It's time to give out the rings, Admiral!

The world without her brother-in-law is cruel. For the girl, the past year or so has been like the sky falling down, terrifying. Every day was a blur, with no morning or night, only the bewilderment and helplessness after losing her brother-in-law, and the fear and anxiety of never seeing him again.

Despite the fear, it must be said that these experiences did help the girl grow a lot and understand many things. For example, she realized why her older sister always wanted to raise her brother-in-law into a useless person who couldn't live without her. She even found a half-finished "Dear Useless Raising Manual" in her sister's bedroom. She didn't understand it at the time, but now she realizes that if her sister had really raised her brother-in-law into a useless person, then the tragedy of that day could definitely have been avoided!

Ship girls absolutely cannot live without their admirals. Let alone the carefree Washington, who used to constantly remind her brother-in-law to work hard, she no longer says those things. Instead, she often encourages him to be a happy, lazy bum! While her brother-in-law is indeed the backbone of the naval base, an indispensable pillar of support for everyone, it's definitely better for him to just be a lazy bum who does nothing and knows nothing, and let everyone take care of him!

"But...why? Jiajia? Why do you have to make me a salted fish?"

After a brief moment of surprise, the boy blinked, feeling both amused and exasperated. Although he was a little bewildered by Jiajia's sudden seriousness, he was genuinely curious as to why Jiajia was so eager to make him a lazy admiral, to the point of being so earnest. Didn't they want him to become an excellent admiral worthy of them?

"No reason why! All I want is for you to spend time with Jiajia every day like this! Hehe, don't you like being with Jiajia?"

After letting go of his hands, the girl took his arm again, gave him a sweet and cute smile, and playfully shook his arm before resting her head on the shoulder of the bewildered boy.

My brother-in-law is so stupid, she would never tell him these reasons! Besides, hmph, anyone who dares to make my brother-in-law continue to strive to be a qualified admiral is my enemy! My brother-in-law can just obediently be a lazy bum, let my sister take care of him, and then stay by Saratoga's side forever!

The girl smiled, lowered her head and licked the ice cream in her hand that was starting to melt. The sweet sugar made her heart flutter. Feeling the familiar warmth emanating from her brother-in-law through the two layers of fabric, the sweet girl felt her lower abdomen begin to feel hot for some reason.

The familiar warmth and the familiar emptiness... In just a moment, the girl seemed to understand something and frowned. She knew her own body well. Ever since that sweet night, whenever her body started urging her with this feeling, making her feel restless, it must be because her body was lacking the "brother-in-law element" and was urging her to have more intimate contact with her brother-in-law!

However, when the girl looked up at her brother-in-law's face, she couldn't help but sigh. It was a pity that her brother-in-law had been completely drained by her sister last night, leaving her nothing. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so bored as to ask her brother-in-law to take her to the deck to play! With the cabin door closed and locked, while her sister was away, wouldn't it be great to do naughty things with her brother-in-law in the cabin all day?

Sigh... At times like this, I especially long for Yubari and Kagami to return to the naval base as soon as possible. As long as they are there, my brother-in-law's problem will definitely be solved by their advanced technology!

When was the last time I saw them at the naval base? I don't know, but it must have been at least a few months. Judging by the timeline, they probably won't be long before they go back to the naval base for supplies.

However, once I return to the port, I absolutely must learn alchemy from Formidable! Once I've mastered it, I'll make my brother-in-law a bottle of Jiajia's special super-long-lasting potion, and then combine it with that potion Formidable once marketed at the naval base—the kind that makes my brother-in-law incredibly excited, then goes on and on until all his baby essence is used up, and then I'll never have to worry about lacking my brother-in-law's element again!

Volume 1, Chapter 387: Swallows Returning to Their Nests

In the ocean-blue sky, a few soft and white clouds drifted by. At noon, the bright sun shone its golden rays on the wide and clean streets of Tsugawa Castle. It did not feel hot; instead, it brought a sense of lazy comfort.

The sea breeze caressed the sidewalks on both sides of the road, bringing a refreshing coolness to passersby. However, as a tram passed by, the sea breeze that rustled the treetops and skirts caused the girls who had just gotten off at the stop outside the naval academy to frown slightly.

They were several very beautiful girls. No, it should be said that even though they looked very tired and not in good spirits, their exquisite beauty, like that of forest elves, was still incomparable to that of imperfect humans.

They walked side by side, girls of all ages carrying their own bags or luggage, slowly making their way along the sidewalk toward the Naval Academy. The bright sunlight shone on the group of girls, each one so beautiful, and together they seemed like goddesses descended from heaven. Their delicate and exquisite faces made the men around them, who were secretly observing and watching them, unable to look away and marvel.

"Sister Wubi, do we really have to go back to the naval base? The admiral isn't here, and there's nobody in the port area. It's empty and desolate. Fireflies don't like naval bases like that."

Golden twin ponytails swayed gently. Among the group of beautiful women, a petite girl carrying her light blue handbag looked at the naval academy gates that were almost within reach. Suddenly, she raised her head and spoke to the tall woman beside her who was holding her hand. The woman had long, bright, beautiful golden hair with a few golden ornaments on her head.

The girl looked tired, and her words revealed a heartbreaking sense of helplessness and confusion. Not far ahead was her home, her port district, her favorite and most cherished place, the home where everyone could live happily and carefree together.

But ever since the accident a year ago, she has become increasingly afraid to return to the port area that gave her so much joy and happiness.

It's my own home, yet I feel intimidated; it's everyone's port, yet I'm stuck. It's laughable, really. This was unimaginable and unbelievable to me a year ago, but now it's truly happening to me and everyone else.

Hearing the girl's weak and uneasy voice, the blonde woman, who seemed to be the eldest among the girls, lowered her head slightly. She looked into the girl's blue eyes, sighed softly, and then awkwardly tugged at her lips at the girl.

"Nobody wants to come back. Everyone wants to keep searching for the Admiral, but I can't help it. Everyone's supplies and fuel are almost gone. If we don't go back to the port to replenish them, how can we continue searching for the Admiral? Besides, Firefly, look, everyone is already very tired. How about we go back to the port to rest for a couple of days before we start searching again? Maybe some of our sisters in the port have already found the Admiral or there's news of the Admiral waiting for us to come back to the naval base."

"Ugh……"

The blonde woman stroked the crimson pantyhose and rounded thighs beneath her skirt, whispering softly to the girl before her, but when she turned her face away, she let out a soft sigh.

Even though she said it herself, she couldn't believe it. To be honest, the idea of ​​seeing her beloved admiral and everyone waiting for them in the port after returning was just a beautiful dream. She had that dream last night on the train to and from Tsugawa.

"Miss Wubi is really strong. If I were to lead everyone, I definitely wouldn't have been able to hold on long ago."

After the blonde woman finished speaking with the girl beside her, and seeing the somewhat lonely expressions on everyone's faces, a woman with equally blonde hair, but dressed in a clean and tidy maid outfit, spoke up beside Wubi.

Her name was Counterattack, and her identity as the master's maid was evident from her attire. She looked at her exquisitely beautiful face and spoke softly. As one of only two main battleships in this group, she had contributed greatly to the search this past year. For her master, whose whereabouts were still unknown, she had done everything in her power.

However, as the elegant and perfect head maid, and the younger sister of the prestigious older sister, she didn't know how to comfort her exhausted and confused sisters. She could see that the search of nearly a year had pushed them to their limits, and the absence of their master for more than a year had brought them to the brink of collapse. But she could only watch silently and do nothing.

Every time, she felt resentful that she wasn't as perfect as Noble Sister. If she could be as strong as Noble Sister and continue to lead everyone to find the Admiral with just her personal charm, perhaps the situation would be completely different now.

"No, I was just doing what I was supposed to do."

She couldn't help but brush her cheek, letting her blonde hair cover her equally uneasy face, and forced a smile at the counterattack.

As a self-aware ship girl, doesn't she understand herself? She only appears strong now; when the night is quiet and everyone is back in their own beds, she cries herself to sleep until midnight to calm herself down.

The truly strong one is Sister Lexington. Although I don't know where Sister Lexington is looking for the Admiral, I still remember the day the Admiral disappeared. Sister Lexington, with tears in her eyes, comforted everyone in front of our anxiety and fear. Then, she calmly arranged for everyone to be divided into small groups and set off to search for the Admiral all over the world.

Despite being the Admiral's favorite wedding ship, I believe that Lexington must have felt no less fear and uncertainty in that situation than I did. Yet, even so, Lexington handled the situation brilliantly, while I was merely admiring and imitating the strength she showed back then.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's getting late. We should be able to have lunch with Sister Yixian when we get back to the naval base. Miss Sirius and Miss Dido, I'll have Sister Yixian arrange accommodations for you later. I'm sorry that you're facing this situation as soon as we get back to the naval base."

Volume 1, Chapter 388: Maid Sisters

"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's getting late. We should be able to have lunch with Sister Yixian when we get back to the naval base. Miss Sirius and Miss Dido, I'll have Sister Yixian arrange accommodations for you later. I'm sorry that you're facing this situation as soon as we get back to the naval base."

With a hint of apology, she turned around and looked at the two beautiful ship girls behind her, both with light-colored hair and figures that made them look like sisters.

They were fished out of the northern sea a week ago by a small group of sisters due to an unexpected encounter. To be honest, when they saw two golden lights shining from the surface of the sea amidst the piles of deep-sea debris, everyone, including myself, Miss Counterattack, and the others, was quite surprised.

Putting aside why neither he nor anyone else had managed to get a single ship girl in the past year or so, and now they've suddenly gotten two five-star rarity ship girls, who are even sisters with the same name, if the admiral were still in the port, knowing that he had gotten two yolks for him, and that both of them were silver-haired maid girls who perfectly matched his tastes, he might jump up from his office chair in excitement.

“It’s alright, Miss Wubi. When I heard you say that Master was not in the port, I was already mentally prepared. However, in order to see our proud Master again as soon as possible, I think we should continue our journey to find him.”

Hearing the words of the woman, the girl with beautiful short, light-white hair, who was standing slightly to the left, spoke first. She was wearing a maid outfit that was somewhat similar to the Counterattack outfit but shorter, with low-heeled maid shoes. Her long legs, which the admiral said he could play with for a year, were covered with a pair of snow-white thigh-high stockings with red lace, extending to the hidden and alluring parts of the girl beneath her skirt.

The maid named Sirius in front of me, in many ways, should be considered to be in line with the aesthetic standards of my admiral, who is currently somewhere. After all, when the admiral was still around, he would always say strange things like "silver hair and red eyes are a special attack against the Chinese".

Looking into those beautiful, wine-red eyes, she nodded and gave a wry smile.

Everyone wanted to continue searching for the admiral, and she certainly did too, wanting to end this hellish ordeal as soon as possible. However, everyone's fuel was almost exhausted, and if they didn't return to the port to resupply, they wouldn't be able to do anything, let alone fight. They might not even be able to manage basic navigation.

"Yes, it doesn't matter to me. For Master, Dido will do everything she can! Even if it means working tirelessly without rest! As long as Master doesn't despise or abandon Dido after seeing her again, that's all that matters."

The second person to speak was a beautiful girl standing next to Sirius, who also had long, silver-white hair and striking wine-red eyes.

Like Sirius, she also calls herself the Admiral's maid. However, compared to the ship girls who fight on the high seas and resist the deep sea, everything about her makes her seem more like she was born to satisfy men's desires and fantasies!

Not to mention that her breasts were even larger than Miss Sirius's, those two ball-shaped breasts made her feel a little inferior. Although she was a maid like Repulse and even Miss Sirius, Miss Dido's maid outfit was so formal that it was embarrassing to wear it in public!

The short skirt, coupled with the backless design, meant that if I hadn't brought extra clothes to lend her, I would have had to use the meager funds I had left—barely enough to rent a hotel for everyone—to buy Miss Dido clothes for her to wear in her daily life.

As for Miss Sirius, although her maid outfit is a bit better than Miss Dido's, it's not so bad that it's something you can only wear in the port for your own admiral to see. But it's still not much better. If it weren't for a real emergency, she probably wouldn't be as embarrassed as Miss Dido to show herself in public!

Fortunately, we're finally back in the port area. After resupplying with fuel and ammunition, I can ask Sister Yixian for more operational funds to buy new clothes for Dido and Miss Sirius. Otherwise, I would really be worried about how to take these two burdens out to find the admiral.

With a deep sigh, having finished discussing their appearance, it was time to talk about their personalities. However, compared to the Dido-class sisters in his own port who he had known for a long time, these two sisters also had significant problems.

For some reason, Miss Dido always acts very cautiously and reservedly, and seems very insecure. Although she is very capable and a qualified maid, her constant worry about whether others will dislike her makes it difficult to know how to get along with her.

Miss Dido has a very good impression of the Admiral. Judging from her usual words, she respects and loves her Admiral very much. As the Admiral's ship girl, she is naturally happy that Miss Dido and she share such common language. However, she has never met the Admiral. Given the Admiral's personality, he would never do anything to abandon her. Yet, she worries every day that she might be abandoned by the Admiral for some trivial matter, or because she is not useful.

As for Miss Sirius, although she doesn't seem to have any problems on the surface and doesn't live in constant fear like Miss Dido, her housework skills are rather inadequate as a maid.

One time, because I and Counterattack were away, and Dido was helping to look after the Exile sisters, the task of preparing dinner naturally fell to Miss Sirius, who volunteered.

The hotel kitchen was very simple, with just a stove, a pot, and the ingredients Miss Counterattack had bought during the day. But no one knew what Miss Sirius had done to cause the entire cooking pot to be blown up, while the stove and other items remained intact, forcing him to use his already meager funds to compensate the hotel for the damage.

Even more fatal is that, compared to Miss Dido, Miss Sirius seems to be even less secretive about her trust and affection for the Admiral. It's one thing that she has asked me and Miss Counterattack about the Admiral's preferences more than once in private, but she actually... she actually asked me about the Admiral's prowess in that area! Saying that it would be a good reference when she serves him in bed in the future!

Putting aside the fact that I'm still a virgin, how could I possibly answer your question? I have a whole bunch of older sisters who joined the port area much earlier and haven't even had a chance to serve you yet! How could it be your turn, a newbie who just joined the port area?!

Volume 1, Chapter 389: Change

As for Miss Dido and Miss Sirius's undisguised affection for their admiral, and Miss Sirius's inexplicable "realization," I couldn't be bothered to care.

Although I always tell myself that I and many of my sisters haven't had a chance yet, even Sister Lexington didn't get to be with the Admiral... cough cough... how could it be your turn, you newly formed sisters? But these things can't be forced, and everyone understands that.

If they actually meet the Admiral and receive his favor, that's their skill and good fortune. As a sister in the port area who sees each other all the time, even if she's a little envious, she's willing to offer her blessings and hope that she'll be the next one to receive the Admiral's favor.

"Don't worry, Miss Dido, the Admiral would never abandon you. He's not the kind of person who would abandon everyone."

Wu Bi forced a faint smile, trying to pull at the corners of her mouth. In the past year or so, ever since the admiral disappeared and everyone embarked on a journey to find him, she seemed to have never smiled from the bottom of her heart.

However, as the strongest and oldest member of the team, she wasn't particularly strong-willed, but she had to constantly cheer everyone up and lead them, so as not to let her worries and anxieties affect her sisters.

More than a year hadn't made her as strong and composed as her sister Lexington; instead, it had made her increasingly capable of forcing a smile even when she was sad. Not being in a position of authority, she didn't concern herself with politics, yet leading just a few sisters had been so arduous. She could more or less understand how difficult and strong her sister Lexington had been, leading everyone in the search for the admiral amidst such a terrible environment—the admiral's disappearance, and the fear and anxiety everyone felt.

She admired Lexington's strength and courage, and she also envied Quincy's carefree nature, which remained as silly as ever even when the Admiral was missing. Fortunately, recently, she had been dreaming more and more about the scene where everyone was living happily in the port again after the Admiral was found. She didn't know why she had this feeling, but she always had a strange and indescribable premonition that the Admiral would soon return to their side.

"Really, Miss Wubi? But... but Master is still nowhere to be found. Waaah... It's not because he knows Dido is coming soon that he's deliberately hiding and doesn't want to see her, is it..."

Wearing her own clothes, Miss Dido's voice grew softer and softer. She had no idea how to comfort this insecure and negative maid in front of her. She could only hope that once they found the admiral and she saw him in person and knew that he would never abandon a maid who had offended him, she would feel at ease.

She turned her head and glanced at her sister Baffler, who was holding a parasol behind her, her brows furrowed deeply as she gazed at the distant sea. Then she looked at Exeter, who was dressed in a nun's habit, with long pink hair and black stockings. Together with herself and Retaliation, Firefly beside her, and the newcomers Miss Dido and Miss Sirius, these sisters were all the ship girls in her group.

“Pavler, take a good rest after we get to the port. You haven’t slept for almost a week.”

Although the smile on her lips hadn't disappeared, looking at Baffler standing next to Exeter, Mubi couldn't help but frown with some worry. As fellow British sisters, not to mention that they used to often sortie and train together, Mubi knew and was quite worried about this destroyer sister who was like a little lady.

Before the Admiral disappeared, Bafull was already a well-known little English lady in the port. She insisted on having afternoon tea every day, and when she went out, she would always carry a small parasol regardless of whether it was sunny or not. She also liked to act coquettishly and ask the Admiral to help her lift her skirt or even give her a princess carry. However, this very elegant girl, who could even chat with her sister Renown about the techniques of brewing black tea and making pastries, underwent a drastic personality change in the past year, becoming someone that everyone almost forgot what she was like before.

She worked from dawn till dusk every day. Every time she woke up suddenly from a nightmare, she could be seen silently gazing at the distant sea from the balcony of her rented hotel room. But when she woke up the next morning, she was already up in the kitchen preparing breakfast for herself and the others.

She no longer lived as elegantly as before. Every time she set off to find the admiral after dawn, she would never return to the hotel to rest until she was exhausted. Apart from occasionally seeing her with the parasol that came with her ship equipment, she was too lazy to even have lunch most of the time, let alone a leisurely afternoon tea.

However, I can understand her perfectly. After all, before the admiral went missing, she was one of his candidate marriage ships, just like Phelps' sister. But her current state is really worrying. Compared to a living ship girl, she seems more like a walking corpse to me.

This return to the naval base was not only for resupplying supplies, but also primarily to allow Bafull to rest properly and relax her nerves, which could easily snap if she wasn't careful. In case something really happened, she couldn't bear the responsibility of losing a sister and causing the admiral to lose a little sister who loved him.

"I'm fine, Sister Wubi. I'm not so tired that I can't go looking for the Admiral. Don't let me drag everyone down."

Baffler shook her head, her firm tone only making him smile bitterly. The Baffler he knew before was always so elegant and virtuous, a person he liked very much. How could she be so desperate now, caring about nothing but finding the admiral?

Although I really don't have much right to say anything about her.

"Okay, I understand, but you don't need to rest, and everyone else does too. Get a good night's sleep, rest for a day, and you can set off to find the admiral once you're fully rested..."

"Wait... Sister Wubi, look, look over there! Isn't that our port area? Why are there so many workers in our port area?"

Volume 1, Chapter 390: The Oath

"I'm fine, Sister Wubi. I'm not so tired that I can't go looking for the Admiral. Don't let me drag everyone down."

Pavler shook her head as she spoke to Wubi. The bright sunlight shone on her beautiful long hair, which hadn't been styled in a long time, and the light reflected into the girl's light blue eyes made her squint slightly.

The girl's tone was somewhat weary, because she had been searching for the admiral for so long without any news. But her tone remained firm, because she firmly believed that as long as she continued to search so diligently, no matter how long it took, one day she would definitely return to the admiral's side.

She held a cute parasol with a tiny radar in her hand. Beneath the waist-cinching green skirt, her long, beautiful legs were encased in eye-catching and alluring black stockings. Long leather boots covered the girl's adorable feet and ankles. Combined with her delicate features, she was so beautiful that it was impossible not to turn one's head to look.

However, don't misunderstand. This kind of outfit doesn't mean that the girl still has the energy to think about how to dress herself up when the admiral is not around. It's just that compared to clothes that need to be changed and washed frequently, ship outfits that can be unfolded anytime and anywhere without worrying about getting dirty are more convenient.

The midday sun cast the girl's shadow on the small patch of ground at her feet. Facing the tall and beautiful older sister in front of her, she couldn't help but take a step back. Looking at the bright and vivid sun in the sky, Pavler then turned her gaze to the garrison that was now so close, the place she had once loved and adored.

Her light blue eyes became hazy, making the girl a little dazed. Sister Lexington had said that the Admiral would never abandon everyone in the naval base, and she was willing to believe her judgment. Because there were so many ships in the port that deeply loved the Admiral and so many sisters who loved and cared for him. Bafler didn't believe that her silly and lazy Admiral would be willing to leave this port where he could slack off without a care in the world, and would also be willing to leave so many sisters who regarded him as their backbone and obeyed him in everything.

However, after more than a year of searching without success, no matter how hard she tried, it all came to nothing. Most importantly, she still didn't know where her admiral was. To be honest, the girl's originally firm heart had been worn down by countless disappointments and had begun to waver. If she hadn't still believed in Sister Wubi, Sister Lexington, and Sister Hood and Sister George V who were also working hard, she might have given up hope and even gone to another world to find her most important admiral.

She was afraid that she might never find the Admiral again, afraid that she would never see the Admiral's face again, and even more afraid that the Admiral, who was the most important person to everyone, was really no longer in this world, just as she sometimes couldn't help but fantasize.

Whenever she stopped, the thought of these things made her feel as if her heart was being torn apart, leaving her with nothing but excruciating pain. So, to numb herself, she dared not stop. Only by focusing all her energy on desperately searching for the Admiral could she avoid the fear of falling into the ugly depths of the sea. Even Sister Wubi and Sister Counterattack were worried about her situation.

The girl still remembers the day she met her admiral. It was a bright yet ordinary summer night. The moon was big and round that day. When she was born from the pile of countless deep-sea wreckage on the sea surface, and returned to this unfamiliar yet full of sense of belonging port with her sisters, the first thing she saw was her admiral standing smiling on the dock, waiting for everyone to return.

I still remember how happy and excited I was back then. As a newly created ship girl, I had arrived in an unfamiliar port for the first time and had my own admiral for the first time. On the way to find Sister Lexington to arrange a dormitory for me, I chattered on and on and asked a lot of questions that made me laugh and cry.

She said she wanted a room with a huge bathtub, and that she wanted a place in the port where she could happily have afternoon tea. She even asked the admiral to prepare an expensive tea set for her, along with matching English black tea.

After the initial excitement subsided and I lay down on my bed in my bedroom, I felt that I had been asking for too much and being too willful. But to my surprise, the next day, after my first training session with the other destroyer sisters, the admiral came to me with a large tea set, looking travel-worn.

I may have forgotten exactly how I behaved back then, but looking at the admiral's face, one sentence kept repeating in my mind—this is my admiral.

Time flew by. Because their own port was so powerful and its resources so abundant, even a destroyer like myself had the opportunity to go out to sea for training. The admiral at that time was very diligent, often directing everyone to sorties and train day and night, sometimes until the middle of the night. But seeing myself getting stronger with my own eyes, I didn't know when I started to feel a little depressed.

The feeling of getting stronger little by little every day is certainly very happy, because the stronger you are, the more useful you can be to the admiral. But when the admiral sends you to be upgraded and you are equipped with a full set of gold armor, you can not be at a disadvantage against the admiral's initial ship, even if you have made great achievements and have been with the admiral since the beginning. You can also hold your own against the current Z16 sister. But the admiral suddenly stops letting you sortie.

At first, she thought she had done something wrong to anger the admiral, but after asking the other sisters, she learned that when a sister in her own naval base went out to sea for training and became strong enough to fight on par with the older sisters who had come earlier, the admiral would no longer send them out to sea for combat unless it was a high-intensity battle to repel a powerful deep-sea fleet.

She could understand the admiral's thoughts because there were many other sisters behind her who wanted to become stronger and help the admiral. However, apart from chance encounters, the time she usually interacted with the admiral was when he arranged for her and several other sisters to go out to sea for training every day. She really didn't want to give up such an opportunity to others.

Later, the admiral suddenly returned to the port with a lot of Oath Rings. He couldn't remember exactly how many there were, but everyone, including himself and the sisters in the entire naval base, were wondering if the admiral was going to give out rings again.