"Actually, Ms. Merkur, I was going to inform the Taisho of how the Ashigaru and its derivatives are related to the Nepleslian Civil War." Javier flashed Sierra a "Thank You" smile, before focusing back on his datapad. On screen, an image of a mecha appeared. Besides a few cosmetic differences, the mecha looked the same as the Ashigaru, besides for a few differences.
The red and black paint scheme made it look far more sinister than the Ashigaru, and there was the blatant logo emblazoned on the left shoulder, the logo of the losing faction of the Nepleslian Civil War: Empire Of Nepleslia, also known as the Reds. On the right shoulder was another logo, but it wasn't one that anyone in the room, besides Javier, had ever seen before. The Image was that of a stylized knight, wielding a lance and a shield. Next to the knight were the words Marcheur de Bataille.
"This, Taisho Mikasa, was the predecessor to the Ashigaru, and it was supposed to be the Empire of Nepleslia's trump card against the invading socialist invaders." Javier began to speak after a few moments. The blonde's smile was gone, and in its place was a deathly serious expression. "The Marcheur de Bataille unit was based of the Kennewesian knights of old, and it was supposed to stride onto the battlefield to protect our world from the invaders." Javier broke off for a second, pausing to make sure that everyone in the room realized exactly who the "invaders" were.
"Unfortunately, funding was shifted from the project to... other schemes that were deemed more worthy of funding, such as additional submersible vessels and various bio weapon projects. The first unit, that you see here, was codenamed the Roland, and was slated for mass production until the funding was cut. The project heads wanted to cut their losses and run, but they were far too important to the war effort to be let go. But a junior engineer, the young man who was born of Royal blood, was able to make his way off planet with the blessing of the project heads. Eventually, that young man joined Origin after a year or so of wandering, and was able to bring the Roland into production as the Ashigaru."
Javier reached into the collar of his shirt, pulling the string that hung there, retrieving the proof of his birth. The Kennewesian pulled the string off of his head, and held it and the signet ring that was hanging from it in his open palm for everyone at the table to see. " I am that man. I am of Nepleslian blood and spirit, and it pains me to see that my homeland is unable to defend itself against this Neo Mishhuvyathar menace. I know that the SMDION will never accept military assistance from Origin Industries, so it is all I can do now to make sure that you are fully successful in your endeavors, Mikasa Sorano."
