Kumamoto City -15:45
There were many people on the streets of Kumamoto who were mainly busy with their affairs. Some calm and happy with their lives, others angry and stressed. There were also those who walked the streets to the meeting place.
One of the people walking the streets of Kumamoto was Erika Itsumi who was in a hurry to make an appointment at the restaurant Königsberg. She wasn't wearing her KMM uniform, instead of this she was dressed in casual outfit.
When she entered the restaurant she immediately asked one of the waiter where "Brif" was sitting. The man led her to the first floor of the restaurant where there was no one.
Finally, they reached a metal door with the word "for staff". After entering, the waiter pointed to the door with the word "Manager", and then he left to return to his tasks, closing the door behind him.
At the indicated door, he became the average height of a man in a gray suit to the one who was decorated with a badge. On this badge was two white keys on black background, which was infallible a sign that this man to belonging to the LSSAH Military High School.
The man bowed and then opened the door and told Erika to come inside.
After entering Erika saw the desk on which there was a monitor, a stack of documents, sunglasses and two cups of tea and behind the desk sat on a leather chair a fat seventeen-year-old man medium-height in a white suit. This boy had the same badge on his suit as his bodyguard. Man had short blonde hair that was perfectly arranged, his face seemed smooth from afar and perfectly shaved, his eyes were blue and his skin was light. However, the boy did not look like Japanese at all, instead, bystander could have the impression that he came from Erika came to the office, the boy got up and bowed.
"Good morning Brigadeführer." said Erika.
"Forget about using the degree what I have as a student of the LSSAH Military High School." Said the boy laughing.
"As you wish, Lothar." Erika answered .
"In addition, the use of this degree is late." Said Lothar laughing.
"What do you mean by that?" Erika asked and a surprise came to her face.
"Read it, Fräulein." He said and handed her the paper, which Erika immediately began to read aloud.
"Congratulations to Lothar Rou in recognizing your numerous merits and achievements that have undoubtedly brought our school a lot of prestige and, above all, because you managed to discipline the dissolved and demoralized cadet companies you are promoted to the rank of Obergruppenführer. Since the nomination, your supervisor is Oberstgruppenführer Joseph Müler. Führer Walter Rou. "
"Congratulations on promotion Lothar and please don't call me Fräulein." Erika said, putting the paper aside
"Let's get to the point. Have you considered my offer Erika?" Lothar said correcting his hair.
"Yes, I agree." Erika answered him with a firm voice
"Wonderful," Lothar said.
However, Erika was clearly dissatisfied. Lothar seeing this said:
"It looks like you are unhappy."
"I am unhappy because I have to fail with this incompetent girl!" Shouted Erika.
"I understand your anger, but this defeat will eventually give you revenge for a humiliating failure at the 62nd National High School Sensha-Dō Tournament," Lothar said, grinning.
"Keep patience and do what I told you to do." Saying that, Lothar added tea to his cup and handed Erice a second.
When they drank the tea Lothar asked how is his sister doing. When Erika was asked about this, she answer than Leila is doing they finished Lothar asked:
"Maybe we'll have dinner together Erika?"
"I agree, but with reluctance." Erika answered and indifference appeared on her face.
Then they both left the staff area and sat at a free table, and the same waiter who brought Erika to Lothar approached them to accept the order.
After the meal, Lothar said goodbye to Erika who left the place. Lothar nextly went to the office where they were talking. Inside, an erect seventeen-year-old man waited for him. The man was very tall and thin, and he had dark blond hair and blue eyes. It should also be mentioned that the boy was wearing a long gray coat.
"Was dinner successful Obergruppenführer?" Asked the man.
"Yes Hans." Lothar replied as he sat down on the leather armchair.
"Now leave me, I want to be alone with my thoughts"
Hans left without a word, and Lothar remained alone in the office as he wished.
A few weeks later
To the office of Renta Tsuji entered a medium height, skinny boy with blond hair and blue eyes. He was dressed in a black suit to which she was pinned a gold badge attached on which they were placed two white keys on black background. This gold-plated badge was an infallible sign that a man who entered to office is the Führer of the LSSAH Military High boy stood before the Renta at attention, then bowed and he said:
"I am as you ordered sir."
"Let's talk to each other by name."Tsuji said.
"Of course, Renta-san." Walter replied.
"Now let's get to the point."Tsuji said showing Walter that he could sit down.
"Why I was called Renta-san?" Walter asked as soon as he sat down.
"I called you because I want to discuss with you that what happened at Sensha-Dō yesterday's finals," said the Tsuji adjusting his glasses.
"I do not understand Renta. What I and LSSAH Military High School have in common with at Sensha-Dō?"Walter was saying, being completely surprised.
"Nothing so far."Said Tsuji with serious tone.
"What do you mean Renta-san?"
"Before I answer for your question I will ask you a few questions. Firstly, what about your brother?" Tsuji said.
"He is doing well."Walter replied, although he answered surely he didn't know what to think about this question.
"Great, Secondly did he..."
Next day
Carrier New Munich 7: 28
Lothar at home while eating breakfast was browsing the message sent to his internet mail when he noticed a message from the Führer with an order to appear at the Volkshalle on New Berlin carrier at 8:30 am with Standartenführer Hans Günshe. When Obergruppenführer saw this message, he immediately called Hans, ordering him to instruct the carrier crew to implement the procedure for merging New Munich with New Berlin. In addition, he told Hans to came to his house. lothar finished breakfast and then dressed his gray uniform, pinned his medals to him ,washed his teeth and leave.
Hans was waiting outside, standing next to the car Steyr Type 1500A.
"Everything was arranged as you ordered Obergruppenführer." Said Standartenführer after bowing. After these words, they both got into the car, Günshe drove and Lothar sat in the back and they set off.
Meanwhile, the procedure for connecting New Berlin and New Munich was completed, and across the bridge that connected the two carriers it was possible to pass safely from New Munich to New Berlin.
New Berlin was different compared to New Munich not only in terms of greater width and height but also in terms of buildings. New Munich, except for green areas, forests and several training grounds, was practically all densely built-up, while the buildings of New Berlin were definitely less dense. It should also be mentioned that New Munich did not have a clear, central point and the central point of New Berlin was too visible. It's a huge complex with a big dome called Volkshalle, all white, and that's where the Führer's office was located from where the person who exercised this office managed four other aircraft carriers together with Reichsmarschall. Apart from New Munich, where the headquarters of Kampfgruppe Heer was located, one should also mention New Hamburg, where the headquarters of Kampfgruppe Kriegsmarine was, the New Frankfurt where is headquarters of Sicherheitsdienst(SD) Kampfgruppe, and New Breslau, headquarters of the Luftwaffe Kampfgruppe.
Carrier New Berlin -8: 28
When Lothar and Hans reached Volkshalle, they were led by an officer waiting for them in the rank of Obersturmführer to the elevator which they reached the secretariat where there was a door to the office, guarded by two security guards armed with Kar98k. At the sight of them everyone in the secretariat stood at attention. After a while, everyone returned to their tasks and an officer in the Sturmbannführer rank entered to the Führer office to inform him of the arrival of two officers. After a moment the door opened and Sturmbannführer gestured with his hand that they can enter. When they entered the Fuhrer's office, the security guards closed the door on the orders of the security chief.
Behind the tree-shaped desk with tea cups there was a Führer sitting on the wall behind him was a portrait of Emperor. Lothar and Hans stood at attention and then bowed. The Führer waved them down and they both sat on two chairs in front of the desk.
"On time," said the Führer, who handed them two of the three cups.
"Mein Führer, can we know the reason why we have been called?" Lothar asked, looking straight into the eyes of his brother.
"The first reason I called you both is directly related to my visit to the office of the Renta Tsuji." Walter answered.
"The dear reason is the fact that we have a problem, namely I learned that among the officers from our high school a conspiracy was formed, the purpose of which is to remove me from power ..." He said
"They call themselves July Heroes and I also know that they are headed by someone with high-rank officers, most likely it is a person from my immediate environment."
"Mein Führer this matter should be dealt with SD ..." said Lothar.
"I know!" Yelled Walter.
"But the head of SD Oberstgruppenführer Reinhard von Künzell is not a trustworthy person in such an important matter."
"I understand mein Führer!" Said Lothar.
"You will deal with this matter immediately Obergruppenführer, but I assign to you Obersturmbannführer Otto Günshe"
"I don't understand, why I'm assigned an SD officer?" Lothar asked, concealing his suprise.
"His task was until now was to create the Gestapo, a secret police whose goal is to track down and neutralize my enemies, only I, Otto and people acting for him knew about the existence of this organization until today." He continued speaking and drank tea from his cup.
"So shall I take command of the Gestapo?" Lothar asked, drinking his tea.
"Indeed." Walter said then stood up to move his bones.
"Standartenführer, please go outside and wait." Walter told Hans.
Günshe got up, bowed and left, so only Walter and Lothar remained in the study.
"As I said before one of the reasons why I called you is fact than Renta Tsuji prepares project creation creation of male Sensha-Dō team." Walter said after moment.
"However, to do this he must convince members of Japan Sensha-Dō Federation."He continued.
"I understand and I will be person who form this team, isn't it?" Lothar said after hearing these words.
"You're right Obergruppenführer."Walter responded immediately .
"I know than implementation of this task will be dificult but I hope you can handle it."He continued
"That's all, you can go out Obergruppenführer."Walter finished.
Lothar left the Führer's office and then joined him Standartenführer Günshe, then both rode the elevator to the parking lot and after entering the car set off on the way back to New Munich.
At the same time
Kuromorimine Girls Academy
Erika and Maho are talking in the Kuromorimine student council room and drinking tea.
"Commander all what happened during the fight against Ooarai is my fault, I failed you, I failed entire team ." Erika said.
"You're wrong Erika, you was only my deputy, not commander, so this defeat is only my fault."Maho replied seeing that Erika is only blaming herself for failure.
"Erika, remember than the most important thing at the moment is that you draw conclusions from this failure, if you do this you will never lose again,"Maho Saying that to comfort her.
"Yes, commander." Erika answered. After a while Itsumi began to cry and then embraced Maho and she hugged her in response, smiling.
"It's all right Erika."Maho said.
Erika calmed down and wiped her face. Maho took out her phone and began to write a message. Erika looked at the screen of her phone and saw that the message was addressed to Koume Akaboshi. After a while, Maho finished writing and said:
"And now it's time for us to get to the point." Maho said
Koume Akaboshi entered to the room along with Emi Kojima Jagpatnher commander, Mauko Maus commander and Sangou Panzer III commander. Erika quickly understood that this is a meeting where they are to talk about what went wrong in the finals of the national tournament.
Carrier New Munich-9: 25
Lothar Rou and Hans entered the office of this first which was located in the headquarters of the Heer Kampfgruppe. In front of the desk sat a short, medium-height boy in a gray uniform with pale hair and green eyes, it was Obersturmbannführer Otto Günshe. Otto stood to attention and bowed to Obergruppenführer and Standartenführer, and they responded with the same answer. After a moment, Lothar gestured to Otto that he could sit down and went to sit in his chair. When he did, he said:
"Do you have something to report to me Otto-san?"
"Yes, I am to present to you a list of my agents placed in all Kampfgruppe. Furthermore, I am to present to you persons who I suspect of belonging to the conspiracy." Otto answered.
"first tell me which people you suspect."
"Of course, the people I suspect are ..."
Suddenly the door to Lothar's office opened and Obergruppenführer saw muscular man of medium height in a gray uniform, it was Oberstgruppenführer Joseph Müler. An unexpected guest bowed. Lothar, Otto and Hans stood at attention and also bowed.
"Standartenführer, Obersturmbannführer come out!" Müler ordered them.
Otto and Hans immediately left Lothar office and security closed the door.
"Herr Oberstgruppenführer, what is the reason for this unannounced visit?" Lothar asked and various theories and questions came to his mind. Why did he come?Does he belong to a conspiracy? Does he know about his new task?
"I'm here because I want to talk to you about our Führer," answered Müler.
There was total silence in Lothar's office for a while, but finally Joseph asked:
"What is the state health of our Führer in your opinion?"
"Why are you asking about it Oberstgruppenführer ?" Lothar asked in response.
"Because I know Walter's health is getting worse. Not only physical but also mentally."An unannounced guest replied.
"He begins to see conspiracies everywhere, even among old friends."Joseph continued and Lothar was almost shure than Joseph knows about his task and that he is trying to convince him to sabotage the investigation.
"Oberstgruppenführer I will say it straight. Why you want to convince me to abandon the investigation commissioned to me by our Führer."Lothar asked looking straight into the eyes of Müler.
"Because as I said state health of our Führer get worse and your approach to this investigation will decide about your fate. Yes Lothar this is warning and I'm warning you because I do not wish you bad." Joseph said, nextly he stood up and bowed and came out from Lothar office.
A moment later to the office entered Standartenführer Hans Günshe and Obersturmbannführer Otto Günshe. When they they sat on seats in front of Obergruppenführer desk and they started to continue the interrupted conversation.
Kuromorimine Girls Academy-16:00
Erika Itsumi just came out from the building of school and she started to go to her own flat. After moment to Erika joined Leila Rou and they started talking:
"is everything OK?"Leila asked Erika which seemed to be worried.
"Yes Leila, everything is Ok."Erika responded quickly and decisively."
"Why are you asking?"She asked after a while.
"I ask because because you seem to be worried about something."Leila answered.
They stopped talking until when reached to flat of Erika.
"Come inside, Leila."Said Erika and they entered to her flat.
"Do you want tea?"Erika asked when she went for the kitchen.
"Yes, with pleasure I will drink"Leila responded when she sat on Erika bed.
After a few minutes Erika came back holding in hands two cups with tea. When she handed Leila one of the cups, Erika sat down next to her and said:
"You know, two weeks before our match against Ooarai I met with you brother."
"With, Lothar or Walter?"Leila asked to not to have any doubts.
"With Lothar."Erika responded and a smile appeared on her face.
"Why are you so happy Erika?"Leila asked again.
"The reason for my happiness is not important, important is the fact than I start my way to power."Erika responded and in her head start form a plan how to become a commander with unquestioned position.
Carrier New Munich-17: 25
Lothar had come back to his house and with him was Otto Günshe.
Günshe entered to the house right behind Lothar, and Obersturmbannführer's eyes showed modest decor,he also noticed some good works of art although it wasn't much. Otto based on what he saw could conclude than Lothar appreciates modesty and simplicity. Entering the living room Günshe noticed two armchairs between which was a table and this all was set in front of a stone fireplace above which was the stuffed head of a polar bear. When he entered the dining room he decide to sit on one of the twelve chairs at the table. He took off the cap that was part of his uniform and put it on the table. Otto began looking around and noticed some interesting First presents a parade of German troops on the streets of Warsaw in 1939. The Second of them presents the parade of German troops on streetrs of Paris in 1940. The third presents three German Panzerkampfwagen III driving on Russian the most interesting seemed in Günshe opinion fourth picture image depicting three Japanese soldiers fighting on Philippines, but it was not a scene from second world war but from a year ago, when Lothar was sent with ninth battalion on Philippines with two deputies which were: Hans Günshe and Martin Steiner which currently has functions Brigadeführer of Heer Kampfgruppe.
After a while Lothar joined to him carrying on a silver tray two cups of tea. He put the tray on the table and put cup before Otto, after that he put his cup down in front of the chair on which he wanted to sit. He chose the chair opposite Otto.
"From what I noticed interested you image on which I am with Hans and Martin Steiner." Said Lothar with a friendly smile.
"You're right, this picture interested me."Otto answered also with a friendly smile.
"And this picture interested me because Hans told me about your stay at Philippines. He told me what were you doing with partisans and what you did in a dozen or so villages." Otto he continued with a smile and he start laughed when he finished.
"The good old days." Lothat said and he also start laughing but it wasn't laughter of joy but laughter which man can only identify with madness.
"Why you were actually sent then on Philippines with ninth battalion?"Asked Otto who was curious about Lothar past.
"The immediate reason was what happened one month before sending on Philippines. I was Reichsmarschall at the time I had the support of all the top officers. I wanted then eliminate Reichsführer Eduard von Künzell which was for me the most dangerous rival. But I forgot about one important point, I forgot about support from ordinary cadets who had absolutely no respect for me then. Because of this, I lost the fight, which could give me the position of the undisputed successor of the Führer. The day after the defeat I was relegated to Sturmbannführer rank. And Eduard von Künzell received degree of Reichsmarschall. This is my whole story. Now the situation is completely different, I have undisputed support of almost everyone ordinary cadets. I also have the support of several top officers but most he hates me for fame which I got during the fights on Philippines." after this he drank a tea in his cup.
"Otherwise, who you suspect if I can ask?"Otto asked.
"It doesn't matter at the moment."Lothar replied.
"I understand"
"Is that all?"Otto asked.
"Yes you can go."Lothar answered quickly.
Lothar goodbye Otto when he leaving. Then Lothar closed the door and he went to the first floor of the house to his room.
Kuromorimine Girls Academy-18:00
Erika just finished her homework and turned on her laptop, she decided to make some tea In the meantime. When she finished laptop was ready. when she put it down a cup with tea on the table immediately she sat down to the laptop. While she was browsing the web a notification popped up that incoming call from Lothar Rou. She received an incoming call from him,
"Guten Abend Erika." A voice came from her laptop's speakers.
"Guten Abend Lothar, why do you want to talk with me?" Erika replied.
"Actually I wanted to ask you, Did you're okay? Lothar asked in a polite and gentle voice
"Yes, to be honest sehr gut." Erika answered loudly and proudly.
"I enjoy this message"Lothar said in the same voice as before.
"don't do yourself hope, dinner with you doesn't mean than our relationship this something more than alliance of reason alliance from rationality!"Erika shouted.
"Of course Fräulein."Said Lothar and after a while his nonchalant laughter emanated from Erika's laptop speakers.
"Stop calling me me Fräulein!"Erika said completely annoyed and furious.
"As you wish Erika.
"By the way, how are you?" Erika asked, being genuinely curious of his condition.
"Our Führer gave me a new task, I must discover who belongs to the group of conspirators who call themselves"July Heroes"."
"Are you already suspect someone?" Erika asked with more curiosity than before.
"Yes, my first suspect is called Oberstgruppenführer Joseph Müler."Lothar replied quickly and to the point
"Isn't he sometimes your supervisor?"
"Yes, but this doesn't have matter."
"Why you suspect him?"
"Because he came to my office today and tried convince me to sabotage of the investigation."
"Do you suspect anyone else?"
"Oberstgruppenführer Reinhard von Künzell, chief of Sicherheitsdienst and supervisor of our factories."
"Why this man?
"When I was in the Führer office today I proposed that Reinhard von Künzell should took care about investigate but Walter stated than Oberstgruppenführer Reinhard von Künzell is a person who is unreliable. By the way, if I suspect Reinhard von Künzell I can also assume that the to plot belongs his friend and direct superior Reichsführer Heinrich Relmmih."
"You are sneaky pig Lothar."Erika answered, barely holding back from laughing.
"What do you mean my dear?"
"You want to remove Heinrich Relmmih from Reichsführer position to take this degree for yourself. Isn't it?"
"Maybe yes or maybe not, time will tell. Meanwhile see you!"
"See you Lothar!"
Carrier New Munich-18: 15
Lothar got up from the chair and he thought for a moment. After one minute he told to himself:
"Now just wait for what the future will bring..."