Muv Luv Alternative - A Future Changing Encounter

by ultimatemk

Shirogane Takeru goes through another loop after he can't accept the reality of losing all his squad mates and the person he loved. Everything seems normal when he first wakes up but as soon as he exits his house he sees something that has not appeared in any of his previous loops. There stands a young man with red hair and red eyes looking at the demolished TSF outside his house.

4. Another Day Learning The Basics

Chapter 4 – Another Day Learning The Basics
And More Days To Come

October 25 – Shirogane Takeru's Room {Morning}

Shirogane Takeru's POV

I was sleeping soundly on my bed when all of a sudden I felt someone shaking me in my bed before the covers was pulled off from me. I opened my eyes a bit and noticed that Kasumi was there again just like yesterday except this time I was asleep. "Just a little longer, Kasumi." She placed the covers back on me. "That's much better." After a few seconds she began to shake me again before pulling of the covers yet again. I groaned seeing as she won't stop until I was awake. I sat up. "…..morning Kasumi." Kasumi would stare blankly at my face. "(…..bye-bye) Yeah….bye-bye." Kasumi would then leave my room. This was the first time in a while since I had slept late but it couldn't be helped. I had a lot of things to think about yesterday especially about what happened last night.

Flashback

October 24 – Hangar {Evening}

I watched as Nicholas got into the simulator and Movement Training Course D was started up. I carefully observed Nicholas as he slowly got the Fubuki he was piloting in the simulator to move. For a first timer it was quite impressive that he was actually managing to get it to move properly even though we hadn't gone over the controls yet. The Fubuki's jump units were then activated as the Fubuki slowly hovered above the ground. From what it looked like he was quite the fast learner. I peered at Yuuko-sensei and saw that she was intently observing Nicholas. Was she expecting him to be as great as I am? I turned and I was surprised by what I saw. Nicholas was already dashing through the Training Course as if he was an expert Eishi. He was already mimicking some of the combos I had done during my turn. It was as if he had already seen them sometime before but that should be impossible since I created these combos in the last loop and they all originated from my original world both of which I had never met Nicholas in before. He's probably just skilled at mimicking me. I turned to look at Yuuko-sensei only to see a grin on her face. Who was this guy and why was it that he made Yuuko-sensei grin in such a manner?

October 25 - Shirogane Takeru's Room

I sighed as I recalled that event. Quite the surprising thing to happen. As soon as it was over and Nicholas was outside, I had bombarded him with questions but all he did was give me a similar answer as to when I asked him how he was able to reassemble the gun…His body just seemed to be familiar with the controls as if it had already fully memorized everything. I guess it was something in between a gut feeling and a reaction. He had a gut feeling about what to press to do a certain thing and reacted to each situation by pressing the right button. On a positive note I think we earned enough information in order to make the XM3 much better than in my last loop. I sighed and decided that from now on I wouldn't be amazed at how good he was though I'm somewhat glad that he's like the now me rather than the me when I first came to this world otherwise it would have been trouble since he would simply be a hindrance to the squad. It's just about time for class at the shooting range. I'd better hurry up. Considering how early Nicholas seems to wake up he should already be there.

Shooting Range

"(Marimo: Aim for the 100 meter target. Fire one round at a time on full auto.)" I waited for her signal. "(Marimo: …..Now!)" I quickly pressed the trigger and fired a single round at a time while the gun was set at full auto. After that I decided to observe the others. Class Rep was doing the exact same mistake as in the last loop. I'll call upon it after I check on Nicholas. I peered to where Nicholas was and saw that Marimo-chan was there and it seemed like she was scolding him. I decided that now wasn't the best time to check on what was happening and decided it was about time to tell Class Rep about her mistake. I walked up to Class Rep. "Wait a minute Class Rep. (Chizuru: ….what?) You're a bit too trigger happy Class Rep. It's good to aim and shoot quickly, but you're already crossing a line. (Chizuru: ….what do you mean?) Just watch." I looked around and saw everyone was just as trigger happy. I turned to look at where Nicholas was and instead saw Marimo-chan with Nicholas standing beside her. "(Marimo: Shirogane! I see that you have the nerve to chitchat during training.)" And right on queue is Marimo-chan. "I have a favor to ask Instructor. (Marimo: Hmmm?! What is it? Speak!) I'd like everyone to gather here so we can talk about something. (Marimo: And that would be about?) It's something bugging me about their shooting technique." We stared at each other in silence for quite a bit. If I remember correctly she should accept it. "{Nicholas: You plotting something Shirogane?}" Geh why did he have to say something like that now of all times when I'm being serious. "I'm not! Why would you think that? {Nicholas: Cause you called Instructor Jinguuji, Instructor instead of Marimo-chan.} (Chizuru: He has a point there Shirogane.) Geh. I'm not plotting anything really. I just need to tell everyone something." Were those two trying to gang up on me? "(Marimo: Very well. Sakaki, gather the others….Shirogane….this had better be good.) Thank you very much." Well at least everything turned out well in the end. I then heard Class Rep call the rest of Squad 207 over.

As soon as they arrived Meiya was the first to speak. "(Meiya: What is it?) Well, I saw how the rest of you were shooting and was just wondering if you got so used to training that you were focusing on the wrong thing. (Meiya: What do you mean?) Well basically as I've told Class Rep, you all shoot too soon after raising your weapon. Probably cause you are already too used to the shooting range. Its just small arms training…..but if we let bad habits form now, we're gonna have a problem when shooting in TSFs later. (Chizuru: TSFs?...Why?) Well in a TSF you have many things that a human doesn't…. for example a lock on feature, on top of a bunch of automated decision making and optimization. So if you get too used to what were doing now, you might start pulling the trigger as a reflex and waste ammo rather than using these systems. There is little risk of friendly fire thanks to IFF but battlefields are in constant motion. You may have to shoot in inconvenient cover for instance. So, if you pause for a moment before firing, and focus on improving accuracy, you'll have a chance to make critical judgments and less difficulty adapting in a TSF. Basic weapons training is important and all but since we came here to be Eishi I think this approach is better. (Everyone: ….)"

Everyone seemed to have a confused or surprised look on their face much like in the last loop when I explained this. Nicholas on the other hand seemed to have a different look considering the fact that he had already piloted a TSF in the simulator. "Well this is all based on things my friend who was an Eishi said. {Nicholas: Or it could be because we already went to the si…..}" I quickly placed my hand in front of Nicholas mouth to stop him from saying anymore. The rest of the squad looked at us in confusion. "Don't listen to Nicholas. He's a bit off today. (Meiya: I see.) Anyways do you guys get what I mean? (Chizuru: Basically you're saying…..to think about the purpose of your training so you can improve the result….) (Kei: How knowledgeable Shirogane…..) Why thank you. I don't like lecturing people so I wasn't sure as to whether or not to state the point out but I guess it was worth it. (Chizuru: Instructor. I would like to try Shirogane's suggestion.)" I turned to Marimo-chan knowing full well that she would accept the suggestion. Marimo-chan looked at all of us before sighing. "(Marimo: You have grasped most of the basic training at this point….so I'll allow it but first you all have to teach Nicholas the effective way to use a gun) Huh?" Marimo would then leave and I looked at Nicholas to see him sighing. I walked over to him. "Hey Nicholas….what seems to be the problem? (Chizuru: …..) And Class Rep is something wrong. (Meiya: Tamase and I will see what the Instructor sees as the problem in Nicholas' gun handling. We can't let you do all the work.) Yeah." I watched as the two then left with Nicholas. Hmmm where's Ayamine. Oh never mind she's also with them. "Hey Class Rep….sorry about that. (Chizuru: Huh? Where is this coming from?) Well this sort of thing should be your job right? (Chizuru: What you said helped the squad so I don't really.) Sorry. (Chizuru: It's in our best interests and those of humanity to use our time wisely. Besides considering how skilled you are at everything I'd expect you to say something like that.) …Yeah. (Chizuru: We should go and check what's Nicholas' problem.) ….Yeah." Well I probably didn't need to start this conversation but I want to make sure that even with the new development things still follow up with my memory. I'd better follow.

Class Rep was already there when I got to where Meiya and Tama had brought Nicholas. I could see Tama and Nicholas talking. "So what is the problem? (Chizuru: He's taking too much time before he shoots.) ….I see." I remember in one of my loops I did the same thing. Aiming carefully before I'd fire. I got lectured quite a bit because of that. Well at least he didn't have the same problem as me where I couldn't do a single shot but went full auto. "(Chizuru: Tama is currently telling Nicholas the reason why he shouldn't take his time.) I'll go there as well. (Chizuru: Okay. You both seem to have links to the Professor so he'll probably listen to you more than the rest of us.) Yeah he probably would." I walked over and heard the current conversation, "(Tama: Even so if they move while you are aiming then you're giving them a chance to attack first.) {Nicholas: I understand that but there is a chance that you may miss if you do a quick fire and that would just end up giving out your location anyways.} But what if you both know that the other is there. Wouldn't that mean if you took your time he would hit you first? {Nicholas: …..true.} This is just basic arms training. Its on the off case we have to fight outside of a TSF so you should be prepared. {Nicholas: I see…..} Just give it a try. {Nicholas: Fine.}" Nicholas would then go over and make an attempt but missed. "So you aren't good at shooting. {Nicholas: I'm fine if I have the time to aim but I don't have a good grasp of something like this.} I see. Just keep on trying and you should get it. {Nicholas: Okay.}" He would then leave to practice more each of his shots getting better with each try.

Tama would look at me with a smile. "(Miki: Wow Takeru-san. He really listens to you. When I said something he'd always fight back yet to you he didn't even try.) Well maybe Yuuko-sensei told him something like 'always listen to Shirogane' or something like that. (Miki: Maybe.)" I probably don't have to worry about it but I feel much safer knowing that Tama still hasn't lost her sniping in this loop. "Hey Tama. (Miki: What is it Takeru-san?) I heard from Yuuko-sensei that you were good at sniping. Mind showing it to me by hitting the 700 meter target? (Miki: I-I don't think I'm good enough to show off.) (Meiya: No need to be modest Tamase. You should show Shirogane how skilled you are.)" I turned my head to see Meiya and the others walk over. "(Chizuru: Take his breath away. We can't keep losing to him now can we?) (Miki: Uuuu…that's true. I guess…okay, I'll try my best.) You did a good job convincing her. (Chizuru: Oh I was serious.) I know you were. If Yuuko-sensei said so then I'm certain that she'll take my breath away." I followed Tama and the rest of the group as they went to where Tama was going to fire. I peered back to see Nicholas still trying. Tama would stop as she finished adjusting her rifle. "(Miki: Hey can I use the prone position for this?) Do it anyway you see fit. (Miki: In that case here goes.) (Chizuru: Think you can hit it?) (Miki: Yeah. This isn't too bad.)" I watched as she aimed and then fired. Class Rep would then come over and pass me binoculars. When I looked through it I saw that it hit dead center. Then more shots came each hitting the center. Seems nothing had changed. I smiled before looking back at Nicholas who managed to hit it finally. Glad he managed to do it.

October 26 – Shooting Range

We were pretty much just continuing with our usual shooting training today. Marimo-chan was impressed at Nicholas' improvement on the time he takes before shooting. Everyone else began to take my suggestion to heart not firing too early and giving quick moments thought before firing. Nicholas took a bit longer when he tried to place the gun together blindfolded this time though he still managed to do it quicker than Class Rep and the others. Oh well its not like we'll be using a gun like that often so I don't think it should really matter. Once we become real Eishi were basically really only going to carry around a pistol so it shouldn't really matter. "(Marimo: Okay everyone! Shoot the 300 meter target! Now!)" I could hear gunshots everywhere as everyone aimed and fired at the 300 meter target. I shot once but it barely grazed the target. Guess I didn't adjust it right. Well at least I grazed it on my first shot. Last loop I missed the first shop totally. I sighed and began to adjust it again. "(Miki: How's it going?) I thought mine was fine but…. {Nicholas: You only grazed it.}" I looked to see Nicholas standing there with his gun slung over his shoulder. "Yeah. So how's yours adjusted Tama and Nicholas? (Miki: Mine's good.) {Nicholas: Mine's fine as well.} Thought so since the both of you aren't getting lectured by Marimo-chan for standing around. {Nicholas: You're lucky Instructor Jinguuji isn't here right now or she would have shouted at you for calling her that.} I know. Anyways its my turn now! (Miki: Good luck!) Yeah I've got this!" I shot it and it hit direct in the center. I only needed to adjust it once this loop. I bet if I ever did another loop I could get it in one shot but I don't want to go through all this again. "(Miki: Ah. Amazing!) No I'm not that good. (Miki: Hey Takeru-san, Nicholas-san can you do long-shots too?) Not as good as you but I can try. {Nicholas: I'm pretty good with long-range shots so long as you give me the chance to actually aim.} I don't think you can hit a long range shot without aiming unless you were extremely lucky. {Nicholas: I guess that's true.} (Chizuru: A long-range shot in front of Tamase? That's some nerve the both of you got there.) Hey I'm not trying to compete with Tama at this. (Chizuru: Really? Either way I want to see this.)" So Class Rep is going to watch as well. I'm going to impress her, Tama and Nicholas though I really want to see how good Nicholas is at long-range shots.

I smiled and then turned to Tama. "I'll go first then. (Miki: You can use my sniper rifle, Takeru-san.) Thanks but I can't borrow your rifle all the time especially not in the field. I'd have to use my own so I should use my own. (Miki: Okay then.)" I went and did an English-style sniping position. "(Chizuru: English-style? That's the same as Tamase.) Yeah. It's more comfortable this way. Round please. Don't worry about the details. (Chizuru: Is one enough?) It's fine. I just don't have to miss. (Miki: So confident.) (Chizuru: Don't you mean overconfident.) So which target? (Chizuru: That one.) Okay….wait that's 1000 meters away! (Chizuru: Hmmm, where did all that confidence go to.) Geh whatever. I'm going to shoot now." I felt more stares all of a sudden. I turned my head to see that Meiya and Ayamine were now here as well. I sighed more pressure now though I won't miss for sure even though this was a further distance than last loop. I aimed carefully and then fired. Dead silence. Must mean I hit it. "How was that? {Nicholas: You missed the bull's-eye but got it in the middle black ring.} (Miki: Amazing Takeru-san!) (Chizuru: I wanna learn where you learnt to do that.) I just had a really good teacher." Yeah Tama did teach me how to snipe. I'm sure Tama from the last loop would be really proud of me. "(Kei: ….very lucky.) Hey come one now Ayamine. (Meiya: Why don't you shoot again.) Okay. {Nicholas: When's it going to be my turn?} After this next shot." I took aim again and fired. Dead silence again. I bet I got it closer this time. "{Nicholas: A bit closer but hasn't even reached the line separating Bull's-eye and the middle black circle.} How's that Ayamine. (Kei: …Still very lucky.) Geh. Well whatever. Nicholas why don't you try. {Nicholas: I will.}"

Nicholas would go over to where I was after placing three rounds into his sniper rifle. He would then go into a prone position before taking aim. I turned to see everyone peering through their binoculars in anticipation. I looked through mine as well. I wonder what he'll get. A shot was fired and dead in the bull's-eye was a hole. I blinked in surprise as two more consecutive shots were fired. Both of which also hit dead center. Everyone was quiet as they all stopped looking through their binoculars and stared at Nicholas. Nicholas stood up and rested his rifle on his shoulder with a grin on his face. "{Nicholas: What's with the silence? Did I do so terribly that you guys are at a loss of words?}" He probably already knew the outcome considering how he had said all of that in a sarcastic tone. "(Miki: Amazing Nicholas-san! You're really good at long-range shots.) {Nicholas: I'm sure you're just as good at long-range shots.}" So he's a sniper? In the simulator he was good at fighting in melee as well as when shooting but I didn't think he would be good at sniping. I wonder if he's just pretending to have amnesia. No that can't be. If he was then Kasumi would have been able to tell whether he was faking it or not. Well I guess he's just naturally skilled at shooting long-range. "(Meiya: I'm impressed. To think there is someone as skilled as Tama in long-range shooting.) {Nicholas: Well I just have a steady aim that's all.} (Miki: You're still amazing!)" He seems to get along with everyone even if he's a foreigner. Now that I think about it how can he speak Japanese so fluently even though he is definitely a foreigner? Maybe he learnt it in the past. Oh well no point thinking about it.

November 1 - Training Squad 207 Classroom

Nicholas Dolosera's POV

It's been a few days already since Shirogane and I took the shots for 1000 meters. Meiya, Ayamine and Sakaki still seems to be shocked by it though Tama doesn't seem too bothered by it. Takeru and I have been going to the hangar every night already and it doesn't seem like it will stop anytime soon. I'm getting much better in the simulator. Shirogane has quite the moves though they all seem so easy to copy. Maybe I was really good at mimicking other people's control logs in the past. Well no point really in thinking about the past. I've remembered a small bit of my past though very vague. It had something related to shooting. Seems that I was with the military before since I remember doing this kind of training in the memory. All the faces were blurred out or covered by the sun but I remember them teaching me how to shoot. It's better than nothing I guess. I haven't told Shirogane or Professor Kouzouki about it yet. "(Marimo: Okay, that's enough for today, dismissed!) (Chizuru: Salute!)" The class had just ended as everyone including me saluted to Instructor Jinguuji. She would then leave the classroom as everyone gathered together. "{Takeru: Now then. Wanna eat lunch?} (Miki: Yeah I'm hungry.) Same here. (Meiya, Chizuru, Kei: …)" I noticed them staring at Shirogane and I. "{Takeru: Something wrong? Aren't we going to eat?} (Meiya: I should not continue to be surprised at the both of your abilities but that was simply….) Can't all of you do something like that as well? (Kei: …..we can but…..) (Chizuru: Dolosera, Shirogane….have you…..been conscripted before?)" Ahhh crap. What should I say? "Well ummmm. {Takeru: No I haven't.} (Chizuru: Well that's hard to believe. You two joined less than a month ago, but you can do everything better than us.) (Meiya: That is true….you are far from normal.) Not you too, Meiya." I turned to see Ayamine just staring at me. It was very uncomfortable. Probably Shirogane thought so as well. "{Takeru: Ayamine….Your stare is making me feel uncomfortable.} (Kei: You're both very incredibly incredible.) (Miki: That's right. You can shoot, snipe, and to hand-to-hand and everything.) (Chizuru: Shirogane, you strangely enough already know everything we're being lectured on.) {Takeru: Strangely? That's kind of mean.} (Miki: B-but we're squadmates! Whatever we did in the past, as long as you can benefit the squad….) (Chizuru: Yeah of course but still…)" I really want to get out of here already. But how can I escape from them. "{Takeru: Anyway. I'm pretty hungry so I'll see you in the PX} Yeah!" Shirogane quickly darted for the door and I followed to the shock of the rest of the squad.

Hallway

"Thanks for the save Shirogane. {Takeru: Actually I wasn't necessarily saving you. I just thought it would be a hassle trying to make up an excuse and all.} I see. Well lets go to the PX. {Takeru: You sure you want to go to the PX where everyone will start asking you questions again?} But I'm hungry. {Takeru: Hahaha. Well today Mikoto should be out of the hospital.} Mikoto? Oh you mean Yoroi? {Takeru: Yeah. He should be here for our next lecture.} That's good. Can't wait to meet her. Anyways….to the PX!" I could see Shirogane sigh before he also went towards the PX. As we neared the PX we were suddenly separated by a large amount of UN personnel who were probably all going to the PX. I never noticed how things could get so crowded though maybe it was because we typically all came down together and it was either early or a bit late. I looked at the large group of people and sighed. I didn't feel like eating anymore after seeing them since it seemed that even if I went I would be standing for quite a long time. I decided to wander around the base a bit more to pass time. Shirogane would probably wonder what happened to me but it didn't really bother me. I sighed and continued to aimlessly walk around the base checking my watch every once and a while to make sure that I didn't take too much time and end up missing the next lecture otherwise Instructor Jinguuji would scold me.

As I walked along I wondered what type of person this Yoroi was. I couldn't wait till the next class and looked up with a smile. All of a sudden I felt someone bump into me. "(?: Kya.) What the?" I stepped back a few steps from the unexpected collision with someone. I shook my head and looked at the person who had bumped into me. She was a small girl with blue hair and brown eyes. "(?: Ah! Sorry! Are you okay?) Yeah I'm fine. How about you? (?: You aren't hurt are you? Are you sure you are okay?) Errrr. I already said I'm fine so no need to worry about it." Is she even listening to me? "(?: Ah, I need to go see the instructor.) Oh uhhh okay." I guess she really is in a rush then since she actually crashed into me. The girl then began to go on her way. Hmmm wait who's that coming around the corner.

Shirogane Takeru's POV

I sighed seeing as though I couldn't find Nicholas anywhere. That large crowd of people separated us so now I don't really know where he ended up. I didn't see Nicholas come in to the PX so he probably just decided not to eat anymore. I sighed and noticed the time. I bumped into Mikoto in the hallway around this time. I should go and check. I continued to walk through the hallway when I turned the corner and crashed into someone. "(?: Kyaaa.) Geh." Wait a second. That scream. It must be. I turned to look at the person. It's Mikoto. "(Mikoto: Ah. I bumped into someone again. Are you okay?) Yeah I'm fine. (Mikoto: That's good. I really need to go to instructor now.) Wait a moment. (Mikoto: Eh? What is it?)" Last loop I ended up doing the same thing I did in my first loop. Maybe I should not do it this time or maybe I should to be certain. With Nicholas being around this loop I should probably try my best to copy my last loop as much as possible up until we finish the Comprehensive Combat Skill Evaluation since after that I need to make sure to prepare everyone for the coup-d'état. Okay here goes nothing. "Hey! You're going to make everyone sick if you keep that up! Men shouldn't be wearing that! (Mikoto: Eh!) Take it off! Take the clothes off right now! It's way too tempting….wait ignore that statement! Just take it off." I dashed at Mikoto and began to pull her shirt pretending to try and take it off. I grabbed her chest all of a sudden and I could see Mikoto freeze up for a second in shock. "(Mikoto: W-wh-what do you think you're doing!?)" Mikoto broke free from my grip and then quickly hit me in the guts hard before placing me in a choke hold. I felt myself slowly losing consciousness as everything began to turn black. As I was losing it I could see Nicholas standing there with his hand on his forehead, shaking his head. I finally lost consciousness and dropped to the ground.

Nicholas Dolosera's POV

I watched as Shirogane suddenly dropped to the ground unconscious from the choke hold that the unknown girl had given him. I didn't feel sorry for him mainly because I thought he really deserved that after what he did. I walked over to the two of them. "I didn't think he was such a huge pervert. (?: Eh? You know him?) Yes I do. He's in the same squad as me. (?: You know. I've been in the hospital for a while now. Today I'm finally coming back to join my squad again.) Ummm okay. Maybe I should take the pervert over here over to the classroom already. (?: Oh yeah, and there are two new guys in my squad now. Can't wait to meet them.)" Is she even listening to me. Quite doubtful since she hasn't said anything about Shirogane since she knocked him out. Wait did she just say two new guys in the squad. "Umm by any chance are you a part of training squad 207? (?: Yes I am! How did you know which squad I'm in?) Oh that's because the pervert down there and I were both newly assigned to that training squad. (?: Ah. Wait a minute….the both of you are the new guys?) Yup. We are. (?: Eh?) I said were the new guys in your squad. (?: Ah right.)" She isn't the type of person I expected her to be.

"(?: I'm Yoroi Mikoto, nice to meet you.) I'm Dolosera, Nicholas. (Mikoto: Call me Mikoto. I'll call you Nicholas.) Err. That's fine with me. (Miki: Ah! Yoroi-san!)" Huh? Isn't that Tamase and the others coming over here? "(Mikoto: Ahhh! Miki-san! It's been forever~) (Chizuru: Oh?...What are you doing here?) (Mikoto: Ah Chizuru-san!) (Meiya: …..Yoroi?) (Mikoto: Meiya-san too! And Kei-san, hi there~~!) (Kei: ….yeah)" Wow. Even though she sees her friend for the first time in a while Ayamine is pretty cold. I wonder if anyone will notice Shirogane unconscious on the floor. "(Chizuru: So what is it?) I just bumped into her a while ago. (Meiya: I see. I am glad you have become acquainted.) (Chizuru: Ah. What happened to Shirogane?) (Mikoto: That's his name? Well he basically out of nowhere tried to strip me.) Yeah I can confirm cause I was nearby when that happened. (Kei: …pervert.) (Mikoto: Yeah! Ah! That's right! I've gotta go see the instructor! Gotta hurry or I'll be late for lunch! Bye, I'll see you later Nicholas.) Yeah okay." Mikoto began to run off before she stopped and ran back. "(Mikoto: Ah. That's right.) What is it? (Mikoto: Let's shake.) Ummm okay." I took her hand and shook it. "(Mikoto: I'm looking forward to training with you.) Same here. (Mikoto: Bye now.)" Mikoto would then run off. "(Chizuru: We'd better drag Shirogane to the classroom and then go as well. We don't have much time.) Yeah we should. I can handle that by myself so you guys can go to the PX already. (Miki: Don't be too late or you won't get to eat.) (Kei: It's yakisoba today….)" The girls would then leave for the PX. I sighed and then dragged Shirogane to our next classroom before leaving him there and going to the PX.

Training Squad 207 Classroom (Near End Of Break)

Shirogane Takeru's POV

I slowly opened my eyes as I regained consciousness and saw that Tama's face was right in front of mine. "(Miki: Ahhh. He's awake.) (Chizuru: Shirogane, who am I?) …..You're Class Rep. (Meiya: Thank goodness, his memory seems to be intact.) (Chizuru: You don't remember what happened?)" Ahhh right I tried to strip Mikoto a while ago. "…..what…..happened to her? (Mikoto: I'm right here! Are you okay? Why'd you have to strip me? I actually had to fight back.) W-why are you a girl? (Mikoto: This guy said a lot of rude things like I was going to make people sick.) (Miki: Of course Yoroi-san is a girl. Takeru-san, maybe you should rest for a minute.) (Meiya: I regret having to introduce you two this way…..but this man is one of our new squad mates, Shirogane Takeru.) (Mikoto: Ahh, that was you.) {Nicholas: Yeah. The pervert here is one of your new squad mates.} You don't have to call me that. {Nicholas: Yes I do.}" I saw Mikoto go to the chalkboard while Nicholas and I were talking and wrote down her name. "(Mikoto: Ummm….my name is Yoroi Mikoto! Nice to meet you!) (Chizuru: I think I told you this before but Mikoto had to leave the squad because of an injury.) Yoroi Mikoto." I stared at Mikoto for a bit. "{Nicholas: Be careful Mikoto. He may suddenly pounce on you. He's got the eyes of a pervert aimed at you right now.} … (Mikoto: You're weird. You were all surprised before but now you're staring at me.) {Nicholas: She just completely ignored me.} I didn't mean to but aren't you a guy? (Mikoto: Whatever. Just call me Mikoto. I'll call you Takeru.) Ahhh sure. (Mikoto: Ahhh right. I still have some things I have to talk to the instructor about. I'll see you later, Takeru.)" Mikoto would then run off out of the room. I'm quite hungry. Can't wait till they offer to go to the PX.

"She's gone. (Miki: She is…..but that's not the point!) (Chizuru: Why would you ever ask her if she was a guy?) (Meiya: One should not be preoccupied with sex, much less voice concerns about it.) (Miki: I feel bad for Yoroi-san.) (Kei: Not that she was listening to those insults.) {Nicholas: Well to tell the truth I can actually see Yoroi passing off as a guy if she wore a male uniform instead of the female one.} I know right. {Nicholas: Still….if she actually was a guy and someone saw what you were trying to do then people would still think you as a pervert. A homosexual pervert that is.} Geh. So anyways let's go to the PX. (Chizuru: Were already done eating.) Eh? {Nicholas: You were unconscious so we left you in the classroom and went off to eat. If you are hungry you'd better hurry.} (Kei: The yakisoba tasted good…) …Shoot I'd better hurry!" I ran off for the PX as fast as I could. Well one things for sure, the time I spent unconscious ended up changing. Last time I regained consciousness before everyone ate but this time they just left me unconscious and ate. How cruel of them to do something like that.

November 2 – Training Field

Shirogane Takeru's POV

It was yet another day in this strange new loop. Last night Nicholas and I had gone to the hangar yet again to get more data for the XM3 before the BETA come and attack the shore aiming for Yokohoma Base. At least with this it would make the life of Captain Isumi and her squad much easier when it comes to capturing them. Today was a day which I couldn't wait for. It was the day that I would discover how skilled Nicholas was in close quarters combat. I was already certain that he was a skilled shooter though his aiming problem was troublesome it didn't make his shooting skills any less impressive. Marimo-chan allowed us to practice CQC so we just had to pick our sparring partners and spar with them. I wonder if I should try facing Nicholas considering the fact that I could easily beat anyone else at this since I know their habits already. I was about to ask him when Ayamine came around to where Nicholas was. "(Kei: ….Let's fight.) {Nicholas: Oh, uuuh sure.}" Well that takes care of that.

Meiya arrived soon after I saw that. "(Meiya: Were you planning to ask Nicholas to duel you?) That was the plan but Ayamine beat me to it. (Meiya: I see. Well how about I be your sparring partner today Takeru.) That would be great." At least one thing didn't change and that was the fact that we were using practice knives instead of the practice swords we had used during my other loops before the last one. The spar started as Meiya and I exchanged blows aiming to hit each other. Of course I held back as to make sure not to end it. She swung at me with her practice knife but I easily blocked it with my own practice knife. As we fought I peered at the direction where Nicholas and Ayamine were. I wondered how he was doing especially since he was up against someone who was an expert in grapples to the point that till this very day I could never escape her grapples.

Nicholas Dolosera's POV

Ayamine had asked to spar with her for our CQC training and of course I accepted her challenge. I wasn't certain how good she was but I was a bit worried. Unlike with the shooting practice where I could take my time and try to recall everything about the subject CQC needed you to be prepared to block and then counter continuously during the fight and gave little time for you to think. Hopefully I wouldn't do too badly. In quite a lot of this exercises such as building weapons and shooting I managed to recall the topic on the spot allowing me to perform with great ability so hopefully it would be the same here. I looked at Ayamine as she went into a fighting stance holding her knife in her hand. I did the same though it felt strangely natural to hold the knife in reverse. She took the first strike aiming directly for my head. I quickly ducked down to avoid the attack feeling the wind pass above me. I followed it up by swinging my hand upwards with Ayamine expertly avoiding the attack. The fight continued with us exchanging slashes time after time while barely avoiding the attacks made by the other. "You're really good at this. Is this your main forte? (Kei: ….Yes.) I see well then I'd better be caref…..woah!" All of a sudden I felt my knife getting hit by Ayamine's knife and my knife flying out of my hand and onto the floor. I quickly jumped backwards creating distance and went into a defensive stance placing my hands in front of me watching Ayamine carefully. Talking with her probably distracted me enough to lose sight of where she was attacking and thus allowed her to disarm me.

"(Kei: …You can't win. Give up.) We'll see about that. Just cause I'm unarmed and you are doesn't mean that I can't turn the tables around. (Kei: …..I see.)" She immediately pounced at me closing the distance I had made quite quickly and began to swing at me with her knife. Barely avoiding the strikes and slowly being pushed backwards. All of a sudden she attempted to stab me, thrusting her arm forward. At that precise moment I sidestepped to avoid the thrust and grabbed her arm before I threw her over my shoulder, using the momentum of her thrust against her to add more damage. She ended up dropping her knife. I grabbed the knife off the ground. "Who's at the disadvantage now-wooaah!". All of a sudden I was falling to the ground. When I hit the ground the knife was out of my hand from me throwing it back when I was falling. I looked to see that Ayamine had knocked me out of my feet while I was taunting her. I quickly got up as she did as well. "(Kei: Cocky.) S-Shut up. This isn't over yet! (Kei: *Nod*)" I then took a swung at Ayamine as the spar then continued.

PX (Post Exchange aka The Cafeteria)

Shirogane Takeru's POV

We all sat down in a table at the PX. Since Mikoto came she sat where she usually sat which was where Nicholas had sat before. Nicholas was now sitting next to Ayamine at the edge of the table much like me sitting at the edge of the table next to Mikoto. "(Miki: Takeru-san you're amazing. I can't believe that Takeru-san actually managed to hold of Mitsurugi-san till the match ended.) (Meiya: ….he didn't match me but he thoroughly routed me.) (Mikoto: But wasn't it a draw?) (Meiya: …..no.) (Kei: Shirogane wouldn't let her lose.) (Chizuru: Every time Mitsurugi got tired, Shirogane would start talking to her. If he just attacked her at that moment, he could've ended it.) You're thinking too hard. Anyways what about Nicholas? He managed to match Ayamine to the point of a draw and the fight even ended up with them performing grapples with each other and everyone knows how dangerous Ayamine's holds are. (Meiya: Unbelievable…he was so dominant that he had the time to watch other people's spars but yes he was impressive.) (Miki: Yeah. Nicholas-san was so amazing to get a draw with Ayamine-san.) {Nicholas: Errrm it was just a spar so I knew there was no danger. I'd probably have ran if it was a real knife rather than a practice one instead of trying to disarm her.} Really? You don't seem like the type to run away in the face of danger. {Nicholas: How would you know that?} You weren't afraid to attack a guard who was armed with a gun." I remembered the first day that we came he actually attacked the guards because he felt threatened. After seeing that I will never believe him when he says that he's afraid of being at a disadvantage.

The rest of the squad looked at Nicholas curiously after what I had said. "(Chizuru: What is this I hear about you attacking the guards Nicholas?) {Nicholas: Errr.} (Meiya: That could get you killed if you aren't careful.) {Nicholas: Welll.} (Kei: …..how reckless.) {Nicholas: I get it, I get it. I did something stupid okay. It isn't really my fault that they started attacking us even though we were following their instructions.} This is a military base. They have their own ways of doing these things you know. {Nicholas: Whatever the past is the past.}" Well at least I know he won't do that again otherwise he would get in even bigger trouble.

I sighed and looked at Mikoto. "Hey Mikoto. (Mikoto: Yeah?) Didn't anything interesting happen while you were in the hospital? (Mikoto: Huh? Oh yeah. You know here in the PX you can't change the channel on the TV? In the hospital I could go to any channel I wanted.) (Chizuru: Wow….)" Ahh yeah I remembered all of this. "(Mikoto: A dog that got left behind when his owner evacuated walked hundreds of kilometers to find him!) (Miki: Eeeeh! That's amazing!) (Mikoto: You'd cry if you heard the details.) (Kei: ….I like stories like that.)" A dead silence came from both Meiya, Nicholas and I. My reason was just cause I knew it was just propaganda. As for the other two I had no clue. "(Mikoto: His owner wanted to take the dog with him, but he'd gotten lost a few days before he left.) (Chizuru: How'd that happen?) (Mikoto: There was a false evacuation siren in the region, so…) The dog ran away. (Mikoto: Yeah…but he never came back. His owner looked everywhere but couldn't find him and had to leave without him….Then two months later!)" Mikoto continued his story as I could see the looks of everyone's faces. They probably all thought that it was a true story. Nicholas though didn't seem so interested in it. Maybe just like me he actually knew that it was just propaganda. Or maybe he was the opposite of Ayamine and didn't enjoy these types of stories. "(Mikoto: Isn't it heart wrenching?) (Kei: …..yes, very)" I kept quiet. We didn't really know until after we were commissioned that all of those were just propaganda so its understandable that they believed it. "(Kei: What?) It's nothing. (Mikoto: And his owner still believed they could meet again. So he made a doghouse and continued to wait. I couldn't watch it without crying.)"

I remember that there were two really good memories of my old world which consisted of dogs in my original world. One was when I was spending a lot of time with Ayamine by that hill. She named a dog after my first name and she really loved that dog. I remember that I got caught in an accident soon after saving that same dog and that was how we ended up getting together. The other and more memorable one happened a day before I met Meiya where Sumika fed the dog my fries. It was a nice memory especially since it was a memory which I had with Sumika. How I wish Sumika could be with us right now enjoying our time together and everything. Even if I know that you are still alive in this world its painful to see you stuck in that cylinder unable to do anything. I'm glad that Kasumi is there to keep you company at least.

"(Meiya: Is something wrong, Takeru?) Huh? (Kei: ….You're crying.) ….Eh!? (Mikoto: She's right, your eyes are watering!)" I did it again this loop again. "{Nicholas: You're actually crying?} N-no I'm not. (Mikoto: Ah! That means…..you were reaaaally moved by that story!) D-definitely not. (Mikoto: Don't be shy!) {Nicholas: What other reason could there be for you to cry?} I just…remembered a certain someone. (Chizuru: …..a certain someone?) …..a childhood friend. (Meiya: …was she evacuated somewhere?) ….I guess she was. (Miki: …..Takeru-san, where'd you use to live?) Hm...? {Nicholas: Let me guess. You used to live here.} Yeah. (Chizuru: Eh?!) Back when there was a town here….I mean. (Meiya: I see…) And Sumika lived next door to me… (Chizuru: Sumika? Is that her name?) Yeah. Her name was Kagami Sumika. (Mikoto: Kagami's kind of a rare surname.) (Meiya: When did you last know if Kagami-dono was still alive or not?)" I can't really say that she's dead since I'm sure eventually they will meet just like in my previous loop. "(Meiya: If it troubles you, I could investigate.) (Miki: Don't tell anyone, but…I've asked her before too.) I see. (Meiya: ….if you dispel that anxiety, and cast aside the distraction it brings, you can perform even better than before.) True. (Meiya: And if you truly want it….it can be resolved.) Thank's Meiya. But it's okay. (Miki: You shouldn't hold back. Maybe I shouldn't say that but still!) (Meiya: She's right. You have every right to know.) It's okay really. (Kei: ….you're going to feel worse later.) {Nicholas: It's his decision so no need to pester him about it.} Thanks. But there's no way they'd be able to find her. (Chizuru: Why not?)"

I'll just say the same thing as last time. No need to really change this. "….she's not in this world" Everyone grew silent after I said that. The obvious reaction cause it makes it seem as if she was dead. "You guys don't have to feel sad about it. I've already known for quite a while. (Meiya: Forgive us…..we did not think…) It's okay. She always acted like a dog, hahaha so that story just now reminded me of her. Everyone has something that makes them sad right? (Miki: Y-Yeah.) Anyways Mikoto. You got any other funny stories? (Mikoto: Eh? Eh?) You know that nationwide hit with the weird doll…..what was the puppet called again? (Chizuru: Do you mean Chop-kun?) (Mikoto: Ah they were showing that one!) Yeah that one. You know I've been told I kinda look like him. (Mikoto: Eh? Takeru and Chop-kun?) (Meiya: What? What on Earth is Chop-kun?) {Nicholas: Never heard of him. Doesn't even ring a bell.} (Kei: ….I think I can see why.) (Mikoto: Well more like it's obvious why.) (Chizuru: Whoever said it had good eyes.)" It was you guys who told me that. "(Miki: I can't believe that it's still going!) Yeah I agree. It was such a surprise. (Kei: ….it's not something to be happy about.) Shut up!" Well this is just I remember it though Nicholas is giving me a suspicious look.

"(Chizuru: By the way Dolosera. How did you know that Shirogane used to live here? Did he tell you?) {Nicholas: That? Funny thing is that I got lost in the town and was wandering around when I stumbled upon a demolished TSF. I think it was an F-4 Phantom or something like that. I was staring at it for a bit and then all of a sudden I saw Shirogane standing in front of the house next to the TSF. After that he brought me to the base where I panicked and attacked the guards as you heard before being assigned to your squad by Professor Kouzouki.} Yeah. Before I came to the base I just ended up visiting my old house which was still intact actually though everything inside was old, moldy and rotted I still just felt like visiting it for old times sake. The TSF had crashed on top of Sumika's house so basically Nicholas was standing in front of her house. He was lost and I couldn't just leave him there, luckily we were planning to go to the same place." That was a nice save by Nicholas though he still looks like he wants to ask me something though he doesn't seem like he wants to ask it here. Well he'll ask me when he wants to.

Training Squad 207 Classroom

Nicholas Dolosera's POV

After our meal what was next was First Aid Training. It seems that Mikoto was the one who was going to teach us and not Instructor Jinguuji. She's probably a specialist at this which is why she's the one teaching us. I looked intently at Mikoto as she started the lesson. "(Mikoto: If someone's lost consciousness and stopped breathing, that doesn't necessarily mean that they are dead.) {Takeru: That is true.} (Mikoto: There are other things you need to check.) {Takeru: Yup.} (Mikoto: Are they bleeding? Are they conscious? Are they breathing? And you need to check their pulse as well.) {Takeru: Got it.}" Everyone seems to understand quite well. Though I wonder why you have to check if they are conscious if we were talking about an unconscious person. Oh well maybe it's just to be sure that the person is actually unconscious or not. "(Mikoto: Now on to artificial respiration…Takeru, would you lie down?) {Takeru: Sure.}" Shirogane lied down and Mikoto began to perform artificial respiration. When she was done Shirogane got up and awaited the next lesson.

"(Mikoto: Okay now on to hemostasis.) ….. (Mikoto: There are three types of hemostasis: applying pressure for normal wounds, pressing your fingers down on a bleeding artery, and using a tourniquet on potentially lethal wounds.) {Takeru: And when you do that last one you shouldn't loosen it. If you let the blood start flowing again, then you lose everything that you gained by stopping it in the first place. That is also the reason why you have to get to a doctor within two hours, since they'll start to suffer necrosis. (Mikoto: *Hug*)" All of a sudden Mikoto suddenly jumped on Shirogane and hugged him. "(Mikoto: Amazing Takeru!) {Takeru: Hey don't squeeze me.} (Mikoto: Why?) {Takeru: I don't think you can continue the lesson if you're squeezing me like this.} (Mikoto: Ah right. Anyways continuing on.)" The lessons continued with Mikoto using Shirogane for all her examples. I'm somewhat glad she didn't do any of those to me since I don't really know much about this subject or at least I think I didn't.

PX (Post Exchange aka The Cafeteria)

We entered the PX and were lining up for the food when all of a sudden I heard a voice. "(?: Oya isn't that Mikoto-chan?!) (Mikoto: Ah! It's Kyozuka-oba-chan!)" I turned to look at the direction everyone was looking at to see someone in what seemed to be a cooking outfit of some sorts come over to where we were. I wonder who she was. "(Kyozuka: I heard you were in the hospital. You recovered already?) (Mikoto: I got back yesterday, but it was so insanely busy here that day so I didn't get a chance to eat yet..) (Kyozuka: Oya, I see, sorry to hear that. It really was crowded that day….) (Mikoto: And now I'm baaack!) (Kyozuka: I hear you! ….So these are the newbies I've heard so much about?) {Takeru: Hello, I'm Shirogane Takeru.} I'm Nicholas Dolosera." The person called Kyozuka came closer to the both of us. "(Kyozuka: Hmmm. Not bad. Even standing up straight. Definitely going to be good soldiers.)" All of a sudden she slapped the both of us on the backs. It was a strong slap to tell the truth. "(Kyozuka: Oooh? Your bodies seem pretty tough as well. I've heard the both of you were good at physical and mental stuff. Guess it wasn't just lies.) {Takeru: Where'd you hear that from?} (Kyozuka: That's a secret. A lot of secrets get flung around in a place like this.) More like rumors. {Takeru: That doesn't sound right. If anybody would tell you about that it would have to be Marimo-chan.} (Kyozuka: Pretty bold calling the instructor by her first name.) {Takeru: Ah…crap.}" He really needs to learn to stop doing that. All of a sudden she slapped us on the backs again before stepping away from us. I won't be getting used to that anytime soon.

"(Kyozuka: Anyways Chizuru-chan and the rest should be glad they have two strong men in their squad now.) {Takeru: I guess so.} I bet they were doing just fine without us though…. (Kyozuka: Hahaha. I'm sure they were. Anyways make sure you put them to good use.) (Chizuru: I plan to.) Wait what!? (Kei: You only just noticed.) You're going to work us as if we were just tools aren't you… (Kei: Yup.) That's just mean. {Takeru: She's just joking Nicholas. Don't let her get to you.} (Kyozuka: Hahaha. You're both fitting right in. Dinner will be ready in a minute so wait right there.)" Well she seems really kind. I wonder who she is. She really sounds like the cook here. "(Chizuru: That's Sergeant Major Kyozuka Shizue. She's in charge of providing meals for everyone on base.) (Mikoto: Basically she's the cafeteria lady.) I see." That answers my question. "(Miki: She's really trustworthy. Especially to you, Ayamine-san.) (Kei: ….you didn't need to say that.) {Takeru: ….why not?} (Meiya: That's because Ayamine eats the most.) (Kei: ….don't say weird things.) (Miki: Don't hide it either.) (Mikoto: Kei-san, you always do some kind of exercise when you're bored, of course you get hungry a lot!) (Chizuru: You eat quite a lot too Yoroi.) (Mikoto: Ahahaha! I'm just having a growth spurt.) {Takeru: Don't lie.} (Mikoto: I mean it! Besides, it feels like my breast have gotten a little bigger lately.)" Wait what? Should she really be saying stuff like that in front of Shirogane and I? "(Miki: Ehhh? That must be nice….I wish I could grow a little more too.) {Takeru: In height?}" Dead silence from Mikoto and Tamase. I wonder what Shirogane said wrong? "(Chizuru: Shirogane…you may be an incredible soldier, but…you don't always listen to people.) {Takeru: Wait a minute…what'd I do wrong?!} (Meiya: Do not worry. I am also unable to properly respond to that sort of joke. I am glad to not be alone.) {Takeru: I have the same problem as Meiya? That's kind of….shocking.} (Meiya: Uu…what do you mean by that?) That was a joke? I thought they were serious." Stares from all directions. "What? Did I say something wrong? (Mikoto: Ahh, they are already lining up! We'd better hurry!)" Everyone quickly ran to line up for food. I followed but wondered what I had said wrong. Soon after we had a small argument which had sparked from them reflecting on their failure in the last Comprehensive Combat Skill Evaluation. I'm curious about this Suzumiya Akane person though. She seems like a very skilled person to complete it with her batch when Sakaki and the rest failed. I hope I get to meet her someday.

Shirogane Takeru's Room – {Evening}

Shirogane Takeru's POV

I lied down on my bed as I thought about what would be happening next. Today we were allowed to take a rest from getting data for the XM3 even though I tried my best to convince Yuuko-sensei otherwise. I guess that she had something to do today. Probably trying to figure out how to make her formula actually work. I'll tell her when the time is right. The formula is my greatest tool in this loop. As long as I have it, it would be possible to get Yuuko-sensei to do a request for me or so I hope. Let's just hope that Kasumi doesn't manage to read the formula but so long as I don't think about it then there won't be much of a chance for her to get it from my head. Anyways back on track next I think I need to tell Yuuko-sensei about the BETA's assault on the shores of the mainland. With the improved XM3 I'm sure that it would make their mission much easier since they would be able to move much better thus making it easier to capture the BETA. I'll tell her that on the 8th like on the last loop. It allows a bit more time to improve the XM3 before then.

All of a sudden I heard a knock on the door. "Come in." Nicholas entered just as I anticipated. I sat up and wondered what his question would be. "(Hey Shirogane. You're hiding something from all of us aren't you?) What makes you think that? (Though it may be believable that you were visiting your old house since it was on the way to Yokohoma Base, what I don't understand is why you required Professor Kouzuki to personally tell the guards to let you through the place. If you were actually going to be commissioned here wouldn't you have had papers already?) That's a good point but it really was just a coincidence and all. I left my papers at home and all. (Okay. Next is the fact that you've been going to the brain room a lot lately and normally I would think you were just visiting Kasumi but when I followed you one time I saw you were talking to that brain in the container instead.) W-Wait you followed me? (Yeah. Just curious as to why you visited Kasumi so much. I visit as well but not as often as you do. And another thing is strangely enough I heard you say the name Sumika while you were talking to the brain. If this Sumika is supposed to be your childhood friend then why are you calling the brain that?) I'll explain it to you in due time but now isn't the right time for it Nicholas. Just trust me on this. (…..Fine I will but only since you helped me out. If it weren't for you I wouldn't know where I would be or what I would be doing. That's all I have to ask. I'll be seeing you then.)" He turned around and began for the door. "Wait a second. I have a question for you. (What is it.) Did you get anymore dreams about your past at all during this time? (….No unfortunately not.) I see. Well good night. (Good night)" Nicholas then left the room for his own. I sighed and then closed my eyes before going off to sleep though I think that Nicholas' trust in me somewhat fell today.

November 8 - Kouzuki Yuuko's Office

Shirogane Takeru's POV

I stood outside of Yuuko-sensei's office prepared to tell her about the BETA attack that was coming in a few days. Earlier though I had visited Sumika and Kasumi in the brain room. After saying some things to Sumika I ended up asking Kasumi a question. The question was whether Nicholas was lying about his amnesia or not. The reply I got was not what I was hoping for and was something unexpected. From what Kasumi had told me, she couldn't see any images of any sort coming from Nicholas since the day he first arrived but she seemed to believe even without the images that Nicholas was telling the truth about his amnesia. There must be something up with Nicholas if Kasumi couldn't see any images with her abilities. Probably why Yuuko-sensei was so interested in him. Anyways this isn't the time to think about that. Right now I should tell Yuuko-sensei about the BETA.

I knocked on the door of her office before using my key card to open it. "Excuse me. [Shouldn't you be heading to the hangar right about now? You shouldn't leave Nicholas waiting.] I told him that you decided to cancel it again today. [I see. So is there something you want to tell me Shirogane? Or is it that you aren't satisfied with being the basis for the XM3?] No it's not like that. I have something important to tell you. [Hmmm. And what may that be?]" Yuuko-sensei must be a bit curious as to why I decided to cancel the session today. Well it's not like it will be placed back, she's probably having Captain Isumi and the others test it out right now. "To put it simple, BETA from Sadogashima are going to invade the mainland. [I see. When will this be happening?] On November 11th. There will be emergency summons during lunch and we'll all end up in the briefing room. [Let's hear the details.] Okay well…." Now that I perfectly remembered what Marimo-chan had told us during most of my loops I could tell Yuuko-sensei what happened in explicit detail though she still managed to stop them all even with my vague explanation in the last loop. Once I was done talking Yuuko-sensei placed her hand under chin in deep thought. "[I see. And what would you like me to do about it?] It's simple. I would like you to come up with a countermeasure somehow. [And you want me to do so on your unproven words?] Yeah pretty much. [I see. I'll do what I can then. You've proven to me enough that you know the future to an extent so I'll believe your word on this matter.] Thank you very much Yuuko-sensei. I'll be waiting for the results."

November 11 – PX {Post Exchange}

Shirogane Takeru's POV

This was going to be a familiar event that is for sure. I sat down in the PX with Meiya and Class Rep. In a few seconds Mikoto should arrive. All of a sudden a person appeared holding her hands up. Yep that was Mikoto all right. It seems she had managed to make a dancing butterfly or something like that though I never got to see it since she fell and it fell apart. She saw us and quickly ran over towards us before tripping just like in my memory. Meiya and Class Rep quickly began to comfort her about her loss. I on the other hand continued to look at the clock. All of a sudden the sirens began to play just like planned and the four of us quickly ran for the briefing room.

Briefing Room

Nicholas Dolosera's POV

Shirogane, Sakaki, Mikoto and Mitsurugi arrived a few seconds after I did. They were the last ones to arrive. "(Chizuru: The squad has assembled.) (Marimo: Okay I will explain the situation.)" I wonder what the alarm is for. Probably something bad happened and everyone on base needed to be prepared for the worst. That's normally the case as to why they'd release the alarm. Instructor Jinguuji then began to explain the situation to us. It seems BETA had been released from Sadogashima Hive and was attacking the mainland only to be stopped by the Imperial Army who had the advantage. It also seems that this base was where they were aiming to go to. "(Marimo: Until we have confirmed the destruction of all the BETA. This base will move to DEFCON 2. During this time, you cadets will remain on standby. Return to your rooms and ready yourselves to respond to any eventuality. That is all.) [Everyone: Yes ma'am.]." We all then left and went to our rooms before hearing that the DEFCON 2 was standing down.

November 12 – Shooting Range

We were training as always in the art of using firearms when Instructor Jinguuji stopped us. "(Marimo: You've all done well. So I've prepared a reward for you.) Reward? (Marimo: Starting tomorrow, you'll all be taking a southern island vacation. And we won't be doing the same training there as before.) Training? {Takeru: The Comprehensive Combat Skill Evaluation, right?} (Marimo: ….right. Show me what you've learned in basic training.)" She then allowed us to leave as we continued the day.

Unknown Location – Cockpit Of Plane

Unknown Man's POV

I opened the door to see the pilots dead with a gun in both of their hands. From the looks of it they shot themselves with the guns. They were probably placed under some sort of hypnotic state similar to what eishi are placed under when they are in a great amount of stress. It wasn't surprising since I definitely made a few enemies during my visit to Yukon Base. I made my way to the pilot seat and began to pull the control stick trying to get the plane to pull up enough that he would be able to pull off a crash landing since it was too late to stay in the air much longer. The plane began to level when all of a sudden there was a large bump from the plane hitting the ground and everything turned black.

Authors Note: Yeah came out later than expected. I'm really busy in real life so don't have much time to place into this but I will slowly do each chapter for sure. Up next is the Comprehensive Evaluation test thingy. And yes his diplomatic meeting or whatever in America happened in Yukon Base, Alaska. May not actually be as diplomatic as you think it is or it may actually be. Let you're imaginations run wild cause you will not discover what happens for quite a while. Also anyone know whether I can post links in my story? Cause you can't in PM so I was wondering if it was the same for when you have the story itself.