Elder brother's garrison

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"Huh? Protect what?" Yamato asked, frowning.

I, Dean Shenhai, always act out of self-interest. Just now, Shenhai Yamato felt that everything he did was for himself, and he never protected North Carolina.

Besides, why would a humanoid Gundam in North Carolina need protection?

North Carolina sat cross-legged on the ground, carefully observing Deep Sea Yamato.

"You...you're not a ship girl, are you?" North Carolina asked.

"Surprised!" Deep Sea Yamato jumped, her little bottom quickly shifting several places behind her. She looked at North Carolina warily. "You! How did you know!"

Yamato Shinkai reached for the bracelet on his hand.

The bracelet was intact, so his deep-sea aura shouldn't have leaked out.

“…I’ve seen you before.” North Carolina scrutinized Abyssal Yamato’s face, pondered for a moment, and then said, “You are Abyssal Yamato, aren’t you?”

Yamato was stunned.

"You've seen me before?" Deep Sea Yamato touched his face, staring at North Carolina in shock. "Wait! What! When did you see me?!"

"I think I saw you several decades ago. I saw you and your deep-sea subordinates while I was traveling at sea."

"Why don't I know that?!"

“You know, didn’t you just attack?” North Carolina said. “I’m quite confident in my ability to conceal my presence.”

"Uh..." Yamato Fukami rubbed his wrist with a miserable expression and lowered his head awkwardly.

Decades ago, that was truly the most glorious era for Yamato of the Deep Sea. Back then, I was full of vigor and ambition, and with a casual move, I could have hundreds or even thousands of underlings. I could really walk sideways on the sea. No matter which gang leader saw me, they would have to respectfully call me "Yamato-senpai" or something like that.

I never imagined that decades later, I would not only become a prisoner, but also be at the mercy of others.

"How did you learn human language?" North Carolina asked curiously.

"You'll learn it once you live there long enough..."

"Oh." North Carolina chuckled slightly as she looked at Yamato Akagi's aggrieved expression.

"And then what? I am Deepsea. Are you going to kill me?" Deepsea Yamato asked.

Now that Xiaobai isn't around, and there's no one to protect him, he explained to himself that if North Carolina were to slap him, he wouldn't be able to escape at all.

Deep Sea Yamato would definitely not beg for mercy, and it wouldn't do any good anyway; surprisingly, she was quite open-minded about it.

It's a real shame that he couldn't touch the computer a couple more times before he died.

"You're doing just fine, why would I kill you? If I wanted to hurt you, would I have untied you and thanked you?" North Carolina laughed and patted Deep Sea Yamato on the shoulder.

North Carolina seems to be one of the more powerful ship girls, and those few slaps almost made Abyssal Yamato fall apart.

"Ah..." Yamato Fukami breathed a sigh of relief, then rubbed her shoulders. She felt that it wasn't just her wrists that needed applying a compress later. "You... are you really that generous?"

Am I very generous?

"Were you just pretending to be all cute and innocent like a child before?" Yamato asked.

“Hmm? Oh, this is my way of conserving my strength, it’s a matter of my personal constitution,” North Carolina said. “I, North Carolina, never lie, and I disdain wearing a mask when interacting with people.”

Yamato looked at North Carolina with suspicion.

"Alright, let's deal with those little brats lying in the back first." North Carolina stood up, loosened his shoulders, and walked towards the seven or eight men piled up in a heap.

Just then, whether it was an illusion or something else, Yamato felt subtly that North Carolina's body seemed to have shrunk a little.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

When she left home, Akagi thought that as a town, Cape Caesar must have at least one or two decent tourist attractions, or places suitable for taking photos and strolling around.

Unfortunately, Akagi realized he was wrong when he bought a map of Cape Caesar on the street.

There really are cities like this in the world!

"There really isn't even a place that can be called a park..." Akagi murmured, looking at the map in his hand.

"Yes, there is one in the park. There's a pretty big grove of trees next door. People usually like to go there when they're fighting."

"...Let's skip that one, it's not suitable for children." Akagi politely declined.

How could I take Xiaobai to such a violent place? What if I corrupt Xiaobai?

Akagi and Bismarck studied the map, while Shiro and Washington stood behind them.

"Oh, by the way, Washington, speaking of which, there are two gangs around here. Do you know which ones they are?" While Akagi and Bismarck were still conducting research, Xiaobai turned around and asked Washington.

"One new one and one old one. I didn't pay much attention to the old one. I think it was called... Forgot Love Family?"

"Forgot...forgot love?!" Xiaobai exclaimed in shock. "This isn't..."

"The new one is called the Axe Gang. It started a couple of years ago, and I don't know why it suddenly became popular."

Xiao Bai was ashamed.

These two triads have completely different styles.

"Which gang was it that wanted North Carolina the other day?" Xiaobai asked.

“The old one,” Washington said. “Second Master, next time I see him I’ll break his other leg.”

Xiao Bai smiled wryly.

After hearing Washington name the two gangs, Xiaobai, for some reason, suddenly stopped worrying.

"Little White!" At this moment, Akagi and Bismarck, who were studying the map, finally found a place to visit. "Shall we go here?"

Chicheng showed the map to Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai and Washington went over and looked at the place that Chi Cheng was pointing to on the map.

It was an open space, marked "park ruins" on the map.

“Oh, this is Axe Gang territory,” Washington said, stroking his chin and looking at the area Akagi was pointing to on the map.

"Territory?"

"Well, Caesar's Cape is controlled by two gangs, so naturally there's a distinction between my territory and your territory. That's the Axe Gang's territory."

"Hey? So, Washington, where do you live?"

"They've forgotten about loving their families."

Chapter 374 A Weary Washington

No wonder Washington had a conflict with the woman who forgot about her family; it turns out that the place she lived was on someone else's territory. They saw each other all the time, so it was only a matter of time before a conflict arose.

Speaking of territory, Xiao Bai recalled the black-clad men who had given him clearly unfriendly looks when he knocked on Washington's door.

Eh? Wait.

Xiao Bai paused for a moment, stunned by what he had just thought of.

Those who are watching the Washington family are probably people who have forgotten about loving their own family. As the saying goes, it's not the theft itself that's scary, but the thief's eye on it. Being watched by the enemy for so long probably means that the other side is waiting for a weakness in the Washington family.

Washington says the conflict started in the first place because of North Carolina...

Huh? Isn't it super dangerous for North Carolina and Yamato to stay at home right now?!

Xiao Bai quickly slapped his head several times.

How could I be so stupid, only realizing it now!

"Washington! Bismarck! Akagi! The people at home are in danger!" Xiaobai hurriedly said to the people around him.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Washington was startled by Xiaobai's sudden panic.

“Those people who offended Washington before are probably sneaking into Washington’s house now!” Xiaobai said.

"They kidnapped him?" Bismarck quickly grasped the situation.

Washington has that good-for-nothing Yamato at home, so he can't be of any help. If North Carolina gets tricked, that would be a real problem.

This is a very bad thing in every sense of the word!

"Has someone come to your house to kidnap you?" Washington seemed to finally understand the current situation.

"Okay! So hurry back!" Xiaobai said.

"Oh... well, that's right, we should go back and take a look." But for some reason, Washington's expression was a little subtle compared to Xiaobai's worry.

She nodded, seemingly a little disappointed that she couldn't continue playing with Xiaobai.

“Let’s go back then,” Washington said.

Washington's nonchalant attitude puzzled Xiaobai.

"Washington, aren't you worried about the security of North Carolina?"

“Don’t worry,” Washington said. “She’s a ship girl, after all.”

"But she's still so young, what if she gets scammed?"

“It’s okay, she’ll grow up quickly.” Washington said, shrinking his neck as he spoke.

"grow up?"

"Hmm, hopefully it won't grow up... otherwise it'll be quite difficult to handle." Washington said something that Xiaobai couldn't understand, and then slowly led everyone towards his home.

Along the way, occasionally a few young men would see Washington, immediately stand up by the roadside, and respectfully bow to him, calling him "Big Brother."

Washington has long been accustomed to this.

"Big brother what big brother? I'm a lovely young lady too..." Washington ignored the group of young men, his eyes fierce and deep, muttering in a tone that only Little White could hear.

Of course, his deep and handsome appearance made those respectful young men even more fascinated.

Then, Washington and the others returned to their doorstep.

Just as Xiaobai had expected, before even getting close to the house, he saw several ladders erected on the yard wall.

The gate to the courtyard was also ajar.

"Sure enough, someone's here!" Xiaobai said worriedly.

"Oh." Washington walked to the door with little interest, sighed, and pushed open the slightly ajar door.

Xiao Bai only guessed the first half of the story, but not the second half.

Washington was prepared for the latter part of the story.

Little White stared wide-eyed at the scene in the yard.

A girl with long, white hair like wings was struggling to drag a black-clad man lying unconscious on the ground. In the middle of the courtyard, a large pit that had been dug open contained many unconscious people.

The girl had a well-proportioned and slender figure, and her slightly developed physique exuded a youthful charm.

Hey, isn't this North Carolina? How come they've suddenly grown up?!

Xiao Bai stared in shock at the girl in the middle of the courtyard.

"North Carolina!?" Xiaobai couldn't contain his surprise and murmured.

At this moment, North Carolina, the girl in the center of the yard, also turned her head and looked at the four people in front of the door.

This girl from North Carolina seems to be about the same age as Xiao Bai, but she's more developed and healthy, and it's clear she'll grow up to be a voluptuous model.

Washington, with an expression that said "I knew it," covered his head in worry.

"So slow! You idiot!" North Carolina shouted at Washington, pouting. "Why are you so late?"

"Did you use your power again?" Washington ignored the deep dissatisfaction North Carolina showed in her words and asked her instead.

"What can I do? Someone else wants to take me back as their wife!" North Carolina seemed to have some strange agreement with Washington, and now that she had broken it, she looked at Washington stubbornly, "Since you won't come back to protect me, I have no choice but to take matters into my own hands!"

—I have a subtle feeling that North Carolina people of this age seem very energetic.

"Hey lady, don't bury people!" Washington said awkwardly, looking at the men in the big pit in the yard.

"It would be such a hassle if someone found out we had so many lolicon characters piled up here. I was just thinking of finding a place to store them first." North Carolina muttered under her breath, then threw the shovel and the person in her hand to the ground with a thud. "Well, now that you're back, I don't care anymore. It's yours!"

After saying that, North Carolina rubbed his eyes, looked at Little White, and seemed to want to say something more, but was defeated by the sudden drowsiness. He could only yawn, make a face at Washington, and walk into the house.

The four people stood in the courtyard, looking at each other, unsure of what to say.

"Quite energetic." It was Bismarck who finally broke the silence.

“This isn’t just at the level of being energetic, it’s like a completely different person,” Akagi asked. “Washington, is that girl from North Carolina?”

Washington sighed and nodded.