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

Volume 1, Chapter 132: Dream

"Yes, before he disappeared a year ago, the admiral was already our admiral. If we hadn't failed to protect him during that night raid a year ago, he probably wouldn't have disappeared..."

"I'm sorry, I brought up those unpleasant things again. Today is such a happy day to be able to find the Admiral, so let's not talk about these things. As the Admiral's first wife, I and hundreds of ship girl sisters in our naval base are very happy to welcome you, Miss Radiant, and also Sister Unicorn, ah... I should call you Sister Radiant, it sounds more intimate that way."

The admiral had once gone missing. Hundreds of ship girls listened to Lexington recount these words that were enough to make countless people's eyes pop out. They were dizzy from the successive stream of information. Finally, Illustrious heard something that was no less than a torpedo or a bombshell to her.

As the Admiral's first wife... Admiral... he... he already has a wife?

Looking at the beautiful and charming Lexington's left hand resting on her knee, and the seemingly dazzling diamond ring on her fair and slender ring finger, Glorious's flawless face immediately turned slightly pale.

"The Admiral's... first wife? Senior Lexington?..." Seemingly still not recovered from the huge amount of information, Glorious frowned and squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.

"Wait, Radiance, it's not what you think... Actually, Lexington and I used to... that..."

The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the boy was overwhelmed with worry. Looking at Guanghui's face, which could only be described as bewildered and helpless, he felt very sorry for her and wanted to comfort her. However, when he opened his mouth, he found that his dry throat could not utter a single word.

Yes, what could he say? He did indeed have a wife, and Lexington was indeed his first married ship. Even if Lexington wasn't here, he couldn't utter a single word to question that fact, even though it was far too unfair to Glorious.

“Yes…Radiant sister…However, I am not the only wife of the Admiral. I am just his first wife…”

She heard Guanghui's somewhat bewildered voice and realized that the beautiful woman in front of her was probably going through the same heart-wrenching ordeal she had just experienced. Her gentle eyebrows furrowed again, but before she could harden her heart again, Jiajia, who was sitting next to her, started to answer.

"Hey, I'm your brother-in-law's second wife! Right, brother-in-law!"

From the very beginning, Jiajia had been sitting quietly beside her sister, just like Phelps, listening to her sister's conversation with the woman opposite them who had a rather lewd figure. She had been feeling a bit resentful, but now she became excited. Looking at the suddenly bewildered face of the woman opposite her, and then at her chest that swayed with every step, and then looking down at the white mounds on her own chest that her brother-in-law could almost grasp with one hand, she couldn't hold back any longer. She immediately reached out, with a cute smile, and linked her slender, fair arms with her brother-in-law's.

Hehe, did you see that? You'll never be as close to my brother-in-law as I am! Seriously, why does everyone want to steal my brother-in-law from me and my sister?! Women with such lewd breasts are definitely not good women! Ah...except for my sister!

"...Um...Jiajia...No, but I don't remember anything from before, even if you say that, Jiajia..."

The girl's soft arms and the feeling of her breasts were truly wonderful, but for the boy who was already overwhelmed with worry, he was simply not able to enjoy them. Looking at Guanghui's bewildered and helpless appearance, he felt very sorry for her. But if the palm of the hand is flesh, isn't the back of the hand flesh too?

Considering that they had been searching for him for over a year, and that Jiajia, as his favorite sister-in-law, was indeed his second wife, he could only nod awkwardly to the girl who was affectionately clinging to his arm.

"Hehe! I love my brother-in-law the most! It doesn't matter if he doesn't remember anything. If he's with Jiajia and my sister, he'll definitely regain his memories soon!"

The young woman was quite satisfied with her brother-in-law's behavior. She sweetly rubbed her smooth skin against his shoulder, and even lifted her head to gently rub her face against his. However, this behavior, which clearly seemed like showing off, was undoubtedly a stimulant to Guanghui, who felt a slight chill in the air despite it being summer. Her still gentle gaze held a hint of heartache, and her lips moved, but she ultimately didn't utter a word of questioning.

Yesterday, she was still fantasizing about how happy and wonderful life would be with her beloved Admiral. She imagined waking up in his arms every morning, cooking delicious meals for him in their cozy home, and soothing him with her gentle touch after a long day. She even thought of several names for their children after marriage, whether they would be boys or girls.

However, now a ship girl claiming to be the admiral's wife has come to tell her that everything she had been hoping for has been taken away by someone else, at least before her, and she is just a latecomer. If she could, she would wish that everything that happened here was just a dream.

However, this disaster didn't seem to be ending so quickly. Touching Jiajia's soft, long golden hair, Lexington finally decided that some things needed to be said sooner rather than later, and placed her hands on her knees. Anyway, even if she didn't say it now, Illustrious would find out anyway after joining the naval base. Rather than being sad then, it was better to prepare her mentally now.

"Yes, as you can see, Glorious Sister, Jaja is the Admiral's second married ship, but besides the two of us, the Admiral has many other married ships."

"Do you know Akagi? The one who single-handedly repelled an entire deep-sea carrier fleet. She's also one of the Admiral's marriage ships. In the Admiral's words, Akagi is the perfect Yamato Nadeshiko; and Iowa, she's also a very beautiful woman, and being a six-star ship by birth, she has immense strength..."

"Besides that, the admiral is actually a lolicon. Snow White and Claxton are also his marriage ships. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have time, my sister Phelps would probably be his marriage ship by now."

Lexington spoke at length, but perhaps because she couldn't bear to see Illustrious's almost tearful expression on the other side, she didn't mention all of the admiral's more than ten married ships. Instead, she gently rubbed the head of Phelps, who was shyly lowering his head, and then took the initiative to talk about things that wouldn't upset the new sister.

Volume 1, Chapter 133: Tenderness

"...Although it's the same warship, there are quite a few differences between the Radiant Girl and Radiant Sister in our naval base. She likes magic that can generate light and also loves to travel. Unicorn Sister is the same. The one in our naval base before was a silver-haired girl who loved to play the harp... Sigh, to be able to create two ship girls with different personalities but the same warship, such an earth-shattering thing, it's really amazing that the admiral could do it..."

Gently stroking her smooth, warm knees, after recounting the admiral's numerous marriage ships, Lexington told the Radiant Lady in front of her a lot about her admiral and the naval base. However, when she looked up and saw the Radiant Lady staring at the red tea cup in front of her, seemingly still not recovered from the blow, Lexington knew that the Radiant Lady probably hadn't heard a single word of what she had said.

Lexington pursed her rosy lips tightly, looking at her husband beside her, whose initial worry had turned into a furrowed brow as he began to ponder something. She then glanced at the unicorn opposite her, its beautiful face filled with concern as it held Radiance's hand. Lexington slowly shook her head and sighed almost imperceptibly.

"Hmm... It's getting late. If I don't go back soon, the kids who went back earlier might not get to eat lunch... Glorious sister, Unicorn sister, and Admiral, if there's nothing else, I'll take Gaja and Phelps back first. Don't forget to attend today's celebration tonight."

Stopping Jiajia, who still seemed reluctant to leave her brother-in-law, Lexington tugged at the hands of her younger sister and Phelps, smiled at the boy, and then stood up, holding her two younger sisters' hands.

The situation was different from what he had imagined from the very beginning. He was silently thinking about how to comfort Illustrious and how to deal with the relationship between Illustrious and the ship girls in his naval base when he heard Lexington's beautiful voice. The boy was also brought back to his senses from the stomachache he had been experiencing.

He tried more than once to comfort Glorious, to tell her that even with the legendary Lexington-class twins, he still loved and valued her as before. But every time he opened his mouth, Lexington would either change the subject, or Jaja would suddenly interrupt him. He had even considered telling Lexington to stop talking, but were what she said wrong? If not, what excuse did he have to interrupt her? Besides, since Glorious was his ship girl, she would eventually have to know these things. Rather than keeping it from her and potentially causing more serious consequences later, it was better to be upfront with her now.

Watching Lexington take Gaja and Phelps' sister's hands to leave, he quietly reached out and squeezed Glorious's slightly cold palm tightly, gazing intently at her, before slowly standing up.

“Radiance… wait a moment, I’ll explain in detail when I get back… you’re going back now, right, Lexington? Well… I’ll go out and see you off.”

"Yes, Admiral..."

Looking back at her with her eyes lowered, the boy, who was usually so gentle and mature, only slightly raised her head and gave him a forced smile when he gripped her hand tightly. She had completely lost her usual composure and elegance. His heart tightened, and he bit his lip before following Lexington out of the room that had weighed heavily on his mind.

Although he wasn't Glorious, he still knew how much of an impact Lexington's arrival would have on Glorious. He had originally planned to buy Glorious a diamond ring later, but Mrs. Lexington's arrival completely disrupted his plans, leaving him at a loss as to how to handle the situation.

Illustrious is his ship girl and his first true love in his life. But Lexington, Saratoga, and the other ship girls he hasn't met yet are his wives, the ones who have promised him their lives.

Although they were still like new to him when they became real, it was an undeniable fact that he had inadvertently won their love and bound them to his life with a small ring.

On one hand, there is the newly acquired love, and on the other hand, there is an incomparably important responsibility. Between these two equally important things, although he may be more inclined towards his lover, Guanghui, in terms of feelings, he really cannot make a deliberate choice based on reason alone. The only thing he can do is to treat them equally, even though he knows that doing so may result in both of them being hurt.

Dragging his somewhat stiff body, the weary boy slowly walked to the door, but as soon as he stopped, he found Lexington waiting for him outside, holding hands with Gaja and Phelps.

"Gaga, Phelps, would you two like to go wait over there for a while? I have something I want to say to the Admiral."

“Okay, Lexington.”

"What are you saying, sister? Can't you just tell us?"

"Listen to me, Gaga, this is very important." Stroking Saratoga's long, smooth golden hair, the boy watched as Lexington coaxed the two girls beside her aside. He paused for a moment, somewhat puzzled and curious, before noticing Lexington's furrowed brows. She came to his side and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Admiral."

The boy was somewhat surprised for a moment, but after regaining his senses, he quickly shook his head at her. Although reality was very different from his imagination, he could not blame Lexington for all the mistakes that had occurred.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the one who took Glorious without knowing anything about the situation is the one who is truly wicked, not only hurting Glorious but also making Mrs. Lexington feel apologetic.

"No need to apologize, Lexington. It's not your fault. Besides, if anyone should apologize, it should be me apologizing to you." He rubbed his face vigorously to make his somewhat bitter expression look more natural, and with a slight grin, the boy smiled gently at Lexington as if to comfort her.

"But... because of me, I've made Glorious so sad, and... it will be difficult for you, Admiral, in the future." However, after hearing the boy's words, the apology on Lexington's beautiful face did not disappear.

Although the admiral did not blame himself for this, the reason for all of this was simply because he was a little jealous. As the secretary ship and the admiral's first wife, it was really inappropriate for him to treat a new sister like this.

Sigh... I was too soft-hearted after all. Even at a time like this, I still couldn't bear to see the silly admiral sad.

She sighed again, lamenting her own soft heart and indulgence, and with a wry smile, Lexington pulled a sparkling crystal box from her pocket.

"Admiral, this is for you... You mentioned passing by the office several times when you said you wanted to bring a gift for Glorious, so you probably wanted this, right?"

Somewhat confused, the young man reached out and took the crystal box from Lexington. But when he looked down at the diamond ring lying quietly inside the box, still wondering what it was, Su Yuchen immediately opened her mouth in surprise.

"this…………"

Seeing her beloved admiral's gaping expression of astonishment, Lexington smoothed a strand of hair that had fallen behind her ear and gently took the boy's hand with a slightly softened expression.

"If you want to comfort Radiant, give her this, Admiral. Since you've already done that with Radiant, it would be pitiful for her if you didn't give her the ring... But don't tell her that I gave it to you."

Lexington's gentle voice, as soft as water, reached the ears of the somewhat bewildered boy on the gentle breeze. Gazing at her goddess-like face, he understood the meaning behind the words of his favorite ship girl, and his face immediately stiffened.

“Lexington…you…you knew all along?…”

Seeing the boy's panicked state just as she had imagined, Lexington gently touched her admiral's somewhat bewildered and embarrassed cheek and smiled softly at him.

"Of course, Admiral, you are my beloved husband! However, as your secretary ship, I still suggest that you don't let Illustrious wear the diamond ring so soon. A wedding dress should be enough to put Illustrious at ease. If Illustrious goes out with the diamond ring so quickly, I'm worried that the other sisters in the naval base will feel it's unfair..."

"Okay, that's all for now. See you tonight, my dear husband."

As he spoke, Lexington took a small step forward and, in the boy's somewhat stunned gaze, gently kissed his lips again.

Volume 1, Chapter 134: Sweet Dates

The afternoon scenery was still so beautiful, with the bright sun hanging high in the sky quietly scattering its light, as if nothing in the world could affect its tranquil mood.

After speaking with her admiral, Lexington swayed as she slowly walked out of the corridor. She squinted in the refreshing sea breeze in front of the dormitory building, paused, and then raised her arm to touch her warm lips as if savoring the moment.

She took a gentle breath of the soft, moist sea breeze, and an unconscious, helpless yet loving smile appeared on her naturally beautiful face.

Before coming here, I saw the admiral pacing back and forth in front of his safe. Seeing his hesitant look, I thought he had taken a fancy to one of the sisters in my naval base but dared not say so, so I secretly took one and put it on my person...

I initially thought it was Phelps' sister, whom he used to like so much, but I never expected...

"Sigh... Because of my momentary soft heart, the admiral will have to add another ship to his marriage list. I hope those sisters won't blame me..."

Thinking of her sisters who, though they didn't say it, were practically going crazy for the Admiral, and some had even openly expressed their desires to her, she felt a little embarrassed. Not only had she not helped them, but she had also essentially given the rings they had been dreaming of to a new sister.

But even the new, radiant sister has already done *that* with the Admiral, while she, as his first wife, has… it seems she really should take the initiative…

After sorting out his somewhat chaotic thoughts and expelling all the air from his chest, Lexington raised his head and walked towards Gaja and Phelps' sister, who were waiting for him by the flower bed not far away. Upon seeing his arrival, the two of them couldn't wait to run over to him.

"Sister, what did you and brother-in-law talk about? I really want to know!" Saratoga asked her sister, who was the first to come to her side and take her hand.

However, looking at Gaja's face, which showed immense concern for anything related to her brother-in-law, Lexington shook his head slowly with a sense of helplessness.

"It's nothing, Jiajia, it's just some things related to the naval base..."

If I told Jiajia that I had personally given the ring to my rival, she would probably say that I was too careless. Besides... it's best not to tell anyone else about the relationship between the Admiral and Glorious Sister, except for Phelps Sister and myself who already know. If Jiajia found out that her beloved brother-in-law and husband had been beaten to it by a new sister, she might faint from anger.

However, compared to Jiajia's anxiety and curiosity, Phelps, who later arrived at Lexington's side, was much quieter. Looking at this older sister who had always taken care of her, and knowing what had happened, she spoke with some worry, "Sister Lexington..."

Faced with the girl's worry and anxiety, Lexington smiled slightly and simply patted her head reassuringly. If she were to let a little sister worry about her, then as her older sister and the admiral's secretary ship, she would truly be neglecting her duty.

Besides, compared to herself, Phelps' sister is the one who should be most worried now. Before the admiral disappeared, she already had a lot of affection for him and was almost going to become another of his marriage ships. But now the admiral has lost his memory, and a new girl named Illustrious has arrived...

She sighed softly, thinking about when she could help the younger sister beside her. She took their hands and said to them, "Alright, now that we've met the new sisters, let's go back and pack our things. Haven't you been itching to move back to the naval base for a while now, Jiajia?"

However, after hearing her sister's words, the girl was somewhat unwilling. Although she also wanted to go back and pack her things so that she could happily move into the garrison tomorrow and continue to live in the room closest to her brother-in-law's bedroom, the woman next to her brother-in-law, whose chest was too muscular, posed too great a threat to her. What if she did something to her brother-in-law while she and her sister were leaving?

"But sister, are we just going back like this? What about that new girl, Guanghui? What if brother-in-law gets seduced by her..."

The things you were worried about have already happened, Jiajia...

Looking down at his sister, who looked as worried as a child whose beloved toy was about to be taken away, Lexington smiled wryly and gently brushed a strand of hair that had blown into her face by the wind.

She squeezed the girl's warm hand tightly, her gaze filled with an unreadable emotion as she looked into the girl's eyes, which were as blue as her own. Then, she spoke softly and earnestly to her younger sister.

“Jiajia, sometimes leaving and showing goodwill aren’t necessarily a sign of retreat. Your acceptance and tolerance might be more useful than defensiveness and vigilance. Besides… even if we stay here, there are some things we can’t necessarily prevent from happening…”

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Clutching the sparkling crystal box in his hand, the boy, whose brain was nearly shut down by everything that had happened today, slowly returned to the living room. Looking at Radiance, who was still sitting on the sofa, somewhat dazed but whose complexion seemed to have improved a little, and the unicorn beside Radiance, worried about her sister Radiance, Su Yuchen painfully raised his hand to touch his slightly dizzy forehead.

Although he had seen Lexington off and received a way to comfort Glorious from her, he couldn't feel happy at all when he glanced at the somewhat glaring jewelry box in his hand.

In one day, he had caused harm to two ship girls who were so important to him. Perhaps he really was a despicable "scumbag". Thinking about how gentle and considerate Illustrious was to him, and then thinking about how tolerant and indulgent Lexington was to him, he felt quite uncomfortable.

He let out a long sigh, temporarily putting all the troublesome problems aside, knowing that the most urgent thing now was to comfort Guanghui. He patted his stiff cheeks and walked step by step to the sofa.

Looking down at the unicorn that placed its hand in the radiant palm, the boy opened his mouth and then whispered to the girl.

"Unicorn, can you go play in the bedroom for a while? I have something I want to talk to Radiant Sister about..."

The boy's words made the unicorn nod obediently. She picked up Yu-chan in her arms and gently walked towards her bedroom. Although she was also very surprised and at a loss about everything that had happened today, she also knew that the fault for all of this was not entirely her brother's fault. Moreover, compared to herself, her older sister, Radiant, definitely needed her brother's company more.

Quietly watching the unicorn take the storybooks he'd bought for her into the bedroom, then gently close the door, the boy, his eyes lowered, slowly sat down beside Radiant. Feeling Radiant's body, which was slightly cooler than usual, before he could speak, he felt his hand being tightly grasped, and then he heard a heart-wrenching "Admiral..." in his ear.

Volume 1, Chapter 135: The Young Lady

It was another sunny morning. The bright glass reflected the lush banyan tree beside the bed. Countless brand-new desks were neatly stacked with all kinds of books, and on one side of the windowsill, a verdant daffodil was also exuding vitality in the morning sunlight.

In this spacious and bright classroom, a girl dressed in a bright pink dress and with long, beautiful black hair gently lay on her desk, gazing at the students playing on the playground outside the window. With a look of languor and loneliness, she slowly sighed.

It was during a leisurely yet boring break between classes. The other students were gathered in twos and threes, some chatting excitedly, others seriously, but the more she listened to the various chattering sounds, the more bored and dull she felt. It was as if she didn't belong in this private school she had been attending for two years, and this feeling had become especially pronounced in the past month.

The girl's listless sigh, accompanied by a burst of laughter from nearby, reached the ears of a short-haired girl sitting next to her. Hearing her best friend's lifeless sigh, the short-haired girl, who was engrossed in painting designs on her nails with nail polish, looked up helplessly.

"Here you go again, Yuelin. For the past month, you've been sighing listlessly all day long. Anyone who didn't know better would think that our school beauty had been dumped by some guy and was heartbroken here."

She carefully pinched the design she had just painted on her fingers, and then put the bottle of nail polish that had cost her half a month's allowance into her desk with great satisfaction.

Upon hearing the short-haired girl's slightly teasing voice, the beautiful long-haired girl slowly propped up her smooth chin, her twilight-colored eyes gazing at the short-haired girl's mocking expression. She then pinched her soft shoulders with a hint of disdain.

"What? You stupid Dong Ning, I wasn't dumped! Don't talk nonsense! If others hear this and misunderstand, don't expect me to bring you anything fun or useful next time."

"No, my dear lady! I was just joking with you, please forgive me this time. But... you said you weren't dumped, um... um... doesn't that mean... ah! Could it be that Yuelin, you're really in love? Our beautiful and noble school beauty has a sweetheart?!"

"Tell me quickly, which lucky bastard is it, Yue Lin? Is it the son of that real estate tycoon in Class One, or that handsome bastard Song Weifeng? If we're talking about people in our school who are barely worthy of your status as the eldest daughter of the An family, then there are only those two."