapter 1092 Trouble! Trouble!

As the surrounding light dimmed, Little White, who was whimpering, was finally put down.

After a sudden drop, Xiaobai's bottom touched the soft cushion, and she landed on it with a thud. Fortunately, she didn't feel any pain or coldness.

Xiao Bai opened his eyes.

I am in a narrow and dark alley.

The other end of the alley was blocked off, so there was no one there. Compared to the sunlit streets, this place felt cooler and damper.

Little White had just sat down on the mat and hadn't even had time to understand what was going on around him when he heard an excited shout. Then he felt a soft body, propelled by a strong momentum, suddenly rush into his arms.

Two soft, satisfying touches.

It reminded Xiaobai of the fruit dangling precariously from the branches in autumn.

"noob!!!"

A familiar, crisp voice rang in Xiaobai's ears.

The long, golden hair floated in the air for a moment due to its owner's strong movements, each strand straight and slender, scattered in the air like wings, before gently landing on the back of Xiaobai's hand.

Itchy.

In an instant, all of Xiaobai's vigilance and defenses were undone.

Saratoga?

Little White looked at Saratoga, who had rushed into his arms, with surprise and asked...

"kindness!"

Saratoga smiled and nodded vigorously, tightening his grip on Xiaobai's waist.

"Little White! It's been three hours! You're finally back after three hours!!"

"Scared me!"

"Miss you!"

After Saratoga finished speaking, he rubbed against Little White's chest repeatedly.

Fortunately, Saratoga doesn't like wearing makeup; aside from applying some lipstick, she basically goes about her life with a bare face.

Otherwise, if they keep rubbing like that, who knows what color will end up on Xiaobai's chest.

"That really scared us to death!!!"

Saratoga hugged Little White tightly, purring and purring, indulging in Little White's scent.

"Uh...we...do you mean..."

Holding Saratoga's soft body, Little White smiled awkwardly, then slowly turned his head behind him.

Behind Xiaobai, deeper into the alley.

The two ship girls, Veneto and Hood, were lying unconscious on the ground, one on top of the other, without making a sound.

Roma, looking gloomy, squatted down next to Veneto, hugging her knees with a look of fear on her face. Even though Xiaobai had come in, she didn't greet him, but just stared at Veneto, who was lying unconscious on the ground.

The area adjacent to Hude and Veneto.

Kaga knelt upright with his eyes closed, his expression solemn, as if he were an old monk in deep meditation.

Akagi rested her head on Kaga's lap, lying there silently, her hand raised to her forehead. She looked unwell and seemed uncomfortable. Her eyes were closed, and it was unclear whether she was sleeping or doing something else.

Ok……

Ok……

Ok? ? ?

What's happening here? ?

Xiaobai had absolutely no idea what was going on in this alley.

Just as Xiaobai was completely bewildered.

Bismarck emerged from the blind spot of the novice's perspective.

Bismarck's face was covered by a black triangular cloth, obscuring his features, but his eyes were resolute, and he had cat ears and silver hair, making him look like a thief.

"noob."

"Ah! Bismarck! It's you!"

"Ah."

Bismarck nodded, then opened her ship equipment space in front of Xiaobai, took out all kinds of juice, potato chips, bread and chocolate, and with a calm and serious look in her eyes, pushed them all into Xiaobai's arms.

Little White hugged the endless stream of snacks that Bismarck kept throwing out.

“Bismarck… wow… what is this…”

"breakfast."

Bismarck reached out and pulled down the black triangular cloth covering his face, then gave Little White a thumbs up.

"Oh, I see. Thanks... Uh, speaking of which, these snacks wouldn't happen to be..."

"Tirpitz's."

it is good.

If Tirpitz knew about this, he would probably cut ties with him.

Little White looked at Bismarck with a wry smile.

Little White looked at Bismarck, who was dressed in all black.

Little White looked Bismarck up and down, then looked down at Saratoga in his arms.

Although Saratoga is considered one of the prettiest ship girls, and has quite a few clothes in her wardrobe, for some reason, most of her outfits are very simple.

Saratoga's few nice outfits were all picked out by Lexington. The other clothes she liked were not only stylish, but also rarely dark in color.

Saratoga is like this now. She's wearing a white dress and white sandals, simply paired with her bright blonde hair. Her youthful and beautiful figure and unique ice queen-like looks are already very eye-catching.

So the one who just carried Xiaobai away probably wasn't her.

"Bismarck, was that you just now?"

Little White asked Bismarck.

"Ah."

"Ah... I knew it... Bismarck, Sister Duan shouldn't be a bad person. I didn't come out because I was with one of her subordinates, a very cute ship girl. And for some reason, I forgot to come out and tell you. I'm so sorry for making you worry."

Xiao Bai lowered his head.

"it is good."

Bismarck blinked, nodded, and remained expressionless, except for the twitching of her silver cat ears.

"...I'm sorry...I'll contact you as soon as possible next time...I'm really sorry..."

“It’s nothing.” Bismarck shook her head.

After confirming that Xiaobai was safe, Bismarck had a bit more free time. She reached into Xiaobai's arms, grabbed a bag of snacks, and quietly chewed on a piece of white and yellow squid.

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Subsequently.

His gaze couldn't help but drift back to the horrific scene behind him.

"By the way, Bismarck, um, what's going on over there...?"

"?"

"...Exactly, how did Veneto and Hood end up on the ground?" Xiaobai asked.

Bismarck followed Little White's gaze and glanced behind her.

“About ten minutes after you went into that building, Hood thought you had been arrested and wanted to go to the building’s leadership to negotiate for your release,” Bismarck said. “We thought it was too early and persuaded her.”

"Uh, persuading, does it mean..."

"Whoosh—!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a gust of wind swept past Xiao Bai's eyes.

Bismarck's eyes sharpened instantly. She stretched out her hand, her ship girl-level strength concentrated at her palm, and with a whoosh, she slashed through the air in front of her as if a cannonball had passed by.

Sufficient strength.

It feels like it could kill a cow with a single blow.

The strong wind stung Xiao Bai's face.

"that's it."

"...I hope Hood isn't in danger..."

“I’ve been training seriously lately, so no one will die,” Bismarck said matter-of-factly. “Probably.”

"..."

Shiro discovered this back when it happened with Deep Sea Musashi.

Bismarck's obsession with his hand blade was unparalleled, perhaps even unprecedented.

However, regardless of the circumstances, Bismarck's chop to the neck was actually quite effective this time...

After all, if a conflict were to break out between the newbie naval base and the military police, not only would the friendship that Shiro and Duan Shuiliu had just formed be lost, but their rankings in this event might also be ruined.

"...And what about Veneto?"