Muv Luv Extreme

by Impulse-zero

Thank You for all the subscribers and followers. This little experiment of mine proved that some people will actually read the stuff that I wrote. The story is far from completed and I might redo it again in the future. I just wrote on a whim, so there is like 0 planning lol. Anyways, stay tuned for me next work that hopefully will read like a better novel.

4. Chapter 3

Chapter 3—Just Another Day Part 1

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October 28 (0700 hours—Takeru's room)

Shake Shake

….

Shake Shake

"TAKERU-CHAN! WAKE UP!"

…Ngghh….Pipe down Sumika…I just got back from New York yesterday afternoon. I'm jet lagging right now, idiot.

"TAKERU-CHAN!"

No.

She pulled my blanket off. Sorry, but I'm not budging.

WHAM!

"ITEEEEEH!" I quickly sprung up in bed. What the hell was that? I felt like a brick just flew into my head. Oh man, anywhere but the head. My head is my only prized possession, besides my face of course. "What the hell did you do Sumi-baka?"

"That's so mean, Takeru-chan. Calling me an idiot in the morning." Sumika pouted. "We were just trying to wake you up."

We? I glanced to the person next to Sumika. She was a young girl, with long white hair tied into twin tails with a bunny looking motif. "So….so cute!" I exclaimed as I laid eyes on Kagami Kasumi, Sumika's Russian little sister. Oh my, I don't think I can hold back like I did with Tama. I reached my hand out and petted her forehead. "What's your name, little princess?"

"Good morning, my name is Kagami Kasumi. Pleased to meet you Takeru-san." Kasumi did a cute Japanese bow. Oh Kasumi, where were you back in my world? If only I could have met you sooner, my angel. "You're right, nee-chan, he looks just like him."

"Right? His face is completely identical to Takeru-chan." That's because we are the same entity. "But this Takeru-chan is even more of a meanie. He picks on me during practice and makes fun of me in class."

"That's because you suck." I'm trying to save your life here, Sumika.

"See, Kasumi? He's making fun of me again." Sumika complained.

"But, nee-chan, that's no different from how Takeru-chan makes fun of you." Kasumi's trying to defend me. How dependable.

"No way! This Takeru-chan is definitely more of a bully." She stuck her tongue out at me.

Whack! "Ita!" Sumika rubbed her forehead. "What was that for?"

"For whacking me in the head, Sumi-baka." My head still feels light from the earlier sneak attack.

"But that wasn't me. Kasumi was the one who hit you with her diary."

Don't lie Sumika, hitting a commissioned officer is something only you would do. "Don't lie Sumika."

"You shouldn't lie one-chan." Kasumi had a Yuuko like smile on her face.

"What? No fair! You are both ganging up on me." Poor Sumika. "By the way, where on Earth did you go for the past two days? You never showed up at training."

"Why do you want to know?"

"Because Takeru-chan tells me everything." I'm not your Takeru-chan though. "Kasumi said that professor Kouzuki was gone too. Did you two go somewhere?"

"Yeah, Atlantis." Atlantis Fish and Chips down in Manhattan.

"Were you two on a date?" Sumika pouted.

"Maybe, what's it to you?" At least Kasumi was smart enough not to tell Sumika our exact destination.

"What? No fair. I want to go on a date with Takeru-chan too." Don't worry, you'll get your chance in a few days. "I'm angry."

"Hmm…should I apologize to you with a kiss?" WARNING. WARNING. DRILL MILKY PUNCH IMMINENT.

"A kiss?" Sumika's face blushed. "I can't do that. Even if you are Takeru-chan, my heart already belongs to Takeru-chan, so I can't kiss Takeru-chan."

Wow, she's really flustered. At times like this, Sumika really is a cutie. I can see why she's part of the Shirogane harem now, the simple childhood friend who has feelings for you and gets embarrassed easily. Plus, she's a clumsy, like Tama.

"Just close your eyes and accept my gift of love." Ready or not, here I come. Smooch. Wow, such nice lips. And…she fainted on the spot. Looks like I avoided her Drill Milky Punch for now. This feeling, like when Kennedy averted the Cuban Missile Crisis. "Oh my, was my kiss too much for her?"

"Can I get a kiss too, Takeru-san?" Kasumi asked me.

"Taking advantage of the situation now, eh?" What a Yuuko like thing to do. "By the way Kasumi, I see you are wearing a UN uniform with an Alternative IV patch just like me. But you are not an Eishi, correct?"

"Yes, I'm not even a real soldier. I am a civilian volunteer working as professor Kouzuki's research assistant." Just a normal girl this time, huh. She seems more natural this way, I'm really glad that she didn't have to go through Alternative III. But the bad side of me kind of wishes that she's still a mind reader so I can use her to take advantage of important negotiations.

"But why would Yuuko-chan give such an important job to a little girl? You have quite a lot of access to top secret material that even your sister doesn't know."

"Hehehe…that's because I'm cute." Kasumi, you of all people shouldn't be lying.

"Kasumi, can you really not read minds? Can you tell what I am thinking of right now?"

Kasumi closed her eyes and was silent for a while. Is she faking it?

"Takeru-san right now is wondering if I am just messing with you. I don't need ESP to know that." She's learning a lot from Yuuko. Not sure if I like that.

"Too bad Kasumi-chan," I lied. There is no need to give her the satisfaction of knowing my true thoughts, "I was thinking about whether Ultraman would be useful in the fight against BETA. Haha, probably not. Those barely have enough stamina to beat one kaijuu."

"You are a really funny person Takeru-san." Kasumi smiled brightly at me. "Although, I wouldn't be surprised seeing that you are essentially Shirogane Takeru."

I smiled back at her. I didn't feel like answering back. Causality Conductor or not, I prefer to remain Mitsurugi Takeru. Even if I might be just an amalgamation of the most useful parts of all the Shirogane Takeru's out there, it doesn't change the fact that my very first memories are of the Mitsurugi household. I grew up with Meiya, Yuuhi, Mana and Maya, not Kagami Sumika. They say willpower was what kept Shirogane Takeru anchored here in this world and I know for a fact that I have more willpower than my other self.

One might say I grew up loving myself, self-confident to the point of narcissism. And therefore I will never acknowledge or confuse myself with Shirogane Takeru. I am not as soft and spineless as him. I will not run away from adversity or tragedy. If I did run away, then I might as well have given up on life after "that day."

"You seemed troubled, Takeru-san. Is something the matter?"

"No, I'm just thinking about my diabolical plans to take over the world." That wasn't a lie.

"I see. But you should work fast because the world will end in ten years." Kasumi looked sad.

"Ten years eh?" Shirogane's memories contained an explanation by Yuuko about the G-bomb pollution and the lowered birth rate. "I wonder what the world will be like now if Yuuko was born in the 50's. Do you think she could have detected the BETA threat and made some crazy weapon to deal with the original hive?"

"Don't tell the professor I said this, but she is no more a genius than you are. There are problems that even she can't solve. That's why she's relieved that you appeared."

"Really? Are you sure she isn't afraid of my taking her place as XO of Yokohama base?" Not that I would want to. I am a businessman first, politician second, and Eishi last.

"In the end, you and the professor specialize in completely different areas. As long as Alternative IV is still on the minds of UN high command, then her position is safe. If there is anything that she is afraid of is that you might use your 'special' ability to take over the Alternative V faction."

"I see. That makes sense. However, I am more interested in starting up Alternative VI. An ambitious worldwide TSF upgrade project led under the banner of the UN along with the conversion of the Migrant Space Fleet into Mobile TSF Carriers."

After all, why waste a bunch of billion-dollar space fortresses when I can remodel them for military use. Since they are already in construction at this stage in time, changes in development plans shouldn't delay anything. In two years time, instead of glorified carriers, I will have assembled a fleet of Super Dimensional Fortresses.

"Ooh…how cool. I shall write that in my diary." Kasumi took out her black diary and began writing in it. Why is it all black and no decorations except two words on it. What does it say? 'K-something Note' Kasumi-Note? I feel a bad aura radiating from that book. If I turn around now, I might even see someone I am not supposed to.

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PX

Anyways, after that bit of conversation, I carried an unconscious Sumika with me to the PX for breakfast. People kept staring at me like I just committed a crime, which I did not. Besides, I am carrying Sumika like a sack of rice. There is nothing romantic about that.

I set her down on a chair at squad 207's usual table and proceeded to get myself a good old commissioned officer's breakfast. AKA, black coffee accompanied by a rather nice looking continental breakfast. All synthetic of course; the taste is rather bland compared to real food, but beggars can't be choosers. After all Mitsurugi Raiden started out with a wrench and a nice resume as an Imperial Air Force Mechanic.

SLAP!

An impact so hard, I felt my heart hitting my ribcage. I rubbed my backside in pain as I hear the cheerful voice of Kyozuka oba-san, the cafeteria lady. Aside from cooking for everybody in this base, she also acts as the moral support. Shirogane Takeru usually feels a lot better after talking to oba-san. I personally think that she is a good source of food since despite being a genius, I can't cook. One of these days I'm going to ask oba-san to teach me how to cook, so I can brag to Yuuko.

"Well, if it isn't Captain Sparta himself." Kyozuka oba-san said after greeting me. I think that's how she greets people. "I hope you're not being too hard on those poor girls. You're reputation is already starting to scare even the other cadets."

"Is that so? The other cadets should be looking at the scoreboard before they talk shit about Captain Sparta." Squad 207 is currently the best cadet squad in the Eishi training school. Most improved Squadron, Best Sniper, Best Fighter, the ranks just keep rolling.

"I'm sure deep down the girls appreciate you for what you are doing. So does Mamiro-chan, even if she does complain about you doing her job." Kyozuka oba-chan gave me the impression of a sassy Black lady for some reason. She actually reminds me of the lunch lady I had back in the Air Force Academy.

"Have you known Mamiro-chan for a long time?" Why did I call Sergeant Jinguuji Mamiro-chan? Am I being subconsciously being influenced by Shirogane? Next, I'll be calling Yuuko, 'sensei'. She might think I'm into that sort of fetish.

"You could say that. I have been here long enough to remember when Yuuko was just another face." That is a long time indeed. "By the way, I have been hearing rumors that you took Yuuko out on a date in New York. You must be someone really special for Yuuko to agree to a date with."

"Now who on Earth gave you such a silly idea?" Nobody was supposed to know about that. Come to think about it, how did Sumika know about that too? You know what? This is precisely the reason why I don't talk to anybody in the mornings. I slip up.

"Your sister told me. She said she heard it from Mamiro-chan." And I bet my ass off that Yuuko was the one to blurb it out the first place. Is she secretly an attention whore? "Look at you, all red in the face. Did something good happen that night?"

"Oh yes, something wonderful happened indeed." She was so drunk after clubbing that we did absolutely nothing. "Unfortunately, I don't exactly remember what happened. I must have had a little bit too much to drink."

"Well yes, I suppose that's natural for young people like yourselves. But remember to take responsibility, Mitsurugi-kun. Yuuko may not look like it, but she's actually a fragile young woman."

And with that piece of information in mind, I thank you my esteemed lunch lady. I will now have an upper hand over Yuuko and once I successfully lead her into my bedroom, she will be mine to control. I used to have an acquaintance in the Yakuza. Azai….Azai something. He said that if I wanted women to obey me, I need to eat her up first.

"Don't worry oba-san, I promise to take great care of Yuuko."

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And just when I thought I could eat my breakfast in peace, I saw a familiar tsundere coming in.

"Good morning, Captain Mitsurugi." Class-rep stood at attention.

"Cadet, you're not really supposed to salute commissioned officers when they are carrying a tray of food." How am I supposed to salute back to you? "And I thought I told you that you don't have to be so formal around me. Save the salutes in front of the General."

"Sorry. I acted on instinct." Class-rep was embarrassed.

"You alone class-rep?"

"No, I ran into Mikoto a little while ago, but I lost sight of her somewhere along the way." Typical Mikoto.

"I see. By the way class-rep, you look a little stiff."

"Whose fault is that?" She said in a barely audible voice.

"What's that? Speak up in front of your superiors." I already know what she said.

"It's really nothing important, sir…Takeru."

"You know, class-rep, you shouldn't be afraid to speak your mind. Just because I am a Captain doesn't mean that I'm like an imposing wall of death. As long as it's not blatant insubordination, you have the right to express your opinions."

In other words, class-rep, wind down. You out of all the girls in squad 207 have the stiffest shoulders regardless of whatever crap I make you go through. You are an ideal cadet, even textbook honor student level of discipline. But this is yet again, why you can't work with Ayamine. When you become a soldier out in the front lines, officers are your best friends.

"I really shouldn't be complaining in front of an officer." Class-rep hesitated.

"Captain Sparta can't do anything with tired recruits." Class-rep flinched when I said what she was thinking. "You should have had two days rest while I was away."

"Well about that….we actually all agreed to ask Sergeant Jinguuji not to drop the intensity of training." Even Sumika? I thought she'd slack off given the chance. "We wish to keep improving so that we can perform better on the Exam."

"I admire your dedication, but my training isn't meant to be a bible. You should rest a few days in order to let your muscles relax. I'm sure that's basic knowledge."

"I apologize. It's just that the exam is coming up in 2 weeks and we're all anxious."

"Don't worry class-rep, I'll make sure you guys pass. I need you in TSFs before December."

"Is something going on in December?" Oops, slip of tongue. You're not supposed to know about the Coup.

"Yes, it's my birthday on the 16th. So I want a commissioned squad for a present."

Sakaki seemed to buy my bullshit. Heck, even I buy my own bullshit, so why shouldn't she? Heh, look at her walk away. Maybe I should order her to let her hair down and wear contacts. Yeah right, who am I kidding? But I wonder if she will become more dere with an image change like that woman with the split personality in G-ndam Wing.

"Ah! Takeru!" Why? Why are all you people coming over to me? My breakfast is already cold. I sighed as I caught Mikoto and her cheerful self make her way towards me. "Good morning, Takeru."

"Yeah, good morning Mikoto." I replied back, trying not to seem annoyed. "Where did you disappear to? Class-rep said you ditched her."

"Hey, did you know? I had a dream last night where I went to school. A normal school" Mikoto continued without listening.

"Ummm…right. So where did you go?"

"But you know what the weird thing was? I was actually a boy. I know I'm flat, but I'm definitely a girl. So how come I was a boy?"

"I don't know. Dreams are usually something to do with subconscious memories and experiences. So that fact that you were a boy meant… Are you even listening?"

Obviously Mikoto was not. She continued rambling about how everyone was in the dream too. Meiya, Sumika, class-rep, Ayamine, Marimo-chan, Yuuko…but there was no Kasumi. She talked about Lacrosse and how she wore a girl's uniform despite being a guy in the dream. And then she went on about going to the hot springs and playing a video game called Valgeron….

….

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Wait a fucking moment! These are events from Shirogane's world. The one where everything is normal with no ET. Wait, mine didn't have BETAs either. But that's beside the damn point. Why is girl Mikoto having dreams about her…his experience in another world? Is this my doing? My causality acting up? But these aren't my experiences. So far nothing in this world has been affected by me except for my shady backroom business and political dealings.

Everything should be fine right? If I see Mana in this world, she wouldn't have memories about our relationship right? Right? I don't want to get assassinated by a Royal Guard. Gulp. The Shogun…she's safe from all this right? Damn it, I'm not a genius when it comes to this quantum physics crap. All I am is just a glorified mecha otaku with a lot of money. I need to go ask Yuuko what to do.

Yeah, Yuuko will save me. Gah, why am I being so pathetic? I can't show weakness to Yuuko. She'll string me along the moment I slip up, we're both the same kind of human being after all. Okay, think positively. Mikoto just had a dream, it's nothing right?

"Takeru?" Mikoto interrupted my train of thought. "Takeru, are you listening?"

"Sorry, I was distracted."

"Geez, you should pay attention when other people are talking to you." Go look in a mirror! "Anyways, you were in my dream too. Except that you were my age and you had brown hair. Isn't that strange?"

"Not really. You were having a dream about another universe's Takeru. You know how the original Takeru of this world got his head chomped off right?"

"Eh? He did? Sumika told me that he moved away when he was ten years old."

…

Huh? He didn't get become BETA food?

Oh

My

God

You mean there is a chance that Shirogane Takeru is alive somewhere in this world? What the bloody hell is going on?

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Agean Pocket Dimension

Achoo!

The young Agean Orlan sneezed suddenly as he was busy monitoring the state of the multi verses. Ever since his master died, Orlan has been working harder than usual. What used to be a job for ten people is now reduced to his responsibility.

Orlan sighed. Despite being an optimist, things were going out of hand so quickly that he can't be calm anymore. BETA has just been discovered in the Extra Universe and the Alternative Universe isn't doing so well either. Thirty more years might be too optimistic.

On the other hand, in the Xion Universe, there was once again another Coup d'etat in Japan. This world has more human problems than all the other worlds. Even though the Takeru there has plot armor and divine protection that was beyond the grasp of the Ageans, there will be nothing for him to do if the human race kills each other before the BETA get them.

A/N: Shameless advertising for PaulXion's Muv Luv: One Last Time into the Loop. Read it. It's so good that it made me want to write my own story and steal ideas from it. (That last part was a joke)

The Ixti and their BETA pets are a real headache. It seems like that the only hope lies in the Extreme Universe. Mitsurugi Takeru is a miracle of the Universe. It's as if the Creator is on the side of Carbon life. Orlan can't help it but worry still. Not only Earth, he still has to keep track of the other Carbon-base races. It's a pain the ass.

If only there were two Takeru's in one Universe. Orlan sighed at the hopelessness of his wishful thinking.

There is no way in hell that's possible.

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1000 hours-Hangar

Once again I have come, my son. How are you feeling? Are you lonely? Of course you are, you have a hole in your heart. I stared at the F-4A Phantom taking up space in the hangar. Normally a unit as broken as that has been scrapped, but I used Yuuko's name to make the mechanics repair everything besides the cockpit. I am going to be sending this baby to Lockheed so they can install my new cockpit design. Since the Phantom is made by McDonald Douglas, now part of Boeing, I am pretty much sending in another company's TSF to Lockheed to work with. Unfortunately, the phantom is a 1st generation TSF, meaning that there is nothing to reverse engineer. I'm working in the grey area of commerce, but I didn't break any FTC (Federal Trade Commission) law.

There is really no need for me to observe the cadet's classroom lessons. Mamiro-chan does a great job in teaching the cadets the basics. And the basics are all they should need at this time. But since I'm a practical bastard, I rather the cadets learn the things that I teach them when they are commissioned right now to save time. So I am down here in one of the numerous busy hangars in Yokohama base.

"Hey, Captain! Over here." A voice called out to me in Danish. It was the Chief mechanic, a rare Nordic beauty called Hilda. "I dismantled all the parts you wanted me to."

I jogged over to the blonde mechanic as soon as I heard her voice.

"This everything, sir?"

I inspected the contents of the pile: TV, Dreamcast, PC, and my office chair. Oh wow, I forgot that I had a PC installed into the F4. This is a piece of junk compared to the snazzy machine I got from Yuuko. Maybe I should use this old one as a private server or even an external drive.

"Yup, that's all the still important stuff. I appreciate it, chief."

"I should be the one thanking you. You never gave up on this child, even when it looked hopeless. I admire that quality of yours."

Thank you chief. But unfortunately, that kindness only lies in machines. Normally, humans get no second chances from me.

"I used to be in mechanical design before. As long as it has circuits and wires, I'm usually involved."

Hilda doesn't seem too surprised by that. After all, most Eishi are total idiots when it comes to fixing their own ride. They were only taught how to destroy things.

"Why'd you become an Eishi? You could have lived a life of luxury behind a desk working for some company like Fugaku."

I can't exactly tell her all the circumstances behind everything. My exploits as a slider is a need to know thing and only those in my squad need to know. They're all kids anyways.

"I like to test pilot my own creations." That was as much truth that I could tell her.

"You're a real character, aren't you Captain? Might I ask what good you'll do with a TSF without a cockpit block?"

"I'm sending it to a factory to get redesigned. When it comes back, this baby will become a prototype for the 4th generation."

"That sounds exciting. I can't wait to get my hands on it when it comes back."

"Me neither, chief. Me neither."

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I bid her farewell as I prepared to leave. I ordered logistics to send my stuff to my quarters, which for some reason is situated right next to the cadets. Sumika literally lives right next door to me. What tricks life likes to play on me, it's like this world is begging me to become Shirogane Takeru. About that topic, I rather not think too much on it. Telling Yuuko everything might be a mistake after all.

And speak of the devil, here she is.

"What a nice surprise. Rarely does the mad scientist come out of her cave." I called out to her. "To what do I owe this honor, my Queen?"

"No reason. I just heard that Captain Sparta was doing something interesting in the hangar." Yuuko replied. "You really can't walk more than ten meters before you hear someone talk about the exploits of Captain Sparta."

"Go figure. At least the paparazzi won't be hounding my ass in this world."

"I'm sure the press is the least of your worries. There are other much more terrifying and annoying things."

Indeed. I half expected Mana and her entourage to corner and interrogate me. But I haven't seen her at all. When word of a certain Captain Mitsurugi spreads all the way to her diligent ears, there is no way she won't investigate this imposter.

"So, you still jet lagged?" I moved on to the main point. "That was a rather fun and productive meeting wasn't it? It's amazing how much your presence alone increases me credibility."

"An MIT graduate that I scouted from Boston, if people really looked into it then it's obvious that it's all a bunch of bullshit." Yuuko stated the obvious. "Even I couldn't get you out of that mess. Is that the reason why you had the director of CIA join the party of politicians?"

"America's top spook is a politician too. Give him a few incentives and he will eventually hum the same old tired tune." The tune of power and money. "No doubt the CIA will investigate Sagiri Naoya and the upcoming coup d'etat. And soon even Yoroi will catch wind of it. America benefits greatly from this coup in more ways than one."

Yuuko knew what I was talking about. The SecD is a military man, he opposes Alternative V with a passion. To him, Alternative V was the same thing as running away like a bunch of cowards. It was politically smart for the US president seeking re-election, but not the plan that will save the Earth. It's called filibuster. The President, egged on by the VP and certain industrial magnates working in the space industry is just delaying the inevitable destruction of mankind. That bastard might as well be on the space shuttle himself. Re-election my ass.

And the coup is going to fail spectacularly thanks to my future intervention. Once that happens, there will be an official investigation of the link between the coup and certain senators, congressmen and the people behind the president, the Alternative V faction.

"But what was the point of telling the Prime Minister of Japan of all people about a coup in his own country and tell him not to arrest Sagiri? I'm no politician, but I find this all rather strange."

What a bunch of bullshit Yuuko. You know why.

"Sagiri is the snake's tail. We need to cut off the head. Whoever is using Sagiri will no doubt move into action soon. There might not be Alternative V supporters in Japan, but there may as well be people who wish to overthrow the Shogun and the Emperor. Even Japan, the frontline of the BETA war, has assholes who want to claim power using the excuse that the current government is useless. Sakaki will owe me big time for this."

And obviously I need Tamase Genjousai to approve of US intervention beforehand. Telling him that there might be a HSST that is going to be hijacked and crashed into Yokohama base while he is visiting also helps to put him in my debt. At the same time, the CIA will also investigate that lead to Alternative V. The more evidence there is against Alternative V, the easier it is to arrest and purge all the faction members.

In short, the casual golf meeting between members was how to prevent a coup taking place in one country and planning to start a coup in another. If I didn't get the head of the CIA to attend the party, then the spooks might investigate a high profile meeting and something will get leaked during the investigation. Also the CIA was said to have played a part in the 12-5 incident according to memories from Shirogane. Pressuring the CIA director pretty much made him unable to act seeing how the coup is now common knowledge. The last thing he needs is to be suspected of something.

America wants to increase foreign intervention in Japan for political reasons. I pretty much opened a negotiating table. What concluded was the Okinawa will go to the Americans along with some parts of Hokkaido. If Meiya or Yuuhi knew about what I was doing to their country behind their backs, they will most likely never speak to me again. But this is a necessary evil that I am willing to commit for the sake of peace.

I also talked about the November 11 BETA attack and Mt Tengen. Overall it was a bunch of speculations backed by bullshit and pseudo scientific jargon to confuse the politicians. To them, it seems like Yuuko and I actually used some instruments to predict all this.

"Whatever happened to not rely on memories and being a slave to fate?" Did I say something like that? Maybe I did. I say many wise things.

"These events benefit me. It's only natural that I will make good use of these memories just like a man's paycheck."

"You're ability to scheme and manipulate people are phenomenal. Is this the real source of your genius?"

"Scheme and manipulate?" I laughed. "Please. I'm doing all this for the greater good. America gets to show their military prowess and Lockheed gets to flaunt their F-22As as the most technologically advanced TSF in the world. On the other hand, Japan will feel shame and lose their pathetic Yamato Damashii for good. It was petty Japanese honor, pride and nationalism that were behind Sagiri's coup. I'm just using the guilt effect, like how nationalism was looked down upon after the defeat by the Americans in 1945, back in my world obviously.

Distrust between the IJA and the Royal Guard will be beneficial to us. The UN and America will help the Royal Guards take back Japan, this move ensures that the Shogun will be in our debt. In exchange, we want Takemikazuchis to become the main Japanese TSF replacing the Shiranui. I get pissed off whenever I hear how such wonderful machines are being hogged by a bunch of glorified security guards. And with the IJA under suspicion, they will need to undergo reorganization. A Captain rebelled, its Japanese culture for the Aniki to take responsibility no?

IJA high command will be replaced with people sympathetic to the UN and the US. This makes joint operations a lot smoother. No more clashing of egos and pride. The BETA will be facing against a unified humanity. The Soviets can't really do jack shit with just half of Alaska. In the end, the fate of the world rests of the US and Japan. And a good relationship between US and Japan will ensure a smooth post-war transition."

In the end, I reap all the benefits. I have nation leaders owing me favors.

"All this scheming might blow up in your face, you know" Yuuko warned me. "Nothing ever goes according to plan."

"You should be one to talk. I bet there are a lot of secret plans that you can't even tell me. Don't worry Yuuko, the results can only be stalled. I have only provided an outline; the details are subject to change and will not affect anything."

"For all our sakes, I certainly hope so."

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A slightly longer chapter. I try to limit each chapter to around 5000 words or so. Mostly for stat inflation and I don't really see the point in reading that much from a reader's point of view. Its not good for the eyes.

Hopefully you are getting Lelouch and a bit of Tony Stark vibes from Takeru.