After School

1430hours

In Klaus' Office

Klaus watches over his window, the scenery of boys and girls walking towards the main gate of the high school, they're like miniatures. With the background of the sunset and cars coming to pick them up, while some of them walk to the bus station, and et cetera.

While watching the scenery, he swirls his glass of apple cider and thinking about what will happen within this whole week.

'This is surely a pain in the arse.' Klaus thought about the upcoming days.

Then a knock could be heard through his door. someone coming in and calls out.

"Brother? I knew it, you'll be here. What take you so long?" Katharina asks her brother worried.

"Well, Sis, I'm in charge of leading all of our friends in this tournament, and somehow it becomes a big boulder for me to step into a greater cause. " Klaus explains of what situation he is into.

Without hesitation Katharina approach Klaus immediately and give him a hug. "Everything is going to be alright, bro, you're not alone, you have me, our big brother and our friends and comrades. We'll face it together as family and friends." Katharina whispers softly to her brother to soothe him down.

"I'm so blessed to have you, sis, yere the best sis." Klaus hugs his sister back.

After they hug each other, Katharina helps her brother to pack his things up before leaving the office. Afterwards, Klaus locks his office and take her hand. When exiting the main building, They find out that their father and brother are waiting inside the car.

They hop into the car, settling into their seats as comfy as possible. Then the car starts to drive off the school complex towards their home. Their silhouette disappears through the sunset.

Night falls in, and the darkness crawls under the skin of light. The Stauffenberg family are having dinner inside their cosy house. While having the steak cooked by their father and mother, Klaus breaks the silence. "Mother, me and my sister are going to study abroad, can we have your allowance and blessings?" While still playing with his glass of sparkling water.

"Well, son, for whatever you do, and you think that it's the right one, then you have my full support." Their mother reply in an elegant manner.

Then Klaus and Katharina stand up together, approaching their mother and hug her, while her still sitting on her position.

"Well, mom, thank you very much for everything you've done for us, we love you. "They thank her in unison with joy decorating their face.

"Well, come on now. let's continue eat shall we?" Their mother relieved them with tears forming above her cheeks.

"Then we shall, ma'am." Both Katharina and Klaus go back into their position and starting eating.

While having dinner, the Stauffenberg family rejoice between them, chatters and laughter could be heard echoing through the house. After their dinner, they move to the living room and watch a family movie together.

Then bedtimes arrive. All of the family members go back to their own designated room. Klaus inside his bedroom, in his pyjamas lying on his bed. His mind is clouded by the things in the future, the scenarios and outcome, and more and more it's become a bigger problem for him.

Then a knocking sound upon his door. It was Katharina, who knock the door. "Brother, can I sleep over with you?" She asks while fear could be heard through her voice.

"Did you just get bad dreams or something really burden you?" Klaus asks while sitting up on his bed.

"It's just about next week, I'm worried, what'll happen if I can't find her?" Katharina answer while closing the door behind her.

"I'm pretty sure you will, sis, even though you aren't able to find her, I'll help you, through the air. Just use your intuition, sis. You've read her profile with the rest right?" Klaus reassures his sister.

"Well, thanks, bro, but I think I still need to do a sleepover with you." Katharina exclaim.

"Fine, just make yourself comfy." Klaus reply with his grumpy tone.

"Thanks, bro." Katharina compliments, then approaching her brother and hug him tightly.

"It's too tight, too tight, can't breathe. " Klaus responds while trying to grasp some air.

"I'm sorry, teehee, I love you, brother," Katharina kiss his cheek after hugging him tightly.

"Anything for you, sis." Klaus reply. "Now, now, just change your clothes, brush your teeth and don't forget to wash your feet also, dry them, and you're good to go for sleep." He orders with on taking of inhaling.

"What?! that's a lot of work, can't we just skip to the sleep?" pout Katharina about her brother's hygiene standard.

"Well, this is my room, so you go by my rules inside this room, for me, hygiene is the number one priority. I don't want my sister get sick just 'cause she doesn't brush her teeth at night." Klaus explains the reasons for his orders.

"Fine, but no peeking," Katharina reply while walking to the bathroom.

"Well, I'm not that type of guy, and We're family, that would be insane for me to do that, by the way, I'll just sit on the bed and read the profiles of our enemy and allies, et cetera, just relax while doing your thing, I won't bother. " Klaus shouts back to his sister exclaim.

"Yeah, right, " replies Katharina sarcastically sound.

Minutes later

"I'm done and totally clean, so can we get to the bed now?" Katharina asks after coming out of the bathroom well dressed in smoke coming out of the bathroom.

"Well, sure, just pick your side, sis." Klaus answer to her sister.

"And why there's some kind of wall between us?" Katharina questions Klaus with a hint of joking.

"Well, don't play dumb, sis, you know why." Klaus answer immediately.

"I know, I know, I'm just teasing you, for now, I want some sleep." Katharina jumps on the bed and prepares herself to sleep.

"Well, good night, sis. Love you." Klaus reply, then turn off the light.

"Love you too, bro, sleep tight," Katharina reply back and wrap herself inside her blanket.

Then both of them doze inside their sleep, drown into the realm of dream.

Klaus's roaming inside the pitch black space.

While exploring inside of it, He sees a light post. Where there's a girl who's standing under a lamppost, someone who's so affectionate to him.

"Melissa, is that you?" Klaus asks to the silhouette, that waits under the light.

The girl doesn't respond anything, just total silent around them. Then the girl walks away from the lamppost to the oblivion.

"Wait! I'm really sorry, don't leave me!" Klaus shout to the void and run to catch up with her.

However, he runs endlessly. Till he wakes up in all sweat and his heart beating so fast like he was being chased by a ghost.

It's in the middle of the night.

While still trying to catch his breath, he analyzes his surrounding. Eventually, he wakes his sister up

"I'm sorry to wake you up, sis." He responds worriedly.

"Well, What's wrong? What happened?" Katharina asks in the worried face.

"Well, my PTSD is acting up again." Klaus answer while panting.

"Ooh, is it about Berlin again?" Katharina ask in concern

"Yeah, it's about that tragic event again. a pure horror, and the real reasons why Germany out of the tankery league just 'cause of that." Klaus murmurs while remembering the event again.

"Awe, brother, come closer, please, closer to me" Katharina ask in awestruck.

Klaus comes across the bed and surprisingly being greeted by her hands hugging him tightly.

"There, there, you don't have to face this all alone, you know." Katharina pats his head, by then, suddenly, He's cranking up.

"Let it all out, you can't always play the cool guy, bro." She sooth her brother out.

After several minutes, he stops crying, then he just falls asleep on her embrace. Knowing this, Katharina moves him to his bed and cover him with his blanket. Afterwards, she gives a peck on his forehead, then she also goes back to sleep after seeing him smiling.

Five Days Before D-Day

After morning routines and goes to school, Klaus unlocks his office. After entering his personal office dead early in the morning, well, too early for any serious activities to take place to be precise.

Well, while being idle, He thought that it would be a good thing to check his emails while enjoying a glass of Apple cider, which is coming from his own personal bar behind him.

At his Acer Swift 7 SF713-51 laptop, he got notifications which are piles of e-mails from the media, fans in Germany, and on top of it is an e-mail from Nishizumi Miho.

"Huh, seems like good news from her." Klaus amused seeing this particular e-mail.

Meantime in Japan

5 hours ago

Oarai Girl's High

Miho's in front of the Student Council office bringing documents about Prussian High, and their intention to do a co-educational for the 64th Sensha-dõ tournament upcoming this summer.

'Knock, Knock'

"Please, come in." Yuzu answers through the door.

Miho gets in and sees that Anzu sitting on her chair, eating her dried sweet potato, while Yuzu standing beside Anzu as usual with her clipboard on her hand.

"Anzu-san I have a report and some document for you to see." Miho report to Anzu and placing the document on her desk.

"Well Nishizumi~chan, what is this?" Anzu asks her commander about the files in front of her.

"Anzu~san, well, the tournament is coming, and some other schools have done co-educational cooperation with foreign school, and one of my old friends, the commander or Prussian High is searching for Schools that have Sensha-dou to cooperate with, maybe you want to read the profile first, 'Cause these kinds of opportunity don't come twice, you know. " Miho explain about the contract from Klaus.

"Miho~chan, let me discuss with the Councils to figure it out the outcome, but by then just wait for us till after school, then you will get my reply." Anzu reply to her commander.

"Right, then I'll spread the message to other schools, Goodbye. " Miho reply and begin to leave the office.

"Wait what do you mean by, other schools?" Anzu frown, absurd about the last sentence.

"Ooh, He asked me also to spread the word about his school to Maho~san and Mika~san." Miho answers while closing the door behind her.

"Huh, alrighty then, I'll answer you after school." Anzu shrugs and dismisses her.

Miho close the door, and Anzu with the student councils reviewing the document and consider about it. Then Miho gets the rest of the files and sending it through Saori's radio, and mail the profiles.

One hour past.

Onboard of KMS: Graf Zeppelin

Maho received the transmission and put it in front of her table, a folder from the school's security.

The file with Prussian High's and Oarai's emblem stamped behind. It's something unusual but knowing what it means, their intentions, 'cause most of the high schools in Japan starting doing co-ed.

It was legalized in the middle of the summer semester by the director of Sensha-dou Federation himself, Shichiro Kodama.

But even knowing these facts, Maho directly put the invitation inside and left just the School's profile on the table.

Meanwhile in the Forest.

Aki runs towards Mikko and Mika's camp after getting the transmission from the Communication tower truck.

"Mika, Mika, We got a transmission from Oarai, it's about the co-ed, and we got an offer from a Prussian High, Mika!" Aki shouts while running towards the camp with transmission report on her hand waving with the wind.

"Why, in such tremendous hurry, Aki?" Mika sighed. "Just calm down and read it for me." She orders while playing her kantele.

"Greetings, from Oarai, Miho here, and I'm here to do a favour of my old friend from Germany, a Commander of the most famous Prussian High. Klaus Chester von Stauffenberg." Aki reads the transmission to Mika and Mikko.

"Wait, did she mean, that Stauffenberg, who had won the Africa 14th Tournament?" Mikko asks her in enthusiasm, by her eyes gleaming so brightly.

"Well, Mikko, Aki hasn't finished her reading, let's not rush things first, ..." Mika warns her. "Please, continue."

"He asked me to inquire you, Mika~san and Nishizumi-san, so that he can do a co-ed with You, knowing that Japan allowing Foreign School to aid them. His profile will come 1 hour later after this transmission, 'cause of your unknown location. He also gives time limits, which is a week, 'Cause he has only a week before coming here. Well, that's all and best wishes, and see you at this Summer Tournament. Sign Miho Nishizumi." Aki finishes her reading, fold the letter and sit down around the bonfire.

"Seems like the winds favour on us, and the profile supposes to arrive, now, ..." Mika says, then a drone drops her packages and flies away. "As expected. Now, let's review it." then she strums the kantele.

"Affirmative." Reply both of her crew in Enthusiasm.

After some minute. In the middle of reviewing.

"It is him, It just unbelievable that we gonna work with him." state Mikko with gleaming eyes and wide smiles.

"Well, Mikko, Every new endeavour comes with risks. However, this next Summer Tournament, It really takes two to tango." Mika explains while strumming her Kantele with chilling melody.

"Mika, what's that even mean?" Aki asks in confusion.

"Well, Aki the federation legalize that boys can join the fight. While we in shortages of crews, it's really the blessing of both worlds. However, I'm pretty sure that, the other schools will not miss this boat." Mika explains to Aki and stop her strums and take one of the profile.

"Klaus Chester Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, What you girls think about him?" Mika asks her girls.

"Well, from what I read, seems he's like a nut that's hard to crack, but his scheme in Sensha-dou is really a blessing in disguise. Until the Berlin Accident eventually, that becomes his turn point. " Aki says while scratching her hair, confused about his personality, 'Cause the data in the profile is either not really complete, or even gibberish.

"Well, from what I heard he's a great guy, pretty laid back when behind the line but stern when engaging, but the basics information are really mysterious. " Mikko add while swinging her legs and pacing back and forth.

"Well, How 'bout the crews and such?" Mika continues to dig

"From what I heard in the news, they're very unpredictable and professional too." Aki answers while looking into the skies.

"I agree with Aki's statement, they're quite deadly if you underestimate their power, so it would be a strong ally for us. " Mikko add while swinging her feet back and forth.

"I see." Mika strums her kantele in a small melody strumming.

"So, Mikko and Aki, What's your opinion on this proposal?" Mika asks starting strumming her kantele again.

"Well, Opportunities never come twice so, I'll take it" Aki answer innocently.

"Yeah, and we gonna work with the aces of Africa Tournament, a chance of a lifetime" Mikko replies energetically.

"Well, seems like we'll take this to the next level, I'll send it to Miho that we would love to work with his sister and maybe him also, the wind is on our side, really can't wait. " Mika concludes and takes out her notebook and starting to write a letter back.

Another hour past.

After Aki sent the telegram back to Oarai through morse code, Saori transcripted the code and made it into a letter. Then she took the letter with her and begin her search of Miho.

"Miho, we got a transmission back, it's from Mika-san." Saori report to Miho when she passes by the garage.

"Well, where's the transmission report?" Miho asks while inspecting her Panzer IV Ausf. H.

"Here it is, Miho." Saori takes out the letter from her pocket, then waiting while standing.

Dear Miho

I sent this letter to you to notify the old friend of yours that we from Jatkosota Team are looking forward to doing co-ed with them. May they have a safe trip and see you around.

Sign Mika S.

After reading the letter Miho finally have a piece of good news, and now just waiting for her sister response and also from the Student Council team.

"Well, Saori, you're free to go." Miho dismisses her, then go back inspecting the tank with Leopon Team.

"Ryōkai. " Saori reply then go back to her class.

2 more hour past.

"Miho, you're being called to the Student Councils Office, Thank you." Anzu voice could be heard through the PA speaker around the school.

Several minutes later.

Miho is in front of the office and knocks the door.

"Please, come in. " Anzu reply through the door.

Miho opens the door and enters the office.

"Nishizumi-chan, so we all agreed that Oarai Girls High will do co-ed with Prussian High, and the main reason is to balance the team with other schools, other reasons are like intensive training, tactics organizing, and others. " Anzu explains, giving the green light.

Then Yuzu hands the letter to Miho.

"Well, that's good news Anzu-san, Thank you, and you too, Yuzu-san and Momo-san, thank you very much. " Miho respond happily and bow to each Student Council.

"Well Nishizumi-chan, you can go back to whatever you do." Anzu dismisses her and fishes out another dried sweet potato.

Afterwards, Miho closes the door and go to her classroom to rejoin classes.

Afterschool.

School ends, and Miho still packing her backpack inside the classroom. While on the way to the School's gate she remembers that she needs to send an e-mail to Klaus.

So she goes back into school, on the way to the Team Tankery office near the garage and training ground.

Inside the office, she turns on the computer. Then she scans both of the letters, which are from Mika-san and the Student's Council. Afterwards, she typed the letter, then sends it to Prussian High's e-mail address.

After finishing the letter, she turns the computer into sleep mode and leaves the office back to her flat to called it a day.

Now

Dear Klaus-san,

Well, I have some news, the good news is that both Oarai and Jatkosota High are agreed to do co-ed with Prussian High.

Both attached file here.

But the bad news is that Kuromorimine declined the offer, and that's it for today, and tomorrow I will ask Yukari to search about the paperwork and Saori to send all of the requirement back to you.

Viel Grüße.

Love, Miho.

"Well, seems like good progress happening here." Klaus pleased after reading the e-mail. "And now, opening the letters."

After Klaus opened both of the letters, then he photocopies the inquiries to each of the tankery team's parents about their plan for going abroad to fight in the 64th Senshadou Tournament.

He turns on the mic that connected to the PA system. In one take of breath, he makes an announcement.

"Achtung, Achtung! For all personnel of Tankery league, please go to the multifunction hall, Vielen Dank."

Minutes later.

"Right, all of you will get official inquiries from the Tankery Team office with official stamps from the school. This letter must be filled by each individual parents to show that you're approved to join, going abroad to Japan for the 64th Senshadou Tournament. I only give you two days limitation to submit these letters directly in front of my authority, and if you're late submitting the letters, then you're a goner and will staying here to continue your studies." Klaus informs all members that are in the room. Then his sister and his crew started to pick up the letters and handed it to all of the crew members.

"Has everyone get a copy of the letter?" Klaus question all the crew members.

"Jawohl, Milord, all of us have got it all,..." they answer in unison.

"So after those explanations, do I make myself clear?" Klaus asks his crews in a stern voice.

"Verstanden, Kristal Klar." All answer in unison.

"Don't forget, for whoever wants to do training, just come to me, especially my crews, at 0900hours, in front of the garage, sharp, do you copy?" Klaus inform the crews about later training

"Copy that." All of his tank crew members respond.

"Okay, then you're relieved." Klaus dismisses all of the crew back to their original activities.

2 hours later

It's 0900 hours since the class and the crew line up in front of their tanks. Tank crews that are present, Panzer II, Panzer IV, the StuGs, and Jadgpanzer 38(t).

They're mostly new recruits that starting Senshadou.

"Well, Klaus, which tank do we use for this training today?" Asks Karl Hartmann, his youngest loader and a survivor of Berlin disaster.

"Well after analyzing the tanks in our arsenal that we have now, Let's take the Panzer Befehlswagen IV for a ride, it's been a long time since our last fight, well, this should be warming us up. " Klaus answers and claps the back of his youngest loader, going forward to the new recruits.

"Okay, line up in ranks and files." Klaus orders, overseer his young cadets.

"Well, today, I'm gonna introduce you to the way of Tankery, in Prussian's ways. There are three doctrines that we use here, Offensive, Defensive, and Tactical." Klaus starts to explain about the Tankery in Prussian High. "Firstly, offensive, we're using the "Blitzkrieg tactics. Second, Defensive, we're using

Guerrilla warfare, and third and lastly, for Tactical, We're using Auftragstaktik, which is where formal rules will be suspended when in friction with the enemy." Klaus list the doctrines that they ever implemented and works for him every time.

"Any Questions?" Klaus asks his fellow cadets.

After his question has gone through the cadets, only the silence remains.

"Well, if in that case, every person goes to each station, we'll do some basic training through the training ground." Klaus orders, examining each of his cadets under his wing.

"Jawohl! Herr Hauptmann!" They answer in unison.

They go inside their tank in matters of minute and Klaus going to his garage to take out the PzBfw IV and heading to the training ground. The first obstacle would be driving in rough terrain, then second to the shooting range, for collecting information about how accurate and fast they shoot and reloading.

Afterwards, they drive back their tank to the garage, taking a coffee break at the cafeteria. In the same time, Klaus briefs his man.

"Alright, boys, they still need training on their teamwork and shooting, but both their driving and reloading are super. " Klaus informs his men.

"Well, that's good news, Klaus." Rommel compliments then clap the commanders back

" Seems like they need both of us. " Hartmann comments and clinging his hand over Guderian.

"Well, Herr Stauffenberg seems like we'll just overseeing the location, for the next few days. " Haeften concluded while giving eye contact to Moltke, who is leaning on the sides of the tank side's skirt.

" Well, seems like everybody now each station. Then without further ado, let's call it a day." Klaus compliment and salute his man.

The crews salute him back. " Well, you're all dismissed." Klaus relieves his man drop the salute.

After the training, all crews go to the locker room and refresh themselves. Afterwards, they go for lunch.

After lunch, things go back to normal, having classes, till the end of the day, they go home, and only one task that they need to do is giving the letters to the parents and get it signed.

Four days before D-Day

On the morning he goes to his office and unpacks his stuff. Afterwards, he goes toward the Multifunction Hall, where he found most of them waiting.

"Come here, I need to talk with all of you, fast. " Klaus orders his crew to come in front of him.

"Yes, Herr Kommandant?" Hartmann asks to his superior.

"Whose Idea to gather these people around?" Klaus asks his tank crews while massaging his temples.

"I did, Klaus." Guderian answers and steps to the front facing Klaus.

"Fine, but next time, please acknowledge me." Klaus dismisses his wrath towards what's really happening.

"Okay, all of you collect the letters and dismiss them, then we go to my office for a quick count, our team with my sister's, tell her that. Move out!" Klaus orders for his men to spread.

"Jawohl, Herr Hauptmann." Everyone salutes and leave, executing his order.

"Miss Gräfin Schenk von Stauffenberg, you are tasked to meet up at his office for a quick count, you and your team. " Hartmann inform Katharina about her brother's message.

"Well, thank you, Hartmann, really appreciate it." Katharina compliments, while holding her blush just to her ears.

Afterwards, all things go how it suppose to be and Klaus teams with his sister's dwelling to do a quick count in his office.

After the quick count, it's been collected that there's only 30 groups or tanks that can join the tournament. The rest who couldn't join would be 20 groups.

Afterwards, they go for lunch, then go back to their own schedules and classes. School bells ringed afterwards, Everybody goes home and only 3 days left before actual departure.

Two days before D-Day

At Morning Klaus get the e-mails from Miho about the paperwork which is the requirement for establishing school co-ed at Japan, from both Japan Senshadou Federation and Immigration Bureau of Japan.

So he prints all of the documents, filling it, and time flies by till noon,

Then he scans the document and sends it back to Miho to be processed. It's surely been a really long day, and Klaus is exhausted translating and filling up those documents.

So he takes lunch early and catches his schedule for classes, and things go back as usual.

School bells ringed and tomorrow would be minus one-day before D-Day (Departure Day).

One day before D-Day.

Will be continued...

Preface: seems like my first time writing a Authors note, well sorry to break the law, but firstly, thank you for PreußischenRuhm, Rosehippu, and Herr Conscript.

Second of all, Chapter III Ein Neuer Anfang (A New Fresh Start) Will breaking down his personality and appearance, with others as well.

Third and lastly, Sorry for mistakes and inconvenient I did to you all, I'll try my best to be better, Es lebe das Heilige Deutschland!