Chapter 3
Takashi Seras
The sound of cannon fire silences as I order a stop.
"Anyone got line of sight with them right now?"I ask over the radio.
"Team Rabbit here,"The commander of the M3 Lee responds" I can confirm that they are down Team Anteater, their Chi-na heavy panzer."
I sigh in relief, those things are considerably hard to track down if the crew is skilled enough.
A chill runs down my spine before it happens.
"Incoming return fire!"Team Turtle yells right before I'm almost knocked off my seat.
"Hold your ground and angle yourselves!"I cry out as I make sure eagle's strongpoint is aiming straight at them.
Two screams fill my ears.
"Team Rabbit and Team Turtle down!"Team Hippo reports."We have to fall back!"
I sigh, I didn't expect it to be this brutal.
"I'll follow right behind you, providing covering fire!"I respond" Now go!"
I hear the loud Stug engine roar into life before taking off towards a clearing in the forest, which I closely follow, directing a shot back at them once in a while.
"Two tanks down!"I respond after shooting four rounds."They've lost their Char B1 panzer and their Tiger Porsche Panzer!"
For a few minutes, we have a brief respite as we escape the forest and reach a ravine with a bridge.
"I wont be able to cross the bridge!"I yell at Erwin, who's opened her commander's hatch."My panzer way too heavy! You go across and I'll find a way around!"
"Okay!"She responds" Be careful!"
I give her a thumbs up and reenter Eagle, taking control of the driver station.
I feel myself loosing my balance once again for no reason, like the ground was not stable. Am I really that tired or is it a seismic shock or something?
I end up finding a way around the ravine and we dive in the woods once again, right on time aswell.
"Looks like we just managed to loose them."I say calmly as we stop to asses the damage to our panzers."Now it's a 2v2, but it still worries me that we may be at a disadvantage."
I had only been close to loosing this bad once, a long time ago…
"Dammit. This isn't good."One of the girls curses under her breath."It seems we took a shell to our engine."
I hop off of Eagle and come close once I make sure that the coast is clear.
"How bad is it?"I ask.
"We're going to be running at half engine power."She replies" We may aswell been eliminated."
"Just try to set yourselves up and provide covering fire while I engage!"I say as I rush back to Eagle."They're close!"
I enter Eagle just as I spot the two panzers appear on the other side of the ravine.
A loud boom fills my ears before I hear it over the radio.
"We've been knocked out."Caesar reports" Sorry."
I shake my head.
"Don't worry about it" I respond.
I brace myself for combat.
"Let's see what the commander of Oarai's made of" I grin with excitement.
Miho Nishizumi
Pi Pi Piiiiiiii~
The whistle marking the end of the match fills my ears through the comms as the tiny white flag appeared on the top of the turret of the behemoth-sized tank.
"Match is over, those who can still drive, return to the field."Ami-sensei ordered through comms" Those who cannot, await for retrieval."
"We did it!"Yukari cheers
I slump on my commander's seat in disbelief. We just beat what probably is one of the hardest opponents we've faced to date.
"...how did we win….?"I mumble in disbelief.
I'm looking through the commander's hatch at the massive cannon, aiming straight for me. It had been mere miliseconds…if Hana would have hesitated for just even a second we would have lost…
"….ha….ha...ha..."Hana is breathing heavily"...that was way too close."
I smile and give her a thumbs up, out the corner of my eye I see the hatch for our defeated opponent open and a head of blonde hair pops out, a defeated smile on his face.
"Miho!"He calls for me loudly, waving" Your team is definitely something else! I can't wait to be part of it!"
I feel relief and a bit of joy when I hear him say that.
"Same here!"I respond back" Do your best!"
He gives me a thumbs up and starts up his tank's engine after diving inside, heading for the school.
"Mesmerized a bit Miho?"I hear Saori whisper in my ear.
I blush a bit.
"N-no! I was just wishing him luck with our team!" I stutter" Nothing else!"
"Sure…."She says with disdain
"Can we head back yet…."Mako whispers"...we'll be last again otherwise..."
I nod and we start moving immediately.
Takashi Seras huh…? I think this is going to be an interesting last year….
