Hirose Masato was not new to the military atmosphere, upon his arrival to the Krudale Military post he approached the front gate saluted, handed his ID and headed straight to the class. As Masato entered the first hall he checked his watch, 6:43 he had 2 mins to make it to the classroom so he ran, as he reached the door he checked his watch 6:45 right on time. As Masato reached to open the door a Lieutenant approached him. "Hey, Son what can I do for ya class doesn't start for 15 mins." "Oh, nothing sir I just live by the idea you should be 15 mins early, also I wanted to get a look at the material before the class." Masato replied with a salute "Sure thing son give me 2 seconds and I'll get you a book." The Lieutenant unlocked the door and they both shuffled inside, the Lt. handed him a book and Masato got straight to business he mumbled a few words to himself then looked straight at the Lieutenant and without stuttering said "Şimdi sınava girebilir miyim" with narrow eyes he looked back "Wow, yeah uhh how did you do that?" "I read the first 5 chapters broke down the language it probably sounds like I'm some sort of translator program with no emotion though." "Yes but this is only introductory Ebrelan you should be in at least level four!" The Lt. proclaimed as he handed Masato the test. While the Lt. and Masato had their conversation 2 students walked in and asked about the fuss, and the Lt. Immediately shushed them and said that the Sgt. was taking his exam the students looked in panic as if they had missed the entire class. "No need to worry its only the first day of class you didn't miss anything." chuckled the Lt. a sigh of relief escaped from their mouths as Masato handed the Lt. his exam, he scanned it slammed a 100% on it and dismissed Masato. After his dismissal from the class, Masato left the military base and looked at his crystal Mitsu had sent a message "If you want to do something after your class I'm super bored!" Masato replied "Ok what do you wanna do I don't really know what's fun around here." "Ok head over to the manor and I'll show you around, LaFjord."
Masato arrived at her house shortly after and they went exploring all around LaFjord, taking in its scenic views of the mountainous islands in the Fjord. Mitsu asked Masato how many more days of class he had and Masato replied "Uhhh kinda already passed the class and the teacher said I should be in Ebrelan 4 by now" Mitsu's squinted at him and asked "Who are you anyway" "I'm uh a robot of course" Replied Masato while he sweated profusely. As Masato and Mitsu returned to the manor Riko arranged for a maid to escort Masato to their throne room, upon his arrival Riko asked "Masato how long were you planning on staying here in LaFjord? I would love to offer a guest bedroom to you it's the least we could do for your service to the family." Masato humbly accepted and everyone headed to the dining room for dinner, "So Masato what ranking of Royalty are you? Not everyone has a Griffon as pure as you." asked Mitsu's Father "Well sir as you know I'm Ordo Missam within the military based off my rank, however, with Royalty, it is very complicated. According to title and standing, I'm only Low Royalty however the king has indicated that he considers me a member of his family." as Masato finished everyone's jaws dropped they were amidst royalty and no one had the slightest clue until now. Mr. Hanada immediately apologized "My sincerest apologies Sir Hirose, we should have been aware of your status and offered you more." Masato immediately shot back "I insist Masato is fine my status is complicated since I'm a Knight of the Kingsguard I should fall into Low Royalty but the King has made things complicated." everyone relaxed in their chairs no one expected a member who fell into the category of Royal Family would be able to walk around without an escort. "Masato if I may ask one more question." "Ask as many as you would like I will tell you what I can, that's my job." "Where are your bodyguards? Surely you did not come here alone." "Well, I didn't come here alone Mitsu was with me as for the bodyguards I don't have any the King is aware of my abilities and he has confirmed I have no need for any but he has on multiple occasions tried to assign me protection. My policy is if I can defeat my bodyguards they have no purpose. As a response to my polite defiance, the King has assigned me a castle that I should be using as my residence, but he is aware that I live in the dorms with a life long friend and son of a high general." "If you do not pardon the intrusion Mr. Masato what is the current standing of your parents in the Royal Court (or their Royal Status)?" "Sir, My father is currently a member of the Royal Order and my mother is Marquess (so she falls into the category of Middle Royalty) so I should be considered both of those statuses but I have abandoned those titles for a unique title assigned to me by the King. Both of my parents are understanding that I have abandoned those titles for my younger brothers because a unique title is the marking of a special person within the Court." "Masato if you're not living in your estate who is in charge of it?" asked Mitsu from across the table. "My Fiance is currently taking care of it, she was a servant of the Queen so I expect she is taking care of it well." "Oh dear, I was hoping you would marry our daughter. I didn't see a ring on your finger." Riko uttered sadly. As she finished Masato reached down his shirt and grabbed a chain with a gold band connect "Sorry but I've known Aiya a long time and would give anything to be with her." Masato finished his elaboration and was hit by a flashback to his 3rd mission with the 12th SOD, he'd be assigned to the first squadron as Private First Class Hirose.
Hirose had been in training for nearly three years when he was assigned to team 2 of the 12th SOD, by this time Masato was well acquainted with the other members of the team. The mission objective was to kill General Shingen Yasuke, the 12th along with the 20th General Combat Brigade was based in the remote hills of Escar to attempt to lower resistance for an upcoming invasion attempt by Yuuto's forces. Masato finished strapping on his vest, tightened his bootlaces, checked his mana rifle and secured his Kriegerin in its sheath. Once the squadron had finished gathering their equipment they huddled around the team lead Lt. Tomoe Musashi, he briefed the squadron on the mission objective himself Sgt. Aiko Fumi, Masato Hirose, Kiko Hayashi, Haruna Nakajima, and Eiso Osada would ride a single Dragoon until they were one mile from the base where they would land and continue on foot. Upon arrival at the base they would commence their attack using whatever means to enter and eliminate the primary target General Yasuke, the secondary objective was to kill as many enemy combatants as possible and make their escape, the mission was supposed to last only 20 minutes. The team made their way to the insertion point on their dragoon, as they landed a flash of light broke through the darkness stripping off the dragoon's left-wing almost everyone was able to jump to safety…. Almost everyone Sgt. Fumi was crushed by the injured dragoon's body, "Aiko!" yelled Eiso as he ran to help her but as he stood up a beam of mana tore open his chest splattering blood all over the bush he had been hiding in, Aiko reached her hand out as his body fell 10 feet short of the crash. "Masato, Haruna go grab those two and get ready to fall back we will cover you." As I reached Sgt. Fumi I could see she was already dead an excessive amount of blood had pooled around her head and she was not breathing the 2-ton behemoth had ended her, "Its no good sir!" I yelled. Haruna reached Eiso she could see his situation was not much better his wound included a large hole where his heart and most of his right lung were supposed to be "Same here sir.". "Roger do the usual, don't let them die in vain!" Masato and Haruna grabbed two grenades and armed them placing them under the bodies (that way once the bodies were moved they would activate the three-second timer), as soon as they'd finished Lt. Musashi ordered a retreat so the team attempted to move up the mountains for a height advantage. They climbed and climbed until their blisters had blisters and their hands were covered in blood, once they had reached peak 131 (the closest to the insertion point) they set up a basic shelter in a nearby cave. Kiko and Haruna sat around the fire as me and the Lt. thought of a strategy "Well son I will say we are royally fucked, I didn't think there was any way they'd know we were coming, all of our options are up except to fight." he admitted "Well its a good thing we have the best four soldiers at our disposal." I added to lighten the mood. Kiko stood up and walked outside she sat on a cliff face that resulted in a hundred-foot drop, she activated her Kriegerin, a short sword the most common in the Estral Region, without a word she jumped from the ledge as we ran out of the cave we saw her slice through an Escaran Dragoon rider and his mount, her last actions were to benefit the team. The next two days we dug in and prepared for the fight atop the mountain, even though we were outnumbered we were not outgunned, our Kriegerin were some of the best in the world. On the third day, the sun rose and Haruna signaled for us all to wake up, their attack had begun. General Yasuke lead his soldiers not from the back of the formation but he was the head of the arrow, he would assure we would not escape alive. General Yasuke was a Kriegerin enthusiast his ability was the ability to use lighting on large formations, little did the general know his ability would lead to his troop's destruction. As the 2 Battalion sized units converged on our location we began to toss grenades at the formations to spread them out so we could shoot specific targets. General Yasuke was having none of our strategy and ensure his troops stayed within close proximity, yet he halted 50 feet from our trenches most likely to avoid collateral damage by the use of his ability. A squadron overran the Lt. this wouldn't have been a problem but their leader was a Kriegerin and once his soldiers had distracted Lt. Musashi he lunged forward with a strong swing, instantly killing Lt. Musashi. Haruna was not having better luck she was being overrun by a company-sized detachment in her last-ditch effort she grabbed a manatek grenade and put all of her remaining mana in an effort to destroy the force. Masato was going to have to use his Kreiger there was no way he could win without it, he released the straps and leveled it in front of himself, "Bolt" he muttered as he was propelled right before General Yasuke, with a swift kick and slice Yasuke was of put but he would not lose to a child. Yasuke made multiple stabbing motions like that of a rapier user, Masato had dealt with this threat before, he swiftly threw a knife into the General's leg and made a cut for his head, ending his life. Masato reached down and grabbed the General's weapon he could feel the power coursing through his body then it leveled out, one of the general's squads attempted to attack Masato but he blocked and muttered: "Shocking resolutions, create shocked masses." as he finished his mana was converted to electricity spreading from the squadron to the company and before he knew it the First Battalion was crushed and the second had turned into a route, he could finally rest.