Chapter 44 – Just in time


Airspace over Volgograd Oblast

2230 MSK

Aina was looking around on her night patrol, but she saw that her companion suddenly paled and shook her head.

"Tanya, what's happening?" she asked concerned.

"I think I'm gonna hurl…"

"Why would… You…" she looked as the supper Tatiana ate vacated her stomach through her mouth. "Damn… Tanya, seriously, tell me what's happening,"

Tatiana took a deep breath and said, "I accidentally… tuned in on the bug in… Kola's room…"

"Uh… Yeah, and?"

"Since you're a fan of cinematography… Does the title "Deep Throat" ring a bell?"

"Is that the first porn movie that was legally admitted for screening in US cinemas? The one in which…"

Tatiana regurgitated again, and Aina said, "Sorry…"

"So Aya is sucking on Kola's knob? Hmmm… Poor Tatiana though, I guess she's still a little girl in those matters…"

Aina waited for Tatiana to stop throwing up, and she asked, "Can you continue? If not, we can always return and drop you off."

"No, thanks… I'll manage, although I might be a tad hungry towards the end."

"Nah, you don't have to worry about that, I have crackers," Aina smiled, and the moon lit up her cheerful face. "So, are we continuing?"

"Yes, please," Tatiana smiled faintly.

"Tanya wanna cracker?"

"Squawk!"

Lebyazhye Air Base

Kola's room

January 26 1983

Kola opened up his eyes and looked to his side, where Aya was sleeping all curled up like a cat.

"She really gave everything last night. I heard that my bed cracked in a few places, but we're still in an upright position, so I guess nothing serious broke. Shit, her Super Strength magic surely spiced it up… And she even promised me a surprise for today! Ha! She must feel guilty after being mashed by Sieglinde first, and coming to me as sloppy seconds."

"Maaasteeeer!"

"Oh my fucking god… What, Bianca?"

"Oh Kuro is such a charmer! I think I'm in love!"

"Yay…"

"Oh, Master? Are you not in a mood for a conversation with me?"

"Wow, this is new. You're actually considering my mood for a conversation with you… But go on, I guess I have to return to reality after that night with Aya…"

"Oh, if you don't want…"

"Go on, I can literally feel you being antsy."

"Ah, well… It seems that Kuro and I blend well together."

"Your enthusiasm has sunk dramatically. I guess you really care for my sanity, heheh… Okay, back you your original behavior. Now."

"Really? Oh! Okay! Kuro sooooo understands me! He's really good with words, and is a total sweetie! I mean…"

"God damn it…" Kola said quietly.

"Who or what are you damning from the morning, hmmm?" Aya asked as she uncurled herself.

"Bianca is trying to turn my brain into jelly by flapping her non-existent gums about how Kuro is her perfect life partner blah blah…"

"Heehee… That's not much different from the talk we're having after sex, is it?"

"But you know, Bianca is kinda only my familiar, and only in my head and you?" he lustrated Aya from top to bottom. "Well, you're living, breathing, and fornicating like mad!"

"Hahaha!" Aya laughed and embraced him with one hand. "Well, Bianca will grow on you, don't worry. Kuro was a bother for me at first, because whenever he made a sound, I almost shat myself, but I accepted him as a companion that I will have till my dying breath. You should think about Bianca the same. Do some small talk with her; ask her about her dreams, et cetera. Just like you did with me," Aya smiled.

"You're the woman here; you know your kind the best," Kola snickered. "A bit too thoroughly I think…"

"But thanks to my… research, Sigi had her little dream fulfilled."

"To have sex with you? Weird dream…"

"You know, she's bisexual."

"That explains some shit... But tell me one thing – why did you say that you possibly will have to do Giulietta today?"

"Because she will be jealous that I did it with Sigi. And wouldn't you want to get hold of those boobs?"

"I refuse to answer without a lawyer…" Kola mumbled.

"Oh come on, tell me, as a man."

"As a man, I would want to lay my hands on those knockers. But you know… Yours fit my hands almost perfectly."

"Oh…" Aya blushed. "Well… I think I'll take that as a complement…"

"I intended it to be one," Kola smiled. "But if you're after boobs, why not go after Elwyn? She has tits the size of Zeppelins!"

"I'm not exactly sure whether she's entirely into girl-on-girl stuff… But if there's a possibility…"

"Seriously, Aya? Another girl to your head count? How about I go around and start fucking the girls?"

"Oh but Kola…"

"No buts, Aya. If you want to fuck around, let me do it too."

"No…" Aya mumbled.

"Why not?"

"Because I don't want to lend you to anyone… You're mine…" she muttered with a childish voice. "Besides, nobody even mentioned having any intent towards you…"

"Really? Nobody wants to jump on my rod?"

"Nope."

"Shit…"

"Heehee… Methinks everyone just ascertained as a truth revealed that you are my man, and only mine."

"Sounds plausible. You know, I'll allow you under one condition."

"Which is? But please, no more BJ's, I'm still a bit murky after yesterday…"

"No, the condition is simple – teach me how to shoot properly."

"Wait… You are in the army, and you can't shoot? What?"

"I was always "lower ranked technical personnel," Aya. I have been given my Makarov for personal protection, but they didn't even bother to teach me how to shoot."

"But back then when we landed…"

"It wasn't even loaded," he said.

"But you really REALLY don't know how to shoot?"

"Well, I shot off one mag in the period when I was absolutely alone for a few hours after my unit left and before Katie and Ellie came."

"This is… disturbing. Kola, if I have time after training, I'll teach you personally."

"Thanks, Aya. As you see, I'm not your grandfather, who saved the world and became a five-star before he was even my age."

"And I love you just how you are. I will teach you many things, and you can learn some nice stuff once we get to the West."

"Uhhhh… About thaaaat…"

"Hmm?" Aya tilted her head slightly.

"Officially, I don't have any education…" he muttered.

"Oh my… I totally forgot about that! But don't worry! Grandpa and I will get you into gear, and you'll pass some exams. A few months of work, and you'll have high school behind you. Oh, and maybe even Grandma and Mom could help!"

"You think so? You think I could pull that off?"

"Of course! You are very smart, Kola. You'll see, once you start using your brain towards academics, you'll be like a tempest!" Aya cheered.

"I really do hope I won't fail you…" he sighed.

"Don't worry about it right now. Just do your job."

"Yeah, I'll do. How about a kiss?"

"Why not," Aya shrugged and just before she did, Kola pushed her back.

"Um, wash your mouth first…" he mumbled.

"Oh, shit…" Aya muttered but she giggled and went over the window, opened it, took some snow from the windowsill, stuffed it into her mouth, shuddered, and after a few seconds, she spat it out. "Is that good?"

"Perfect!" Kola laughed.

Bedroom

"So, Kye, what's the total headcount for last night?"

"You did Toshiko, Kola did Aya, Aya did Sieglinde, Giulietta did Nami, Elwyn did herself."

"I would be a hypocrite if I gave any comment to this…"

"Indeed you would be, Erzherzog von Fuckowitz."

"Hmmm… Erzherzog… I haven't heard that in a non-historical context since… hooooo… When was the last time somebody called you "Princess"?"

"Definitely more often, but it's not like everybody is calling me that all the time. I'm not a mortal in any universe right now, so only Joey, Lily, and Shadow call me that."

"So right now you're like a goddess should be? Invisible, unheard, and just sometimes tangible through minor miracles?"

"Oh you sourpuss you. Let's say I'm not meeting strangers, but I do have family, remember?"

"Yeah… I wonder how Kamiko looks right now…"

"Perv."

"She's probably legal right now. Bite me."

"She's physically sixteen and will never age."

"Never?"

"She's like her mother and Aunt Joey. Those two stopped aging at sixteen when they were growing up, and Kamiko is strongly taking after them. You could say Kamiko is legal, but she's my grandbaby, too. Keep your intentions toward her chaste, please. You already defiled my redheads, and I don't think Doran would take kindly to you doing that to his granddaughter."

"If I may butt in. Kamiko's now a goddess, forever young, and from a family that could be considered royal, spanning for thousands of years. I'm on the other hands an old mortal fart from a lineage of mortal rulers spanning over a few hundred years, and technically a bastard. The misalliance would be dreadful, although I committed one with your redheads, and I don't even know if Kamiko would want me. Furthermore, she's in another universe, and I have no ways of contacting her without you knowing, so I'll pass. Continue please."

"Remember what he said about Kaylie and Layla in your 1945 when they were seventeen?"

"Yeah. Something about a proverbial roof and whatnot. He should loosen his balls, they're… uuuh… smart enough to be adults, I guess."

"You tell that to him, it's not bothering me as much as it bothers him. And I really can't believe you used "smart" and my girls in one sentence after all you've experienced with them..."

"Yeah. I like them, Kaylie especially. And Kamiko."

"You know, they did officially turn eighteen the following year in our time."

"I like where this is going."

"King Perv the First."

"But yeah, I like them better than the rest of your clan. They're the most normal and least "high and mighty" of all the people I met because of you."

"If I would let you live with them for a hundred years, everyone would grow on you more or less. It's a shame you didn't get to spend any time with them outside of war. My little sister, Yami, is about the most carefree person I know, but she gets real serious in war. My brother Zen is kind of odd. He means well. Their children are nice too, but I do agree that my girls and Kamiko are the most compatible with your attitude."

"Guess it's time to slowly prepare for a new day, huh?"

"That would be a proper course of action. Oh, and you will be needed today."

"To what extent?"

"For now, you'll be needed in Aya's training."

"How can you live with the consciousness that you can prevent something but you won't give a fuck about it?"

"Eons of practice, Toshiro. If you were to be an Elder God, you would most likely behave the same way – observe and give gentle hints and pushes in the right direction, but not outright solve problems. Mortals need to vault the hurdles Fate spreads across the path they're walking through life, or they won't evolve. You perfectly well know that I could just kill all the Neuroi. But you see what my guidance led to?"

"Yeah, I see. Aya became normal; Karlsland could perform so well in the first hours of the assault…"

"I saved Katie and Ellie…"

"That too… My ego is in shambles right now…"

"You saved the world once, that's enough for most."

"The Yoshika in the world I visited has a better score…"

"I didn't get to pick my champions. A plethora of circumstances beyond my control led to the fact that Yoshika was born with the power of True Zen, and saved the world multiple times. Tough luck, Bub."

"I wonder why I can't have the power of the Allgod though… I'm his champion, and sure, I have my Celestial Order mastered, but only on a mortal level..."

"The full power of Celestial Order is something a mortal shouldn't, and cannot wield, sorry."

"Ehhh… It seems that I'm not meant to be a double hero… Or am I?"

"Soon, Toshiro. Everything will be revealed soon. Very, very soon."

"Whatever, if shit's meant to hit the fan, the only thing you can do is get an umbrella. Time to officially wake up."

Toshiro opened his eyes and looked around. Yet another time, he saw Sieglinde half-naked, but this time, she just flexed her muscles in a crab pose with a roguish smile.

"10/10 would bang," he said, admiring her body like out of a spread from Sports Illustrated.

"Heh, thanks, Toshiro," Sieglinde chuckled. "But if you could leave, I won't show you my cooch just like that."

"Sure thing," he smiled and vacated the room. "Oh look, my dear sexually active granddaughter is here," Toshiro said after seeing Aya with a massive case of bed hair coming towards him and massaging her bum with her right hand. "It seems Kola tried anal?"

"Ehh… No, it's just that… Errr… We did it a bit too hard and… When we made out just a few minutes earlier, it just collapsed…"

"A metal bed frame collapsed? Well, you two don't fuck around."

"Heehee… So, why are you standing here? The girls are getting dressed?"

"Yeah. And yet again, I saw Sieglinde in the almost-nude. My… Even Adi didn't have such a body in '45…" he said melancholically.

"Ehh…" Aya sighed. "Okay Grandpa, let me pass, I have to change too."

"Have at it," he moved to the side.

Once Aya entered the room, Giulietta ran up to her, grabbed her right arm lightly, and said, "We need to talk."

"Ooooh, this is getting interesting already… When and where?"

"Come with me to the toilet," Giulietta said with a spark in her eyes.

"I'll come, but let go of my arm already."

"Ah, sorry," she released Aya's arm. "Let's go," she opened the door.

"Going…" Aya sighed and exited into the corridor.

"Back already?" Toshiro asked.

"We have to discuss something in private," Giulietta explained.

"Ah, then go."

The two wandered to the toilet, and Giulietta asked, "How could you?"

"Could what?"

"You gave away your lesbian virginity to Sieglinde! I wanted to be the first one…"

"You didn't call dibs on me, Giulietta. Also, Sieglinde wanted me since soon after we met, so your claims are null and void."

Giulietta pouted heavily.

"Come on, Giulietta, don't behave like that. We're almost adults, and we have a vocabulary encompassing enough words to settle our differences using words."

"I want you…" Giulietta mumbled.

"You want me, okay. Why do you want me?"

"Out of pure sexual desire and jealousy."

"Mhhhmmm… I see. And why do you think I should have sex with you?"

"Because… Uhhhmmm… Errr…"

"You don't have a constructive argument, huh?"

"No…" Giulietta hung her head low. "I'll be going now," she walked slowly towards the exit.

Aya grabbed her hand and said, "Wait. If you want me so badly, I'll do it. Only this once. Consider it a prize for destroying all those Neuroi yesterday."

"R-Reeaaaaally?!"

"Yes, really. Tonight, be prepared."

"I'll bathe twice! Oh thanks Aya! You don't know how much it means to me!" Giulietta jumped up and down, and it was visible that she wasn't wearing a bra yet.

Aya looked mesmerized at the sight before her, but she snapped out of it and said, "Uh, yeah, whatever… Just don't put on such a happy face when you're going back."

"Okay!" the Romagnan cheered.

"And don't brag, please! The matter of the sexual encounters of everyone in the unit is a big enough elephant in the room already as it is."

"Um… Kind of… Probably only Elsa, Marie, Tatiana, and Aina don't know anything. Well, they know about you and Kola, you would be stupid not to think that you just sleep with one another innocently."

"Maybe we do…" Aya smirked. "Nah, we're doing it like maniacs. But for the most time we do sleep, so…"

"Meh, semantics… Okay then Aya, let's go back."

"Let's."

Toshiro watched the two pass him with a raised eyebrow, but he didn't say anything. This time, Sieglinde ran up to both Aya and Giulietta and asked, "Hey, what's going on?"

"Nothing," Giulietta said. "We had to discuss an urgent private matter."

"Really?" Sieglinde looked at Aya.

"Mhhhm," Aya nodded.

"Actually, I don't give a fuck anymore," Sieglinde smiled and turned around, going to her bunk.

"I wouldn't either…" Giulietta mumbled and went to her bunk.

"I guess I'll just get dressed..."

Dining hall

The girls slowly started coming to the dining hall, where the aromas from the kitchen, now occupied by Shinobu and Nami, wafted across.

"You look good, Lily," Katie said. "Fresh like a spring daisy might I add."

"The whole night's sleep helped, Katie. But after breakfast, I want to train," Elizabeth said firmly.

"Okay, I agree. But not too hard, you never know when the Neuroi attack and I don't want your magic reserves drained," Katie said in a lecturing manner, waving her index finger around.

"Of course. And you sure love your lectures…"

"Remember all of them?" Katie smirked.

"Every. Single. One," Elizabeth said slowly.

"Heh… You know, you should call Aunt Melissa and tell her."

"Oh… Ummm… Actually, okay, I'll do it once the time is right. Somewhere around noon or something."

"Morning ladies," Ellie came in with a small smile on her face.

"Morning ma'am!" the girls chimed.

"So, what are you all planning for today?" Ellie asked.

"Aya, Toshiro, and I are going to the forest to train," Alissa said.

"Where is he by the way?"

"Behind you," Alissa answered.

Ellie turned around violently but she only saw the empty doorway. She looked around quickly everywhere, but she couldn't see him.

"Are you making fun of me, Alissa?"

"Oh show yourself, Grandpa. You're not eighteen to pull such pranks," Aya sighed for the umpteenth time today.

Toshiro appeared behind Ellie out of the thin air and said, "Spoilsport."

"Woah!" Ellie shouted surprised. "How did you do that?"

"One of Yuki's useful tricks – invisibility."

"Hey, but I couldn't ping you," Katie said. "How is that possible? You were physically there all the time, right?"

"Your pings couldn't bounce off Toshiro, because the coating absorbs sound waves, besides doing the same for photons," Yuki explained. "Before you ask how is he able to hear or see anything, I'll only say – it's magic, conventional physics don't apply."

"Clever…" Katie said while nodding her head slowly. "But if he can go invisible…" Katie's face reddened suddenly.

"By your reaction I can only guess you're implying that this knucklehead could sneak into your bedroom and defile you in your sleep?"

Katie nodded quickly.

"Katie please," Toshiro said. "I have two dick-keepers," he pointed out Alissa and Aya. "And I'm saying it for the last, motherfucking time – I'm married, and old!"

"Ahem…" Ellie coughed.

"What?" Toshiro asked.

"Language…" she mumbled.

"I'm surprised you're standing up to me like that. A man's gotta swear once in a while, but not use curses as punctuation marks. Unless you do have some traumatic memories from your childhood about that matter, then I can make my language a bit more… puffy."

"I would appreciate that…"

"Fine. So, no swearing, and no molesting. Unless it's Sieglinde showing off her body."

"What am I hearing right now?" Ellie looked at the said Karlslander.

"I'm proud of the work I poured into making my body a shrine to the God of Lift. Might as well show it to Toshiro as a connoisseur of female bodies," Sieglinde said proudly. "Also, he has something to say about it as a fellow bodybuilder, right?"

"Maybe not a bodybuilder just for the sake of showing it off, but yeah, you can be very proud of the work you've done. Especially to keep your boobs big, heheh…"

"Graaandpaaa… You know that could be pulled up to molesting too? It's not 1945 anymore."

"And who would press charges?"

"Me," Alissa raised her hand with a deadpan face, but she giggled seeing Toshiro's face warped in disapproval.

"Breakfast's ready!" Nami cheered from the kitchen counter suddenly. "Morning, Toshiro!"

"Morning, Nami. Okay, discussions aside, let's grab some grub everyone."


After breakfast and the after-breakfast break, Aya, Alissa, and Toshiro were standing before the snowy runway.

"You know what to do," Alissa grinned.

Aya and Toshiro looked at each other with disgruntled faces, but then, Toshiro simply dissolved the snow in an instant with his magic.

"Pfff… But I supposed it's to conserve Aya's energy so she can train longer, right?" Alissa asked.

"That and the undeniable fact that I'm simply pissed off being the living snowplow."

"Heehee, thanks Grandpa."

They moved to the usual place, and Alissa pointed to the place that should be clear of snow, but wasn't.

"Oh, I should be the good gramps and clear this snow too?"

"As you wish," Alissa shrugged.

"Stand back then, Aya."

"And me?" Alissa asked innocently.

"I couldn't give two fucks about you in your current state," Toshiro shrugged.

Once Aya backed out, Toshiro pumped his fist in the air, and an omnidirectional blast of magic launched outward and cleared the entire area of snow while simultaneously making snowmen out of Alissa and Aya.

Alissa just made the snow disappear, and Toshiro went after her example, removing the amassment of flakes from his granddaughter with a flick of the wrist.

"Heehee, that was kinda fun, Grandpa," Aya grinned. "When can I try that?"

"Who knows, you're smarter than me during the Second Neuroi War…"

"Heh… Wait, so now you're smarter?" Aya tilted her head.

"I didn't check it with a test, but I think after the war something changed in my brain, making me think way more clearly."

"Now this is intriguing…" Aya pondered. "I guess you don't want to brag, right, Grandpa?"

"Yeah, kinda…" Toshiro stretched himself and yawned. "But officially you're the smartest in the family, and that will stay valid," he winked.

"Whatever now, Grandpa," Aya shrugged.

"What's this training session about?" Toshiro asked.

"Aya trained with me yesterday to get her Celestial Aura in grip. It's still a bit rickety, but if she trains with you, she will have better motivation."

"Rickety? Aya, I thought your willpower could move mountains, if you'd had the magic capabilities to do that."

"It seems that my willpower doesn't have much to do with the Celestial Aura in this world, Grandpa… One time I can keep it up for a few minutes, the other time I can't even fire it up. A total mystery."

"Ugh… Smells like a Kye trial from a mile," Toshiro muttered. "So, why am I needed?"

"You'll spar with Aya, that's all."

"That's really all?" both asked at the same time.

"Yes. Nothing like a fight of generations to liven up the mood."

"How are we supposed to spar in this small circle?" Aya asked.

Alissa pointed upwards, and Aya immediately understood.

"Now this is interesting!" Toshiro shouted. "Come on, Aya, let's have a spar! Like that previous time!"

"So no holds barred?" Aya asked.

"None at all," Toshiro grinned fiercely.

"Ooooooooh… This will indeed be interesting…" Aya laughed quietly and summoned Hikarimaru, and clad herself in her Magic Drive aura. "Are you up for it, Grandpa?"

Oblivion Lost appeared in Toshiro's right hand and with that the Celestial Aura around him, and he said, "Like never."

The two kicked off the ground and flew up.

Forest

1104 MSK

"I lost count of our duels today…" Toshiro said while grasping for air under a pine. "Oh fuck… Oh shit…"

"It's a… draw…" Aya said while lying over his lap on her back. "Oh my… Oh boy… Oh everything…"

"And still… You only used… The Celestial Aura… For a few minutes summarily…"

"Wait a minute… Grandpa…"

They waited a minute to catch their breaths, and Aya continued. "I really don't know what's going on. In the simulation, I could use it for more than a few minutes. Now, I can use it only for one or two minutes, and it goes poof."

"What do you say to that, Kye?" Toshiro asked as she approached.

"First, Toshiro, tell Aya how you mastered the Celestial Aura yourself."

"It just came to me in a fit of rage while having a duel with Mio in the sim. From that moment on, I could use it freely, just like that."

"So… It just came to you? Boooo…" Aya sulked. "Alissa, how can I learn that Aura?"

"I could tell it to you, but that would defeat the purpose of the training. In addition, the few minute spurts during which you can use it are enough for now anyway. If all else fails, you can awaken Hikarimaru, and use your Overdrive Aura."

"Good things come to those who wait, right?" Aya asked.

Alissa patted her on the head and said, "Indeed, Sweetie. Now go, I regenerated you, so you can teach Kola what he wanted to know."

"Oh, thanks!" Aya cheered and ran away just like that.

"Kye, answers, now," Toshiro said adamantly.

"A partial answer is the fact that you're the original champion of the Allgod, so your compatibility with him is the highest, especially that you used his power more than Aya did. Your body is simply used to it."

"But I bet that's not all."

"Of course not," Alissa smiled. "But don't worry, Bub, Aya will use that aura in a masterful way sooner than you think. Now, do you want me to heal you completely, or do you want to take a dip after I heal you mostly?"

"Is there something implied to the second choice?"

"Weeeeelll…" Alissa mused. "You can pick a bath partner…" she started rocking herself back and forth on her heels. "I'll pass, but you can have Toshiko or Livy."

"Oh, I volunteer!" Livy suddenly appeared in a white towel covering her from armpits to slightly below her butt, and another one on her head.

"Dear gods! But Livy, won't the Allgod rip me a new one for tomfoolery with you? You're his partner after all."

"Master has lent me to you, Master Toshiro, in whole, so if you'd like…" she placed her right index finger on her lower lip flirtatiously.

"Yoshika would skin me alive… But I suppose I could give you a massage or something… Whew, is it spring already, cuz I'm hot…" Toshiro loosened up his collar nervously.

"Heehee, come on, Master, let's take a dip."

"But Kye was supposed to…"

"Done. By me," Livy said proudly. "Now, you go there on your own, and I'll just appear in my usual way, Master."

"Aye aye!" Toshiro shouted and ran away.

"By the Primordial Goddess, when will you tell him, Kye?" Livy asked with a sour face.

"That and not only that will happen soon. Trademark, copyright, all rights reserved."

"Do you promise it? It's painful for me to watch Master being a mortal in the total darkness…" Livy said with a sad visage.

Alissa placed her hand on Livy's shoulder and she said, "I promise, I'll tell him…" she whispered something to Livy, to which her eyes sparked up immediately.

"Really?!"

"Yes," Alissa smiled warmly.

"Thank you, Kye."

"We Elder Gods should keep together. Now shoo, go and entertain him. In a platonic way, if possible."

"Heehee… Only 41 years and I can level up our relationship," Livy winked and disappeared.

"Poor thing…" Alissa sighed. "Eons loving a guy who couldn't read or respond her emotions… No wonder she's so giddy, now that Adam has been revived, and given her previous track record with Toshiro…" she quietly said to herself. "But she agreed to his conditions involuntarily, so it's partially her own fault that she's in pain now…"

Hangar

Aya waited for Kola after making some agreements through comms with Ellie. She took Ellie's AKS-74 and a few mags, and placed them on her lap. Her own private MG3 H1 was resting on the side of the Launch Unit, with a spare tape she took from the ammo crate wrapped around the barrel, along with Elizabeth's M82.

"Gospodin!" Kola shouted as he saw the arsenal around Aya. "Are we preparing for a new war?"

"Heehee… Well, I want to give you a crash course on various weapons. Did you bring a spare mag for your Makarov as I told you?"

"Of course, my dear instructor," Kola smiled.

"Let's go then. Ellie made a makeshift firing range to train Marie, so we'll use that. Take the Light Fifty and the MG3, okay?"

"And you're just carrying that AKS? What kind of sexual parity is that?"

"Bear me a child, and I'll carry all the weapons for you," Aya rebuked. "Come on; are you not a noble gentleman?"

"A noble without a square foot of land…" Kola sighed. "But yeah, if my fair maiden requires it from me, I will carry everything!"

"Heehee…"

Laden with the weapons, they exited the hanger through the back entrance.

"This is it," Aya said after they arrived, showing the range to Kola with a wide hand gesture.

"Makeshift, but I guess we have to use what we have. So, what's first?"

"First, some basic theory. Give me you Makarov," Kola threw her his pistol silently. "Now then, are you familiar with weapon parts?"

"Well somewhat… I have a repair diagram for that in my room."

"Ah, okay then, I'll skip that. Now, rule number one, is that you NEVER E-V-E-R point a gun at another person, unless you want to injure or potentially kill them."

"That's pretty self-explanatory."

"Oh no, Kola, many people forget this. And believe me, rare mechanical failures happen, and a gun with a chambered round can fire off, and this particular gun has no firing pin spring or firing pin block, so without the safety on, it can fire when dropped. Also, you can never be sure that a gun is not loaded. Many people died because they thought a gun is empty, and then boom, a shot."

"Mmmhmmm…"

"Well, what's all for now. Come on, let's walk up to the first target, and let's see if you're worthy of calling yourself my husband," Aya giggled.

Kola shook his head and walked after Aya. "Okay, stop. We have about ten meters to the target, enough for an amateur I think. You know a good firing stance?" she asked and threw him his gun.

He just raised his gun like that and aimed freely at the target.

"Heehee… That would work in a gangster movie, but not in real life. Well, of course, one hand shooting is possible, but you lack the proficiency. Mind if I mess around with your stance a bit?"

"You're messing with my whole body in bed; I have nothing against some random touching through clothes," he smiled wryly.

"Oh you perv…" Aya sighed and moved him in a proper firing stance, with a firm two-hand grip included. "There you go. Look at your legs, and your arms, and memorize this position."

"I got it, I feel it."

"Good boy. Now, pull the slide, slide the safety, align the sights, and let's see if you're not blind."

Kola did all those steps with a bit of anxiety, but he finally pressed the trigger. The gun kicked up and back, and he said, "This feeling… My ears are ringing, but it's so damn fun!"

"Hahaha! A true man loves firing guns! Okay, discharge the whole mag and we'll evaluate you."

"Roger!" Kola cheered and fired off the remaining seven 9x18 rounds. "Wee!"

"Haha! Okay, let's see… One shot off target, boo… However, the rest went in. Did you aim at a specific part?"

"Nah, just the silhouette," he replied.

"Well, that's a plausible tactic. Okay, pop in the next mag and have fun."

With hands shaking from excitement, he changed the mag and fired off the whole thing.

"Still fun?" Aya asked with a smile.

"Bah! How did I do?"

"Three head shots, you're improving. Safety on, and back into the pocket with it. Now we're going for something bigger."

Kola holstered his gun and picked up Ellie's backup rifle. "This one?"

"Yup. Hold it like you're holding it now," Aya said and came closer and started pointing out parts. "Firing mode selector, safety, mag release, charging handle. Can you piece it together?"

"Do I look dumb to you?"

"Umm… From a neutral standpoint, you have an archetypical Slavic type of beauty associated with more physical labor than pursuit of knowledge…" Aya fidgeted around. "B-But I guess that's why I fell for you…"

"My manliness triggered something inside of you?" Kola asked coyly.

"Heh… That and your kindness towards me…" Aya blushed. "But enough of sweet talk! Let's move to the second target, at a hundred meters."

After relocating, Aya commanded. "Fire a whole mag in single fire mode."

Kola pulled the charging handle with a characteristic crunch for the AK family, and he aimed at the target down the range.

He pulled the trigger, and even he saw that the tracer tipped round hit the target.

"Woah!"

"Easy, Kola, easy… Twenty nine more left." Aya said with an honest smile.

After the rounds were expended, Kola asked, "Full auto now?"

"Of course, my dear. Oh, and you have quite a nice aim – 25 of 30 in target."

"Uhhh… Thanks…" Kola mumbled.

"Now, you don't need to be more embarrassed than you are currently."

"Heh… My two years younger fiancé is teaching me how to shoot… I should burn from shame on the spot," he sighed.

"Maybe if we were in Liberion, but that's irrelevant now. Now, you change the mag and use controlled bursts to make some holes in that target."

Kola reloaded, and simply squeezed down the trigger, which resulted the ten wasted round.

"I said controlled…" Aya frowned.

"And I never shot anything fully automatic in my life, cut me some slack…"

"Just squeeze the trigger as if it was one of my nipples," Aya said with a straight face but soon blushed wildly. "Did I just use that analogy?"

"Pretty much yes. Okay then…" Kola resumed his shooting, and soon heard the sound that meant, "You're empty."

"Mmmmm…" Aya pondered. "Reasonable accuracy. Next!"

"Oh, but I see that you still have some mags…" Kola said with a disappointed look.

"Later. Don't you want to shoot such a big gun like the MG3? Hmmm?"

"It's… tempting," Kola squinted his eyes and looked at the big machinegun.

"Heehee… Nobody with a spark for weaponry can't resist! Okay, this is a bit easier to operate. Unwrap the belt from around the barrel, and insert the guide, that piece of leather at the beginning, into the feed tray."

"And then?" he asked.

"Then I'll guide you, so if you'd crouch…"

"Okaaaaaay…"

Kola crouched beside the weapon, and did as he was instructed. Aya then took his right hand and pulled the belt a bit.

"Did you feel that?"

"My heart skipping a beat or the round bumping a bit?"

"Heehee… The second one of course. Now pull the charging handle, and… well, you can firing it from a standing position; you're a wizard with enough muscle mass to make a pig meant for slaughter blush."

"Weird complement, but I'll bite," Kola underlined his sentence by pulling the charging handle. "Same target?"

"Yes."

He stood up and sent a burst towards the target. "I love the sound!"

"And I love that you've controlled the burst surprisingly well! Fire on!" Aya cheered.

Kola fired on, but when the belt was about to end, he surprisingly stopped.

"Hmm?" he tilted his head.

"Jam," Aya explained. "Pull the charging handle, forcefully if needed."

Kola did it, releasing an expended cartridge and a link, and asked, "Can I resume?"

"Want to have some fun?" she asked.

"Yeah, fun is always… fun."

"Heehee… Why not finish that belt from the hip?"

"Do I look like I'm John Rambo?" he smirked.

"Ooooh, you saw that movie? Already?" Aya asked surprised.

"A week before you girls all moved in, we had movie night."

"I see," Aya smiled. "Well, I just proposed."

"And I'll heed your word," Kola aimed forward and let off a string of rounds, including three tracers. "That was… magical."

"Right? Okay, the last weapon for today, Liz's M82. I have to warn you, it uses .50 caliber rounds, so you have to watch for the recoil. But paradoxically, you can't anticipate it."

"Why so?"

"Every little twitch of your muscles will throw off your aim. Now, take the rifle and let's go to the 400 meter target."

Kola took the enormous rifle with him and stood beside Aya.

"Loading it won't be a problem, and just shooting also won't. But if you want to do it properly, you have to lie down and…"

"Elizabeth shoots it from an upright position, I think," Kola interrupted.

"Because she has magic stabilizing her shots. Well of course, somebody of your stature, with some training, could probably shoot that rifle from a standing stance. But for now, just drop down in the snow and fire. Wait a second; I'll clear up some room."

Aya summoned her sword and swatted out some of the snow, and she disappeared in the hangar briefly, returning with a piece of canvas.

"I can't let you dirty your uniform; I'll be the one cleaning it afterwards," Aya lectured him, but she cracked up nonetheless.

Kola spread it on the ground and lied down. He loaded the rifle and before he looked through the scope, Aya said, "Don't put your eye close to the scope."

"Recoil?"

"Yup."

Kola placed his face about ten centimeters from the scope, and looked through it with one eye closed. "I see a shadow on the right side…"

"Move your eye a bit so there's none." Aya advised.

"It works," he said. "So what, I just squeeze the trigger now?"

"No, no. You have to squeeze it when you exhale, not too forcefully, with one fluid move."

Kola started doing breath cycles, but then he said, "The scope is dancing around the place…"

Aya crouched beside him, and placed her hand in his shoulder. "Relax, Kola. Breathe slowly, and don't worry about a thing."

He took a few more breaths, and finally pulled the trigger, causing the little snow left before him to kick up.

"Holy fuck…" he said amazed.

"And you even hit!"

"Incredible… But… I think there's a speck on the scope, could you look?"

"Okay, move over."

Kola moved over, but just as Aya lied down, he turned her over on her back and pinned her down to the canvas.

"N-Not now, Kola… Somebody might eavesdrop… A spy satellite might be over us right now…" Aya said nervously.

"Oh, so you're not afraid of anything, in private, but outside of my room, it's only hugs and kisses?"

"Y-Yeah…"

"Okay then…" Kola planted a kiss on her lips, in a way that made her writhe in pleasure under him. "There's no speck by the way."

"Oh you horny liar…" she pouted. "Back to work, mister," Aya stood up.

"Didn't like my small initiative?"

"There's time and place for everything," Aya said indifferently. "But I did like it…"

"Heh…"

Kola fired off eight more rounds, and when he stopped, Aya carefully asked, "I hope you're not trying to push me down again under the guise of a jam?"

"No, I'll try something," he said, stood up, and started aiming.

"You really like taking the initiative," Aya smiled.

Kola fired and said, "I think I hit."

"You did, bravo, Kola. Want to shoot those remaining mags from the AKS, or…"

"No, it would be a waste. Let's wrap up everything and go back to the main building."

"How reasonable," Aya giggled.

Bath

"How is it, Master?" Livy asked Toshiro, who was kneaded by her agile hands.

"Divine…" Toshiro sighed in bliss.

"Heehee… I expected nothing less."

"I should be the one massaging you…" Toshiro sighed, this time from embarrassment.

"Oh please, Master… I will serve you in any way possible," Toshiro could feel the warmth of her face near his way. "ANY way…" she whispered in such a sultry voice that made his knees week.

"Okay, okay, okay! Enough, please… Offf…" he exhaled deeply. "As much as I want to add you to my trophy list, it's not fair towards the Allgod."

Livy went silent for a few seconds and said, "Okay, Master… But at least massage me as you said you would..."

"Okay," Toshiro turned around and saw Livy leaned back. "I'm not massaging your breasts, Livy, they don't need to grow more?"

"Oh don't they? My double D's are enough for you? I can change my bodily features as much as I want, Master."

"Turn around already…" he mumbled.

"Oh, are you going to…"

"Stop already, damn you!" Toshiro yelled. "I'm not eighteen anymore! I can't just fuck every woman that wants a piece of me! I'm married, have three kids, and a spotless reputation!"

"I… I'm sorry for making you nervous, Master…" Livy apologized quietly. "If you still have it in your heart, please massage me, I won't provoke you anymore…"

Toshiro slowly moved his hand towards Livy's head, which she hid between her arms, and patted it.

"Come on, Livy… I know you meant well, but I really can't… Unless you wiped my memories afterwards, but what would be the point then?"

"Not much sense would me made…"

"And I appreciate that you're at least somewhat acting like a mortal girl, really."

"I know that you hate how Kye behaves…" Livy cracked a small smile.

"How about telling me some things that she won't tell me, hmmm? You're in the same group so to speak."

"I can't, Master. I swore Kye that I won't reveal some things before she gives me a green light…" Livy said sadly.

"Damn it… Oh well, let's get that massage over with, shall we?"

"Oh, can you enable your Celestial Aura for that, Master?" Livy asked with sparkling eyes.

"Sure, why not…" he shrugged and enveloped himself in the cosmic power.

"I agreed to the memory wipe of my Master, so I have to power on through this trial… Oh why is love such a double-edged sword… I want to love you at all times…"

?

"Professor Sakharov, we received a green light for the operation!" a young Fusojin scientist shouted.

"Good, Isshiki, good… Everyone, proceed with phase one!"

The man called Sakharov approached the window of the concealed bunker. Three enormous silo door opened, and three spherical constructions slid out of the ground.

"Very good…"

"Phase one completed!" Isshiki shouted.

"Start phase two!" Sakharov commanded.

The lights in the bunker dimmed slightly, and the generators started glowing purple.

"Avrora-1 and Avrora-2 working at 99.9% efficiency! Avrora-3 is lagging one hundredth behind!"

"Turn down the power of the two to match generator three," Sakharov said.

"Roger… Power of all three generators is optimal and synchronized!"

"Start phase three!"

"Roger!"

Three purple beams shot from the generators, focusing in one point a few hundred meters above ground, and producing one enormous beam shooting up into the sky. The clouds started swirling in the place where the beam pierced them, and soon, a purple light started shining from the clouds and slowly expanding.

"Gospodin…" Sakharov sighed and crossed himself thrice.

"Wormhole generation successful!" Isshiki cheered. "It's 99% stable!"

"P-Proceed with phase four!"

"Roger!" Isshiki grabbed the phone. "This is the Avrora control center! Launch the rocket!"

Project Avrora Rocket Silo

Control Room

"Otkryt' raketyyego bunkera!"

"Tak tochno!"

The enormous silo door slid to the side, revealing the wormhole directly above them.

"Gospodin…" the man in control gasped. "Zapustit' raketnyye dvigateli!"

"Tak tochno!"

The commander looked at the enormous MR-UR-100UTTh Sotka missile standing straight in the middle of the silo. As by magic, the initial liquid fuel engines ignited, producing a thunderous roar and obscuring the view with an enormous amount of smoke.

Project Avrora Control Bunker

The gathered looked as the missile flew like an arrow of light towards the wormhole, and disappeared inside of it.

Minutes passed in a nervous atmosphere, and then, a capsule on a parachute started flying down from the wormhole. The whole bunker started cheering, but then, Neuroi started swarming out of the wormhole in dozens.

"Shit! Close it! Close it now!"

"We can't, Professor! The generators are not reacting!"

Just then, an enormous battleship of a size not yet seen descended out of the wormhole. At least a kilometer long, it looked like the wet dream of a naval passionate, albeit he would have to like the color red with black hexagons dotted over it.

"Call the 777th immediately!" Sakharov yelled.


Now who might those Sakharov and Isshiki be… One is a real person, and one is a reference.


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