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

"Here you are, Dad...Admiral."

"Hmm, but brother, can a unicorn really do a good job as an escort? The unicorn is a little worried..."

His little wife, Phil, served herself a crispy muffin on a small plate, drizzled with sweet honey. But sitting next to the boy, his other sister, Unicorn, grabbed his sleeve with a worried look.

All the sisters here have some practical experience, but I'm the only one who hasn't been on the front lines even once. Sister Phelps said that anti-submarine warfare isn't difficult, especially now that the Admiral has brought such good equipment for everyone. But even if there's only a slight chance, I don't want to disappoint my favorite brother.

The boy stroked his chin. To be honest, he was indeed a bit too protective of Unicorn and the new girls in his group. After all, ship girls always need to muster up the courage to train on the sea.

But whenever he thinks about sending them out to sea to fight in the dangerous deep sea, he still clearly remembers the experience when the passenger ship was harassed by a light patrol boat in the deep sea when he came to Tsugawa. As a result, he still has nightmares from time to time at night. He wishes he could keep his girls even more covered up and not let them go to sea.

However, this kind of thinking always needs to change. We can't throw the baby out with the bathwater and stop fulfilling our duties as admirals just because we're worried, right? Since we're worried, why not make them stronger, so strong that no situation can stump them? So, yesterday afternoon, when he took Unicorn and Wisconsin to the governor's mansion, he had Lexington organize a fish-frying training session for Rastie, Marani, and Belfast.

The afternoon's fishing had yielded some results; at least Belfast and Marani were now able to handle a single deep-sea submarine on their own and had become more proficient in using their respective equipment. However, Unicorn was the only one who had been taken to the Governor's Mansion by her, so she still had no experience whatsoever, which explained her worry.

"It's alright, Unicorn. Phil and Marani said that anti-submarine warfare is easy. With Unicorn's hard work, she'll definitely master it in no time if she just gets used to it a little tomorrow."

Volume 1, Chapter 358: Is it okay to be willful?

"It's alright, Unicorn. Phil and Marani said that anti-submarine warfare is easy. With Unicorn's hard work, she'll definitely master it in no time if she just gets used to it a little tomorrow."

"Hehe, brother, really? Can unicorns really do a good job of escorting?"

Seeing her older brother encouraging her like this, the purple-haired girl smiled shyly and adorably. Her quiet and gentle face wore a soft and docile smile as she looked into the boy's eyes with eyes full of expectation and dependence.

"Since the Admiral said so, everything will definitely be fine tomorrow. Unicorn, Xiaofei and I will do our best to help Unicorn."

Marani echoed, her natural gentleness and generosity just like Sister Fei's. She clenched her fist to cheer on Unicorn. She had been just as nervous and uneasy during her first sea training trip, but thanks to the encouragement of the Admiral, Sister Changchun, and Sister Fei, she dared to muster the courage to go to the sea for actual combat training.

“Yes, even Marani said so.”

Seeing Marani's obedient appearance, the boy smiled, reached out and ruffled the girl's soft, deep purple hair, which made the girl's gentle face blush adorably.

"Hehehe... Admiral, it feels a little strange to be treated like a child... Ahahaha..."

She prepared fragrant honey pancakes for her beloved husband and father, and also diligently made a cup of delicious milk tea and brought it to the boy's side. Phelps quietly sat down next to the boy, and her soft little hand immediately grasped the boy's fingertips resting on the sofa. She looked sweetly at the boy who had subconsciously looked over, and nodded gently as she listened to Marani's words.

"Yes, I've already looked at the route map that Sister Lexington got from the captain. The ships mostly travel along the coast, while deep-sea submarines mostly operate in the far reaches of the ocean and dangerous waters. So as long as we're careful, we're unlikely to encounter any deep-sea submarines. Don't worry, Unicorn."

"Ok!"

With the comfort of her important older brother and the encouragement of two seniors who had taken good care of her, the little girl immediately perked up. However, when she saw the boy gently patting the head of her sister Marani, the unicorn suddenly paused for some reason. She looked down at her knees, which were covered by white silk, and suddenly said to the boy, "But, brother, the unicorn is so weak, won't she hold back Sister Radiant and everyone else?"

The boy tilted his head, smiled at the girl's sudden lack of confidence, and then stroked the unicorn's soft, light purple hair.

Thinking back to when he first saw this world, he was filled with worry and insecurity, afraid of causing trouble for others. But thankfully, he had Xiaorou, Yuelin, his wife, Guanghui, and his important girls. Now he can finally muster the courage to face the reality after his transmigration.

"How could that be? Neither Sister Glorious nor anyone else thinks that the unicorn will cause trouble. The unicorn is an important member of our family, how could anyone think that the unicorn will hold us back?"

"And what about you, brother?"

"Me? Of course I don't think of the unicorn as a burden. The unicorn is my important little sister!"

"Really? If Unicorn messes up the escort tomorrow, won't you be disappointed in Unicorn, brother?"

"will not."

"If the unicorn doesn't do well, can the unicorn whine to its brother?"

"of course can!"

"Then... is it okay for a unicorn to be willful in front of its brother...? Is it okay to act spoiled...? A unicorn... isn't actually a very obedient child... is that okay...?"

"No problem! I'll love any kind of unicorn!"

"elder brother……"

The boy patted his chest and nodded as if making a promise. Looking at her brother's certainty, the girl felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey and smiled joyfully at the boy. Touching her small chest, which was swollen and sweet, the girl hugged Yu-chan in her arms and buried her slightly flushed face in Yu-chan's wings.

The unicorn is no longer a child, and of course it understands what those feelings that are constantly accumulating in its heart are. Just like its sister, Glorious, it is not so worried about tomorrow's escort mission at sea. On the contrary, it has some faint anticipation, hoping that it can grow and become able to help its brother. It hopes that as it grows, it can receive praise and encouragement from its most important brother.

"Unicorn... will try its best!"

The girl spoke softly but firmly. Although her expression seemed to make Phil blink as if she understood something, she chuckled and picked up a tissue to gently wipe the lips of the boy, whose face was covered in crumbs after taking a bite of a pancake.

Since she had already received her father's wedding ring and had done so many naughty things with him that morning that would make many of her sisters extremely envious, it didn't matter to her anymore how her other sisters felt about her father!

"Okay! Keep it up, Unicorn! By tomorrow, Marani and I will teach you all the anti-submarine knowledge. Although I'm not a light carrier like Sister Princeton and don't know much about the combat methods of light aircraft carriers, I'm quite good at anti-submarine warfare."

The young man glanced at his three little girls in front of him, and seeing their energetic appearance, he nodded quickly. Encouraged as well, he swallowed the incredibly high-energy, yet incredibly delicious, Phil's special pancakes, and said to his sisters, "Alright, let's do our best tonight! If you're working so hard, then as the admiral, I have to work hard too! Let's not sleep tonight! How about we have a study session together? I'll go with you, and we can also think about how to arrange your escort on the way."

"No! Dad... the Admiral must get a good night's sleep, otherwise, Phil will have Sister Lexington supervise you."

"Yes, Admiral, remember to balance work and rest. Being lazy or overworking is bad. You need to get a good night's sleep to be energetic tomorrow."

Volume 1, Chapter 359: Casual Talk

Seeing that the young man suddenly became energetic and wanted to stay up all night with them, his mistresses, Phil and Marani, quickly held him down.

It's one thing for a ship girl to stay up all night, but it's also normal to be too excited to sleep since it's the first time she's going on a long trip with the admiral and they've just boarded the passenger ship. However, if her father or admiral stays up because of her, then she and the others would be in a much worse position.

Leaving aside whether she would worry about her father's health or whether he would have big dark circles under his eyes tomorrow, if she found out, Guanghui would be fine, at most she would just advise him not to stay up all night with her father. But if Lexington found out, she would definitely be scolded. What's more, when she boarded the ship just now, she heard Lexington say that she was going to drain her father dry tonight!

"Huh? But I feel great right now, so staying up a little late won't hurt. I used to stay up late reading a lot when I was in Tianshui."

The boy, who had just gotten into the mood, was a little unhappy after being pushed back onto the sofa by Fei'er beside him. He wasn't a child who needed to be taken care of in everything, so why couldn't he even stay up all night?

Seeing her husband's father's somewhat reluctant expression, the girl brought the warm milk tea to his lips and let him rinse his mouth. She then smiled and said to him, "If the admiral wants to stay up all night, that's fine too. Let Sister Lexington keep you company. Sister Lexington will definitely be happy to stay up all night with the admiral."

"Then let's forget about it."

The man stopped talking, took a sip of the delicious milk tea that Fei'er brought him, and then simply curled up on the sofa like a salted fish.

If they don't want me to stay up late, then I won't. It's not like it's anything important that I absolutely have to do. Why do I have to tell my wife? If she finds out, I'll definitely be stared at by that smiling but incredibly intimidating gaze. She might even force me to lie on the bed, singing lullabies in my ear while supervising my sleep.

Moreover, I actually wanted to stay up all night with my wife, but unfortunately Jiajia interfered, and the duck that was about to be eaten flew away.

Leaning back against the soft cushions, the boy, who seemed to have lost his dreams, closed his eyes. But he couldn't help turning over and opening his eyes to see Phil, Marani, and Unicorn already reviewing anti-submarine warfare knowledge. Looking inside the cabin, he remembered why he had come here.

He sat up and looked around the bedroom and then the bathroom, but couldn't find that elegant and beautiful white figure anywhere. He then looked down at the unicorn sister beside him, who was hugging Yu-chan and occasionally stealing glances at him.

"Unicorn, where is Radiance?"

"Brother, is there something you need from Sister Guanghui? Sister Guanghui just went to the ship's shop to buy some things and shouldn't be back for a while."

The boy nodded. He hadn't expected Guanghui to go to the store. But that was fine too. Besides Fei'er, who was now his concubine, there were also his two younger sisters here. He certainly couldn't talk to Guanghui about those things in front of them. He would invite her tonight when he had a chance to be alone with Guanghui... cough cough.

"It's nothing. I was just curious because Radiance wasn't around. You guys continue, don't worry about me."

The boy took a bite of a pancake and a sip of milk tea, then sat leisurely on the sofa with the three girls, reviewing their knowledge of anti-submarine warfare. After a while, he didn't find it boring. From the strange and unusual anti-submarine techniques that Fei'er talked about, which were not even mentioned in textbooks, the boy, who was only half-baked, learned quite a bit.

Marani rubbed her face, looking at her notes. She had listened to Sister Fei's tips for a long time and thought they were all very useful. However, she hugged her knees, rubbing the black stockings that were distracting the boy, and after a while, she frowned for some reason.

"Sigh... When we were training in the port area before, we used purple improved depth charge projectors and twin 5-inch dual-purpose guns. It took me a while to get used to them. But now we've been given Hedgehog shells, 76cm triple torpedoes, and 6-inch high-angle and high-angle rapid-fire guns. Although they are all very powerful, I have never used them before, and I don't know if it's worth using them."

The girl said with some concern that before setting off, Sister Lexington had taken several of her sisters who were going with the Admiral to the port's warehouse and changed into the best equipment available in the port.

It goes without saying how extravagant a uniform set of colorful clothes is for a female exile who has only recently joined the naval base. But she was already used to the equipment she used during training. With such a sudden change of weapons, and before she even had time to get used to their performance, could she really use such good equipment well?

"It should be alright... I think. When we go on the escort mission at sea tomorrow, you can practice a bit first. I've used all sorts of equipment when we went fishing with everyone in the 6-1 area before, so I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

Beside the boy, Fei'er frowned. Everyone in the naval base had gone through this process step by step. Because they had to deal with different situations, the equipment they used was different at different times. It was okay if they weren't used to it. As long as they practiced more and accumulated more experience, they would be able to adapt quickly when they got to the sea.

The boy listened to their conversation, then pondered for a moment, stroked his chin, and asked, "By the way, doesn't our naval base have any firing tables? If we had firing tables, wouldn't we be able to adapt to new equipment much faster?"

"Fire clock?"

"Yes, it's a booklet compiled based on the results of multiple firings under different conditions using various weapons and ammunition. It records the angle of fire, range, and other ballistic parameters and their corresponding relationships. With this, as long as you can memorize it, you can quickly become familiar with the ballistics even when you're using equipment you've never used before, right?"

"No, we used to use them a lot during our training in the port area, adjusting them by feel. Dad... we haven't made the shooting watch that the Admiral mentioned yet." Phil blinked beside her. Although she had never heard her father mention shooting watches before, from his description, if they really had one, it would definitely be a great boost for the new sisters!

"Is that so? Making a firing table requires a very rigorous and lengthy testing process. There's no point in talking about it now. Let's consider this issue slowly after we bring Xiaorou back to the naval base."

Volume 1, Chapter 360: Good heavens!

The girl beside him was quiet and lovely. Just sitting there listening to them discuss escort and anti-submarine warfare didn't bore the boy at all. After chatting casually for a while and eating a few crispy pancakes, the boy lost track of how long he had been sitting with the group of girls. He only felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier.

Without realizing it, the boy leaned against the soft cushions, looking out the porthole at the shimmering sea, and closed his eyes. The feeling that followed was like being on a small boat, swaying and drifting towards the center of a lake. It was as if his thoughts had become somewhat blurred simply because he had closed his eyes for a moment.

The boy hadn't expected to be so sleepy. The girl's soft voice gradually faded away. In his drowsy state, he felt someone cover him with something, and then he felt someone put a soft, comfortable pillow under him. When he opened his eyes again, the boundless sea outside the window was already covered by a thin layer of night.

He opened his eyes and yawned, his throat feeling dry. He turned to the side and subconsciously looked at the small table beside him. The girls who had been sitting together there were nowhere to be seen. He instinctively wanted to call out, "Madam, is there any water? My throat is so dry..." but then he remembered that Lexington wasn't beside him. He turned over, wanting to lie flat and change his position.

The familiar and sweet fragrance lingered in his nostrils, so much so that the boy, who had just woken up, did not notice the intoxicating scent, which resembled that of lilies. He lay flat on his back, squeezed his eyes, which were wet with tears, and found that something was blocking his view directly above him.

Two white clouds, or like white snowballs, appeared before the boy. He immediately reached out and grabbed at the object that was so close to him. His five fingers sank into the incredibly soft material. As a familiar and comfortable sensation came from his fingertips, a gentle and melodious voice rang out beside him.

"Ah...! Admiral, are you awake?... You're so willful as soon as you wake up, there's just no way to deal with you, Admiral."

Upon hearing Radiant's gentle voice, even with his sluggish reaction from just waking up, the boy immediately understood what the wonderful object blocking his view and held in his hand was. Finding himself covered with a pink blanket and with Radiant's round, full thighs as a pillow, in this exquisite state, the boy blinked a few times in surprise.

"Lasty, what are you doing here? Where are Unicorn and the others?"

The boy tried to sit up, but Glorious's delicate hands pressed down on his shoulders, so he obediently lay back down. Looking at his admiral's somewhat confused face, Glorious stroked her husband's hair and sweetly said to the boy.

"As for Unicorn and the others, they went to Little Fei's room to study so as not to disturb your rest, Admiral. I just came back from the ship's shop and saw you sleeping on the sofa, so I sat down to keep you company. How are you? Are you sleeping comfortably?"

"Comfortable, of course it's comfortable, otherwise I wouldn't have slept from the afternoon until now," the boy thought to himself. He glanced at the book that Guanghui had just closed and placed beside him, which looked like a travel guide magazine. The boy clicked his tongue and looked out the porthole at the sea that was already tinged with moonlight.

"Of course I felt comfortable, otherwise I wouldn't have slept until now. It's probably because I went to bed too late last night. By the way, Guanghui, what time is it now?"

"It's already 7:30 pm, Admiral."

"!!! Is it already this late? I actually slept for more than three hours straight."

The boy was somewhat surprised, not expecting to have slept so late without realizing it. He and Fei'er had been playing around until so late last night, and then they'd been fooling around for a long time this morning. Although he didn't feel particularly sleepy, his body was definitely tired. From last night to this morning, it hadn't been ten or so times, but it must have been five or six. Goodness, to think that he could still hold on, and even wanted to do it again tonight, was truly a miracle!

"By the way, how's dinner? Didn't Lexington go to the ship's restaurant to borrow the kitchen? It's been more than three hours now."

"Hehe, it seems the Admiral has been really exhausted these past two days. Dinner is almost ready. Little Fei just came by and said we can go eat dinner in a bit."

Glorious chuckled and touched the boy's forehead. She wanted to get a closer look at her admiral's face, but with him resting his head on her lap and her chest blocking the way, she could only see his chin if she turned her body to the side. Feeling his breath on her chest and abdomen, she bent over, feeling a little itchy, and her large, proud, soft body pressed directly against the boy's face.

"Admiral, I just woke up. Would you like some water? Illustrious just poured you a cup of black tea."

"Yes, I was a little thirsty. Thank you, Lasty."

"whee……"

As he was talking, he was suddenly covered in face wash, his vision obscured by the soft sphere covering his face. The boy wasn't in a hurry; instead, he comfortably inhaled the intoxicating milky aroma. Only after Guanghui brought him a cup of black tea that had just been poured did he reluctantly sit up and accept the teacup from Guanghui.

He took a small sip of tea to moisten his throat, and stared blankly at the beautiful smile that Guanghui was giving him. Only then did the boy suddenly remember why he had come here to find Guanghui.

He coughed lightly, finished the rest of his black tea in one gulp, turned to Radiance who was snuggling close to him, hesitated for a moment, and then said somewhat awkwardly, "Ahem... Um, Lasty, tonight... would you like to come to my room?"

The boy's meaning was very straightforward, which made Hikaru blush when he suddenly heard the admiral's invitation. Looking at his beloved admiral's expectant eyes, Hikaru couldn't bear to disappoint him, so he nodded shyly.

"Yes, Admiral. But... Sister Lexington said it would be tonight..."

"Ahem! Ahem! Um... um! Lexington is sleeping with Jaja tonight, so..."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Jiajia, brother-in-law? I think I just heard you call my name. Oh, right, brother-in-law, dinner is ready. My sister asked me to come and get you!"

Volume 1, Chapter 361: Dinner and Stockings

He slept for two or three hours at Guanghui's place. Not long after waking up, Jiajia suddenly barged in, grabbed his hand, and dragged him back to his room with Guanghui.

Lexington had already placed several steaming dishes on the table, while Xiaofei, Marani, and Unicorn were also diligently helping to set out the bowls and chopsticks. When they saw Jiajia drag the admiral into the room, gently placing the bowl of rice porridge she was holding on the square table that could seat seven or eight people, Marani grinned and waved to the boy.

"Admiral, are you awake?"

The boy nodded. He had slept from afternoon until evening, so how could he not wake up? But before he could speak, Lexington, who had come to his side, smiled and handed him a wet towel.

"Honey, wipe your hands, dinner is ready."