Chapter 30 - Ore no Senshado
"Ooarai's Char B1 tank is now unable to continue! St. Gloriana has 5 tanks remaining while Ooarai has 6 tanks!" shouted by Ami Chouno
[Viewing Platform #1 for VIPs]
"This is it..they are going to make their last push for the win.." Maho said
"Bakatora…" Erika was holding on to the charm Gero gave her
"Don't worry Erika..onii-sama will be able to do it.."
"By the way, did my son escort you back home after your date?" Shiho suddenly asked
"Ehh? That's a sudden change of topic Headmistress..yes he did-"
(Erika then remembered when she kissed Gero's cheeks right before they parted ways that night. This made Erika blush red as a tomato again and steam was coming out of her head then her heart was beating very fast)
"Looks like something happened that night.." Maho said with a grin
"N-No..it's nothing Maho-san.."
"Hmmm? Really? You are not hiding anything from me are you Itsumi-kun?" Shiho said
"Y-Yes..he dropped me off by the dorms then left..t-that's all" Erika said while blushing
"No goodbye kiss?" Maho teased
(This made Erika's head spin making her all flustered and embarrassed as she remembered her kiss to Gero)
"W-W-What a-are you s-saying Maho-san!"
"Ahahaha I'm just kidding Erika.."
"Well all kidding aside..we better continue watching the match.." Shiho smiled
(Erika then let out a big sigh of relief as the subject was changed. They all now proceeded to watch the match and hoped for Gero's win)
[No Tank's Land - Outside the Trenches]
"Nakajima-san! You guys take care of the Black Prince we'll take the enemy Flag Tank!"
"Roger! Let's go Tsuchiya!"
(Tiger and Leopon Team are now going straight ahead the Churchill and Black Prince. As soon as they got close to them they exchanged shots immediately and continuous dodging and maneuvers)
"Round up!"
"FIRE!"
(The 88mm shell was fired and it landed near the Churchill and the 17 pounder fired back but missed as well)
"Ken don't let her get a clean shot alright!"
"Leave it to me!"
(Both the White Tiger and the Churchill then drifted to each other's side but not too close)
"FIRE!" both Gero and Darjeeling shouted
*BOOM
(Both tanks hit each other's side skirts forcing them to be pushed back by the impact. But neither of them were white flagged so they just moved away from each other to get some distance)
"Damn..this fun!"
"Round up!"
"FIRE!"
(The round missed and landed beside the Churchill)
"When was the last time we had this kind of fight?" Darjeeling asked
"I'd say when we fought Miho-san when they asked for a practice match the first time.." Pekoe said
"Those two really are alike..they make Senshado very fun and worthwhile.."
"Firing!" Assam shouted
(The 17 pounder shell went across the rainy terrain but was dodged by Ken's maneuver. Then from the trench entrance emerged Turtle and Anteater Team to assist)
"We're here nyaaa~" Nekota said
"Need some help Tiger Team?" Momo asked
"Glad to see you guys! Head towards Leopon Team they might need some help with that Black Prince!"
"Got it!"
(Both Turtle and Anteater Team now then hurried towards Leopon Team and crossed right behind the White Tiger so that they have cover)
"Firing!" Assam shouted
*BOOM
(The 17 pounder shell was shot and Assam bounced it off the turret of the white tiger straight towards Turtle Team's hetzer and white flagging it)
"What?!"
"That's payback for earlier.." Assam said with a smile
"Amazing shot..looks like fighting against Gero-kun brings out the best in you Assam.." Darjeeling said
"Damn it we're out! Anteater team go ahead and assist Leopon Team!" Momo said
"On our way nyaa~!"
"Sorry about that Gero!" Anzu radioed
"Are you guys alright?!"
"Yeah we were just surprised..good luck!" Yuzu said
"I was surprised as well..that was some shot!"
"Hey aloof commander stop admiring your opponents and focus!" Momo shouted
"Yes yes Momo-chan don't worry!"
"Don't call me that!"
[Trenches - Center Lane]
*BOOM
(Pieces of metal are flying inside the trenches as the Matilda II of St. Gloriana is now taken out by Miho's Panzer IV and they are now being chased by Nilgiri's Cromwell)
"Mako-san keep on zigzagging so that Cromwell won't get a fix on us!"
"Understood.."
"Miporin! Turtle Team was taken out but they are fine. Anteater team has now regrouped with Leopon team currently engaged with the Black Prince" Saori said
"Got it! Duck Team sit rep?!"
"Currently engaged with St. Gloriana's Crusader inside the trenches!" Taeko replied
"No matter what happens you keep them inside! Do not let that crusader regroup with the flag tank!"
"Copy that Taichou! Round up Akebi!" Noriko shouted
"Firing!"
(Both Duck Team and Rosehip are now exchanging shots but still not landing a hit for both are very skilled)
"This crusader keeps on moving!" Shinobu shouted
"Don't let that tank out of this trench you get me?! Show me some guts!" Noriko shouted
"Yes Captain!" all replied
[No Tank's Land - Outside the Trenches]
(Leopon and Anteater are now fighting the Black Prince)
"Momoga try and get us to the weak side!" Piyotan said
"I'm trying! The mud is forcing me to slide!"
"Firing!"
(The 75mm shell of the Type 3 Chi-Nu hit the turret of the Black Prince but bounced clean off)
"Leopon Team we'll keep it busy please try and hit it from behind!" Nekota said
"Copy that! Tsuchiya you heard her!"
"Aye aye!"
(The P. Tiger then now rushed towards the Black Prince and was chasing it while taking shots)
"Firing!" Hoshino said
(The shot missed as the Black Prince drifted to the right by using the muddy terrain then shot back hitting the Leopon Team's side skirts)
"Damn that tank driver is a good one!" Tsuchiya said
[Trenches - Intersection]
"Round up!" Noriko shouted
"Firing!"
(The 57mm shell hit the crusader's side skirts ripping them off then suddenly the crusader did a 180 turn and started accelerating towards duck team)
"Time to end this cat and mouse farce-desu wa!" Rosehip said
"It's the match point now! Get ready Akebi!" Noriko said
(Just before the both of them collided they suddenly drifted at the same time right into a spiral inside the intersection)
"FIRE!" both Noriko and Rosehip ordered
*BOOM *BOOM
(Bits and pieces of metal parts flew into the air and all around the intersection. As the smoke cleared Noriko and Rosehip stood outside their tank's cupolas and looked at each other then smiled)
"Nice fight!" Noriko said
"It was my pleasure-desu wa!" Rosehip replied
(Both crusader and Type 89B have white flags on top of their tanks meaning both have been taken out of the game)
"Nishizumi-Taichou we got taken out but we took the crusader with us!" Taeko radioed
"Understood! Thank you for your hard work duck team!"
"What now Miporin?" Saori asked
"Gero? How is your situation up there?"
[No Tank's Land - Outside the Trenches]
"Not so great Miho..but we're holding our own.."
"Why?! What happened?!"
"Let's just say..this is the hardest fight we have ever had in this event.."
(The White Tiger's paint was all scratched up because of the rounds that bounced on it. Both side skirts are destroyed and some of its frontal armor is now dented)
"The turret is now jammed and I can't rotate towards our right side.."
"I see..what about the Churchill?"
"I'd say we gave them hell too..they're not looking so good either.."
(At the other side of the field there was the Darjeeling's Churchill and the paints are scraped off as well and it's now covered in mud. The structural steel in front of the churchills front tracks have been blown off. The side skirts are also ripped apart which now exposes the tracks of the Churchill on both sides)
"I never thought I'd see the day our Churchill is in this state.." Darjeeling said
"This is the most damage our tank has taken since we started doing Senshado.." Pekoe said
"Firing!" Assam shouted
"This is also the first time I've heard Assam shout while firing.."
"Forgive me Darjeeling-sama..I'm just having too much fun.."
"It's alright..I also am enjoying this fight..I guess I'll put in extra effort now.."
"Darjeeling-sama?" Pekoe and Assam were confused
"Alright..let's make my last match an amazing one shall we?" Darjeeling said with a smile
(Darjeeling put down her tea cup and safely placed it in a container so it won't get damaged. She then stood up and went out of her cupola just like how Miho fights. This surprised her crew for it was the first time that she has done this during a match)
"Leopon Team can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear Tiger Team..what's up?" Nakajima said
"We are going to need your help, think you can make your way over here?"
"Sure thing..Anteater Team can you handle this Black Prince? Flag tank needs us.." Nakajima radioed
"We got this nyaa~" Nekota replied
"Firing!" Piyotan shouted
(The 75mm shell was shot and grazed the side armor of the Black Prince's Turret)
"Thank you! We're on our way now Gero-san!" Nakajima said
"Understood!"
(The Porsche Tiger now headed towards the White Tiger to provide assistance while Miho and her crew are now right by the exit of the trenches and have regrouped with Yukari from her recon)
"Tadaima Nishizumi-dono!"
"Thank you for your help Yukari-san, we would've been taken out inside the trenches if you hadn't done recon for us!"
"I knew you wouldn't go down that easily!" Yukari smiled
"Gero we're out of the trenches how can we help?"
"Can you keep that Cromwell from interfering with my duel against Darjeeling?"
"Consider it done!"
(As both flanks of Gero's tank are now secured Leopon Team now has regrouped with Tiger Team and Gero will now brief them of his plan)
"Yo Nakajima-san thanks for coming!"
"Sure thing! So how can we help?"
"Hang on let me just get us cover.."
*BOOM
(The White Tiger fired a shell in between them and the Churchill and it was a smoke shell covering them for a bit)
"Darjeeling-sama they used a smoke screen what shall we do?" Assam asked
"Don't engage..they might be planning something so let's wait and see.." Darjeeling said
(As the smoke screen was still in full effect Gero now informed Nakajima of his plan)
"Alright do you have a smoke shell?"
"Unfortunately no.." Hoshino said
"No worries..we have one more so take it..our shells should be compatible.."
(Ono and Gero then gave the smoke shell to Hoshino and Suzuki and helped them get it in the Porsche Tiger. Then Gero had explained the plan to both his crew and the Leopon Team)
"Another crazy plan you got there Gero-san..I mean really really really crazy!" Nakajima said
"It wouldn't be the first crazy plan I thought up right?"
"You guys could get hurt in doing this you know.." Suzuki said
"Don't worry about it, we can take little bruises here and there.."
"Will it work?" Hoshino asked
"I hope it does..I trust your skills Hoshino-san!"
"You know what they say..nothing ventured?" Tsuchiya said
"Nothing gained..what do you say boys?"
"Let's go for it Taichou..this is getting exciting.." Hajime said
"You already know my answer to that Gero.." Ono said
"So this was the reason why we were practicing that move Matsu-kun!" Ken asked
"That's right..ready to make history fellas?"
"YEAH!" everyone replied
(As the smoke screen had cleared the battlefield Darjeeling now sees the White Tiger and the Porsche Tiger right behind it. Both their engines are now revving up getting ready to accelerate at full speed)
*VROOOM *VROOOM
"Let's go!"
(Both Tigers now rushed forward towards the Churchill at top speed. The rain has now stopped but the terrain was still slippery and muddy)
"Fire!" Darjeeling ordered
"Firing!" Assam shouted
(The 17 pounder shell soared through the air but was dodged by both tigers who are still on the move)
"Do they plan on ramming us?!" Pekoe said
"Driver reverse now!" Darjeeling ordered
(As the Churchill reversed it still continued to fire its shots towards the two tanks who are charging at them. The shots were either dodged or bounce right off the frontal armor of the tiger)
"Nilgiri and Black Prince get yourselves here now! Aim for the flag tank!" Darjeeling radioed
"Understood!" Nilgiri responded
"Get ready Leopon Team! We're getting near the Churchill!"
"We're ready!" Nakajima said
"Driver halt..fire on my order Assam..keep your eye on the tiger" Darjeeling said
"Roger.."
"Steady...steady..FIRE!"
"Firing!"
(Once more the 17 pounder shell roaring its way towards the white tiger and hitting the left tracks directly)
*BOOM
"Matsu-kun left tracks got hit!"
"Yeah I can tell! Tsuchiya-san!"
"Good hit..with that they should be slowing-" Darjeeling was surprised at what she saw
(That shot should have been stopped or slowed down the white tiger but it did not. It was being pushed by the Porsche Tiger behind it at full speed. They were being helped by the muddy terrain and were not losing speed)
"Woooo! Let's do this!" Tsuchiya shouted
"Get ready! 50 meters!"
(Since Darjeeling ordered their driver to stop reversing Gero and Leopon team managed to close the gap quickly)
"Gero! The Cromwell got past us!" Miho shouted
"The Black Prince is headed their now nyaa~!" Nekota radioed
(Suddenly Nilgiri's Cromwell and the Black Prince got passed their guards and was no at both flanks of Tiger and Leopon Team)
"Darjeeling-sama we're here!" Nilgiri shouted
"Quickly take out that Tiger-"
"FIRE!" both Gero and Nakajima shouted
*BOOM *BOOM
(Since the White Tiger's turret was jammed it could only aimed to the left so Leopon aimed to the right. Both shot their 88mm shells and landed in front of the Cromwell tank and the black prince splashing mud all over the front of their tanks blocking the vision of both gunners)
"Darjeeling-sama we can't see with the mud!" Nilgiri said
"Both tanks just aim straight I'll call the shots!" Darjeeling shouted
"20 meters!" Ken shouted
"FIRE NOW!" Darjeeling ordered
"Firing!" Nilgiri and Assam shouted
"FIRE!" Maho and Nekota ordered
*BOOM *BOOM
(Both 75mm shells were fired by the Panzer IV and the Type 3 Chi-Nu and hit the rear armor of the Cromwell and the Black Prince white flagged them both but they were still able to fire their guns)
"GERO!" Miho shouted
(Three 17 pounders was shot at the same time at three directions towards the White Tiger. The Churchill's shot landed first hitting the right tracks destroying it as well but it still did not stop it from moving. The last 2 shots from left and right was about to land a direct hit at the White Tiger's rear side armor on both sides. Everything was in slow motion for everyone)
"NOW!"
(Suddenly both Tiger and Leopon Team stepped on the brakes. While the Porsche Tiger had fully stopped the white tiger suddenly did something so amazing that all that saw it was awestruck)
"KEN DO IT NOW!"
(With the perfect amount of break pressure applied the heavy tank White Tiger suddenly did a front wheelie lifting up its lower half in the air. Both 17 pounder rounds went below the belly of the white tiger and passed through it. They avoided the gun barrel from being bent in half by aiming to the left)
"How on earth-" Darjeeling was surprised
"FIRING!" Hoshino shouted
*BOOM
(The Porsche Tiger still at the back of the vertical White Tiger aimed at its belly with a blank round and sent the White Tiger fly in the air and it slowly aimed it's gun barrel forward)
"PARDON MY FRENCH BUT THIS IS FUCKING CRAZY MATSU-KUN!" Ken shouted
"IT'S JUST ABOUT TO GET CRAZIER!"
(The blank round push them in the air for about 10 meters forward but still had 10 meters left before they reach the Churchill)
"FIRING AGAIN!" Hoshino shouted
(The Porsche Tiger fired another shot at the belly of the flying tiger and this time it was the smoke shell that they Gero gave them)
*BOOM
(The flying White Tiger was hit at its belly once more and now was covered in smoke all around. It then emerged from the smoke still aiming downwards as the smoke shell pushed them once more in the air they now reached the Churchill and was aiming right down on top it)
"FINISH IT TIGER TEAM!" all Ooarai Tank Teams shouted
"SHOOOOOOOOT!" Miho, Maho, and Shiho shouted
"WIN IT GEROOOOOO!" Erika shouted
(As everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs even the audience were shouting so loud. Darjeeling stood on her tank's cupola and smiled looking at the Whiter Tiger flying and aiming on top of her Churchill)
"Brilliant.." Darjeeling said as she closed her tank hatch
"ROUND UP!" Ono shouted
"FIRE!"
*BOOM
(The first shot landed at the front top armor of the Churchill penetrating its weak armor)
"ROUND UP!"
"FIRE!"
*BOOM
(The second shot was fired just right after the first and now landed at the rear top armor of the Churchill hitting the engines. A white flag popped up signaling the St. Gloriana's Flag Tank taken out of the match as it explodes)
"BRACE FOR IMPACT!"
(As the white flag rose up the white tiger fell down with its gun barrel first to the ground breaking it apart then flipping at least 3 more times destroying it's tracks even more before finally stopping upside down. A white flag rose up from its belly and was also taken out of the game)
"BOTH FLAG TANKS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT! SINCE ST. GLORIANA'S FLAG TANK WAS TAKEN OUT FIRST IT IS OOARAI-SHIROKUMO TEAM'S VICTORY!" Chouno shouted
(A loud barrage of cheers and screams filled the entire stadium as it echoed all around)
"AMAZING MATCH!"
"THE BEST ONE WE'VE EVER SEEN!"
"WHITE TIGER IS THE BEST!"
"TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!" "TORA!"
[Viewing Platform #1 for VIPs]
"They won! Onii-sama did it!" Maho shouted
"Yeah, it was a great match your brother showed us" Shiho smile
"Amazing..Gero is amazing! He really won!" Erika shouted
[Viewing Platform #2 for VIPs]
"HURRAY! DARLING WON! WHOOOO!" Kay shouted as she jumped
"First doing a wheelie then flew in the air for 20 meters..I don't even wanna ask how.." Naomi said
"Congratulations Tiger-kun" Takashi said as he smiled and clapped
[Viewing Platform #3 for VIPs]
"I expected nothing less from the person that defeated me..congratulations Gero-kun" Kal clapped
"What a crazy thing to do..that Gero-kun is just like Mihosha always doing crazy things.." Katyusha said
"You were thinking of doing that also right Katyusha?" Nonna said with a grin
"I wasn't!" Katyusha pouted
"I know you can do that as well nee-sama" Kal said
"Then let's fight on who can do that first Kal!" Katyusha smiled
"Challenge accepted!"
[Jatkosota Portable Viewing Platform]
"Did you see that?! Gero-san did a wheelie with a Tiger!" Mikko said with excitement
"Yes I did..and he calls us irregular.." Aki said
"Let's try that out with our BT-42 next time!"
"Don't even try! We would flip the second you do that!" Aki shouted
"Ehhhh…" Mikko was sad
"Isn't that great they won..huh Mika?" Aki asked
"From the start I knew Ro-chan would win.." Mika said
"Because he is loved by the wind?" Mikko asked
"Ro-chan won because he is Ro-chan.." Mika smiled
(Aki and Mikko had sweat drops on their heads because they couldn't get what their commander was saying again)
"By the way, why do you call him..Ro-chan? Didn't know you were close with a boy"
"That is.."
"Is?"
"Hi-mi-tsu" (secret) Mika said with a wink
"Ehhhh...don't leave us hanging like that!" Mikko and Aki said
(Mika just continued playing her kantele as she was watching Gero through the tournament screen)
[Viewing Platform #4 for VIPs]
"Nii-chan is so amazing! Right Okaa-san?" Alice said
"Indeed he is.." Chiyo replied
"He is even better than Miho-san! I can't wait to fight him!"
"Soon my daughter..you will have your chance.."
"Thank you Okaa-san!" Alice smiled
[No Tank's Land - Outside the Trenches]
(Gero and his crew started to crawl out of their wrecked upside down White Tiger. All four of them have bruises on their arms but nothing major)
"Matsu-kun it huuurts.."
"You are not the only one brother.."
"Well..I guess we will be going down in history alright..the craziest crew of all time that is.." Hajime said
"Ahaha..you might not be wrong about that..rest up boys gotta talk to Darjeeling-san for a bit.."
"Sure thing..take your time" Ono said as he sat down on the mud
(Gero then walked towards the Churchill and saw Darjeeling standing beside it and looking at their tank)
"Yo Darjeeling-san..nice fight!"
"It really was a great match..thank you for that experience.."
"Thank you also..you guys are the hardest team we have ever fought by the way!"
"You all as well..this is the first time our Churchill is in this state.."
"Really? Well then it's an honor!"
"The honor is all mine.." Darjeeling smiled
"I'm looking forward to fight you guys again soon.."
"I would like that..is what I want to say..but unfortunately this is my last official match for I am graduating.."
"Eh?! What wrong timing! I wanted to fight you guys more!"
"Me too..but we all have to move forward someday..right?"
"I guess that's true..we're will you study?"
"I was thinking of a tankery school somewhere in England.."
"I see..good luck in your future endeavors Darjeeling-san!"
"Thank you Gero-kun..and thank you also for making my last match here a very memorable one.."
"You're very welcome! But why do you look like you are not happy?"
"Ohh sorry..as a lady I must refrain from being very expressive of my emotions.."
"That's a shame.."
"Why?"
"You would look a lot cuter if you smile more you know!"
(Darjeeling was shocked didn't know how to respond to what Gero had just told her and just stared at the boy in front of her. Gero then saw Miho's tank arrive and Erika with Maho and Shiho had gone to their location as well)
"Our commander is there I have to go now..see you Darjeeling-san! I'll miss you and take care!" Gero said with a smile then left
(Darjeeling then climbed back on her Churchill and went down the cupola and sat down her chair. Both Assam and Pekoe saw how Darjeeling was acting and started to talk to her)
"Darjeeling-sama?" Pekoe asked
"Are you alright?" Assam asked
"Y-Yes..Assam..Pekoe.."
"Yes?" Both said
"I think I'll be studying next year at St. Gloriana's College.."
"Ehh?!" Both were shocked
"I thought you were going to England to study!" Assam said
"Why the sudden change Darjeeling-sama?!" Pekoe asked
"..."
(Darjeeling didn't respond and was just covering her face because she was blushing so hard and her whole face was bright red. Gero then regrouped with Miho and the rest)
"Miho!"
*HUG
(Miho then suddenly hugged Gero out of nowhere)
"You idiot! What you did was very dangerous! I was very worried!"
"Forgive me Miho..that was all I could think of for us to win.."
"I don't care! If onii-chan got hurt again then winning is not worth it!"
(Miho was starting to cry while her face was buried on her brother's chest. Gero then gently placed his hand on Miho's head and patted her)
"I'm very sorry Miho..I promise I won't do it again.."
(Miho then hugged her brother tighter and Miho's crew along with Gero's crew just smiled at their display of sibling love)
"No fair..I want to hug onii-sama as well!" Maho said while pouting
"Onee-chan.."
"Ahaha come here then!"
*HUG
(Gero was now hugging both his sisters in celebration of their victory. Erika then approached them)
"Congratulations Bakatora.."
"Told you I'd keep my promise.."
"I knew you would.." Erika said as she blushed
"Congratulations Gero.." Shiho smiled
"Thank you Okaa-chan..I love you!"
(Everyone saw Shiho blush because she was still not used to her son showing him affection and breaking her wall of ice)
"Before everything else..can you guys give me, Miho and Erika some time..we have something to talk about.."
(Everyone nodded in response and the three of them moved to a different spot)
"What's this about onii-chan?"
"Miho-chan..Erika has something to tell you..I'll give you both some space"
(Gero then walked away so that the two can talk properly)
"Itsumi-san?"
"Uhm..Miho-san..I'm so sorry..for everything up until now!"
(Erika then bowed in front of Miho and this surprised her)
"Ehh? Please stop..why are you apologizing? For what?"
"I treated you horribly in the past when you were still in Kuromorimine..I slapped you..I hated you..I pushed you away..then I blamed you when we lost even though you saved me..I even insulted you and your crew.."
"That's all in the past Itsumi-san.."
"But still..I want to properly apologize to you..please forgive me.."
"T-Then..I have 3 conditions before I forgive you.."
"What are they?"
"First is please be my best friend from now on..can we?"
"Miho-san..of course we can..I'd love to.."
"Then call me Miho from now on ok?"
"Alright..thank you Miho.."
"The second is let me call you Eririn!"
"E-Eririn?!"
"Is that a no?"
"It's embarrassing..but yes..please call me that from now on..Miho.."
"Yay! Eririn!" Miho hugged Erika
"Then what's the last condition Miho?"
"Last is..please take care of my onii-chan from now on..alright?"
"Ehhhh!? B-But.."
"What? You won't?"
"I will..I definitely will!" Erika said as she blushed
"Very good answer! I can't wait for your marriage!"
"Haa?! M-Marriage?!" Erika went bright red
"Think about it this way..if you get married with onii-chan then onee-chan and me will be your sisters-in-law!"
(Erika suddenly thought of her being with both Miho and Maho in a house together)
"Actually..that might not be bad.." Erika said
"Right? So that means you've already said yes to marrying my onii-chan!"
"No no no..w-wait! That's not it!" Erika got flustered
"Yes it is Eririn!"
"Uhm Miho..one more thing.."
"Hmmm?"
"Thank you so much for saving my life..thank you for saving me from drowning inside my tank..I don't know how I can repay you but someday I surely will.."
"You're very welcome Eririn! Come on let's go back to Onii-chan.."
"Yeah.."
(Both Erika and Miho then walked back while Miho's arms locked with Erika's)
"By the looks of it both of you have made up huh?"
"Yes onii-chan..thank you!"
"Thank you bakatora..for giving us the chance to talk.." Erika blushing
"Of course Erika..you're welcome.."
(The three of them then went back to the others. They needed to get their tanks all fixed up before mud enters the engines)
"So what did you guys talk about?"
"Onii-chan that's a secret we won't tell you, right Eririn?"
"T-That's right! What I talked about with Miho has definitely, 100% got nothing to do with you!"
"I didn't even mention myself-"
"Shut up bakatora! Do you want to sit seiza?!"
"No please.."
[Ooarai Tank Garage]
(Everyone was now looking at the very wrecked White Tiger at their garage completely broken and riddled with mud)
"This is..is..so sad to look at.."
"Is there anything that you didn't break?!" Nakajima said
"We didn't break our bones..does that count?" Hajime said
"NO IT DOESN'T!" Leopon Team shouted
"This is going to be so hard to put back together.." Hoshino said
"We are very sorry!" Gero and his crew said
"This is what happens when you do crazy things bakatora.." Erika said
"It's fine..don't worry about it!" Suzuki said
"We'll help in any way we can!" Saori said
"It will be fun putting together a Tiger 1! Please let me help Gero-dono!" Yukari said with stars on her eyes
"Thank you everyone.."
"My God you really trashed it this time didn't you kuso-gaki" ?! a voice shouted from behind them
(Everyone on the garage looked at the direction of the voice and saw an old guy standing their wearing a mechanic outfit)
"Uhm..who might you be?" Nakajima asked
"Me? I'm the one that did maintenance on that wrecked Tiger 1 behind you.." the guy said
"OHHH! MATSUMOTO-SAN!" Ken and Ono shouted
"Matsumoto-san? Gero's father?!" Miho shouted
"EEEEEHHH?!" all the girls shouted in the garage
"Kuso-jiji.."
"Yo nice to meet you all girls! Thanks for taking care of my stupid son!" Matsumoto said
"It's nice to meet you also! Your son has been a great help to us!" Anzu said
"Really? He hasn't been a dead weight?" Matsumoto asked
"No definitely not! He has done so much for us!"
(Erika was looking at Gero's father and remembered that he is not his biological father but the person that took care of Gero as a child when he lost his memories)
"I see..so that's his step father.." Erika said in her mind
"Well..seeing what he has done to the tank I gave him..just means that he has no idea of the importance of things are!"
"But it only got into that state so that Gero could win the match.." Maho said
"Winning isn't everything miss..when somebody gives you something you should cherish that something and not wreck it like this!"
(Everyone got quiet at what Matsumoto said. He had every right to be angry for that tank was very important to him and he had maintained that tank for as long as he could remember)
"With all due respect sir.." Erika suddenly stepped forward
"What is it? You've got something to say?" Matsumoto asked
"Yes I do..you're son did not wreck your tank for nothing..he did that in order to bring victory to his team and to his friends. You are right about winning isn't everything..there are a lot more important things than that. But keeping promises is just as important. Your son promised me he would win this match for me, for all of us, for our share of the hard work we put in doing Senshado."
"Eririn.." Miho smiled as she saw her new best friend step up to her brother
"What you claim is true about not taking care of things given to you by other people is bad, it is downright insulting. But judging a person to what he may have been before in the past and comparing him to what he is now is even worse. Your son is an amazing person sir and he didn't deserve what you said."
"Erika…"
(Everyone in the garage was so surprised to hear what Erika had to say about Gero and how he defended him. Even Matsumoto was speechless and was just staring at everyone)
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" suddenly Matsumoto started laughing
"Uhm.." Erika was confused
"I'm sorry for suddenly laughing..what you said young lady is correct and I agree with you 200%!" Matsumoto then smiled
"Ehh? Then what you said…" Erika asked
"It was all an act girls you can relax now.."
*BIG SIGH
(Everyone let out a big sigh as Matsumoto started to smile and laugh)
"What the heck was that about?!" Nakajima said
"I'm sweating buckets here!" Tsuchiya said
"Ahahaha sorry sorry..everyone was just so down that I had to do something.." Matsumoto said
"By making the atmosphere suffocating? That's one hell of a sense of humor sir.." Erika said
"It was a test..I wanted to see what kind of people my son has been acquainted with..everyone passed.."
"I see..good thing we didn't fail.."
"Especially you young lady..what you said moved this old heart of mine and gave me hope of you younger generations.."
"I only said what needed to be said.."
"What's your name young lady?"
"Itsumi Erika, Kommandant of Kuromorimine Girls Academy" Erika saluted
"Kuromorimine? I see..well then Itsumi-san..please continue being in a good relationship with my son!" Matsumoto saluted back
"Yes sir I will!" Erika replied
"Onee-chan! Eririn just admitted he is in a relationship with Gero!" Miho said with a grin
"Really Erika?! You don't waste time do you?" Maho said with a grin
"N-No that wasn't what I meant! I-I was just-" Erika blushed and got flustered
"HAHAHAHAHA you've got some amazing friends here kuso-gaki" Matsumoto said to Gero
"Jiji…" (Old Man)
"What's with the long face? Not happy to see your old man?" Matsumoto asked
(At this moment Gero was remembering everything that his father has done for him. All the times that he took care of him when he was just a small boy. The times they spent together at the tank garage before he lost his memories. All of these memories gave Gero overflowing emotions and he suddenly hugged his father)
"Finally you show some affection!" Matsumoto said as Gero hugged him
"Oto-san.." Gero spoke in a quiet voice
"Yeah?"
"I got my memories back.."
(Matsumoto was shocked at first but he was also relieved)
"I see..so you remember everything now?"
"I do..thank you so much for everything.."
(Gero started to cry as he hugged his father tighter. Everyone in the garage was touched by this father and son reunion)
"Welcome back..bochamma" [Young Master]
"Tadaima.."
(Matsumoto then looked at Miho and Maho and bowed a little bit signaling them that he knows who they are. Both Miho and Maho also bowed in return)
"Oto-san..I finally found it.."
"Found what?"
"My own Senshado.."
"I see..that's great..I'm very happy for you.."
Coming Up Next : Chapter 31 - Poem for My Love
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