Arriving at the border, they could see armed Werhmact soldiers on top of tall, concrete walls with watchtowers placed on every inch of the wall. Preventing any illegal entrance into their border. Outside the main gate stood Obergruppenfuher Adal Muller with a few Werhmact officers awaiting Jaune's arrival. Walking up towards the general, Jaune curiously asked,
"Where in Southern Vale are we heading?" Awaiting the Obergruppenfuher's response. Muller simply answered with a smile on his face as if he was not worried at all for what lies ahead, "We'll be heading towards Yume. The main hull of where the fanciest of Japan's wealthiest come to waste their money."
Jaune raised an eyebrow as he heard the name 'Yume' come from the general's mouth. He heard it was some city similar to the American cities of old, but did not know much since he was disinterested in learning about it. Sofia grew a bit shaky while looking away as she had never seen what the Japanese and local Asahi Nippon residents called 'the city of dreams' nor had she ever had the chance to visit it. As the Obergruppenfuher was about to enter a limousine with heavily armored cars on its front and back, mounted with turrets with the nazi swastika imprinted on their sides, he ordered his men to give the two Luger P-08 pistolsand said,
"Just in case we run into any trouble." A tone of caution could be heard from the general's voice as his face changed from a cheerful one into a careful, serious one. He then entered the limousine as Jaune and Sofia holstered the pistols in their pockets and began to enter the limo. As they were inside the limousine, they set off, on their way towards Yume, at the middle of Southern Vale deep into Asahi Nippon territory. Time went on and they were already far away from the Reich's border, now they were in the middle of the neutral zone where nothing lived, a desolate wasteland. Scraps of metal could be seen on the blackened soil and wreckage of tanks and mines could be seen from mile to mile. The neutral zone held nothing but dark memories, with grim reminders of how devastating war could be. Sofia shuddered as her eyes were fixated on the area, staring at the vast emptiness while Jaune simply looked down in silence. Appearing unresponsive until they were finally out of the neutral zone.
Nearing the Asahi border, the three prepared their IDs and awaited inspection. A Japanese solider approached the back of the limousine and knocked on the window. As the general opened the window, the Japanese solider authoritatively asked,
"Papers please." He said in a thick, robust accent as he placed his hand out awaiting for the papers. The general quickly took the IDs of Jaune and Sofia and passed it to the solider along with his papers. The Japanese solider looked towards the papers in surprise as the Obergruppenfuher started towards him in confusion. The solider then returned the papers and asked,
"Are you here for the meeting sir?" Muller simply nodded his head in response, satisfying the curiosity of the solider. He then waved towards another solider who then opened the gate, and then turned towards the general and said, "Welcome to Asahi Nippon Obergruppenfuher!" Butchering the name of the rank due to his thick accent. Entering the territory, they could see all kinds of people moving from one place to another, some were heading to work while others were out to have an occasional friendly meeting with one another. Passing through the border, faunus and humans considered inferior by the Reich that noticed their vehicles quietly looked away in fear, knowing the deadly might and lethality of its enforcers.
As time passed, they arrived at Yume. Where brightly neon lit signs could be seen from building to building. Rich men in tuxedo suits wandered the streets, drunk from their time at bars or casinos. Passing by the bright casinos, they soon saw a building which showed two large swastika flags and a nazi eagle on top which appeared to be an embassy of sorts. Stopping at the place, they exited their limousine and entered the building on which they could see Werhmact officers moving from office to office, getting paperwork done. Walking past them, they arrived at a conference room where two Japanese officials were waiting for their arrival. One official was short and well dressed in his tuxedo with his black hair as a left side parting while appearing to be in his early twenties, the other official was slightly fat and bald. He appeared to be in his late forties and appeared moody. The two officials greeted them by a bow and in return, Jaune, Sofia and Muller greeted them by giving them a 'Sieg Heil!' salute. They then sat down on their chairs at the opposite ends where they began their meeting.
"Obergruppenfuher Adal Muller! A pleasure to meet you!" The young Japanese official excitedly said as he moved his chair closer to the table. "A pleasure to meet you as well Mr..." As Muller was about to finish his sentence, despite not knowing the name of the official, the man responded with, "Mr. Tako. Yoshida Tako, Obergruppenfuher."
"Ah yes! Mr. Tako, shall we being diplomatic discussions?" He cheerfully asked the official. Tako simply replied with a friendly nod while moving his right hand and the discussion began. "So what has intrigued your seniors to this land?" Curiously asked the Obergruppenfuher as the Japanese man looked calm and professional.
"We seek to continue trade between our nations, and assistance from the Reich's most intelligent scientists to help develop our technology." Professionally said the official in a calm down while appearing unphased by his own words. The Obergruppenfuher raised an eyebrow as he finished his sentence, crossing his hands together as he leaned closer to the table, longly staring towards the official.
The two continued to talk on about the usage of the Reich's scientists for advancing Japan's technology tenfolds with the Obergruppenfuher wondering of the result of their help and what the Reich will benefit in return. This was put to rest as the official clearly stated with a calm voice, "The new technology uncovered by this so called 'dust' here will also provide scientific achievements for the Reich. Like that have never been seen in our world, and all the credit will go to your nation."
"I see..." The general quietly said as he looked down towards the top of the table, left in thought as he carefully analyzed the terms. A while passed by with the officials waiting for his answer as he finally broke out of his thought bubble. He then inhaled and exhaled then agreeably said with a cheerful face.
"We accept your offer. Expect our best scientists to help you in advancing your technology, and may our empires live on." The Japanese official and the Obergruppenfuher exited their chairs and then shook their right hands and then left the room. Jaune took note of the meeting and wondered of Japan's true intentions while he and Sofia followed the general back into the limousine.
AN: Sorry for the long update, I was stuck with personal business so I couldn't find the time to continue writing chapter 6 properly so I kinda rushed this chapter. This fanfic ain't dead yet, so don't worry about it being left unfinished although updates might be slower this time around due to me having personal stuff to deal with.
Guest: Glad you enjoyed it.
And that's all for the author's note.