RM Vol 4: War – Chapter 13: Case Yellow (Day 3 – Are they cheating?)

RM Vol 4: War – Chapter 13: Case Yellow (Day 3 – Are they cheating?)

Bombs and shells explode everywhere as red tracers cut across the lines of blue-coated infantrymen. On the burned forest ground, destroyed tanks and corpses are strewn about, exposed to the element and the occasional stray hit of a fragment. Battered, broken even, and being attacked by things they can't even see despite being midday, the Loyalists have plummeted their morale.

"Get back to the CP! Get back to the CP!" A Loyalist Sergeant shouts, his voice trembling.

"Fuck this! Screw the CP, we need to book it!" A random soldier screams before getting out of the shell crater he is in.

He's just about to make a break for it with his fellow soldiers when a shell tears through his torso and hits someplace out of sight. The gruesome sight forces the rest to dive back into the crater out of fright as the head that was once their friend flopped down after a few seconds of air time.

"Ah Hell, I didn't sign up for this shit!" They're frightened by the head that landed just shy of their boots.

Smacking the head of the soldier who spoke that, the Loyalist Sergeant barks an order. "Use smoke grenades, you fools! Use everything!"

At that command, the soldiers in the hole fumble with the pins of their smoke grenades before blindly tossing them in the general direction of the Belkans. The grenade pops, unleashing a thick cloud of low-hanging smoke ever so slowly. It does help obscure their position, making it so that no Belkan can aim directly at their fleeing backs. However, it doesn't mean that the bullets have stopped coming at them. Ironically enough, the smoke screen attracts even more leads from the Belkans. The Belkan soldiers on the other end of the smoke screen just scoff and pour a withering hail of automatic fire as if they don't have to care about ammo.

In a way, the Belkans really do not care about straining their logistic supply...

Honestly, don't question it.

Jokes and comfy hug aside, regrettably, they have actual work to do today. Ningyo and Mei help the brainiac trio sets up a scientific workstation alongside a bunch of monitoring instrument. This is so that they can record and analyze more data from what Sirin and some of her sisters are about to do. Instead of Nicolae, Sirin steps up to open up multiple portals back to the Reich, allowing manpower and materials to travel back and forth. Injured soldiers and damaged equipment are sent back while fresh units replace them. In another spot is Bronya, though in her case, she uses her hyper-intelligence mind and creation power to mass-materialize spare parts, and even munitions onto many containers. These two are then supported by Seele who gravitates between providing them with mana and carefully wiping the sweat on their brows.

Daria, being a fine seedling in Yuki's eyes, is immediately put into a trial position in Yuki's 2nd ABCT. If Daria is to ask for Ningyo's hand, she will have to prove her mettle in the hot seat of an AFV. Mei doesn't have to do this because she already qualifies her sheer intellectual prowess. Yuki is now briefing Daria on the upcoming trial by fire and the young girl can be seen standing at attention. Standing by Yuki's side, Griseo sits on a stool, painting a priceless picture of the surroundings.

Rozaliya and Liliya though... Well, they don't have much to do here, really. As such, Yuki just laughs and lets them have free reign to go about the military encampment as long as they behave. To manage this pair of dorky twins, Yuki sics Mash and Bella at them. They then move around Army Group A's base camp under the supervision of Yuki's bodyguards, Erika and her group. The colorful twins respectfully liven up the mood, making the soldiers smile brighter and more cheerful than before. Morale is already high, and the girls only seem to bolster it by reminding the Belkans of what they're fighting for unknowingly. Truly, they're fighting a good fight here.

To these young girls, they see their big sis and these soldiers as their heroes. Yet, they don't know just how important they are in the hearts and minds of the people around them. Understandably, their abilities are a cut above the rest, to the point of being strategic in levels. However, it's their smiles that are the most important here. These so-called heroes will gladly lay down their lives to ensure such smiles remain impervious to the test of Time.

By the time Sirin and Bronya finally sit down in exhaustion, Army Group A is fully replenished in a record-breaking time of five hours. This is not a small unit, mind you, and to have all of their needs in a mere five hours is just insane. Because of this, the Reich Marshal personally commended the girls before they returned to Berlin. Regrettably, aside from Daria, the rest can't accompany Yuki into the fray. They will be wishing for Yuki's victorious return.

As Nicolae's portal closed in front of her eyes, Yuki sighed, pleased with today's result before turning around. Behind her, the command staff is already awaiting her order. Waving a hand imperiously, Yuki declares.

"Depart!"