Heart Of Blades
By Shirogami

Final Chapter: See you in future, everyone.

Next morning, as Tsubaki is told by Oogami, she makes an announcement to tell every member of Hanagumi to assemble in the command room. After each of the member: Sakura, Sumire, Iris, Maria, Kanna and Kohran presents, Oogami begins the meeting.

"I believe that everyone of you wonder why I call up this meeting, right? It is about our performance of the last battle. I don't want to say this but we are totally lost to a bunch of new enemies, due to the old reports, the monster's name is Kouma and they are the enemies that had been encountered by the 'Kouma Elimination Team', lead by Commander Yoneda himself few years ago. This time they are raised again and they are far more powerful for anyone of us to fight against. So, everyone, as the captain of the Hanagumi, I would like to ask your opinion to upgrade ourselves to fight against them in future."

As Oogami finished, many words are voiced from each of the member.
"Why do we have to worry so much, just improve the Kobus is enough already, isn't it?" Sumire talks as she thought the problem is easy.
"Yes! Yes! I agree with Sumire. How about you, Jean Paul?" Iris holds her teddy bear high.
"But, Sumire-han, our budget is neat and the repairs for the Kobu is not cheap, you know? Not to mention the price for the upgrades?" As the mechanics for the Kobus, Kohran stated the difficulties for Sumire's suggestion.
"And I believe upgrades the weapon is not enough, I suggest we need to start training ourselves to make us more powerful than now. If not, we may not capable to handle either new enemy or new weapons." Maria states her opinion.
"Then I should go back to Okinawa to train my Karate from the beginning, to master the basic is the key to win the experts." Kanna says as she rises up her fist.
"I think I would go back to my hometown and ask my teacher to correct my sword skills." Sakura says.

Thinking for the questions and the answers from everyone, Oogami finds out that each of them got their own point and plans. As a result, he makes a decision.
"Everyone, I believe it will be useless if we just doing nothing. From now on, everyone will do as they like for the next three months, I had asked permission from Commander Yoneda and he had permitted it. I repeat, the theater will be closed for a while and all of you will only have that period of time to do what you want to help yourself become stronger, am I making myself clear"
"Yes sir." Everyone respond in unity.
"Dismiss." Oogami orders and he walks out from the room.

Later, in the manager's room.
"Sir Yoneda, that is what I told them earlier in the meeting and this is the report." Oogami says as he passed the report to Yoneda. Then Oogami continues. "Sir, I know I may make rough decision but I think that is the only way for us to fight against the Koumas, please forgive me if it is a bad decision." Then Oogami bows to Yoneda.
"No, Oogami. As the captain of the Hanagumi, I think you had done well. In fact, even you don't say so, I will be the person to decide the same way as you did too. So go ahead as you planned, then come back as a more reliable and stronger man." Yoneda put the report on the desk and says to Oogami.
"Yes Sir. Then I should start packing now." After salutes to Yoneda, Oogami leaves the manager's room and go to his room. When he reached the first floor, he meets Sakura who is waiting in front of his door.

"Sakura, what are you doing here?" Oogami asks curiously.
"Ah, Oogami-san. No wonder I heard no respond from the room. Where are you just now?" Sakura asks.
"I just passed the report to Commander Yoneda. Now I am going to start my packing"
"Is it so, then what is your plan?" Sakura asks.
"Well, I planned to go back to my NAVY Academy to train myself, I am a sailor after all and I think it suits me well." Oogami says out his plan.
"Is it so..." Sakura's expression becomes dull, as she is so eager to have Oogami train with her. Now her plan is ruined.
Looking at Sakura's reaction, Oogami slightly know what she means. So he takes out the door key from his pocket and unchain the amulet he hang with them. He passes it to Sakura and says, "This amulet has been with me when I assigned in this theater, it is given by my sister in purpose to protect me from any danger and evil. Now I passes it to you so it will protect you as it did to me"
Receiving the amulet, Sakura says nothing but replies a smile to Oogami, then she says, "Thank you, Oogami-san. I will treasure it very well. Now I will preparing myself to hometown, see you later." Then Sakura goes back to her room.
"See you later, Sakura-kun" Then Oogami walks back to his room.

Epilogue

The following story of this fan fiction will be the return of the Hanagumi after they left the Teigeki for three months, which they received the new weapon - Jinbu and keep on fighting against evil to protect their precious Teigeki.

End of Heart of Blades

Author's Note:
Greetings, everyone! Shirogami here and I would like to thank you all for keep reading this story. This chapter is the final chapter for this fan fiction, as it is just an alternative route happens to be in the middle of the real Sakura Wars story. In the mean time, now I am preparing another fan fiction for "After Sakura Wars" and a new fiction for this famous game too. Hope all of you will still support me in the future.
I don't owe any of Sakura Taisen's character, but I hope you enjoy the story.
Next chapter is up soon, please R&R, Thank you.