Girls und Fury the Motion Picture
Chapter 4: My other tank is bigger
At one of the Sensha-do's association building…
"I truly understand the unfortunate situation the Ooarai's currently in right now…" said a middle aged man, bald, quite chubby and was wearing a traditional Japanese outfit as he gave Anzu, Chouno and Konstantin each a glass of soft drink.
The man then continue "…But once MEXT have decided on something, it will be difficult to get them to change it…"
Anzu, now with a serious look on her face replied "You mean… it won't be good for your image…"
The man doesn't seems to be proud of it as he replied "Yes…"
He then look at Konstantin and said "Nice cape"
The young German man blankly replied "Lemme ask you something… does MEXT's main goal is to..let's see if I got it right… to encourage the youth and furthering Sensha-do's positive influences?"
The man slowly nodded "Yes"
Konstantin the said "Then tell me what kind of encouragement those MEXT weasels are making by decomissioning a "nobody" school that have just fought their way to the Nationals finals and WON? Kinda like eliminating their favorite team's potential rival don't you think?"
The bald man seems a bit surprised as he said "Well… Yo…you can say so… I..I'm truly sorry son but… I'm alone can't do anything about this…"
Chouno then stood up and said "With all due respect sir, MEXT's recent actions does not represent Sensha-do nor what its stands for… surely YOU of all people must have see it…"
The man sighs and speaks with a somber voice "I… can't lie… I did notice… but like I said… I can't…"
His sentence was cut short when he heard Konstantin's father's voice at the door, speaking in Japanese that goes "When did you become such a spineless man?"
The bald man look up to see Konstantin's father, wearing his all black suit, standing right at the door, looking right back at him.
He seems to recognize the latter as he said "Lukas?"
Konstantin's father, whose nanme seems to be Lukas then said "Please, I'd prefer that we don't call each other by names…" as he walks in.
As Lukas walks around the man's office and look at all the images being nicely framed on the wall, he said "How long have we known each other, Director?"
The bald man look at Lukas for a moment before he answered "…30 years"
Lukas then said "You used to be such a couragous man who have no fears of standing up for what's right… what happened?"
The director didn't say anything as he lowered his head.
Lukas then said "You and I've been at MEXT's elitists throat for decades, how many time have we helped making things right for Sensha-do and it's followers? Regardless of their social status? And How many times have MEXT wrongfully chosen a team based solely on their assets, funding and social status while ignoring a less-known team with far more qualified qualities? We've been doing things like this together for more than 30 years and now I see you here, in this office… hiding from the fight for what's right? Have you forgot? Sensha-do was about the ART and the SKILLs, NOT how much money you have in your bank account, nor how many high-end tanks you have… I don't care how powerful MEXT have become now… MY Children's education and life is being threaten and manipulated by these bastards…and I will NOT just stand by and look…"
His speech seems to have instill something inside the Director as he slowly lifted his head and look Lukas right in the eyes.
Lukas then said "Now I'm asking you… Are you still the same man that I held with such high respect for all those years?"
Silence shrouded the whole office as the screen slowly zoom out.
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Meanwhile…
"Bo…Boko Museum?" said Don as he look at an old building, in a style of a fantasy castle with what seems to be a big statue of its mascot,a beaten up Teddie bear with bandages all over its body placed in the front.
Miho on the other hand seems to be very excited as her eyes shines bright as the stars while the girl exit the Sherman and walk right inside as she said "Oh my god I didn't know there's such a place like thiss!"
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"DON'T GIVE UP BOKO! DON'T GIVE UP!" shouted Miho, as she stood right up from her seat as she and Don was watching what seems to be a Boko the beaten-up Bear stage show.
Don seems very confused as he look at the main Character, Boko the Bear being constantly beat up by the other charcters, which include two cats and a mouse throughout the entire performance as he said "God damn… this is like watching… the 10th Army of Italy being made by Disney…"
Then, at one point, when Boko asked the audience, which only consist of Don, Miho and a young girl, with sliver hair being tied into a twin tails and was wearing a rather expensive frilly dress with black and white stripped stocking "Everyone, Please give me strenght!"
At that moment, before Miho can stand up and cheer for Boko, the girl quickly shot up from her seat and shout "BOKO YOU CAN DO IT! DON'T GIVE UP!" just as loud as Miho was doing earlier, which startled both older high schoolers.
Don then lean next to Miho and whispered "Gotta give credits to the actors… there're like… you and her…. And me here and they still put on a dedicated performance… it this was in the States…somebody in the cast would have either just left or shot themselves by now…"
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Then, After the show was over, Miho and Don was wandering around the Boko gift shop, with Miho skipping around with a bright grin on her face.
As she browse through the merchandises, which was Boko, in various costumes and sizes, she saw a small basket on a shelf, with only one single Boko doll left, this one have a rather paler fur color compare to the rest, with an addition of a horizontal scar on its belly.
There was an advertisement paper attached to the basket that reads "Limited edition Undead Boko doll,ultra-rare, get it while it's hot"
Miho seems really delighted as she said "Ooo, this is the last one, Luck must be on my side today" while reaching for the doll.
However, as her hand touches the doll's soft fur, Miho can see another hand,smaller than her own just reached out for the doll but was too late.
Miho turns to see the little girl that was cheering for Boko with her during the show, who shyly retracted her hand and look a way with a slight tint of red on her face.
Miho can see that the little girl wanted the doll, and going along with her rather angelic nature, Miho smiles at the girl and put the doll into her little palm and said "It's ok, you can have it, I can buy another one the next time I visting the Museum"
The girl's eyes suddenly lit up as she look at Miho before she look back at the Boko doll that was given to her before she shyly ran off.
Miho awkwardly said "Wow… she's pretty shy"
Don then said "Obviously a sign of a rich kid…anyway, let's head back… it's almost noon"
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At the same time, MEXT's office building…
The Director, Anzu, Shiho, Lukas, Chouno and Konstantin can be seen sitting on a sofa inside of a rather large, roomy office, right in front of the glasses man whom Konstantin attacked on his first day being transferred to Ooarai, a visible swollen cheek can be seen where Konstantin punched him the other day got Shiho and Chouno's attention as the two look at him.
Shiho quickly asked "What happened to your face?"
The man then look at Konstantin, who smirk at him and slowly clenches his leather gloves-wearing fist, causing him to gulped and answered "It's nothing… I fell down the stairs.."
Lukas then asked Konstantin in German "Did you do this?"
Before Konstantin can answer, Lukas cuts him off in German "Don't asnwer that, I'm proud of you"
Shiho on the other hand said to the man with glasses "I see, please be careful in the future… Now, on to the matter… I've heard about MEXT's decision on decomissioning the Ooarai Carrier… AFTER, this school have just won the Nationals… would you care to explain to me why? As the new head of the Sensha-do Union this matter really preflexes me…"
The glasses man then said "Well… It's not exactly a qualified victory from a team with luck on their side…"
The moment he said that, Shiho slam her palm on the table, startling as she said "How DARE you say Sensha-do is based on luck?"
As she does so, Lukas said "mrs Nishizumi… I think it's best that I… work things out with this… weasel"
Of course, his comment made everyone in the room turns their eyes at him.
Nontheless Lukas then lean forward and said "Tell me… which school did you screwheads favored over the Ooarai THIS time?"
His straightforward question cast a tense air down on the whole room.
Lukas then continued "And don't act like you elitist don't know what I'm talking about… I've been through this same conversation with your predecessors… and I won't expect a different outcome from THIS conversation…"
The glasses man reluctantly look down as he muttered "…The…The Selection University"
Lukas seems to know the place as he flash a somewhat irritated smirk on his face before he said "Ah yes… the Shimada's favorite University… beating even Adults …or so I heard…You've got your eye on them for the Internationals 2 years from now am I right?"
Shiho got a bit tense as she heard the name Shimada from Lukas.
The german man then said "Tell you what weasel, We will fight that arrogant bunch…IF the Ooarai won…you have to reactivate the Ooarai's Carrier and reopen the school…"
Anzu then took out a piece of paper before she said "AND this time, you're gonna promise us, on this paper, WITH your signature"
Lukas then said "Once we've won… if you so much trying to pull any more tricks… just remember… I am NOT as merciful as my son…"
Chouno can only said "Wait, what?" as a reply.
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Then, as Shiho was walking out of the building, she saw Lukas standing by the doorway. The man look at her as he said "I have to say I was surprised to see you in that office today… You were more of a warlord than a person of justice…"
Shiho look right at him before she said "Yes… maybe you're right… I am a warlord… but I'm also a mother… and as a mother, I will not stand by and watches my daughter's live being flipped over by the people representing MEXT…"
Lukas just chuckled lightly in return as he said "So presume you met that boy heh?"
Shiho didn't answer as she just walks out, leaving Lukas to look on as he chuckled lightly "I'll take that as a yes…"
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An Hour later, back at Ooarai's temporary dorm…
"Jesus why the heck do you always have to push yourself like this Momo? You're not… ehh… nevermind I can't think of anyone that can be compared to you" said Grady as he help Momo pulling a cart filled with folded chairs and boxes.
Momo snaps back "BECAUSE ITS MY DUTY!" as she pulls the cart with him.
Grady then said "Well nobody ever say you have to do this alone"
Momo snarled at him "What do you want Grady?"
Grady shrugs as he keep on pulling "Helping? And to see you beautiful face?"
As he said so, the pile suddenly become unstable and quickly fall down upon the two,leaving the upper half of their torso and hands un buried.
Grady's smiles suddenly disappeared as he look at Momo, she was struggling not to cry, obviously all of that ordeal have affected her greatly, not to mention her sudden mood swings.
The young man then said "Seriously… you could've just… ask,I can't remember the last time I seen you… I don't know, actually relaxx for once since our Sherman pulls into Ooarai…"
Momo sniffs as she look back at him "Why are you saying these things to me? Really…"
Grady roll his eyes and said "Because I thought it might be a good pickup line… but I truly mean what I said… Miho's the one with the biggest burden on her shoulders but you don't see her trying to do everything herself.. but this isn't about Miho…"
Grady then put his hand on her hand and said "This is about you… your face look ugly when you cry…and I mean UGLY… it doesn't suit you at all… I'm not joking…" as he look right into her eyes.
Momo's cheeks began to blush slowly as she stares right back at him.
However, before anything development can happen, Momo heard Anzu's voice at the gate saying "Am I interrupting something?"
The monocle wearing girl swung her head right at the gate to see Anzu who was looking at her and Grady with a smile,a long with Konstantin, who have just got out of his Kubelwagen.
Not a second wasted, Momo break free from the pile and run right toward Anzu as she yelled "PREZZZZZ YOU'RE BACCCKKKK!" with tears of happiness streaming down her eyes.
Grady seems a bit disappointed as he mutters with a smile "You really hate me don't you Cupid?"
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"Attention everyone! Attention everyone! We have an important announcement from the president, please…" said Yuzu's voice through the PA system.
Her speech was interrupted when Grady's voice can be heard mimicking the alarm siren back in WWII to alert people of inminent Bombardment.
Then, as the student awkwardly look at the speakers in their room that all connected to the PA room, Momo's voice can be heard "GRADY WOULD YOU STOP THAT?" followed by a loud thud.
Then, Yuzu's voice can be heard again "…Everyone please head to the auditorium, thank you"
As Leon and Johanna heard that, the tall young man slam his fist together and said in German "Finally!"
Johanna,who was putting on her red scarf in front of a mirror, after she took a brief sniff from its rather rough cotton fabric for some reason speaks in German "I wonder if mister Collier would notices if I cut my hair short…"
At the same time, Nekota and her crew was working out in the yard, with Nekota herself lifting a 20kg weight as they heard the announcement. Nekota suddenly threw the weight away effortlessly, as if it was just a toy made from mere plastic while shouting "IT'ssssss GO TIME!" . In the background, Gordo's voice can be heard shouting "OWWWW MY BUNION!" after a loud thud was heard due to the weight Nekota threw away landing on the ground, and the young man's foot.
Once again, at the same time, Reizei was using a pickled cucumber to lure Midoriko and her sidekicks, who now seems to act like three cute little rabbits as they follows the cumcumber on Rezei's hand right toward the Auditorium.
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"SAY WHAT? THE SELECTION UNIVERSITY TEAM?" Shouted Momo as she heard Anzu's annoucement.
The president then said "Yes… MEXT have officialy agreed…for real this time that if we can beat the Selection University team… they will immedietaly reactivate the Ooarai Carrier…"
As the girls chatters with each other about what they've heard, Anzu then continues "…But this time… it's an Annihilation match"
Everyone seems confused while Miho seems to recognize this type of Sensha-do match, as being shown from the worried expression on her face.
Anzu then said "… Meaning the winning team have to eliminate ALL of the opponent's team's tanks… However… this a… certain problem we're facing.."
After a brief pause Anzu then said "Will the Commander or each teams please meet me in my office? The rest can dismiss… Oh and uh, don't miss dinner, Grady's cooking something he called "Gut buster 2000"…"
The moment she said so, a loud explosion can be heard near the cooking area, then, the girls saw Grady walks into the Auditorium, with soot and ashes all over his body and a burning chef hat and a bended soupling spoon In his hand as he said proudly "Dinner's ReadY!"
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Student's coucil President office…
"50…50 Tanks? That… that's overkill..." said Miho as she read the info on the Selection Unversity team.
Anzu then said "I know… our tanks, with both Konstantin and Don combine makes it 10… it is overkill…"
Konstantin gritted his teeth "I should have known that four eyes scumbag would pull something like this… changing the rules to make sure his favorite team will win.. Hmph… wouldn't even surprise me if those University jerks cheats aswell…"
Miho, who was still silent as she read through the article before she noticed the picture of their Commander.
Her eyes widened as she recognize the girl they met in the Boko museum
Don, who have also notices it, points his finger at the picture and said "heyyy…ain't that the little.."
Miho nodded as a reply as she said "Yes… She looks too young to be a University student"
Anzu, who have heard Miho's comment quickly said "Oh that's Alice Shimada… the genius heir of the Shimada Family… word is the Nishizumi and the Shimada have been rivals for a while now… her intellect helped her skips grades like our rabbits when they saw a bowl of carrots in front of 'em"
Momo, who seems extremely woried said "Prez… there's gotta be another way… How can we beat THAT? They beaten the adults team… not to mention they got 50 tanks, all of high-end quality"
Konstantin replied "The only reason why the adult teams loses is due to their arrogance… and It won't surprise me of those University nerds have a massive ego of their own… that COULD be our first key to victory…"
Don shrugs "Yea…that and a LOT more tanks… 10 againts 50 is like… trying to blow up a tank with a pistol…"
Anzu rubs her chin as she said "We still have an entire week to prepare for the match… I'll see what I can do…"
Konstantin suddenly stood up, bust out his phone and said "You do that… I think I can get us some… sizable help from my Father aswell…" before he walks out of the office.
As the group still dicussing more about the match and it's new rules, Konstantin was standing in the hallway, with his phone next to his ears.
It took a couple of second for the person on the other side to pick up. The young man quickly said "Father? Yes it's me… yes, we've already informed the others about the match… yes… yes I know… 10 against 50 is obviously not a fair fight… I know… I know… Listen, Have you eh… finished your project on… That Thing?... Oh? You did? Great…great, You read my mind father… How soon can you ship it here? We still have a week left… 2 days minimum? Splendid, Thank you father… I'll see you at the match…"
He then hang up, put the phone back into his pocket and said to himself "Let's see if you University jerks can still keep that smug on your face once you saw what I've got in store for ya…"
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Two days later…
Konstantin, still wearing his officer cape and his father can be seen standing in front of a massive landing Carrier, as big as the Ooarai's own Carrier with the emblem of Lukas's company on the hull.
As the ramp on the Carrier's nose began to open slowly, Lukas said to his son in German "I gotta hand it to the restoration and the development teams… I though this titan of a tank would be a far more difficult project to complete… is it still abide to the rules?"
Konstantin folds his arms under his cape as he replied, in German "Sure does… they say "must have tracks,movable, at least one rotatable turret on top AND an open hatch…never said anything about size…armor thickness…or firepower… by the way, you actually got a whole Carrier just to get it all the way here?"
Lukas shrugs "Yes we do, we can't exactly use a plane…or submarine for this one…anyhow… this should be a good field test for the big girl…"
Then as the ramp completely opened, while the scene doesn't shown what's inside, a big smile can be seen on Konstantin's face as he said "Welcome to Japan…"
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End of Chapter 4