Chapter 45 - Weakness

[Exhibition Games Bleachers]

(Gero and his team now went back to the bleachers to join Maho and the rest)

"Great win Erika.." Maho smiled

"Thank you Maho-san..they were very strong as expected but we managed.."

"Nice fight Gero-Taichou!" Tojo shouted

"Thanks! You guys better win later in the afternoon as well!"

"Who do you think you're talking to?" Maho teased

"The great Maho-san! The strongest Senshado commander!"

"Geez..stop saying that aloud it's embarrassing!" Maho pouted

"Ahaha sorry sorry.."

"Great shot Ono-senpai and Hajime-senpai!" Sheska said

"Nah it was nothing.." Ono smiled

"Did you guys practice for shooting that rifle?" Leila asked

"We only did a couple of shooting practice before we left the school carrier this morning.." Haijme said

"Just don't do anything reckless alright?" Leila said

"Don't worry..we're used to doing crazy stuff like that.." Hajime chuckled

"Geez.." Leila pouted

(Both Rin and Suzu had big grins on their faces as they saw their friends getting closer to each other)

"Koume-san who's on the next match?"

"It will be Pravda versus Red Wings.." Koume answered

"Well then I better visit Kal to wish them good luck..you wanna come with me Erika?"

"Sorry I have something to do with Maho-san.." Erika said

"Nii-chan I'll go with you!"

"Alright let's go Alice-chan!"

(Gero then put Alice on his shoulders again and walked off towards the tank garage of Pravda while Erika looks at him with a smile)

"You were thinking how handsome Gero-san is, right?" Sheska teased

"Or maybe you were thinking what a perfect father Gero-san will be to your children?" Suzu teased

"Shut it both of you!" Erika shouted with a blush

[Pravda Tank Garage]

"Hello Pravda girls!"

"Ohh! Gero-san! What brings you here?" Alina asked

"Just here to wish you guys good luck to your match!"

"You guys will be fine..all of you are strong!" Alice said

"Thank you very much Alice-san!" Nina said

(Kal and Katyusha then also arrived together with Nonna and Klara)

"Yo Kal-kun ready for the match?"

"Don't worry about it..we can handle those red wings.."Kal said

"I know I know.."

"Good job beating that polish woman Gero-kun!" Katyusha smiled

"Polish woman? You mean Jajka-san?"

"That's right..she's just jealous of me because we massacred them last year!" Katyusha pouted

"That's not nice Katyusha-sama.." Nonna smiled

"Rad videt' tebya snova Nonna-san and Klara-san!"

[Nice to see you again Nonna-san and Klara-san]

"Ty tozhe Gero-kun.." Nonna smiled

[You too Gero-kun..]

"Kak tvoi dela?" Klara asked

[How have you been?]

"Ya otlichno spravlyayus'!"

[I'm doing great thanks!]

"Your Russian is so good!" Alice praised

"Still got lots to learn though.."

"So it's true that you have transferred to Kuromorimine.." Katyusha said

"Yes..it's so that I can be with Nii-chan!" Alice said

"Nii-chan?! You're siblings?!" Katyusha reacted

"No no..we're just as close as siblings but not really by blood.."

"I see..you surprised us..I thought you were a Shimada all this time.." Kal said

"Of course I'm not!"

"Well with your skills it wouldn't actually be weird if you were a Shimada or even a Nishizumi.." Nonna said

"Ahaha come on Nonna-san..that's praising me too much now.."

(Alice and Gero had big sweat drops on their heads as they try to hide Gero's true identity from them)

"W-Well..we wish you guys good luck! Go and beat those red wings punks! After that then we'll have a match Kal-kun!"

"Yeah..see you in the future matches Gero-kun.." Kal smiled

"Dasvidaniya!" Nonna and Klara said

[Farewell!]

(Gero then did a fist bump with Kal and they left the Pravda Tank garage)

[Exhibition Games Bleachers]

"Look! Gero-san and Alice-chan are back.." Sheska said

"So how were the Russians?" Erika asked

"The same as usual..they even thought I was a Shimada because of how Alice calls me.."

"Really? For me you're more of a Nishizumi than a Shimada.." Maho teased

"Maho-san!"

"Ahaha..just kidding.." Maho chuckled

"The match is starting!" Sakuraba said

[Exhibition Games Field]

(The battlefield is a wide and open grassy field with big hills all around)

"Both Team Commanders! Forward!"

(Kal and Shiori walked towards the middle)

"This match is between Pravda High School versus Red Wings Academy" Mode is Annihilation! The team with no more available tanks in their arsenal loses!" Hibiki Inatomi announced

"Both teams ...Bow!"

"Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!" both bowed and greeted

"What a shame..I had wanted to fight with Pravda's Katyusha the "Drifting Snow" instead I have to fight her little brother.." Shiori said

"It is truly a shame..I wanted to fight Kuromorimine instead I get the worst one on the list..do try to entertain me Yamato Style user.." Kal laughed

(10 seconds to the start of the match and the countdown has started in the audience)

10..!

9..!

8..!

7..!

6..!

5..!

4..!

3..!

2..!

1..!

"MATCH STAAAART!" shouted the announcer

(Both sides begun to move forward in their own formations)

"Pravda have fielded 15 T-70s!"

"And Red Wings fielded 15 M22 Locusts!"

[Pravda Tank Formation]

"So Kal-kun what's the plan?" Alina asked

"Since their strategy is to single out solo tanks we'll stick together as much as possible.."

"Ambushes seems to work against them but you know that's not our style right?" Nina smiled

"That's right, so we'll just charge at them head on then the three of us will cut off the head of the snake!" Kal ordered

"Roger!" Nina and Alina responded

(As Pravda's tanks move across the valley so did Red Wings and both formations saw each other at the same time and was now charging straight)

"All tanks max speed towards enemy tank formation! Fire!" Kal shouted

*BOOM BOOM

(A volley of 45mm shells impacted the Red Wings tank formation but was only to white flag one M22 then Shiori also ordered to fire back and white flagged two T70s)

"Fire!" Shiori and Kal shouted

*BOOM *BOOM

"Kal-kun! We're almost near their formation!" Alina shouted

"Copy that! Nina-san and Alina-san with me!"

"Get ready! They're planning something!" Shiori said

"Now! Pop smoke!" Kal ordered

(The moment Pravda was about to collide with Red Wings all their tanks started to emit smoke all around them and blinded all of them)

"Smoke screen?!" Takayuki reacted

"Don't panic! They're as blind as we are-" Shiori said

*BOOM *BOOM

(Suddenly Two M22 Locusts got white flagged beside Shiori and she saw three T70s heading for her and it was Kal together with NIna and Alina)

"So you've come to deal with me directly.." Shiori smiled

"Nothing personal..just Senshado!" Kal shouted

"Fire!" Nina and Alina shouted

*BOOM *BOOM

(The 45mm shells traveled towards Shiori's tanks but she managed to dodge it with ease and started to dash away from the smoke screen)

"Don't run away-" Nina said

*BOOM

(Suddenly Nina's tank got hit from behind by a Locust which was white flagged straight away by Alina)

"Nina-san are you ok?!" Kal asked

"I'm alright! You guys go on!" Nina shouted

"Alina-san you stay here and command the troops in the smoke! I'll chase after their commander!" Kal ordered

"Understood! Good luck Kal-kun!" Alina said

"You too!" Kal said

(Kal then headed out of the chaos in the smoke they created and was now chasing Shiori right away and they arrived on top of a big hill)

"Fire!" Kal and Shiori shouted

*BOOM *BOOM

(Both of them managed to dodge their shots by drifting to the sides. Kal started talking to Shiori and taunting her which made her irritated)

"This is the Yamato Style? The White Tiger is a lot better than this!" Kal taunted

"Shut up! I've had enough of hearing about that damn white tiger!" Shiori shouted

"She's really pissed now..I guess what Gero-kun said about her hating being compared to others is true.." Kal laughed

"Fire!" Shiori shouted

*BOOM

(The shell was way off her target and didn't even come close to Kal's tank)

"FIRE!" Kal ordered

*BOOM

(The 45mm shell hit the gun barrel of Shiori's tank and it now was unable to return fire)

"Damn it! I won't be compared to someone like him! I won't be beaten! Driver ram him!" Shiori shouted

"B-But ma'am-"

"Just do it!" Shiori shouted again

(The M22 Locust now suddenly accelerated towards Kal's T70 looking to ram him down but Kal anticipated it and was able to dodge but what Shiori didn't know was behind Kal was a big drop from the high hill they were on and it was quite steep)

"That idiot!" Kal shouted

"W-We're gonna fall.." Shiori said in her mind

(Kal's tank then suddenly went full speed ahead in front of Shiori's tank and stepped on the brakes as hard as they could to stop her tank from going over the edge. Their tanks stopped just at the very end of the edge saving Shiori form a bad accident)

[Exhibition Games Bleachers - Left Side]

"That was close!" Koume reacted

"Just a couple of inches more and both tanks would have fallen!" Sheska said

"I guess Kal-kun's taunting worked out well more than what I imagined.."

"Taunting?" Maho asked

"I told Kal-kun that Yamato Shiori's weakness is inferiority complex so Kal-kun must've said something to her to get her so mad and agitated.."

"Inferiority complex?" Sakuraba asked

"She hates it when other people think they are better than her.." Erika said

"How did you know it was her weakness senpai?" Toshi asked

"During the opening ceremonies where I taunted Yamato kaede in front of everyone..I noticed that Yamato Shiori never looked at her older sister not even once..I deduced that she hated that her sister got more attention than her..and it turns out I was right.."

"And you told this to Pravda because?" Alice asked

"I wanted Kal-kun to win so that I can fight him as soon as possible.."

"Geez..you know that was uncalled for right?" Maho got a little angry

"I know..sorry.."

[Exhibition Games Bleachers - Right Side]

"That idiot commander..endangering her crew and Kal-kun's.." Takashi said

"Why is everyone from that school so messed up?!" Alisa reacted

"Darling said that they are like the old Kuromorimine..I guess he was right.." Kay said

"Doing whatever is necessary to win huh?" Naomi said

[Exhibition Games Field]

(Kal looked out of his tank's cupola to check on Shiori)

"Hey..you alright?" Kal asked

"Yeah..why did you do that?" Shiori asked

"Would you have preferred if I didn't do it?" Kal asked back

"Just answer the damn question!"

"It was the right thing to do..anyone would do it..he would too.." Kal said

"He?"

"Gero-kun..commander of the white tiger.."

"What a dumb thing to do..I'm your enemy!" Shiori shouted

"Says the dumb person who was about to drive their tank off a hill.."

"Shut up! But thank you-"

*BOOM *BOOM

(Shiori was surprised when two tank shells suddenly hit Kal's tank and when she looked it was Takayuki's tank and another M22 locust that took the shot)

"NO! Cease Fire!" Shiori shouted

"We got their commander boys!" Takayuki cheered

"You idiots!" Shiori shouted

"KAL-KUN!" Alina shouted

*CRASH

(As Shiori looked to check on Kal his tank was already falling down the edge of the hill. Luckily Kal was able to go down his cupola before they fell but their tank fell from a very high and steep hill and their T70 flipped at least 10 times before reaching the bottom)

"Oh my God! Naomi, Takashi let's-" Kay said

(Before Kay could finish her order Takashi was already running down the bleachers and boarded his Chaffee to head for the Kal. On the other side of the bleachers Gero was also driving their 38(t) towards Kal)

"Gero!" Ono shouted

"Come on we need to go also!" Hajime shouted

"Call the paramedics quickly! Maho-san and Koume with me!" Erika ordered

"Jawohl!"

[T-70 Crash Site]

(Gero and Takashi arrived at the same time and didn't waste anymore time)

"Kal-kun can you hear me?!" Takashi shouted

"Ray get his crew out! I'll get Kal-kun!"

"Got it!"

(Quickly they got Kal and his crew out and laid them on the grass. All of them were unconscious from the fall and had bruises all over their bodies. One had a head wound which bled but they applied first aid to stop the bleeding right away)

"Come on Kal-kun wake up.."

"You're tougher than this buddy come on!" Takashi shouted

"His hand..it's fractured.."

"Damn it! How could they do this?!" Takashi reacted

"Be quiet both of you..you're too loud.." Kal said

"Kal-kun! Thank God you're awake.." Takashi said

"What happen- argh! M-My hand!" Kal said in pain

"Don't move it! It's fractured! We'll get you to a doctor soon!"

"Sorry Gero-kun..looks like we won't be able to have a match after all.." Kal said

"Don't worry about it! We'll have more chances! You just need to get better alright?!"

"Kal-kun! Kal-kun!" Nina and Alina were crying

"Nina-san, Alina-san..don't cry..I'm alright.." Kal said

(As Takashi and Gero let out a sigh of relief knowing that their friend is alright. The paramedics arrived to take them to the hospital. Erika and the others arrived also to help out)

"How is Kal-san?" Alisa asked

"He's going to be fine..but his hand got fractured..it must've been crushed by his tank's cupola.." Takashi said

"Are you alright Gero-kun?" Maho asked

"Yeah..but Kal-kun is.."

"One of the worst accidents I've seen in Senshado.." Naomi said

"It wasn't an accident..that M22 Locust waited for Kal's tank to reach the edge before it shot..knowing it would fall due to the force of the blast.." Erika said

"It was on purpose?!" Kay asked

"That's right..all of us watching the screen saw it.." Alice said

"It was nowhere near an accident!" Koume said

"I'M VERY SORRY!" a voice shouted behind them

(All of them looked to see it was Shiori and Takayuki bowing as an act of apology)

"Is this what they teach you at Red Wings?!" Nina shouted

"How could you do that?! Kal-kun helped you and you did that?!" Alina shouted

"Y-You're wrong! It was an accident! I didn't order-" Shiori said

"SHUT THE HELL UP!"

(Gero shouted and surprised everyone)

"You..you did that on purpose..you wanted him to fall off the cliff!"

"What are you saying? It was an accident..do you have proof?" Takayuki said

"You bastard.." Takashi said

"You don't have any intention of apologizing?!" Kay said

"Sorry..my hand slipped.." Takayuki said with a smile

(Gero and Takashi snapped at what he said and lunged forward aiming to tackle Takayuki but both of them were stopped by their friends. Takashi was held down by Naomi and Kay while Gero was held down by his crew)

*GRAB *TACKLE *HOLD

"Chill out Takashi.." Naomi said as she locked Takashi's arm

"There's no point in getting your hands dirty! You too Darling, calm down!" Kay shouted

"Listen to us Taichou!" Hajime shouted

"Gero! Stop!" Ono shouted

"Matsu-kun! You don't want to do this!

"I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID! I'LL MAKE YOU REGRET THIS!" Takashi shouted

"I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH IF I HAVE TO!" Gero shouted

"W-What the hell?! You guys are crazy!" Takayuki got scared

(Everyone was surprised at the hostility both Gero and Takashi were showing and it scared them so much)

"Nii-chan! Please stop!" Alice shouted

"Damn it..he's not gonna stop..Itsumi-san! Please calm Gero down!" Ono shouted

"Alisa! Do something!" Kay shouted

(Suddenly Erika went in front of Gero and placed her hand on his face as she looked him in the eye and Alisa did the same to Takashi)

"Gero..calm down..it's going to be alright.." Erika said with a smile

"Come on Ray..that's enough..I'm here.." Alisa said with a smile also

(Both Gero and Takashi have calmed down as their partners comforted their pain of seeing their friend get hurt)

"Sorry..Erika.."

"Don't be..are you ready to go back now?" Erika asked

"Yeah..I'm alright now boys..sorry for the trouble.."

"No worries Taichou..that's why we're here.." Hajime smiled

"Thank you..Naomi-san, Kay-san..and sorry Alisa.." Takashi said

"Don't say scary things like that..ok?" Alisa smiled

"Sorry.." Takashi said

"Next time you snap like that I won't hesitate to knock you out.." Naomi said

"Yes ma'am.."

(As Gero and Takashi went back to their teams a very disturbed and embarrassed Shiori was left when Erika called out to her)

"A piece of advice Yamato Shiori..you better come up with a good explanation to what happened before he forces the truth out of your teammate.." Erika said

"Hah! Truth? Over my dead body!" shouted Takayuki

"So it's that kind of game huh? Let's play.." Erika said with scary eyes

(Erika then walked away and headed to rejoin her team. Shiori left quietly not saying anything and was just in deep regret as to what had happened because of her lack of leadership)

[Field Hospital - The Next Day]

(Gero and Erika decided to visit Kal to check on him)

*KNOCK *KNOCK

"Come in!" Nonna said

"Yo Kal-kun! How are you?"

"I told you I'm fine right?!" Kal said

"Gero-kun! Erika-san! You came!" Katyusha said

"Hello Katyusha-san! I made some Borsch for you!"

"Wow! Thank you Gero-kun!" Katyusha had start on her eyes

"Spasibo Gero-kun!" Nonna said

[Thank you Gero-kun!]

"How's the hand?" Erika asked

"Fractured..three weeks to heal.." Kal said

"Great which means you'll be in time before the 64th National Tournament!"

"Yeah..but I won't be able to participate in the Exhibition games anymore..sorry.." Kal said

"Hey it's not your fault Kal-kun.." Nonna said

"That's right! It's that Red Wings bastard that's at fault!" Katyusha said as she ate borscht

"Language Katyusha-san..you don't need to worry about that.."

"I was told that you were the first to help Kal-kun when his tank fell..you have my utmost gratitude Gero-kun..I owe you one.." Katyusha said

"You can repay me by making sure Kal-kun recovers properly and that he doesn't do anything crazy.."

"You got it!" Katyusha smiled

"Well we better get going so you can rest properly.." Erika said

"Yeah..thanks for visiting!" Kal said

"Thank you for the delicious borsch!" Katyusha smiled

"Gero-kun..YA nadeyus', chto vy spravites' s otvetstvennym za eto..." Nonna said

[Gero-kun..I hope you'll handle the one responsible for this..]

"Da, ya pozabochus' o tom, chtoby u nego byla pravda, ya zastavlyu yego stradat' za eto .."

[Yes, I'll make sure to get the truth out of him, I'll have him suffer for it..]

"Spasibo..Gero-kun..i mne zhal'.." Klara frowned

[Thank you..Gero-kun..and I'm sorry..]

"YA tot, kto dolzhen izvinit'sya..dasvidaniya.."

[I'm the one who's supposed to apologize..goodbye..]

(Erika and Gero now left Kal's room and they were now headed to their tank garage to prepare for their matches of the day)

"Katyusha-neesan..I have a favor to ask of you.." Kal said

"Sure..what is it?"

[Kuromorimine Tank Garage]

"Listen up! We'll be changing a few things today! Team 1 will have their match in the afternoon while Team 2 will go this morning..Understood?" Erika announced

"Why the sudden change Kommandant?" Sakuraba asked

"Our match in the afternoon is against Red Wings..so we're gonna face them with our best members..it is also a request from Bakatora.." Erika said

"Request of Gero-Taichou?" Tojo asked

"In yesterday's accident the captain of Pravda's team was a friend of senpai.." Rio said

"They said it wasn't really an accident..some said intended for the T70 to fall down the hill.." Isamu whispered

"Seriously?! They're the worst!" Hanako reacted

"So is senpai going to avenge him?" Chinatsu said

"That's enough chit chat! I know that you are all confused! But I assure you answers will come in due time! Please cooperate!" Erika shouted

"Jawohl Kommandant!" everyone replied

(The morning went by fast with Kuromorimine winning it's first match against Maple High. Their second match was the last match of the day so all schools will be able to watch the match. Gero and Erika then proceeded to Red Wings tank garage for their prematch visit)

[Red Wings Tank Garage]

"Let's have a great match.." Erika said

"Yeah..thanks for the visit..is the Pravda captain alright?" Shiori asked

"You don't even have the guts to go and visit him yourself..pathetic.."

"Ignore what Bakatora's saying..you don't need to worry about Kal-kun..you worry about yourselves in our match.." Erika said

"Please I need to know.." Shiori said

"Why? Does your conscience haunt you? Let me tell you something..if you don't muster up the strength to find out for yourself I won't tell you shit.."

(Without saying another word Gero and Erika left the tank garage. The bleachers were filled with viewers from different schools as everyone wanted to see the match between Kuromorimine and Red Wings)

[Exhibition Games Bleachers]

"Finally we'll be able to see this most awaited match of the event!" Barley said

"Agreed..but somehow I'm worried.." Darjeeling said

"Why Darjeeling-sama?" Sencha asked

"Yesterday..Kal-kun of Pravda got into an accident against red wings..and I heard Gero went into a fiery rage and wanted to kill the captain of the red wings boys team.." Assam said

"Nothing beats your information gathering Assam-san!" Alisa said

"What happened? You were there at the scene right?" Pekoe asked

"Yeah..Taka-kun and Darling wanted to kill the red wings brat.." Kay said

"Why? What did he do to them?" Darjeeling asked

"Erika said that the red wins brat shot redhead's tank on purpose for him to fall over the hill.." Kay answered

"That's horrible!" Pekoe said

"Is there proof of this accusation?" Assam asked

"They're reviewing the footage now but it's going to take some time before they can release it.." Alisa said

"No wonder Gero-kun lost composure..seeing Kal-kun fall off the hill must've triggered his rage.." Pekoe said

"Ray also got pissed..both of them almost committed murder.." Alisa said

"The match is starting!" Kay shouted

[Exhibition Games Field]

(The battlefield is an open grassy field with one big hill at each side)

"Both Team Commanders! Forward!"

(Erika and Shiori walked towards the middle)

"This match is between Kuromorimine University High School versus Red Wings Academy" Mode is Annihilation! The team with no more available tanks in their arsenal loses!" Kanon Sasagawa announced

"Both teams ...Bow!"

"Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!" both bowed and greeted

(10 seconds to the start of the match and the countdown has started in the audience)

10..!

9..!

8..!

7..!

6..!

5..!

4..!

3..!

2..!

1..!

"MATCH STAAAART!" shouted the announcer

(Both sides begun to move forward in their own formations)

"Kuromorimine fielded 15 Panzer 38(t)s!"

"And Red Wings fielded 15 M22 Locusts!"

[Kuromorimine Tank Formation]

"All tanks head for the hill in front of us!" Erika ordered

"Jawohl!"

"PANZER MARSCH!"

[Red Wings Tank Formation]

"What's the plan commander?" Takayuki asked

"..."

"Commander!?" Takayuki shouted

"S-Sorry..what was that?" Shiori asked

"What's the plan I asked..is everything alright?" Takayuki asked

"Of course..all tanks triangle formation full speed towards the hill in front of us!" Shiori ordered

"Kuromorimine would've set up by the hill by now commander.."

"I know..we'll push them off as usual.."

"Roger!"

(As ordered the tank formation of red wings headed towards the hill as ordered by their commander)

[Exhibition Games Bleachers]

(As Saunders and St. Gloriana were watching the match two more schools joined them)

"Did we make it?!" Kal shouted

"Just in time buddy!" Takashi shouted back

"Great! We can see how Gero-kun wiped the floor with those red wings!" Katyusha cheered

"Hello everyone!" Miho said

"Miho!" Kay hugged Miho

"Miho-san..great to see you!" Darjeeling said

"You too Darjeeling-san! Kay-san too.."

"Funny how both of you arrived at the same time.." Alisa said

"Ahaha we just met along the way and decided to go together.." Miho chuckled

"Go Kuromorimine! Win this!" Saori shouted

"Geez..Saori you're too loud!" Mako said

"Miho!" a voice called to her

"Onee-chan!"

"Can we sit here?" Maho asked

"Of course!"

"Oh here are two of our new members..Tojo-kun and Sakuraba-san.." Maho introduced

"Hi there!" Miho smiled

"It's an honor to meet you Nishizumi-san!" Sakuraba bowed

"We all look up to you! Gero-Taichou always tells us about you!" Tojo said

"Ahaha..nice to meet you both.."

"Look Kuromorimine has reached the hill first!" Rin said

"They'll have the advantage now.." Shizuka said

[Kuromorimine Tank Formation]

"All tanks standing by Kommandant.." Alice said

"Good..all tanks except Bakatora..turn off your engines.." Erika ordered

"Turn off? Did I hear that right?" Chinatsu said

"Kommandant..turn off our engines?" Alice asked

"I SAID TURN THE DAMN ENGINES OFF!" Erika shouted

(As Erika's voice echoed through their radios they got scared and heard what Erika is really like when she is pissed off)

"Jawohl!" everyone responded

"Now get out of your tanks and watch.." Erika ordered again

"What's happening Toshi?" Isamu asked

"No idea.." Toshi said as he climbed out of their tank

[Exhibition Games Bleachers]

"They're getting out of their tanks?!" Alisa said

"They shut down their engines.." Darjeeling said

"What?! Why?!" Kal shouted

"Look! One is still moving!" Rin pointed

"It's Gero-dono's tank!" Shizuka said

"Onii-chan.." Miho whispered

"What are they planning?" Kay asked

"I don't know but it's going to be really something.." Naomi said

[Kuromorimine Tank Formation]

"Kommandant..enemy tank formation north 1000 meters out and closing." Alice reported

"You heard her..you got 10 minutes.." Erika said

"I'll be back in five.."

(Immediately Gero's tank sped up towards the red wings tank formation to face all of them alone)

"He's going to fight alone?!" Katyusha reacted

"No matter how good he is it's just impossible!" Sencha said

"It's not impossible.." a voice said behind them

(Everyone looked and saw it was Jajka together with Uszka)

"Care to tell us why Jajka-san?" Darjeeling said

"Tell you? Why would I spoil you of the amazing events that will unfold.." Jajka smiled

[Red Wings Tank Formation]

"Commander! One tank is approaching us!" Takayuki reported

"Only one?! Where are the others?!" Shiori asked

"All of them are on top of the hill and watching outside their tanks!"

"What?!"

"They're underestimating us! Shoot that solo tank-" Takayuki said

(As he was about to give the order to shoot all of them felt a very strong presence coming from Gero's tank. It made them shiver in fear and chills were sent down their spines. The overwhelming pressure spread throughout the battlefield and made the birds sitting on the trees fly out of fear. Everyone in the bleachers can also feel it as well as Gero's team in the field)

"W-What is this?! I-I'm s-scared.." Shiori said as her body shivered

"I..I can't move my body.." Toshi said

"My whole body is frozen in fear..Nii-chan what did you do?" Alice said as she trembled

[Exhibition Games Bleachers]

(Everyone in the bleachers were experiencing the same feeling of fear and coldness)

"Maho-senpai..what is this?! It's suffocating!" Sakuraba said

"T-This is…" Maho said

"What the hell is this?! The pressure is too much!" Barley said

"It's even stronger than what I had imagined.." Jajka said

"Jajka-san! What the heck is this?!" Alisa asked

"Satsui..Gero-kun just released his killing intent to everyone here.." Jajka answered

[Killing Intent]

(Everyone was surprised at what Jajka told them)

"Killing intent?! This much from this far?!" Takashi said

"This is it..the power I felt when I met him..the ominous strength within Gero-dono.." Shizuka said

"Hime..you're trembling.." Rin said

"You mean Darling is making us feel this way!?" Kay shouted

"Round up!"

"FIRE!"

*BOOM

(Suddenly an M22 Locust got white flagged on the right side of their formation. They were surprised because they were moving at a fast speed but they were still shot with perfect accuracy)

"All tanks veer right!" Shiori ordered

"They moved to the left Matsu-kun!"

"Which means the correct tank is this.."

"Round up!"

"FIRE!"

*BOOM

(The 37mm shell roared through the air and hit the second to the last tank on the left of their formation. And as Gero predicted it was Yamato Shiori's tank and she got white flagged instantly)

"Commander!" Takayuki shouted

"How did he know my position?!" Shiori reacted

(As Red Wings' commander got taken out all of the tanks fell out of their formation like ants without an antenna)

"What happened?! Everyone just broke from their formation?!" Tojo shouted

"Yamato Shiori..their commander has been taken out.." Miho said

"How?! Did Tiger-kun get a lucky shot?!" Takashi asked

"Using that formation..if I was the commander I'd also position myself at the farthest corner to get a bigger view of the area..it was either the left or the right.." Jajka said

(As Shiori was now taken out no orders were being given to the red wings tankers and one by one they were being picked off by Gero. Red wings now only has 10 tanks remaining)

*BOOM *BOOM

"Commander what do we do-"

*BOOM *STATIC *STATIC

"What do we do?! Commander is gone?!" Takayuki was getting flustered

*BOOM *BOOM

(Two more M22 Locusts got white flagged and his teammates were screaming all around asking for help)

"All tanks follow me! We'll overwhelm that lone tank!" Takayuki shouted

*BOOM *BOOM

(Again two M22s got white flagged instantly which only leaving them with five tanks charging straight at Gero)

"This is the true weakness of Red Wings..the chain of command..when the commander falls..everyone falls.." Erika said

"This is what Nii-chan was telling us.." Alice said as she watched

"Five more to go Matsu-kun!"

"Round up!"

"FIRE!"

*BOOM

(The 37mm shell penetrated another M22 Locust taking it out then Gero's tank drifted to the right dodging the charging Locusts and fired again from behind white flagging another M22 Locust)

"What do we do captain?!"

"Shut up I'm thinking!" Takayuki shouted

*BOOM

(Another M22 locusts was taken out beside Takayuki only leaving two more tanks from Red Wings)

"Damn you! Fire!" Takayuki shouted

*BOOM *BOOM

(Two shells from the M22 locusts were fired towards Gero but it was nothing to be afraid about)

"FIRE!"

*BOOM

*Round up!" Ono shouted

"FIRE!"

*BOOM

(Two shots from the M22 Locusts sent 37mm shells towards Gero but he anticipated it and countered it with Ono's speedy reload for a double tap and shot both the incoming shells mid air shocking Takayuki)

"What the heck..that was just impossible to do.." Takayuki was demoralized

*BOOM

(Another shot white flagged the M22 locust beside Takayuki leaving him the last tank standing from Red Wings)

[Exhibition Games Bleachers]

"What an amazing shot!" Shizuka said

"He just shot the shells midair?!" Rin reacted

"That's what Shimada-san did when we fought!" Sheska said

"Gero-kun did that to my shot when we fought also.." Naomi smiled

"He taught that to Alice-san when they were training together.." Maho said

"One last tank to go..and it's that guy who shot Kal-kun off the edge!" Nina said

"Gero-kun left him last..looks like he's going to personally deliver the hammer of judgement to him.." Darjeeling said

[Exhibition Games Field]

(Gero then switched his radio to a loudspeaker and talked to Takayuki)

"Looks like you're the only one left.."

"What the hell do you want?!" Takayuki shouted

"The truth.."

"The truth?! You can take it from my-"

"Cold dead body? Gladly.."

*BOOM

(Suddenly the M-22's gun barrel got shot off completely, surprising Takayuki. Then Gero's tank sped up and was heading towards Takayuki's tank then drifted to the right and shot at his tracks destroying it)

*BOOM

"Round up!" Ono shouted

*BOOM

(Another shot destroyed the tracks on the other side of Takayuki's tank. Then another shot to each side destroying the side skirt armor of the M22 Locust. Takayuki's tank was now just a pile of scrap metal unable to move and fight)

"FIRE!"

*BOOM

(The shell hit the M22 locusts side armor and pushed it back but there was no white flag. Gero shot a blank round at it to shake the crew inside to make them suffer)

*BOOM

(Another shot now at the back of the locust pushing it forward. Takayuki and his crew were being toyed with inside their tank and they were getting bruises all over their bodies. Those watching at the bleachers saw this as very cruel)

"What's happening? Why isn't the white flag popping?!" Sakuraba asked

"Darling is shooting blank rounds at them..as long as it doesn't deal a decisive blow to the tank the system won't detect it as being destroyed.." Kay said

"But why is he doing that?" Tojo asked

"Isn't it obvious? He's toying with them..making them suffer by tossing the crew inside via the force of the blank round.." Jajka said

"But why would Gero-kun do that?!" Kal asked

"You are seriously asking that? I heard what happened to you about falling down the hill..he's doing the same thing to that red wings brat over there..he's letting them experience what you experienced.." Jajka said

"An eye for an eye.." Darjeeling said

"That's not like him at all!" Kal shouted

*BOOM

(Another blank shot was fired and shook the tank once more. This time Gero had enough of playing and decided to end their misery)

"Ken ram them.."

"Roger!"

*CRASH

(As Gero ordered Ken floored the gas and rammed the M22 locust on its side and just as it was going to flip to its side Gero took aim at it's belly)

"FIRE!"

*BOOM

(The 37mm shell hit the belly of the M22 Locusts and sent it flying and rolling on the ground for about 15 meters due to the force of the blast before it stopped. This time he didn't use a blank round and a white flag popped signaling it's destruction in exactly five minutes all fifteen tanks were destroyed just as Gero told Erika)

"Red Wings Academy remaining tanks zero! Kuromorimine University High School remaining tanks fifteen! Kuromorimine is the winner!" Kanon Sasagawa announced

Coming Up Next : Chapter 46 - Consequences

Author's Note:

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