Summoning the Greater Axis Pact
Pact 7 - Saderan Alliance Part 7
Tokyo, Japan
"...So, this is...Ginza?" Minna asked with curiosity as they finally arrived in the District of Ginza, Tokyo. Buildings of glass took all the scenery with a lot of reflecting light.
"Well, the Ginza I knew in Fuso isn't this advanced." Mio remarked as she saw what Japan was like in its glory of glass buildings and some smaller ones. "This is remarkable if I do say so myself."
"Look, herr Nishizumi! All the roads are pavemented and asphalted! I've never thought that the other Fuso would be this advanced!"
"There is a first time for everything, Itsumi." Maho simply lectured her junior, who had been looking around the entire surroundings.
"Buildings that are made of glass...and last I thought that Karlsland had the best architecture of its time, well this trumps over them, but I still prefer the old Karlsland style." Hanna smirked as she looked at the view.
"The roads are clean...so this is what peace looks like when we rebuild our world huh?" Amirah asked with a smile of content as the clean scenery did make her smile, compared to the rubbles and dust of war, the fog of war covering the entire view when she was stationed in Europa.
"...I know I can't complain, but really...this place can use a lot of renovations." Zara commented as the four other German and Italian officers nodded in confirmation.
"But still, Japan does have some good stuff...I wonder how much a yen from our world equals to yen in this world." Adawale said with a bit of curiosity. "I bet they value less with how they lost the ZWK here..."
"Well, that kinda depends..." Itami said. "I mean, a dollar in America equals to-"
"I can't really deduce how much a dollar is in America, when my America has a different value for their dollars now."
"Oh right...well..."
"We'll figure that out later."
"But still, everything is made of glass, they do look clean..." Zara commented on the buildings. "Not like my buildings in my nation are dirty..."
"Well, to be fair we are a tad bit more advanced than them." Her guard, a woman spoke up with a bit of amusement.
"Yes, that's kinda fair...you think that Ryuu would be content with this though?"
"He's a progressive, Princess, of course he will be, although we already have multiple modern Eastern Architecture in Japan." The female guard shrugged.
"Well, hopefully both Japans can get along well..." The Princess simply hoped that the two radically different ideology-bearing nations to simply reconciliate with each other if all possible.
"We're here...we're going to get off here. It's a bit cold, so please do mind to wear your jackets." Itami spoke up before Astermann told the Falmartians in broken Falmartian which is basically broken Latin, or something similar to what the original Romans used, we can also call the language Fake Latin for some obvious reasons.
"Ahh, I didn't think it would be this cold." Tuka complained with a bit of shiver as she can even see her breath becoming visible when she blew out.
"It's Japan. It's currently the last month..." Itami explained with a bit of broken latin.
"December? No wonder, it's chilly." Zara gave her own shiver. "Guilia...Dulio...you two brought jackets, right?"
"Yes, we did milady, do you-"
"Put them on yourselves, I've been to Germany many times to visit the Royal Family for a Royal Play Time when I was a kid, so I'm already acquainted to the cold." Zara shook her head with a bit of concern. "Just worry for yourselves, the worse I can get is a common cold."
"...If you say so, milady, but won't that affect-"
"It won't, think about yourselves first alright?"
"...Alright." The group didn't even notice the Silent Night Squadron to have silently left the coach and had slipped away through the thermal visions. Gearing with some Carbon-based guns, two Carbon-SturmGewehrs, a Carbon-Maschinen-Pistole and a Carbon-Gewehr, the two Assault Rifles, a Submachine Gun and a Rifle made of carbon, also armed with a pistol each and a carbon knife. Having no metal in their forms except for hardened carbon that would put itself on par with the real thing with less durability and more maintenance, it is a gun that everyone can slip through a security check-up due to the lack of metal. Such a thing was only given to Armed Personnel of the RSS Highest Order.
Order of the Reichsadler.
"The air smells a lot different than what I'm used to...to be honest." Minna commented as some of the others nodded. "Perhaps, it's because of our different worlds, huh?"
"That's pretty normal, I'm used to smelling the air of a nation I never went to." Zara shrugged.
"Ahh, well..." The Falmartians had been awestruck while the other nations were looking at the surroundings.
"So there he is." A male voice came along, the source being an old man with a kinda low-profile clothing. "I am Komakado of the National Defense Intelligence Headquarters. I am here to make sure that you arrive at your destinations safely and help you avoid some trouble." The smile he gave was a bit unsettling to some of the JSDF members, but nothing that the Axis had been unfamiliar with. It was the torturous smile that many Drill Sergeants gave them when they were to complete tasks and each time they came back, those be-damned Sergeants would stand with that same cruel smile.
"Oh, so you're our escort for today and the next day, huh?"
"Well, isn't that obvious? I still wonder how you get to your position, but well, I guess there are on and off switches for off-duty soldiers like you, even if you are an S."
That letter 'S', quickly broke Kuribayashi's mind at the back, who was going on with a blank brain for a moment. "A Special Force member you say?" The Witches looked at the Lieutenant with wide eyes, the other JSDF members. Adawale, Astermann, Zara and the two Black Shirt Guards completely were narrowing their eyes on the man in question. "I don't believe he gives out that aura too well...I'd say he's a green at best." Astermann gave his verdict, being an Ex-Special Ops, himself, his Unit had been performing a lot of tasks that involved Anti-Insurgency, meaning he had taken combat to great lengths in the Northern Region of Africa, the territory of the Italian Africas, including Somalian Independence Movements, some of which were complete radicals.
"Yes! That's it! I am sure that he's bluffing! He must be!" The lone girl of the JSDF members yelled, the others simply understood the girl as her dreams of being a Special Forces were completely crushed by the idiot of a man.
"Well, believe it or not, he is also a Ranger."
"WHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?"
"Her dreams are completely ruined, this cannot get any worse..."
"Didn't think that you would pull through this though, Princess." Komakado turned his attention to Zara, who simply smiled.
"Ahh, it was a hassle, but I'm intrigued in this, so, I might as well join."
"I see, I hope your time in Japan suits you."
"Ah, that'd be my highest honor, sir Komakado."
"Oho, I'm sure, Princess. I'm sure. Just do be careful, some nations like snooping around, especially when their supposed princess came along."
"Ah, yes, the Italians huh?"
"Well, that included the Germans, many had been skeptical, maybe we can have a World Conference if need be."
"Well, if that is the case, then there might be a chance." The two completely ignored the breakdown that Kuribayashi was having as she completely rolled on the floor, crying. Her dreams completely shattered on how an S and a Ranger should've been acting.
"Oi, Kuribayashi-"
"STAY AWAY! THIS IS A DREAM! IT MUST BE!" The World Pact's finest Witches chuckled with Hanna being the exception to actually burst out laughing.
"Well, our ride is here...enjoy your stay, your Majesty."
"Please, Zara is fine, I got too much formalities back there..." Zara smiled dryly once more. "It gets pretty old..."
"I see..." As the group entered the coach that the National Defense Intelligence Headquarters had sent them, the interior was pretty spacious as some were able to doze off, meaning that Astermann and Adawale can finally have some more rest after sleepless hours. Both sleeping by sitting and then slanting off.
"Damn, I know that some soldiers slept less in other nations, but I didn't think it was this bad." They were sleeping lightly, hands were placed as if handling a gun. Snores were non-existent as they placed their respective hats or a pair of glasses to cover their eyes. In this Astermann having his military cap and Adawale having a pair of sunglasses on his eyes.
"...Should we wake them up when we reach our destination?" Takeo asked the others, only for one of the Black Shirts to decline that suggestion.
"I'll advise against that. If I'm right, then the average soldier would be sleeping two hours a day and the others on patrol duty or any other things. Despite having non-combat hours, they simply are insecure and would sleep lightly. This might be a chance for them to actually get some actual rest."
"I never thought they would have things hard."
"They get vacations, but really, PTSD is not something fun to have." The other German, Jodl simply shook his head. "I remembered my first, my Commanding Officer had to knock some sense into me when I started seeing them."
"...I heard that PTSD is actually terrifying, but I've never experienced it."
"Best you don't, the R&D had been constantly trying to make a suppression pill that would suppress that kind of thing, but even after sixty years...no success."
"Hiii, hopefully nothing similar would happen to me." Sleeping tirelessly simply wasn't a good thing for everyone. Even the Witches know that.
"Anyways, where are we headed?" Hanna asked, Itami was about to answer when the Driver answered first.
"We're going to buy some clothes first, I don't think anyone can resist looking at a place they shouldn't be looking at all."
"Well that, and we need to get some food as well, I don't think anyone has eaten anything major, right?"
"MRE's enough for me. I brought three for me and the other two." Jodl raised his hand. "I'm just not eating mine, since I don't have the appetite to eat it yet..."
"You guys are so low maintenance huh?"
"Killing people really diminishes our eating habit, some fat guy dropped a hundred pounds in a few months after having not much sleep and too much focus on the enemy."
"Fifty kilos? Damn." Takeo had never been that guy to do math, but even he knew that fifty kilo is not just some weight, that was equivalent to a kid.
"He shrunk his own size, seriously. That guy just joined in as a Sturmtruppen now, dude must've been like a Hauptmann now or something..." Jodl simply bit his lip. "Really makes you wonder..."
"...Let's talk about something else, any game recommendation when we visit your Base again?" Takeo asked as some of the passengers looked a bit interested.
"We've been having the Game Industry make something, Nintendo, Capcom, Schwererpunkt, Reichs-Art, many good game developers nowadays, I think Capcom and Nintendo are duking it out..."
"Is there any SEGA or somethin'?"
"...Oh yeah, SEGA is a thing, only not too popular, been going downhill for them this time of year...Nintendo and Reichs-Art bought a lot of their stuff. Reichs-Art is actually a favorite of mine after making Ace Combat with Bandai, they produced a lot of good Strategy Games and stuff, a lot of sandbox games of strategies, World Building is basically their specialty. A lot of games like Skyfall, Dead Night, Flicker, Queen's Knight and others really dwell into the characters, while making the games realistic with drama and deaths of major characters."
"Holy shit...is there any sexy girls though?" Takeo asked with a dreamy face.
"Ahh, of course that's what you all want...yeah." Jodl sighed before taking out a bottle of rum and downing it. "Hahhhh, damn, really keeps me awake."
"Is it even allowed to drink on the coach?" Kuribayashi looked at the man, who simply shrugged.
"Meh, for all I know I've never gotten drunk...or too drunk."
"You sure?"
"It's a bit of a hassle, but yeah...I can manage my own."
"Let's not get too much into that. We're already here." Itami sighed as the passengers looked out to find a lot of stores.
"Woaaah, this looks like a market district in Fuso!" Mio simply looked in astonishment.
"Well, to be fair, this is Fuso in another world." Amirah remarked to the Major.
"But still-!"
"Hey, come on! Put these on first!" Zara took out some skirts that were actually a tight fit for the Witches.
"Are these necessary?" Hanna asked with a hint of discomfort.
"Well, I don't want to have perverts looking at my backside!" Erika shouted with a disgruntled look.
"We can get some more comfortable clothing, so let's just get this over with." Kuribayashi having a mental breakdown was supposed to be the one picking out the clothes, but due to her condition that now fell on the Witches, Zara and her female Guard.
They soon came by the district as they soon notice how many stores were closed down with shutters. "Itami-san, why are many of the shops closed?" Mio questioned as the Lieutenant looked with a bit of a grimace.
"You see...unlike your Gate where your people are all soldiers, our Gate opened in a civilian area with no form of military guarding the area, the only thing close to a soldier was a policeman. With that, the attack went on for a while and by then, more than 3500 people died or went missing." The information that traveled caused some of the passengers to gasp, Lelei soon translated and what the Imperials heard quickly made them pale in complexion. "Most of the shops had their owners killed that they close or their staffs killed that they couldn't open and file for bankruptcy."
"I swear, I couldn't think that this might get worse…but it just did..." Zara muttered a bit lowly. "Condolences, signore Itami."
"You weren't here during the attack, it's...well, impossible to get to you when you're on the other side of another Gate..."
"...No matter, we will find and free all survivors that are trapped as slaves in the Falmartian Region. You have my promise."
"A deep gesture." Tomita nodded. "We as the Japanese appreciate your contributions, but simply, we wish to have only peace."
"I can understand that, peace is something...very hard to maintain, with or without freedom. Our strife for Utopia has not failed us, despite Radicals, we will have a Utopia, one way or another."
"I can only wish you hope." Tomita simply smiled, Zara simply smiled awkwardly.
"Ehem…we're here." The Driver spoke up as they arrived at their destination. Zara quickly gave her declaration on the uniform hunting.
"First of all...I don't know about clothing, I've always been helped, so..."
"I've been used to wearing everything I liked." Her female guard quickly quipped in.
"...We're clueless in picking uniforms."
"...Let's just not pick latex." Jodl muttered.
"Can agree." Itami, Tomita and the other Black Shirt sighed.
The clothes that they picked were simply simple designed formal uniforms, the Witches having some hard time to pick between long pair of leggings or a skirt. By the end, Mio, Minna, Maho, Amirah and Erika chose to wear skirts while Hanna preferred some leggings. Having tight fits on their top uniforms, they were required to wear a matching outfit, meaning more clothes hunting. They soon saw some beautiful dresses along the way, but having no need for such, they didn't really stick long looking at them.
"Is there any uniform that fits her size?" Itami asked the cashier about Tuka's size.
Rory and Lelei had been wearing their attire from the Gate. "Lelei, Rory. Ehm. Do you want to wear something. Formal?"
"Well, my clothing are considered formal." Lelei spoke in her monotone voice, swaying her hair a bit.
"And my priestess attire is my formal wear. So no thanks for the offer." The two had made their decision as the Witches were currently trying out some of their chosen uniforms, while some were tight, some were also too big for them.
"They don't really have the right size huh?" Hanna asked with an annoyed look, her leggings a bit too baggy for her. "Ugh..."
"Well, I think you girls just need a tight belt..." Jodl sighed at the girls. "Seriously, a belt could fix anything in a jiffy."
"Does it fix leaks?" The Italian Black Shirt questioned.
"Well, no-"
"You're better off with Flex Seal."
"Are you flexing on me with a piece of duct tape?"
"Are you making a pun or are you the joke around here?"
"What the-where'd that come from!?"
"From my mouth, dipshit." As the two officers began to argue, the Witches finally found their sizes...or what seemed to be similar of it at least, if need be then a belt is enough to keep the clothing from falling off.
"This feels like the uniform dress we have to wear for occasions..." Amirah commented on how a tight fit her uniform was.
"Reminds me of many bad things in the military...most of them being the political arguments." Minna sighed.
"It does, doesn't it? Not to mention the Anti-Witch Organization is after all of us." Sakamoto rubbed her forehead in complete exhaustion on how they continue to stalk them and plan their next moves on the Witches.
"Too bad, they got to manhandle their way through a big wall of basically a Pro-Witch Coalition." Erika snickered.
"The Axis is no Pro-Witch, but they do see our usefulness, Erika, but even then, an entirely Witch-comprised Division won't be as effective as a simple Division of regular infantry due to the fact that there are so little of us." Maho spoke with a bit of a matter of fact tone. "We're simply not effective to operate on our own, the best we do is to provide support and fight off the Neuroi, while the infantry continues their fight against other infantries."
"Y-Yes, commandant."
"With that out of the way, I'm sure the Top Brass of Rommel, Patton, Montgomery, Zhukov and others are gonna back up the Witch Program."
"Without a single doubt, they don't see us liabilities, but some actual proven way to fight the Neuroi and provide support."
"Although, I have to say I was unprepared on killing people...like...really unprepared." Hanna shook her head. "I thought it'd be like a neuroi...but...well..."
"We all got that feeling, Hanna-san." The Major nodded at the Flying Ace of Africa. "...They say that it gets easier..."
"Huh?"
"The killing...every time you kill...it gets easier...like a chore of sorts..."
"...For one that is a nice quote, but really, it's easier said than done." Minna muttered under her breath.
"Yeah, but with all the Anti-Witch, I think I got used to the feeling..."
"Considering it's you, I'm not too surprised." Mio simply chuckled. "Well, I think we're done here..."
"Umm, you can add the bill to the JSDF." Itami quickly spoke up to the cashier after being told the price.
"Holy shit, are you that stupid to not-"
"I'm broke."
"Ah, so you are...wait, THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE!"
"SHUT UP! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT!"
"Holy merde, I didn't think it would be this bad to be with a Germ." Zara sighed out.
"Isn't your last name von Zara?"
"That's just because it sounds a lot more amusing, the surname of Marie Giovanna di Zara is far too bland and boring."
"...What?"
"Yes, I know, I get it, it's a bit uncanny and stuff, but really, I think it's amusing." Zara simply smiled at the thought. "...What game should I buy from here..."
"...You know...we could always get a wargame, right?"
"That's right, which one though? I doubt there's much...is our phone compatible with the wi-fi?"
"I don't know..."
"...Eh, let's just pirate the game."
"I like the way you think, ma'am."
"Hmhm, something that dear Adler just taught me if I'm broke for games."
"Wise indeed..."
In a Restaurant
"Wait, why are we eating in a simple Japanese Beef Bowl restaurant? Aren't we supposed to be VIPs?" Jodl asked as Itami was already rubbing his head.
"We got not much time to waste and this is one of the best place to get something fast to eat."
"This should've been the time I get to eat something other than a beef bowl in Japan, but this is simply outrageous...this...is my...nth time of eating a beef bowl, since I have not eaten any sushi, yakiniku, curry or anything non-beef bowl."
"You'll get used to it."
"Used to it? What makes you say that?" Jodl suddenly went sarcastic.
"Well, at least the others are enjoying their meal."
"Except Tomita." Said man was actually on the same boat as Jodl, but not because he always eat a beef bowl, but because of how cheap the beef bowls actually are. He was expecting some more elegant food and more cuisines, not just a simple beef bowl.
"...I guess you are right at that point."
"Ah, this is my first time eating a cuisine like this, Fuso does have good food like this, huh?" Hanna asked as Erika and Maho were enjoying their meals, being acquainted to Fuso or Japan in their universe, the food was nostalgic for some of them and a new one for the rest.
"You never told me of how good a beef bowl is...I wonder if Yoshika can cook something similar."
"Well, I can't doubt her on making something like this, she is our cook afterall." Mio simply laughed. "If she can, then it'll be like I'm stationed in Fuso for the rest of the time."
"True that, Karlsland only has few cuisines enjoyable..." Minna nodded.
"Not to mention, it is quite a delicacy whenever I visit Fuso." Amirah nodded. "Especially when I'm being serviced at the Pacific."
"Fuso does have some great food afterall."
"This is good..." Lelei commented silently as the three Falmartians that were non-Imperial sat by a seating, eating their beef bowls.
"I'm surprised they don't cook this back there." Tuka replied with a bit of disappointment.
"You can't complain. They feed you free of costs."
"Well...yeah...but still..."
"Oh you two, don't complain that much, they have their reasons afterall." Rory simply chuckled. "It's been a while since I ate a delicacy like this, apparently I haven't journeyed long enough to find a delicacy that can rival this."
"That's something coming from an Apostle."
"I am an Apostle, but not omnipotent...not yet at least."
"Ma'am...should I try your food first for poison?"
"...Guilia?"
"Yes, ma'am?"
"You're trying to indirectly steal my first kiss, aren't you?"
"W-What!?"
"Oh don't act too innocent, Guilia, I know how you do things." Zara simply giggled, with her female bodyguard looking red on the face.
"Damn, even the Princess is onto your plan, Guil."
"Y-You! Shut up!" The male simply smirked.
"Oi, it's not my fault you are too obvious and transparent."
"W-Why is this happening to me?"
"...Where is Kuribayashi anyways?"
"Still broken in the coach." Tomita answered with a bit of a sour look. "You never told us you were in the S and a Ranger."
"No one asked, and I kinda don't want to talk about it...the old man just had to run his mouth apparently."
"You just remind on how I got to my S training and Elite training."
"Really?"
"Lazy. Bored. Unfulfilled life goals. Payment."
"I didn't know you people are like that."
"Eh, ultranationalists have it a lot more harder than me, I just got lucky that I got a decent score to pass through, the others basically curbstomped me, they get like near perfect scores, I was basically in an RSS training center to get to a garrison and they run me through the mill. Damn, S training, I got whooped. Elite Training I got smacked around like a sack of potato in Ireland." Jodl rubbed his forehead. "Well, I'm just lucky that I get to enjoy some fresh air and experience the other worlds."
"You had it rough, bud."
"Still jealous of you, so...yeah..." Jodl simply took another spoonful of beef rice. "So, how's the answer sheet coming along?"
"...Well, Command did order me to basically answer truthfully and improvise if need be...politicians are a pain..."
"Really? Huh, and I thought only military experts can question us. Since non-military politicians have lesser brains in thinking logically in a military questioning session." Jodl commented.
"...Well, I guess it's easier for you people huh?"
"Well, not exactly when some of my superiors asked that we minimalize casualties, they still kinda have doubts, but really, when we all are deployed that just means that we're only the second-priority troops."
"And the first is...?"
"The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Waffen-SS Panzer Division."
"Didn't you call them Reich-SS? Wait, you're still using Nazi names?"
"No, you're mistaken. The SS, while indeed is a Nazi organization in the time of the ZWK or World War Two as you call it and before it happened, Marshal Adalard Reichs opened up a new Branch, called the Waffen-SS, meaning to de-Nazi-fy Germany when it is time. It was basically a ticking time bomb for the Nazis, they went off just when we finished the War against America, so basically the Waffen-SS had a lot of members that wanted to take the Nazis apart by then, apparently it worked fine enough to get some woken SS to join their ranks and basically have the Wehrmacht join in, Italy and Japan refused to help the Nazis and basically a coup with Rommel as the head came along, nobody knows what happened to the Dictator though."
"So...basically you are...half-Nazis?"
"We are fascists at best, but we still have laws of corporatism and a bit of socialism sprinkled in. It's a bit similar in fashion, but really, Nazism is just another ideology, the dictator was the one who brought the law of persecuting the jews...and the ones that are a liability. All in all, we still are, but with a better government and a more humane Armed Forces."
"Humane, that's a joke of the century."
"The Reichs-SS ain't got nothing on the Wehrmacht, they are exclusive to the world, but tend to have many German Divisions that prefer the Fatherland. You can count them as a second Armed Forces, but really, the Wehrmacht didn't do harsh shit."
"I'd drink to that." The Italian Black Shirt shrugged. "It's like us Italian Black Shirt Divisions. Patriots at heart, but really nasty at times..."
"...So, how did you get those equipments, anyway? We restrict ourselves to the Type 74."
"Oh the tanks? Yeah, Command ain't going to send outdated when they have no clue on what can come up after we suffered a few despicable things back home, so they just sent the Prototypes and the most advanced to have some field experiences and field tests."
"Oh, well, that is kinda cool."
"Yeah...well...enough talk. Let's just finish this."
"Yeah."
"But wait, are you telling me you got that tank in the 70s?"
"Umm...yeah?"
"Japan got them in the 1960s and then formalize it with its last variant as the Type 70 when its final form is announced."
"WHAT!?"
"Yeah, your place kinda...well, kinda sucks to have belated equipment."
"T-The Type 10?"
"Dunno, about you when you showed me that, I think they released it in the 2000s."
"SERIOUSLY!?"
"Don't be too hard, your nation isn't on about militarism and spends low on their military, I'm surprised to see you still have a Defense Force with those equipments! Hahahaha!" Jodl laughed at the Lieutenant, who smiled weakly.
'Compared to Germany, I'm sure they have a lot more budget on military spending, but they aren't suffering from the limitations of the Second World War...seeing how they won and basically just took stead of the nation and simply paid more tribute to their military.' Itami thought, a bit of a frown to himself, if only their Japan can increase and get some more men and better equipment in to save the civilians...
That would be an argument that would probably encourage the world though...seeing that Japan is weak even with their more modern tech and that they would send in their own to secure the Gate, but Germany and Italy had been said to use this opportunity to field test every weapon prototype or newly commissioned as well...
It was a different world, politics work differently, from the seems, Germany and Italy were far more attuned to each other and helped each other from their own relations and not for the greed. Ahhh, it's hard to even come up with a plan to justify theirselves in this...except for that one reason...
It sounded stupid, but if it's stupid and it works, then it isn't stupid...
That is how the saying goes...right? Right? RIGHT!?
Diet Conference
It was boring.
For the World Pact Witches and the Axis Representatives that is. Jodl was already threatening to sleep, while Astermann and Adawale had been yawning from their well-earned rest, coughing up, while the Witches just looked at them with a weird notion. "What?"
"Nothing, it's just that...don't you cover your mouth when you yawn?" Minna asked with a nervous glance.
"Never had to...this is the first time I've been yawning like this..." Adawale soon closed his mouth when yawning. "Seriously..."
The Falmartians, mainly Rory, Tuka and Lelei were present in this, while Tomita, Kuribayashi and Takeo took the three Falmartian Imperials to the Officials in negotiations of suing for peace if at all possible. "Princess, is this even wise?"
"...It is wise, if we let them see that we are here for peace and not for something else, we'll be left alone." The Princess simply answered her bodyguard.
"And if they don't?"
"Pray to God that we don't need to come to that decision."
"Understood..."
As the Conference commenced, the Opposition Party quickly had their Councilwoman, Kouhara Mizuki step up and began her part. Proudly holding a board and looked straight at the camera before asking her question. That proud part quickly had the Axis' respect to quickly diminish into nothingness, it was not out of pity or determination for justice, but simply to basically make herself look good and confident, and otherwise said, the board just gave the words of '56 Innocent Lives lost', but never mentioning how many others were saved.
It was stupid.
It was lunacy.
It was heresy.
It was infidelity.
And most importantly, it was most idiotic to question those who basically defend your ass from an invasion. She was being an asshat, long story short.
"Witness Itami, I will cut to the chase. Firstly, I would like to ask about the Special Region Class A Dangerous Animal, which we call a Dragon. Why did 56 people from Coda Village have to be sacrificed?"
The chairman simply spoke. "Witness Itami, please step forward." Said person stepped forward, having wore his neatly dress uniform, Itami looked like always, albeit a little bit more handsome and more refined than usual. But in any case, he was still the same man. Speaking in his flat tone of completely having lost his interest.
"Eh, well, I think it was because the Dragon was too strong, don't you agree?" That matter of fact tone quickly left everyone speechless, with the Axis and Witches stifling their laughter.
"Alright, he's got balls. I'll admit that." Erika gave her comment.
"I don't know if he is stupid or he is daring, but he is brave, that's for sure." Using such slang and relaxed picked words really left a good impression to the Witches and Axis Representatives.
"I think it's because we're not strong enough to handle it." Anyone sane would've expected the man to defend himself, which the councilwoman would pick apart bit by bit, the man speaking was the Hero of Ginza, but reality often disappoints.
"Are...Are you trying to evade all responsibility by saying you weren't strong enough!? 56 innocent civilians lost their lives under your watch! Do you not feel responsible for them at all!?"
The discredit they were giving their own Self-Defense Force was really nerve-wrecking for the Axis, Witches can see the anger releasing by the forms of the three soldiers actually looking quite pissed off.
"Witness Itami Youji."
The man once more stepped forth. "Eh? What do you mean by strong enough? You're saying that I should've taken responsibility of the Dragon coming out by itself suddenly?"
"My question was directed at you, your superiors and the JSDF, to find out what was wrong with your response to the situation! The appearance of the Dragon is not your fault! However, as the Commander of the Recon Team, why didn't you prevent those civilian casualties? That is the question I am asking you!"
By normal circumstances, any person who has an inch of common sense would've known a dragon, a mythical dragon in reality is far more than just a simple flying lizard that breathes fire. The size. The scales. They weren't just for show. They had some in-depth statistics that would need the appropriate amount of penetration force and sufficient amount of force to break or penetrate through.
That was what the Axis was really paying attention about, but apparently, these people weren't that smart. Well, Itami does need to have his time to come up with his own rebuke and counterattack.
And counter he did, albeit brutally being honest with the situation.
"Well, when I said the dragon was too strong, I meant every weapon we had in our possession. Be it rifles, machine guns, and et cetera were actually too weak. Honestly, our bullets just bounced off its scales as if they were peas from peashooters, so it would be great to have something like...maybe more tanks? An actual Armor-Piercing weapon would be nice, seeing that we are using outdated equipment for a fairly serious campaign, don't you think? I mean we're researching railguns, laser cannons, like...a plasma particle cannon? Is that a thing? I also heard the Top Brass is prototyping power suits as well. It wouldn't really be bad after all, since we only spend 1% of our GDP on our defense budget, right? I mean where do all the other budgets go? The Health Department? The Infrastructure? I mean they wouldn't be as beneficial to the JSDF, but the police and emergency services can use them well and can also help save more lives, right? I'm also sorry so many people died. But I do not think that was our fault, since we are all just human if you think we are all perfect people."
That was...an actually good point in some views, the Axis actually looked amused with the Witches simply grinning besides some of them at how the situation was being handled. A dose of playing dumb and the fool, followed by a bit of common sense. The ruling party member also grinned at the answer, while there were outcries from the opposition side.
"Does the Ministry of Defense wish to explain further?"
The Vice-Minister of Defense was simply grinning and stifled his laughter before raising his hand. "Yes. Excuse me about that. The point First Lieutenant Itami raised, we already analyzed samples from the creature known locally as the Great Fire Dragon, a Legendary being that hibernated for quite some time, the scales it had were as hard as tungsten, around 9 on the Mohs scale, making them pretty dense and hard to penetrate with only 7.62mm rifles and a 12.7mm machine gun they are equipped with. The weight is also that of one seventh of their equivalent volume in steel."
"Long story short, the Flame Dragon is covered with scales that are actually very light in terms of armor, breathing fire that is quite enough to burn and scorch the earth, the mobility from the being itself was quite agile, so to say that the JSDF's Recon Team, a team of soldiers that is not supposed to be in heavy combat, they are only equipped with simply one armored car with other beings High Mobility Vehicles, from the report there are also some other elements, but we shall get to that later. The being itself was supposed to be able to tank Anti-Tank rounds fairly well, as in taking shots from an example, the Panzerfaust 3, the Team brought with them, but due to its nature of not being able to fire as a heat-seeking missile, it is ultimately near useless against the Dragon."
That lengthy explanation clearly set on how much superior the Dragon is compared to the Recon Team.
"And to top it all off, the Dragon is now dead at the price of 56 where as many others were reported to have died, around thousands of people lost their lives, but in exchange of 56...it is not farfetched that is a miracle to be done."
The councilwoman simply sighed as her hope of getting a straight answer from Itami and the newly given information got her stuck in a rock and a hard place. Giving up that point, she decided to address someone else.
That person would be Lelei.
The girl herself was a young adult, having her long hair behind her. After her self-introduction in Japanese, the woman asked. "Does the witness speak Japanese?"
"I do...but a little." Lelei introduced herself. "I am Lelei La Lelena, apprentice mage of the Mage Cato, coming from a cottage near Coda Village."
That was not a little, but that works. Having introduced herself, she went onto explain her life after the Fire Dragon. "Currently I live in the refugee camp with the rest of the refugees in Alnus Living Community."
"Do you feel inconvenienced in any way?"
"...Can you please elaborate?"
"What I am asking is if there is anything lacking in your life."
"...For starters, we are grateful to the JSDF having given us everything that we need for a living without any costs to be paid. I do not see the reason of being inconvenienced as I have been living without much expense." That monotone answer quickly got a bit of irritation from Kouhara.
This was absolutely pathetic in the Axis' opinion as well as the Strike Witches. "Were the 56 casualties from Coda Village the fault of the JSDF?"
"...No." Lelei simply answered, but behind her cold mask was a bit of nervousness.
The next was Tuka. "I am a high elf, belonging to the Marceau tribe of wood elves of the Lodo forest, daughter of Hodoryur Rei, Tuka Luna Marceau." Having learnt to just speak those words, that was pretty much a surprise if it weren't Lelei to actually translate and get Tuka to memorize them.
She stated her name with a bit of puffing her chest. She was currently wearing a navy-blue suit obtained from the fashion store from before. For the matter, Tuka herself looked a like a high-school with her shirt and jeans, but now had the air of a university student.
"I apologize if this is rude, but are your ears real?"
'Holy shit...that was pretty rude.' It was as if being asked if one of their body parts was real or just a fake when it is obviously clear to be real.
"Eh? What kind of question is this?" Lelei quickly replied that they were curious about how her appearance of an elf differed from humans who never saw an elf in real life.
"Yes, they are, these ears are natural. Do you wish to touch them?" Lelei translated those exact words. The elf charmingly smiled and eased her golden locks away with her fingers, exposing her twitching, pointed ears.
The series of movements quickly won the hearts of everyone around her, possibly due to her actually cute nature. The councilors, audience and media personnel quickly gasped in unison.
"T-That's enough." The councilwoman hurriedly said. She quickly took care of the simple question before going onto the story of the refugee camp life. "Were the deaths of the 56 civilians related to the JSDF?"
The answer when the question was relayed quickly came through as a bit of a livid one. "Are you asking me that the JSDF is responsible for the death of the civilians?"
When answered with a 'yes', Tuka quickly came in with a quite silent angered answer. "No, I was unconscious, but I am sure that they are not, they have avenged my people after all."
The next one from the Gate was Rory. Dressing in her usual gothic dress, a thin veil over her face. At first glance, she looked like a noble daughter mourning. Her own body had been manipulated and modified to make it looked like she was a young girl when in truth, no one knows her actual form as a human Apostle. Her charms radiated the same aura as a woman, making it easy for everyone to be ensnared by her beauty despite her young appearance.
On one hand, she held her halberd in the canvas, while the other was in front of her. Kouhara simply deduced that Rory was mourning and that it was perfect chance to have her attack the JSDF's failings. In logic, if she wore these clothes, she must have lost someone close to her.
So, in order to draw a story out and basically get her to admit the faults of the JSDF, she spoke to the Apostle gently and kindly...
Well, it was like a wolf in sheep's clothing. "Could you tell me your name, please?"
"Rory Mercury."
"How is your daily life in the refugee camp?"
"As an Apostle of Emroy, I lead a humble life according to my faith."
"And what is it like?" The Axis quickly noticed of the sudden change of tone, she was basically taking Rory as a noble daughter instead of an Apostle, this was basically something that the Axis would say as among the lines of 'Anti-Jailbait', but really, she was legal.
"For simplicity, I wake up, pray, take life, pray, and sleep, after all I still possess a body of flesh, so there is no other alternative."
"What do you mean by 'taking life'?"
"One might compare it to hunting or harvesting for the purpose of eating or a live sacrifice to my god, Emroy."
Due to the fact that translation was "eating", the woman and other councilors believed it was the butcher of animals for consumption, but in truth, Lelei had seemingly exchanged 'killing life' for 'taking life' due to the amount of vocabulary she had achieved being a bit on the lower side, it should've been 'murder' for a better word to use. But simply, it is still good that it was not revealed as 'murder'.
"Was the JSDF the cause of your family members' deaths?"
Lelei simply looked back at the Axis who were basically sitting by, waiting their turn after the fact that they were being Representatives of their respective Gates and the fact that the Axis winning would bring a lot of controversies. Suffice to say the best scenario is to say that they were from the future, but the fact that they wore some of Germany's late Wehrmacht and SS Uniform, it won't be long that media would begin controversial theories and such.
"How about your family? What do you think of the refugees at Coda Village?" The question broke in two as basically the fact that Rory's family was literally non-existent as she had left them about some centuries and they didn't even live in Coda.
"...They didn't get the memo, did they?" Astermann asked Itami, who simply chuckled nervously as this was one massive clusterfuck that would ensue.
"Don't think so, I don't think they an Apostle is what an Apostle in the new region is."
"Thought so as well..."
The Councilwoman however thought that the translator was doing some misconduct to cover up the JSDF and Defense Minister. "Miss Lelei, please translate my question exactly as I ask it. Were the death of Rory's family caused by the JSDF's response?"
"...Were the death of your family caused by the JSDF's response? That is what she asked, despite it being stupid." Rory was quiet as she looked back at the Axis, Witches and Itami, who all were silently groaning at how stupid the councilwoman was. It wasn't even an appropriate one at all, if they actually read what an Apostle is, then they would've not asked the question.
The others seemingly looked a bit disappointed rather than nervous.
"This is what society becomes after all these time?" Hanna asked in her world's equivalent of German. "If they ask me about my family, can I actually beat her up?"
"As much as I would like that, refrain from doing anything rash, please..." Minna sighed. "Even if they are idiots in every point..."
"Ughhh…" Hanna groaned.
"This is practically unruly for us..." Erika simply huffed silently. It was outrageous on how basically the Axis and the World can actually just sum this up with one meme of basically a peculiar man asking if a butterfly is basically 'Is the JSDF responsible of your family's death?'.
It's getting repetitive dangerously quick and many were yawning at the constant 'no' and shit.
"Politic was apparently better than military, I say peace is better than war, but really, this is really taking it to the extreme." Adawale muttered in German.
Then after a bit of silence, Rory sighed. "Are you an idiot?" She simply asked tiredly. There was not much of an eccentric or so much of a denial issue.
"W-What-?"
"I asked if you are an idiot? That question you asked. It's stupid. Idiotic. Desperate. Ignorant. You asked if my family is dead because of the one's who saved the people of the village. It is simply disrespectful. In every way, those people died, but you are using that as a leverage to discredit those who fought to the bitter end of the fight. It's laughable. But honestly...I'm not amused to those who disrespect the dead." Rory's no-bullshit type of talk in Japanese silenced everyone. "My family is not a reason for you to discredit the saviors. Nor are they killed, if my outfit begs to differ, this is my every-day attire, it is my 'formal' attire, a religious outfit for some if that clarifies anything. Dear Emroy, for people with advanced technology as some put it, you pretty clearly talk like you have the same mind of those who are sitting in the throne of the Empire."
"Excuse me!?"
"Don't try my patience, young lady." Rory maturely spoke up, it was obvious that she was not into politics and that her bloodlust would just rise to a boil if this keeps up.
"Y-Young lady!? Y-You people clearly don't know about manners! How dare you have the audacity to speak in that manner to your elders!"
"Elders you say..." Rory's lips turned from pink to a tint of dark purple. Sign of her bloodlust showed with the sickening aura that she radiated. "How-"
"Rory." Astermann spoke in Japanese, much to the surprise of the people. "...Let's not go that far, your holiness."
"...For once I shall not shed the blood to those who disrespect my authority...thank, sir Astermann, who participated in the battle to save the people and 56 people killed? Whatever happened to those who survived? Why are you so fixated on those who are killed? People like you would never know...nor would you ever care. Many of them were left homeless, but you do not feel respect and pay tribute to them. You are not like the men who prayed, buried them with the respect they deserved nor did you feel sorry for them. They are to you...pawns for your scheme...sickening, I'd say. That is all I can say to you...mortals."
"Your holiness...if I can explain to the ignorants."
"...And I heard that you are from the World beyond the Gate, sir...Astermann." The Chairman stated with a bit of a cool head.
"That is right, sir Chairman. I wish to clear the misunderstandings if I may talk."
"That is fine, sir Astermann." The man himself sighed as he came up to speak. Many murmurs came in how European he looked.
"I am Capitano Astermann, my full name is Nero Astermann of the Regio Esercito beyond the Gate of Ginza. I will define on why her Holiness, the Apostle Rory is quite much pissed off." His Japanese was not as fluent, but it wasn't broken. He clearly just needed to tone down his voice a bit to actually get the fluency. "Rory, is an Apostle. For those who know what an Apostle is-" Many complaints came in. "Excuse me? Are you people this disrespectful when someone is speaking?" Silence came through.
A sigh came out of his mouth as his experience was keeping him from losing his cool. "Thank you. As I was saying...if any of you know what an Apostle is...raise your hand."
"Aren't they a symbolic figure of a religion? I don't see why we're being disrespectful to a little-"
"I'm gonna have to cut you off, so her holiness doesn't get pissed off. That is what an Apostle is in your culture, but in the Gate beyond, an Apostle is more than just a symbol, they're basically...Demi-Gods to say the least." The room tensed into silence and stillness. "Rory is much older than she appears to be, I wish you to think that this world is beyond our comprehension, so please...be open-minded, you bits of clowns. Seriously."
"T-Then...how old is she?"
"I wouldn't want to, but really...counting back...930 years old if memory serves correctly." The whole room went silent.
"I'm actually 167 years old..."
"Tuka, here...as she said in her language is 167 years old. Please bear in mind that not all of them are actually humans nowadays...and I thought fantasy and sci-fi were some of the best things that came around, guess you thought their logic didn't really matter in a fantasy world huh?"
"...I..."
"Any more questions, ma'am Kouhara?" The Chairman questioned, the woman shook her head. "Then please return to your seat. Sir Amazuki, you can question the men and women that are left, they have been given some part to cooperate with us, they are the Representatives."
"I'll leave the podium to her Majesty then."
"Very well, Captain. Her Majesty, Zara Maria Giovanna di Zara. If you would please."
"Certainly, Chairman." Princess Zara came through with a bit of smile.
"Ehem, ma'am Zara...is it true that you are from beyond the Gate?" Amazuki asked, not interrogatively like Kouhara, but simply as a question.
"Certainly."
"Is your...nation under the rule of a monarchy?"
"Well, if you are asking somewhat of a Monarchy like Britain from what I read, then no, the leader is simply he or she who is deemed trustworthy enough and mature enough to rule. Simply a pseudo-monarchy, or as some would say...Fascists. We are Fascists." Many murmurs came through. "Though, our people can take down the leaders, which did happen after a successor used his authority abusively. We Monarchies still have some power with the help of the people and the military..."
She trailed off for a bit before she turned to Kouhara. "To which I would like to address Councilwoman Kouhara for her...despicable words, if I might add. Who are you to question the Minister of Defense on how the situation should be handled? Are you an ex-military who had some field experience as they who had risked their lives? If not, then please. Do not speak of them too lowly, without them, an invader can simply just slaughter you all like lambs in a slaughter." She smiled coldly and somewhat scarily. "As well as an addition to that in my Council, a military court could be held if what is said is far too...well, far and in this case, the discredit had been a bit...too much, I'm surprised that the Military doesn't have a say in this. In my nation, you could've been in a bit more trouble of just being...well, possibly imprisoned for harsh words and well, illogical ones as well..."
"Your Highness...I am sorry to interrupt, but..."
"Ah yes, sorry, it just deliberately pisses me off to be frank, I've been saved multiple times by my men that it just seems that I have developed more than a liking to my nation's military and those who serves in the Armed Forces. Back to my point, my nation...well, we could simply call it...The Novus Imperium Romanum as of now."
Many Italian-speakers and Italian descendants quickly spat their drinks or just gasped wildly. "T-The Novus Imperium Romanum?"
"Why yes, back in my days...well, we could say that we really have been progressing mildly faster than what I think we did back in the days due to more funding. Well, I am pleased to say that we do live by laws and many strict ones, so really, but really, they aren't hard to not break." Zara smiled.
"And...your nation, you said it was Fascist..."
"It is Fascist. Maybe the more appropriate words are...possibly...Cultural Nationalists. We simply lived side by side with minorities, we do not simply have hate and really, people look down at racism and such."
"I-I see...then...might I ask whether or not...a Japanese counterpart exists?"
"...Japanese huh?" The audience went a bit focused as this might be an actually dire situation with how these people actually aren't who they seem to be. "Well...there is a nation to the Far East that often communicate and form relations with us known as the Greater Empire of Nippon. I do not know whether you are related, but still, we're quite much at a steady relationship."
Many in the internet were quickly going with 'An Alternate Japan!?', 'Alternate World War Two Scenario!? Nazis won!?'. Too much co-incidences came through as many people were panicking. "Well then, umm..."
"Well, if you are asking if we are hostile, we wouldn't have been here to be frank, we'll be too busy planning and invading you. And might I add that I'd also have that woman...well, personally punished and those who discredit the military...ufufu…" Zara giggled a bit.
"I-I see...might I ask why you are here?"
"At first...it was rather the fact they who call themselves the Greater Saderan Empire who struck us at the National Burial City of Honor by the name of Anzio. Where many valorous men were buried. It appeared that our citizens are imprisoned and enslaved...so as retribution we wish that we get them back or we tear them piece by piece by any means necessary. But for the sake of your actual question..."
Zara simply sighed before looking a bit stressed out. "Hold on a minute, I get really passionate in saying things..."
"I see...it's quite fine, you can take your time as needed."
"Thank you...as I was saying, I see us having the same goal. People captured and taken prisoners, same as us. You were attacked, same as us. Currently I am the Representative of the Novus Imperium Romanum to bring a bit of relation between our nations. As comrades-in-arms, we'd like to make relations and build from the ground a relation with your nation, Japan."
"I see. We'll need to send an ambassador, is that quite fine?"
"Oh, it is fine, we'll talk by the Bases, if that is alright, I am currently in charge of a part of my Empire. Relatively, we will build your Embassy...and killing off the Ambassadors that came seem to be counterproductive. We actually don't wish to bring harm unless you harm our people really." Zara smiled.
"I see...do you keep your words, though?"
"We have gotten enough trouble back home, we don't need more conflicts, many nations are really stupid these days...we just finished some conflicts, but really...we don't need more of them..." She sighed tiredly. Everyone was basically tired of fighting, but really, they were hellbent on making Sadera pay and be done with everything else after that. "...So really, we only want some peace and quiet if you will, a peaceful relationship at best."
"I think we can agree to that."
"Yes, for now, we can only say that we wish for a Military Alliance for a short period, just to ensure the Empire will never be able to terrorize the innocents again...and get back our citizens."
"...We are unable to make a decision now, but we can give you the answer in the near future."
"Hm, acceptable. I will be waiting and hopefully your Major Powers don't get too...trigger-happy and too deep inside our skin...otherwise perhaps we'll need to take drastic measures to ensure that our relation doesn't deteriorate, does that sound acceptable?" The thought of even making a small conflict with a Major, namely Russia, China or America was highly advised against, but apparently, the Princess didn't really care. "Enough of me, there are others who wish to speak. Ma'am Amirah. Your turn."
"Much appreciated, your Highness." Amirah soon replaced the woman, who went back to her seat. "I am sure that many of the audience has a lot of questions regarding why a young woman is here, but I have a fairly good reason as many of the potential candidates for Representatives are obviously busy at the frontlines, politicians of our nations are currently running rampant to secure our current resources with many debating back there. I will introduce myself first, I am Captain Amirah Aisyah Sulaiman of the Royal Air Force of Britannia, coming from the Dominion of Malaka." Many Asians were currently panicking with how the Britain or counterpart at least in her world was still a Monarchist Nation. "...As I said I am sure you have many questions, but while this is the case, we have our reasons. As we have really just an unnatural history, more will be shared, but not at the moment, not later in the next phase."
"Well, that sounds acceptable. But still, as I asked her Highness, how do we get assurance of peace after all of this conflict?"
"Simple, we've been wishing for peace as we just finished our own war before all of this fiesco. You can simply ask any of the members that follow through who are military personnel." Looking back, the Witches had been really impatient and tired of this political bull.
"So you employ minors?"
"Desperate times call for desperate measures."
"But still, the war must not have been that serious to-"
"200 million..."
"Pardon?"
"For six years we struggled, 200 million lives were lost and you say that it was not serious? Beg your pardon, but what you say is bullshit, with all due respect, we do this out of our own will and not the governments, each of us cost possibly fifty men that could be spared from the horrible deaths that happen every day, every hour and every minute with enemies you would never understand. That was also disrespectful to those who lost their lives in combat fighting for a better world. That is how serious our war was to employ child soldiers to war. Do not use my own fallen comrades just for your own propaganda, our losses are vital, but 90% were all men and women who were drafted to save their own world. Be it European, American, Asian or Eurasian. Everyone had to participate. Don't say things you have no knowledge of, it seems that everyone here always assume the same thing and frankly it turned from annoying to borderline frustrating when it's repeated, you weren't there, so stop acting like it."
That rant quickly silenced the man as the gaze Amirah gave him was simply unforgiving. "And if you'll excuse me, this talk had gone too...frustrating for me to deal with, Minna, if you would please..."
"Yes, I'll take your stead." The Royal Air Force Captain retreated back with some bit of anger still present. "Forgive her, but she had lost many good men and women in combat, something that some viewers might experience to this day. But moving on, our forces had been willing to cooperate with your nation, surely with all the help we can end the conflict quickly..."
"I-I see...so, what about the political arrangements?"
"We are still building an embassy to host your nation, but rather slowly as our Infrastructure has not been reconstructed from the last war." Minna answered. "Just be mindful when visiting, there are bound to be...accidents if not handled correctly."
"...I understand."
"Good, we'll give out more information as soon as your nation is ready to take it in. As for that, that is all I can and may say."
"Then that marks the end of our Conference."
Silent Night Squadron
Unknown Location
"This is Owl. Over."
"This is Monitor. Copy, over."
"This is Jackal, I copy, over."
"This is Lynx. Copy. Over."
"Objective is moving. Monitor, any signs of Reds, Stars or Bears?" Owl questioned as he saw from his position, the coach simply drove away as Owl soon located where her Majesty was.
"Monitor, Stars on the move to intercept them in a junction, it's empty, should we eliminate them? Over."
"Negative. Stick to the plan. Jackal. Lynx. All on you. RSB might be going after the subway. Over. This COMM is not monitored correct?"
"It shouldn't be possible on note that this is a specialized Channel, we have disruptions and encrypted codes, the hardest codes that we've never really implemented after the Millennium Era."
"I see, keep an eye out."
"Roger."
"The Three are going to be targeting the VIPs, I can already find hijack signs to deactivate the entire subway line."
"Damn it, these people are insane, even if it's to get to the VIPs. Lynx. Jackal. You're allowed to eliminate the threats. Use suppressors to lower the sounds."
"Way ahead of you. You and Monitor continue follow the VIPs when they get out, kill any threats."
"Haah, we're way ahead of you, mate." A few explosions came up by the coach. "Sketchy cars, let's just get on with it."
Subway
"The Escorts had been separated? Hah? The coach and the pursuers blew up?" The Axis simply listened, knowing that some of the Silent Night Squadron, the others knowing them as possibly a Special Operatives Elitist Squadron, one of the Top Brass' Personal Top Dog Squadron. The Princess simply smiled, Adler did send her the best of the best, the Silent Night, being the 5th after 'Day Break', 'Sky Fall', 'Dead Dawn' and 'Red Riot'. Being a part of Germany's 10 Elite Spec-Ops Regiments, she had trust on the men who looked after her...
Afterall, she had been hanging out with them for some times. Rory was going insane in the subway with something about a Goddess who rules the World below or something, the entire Subway train had been weirded out before the next stop, they all went out of the subway train, Komakado soon lectured Itami on his actions. The others simply just waited it out until news came in about the blackout of the subway train.
"...Alright, I'll admit that while it was against the order, that seemed to be the right call...just don't do that out of protocol too much, otherwise I'd have to send you to Court." Itami chuckled nervously. "It is no laughing matter when you will possibly get demoted and get discharged." Itami straightened up. "Not to mention imprisoned."
"Haha, that's how we do it in the Axis. Albeit harsher. Still...wonder what happened to the subway hijackers." Jodl wondered out.
Subway Train, designated and targeted train, Plan Blackout
"This is Lynx, the group was ahead of us." Two Spec-Ops members, Lynx and Jackal radioed in as they killed everyone that was affiliated to Stars, Reds and Bears. "Good thing too, with all these people, we wouldn't have been able to get through, not to mention the sleeping gas they threw in." The other people on the train had been asleep, the contacts had been unnotified about the whereabouts of the VIPs, but the two Spec-Ops had been there in the first place.
"Damn, good thing for gas masks." Monitor spoke up through the COMMs.
"Yep. Might've gotten away with it as well. No witnesses. We'll catch up. Over."
"Copy that. Wilco."
"Too bad we are enemies huh?" Jackal questioned a surviving member before he aimed his Carbon-copy of the 5.7mm Five SeveN Suppressed pistol. "See ya in Valhalla."
PEW!
"Really love this job with all these intellectuals who are also stupid to think we'll not be present."
"Hehe, true." Around them were around eight dead men dressed like terrorists, probably to avoid connection to their nations, to cover up their tracks if found out. "What do we do with these shits?"
"...Leave them be. We'll let the Japs deal with them."
"Right right...what's the word for the meme again?"
"...Sector Clear."
"Ah yeah. Let's move out."
"Affirmative."
Well then...that's finished...I think I've done it...well, slightly nicely. I'll skip some of the JSDF lines due to the fact how you know how they went and I'll just change a bit of what is said just to get some things...well, more correct, but not really that much...I changed Rory when she's not much into bloodlust, I don't know if that's bad or good for you readers. I'm just making her a bit more mature...yes, if you don't really like it, I'll just change this chapter about Rory's time on the podium. A UN Conference would ensue later, of course, who wouldn't want to have a UN Conference with two other worlds which are willing to make a diplomatic relationship...well, maybe later.
After USA, Russia and China get their agents whooped, for underestimating the resources that the Axis have.
Reviews:
S31tora: Fixed Nagato with her 3-3-3-3 gun turret composition, radius changed, fixed La Argentine to be Argentina's ship, land of Axis doesn't intertwine with any other continents with some bit of space, I can't really draw the entire map, due to the fact that the map is pretty vague as of now and drawing it is pretty hard...and making a GVE Gate popping up would actually break the entire point of this Arc, I am currently waiting on the GVE Arc to be finished, but with a GVE Gate, that would basically destroy the entire progress. Let's let GVE Arc alone and GATE Arc alone, no need for an Interdimensional War that makes so much confusion.
Cap Vietnam: Anyways, there is one thing I have to add...the reason why Japan wasn't picking up why Germany wasn't Nazi or Nazi-based, was...due to the flag. It's using the War Flag of the Weimar Republic, there is no indication that Germany was Nazi. There was no reason whatsoever to believe Germany was a Nazi-ideology state. Italy was not that popular in the World War and Japan had been more focused on anime and nowadays stuff, not history. Well, not saying there are no historian or history buffs, but really, Japan didn't do their homework on Italy. They can possibly assume that the reason they're fascist was...well, something, since Germany isn't Nazi, that means they lost...right?
In one sense, yes, but not in the fact that Germany as a whole lost WW2. They just missed 'Axis Victory' of a 'Nazi dead, Axis Victory' Alternate History. Well then, that's my response on why Japan isn't freaking out. But Princess Zara is from Italy, Zara von Zara is just a little joke by the Germans, but really I could've used Zara di Zara, but that would be regarded as an insult by many Italians who had high regards on the Italian royal family. And yes, I'm still trying to make them not too quiet, but it's so hard to make a...what's the word...appropriate-somewhat response or a logical one, since Germany does not use any form of Swastika or basically anything of value to discuss about.
Corporal Tommy: Anti-Witches will get their part, I'd say she'd be interesting to be seen wearing a German uniform...but not now, probably in the future.
Papon777: Basically. Yes. And Thank you, I don't have much response to that, sorry.
Redyun: I mean, they're not gonna go isolationists, since that'd be too sketchy. But a Tripartite Pact between Fuso/SW-Japan, Nippon/Axis-Japan and Japan/Gate-Japan would be really a good thing to see...and the World's reaction would be absolutely glorious. Hopefully I'll be able to write it to be as glorious, I'll keep your hopes a bit low for now, since I'm not good with the wow factor.
Artificer: Flying battleship in Falmart? Hell nah, why that shit? The only they'd need would probably be something similar to the Flying Aircraft Carrier like the 747 project with a Microfighter, Space Battleship? Too far. Mechs? Still not redeemed on how they could one-up the AFVs. Unless it's something too steep, that's where the Mech is going to redeem itself...possibly.
Nero Claudius: Please stop.
That's all for now, I'll just keep this pace...so yes, see you guys next chapter.
Additional Info:
German Royal Family:
Head of the Royal Family:
Kaiser Wilhelm V, age 64
Kaiserin Anamarie von Schleswig-Holstein, age 60
Next in Line:
Crown Princess Louis Victoria August Ernst, age 34(Rights of succession renewed and modernized to allow a Matriarch)
Other Members:
Prinzessin Louis Katelyn August Ernst, age 33
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm VI, age 30
Prinz Frederick Georg von Preuße, age 24
Prinz Reinhart August Ernst, age 20
Prinzessin Ferdinand Eunike, age 18
Prinzessin Cecilie Angela, age 16
Abdicated Member:
Former Crown Princess, now Vice Minister of Defense Louis Erika Friedrich Krupp Ernst, age 35(Abdicated and currently married to Adler Reichs von Rhine)