"This mission now is to penetrating enemies' stronghold…if this mission success…the peace in Paris can be restored…and if it's failed…Paris will be destroyed…the time for mission is five hours from now and the code of operation is Operation Paris Freedom…any question…?" Grand Mere asked. "So…Grand Mere…the only thing we need to do is destroy everything in the path…?" Glycine asked. "Mell…can you explain the situation more detail…?" Grand Mere asked. "Oui Madame…" Mell replied. A large projector behind Grand Mere, Mell and Ci quickly displayed the structure of enemies' base at Notre Dame Cathedral as Mell took a deep breath before starting her explanation. "The floating fortress appeared on the top of Notre Dame Cathedral…meanwhile…there are several enemies' stronghold surrounds Notre Dame…in the manner like this…I expecting heavy resistance from the enemy…." Mell commented. "So…we can't just strike our way in…! Is there any other way to do it…?" Lobelia asked. "I…will act as distraction…and you all can go inside…!" Erica suddenly commented. "That's out of question…" Glycine interrupted. "Eh…?" Erica stared at Glycine in confusion.
"Erica-san…you're captain of Paris Kagekidan…so please not taking the entire risks by yourself…" Hanabi sighed as Coquelicot and Miki nod in agreement. "But…there is no other way around…although I also agree with Erica shouldn't be a distraction…that's why…I will become one…" Ave commented. "Eh…! Ave-san…?" Erica stared at Ave with shocked expression. "Ne…ne…ne…that's not good either…!" Coquelicot commented. "I agree with Hanabi-san and Coquelicot…we can't afford someone taking their risk while the others enter the enemies' domain by themselves…" Miki added. "But…is there any other way beside that…?" Ave asked. "Monsieur…there is other way that we already prepare…" Grand Mere replied and smiled toward them. "Eh…? What is it Grand Mere…? Erica want to know as well…" Erica asked. "Mell…Ci…get Éclair Forte ready for dispatch…ask Monsieur Jean to put the best ammunition and every parts to Koubu F2 units and Gespenst unit…meanwhile I will let the distraction team handle the rest…" Grand Mere instructed. "Roger that…" Ci replied and saluted. "Oui Madame…!" Mell do the same as those two left the briefing room.
"The mission to distract the enemies…just left them to us…" Sakura suddenly interrupted as everyone in the briefing room stared at Sakura, Sumire and Iris in surprised. "But…that's too dangerous only for you three…!" Glycine complained. "Wait…Glycine-san…you are saying that three of us not enough to deal with them…? We are professional and of course…they will be nothing…you are worrying to much…" Sumire quickly replied with her sharp tongue. "Iris…are you will be alright…?" Coquelicot asked with worried on her face. "Don't worry…! Coquelicot is Iris friend…and Iris promise that Iris will be fine…ne Jean Paul…?" Iris replied and smiled as she also asked her teddy bear. "Still…only three of you…act as distraction…is a bit careless…" Lobelia smirked as Hanabi and Miki quite agree with it. "Sakura-san…don't do something reckless like that alright…if something happen to you…Erica…Erica…don't know…" Erica commented as she sniffed. "Don't worry too much Erica-san, there will be nothing happened to us…" Sakura replied and smiled toward Erica. "Moreover…they are not just three but five…!" another voice suddenly interrupted. "That voice…I've bad feeling about this…" Sumire commented as the elevator door in the briefing room opened.
"WAY…WAY…! KANNA…!" Iris is the one cheered up as she hugs the muscular woman followed by Coquelicot. "I also here Sakura-han…so don't worry ne…!" another voice interrupted. "Kohran…! Glad you're here…!" Sakura replied as Erica and the others can only stared in disbelief. "Who are they…?" Miki asked as she whispered toward Hanabi. "Kirishima Kanna-san…the expert master of close combat quarter and master of Kirishima Ryu Karate…and the other is Ri Kohran-san…the expert inventor and mechanic…both of them came from Teikoku Kagekidan as well…and Kohran-san is the one creating our Koubu F2 together with Monsieur Jean…" Hanabi explained as Miki just nods in understanding. "Waaaa…! Kanna-san…Kohran-san…both of you here…! Erica feel more confident now…! C'mere…!" Erica smiled as she ready to hugs Kanna and Kohran. "Ei…ei…ei…! What are you doing…!" Kanna protested as she trying to dodge Erica's hugs meanwhile Grand Mere just sighed and smiled. "Iris….kowai…" Iris commented. "Tee…hee…sorry Kanna-san…Iris-chan…and Kohran-san…I got carried away as usual…" Erica replied sheepishly and blushed slightly.
"By the way…glad you two are here…Kirishima Kanna, Ri Kohran…please give us support to fight this battle as well…" Grand Mere commented suddenly. "Don't worry Grand Mere-han…we are here ahead the others since we have a feeling…this kind of thing will happened…!" Kohran replied. "Moreover…if I left this place alone enough, this cactus woman will causing trouble for sure…" Kanna grinned. "KA…KANNA-san…!" Sumire fumed as she heard Kanna's insensitive comment. "I see…glad you two here…I'm counting on you two…!" Glycine replied and smiled toward them. "By the way Glycine-han…those two…are new members aren't they…?" Kohran asked as she stared at Miki and Ave that just gulped. "Mi…Miki Akechi…! I'm new member of Paris Kagekidan…! Nice to meet you…!" Miki quickly saluted but she seems really nervous. "I'm Ave…and I also new member…" Ave saluted as well. "Miki-han…and Ave-han…fu…fu…Erica-han…why there is a guy here…replacement for Ohgami-han…?" Kohran asked as she grinned while Erica blushed. "Eh…? That's not like that…" Erica replied. "Kohran…please restraint yourself from that kind of subject…we are in the middle of briefing…" Sakura reminds her as Kohran just grinned. "Ah…sorry…I always keep on forgetting about that Sakura-han…I'm sorry…" Kohran replied as Ave and Miki just sighed. "Well…I'm Kirishima Kanna…nice to meet you two…hope we get along well…!" Kanna grinned as she shakes Ave and Miki's hands. "Me too…nice to meet you Kanna-san…" Miki replied while Ave just smiled back to the muscular woman.
"By the way…Maria-han and the other already arrive as well…but they need to do another thing first…so we was given order to came here ahead…" Kohran explained as Grand Mere nods in understanding. "Ne…ne…is Ichirou coming along as well…?" Coquelicot asked. "Ohgami-han…came along as well…together with Kayama-han…! This battle is not the battle of Paris Kagekidan alone…that's why we giving our best support here…!" Kohran replied. "Ohgami-san here…! Erica feel relieve…!" Erica replied as she sighed in relieve. "If…Ex-Taichou here, I think we can win this battle for sure…!" Glycine commented. "Hmmmpff…! I just hope…he didn't forget some tricks that I taught him before…" Lobelia commented. "Lobelia-san…it's not good to make Ohgami-san doing those kind of things…" Hanabi added. "Those kind of things…?" Miki stared at Ave as the young Gespenst's pilot just shrugged. "By the way…this mission will be started four hours later…all of you free to do what you want to do…although I personally recommending to have rest before begin the mission…that's it…good luck for the upcoming battle…!" Grand Mere saluted as everyone in the briefing room saluted as well.
"I'm going to see Monsieur Jean…since I might be able to help him to upgrade some performance of our Koubu Nishiki and Koubu F2 as well…!" Kohran commented as she left to the hangar. "Coquelicot…can you show me the place where I can find tasty food…quite hungry here and I think refuelling myself is the most important task before the battle…" Kanna commented as Coquelicot smiled and nods while two of them went to the kitchen area afterward. "That gorilla woman…! Always think with her muscle…! Honestly…" Sumire walks away. "Hey…! Kanzaki…want to join us for drink…you two Glycine Bleumer…" Lobelia suddenly asked as everyone just remains silent and stared at them. "Sure…quite a good offer…" Glycine replied as Sumire also nods in agreement. "I will not leaving this opportunity alone…o…ho…ho…ho…ho…" Sumire replied as three of them left to the bar and lounge area. "Iris want to look around this place…! This is the first time…! Miki Onechan…please accompany Iris and Jean Paul…okay…okay…?" the little girl pleads as Miki smiled at her. "Sure…why not Iris-chan…shall we going then…?" Miki smiled at her. "Waaaay…waaaay…!" Iris replied in enthusiasm as both of them left the briefing room as well. "Erica-san…shall we get going as well…?" Sakura asked. "Eh…?" Erica stared at Sakura in confusion. "It has been quite a long time since we have some chat…if you don't mind…" Sakura smiled at the young apprentice nun as Erica nods. "Sure…! Erica very happy…!" Erica replied with enthusiasm and smiled back toward Sakura. "Hanabi-san…Ave-san…we are going first…see you again later…!" Erica waved her right hand as she left the briefing room together with Sakura, leaving Ave and Hanabi alone in that place.
"It becomes quiet suddenly…do you agree Ave-san…?" Hanabi asked as the young Gespenst's pilot startled suddenly. "Oh…you're right Hanabi…well…there is not much we can do…anyway I might having a bit of rest before the mission…how about you…?" Ave asked. "Well…I have no other thing to do as well…if is it okay…I want to have a bit chat with Ave-san…" Hanabi replied as she smiled toward Ave. "I'm fine with that…and still there is time left before the mission…what is it…you want to talk about…?" Ave asked. "It's about…yourself if I'm allowed to know about you more Ave-san…" Hanabi replied as she blushes slightly and sits beside Ave. "About myself…?" Ave stared at the heir of Kitaoji as Hanabi smiled at him. "Anything about yourself Ave…about your home…your family…friends…if I'm allowed to know…" Hanabi replied back. "Well, that's going to be a very long and boring story…I hope you like it…" Ave commented as Hanabi just nods and smiled toward the young Gespenst's pilot. Ave took a deep breath as usual before he finally decides to begin his story about himself and his homeworld, family and friends.
In the meantime, Arc de Triomphe's balcony…
"This place really beautiful before…but now it was covered by the darkness…it's sad…actually…" Erica commented as Sakura remain silent and walks beside Erica. "This kind of thing happened…in the place where light, love and hope exist…darkness, despair and sorrow bound to exist side by side as well…Erica-san…" Sakura replied. "I see…but Sakura-san…don't you think…this is quite sad considering this kind of thing keep on happening…even when we fight and win the battle again and again…?" Erica asked. "It's something that we can't helped…to think…I know about that feeling…that's why I…no…we, Teikoku Kagekidan keep on fighting…so we can minimize the damage…while protecting those smiles from people that we hold dearly…" Sakura replied as she smiled toward Erica. "Sakura-san…really strong…Erica feel that Erica can't do anything…although Ohgami-san appointed Erica as the captain of Paris Kagekidan Hanagumi…Erica always often make mistakes…sigh…and now…Erica not sure if Erica can perform like what Ohgami-san expect…" Erica commented as she stared at the bleak sky of Paris while Sakura just smiled and stared at the same sky before replying.
"I think you're underestimating yourself Erica-san…" Sakura replied as Erica stared at her in surprised. "Eh…?" Erica stared at her senior in surprised. "When Ohgami-san chose someone to be vice captain or later to be captain of Hanagumi…he already has envisioned about many possible outcomes that will be happened…you maybe klutz Erica-san…but you have quality to be Paris Kagekidan Hanagumi's captain more than anyone else…to be a captain, someone need to be stronger…not in physical term only…but has a good sense of judgement toward certain problem…while maintaining a good relationship between members in harmony…I think you have those Erica-san…that's why Ohgami-san chose you…moreover now…Ave-san…that new gentleman always here with you…" Sakura replied and smiled. "Eh…! Ave-san…and I…we don't…" Erica trying to reply but her face quickly blushed as Sakura just giggled. "So my guess is correct then…Erica-san…everything being shown really well on your face…and there is no need to be embarrassed about you liking Ave-san…" Sakura replied. "Well…I guess, but I'm not sure about Ave-san feeling…Sakura-san…" Erica replied as she sighed.
"Erica-san…if I become you…I won't think about that at the moment…the most important thing is your honest feeling toward someone that you love…" Sakura replied as she stared at the sky. "Eh…?" Erica stared at Sakura in confusion, as Sakura smiled and begin her story. "Five years ago…I met Ohgami-san for the first time…on that time…Ohgami-san still an ensign being transferred from Japanese Navy Academy to become a new captain of newly formed Teikoku Kagekidan…well our first meeting leaving special feeling inside my heart…" Sakura paused for a while, as Erica seems concentrate to listen to the rest of the story. "Erica-san…no needs to put that kind of serious expression anyway…" Sakura laughed as Erica just smiled and blushed slightly. "Tee…hee…" the apprentice nun just giggled. "On that time…I like Ohgami-san…and Ohgami-san like me…but just as friend…that's because Ohgami-san feeling is more toward our late vice commander…Fujieda Ayame-san…and that time I only can watch the things…without blaming Ayame-san or Ohgami-san…" Sakura commented.
"Sakura-san…don't you feel jealous…?" Erica asked with her innocent face. "To be honest…many times I feel jealous…but later on…something sad happened…and since then Ohgami-san realize about his true feeling is not actually to Ayame-san…but there is certain girl on that time that he really loved dearly…" Sakura replied. "Is that girl is you, Sakura-san…?" Erica asked again with her innocent face. "Yes…actually…but it take us four more years to develop relationship and we become legitimate couple…like now…we know each others first and we share common goal together…Ohgami-san is very nice guy…and when I saw Ave-san…I have a feeling about him…really similar toward Ohgami-san in many ways…" Sakura replied. "Now…you say it Sakura-san…I also wonder why Ave-san really remind me a lot with Ohgami-san…? Moreover that's not only me but Mell-san and Ci-san also saying the same…" Erica commented. "There are two or three people with quite similarities in this world exist somehow Erica-san…but no matter similar are they…Ave-san and Ohgami-san are two different people…but different doesn't mean the other better than the other one…the most important thing is to be able to have excelled in some matters while the other excelled in another matters…like Ohgami-san…he's a good leader for us…but also he's a good friend for us as well in Teikoku Kagekidan…whenever we have a problem…we always can share those with him…" Sakura replied as she smiled toward Erica.
"Ave-san…he's…he's always doing his best to protect others' feeling…and he treasure our friendships more than anything else…although sometimes Erica feel his heart is full with sadness and regret…but somehow Erica feel that Erica can understand his feeling…that's why…" Erica paused as she blushed. "Well…Erica-san…I think Ave-san is a good gentleman…that's why…if you really care about him…the only thing you need to do is being honest to yourself and your feeling…afterward everything will flows according to the nature…and if Ave-san is really the one destined…for you…so be it…I'm cheering you up…" Sakura replied as Erica just smiled toward her. "Thanks Sakura-san…Erica feel like Erica will have new spirit of love to win Ave-san heart now…tee…hee…" Erica replied as both girls giggled and laughed. After having a little bit chat, Sakura and Erica decide to return to the briefing room. At least Erica feel a bit relieve after talking with Sakura and she begin to feel more sure about her feeling toward Ave. "Tee…hee…" Erica smiled by herself as she enters the briefing room.
Arc de Triomphe, Briefing Room…
"Ah…Erica-san…Sakura-san…welcome back…" Hanabi smiled as she stands to greet her comrades. "Hanabi-san, didn't realize that you're here…by the way…Ave-san…?" Erica asked. "He just having a little nap after we has a bit of chat…Erica-san…better if we don't disturb him…" Hanabi whispered as she smiled toward Erica. "Erica agree with that…lately…Ave-san doing too much things and he deserve quite a bit of rest…" Erica replied. "Shall we left him then…?" Sakura asked. "I'll staying here…since Ave-san ask me to wake him up after three and half hour…" Hanabi replied. "I see…then…Erica and Sakura will go somewhere else first…see you again later Hanabi-san…" Erica replied as she smiled and left the briefing room followed by Sakura that bowed slightly before leaving as well. "Sigh…Ave-san…that story before…it's beautiful but also very sad in the same time…I just hope…those kind of things never happened again here…and in your homeworld…" Hanabi whispered as she stared at the ceiling of briefing room alone.
Three and half hour later…
"Ave-san…are you alright…?" Hanabi stared at Ave in worried as the young Gespenst's pilot wake up violently and full with cold sweat. "Ave-san…! What happened…?" Erica that just entered the room together with Sakura, Glycine, Sumire, Lobelia, Coquelicot, Kanna, Iris and Miki quickly runs toward Ave's direction. "No…I just having a nightmare…perhaps…" Ave replied. "Mou…Ave-san…making Erica worried…Erica already scared if something bad really happened…!" Erica replied as she scolds the young Gespenst's pilot. "Sorry…" Ave replied softly. "If that's just a dream…then it's alright…" Glycine commented as in the same time Grand Mere entered the briefing room followed by Mell, Ci and Kohran. "I believe this already the time to launch our Operation…in the side of maintenance team…Éclair Forte and Koubu F2 units along with Koubu Nishiki units work properly fine…I also noted from Kohran about several upgrade…" Grand Mere commented. "Upgrade…?" Glycine stared at Kohran as the Chinese inventor just grinned. "Fu…fu…fu…! After checking everyone Koubu F2 units and Koubu Nishiki units…I manage to maximize their performance…for better agility and firepower…moreover…there is a unique unit called Gespenst there…I can use as reference…Ave-han…I presume you're the pilot of Gespenst…?" Kohran asked as she stared at Ave. "Yes…I am…" Ave replied. "That unit is very powerful…and beyond that, it has something mysterious called XN Engine…I can't do proper research due time restrain…but I believe…it can do something beyond our wildest dream…!" Kohran replied with gleaming eyes.
"What is something beyond our wildest dream…it is not something perverted right…?" Sakura asked. "Sakura-han, what are you talking about…! Ku…ku…ku…can't restraint yourself and missed Ohgami-han so much…" Kohran teased. "That's…that's not like…that…!" Sakura replied, as she gets nervous and edgy. "By the way Kohran…what is that XN Engine…as you can guessed so far…?" Ave asked. "It's something to transporting Gespenst…" Kohran replied. "Transporting…Gespenst…?" Miki asked as she stared at Ave. "Ne…ne…ne…isn't transporting Gespenst can be done by flying like Erica's Koubu F2…?" Coquelicot asked. "It's not something like that…Ave-han Gespenst unit is different…transporting mean other meaning…" Kohran replied. "What does it means then…?" Lobelia asked, but before Kohran could answer by giving another lecture about machinery and technology, Grand Mere quickly interrupted. "The mission will start half hour later…I think all of you better get prepared…! I will pray for your victorious return…!" Grand Mere commanded. "Roger that…! Paris Kagekidan…! Teikoku Kagekidan…! Dispatch…!" Erica commanded after she saluted Grand Mere. "Ryoukai…!" the others answered in unison as everyone quickly run to the hangar to be ready to pilot their respective units. "Mell…and Ci…you two…be careful as well…" Grand Mere sighed. "Oui Madame…" Mell replied as she and Ci saluted before leaving the briefing room.
Éclair Forte, Express way toward Notre Dame Cathedral…
"Enemies Kouma appeared to surround us…! Please…support us…!" Ci shouted as Paris Kagekidan Koubu F2 units and Teikoku Kagekidan Koubu Nishiki units quickly jumped out and stands on the rooftop of Éclair Forte. Ave's Gespenst is the last one appeared. "They…are…quite many of them…" Kohran commented. "Well, it is a good warming up for me actually…!" Kanna grinned. "Well…Gorilla Woman always using her muscle to fight and now she do it again…" Sumire commented. "What did you say…! Looking for trouble…heh…! Snake Woman…!" Kanna snapped. "Both of you…stop it…! We are in the middle of battlefield…!" Iris yelled. "Erica-san…be careful…" Sakura commented. "Sakura-san too…there are many of them and we must defeat them precisely…" Erica replied. "If that's the case…it is easy then…Lobelia…! Hanabi…! Cover me…!" Glycine shouted as she already dashed with her Koubu F2 toward those hordes of Kouma. "That's Bleumer…" Lobelia sighed as she dashed as well and in the meantime Hanabi shots her arrows toward those Kouma. "Heaaaa…!" a loud war cry as Glycine begin to cleave three Kouma with her halberd axe. "Everyone…! Charge…!" Sakura shouted as Erica, Ave and the others quickly begin to attack as well.
"Glycine-san…!" Miki shouted; as she and Lobelia downed four Kouma that seems want to attack Glycine's Koubu F2 from behind. "Hmmmph…! Thanks…" Glycine replied. "O…ho…ho…ho…this is fun…" Sumire taunted as she already killed five Kouma meanwhile Iris uses her telekinetic power to throw another five Kouma away. "Heaaaa…!" Sakura let out her war cry as well as she slashed her katana sword toward two Kouma as the third Kouma jumps and want to attack her pink Koubu Nishiki, it was downed after being bombarded by hundred bullets from Erica's Koubu F2's Gatling Cannon. "Sakura-san…! Are you alright…?" Erica asked. "I'm fine…! Arigatou Gozaimasu…Erica-san…!" Sakura replied as she smiled toward Erica. In the meantime, Ave uses his Gespenst to deal with ten Kouma in the same time. "Take this…! Ora…ora…ora…ora…!" Ave let out a war cry as he slammed three Kouma repeatedly with his Gespenst's punches. The rest of Kouma seems manage to avoid those punches and jumped. "Shimata…!" Ave cursed but another explosion defeat those Kouma followed another figure slammed the rest of them with magnificent martial arts movement. "Ave-han…! Are you alright…?" Kohran asked, as it seems that explosion came out from Kohran's Koubu Nishiki's shoulders' cannons. "Uh…thanks…Kohran…Kanna…" Ave replied as crimson Koubu Nishiki landed in front of his Gespenst. "Don't sweat it pal…! C'mon…let's finish this battle once for all…!" Kanna replied as she grinned toward Ave.
It was a long battle until Éclair Forte finally arrives at Notre Dame Cathedral. The situation there already covered by darkness as suddenly three Valiant Knights appeared from nowhere and seems guarding the front gate of the Cathedral. "They are seems persistent aren't they…?" Lobelia asked as Glycine just nods in agreement. "You're right…unless we defeat them…" Glycine replied. "Ha…ha…ha…ha…! Do you think you can defeat us…!" another voice can be heard as everyone stared at the tallest tower of Notre Dame Cathedral. "Joan…!" Ave shouted as the woman in medieval knight armour standing there and laughed maniacally. "Welcome…Paris Kagekidan…and people from faraway land…! It's quite surprised that you all manage to fight and survive until now…but this place will become your graveyard…!" Joan shouted. "I won't let that happen…! You destroy Paris and make other people suffer…! This time I will put everything to end…! For sure…!" Erica shouted. "Erica is right…! We will defeat you here…!" Coquelicot added as Hanabi and Miki preparing themselves to fight. "Huh…persistent pests…don't know the time to give up…alright then…taste the wrath of Paris…! You all will be perished here…! Valiant Knight…Athos…Photos…Silver Mask…! Attack…!" Joan shouted.
"This time won't be the same…!" Glycine as usual the one that charged and quickly her halberd axe clashed with Athos' long sword. "Sumire, Iris, Kohran…Kanna…! Hino Formation…!" Sakura shouted as everyone agreed in unison. "Insolent pest…die…!" Phortos shouted as Axion slammed its broadsword toward Teikoku Kagekidan's Koubu Nishiki units that quickly scatter. "Super Rippai…! Heaaaa…! Kirishima Ryu Saishu Ougi…!" Kanna shouted as she lands a very strong dive kick toward Axion's groin. "Kanzaki Fujin Ryu…! Hono no Mai…!" Sumire spins her Koubu Nishiki's naginata and slashes it toward Axion followed by Sakura that attacks from above. "Heaaaa…!" Sakura let's out a war cry as she cleaves Axion into two. "AAARGHHHH…!" Phortos screamed as Axion engulfed in fire before explode. "Phortos…!" Athos screamed but suddenly his Rogue Blazer's sword being broken after clashed again with Glycine's Koubu F2's long halberd axe.
"Lobelia…! Finish this moron here…!" Glycine instructed. "No need to tell me how to do that Bleumer…!" Lobelia snorted as she uses her long claws to slashes over Athos' Rogue Blazer. "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE…!" Athos glared in disbelief as his Rogue Blazer explode. "Not as hard as I thought before…" Lobelia smirked. "Four of them including hordes of Kouma are hard…but if he's alone…it's easy to deal with…" Glycine commented. "Hmmmph…! You seems realize about that as well…not bad Glycine…" Lobelia grinned. "Same to you Lobelia Carlini…to think that you become this observant…" Glycine replied as both of them laughed.
"Erica-san…he's fast…!" Miki shouted as she uses her Koubu F2's bazooka to shoot Nosferatu that flying over without much success. "Same here Miki-chan…! But don't give up yet…!" Erica replied as she flying over and bombards Nosferatu with her Koubu F2's Gatling Cannon. "No use…! Now die…!" Silver Mask taunted as he dodges those bullets and ready to slams Erica's Koubu F2 with his razor sharp wings of Nosferatu. "Ne…not that easy…!" Coquelicot suddenly interrupted as she uses her magic baton to create long and huge ribbon that binds Nosferatu. "WHAT…!" Silver Mask shocked in disbelief as suddenly Hanabi's Koubu F2 jumped and readying her long-bow and arrows from above. "NOOOOO…!" Silver Mask shouted as Hanabi shoots those arrows toward Nosferatu's eyes. "Good night…Silver Mask…" Hanabi whispered as dark flame engulfed Nosferatu and the bat-like Valiant Knight reduced to ashes.
"Everything already being defeated now…! This time we…need to help Ave-san…dealing with her…!" Erica commented as the others nods in agreement and quickly jumped toward the tallest tower of Notre Dame Cathedral. In the meantime, Ave already engaged in duel with Joan's Valiant Knight Armour known as Silver Valencia armed with double-edged sword. "Damn…! You're good…!" Ave commented as he readying his Gespenst's plasma cutter. "Not bad improving in this past two month…newcomer…" Joan replied. As both of them ready to strike again, they didn't realize about a mysterious figure silently creating a dark energy ball and ready to launch it toward Gespenst and Silver Valencia. "Now…both of you…be gone…" that mysterious figure whispered as he launched the dark energy ball but suddenly Erica realizes about that. "Ave-san…! Watch out…!" Erica quickly fly over toward Ave's Gespenst, trying to cover her beloved person from that dark energy ball, but instead rescuing Ave, her Koubu F2, Ave's Gespenst and Joan's Silver Valencia being slammed by that dark energy ball which quickly formed a mini black-hole.
"ERICA…!" Glycine and the other shouted as that black hole begins to disperse and those three mechanical units already gone without trace. "Kohran…! Can you check about what happened…?" Sakura instructed. "It's impossible Sakura-han…they are gone…! I'm certain they are still alive but…their existence are unknown…!" Kohran replied as her face paled. "Sakura-san…! Over there…!" Hanabi suddenly shouted as she detected movement on the top of Notre Dame Cathedral's tower. A figure wearing Yoroi and dark robe grinned at them as Teikoku Kagekidan members quickly realize about his identity. "Munenori…Jubei…!" Sakura glared the other members of Teikoku Kagekidan quickly readying themselves.
"Well…well…I never expected to see you all here…and of course…new people from Paris itself also gathering here…quite a magnificent view…" Munenori commented. "You…! What are you doing to Ave and Erica…!" Glycine shouted. "Ah…I just dispose those two along with incompetence leader toward somewhere…as they will kill each other later…ha…ha…ha…now, shall we start the new party then…?" Munenori taunted as he laughed maniacally and many crows fly surround him. "BASTARD…!" Glycine shouted as she dashed toward Munenori with her Koubu F2 and ready to cleaves the mysterious samurai with her long halberd axe. "Glycine-san…!" Hanabi shouted as she trying to prevent Glycine from acting reckless but it seems already late as Munenori unsheathes his sword and block the attack easily. "WHAT…!" Glycine glared in disbelief. "It seems…all of you already forgotten about the power I receive from Kouma…and the essence of darkness…ha…ha…ha…! Your puny toy will do no harm to me…!" Munenori commented as he slammed Glycine's Koubu F2 by using a wind wave from his sword slash. "KYAAAAA…!" Glycine screamed as her Koubu F2 slammed toward the ground.
"Glycine-san…!" Miki and other members of Paris Kagekidan quickly helped her fallen comrade as Teikoku Kagekidan members readying themselves as well. "Sakura-san…this is worsts of the worst…what should we do…?" Sumire asked. "Sumire-han…stop jinxed us…! This already bad enough…!" Kohran quickly snapped. "Iris…feel a very strong dark energy emitted from Munenori…so fearful…" Iris spoken as her voice trembled in fear. "There is nothing we can do at this moment beside keep on fighting…hopefully Taichou and the others will arrive soon to help us…!" Kanna commented. "Don't worry Kanna-san…let's believe in that…! For the time being, we can't afford to be defeated here…!" Sakura replied with high-spirited voice. "Good for you to still having spirit like that…now be prepare to DIE…!" Munenori screamed as he unsheathes his other sword and dashed toward Teikoku Kagekidan members.
Meanwhile, somewhere unknown…
"KYAAAAA…! Erica is falling…!" Erica screamed in panic as her Koubu F2 fell down from the sky but quickly Ave grabbed the right arm of Erica's Koubu F2 by using his Gespenst's left arm. "Erica…are you alright…?" Ave asked as Erica blushed. "I'm fine Ave-san…tee…hee…thanks a lot…" Erica replied. "By the way…where are we…?" Erica asked as Ave also stared toward his surrounding. Around both Erica and Ave are blue sky, white clouds and bellow them are ground, but the one more surprising toward the young Gespenst's pilot is the existence of skyscraper buildings on the land, moreover many of them.
"Erica…this is…" before Ave could finish his sentence, two fighter jets flying over his Gespenst and Koubu F2. "Unidentified objects…you trespassing the border of air territory of Australia…we order you to surrender mate…! Or we will shoot you down…!" one of the pilot of the jet fighter manage to go through toward the communicator of Erica's Koubu F2 and Ave's Gespenst. "Ave-san…what happened here…? Who are they…?" Erica asked as she slightly panicked. "Erica…this…is…my…homeworld…" Ave replied.
To Be Continue…
Preview to The Next Chapter
Why they capture us…? Even when they know…we are have no bad intention…?
Humanity is weak creature…they get jealous easily…and they will no hesitate to erase you…
Eeeeeh…!
That's my homeworld…and that's also the reason why I hate its existence and my existence very much…
Ave-san…
Now the only chance is to keep on living and find our way home…
Toward our beloved Paris…
As long as you are not giving up…
There will be hope remain…
Next…Sakura Taisen Monogatari, Chapter 09: Escape for Tomorrow…
Ai no Mihata no Motoni…
Ave-san…we always together…no matter what happened…are we…