Hope Like an Angel

The Great War Later

Until the afternoon, there are no more missions for me and Raphael, we are really told to rest. We at the headquarters were just grinning while going around waiting for the announcement, when usually there was an order to do something...

Uninspiring...

I decided to sit on one of the headquarters chairs.

"God! I forgot!" Raphael exclaimed after seeing the clock on the wall.

"Forgot?"

"I promised to meet my group this afternoon!"

"Practice group?"

"Yes! Pre. Kar. Yep. Workshop is..."

"I know what a masterpiece is. But what's the need?" I asked further.

"Actually it's not the group.. more to.. organization..." Raphael returned with embarrassment.

Hmm... organization...? What happened to the organization? KIR? THE PMR? What is the school organization doing?

THE OSIS? I heard the hell they're planning a "Art for all." program." Or whatever the name was, they really couldn't name it well.

"The program, huh?" I'm proceeding.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Wait.. The idea of the program was from you, right?"

"Yes. Why?"

"Pfft.... Why "Arts for all."? Is there anything worse?" I patted Raphael's shoulder, holding back a laugh.

"I didn't give his name! It's Jennifer!" Raphael resisted, his face was stifled.

Oh... Jennifer, yes...

Well, I say envious of him anyway not. It's just that.why do I have to go through all this.If only Dad and Mom were alive, maybe I would be the Chairman of OSIS, not him...

"Roof... Fake..." Raphael grunting.

"Huh?" I'm rattled.

"You're jealous, huh? Jennifer's busy taking care of cool and important things, you're focused on slaughtering monsters." Raphael.

"Eh, what envy? Don't you fucking know!"

"I can read other people's minds, you know."

The mood was silent for a moment. Raphael is sitting next to me now.

"But I think you're better off like this, than being the Chairman of OSIS, Fal..." Raphael lowered his head, he was shaking his legs.

"Why, Raf? What happened to me being the Chairman of OSIS?"

"Yes, the organization will be destroyed, later!" He answered, stuck out his tongue, then ran away.

"FUCKING RAPHAEL! DON'T RUN!" I chased after him, making some people look at us like a lost child.

He slowed down, I lowered my head, took a slow breath, I lost fast to Raphael?

Raphael approached me, now he must be smiling infuriatingly.

"I'm just kidding, Fal..." He chuckled, then took out a paper from his pants pocket.

"What's this?" I stared at the paper, it was like... blueprint?

"This is a blueprint for the work we will make later, the plan, if successful, and practical, then sold, the money will be donated to the needy. Since OSIS has a lot of money, and I need the capital to make this project, I told them about the idea and how to make it. Thank goodness they agreed." He explained, chuckling a little, looking at me focused.

Gosh... Is this as deep as the goal? I didn't expect it. It deserves the name "Art for all." All that means is the recipient of his money donation...

"Sorry, Raphael, I don't know..." I feel guilty.

"It's okay, Fal." He patted my back, saying softly.

He always hides the good behind the ridiculous...

***

At night, at 19:00, I decided to go home, Raphael was already in the first place.

I knocked on Leo's office door.

"Lake in." Answer him from the room. I opened the door.

"Hey, no mission at all? Really?" I asked.

"Rest, Fal. Tomorrow is a big day. Only the Westerners are assigned by the Great General." Leo replied, he still reads the thin book in his hand, I still wonder what the book is about until Leo does not want to let go of his hand.

Wait... what? Just the Western Regions? This area?

"Why not send all the troops? Including mentors of the Eastern, Northern Region, and the rest?" I asked again.

"I don't know either, but no one can fight the Great General.I cannot defeat him as a mentor." Leo retaliated.

Great General, yes, I never saw his face directly.

"What's he good at?" I'm curious.

"Well..combat skills are unmatched, the sword strength is also great, the battle IQ is also amazing, losing far away from me..." Leo chuckled, opening a new page of the thin book.

Well, he sounds cool.

"What's his name?" I stood back, enjoying the conversation.

"Karlo." Leonardo replied, closing the book.

"Well, it's time to go home, Fal." Leo came closer, patted my shoulder.

"Eh? Wh why? Let's talk more about the Great General!" I'm excited to continue.

"No way, you need to rest. Tomorrow we'll end this great conflict." He stared softly.

In this case, I can't help it. I also want to go home because I'm bored for hours in the headquarters.

"Just so." I turned my body around, stepped towards the office door.

"Oh, yes, one thing." Leo raised his voice.

"Huh?" I'm astonished.

"Please take care of Raphael tomorrow, yes, you both deserve to enjoy true happiness, a world without monsters, a world taken from you." He smiled with enthusiasm, his determination was strong.

"of course. You don't die either, we'll enjoy a world without monsters together." I replied, clenching my hands, smiling widely.

Cracks. I closed Leo's office door. Rushed towards the elevator, leaving behind some soldiers who were busy pacing around, chatting, getting into the headquarters rooms, and the others.

I can't believe everything will be finished tomorrow.no more missions!

I swiped my card in the black box next to the elevator out, TING! The sound again, then the elevator door opened wide, I went inside myself, tidying up my old blue uniform.

Holy jeez!!! I'm excited myself.Tomorrow the monsters will all die! My life will be back to how it was and what I am most looking forward to is...

As I approached the Fedora-Hats Monster.The tall monster was black and shaped like a human. I chopped off its head. Then I whispered into its ear "Felt." And he disappeared like the other monsters, ahhh that would feel really good...

TING! The elevator was opened, unconsciously from when I went upstairs. The scenery was replaced into a deserted place.

I took out a long box attached to my pants, pressed the small white button.

ZRUNG! Then, a long white light shot out from the box, making it look like a real sword, the difference was, it used light.

"You and I are going to enjoy the best time of life." I said in my heart. God, I'm like crazy, talking to guns.

I turned off the light, put the box back, immediately set foot towards the house, running with all my might.

Good bye, monster...