Elder brother's garrison

As Yamato spoke, her voice trembled with a faint sob. She raised her arm and vigorously wiped her eyes. "I...I, I'll pack my things and leave now...but...but could you...please let me go home and say a few words to Musashi before I leave...She's still so young, she doesn't understand. If I leave, there will be no one to take care of her...Waaah..."

"...Huh?" Shiro was taken aback. "What are you talking about, Yamato-neechan?"

"Waaaaah... I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Shiro, please don't hate me! Don't let me go!! Waaaaah! If you hate me, what's the point of me? I'll just quit living!!!" As Shenhai Yamato spoke, she gradually lost control of her emotions. She threw herself into Shiro's waist, hugging him like a child and wailing, "I was really wrong this time! I'll never sneak into your bed again, Shiro, and pretend to be Missouri to kiss you when you're drunk! I really know I was wrong!! Waaaaah, please don't kick me out of the house, okay..."

"Eh? I hate Yamato-neechan, eh?! I didn't let Yamato-neechan leave... Ee-e-e-e?? Kiss, a secret kiss on the lips?!" The information Shiro learned from Abyss Yamato's words was more and more explosive. She opened her mouth wide, feeling a little confused and flustered.

kiss?

Pretending to be Missouri?

These two keywords flashed through Xiaobai's mind for a moment.

These two keywords acted like keys, instantly unlocking Xiaobai's memory bank and vividly pulling out a memory buried deep in his mind due to drunkenness.

Xiao Bai was in a daze.

The events of last night flashed through my mind in a few seconds.

"Ah...so it's...Yamato-nee..." Shiro stood there in the yard, rubbing her forehead, feeling a little dazed. Then she suddenly felt her legs go weak and fell to the ground with Shinkai Yamato.

The sea breeze is refreshing.

It blew away the jumbled thoughts in Xiaobai's head.

After a while, Shiro lowered his head and looked at the crying Yamato.

"Yamato-neechan... calm down, Yamato-neechan."

"No! No!!!"

"...Yamato-neechan, listen to me, I've never disliked you."

"I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't..." Yamato shook her head, but after shaking it a couple of times, she suddenly froze. She looked up, blinking her eyes as if she hadn't quite grasped what was happening. "Eh? Shiro, what did you just say?"

"...Yamato-neechan, even if it wasn't yesterday, back when we were in the naval base, we'd sometimes kiss when we lost games and Tirpitz made us do punishment games..." Shiro reached out and patted Abyssal Yamato's head. "It's okay, Abyssal Yamato-neechan. To be honest, I was the one who started it yesterday, right? If anyone's to blame, it's me, not you, Yamato-neechan."

"...Ah...so, Xiaobai, you've forgiven me..."

“Yamato-neechan, that’s not right. You’re the one who did nothing wrong.” Shiro brushed her bangs off her forehead, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat up. “Speaking of which, I’ve never said anything like I hate Yamato-neechan. As for things like kicking Yamato-neechan out of the naval base or not letting her come to my bed anymore, that’s even more impossible.”

Deep Sea Yamato hugged Shiro's waist, staring blankly at Shiro's smiling face.

Shiro took out a piece of paper and wiped Yamato's face.

Yamato quickly let go of Shiro's arm, sat up next to him, and wiped the snot and tears from his face.

"But... then, Shiro, your mental strength..." Yamato asked in a low voice, still feeling lingering fear, after wiping his face.

"It doesn't matter, I lack everything except that one thing."

"But...it's because of me that you have to go to the military police..."

"Huh? What does this have to do with Yamato-neechan?"

"Because I pretended to be Missouri and kissed you... and then the next day you went with the military police to protect Missouri from being misunderstood..."

"...What a complicated relationship this is..." Xiaobai gave a bitter smile. "Yamato-neechan, it has nothing to do with the military police. Duan-neechan is a very nice person, and even if this matter is related to you, Yamato-neechan, it has nothing to do with you. If we really have to trace it back, shouldn't I blame Mu Yu for being arrested by the military police? After all, it was Mu Yu who sent me here, right?"

"Ah, that makes sense!" Yamato's eyes lit up.

Then Mu Yu took the blame.

"In short, regardless of whether it's this way or that way, I've never blamed you, Yamato-neechan." Shiro said, holding up a finger. "Or do you think our relationship will be damaged by something so small? If so, I'll really get angry."

"..." Yamato Fukami crumpled the paper, looking at Shiro's serious face, and his expression gradually relaxed. "Ah...right!"

In Yamato's heart, the flame of confidence rose once more.

My relationship with Xiaobai!

That's a friendship as strong as steel!

Xiaobai is right!

What's a little wind and rain!

Yup!

It's just kissing!

It's just absorbing spiritual energy!

I wouldn't even blink if I tossed a little corner of my forehead to Xiaobai to chew on. How could our relationship have changed so easily!

Yamato suddenly realized that things were actually quite simple, and she breathed a sigh of relief, looking very fortunate.

"Very good……"

Shiro smiled at Yamato Aqua, her brow twitching slightly. She coughed and straightened her expression: "Ahem, well, Yamato-neechan, although I did say I never disliked you... this matter still needs to be addressed..."

"Oh! It's alright, I'll kowtow and apologize however you want!" Having confirmed that he was safe, Yamato of the Deep Sea was fearless and gave a thumbs up.

"Really?! Ah! That's great!" Xiaobai excitedly raised her hands. "I didn't even know how to bring it up before!"

Deep Sea Yamato also extended his hands and clasped Xiaobai's fingers tightly: "Xiaobai, just say the word! Anything I can do, I can do!"

"Okay! Then please, Yamato-neechan, sleep with me every day starting today!" Shiro smiled brightly, "Yeah~"

"..." Deep Sea Yamato.

"..."

"..."

"Uh... Yamato-neechan?"

"..."

"???"

“…Little, Little White…” Deep Sea Yamato lowered her head shyly, a faint blush of rosy hue gracing her fair cheeks, carrying a hint of allure. “You…could it be…”

"Awakened?"

"……"noob.

Chapter 1119 I heard VV has a new skin

Growing up is truly a poignant word.

The platform through which Abyssal Yamato receives human knowledge is the internet. Therefore, unlike most ship girls, Abyssal Yamato often suddenly throws out a few internet slang terms in her daily conversations.

If this had happened a few months ago, Xiaobai would have been completely clueless about these internet slang terms, like "awakening" or "not awakening."

However, unexpectedly, only a few months had passed. In these few months, not only did Xiaobai's combat power undergo earth-shattering changes, but even his knowledge was updated many times in various forms.

The result of the update is naturally as follows.

Now, Xiaobai instantly understood the meaning behind Shenhai Yamato's words.

"Not awakened!" Xiaobai blushed.

"But, Xiaobai, didn't you just call me Tiantian..."

Yamato lowered her head and muttered softly. This older sister, who was always so cheerful and open in Shiro's eyes, suddenly became shy and hesitant.

So much so that even looking at Shiro from Deep Sea Yamato made him feel embarrassed.

"No! It's like this!" To prevent further misunderstandings, Xiaobai quickly waved her hand in front of Deepsea Yamato's eyes. "Yamato-neechan, it's like this. Actually, after getting the ship equipment, because I have so much energy, I haven't felt sleepy like a normal person for a long time. After this incident, I found that as long as I strengthen the ship equipment for you, Yamato-neechan, it will consume a lot of my mental energy. After consuming a lot of mental energy, I can feel sleepy and sleep comfortably! That's why I said I hope you will stay with me more often from now on!"

"...Oh, I see?"

"Yup!"

"...Eh, so, actually, Xiaobai, you didn't..."

"I haven't awakened!" Little White said hastily, eyes closed, trying to prove her innocence.

Deep Sea Yamato stood there stunned for a moment.

"Ah...ah..." Yamato scratched her head, her expression relaxing. She laughed as if she had just realized something, "Hahaha! So that's how it is! I knew it! Shiro, you're too young to understand those things!"

"Yes!"

"So, it seems that Xiaobai and I can still go back to the way we were before!"

"Of course! I love Yamato-neechan the most! And everyone else too!" Shiro happily reached out and shook hands with Abyss Yamato.

"Hahaha!" Deep Sea Yamato laughed loudly, his laughter coming in fits and starts, as if releasing the pressure that had been building up all day. He tilted his head back and exclaimed, "That feels so good!"

For someone like Deepsea Yamato, who believes in letting things take their course, today was a very difficult day because he had been carrying a heavy burden in his heart. Fortunately, Shiro helped him get rid of his worries, and the feeling of finally putting an end to his troubles was incredibly satisfying from beginning to end.

Yamato looked up and laughed loudly.

But I don't know why.

With one worry finally resolved, my heart felt much more at ease, but a slight, inexplicable emptiness arose from the disappointment of unfulfilled expectations.

"Yamato-neechan, it's getting late, let's hurry back." Shiro looked at Yamato, who was laughing loudly with her head tilted back, and let go of Yamato's hand, saying to her.

"Oh! Right, that's true. It's time to go back." Deep Sea Yamato nodded, picked up the bracelet Xiaobai had given him, and slipped it onto his wrist as he spoke. "I'm so sorry to have troubled you to come looking for me so late, Xiaobai..."

Under their watchful eyes, the bracelet was quickly slipped onto Yamato's wrist.

Then, with a rather crisp and clean snap, it split in two and fell off from either side of Deep Sea Yamato's arm.

"……"noob.

"..." Yamato Akagi raised his arm and blinked. "...Eh?"

"Huh? This bracelet..." Xiaobai picked up the bracelet that had fallen to the ground and looked at the broken surface of the bracelet.

The bracelet's cross-section was extremely rough, with no signs of cutting.

"...Is it old?" Xiaobai murmured in surprise, then looked up at Shenhai Yamato and said, "Yamato-neechan, this one is broken, please use another one."

"Uh... um." Deep Sea Yamato had a subtle sense of foreboding. She hesitated for a moment, then frowned, reached out and picked out another bracelet from the ones Xiaobai had taken out. After carefully examining the bracelet's condition, she put it on her wrist.

Another snap.

The bracelet, which was perfectly intact just a second ago, broke into two semicircles the moment it was placed on Deep Sea Yamato's wrist.

"Huh?" Shiro looked at Yamato's wrist in surprise. "Yamato-neechan, what's going on?"

"..." Yamato scratched her cheek, glanced at the white whale beside her, thought for a moment, and then hesitantly spoke, "...Shiro, let's stand up for a bit, I'll put the ship equipment back in..."

"Oh!" Xiaobai quickly stood up.

Yamato and Shiro stepped off the land-based ship and onto the surface of the sea. Yamato raised its hand and waved in the direction of the white whale. The white whale's huge body sank into the sea and disappeared.

The purple whale that sank to the surface and disappeared at the same time as the white whale was being fed by Missouri next door.

"Yamato-neechan, has it been taken back?"

"of course."

"It seems they just sank to the bottom of the sea."

"This is just an animation effect. Our Dean of the Deep Sea Academy always looks like this."

"Oh haha."

After retrieving the two whales, Deep Sea Yamato picked up the second bracelet and slipped it onto his wrist.

This time, after the ship's equipment was successfully recovered, the bracelet did not immediately crack when it came into contact with Abyssal Yamato's wrist.

Just as Shinkai Yamato breathed a sigh of relief, a slight cracking sound rang out, and a shallow crack appeared on the unbroken bracelet on his wrist. The crack seemed to be about to widen further as Shinkai Yamato gently shook his wrist.

"...Huh?!!" Shiro, who had been observing Yamato's condition, stared in surprise at Yamato's bracelet. "This, this is..."

"Ah..." Yamato Fukami covered his face with a thud and sighed deeply, "It's over... I knew it..."

"Yamato-neechan, what's wrong?" Shiro asked hurriedly.

"Little White, it seems that your bracelet... can no longer shield my deep-sea aura..." Deep Sea Yamato's eyes were filled with sorrow.

"???" Xiaobai looked completely bewildered. "What?"

Behind the dejected Deep Sea Yamato, Missouri, who was unable to fish because the purple whale had also been retrieved, rushed over.

Missouri was incredibly astute. Although she wasn't there, she quickly understood what had happened from Bai's expression, the broken bracelets on Shenhai Yamato's hands, and the cracks in the bracelet on her wrist.

"Admiral, Yamato-senpai?" Missouri rushed to Shiro's side. "Has something happened?"

"Um! Missouri, come quick, what's going on?" Seeing Missouri, Xiaobai was like seeing a lifeline. She quickly reached out and tugged at Missouri's sleeve, pleading with her, "These bracelets strangely broke off as soon as they touched Yamato-neechan!"

Missouri's gaze darkened, and she looked up to meet the eyes of the dejected Yamato Fukami.