Elder brother's garrison

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Xiao Bai waved and watched Iowa walk out of the office with the documents in her arms, then scratched her cheek with a strange expression.

So... does that mean I'll have to knock on the door every time I go back to my office?

Ok……

Since Iowa has said so... then let's leave it at that.

Xiao Bai put down his hand, stretched, and stood up.

The president of the Admiral's Guild... has it so easy.

As Xiaobai stretched, he thought to himself.

Since she was having too much free time, Xiaobai decided to go out for a stroll.

Xiao Bai left the office and went to the lobby.

The original office hall was actually quite chaotic, since most of the facilities here were geared towards entertainment, and the ship girls would let loose and make a mess of things... However, since Iowa confirmed her role as the secretary ship of the Admiral's Guild, the atmosphere in the hall has become much more normal under her assistance.

Xiao Bai walked around the hall and saw several destroyers playing hide-and-seek around an indoor pine tree.

"Firefly, I'm here, I'm here!"

Several petite destroyers with delicate voices ran towards Little White amidst laughter. Their soft bodies circled around Little White, and finally, with silvery laughter, they trotted into the plants on the other side.

"Where are you? Where are you?!"

The next thing that appeared was a petite destroyer with golden curly twin tails and an eye patch over her eyes.

The blonde, twin-tailed destroyer stretched out her arms and trotted towards Xiaobai. She seemed to sense someone's presence ahead, so she quickened her pace and lowered her nimble little head like a drill, aiming straight for Xiaobai's stomach.

puff!

The firefly's head slammed into Little White's belly.

In an instant, Xiaobai felt a powerful force surge up from her stomach. She exhaled a breath of stale air and took two steps back before hugging the destroyer in her arms.

Ouch...

The ship's equipment protection was triggered!

Good heavens, if that headbutt had hit an ordinary person, it would have probably made them cough up blood.

That's why it's said that personal safety is paramount when admirals interact with ship girls...

Feeling nauseous, Xiaobai couldn't help but reminisce about her precious memories of getting hurt by the ship girls when she first arrived at the newbie naval base.

"I caught him! I caught him!"

Just then, the firefly hugged Little White and happily bounced around in its arms.

The firefly removed its blindfold, revealing a pair of bright, large eyes.

"Next, it's your turn to be the ghost... Eh? Admiral!" Firefly's bright eyes widened in surprise the moment she saw Shiro. "Why is it the Admiral?!"

The firefly opened its mouth, its little head constantly looking left and right.

When the firefly took off its blindfold, the destroyers nearby jumped out and pointed at it, laughing and shouting.

"Haha! The firefly lost!"

"Next time, let's use fireflies as ghosts!"

"We've captured the admiral!"

"Hahaha... Wrong person caught." Little White smiled wryly and reached out to touch the firefly's head.

"Admiral, I'm sorry... Did I hurt you?" Firefly looked at Little White, her face full of embarrassment. "I, I thought the people over there were friends..."

"It's alright, it's alright, your physique is quite sturdy... but be careful next time, just don't break the vase or anything." Little White patted Firefly's head.

The fireflies nodded repeatedly.

Little White patted the firefly's back, indicating that she could go play with her friends.

The firefly then gave Little White a cute smile, and then ran off to its friends while wearing an eye mask.

Xiaobai touched her belly, watched the destroyers sail away, and took a deep breath.

Xiao Bai felt that he needed to drink something hot to calm down.

Xiaobai, rubbing her belly, made her way to the self-service restaurant area. She went to the beverage counter, where there was a whole row of vending machines selling various drinks. In addition, there were manually operated coffee machines, water heaters, microwave ovens, and even tea maker sets.

Xiao Bai wanted to make himself a cup of hot milk to warm his stomach.

But as soon as she reached for a cup, she saw a figure dressed exquisitely, like a doll, skillfully operating the coffee machine not far away, brewing a steaming cup of instant coffee.

The wine-red figure from behind was incredibly familiar.

"……Um?"

Xiao Bai squinted and looked over.

Seemingly hearing Xiaobai's question, the doll-like figure turned its head and looked at Xiaobai.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

"Admiral, would you like a drink too?"

Littorio, holding the teddy bear, tilted his head and asked the little white bear.

"Littorio...?"

"it's me."

"Hey...didn't you say that a lady wouldn't brew coffee herself?" Xiaobai looked at Littorio's matter-of-fact expression and was immediately puzzled.

“Admiral, a true lady never rejects new things.” Littorio straightened his back and looked at the scalding coffee flowing from the coffee machine. “A coffee machine is a good thing, a very good thing, convenient and easy to use.”

"Okay..." Xiaobai smiled wryly.

Littorio made herself a cup of coffee. She picked it up, skillfully poured in some hot milk, added several spoonfuls of sugar, and began to stir.

Seemingly because the stare from the little white dog next to him was too irritating, Littorio put down his coffee spoon and looked back at the little white dog with an expression that said, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"Admiral, what are you doing?"

"I remember... you mentioned that you liked espresso?"

"Espresso is just one option; lattes are delicious too."

"Ok."

"This cup is for you, Admiral." Littorio handed the freshly brewed coffee to Xiaobai.

"Um...actually, I just wanted a drink...okay, thank you." Xiaobai looked at the coffee that was served, nodded, and accepted it with both hands.

Seeing that Xiaobai had accepted the coffee, Littorio went back to the coffee machine and continued operating it, making herself a second cup of coffee.

It's worth mentioning that this time she didn't add milk or sugar.

Xiaobai held her coffee, watching Littorio's smooth and skillful movements, and how even so, the doll on her chest didn't detach from her body at all. She subconsciously took a sip of coffee.

Instant coffee, huh...

There's not much skill involved in this; even a complete novice would likely end up with the same result.

"Speaking of which, didn't Littorio and Veneto come?"

“Veneto is still at the training grounds at the temporary garrison, and Roma and the others are with her.” Littorio said to Xiaobai, holding a cup of freshly made coffee in one hand. “That new companion you brought back last time, Admiral… I think Hancock called her? She’s training with them.”

"Hey... Hancock is already training with Veneto and the others?"

"I heard she's making rapid progress."

"Hmm... As expected of a genius ship girl."

Xiao Bai nodded, his eyes fixed on the coffee cup in Littorio's hand.

Littorio paused for a moment, then raised his coffee cup and took a sip.

Littorio put down his coffee without expression.

"Is coffee without sugar and milk tasty?" Xiaobai asked.

"……Um."

"That's it."

"……Um."

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After taking a small sip of espresso, Littorio expressionlessly brought the coffee cup back to him.

No matter how much Xiaobai looked at her, she didn't drink another drop.

Xiaobai smiled as she looked at Littorio, then picked up her coffee and took another sip.

For some reason, looking at Littorio's numb expression, Xiaobai felt that his coffee tasted much smoother and sweeter.

"Littorio, thank you for the coffee."

Xiao Bai raised the latte with milk and sugar in his hand slightly and thanked Littorio.

"Ah."

Littorio hummed a light interjection through his nose, his emerald green eyes showing a hint of weariness as he turned to the side.

Xiaobai looked around the self-service area.

It wasn't mealtime, so there weren't many ship girls lingering in the self-service area.

In Xiaobai's view, there were only ship girls coming and going, wanting to get some snacks and drinks, and no one noticed her and Littorio chatting in the corner.

"Littorio, speaking of which, how's your training going?" Xiaobai asked casually.

“My training is overseen by Veneto, but she’s been quite busy lately, so I’ll just have to see how things go for me,” Littorio replied with poise, holding his coffee.

"Aren't you training...?"

“With the strength of our naval base, we don’t need one more fighter like me to do whatever we want, right?” Littorio retorted.

“That makes sense.” Xiaobai nodded.

Littorio watched as Xiaobai acknowledged her statement. She seemed lost in thought for a moment, then habitually raised her coffee to her lips. But just before the bitter, hot coffee touched her lips, Littorio glanced down at the coffee cup and silently put it down.

“If the admiral orders me to participate in training, I will still participate,” Littorio added.

"Eh?"

"Does the Admiral want me to participate in the training?" Littorio asked, looking at Shiro.

“Um…” Xiaobai and Littorio exchanged a glance. “If you can actively participate in training, it is indeed a good thing to get stronger quickly… But everyone has their own pace… You can follow your own pace.”

"Is this an order?"

"It's life advice."

“Then I will follow the admiral’s advice,” Littorio nodded.

Little White smiled at Littorio, her gaze lingering on Littorio's face before finally settling on her chest.

"Speaking of which... Littorio, you've been staying with Veneto and the others these past few days. I hope no one has discovered your secrets, right?"

"Please rest assured, Admiral," Littorio said. "Whether I'm eating, sleeping, or bathing, I always have this doll with me."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

“Yes, it must have been hard on me.” Littorio chimed in, following up on Xiaobai’s words, but after a brief pause, he continued, “But actually, this is just my lifestyle. Even if you, Admiral, hadn’t asked me to do this, I would still do it.”

Xiaobai smiled as she listened to Littorio's words, then lowered her head and drank her coffee in one gulp.

The coffee was scalding hot, and the hot liquid flowed down the esophagus into Xiaobai's stomach, making his belly feel warm and cozy. The area that had been attacked by the firefly's headbutt immediately felt much better.

"Littorio, I'll head out now. Let's talk again next time."

As Xiaobai placed the used coffee cup into the dishwasher, he smiled and said goodbye to Littorio.

Littorio nodded.

Xiao Bai then waved to Littorio and turned to walk towards the door of the self-service food area.

As Xiaobai stepped out of the self-service area, she inexplicably stopped and turned back thoughtfully to look at Littorio, who remained in the self-service area.

Littorio placed her coffee cup on the table, took out milk and sugar from the side, and poured it into it expressionlessly.

Ok……