Chapter 69 - Business Trip
[Aboard the Black V-22 Osprey]
"Then it's settled..you'll be our Commanding Officer for this mission right?" Kal asked
"Right..so do exactly what I say, when I say, and how I say..is that clear?"
"Roger!" everyone saluted
"Good.."
"So Taichou..where are we headed?" Naomi asked
(Gero then looked outside the window before he answered and he was recalling Erika's smile to give him strength once more)
"Germany.."
"Ohh nice..I heard it's lovely during this time of the year!" Alisa said
"They have great beer too!" Takashi said
"It's not like you're old enough to drink.." Kal jokes
"Shut up!" Takashi reacted
"Well don't expect to get any time for sight seeing while we're there..we have important things to do first.."
"So after we're done with the important stuff let's hang out for a bit! It's not everyday we get to go to Germany!" Takashi said
"Yeah..fine by me.."
[Tokyo Private Airfield]
(The Black V-22 Osprey now arrived at the private airfield and dropped off Gero and his team. As they walked towards the airfield they were astonished as they saw a Kawasaki C-2 Transport Plane without any markings or flags on it again)
"A Kawasaki C-2! Only the JASDF have these!" Alisa said
"But it doesn't have the flag of Japan on it.." Naomi said
"That's because it's a private plane..my family owns it not the JASDF.."
"Well it was given to us by the JASDF is the proper way to say it.." a voice said from inside the plane
"Who's there?!" Kal shouted
(Suddenly a team of five people came from the cargo bay doors of the plane and walked towards Gero and his team)
"It's been a long time young master!" the five of them said and bowed to Gero
"What are you guys doing here?"
"Do you know them Gero?" Ono asked
"Yeah..Ryōshi Senjutsu Tokushu Butai - Special Hunters and Tracking Squad - RYOBU of the Nishizumi Family.."
"RYOBU? Just like the ANBU of the Shimadas?" Kal asked
"Ohh you've met the ANBUs already?" asked one of the RYOBUs
"Yeah..they saved us when we got attacked.." Takashi said
"I see..well ANBU specializes on Assassination while RYOBU specializes on Hunting and Tracking.."
"Answer my question Lieutenant..why are you here?"
"Forgive me for my rudeness young master..we were sent here by your father Tsuneo-sama to assist you.." said the Lieutenant
"Dad sent you?"
"Yes..he heard from Shiho-sama that you were going to need some help.."
"I haven't seen him in years..now he wants to help me?"
"Well you can ask that him directly later..he's waiting for you in Germany.."
"You guys just had all this figured out right from the start huh?"
"Not really..we only figured it out when some young lady hacked into the C.I.A's information network and was able to get some valuable information for us.."
"Ohh that young lady is here..and this is my team..from left to right..that's Kal, Naomi-san, Ray, Alisa-san, Klara-san, and Assam-san the one that hacked the C.I.A..this here beside me is Ono my loader and best friend.."
"Wait you hacked them?!" Alisa reacted
"I just took a peak that's all.." Assam smiled
"Nice to meet you, senpais.." Naomi smiled
"You too..my name is Lieutenant Sanada, this is my team..introduce yourselves.." Sanada ordered
"Sergeant Sakurai! Team Marksman!"
"Corporal Kaito! Nice to meet you! "
"Private First Class Shun! Demolitions expert! A pleasure!"
"Private First Class Nana! I'm the medic so let me know if you get hurt!"
(The RYOBUs then saluted Gero and he saluted back)
"We have 12 hours of flight time to Germany so rest up..we'll brief you of the mission when we're near our destination.."
"Roger!" everyone replied
(As they boarded the plane they saw a very luxurious interior and there were comfortable chairs that could be converted to beds. There was even a bar stand and a proper dining area where they could eat)
"This is amazing! You turned a cargo plane into a high class plane!" Alisa reacted
"I did tell you it's private..but only the front half of the plane was converted while the back is still a cargo bay area.."
"It's still cool! Right Kal-kun?" Takashi said
"Yeah..with this we can properly rest.." Kal smiled
"Pick whichever chair/bed you want, there's food in the fridge and drinks at the bar..do as you please nobody's gonna tell your parents.." Lt. Sanada said
"Really? We might just get a drink or two?" Naomi said
"Yes go ahead as long as you don't get drunk.." PFC Nana chuckled
"Ahaha just kidding..but still what's with all the freedom?" Naomi asked
"Well this mission is classified so nobody will know what happens during this mission..so feel free.." PFC Shun said
"More like Black Ops..as of this moment we do not exist anywhere..is that clear?" Cpl. Kaito said
(Everyone nodded in response)
"Hey that's enough chit chat..rest up.."
"Yes young master.." Kaito bowed
"What about you? You should also try to sleep Gero-kun.." Klara said
"Thanks Klara-san..I have something to do first..I'll get some sleep later.."
[8 Hours Later...]
(On board their private plane time flew by quickly as they flew through the western skies. There is four hours left before they arrive and Gero's team woke up peacefully and just finished eating breakfast with the members of RYOBU)
"Where's Tiger-kun and Nakamura-kun?" Takashi asked
"Both of them are with Lt. Sanada by the cargo checking our gear.." PFC Nana said
"So..what's your story with the young master? How did you meet him?" Cpl. Kaito asked
"All of us met him in one thing..Senshado!" Takashi said
"Imagine a random boy joining Senshado and dominating everyone in such a fun way!" Alisa said
"That was before or after he regained his memories?" PFC Nana asked
"It was before..and even after he remembered who he was we still had fun together.." Kal said
"What about you guys? When did you first meet Gero-kun?" Klara asked
"Ohh I remember that day very much! It was his 5th birthday!" Sgt. Sakurai smiled
"Yeah I remember it too! We were there as his father's body guards then we were introduced!"
"Oh he was so happy to meet us..we were so happy as well that we gave him gifts on the spot!" Cpl. Kaito said
"What gifts?" Naomi asked
"Two of our comrades Junpei and Touma! On that day both of them were assigned as Gero-sama's body guards.."
(Gero's team knew those names except for Alisa, Klara, and Naomi. They also know what happened to them)
"I see..so that's when they met.." Takashi smiled
"Do you guys know about Junpei and Touma?" PFC Shun asked
"Yes..Gero-kun showed us his memories of the past and what happened.." Assam said
"They were amazing comrades.." Kal said
"Thank you.." Cpl. Kaito smiled
"Forgive us but we weren't there when Gero-san told us about them..so we don't know.." Alisa said
"It's alright.." Sgt. Sakurai said
"If it isn't too much to ask..can you tell us about what happened to them?" Klara asked
"Of course..you're part of the team now..you have the right to know.." Cpl. Kaito said
(Gero's team now prepared themselves for the story which was about to be told)
"PFC Junpei and Cpl. Touma died twelve years ago while on duty protecting the young master.." Sgt. Sakurai said
(Sakurai could see the looks on their faces but she still continued)
[Twelve Years Ago - RYOBU's POV]
(Lt. Sanada and the others were looking at the lifeless bodies of Junpei and Touma after they were recovered from the scene of the crime)
"H-How could this happen?!" Cpl. Kaito reacted
"What happened Lieutenant?!" PFC Shun shouted
"They were about to go home from the park when they were attacked by unknown people.." Lt. Sanada said
"What about Gero-sama!?Is he alright!?" PFC Nana asked
"Yes but he was severely injured in the head..Shiho-sama said after a few days of recovering he will be hidden somewhere away from the family.."
"Why?! Why should the young master leave?!" Sgt. Sakurai reacted
"They were targeting him when they attacked..it was the young master's request to leave so that his sisters Miho-sama and Maho-sama will not be involved.."
"You mean his identity was found out?!"
"Possibly.."
"Where will Gero-sama be hidden?" Cpl. Kaito asked
"We won't be told..nobody else will know except for Shiho-sama.."
"That's absurd! That's not gonna keep him safe! We have to know where he will be and personally guard him!"
"We can't risk it! For all we know there's a mole in our system! We have to trust and believe in Shiho-sama for now!" Lt. Sanada shouted
"Damn it..I'll never forgive those that did this!" Sgt. Sakurai said
"Junpei and Touma were good men..and even better guards for Gero-sama..they fulfilled their duties to the very end..we will definitely avenge their deaths!" Lt. Sanada said
"Sir yes sir!" his team responded
(It was easier said than done. Three months have passed and they were still unable to find those responsible for Gero's failed assassination. During this time Gero was already hidden in Tokyo together with Chief Matsumoto)
[RYOBU Main Headquarters]
"How can we not have even a single trace of them after three months?!" Sgt. Sakurai reacted
"That just means our enemies are really good this time..not to mention very careful..this is the first time we are unable to track our targets.." Lt. Sanada said
"There must be something we can do!" Cpl. Kaito said
"Lt. Sanada! We've got incoming transmission from an unknown but secured line!" PFC Shun said
"What is it?!"
"An encrypted message! Analyzing it now!"
"What does it say?" Sgt. Sakurai asked
"Two days from now the Greeks will leave the beaches and sail through the Aegean Sea to escape. You will find them in this location and put an end to their evil deeds. -Trojan"
"This location is a port near the bay of Yokohama!" Cpl. Kaito said
"What is this? A riddle? And who the hell is this Trojan?!" PFC Shun reacted
"Does this mean there is also a traitor among our enemies?" PFC Nana asked
"This is a waste of time..for all we know it's a trap!" Sgt. Sakurai said
"I doubt it's a trap..the only people that know how to send a message here is the Shimadas or the Nishizumi Family.."
"What's the plan sir?"
"We have no choice..if what this message is saying is true then we have to act now or they'll get away! We leave in two hours! Contact ANBU and relay this information to them! This will be a joint ops! No more holding back!" Lt. Sanada ordered
"Roger!"
[Operation Odysseus - Two Hours Later - Yokohama Port]
(RYOBU arrived at the said location according to the message and it was telling the truth. They saw numerous men with different nationalities and wearing military gear and weapons patrolling the port and more on board a boat. It was raining heavily and it was in the middle of the night)
"So that's why they left no trail..they've been on a boat the whole time!" Sgt. Sakurai said
"Why did they decide to all of a sudden go here?" PFC Shun asked
"Probably to resupply since they'll be leaving soon..this is our one and only window..thanks to that message we can avenge our comrades and Gero-sama!" Cpl. kaito said
"Who are these guys? They don't look Japanese at all! Mercenaries?!" PFC Nana said
"You're probably right.." a voice said from behind them
"Who's there?!" Lt. Sanada asked
(From the shadows emerged the members of ANBU and together with them was Shiho and Chiyo who were wearing black military outfits also)
"Shiho-sama! Chiyo-sama!" the members of RYOBU bowed
"At ease..so is this the place?" Shiho asked
"Yes ma'am..we count 10 patrolling by the port and there are probably more inside the ship.."
"I see..good work..RYOBU will take care of the port..ANBU will take care of the ones on top of the ship..target the bridge and communications.."
"Roger.." the ANBU captain said
"What about you Shiho-sama?" Lt. Sanada asked
"Chiyo and I will head inside the lower levels of the ship.."
"Rules of engagement ma'am?" Sgt. Sakurai asked
"Crew expendable.." Shiho said
"Commence Operation Odysseus!" Chiyo said
(Both Shiho and Chiyo's eyes glowed golden yellow and both of their Sacred Possessions activated. Both ANBU and RYOBU scattered all over the place picking off targets one by one)
"I got two in front of me.." Cpl. Shun said
"Take the one on the left, I got the right.." Sgt. Sakurai said
(As Shun stabbed the one on the left the guard on the right got shot in the head by Sakurai's sniper rifle with an attached suppressor and night vision scope)
"Sakurai-san..I got three stragglers by the bridge..please take one out I'll deal with the other two.." the ANBU captain said
"Copy that.."
(Sakurai then aimed her sniper rifle at the bridge and shot the third guard's head. When the two guards noticed the dead body the ANBU captain appeared from the shadows and stabbed the last two guards on the neck and chest)
"Thanks for the assist.." the ANBU captain said
"Port is clear..ten hostiles neutralized.." Cpl. Kaito radioed
"Upper deck clear..a dozen hostiles taken care of.." the ANBU medic radioed
"Alright..Sakurai provide over watch and watch the perimeter..body gets in or out of this port.." Lt. Sanada ordered
"Roger!"
"Kaito and Shun police those bodies and get them ready for disposal.."
"Copy that!"
"PFC Nana with me, we'll catch up to Shiho-sama and Chiyo-sama.."
"Mind if I tag along?" the ANBU captain asked
"Sure..have some of ANBU help my guys too.." said
"Understood!"
(Lt. Sanada, PFC Nana, and the ANBU captain now headed inside the ship's interior to regroup with Shiho and Chiyo. As they walked inside they could see blood splatter and blood pools all over inside the ship's hallways and rooms with dead bodies everywhere that had gunshots on their heads and the others were stabbed)
"Looks like the party's over.." the ANBU captain said
"They got what they deserved.." Lt. Sanada said
"Look! Shiho-sama and Chiyo-sama are over there!" PFC Nana pointed at a room
"Let's move.."
(As they entered the room they were surprised at the carnage they saw. It was the dining hall of the ship and some of the members of the mercenaries were sitting down at the tables with their throats slit open and they died while sitting down. Chiyo and Shiho were walking around the room holding pistols with suppressors on one hand and knives on the other)
"W-What happened here?!" PFC Nana reacted
"We don't know..it was already like this when we arrived.." Chiyo said
"Are there more hostiles?" the ANBU captain asked
"Negative..the ship is clear..this was the last room that we were going to check..then came across this.." Shiho said
"Nana what can you tell us?" Lt. Sanada said
"All of them had their throats slit and they bled out until they died..this was only recent Shiho-sama..maybe a couple of minutes before we arrived.." Nana said
"You mean someone got here before us?" Chiyo asked
"It's a possibility..unless they all committed suicide while getting drunk.." Lt. Sanada said
"I don't think so..all of them died without a single weapon in their hands..there are no signs of physical injuries on other parts of their bodies.."
"So they allowed their throats to be slit without putting up a fight.." Shiho asked
"Or they were forced to not move at all.." the ANBU captain said
"There are too many unknowns..take samples of the food and drinks they-"
*BOOM *BOOM *BOOM
(Suddenly explosions happened from below the ship blowing a hole on the side. Water was filling up the boat and it was sinking fast)
"Damn what the heck was that?!" Shiho said
"We're sinking! We have to go now!" Lt. Sanada shouted
"But what about the-"
"We have no time Shiporin! We got to go!" Chiyo shouted
"All teams, this is Sanada get clear of the boat immediately! We are on our way out!"
(Shiho and their group managed to barely get off the sinking boat. As they got back to port they watched as the boat sunk deeper into the ocean with all of the possible clues and evidences)
"What happened?!" Cpl. Kaito asked
"Somebody else got here before us and rigged the boat to explode!" Lt. Sanada said
"Looks like they don't want us to find something out.."
"Seems that way.." PFC Shun said
"What now Shiporin?" Chiyo asked
"Nothing we can do now..authorities will be here soon because of that explosion..find whatever Intel you can with the bodies here at the port..then exfil out..we were never here.." Shiho said
[Present Time - On Board the Kawasaki C-2]
"That's about all that happened during Operation Odysseus..after we pulled out we never found out more about those mercenaries..the trail went dark and mysteriously for twelve years it was peaceful.." Sgt. Sakurai said
"Then suddenly a couple of months ago a young boy did the impossible and defeated the powerhouse schools of Senshado..we were all surprised that it was the young master!" PFC Nana smiled
"He just couldn't let go of his love for tanks..we owe it to his crew and Senshado that we were able to see him again.." Cpl. Kaito said
"We also owe it to Gero-kun..if it wasn't for him I would've never enjoyed my last year in High School Senshado.." Naomi smiled
"You got that right.." Klara said
"Agreed.." Assam said
"It's great that we have you all now as comrades..but I have to warn you that what you're getting into is very dangerous and could cost your lives..the people we're up against will not hesitate to kill you this time.." Sgt. Sakurai said
"We understand Sarge..we also have fought with these people..and we know how dangerous they can be.." Takashi said
"That's right..you two were the ones that fought off three of them..great job!" Cpl. Kaito smiled
"We barely lived through it though..if it wasn't for ANBU we probably would be dead.." Kal said
"But you still held your ground..not many kids your age could do that..even soldiers like me would've been frozen in fear fighting against enemies like that.."
"I agree..no wonder the young master chose you guys as his team.." PFC Shun said
"Did you guys receive training of any kind?" Sgt. Sakurai asked
"I had marksman and small arms training.." Naomi said
"Small arms training and hand to hand combat here!" Takashi said
"I got marksmanship and knife wielding training when I was in Russia.." Klara said
"Hand to hand combat and knife fighting techniques.." Kal said
"Ohh that's nice..what about you?" Cpl. Kaito asked Assam and Alisa
"I'm only good inside a tank haha! But I can be of use as a radio-woman and hacking!" Alisa smiled
"The same for me..I did practice a bit with a airsoft gun before but that's about it.." Assam said
"I see..that's alright! Nana and Sgt. Sakurai can teach you guys basic self defense moves once we reach our destination.."
"I'm fine with that! Being able to protect yourselves is better than nothing!" PFC Nana said
"Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!" Assam and Alisa said
*KNOCK *KNOCK
"Yes?"
(Gero, Ono and Sanada entered the room)
"Looks like all of you are acquainted now..that's very mean of you leaving Sanada out of the loop.."
"Ahaha don't worry about me young master.." Lt. Sanada chuckled
"Well we have about three hours more before we land so let's get started with the briefing.."
(Everyone then sat down and a monitor displayed the mission details)
"Our objective in this mission is to interrogate a prisoner regarding my past assassination and a certain individual responsible for the death of my foster father.."
"Didn't we already catch those people?" Kal asked
"There was a fourth one that did not enter the room of the Seven Seats.."
(Gero then played a video feed from the surveillance cameras during the semi-finals match. It was the same video that he showed Chouno and Kikuyo were Chief Matsumoto was stabbed by the fourth bad guy and then left)
"Did you ask the three that you captured regarding this fourth guy?" Lt. Sanada asked
"ANBU tried everything to make them talk but nothing..and now those three can't talk anymore.."
"What do we know about this prisoner that we have to interrogate?" PFC Shun asked
"The prisoner we're looking for is named Jonathan Wright, male, Caucasian, aged 35 to 40 years old, former US Army Ranger, served in Afghanistan for two tours, was dishonorably discharged for disobeying a direct order from his CO.."
"So that's why you were able to find him through the CIA's database..we've got a good old fashioned war veteran that couldn't get enough of war.." Cpl. Kaito said
"He then worked as a mercenary to do dirty work for different people like kidnapping, stealing, murder, you name it.."
"One hell of a retirement plan.." Kal said
"He was imprisoned here in Germany 10 years ago when he was caught smuggling drugs..he has this tattoo imprinted on his left hand.."
"That doesn't make any sense..from a mercenary to a drug addict..what the hell happened?" Takashi reacted
"I guess we'll find out more when we talk to him face to face.."
"Which prison is he being held?" PFC Nana asked
"He's being held at Stammheim Prison. It's located in Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany. Just by the northern boundaries of Stuttgart in the city district of Stuttgart-Stammheim."
"How are we going to get inside that facility?" Alisa asked
"Don't worry about that, I've got a ticket to get us inside.."
"Ok! We'll leave it to you then!" Assam smiled
"When we arrive we'll head for the hotel first then get used to the time difference and jet lag..it'll be morning when we arrive so adjustments must be made.."
"Understood.." everyone said
"Gero..isn't there something else you should tell them..they need to know about it.." Ono said
"What is it young master?" Sgt. Sakurai asked
(Gero then closed his eyes and after a few seconds he opened them and activated Sacred Possession. His eyes were glowing again and the members of RYOBU were shocked. Kal and Takashi already knew about it from Shiho but the others did not so they also were surprised)
"Those eyes..they're the same as Chiyo-sama and Shiho-sama's.." PFC Shun said
"Sacred Possession..so yours had already awakened young master.." Lt. Sanada said
"Yes..this is also the reason why I have to do this mission.."
(Gero then told them about him being at the second stage of possession and what are the possibilities that could happen to him. He also mentioned about his emotions and no longer feeling any kind of positive)
"So you can't turn it off?" Alisa asked
"No..it will automatically turn off at the seven minute mark.."
"Nakamura-kun was right..telling us about this is very critical.." Naomi said
"You can't feel happiness or joy?" Klara asked
"I can't.."
"Will you be able to reach the third stage in this mission?" Assam asked
"I don't know..that's why if I ever lose control..I won't be near anyone important to me.."
"What do you mean Gero-sama?" Cpl. Kaito asked
"I want you all to kill me if I lose control and stop being who I am.."
(Everyone just went silent after hearing Gero's request)
"I don't think I quite heard what you said..did you hear anything Takashi?" Kal asked
"Nope..did anyone else hear something? Senpais?" Takashi smiled
"Negative.." Sgt. Sakurai smiled
"Come on guys I'm serious here!"
"We're serious just as much as you..we're going to ignore that order..and there's a better thing to say than that!" Naomi said
"What?"
"It's not 'please kill me' but 'save me' right?" Assam said
"We're not going back to Japan without you Gero.." Ono said
"All of us will be coming home..nobody dies.." Klara said
"I know for sure that you won't lose control..and if ever by the smallest chance you lose control..we'll stop you without killing you.." Kal said
"Kal-kun.."
"Besides..your Kommandant will kill me if you don't come back..I don't want my death to be that way that's for sure.." Kal jokingly said
"Not to mention Miho-san will be very sad and you don't want that right Kal-kun?" Takashi teased
"Haa?! W-Why b-bring M-Miho-san in this conversation?!" Kal suddenly got embarrassed
"Hmm? I wonder why you're suddenly stuttering.." Takashi had a huge grin on his face
"Ohh you like Miho-sama? Go for it!" PFC Nana teased
"I guess even you can like someone huh..?" Naomi teased some more
"Shut up all of you!" Kal shouted
(As everyone burst out in laughter as they teased Kal they all saw a smile on Gero's face. They were not sure if it was a fake or real smile since he can't feel joy. But seeing him smile gave them hope that Gero can be saved and it was possible)
"Thank you everyone.."
[Private Airfield - Stuttgart, Germany]
(Their plane now landed on a private airfield inStuttgart, Germany and it was still pitch black outside)
"The sun hasn't even risen here.." Kal said
"Yeah..it's currently in the afternoon in Japan right now just right after lunch..feel the time difference?"
"It's not that bad actually.." Ono said
"Please unload the cargo Kaito and Shun.."
"Roger!"
"The rest of you on me.."
(Gero and the rest got down their plane and they were welcomed by two individuals by the runway)
"Look at you all grown up!" the man said
"Glad to see you're still alive, dad.."
"D-Dad?! Your real father?!" Kal asked
"Guten Morgen! Nice to meet you! Thank you for looking out for my son! I'm Nishizumi Tsuneo!"
Coming Up Next : Chapter 70 - Father & Son
Author's Note:
Hi hi hi! How was the chapter? A new set of characters are introduced the RYOBU of the Nishizumi Family! Finally we get to find out what truly happened during Operation Odysseus! Who is the mysterious Trojan?
A lot of things are going to happen soon so fasten your seat belts! Finally Tsuneo and Gero have met I wonder how they'll react to each other? Let me know what you think of the chapter! Stay safe everyone!
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