Disclaimer: I do not own bleach! All credits go to Tite Kubo
Soul Society
Kyoraku had just called an emergency meeting and asked Ginrei and Rukia to come aswell, he told Ginrei, Rukia and the other captains what Ichigo had told him, They where happy to have a regiment sent to them as soon as possible for assistance, though it did surprise them highly by the Wandenreich's new viewpoint, Liltotto had told Ichigo something that no one actually considered, that Ichigo had told Kyoraku aswell, which caused a bit of alarm in Kyoraku.
"Well this was unexpected indeed, while it can be viewed as the fullbringers where military, the Wandenreich's sudden action is surprising, though it shouldn't really be, to think that they'd send over 50 000 soldiers to Karakura town, that surely was unexpected." Ginrei said as he pondered.
"Ichigo has a knack of doing the unexpected, though surely the Wandenreich have the men to spare if they rush their law enforcement training, though that could backfire too, but given the viewpoint and the situation awareness now i'd say it could be called for." Toshiro said plainly with narrowed eyes.
"Head-captain, what is Ichigo Kurosaki's reasoning for dispatching that many soldiers to Karakura town? Surely it is too much?" Byakuya asked.
"Evidently their reasoning is everything that has happened in the past, Karakura town has been a spiritual hotspot for years, and it's a spiritual enriched zone aswell, making it even more of a hotspot, their action was predictable, central 46 even suspected this might happen, and if it did we would not act on it since it is now their territory and it is their right to dispatch as many soldiers there as they want." Kyoraku responded.
"Furthermore head-captain, are we to put ourselves on alert for the time being?" Byakuya asked as he looked directly at Kyoraku.
"I have already sent a message with all the information Ichigo-kun told me to central 46, i will follow their example and all the divisions on alert, you will follow regular protocol in this instance." Kyoraku responded.
"Yes sir!" The captains said in unison.
"The 12th division will put up some monitor equipment in our own homefront." Kyoraku said as he looked at Mayuri.
Mayuri said nothing as he kept listening to the meeting.
"11th will be ready to intercept if anything should happen." Kyoraku said, getting a grin from Kenpachi.
"Onmitsukido will monitor the Rukongai and the outskirts." Kyoraku said as he looked at Soi-fon
"Yes sir!" Soi-fon said.
"Reinforcements from the Wandenreich should come within a couple of hours. Afterwards the regiment will be assigned to me, at Ichigo-kun's request. You are not authorized to attack any Quincy, furthermore there is a possibility that this is a combined operation, the Wandenreich will bring communication equipment with them so 6th will help them out. We will be in constant communication with the O.D.K to further enhance situational awareness." Kyoraku said, causing the captain to be quite surprised.
"A combined operation huh?" Toshiro said lowly.
"That's a first." Kenpachi said
"My my, something unexpected has happened." Mayuri said.
Silbern Royal Office
***Several hours later***
Ichigo had spent the majority of his time looking for the sternritter candidates using the Almighty, while the chancellors and Bambietta checked out the new equipment created by the research division, he had found his candidates and had just finished preparing the list, he had called a meeting regarding this issue, if this really was a wartime scenario the sternritters would be quickly needed.
Having been with Erwig to see some new advancements he made for the last few hours, he had been forced to delay the meeting he would hold, and it didn't help that Bambietta and the chancellors only now looked at the new equipment.
Ichigo looked out the window before a familiar voice interrupted him.
"Hey Ichigo, Why don't you even pay me a visit, i have a room just down the hallway you know!" The voice said.
Ichigo sighed before he turned his eyes towards the source of the sound, and found a small familiar lion that stood upon Ichigo's desk.
"Kon? When did you get in here?" Ichigo asked as he looked at Kon dumbfounded, he hadn't noticed that Kon entered at all.
"Just now, Geez are you so lost in thought that you are unable to notice someone entering your office?" Kon asked as he crossed his arms.
"I have a lot on my mind right now." Ichigo only responded as he kept looking out his window.
"So it is really war?" Kon asked with a somber tone as he sat down on Ichigo's desk.
"We don't know that yet, it could also have been a simple misunderstanding." Ichigo responded as he looked back at Kon.
"Can't you see it with those eyes?" Kon asked as he looked right back at Ichigo.
"I've tried, but if war breaks out the earliest will be 8 months from now, there are so many possibilities and so many futures it's difficult to predict." Ichigo responded as he leaned back in his chair and looked at the roof.
"The Quincies have finally gotten peace, and a just leader, if they are a threat to the Quincies then give them hell Ichigo and make them pay for every aggressive action they do with sweat and blood." Kon responded.
Ichigo was both moved and surprised over what Kon just said. Ichigo always thought Kon was against blood and sweat, but then again the Quincies have had a tyrant of an emperor for over a thousand years, so it was understandable that Kon felt they atleast deserved peace and happiness now.
"We will! And thanks Kon.." Ichigo responded with a small smile.
"I might not be much but i will help in whatever way i can, just say the word." Kon said happily.
"Yeah, i'll do that... Thanks!" Ichigo said, grateful over Kon's support.
"Anyways you little gang is here, the chancellors and Bambietta." Kon said as he turned towards the door.
"Send them in on your way out would you?" Ichigo asked.
"Sure." Kon said as he left.
A moment later the chancellors and Bambietta entered, as they went towards their regular meeting table, it didn't take Ichigo long to join them either, their agenda had to be pursued quickly, and Ichigo also wanted to know what they thought about the new guns in their arsenal.
"Good day, i know this is the second meeting today, i'm happy to tell you that i have listed all the suitable candidates on this list, i have also made additional copies for you to read." Ichigo said as he sent the lists across the table.
Bambietta and the Chancellors went through the list and while some names where unknown they also know other names on the list.
"Some of these candidates are already soldiers, or officers to be more precise, all except this one." Liltotto said as she pointed at one of the names on the list.
"Yeah, Shox Richter, he never bothered to take officers training." Bambietta said.
"Ulrik Ketzer? Isn't that one of the officers of the K.G?" Meninas asked.
"Yeah, he is one of the higher commanding officers, a major if my information is correct?" Candice asked Bambietta.
"That's right, he's been a candidate for promotion for quite some time now." Bambietta said as she looked at the name.
"Promotion? To colonel then?" Meninas asked.
"Yeah, that's the one rank higher then his current, a courtesy of Emmerich, he highly recommended him, as Ulrik served as one of his most loyal officers and bodyguards during the civil war." Bambietta responded.
"Then i'm sure Emmerich will be happy to hear that the promotion went further then he anticipated, though the K.G is still missing a commanding officer, wasn't he a candidate for that too?" Uryu asked.
"Yeah he is a candidate for it, he gets this promotion and he might just be the perfect one that gets the position as the commander of the Keiserliche Garde, his command chart and ability to command and ability to read situations are also pretty amazing. He was also Emmerich's second-in-command when Mayuri went on a rampage and organised the defence of Karakura town while Emmerich was with his majesty, he also led the group that was sent to assist Uryu and Kisuke when they were approaching Mayuri during that incident." Bambietta said as she looked at Uryu.
"I see, so that is the man we spoke to? Didn't know it was an officer due to the lack of and officers uniform, thought it was a regular soldat?" Uryu asked.
"Yes it was him, Emmerich lacked officer uniforms and put the war before the uniforms primarily, he had some but not enough in comparison to how many officers he had, hence, the regular uniform." Bambietta responded.
"I see, that explains it." Uryu said as he pushed up his glasses.
"There are several other names here aswell, Rodrick Kertesz, the commander of the Silbern Guard, and Theun Steehouwer, commander of the A.N.U, they are highly exceptional, especially Rodrick, he was a prodigy at officers school and commanded always by example, If Yhwach had chosen people for sternritters because of their command capability this one would top them all, from the looks of it you are trying to enhance the command capability of the sternritter, or is it a combination?" Liltotto asked.
"Combination! I want combat capabilities and command capabilities, the sternritters are the five star generals of the army, while the chancellors are the six stars, Bambi is seven stars and i am eight stars, we can't send our army to battle without any commanders, it will only end badly!" Ichigo said as he looked at Liltotto.
"Six, seven and eight stars, now i've heard that too, never knew that the general ranks had so many stars." Candice said nonchalantly
"I believe it was a point of perspective to show the chain of command Candice." Uryu retorded.
"I knew that!" Candice said quickly as she shot an angry glare to Uryu.
"Didn't seem like it." Liltotto responded.
"What did you say!?" Candice asked in frustration.
"Calm down!" Ichigo said sternly.
"Sorry." Candice said as she calmed down.
"Any more questions regarding the list?" Ichigo asked.
"One, will the commanders of the A.N.U and Silbern Guard continue their position as commanders after the promotion has taken effect?" Uryu asked.
"Yes they will, their second in command will take charge in their absence, leaving the third in charge as the temporary second as a contingency command." Ichigo responded.
"Very well." Uryu responded.
"Any other questions?" Ichigo asked.
The room was silent, you could even hear the wind blowing outside.
"Very well then, on to another topic, what did you think about the equipment Erwig recently showed?" Ichigo asked content.
"I'm being replaced..." Came a childish voice, Ichigo looked up and looked at the source and noticed it was Bambietta.
"Huh?" Ichigo asked in wonder.
"One of the new pieces of equipment will make things go kaboom... I'm being replaced..." Bambietta said pouted in a childish but cute manner.
"Now, now, it's nothing of that sort, it's just to help our infantry in the field, besides you can't be everywhere at once you know, this way i could keep you more to myself aswell." Ichigo said with a small smirk.
"Could atleast have cloned me..." Bambietta pouted.
"Yeah well we only need one walking weapon of mass destruction around here not two." Ichigo said lowly.
"What?.." Bambietta asked as she looked at Ichigo with a frown.
"Nothing." Ichigo quickly added, getting a small laugh from the chancellors, while Bambietta groaned and sulked into the table.
"Seriously, don't worry about it, this is made to protect our troops as much as possible in the field without having them constantly rely on you for support, imagine a front line with a distance of what, 1000 kilometers in length, will you be able to support every soldier accurately?" Ichigo asked.
Bambietta thought about the point Ichigo made and she quickly sat up, before she muttered "Point taken." Leaving Ichigo to be content with the response.
"Due to your reaction i guess you think the new weapon fit in the military then?" Ichigo asked.
"I don't know, could be dangerous, better leave it to an explosives expert." Bambietta said as she pouted and whined.
"We all agree that the new weapons is usable and should be put to use." Liltotto said as she sweatdropped at the sight of a miserable Bambietta.
"Very well then, we are in agreement." Ichigo said.
"Regardless the units that will go to the Soul Society and Fort Karakura will need your final approval to be dispatched, they are waiting for your command." Bambietta said as she straightened herself up.
"Very well, afterwards Bambi will take command of the troops, i will be gone for a few days after tomorrow." Ichigo said, causing a surprise reaction from everyone in the room.
"Gone? What do you mean gone?" Uryu asked.
"I will be taking a field trip." Ichigo said nonchalantly.
"Field trip? Where?" Bambietta asked.
"The mountains north of here." Ichigo responded.
"Why?" Liltotto asked.
"To find two of the sternritters on that list if you can call it that." Ichigo responded.
"Why not have the A.N.U do it?" Bambietta asked.
"Because they will be busy searching for the fullbringers and the other sternritter candidates that are not a part of our military, and if they get this assignment they are 99 percent sure to screw this up, badly." Ichigo said as he crossed his arms.
"Why?" Bambietta asked.
"Because two of the sternritters on this list aren't...Normal..." Ichigo responded.
"How come?" Uryu asked.
Ichigo tossed them some papers, indicating something, and when Bambietta read the papers she quickly looked at the candidate list and became wide eyed.
"You can't be serious!?" Bambietta asked in shock as she pointed at the list, when the others noticed it, even Uryu became wide eyed.
"This is insanity, this cannot end well!" Uryu responded.
"Don't worry about it, it's all in good hands, regardless this information is classified. So it isn't permitted to leave this room." Ichigo said sternly as he looked at the people in the room.
"Very well, but someone should accompany you!" Uryu responded.
"No i will do it alone, if more people come it can cause dramatic changes to the situation and it could become dangerous." Ichigo responded.
"But-" Bambietta tried to say something but was quickly interrupted.
"No buts! My decision stands!" Ichigo responded sternly.
"Very well..." Bambietta responded disapprovingly, but decided to respect Ichigo's decision.
"I doubt much have changed since the meeting earlier but is there anything else?" Ichigo asked.
"On the brighter side of things, overlooking weapons and this document and the military fully, we expect to have kindergardens and schools fully operational within the week after the next week, giving education and learning capabilities to the younger ones even better, then home education like it's always been according to the report i received about an hour ago." Liltotto said as she looked at Ichigo.
"I see, that is indeed good news." Ichigo said approvingly.
"And the health department is still working on getting fully up in the medical industry, but doctors offices and so on are operational, i just need Meninas's department to get things up and running with the medical industry since that for some reason goes under the ministry of labour." Uryu responded.
"We are working on it, regardless it easier said then done, we are trying to get the machinery up and running but so far that is under the ministry of knowledge's jurisdiction since the tech unit belongs to them." Meninas responded.
"They are overwhelmed really, military research, create new technology for the industrial sector, and unlike you we are still on extremly limited manpower, not only that but the military needs new weapons, normally this would be the jurisdiction of the industry sector, but due to the lack of machinery there we are forced to split up our workforce between industry and advancements, if we could get some machinery up and running we could speed up the process by using that machinery to create even more machines, if we could wait for two weeks with military research things might get sped up a lot." Liltotto responded.
"I see the problem, stop all military research and use that manpower to create already existing weaponry and help the industry sector, Erwig will have to wait to do his little hobby for now, though he has gotten a certain set of orders directly from me, tell him to not at whatever cost deviate from those orders!" Ichigo responded.
"At once your majesty." Liltotto responded.
"You okay Bambi? You seem a little off?" Candice asked as she looked at Bambietta, causing all eyes to dart on her.
"Huh?" Bambietta asked, wondering what Candice had said to her.
"I said you seem a little off, you alright?" Candice asked once more.
"Yeah, sure." Bambietta responded.
"That reminds me, Sabrina is 4 years old, she will be starting kindergarden during that time, i presume due to recent incidents, you are worried?" Ichigo asked.
Bambietta flinched, she didn't want to admit it, she believed she might just be overreacting, but then again...
"Don't worry about it, she'll be fine, i'll be back by the time she starts and if you want to you can accompany her." Ichigo said as she was brought out of her thoughts, leaving her with a smile.
"Why don't we talk about that on our way down to the troops?" Ichigo asked, getting a nod of agreement from Bambietta.
"Well if there is nothing more, i will personally write the order to the A.N.U and Uryu can deliver the message, and give the message of the promotion directly to the commander of the A.N.U and K.G aswell, i want the commander of the A.N.U directly on this case, Bambietta and Uryu will remain here, the meeting is over." Ichigo responded as he looked at Uryu.
"Very well." Uryu responded.
Ichigo called in his scribe and went over to his desk and wrote the order to initiate the search, and ordered the commander of the A.N.U to be part of the search directly for the civilians that would eventually become sternritters, Abrons quickly came into the room with documents in his arms.
"Those are the promotion orders and invitations to join the sternritters?" Ichigo asked Abrons as he looked at the documents in his arms.
"Yes your majesty, all the orders are accounted for, they just need your signature and stamp." Abrons said as he handed over the documents.
Ichigo looked at the computer screen and reread the order to ensure everything was in order, which it was and he quickly printed it out, stamped and signed it, alongside the other documents, he sorted out the civilians from the military all except for the commander of the A.N.U, since Emmerich and Gina would deliever the promotions to the military personnel.
Internally Ichigo thanked the research division for making sure they had computers in the castle, it was a lot easier than to write it by hand, and he was used to using computers from beforehand, the one he had in his office was just a screen on his desk while the computer was attached to the desk, freeing up more space on the desk itself.
A printer with scanning capabilities was just behind him that was hidden in a drawer in order to not be visible and ruin the decorations of the office by having a huge chunk of tech in the middle of it, all Ichigo had to do was to open the drawer top and there it was, while the papers was just inside one of the drawers, and for shredding documents was a closet on the actual drawer itself, to keep the shreder hidden in the decoration aswell, just open the door and there it was.
"These go to the A.N.U, I will send these to Military promotions to Emmerich and Gina personally, and have Theun send three squads of Unit 4 soldats down to the outer assembly area and have them line up along the troops until i arrive, i have some orders for those aswell, have them form up behind me when i arrive, i will give them a seperate briefing." Ichigo said as he handed over the documents to Uryu.
"Very well." Uryu said as he took his leave alongside Abrons, leaving Bambietta and Ichigo alone in the office.
"You're anxious about your sister?" Ichigo asked, getting a look from Bambietta.
"How can i not? She has already been through enough, her emotional problems aren't helping things either, and now she has to be with people she doesn't even know?" Bambietta responded as she kept a close look on Ichigo.
"That situation about her not knowing them is guaranteed to be only temporary, as for her emotional problems... It might help her actually." Ichigo responded, getting a look of wonder from Bambietta.
"Help her? How?" Bambietta responded as she frowned.
"There is a high probability that her emotional turmoil is coming from Ansbach, if she learns that not all people are like them, it might give her some peace of mind, her emotional problems can also be caused by the fact that for her entire life she had no friends, that can also be a contributing factor, besides, it's not like she leaving permanently, and she might make a lot of friends there, this might be in her best interests, considering she is already listed up for kindergarden, it was most likely the same viewpoint shared by your parents aswell, they are giving her a chance to see the world in a new light instead of being locked up in a tower or a castle." Ichigo responded as he sent his thoughts to Bambietta.
"That is true, but how will she react to this, i don't think she knows it yet..." Bambietta responded.
"She is in the royal quarters now?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes she is." Bambietta responded.
"Then i will get Ernst and Ausilia to meet you and Sabrina, and you can talk about it, if you want i can get them to the royal quarters or we can take Sabrina with us as we dispatch the troops and have Ernst and Ausilia meet us there and you can find somewhere private to talk after the units have been dispatched." Ichigo offered.
"Hmm, i guess we could meet them down with the troops, and talk with her after the troops have been dispatched... Will you be coming to?" Bambietta asked, getting a raised eyebrow from Ichigo.
"You want me there?" Ichigo asked.
"You are better with words then we are, if things go south i want her to atleast have a good reason for why we are throwing her in a place like that, and your reasoning is more easier to understand then ours." Bambietta responded, getting a small smile from Ichigo.
"Well, if you want me then sure i can come, thinking about Sabrina... Does your parents know about her situation?" Ichigo asked, making Bambietta look downwards with a hint of sadness.
"Yes they do, they have a right to you know... Since she is so young, despite her wishes, though naturally she doesn't know that they know, since it caused the worry that she might get quite anxious from it, mom was sad and worried, while dad was a bit more mixed, being angry, sad and worried. But we try to make the best out of it, mom and dad asked if Sabrina could be brought down tonight and i guess that they want to see her a bit, she is allowed to be whereever she wants but due to the situation she is in i think they want to see for themselves if she is alright, mom and dad have received advice regarding the issue she is dealing with and will respect Sabrina's wishes for whatever reason she wants to keep it a secret." Bambietta responded sadly.
"I see... It's not easy... I'm sorry this had to happen to your family..." Ichigo responded sadly.
"It will work out well in the end i suppose..." Bambietta responded with a small but sad smile.
"Yeah, they usually do." Ichigo said with a smile.
"I just hope she'll get better soon enough." Bambietta said as she sighed.
"I'm sure she will, she's really fond of you." Ichigo said as he looked at Bambietta, causing Bambietta to look surprised at Ichigo before letting a small smile escape her.
"I suppose she is, just wonder what made her so quiet." Bambietta said in wonder as she looked at the door to Ichigo's office.
"I don't know, all i know is that she's usually hard to notice." Ichigo said with a chuckle, causing Bambietta to laugh a little.
"Yeah she is, it's obvious that she is energetic and all but despite that she tends to be unaturally calm, never arguing, and barely says a word, quite unusual for a child." Bambietta said.
"True, but everyone is different." Ichigo said, causing Bambietta to nod as he took up the phone and contacted the control center to get Ausilia and Ernst to the outer assembly area outside the tower.
Silbern Outer Assembly Area
Ichigo went into the outer assembly area, having grouped up with Ausilia, Ernst and Sabrina they quickly met up with both forces, over 50 000 soldiers was a bit too much to have in the inner assembly area so it had to be done outside. While Bambietta's family went to the side, the order was given to show crosses and salute, right afterwards the A.N.U Unit 4 formed up behind Ichigo, ready to receive orders.
While their field uniform was much different then the regular A.N.U uniform, consisting of the regular soldat uniform, a mask and baret and all the other similarities, along with the A.N.U Insignia on a pin on their collars that could be taken off during secret missions, they usually wore the regular A.N.U uniform while in the Wandenreich, Thought the regular soldiers were a bit surprised to see the A.N.U, they didn't make anything out of it, figuring there was a reason for it, it didn't take long for Ichigo to start his speech.
"Soldiers of the Wandenreich, not to long ago the some of our soldiers were attacked, by fullbringers, we suspect they might be bringing war, though there is no concrete evidence except for a small attack that could be labeled a misunderstanding, there is little doubt that these fullbringers were military! The soldiers being sent to the world of the living, could risk getting attacked, since you will be sent to our new fort there, Fort Karakura, and you might find yourself in the midst of fire and ash! However, should war come i have no doubt, that every soldier will do their duty with professionalism, integrity and honor! For as far as we know, we are facing a very real, and imminent threat! But let there be no confusion, if they want a god damn war they can bring it, for i can assure you we will fight that war! And we will fight it not here in our own backyard, but in theirs, on their land, with their blood, and their people! If they truly want war then we shall show them how wars are fought! We shall show their whole damn nation if that is what it takes, and on that road, i will stand with you, having them all kiss my beautiful ass before we kick them into the afterlife for i can assure you one thing and that is that hell would rather freeze over before i let any enemies attack our gates here!" Ichigo said loudly.
Bambietta thought it was a nice rallying speech, considering how the soldiers cheered for their emperor, pride and nationalism beaming in their eyes, and morale was high, it was almost like they were begging for a war now, after all, they did have the army, they just lacked enemies to shot at.
"The force that will be sent to the Soul Society, we are allied with them, so it is a possibility that the Soul Society might be a target, you are ordered to be on constant alert and combat ready aswell, when you get there, you will obey to the head captain directly, per our agreement. Don't ever let your guard down, no matter where you are, that goes for both units! Understood?" Ichigo said once more loudly.
"Yes your majesty!" The soldiers yelled in unison.
"Commander of the Karakura force come to me for a quick briefing, the rest of you move out!" Ichigo yelled at them, and quickly they marched through the gates of Silbern to two seperate gate outside the city, marching through the streets and the people of Silbern cheered for their army and wishing them luck, all while the soldiers sang the Lippe-Detmold march as boots hit the ground in sync.
The A.N.U remained along with the officer, as Ichigo gestured for them to come closer, as soon as they were within reach, Ichigo gave them their briefing, and handed a document, and gave out direct assignments and gave a map to all of them, Bambietta also remained to hear it since Ichigo also wanted her aware of his plan, a plan she approved highly off, after the briefing was over Ichigo and Bambietta headed towards the rest of the Basterbines to handle the last situation.
Basterbine Residence
Ichigo and Bambietta had just entered the house, they took off their shoes and boots in the hallway as they entered towards the living room, they sat down along with the rest of her family, Ernst and Ausilia knew why Ichigo was there, they also knew what this was all about since Bambietta had briefly spoken to them when Sabrina wasn't listening, though Bambietta was annoyed with her parents because they didn't believe it to be a big deal, Bambietta thought Sabrina might react harshly towards being sent to the kindergarden. Sabrina had been preoccupied with her teddy bear during the assembly so she didn't hear what was said.
"Sabrina." Ausilia said, getting Sabrina's attention.
"There has been some changes in the Wandenreich, new policies and so on, not that i expect that you understand much of that, but there is a schooling system, a kindergarden for children your age, where you can play with other children, and learn things, like reading and so on, and we have signed you in, so next week you will join the kindergarden while mommy, daddy and big sister work." Ausilia said, Sabrina had always been calm so she figured it wasn't much of an issue, then she noticed something.
"A-a-alone?" Sabrina said with a meek tone in her voice.
Bambietta knew what would happen next, she tried to warn her parents, but they believed the issue wasn't as bad as initially seemed since Sabrina never showed her problems to them, it was only now they would begin to understand how deeply their daughter was scarred, how scared she is of actually being alone without any family nearby, Sabrina could take walks from time to time alone but she never were too far away and usually came back home before she went out again.
"Well eventually you will have to be in the kindergarden with other grown ups and children without...Us...There?" Ernst responded as he noticed his daughter trembling.
Sabrina nodded as she started to tremble more and more and more, until she eventually collapsed and had a sudden panic attack, a bigger one then last time, tears started to form, she tried to speak but it didn't appear any words would come out of her mouth, she started to cough and struggle to breathe as tears had started to stream down her face,.
Ichigo saw this and noticed that this was one of her fears, she would be sent away, only for a few hours a day to a kindergarden to be with other children but she was terrified, she didn't want to be away from her family, however Ichigo took note that she accepted it, like she had no choice, she didn't try to make a stand at all like other children would do when things didn't go their way, and he did wonder if it was because of her anxiety.
But he didn't think about it for too long as he was busy trying to calm Ausilia and Ernst down a bit, they were terrified that something like this happened to their daughter, but Ichigo finally calmed them down when he said that their rash reaction would make it worse, realising Ichigo was right from the advice of the counselor they sat down. Bambietta had calmly went over to her sister to calm her down per advicement of the counselor, and had approached her calmly with a smiling and reassuring expression as she held her little sisters hand.
Eventually Bambietta lifted her up and went towards the couch, and sat down with Sabrina on her lap while she rested her head against Bambietta's chest, Ichigo sat down besides them, Ausilia and Ernst was at a loss for words and didn't know what they would say next, out of fear of making the situation worse, luckily they didn't have to.
Ichigo took Sabrina's hand and made her look at him as he smiled comfortably towards her.
"Listen, i know you might not like this, and there is an exception to that law, you are not required to attend kidnergarden at all, however i would advice to try it, during your first days there until you get a little foothold in there and get to know people, i will give your mother, father and sister full leave with pay so they can be with you, for as long as you need, they will not disappear from you because you are attending kindergarden, they aren't leaving you because of it, they will always be here, it is only a couple hours from monday to friday, and this might be good for you, you can make lots of friends there, and you might actually enjoy it. I know trying new things is scary sometimes, i was scared when i first became emperor for instance, it was new grounds for me, just as the kindergarden is new grounds for you, but we don't know what we like and dislike until we atleast try it, can you do that? To try to attend it, if you dislike it i will personally make some sort of arrangement for you to solve that issue that would benefit you in the best possible ways." Ichigo said to Sabrina calmly, never letting go of his smiling face.
Sabrina realised that Ichigo did have a point in what he said, she understood a little better why she was being sent there, while she did not like the idea one bit, she had to atleast try it, they wanted what was best for her after all, that is something Sabrina knew, she eventually nodded in agreement, getting a happy response from both Ichigo and her own family.
Sabrina had also indicated she would be with her parents for a little while, she knew now that they knew about her issues, since she did practically collapse, but was happy that her parents had decided to let her talk out when she wanted to talk out instead of pressing her, though she had a feeling her sister and Ichigo had a hand in that reaction too.
To be continued.
A/N: I will not show this new equipment early on, which is why I did a little timeskip to jump over it, even if it was for a couple of hours.
The soldiers has been marched out and alert status increased, some of you wanted to see the action, and it is close at hand, just be patient, as mentioned, this is an experimental story to see how i personally do on different grounds, so this story is guaranteed to be long, i personally aim for a lot of chapters, so it should be interesting to see how this story plays out, and it might just be a foundation stone to future stories i have in mind though i am uncertain if i'm going to write any after this story, we'll just have to see how this story goes first :)
Wandenreich Ranking System (I have also put the rank comparison to regular military ranks on the side since i wanted to have it a bit different from regular system in a sense and edited the ranks a bit but i use the american ranking system since they are easier to understand for people not from germanic countries.)
Enlisted Soldiers:
-Soldat (Enlisted)
-Soldat 2 (Private)
-Soldat 3 (Private first class)
-Soldat 4 (Corporal)
-Soldat 5 (Sergeant)
Field Officer: In the battlefield
-Lieutenant
-Captain
-Major
-Colonel
Command Officer: Behind friendly lines
-Brigadier (Brigadier General)
-Marshall (Major General)
-Field Marshall (Lieutenant General)
-General
Special Officer: Supreme Command
-Sternritter
-Chancellor
-Grand Mistress
-Emperor