Miho woke up to the sound of the alarm clock at 08:00 a.m. They had to be at the JSF Headquarters at 10:00 a.m. for the start of the conference.
"Ohaio Koyama-san!" she greeted Yuzu.
"Ohaio Nishizumi-san!" They took a shower and got dressed. Stepping out of the room they met with Anzu and Kawashima.
"Good morning everyone!" Anzu cheered. "Let's head to the breakfast table! A good breakfast is the footing of a good day!"
"If you say President…" Kawashima murmured in her usual mood. They gathered together at a table and started to eat their meal of scrambled eggs, bacon and toast. Miho looked around then asked Anzu.
"May I ask something President?"
"What would it be Nishizumi-chan?"
"What is this whole stuff with the boy's schools?"
"How do you mean?"
"Why is this conflict? Did it ever cause any trouble or something?"
"I see. Well…"
"You don't have to care about it." Kawashima interrupted with an inexpressive face. "Sometimes there is a little sharp hassle but then everything goes back to its place. It's nothing."
"I think our vice-president is right." Anzu said nodding. "Just deal with our own business."
"If you say so." Miho replied but the thought was still present deep in her mind.
Kiyoshi's POV
Kiyoshi stood in front of a mirror and fixed Landsknecht's school uniform on him. It consisted of black pants and a white shirt with red buttons. Even if he didn't like the idea of this meeting he liked to dress elegantly.
"Are you ready soon?" He asked Isato.
"I already am." Isato said looking at his computer. "Just look here for a second!" Kiyoshi looked at the monitor and saw an e-mail which came from their school newspaper. The editor in chief, Iida Aito wrote it. It was the reply for the news of the Advocacy Alliance and their 16 points.
Hasegawa-san, Hayashi-san,
All of us in the school heard about your cooperation with the other boy's schools with great pleasure. We (especially the Sensha-Do team) would like to thank you and your colleagues this wonderful initiative. I ensure you that Landsknecht Boys High School is lined up behind you as one man! As a proof, look at the pictures I have send with this pictures!
Best wishes,
Iida Aito and Landsknecht's students
The first pictures showed the printed 16 points hanged on the walls at multiple places of the school. But the most powerful was the last one.
"Wow man…" Kiyoshi gasped. "That's… That's pretty awesome." The last photo showed Landsknecht's sport field. Or it would have shown for it could not be seen because the massive crowd of students. Every single student, slightly more than five-hundred boys from the german styled school stood on the grassy field so close to each other that even a needle could not fall down between them. The end of the crowd was just barely visible. They were smiling and showed "V" with their fingers. The members of the Sensha-Do team stood in the foreground.
"Hope that the other schools reacted like that too." Isato said thrilled. "Now go my friend and make these days memorable for the JSF!" The two boys left the room. On the corridor their friends from Odin were the first ones they met with.
"Morning german guys!" Torvald greeted them.
"A question Vikings!" Kiyoshi said fast. "Any reply from your school?"
"I ensure you that we can count on them." Shikio nodded. "What about you?"
"Landsknecht is completely with us!"
"Great. I copied our points and the founding of the Advocacy Alliance. I will handle them to a top dog."
"And this time we'll not be satisfied with a simple "no", right mate?" Isato asked.
"Right. No more!" Odin's president replied. As they were walking down the stairs four girls in Oarai uniform passed beside them to the other direction. It was just a two or three seconds and they only changed a few glances.
"That was Oarai's commander right?" Shikio asked.
"Yes, she was." Kiyoshi said. "Wonder what she could think about us."
"The same as the others I guess." Torvald said.
"Possibly. But it must be admitted that it was nice how she saved her school."
"Do you admire her?"
"As a commander? Yes. It was her skills that helped them out of trouble. But I'm afraid that we have to turn to more drastic ways if we'll have to." The delegations from the boy's schools met to get breakfast. It turned out that all of them got positive reactions from home. After they finished they left the hotel and walked to the federal HQ at 09:00 a.m. They entered the big wooden door of the impressive building. A lot of people from girl's schools, leagues and committees were already there. Shikio saw a familiar black haired figure in green uniform.
"Chonou-san!" He accosted the instructor.
"How can I help you young man?" Ami asked.
"Greetings! Shikio bowed slightly. My name is Asari Shikio, Odin High School's student council president. I would like to ask you to deliver these two documents to the directorate." He passed the papers.
"Of course Asari-san. What are they?"
"Just some kind of… request."
"No problem, I will do it." Ami nodded.
"Arigato!" Shikio bowed again then turned to the others. "OK. We have launched it.
Miho's POV
About the beginning of the conference, the crowd of the participants was waiting in the waiting area on the second floor. Miho and her friends just arrived, when they met the first familiar faces.
"Ah! Mika-san! Good morning everyone!"
"Konichiwa Oarai!" Aki waved back. Mika was just smiling on them while sitting on a chair but in her case it could be put down as a hearty greeting. The other commanders Miho knew were also in the whirl of girls. Darjeeling, Kay, Anchovy, Katyusha sitting around Nonna's neck, Kinuyo and their comrades.
"Miho!"
"Onee-chan! You are here!" A smile grew on Miho's face as she hugged her sister who hugged back. Itsumi Erika, Maho's vice-commander stood nearby confused not sure what to say.
"Good morning Erika-san!" Miho waved her too looking over Maho's shoulder.
"Um… Morning. Miho-san."
"Mother is also here." Maho said.
"Really?"
"Yes, but don't worry. Believe me, she doesn't hate you."
"You think so?" Miho asked uncertainly.
"She still loves you as her daughter. She'll be among the leaders of the conference. Do not be scared to speak up if you'd like to!" At this moment numerous doors opened near them and the people started to enter the conference room. It was enormous. With its gradual structure it looked like a lecture hall in a university. The delegations all had an appointed place to sit. Miho and most of her friends were placed on the right side of the room. She let her eyes walk around in the premises. So she saw the boys on the other end of the long row of chairs and tables.
Kiyoshi's POV
Kiyoshi and his company settled down on the far left side of the conference room. Before them, a level lower was Seinarukaze, behind them; one level up sat Szent István, to their right sat Bannockburn and to their left was Diamondback. Kiyoshi settled himself, put his papers and pen on the table and sighed deeply to prepare his brain for this crap.
" Wonder how they will react to our requests." He told his vice-commander Aoto quietly.
"Not hard to guess. I think this will be exciting." Then at the bottom of the room, where a few official tables stood facing them, a couple of man and women appeared and everyone stood up. Each one of them walked to a table. They bowed to the attendees who returned the gesture then all of them sat down, except one woman in long, red dress at the central table below.
"Greetings ladies and gentlemens!" She said smiling. "I am Shimada Chiyo, chairperson of the University League. On the first day I will be the Federal Conference's chairperson too. Now I open the meeting."