Bismarck

Home can be a house, but a house is not a home. For Bismarck, home is where Lily and the captain are. As for where to live - after she is no longer human, she no longer cares about material life.

If it really doesn't work, isn't your own body your home?

British bombers are still mainly used to harass and bomb civilians, but even so, for Germany today, there is still no shortage of houses that can be used as official residences, and many of them are still empty and uninhabited.

As for who the previous owner was... who knows...

After returning from the last visit, although Raeder and the captain did not get along well, he was still an admiral after all, and according to the regulations, he could be allocated a house. And it was the kind that you could move into right away.

only……

When Bismarck accompanied the captain to see the house last time, he found that the house had been severely damaged after the British bombing. Although it was not directly destroyed, the various furniture parts inside were basically burned in the fire caused by the British bombing. There were even bullet holes all over the walls. The charred room was scattered with glass slag crystals that had been burned and then remelted, as well as rubble and shrapnel everywhere. There were even a few holes on the wall caused by large pieces of shrapnel from British high-explosive bombs.

It is said that this was the worst-hit house among the allocated houses. As for the owner of the house, according to officials from the Housing Authority, the entire family of five, including the old and young, had their household registration books destroyed by the British bombs during the bombing and fire.

However, in order to welcome the admiral to move in, the officials in charge renovated and cleaned the house inside and out. It took more than a month to restore it to its original state - this was why he, the captain and Zeppelin had been squeezed in the captain's office in the Admiralty building for nearly a month.

Three people squeezed into one office. Persian Cat still remembered how Zeppelin was about to explode because of the rumors. Thinking about it now, Bismarck also wanted to laugh.

but……

I don’t know if it’s because cats are naturally sensitive, or because of the wartime blackout so the light is dim, or maybe it’s just psychological, anyway, after moving in, although Bismarck admits that the house is still nice, every night she always feels that the room is inexplicably a little eerie…

As for why...

Of course it’s because the previous owner of this house has died, and all five members of the family have died - this is a standard haunted house.

What an ancient house, it makes people feel panic and scared.

Living in a dead person's room must be a bit uncomfortable. Although foreigners probably don't have the concept of resentment and evil spirits, there are many legends about ghosts.

In the previous life, the timid Persian cat didn't dare to watch ghost movies, but now it actually lives in a house like this... What should I do if I encounter a ghost coming back to the door?

Lütjens didn't feel anything. As a soldier, he had killed many people. According to the Chinese saying, a general who had experienced hundreds of battles was full of murderous aura, and even ghosts dared not approach him. For the captain, this was just a change of house.

Bismarck slept for a night and always felt unable to sleep at night, as if there was something invisible and intangible watching him by his bed every night.

The next day, the Persian cat complained to his captain, but Lütjens didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he looked at the Persian cat pulling his sleeve in silence, and then he stretched out his hand directly to Bismarck...

"Even if they died, they went to heaven. There's no such thing as ghosts. So what are you afraid of?" Lütjens' speechless expression was filled with a hint of pampering. He touched the secretary's head, an action he was very good at doing at home. "Besides, you are a battleship, not a human. Even if there are ghosts, they can't do anything to you."

Bismarck's ears pricked up, and he said confidently, "I was concentrating during the battle, so of course I didn't have this thought, but now that I'm home, I think of this... Captain, please comfort me..."

“…How many of their ships did you sink in the war? You killed so many people but they didn’t come looking for you. Now that you’re back home, why are you still afraid of this?” Lütjens slapped his speechless expression on his forehead and looked at his secretary ship.

Of course, Lütjens was speechless. Why did Bismarck never think about this matter when he was fighting, but only started to think about it after returning home?

Although it seems like this is a request for comfort...

However, Bismarck blushed when the captain looked at him like that.

Indeed, if you really counted, not to mention the soldiers who died at her hands, even the ships that died at her hands were too numerous to count. It seemed ridiculous to be afraid of this illusory thing. If you are not afraid of life, how can you be afraid of death?

But when he thought of the horror movies he had watched before, Bismarck's cat hair shook unconsciously...

Really a horrible image.

If I can exist, maybe ghosts really exist?

"Okay." She said reluctantly, "I'll just pull Zeppelin over to sleep with me."

Find a companion, and she won't feel nervous when the two of them are around.

"...That's fine." Lütjens nodded speechlessly.

So Zeppelin was forcibly pulled over by Bismarck and began his glorious career as a sleeping companion.

Zeppelin: Don't run away, Persian cat. How can I settle the account of you destroying my reputation like this?

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But no matter how afraid of ghosts I am, I finally have a home now.

Now that the family problem has been solved, and knowing that the captain is actually concerned about Lily, since Bismarck has said before that he wants to bring Lily home for a reunion, we must start making arrangements.

Lütjens was quite busy these days, as he had to prepare things for the long voyage and was rarely seen all day. However, as a nominal secretary, she felt much more comfortable and would stroll around Berlin when she had nothing to do - although there was not much to see, as the last air raid had dealt a huge blow to Berlin's business. This time, it felt a lot more depressed, with a gradually growing atmosphere of war, and she didn't know whether it was good or bad.

Lily's place is a confidential unit, and Bismarck doesn't know which phone number to call. But this doesn't bother her, as they both have a special way of communicating.

Hearing that Bismarck and his father were going on a long trip, Lily of course found a way to ask for leave and then come back. No matter how secret it was, her tutor still agreed to Lily's going home. Everyone knew that Lily's home had been bombed not long ago, and she had not been back yet.

But the problem is that she no longer knows where home is.

"Anyway, your place is not far from the center of Berlin, and it seems that there is a tram from your place to the city center... Or you can take the tram back first, the place where we moved is not too far from XX station. I will pick you up at the station then." Bismarck said. She also knew how to drive a car and was ready to pick someone up.

"it is good."

So Lily got up early that day, packed some light luggage, and went shopping for her father. On the way, she first bought a blessed cross, and then bought two clothes. It took several hours to get on the bus home, and she arrived in Berlin at noon.

It had been a long time since I took the bus. Lily immediately felt the difference. She had been studying hard these days and didn't know much about the outside world. This time, when she was on the bus, she saw a lot more military stations below, and many young people in military uniforms gathered there. They were gathered together, and then, under the guidance of the instructor, they lined up in a neat queue and set off - no one knew where they went. The young people were talking and laughing, but they were not too worried. However, the people in the station had serious expressions and watched their bus go away.

When she was riding the tram before, everyone was talking and laughing in the carriage, talking about where to go tomorrow and what concert to listen to. This time, Lily heard many people talking about the war on the national front, such as where the Soviet Union was attacked, how the British warships were doing, and some people talked about her father and the Bismarck battleship. When talking about the Soviet Union, many people looked solemn, but when talking about the navy, they were relieved - because of Lütjens and his battleships, the Bismarck battleship was now on the same level as the "glory of the Royal Navy" in the minds of ordinary Germans, not to mention that the Hood was sunk by their Bismarck.

It seems that the Germans are still very confident in their main naval fleet. Lily was of course very happy to hear this.

When the tram arrived at the station, she saw Bismarck's tall figure in the crowd as soon as she got off. She was not tall, but the most beautiful one, and her iconic clothes were really eye-catching. She always wore a short skirt that attracted people's attention, and her long white legs were exposed. It was also thanks to her fearlessness of the cold. A gust of cold wind blew, and Bismarck's golden hair was lifted high. It is said that beauties in prosperous times are also very beautiful in troubled times. Bismarck is like this.

"Lily." When Bismarck saw her, his expression suddenly became lively. He raised his hand high and waved at her.

Everyone around looked over there. Such a lively girl was as eye-catching as a touch of color in the gray and white picture.

"Bismarck." She ran over and the two girls hugged each other tightly.

"Your breasts seem to have grown a little bigger, and they're squeezing me a little." As soon as she hugged him, Lily felt as if her chest was being squeezed.

"How is that possible!" Bismarck blushed, "My body can't continue to grow, I'm afraid it's not you."

Bismarck winked at her, "Lily, are you growing again?"

"Bah! It's obviously your excess armor steel. How could it be me..." When they brought up this issue at the station, it was Lily's turn to blush. She pinched Bismarck's cheek in embarrassment and expressed her unhappiness at Bismarck's teasing in an "indignant" manner.

Bismarck helped Lily take her luggage, put it in the car, and then drove her back to her new home.

"Dad is back?"

"Your father is in the Navy Department now. He's been very busy lately, attending meetings and coordinating things. If he's very busy, I rarely see him a few times a day." Bismarck said while driving.

"Is it because you are leaving soon?" Lily asked.

"Yes, we'll be leaving soon. This time it's an expedition and it will probably take a long time... I don't know when we can come back." Bismarck sighed while holding the steering wheel.

Of course Lily was curious and asked where they were going. Bismarck would definitely not tell anyone else, but Lily did not lie.

"We are going to the Indian Ocean this time, so you have to be good and take care of yourself in Berlin... Now it's a war time, and you have to pay attention to safety at many times, whether it's the British bombing or something else, you have to be smart... But the safety of your units should have nothing to do with it." Bismarck began to enter an unknown state, and he kept worrying about Lily's safety.

Although she knew how dire the situation in Germany would be in the future, she couldn't say it now...

"Hey, hey! You're not much older than me, don't make me act like a child..." Lily puffed up her cheeks and started to protest, not knowing if it was because Bismarck had entered stepmother mode. But she protested out of habit for less than two seconds before she remembered that Bismarck and his father were going on another expedition, and these words were said out of concern for her...

Lily lowered her head and sighed again. Bismarck was driving, and it was hard to say anything about this kind of thing...

After all, my identity is still a bit embarrassing...

Fortunately, there are not as many vehicles in this era as in later generations, and there are no ubiquitous cameras that fine and deduct points everywhere. Driving is much better than in the past, and there are fewer cars on the streets, but the speed of cars is a bit slower.

Bismarck quickly drove back home.

Lily took out two crosses, one for Bismarck.

"Hey! That's just right!"

Bismarck happily took the cross and said, "I am having a headache about this matter. May God bless me..."

She recited a few words silently, "Heaven and earth, please bless me, ghosts, please don't show up, stay away from me." Although she was speaking to God, Bismarck used the words of a Taoist priest.

Regardless of whether God could understand or not, I added an "Amen" at the end.

"What's wrong?" Lily looked at Bismarck's pleading expression in surprise. She had never seen Bismarck like this before. Was the road ahead dangerous?

Thinking of this, Lily's eyes became worried.

"It's like this. Five people died in this house during an air raid. I always felt like someone appeared when I was sleeping at night. I didn't know if it was a ghost. I was scared for several days." Bismarck suddenly turned into a straightforward girl. "Your cross is great. I can wear it on my body! Thanks, Lily."

Seeing that the evil warship mentioned by the British people was actually holding a cross and asking for God's blessing, Lily was speechless for a while, and then burst out laughing.

"Hey, don't laugh. What's so funny?" Bismarck said with puffed cheeks.

"Wait? You said someone died in this room..." Lily suddenly realized what Bismarck said.

Bismarck's voice suddenly became low, his eyes blinked, and he smiled strangely.

"Hehehe, Lily, they died miserably. Look, one of their legs was blown off where you were sitting...there..."

Lily's hair stood on end and she immediately jumped up from the sofa, looking at where she was sitting in horror.

"Ah!!! Bismarck! Shut up!" Nana suddenly screamed.

"Hahaha." Bismarck laughed unkindly, gasping for breath.

"Is this true or false?" Nana said angrily when she saw Bismarck smiling.

"Really? I'm not lying to you. All five of them are dead..."

"You have to sleep with me tonight!" Lily gave the order firmly.

Bismarck was more than happy to accept the offer, as Zeppelin had something to do and couldn't come back today.

Chapter 552: Mother and Daughter~

After returning home, Bismarck did not rest either. Today was her home day and she had to cook well.

Lily followed Bismarck closely. After being threatened by someone, she was frightened and wanted to go to bed to rest. However, as soon as she closed her eyes, she felt cold even in the daytime. How could she rest? She was panicked in her own home.

"Are you going to cook with me?" Bismarck asked with a smile as he watched Lily walk into the kitchen.

There was no need to be nice to the culprit, Lily rolled her eyes.

Now that we are already in the kitchen, what else can we do? We can only accompany Bismarck to cook.

One was cutting vegetables and the other was cooking, and the atmosphere was quite joyful.

"When are you leaving?" Lily asked.

"Maybe there isn't much time left." Bismarck was slicing potatoes with a snap. His skillful technique amazed Lily.

"Our supplies are already being prepared, and Tirpitz is ready to sail in Africa."

"I miss Tirpitz a lot." Lily said with some nostalgia, especially the little girl with pink hair, which was so cute, and the silly hair that would not go away no matter how she combed it, making her always want to pull it.

"How is she doing lately?"

"What else can he do? He'll explode once in a while, but normally he just eats and sleeps, like a pig..." Bismarck was disappointed with his good performance.

Lily laughed out loud. That girl really liked to sleep, but she was so cute that people didn't want to say anything to her.

"By the way, I heard you were injured again. Are you healed now? Is the situation on the front so serious?"

"It's all fine now. The situation is just like that. You can't feel it yet..." Bismarck's eyes rolled, wondering whether he should instill something in Lily. It would be bad if she naively thought that Germany would win and was not prepared at all to face failure in the future.

"I can't feel anything?" Lily asked curiously, "I'm in the research institute and I don't know anything."

"Didn't you feel anything on the way here?"

"Yes, it is different from before. I see many people are worried about the National Defense Forces. Everyone praises you and dad." Lily said with a smile.

"That's right!" Bismarck said proudly, ignoring Lily's contemptuous look, "With your father and I here, the British will never have an easy time at sea."

"Then you were also injured..."

"Well, that's different. There will always be injuries in war, but all that matters is winning in the end," Bismarck argued.

"But Lily, don't think that we always win on the front line, as if the German Empire will win in the end..."

"What do you mean?"

"How should I put it?" Bismarck scratched his head in pain and decided to speak.

"Our navy is only a small aspect of the war situation. The whole situation is made up of the navy, army and air force. If any of the three forces collapses, it will be useless no matter how good the sea is..."

"Bismarck, do you mean you know something?" Lily suddenly became worried.

"I don't know either, but you have to know that we are facing the Soviet Republic on land, and that country is very scary," Bismarck reminded.

"But I heard from my instructor that as long as we cut off the Soviet Union's supply lines at sea, they will be defeated by us. Aren't you doing a good job in this?"

"That's true, but we are now in the Mediterranean and will soon go to the Indian Ocean." Bismarck shook his head with a wry smile.