Elder brother's garrison

It seems that Xiao Bai really can't keep a secret from Luo Lian.

"Why would the admiral erase your records? Xiaobai is only sixteen years old this year." Luo Lian grabbed Xiaobai's hand and asked, "Was she forced?"

Ah, in a sense, that's really true...

Xiao Bai gave a wry smile.

"Well... how should I put it, the process was indeed a bit tortuous..." Xiaobai hesitated.

Strictly speaking, Luo Lian is Bai's good friend, but not Bai's family.

The admiral's affairs must be kept strictly confidential from her.

They don't even want to meet.

Xiao Bai is considering whether or not to tell Luo Lian what happened.

"I won't ask about that anymore." Luo Lian noticed Xiao Bai's difficulty and shook her head.

Xiao Bai silently expressed her gratitude in her heart.

To be honest, it's really hard to lie to a friend.

“Then let’s go back,” Luo Lian said. “I don’t want to be an admiral anymore.”

Snapped.

Saratoga slammed his empty coffee cup onto the table.

Chapter 123 has 4,000 words.

The situation changed so quickly that Saratoga said he was having trouble keeping up.

Her brain is trying to understand the current situation.

Analyze calmly, think carefully, and identify the problem.

—Holy crap, this little bitch is here to steal someone.

After understanding the situation, Saratoga was unhappy.

She stared with her bright blue eyes at the large dog lying on Little White.

If you had come to snatch them away half a month earlier, I might have been able to help you. But now that things are practically over, coming to snatch them away is a bit too much.

"No way!" Saratoga slammed her coffee cup on the table repeatedly, like a landowner making a declaration on his own land. "I don't think so!"

“I think it’s okay.” Luo Lian turned to look at Saratoga, staring at her coldly.

Luo Lian is a very docile large dog in front of Xiao Bai, but not in front of others.

As a being whose various human benchmarks have reached their highest values, Luo Lian still possesses her own aura.

This woman named Saratoga had been by Shiro's side all along. She was probably Shiro's ship girl and didn't seem to pose any threat to her. However, she considered anyone who got close to Shiro an enemy.

Even if they save you, they'll still be your enemy.

Especially since this ship girl openly opposed her proposal.

The relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in the coffee shop suddenly froze. Saratoga and Luo Lian stared at each other, their eyes seemingly flashing with a thousand sparks.

For some reason, Xiaobai suddenly started to have a stomachache.

"Um... um..." Xiaobai raised her hand, "Can I say a word or two?"

Saratoga and Lorelei's confrontation ended, and the two sat back down on the sofa.

"Xiaobai, you don't like being an admiral, do you? Then come back with me." Luo Lian said to Xiaobai, "It's okay. The most powerful force in this society is public opinion. I know a lot of reporters. If we can mobilize them, no one can force a sixteen-year-old girl to fight against the deep sea... We can go back to a peaceful life, without having to fight those terrible things or get caught up in any cruel war. How about it?"

Luo Lian knew that Xiao Bai had once planned to apply to the Navy High School, but something must have happened during junior high school, and Xiao Bai hadn't considered the Navy High School since then.

Becoming an admiral or something like that is definitely not Xiaobai's idea.

Luo Lian is capable of preventing Xiao Bai from becoming the admiral. Although he and Xiao Bai are the same age, Luo Lian possesses a far greater sense of action and awareness than Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai looked at Luo Lian and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

If she really wants to do this, and is willing to pay any price, then maybe I really can come back.

……

Yes, Luo Lian has never let Xiao Bai down.

She would do anything for Xiaobai.

To accomplish anything that seems impossible.

This time too, even if she were to fight against some wondrous being, Luo Lian would never fail.

No one can stop her, not ship girls, not deep-sea creatures, not anything else.

She will bring Xiaobai back safely, and then the two of them will return to a peaceful and fulfilling daily life.

All Xiaobai needs to do now is nod her head.

—All it takes is for Xiaobai to nod his head.

"Thank you," Xiao Bai replied, holding Luo Lian's hand, "but I won't go back."

As soon as Xiaobai finished speaking, Luo Lian's expression froze.

Luo Lian gently grabbed Xiao Bai's hand.

Even breathing stopped.

"Can you say it again?" Luo Lian asked, dumbfounded.

Saratoga could clearly sense that Luo Lian's emotions were starting to change, so she stood up from her seat and walked over to Xiao Bai.

Luo Lian's hand, which was gripping Xiao Bai's, trembled slightly, as if she were pleading with Xiao Bai to take back her words.

"I won't go back," Xiaobai said to Luo Lian once again.

After hearing those words, Luo Lian felt as if the sky had collapsed.

Luo Lian can do anything for Xiao Bai, but she cannot go against Xiao Bai's decisions.

These six simple words shattered Luo Lian's entire plan.

It caused her to suffer a complete defeat.

"You should know what that means, right?" Luo Lian asked softly.

She quickly recovered from her dazed state, but did not revert to her previous docile demeanor.

She simply looked at Xiaobai with eyes so silent they seemed to disregard all life, like a genius.

Like a calm, proud being that doesn't belong to the world, looking down on mortals with the highest posture.

Perhaps this is Luo Lian's most original state.

Xiao Bai lowered his eyes.

As an admiral, it is very difficult to have the opportunity to return home. Even Xiaobai's brother, who became an admiral, had basically no chance to go home for ten years.

What does it mean to not see each other for ten years?

This means that Luo Lian will gradually withdraw from Xiao Bai's world.

Even if we once made vows of eternal love, even if we were once as close as brothers.

Luo Lian was ultimately not her family, and as time went by, they would eventually become strangers.

Just like Luo Lian's former elementary school classmates, middle school classmates, and now high school classmates, they will sooner or later become passersby in the memories of the past that make up this brilliant and outstanding genius.

In the end, he couldn't even remember his name or appearance.

What does this mean?

This means breaking off relations.

...Xiao Bai's words deeply hurt Luo Lian's heart.

This means that even though Xiaobai understood that this statement would lead to such a estranged outcome, she still resolutely chose to break off the friendship.

It was Xiao Bai's words that made Luo Lian realize that she had lost completely and was utterly defeated.

She knew that she was the one who was abandoned.

...the kind of abandonment that comes from being thrown into a bedbug-infested trash can like an outdated doll that's been played with until it's no longer useful.

Luo Lian let go of Xiao Bai's hand.

She took a deep breath—because she had stopped breathing earlier.

Luo Lian felt that she was acting very strangely.

Logically speaking, she should be crying and making a scene at this point, or shouting at Xiaobai in a heart-wrenching voice that she was the one who came first.

But she is surprisingly calm now.

Not a single tear fell.

It feels like my body has been completely drained, which is very frustrating.

Luo Lian nodded.

"Okay." She reached out, grabbed the coffee cup, and took a small sip without looking at Xiaobai again.

"Lianlian...listen to me..." Xiaobai reached out his hand, clearly wanting to say something more to Luo Lian.

"Get lost." Luo Lian ignored Xiao Bai and coldly uttered a single word.

Xiao Bai's outstretched hand was startled and he withdrew it.

"Lianlian..." Xiaobai's voice was tinged with a sob.

Luo Lian still ignored Xiao Bai.

"Don't let me see you again." Luo Lian said indifferently, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

Geniuses are always independent. A genius who has become dependent is like a bird shackled with heavy chains, unable to fly.

Only when this dependence is removed can Luo Lian return to her true self.

...By the way, what was the real Luo Lian like again?

forgotten.

Little White wanted to say something more, but Saratoga stopped him.

“It’s no use saying anything now,” Saratoga said to Little White.

...It's no use saying anything now.

Saratoga looked into Lorelei's eyes.

Those were eyes that had hardened into ice.

Xiaobai saw it too.

So she covered her mouth and left her seat.

—It's good that you left.

Starting today, I can be alone again.

Luo Lian thought to herself.

However, just as Luo Lian was thinking this, a girl with waist-length blonde hair sat back down in front of her.

Saratoga did not leave.

"I won't hurt Lu Lin," Luo Lian said.

With Luo Lian's abilities, if she were to go astray and want to take revenge on a sixteen-year-old law-breaking admiral, it would be absolutely no problem for her.

"I won't ruin my future," Luo Lian explained.

Just like saving Xiao Bai, if Luo Lian wants to take revenge on Xiao Bai, then the price she will have to pay may not be small.

Without Xiao Bai, Luo Lian would no longer disregard her own safety, so it's obvious she wouldn't do something so foolish.

“Little White is doing this for your own good,” Saratoga said.

“I know.” Luo Lian nodded.

Luo Lian certainly knew what Saratoga meant by those words.