Former decorated Major Hoshino Takanashi of the Japanese Defense Forces, turned AWOL and became a mercenary in the Afghanistan Wars.

October 7, 2001. Afghanistan, Registan Desert — the petite female marches forward the desolate desert, as the heat still radiated against the sand despite the sun being already down. Hoshino paused, slamming her Bereretta 1301 Tactical semi-automatic shotgun's barrel down onto the sand as she tries to lean on it, as she places down her ballistic shield, too.

"Gosh... this heat's going to be the end of this oji-san..." Hoshino sarcastically says to herself, managing to crack a smile as she fans herself using her right hand.