Liberators

Chapter 48 - New Day

"Uugh.... Where's me?" Said Axel who was slowly regaining his consciousness. Little by little, his blurry vision became increasingly clear.

Axel also tried to wake up and pay attention to the conditions around him. However, he did not know where he was.

Next to where he sat, there was a table with many blue and white cans lying. Some of them even still have liquid so that it contaminates the table and floor around it.

Not only that, some glass plates that still have food scraps are visible around the table.

"Damn it.... What's going on?" Axel asked in confusion.

His consciousness had not yet returned completely. However, Axel began to realize the place where he was sitting.

"Hmm? A mattress?"

His body was currently covered by a blanket that was quite thick. As Axel tries to lift the blanket....

"Damn it! What's going on?!"

Axel was surprised not to play because he did not wear a single piece of cloth on his body.

However, the shock was completely incomparable to what the next Axel would feel. When he realized that next to him....

"Uugh.... Are you awake?" Asked a silver-haired woman who was still lying beside Axel.

Just like her condition, the woman who was none other than Eva was fast asleep. Not yet able to regain his consciousness at this time.

Same with his clothes.

Instantly, Axel again remembered what happened to him last night.

"That's right.... Eva took me to her house and asked me to have a beer...."

Little by little, his memory began to become clearer. And now, it can no longer be doubted that Axel has just graduated from his bachelor status.

"No, this is not true. It can't be this happening, right?"

"What a whisper.... Can you shut up?" Eva's voice now began to wake up after constantly hearing Axel's babbling.

Still wanting to convince himself that Axel did nothing at all in his mind, Axel asked.

"E-Eva, what's going on here? Why am I here?"

"Still pretending to be stupid?" Reply to Eva as she immediately got up from her sleep. Showing his entire body that was only covered in part of the blanket.

Axel can only gape.

It doesn't matter because he doesn't want to do it. Not because Axel felt himself a saint or something.

No. gabe.

That's not.

But nevertheless....

'Damn 'em.... Why can't I remember anything I've done? What's it feel like? No. gabe. I can't ask anymore, can I?'

That's because Axel forgot almost most of the events after he was intoxicated by the beer.

As she was still dumbfounded, Eva called back to her from a distance.

"I want to take a shower. You coming?"

Swallowing all his embarrassment, Axel also gave a firm answer.

......***......

The Military Headquarters Canteen

2 Floor

"Aren't you getting more familiar?" Ask the canteen guard.

"Of course because we always work together, right?" Reply Eva with a smile. Meanwhile, his right hand picked up a tray containing his food rations this morning.

Next to him, Axel still continued to walk by staring at the floor.

He still could not believe that all this had just happened to him. And now, his mind began to be filled with various things.

'Do I have to retire from this job? Just to live a little longer? No. gabe.... But what about Chloe? Wouldn't he be lonely? No. gabe. A lot of good people to him there and maybe....'

"Axel, your food." Reprimand the canteen guard while patting Axel on the shoulder.

"Eh? Ah, ja. Is correct. My food." Reply Axel panic.

"Hahaha, what happened to you? It's not like you usually are. Here, I'll add one more piece of beef." Said the canteen guard while putting a meat with a thick seasoning in Axel's tray.

He sat so gracefully while looking out the window. His right hand seemed to support his chin, while his left hand that dazzled his hair made his appearance so charming.

'Damn, what happened to me?' Axel asked himself.

Axel felt that something was really wrong in him.

He had never thought about it when he looked at Eva. Even when Eva was still in that recovery tube.

The condition is the same as what he saw this morning.

But nevertheless....

I don't know why Axel felt something was different. Something she had never felt before.

In the distance, Eva began to turn her gaze towards Axel. Gently, he waved his left hand. Asking Axel to catch up immediately and sit next to him.

His footsteps felt heavy.

His gaze was also glued to the ground.

While both his hands seemed so trembling even though he only brought a set of breakfast.

Everything feels so heavy. Or maybe his body was so exhausted?

"Hey, there's still a few days before the mission of reconquest of this City. What are we gonna do after this?" Eva asked who was still propping up her chin with her right hand.

Appearance is the same as usual.

That is a face that seems a little tomboy with long silver hair tied cepol using a hair clip.

The uniform is the same. A military uniform is gray with several thin layers of metal in some places.

Which is different, maybe only because Eva did not carry the great sword on her back.

Even so....

"It's pretty...."

"Eh? What the fuck? Haha." Eva replied after hearing that sentence come out of her mouth.

"Aah! No, I didn't mean it that way! I didn't mean it!"

Axel started to panic.

He did not expect that he would delude and say it unconsciously.

But Eva's response wasn't bad at all. No, more precisely Axel should have said that to him.

"Thank you. Rarely does anyone say that to me." Reply Eva while smiling so sweetly.

"Eh? Didn't it? What about James? I thought you were dating?" Ask Axel.

"Haha! James's? More precisely he was just a drinking buddy in the bar within this fortress. Although, I never took her to my place."

Eva's reply made Axel's heart beat faster.

He wants to say it.

He wants to ask.

But before he could open his mouth, someone suddenly appeared before them.

"Sorry to disturb the affection of both of you. Axel, come with me for a minute." Said the Oracle standing right next to the dining table.

Just by hearing the assertive sentence and also the face of the Oracle who looked more and more filled with fatigue, Axel's heartbeat returned to normal.

So too with his breathing.

As if, everything he had felt before faded away just like that.

Returns itself to the diligent mode of the worker.

"What's wrong?" Axel asked briefly.

But the Oracle did not answer him at all. He just stared intently at Axel's eyes while tilting his head slightly. Hinted that Axel would just shut up and follow him.

On the other hand, Eva who saw that was quite surprised.

Working as a Liberator....

Eva had never seen an Oracle take anyone so seriously.