The crowd was ecstatic. Transcendence students were joining hands and cheering at the reunited team with Kaiser at the helm while Pravdas students clicked their tongues at what they deemed a "lucky movement". Any adults present kept their composures best they could but tension could be seen in their eyes as they made sidelong glances at the opposing school's guardians.
Even the announcer himself had fallen silent at times he would usually be rattling off every detail down to the facial gestures and feelings that each crew member must have felt. As soon as he would lose himself in observing the fight he would just as quickly cinch his slacked jaw shut and face the cameras to relay his amazement to those watching at home and afar.
"Once more Transcendence amazes us with a stunning rendezvous to their northeast! Not only have they found their lost compatriots but have even regained a centralized command structure despite previous discrepancies!" shouted the announcer to the following cheers. Swinging his arm to the side signaling the camera to pan to the large rail-mounted screen he continued. "But how will they overcome the fierce Pravdan onslaught! As well as being outnumbered eight to seven? Stay fixed to your seats because I have a feeling the answer will shock us regardless of the outcome!"
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Kaiser had just broken line of sight with the enemy who were cautiously tailing his column. Now "Hill 1192" as it had been dubbed due to its location within the grid, was separating them by a good kilometer. Pravda would be cautious appearing over the crest of the hill and therefore would skirt its base perhaps even splitting their forces to circumnavigate both sides. Any way you cut it he had a few minutes to cross the river laying in front of them.
Before them lay the local river spanning forty yards across and none too deep with it being winter. It, however, had not frozen over and remained streaming. It held three points of crossing. A large main bridge used for traffic to the north and two smaller bridges within their immediate vicinity. The river itself headed southwest till it reached the city then diverted, navigating around the city's suburbs before continuing south.
The main bridge north would require nearly an hour to move to through the terrain and was unfeasible in terms of the time limit for the match. Kaiser was thankful for this as the two bridges near them lay about five minutes away north and south of them. Their crossing lay directly before them. A muddy and shallow stretch of the river where it thinned up to twenty yards.
His Tiger, Virtanen's Panther, and Knight's Panzer IV all nearly bogged down with Frost's Firefly hardly holding any better. They made it across however with their vehicles tethered together in a column and quite a bit of ramming and tugging. As soon as they had crossed the river and made it to the firm soil on the east Kaiser saw three quick flashes of light through a dense thicket of trees.
Immediately Kaiser emerged from his hatch with a flashlight and flicked it twice, then once, then twice again. A response of one flash followed by two came in response. "Brevity codes?" asked Virtanen having watched the exchange in the red moonlight. Kaiser looked at the darkened cupola of the Panther behind him. "Safest bet at the moment, don't wanna risk Pavda knowing anything. Word of mouth is safer at this time.
Kaisers column pressed to pass the defensive position which turned out to be Natalya emplaced behind the thicket of trees in preparation to delay Pravda if they had attempted their hand at a crossing. Quickly The four vehicles were set in place by Kaiser who ordered them to "set in as they saw fit". Soon the sounds of distant engines came from the west amidst the gentle flowing of the river.
As the sound slowly became louder but with no visible traces of Pravda, a call came in. Sokolov's voice came through on the radio through the team's channel. "Sir Southern Bridge destroyed, rendezvousing now".
A female voice followed after "Antonio~ the Northern bridge is gone as well~" sang Valerya. With a sigh, Kaiser responded. Very good continue with your orders."
"Jawohl" they responded. "Katya change frequency to commanders only." With a nod, his RO did so and Kaiser spoke again. "Natalya, Frost, Knight, you go on ahead, Virtanen, you'll displace with me. "Where are we going?" asked Knight. "Not for you to know, Natalya's in charge of you two so follow her responded Kaiser. Knight whose Panzer IV had driven past Kaiser's Tiger spun in his cupola to look back.
Kaiser showed no sympathy as he locked eyes and spoke: "And We all expect you to follow orders". With a look of indignation Knight slammed his hatch shut and didn't speak any further. Kaiser rolled his eyes as the Panther drove up next to his Tiger and kept pace as they departed. "Pft, still as considerate as ever aren't you?"
snorted Virtanen.
"He'll be treated as such until his attitude shows improvement or his skill shows exception. So what do you need to ask?". Virtanen showed surprise at being called out until Kaiser gestured to his left hand. "You've been tapping your hand like a dog trying to be rid of fleas, spit it out."
Virtanen was none too happy with the comparison but ignored his urge to retort. "So why are we abandoning this strategic position? It's a viable crossing and the quickest way to us that leads them into a kill zone! to add to that we could wait until they cross to ambush them with the river at their back! You even went as far as destroying the two nearby bridges to ensure they wouldn't cross anywhere else so why not hold?!" with a huff of air becoming mist as he exhaled Virtanen ended his rant.
Kaiser had lifted himself to where he sat on his cupola leisurely as he listened to Virtanen spout off his reasoning. "You make good points Virtanen and this is why you make good tactical decisions but you lack the foresight for strategic victories."
"Yes I destroyed the bridges to our north and south so they could come here, but why do you think I had them announce it on our primary team channel which is compromised?" Virtanen's eyes widened at the explanation. "Exactly" continued Kaiser "I wanted them to know those bridges are blown and to think that we don't know one of our comm lines is compromised."
Kaiser proceeded to list off his counter-arguments. "Knowing this they'll proceed cautiously to assault and cross the river banks. They will set up overlapping fire to protect their crossing units as they proceed individually across while battling us. Engaging them before they cross will lead to a slugging match. Engaging while they cross will grant a successful ambush but will lead to an indecisive fate. splitting their forces once half have crossed or waiting till they all crossed so that the river is to their back will lead to them charging our lines and overrunning us."
"Their caution will give us time to set up our true defense. The city proper will provide Sokolov and Valerya urban terrain to ambush from far and from the city streets. Natalya, Knight, and Frost will form the main defensive unit to hold off the southwest. Finally, you and I will be reliving the golden days." Grinned Kaiser. "What are you on about?" asked Virtanen.
"Hear that? no engine sounds from our rear Pravda took the bait, so now we have time for our team to set in and for us to make some pit stops take this." Kaiser tossed a clipboard from his vehicle over to Virtanen who nearly dropped it under his vehicle's tracks. "Hurry up and meet at the rendezvous in no less than Twenty Mikes!" Kaiser Tiger then began diverging its course and broke away to Virtanen's right.
Virtanen looked at the clipboard with a few red circles and an X drawn within a blownup view of the city's southwestern sector. "Mike's? he hasn't said that since the infantry team..." Virtanen began reading off the list. "General store, auto repair shop, etc. What the Hell?"
-Transition-
Katyusha Watched from an elevated position as a single T-34 crossed the stream before them its treads making slow progress across the flowing water that reflected the moon's red glow. Had this been the first of her subordinates to cross she would be tense and hesitant. Not only had her two scouts returned confirming that both bridges nearby had been blown but over half her force had crossed and not a single sign of movement.
Nonna and Clara had even set up in strategic positions across the bank with no sign of their fleeing prey. As soon as Katyusha began pondering and before a small hum could escape her lips Nonna immediately radioed her. "Is something wrong Lady Katyusha?"
"Ah nothing Nonna, Katyusha is just-"
Clara then interrupted "Вы уверены? ты не устал
Леди катюша?" (Are you sure? are you not tired Lady Katyusha?) "Clara!" Shouted Katyusha. "I've told you time and again not to speak Russian! she pouted. "Apologies Lady Katyusha" giggled Clara from the other end of the headset.
"Anyways, still no sight of those Transcendence dogs?" sniffed Katyusha. "No, нет" Came their replies. Katysuha's teeth began to grind. 'Where' that word rang in her mind. If they weren't engaging them then where were they? and why run?
Perhaps they were buying time? Likely but it wasn't as if they had reinforcements coming. Lure them into complacency? Again just as likely although with an equally disastrous end for them. She had pegged them as ineffective leaders from their presence. An unsure, inexperienced commander, an overachieving Vice commander to leave a shadow to dwarf his peers, and a protege Vice commander who was as hot-headed as cowardly. A surprise but a pleasant one to be sure.
Having Clara dig up their info and her spying division find what they could, filled her with confidence leading up to this match. Seeing them in the flesh instilled the confidence to win within her. She could tell when their strategies changed mid-match and why They hadn't a solid command base or to be precise, an understanding of place between their ranks.
Katyusha was known for her intelligence within and out of her school. Something she was fiercely proud of and would argue with when her size was brought up however the longer she thought the more muddled her thoughts became. These opponents of hers seemed more likely to fight to the bitter end but not to prolong such a thing. Perhaps one last charge such as Chi-Ha-Tan academy? An Iron defense to match their Offense as Kuromoromine?
The confusion they left her with seemed akin to what Oorai had a year prior. In her mild distress, a small "Muuu" escaped her lips. "Lady Katyusha thinking too hard is not good for your health." chastised Nonna again on cue. "I must agree, Lady Katyusha" Chimed in Clara. "I know that! Anyway, I'll cross now followed by the last two for security! Prepare to push onto the town but do not let them catch us off guard!" she demanded to all vehicles.
"да! Lady Katyusha!" The vehicles began to form a large arrow formation on the rivers east bank as Katyusha and her security crossed from the east. Their humming soon turning into singing as their tracks churned forward.
-Transition-
Kaiser hopped out of the truck he had "apropriated" from outside one of their stops and picked Virtanen up in. Virtanen took one more glance at the wires that were dangling from Kaiser's surprising revelation that he knew how to hotwire a vehicle. "Hurry up and Help me!" demanded Kaiser from outside.
Virtanen proceeded to the truck's rear and unload their cargo. After a few minutes there sat a barricade across the street of wood, old tires. and old rebar found from a construction site. Wiping the sweat from his forehead despite the nights growing cold Virtanen grunted. "Why are we blockading this street? I understand the rebar is to deter the tanks but we don't have much of it and this blockades too small to block the entire road."
He saw what Kaiser intended to do as this major roadway was on of the few ways into the city from the south and would force Pravda to move in from the west into a premeditated line of fire but they would simply break past this defense. "I understand that you meant we should imply some infantry thinking into this but what can we do as two men on the ground?" Virtanen shouted to Kaiser who was on the other side of the barricade bent over.
"Indeed this blockade is paltry in the face of a tank" Kaiser grunted. "They would simply run it over. However necessary as the river forks into the city's center and blocks off the eastern half of town" Virtanen saw Kaiser bobbing down the barricade with an occasional "splash".
"But you underestimate what boots on the ground can do old friend. I ask you, what is at both ends of this barricade?" Virtanen looked left and right. Normal buildings with nothing to note. Shrugging his shoulders and with a roll of his eyes that kaiser couldn't see he answered. "Two brick buildings?"
"Exactly!" Kaiser shouted back. "Brick buildings, all along the road no room for tank to bust through lest the entire place come down." Kaiser stood with a huff dusting his hands off. "Now what, may I ask you, are high school girls cautious of, tanks prefer not to go through, and brick buildings resistant to?" Virtanen Leaned back from the questioning confused. He saw no correlation whatsoever with those three vague questions.
"Fire," said Kaiser nonchalantly as he took a small handheld blowtorch, lighting it, and tossing it at the blockade. Virtanen watched as from end to end the entire mass shot up in flame and began pouring black smoke. the fire even creeping into the buildings on each side.
Taken aback, it Virtanen a moment to process the moment as Kaiser walked back to their appropriated vehicle. Virtanen's head twisted to look at Kaiser's back then to the burning blockade, then back again before he chased after him.
"Isn't this oh I don't know against the rules? or perhaps ILLEGAL!" shouted Virtanen. "Pft" mocked Kaiser. "The federation pays for all damages, some people even root for their property to get destroyed so they can get out of financial problems. Hell anythings legal as long as no one dies." Kaiser stated as he sat in the truck.
Virtanen hopped in the passenger seat and continued pressing. "Aren't you being excessive right now? Even for bending the rules, this is too much!" Kaiser glared at Virtanen for a moment. "You utter fool". muttered Kaiser. Before Virtanen could comment Kaiser had shouted back.
"What do you think this is a game?! Your reputation! let alone this fledgling school is on the line and you worry about rules? You came into this all hot-blooded and challenging me on my very doctrine of life just to melt into a coward when faced with rules or defeat?!" Kaiser stopped to take a breath. He saw the shock in Virtanen's eyes but pressed on.
"This sport isn't just for women to grow more feminine" mocked Kaiser. "The federation is losing money and therefore wants the sport to now show cunning and courage if not outright viciousness. Look at the trend of each popular school and their heads. Kuromoromine has the steel hearted Maho, Jatkisota the enigmatic Mika, St. Gloriana has the proud and poised Darjeeling, and then there's Pravda."
"Katyusha was the top of her year going into Pravda and has remained so even beating out Nonna and that new Clara girl. They even say she defeated her seniors in their first scrimmage match by shifting her turret just enough to bounce their shells." Virtanen looked amazed at the info he was receiving. When he opened his mouth to speak Kaiser had caught his breath and continued more poised this time.
"I didn't brief this because no video survived that scrimmage. They expected it to be a wipe and wouldn't be of learning value. As for her genius that's self-evident. It doesn't matter how cute your followers think you are it still takes skill to indoctrinate all your students as she has." Virtanen looked out the windshield deep in his thought as Kaiser began to drive.
"At a glance, each of these girls and their personalities are supposed to seem attractive and feminine but they're just as competitive as the infantry teams. Katyusha was even willing to go as far as endangering the lives of others in the finals two years prior." Virtanen could recall watching the match on the air. Fresh from training with Kaiser and back in their home city cleaning their gear. Kaiser paid no attention to the sport then but Virtanen had family ties to senshado and watched on occasion. He glanced from his rifle up to see Katyusha deliver the command to fire.
After their victory, he would then hear for the next few upcoming weeks of the controversy behind her decision. Kaiser's voice brought him back to the present, however.
They'll do whatever to win. However, their minds are limited to just Senshado Virtanen. She's not 'just' some haughty kid, shes a threat. I'm tired of playing by their rules so it's time we introduce our own."
At the end of his tirade, a statice broke their mulling thoughts. "Sir Pravda's beginning their attack!" It was Knight's voice. Kaiser gestured with his head towards the back. Virtanen reached and grabbed the radio he had brought to maintain contact. "How do you know Knight?"
"Check the team channel, sir..."
Virtanen adjusted the radio and as the dial clicked a blasting chorus singing came through. They were singing Katyusha on their enemy's comms. The taunt was noticed well by Kaiser and Virtanen while it most likely unnerved the rest of their team.
"Tch, I was hoping for more time but I suppose we'll have to make do" Complained kaiser. "Don't we always?" Laughed Virtanen. Spinning the vehicle's wheel around and practically drifting a corner kaiser sped up. "We only have a bit of time left, they'll inspect the blockade before regrouping and pushing us from the west that's where we'll need to set in the last of our traps." With a solemn nod, Virtanen agreed and braced himself for the ride ahead.
-Transition-
Knights nerves had seen better days. He had gone from his usual self of being pulled around by his seniors, to staging a coup, and now awaiting an inevitable Pravdan charge. They were coming. Everyone knew. his Panzer IV sat inside of a garage hidden behind a few houses. The garage door was closed and their engine was off, only to be started every few minutes to keep it warm and ready. It took a bit of maneuvering but they had fit the entire vehicle in the spacious brick building with only minor damage to it and its possessions.
Currently, he was standing atop a table looking out. He, the male Frost and Natalya, were watching through overlapping fields of fire in this area. though their vehicles remained concealed and their gunner's sight's limited, Natalya had assured them that each would watch a portion of the west the others could not. She said Kaiser guaranteed it. He didn't want to believe her but the sheer weight of her words made him begrudgingly agree.
It was as the cold began to seep into their bones once more while they lay practically motionless and their previous adrenaline wore off that a new cold sweat overtook him. While he was looking in a slightly skewed westward direction into the ever-darkening red rays of moonlight his tanks radio screamed behind him. The enemy was singing on their comms.
He had contacted Kaiser and Virtanen who were doing who knows what while their rews manned a secondary fallback position. Afterward's he ordered his RO to change the channel but while she did so his eyes played tricks on him as he stared into the darkness once more with his enemy's triumphant voices resounding in his mind.
He closed his eyes tightly. Opening them he saw spots that began to fade and his night vision began to return once more. more movement in the distance. his crew was in his Panzer and they made no noise relying solely on him to be their eyes.
A bright flash of light blinded him. The house two buildings in front of him lit up in a burst of fire and smoke. Undoubtedly a shell from the KV-2. Fighting the urge to avert his eyes he witnessed a major assault occur. for thirty non-stop seconds machine guns rattled off tracers from the horizon in the darkness. Cannons fired volleys of inaccurate fire in their area.
Knight had wanted to position himself closer to the city's limits so he could fire on Pravda when they approached he was glad now that Natalya had immediately denied it, even if he was a bit miffed that it was because "Kaiser had strictly ordered us". His voiced hitched at the onslaught of flashes and fire and he deemed it lucky. Amidst all the fire as he ran back to his hatch Natalya had radioed him in.
"DO NOT RETURN FIRE, They are merely prodding the area to see if we are here. Do not I repeat do not reveal your positions." Worried looks between his crew were exchanged leading him to question the order. "What if we are hit while hiding?!" he demanded.
"Then you didn't follow Kaiser's orders as you were supposed to" replied Natalya coldly. 'Ah Just like her mentor' Knight noted mentally. He didn't respond knowing it was a jab at his previous actions. He had no right to complain after all. So instead he and his crew weathered the barrage with held breaths.
Those thirty seconds must have seemed nothing more to the audience watching the fireworks in awe but to those surviving it, it felt as if it lasted for thirty minutes. Every bang, crack, snap, and explosion reverberated through them as they imitated nothing more than ghosts.
Finally, the noise died down with the slowly trickling sound of dying MG fire. Peering out his hatch and through the sliver of the window he could still see, Knight peered once more into the red darkness. In the open terrain barely passing the final thick wooded concealment they had Pravda stormed in the same arrow formation they had started with.
Their tanks seemingly glowed with moisture reflecting the moonlight off of their chassis. He could only see a portion of the angrily storming team but knew it must've been their entire force. He could see what he assumed was the center of the formation. IN it was the KV-2 being guided by the two final T-34-75's who were giving it a pull.
That meant Katyusha was most likely in the rear while their heavy tanks guarded the flanks. Nonna's new IS-3, Clara's IS-2 and the Kv-8 supported with a T-34-85. He watched as the column progressed soon Exiting his sight and into his blind spot of where the garage door blinded them.
'Are we just going to let them into town and ambush their rear?' Knight pondered. 'No they would detect us easily' he reasoned. He didn't need to think hard as Natalya shouted an order over comm. "FIRE"
He heard a shot ring off from Natalya's direction. He glanced up and saw just as the Last T-34 he could see exited his view, turn its turret in her direction. For the first time in this match, his mind clicked into place. "Fire" he muttered. "Wha-" came a short response of confusion from his gunner before he stomped his foot and shouted "FIRE!"
His Gunner stiffened and immediately fired the cannon. The 75mm round tore through the garage doors thin metal and towards its destination. as it fired Knight jumped out to get a better view out the window. Luckily it had hit a target. The t-34-75 escorting the KV-2 had been hit and disabled. It's unexpected stop causing its tethered escortee to lurch and jerk to a halt along with its fellow escort. the sheer weight and momentum, however, caused the disabled T-34 to tip onto its side and its tether to snap.
Knight returned to his video in time for the next order of "Fallback to the second phase line!" from Natalya. She then demanded their reports of damage. As his Panzer IV broke down the garage door and fell back with its turret towards the enemy He relayed his report with vigor after learning her shot had missed but stopped them in their advance.
It was as the male Frost gave his report saying he also missed then an explosion rang. His engine had been hit and caught fire. His Firefly now stood dead in the road to town at the end of their retreat.
Knight glanced back to see the smoke rise from the sputtering engine of his last team member. "Turn around!" shouted Knight at his crew and into his mic. His driver attempted to shift but was abruptly halted by Natalya's IS-1 nudging their chassis straight as it passed them. "Scratch that we have our orders!" She countered.
"She's right" Came Daniel Frost's voice. "You know I'm not one much for words Knight, so Just listen to her it's for the best" Answered Frost. Knight argued regardless of his driver following Natalya's IS. "I've lost Diana already I can't afford to lose you too!" Declared Knight.
Natalya's IS turned a sharp corner leaving the enemy's line of sight on the main road with Knight's Panzer IV following. Knight kicked his driver's seat ordering him to stop. In mid-turn the panzer IV skid to a stop its flank now facing Frost two hundred meters away and further out Pravda.
"Fire back to buy time!" ordered Knight. with an apologetic look, his gunner refused. "I can't sir, we don't have sight and Pravda has different angles of fire at the Firefly." Once again Knight was torn in his decisions. Unable to choose what to do and being left with a mess. His Panic was stopped as a T-34-85 charged into close range seemingly panicked towards the Firefly which was struggling to track it with its main gun.
Fifty meters away the Firefly fired. Its round missing the T-34's turret by a hair as it continued speeding, now beelining. Forty meters and closing, then Thirty. Passing an intersecting road at twenty it suddenly erupted into a large explosion a defeated husk skittering forward and halting just before the Firefly.
Sokolov's voice joined the conversation. "Lieutenant Prokov, I informed you to refrain from firing in case there was a second vehicle did I not?" A playful voice responded in kind. "Just call me Val, and what if you missed? Poor Knight would be tearing up." She mocked. "I don't miss, and neither does my crew" he replied sternly. "Well you're not as fun as the other's now are you?" she replied sarcastically.
"Enough it's Time to displace. Knight, we'll buy Frost time but know when to cut your losses less you lose everything. We'll cover your retreat to an extent, now go." Ordered Sokolov undoubtedly also in on the plan as a large.
More Internal conflict overtook Knight. 'I want to be my own commander not just a copy of anyone else! To save my allies!' he screamed inside. Then Frost's voice spoke once more. "Go, this was my mistake and I'll own up to it, my sister would do the same and tell you to go on and win this for us, so do it." At the mention of his sister Knight froze.
"He had failed in so many regards, in his past, in training, in this match alone, but his friends still held hope he could win this? A tear trickled down his left cheek as he sniffled. luckily the engine and darkness concealed it from his team, at least they let him believe so.
"You're talkative today aren't ya Danny?" quipped Knight. Frost snapped back "Don't think i won't clock you after this match for that remark string bean." Rather than the usual play of intimidation that would occur Knight chuckled. "Ya, I'll see ya then." Natalya who had heard in on the conversation couldn't help but remark how similar those two siblings reacted and ended their participation in this match.
The Firefly's crew sat tense and prepared. Only it's commander took his eyes off the battlefield knowing what was to come. He looked down at his phone seeing a message from his younger sister Diana. "Tell him good luck" muttered Frost. "As if I would tell him that."
Pocketing his phone Frost looked out seeing the enemy's fire slow down. "They're coming we'll fight till the last moment, ain't that right?" he asked of his crew. "Yes sir!" they replied looking straight ahead. As if summoned by their cry a Tankbust through a building to their turrets one o'clock. It was already past their cannon by the time it halted next to them and delivered a blow to their chassis disabling them.
Recovering from the blow Frost looked up to see the IS-2 and 3 with their commanders conversing out of their hatches. Clara and Nonna calmly and nonchalantly speaking before their defeated vehicle. though he couldn't hear them he could understand amidst the redlight light gleaming off their blonde and brunette hair why those two were held as Pravda's beauties and blizzards.
-Transition-
"Do not allow them to retreat or Katyusha shall send you all to the gulag!" Pravda's enraged commander had shouted amidst the ambush's first stage. Regardless of the fact they all knew it meant mandatory detention and remedial training the thoughts of Nonna and Clara being her deputy's to enforce it sent shivers down their spines as they hurried to enforce her word. Thus resulting in the one t-34's destruction.
Katyusha impatiently tapped her foot against her seat as she stood to look out her cupola. faint traces of smoke quickly vanished into the night sky as the red scenery was filled with tracers and explosions of her team firing after the retreating Transcendents. Her attention was drawn from where they had fired and fled from, to her right further south.
A bright light began to fill the horizon drowning out the red moonlight around it. The light stretching above the squat buildings to the city's south and seemingly inching closer her direction. With the pesky Firefly's destruction, she had split her team to sweep the streets intent on laying back and relaying information to them.
"Ma'am!" announced a junior student over comm. "What is it?!" demanded Katyusha. "T-there seems to be a fire towards the south and slowly spreading. Amidst it, there seems to be a blockade as well! The main road is inaccessible!" announced the junior.
"Tch, very well. Katyusha orders you to move north and move adjacent with your nearest ally" ordered Katyusha. "да!" (Yes!) replied her junior.
Katyusha stopped her tapping and ran a hand through her hair. Originally she would order them to break through or dismantle the barricade but she forced herself to change orders. 'Katyusha cannot have any student be put in danger. If those in charge of senshado hear she has then the thin ice she stands on from two years prior will collapse!' she reasoned internally.
'Nonna would be accepted by the students easily But they would not execute her orders correctly...nor is she acquainted with the main role of leadership always being supported. To win, no for Pravda's future, Katyusha must play it safe!'
-The End-