Chapter 34 – Toshiro being Toshiro
Bedroom
January 24, 1983
0720 MSK
Toshiro woke up, pulled out the earplugs, and slowly looked around the room.
"Aya's still missing, and the two are sleeping together… I guess I'll wake them up, heheh… They do have kitchen duty from what I've heard during supper."
"Just don't do anything funny," Kye whispered.
"You sure like being a damn buzzkill, Kye…" he sighed and dropped down to the floor.
While walking towards the bed with the two one-night lovers, he saw that Angela shot him a smirk. He winked towards her, and finally approached his destination. After looking at the two sleeping together in a light embrace, he whispered above their heads, "Hey lovebirds, time to wake up."
Giulietta was just mumbling something, but Sieglinde opened her eyes and rapidly shoved Toshiro with both of her hands. Caught off guard, he fell on the floor without a word of protest.
"Ouch…" he muttered with a sour face.
Sieglinde peered over the edge of the top bunk and asked, "E-Everything okaaaay, Herr von Edelweiss?"
"Yuki?"
"You know that a shit fall like that can't hurt you, you old oaf."
"Ehhh… Absolutely no fucking compassion from you…"
"Everything cool, I'm just lying down on the cold floor because my back hurts."
"Sorry… But you surprised me… Not everyday is a man waking me up…" Sieglinde mumbled off with her face almost glowing from shame.
"Yeah, I had it coming," Toshiro said and stood up. "So anyway, how was last night?" he asked smiling wryly.
"W-What are y-you implying?" Sieglinde started panicking.
"Come on, you two slept with each other, and I bet you didn't just do it to fend off the Boogieman."
"Ugh… Yes… Things happened…"
"See? Was it so hard to admit? And please, call me Toshiro if you want. I really don't know why I didn't forward that notion yesterday at supper…"
"Sure, I will," Sieglinde smiled slightly. "Oh damn! Giulietta, wake up you lazy slob! We have kitchen duty!" she shouted while shaking her the Romagnan.
"Waaah… Really?"
"Really!"
"Okaaaaaaay…" she mumbled and opened her eyes. "Oh? Aya's Grandpa? Sorry, but I'm gay," Giulietta said straightforwardly.
"You sure jumped the gun with that one. But at least your love for tits is somewhat excused, heheh…"
"Heehee… Oh… Um… Can you leave us for a bit? You know, we have to change…"
"Baaaaawww… You won't expose that exquisite rack of yours for me? I'm a doctor you know."
"You have a doctorate, you damn perv," Alissa said from her bed.
"Heh, sorry, but right now the only thing I can do is this," Giulietta straightened out and pulled down her t-shirt so her breasts were wrapped around tightly.
"Hoooooly shit. That's quality boobage!"
"Hey, what about me!" Sieglinde pushed her chest forward.
"Well, yours is also nice, but your body has better overall qualities."
"Oh… Thanks…" Sieglinde blushed. "B-But, could you already…"
"Kay, going."
Toshiro wandered out of the room and leaned back against the wall in the dark corridor. He made himself a Rubik's cube, and started solving it. After a few seconds, he saw Aya approaching him, and freezing in place once she probably recognized him.
"Jiiiiiiii…"
Aya sighed and walked up to Toshiro, giving him a kiss on the forehead. "Morning, Grandpa."
"And a good morning to you. First Sieglinde and Giulietta, now you. And I won't be getting any action soon I think…" Toshiro sighed.
"They finally did it? Good for them I suppose," Aya smiled. "And sorry for looking like a prodigal granddaughter, but this is all new to me…"
"Nah, you have to get acquainted with your body in a new way, that's all. You'll get used to, and eventually get bored from sex."
"Bored from sex? I don't think that's even possible… I mean, it's so fun! And reinvigorating!"
"Sure is, but you'll see. Am I right, Katie?"
Aya turned around violently and looked at Katie walking towards them.
"How can I know, to be honest? I only had sex a few times in odd intervals," Katie shrugged. "And you were sleeping with Kola again?"
"Uh… Yeah…" Aya scratched her head. "I can stop if you wish so…"
"Nah, don't worry. As long as you won't get pregnant, I won't say anything."
"Me neither," Toshiro smiled.
"So, where are my kitchen hands?" Katie looked at the door to the bedroom.
"Recovering after a ravishing night together," he smirked. "But don't worry, they're coming."
"Uuuugh… Sex everywhere… Say, want a morning coffee to wake you up?"
"Yeah, that would be nice. But are you sure you want me to parade in my boxer shorts?"
"Riiiight… Get dressed, and you'll get a Katie Special!"
"I wonder if it compares with the Sanya or Yoshika special… Hmmm…"
As Toshiro pondered, the door opened, and Sieglinde came out with Giulietta closely following her behind.
"Ah, there you are," Katie said. "Let's go you two. I hope I'll see you too in a few minutes, Toshiro?"
"Yeah, give me a bit to get myself into shape. Come on, Aya; don't stand there like Kola's dick when he sees you naked."
"Oh Grandpa…" she sighed while shaking her head and went inside.
Toshiro went after her, and after he got speed dressed, Shinobu approached him and asked, "Ummm… Can we talk in private, Toshiro-sama?"
"We can. Just don't take too long, because Katie is making me some special blend of coffee."
"Yes, I'll be brief."
"A quickie before the breakfast? Count me in!"
"Hopeless…"
Shinobu led him to the first room of the bathroom.
"So, what do you want, Shinobu?"
"It's… I want to come clear with something…"
"Fire away, talking is free."
Clutching her hands together and shivering on her whole body, Shinobu whispered, "I love you…"
"That I know, Shinobu."
Her hands shot forwards, and as she grabbed hold of his hands, she shouted, "I want to bear your child!"
"That I only assumed. I guess somebody needs to smack some sense into you," Toshiro said with a cold voice, making Shinobu uneasy. "Shinobu, I know that your feelings are probably genuine, but no can do. I'm a married man in his mid-fifties, with a respectable and established social position. How would it look like if I had an affair with a seventeen year old First Lieutenant?"
"But nobody has to know! I can keep my mouth shut! And it doesn't have to be a baby, I just want to…"
"Ssshhh…" he said after placing his index finger on her rosy lips. "I know that you want to. Many girls in your age want to do it. I'll tell you more – Yoshika allowed me to do you if you wanted to."
He watched as her eyes went big, and he continued, "Sadly, I don't feel anything for you. Sure, you are the granddaughter of one of my best friends, you're one of my granddaughters' best friends, but looking at you I only see a beautiful girl that has misplaced her affection."
Shinobu jumped back, and grabbed the edged of her panties and t-shirt and said, "Then I'll show you that I'm a woman!"
"I don't want to see your naked body that badly, Shinobu. I already saw your Grandma's, and I perused it on many occasions, but those were different times. If you try to strip anyway, I'll prevent it."
Shinobu finally cracked and tears started showing in her almond shaped eyes. Toshiro approached her and embraced her tenderly with both arms.
"There are over billion other men out there for you, Shinobu. Some are surely more handsome then me, and most are younger. You may not know or feel it yet, but having a proper family is something everyone should experience. I can't give you that."
"Then… Then… At least a kiss…"
"Now that's reasonable of you, Shinobu," Toshiro smiled. "But it will be a special kiss."
"Special?"
"All your worries will go away afterwards."
"Then… I want it…" Shinobu said with a voice full of longing and raised her head.
Toshiro lowered his lips, and they kissed. A feeling of intense but pleasant warmth filled Shinobu's body and mind. When she finally had enough, she asked, "What was that, Toshiro?"
"You dropped the honorific? Bawww…"
"I just figured you're annoyed by it anyway…"
"Yeah, I was. That my dear was the Sacred Flames power of purifying. It can calm the unsettled emotions, but only if it's desired by the ones to be affected. I guess my reasoning hit you, either consciously or unconsciously."
"Hmmm…" Shinobu smiled.
"Really now, you'd be wasted on an old geezer like me, hahaha! Look around the guys in the FSDF, maybe you'll find another guy named Toshiro?"
"Hahaha!" Shinobu performed the trademark Sakamoto laugh with ease. "That would be something! Oooooh, I'm so damn envious of Aya! She's got a hunk drilling her each night now!"
"If you want any tips on lovemaking or men in general, just ask your grandmother, or her friends. And don't be shy of your mother, she did give birth to you after all. But the biggest shrine of sexual knowledge would probably be my Yoshika."
"Hmmm… When things settle down, I'll be sure to educate myself in the arcane arts of lovemaking…" Shinobu pondered while scratching her chin.
"Now, come on, or the girls will be suspicious of something."
"Sure, thanks for everything, Toshiro!" Shinobu grinned and shot out through the door.
"Another poor soul saved… You still have it in you, Toshiro!"
"What kind of miracle happened that you didn't bend her over?"
"She really didn't attract me, don't know… KYE!"
"You rang?"
"Did you perhaps put a damper on my libido just now?"
"I really don't know what you're talking about…"
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely sure. You didn't bang her out of your own will. Seriously, if you want to drill one of the girls, just go and do it! I won't interfere! I'm playing it straight, just as promised back a few years ago."
"You know I don't have the possibility to prove if you're lying or not… Ehhh…"
"Ask Livy."
"Surprisingly good idea. Livy!"
"Yes, Master?" Livy chimed in.
"What she said."
"That's the truth, Master. She didn't abuse her godly powers while in your world in any way possible."
"Thanks Livy."
"Always there to serve you, Master Toshiro."
"And?" Kye asked.
"Sorry, Kye…"
"Good boy. If you're really that horny, I can always throw you Toshiko. In her eighteen year old self, heheheh…"
"Save that one for later, kay?"
"Aye aye!"
"Now about that coffee…"
Bedroom
Shinobu waltzed into the bedroom as if she walked into her own room. The only thing missing was her starting to whistle.
"Hey, Shino, you're sure all genki after talking to Cousin, what happened?" Nami asked.
"Well… We cleared an issue that was lingering around all the time…" Shinobu mused while swaying back and forth on her feet.
"I think I know what you're talking about…" Nami paused while her mouth started opening wide. "Shiiiino! I hope you didn't do what I think you did?!"
"Sssshhhh! It was close…" Shinobu whispered. "But he talked me down so smooth that I don't even bother with him being around."
"Really? That's sure nice… And you didn't want to murder me for calling you by your pet name, heehee…"
"Now that you say it…" she furled her eyebrow, making Nami anxious. "Nah, you're getting a one off pass now."
"Eheheh…"
"Hey, did you clear up your love woes with Grandpa?" Aya budged in between the two suddenly.
"How do you know what I talked about with him?" Shinobu asked.
"What else could you talk about with him in privacy, eh?"
"Okay, I admit, I did. Everything went better than expected, and in accordance with universal moral code."
"Weeee, how nice!" Aya started patting the Fusojin on the back. "So, have anyone in your love scope now?"
"Oh come on! I haven't laid an eye on anyone beside him for years!"
"Heh…"
Aya returned to her bunk, and then Angela said, "Wish you were here last night…"
"You mean… Sigi and Giulietta? Why should I bother listening to those two plowing their cornfields with their fingers, when I had Kola and his monster cock to rip me in half?"
"Ugh… Yeah, rub it in…" Angela mumbled and looked at the fingers of her right hand. "I caved in…"
"You mean you…"
"Uhuh…" Angela's face got red. "To the two going on…"
"I won't judge you, Angela," Aya smiled.
"I knew you wouldn't but… geez… this is a whole new level of embarrassing…"
"Hmmm? What's embarrassing…?" Elsa mumbled and wriggled in her bed.
"You sleeping away all the time," Angela rebuked.
"I love you too…" the troublesome Karlslander yawned and turned to the other side.
"If only she acted her intelligence level…"
"That's Elsa for you," Aya shrugged. "Isn't she lovely that way? I mean honestly?"
"Yes, she's adorable," Angela smiled. "Good that she doesn't fuck around in combat at very least."
"Heh… Alissa sure is laid back today," Aya said after looking at the golden haired Karlslander lying on her back, with her hands under her head and waving her right leg bent in half from left to right.
"That can only mean one thing…" Angela paled.
"Somebody will get shafted…" Aya muttered.
Dining hall
"Here ya go! The Katie special!" the Liberian cheered and gave Toshiro a cup of coffee that was more white than black.
Toshiro looked at his cup from all sides and asked, "Now what in everything holy is this?"
"Take a sip and try to guess."
"Okay then… I guess Eila's mishap from Britannia can't happen twice in one life…" Toshiro muttered quietly.
"Hmm?" Katie tilted her head.
"Nothing," Toshiro smiled and took a sip. "Heeey, this is familiar… This is the Yoshika Cinnamon Tonguegasm Special!"
"I knew you would recognize it. My Grandma lifted this recipe from your dear wife during the '48 reunion," Katie smiled wryly.
"Damn Twins… Well, I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. Good job, Katie."
"Pshaw, twas' nothing for me. How's my cooking by the way?"
"I can't say a bad word. It has that specific, home-cooked feeling."
That was too much even for the coy Katie, as she blushed slightly and said, "Well… Thanks… I can't cook shit for a guy like you, can I?"
"Ah right, I have a little anecdote for you."
"Yes?"
"Kaaaaatie! What the hell are we supposed to do?!" Sieglinde yelled from the kitchen.
"Gimmie a minute, okay?"
"Yeah…" Sieglinde moaned.
"So, what is it?" Katie asked.
"Have you heard how Eila almost gave Sanya a heart attack with only one cup of coffee?"
"Nooo… I believe not…"
"One day, Eila probably had her brain disconnected, because she dumped so much various stuff into Sanya's mug, that the result could be used as grease for ball bearings or as hypotension medicine."
"Say whaaat?"
"It literally had the consistence of freshly made tar. But thankfully Sanya just got the jitters."
"My… Hey, you're saying that in connection with my coffee, right?"
"Well, I was expecting the worst…" Toshiro mused.
"Oh you!" Katie gave bumped her fist against his arm.
"Works every time, heheh…"
"KATIE!" Sieglinde yelled so loud that the dust started falling off the ceiling.
"Coming, coming… Jesus H. Christ Almighty, and I'm supposed to be her damn XO… What will you be doing now?"
"I might just help you with the cooking…"
"You're shitting me…"
"Nope. Yoshika and I take turns at cooking, and nobody died yet," he grinned.
"Come on then! I'll be cooking with a legend! Woo!" Katie pumped her fist in the air.
A bit later
"Hey, Grandpa, where are yooouuuu?" Aya mused from between the group for witches.
"Here!"
"Here where?!"
Toshiro appeared at the kitchen counter, dressed in a hair net and white apron, and said, "Here, damn you."
"Pfhah!" Shinobu burst out suddenly. "Whoops, sorry…"
"Well, that was awfully bipolar of you…" Toshiro grumbled with a sour face.
"What are you doing, Toshiro?" Ellie asked.
"I'm lecturing penguins about the history of Bantustan. Of course I'm cooking!"
"Heehee… Okay, this should be unique…"
"Ellie, please, I'll do everything for my new friends. But I believe I'll also have to cook for dinner, since the two cuties doing night patrols aren't here."
"That sure is thoughtful of you, Toshiro," Alissa said.
"What else can I do here? Train?"
"For example. Speaking of which, after breakfast you and Aya are going with me."
"How about using the magic word?"
"Toshiro, could you please find it in your infinite benevolence to grace me and your dear Granddaughter with your reverend presence?"
The girls around had troubles gagging their laughs, but Toshiro just answered, "Of course, Alissa! I'll be fain to take part in the nonce thou hast prepar'd f'r us"
"I guess those Old Britannian studies you did in your free time finally paid off. I applaud thou, dear sir," Alissa said and bowed.
"Let's eat!" Elsa pled.
"Did somebody say eat?" Katie popped up near Toshiro. "Eat we… shalth?" she said after a few seconds of pondering.
Ellie giggled and said, "Don't try to hard or you'll spoil the air."
"Pfff…"
"Hey, I have the monopoly for fart jokes!" Toshiro protested, making everyone laugh.
Bedroom
"So we'll be training…" Toshiro said while putting on his warm jacket. "What kind of tortures do you have in mind for us?"
"Oh don't worry, Toshiro, this will be both fun and profitable," Alissa's face warped into a wry grimace.
"We're toast, Grandpa…" Aya muttered.
"You say?"
"Yup…"
"Hey, no muttering there, Aya," Alissa said.
"Yes ma'am."
"Let's go you two."
After they went outside, Alissa said, "Both of you will clear the runway. You, Aya, will use Rending Gales. You, Toshiro, will simply melt it all away with your Flame of Kōjin."
"Pure or standard?" he asked.
"Whatever works?"
"Uuuuuugh…" Aya moaned.
"Chop chop, Aya. You'll go in opposite directions."
"Yeah… Come on, Grandpa, let's get this over with."
"Meh, I'm game."
They went to their starting positions, and while Aya was slicing away the vast amounts of snow, Toshiro simply ran forward clad in his fiery aura. However, after a few minutes, he was already bored, so he turned on his transponder and said, "And now, a song for all those who are bored dead from shoveling snow.
He was just a General and he surely gave a fuck.
He ran along the runway like some stupid fucking jock.
He had to plow the snow like an angry arctic boar,
"You ain't gonna rest no more!"
Bother, bother, what a boring chore to do,
Bother, bother, what a boring chore to do,
Bother, bother, what a boring chore to do,
He ain't gonna rest no more!
Suddenly, Aya started singing a second stanza to the melody of The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
"Is everybody happy?" cried Alissa looking up,
Our Hero feebly answered "Yes," and she briefly cheered him up;
He plowed through the icy winds, without giving a single fuck,
He ain't gonna rest no more!
"That little genius of mine…"
"Yeah, she sure has the smarts of an Edelweiss…"
After the runway was clear, they took a breather.
"Okay, Toshiro, you can go read a book, I want to train with Aya alone."
"Suuuuure… I was here just to clear the snow…"
"You wouldn't want to reveal your power level too early, wouldn't you?" Alissa smirked.
"Nah, that and the few tricks I've learned. Book reading it is. Be diligent, Aya."
"Kay, Grandpa!"
When Toshiro was making a way for the main building, Aya asked, "Um, Alissa?"
"Hmm?"
"How strong is Grandpa really now?"
"You'll see later today, Sweetie. For now, we have to train a bit before today's main event. Well, one of two that is."
"And you won't tell me, right?"
"Of course not." Alissa smiled.
"Now I understand Grandpa even more…" Aya sighed.
Toshiro was reading a book absolutely uninterrupted until Shinobu came in, drenched in sweat after her training. She tried not to bother Toshiro, but her shoes started squeaking on the tiles.
"And who's sneaking around me, hmmm?" he asked while still reading.
"Only me, Toshiro," Shinobu replied flustered.
"I hope you're not here to reconsider, hmmm?"
"No, no, I'm just here for the girls bath supplies."
"Carry on then. Unless you want me to do an inspection of troops in the bath."
"Ha, so you do want to see me naked!" Shinobu said triumphantly.
"You're half naked as it is…" Toshiro eyed Shinobu, who was clad only in shorts that barely stuck out of her axils, and a short top that had only a few centimeters of spare material below her breasts. "The rest I can imagine."
"Oh shut up…" Shinobu mumbled as her cheeks started glowing red.
"Heh, just like Mio…" Toshiro sighed melancholically. "You have it fun, girls. Don't waste the time you spend together. Make strong and fun memories. Despite the Neuroi lingering at the doorstep, I had fun each day I spent with your grandmother, Yoshika, and all my friends…"
"Heehee… Don't worry, Toshiro, I already made some fond memories in this unit, and also in my homeland. I'll have things to tell my grandchildren before the fireplace, hahaha!"
"Proper attitude," Toshiro smiled and returned to reading.
After a few minutes, he heard movement from the direction of the two night witches, and he peaked over the edge of the book. Tatiana peeked right back at him with a radiant smile.
"Morning, Tatiana."
"Good morning, Toshiro."
"Your friend seems to be a bit more… tired."
"Ah, well, Aina is a narcoleptic, but it seems that her condition has lessened considerably lately."
"Would you look at that…? Bet you want to eat something now?"
"Yes, we always eat a light late-breakfast after getting up."
"Well then, come on, I'll prepare something for you."
"Oh but… Won't that be a bother?"
"I want to be useful here. My rank aside, I can't just mulch off the units supplies without giving anything in return, right?"
"Mmmm, well… That sure is nice of you…" Tatiana mumbled.
"Heh… Get your friend into gear; I'll go to the kitchen already."
"Okay…"
"I wanted to kill his granddaughter just yesterday, and now he's making me breakfast? Do people like that really exist, or did Aya kill me and I'm now in some kind of limbo?"
Tatiana shrugged, and she started shaking Aina gently.
"Hmmmm… Whaaaaa…?"
"Time to wake up, Aina. We'll have breakfast made today."
"Oh? By whoooooooooo…?" she yawned mightily, but when mid-moan Tatiana said, "Toshiro," she stopped with her mouth open. "Ooh?"
"Yes, he volunteered to make us breakfast. I'm as stumped as you, Aina…"
"Heh… I heard from Grandma that he's just like that – friendship beyond awkwardness. If he likes you, he already treats you like best buds with a ten year seniority."
"Well, you don't look a gifted horse in the mouth. Let's get ready for breakfast."
Ten minutes later
Toshiro came out of the kitchen with two plates full of food and two glasses full of orange juice. When he place the plates on the table at which the girls were sitting, they made enormous eyes.
"What?" Toshiro asked curiously.
"We don't even eat half of that for breakfast…" Tatiana answered. "And it looks so yummy…"
"Come on, Tanya, we can eat it!"
"But what about dinner…"
"You'll tell the girls making dinner that you'll be taking a half-portion, simple," Toshiro shrugged. "Now, dig in."
"Thanks!" the two cheered and dug in.
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