Told you guys I'd be fast with updates.
I will admit this somewhat surprises me. I have been working in Infinite Stratos for a while but this is the first time that I have five reviews that 'fast'. Just in a few days and I got three favs and two followers. That never happened in one of my previous attempts. Seems like I found a good one.
Before you go on, this chapter will have massive spoilers for my other stories the Graduated Student and The Irish Street Punk and At another world so if you haven't read those stories or you just want to read them after this, well, don't say I didn't warn you.
Oh, and for the guys who are new to my stories, the OC Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov is not A SELF INSERTION.
When I started on this site, I already wrote something out and because I didn't want to get over the trouble of making another strong name, I decided to stick with it. The name's the same. That's all I (pen name) have in common with the OC. And while he might seem overpowered, I try to work things out.
I will answer to my two guest reviews.
Aquatix13, sorry that I am late. I know that Saijaku Muhai No Bahamut is very similar to IS. The point being is that Masou Gakhuen is a full blown ecchi without an attempt at hiding it. Which is great as I hate those anime where the main character is a bit like Lux.
As for justanotherguest. You're the third asking so so okay, as it stands now, I'll not give Ichika the same ability as Kizuna. As for evolving the IS to become a bit more gender open that males can pilot it. Well, first of all. Tabane herself doesn't know why there is a gender lock except for Ichika (canon) and Mattheus (male pilot OC). As for the IS being able to fight the Batlantis, that will be worked out. Promised.
The Infinite Stratos will be modified but not by the HxH. I got something else planned for that.
As for making it more gender open, that's something I will not do. If I make it possible for males to pilot the IS, my Nanite Hackers would become obsolete. And that is something I cannot have. I have a male pilot (although that's a special case which will be explained), I would not have gone out of my way to create a whole organization to counter the Infinite Stratos.
If you have been reading me before, you have an idea about what I am talking. As for the new ones, this will have an explanation around the end. This will be the only chapter for a while. I'll be busy the coming weeks so I won't have time for chapters.
Everyone turned the screen. From the blond woman to the silver-haired one, their outfits showed a lot of skin. And to say they were well endowed would be the understatement of the century. Chifuyu hoped to get everyone on the job.
"We have been reading energy meters from them but they can't be measured with Infinite Stratos. Pearce, could you look that up?" Joel nodded, he sat down next to the desks and he began to hack. Mattheus smiled on the punk. He might be normal, Joel was far from it.
"Good, listen up. What we're seeing are machines similar to Infinite Stratos but they aren't Infinite Stratos. Frankly, we don't know what they are." She paused, causing Houki, Rin, Charlotte, Laura, Cecelia, Kanzashi and Tatenashi to listen to her.
"So you're saying that we're looking at an Infinite Stratos that isn't an Infinite Stratos?" Cecilia stated the obvious. Chifuyu's look told them enough.
"Weird statement, Alcott but you're correct. If these were normal circumstances, we would have engaged in combat but I assume we all realize normal left us. We can't afford to attack without knowing what the hell is going on."
"And we can't talk them using communications network." Joel's voice came from behind the computer. "I can't make a link with them. Will try but no luck so far." He continued his hacking.
Tatenashi crossed her arms. "So we need to go out for contact." Most didn't really feel like going out in the field with potential hostiles. Houki cupped her chin. "So we need to have tough people in the air in case things go wrong but not too many that would raise our chances of them attacking us?" Charlotte nodded.
"Things is who is going." Chifuyu opened her mouth but Joel cut her off.
"Ichika, Houki, Cecilia, Mattheus. In any case, you guys are the fastest and it makes the mix of long and close range fighting. And you have double teamed before, right." Mattheus smiled and fondly thought back on the time he and Ichika kicked Madoka's ass.
"I got some of their weaponry on display. Want me to show you?" Chifuyu held her breath but nodded.
"Please do." Mattheus Designer uploaded the files. While the stats of power and shield were still hidden, it became clear that whoever the hell they might be, they had some serious firepower.
Everyone gulped. "Well, I hope we keep this peaceful. Otherwise, we're. Mattheus, a term for this."
Mattheus humorlessly chuckled on the remark. "I'd use the term screwed. Still polite but it explains it. So any ideas on how we're gonna tackle this?"
Chifuyu looked to the four. "Pearce is right. You four are the best shot for getting out there. Orimura, you and Shinonono will be the speakers. Adjzof, I want you and Alcott to stay behind in case things go awry. For God's sake, try not to cause a fight at all cost. Go with their demands in case they have them. Violence is only a last resort."
The four nodded and went to the hangar. After Ichika, Cecilia, and Houki changed, Mattheus was already in his clothes, his sweater should protect him, the four flew away.
Mattheus carried chasseur out and the man flew right behind Ichika. After Mattheus had begun starting Ichika again, he had become a lot better to the point Ichika could hold his own against the seven girls. The training was a lot more soldier approach where most of the training was dual wielding Yukihira, a sword, truth the ways of Bushido, representing purity and perfection and Blastergun, a double-barreled sawn-off shotgun, a survivor approach, representing ruggedness and simplicity.
Ichika and Houki flew next to each other, silence and solemn. They were just trying to cope with the news and they now head out in any case, not for a fight. Let just hope they didn't have to. "Ichika." Breaking out his line of thoughts, the soft voice of the kendo maiden brought him to look. Mattheus and Cecilia both stayed behind, exchanging silent looks.
The two sword fighters now met the four other pilots. The boy, having a suit, quite similar to Ichika, only existing in one piece, flew at them, the three women staying behind.
"Greetings, my name is Kizuna Hida, captain of Amaterasu, and representative of Tactical Defense Academy Ataraxia. May I ask who you are, what your Heart Hybrid Gears are and to who you belong?" Mattheus admitted he was happy that Kizuna was like them, hoping for a diplomatic solution. Ichika turned to Houki who looked from the said boy Kizuna to the woman. One was a bit like Cecilia, only having a softer aura and most noticeably larger breasts.
Another girl was like her and Ichika Japanese and she could tell that like Houki she preferred swords. The last girl was a silverette. Her red eyes were fitting, still, Houki found she lacked the grace of a sword fighter. More of a brawler.
Ichika just hoped he could convince them to believe him. "My name is Ichika Orimura. Like everyone around me, we belong to the Infinite Stratos Academy. Unfortunately, we do not know what a Heart Hybrid Gear is. As we have no idea what the Tactical Defense Academy Ataraxia is."
Kizuna looked surprised. "It's weird that you don't know what a Heart Hybrid Gear is, considering you have one." Kizuna pointed at the machine.
Ichika looked at his machine. "This isn't a Heart Hybrid Gear. What you are seeing is an Infinite Stratos." Kizuna wanted to answer but a voice popped up.
For some reason, it reminded Ichika, Houki, Cecilia and Mattheus to Chifuyu.
"Do you expect us to believe that?" Kizuna listened to her.
"Neechan."
"Kizuna, do you think we can just believe them like that?" Mattheus had already an idea where this conversation would go.
"Miss. Sorry to break it to you but we got no clue what happened to us. We felt a shock, next thing we know is that we're thrown into another world. I realize our worlds are hard to believe but we have proof our machines are Infinite Stratos." Kizuna looked weary to the newcomer. Mattheus appearance was just that of a delinquent.
Due to Mattheus silent appreciation and sometimes show of metal/punk that was subtle in the Western World but in Eastern Eyes, even his subtlety was frowned upon, because their lines were a lot stricter than his own. Kizuna was disturbed but he didn't show it.
"Neechan, what are your orders?" Kizuna rather had his sister making a decision.
"Take Ichika with you for examination. Ataraxia is making its way to the school. We'll be sure to respect your rights. Until then, we prefer the rest of you to wait." Ichika stumbled before seeing Mattheus' back.
"Sorry miss but no way in hell I am letting you take a boy of sixteen years away." Sending a look of reassurance over his shoulder, Mattheus turned to Kizuna. "I'll take his place. As long you promise your people won't do any acts of violence towards our school." A little taken aback by his professionalism but nonetheless agreeing, Kizuna agreed with Mattheus.
Ichika was relieved by the act of his brother but he got worried. "Orimura-sensei." He knew that Chifuyu would be listening. "Do you agree with that?"
It was an uncomfortable idea that Mattheus, a male Infinite Stratos pilot, would be taken away, the circumstances didn't give them another choice. "Very well. Hida."
This time, the Eros pilot couldn't see Chifuyu but for some reason, he imagined his older sister, only stricter. It was funny how that image was actually spot on. Mattheus flew past Ichika and the three girls standing behind Kizuna were ready to escort their POW back.
Kizuna wasn't sure about all this but it was better than a fight. "We will establish contact later. Ataraxia will come over to you later. I ask you again not to do anything reckless." With that the five pilots left, Ichika didn't know what to think about it. But this was a better solution than any sort of fight. Houki and Cecilia joined him.
Houki pressed her hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, Ichika. We all know how good Mattheus is. He'll pull through." Ichika nodded.
"I just hope he'll be alright. Let's go back to our school." At the school, Natasha got worried about her BF, flying away but felt a small hand pressing in hers, the punk's eyes telling her worry but with a light. Mattheus wouldn't die that easily.
Charlotte, Laura, Rin and the Sarashiki's were first worried about Ichika but seeing Mattheus fly away, didn't really help. He was a friend, mentor and he had somewhat a counselor job at the school. With more attacks, he had been able to help them all out.
Ichika was their pillar and Mattheus was the one who kept their pillar standing. When the three got back in the room, Chifuyu's glare went down.
"Good to have you back. Orimura. I have followed you through your conversation. Do you think they will do any harm to Adjzof?" Ichika shook his head.
"As long we respect their demands, I don't think nothing will happen to us. Besides;" Ichika got a smirk, hardly seen on his face, to Joel. "You're keeping track of him, don't you?"
The punk nodded. "I don't know what they are but when they got closer, it was easy to hack into their system. Tracking him is easy shit. But." The girls tensed up.
"I can't get into their systems. There is something that makes me stop." Houki raised her hand like they were in class. "What's up?" Crossing her arms, she spoke.
"You said their machines were like Infinite Stratos but they weren't IS units. "When I was in the air, I saw that you were right. Unlike our weapons, theirs were a lot more hidden. They could just summon them, easier than we could do on our own."
Joel sighed. "Sharp. And there is more. You ain't gonna like it but from what I could find, the machines of those three women were strong. Like real strong. I hate to admit it but they could give us a run for our money. More likely, they wipe our arse. And in the case, you won't believe me." He worked up the numbers he had been getting from the machines and set them over to an Infinite Stratos model.
At that point, the mouths of everyone fell open. Ichika gulped on the numbers. The difference between those Heart Hybrid Gears and their own machines was just huge.
Joel stretched out, pops coming out, his back feeling like a roughhouse. "Orimura-sensei. Do I have permission to retire?" Chifuyu's eye violently twitched.
"If you don't mind me asking, Pearce, why?" Joel shrugged.
"Well, it's really late, we're stuck with the fact we can't do anything without violating the terms, we need daylight to look over our situation. I think that letting us take a rest is the best course of action. Chifuyu now noticed how tired her own body was.
She hated to admit it but Joel was right.
In the darkness, they couldn't do anything else. "Very well, everyone is dismissed till this morning." Charlotte and Laura left together, Houki, Rin, and Cecilia went alone, the two Sarashiki's went together. Ichika stayed behind after saying goodbye to the girls.
When the girls were gone, he looked at his sister. "Go to sleep, Chifuyu-nee. We're all going to need a clear head. You in the first place."
Chifuyu cursed on her younger brother but he was right. The crazy hours have gone by and she could use some sleep. When the Brunhilde closed off, she walked to her room. Looking over the seaside, she sighed. This was just insane. Things didn't add up.
You don't have a shock and you just don't go a different world. In this world, more than the other, she could really use Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov around.
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Mattheus flew next to the blond girl, he thought her name was Yurishia on his left and Hayuru on his right. His eyes were looking over them. For a note, their fighting abilities, not their assets. While he wasn't a soldier who could detect weakness in mere seconds, his training as sleeper agent began to pay off.
He might be a full blooded male but he just reached the twenties. He now understood what forbidden ground really meant. Even with their abilities, compared to the silverette, flying behind him, she could hand his ass to him better than those two ever could. The boy, on the other hand, as there was no other term for it, he lacked power.
Compared to Ichika, that kid was weak. Ichika had his sword and rough talent that even Mattheus lacked. Mattheus didn't have talent compared to Ichika or he had a way with his Infinite Stratos but the sleeper agent just taught himself, too fucking stubborn to stop. He had a knack for certain things.
Heart Hybrid Gear? Mattheus had never heard of it. Mattheus tried to contact his boss but no luck so far. He could really use the Flemish Devil at this point.
You see, Mattheus was just more than a male pilot. He was a Belgian male pilot. Belgium had never entered the arms race with the Infinite Stratos. Mattheus had always thought that was because of budget loss. Turned out it wasn't.
Mattheus life was just at one point that crazy things just happened. Unlike other pilots, his life was normal, even mundane compared to Cecilia, Charlotte, Laura or even Ichika. Mattheus grew up in a normal household with him, his da, a dock worker and his mom who worked as a bookkeeper. Besides him, Mattheus had someone else. His little sister Freya.
His sister had an extremely high compatibility with the Infinite Stratos. So much that the governments of both France as Germany got interested in her. Mattheus was then acting as her legal guardian. His parents died years before that. Killed in a car crash. Mattheus was just alone. His uncle died earlier and none of his aunts on his dad side nor the family on his mother side wanted anything to do with them.
He hated the idea of his little sister entering something like a program for national grandstanding. But his sister agreed.
It all went well. Until the sixth of June. A Phantom Task attack killed his little sister. Besides that, the core was nearly damaged and because neither parties wanted to get involved, they decided to let it go. Little did they know that the core wasn't damaged beyond repair and that the core got attached to him.
Mattheus would have guessed people would listen to him but they just couldn't give a fuck. At that point, he wasn't the only one who lost his family. At the time, he was eighteen. A boy of ten years has lost his family as well.
Joel Pearce. A boy that grew up in the IRA that was just plain good with Infinite Stratos technology. As Mattheus picked him from beneath the rubble, he made his way home. With the core of his sister and a little boy in his back.
Joel decided to stay at Mattheus. In his own words, "Every government could go fuck itself." The reason why he chose to stay with Mattheus was because he was the only one who cared about him. Joel then repaired the IS, making it better for Mattheus to pilot.
After a while, Mattheus was sent to the school and he let Joel in Flanders to make more weapons. The name of the IS was the Yellow Flower but Joel decided to change it Lavathenian. It wasn't just a cool name, it also helped Mattheus forget at some point that it was him that caused his sis to die.
After a semester, all went quiet until the Silver Gospel broke loose. Ichika, Mattheus, and Houki were sent out to take it down. It ended with Ichika getting nearly killed and Mattheus beating himself for that. He went home to pick up a new, deadly weapon. White Death, a long blaster cannon, named after one Mattheus' inspiration sources to the point Mattheus dared call him a hero. Simo Häyhä, the deadliest sniper in existence.
He was also one of the reasons Mattheus often referred to himself as Hunter.
After the IS was shot down and the ISA found about Mattheus little secret, Joel also went over the ISA. But between that semester, things went another route.
Mattheus found out why Belgium didn't join in the arms race and why he was mostly left alone by organized crime or syndicates. Nobody has the guts to take from the biggest fish in the pool.
To the point, it was simple. You don't fuck around with a Devil.
On Graspop, Mattheus met a man that would change his life in a way that there was no way back. Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov. The leader of the Legal Hackers.
Kerlongsj was a Nanite Hacker, an underground group that was somewhat the answer to the Infinite Stratos. While they weren't really bothered by the IS itself, they more cared about the effects the Infinite Stratos had on society. For that, they were meant as a countermeasure.
You see when the Infinite Stratos came in power, the society shifted into a matriarchal one instead of a patriarchal one.
Now Kerlongsj and his group weren't the types of guys that were really in favor of a patriarchal society, as in the group, men were the only ones who used Nanites but women still filled in placed on other spots to the fact their research could be used on women as well.
They were at the point. Until the Infinite Stratos came. Due to the increase of men getting mistreated and women becoming aggressive, Kerlongsj and his guys were meant as an answer against that. In a normal point, they'd be something like a cold war status.
But Kerlongsj's own feelings came in place. Due to life finding it funny to mess with him, he and Chifuyu got a history. Eventually, the two fell in love or dared call it something like that.
But because Kerlongsj wasn't a fool, he was looking for a soldier. He and Mattheus met in the summer and he explained what could happen as his freelancer status was going to give him problems. That's why he offered Mattheus to work for him as sleeper agent at the ISA.
As long the school was safe, he could remain there as a student and could later work for him at some other point. But if things went wrong, he could activate and get things done. Mattheus wasn't really looking forward to that but he had little options.
Life played him to become a soldier of some sort and working for the Hackers had his advantages. Training, having a crew around and most of all, protection. Kerlongsj's group wasn't really criminals but nobody in the underworld was crazy enough to get their hands on Kerlongsj's soldier.
As for personal matters, Mattheus got to know Kerlongsj and he liked the Flemish Devil. He told Mattheus of what could happen and what the dangers were of his work. He also set Mattheus on missions that weren't real dangerous or worked out for him.
You could say that he was Kerlongsj became Mattheus guardian. In the holidays, he often went home with Joel. Joel became good friends with Anaton, Kerlongsj's own little brother. Joel was an added bonus on Mattheus and while Kerlongsj knew of his problems, for the Hunter, the Devil became his mentor/senior type.
The work wasn't always fun or safe but it was good enough. And while Mattheus called Kerlongsj captain, he treated Mattheus as all his soldiers with a certain way that Mattheus could appreciate.
He was happy with this kind of life. He knew his life wouldn't be easy but having some sort of protection was nice. At this point, he could really use it.
He looked up and Mattheus just thought he went insane. On the ocean, an island was moving.
Well, that was a ride. Like yesterday, if I don't publish it now, I won't be able to upload it later. I hope you enjoyed those chapters. It has certainly been fun writing these. Masou Gakhuen HxH has options for me to work in and I'll be sure to update more in the future.
As for the coming weeks, I'm sorry but I'll be laying low and tomorrow, my sis is going to need my computer. So that rules out.
I will say that this surprised me. This fic has really gotten fast some followers and I got five reviews already. To be honest, that's nice. I have done fics before in Infinite Stratos and this fic really picked up fast.
When there is a section of Masou Gakhuen HxH, I'll move it to that place but as for now, I'll be keeping it here.
And yes, I'll be having my OC's as my Hackers in this fic but not for now. At this point, just Infinite Stratos.
Before you guys are saying those are copies, I'm not saying you guys are wrong. Yes, Masou Gakhuen HxH is clearly inspired by Infinite Stratos but the point being is that both stories, have a decent worked out setting where HxH worked in. Namely, Kizuna's past and the AU while Infinite Stratos have the interesting setting of the gender-flipped world.
That's not worked out in the canon series but there are enough fics out there that do work with that. But that's for later concern. I already got three requests not to turn Ichika having the same ability as Kizuna, namely erotically stimulating the girls for overcharging. So I won't feature it.
The difference in the machines are that Masou Gakhuen HxH units are stronger than Infinite Stratos due to their purposes but I'll be sure to work around that.
As for harem, I'll follow largely canon.
So Kizuna's harem will be: Aine, Hayuru, Yurishia and Sylvia (yes, I know that's territory of loli but don't look at me for that. She is canon so I will have her in this.)
Ichika (yes, I'll make a harem of this story): Houki, Rin, Cecilia, Charlotte, Laura, Kanzashi, and Tatenashi.
I will mention this will be a harem. I haven't say I will have lemons in this but they are something that could happen. Even if I decide to pull them in, they're not meant for very soon in the story in Ichika's case. There will be something called character development.
As for the biggest missing ones, Chifuyu and Reiri, well, incest isn't just my thing. And if you're going to tell me that Kizuna needed to perform a Heart Hybrid to get his power back with his sister, I'll have an answer for that when that time comes.
Will Reiri be coupled to Kerlongsj like Chifuyu? I am not out of that. I can't tell you anything yet but the Hackers will come after the Tokyo Arc. Not before.
Sorry for the rather long AN but I wanted to get those things out before I sign off. This story looks hopeful for me after last stories that I uploaded took or ridiculously long before they were picked up or they just didn't work out. This story gives me a smile.
This story gives me hope. I just have to look at the stats and I can tell how big the differences are with my previous attempts. Just over a few days, it's incredible.
Saluut.