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.
For the time being, both Miho and Erich were talking with both Aya and Karina after the two freshmen came up to them full of energy for some reason.
"Hey, did you guys know?!" Aya began with an energetic look to her. "There are rumors floating around that the JSDF has a manual for when a kaiju or a UFO attacks!"
"Does Germany have one, too?!" Karina asked. She was also full of energy.
Both of the two German commanders were looking on at the two Japanese freshmen with somewhat awkward looks. Erich had a slight awkward smile while Miho was laughing lightly and awkwardly at what the freshmen were asking them.
"… Kaiju?" Erich leaned over to ask Miho quietly. He didn't understand Japanese at all, which is why he chose to ask Miho.
"I believe it's something like one of those giant monsters," Miho provided at a similar quiet level. Unlike her lifelong friend, Miho knew enough Japanese to at least get around Ooarai, which is why Erich asked her what the word meant.
"Aaaah…" Erich raised his eyebrows in enlightenment. He then looked back to the freshmen that had asked them questions. "But seriously girls, there's no way something like that will happen." He waved a hand around in a manner implying the ridiculousness of such a scenario.
"Also, it's not strictly true that the JSDF has something like that, either," Miho debunked the rumor with a slight smile. She also had a hand up that she waved in a bit of a dismissive manner.
"Plus, in the Arts of Warfare, there are no opportunities at all to fight any of those monsters," Erich continued on with trying to dissuade the girls. "UFOs, I don't think you'll run into those at all, either."
But the two Germans' dissuasion had the unintended effect of upsetting Aya and Karina. Both of them grew rather gloomy and dejected looks as they slumped their shoulders.
Erich and Miho immediately felt regret for making them upset with their attempts at dissuasion, so they quickly thought of something to turn their frowns upside down.
"But that's what they want you to think," Erich began as he leaned forward a bit with a finger raised. He held a conspiring grin at the moment. The two freshmen grew out of their looks of dejection for the moment as they grew intrigued by Erich. "You should know that UFOs were created in Germany by the Nazi Party. They were super secret, so nobody knows about them. Now what we're about to tell you is part of a top secret Bundeswehr strategy for use against those Nazi UFOs and those monsters, so you can't go talking about this to anyone. Understood?"
Both of the freshmen then nodded as they grew enthusiastic grins.
"Good," Erich nodded in satisfaction. He then turned to Miho. "Miho, you mind leading off with the recommended tactics against monsters?"
"Um…" Miho began as she grew a bit of an awkward smile. She then raised a finger up a bit. "Well, you shouldn't do things like shoot them when they're lined up in rows horizontally. You should shoot at them when they're all lined up in columns one behind the other to conserve ammunition."
"And to start off with things not related to direct combat," Erich continued, "you're gonna want to look for things like eggs, whether they're there or not. More than likely, those will be the reason for any monster attack, what with the monsters seeing their eggs get mishandled or otherwise away from them in human hands. And for the UFOs, be sure that you don't draw their attention until you can actually get a shot on them."
"Otherwise they'll run away and never be seen again, and you'll forever lose the opportunity to take them out," Miho elaborated.
The two freshmen girls were greatly absorbed into the so-called 'lecture' of their two upperclassmen. They were leaning forward and not breaking eye contact with either of them as they took in every little detail.
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Part of Projekt Jägermeistern.
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