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

"Really... I'm sorry to ask you so suddenly."

The naive boy believed it so easily. Just now, when they were ordering food, he and she were chatting so familiarly. But you can't blame him. So far, which ship girl he has met doesn't trust him and is willing to open her heart to him?

Moreover, having developed an instinct to trust ship girls, he is now pondering a very important question: why would he encounter a tactical doll in the world of ship girls?

Okay, let's not even talk about why there are tactical dolls in this world, and why they would open a coffee shop in the Governor's Mansion. When the boy came here with Seattle and saw FN57 for the first time, he almost thought he was hallucinating. Looking at FN57 dressed as a waitress, he thought he was seeing Phelps. But thankfully, he was able to distinguish between Phelps and the beautiful waitress in the next second.

First, there's the difference in hair color. Phil has light flaxen hair with a blue bow on her head, while the waitress at Spring Garden has naturally silver hair, and her long, rabbit-ear-like hair accessories are black. Although both have incredibly curvaceous and alluring figures, one is like a gentle and considerate wife, like Lexington, while the other is more like a lively, adorable, and mischievous girl, much like Jiajia. It's still easy to tell them apart.

Seeing that she seemed to resemble a member of the Lie family, the young man immediately recognized her. After all, they were both children of the same father-in-law, and both had that signature "easy delivery" figure. No wonder he almost mistook Ms. FN57 for her.

FN57, huh? I haven't played her before, but as a collection and raising game, I do know a little about her from playing Kantai Collection: Frontline. For example, the 57 I just saw is a five-star pistol doll from that game. But this isn't Griffin, nor is it Ironblood; it's human territory, and the enemy is still the deep sea lurking above. So why am I suddenly seeing a pistol doll in the Governor's Mansion?

"But why are you asking this? Is there something about her that's bothering you?"

Seattle was a little confused. She thought the boy was interested in Miss 57. After all, she was such a beautiful and charming girl who didn't have an admiral yet. Even if she lost her ship equipment, it would be hard not to be attracted to her. But judging from the boy's expression, it didn't seem to be what she thought.

"Ah, it's nothing, nothing serious. But, Miss Seattle, do you know about tactical dolls?"

The boy was also confused. After arriving in Tsugawa from Tianshui, he had never heard of the existence of tactical dolls in this world. Could it be that the world he was in now was not the world of ship girls, but a world with a mixed worldview?

"Tactical dolls? What are those?"

"It's...it's...it's Miss FN57. FN57 shouldn't be the name of a ship girl, right? In my memory, it seems to be the name of a gun..."

The boy asked Seattle in an awkward way, but after listening to the boy stammer for a long time, Seattle finally understood what he wanted to ask him. Miss FN57 was not a tactical doll; she was a ship girl, just a ship girl who had lost her ship equipment.

"While I don't know exactly what you mean by 'tactical doll,' Miss FN57 is definitely a ship girl, not some kind of tactical doll. Since you've lost your memory, you probably don't know this, but it's a plan prepared by the Governor's Office for ship girls who have retired or lost their ship equipment for various reasons. It's about equipping ship girls who have lost their ship equipment but don't want to be idle with firearms. After a period of training, they can do other things, like serving as bodyguards for admirals in various regions..."

"Well, if, I mean if, you're interested in Miss FN57, you can apply at the Maritime Bureau. With your rank, you can apply for many ship girls. If Miss FN57 is willing, she'll come to your naval base in a while..."

"Is that even possible?! Cough cough... I mean, no need. I'm not interested in Ms. FN57, I'm just a little curious. Thank you for explaining to me so patiently, Ms. Seattle."

The boy was astonished. Such a thing was actually possible? Making a ship girl who had lost her ship equipment pick up a gun was truly an impressive feat of imagination.

He shook his head at Seattle, hesitated slightly, and rejected Seattle's seemingly tempting idea. Although FN57, being a child of the same family, was indeed unbelievably beautiful, and her appearance, which was somewhat similar to Lexington's, was "a little bit" attractive to him, as an admiral with a family, he felt that he should first consult the opinions of his own ship girls.

Didn't we say we were going to hire some security personnel to guard the naval base at night and around the perimeter? Since nobody wants outsiders to enter the naval base, why not just let the ship girls come? Let me make it clear beforehand, this is absolutely not because I have any special feelings for them! It's all for official business! That's right!

She had initially made this suggestion with some trepidation, but after receiving a negative response from the boy, a breathtakingly beautiful smile appeared on her lips. Seattle immediately felt relieved and secretly pleased, blinking her beautiful sea-blue eyes. Her beautiful eyes held a hint of gentleness and shyness as she looked at the boy's face. Finally, she decided not to wait any longer and gently reached out her hand.

Being near him brings joy and happiness, and talking to him makes one feel at ease. Perhaps this is the normal behavior of ship girls when they meet their favorite admiral! However, unlike her sister, she will not wait passively. Even if she cannot go to his side because of her agreement with the Governor's Mansion, it would be good to leave him with some impression first!

"Um... if it's alright, if it's alright, could you... could you please call me 'sister'?"

Hmm, revealing just a tiny bit of my true nature shouldn't be a problem, right?

Volume 1, Chapter 298: Freebie

"Um... if it's alright, if it's alright, could you... could you please call me 'sister'?"

In the tranquil café, a beautiful young woman leaned slightly forward, placed her fair hands on her full chest, and uttered some unexpected words to the boy.

Her stunning face was flushed with a delicate blush, her clear eyes brimming with anticipation, and her long, coffee-colored hair and the sacred peaks beneath her clothes trembled slightly with excitement. Her pupils, filled with longing and unease, blinked as she gazed at the boy, her pitiful appearance seemingly threatening him, as if to say, "If you dare refuse, I'll cry for you."

"???!"

The sudden turn of events caused the boy to show a hint of surprise and astonishment. However, perhaps because he had encountered so many unexpected situations at the Governor's Mansion that afternoon, he only felt a slight shock before his numbed expression caused him to furrow his brow slightly.

The boy has sisters, and quite a few. Besides the shy and adorable unicorn who is currently by his side, there is also the clever and clingy Xiao Rou who is waiting for him to pick her up in Tianshui. In his previous home on Earth, he also had a younger sister who was five or six years younger than him. However, compared to the cute unicorn and Xiao Rou, who was always like a little housekeeper, that sister was more like a frightening little devil.

Brothers and sisters are always rivals, and they are no exception. However, compared to his many sisters, the boy has never had a sister figure in his life.

He certainly believed that a beautiful ship girl wouldn't harbor any ill intentions towards an ordinary person like him, but asking him to call her "sister" right off the bat—wasn't that a bit too fast? He'd only just met her, and wasn't even mentally prepared for being "captured" by her! Sibling play should at least wait until they understood each other's backgrounds, became familiar, and confirmed they didn't dislike each other…

The admirals behind them, who were also enjoying afternoon tea in the café, were stunned by the interaction between the boy and Seattle. Although they didn't hear what Seattle said to her colleague, Seattle's reserved, shy, and expectant appearance looked exactly like a confession!

Not far from the boy, Yang Xiao painfully covered his sunburnt eyes. Even the senior took out his little notebook and began his journey of holding a grudge. But perhaps realizing that what he said suddenly would be very troublesome, seeing the slight difficulty in the boy's expression, he understood that he had been too impulsive. His pitiful eyes immediately drooped, and he finally sat up straight quietly, looking shy and a little disappointed.

"I'm...sorry...I'm sure this has put you in a difficult position. I didn't mean anything by it; it's just that I've always wanted a younger brother...please don't misunderstand..."

Ship girls are also divided into various attributes. Just like Belfast insists on calling herself master and Unicorn calls herself brother, it seems understandable that Seattle, who is also a ship girl, wants a younger brother.

After hearing Miss Seattle's somewhat disappointed voice and seeing the hint of disappointment in her eyes, the boy finally nodded as if possessed.

Although it was a bit sudden, having such a beautiful and gentle ship girl as your older sister is not something that would be hard to resist. Besides... how could you bear to refuse such a charming girl who showed you such a pitiful expression?

Even if she could bear to refuse, what's more, with such a lovely and kind-hearted ship girl as an older sister, Seattle might make a killing, but Su Yuchen would definitely not lose out. As long as the siblings stay together for a long time, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to get the ship later? How could she bear to refuse? So why should she refuse?!

“I understand, that’s fine, but, um, why so suddenly? Why do you want me to be your younger brother, Miss Seattle… cough…”

"Huh? Is that okay?!"

He agreed, but the boy was still confused and incredulous. Even if a ship girl really wanted a younger brother, would she really find a man she wasn't even familiar with to fill the role?

He had some doubts, but after seeing the boy nod slightly, Seattle in front of him showed a very surprised expression. She gently placed her hand on the boy's hand resting on the coffee table, and a hint of shyness appeared on her angelic and gentle face.

Her crimson lips curled up almost imperceptibly, and unbeknownst to the boy, a hint of shrewdness appeared in Seattle's clear, sea-blue eyes. She knew the boy wouldn't have the heart to refuse her request, and she knew he would definitely agree to her idea.

Although I don't know if what I'm doing will scare him, one thing is certain: we are connected by the red thread of fate—I knew that from the first time I saw him.

"The reason I let you call me 'sister' is because... because... because from the very beginning I've felt that you're my younger brother, my only younger brother... So... so, can I hear you call me 'sister'?"

Caught up in the girl's joyful aura, even the normally composed boy couldn't help but blush. Had he been flirted with by a ship other than his own ship girl? But why? And what was this about her thinking of him as her younger brother from the start? That was really going to cause misunderstandings!

Although it's a bit difficult to say, since I've already agreed, I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and go for it...

"Mmm...mmm...Seattle sister..."

"!!!"

The girl clutched her chest tightly. She thought she was mentally prepared, but after hearing the boy's still somewhat awkward "sister," Seattle almost cried out in excitement.

"Sister... Ah... It's you, sister... Yes, it's you, sister... Right, I'm a sister now, so I can't stay in the governor's mansion anymore. I'll have to move in with my brother... I need to choose a big room, preferably a three-bedroom apartment, with one bedroom, one kitchen, and one storage room. I'll buy the best furniture for everything. After my brother and I have our baby, we'll use the storage room as the baby's room..."

The boy panicked, unsure what his words had touched a nerve with Seattle. After he called her "Sister Seattle," she suddenly entered a strange state of muttering to herself with her head down. He waved to the dazed girl but received no response. Feeling a bit frightened, he got up and decided to temporarily excuse himself to the restroom, waiting for her to calm down before continuing.

"Um, Seattle, I need to use the restroom..."

"Going to the toilet? Do you even know where the toilet is by yourself? Can you take your pants off by yourself? Do you want your sister to come with you...?"

Volume 1, Chapter 299: It's my older sister!

"Going to the toilet? Do you even know where the toilet is by yourself? Can you take your pants off by yourself? Do you want your sister to come with you...?"

In just a moment, she completely embraced the role of the older sister. As the boy was about to stand up, Seattle, who had been talking to herself and hadn't responded to any calls, immediately raised her fair and proud neck, gently swayed her soft coffee-colored braids, and gazed at the boy in front of her with her sea-blue eyes, which were suddenly filled with tenderness. She then suddenly said this.

The soft, sweet voice filled the comfortable and quiet space. Even Seattle herself probably didn't expect that the boy's "Sister Seattle" would have such a huge impact on her.

At first, she only wanted to reveal her personality a little, so that he would get used to her and her role as his "older sister" without realizing it. But now, her true nature has been stirred up and she can't hold back anymore, so it all bursts out at once.

Seattle knows that she wants a younger brother and is hopelessly devoted to her brother. She knows that these are the true nature she has been suppressing all along. She wants to be a sister, a sister who dedicates all her tenderness and love to her younger brother. From the moment she was born, this has been her greatest wish etched in her mind.

As a pure ship girl, not everyone can become her younger brother or catch her eye, because the younger brother she desires will be her admiral, her lover, her life, and everything to her. She firmly believes that her fate is closely linked to her unknown younger brother, and even if they haven't met yet, they will eventually meet someday in the future.

She was lucky, because that's how reality is. Before she even had a chance to desperately search for it, when she was born on the surface of the sea, surrounded by the cruel depths, she met the person she had always longed to see.

Perhaps to others she was just a foolish girl who fell in love at first sight. After being rescued by the girls in his family, she was even teased by Sister Canden for a long time. But she knew that her feelings would not deceive her, because that was the "little brother" she had been looking for.

The siblings met here through a red thread tied to their little fingers… because they were meant to be together! Mmm! ~

The girl's angelic face was full of smiles. All along, in order to "reunite" with her most important younger brother, she had always firmly believed in one principle: patience. She patiently restrained her true nature for fear of frightening him, and patiently stayed in the governor's mansion instead of going to his garrison, for fear of making him feel embarrassed, since she had already promised the governor that she would be on duty at the governor's mansion for a period of time.

But even though she had a younger brother, she couldn't go to his side. She heard he was missing, but could only stay in the governor's mansion every day, feeling lost and worried about him. She hadn't seen his face for so long, and hadn't heard anyone talk about him or what achievements he had made. She felt more tired and anxious than ever before, just like the withdrawal symptoms experienced by those severely addicted patients.

And now that she had finally seen him again, she no longer had to suppress her sisterly instincts and her true nature was exposed. She felt as if she had come back to life, as if every pore on her body was comfortable.

God knows how much effort she had to exert to control herself and maintain the demeanor of a well-bred lady when she saw him just a few minutes earlier, so as not to frighten him or fall on top of him. During their conversation, she almost revealed her true nature several times.

The girl smiled, perhaps her appearance would scare him, but she couldn't be bothered to care now. However, for the boy in front of her, hearing the Seattle "sister's" words, he suddenly felt a little horrified. Even going to the toilet required someone to accompany him? Was he some kind of mama's boy knight in shining armor? If he needed his sister to take him to the toilet and even have someone take off his pants, he could live such a useless life... Ugh, he might as well find a block of tofu and smash his head against it!

Besides, if I really said no, would Seattle really...

"No...no need, Seattle, I know where the restroom is."

The boy shook his head. He felt that agreeing to call Miss Seattle "sister" was a decision he had just made that might cause concern. In his memory, the image of a sister didn't seem to match the Miss Seattle in front of him. Even if she were a sister, how could she care for her brother like this? Had he really just simply recognized a ship girl who knew him as his god-sister?

The girl sniffed her cute nose again. Although she had already heard it once before, this "Seattle Sister" was still too powerful. If there weren't so many people watching and it would embarrass him, she would definitely have hugged him, pressed him against her chest, and inhaled his scent to satisfy her eager brother's needs.

"Hehehe... Sorry, did I scare you? Hehe, that's just my personality, I'm sorry... I was so excited that you agreed to my request, so I couldn't help myself. But, are you really okay? Be careful, the bathroom floor is slippery, don't slip and fall, and remember to wash your hands properly after you use the toilet! I'll wait for you here, don't worry~"

"...Okay, Seattle, I'll be leaving for a bit."

The boy nodded calmly, then reluctantly released the boy's hand. Watching the boy's figure disappear in front of the coffee shop's restroom door, Seattle took a deep breath of the air that still carried a hint of the boy's scent, then rested his chin on his hands on the coffee table and grinned foolishly.

"Seattle Sister... Seattle Sister... Mmm~ So cute! I really want to give him a big hug! Hehehe~ Since that's the case, should I call my little brother Jun Xiaoyuchen, or Xiaoyu? Or should I just call him... Little Brother Jun? Ah~ It's so hard to choose!... Hehe, I love you the most! My most important, most, most beloved cute little brother! Come back quickly, come back and continue to be all lovey-dovey with your sister~"

"Ah, no... I have to be patient a little longer. If I stay this close to my younger brother, this period of duty at the Governor's Mansion will be incredibly agonizing! In order to get through these last few months and successfully become my younger brother's ship girl... First, I need patience; second, I need self-control; third and fourth, I don't have those; fifth, I need to endure! ~ Once these last few months are over, I can go to my younger brother's naval base and watch over him every day!"

"Yes, I need to get on good terms with Sister Lexington first, and then I'll talk to her again when she comes next time! It's all for my little brother!"

With her delicate white fingers fiddling with the leaves of the orchid in the vase on the table, the girl chuckled softly. The thought that her long-held wish had finally been fulfilled completely shattered her angelic maturity and gentle demeanor, leaving her only as a pitiful yet adorable older sister who seemed to be preoccupied with her younger brother.

However, before she could suppress the uncontrollable smile on her face and wait for her younger brother's return, she saw FN57 and a beautiful woman with light brown hair walking out of the cafe's kitchen in the shop window that reflected her image.

Volume 1, Chapter 300: Training

"Radiant Sister! Radiant Sister! Everyone is almost ready, we can set sail now!"

A gentle sea breeze caressed the rippling surface of the sea, causing the splashing waves to slap against the hard breakwater and then break into countless sparkling water droplets that shimmered in the sunlight.

In the afternoon, on the spacious dock of the naval base, Atlanta, having finished checking her ship equipment and filling it with ammunition and fuel, stood next to her sister ship Juno. She couldn't wait to call out to the woman beside her, who had a beautiful white ship uniform and an incredibly gentle demeanor.

A refreshing sea breeze brushed against the coastline, fluttering the girls' flowing dresses and stirring Glorious's gorgeous, smooth, silver-white hair. She once again gazed at the route her sister Lexington had told her about, gently brushing a strand of hair from her forehead with a slightly worried expression. Hearing Atlanta calling her, Glorious turned around and looked at Atlanta's excited face beside her.

"Is everything ready, Atlanta? But is it really okay for me to be the flagship on this voyage? Will we encounter any unexpected situations?"

Her soft, gentle voice from her cherry-red lips was so reassuring, yet a hint of worry lingered on her gentle face as she looked at Atlanta. Although this voyage was only intended to give herself, her sister Marani, and Miss Belfast some combat experience, as a novice ship girl with only limited combat experience at the academy, she lacked confidence in leading such a formidable fleet into a submarine-infested area like 6-1.

Having no experience in anti-submarine warfare, let alone commanding a fleet of ship girls in combat, she thought that Miss Princeton, who had rich experience and was also an aircraft carrier, would be the obvious choice to become the flagship of this fleet during this sea training. However, she did not expect that as soon as she arrived at the dock, she, as a regular aircraft carrier, was unanimously chosen by everyone to be the flagship for this mission.

Glorious was somewhat worried. It wasn't that she lacked confidence in herself, but the girls around her were all daughters of the Admiral's family, and they were also her sisters and family members who were the Admiral's marriage ships. Even though Senior Preston and Sister Phelps were so powerful that she, a junior with no experience, could perfectly handle any unexpected situation when they were in command, she didn't want her beloved Admiral to worry or be disappointed, even if there was only the slightest possibility of an accident.

"It's alright, it's alright! Don't worry so much, Radiant Sister! Before the former admiral went missing, we went to the 6-1 area every day. It's no exaggeration to say that it was like our naval base's backyard. Whenever any of the sisters with little experience wanted to practice, they would go there to fish with explosives. You could go there with your eyes closed and you wouldn't run into any problems! So Radiant Sister, you can rest assured!"

"Really? But didn't Senior Washington say that there are also main deep-sea vessels like deep-sea aircraft carriers operating there? And apparently, there are also rare deep-sea torpedo cruisers..."

"Yeah! But those Abyssal carriers there are pretty weak! Don't let Juno and me being light cruisers fool you; aside from the Atlanta-class, our specialty is air defense! If we really encounter Abyssal carriers, just watch Juno and I shoot down all their planes! As for torpedo cruisers, as long as we dodge their torpedoes, Illustrious and Princeton, you can shoot them down with your carrier-based aircraft! So, Illustrious, you can just focus on commanding the battle! Hehe! You agree, Juno?"

With a blue tail with an anchor hanging from its back, Atlanta, with its cat-ear-like ship rigging, shook her head at Illustrious without a care in the world. She shook the modified pistol-like turret in her hand and looked at Juno, who was standing beside her, seemingly deep in thought.

Beside Atlanta, the red-haired girl's two long cat tails swayed gently, sometimes swinging uneasily from side to side, and sometimes wrapping around her slender legs clad in red stockings as if in worry. However, even when her older sister called her name, the girl, with her beautiful crimson eyes wide open and staring at Glorious's left hand that was holding her skirt, seemed to be stunned and did not answer Atlanta's words for a long time.

"What's wrong, Juno? Ah... Could it be that Juno is envious of Illustrious-neechan for getting the Admiral's ring?"

The slender ring finger radiated the noble and dazzling light of the diamond ring, the very ring the young man had given her as a token of his vow, which she had worn after listening to his admiral's words that morning.

Atlanta's voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, reached Juno's ears along with the sea breeze. This time, she didn't ignore her sister's voice because she was lost in thought. She glared fiercely at Atlanta's playful eyes and quickly withdrew her gaze from Atlanta's ring finger.

"Hmph, I'm not envious of Radiant Sister at all! The Admiral can give rings to whomever he wants, what does it have to do with me! Radiant Sister, don't worry, with us here, nothing will go wrong."

Like a cat with its fur standing on end, Juno's two red tails immediately stood up after hearing her older sister's words. Facing these girls, Glorious smiled helplessly and nodded gently. Since everyone said so, she would no longer refuse. In order to become stronger as soon as possible and be able to help the Admiral as soon as possible, it was essential to serve as the flagship and gain enough combat and command experience. However, looking at Juno's gaze that still occasionally brushed against her fingertips, she still felt a little apologetic.

Before, Sister Lexington had said that everyone at the naval base loved and trusted the Admiral very much, and that taking off the wedding ring the Admiral had given her might make everyone feel uneasy and anxious. However, after hearing what the Admiral had said to her early this morning, she felt her heart fluttering, but she still couldn't resist putting on the vow ring.

I felt bad for making Sara look so shocked at noon, and I also felt embarrassed for making Juno stare at my ring in a daze. But this ring represents my love for the Admiral, and it also represents the Admiral's affection for me. Whether in my heart or on the surface, I don't want to take it off my finger and put it in the jewelry box. Since the Admiral has said so, although I feel bad, I can only do it this way.

Atlanta gave her younger sister a knowing smile, then looked at Belfast on the other side and said, "Hehe, Belfast, are you ready? We're about to set off."

"Yes, everything is ready and we can set sail at any time. I'm sorry, Miss Atlanta, as my master's maid, I have to ask you for help escorting me on my training trip at sea."

"It's alright, it's alright! Belfast is new here, she'll get used to it after a few more fishing runs in 6-1. That's how all the new sisters at our naval base grow! And Marani, is the anti-submarine sonar ready yet?"

“Marani is also ready, but…”

Belfast, who also had long, silver-white hair, lifted the hem of her maid outfit—which was also part of her ship uniform—to greet Atlanta, earning a lively wave from Atlanta. However, just as everyone was ready to set sail, Marani noticed the somewhat somber look on Phelps's sister's face as she approached her and stood silently to the side. She immediately called out with concern…

"Phelps sister? What's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood. If you're not feeling well, why don't you go back to your dorm and rest for a bit?"

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