Chapter 16: A suspicious commander
11:15 am
Hilda had just returned to her cottage outside the city.
Finally home ...
She thought satisfied as she closed the door.
"Welcome back, Fräulein Breisgau." Her butler greeted her, bowing.
"Thanks, Sebastian. Any news during my absence?"
"Someone named Zuse looked for you on the phone."
"Zuse, huh?"
"Ja. She has to give you some ... News. "
"I'll call her right away."
Having said that she reached into her cell phone and dialed a number, then pressed the green button. After a couple of rings a familiar female voice said:
"Guten Morgen, mein führer!"
"Sebastian told me you were looking for me."
"Ja. I tried to write to you on Facebook, but you didn't reply. "
"I was ... Busy." Hilda justified herself.
"I understand… But let's get to the point. Last night your deputy, Himmler, asked me to do some research on a certain Japanese floating school… Wait, what's it called? "
There was a short pause.
"Ah here! The Ooarai Girls Academy!"
"Did you find something?"
"Ja, mein führer. Ooarai is a carrier school with 30,000 inhabitants, a little school. The student council is made up of Anzu Kadotani, Momo Kawashima and Yuzu Koyama. "
So those three really exist ...
The blonde thought as she walked towards the living room.
"Do they have a Panzerfahren team?"
"Moment…"
Another pause, during which Hilda heard her interlocutor talking to someone.
"So ... Their sensha-do team was dismantled about twenty years ago, but they recently restored it."
"Oh yes?"
When she reached the living room she sat down in an armchair.
"And ... Have they fought any matches yet?"
"A couple of exhibition battles, against St. Gloriana and Maginot."
"The results?"
"Well, in the first case the game was a disaster for Ooarai. The crews were inexperienced, you know, not up to par with the best trained in the Gloriana. Despite this, they gave their opponents a hard time. "
"And in the second?"
"They won, eliminating the entire opposing team (it was a match of annihilation, five against five)."
Hilda settled better in the chair.
"Strange ... Maginot is not a team of fledglings, is it?"
"Nein."
"Who's in charge of the Ooarai?"
"A certain Miho Nishizumi."
Nishizumi ...
"Are the sources reliable?"
"You can bet on it. One in particular, Saori Takebe, is a great talker. It wasn't hard for our agent to get her to spill the beans. "
"I understand… Now listen: I want information on Maginot and Miho Nishizumi. And that they are detailed. "
"It will be done!"
Communication closed.
Hilda snorted.
Okay, the Ooarai is real, as are Miho, Anzu, Yuzu, Momo and… Saori, right? So Kay was honest… But before I admit it publicly, I want to wait for more evidence.
Arriving in her room, she took off her high uniform, closing it in the closet, and put on her school uniform, gray jacket with black collar and short black skirt, then lay down on the bed.
I hope those two find themselves well in their new squads… I wouldn't want their appointment as tank commanders to draw dislikes to them or worse.
She turned on her side.
But I had no other choice ... It was the only role that suited them.
She let out a sigh.
My decision will not be without consequences… There will be controversy and suspicion. Some will wonder why I gave two novices such important assignments, others will accuse me of nepotism, as Kay and El saved Eva.
She hoped in her heart that her pupils would soon accept this, without causing problems for Kay and El.
11:30 am
She was sitting in the kitchen when she saw Göring enter, holding a small white box in her hand.
"A personal gift from Hilda."
And having said this she handed it to El.
"For me?" The latter asked, surprised.
"A present for your rescue yesterday."
El took it and opened the box, being surprised: it contained an Asus Zenfone 5Z Smartphone. She took it and turned it over in her hands.
"Latest model, equipped with a photo-camera. And it contains many nice features, like Facebook and the Internet. "
"Thanks ..." she said happily.
"And the battery charger?"
"In my room. But thank Hilda, she put the money in. "
"I will, when I see her."
Having said that, she turned it on: first the Siemens logo (the manufacturing company) appeared, then a series of icons. Behind them El could make out the background, a photo of the Brandenburg Gate.
"Listen, would you like a walk?" Göring proposed to her.
"A walk?"
"Of course."
"To go where?"
"Since you are in the Foreign Legion I could introduce you to your new companions ... I will take you to them."
El nodded.
"Agree. Then we go."
11:45 am
Kay was in the living room with Himmler.
"I have to admit you have a great house." Said the blonde.
"I know it. I do everything possible to keep it clean and tidy. " She answered the bespectacled girl.
"You alone?"
"Obviously. Unlike Hilda, I don't have a host of servants, I prefer a more modest lifestyle. "
"I see…"
Himmler adjusted her glasses.
"Another advantage of living alone is total and absolute tranquility. Not a cry, not an annoying noise. So I can spend my time pleasantly reading books, surfing the internet or watching TV. " She said, assuming a blissful air.
At that moment a noise coming from outside her alarmed them.
"Let's check!" Himmler said.
When they went outside, the two girls saw an old model American Jeep (to be more precise from the Second World War) in front of the house.
"What happens?" Asked the landlady.
"Visits from the Yorktown division." Anita answered, as surprised as she was.
Driving her was a girl with straight back-length brown hair and green eyes, wearing a dark green uniform. She got out of the vehicle and stood in front of the trio.
But she is Sarah Todd!
She thought Kay, remembering her when she first saw her, during her visit to the Black Sun.
The newcomer stared at Kay with an impassive look.
"Would she be the newcomer?" She asked her.
"Exactly. Dwight, this is Scarlett Johnson, but you can call her Patton. Patton, she is Sarah Todd, aka Dwight. " Himmler answered her.
The two girls shook hands.
"It's always a pleasure to meet an Illinois Nazi!" Said the blonde.
"And how do you know I'm from Illinois?" Sarah asked suspiciously.
"Ah ... Here ..." She tried to say Kay, realizing that she had spoken too much.
"I told her, just before the admission ceremony." Himmler intervened.
"And didn't you tell her my name?"
"No ... There was no time. And anyway, I wanted to introduce you in person. "
"I see." She just said the newcomer, still remaining dubious.
"Anyway, what are you doing here?" She asked.
"I wanted to meet the newcomer up close. I am surprised that the student council has made you tank commander. Is it by any chance a prize for saving Eva? "
"It's the role that suits her best, the one she held before moving here."
Dwight became even more suspicious.
"I didn't see her in the semifinals ..."
"Student council decisions are not discussed, Dwight! By now you should have figured it out! So either accept the decision or I'll inform Hilda! "
The brunette looked annoyed, but she preferred not to argue. Hilda in fact, as the commander in chief of the Team, had the power to remove the commanders of the various squads (including the divisions of the Foreign Legion).
"Now, do you need anything else?" Himmler asked.
"Yes, I would like to introduce Patton to her new companions."
"You can do it after we have lunch."
"Why do not you join us?" Kay / Patton proposed.
Dwight shrugged.
"If Himmler agrees ..."
Initially the deputy commander said nothing, then she assumed a more conciliatory air.
"It's OK for me. Please follow us. "