The Legends Still Live On

Bogen Dreizehn-komma-zwei: Extra Vier

Kapitel Elf: Im Sporn des Augenblicks

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Within Zürich, Switzerland, there was a multinational gathering for the best of the Arts of Warfare teams from around the world currently taking place. It was set up by the International Arts of Warfare Federations as a promotional stunt. It was a large-scale event, as it occupied the entire Paradeplatze.

Such a place was picked out for two main reasons. First, it was simply convenient for the organizers. All of the Federations were headquartered within Kanton Zürich, so it was easier for them to get there. Second, it was done to boast how successful the group of sports was, and the Federations figured that they could get maximum boastfulness using a place synonymous with wealth.

All of the Panzerkraft and Jägermeistern teams that had come were ones currently synonymous with their sports. Among them included the current poster child Ooarai High School, along with all of the main powerhouses of Schwarzwaldspitze High School, Pravda High School, Saunders High School, Saint Gloriana High School, and the not necessarily a powerhouse of Anzio High School, plus many others. All members there were in their combat outfits.

Right now, Anton was scouring through the plaza looking over people's heads trying to look for someone. "Man, it is packed here," he remarked as he continued maneuvering through the large crowds there. "But at least it's not as packed as it is back in Japan."

Eventually, he spotted the top of some blonde hair, and below its height next to it he could see some light brown hair as well. He then raised his hand up to wave upon spotting who he was looking for. "Hey!" he called out as he headed toward his targets. "Bubi!"

Nearby, Hans Jochen heard Anton call out for Erich, and he looked over there in response.

'Hearing him get called Bubi again reminds me,' he entered thought to himself as he looked on at Anton force his way through the crowd. 'Why don't we ever call Alfred by his nickname?'

"Hey, Hans!" Alfred spoke up from nearby to grab Hans' attention. "Are you listening?"

"Ach!" Hans reacted in surprise and hastily turned around to face Alfred. "Jawohl, Schwarzer Teufel!"

Alfred remained silent at Hans' words as he stared at him with a blank look. It was a bit hard to differentiate his look from his usual iron face. Only someone who knew him well could tell the difference, hence why Hans' hands were shaking a bit now.

'Oh, now I think I know why we don't call him that…' Hans thought to himself as the Black Devil continued staring at him for his slip-up.

"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that," Alfred finally spoke up, and he then started to walk away.

Hans lowered his head as he tried to shake off the fear Alfred had struck into him from his staring.

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Elsewhere, both Erich and Miho were amidst the large crowds as they tried to find people they were familiar with. Both held each other's hands to avoid getting separated.

"Wow, so many people here," Erich remarked nonchalantly as the two made their way through the crowd.

"It's bothering me a bit having so many people around," Miho opined as she held a bit of a pout. "I can't see above a lot of the people here."

Erich rolled his eyes in response. "And here I thought you were going to say you were bothered because you're too shy in public…" he thought aloud with a deadpan look.

"It's not that, you Dummkopf!" Miho retorted as she pushed Erich with her other arm. Erich grew a slight smirk at managing to agitate her at just the right level. "You know I'm shorter than you are!"

"Not by much," Erich replied to her calmly. He looked around a bit through the crowd and soon managed to spot Katyusha in the distance riding on the shoulders of one of her comrades. This time, she chose to ride on Nudelmann's shoulders. Erich then got an idea upon seeing them, and he grew a grin at said idea. "But if you want, I can help you solve that problem of yours."

"Huh?" Miho raised an eyebrow in confusion as Erich knelt behind her. "Häääää?!" she then reacted in surprise upon feeling herself get lifted up by the legs. She grabbed onto Erich's head on instinct to stabilize herself. "What's with this?!" she asked with surprise still in her voice.

"You said you couldn't see above the others," Erich elaborated with a calm smile. "So I propped you up so you could see."

Erich had chosen to lift her up onto his shoulders so she could piggyback on him. Because of the commotion Miho had made when she was lifted up, some people in the crowd turned to them in response.

Upon recognizing the light brunette-haired girl along with her blond-haired steed, they started to cheer for the two of them, "Hurraaaaaaa!"

"Hey! Es ist die Legenden!" some went as they pointed to the two.

"Jaaaaaaa-haaaaaa!" some children cheered. Eventually, the entire crowd joined in the cheers as the two made their way through the crowds.

Miho blushed deeply at the amount of cheers they were getting, and she wrapped her arms around Erich's head as she rested her head atop his own. She was looking down to try and hide her greatly embarrassed face. "Ich hasse dich so sehr jetzt…" she muttered.

Erich chuckled to himself upon hearing her. It was even funnier to him since she was also in her shy state. "Ich liebe dich auch," he returned as he continued moving through the crowd.

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Elsewhere at one of the banks surrounding the plaza, two more people were watching the events unfold from one of the higher balconies.

"Hey, you want to try that out sometime?" Dziubek Skalski asked to his girlfriend accompanying him. He was referring to the current sight of Miho and Erich piggybacking down below in the plaza proper.

Alice Shimada looked over to where her boyfriend was referring to, and she also found two of their best friends piggybacking down below. She then widened her eyes and grew a blush at what she thought Dziubek was implying. "No way!" she denied as she waved her hands back and forth. "Not in front of so many people!"

Dziubek looked over to her to find her in her shy and embarrassed state. "Well, I didn't mean in front of all those people," he replied as he gestured outside with a hand. "I meant some time where we can feel relatively secure, like back at campus."

Alice blinked in response as her blush faded momentarily, but it then flared up again as she grew embarrassed at misinterpreting Dziubek's words. "O-Oh…" she said with embarrassment in her voice. "I guess… Th-That's fine…"

While the two Polish leaders of Selection University's Arts of Warfare programs were off doing what they pleased, their lieutenants were busy doing the dirty work of playing their role for the whole university in the gathering down within the plaza. Though their role didn't quite mean so much at the moment because of the crowd's constant cheers for Erich and Miho.

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Part of Projekt Jägermeistern.

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