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

Cool water droplets dripped one by one from the bamboo pole into the quiet pond in the courtyard. Listening to the rustling of the maple trees in the courtyard in the summer evening breeze, I finally returned to my residence with Akagi-senpai, Shinano, Fubuki, Shirayuki, and Taihou-san before the sun completely disappeared below the horizon.

The only sound in the straight corridor was the crisp sound of wooden clogs on the floor. Light shining through the cracks in the doorway illuminated the graceful and elegant figure of Akagi-senpai walking ahead. The aroma of food wafted from afar. Shinano quietly raised her head to look at the full moon hanging in the night sky, then quietly pursed her rosy lips. Then she heard a clear and melodious female voice coming from the room.

"Where did Fusō-nee, Akagi-nee, and Shinano-nee go? It's past lunchtime, and they still haven't returned."

"What? Are you in a hurry to have dinner, Katori-chan? As for Akagi and Shinano, they went to pick up Taihou-san. I heard that that good-for-nothing young master provoked Taihou-san again today, and apparently he also said some bad things about the Admiral, so he got a good scolding from Taihou-san."

"Huh? That guy actually spoke ill of the Admiral? Right in front of Miss Taihou? He's really asking for trouble!"

"Really? Fusang-nee? Why didn't you tell us sooner? Otherwise, Miyuki and I would have definitely gone over and kicked him a couple of times. By the way, Fubuki-nee and Shirayuki-nee went with us too, right? I wonder if they helped us teach that damn bastard a lesson."

"Hmm...and here too, phew...it looks like it'll be finished soon..."

"Shinano Dai... did you go too? But since someone dared to insult the Admiral, this isn't something that can be resolved in a short time. Fusō-senpai, please tell me where that guy usually lives. We need to teach him a lesson so he'll know his mistake."

"Alright, alright, Miss Noshiro, put down your knife and don't be impulsive. And you, Miyuki and Hatsuyuki Katori, don't be so angry either. I've already asked Akagi to teach that guy a lesson. I'm sure she'll handle it well."

After learning about the situation from Katori's inquiry, everyone in the room seemed to become very angry. However, since it was the Admiral who had been spoken ill of, it was no wonder they reacted this way. It was just a pity that when he and Akagi-senpai went there, that guy's mother had already arrived, which prevented him and Fubuki from having a chance to go up and finish him off.

The lively atmosphere inside made Senior Akagi shake her head with a wry smile. Standing in front of the door, she gently pulled open the thin door panel, revealing the scene inside. Seeing that Sister Fusang had just plated the dinner and placed it on the table, she took off her wooden clogs and said to the sisters who were waiting for her and the others to return, "I'm back."

"Ah, you're back, Akagi. How did it go? Did that bastard learn his lesson?"

"Fubuki-nee, you and Shinano-nee must have sneaked out again this afternoon to hand out missing person posters for the Admiral, right? Honestly, why didn't you take me and Miyuki with you? I wanted to go hand out flyers with you guys. Oh, and by the way, Fubuki-nee, did you kick that jerk who dared to insult the Admiral a couple of times?"

Entering the elegantly decorated Japanese-style room with Akagi-senpai, Fusō-nee immediately asked Akagi-senpai a question upon hearing her words. Meanwhile, two younger sisters with similar appearances to Fubuki and Shirayuki, and equally beautiful blue hair, grabbed Fubuki's sleeve. Beside Shinano, a black-haired girl with a serious yet gentle demeanor slowly walked to her side and took the large bag of missing person posters from her shoulder.

"Ms. Shinano, thank you for your hard work."

The gentle voice carried a hint of respect, making Shinano unable to help but look at the long-haired beauty with black hair beside her, who was wearing a dark sailor uniform and a pair of beautiful and alluring black pantyhose. However, apart from the JK girl attributes of the black-haired beauty in front of her, what caught people's attention even more were the two sharp little horns on her forehead.

The black-haired girl's name is Noshiro. She's the second ship girl she, along with Akagi and Fubuki, found while searching for the admiral, after rescuing Taihou in the Fusang Sea. Like Taihou, she's also a five-star legendary ship girl. However, compared to Taihou's somewhat irresistible personality, this earnest yet gentle girl is much easier to get along with. But…

"Thank you, Ms. Noshiro."

"No need for thanks, Miss Shinano, it's just what I should do."

The black-haired girl bowed slightly to Shinano, her long, smooth hair cascading down her back with each movement. She sighed, thinking that if her admiral, who loved long, straight hair, saw this, he would surely cry out in delight. Shinano smiled wryly at Noshiro.

Although he didn't know why, ever since Akagi-senpai rescued Noshiro-san, Noshiro-san had shown him special respect. Besides calling him "Shinano-sama," she sometimes even took care of his daily life. Of course, he asked her why she treated him so specially, but Noshiro-san couldn't give him a clear answer. As a result, every time he saw Noshiro-san, he had a very strange feeling, as if she wasn't calling him, but another Shinano.

Fortunately, after Ms. Noshiro gradually integrated into our family, and after much persuasion, she finally stopped calling me "Lady Shinano" and started calling me "Ms. Shinano" like Ms. Taihou does. Otherwise, if this strange way of addressing her had continued, I really wouldn't know how to face her.

"Two sternums were broken, both legs and the right arm were fractured, and there was also a lot of soft tissue damage."

"Oh, that sounds pretty bad. It seems that bastard won't be able to get out of the hospital anytime soon. Sigh, it's a pity I didn't personally teach that bastard who dared to speak ill of the Admiral a lesson. Otherwise, I could have told him when I found the Admiral."

"Ah, it's finished, First Snow. I've finished the wooden model of the admiral I made for you. Now all that's left is to paint it."

"Wow, so fast, Yamashiro-neechan? Thank you so much! Wow! You really did it just like the Admiral!"

After speaking, Miss Noshiro put her handbag on the table and followed Senior Akagi into the house. Smelling the fragrant dinner prepared by Senior Akagi and Sister Fusō, the two chefs of the naval base, on the table, Sister Yamashiro suddenly exclaimed happily.

Volume 1, Chapter 200: Akagi

"Ah, it's finished, First Snow. I've finished the wooden carving of the admiral that I made for you. Now all that's left is to paint it."

"Wow, so fast, Yamashiro-neechan? Thank you so much! Wow! You really did it just like the Admiral!"

Sister Fusang had already served many delicious dishes and finished talking with Senior Akagi. Sister Yamashiro, who had been busy with something with her head down since the beginning, suddenly raised her head and revealed a very relaxed and carefree expression. She gently put down the carving knife in her hand, and then comfortably raised her arm and stretched.

Kaori cast a questioning glance at Yamashiro, while Hatsuyuki, who had just been holding onto Fubuki and Shirayuki's sleeves, immediately let go excitedly and ran to Yamashiro's side.

Looking down at the wooden carving on the table, which hadn't been painted yet but was already quite lifelike, Chu Xue immediately hugged it to her chest, unable to put it down.

Yamashiro is the younger sister of Fusō. Although she joined the naval base at the same time as Fusō and Akagi, Yamashiro is more skilled and prefers to make exquisite props and trinkets with her own hands than Fusō and Akagi, who are equally dexterous and capable of housework.

Not to mention the wooden carving of the admiral that I'm making for Hatsuyuki now, before the admiral went missing, Yamashiro-nee's dormitory at the naval base was already filled with countless handmade warship models of all kinds. I had been inside to visit them myself, and the dazzling array of exquisite warship models really startled me. So many models that were so detailed that even every porthole was clearly depicted, they would definitely be very valuable if they were sold.

However, Sister Yamashiro wouldn't let us touch them. After Dianjiang accidentally knocked over a model, she even forbade us from freely entering or leaving her dormitory.

Of course, Yamashiro isn't a stingy ship girl; it's just that these were all painstakingly made by her as gifts for the Admiral. After hearing that the Admiral really liked warship models, Yamashiro had been planning to make models of all the warships and then give them to him as gifts.

First Snow's delighted voice immediately attracted the attention of the sisters around her. Just as expected, after hearing First Snow's voice, Daihou, who had been silently following behind her and Akagi-senpai, immediately ran over excitedly.

"Ah~ that heroic appearance, that resolute gaze, is this the Admiral of Taihou? Ah~ Admiral~"

Having borrowed the Admiral's wooden carving from Hatsuyuki, Daihou's face immediately flushed with excitement and anticipation as she looked at the work that Yamashiro-nee had just finished. Her slender, delicate fingers touched the Admiral's cheek on the wooden carving, and as if remembering something, Daihou suddenly turned her head to look at Yamashiro-nee, who was smiling beside her.

"Senior Yamashiro, may I also ask you to make a wooden sculpture of the Admiral for me?"

"Huh? Miss Taihou wants some too? Hmm... alright then, I don't have anything to do lately anyway."

Having received Yamashiro's permission, Daihou immediately showed an excited expression and, like Akagi-senpai, slowly knelt down on the cushion in front of the dining table. Shinano smiled slightly at the two of them.

Speaking of the Admiral's wooden carving, I also have one in my bedroom. However, I asked Yamashiro to make it before the Admiral disappeared. Before that, I also saw the same wooden carving in Akagi-senpai and Fusō-nee's bedrooms. It seems that the Admiral's wooden carving is about to become a popular item with hard currency in the naval base.

"Alright, you guys, stop playing around there. It's dinnertime now. Let's talk after we eat."

With all the food and tableware prepared, Sister Fusang gently clapped her hands and called everyone to prepare for dinner.

Although the lack of news about the admiral was a bit disappointing, everyone knew that without a proper meal, they wouldn't have the energy to search for him. So, they all obediently sat down at the table and prepared to eat dinner as usual.

The table was covered with bowls and plates, steaming slightly. This fragrant meal was, of course, prepared by Akagi-senpai and Fusō-neechan. Back in the naval base, besides Lexington-neechan who always took care of the admiral, they would also occasionally prepare dinner for him. As a result, their culinary styles are still quite influenced by the admiral's tastes.

Shinano picked up a piece of saury and placed it on the plate in front of her. She inadvertently looked up at Akagi-senpai, who was sitting in the main seat, elegantly savoring the food she had made. Her gentle movements and delicate expression were entirely befitting of her flawless Yamato Nadeshiko temperament and reputation.

However, looking at Akagi-senpai like this, Shinano remembered the question that had always troubled her and that she could never understand—why did her admiral always call Akagi-senpai "overeater" in the past?

Although there is suspicion that it is a homonym and that the admiral deliberately calls her that, as a ship girl, the truth is that Akagi-senpai's appetite is really pitifully small. Compared to herself and the admiral, who can eat to their hearts' content every time they eat Akagi-senpai's cooking, every day, every meal, Akagi-senpai only eats plain soup and rice. She has already satisfied her appetite before everyone else has finished eating, and then quietly waits for everyone else to finish eating.

I once asked Admiral Akagi why he called her that, and she explained that when he was a rookie, he forgot to bring her fighters on one sortie, which resulted in the loss of many carrier-based aircraft when they encountered an Abyssal carrier. The excessive amount of aluminum supplies they brought back startled him, and ever since then, he has called Akagi "Overeater"...

What?! This is entirely the admiral's own fault, why blame it on Akagi-senpai!

Moreover, when it comes to eating the most, aside from the few sisters in the naval base who can eat a lot, the male admiral is probably the one who eats the most!

Of course, I asked Akagi-senpai why she didn't tell the Admiral that consuming so much aluminum wasn't her fault. But to my surprise, Akagi-senpai just smiled and shook her head, then said to me, "If the Admiral likes to call me that, then let him call me that. As long as he's happy."

Ah, with a wife like Akagi-senpai, the Admiral is truly too fortunate. Well... if it were me, I would definitely indulge him too, since he is the Admiral...

Shinano sighed softly, his gaze lingering on Akagi's face, lost in thought. But perhaps sensing Shinano's gaze, Akagi, who had barely eaten anything, suddenly put down his chopsticks and coughed lightly.

The cough wasn't loud, but it was enough to make all the sisters in the Japanese-style room stop what they were doing. As a married ship who was trusted by the Admiral just like Lexington, and as the eldest sister of our J-class ship girls, whenever Akagi-senpai did this, it meant that she had something very important to tell us, or... that she was going to reprimand a ship girl sister who had made a mistake.

Like Noshiro beside her, Shinano put down her chopsticks and secretly glanced at Daihou, who was sitting diagonally opposite her, looking somewhat guilty with her head down. The only thing that could make Akagi-senpai take this so seriously today was Daihou injuring the young master of this family.

Although she and Fusang and the others thought that Taihou had done the right thing—after all, how dare he speak ill of the Admiral—it was a special time to search for the Admiral, and Akagi-senpai had warned her more than once not to cause any trouble…

Everyone turned to look at Akagi-senpai, whose serene gaze swept over each person's face. She placed her hands on her kneeling legs, exuding the elegant and gentle aura of a Yamato Nadeshiko, and spoke softly.

"You all already know that Miss Taiho injured the young master of this family, right? It all started because he said something bad about the Admiral to Miss Taiho..."

"Akagi..."

Akagi-senpai's expression and words remained as gentle and quiet as ever, just as she always only revealed her tender, womanly side in front of the Admiral, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

After hearing Akagi-senpai's words, and looking at Fusang-neechan with some worry and reluctance, Akagi-senpai closed her eyes and slowly shook her head at Fusang-neechan.

"Don't worry, Fusang. I didn't mean to scold Miss Taihou. It's just that next time you encounter a similar situation, just like Miss Taihou did, you don't need to hold back. If anything happens, the sisters of our naval base will stand up for you. Although the Admiral is currently missing, not everyone has the right to speak ill of him..."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. We'll be leaving soon. Before continuing our search for the Admiral, we need to check out a certain uninhabited island in the southern part of Fusang. I just heard from the servants here that it might produce a resource that our naval base desperately needs..."

Volume 1, Chapter 201: Returning Home Late

Happy times always pass quickly, especially for the blonde girl who was reluctant to leave and still hadn't had enough fun with her brother-in-law.

The setting sun had already painted the clouds on the horizon red, and before they knew it, it was evening. Holding her brother-in-law's hand and carrying a large bag, Saratoga and Su Yuchen embarked on their journey back to Hong Kong.

The tram was a bit noisy, and the group of men on the tram who kept glancing at her were quite annoying, but sitting in her beloved brother-in-law's arms, none of this affected the girl's great mood.

Although the opportunity to go out alone with my brother-in-law has come to an end, compared to what's going to happen that night, the so-called outing is just an appetizer to cultivate my relationship with him. And becoming his real second wife... hehehe...

She quietly raised her head to look at her brother-in-law's handsome chin, nestled between his legs. The girl couldn't help but giggle, her pink lips curving upwards as if to confirm her excitement and anticipation.

What can be done? After all, she has been her brother-in-law's concubine for several years, but until now, her brother-in-law has never even touched her or her sister.

Everyone says that love becomes more perfect only after experiencing that kind of thing. My sister and I have been looking forward to this ever since we became husband and wife!

Moreover, look at my sister. Many of her old friends who left the Governor's Mansion at the same time as her are now married and have children, but my sister is still a virgin.

As her secretary ship, every time she returned from reporting to the Governor-General's Office on behalf of the Admiral, I would always hear my sister complaining bitterly to herself in her diary at night, saying things like, "So what if she has a child? What's so great about that!" and "When I get the chance in the future, I will definitely have ten or eight babies with the Admiral to show you!" I was worried that if my sister didn't have my brother-in-law's support, she would go crazy one day!

But now things are better. My sister is finally going to abandon her feminine modesty and use her feminine weapons to seduce her brother-in-law. I've said it before, you can't use the conventional method of boiling a frog in lukewarm water to deal with your foolish brother-in-law. Although that would make him devoted to her, if you want him to submit, you really have to use some drastic and powerful methods!

The girl was secretly laughing at her brother-in-law, but the boy had no idea what terrifying things his sister-in-law was thinking. He was still trying to remember who the maid he had just met in front of the milk tea shop was and why she knew his name. But he couldn't find any answers in his memory. Helpless, Su Yuchen picked up the bag of gifts he had prepared for his ship girls.

Those were some accessories that he and Jiajia bought at a jewelry store in the mall. For example, the anchor-shaped necklace that Jiajia was wearing was something he bought specifically for her. Since he didn't know the sizes of his ship girls, he naturally couldn't buy clothes or anything like that. Moreover, he didn't know their personal preferences, so on Jiajia's suggestion, he could only buy these small pieces of jewelry with different styles, but which most women would like.

The necklace and earrings would be given to the more mature ship girl ladies, while the bracelets and anklets would be given to the younger ones. Just as he was making these plans, the boy leaned forward, but before he could stretch or twist his neck, Jiajia in his arms suddenly tensed up and tightly hugged the bag containing the things Lexington had asked her to carry.

"Don't peek! Brother-in-law! You already said you wouldn't look!"

The girl's actions made the boy pause. Looking at the girl in his arms with her tense little face as if facing a great enemy, Su Yuchen smiled wryly and then leaned back against the back of the tram seat.

Although I don't know exactly what Lexington made Gaja buy, ever since Gaja came back from shopping alone, she has been so careful around me. Whenever I get even a little close to the bag, she would nervously push it away or protect it in her arms, and she made me promise that I wouldn't peek at it until I returned to the naval base and saw her sister.

Her mysterious demeanor really piqued my curiosity, but when I asked her what she had bought, my sister-in-law only replied that I would find out that evening. I wondered what these two sisters were up to, and why they wouldn't know until I arrived.

The boy's cooperation made the girl relax a little. She wanted to give her heart to her beloved brother-in-law and husband, so she didn't want to hide anything. But the things her sister asked her to buy... it was really inconvenient for her brother-in-law to see the contents of those bags. A girl carrying a bunch of those things... what if her brother-in-law misunderstood after seeing them!

The girl was deep in thought when the swaying tram soon arrived at the gates of the Naval Academy. Along with several other passengers who were also getting off, she helped her brother-in-law carry the large bag of snacks she wanted to buy. The blonde girl then got off the tram with Su Yuchen in front of the towering gates of the Naval Academy.

The tram wasn't going fast, and with people getting on and off along the way, it was already dark when we got off, even though we boarded just as the sun was setting. Neon lights were flashing in the distance, but as Jiajia, who had just put her sun hat back on, tried to walk into the academy, the boy inadvertently caught sight of Qin Hanwen, whom he had thoroughly sunbathed that afternoon, sitting alone on a public bench not far from the tram stop, sighing softly.

Compared to when he only brought Houston when he arrived at noon, Qin now has a little girl with green hair and two big braids by his side. If I'm not mistaken, that should be the result of Qin's five large-scale constructions in the afternoon.

However, in theory, being able to build a new ship girl with just five large-scale constructions would make him practically a white monkey among all the admirals, so why does he seem so unhappy?

Well, as a brother, I should at least check on things when this happens.

Oh, right, we should also bring Jiajia along. After all, as the second-generation Moe King chosen by the Governor's Mansion, I believe that Comrade Qin will definitely shake off his gloomy mood and become energetic again after seeing Jiajia, compared to himself.

Volume 1, Chapter 202: The Unending Tears of Africa

Since childhood, I've had this dream: to become the greatest admiral in the world, great enough to save humanity from the abyss of the deep sea. To achieve this goal, I, as a child, devoted all my efforts to learning the fundamentals of being an admiral from my father, who had already become one, and I dedicated my short childhood to my future admiral career.

My efforts have not been in vain. I still remember the look of satisfaction on my father's face when I obtained an extremely rare heavy cruiser on my first major construction project. I also remember the tone of my father's voice when I obtained a destroyer ship girl within just half a year, and he exclaimed that I would definitely be more successful than her in the future.

Having just entered the Naval Academy, while others were still struggling to learn the basics of being an admiral while holding their initial ships, he had already carried out several expeditionary missions in place of his father.

I once thought that the Naval Academy was just a stepping stone for me, and that I would eventually become the king of the entire admiral world!

But everything changed on that day. I met that guy. He and his sister-in-law blinded me, broke my spine, hurt my heart, and showed me my skin color, making me realize that I was just one of countless poor Africans running on the African savanna.

I desperately wanted to escape, but my skin color was like a curse that kept haunting me. Whenever I wanted to build something big, the hateful face of that European seal would uncontrollably surface in the depths of my mind. He faced me with the same arrogant and conceited air that Europeans have when facing their African compatriots.

Don't bow your head, or the spear will fall; don't shed tears, or the seal will laugh! Why! Why! Why me?! You stinking seal! Couldn't you go and sunbathe Yuan Ye?! Why did you have to come and hurt this poor African?! ————Excerpt from an interview with Qin Hanwen, a friend of a reporter, in the book "The Strongest Garrison's Chronicles".

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"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, the guy sitting on that chair over there looks like the one we met at noon. Judging from your wicked expression, you're probably planning to go and humiliate him again!"

No! I didn't! Jiajia, don't talk nonsense! Qin Hanwen and I are like brothers, how could I possibly go and show off to him! I just noticed he seemed to be troubled, so I went over to comfort him, I had no intention of adding insult to injury!

The boy was a little embarrassed. He had only thought about what happened at noon and couldn't help but smile. Why did he have such a mischievous expression? Although he was indeed a European seal, there was a limit to how much sun exposure one could get on land!

I did have a momentary impulse just now, but I already gave poor Qin a hard time at noon because of an accident. Do I really want to add insult to injury now? Hmm… this doesn't look good at all. I almost scared Houston to death at noon, and now…

"No, Jiajia, I just wanted to remind him again..."

"No need to say anything, brother-in-law! I understand! Hehe~ Okay, let's go over there! Hey, you over there, my brother-in-law needs to talk to you!"

Is it true that birds of a feather flock together? Before the boy could finish expressing his meaning, seeing Qin Hanwen sitting on a bench not far away with his two ship girls, the girl grabbed the boy's wrist and ran towards Qin, who was unaware of what was about to happen. As she ran, she shouted at Qin, and her melodious voice, which sounded like a little devil, immediately attracted Qin Hanwen's attention, making him turn his head to look at the boy and Jiajia walking towards him.

"Pfft!..."

Under the boy's somewhat sympathetic gaze, Qin's face, which had just caught sight of Jiajia's stunningly beautiful face, immediately turned bluish-purple, just like it had at noon.

As the second-generation Moe Queen of the Governor's Mansion, Jiajia, the younger sister of the lady, has a devastating impact on all admirals. As the ship girl who appears most often in the dreams of almost all admirals, just like her sister, every appearance, every frown and every gesture of theirs touches the hearts of the vast number of admirals.

No one would not want to be favored by such a pair of stunningly beautiful and gentle sisters. Even though there were rumors that both Mrs. and Jiajia had married, their popularity had never wavered. After all, no one had ever seen the legendary "husband" who had received the vows of both Mrs. and Jiajia. Therefore, this left countless admirals with a touch of beautiful fantasy.