Chapter 2 - A New Beginning
(News spread like a wildfire towards all of the schools)
[Saunders University High School Carrier]
"Really?! Boys are allowed now?!" a certain Blonde was excited while eating a burger.
"Yes it has been officially announced by M.E.X.T" said a tall girl while blowing a bubble gum
"This is great! We might be able to scout my Takashi to join us!" a brown haired girl shouted
"You still haven't given up on that huh Alisa?" Naomi said with a grin
[Pravda Girls High School Carrier]
"Bring in boys or whatever they will still all bow down Katyusha's might" a small girl riding on top of another tall girl said.
"That is absolutely right Katyusha" said the tall girl with long brown hair.
"Katyusha takaya milaya, kogda ona vesolaya (Katyusha is so cute when she is feisty)" said a blonde haired girl
"Da osobenno kogda ona khvastayetsya (Yes especially when she brags about herself)" replied the tall girl
"Klara! Nonna! Speak in Japanese!" shouted Katyusha
[Saint Gloriana Girls College Carrier]
"This is certainly a predicament worth looking into" said an Orange haired girl while pouring some tea.
"Boys in Senshado? Hard to imagine such a thing but it could provide valuable data" a long haired blondie carrying a laptop said
"No matter how fast we go, or no matter how many hits we take, we shall never spill tea, that is Saint Gloriana's Senshado" another blonde girl said while sipping tea.
"Oho ho ho ho I shall have them taste defeat against St. Gloriana's Top Speedster!" said a redhead while running.
"Rosehip don't run and shout at the same time" said the Blonde
[Anzio Girls High School]
"Attention my fellow comrades! This is a big opportunity for us!" said a green haired girl with a twin tail.
"We shall let them now that Anzio is not weak, no Anzio is Strong! We shall prove to them that Anzio is the school to apply for in Senshado!"
"We shall serve them boys the most amazing pasta they will ever eat!"
"DUCE DUCE DUCE DUCE DUCE!" a loud cheer from the other students
"I hope our Duce knows what she is doing." said a blonde haired girl
"It'll be alright I tell you trust in our Duce!" said a girl with short black hair while cooking pasta.
[Jatkosota High School]
"Things are going to be a lot more fun now!" said a girl with red haired twin tails
"You think so? I think it's a lot of work to be done. What do you think Mika?" said a short haired girl
*Sounds of a Kantele was being played*
"Fun or hard work. I shall just go wherever the wind takes me" Mika said
"As usual I can't understand what you meant by that Mika" said the short haired girl
"Hehehe that's our Mika" said the twin tail red haired girl
[Kuromorimine Girls Academy Carrier]
"What the heck is that old fart thinking of bringing boys into Senshado!" said a long white haired girl with blue eyes.
"Boys huh…" said a dark brown haired girl
"What's wrong commander?"
"Nothing get the girls ready for training practice Erika"
"Yes commandant!"
[Ooarai Girls Academy Carrier]
"Miporin! Have you heard the news?" said a red-haired girl
"What news Saori-san?" asked a long black haired girl
"They will be letting boys participate in Senshado!"
"That's some surprising news there Takebebe-dono!" said a fuzzy haired girl
"Right?! I wonder how many will fall in love with me!?" said Saori
(The two girls let out a sigh and sweat droplets formed over their heads)
"Yukari do you think boys hate waking up in the morning also?" said a sleepy girl beside Saori
"Geez Mako you shouldn't sleep here you'll catch a cold! Help me with her Hana!" said Saori
"Mako-san you really like sleeping don't you?" Said Hana giggling
"Uhm I don't think every boy out their has low blood pressure like you Reizei-dono" said Yukari
"What do you think about this Nishizumi-dono?" asked Yukari
(Miho didn't respond and was staring at the sky)
"Miporin?"
"Miho-san?"
"Nishizumi-dono?"
(Miho suddenly snapped back to reality)
"I'm sorry what was that?"
"Is everything alright Miho-san? You look out of it" said Hana
"I'm fine Hana thank you. I just sort of remembered something when Saori-san mentioned boys"
"Why Miporin? Remembered an ex-boyfriend or somethin?" Saori said with a grin
"Huh?! No! It's nothing like that uhm.." Miho said while blushing
"Hmmm? Very suspicious Miporin" Saori kept on teasing Miho.
"It's like I remembered something very important but can't quite get a fix on it"
"I see well it must've been very important to you Nishizumi-dono"
"Yes a very precious memory"
"I'm still betting on an ex-boyfriend or something though" Saori said
"Geez! Saori-san!" Miho shouted
(All of them started laughing)
[Shirokumo Boys Highschool - After School]
"Achoo!"
"Gero got a cold?"
"I don't know I just suddenly had the chills"
"That's for staying up late playing eroge Matsu-Kun"
"Will you please cut it out with that eroge eroge stuff!"
"But you know that sudden announcement of boys being allowed in Senshado was a real shocker!"
"Yeah you said it Ono-kun you think we can try it?"
"Don't be ridiculous Ken how the heck can we pass for that?"
"Come on don't be a wet towel Matsu-kun they said anyone can join!"
"We do have some knowledge of tanks because of the games we play right?"
"Yeah that's right Ono-kun and I have done countless simulations on driving a tank!"
"So what do you say Gero? You in? Or are you in?"
"Why are the two of you so excited about this? Suppose that we go where do you think we will get a tank?"
[Matsumoto Household - Tokyo]
"Tadaima kuso-jiji"
"Okaeri kuso-gaki"
"Ojamashimasu Matsumoto-san" Ono and Ken said.
"Irashai both of you make yourselves at home"
"Hey Matsumoto-san have you heard of the big news?"
"What is it ken-kun?"
"They'll be allowing boys to participate in Senshado now!"
(Matsumoto-san was shocked suddenly stopped and stared)
"Hey jiji what's wrong?"
"Nothing, was just wondering why now of all the years they didn't allow it"
"They said it will bring great change for our country the guy said in the announcement"
"Change for the country huh…" Matsumoto-san was thinking deeply
(Gero noticed how his father was acting strange)
"Well we three thought of signing up for Senshado Matsumoto-san what do you think?" Ono said
(Matsumoto-san once again stopped and was in deep thought)
"See guys even jiji thinks its not worth it"
"You are not helping any bit Matsu-kun!"
"I don't see any problem about it, you youngsters should go for it!" Matsumoto said
"Really Matsumoto-san?! Alriiiiight!" Ken got into a panzer high
"Haaaaaa?! What the heck are you saying kuso-jiji!?"
"Shut it kuso-gaki it's better than having you here turn to dust!"
"Isn't that great Gero?" Ono said with a grin on his face
"I can't believe this! We don't even have a tank!"
"Oh you don't need to worry about that" Matsumoto said to them
[Matsumoto Household Garage - Tokyo]
"WOOOOOOOW"
"This is quite amazing I might say"
"Ha ha you already did say it Ono-kun"
"You have got to be kidding me"
(Inside the garage was a big tank that was hidden for a long time)
"Matsumoto-san what kind of tank is this?"
"This young Ken is a Tiger I tank, served in WW2 and survived"
"THIS IS AMAAAAZZZZIIING!" Ken shouted before fainting
"Oi Ken-chan get a grip" said Ono
"Wow its full of dust huh jiji"
*cough *cough
(As Gero wiped some dust off the side of the tank he saw the number)
"2 1 7...ugh my head!"
(Suddenly Gero once again felt pain in his scar)
"What are these memories?! Ughh…"
(Gero suddenly went down and fainted)
"Gero!"
"Matsu-kun!"
"Quickly get him inside!" shouted Matsumoto
(Ono and Ken Rushed him inside asap)
(After successfully getting Gero into bed)
"Thank you the both of you for helping out my stupid son"
"Don't mention it Matsumoto-san, Gero has helped us a lot in many ways before"
"That's right he is our precious and best friend"
"Thank you really that means a lot to this old rust bucket"
"But it's so weird that Matsu-kun has those kinds of headaches right?"
"Does it have anything to do with his scar?"
(Matsumoto just lay quiet and didn't know how to respond)
"Before my stupid son met both of you he had a near death experience"
(Both Ono and Ken was shocked)
"I'm telling you this because both of you are his friends and those he can trust"
"I can't tell you everything for your own safety but would you hear me out?"
"We are listening and ready for anything"
(Matsumoto breathed heavily and started)
"In the past that stupid son of mine was very energetic and kind always running around"
"Sounds like the current Gero to me" said Ono with a little laugh
"I was told by experts that he has special talents that only a handful have"
"I always thought Matsu-kun was a special person" said Ken
"Yes he was special caught the eyes of many"
"Also caught the attention of bad people with evil intentions"
(Ono and Ken felt the cold breeze in the room)
"These people tried to take the life of my son so that he could never use his talents"
(After hearing this Ono clenched his fist in anger)
"By a miracle he was saved and away from danger"
"But the injury he sustained was very severe and couldn't heal completely"
"Thus giving him that scar on his head and taking away some of his memories"
(Ono and Ken was silent in hearing this)
"I took him and fled here where he can never be harmed again"
"Now he has two wonderful friends like you he can rely and trust so please support my stupid son when you go for Senshado" Matsumoto said as he bowed towards Ono and Ken
(Ono and Ken stood up only to stop Matsumoto from bowing)
"Being your Gero's friend is an honor Matsumoto-san and we won't let him get into trouble"
"Don't worry Matsumoto-san we got his back and he has ours!"
(He felt like a torn has been removed from his chest and tears flowed from his eyes)
"Thank you..thank you very much"
[Matsumoto Household - The next morning]
"Ughh..my head..did I pass out last night?"
"I'm in my room so guess I owe it to those two goof balls" Gero smiling softly
(Gero went down the kitchen)
"Morning jiji..what happened last night?"
"Nothing much..you should head out to the garage and get that tank running"
"Eeehhh but I haven't even agreed-"
"Either you go out there or I kick you out there! Now hurry up!"
"Alright alright don't get you panties in a pickle"
(Hearing that Matsumoto suddenly kicked Gero to the garage face first)
"What the hell in the end I still get kicked you kuso-jiji!"
*SPLAAASH *SPLAAASH
(Gero suddenly got splashed with cold water)
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
"That's what you get Matsu-kun for being late!"
"Morning Gero!"
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR KEN!"
"Just a wake up call from me my dude!"
"What are you guys ever doing here so early in the morning?"
"Have a look for yourself then" Ono pointing towards the garage
(Gero's eyes widened as he saw the Tiger I all cleaned up)
"Amazing...I never knew that it was like this"
"Like what?"
"Breathtaking!" Gero said with the biggest smile he has ever made
(Ono and Ken was happy for their friend)
"So want to repaint it Matsu-kun? Do you have a color in mind?"
"Yeah the old color has faded so I think that's a great idea Gero wouldn't you say?"
"Shiro!"
(Ono and Ken was surprised but agreed)
"Our tank shall be in white as the Shirokumo Boys High School"
"What about our team name Matsu-kun?"
"We shall be known as.."
"White Tiger"
"White Tiger huh? I guess M.E.X.T unknowingly unleashed a caged beast into their tournament"
(Matsumoto was looking at his son on top of his tank and he smiled with all he had)
"Reminds me of a younger you…"
(Matsumoto took out a pocket watch with a picture on it and showed)
"Shiho-oujosama"