Another chapter is out! Let's get to the reviews first, shall we?

To AlexArmin36: Thanks for the compliment. Yeah, werewolves will not be the last thing the soldiers have to deal with.

To dillah2810: Thanks for the compliment.

With that out of the way, enjoy the main story my fellow readers!


The first sign of sunshine appears in the sky, and in the next seconds, it lightens up the isolated island of Japan.

That's also signal for the soldiers of the Outside World to wake up.

The first one to open his eyes is Griggs, as he sits up from where he sleeps. Stretching a little bit, he pats on Roach's shoulder to wake him up. "Hey guys, it's morning. We have a few things to arrange."

After that, everyone does their morning routines before going into first few things they should do immediately:

First, the arrangement of the rooms. They could pick wherever to sleep as long as it doesn't affect the others. However, about the previous owners' items, they have gathered all of them and put them into a big box, before wrapping the box with a few ropes. They're planning to give it to Keine, since the girl would know what to do with them.

Second, jobs. All four of them can't just take all the jobs from that office, so they have to ask for more stable ones.

Luckily, the solution is there:

Ghost had a time in the past as a butcher, so he could work as one.

Griggs also worked as a construction worker before, another easy way.

Soap and Roach could work in the school... and then Soap gives out a secondary plan: the two could alternatively work there, each for a week, while the other tries to find where the others could be.

Once it's done, there's the third thing to do...

"Marisa, put it back down." Soap orders the girl-in-question, as she's attempting to pick up the infinity magazine. "And why are you here so early in the morning?"

"You kinda stole the show last night, you know? At least wait for me to show you how Danmaku really do." Pulling her hands back, Marisa retorts.

"Not gonna take the chance for the wolves to break the village." Starting to bring up the box with Soap, Roach talks back. "And don't 'borrow' stuffs here, they're very important to us."

"Boo." The witch pouts, but then starts walking with the duo. "So you're going to the school?"

Soap nods. "We're planning to ask for a job there."

"Keine seems to be very busy with the kids. You could help her a lot with that."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence. Now, let's get our work done."


"Possible places to visit?" Keine asks curiously.

"Yes. Alice has mentioned about a Yuuka that we should avoid. Even with our Danmaku, we should dodge as many dangers as possible."

"Hm... wait for me." Walking towards one of the shelves, Keine pulls out a map and lays it on the table, as she points at some places for Soap and Roach to see. "Other than the human village, you can visit Hakurei Shrine, where the miko named Reimu Hakurei resides. But I suggest you don't come there yet, as you can't fly yet. The next one is Rinnosuke's shop, which is near the village. Bamboo Forest of the Lost... Never go in without Mokou or Eientei's people guiding you... Misty Lake, I won't guarantee the place being safe for you, but as soldiers, you might be able to hold on your own... I think you could explore the rest for yourself. Also, don't just attack any Youkai. Some of them are too young to know what's right and what's wrong."

Taking the map and folding it, Soap says: "Got it. Thanks, miss Keine." He then turns Roach. "Help her as much as possible. It's for the best of our friendship."

"Roger that!" The Sergeant salutes. Soap nods and heads out to start 'the hunt'. Roach then turns to Keine. "So, what can I teach the kids?"

"Ah, you can help me with the Math. Right now I think it's enough."

"Ha, Math. It wouldn't be so hard." Later on, he will regret his words completely.


"Rinnosuke, huh? Wonder what kind of shop he has there." Continuing walking on the road, Soap starts wondering while watching the scenery on both sides of the road. "Kinda remind me when we had to save Griggs from blowing himself up..."

"Hey, mister!" Turning his eyes towards a dark spot under the trees, he could see a girl with short yellow hair with red ribbon and red eyes staring at him. "You look delicious! Can I eat you?"

"..." For a moment, he's tempting to immediately pull out RSASS and shoot at her, but holds back and asks: "Unfortunately, I'm not food."

"Huh? You are human, right?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Can I eat you?"

'... Just... ignore her. Maybe she will be bored... soon enough.' Not taking a second chance, he completely turns back to the road and walks, with his feet slowly fastening the pace.

"Wait up mister! Let me taste you!"

'What the hell is up with that girl!' Quickly holding his gun in his hands, he prepares any attacks that the girl could...

"Rumia? Where are you?" A girl's voice echoes, making the floating girl suddenly stops. He stops a bit as well, briefly turns back to see the girl starts looking at the direction of the voice, and then flies towards there without even baiting another look at him.

"... Is she a Youkai?" Can't be mistaken. What kind of human girl would eat another human being? "Never mind that. Let's just go."

A few minutes, he reaches the place. "Wow, looks like a shop selling second-handed items..." Knocking on the door, Soap calls out the owner's name: "Is mister Rinnosuke home?"

"Come in." A man's voice from inside. Taking it as the invitation, Soap pushes the door, causing the bell on it to ring up. And he has the view inside the room, with most of space being filled with items too familiar to him: TVs, cassettes, sport balls... all in bad conditions. Then, he sees the owner sitting at a table drinking tea with a newspaper in his hand. Soap raises his right hand up to greet him, and the owner replies back with a smile: "It's quite rare to see a customer finding me here without Marisa. Rarer when you're an Outsider."

"Oh... You can say?"

"Your outfit doesn't match anywhere around Gensokyo. Anyway..." The owner stands up and flips his golden hair back before giving him a greeting hand: "Welcome to Kourindou. I'm the owner of the shop, Rinnosuke Morichika. How can I help you?"

Soap grabs the waiting hand and shakes it. "A pleasure to meet you. I was told you sell Outside World's stuffs, and I wanted to go for a little check before heading elsewhere. Sorry, but maybe I will buy in the future, currently I don't bring any money."

"Then you're in the right place. Don't worry, just see what you like, and we can consider something else for exchange."

"Thanks." After that, Rinnosuke sits back to his chair, while Soap checks on the items... and manages to find a newspaper. He starts reading it... and sighs in relief. "The war is really over... Price, I wonder what you're doing now..."

"Remembering something?" Rinnosuke asks out of curiosity.

"Yeah... Oh, can I ask something?" Pulling out the map, Soap shows the shopkeeper what Keine has showed him. "I know some places I could go, but can you tell me if I could get more information in Outworld?"

"Hm... It will be very risky, but you could go to Moriya Shrine on Youkai Mountain. However, you can be protected if you offer something in Giant Toad's Pond. Be careful to not desecrate the pond, or you're not going to leave there unharmed. In the shrine, try to talk with the miko there instead of the two goddesses, since the girl is nice enough to answer for your questions."

"Youkai Mountain... is it because of the majority being Youkai?"

"Yep. But, there are also a village of Kappa and the territory of Tengu as well."

"Hm... speaking of Youkai, do you know a girl with short yellow and a red ribbon?"

"Is she like a small child?"

"Yep."

"Then that's Rumia. How... she asked to eat you, right?"

"*Deadpan* Obviously."

"Don't worry. She's actually very easy to be outrun. If you see her being cover in shadow, just try to run zigzag, and eventually she bumps into a tree and gives up."

"...Thanks for the help. I'm going to leave now."

"Yeah... wait." Rinnosuke then gives him a small bag of coins. "This is for the offering. Considering this as a sign for our friendship."

"... I really don't want to take it... I will pay back by something better. Thanks." Taking the bag, Soap salutes.

"Have a safe trip."


"Wow... a very nice pond. Who would want to desecrate it?" Soap speaks out loud, as he marvels at the scene before him. He then sees a small shrine there. "Must be where I should put the offering." Taking the bag out, he puts it in the shrine and asks for his own safety. He then starts heading up high...

And he starts noticing toads of all sizes following him. 'Giant Toad's Pond... so this is the protection Rinnosuke spoke about?' Not seeing them as dangers, Soap dismisses their appearances and just continues his journey. About five minutes later he reaches a clear ground...

"HALT!" Getting a hold on his gun, Soap aims up high to see who just stopped him, to see a girl with wings holding a sword and a shield flying above him. "What's your business here? You're trespassing our territory."

'Territory... So they're the Tengu...' "I was told the Moriya Shrine could hold some information about Outside World, so I am heading there."

The girl lowers down and points her sword towards his gun. "With a weapon in your hand? If you're planning to trick me, then you're doing a poor job."

Soap looks down to his weapon, then looks back up immediately. "This? It was loaded with Danmaku."

"... Wait. You look like an Outsider... have you met a Kappa named Nitori?"

"Yes. She's the one giving me this Danmaku."

"..." The girl then lowers down her sword. "Considering the Giant Toad is protecting you as well... you may pass. But don't cause ruckus on the mountain."

"I'm not planning to." Finally able to relax, Soap puts his RSASS back on his shoulder.

"Good." Without another word, the girl flies away, starting her patrol again.

"... Gonna have to find some ways to freely go here without weapons pointing at us. And some ways to go faster. It's noon already."


"Jesus... imagine if Hakurei Shrine is as high as this one..." Soap shivers at the thought. Right now he's pressing his right hand against what he's assuming is the gate of the Shrine. "Alright, few more steps and I can..."

"Are you a follower?" Turning to his left, he sees a young girl with green hair 'okay, another color for the hair' wearing blue and white dress, with a stick in her hands. She then gasps when she sees Soap's face. "Wait, you are an Outsider as well?"

"Yes, I am." Regaining his breath, he stands straight up and introduces himself. "My name is John Mactavish, or you can just call me Soap."

"Nice to meet you, mister Mactavish." The girl bows to him politely. "I am Sanae Kochiya, the shrine miko. Are you here to meet the goddesses?"

"Actually... I'm here for you."

"...Eh?" The girl's face lightens up with red of embarrassment. "What do you mean by..."

"I was told you could talk with me about Outside World. I need to find some of the people being pulled in here."

"...Oh." The red slowly fades away. "Actually one of them is also here... But you might not recognize him."

"... Pray tell why?" Soap raises his eyebrow in confusion.

"We should head up and get inside for a proper talk. Talking here won't do any goods."

"...Oh, right."

During the time they walk up, Sanae asks Soap: "Who pointed you towards this place?"

"Miss Keine told me about Hakurei Shrine, however, mister Rinnosuke said that you could be a better talk."

"Well... he's not wrong. Reimu dealt with a few of them before, but I and the goddesses here are actually from Outside World."

"...Which year?"

"2007."

"... yeah, I don't think you would know that."

"Know what?"

"Never mind. Anyway, this person... what time was he from?"

"Apparently he didn't even come from our universe."

"...Say again?"

"I don't really understand the letter, but there's something about a Nova Six or something..."

"... Never heard of that. Not even us being in top-tier squad knew about it."

"... You are a soldier, right? You also died?"

"Yep, along with a few of my friends as well. Anyway, what time again?"

"World War 2."

"... Don't tell me he's from Third Reich?"

"He's Russian... oh, here we are." The two have reached the front door of the shrine. "Please, come in. I will go and prepare some tea."

"Thanks." Seeing the girl walking towards another door, he pulls off his shoes and starts walking inside...

And immediately spots the person, who's reading a very old diary. Carefully walking towards the man, he tries to pick up a conversation. "Hello, sir? Can we speak?"

The man looks up, and Soap could tell he's a very old Russian. And another soldier as well. He smiles up a bit. "Oh? Young man, you are the person I'm waiting."

"... The paper told you so, right?" Soap sits down in front of him.

"Yeah. I'm still getting used of the thought I managed to escape the hands of Death... At least I know those rotten bastards died."

"...I'm assuming you're talking about the Third Reich?"

"Who else? But, judging by what little girl told me, the country has turned better... doesn't mean I could be much happy about it."

"I understand... anyway, my name is John Mactavish, or Soap if you want to call me easier. And you are?" He reaches his right hand out, waiting for a handshake...

And he receives it, with an answer: "My name... is Viktor Reznov."


MY NAME! IS VIKTOR! REZNOV! AND I! WILL! HAVE! MY! REVENGE!

YES! Our beloved Russian is back! And he's going to take all of the vodka in Gensokyo!

Jokes aside, Viktor Reznov has joined in the story. Really like his personality, probably one of the best characters in the whole series of Call of Duty.

Also yeah, it's not just going to be MW, but could be from another ones as well. BUT no IW, no Ghosts because I'm not bothered to touch them. I MIGHT give AW a chance.

I think that's enough for now. See you all in the next chapters!