Chapter 111 - Contract of Death

"ALL OF THE FRENCH TEAM'S TANKS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED! THE WINNER OF THIS QUARTER-FINALS MATCH IS THE JAPANESE NATIONAL SENSHADO TEAM WITH 20 TANKS REMAINING!"

"I guess I'll watch your team win against the Conquering Princess then. May the pride and honor of our team guide you all the way to the finals!"

"We shall pour all our heart and soul to exceed your expectations of us!" Kaede smiled

"Well then, Au revoir Commandant Kaede!"

"Sayonara, Commander Amandine!"

(Both commanders now parted ways and went back to their teams. With this win the JNST are now proceeding to the Semi-Finals)

[JSS Hakugei - Autonomous Port of Paris]

"Alright, is everyone ready?! KANPAI!"

"KANPAI!"

(Just as Tsuneo said before the match, they were having a proper celebration party for winning the Quarter-Finals and the Engagement of Gero and the ladies. There was a ton of food and sake for everyone to have.)

"Nii-chan! I'm still underage and can't drink alcohol!" Alice complained

"Don't worry Alice-chan! Since we're not in Japan and it's our engagement party, I'll allow you to have one drink! That goes for the other underage ones as well!"

"Thank you nii-chan!"

"Shouldn't you be asking me that instead of Gero-chan?" Chiyo asked her daughter

"That's because you'll say no!"

(Everyone enjoyed the night as much as they wanted and eventually went back to their homes. Gero however, has a surprise for his fiancés and took them to one of the houses on the carrier)

"What are we doing here darling?" Kay asked

"Well, from now on this will be our house. Surprise!"

"EEHHH?!" his fiancés reacted

"I wanted a house that was both Japanese and modern so it came out like this. What do you think?"

"Is this really our house?!" Kaede asked

"It's beautiful!" Darjeeling said

"A house..with Ro-chan..I'm so happy!" Mika blushed

"When did you have this made?" Erika asked

"That'll be a secret!"

"Can we take a look inside?" Kay asked

"Of course! Go ahead!"

(Gero and his fiancés now entered their new home and enjoyed looking at everything. Even though it was already midnight and they were tired from the match and the party, they still had so much energy while exploring the house.)

"I can't believe we'll be living in this wonderful house from now on! It feels like a dream!" Kaede said

"Well it is indeed a reality and your things will all be delivered here first thing in the morning tomorrow."

"I can't help but notice but there are a lot of rooms!" Darjeeling said

"I wonder why?" Erika teased

"O-Ohh.." Darjeeling blushed as soon as she realized the possibility of the rooms was for their future children

"Ehem..a-anyways, it's already this late so I think it's time for bed."

(They then headed upstairs and the girls took a bath together while Gero took a shower in the other room. After a while they got into their pajamas and entered the master bedroom which contained a king sized bed which would fit all of them. Gero then slowly sat on the bed and was followed by Erika)

"Wow! This bed is so soft! It's way softer than mine!" Erika said

"You kept complaining about the bed back in Germany so I made sure to get a very soft one!"

"How nice of you! Hmm? What are you girls doing over there?" Erika asked

(Gero then noticed the the other four girls were just standing and fidgeting about on the side of the room while blushing)

"What's wrong?"

"Uhm..I'm just preparing my heart.." Kaede said

"Hmmm? Could it be you are imagining some lewd things we might do?" Erika teased

"Eri-chan!" Mika blushed

"You didn't have to say it like that!" Darjeeling blushed harder

"You have spent three years sleeping together with darling under the same roof so you're already used to it but we're not!" Kay said

"What are you all thinking? We're just going to sleep together, nothing else.."

"Eh?" the four reacted

"Listen, I'm not going to do what you don't want me to do. We're not going to do something you're not yet prepared to do. We're going to take things slow and we are just going to sleep together for now without anything happening. Being engaged doesn't mean we have to rush things."

"Would that really be ok?" Darjeeling asked

"Yes Darjeeling, I will not do anything that will give you bad memories of our time together.."

"Did you all really think I'd let you ride this tiger on the first night?" Erika teased

"R-R-Ride..?!" Kaede blushed

"Stop teasing them Erika.."

"You won't attack me while I'm asleep?" Mika asked

"I won't!"

"Ohh.." Mika pouted

"Don't sound so disappointed! Anyways, I'm going to try and sleep now so you may lay down anywhere you want..goodnight!"

"Then..I won't hesitate and lay here!" Kay shouted

(Kay then laid down next to Gero and hugged him tightly while using his stomach as a pillow)

"Ahh! No fair! Me too!" Kaede shouted

"I'm getting a weird sense of deja vu.."

(The girls were now hugging him tightly in bed and trying to get every bit of warmth from his body as they cuddled on him. Gero's heart started to beat faster and the girls could hear it)

"Looks like someone is getting excited.." Erika teased

"Darling~ why is your heart beating very fast?" Kay teased

"I'm laying in bed with five of my fiancés, who are very beautiful and very attractive women who are hugging me like I'm a stuffed toy. Of course my heart will beat very hard and fast!"

"I'm surprised that you can keep your libido in check with all five of us sticking to you like glue like this.." Kaede said

"Believe me it's taking everything I have to lay still right now.."

"If there's one more thing that this bakatora has and that's self-restraint." Erika chuckled

"Yes I am very proud of that skill if I do say so myself.."

"That's just proof of how much he cares for our feelings, right Gero-kun?" Darjeeling smiled

"Yes.."

"Is that all?" Mika teased

"I love you all very much! Goodnight!"

"We love you too! Goodnight~" the girls answered

(It wasn't their first night together since the girls slept in his hospital room before, however it was their first night together as soon-to-be wives and soon-to-be husband. It was a peaceful night and a very warm slumber for them. Morning arrived quickly and the first to wake up from the girls was Darjeeling. She sat up on their bed and did a morning stretch while yawning. She looked beside her and saw the other girls sleeping but couldn't find Gero.)

"Gero-kun..?"

"Nyaa~!"

"Nyaw~!"

(Suddenly two cats jumped on their bed and startled Darjeeling. It was the two cats named Eidel and Weiss who was also living with them)

"H-Hello there! Good morning!"

"Nyaw~"

"You two must be Eidel and Weiss, I guess we're going to be living under the same roof from now on! Yoroshiku ne~"

"Nyaa~!"

"Nyaw~!"

"Do you know where Gero-kun is?"

(The cats then jumped down from the bed and walked out of their room but waited for Darjeeling. She then got off the bed as well and followed the cats downstairs and inside the dining room. As they got closer she could smell a very amazing and delicious smell coming from the kitchen that made her stomach grumble in excitement. She then saw Gero wearing an apron and cooking in front of the stove. Darjeeling was stunned and speechless after seeing her fiancé early in the morning making her blush and smile)

"Hmm? Oh you're up! Good morning Darjeeling!"

"Good morning Gero-kun!"

"Slept well last night?"

"Like a baby! You?"

"Same!"

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"The food is already done so can you set the table and brood us some tea while I go wake up the others?"

"It will be my pleasure!"

(Gero then removed his apron and walked towards Darjeeling. He gave her a morning kiss on the lips and proceeded upstairs without saying a word. This left Darjeeling with a very flushed red face and a satisfied smile that nobody has ever seen before. Gero then woke up his other fiancés and gave them each a morning kiss as well. They went down and they all ate breakfast together. The quarter-finals were still ongoing with the other teams so they still didn't know which country they would be up against for the semi-finals. They decided to spend more days in Paris to enjoy and have a little bit of vacation while waiting for their next opponent. Gero took his fiancés to different places and spent a lot of time with them. After spending some quality time with his fiancés he then went on an evening dinner with Maho, Miho and Kal.)

"Where do you want to have dinner?" Kal asked

"Hmm..French cuisine is amazing and all but I've started to miss Japanese food!" Miho said

"Me too!" Maho agreed

"Then let's go to the place that Kal discovered the other day while out on patrol! It serves Japanese cuisine and is rated highly by its customers!"

"Really?! Let's go quickly!" Miho said

(The restaurant was only a walking distance so they headed there on foot. They arrived without any problems and quickly sat at their table. They ordered the food they wanted to eat and enjoyed the evening together. As they were finishing their meal, Gero and Kal suddenly received a call from Sakurai who was keeping an eye on them via a surveillance drone)

"Gero-sama! Sorry to interrupt but we have a situation!"

"What's wrong?"

"We're tracking a dark blue van about two blocks from your location. It was circling the entire area for the past 15 minutes until it stopped now."

"Inform Erika and Commander Leo then have local police check the van."

"Erika-sama and the teams are already enroute to your location."

"Keep me updated."

"Roger!"

"Onii-sama? Who was that?" Maho asked

"We have to go now, we're being tailed."

"Eh?!" Miho reacted

"Let's take the backdoor out." Kal said

(They now got up from their table and left some money for the food they ate. As they were about to exit through the back Gero saw a reflection of a person from a mirror standing behind them holding a gun)

"Get down!"

(Gero grabbed Maho while Kal grabbed Miho and they hid down behind some cover. The guy then started firing his weapon all over the restaurant and ended up hitting some of the customers as well. Gero and Kal were hugging the girls and were doing their best protecting them from getting hurt. Another hitman entered the restaurant and started shooting as well. Gero and Kal then took out their pistols and shot back at the two hitmen. Kal was able to hit the first hitman twice in the stomach but the second hitman shot back and hit Kal on his head. He fell backwards toward Miho and landed on her)

"Kal-kun!" Miho shouted

"Kal!"

(Gero started firing his pistol again and hit the second hitman at his hand and made him drop his weapon. The two hitmen then started to leave the restaurant since both of them are now wounded. Miho was shaking Kal in an attempt to wake him up. She then looked at her hand and saw the blood of Kal and Miho's heart sunk. Her heartbeat increased and her breathing became erratic.)

"Kal-kun..Kal-kun..please wake up..please..don't do this to me.." Miho whispered

"Onii-sama..Miho is.." Maho said

(Gero then looked towards his sister and he saw one of his fears happen. Miho's eyes were glowing golden meaning her Sacred Possession has awakened. The bad news is that it was awakened in this manner meaning the negative emotions that Miho is feeling after seeing her loved one getting shot will fuel her rage even more.)

"M-Miho..look at me..look at Maho..take a deep breath and-"

"-em..-all.."

"What..?"

"I'll kill em all.." Miho said with a scary tone

(Miho then grabbed Kal's pistol and ran very fast after the hitmen that left)

"Miho!" Maho shouted

"Damn it! Come back Miho!"

(Miho got out of the restaurant and saw that the two hitmen boarded a dark blue van and drove off immediately. She then looked around and saw a guy with a black dirt bike decided to take that bike)

"I need your bike.." Miho said

"N-No..!" the guy said

(Miho pointed the pistol at the guy's head and threatened him without hesitation)

"Now.." Miho said

"O-Ok! D-Don't shoot Please!"

"Merci.."

(Miho then rode the motorbike and chased after the van by herself. Meanwhile Gero rushed towards Ka's body and checked him out. He then felt his pulse and confirmed that he was still alive)

"Kal! Hang on buddy!"

"Appelez une ambulance, s'il vous plaît!" Maho said to one of the managers

[Please call an ambulance!]

"Gero-sama! What happened?! The dark blue van just stopped in front of your restaurant and picked up two guys!" Sakurai called

"We have a man down! I say again we have a man down! Kal has a gunshot wound to the head. He still has a pulse and I'm trying to stabilize him now! Where's the team?!"

"They're near your position, hang on!"

"Tell them to drop Nana off here then go after the van. Tell Erika that Miho is in pursuit."

"What?! Miho-sama?!"

"I'll explain later!"

(Miho was still in pursuit of the van and was hot in their tail. One of the hitmen opened the side door of the van and started shooting at Miho. She was able to evade all the bullets even though it was her first time riding a motorbike but it forced her to take a left turn into one of the alleyways. Instead of reversing and going back to the main road Miho continued through the alleyway. The reason for this is because just like her brother Gero, she has good memory and she has already memorized the roads and alleyways in the area when they were going around the city. She predicted which road the hitmen would take to escape faster and deduced the quickest route to catch up to the van.)

"Are we still being chased?" the driver asked

"No, I think she gave up after being shot at."

(After going through multiple detours and shortcuts Miho was able to catch up to the van and was now going to flank it from the driver side. She accelerated her bike to the max then got off the bike. She rolled over the ground to cushion her fall then sent the bike flying through the alley and directly hitting the van driver's door. The impact shook the van so hard that the driver was forced to turn the wheel and the van slammed straight into a light pole then to a wall. The crash knocked out the driver and one of the hitmen while the other one was still conscious. He slowly crawled out of the van and attempted to run away by foot until he got shot in the leg. He writhed in pain on the road as he looked for the one that shot him. He saw Miho walking slowly towards him with her glowing eyes and her intense bloodlust just oozing out of her)

"You thought I'd let you get away? After what you just did?" Miho said

"Fucking monster.." the hitman said

(The hitman pulled out his pistol but before he could shoot his fingers were blown off by Miho's shot. Once again he writhed in pain as he bled on the road while Miho got closer to him. He tried to crawl away from her but she shot his other leg as well to completely maim him. Miho then walked up to his face and kicked it as hard as she could. The hitman was reduced to nothing more than a dog that's about to be put down. Miho then aimed her pistol towards the hitman's head and was about to pull the trigger when Erika arrived just in time to stop her from crossing the line. The rest of RYOBU also arrived and were securing the area.)

"Woah there, we can't interrogate them if they're dead now, can we?" Erika asked

"Eririn? Let go of me." Miho said in an angry tone

"Look at you being all bossy now. Is that the Sacred Blood talking or the real you?"

"Does it matter? Get out of my way! I have to kill them all for what they did!"

"Really? What did they do exactly?"

"T-They..Kal-kun..they killed him..Eririn.."

"He's alive.."

"W-What..did you say?"

"Kal is alive, the shot only grazed his head. He lost a lot of blood but he'll be fine soon."

(The golden light in Miho's eyes started to fade away after hearing that Kal was alive. Her voice started going back to normal and she started to relax her body. Erika was able to slowly take the gun away from Miho. She was then hugged by Miho who started to cry softly on her chest)

"Eririn..I was so scared..I thought Kal-kun..died.."

"We were scared too..but Bakatora and Maho did their best to keep him alive until Nana arrived.."

"I see..I've..got to..thank them..later..then.."

"You did great too Miho..take it easy now..leave the rest to us.."

(Miho's Sacred Possession was now turned off and she fell asleep from pushing herself.)

"Please take her to the car.." Erika ordered

"Roger!" Klara answered

"Sitrep?"

"The driver is still alive but the guy that Kal shot is dead. What about that guy?" Naomi asked

"He got fucked up by Miho but he's still breathing."

"That's the asshole that shot Kal." Alisa said

"P-Please don't kill me..I'll tell you everything you want to know.." the hitman begged

"How many do you think ANBU needs to get information?" Erika asked

"One." Ono said with a cold voice

"Agreed."

"No No No! Wai-!"

(Erika then aimed her pistol and shot the guy in the head and killed him on the spot without a second wasted. RYOBU then took the last hitman that survived and left the dead bodies of the two other hitmen for the local police to find. Kal was safely taken to the hospital aboard their carrier and was now on the road to recovery.)

[JSS Hakugei - Hospital]

"How's Kal-kun?" Tsuneo asked

"He just gained consciousness an hour ago, he's resting now with Katyusha-san and Nonna beside him."

"Looks like your luck infected him for the better. If the bullet was a centimeter more to the left we would be in a morgue now instead of a hospital."

"You think I don't know that!?"

"What about Miho?"

"She's still in shock and her body is weakened from the Sacred Possession but the doctor said there's no permanent damage. Maho and Erika are with her now."

"That's good to know. What about you? How are you holding up?" Tsuneo asked

"I'm fine. Any updates on the one we caught?"

"Thanks to our friends in ANBU and their expertise in interrogation we have confirmed that the ones that attacked you were contract killers."

"Let me guess, I have a bounty on me?"

"Bingo!"

"How much is my head worth now?"

"About 10 million dollars give or take. Looks like Pandora no longer has an army to deal with you so they send hitmen to kill you for them."

"Do we know who placed the contract on me and where?"

"There was limited intel from the cellphones and laptops we recovered from the van. We found emails regarding the contract and contact information that led us to nowhere. However we managed to track the previous call that was connected to one of the phones thanks to Assam-kun."

"Where are we headed to this time?"

"The land of the free and home of the brave."

"Looks like we really pissed off someone when we captured that boat filled with kidnapped Africans back in Nigeria. Whatever they are doing over there, they need live people."

"Augmentations.."

"Yeah, since we've wiped out almost all of their military strength they're trying to rebuild again."

"Why don't they just give up."

"As long as I have breath in my lungs and blood in my veins, they won't give up, and I won't either. This war won't end until Pandora dies or I die, it's as simple as that."

"Then we better make sure it's the former ending and not the latter, right?"

"Yeah, better keep up old man, we're going to be a lot busier than we already are."

"I'm not that old!"

[JSS Hakugei Hospital - Recovery Room #2]

(While Gero and Tsuneo were bickering outside, Miho was in one of the recovery rooms with Erika and Maho. They could hear the father and son arguing outside and they couldn't help but get embarrassed)

"Could they be any louder?" Erika reacted

"Otou-sama is just happy to talk with onii-sama." Maho chuckled

"Onee-chan.." Miho suddenly woke up

"Miho! How are you feeling?"

"Better than before, but my head still kinda hurts.."

"That's normal after using Sacred Possession..it'll get better by tomorrow so don't worry.."

"Where's Kal?"

"He's in the next room, he just woke up a while ago. You'll be able to visit him when you get better." Erika said

"That's a relief..thank you Eririn.."

"If you don't mind talking a bit Miho, I wanted to ask what it was like during your Sacred Possession?" Maho asked

"Honestly, I can't remember half of what happened. At first I could feel my heart beat faster than normal and my body started heating up as if my blood was boiling."

"Did it hurt?"

"No, it only started to hurt after.."

"Do you remember riding a motorbike like you were a professional racer even though it was your first time?" Erika asked

"A little..all I remember was the strong desire to catch the dark blue van..and.."

"And what?"

"The voices..I could hear voices in my head..telling me to kill.."

(Erika and Maho looked very worried at Miho as she started to cry softly)

"Please tell me the truth..did I..kill anybody?" Miho asked

"Of course you didn't Miho, you could never do that, you're the most gentle and kind person I know!" Maho said

"But I..I remember using Kal-kun's gun..and shooting a person.."

"Don't worry Miho, you didn't kill that person. If you hadn't done what you did then you would've been the one shot." Erika said

"Really?"

"Yes, we treated his wounds and he'll survive but will go to prison for the rest of his life."

"I see..as long as he is alive.."

(Maho and Erika were amazed by Miho's kind heart that she was even worrying about the person she just shot that also was responsible for shooting Kal. Of course Erika did not need to tell them that the person they were talking about was already in a body bag and a little white lie was needed for Miho's sake.)

"Now I understand why onii-chan didn't want us to learn Sacred Possession. I never want to use it again if it means hearing those horrible voices again and end up hurting other people." Miho said

"Nobody will force you to use it and only you can decide what to do with it. You are strong Miho and I know you'll be fine." Erika smiled

"Thank you Eririn.."

"Get some rest now..we'll be here with you.."

"I will..uhm..Eririn.."

"Yes?"

"Those voices that I heard..does onii-chan hear them too?" Miho asked

"He does, but since his blood is different you could say that it's way worse for him."

"How could it be worse?" Maho asked

"If your brother loses focus then he could lose control. The Sacred Blood in his veins could control him instead."

"That's possible?!"

"Yes it is."

"I know I've said this a lot of times but, onii-chan sure is strong.." Miho smiled

"He's the strongest!" Erika smiled

"Without a doubt!" Maho smiled

"I'll step out for a bit and talk to Gero. I'll be back soon!"

(After Erika left the room Maho was then wondering about something that she had hoped she asked Erika before she left)

"But..what about Erika? Since onii-sama's blood is in her, does that mean she can also use Sacred Possession and hear the voices too?" Maho asked

"Now that you mentioned it..I'm not sure though.." Miho said

"I think there's a possibility.."

"Let's ask her some other time since she has a lot to think about now.."

"You're right..next time then..get some rest now my little sister. I'll be here." Maho smiled

"Yes onee-chan..thank you very much!" Miho smiled

Coming Up Next : Chapter 112 - Land of the Free

Author's Note :

Hi everyone! Here's the chapter and it was a wild one! Gero and his fiancés got a new house and started living together! Kal almost died and Miho awakened her Sacred Possession and she is scary! From a lovely double date to an intense car chase in the streets of Paris! Miho almost crossed a line she could never return from but Erika arrived in time to save her! The next chapters will get even more intense as we venture to the Land of the Free! See you all again in the next chapter!