Prologue

Welcome! Welcome to my newest story called 'Hope's Tactic'. You probably already read the summary, but here are some important points to keep in mind:

Makoto will have a talent that isn't luck. Someone else will have it.

Makoto will be kind of a smartass.

The pairing will be Makoto x Sayaka with hints of Makoto x Ikusaba.

And with all that said, we can begin.

Legend:

"Talking."

'Thinking...'

Prologue: From Child, to Soldier.

Had you ever wanted to do something that you saw as 'cool'?

For example, many kids want to be police officers, fire fighters, astronauts, because at a simple look, those are cool jobs.

For Makoto Naegi, the coolest thing are soldiers.

Since he was little, he always watched war movies and was always impressed by the bravery that they showed. The loyalty they had with each other.

Bonds that seemed too strong to be true.

He wanted to be just like them. Serve a noble cause to stop the evil.

Now that he thinks about it, he truly was an idiot to even considering that.

In a trip he made with his family, he somehow (He still isn't sure how) was accepted in what they called a 'Private Army'.

A nice word for a mercenary group.

But an army no less.

An opportunity to become a soldier.

He was never the athletic type and it showed. He could barely do push-ups and sit-ups. He got tired really quick as they jogged across the training field and his arms were too weak to hold a rifle or a gun.

At the start, it all looked dark for his dream.

But then, his hopes were up again.

How? Why? When?

Well, when he beat one sergeant in a game of chess.

The sergeant was in shock. A young boy that instead of having strength in his body, had it in his head. He called more and more highly ranked people to play against him and the result was the same.

He won. Always.

The leader of that group, a woman simply called 'The Boss', was really impressed. So much, she decided to take him under her wing.

Teach him to be a soldier. Both in mind and body.

To say that the training was hard would be an overstatement. She didn't give him breaks until he got the 100 push-ups.

Didn't let him rest until he ran 10 kilometers.

Didn't let him sleep until he got bullseye on all targets.

And of course, she trained his mind. With books and mental and strategy games. Makoto smiled a bit, to this day, she hasn't beat him once.

Once he was 12, she decided he was ready. Making him an official member of the mercenary group.

One called Fenrir.

But like she got used to, he surprised her once again, insisting to go to the field to prove he was a worthy soldier.

Man, was he an idiot or what?

War is pain. War is suffering. War is loss. There aren't good sides in a war.

Just winners and losers.

And to survive all that chaos, he decided to become a winner.

After his three first missions, he became Fenrir official tactician. Always one step forward than any opponent, seeing the battle like a game of chess. Always trying to slowly, destroy his opponent.

He remembers Boss, once saying to him, that he was the king. If he falls, the troops will find themselves in a bad state, ready to fall. That's why he needed to be protected always.

But he saw a problem in her logic.

If the king isn't there to move his own troops, the people that trusted him their lives, how are they supposed to move forward? Who are they going to follow?

They need him to guide them. Not from a tent. But in the battlefield.

Like he said, he was an idiot. Maybe the biggest one out there.

He saw things and did things no one should see or do. He suffered inhuman punishment for his mistakes.

Both, mentally and physically.

After two years of that life, he decided that maybe being a soldier wasn't as cool as he once thought it was.

When he turned 15, he escaped. He was the smartest out of all the group and knew everything, including where and when he needs to move in the dead of the night to get to the closest city and get a flight back home.

He still can't believe how happy his family was once they saw him knocking on their door. The first one to recognize him was his little sister, Komaru. She saw him and after confirming it was him, she jumped to hug him.

His mom cried tears of joy as they regroup and he can remember that day, as one of the best of his life.

That was something he decided it was cool.

Love instead of hate.

Peace instead of war.

Hope instead of despair that the war causes.

He will never forget all that he learns there and maybe one day, it might result useful again. He never stops reading, never stops playing chess in the park against random people.

He never stops training.

He remembers his first night back home; he was sleeping on the floor with his window open, letting the cool air of the night fill the room.

His dad went to shake him to wake him up, and he almost broke his arm.

Sleep with one eye open, otherwise you might lose something.

Besides other incidents like those, he had a pretty normal/good life. Went back to school (After saying only idiots go there, and he isn't one). Met an idol, and helped a crane. He also had the best notes in all the class and maybe the school.

And as a bonus, he managed to piss off every student and teacher there.

Yep, a normal/good life.

And now, being accepted into the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy as the Ultimate Tactician, he was ready to start again. A new chapter of his life.

He sighed as he got one foot inside the area and just then.

Everything turned black.

And done! That was the prologue of 'Hope's Tactic'. Hope you enjoyed. So, Makoto was a good soldier, but I wanted to make him the Ultimate Tactician instead of the Ultimate Soldier. Why? First, he uses more his brain than muscles, even though he can use strength too. And second, to make the story a bit different than the rest of Soldier!Makoto. So yeah, remember to leave a Review that it helps my motivation, PM me for any questions or suggestions, Follow and Favorite to know of any updates.

Till Next Time.

Roy D. Harper.

Next Chapter: Introductions and Fights