The Arts of Warfare aren't just about the fights. It's also about everyone that participates in them, including what they do every day outside of combat. What happens when the Panzerkraft girls are let loose in their everyday lives? Very interesting things. What about if the Jägermeistern guys are included as well? Get ready for a lot of tomfoolery. Part of Projekt Jägermeistern.
During yet another day aboard the Zuikaku, Aprikose and Anzu were having a walk around the ship together. Both were in their school uniforms.
"I'm not sure I fully understand that idea," Aprikose answered Anzu's question. He then grew a slight smirk. "It sounds to me like you've got some mental issues if that's what you came up with."
"But doesn't it sound great, though?" Anzu responded with a cheerful smile as she slapped Aprikose on the back, hard. The Bavarian stumbled forth a bit at the slap. "The idea of a ship this size having giant legs at the bottom propelling it via swimming is awesome! Just think of all that you could do with that! You wouldn't even have to get off upon reaching land! Just ride the ship while it walks across the land!"
Aprikose rolled his eyes as Anzu went on with her idea. "Man, I knew the Japanese had crazy ideas for ships way back when," he muttered. "But I didn't know that they were this crazy."
The two soon spotted Karina walking nearby. Anzu grew a predatory grin as she thought of a possible idea to try. Aprikose saw her toothy grin and just rolled his eyes at the idea he could already predict.
"Hey, Karina," Anzu began as she approached with her same grin. Karina stopped and paid her attention to the Japanese school President. "Do you know how the Zuikaku moves around?"
"Nope!" Karina shook her head with an oblivious smile. "None whatsoever!"
"Well, it moves around…" Anzu began. She then dramatically raised her hands up. At the same time, the large ship started gaining speed through the water, and large splashing sounds could be heard. "… Like this!"
The ship was now going faster than normal because of two large human legs at the bottom of the center part of the hull that propelled the ship via swimming.
By this time, the Zuikaku was also approaching land. As it grew closer to land, the ship started coming up out of the water as the large legs on the bottom stood up straight and walked along the seafloor. The legs themselves ended up creating large waves from the walking motions. Water rushed down the legs and dripped from the bottom of the ship's hull as it came out of the water. The legs then gingerly stepped over the city on the coast ahead and continued on into the countryside. Some puddles developed from the water as it dripped into the city proper.
"Even when it goes inland," Anzu began from the top deck. "You can still ride it!" She had to speak up quite a bit to be heard over the extremely deep and loud stomping sounds of the legs' feet hitting the ground with tremendous force.
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At her place at night, Karina abruptly woke up in her pajamas. She sat up and looked around briefly before she came to a realization. "It was just a dream, huh?" she figured. "Well, that's too bad…"
Indeed, she had dreamed up the entire scenario of how she thought the ship moved around.
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Part of Projekt Jägermeistern.
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