Disclaimers: Infinite Stratos is owned by Izuru Yumizuru, not me.
Story so far, Ichika had a weird dream that sent a spark towards him, the name 'Madoka'. He traveled all the way to China to meet with the cadet representative, Huang Lingyin, which has a connection in his past somehow. Some unmanned IS attack China and the IS academy by Tabane presumably,which in the process reveals himself under the alias of Byaku Usagi, Ichiko just had too much spotlight for an alter ego(better reduce it to a required amount) and Byakushiki had just made a friend from China.
Authors note: I apologized for the lack of actual battle scenes as I'm not good at writing it, and I do noticed Ichiko just had too much spotlight for an alter ego as mentioned above, so she'll be on her role as Ichika's ninja-ninja (which is just as unnecessary and will cause an annoyance to him but she has abilities of her own, which does not involving IS) and will appear whenever Ichika is troubled, alone and with a stranger. And if it's either Laura or Charlotte Ichika would come across are still undecided as Ichika's encounter will affect the storyline at some point. So far the scores are:
Laura: 1
Charlotte: 1
(Currently tied here)
Anyways enjoy...
Gotanda Eatery, Gotanda Dan's room
It was a normal day for Ichika as Dan's shift ended a few minutes ago and now playing an online game on their portable game system. Ichika was about to hunt the legendary black dragon that most hunters can't handle with. The duo hunter proceed to the ruined tower and meets up with the black dragon and prepare to slay it. The dragon was tough but their skill overwhelm the dragon and was defeated.
"Aw, yeah The black dragon is down!" Dan lets out a victory cry.
"..."
"So you're staying here for lunch, let me guess, the usual?"
Ichika nodded.
"You know ever since your 'identity' has been revealed, we have a lot more customers than before simply because, "This is where Byaku Usagi eats." and the dish that you ordered every time you come here just become the most popular choice for the customers."
Currently Ichika has his bunny helmet on the whole time and the crowds and customers, which mostly are young girls couldn't be more excited to meet with their new icon, Byaku Usagi.
"So you're going to accept their offer?"
"...?"
"They're offering you to be Japan's next representative of Japan for the Mondo Grosso tournament around next year, but I suppose that's a long time to think about it."
"..."
"I gotta tell you, that girl inside you, I'm surprised you still carry on the burden. I thought you let it go already."
What Dan refers to was Ichiko, Ichika's alter ego. Dan figured this out within three years they have spent together. Ichiko existed as a result of what Ichika had gone through before he became an IS and met Dan back in middle school.
Back in the past, Ichika was a quiet lonely boy who seems to have no friends whatsoever and he was constantly feared as the 'Demon's little brother'. He has his nosy and obnoxious side that he can't show it due to have no friends. And the introduction of the IS made it worse, the boys are mocking and afraid of him and the girls are often comparing him towards his big sister. This problem led him to have an imaginary friend, and since the girls are involved more than the boys, Ichiko was born as a girl, in other words during in Ichika's subconscious that was not their first encounter.
She was born to mock around about his problems and occasional comments of their surrounding and current situation while Ichika just keep it to himself unless he's with his friends but still keep it quiet.
But that was before he become an IS, after he become an IS, his subconscious friend was now taking a physical form and was visible to the public, although no one see her much unless he's alone.
As Dan find out about Ichiko he thought she was his sister due to similar appearance, but as time passed for both of them, Dan started to get suspicious with Ichiko's appearance and behaviour. And when Dan confronted Ichika about it, he somehow explained it to Dan, which he doesn't believe it at first but come to accept it later on.
Ever since his big reveal days ago, Ichika has become an icon towards Japan and it's people. Back then people think he was just a mascot of some company and it was just a plain bunny head and doesn't pay attention to him back then, but now he was one of the most popular people in the world next to Shinonono Tabane and Orimura Chifuyu, his big sister. He maybe become popular to the world doesn't mean they all love him so, and Ichika had been aware of the situation he is into right now.
"Man, you have no idea how many girls approached me a few days ago, they said they wanted to hang out with me, but I have to turn down their offer because I can tell they want to use me as they only wanted to know more about you and besides I'm busy managing the family business anyways."
"..."
"Well, no need to worry about that, Let's go play this game. It's an 'IS/VS' game that I bought a few days ago, I don't really understand though why your sister's data is in it, maybe she scared the crap out of the game producers. Oh wait, I think it's a good decision for not including your sister's data in the first place, people who played this game would choose her of all the other players out there."
An 'IS/VS' game is a video game bestsellers in the past month, already around 1 million units were sold within one week. The game uses the data from the previous Mondo Grosso tournament data but there are some country bias in the game as the game is produced in Japan and expected to get complains from other countries for making Japan players the strongest.
"Alright, let's get this started-"
Just as Dan was going to start the game, a door was being kicked down and walking in was Dan's little sister Ran. She's three years younger than him, and is now in her senior year in a prestigious all-girl middle school. She was a honor student there from what Ichika heard unlike his friend and her big brother Dan.
"Onii, hurry up and come eat already, lunch is ready-"
She was surprised to see Ichika despite the bunny head he wore in the room because she knows him for quite a while from her brother, and freezes for a few second before regaining her composure.
"Ichika-san!?"
What Ichika saw right now is Ran with her shoulder-length hair is tied
back with only a hair clip holding it from behind, and she's wearing shorts and a sleeveless vest, a get-up that focuses on functionality. It is understandable as it is too hot at this approaching month of summer to wear clothes that would almost perfect for winter.
The Gotanda siblings, one thing that make him raise a question about them was that they seem to wear bandanas on their heads. It was been in Ichika's head for some time now, but he is unsure whether to ask them about it.
However, Ran's always been like this whenever Ichika comes for a visit. He wonders why is it that she would stutter and sound so respectful all of a sudden? That's the weird thing about her for him.
"Ran, you could at least knock, right? You'll be considered a shameless woman-"
*Kling!* Ran instantly shot a glare.
Dan curled up already like some Super Ma**o. The difference in battle prowess between
those two is obvious.
"...Why didn't you tell me that he would be here..."
"Oh, wait, I didn't tell you? Sorry, my bad. Ah hahahaha..."
"…"
*Klong!* Ran again shot a glare at Dan like a knife being thrown at a corpse, and then frantically
left the room.
"If, well, if it's alright, please join us for lunch, Ichika-san! You aren't leaving yet, right?"
Ichika shook his head calmly in response.
"...G-good."
BAM—there she goes, slammed the door shut, leaving a silent atmosphere.
"...Uchigane, come on out." As Dan said this, Uchigane appeared out from Dan's right arm, which has a mechanical gauntlets before. She was on a seiza position in front of Dan and bowed courteously.
"Hai Dan-sama, is there something wrong?" This Uchigane was one of the three Uchiganes from the rampage back in China.
Flashback, back at China
After the rampage, the unmanned IS was brought with Ichika with Japan, except with one Golem, who Ichika asked her to stay with Ling's father to lend him a hand for his sake.
"GOLEM WILL LEND HIM A HAND."
"Ah thank you. I do not know what to say about this."
"NO WORRY, GOLEM VOLUNTEERED FOR SAKE OF OLD MAN."
"I'm not that old!"
Golem then transformed into a gauntlet and place herself to Ling's father's right arm.
"YOU SUMMON GOLEM ANYTIME, BUT NOT TOO MUCH."
It was then Ichika waved a single goodbye for the man and wished him good luck, left the restaurant afterward.
Flashback ended
"Could you protect me from my sister in case if she does wanna try to kill me?" Dan ordered his new servant.
"I will try to the fullest, Dan-sama." Her words are sincere, there are no lies whatsoever towards her new master. She was Dan's samurai, his blade and shield. Then again Uchigane is generally a samurai, by the design alone.
"...But I cannot protect you if she uses words against you...Dan-sama." But she's no negotiator, this gives Dan a worried look.
"If that's the case, I can understand that..." Dan sighed.
The three (including Uchigane) left Dan's room and headed downstairs, through the back door and then took a turn to the front door of the dining area, Its really a troublesome process for Ichika and Uchigane but Dan did say before that 'thanks to this set-up, our private lives won't be affected by the business'.
As they reached the table, Ran was already seating on the table. Compare to minutes ago, Ran was dressed formally than the last one she wore. Ichika don't ask her about that for obvious reason and Ran decided to ask her big brother about something as he comments on what she dressed on.
Hm? That's funny, usually it's only once in a few months that you would dress up like that-"
*PA!*
"Onii, who is that young lady?!"
"Uhh..." Dan was speechless in fear.
"I am Uchigane, Dan-sama's servant." She introduced herself.
"S-Servant, Dan-sama?!" She was shocked to hear that from her.
"Yeah...She's my new gauntlet you see..Ichika gave her to me just an hour ago."
Just before Ran to ask her big brother, demanding an explanation,
"You brats, if you don't want to eat, hurry up and get out."
"Ku, we're eating, we're eating!"
Silently appearing without anyone notcing is the head of the Gotanda family that runs the
Gotanda eatery, Gotanda Gen, who's still in great shape despiute being over 80, quite an athlete he is.
"Oh and who is this fair young lady?" He noticed Uchigane who is right next to Dan.
"Uhh...She my new servant." Dan answered bluntly.
"What?!" He gave the same reaction as his granddaughter.
"She's from the news a few days ago gramps, Ichika gave her to me sincerely, right?"
Ichika nodded as he supported his friend while eating his meal.
"I see, no wonder she looked familiar. Uchigane was it?"
She nodded.
"Hello hello, I overheard that from the next room. Dan has a servant I've heard."
The one who just came into the room was Gotanda Ren, Dan and Ran's mother. She said that she doesn't age after 16, and she's no kidding, well figuratively. The mascot of the Gotanda eatery and does not revealed her age for her own reason, nonetheless a beauty indeed.
"Yes, and she's from the rampage from what I've heard." Her father added.
Just then, someone's phone is ringing, It was Ichika's.
(Insert 'Brave Heart' a Ichika's ringtone)
Ichika checks his phone, it's a message from his sister.
[Ichika, you need to come to the IS academy right now. She's waiting for you.]-Chifuyu-nee.
"Hm, from your sister? I wonder what's up at the IS academy? And who is this 'she', your girlfriend?" Dan somehow read the message and said it out loud.
Ran almost chocked her food upon hearing this. She knew that, actually well the whole family knew that Ichika has connection with the IS academy because they knew his sister was teaching at the IS academy and they knew that they are friends with the younger brother of the strongest IS pilot currently, Orimura Chifuyu. Is this why Ran acted so polite whenever she saw Ichika he wonder.
That's not the reason that Ran would choke her food, the word 'girlfriend' her brother just mentioned gave her a big surprise. She wished that her big brother was actually lying when he read that message.
"Ichika-san, you have a girlfriend at the IS academy?!"
"I don't know, I was just saying that." Dan answered.
Ichika shook his head.
"sigh, what a relief." Ran calmed down after that.
"So who is this 'she' anyway?" Dan asked Ichika out of curiosity.
This is Chifuyu they discuss about, what gave her the reason to send a message to Ichika in the first place?
Ichika have come to a conclusion, Uchigane then sums everything up for him,
"Ah, Golem-nee-sama, she did made it through the IS academy during the rampage. I think your nee-sama wants you to go there and visit her, or is it Byaku-chan? Anyways, just visit her Onii-sama."
Dan suddenly lighten up, stare at Ichika and put his head into the table feeling dejected.
"'Onii-sama'...heheheh..." Dan suddenly laughed sinisterly then Ichika heard crying from his friend.
"You sure are lucky to have a 'little sister' like her, I wish I had that ability!"
"YOU'RE TOO NOSY DAN!" Gen puts an end to Dan's outburst.
"I'm sorry..."
"Baka-nii..."Ran comments regarding her big brother.
"See, there she goes. I wished Uchigane was my little sister."
It was quite a family moment for the Gotanda's. Ichika spend time with them until 6 in the evening.
"Well aren't you going home? If so please use the back door" Gen knows what he is thinking and Ichika appreciate the thought.
Ichika bows them goodbye to the Gotanda family.
"Hey Ichika!" Dan calls out to him before he leaves.
"Thanks for giving me Uchigane for me." Ichika gave Dan a thumbs up and left the residence.
"Goodbye Onii-sama~" Dan suddemly become pale, revealing a felling of sadness.
"What's wrong, Dan-sama?"
"Sigh Baka-nii...Bye Ichika-san."
As Ichika walks on his home, a woman in black was standing there on the sub-urban street as if she was waiting for him.
"Hello there, Byaku Usagi I presume?" The woman in black talk to him and approaches him.
"Oh how rude of me, I'm Squall, Squall Meusel, pleased to meet you." The woman who introduced herself as Squall.
"I've heard about you, Byaku Usagi. You possess extraordinary abilities, and of course I have a proposal for you."
"..."
"Hmph, the strong silent type eh? Anyways I would like to join our organization, The Phantom Task."
"..."
"Our organization has been successful so far, but in order to achieve our greatest goal ,we need your help and support as needed. I know this is very weird since the current society is...well you get the picture, but you're no ordinary men that appeared on the streets."
"..."
"There is no need to worry about, I will give you time, lots of time to think about it. Until then adieu~
As she greet goodbye to Ichika, she deploy her IS and flew off in blinding speed.
"Hm, It must be a secret group if she left like that.." His ninja-ninja Ichiko appeared from his shadow and comments about the current situation.
"..."
"So what do you think, join their tea club or something, she said she'll give you lots of time, I hope she really mean it."
As Ichiko disappeared as the same way she appeared, Ichika continues to walk casually until another woman, rather a young lady appeared before him with the same manner as thee previous woman.
"That woman approached you didn't she? Anyways I'm Sarashiki Tatenashi, I'm sure you have heard of me?"
Sarashiki Tatenashi, an IS prodigy, she pilots her first IS at a very young age and was very skilled, but not as skilled as his big sister. It was three years that Ichika met her, in his critical condition. By the look of her uniform she's a second-year student and a student council president of the prestigious IS academy, but what is she doing here Ichika wonder.
"If I were you, I would refuse her offer, Instead come join our prestigious organization, the Sarashiki group. Don't worry, I'll give you some time to think about it. Well then I should get back to school, see ya later . .Gi~."
As she says her...goodbye in an alluring manner she deploys her own IS and went back to her specific destination. Ichika was alone once again,
"Wow, two different organization wanted to recruit you, man, you've become so popular ever since that day." There she goes again, Ichiko always by his side even though he didn't called her, maybe his subconscious was calling her out.
Doesn't matter now, he finds a good and concealing launching space first then lifts of and flies at Tabane's secret laboratory.
As Ichika arrived home, Tabane jumps out of nowhere and hugs him,
"Mou, Ikkun where have you been? I've been waiting for you~"
"Ah, Onii-sama welcome back."
"Hey Onii-san."
"Hey, Ikkun you're going to the IS academy aren't you, I trace the text messages from your phone, I wonder why Chi-chan never contacted me?" Tabane wonders.
It was another casual night for Orimura Ichika.
Tatenashi's POV
Those Phantom Task, they seem to make their move. If Byaku Usagi actually join them, our organization will never stand a chance. Our organization, the Sarashiki group have been on the lookout for the Phantom Task and it's our job to stop them. Three years ago, My little sister was kidnapped by them, they show that they were gaining power, mostly because of the IS, of course we have our own IS but they are looking the same weapon that we were looking for, the one who has been discovered a few days ago, The mysterious man, Byaku Usagi, and I though I couldn't find a better man in this society. His ability is new to the IS world and very powerful, in the news footage he is very skilled with a lance and somehow able to turn IS into a human like form of the IS. And they seem to obey him and called him 'Onii-sama'.
If The Phantom Task would able to convince him, he will be their powerhouse and easily overthrow even the most skilled IS pilots around the world. I must not let them get away with this...I must convince him to join our organization and it will be the end of the dreaded Phantom Task. As the new Heir of the Sarashiki family, I must not fail!
Phantom Task Headquarters, Location Unknown, somewhere in Japan, Normal POV
Just as the mysterious Tabane's secret laboratory, there lies an organization with the same aim as the Sarashiki group, the Phantom Task. Their purpose are unknown and they were kept hidden in the outside world as if they were waiting for a new ruler.
There was a conversation between Squall and what apparently the Head of the Phantom Task, who was a woman shrouded in mystery and has a high authority towards the group she founded, which consist mostly of women, around 99%. If one should know the current society they live in, one must aware of the situation.
"So were you able to convince him?"
"What's the rush, I did tell him that I give him time."
"What a fool you are, don't you see that 'group' would also take advantage of that!"
"What's the point if we force it on him?"
"Even so, giving him a lot of time will definitely give them an advantage."
"But-"
"I know that I ordered you and all the other member not to harm him at any way, and you know what will be the consequences if one in this group would disobeyed my orders."
"Gulp"
"Heheheh~"
"What should we do then?"
"Simple, convince him that the other 'group' are the 'bad guys', then we do something nice for him, a classic really."
"..."
"You are now dissmissed, get out of my office Squall."
"Hai, Setsuka-sama."
"Don't remember, he's part of our ultimate goal, lose him and you'll see Hell on Earth and so does the other useless members."
"Setsuka-sama, I will not let you down."
"You better be, now begone with you!"
Byakushiki's POV,The next day, IS academy
"Golem-nee, you felling better?"
"YES, GOLEM FELLING BETTER."
"What a relief, I though I..."
"GOLEM STILL FEEL PAIN FROM BYAKU-CHAN THOUGH."
"Sorry about that Golem-nee, I had to stop you somehow and 'Reiraku Byakuya' was the only option."
It went a few days but Golem-nee came through, for a moment there I were actually...Anyways it is the end of the month of April, where the Sakura petals fall from their trees.
It was a practice of some IS basic maneuvers by Orimura-sensei but before the lesson started she had an announcement for the whole first years.
"Alright before the lesson starts, I would like to inform you all on something, Byaku Usagi will come later at the IS academy for a visit regarding Golem, so be on your best behaviour when he gets here."
All the students are all eye on Golem.
"And also, you might have seen the news, Byaku Usagi has the ability to transform IS into their human form and have their personality. Whether you are aware or not, I will not conceal this any further. Byakushiki is an IS and the latest generation of it's kind created by the creator of the IS herself combined with the ability of the White Rabbit himself."
Now all students are are all eyes on Byakushiki and occasional gossip can be heard,
"Byakushiki was a collaboration work?"
"No wonder she ask about the bra thing."
"A 4th generation IS, does that mean she's the strongest?"
"I can't believe it, Byaku Usagi, the new idol is going to come here again."
"Would it be more awesome if Tabane-sama would come along with him."
"Do you think Tabane-sama and Byaku Usagi are on a relationship?"
"Hey don't say that, you'll ruin my chance with Byaku Usagi."
And speaking of Nii-chan, Nii-chan arrived at the IS academy early, as the students see him descending into the arena through the hangar that they were standing on now.
"KYAA, IT'S BYAKU USAGI!"
"QUIET YOU PAIR OF IDIOTS, LINE UP!" Orimura-sensei seems mad, If Nii-chan showed it, he would have sweat drop on his face.
"You, after you do your business here, come to my office." Orimura-sensei told Nii-chan, I wonder what is it.
I have to worry about that later, right now it fells like torture this practice is.
Normal POV
Ichika along with Golem went inside the IS academy away from her sisters students, who he wished not to interrupt their practice. As they find an ideal location for them to have a conversation, Golem started to talk,
"NII-SAN..."
"..." One does not necessary words to start a conversation, or so they think.
"GOLEM DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED..AS WE WERE TRANSPORTED, STRANGE MESSAGES APPEARED AND MAKE GOLEM AND OTHERS GO CRAZY."
"..."
"GOLEM UNDERSTANDS, NII-SAN ALREADY KNOWS. BUT WHY TABANE-SAMA WOULD MAKE US GO CRAZY TO IS ACADEMY?"
"..."
"NII-SAN DO NOT KNOW, DID NII-SAN GIVE PUNISHMENT TO TABANE-SAMA?"
Ichika nodded.
"AT LEAST BYAKU-CHAN ABLE TO STOP GOLEM FROM SMASH IS ACADEMY."
"WE IS WANT GET JUSTICE SOMTIMES FROM NII-SAN TO TABANE-SAMA."
"..."
The two send their time verb-less(Ichika) talking at what is going on between each other.
"GOLEM WANT TO STAY AT IS ACADEMY, IF NII-SAN WONDERS. GO MEET WITH YOUR NEE-SAN, SHE WAIT FOR YOU."
The business was done, time to go to her office.
Chifuyu's Office
"Ah, you came."
"..."
"So Golem decided to stay at the academy...I'll consider her as a sparring partner for practices then."
Ichika stood there nearby the door of the office silently.
"Ichika..."
It's been quite a while since they saw each other. Chifuyu looks at her brother's bunny head with sadness.
"It's been a long time..." She was right, it has been months since they really seen each other, which is very distant for a brother and sister.
"How's Tabane? surely she can be a little...eccentric." She know it, Tabane even hacked her own creation for no relevant reason.
Chifuyu come closer towards her younger brother.
"I really miss you Ichika..." She started to undo her tie and unbutton her suit. If he were in this situation, he would feel uncomfortable right now.
She was now unbuttoning her shirt, and take it off, revealing a black lacy bra. She then proceed with the skirt and reveals her panties with the same lacy black color as the bra.
"Ichika...I want it..." Her breathing was getting heavy.
The atmosphere become tense, but changed again for some reason. Chifuyu opens the door revealing Houki, Kanzashi, Cecilia and Byakushiki on the other side of the door, the lesson was already over which makes them good excuse to go a teachers office in a time like this, but this is a bad time for them to go to her office.
"Byaku Usagi, you may leave now, I'm sure she'll do idiotic things while you're gone." weird, the woman that he thought he knew that appeared out of nowhere disappeared all of a sudden, which do not matter him as who knows what Tabane would do without him looking out for her, even if Uchigane and Raphael would keep an eye on her.
Ichika left the academy not before he was being followed by a group of school, what does one expect from an all-girl school.
"All of you...keep this to yourself, and you'll be safe." Byakushiki and the others left Chifuyu's office.
"...Ichika." Chifuyu muttured.
'Hm, are they possible going to after him?'
'Orimura-sensei, there something-" Maya walks in into Chifuyu's office.
"...Uh..." both women appeared blushing when they saw each other, note that Chifuyu was still in her undergarments.
"...I...I-I'll come back later." Maya nervously walks out of Chifuyu's office while hiding her obvious nosebleed.
'Orimura-sensei, that is pretty bold of you.'
Germany, Shwarzer Hase,
The news have been spread throughout the world for the past few days, and in this particular base, one soldier kept rewinding the footage from the big news. Usually soldiers do pay attention to such trivial things, there were a group of teenage soldiers, all of the soldiers in this base are female and one soldier who seems to distant herself with the others, watching that footage over and over again.
That one soldier is Laura Bodewig, one of the strongest soldiers in that base and a high ranking one. She was a human weapon, and a very successful at that but after the IS was introduced, she along with the other soldiers there were ignored or being abandoned. The government who knew about the base were using them as experiments to make them excel as IS pilots by implant a microchip of some sort and place them into their left eye, which they called it 'Odin's Eye'. It was a painful process for the soldiers and it took them months to recover, eventually they were given IS training in their base and Laura was not happy about it for certain reason.
When watching the footage, Laura have an uncertain feeling, something she can't describe, mixed feeling perhaps.
"This man..."
The footage of Byaku Usagi was extracted by the German military, that is how Laura was able to get hold of it. Laura was generally half interested in Byaku Usagi, but what grabbed her attention was his fighting style. It may not look similar due to the weapon he used and he uses his own style. Laura was certain that fighting style derived from Orimura Chifuyu herself.
"He's a skillful one...But those skills are coming from instructor herself."
She was certain, she was the only one who seen it and knew it as one year ago Chifuyu trained her in that base and Laura admire her for that but...
"Instructor never mentioned me about this...I must know about this." It seems she wanted to know more about the world's latest idol since Chifuyu and Tabane.
"There can be only one student worthy of being with instructor..and that's me!" Laura stopped watching the recording and focus on doing her individual tasks. Rivalry is in mind for the silver haired soldier.
Meanwhile at the Dunios Industry in France
It was a disaster, the company lack something that most of the European countries had, a 3rd generation IS. Even though most of the 3rd generation IS is still in a prototype state, France still need to upgrade in order to keep the country safe and in case of the company preventing it's company from bankrupt.
The CEO of the company was Raphael Dunois, who got business of IS not long after the IS was introduced. Rarely men like him exist these days, but Raphael is not ordinary man if he would accomplish such feat such as this for so long. He was in a serious jeopardy though because his mass producing IS which named after him, the Raphael Revive are not selling as much because every other country but France herself were experimenting 3rd generation IS.
All is loss for him until he has learned two things that he think will save his company, Byaku Usagi, who was revealed to the world a few days ago and Byakushiki from the IS academy, which is a 4th generation IS. Surely he would get information on Byakushiki easier than Byaku Usagi himself because she was placed in the IS academy and he knows just what to do.
"Get her...she's going to the IS academy." Raphael ordered to his servants.
Moments later, a young woman who is on her teens who resembles Raphael himself, indicating that she is his daughter.
"Yes father?" She asked her father weakly.
"Charlotte, pack your bags. You're going to the IS academy."
"Yes father." The girl named Charlotte was rather submissive towards her father and would obey to what her father says.
"Good girl, now go to the airport, I'll take care of the rest."
As Charlotte left, Raphael seems to mutter to himself about something.
"It really was a good decision to get her from that woman, I wonder what happened to that son of mine that I abandoned? He's probably dead the hell I know."
Somewhere in Paris,France
A young man who was a student of some high school was on his way doing his part time job at some cafe which has high pay despite the current society revolves into. He looks like the younger teenage version of Raphael, his name was Charles Sorel. People who looked at him and assume he was Raphael's son but Charles keep denying it.
But in reality, Charles was actually Raphael's son and Charlotte's older brother, but he was abandoned at birth, not knowing Charlotte and his father, he was taken as a foster child soon after by a woman who desired a child of her own to inherit her fencing skill. She raised him as her own, teaching him fencing and would do anything a mother would do to her son. It was a good life for Charles, an above average student, a captain of his school fencing club, gentle but quite womanizing which is pretty daring.
Nonetheless, Margaret Sorel, his foster mother who have been living alone for quite a while was proud of her son. She did told him that she was a foster mother and she wanted a child that would inherit everything she had and Charles were able to come terms with it, much to Margaret's surprise. Margaret is not an IS pilot, which was no surprise for Charles since there were no IS that suitable for her taste, and unlike other women she is not arrogant, she was rather gentle and Charles was happy to be her son. What Margaret does not know that her son can make her even more proud.
On his way, he looks at an alley on the way to the cafe he worked and found an abandoned Raphael Revive. Out of curiosity, Charles touched the IS. The IS reacted to Charles and was fitted to him. He was shocked, he was able to pilot an IS.
"I can...pilot an IS? Is this a gift?" He moves around with the IS.
He may not be religious, but he does believe in miracles.
As he went out of the alley, witnesses saw him and also his co-worker and boss and was completely astonished. He is the first man ever witnessed to pilot an IS. Everyone around him come closer to see this phenomenon.
"What in the world-?"
"A male piloting an IS?"
"Charles, how did you-?"
There were barrages of questions aiming at Charles, and to make matters more complicated to him the media arrived at the scenes and photos of Charles were taken in the scene. He is now a new star along with Byaku Usagi.
'I have a feeling I'll be the next big news since the White Rabbit.'
Alright, I'll end this chapter right now. I'm sorry there are no action sequence or battle scenes in this chapter and I noticed that I tend to make mistake of 'Rafael' instead of 'Raphael' just recently. In any case, that is the introduction of Charles Sorel, Charlotte Dunois and Laura Bodewig of France and Germany respectively. There are now path to Charles and path to Laura for Ichika to visit, whoever Ichika will visits will be your choosing, While Charlotte's path will be at the hands of Byakushiki in the IS academy. Whoever that was not picked for Ichika to visit will go to the IS academy along with Charlotte.
And as for the alignment path, should Ichika join the Phantom Task, The Sarashiki Group or remain neutral is for you to decide. If there was no result, Ichika will remain neutral, as for who will get visited by Ichika and whoever goes to the IS academy along with Charlotte, I will decide myself if there were no result.
Status
Name: Gotanda Dan
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Nicknames/Titles: NA
IS: Uchigane(servant)
Description: Ichika's middle school friend, he has known Ichika the most as a friend, Working in the family business which called the Gotanda Eatery. Has a fantasy regarding women, and having Uchigane has his servant will fulfill his fantasy to say the least.
Name: Gotanda Ran
Sex: Female
Age:14
Nicknames/Titles: NA
IS:NA
Description: Dan's little sister. She's a third year and an honor student in a prestigious all-girl middle school. She has intrest in Ichika and annoyed at her brothers idiocy. Said that she's going to the IS academy next year.
Name: Laura Bodewig
Sex: Female
Age:15
Nicknames/Titles; NA
IS; Schwarzer Regen
Description: A born soldier excel in military combat. The introduction of the IS was the reason why Laura was given the 'Odin's Eye'. She has an admiration for Chifuyu and have intense bitter rivalry towards Byaku Usagi.
Name: Raphael Dunois
Sex: Male
Age: In his forties
Nicknames/Titles: NA
Description: The CEO of the Dunois company. Very ambitious and selfish, he would do anything to get in his way. His company is an jeopardy unless he recieves the latest IS Byakushiki.
Name: Charlotte Dunois
Sex: Female
Age: 15
Nicknames/Titles; Little Flower
IS: Raphael Revive II Custom
Description: The daughter of the CEO of the Dunois company. She is very timid and being exploited by her father, but she is excel in IS piloting.
Name: Charles Sorel
Sex: 18
Nicknames: Fluret womanizer, Prince of Rapiers
IS: NA currently but will get a custom IS.
Description: The son of a great fencer Margaret Sorel, he inherit his mother's skill and excel in his school life. Now becoming the first male IS pilot and soon be the next star along with Byaku Usagi.
Name: Margeret Soles
Sex: Female
Age: In her mid thirties
Nicknames/Titles: Queen Fluret, Queen of Rapiers
IS: NA, no IS available would suit her taste and fencing skills
Description: Charles' foster mother. She raised Charles as her own child in hopes that he would inherit everything she owns. She is rather gentle but can be a strict single parent towards Charles.
Anyways hope this chapter is as good as the last ones, review if you want or if you want to suggest...