Chapter 36 - Seven Seats of Senshado
[Triple SSS Main Office - Tokyo, Japan]
(Every member of Seven Seats and the two representatives are now present at their main office to conduct a meeting regarding the tournaments and events that will be occurring soon)
"Thank you everyone for coming all the way here to Tokyo for our meeting..I know you all are busy at your colleges so we appreciate the dedication you all are showing.." Kikuyo said
"It's nothing Kikuyo-sama for it is our job.." Darjeeling said
"Well you don't have to worry about our college affairs Kikuyo-san.." Anchovy said
"Why is that?" Kikuyo asked
"All of us here except for the representatives and Asparagus-san have decided to work diligently here at Triple SSS for the whole year and we'll go to college or our desired universities next year.." Maho said
"Oh my I hope your parents aren't angry and displeased with that decision of yours.." Kikuyo said
"It's quite the opposite actually..they were happy that I found work immediately after high school so it all worked out.." Kay said
"Same for my parents..they were very proud to say that I have become an independent woman that now works to provide for her own needs.." Katyusha said
"You still look like a kid though Kat-chan.." Kay said
"Shut up!"
"All of you are amazing you already have planned out what you want to do huh?" Asparagus said
"What about you Asparagus-san?" Kikuyo asked
"I'll be doing my work here while attending college..but do not be worried I'll be properly doing my share of the work the best I can!"
"I know you will Asparagus-san..you were specifically chosen to be a member here because of your diligence and sense of responsibility.."
"Thank you Kikuyo-sama.."
"What about our representatives over there? You already have a college to attend to?" Kay asked
"I'll be working full time here for now since I have no college yet to go to..looking forward to working with you all!" Oowada said
"Likewise! And you Yamato-san?" Anchovy asked
"I'll be attending Red Wings Academy's college section but I too will not slack off on my work..pleased to work with you all.." Kaede said
"So with that being said let us begin our meeting.." Kikuyo said
"Yes!" everyone responded
(As they begin the meeting Kikuyo discussed the basic work they need to do and informed them of the necessary procedures they have to do as well as rules of the Japanese Senshado Federation with regards the Senshado Tournament)
"That's everything that you all need to know..any questions?" Kikuyo asked
"When will we stop accepting tank approval requests for the tournament?" Oowada asked
"We will no longer entertain requests a month before the tournament Oowada-kun.." Kikuyo said
"Kikuyo-san will there be a limit to how many armored cars the schools can field?" Kay asked
"Yes each school can only field up to 5 armored cars.."
"Roger that.."
"Ok no more questions? Let's now review the tank approval requests that have been submitted so far.." Kikuyo said
"Yes!"
(All of them now took their time analyzing and reviewing each and every single tank request submitted to them by every school that wants to join the Senshado Tournament. It took them hours to finish everything for they had to be very thorough)
*STRETCH
"Mmmmmm~ we're finally done for today…" Kay said
"It was certainly fun seeing new and different kinds of tanks.." Darjeeling said
"I didn't know there were still so many tanks out there that we haven't seen before because they were open top tanks..' Asparagus said
"That's because those kinds of tanks are very dangerous for the crew..one mistake and we will have a grave accident on our hands.." Katyusha said
"That's why we have to make sure that they made the proper changes to the tank's turret to protect the crew, no matter what.." Maho said
"Maho-san is correct, that's why we will conduct on the spot inspections of those tanks to physically assess the condition of the modifications if they are viable or not.." Kikuyo said
"Understood!" they replied
"We will start first with the new schools to show them that we don't prioritize the veteran schools but we equally value every participant in the tournament..after the new schools we'll inspect the pioneer schools.." Kikuyo said
"The new schools are the ones who have the most open top tanks as well so it's best to get a head start from there.." Darjeeling said
"Tomorrow each of you will go in pairs per school..make sure to have each other's backs and support one another while working..when you're done you may return home and we'll discuss the inspections the next day.." Kikuyo ordered
"There are 4 new schools that need to be inspected. How about we draw lots for fun?" Kay suggested
"I'm fine with that.." Maho said
(Everyone then drew lots and got into pairs)
Red Wings Academy - Maho and Kay
Rethymno Academy - Anchovy and Asparagus
Shogun Boys High School - Kaede and Darjeeling
Crows Nest High School - Katyusha and Oowada
"Maho! Looks like it's us two!" Kay said
"Yeah..let's do our best.." Maho smiled
"That's it for today, you guys can all leave now..we'll discuss the outcome of the inspection the day after tomorrow..thank you for all of your hard work!" Kikuyo said
"Thank you very much!" everyone said
(Kikuyo then stayed at the office to finalize some papers while the rest have now gone down to the building entrance and got ready to go home)
"It's amazing working here..I'm having fun as long as it's connected to Senshado!" Anchovy said
"Get a job you like and you'll never have to work a day in your life.." Darjeeling said
"Agreed.." Asparagus said
"Well I know that we don't have to inspect anything from Kuromorimine.." Kaede said
"Why is that?" Katyusha asked
"No matter what tank they use or even if they decide to cheat my school will still be victorious.."
"Big words..when you were clearly nervous when you saw the White Tiger at Kuromorimine.." Maho said
"Oh please..I was just surprised..I have no reason to fear him..what can one boy do?" Kaede said
"That's where you're wrong Yamato Style user.." Katyusha said
"My darling is not just one boy.." Kay said
"Let me give you a piece of advice Yamato-san.." Maho said
"What?"
(Maho then walked in front of Kaede and looked directly to her eyes with a serious grin)
"You should be afraid.."
(As Maho walked away the others saw a very displeased expression on Kaede's face)
[Kuromorimine University High School]
(Shiho and Gero with his crew were having a meeting just before their training starts)
"Thank you boys for helping me with these paperwork.." Shiho said
"You're very welcome Headmistress..and this is also our job.." Hajime said
"That's right Okaa-chan it's only natural to help each other out.."
"Well I knew you we're going to help but I didn't expect you four to run as the Student Council for the boys.." Shiho laughed
"I was already a student council president before we transferred here so it's no big deal.." Hajime said
"But this time we are here also to back you up so there won't be any problems.." Ken said
Kuromorimine Boys Student Council
President - Hajime, Taiyou
Vice President - Matsumoto, Gero
Secretary - Nakamura, Ono
Public Relations Officer - Tsugomoto, Ken
"It also has its benefits like we have our own office!" Ono said
"It does sound cool we have a place we can properly do our work.." Ken said
"You can use this place as much as you want, I'll give the keys to Hajime-kun.." Shiho said
"Since we're here what's the status of the tanks that I ordered?"
"The shop we contacted has everything on the list so there won't be any issues.." Ono said
"Hey Matsu-kun what's the difference between the two?"
"The tanks we will be getting will be a lot faster in exchange for the current ones.."
"So it will be faster and still get the same amount of armor and firepower Taichou?"
"Yup..we will be converting to an agile kind of force that is fast but hits hard.."
"Then what about these Matsu-kun?"
"Oh that's a special team that I will be creating..it will be an independent group that can move without having to wait for orders.."
"To counter unexpected situations right Gero?"
"Yes Ono..this will prevent any attempts of our enemies to break our formations..so that all of us can adapt to any situation we face.."
"Hey Taichou is this tank also for that?"
"That is my gift for Erika because that's her favorite tank.."
"Your girlfriend has a very unexpected taste in tanks Gero.."
"In boys too.." Ken said
"Oh screw you Ken, very funny..it's a cute tank! Just like me.."
"Yeah keep telling yourself that Taichou.."
"Oh I will.."
"What happened to the old tanks by the way?" Ono asked
"The hetzers were either donated or sold because Mauko-chan was getting PTSD every time she saw a hetzer so yeah.."
"What about the King Tigers?" Ken asked
"One was donated to Shirokumo while the other is still here for backup..also Maho-chan's Tiger I is also here.."
"Copy that..well that's about everything..all we need to do now is wait for the orders to arrive.." Hajime said
"You think these will be enough for the tournament Matsu-kun?"
"Well 30 tanks is the limit so this is as much as we can get..the rest will be up to the team..which I have complete faith on.."
"Gero, do you think we'll face Red Wings Academy in the finals?"
"Nothing is certain Ono..but I have a feeling the Yamato Style will not go down easily.."
"Headmistress what can you tell us about this Yamato Style?" Hajime asked
"They're strong, I'd say they can match our firepower, they field only US tanks.." Shiho said
"If they're that strong how come they never joined the previous tournaments?" Ken asked
"Red Wings was a co-ed school from the start..they couldn't join even if they wanted to.." Shiho said
"But now since boys have been allowed it's now an opportunity for them to strike.." Ono said
"So nobody has ever seen how they fight..this is going to be hard..any ideas Taichou?"
"No matter what they do..we'll just fight how we always fight..with everything we've got and we won't give up.."
"Roger!" his crew replied
"I have fought the Head of the Yamato Style before but it was just a 1v1..so I'm sure it will be very different in team battle.." Shiho said
"Any information is a great help Headmistress..how did it go?" Ono asked
"Of course you won right Okaa-chan?"
"I did..but barely..you could say I was like fighting myself..going forward ignoring the costs..just seeing victory as the only outcome and nothing else.."
"Then it's safe to say that the Head of the Yamato Style has passed on to her daughters that kind of fighting.."
"Yeah..so don't underestimate them..they'll definitely fight without mercy for both their enemies and allies.." Shiho said
"When did I underestimate my enemy? Don't worry I won't be careless Okaa-chan.."
"One thing's for sure that Taichou never thought of any of our opponents as beneath us.." Hajime said
"He'd even praise the enemy during the fight.." Ono said
"That's just how Matsu-kun is!"
"Hey if they deserve praise I give it to them.."
*KNOCK *KNOCK
(Someone suddenly knocked on their office and the one that entered was Maho who just came back from work)
"Ohh Maho-chan Okaeri.."
"Tadaima Onii-sama..Okaa-sama.."
"How was work?" Shiho asked
"It was fun..definitely a new kind of feeling being able to work with connections to Senshado.."
"I'm happy you're enjoying Maho-chan..keep up the great work.."
"I will Onii-sama..so what are you talking about?" Maho asked
"We were discussing the new tanks we ordered and asked the Headmistress about the Yamato Style.." Hajime said
"I see..that reminds me during work a while ago that Yamato Kaede said that she has nothing to fear from Kuromorimine this coming tournament.." Maho said
"Is that so? I guess my provocation worked.."
"If that Yamato girl thinks she can win hands down then she'll be in a surprise when she faces you.." Shiho said
"What do you think of Red Wings Academy onii-sama? Is there any school they are similar to that we have faced before?"
"Honestly..based on what Okaa-chan has told us..they are just like Kuromorimine..or how Kuromorimine would have been if they didn't have Miho-chan.."
"So a school that solely relies on the skills of the Yamato Style and only cares for the win?" Maho asked
"Yeah..but we are not that anymore..this is the new Kuromorimine..and we will show the Yamato Style how the Nishizumi Style really fights.."
(Shiho and Maho smiled that they are now together with Gero and they will be able to see him grow from now on)
*DING DING DING
"Well that's the school bell..classes are over.."
"You better get prepared for training now..the regulars will be joining the new kids in their training right?" Shiho asked
"Yes Okaa-sama..everyone is excited.."
"Good..go on now.."
"Jawohl Headmistress!" they saluted
[Kuromorimine University High School - Training Grounds]
(It's now the third day of training for the new recruits together with the regular tankers)
"ATTENTION!" Bauer shouted
"Listen up! Today we will be training you newbies the way Kuromorimine has done it for the past years..so give it your all because I don't want to see anyone falling behind!" Erika shouted
"Jawohl Kommandant!" they saluted
Coming Up Next : Chapter 37 - Perception
Author's Note:
Hi guys! I apologize if the chapter is a bit shorter than the others! I promise the next chapters will be better! In the next chapter will be the training of the newbies then the exhibition games! So a lot of fun will be happening soon!
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