Thanks for warning me about the lines, honestly there has been several problems with my internet, mainly it keep erasing my format every time i finished editing in , updated chapters without lines while publishing this new chapter!
Apologize for any misformat or typos, I have a shitty connection
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The Best Part of The Past
"United States Seventh Fleet… Ready Power for Peace… I guess zombie outbreak counts as a national threat"
"International…" Rogue corrected
"… Just look at all those lights, 7th fleet is already the biggest one and now every ship in the world has to sail here? Someone could just blow us out with nuclear"
"We are prepared for that"
The two turned around to be greeted by an American, Rogue judged that this man is at his 40's
"Welcome aboard Sir and Ma'am to the USS George Washington, Spirit of Freedom. I am Vice Admiral Robert Junior, the commander of this ship and its task force"
The young man chirped, quite amazed by the role this man have
"My name is Rogue, and this is…"
Rogue nudged the young man on his ribs, he cleared his throat first before he spoke
"Ah, my name is Hirondelle. Pleasure to meet you Captain. We are from-"
"Ah, no need to tell me your intention Hirondelle, your commander had explained everything, she is waiting for you at the bridge, but before that she urged both of you to get some food. Corporal Kerry!"
The man's commanding shout immeadiately answered by a young man running at them with all haste
"Sir!" Kerry saluted
"This is Corporal Kerry, he is tasked with repairing any damaged aircraft in the hangar, but mind you that this young man can restore a fighter that is damaged beyond recognition"
"Thank you Sir" Said Kerry, Hirondelled noticed his tiny grin as he tries to conceal it
"Now, since you seems to be free Corporal,I want you to give a tour in our ship for our guest, in 30 minutes they are to report to the bridge. Is that clear?"
"Crystal Sir!"
"Alright, Sir, Ma'am, please follow Corporal Kerry as he will guide you through. Feel free to ask anything, carry on Corporal"
"Yes Sir! Sir, Ma'am please follow me"
Both agents nodded, Hirondelle kept his pace slow as the Corporal walked out from a hearing distance between them, seeing this chance Hirondelle whispered to Rogue
"That was quite a hospitality they got, I thought they would be much ruder and ignorant"
Rogue grinned "Same, I guess not all Americans are like that, or maybe they are just being polite"
Kerry clapped his hand "So, which route do you guys prefer? Should we go throughout the ship or just go straight to mess hall?"
"The straight route please, flying for 4 hours made me hungry" Hirondelle answered, which Rogue silentl agreed to
Kerry laughed a bit, then proceed by walking through the narrow corridor
"Here is the one of the compartments for our beds, each contains 60 guys… or girls inside. One bathroom and one TV for everyone, so at least we can see the sunshine from the TV if we don't have any op's on board"
The ship are oddly quiet once they reached the lower level, it seems that most of the crew are being deployed elsewhere as many quarters are empty, this made Rogue curious
"Excuse me, but where is everyone? Is this ship were this empty before we arrive here?"
Kerry raised an eyebrow, then he hummed as he look left and right
"Well, I ain't know that much Ma'am, Captain announced that some ships are coming for a conference about this damn zombie outbreak then ordered every pilot to their station and… Well, that's all I know"
"The other crews?" Hirondelle asked
"… They got transferred to the other carrier from Japan I think"
The two agents only nodded, they were still wondering why would every executive of the world are gathering for a conference in this particular fleet
This left them wondering of what their own boss intention calling them here,as far as they know they were supposed to return to another safe house nearby their jeopardized one back in Russia
"And here's the mess hall, it's actually pretty uncomfortable to get to places in this ship. With the crammed corridors and all if there is a drill or operations, I really like this ship being this empty"
The mess hall seems lively though as there are several men dressed in worker and flight suit sitting around and all the while chatting loudly
"Well, 6.000 people isn't it?" Asked Hirondelle as he leans toward a wall
"Yep. Alright then, I'm gonna leave now, the food is okay if it's the early month. Still, you won't find anything here more delicious than a canned beans"
Hirondelle and Rogue laughed wryly "Excuse me Sir, Ma'am, enjoy the meal" Kerry bowed slightly then exited the mess hall
Both agents took their plate, and as Hirondelle expected, Rogue made a comment about the porridge
"Ugh! Did disciplinary really need to go this far? Even I never eat this from the first time I train in the facility"
Hirondelle said nothing to it and continues picking the food as he hums a low tune of a French song
Afterwards, they sat down and eat silently, wanting to finish it as soon as possible and finds out what is actually going on here
"Sir! We received a transmission from Charlie 5!"
Captain Robert quickly turns around toward the female operator "Put them through…"
For a whole minute, there was only the sound of a static as every person inside the war room stays silent
Then the other side emits an explosion sound, then sounds of gunfire and vehicle tracks can also be heard
"Charlie Actual! This is Charlie-5! *Bzzzt* we can't *Bzzzt* Alpha just got wiped *Bzzzt* Immediate evac, over!"
"Calm down Charlie-5 and tell me what the fuck is going on there!?"
"*Bzzzt* Prime Minister has been secured but we *Bzzzt* the fucking city have turned into *Bzzzt* For God Sake! Please we need reinforcements or get us the hell out of here!"
"Sitrep soldier! I need your situation!"
Once again, there was a minute of static, then the other side spoke while being constantly cutted off
"Alpha and Bravo went silent *Bzzzt* Zombies attacking *Bzzzt* Seoul are *Bzzzt* Infested already! We are at *Bzzzt* Grid 51- *Bzzzt* we are heavily outnumbered!"
"Stand-by Charlie-5, we will get you out of there, think you can hold out to that radio?"
"… We will manage sir but please *Bzzzt*"
"Operator track their exact location and report this to Captain Hills of Bravo and Alpha condition"
"Already on it Sir"
"How many chopper we have onboard?"
"2 Sir, the rest are still guiding the civilian cruiser" A young man responded beside the operator
"… Get them ready and request Minnesota to lend their choppers"
"Yes Sir"
The Captain is looking at the tactical NAV in front of him, his burrow frowned at every red dot scattered across the blue line. Not only that his men are getting slaughtered he also have to babysit a bunch of executives at his fleet
'How can this happen?' Resounded in his head
… He doesn't want to know, all he know is that this threat must be decimated as soon as possible, he just hope his top brass and the others know what they're doing
"Sir, Charlie's position estimated from last known contact, Seoul. Grid 512007"
"…Turn the speaker on"
"Yes Sir"
Robert cleared his throat, then pat the speaker
"Attention! To all chopper pilots and hangar crews, report to your station immediately! I repeat to all chopper pilots and hangar crews, report, to your station!"
"Huh? What's going on?"
Rogue and Hirondelle looked around, several men around them looked disgruntled as to the sudden announcement
"Aw maaan! Ops again!? At night!?" Said one of the men, looking closely Hirondelle realized that he is their pilot earlier
"C'mon, finish your food" Said the other pilot
Afterwards everyone inside the mess hall ran outside. Save for Hirondelle, Rogue and the kitchen staff
The room now fell silent as to the idle chatters went outside "… You finished?" Hirondelle asked
Rogue put down her 'spork', not wanting to finish the porridge around the plate's edge
"Yeah, let's go"
And so, the two agents exited, but one thing still matter though
"… Which way to the bridge?"
They forgot to ask Kerry about it, and Kerry also forgot to tell them
"Let's… keep going up, it must be on the highest floor" Rogue said
"Oh yeah" Hirondelle looked to the left, toward a stair leading up
Then the two decided to keep finding stairs that goes up, fortunately there are directions beside each stairs. Still, the ship felt like a labyrinth, even for Hirondelle the ship layout looks very confusing
… The narrow corridors made things difficult He thought
"Where is that bridge? Hirondelle are you sure this is the way?"
Hirondelle frowned "Why are you asking me while you read the directions too? Where else would it be? This ship is just large that's all"
Rogue sighed as she keep her pace with him. After a long while of turns, stairs and corridors they finally finds of what to be the final stairs toward the bridge
Hirondelle opened the bulk hatch, and finds a women dressed in a trench coat sitting beside the hatch
"… I didn't expect to see you here…" Said Hirondelle, hinting disappointment in his tone
"Good evening agents…" She crossed her arms and legs "… Both of you already eat?"
Hirondelle leaned toward the control panel across her "Yes Ma'am, is there a reason of why you are here?"
Her sharp gaze met Hirondelle's, she knows that she is not supposed to tell bits by bits of info to these two
However the circumstances are unlikely giving any positive effect for that
"I'm supposed to meet other agents beside you two, ones that have more wit than courage…"
Hirondelle leaned on a control panel against her "We are the only one that made it from Russia, where are the others?"
She sighed heavily, then clicked her tongue, making Hirondelle and Rogue feel uneasy as to what she have to say
"I thought so… It appears that we are on our own"
. . . . . . . .
"…W-what? What happened to other agents?" Rogue asked in a frantic tone
She took a glance at Hirondelle, his expression wasn't surprised at all
"I lost contact with them, before I was sent here all field agents were ordered to secure Hotel Marignon, because the executives were trapped there by zombies. Minutes later I received an order that I must meet with the other forensics and scientist here at the 7th fleet, some are from those deployed in Russia, and others from Japan and Korea…"
She took a deep breath before she continued "…On the way here, the news show that Hotel Matignon had been overran by zombies, and no sign of our Ministers survived. Then it's only you two that came here… So I suppose we are on our own then?"
Her gaze remain casted down, and so is the other two. They let the silence sunk in from the border between them, and the bridge crews who didn't know anything of what they said in French
It's all in discreet, that's what he live for, discretion. But that doesn't mean he didn't care about his partners and co-workers, even in espionage he still need someone that will watch his back all the time as he went overseas to crook infos and lives as ordered
Now that, if what this women said is true… then his partner who rarely got any field assignment are…
"Have you tried contacting them now!? What if it was a temporary cut-off?"
"I have done that all the while I was waiting for you two, and nothing… They did not response to UN either"
"You can't just give in like that! There has to be someone else out there!"
"I told you! I already contacted every last one! And nothing!"
"Hey, Ahndray…"
"Hm? What is it?"
"Shouldn't you take this job? I don't like that new operator"
*laughs* "Why? She is quite hot don't you think? Brunette, slender yet good proportion on where you-"
"Enough! *sigh*"
"… You will be fine… Beside, this mountain called paperwork won't sign themselves"
If I remembered, I somehow finds that what he said was the funniest thing I ever heard, although it's just a typical humor, I laughed at it so hard that everyone hardly believes that it was my laugh throughout the building
Maybe it's just the face that he was making…
"There is nothing else to do but wait Rogue, even i-"
"Wait!? Waiting for our people get-"
"Enough…"
Both women flinched when that word came out from Hirondelle, his cold gaze met both women with the same level of intensity that made their spine shivers
"You are making a scene… Rookie"
Rogue was taken aback, but she felt scared somehow, to retort while he has that cold, annoyed look
"… Marino, you told us that you were ordered here, why?" Hirondelle asked
Marino looked sideways as she flips her green hair behind her ear "They say that they need every scientist and researchers available, that is why I was supposed to meet someone else beside you two"
"Then you must be looking for the cure then?"
"Of course, this is a disease, it is my job to cure it"
Hirondelle looked at Marino, she gave a determined look toward him, he rarely see such these days. Although he has a feeling that Marino took her 'duty' a bit too lightly, concerning that this 'disease' had spread throughout the world
"I guess we have to wait then…"
"Can you unlock it, Bass?"
Bass puffed another smoke, after examining the bulky steel lock and the lock mechanism…
"I could, but this is radial lock. Weird, this lock is private designed… Still, it's easy, anyone got a ballpoint?"
X and Cerveau entered the room, X quickly asked what's going on and Zero explained
"Oooh! This is a gun locker! With solid door! And look at the size of this thing! There has to be big guns inside! Bass open it!"
"Shut up, I know… Ballpoint?"
"I got it" Enzan chirped, then rummages his backpack
Enzan took a black ballpoint from his backpack pockets, then gave it to Bass
"Not this pen, a Bic pen" Said Bass, neglecting the offer
"Oh… Here you go" Enzan gave him another one
"This will do" Said Bass, inhaling another round from his smoke
Bass held his cigar with his mouth, then he took off the rear end of the Bic pen
Everyone raised an eyebrow, 'picking locks with a ballpoint?' is what they thought. Except for Zero, he know his brother too well if it comes to this kind of thing
"Now, it's really easy to pick this kind of lock, I mean, it's all over Youtube. Still, don't know if this U-lock makers improved this thing or not since then…"
The others merely nod as Bass shove the rear, opened end toward the lock. After the pen seems to stuck inside the lock Bass shake the lock slightly
It seems that Bass are just trying to break the lock open with a pen, he only shake the lock gently as he rotate the Bic pen, and the lock stay the way it was
Then, as everyone starting to get pessimist, the lock tube suddenly clicked open and Bass removed the lock from its initial place
Everyone were awed by the way Bass casually removed the lock, then puffed his smoke as if it was his everyday job
"Heh, too easy"
"A ballpoint!? Really?" Yelled Cerveau, taking a closer look at the opened lock with the Bic pen still stuck in it
"Awesome! Now open it!" Yelled X, his overexcitement gets everyone worked up for what is to be stored inside
Zero watches from behind, as Bass slowly opened the door…
. . . . . . . .
"JACKPOOOOOT!"
Everyone were shoved away by X sudden shout, then X quickly grabbed the biggest gun inside
"An actual ARX-160! Oooh how much I adore for this thing in my hands! This is so REAL!"
Everyone gave a weird expression as X caresses the gun and fawning all over it
'Gun nerd…' Is what everyone thought
X stands abruptly, then make a pose while holding the rifle above his head with one hand
"American gun! Made in Italy, this fully automatic rifle uses 5.56 mm x 45 mm NATO made rounds, can be used with the 30 round STANAG magazine or the 100 round C-Mag drum magazine! With its firing rate up to 700 rpm and up to 600 meters of effective firing range, this multi-purpose rifle can easily decimate light and mechanized infantry alike at any situation!"
Well, at this point everyone can only watch as X took another smaller gun then rant about its specs, who would know that the house where Cerveau's friend lives had such a stock in his house
"Oh my God! This is an actual MP7! Made by the infamous Heckler and Koch, this gun can shoot it's 4,6 mm rounds at an astounding 950 rounds per minute! Used widely for…"
"Hey Cerveau, seriously who the heck is this friend of yours? Bass asked, not paying that much attention to X rants
Cerveau rubbed the back of his head "Well, he is a rich guy who likes guns I guess?"
Bass brows frowned, Bass know very well that these kind of guns are completely banned by Japan's bureau, just what kind of a person well connected enough to smuggle these things across the border?
"Don't worry about that so much brother, now we have something against zombies right?" Zero chirped in, casually taking a pistol from the locker
"Ooh! Ooh! That's an SP-2022! A variant from the SIG Pro since France requested a more versatile version for its security forces! Can I see it?"
"Uhh, sure…"
Zero handed the gun, X quickly ejected the magazine and inspected the bullets inside
"… Just as I thought, this one uses the .357 SIG made caliber. Alright now…"
X shoved the gun to Zero, which made him flinched because he is aware that this thing could go off by accident
X took another big gun from the locker "Now this! Is the same gun I used to train back in JSDF! Japan's pride in the world of weaponry, the Howa! Type 89! Used by every Japan's soldiers to defend our home, this accurate, versatile rifle can be used for close to long range combat alike! Although this rifle is a bit heavier than this ARX, I love this more because this is the first gun I fired with live rounds!"
"JSDF? As in, Japan Self Defense Force? How did you get there?" Cerveau asked in bewilderment
"Hmph, don't you know, mister Cerveau?"
At this moment, the other boys had the same thing in mind 'Ahh here it comes…'
"I am…" X kept his eye closed, keeping the tension in the air "The world's…"
Then, at Cerveau's utter shock, X opened his eye and aimed the gun at Cerveau "… Youngest soldier" He finished with an icy tone combined with the typical cold gaze
In the next second, X snapped out of his 'cool mode' and confused as to Cerveau shuddering in the corner
"… C-c-could you n-not aim t-that at me?" Cerveau asked, shielding himself from the gun with his left hand
"…Oh! Ahaha! Sorry, but don't worry this gun is not loaded yet"
"Ah, i- I see in any case, could you please put that down?" He continued as he fix his glasses
X put the gun down, and opened the second door of the steel locker, it reveals boxes of ammunition varying from bullets to weapons accessories. X eyes sparkle at the sight, and muttering "I can kill a lot with these…" which scares Cerveau even more
"He is in his own world now, I'm gonna take a look downstairs see how the girls doing" Said Bass then walk away from the others
But just as he about to reach the stair, a firm hand gripped his shoulder tightly
"Reaaally…? Or you want to peek at my sister's delicate body Hmmm?"
Zero's eye twitched at the way Enzan described his sister "What the hell!? No I'm not! Who would want to peek her… her naked body while she is busy taking a bath you siscon!?" Bass retorted
"Well then say that while looking at this siscon eyes you perverted thug!" Enzan grabbed Bass jaw, pinching his mouth and made him look like a fish
Well, as the two boys brawling each other for the right to check on the girls (X is too occupied to even bother) Zero merely sighed at them and went downstairs instead, completely ignored by the other two that is practicing their Kimura lock on each other and Cerveau shuddering in the corner
Zero reached downstairs, and he could hear a faint scream from the bathroom, something like 'Kyaaa!' and 'Don't touch there!'
. . . . . . . .
'Girls…' He thought, then proceed toward the kitchen
His eye caught a glimpse of blonde hair at the sofa, and just as he expect, Ciel is sitting there, silently looking at her feet. Not even realizing Zero already sat beside her
"Hey"
Ciel jumped from the sudden voice, which also made Zero jumped back from her sudden move
"Ohh… Sorry, am I spacing out?" Said Ciel, sitting back
"Kind of… you okay?" Asked Zero
Ciel sighed and hug her legs, she nodded lightly and buried her face under her arms
She is obviously lying, who would be okay after losing a boyfriend who sacrificed himself for her sake? Her mind keep rewinding that event, and it seems worse and scarier each time it started back
Yet the worse part, is that she is too soft, it really was her fault that Milan died. She already spotted that suspicious man from afar, walking quickly toward them as he keep his head down, she should have yelled, warn Zero who is busy inside the store and warn Milan who is busy checking the car
But she couldn't, she thought that this man are looking for help, she did have a look at his face, sad, as if he already lost everything and can no longer live…
She is so naïve, thinking that she can help such people with nothing but kindness in this already destroyed world
"I thought that I can be the hero… you know?"
His last words… echoing throughout her void mind like a broken tape. Then, the tape were cut off, quickly replaced by other tragic memory of those dearest people around her, the moment of their death known to her came flooding through her mind…
"Why…? Why did they die for my sake!?"
Then, as she is at her limit, tears began to flow from her already swollen eyes, which Zero took notice of from her sniffles
"Hey, don't cry again…" Zero said in a low voice
Ciel doesn't care, letting her pain flows from her tears to her hearts content is the best, yet worst of all feelings she experienced
Zero sighed 'How many times have I done this?' he thought, before he shuffles closer to Ciel
Zero hugs her from the side, resting his arms on her shoulder and rub his head with hers, her eyes jolted open when she feel his body heat slowly seeping from her right shoulder, as he whispers these words to her ears "Don't cry… Don't bear those pains alone Ciel…"
"You have friends that will always help you… They always put a strong face whenever you cry, but actually… they wanted to cry too, because they can never know the pain you went through"
"That's why they held their tears… and always try to cheer you up…"
"And now, I'm sure Milan is smiling up there… because he wanted you to smile too, he never want you to cry, remember?"
"Ohh, I can't see a girl like you cry Ciel!" He said, but Ciel cries anyway
"You know, you shouldn't dwell in sorrow, your parents never want you to cry every day like this!"
No matter what he said, Ciel are still crying… Then, an idea popped in Milan's mind
After several minutes, Ciel raised her head, feeling out of breath after crying for minutes
But, her tears were cut short, because Milan is grinning right in front of her face
"W-w-why are you smiling you idiot!? Are you happy that I'm crying!?" She yelled, then hit Milan on his head
"Ow! I just I want you to smile! So I should smile all the time, so you-"
"That's not how it's done you idiot!"
. . . . . . . .
"… Pfft! HAHA! See? It's better to get angry than to cry right? I made you stopped crying!"
Ciel's expression were that of surprise, it's true, there Is no more heat of fluids coming from her eyes anymore, then she couldn't help but laugh at Milan holding his stomach while yelling "Who's the idiot now?"
… Wait a minute
Then its Milan turns to cry, because Ciel keep hitting him with her trusty folded, 30 pages bat
Zero suddenly heard a laugh, a very, very short snort from her. She is still sniffling, but Zero knows her very well, and he is sure that she is laughing right now, even if it's just for a bit…
"… Thanks… thanks Zero…"
She might not realize it, but that three words just made the most serious, un-wavered, and cold like a steel guy smiled for the first time, a very genuine smile that he would never show to anyone else (he has a pride issue as a serious guy)
Ciel rise her head from the shelter of her arms, and looked toward Zero, who is sitting straight and no longer hugging her, somewhat annoys Ciel, that pride and ego of his…
Zero stand abruptly, which made Ciel flinched "Now, take a bath…" Said Zero and throws a white towel at her "… You smell like a corpse" He continued, then walks quickly upstairs
"Hmph!" Ciel puffed her cheek, then took a tissue from a box above the coffee table, using it to wipe her nearly dried tears
Ciel sniffed her armpit… 'I didn't smell at all…' she thought, then the bathroom door opened
"Alright Ciel, it's your turn now" Said Roll, combing her hair
"Ok!" Ciel walk quickly toward the bath, wanting to enjoy the long awaited warm shower with this newfound spirit
As the door to the room clicked and the sound of the shower trickles Roll looked toward the stairs "You still there lolicon?"
"I'm making sure she went to take a shower Roll" The voice belongs to Zero, then he went downstairs
"Oh my, were you waiting for us Zenjuro?" Said Cinnamon, winking her left eye
"No, now if you will excuse me I have to prepare dinner…" He said, but just as he about to walk away
"Of course, we saw everything Zenjuro…" Cinnamon whispered, which made Zero turned abruptly
"S-saw what?" He asked, only to make Cinnamon giggled
"Ahh, so innocent, anyways we are going to change clothes!" Cinnamon walked upstairs while holding to Roll's hand
'… I didn't do anything!' Yelled Zero, in his heart, then proceed toward the kitchen
"Oooh! What are you boys doing?" Asked Cinnamon, as she bended down to look closer at the guns held by the boys
Unfortunately, this made the boys able to look closely too at her-"Where do you think you are looking!?"
Roll did a divekick, strangely only toward Bass, while everyone clearly saw that jiggling pair of breast
"W-Why me!?" Bass yelled as he rub his nose
Roll thrust her thumb toward the door, a dark aura covers her face
"GIEET OUT!"
. . . . . . . . .
"Ahh, we are kicked out again… now my dear Howa has to bear its opened chamber and barrel…' Said X, crying comical tears
"Why is the guns your main issue?" Asked Enzan
"And why is she only beat me?" Asked Bass, lighting another cigar
"Why do I smell something good?" Asked Cerveau
. . . . . . . . .
"I told you he is gonna cook!"
"I'm HUNGRYYYY!"
"Foood!"
… And just like that, Cerveau was left alone, the boys rushed downstairs so quickly that Cerveau couldn't process their childish behavior
'Ohh, i remembered that Zero is quite good at cooking!' Cerveau thought then he quickly went downstairs
Would you believe that human drools can be regarded as a waterfall if it went out of the mouth so much that it flow smoothly? Well, that is currently happening to X, who is staring at the sizzling golden tempura spreading it's aroma through the boys nostrils
"Ohh it smells so good! Zero when do we eat?" Enzan asked, sitting on the opposite counter behind Zero
"When I finish all the dish, so bear with it" Zero responded, then flipped the tempura
"Ahh, looking at these ingredients, are you planning to make Gyouza Zero?
Zero nodded "I found some wheat skin in the freezer, might as well cook it"
"Mister Cerveau, please tell us what your friend do! He got so many illegal weapons and a Hummer!" X plea, clasping his hand toward Cerveau
Cerveau took a moment to look at the boys staring intently at him (except Zero)
"C'mooon, the world had gone to hell, no one gonna stab you in the back for this Cerveau" Bass chirped then puffed a smoke in a round shape
Cerveau sighed, then decided that it would be best to stay honest
"Very well, I'm sure you boys had went through something similar as a life and death situations if an information were to leak out, so I trust that all of you keep this a secret"
Cerveau gave everyone a serious look, even Zero can feel the atmosphere tensed up behind him
"There are several extremely sensitive information that I must not disclose with anyone else in this world, however, I will tell you what there is need to know about him…"
Cerveau cleared his throat "Are you familiar with spy movies?" He asked, the boys nodded
"Very well, let me began… His name is Hirondelle, often referred to as the 'Golden Ear'. He can get every information you need, no matter how hard nor trivial the information is, this is where he have his reputation as a real life super spy…"
"… There are a few like Hirondelle, capable at everything and always slip out somehow whenever he is captured. That is why his existence are those amongst the highest classified information, a secret agent capable of changing the world's politics by simply gathering information…"
"… Hacking, cracking, shooting, crafting bombs, you name it, he make it. That is why he is such a valuable asset toward the country he work for, and why his entire existence denied by the world, in order to cover his life from the rivaling side…"
X raised his hand
"Yes X?"
"Who did he work for?"
Cerveau fix his glasses "I'm sorry, that is one of the information I cannot tell you"
Enzan raised his hand
"Yes Enzan?"
"How did you know him?"
"… Well, we were best friends back in Massachusetts, our major is different though, I took engineering while he took programming. And… we don't get along that well when we first met…" Answered Cerveau as he scratched his cheek
"… But we somehow get along, probably because we were interested in the opposite major… Then time flies by, we stayed friends until we graduate. Afterwards, I never heard from him again… As if he were swallowed by earth, I have contacted my friends who knows how to crack to see his data from the government. And he really did disappear, as if Hirondelle were never born to begin with…"
"… I gave up, I teach your school from then on, 8 years passed… Then I met him at the most unexpected moment in my life…"
The others have their eyes widen as Cerveau gazed down, the light glinting through his glasses cover his eyes, even Zero took a moment to turn back
"… It was spring, the cherry blossoms were scattered all around the school, then there I saw him… He…"
. . . . . . . . .
"Had fallen asleep on the school gate"
"THE BLOSSOMS ARE IRRELEVANT!"
"Ahahah well, when I asked him why he were in such a place, he said he wanted to meet me since he have an assignment in Japan, but he never tell me why he sleep there though (or how he can maintain his balance there)"
"Wait, how come no one notice him sleeping there?"
"Oh, that's because I was late for the opening ceremony"
'You are not a good example!' The boys thought in unison
"… So, after he waited for me after the ceremony, I asked him how he know that I was working there. From there he told me everything that happened to him for the past 8 years. I thought it was a joke at first, but then I noticed a gun holstered behind his trench coat, well I was kind of scared at first, seeing him like that I really thought I should leave him from there, but then it happened…"
Cerveau took another deep breath "… The guy and the girl beside our seat suddenly jump toward our tables, I can't even believe that actually happened, but Hirondelle knock them out somehow, I don't know how since I felled to the floor. Hirondelle gave me a flu mask after we run out from there and board a train to his home. From then on since this house has a Wi-Fi I often come here to meet him… So that's how I get to know a super-agent"
"Ohh, so that was you in the news? Amazing!" Yelled Enzan
"Wow, your friend is like one of that Shonen manga guy! You know, the one that is lame on the surface but is actually an agent in disguise!" Said X, motioning his hands as if he wore a coat and glasses
"Ha-ha, you can say that… Oh is the food ready Zero?"
"Almost, just wait for the rice" Zero replied, putting the dishes neatly on the table
"Hmmm, I am so hungry!" X said, sniffing at the dishes
"Hang in there Boss" Said Enzan, tapping on X's shoulder
"Hmmm, you guys cooking?"
The boys looked toward the bathroom direction, Ciel is currently standing in front of the door wearing nothing but her towel which made Zero furious
"Get upstairs Ciel! All of you divert your perverted eyes!" Yelled Zero as he block the entrance frame with his back facing Ciel
"Calm down will you? If you keep acting like that you might reveal your- Mphf!"
X quickly covers Bass mouth after removing his cigar "Now, now Bass, didn't we agree to not tease him while SHE is there to listen
'What's going on there?' Ciel thought, unable to see what's happening in front of Zero
Ciel seems to not bothered by it that much, so she went upstairs, realizing that she is no longer there Zero breathed in relief, and so is the others, except for Bass who wanted to retaliate by chocking X and Cerveau who is confused by what Bass about to say
But then it clicked in his mind "… Zero, do you… by any chance…"
Zero only stares at his feet, putting his hands inside his pants pocket and leaned toward the wall
"… Shit, sorry bro, I forget we never tell Cerveau" Said Bass, loosening his grip on X neck
"Mister Cerveau, we too have a secret, regarding the reason of why we are older than other students too. I suppose we must tell you too… keep it a secret?" Said X, then offer his right hand toward Cerveau
"Uh… S-sure" Cerveau replied then shook X hand
"Alright… about 3 years ago…"
"… If it has come to this… The world can no longer maintain its borders, that is why I am asking you , those who have gathered here must put aside their grudge, their patriotism, their vow to the country they served just for these few minutes… If we keep our distance from each other, and unwilling to put our pride aside for our own fellow species. We, will lose this war!"
. . . . . . . . . .
"Thank you for your kindness to hear my thoughts, now, let us began…"
The man shuffled several paper in front of him, after reading it for a minute he looked back toward 30 men and women in front of him who is the leader of their own country, accompanied by a large monitor in front of him that give the live feed videos from the other leaders at their own ships
"… As for now, there is 60 leaders who survived the outbreak, the rest… remain unknown, and however, I will say this bluntly. Their lives, ours who is sitting here is not the ones that is most important, but the entire 7 million and three hundred thousand lives out there fighting on their own! That number are dropping as we speak, so I will make this brief…"
He took a deep breath after fixing his tie "… We must cure this zombie disease with every resource we have, each countries specialize a specific type of resource that can be used to cure this disease faster by using our advance in science and medical knowledge while our military will take care of the security and aid the survivors throughout the world… It would be selfish if I force this upon any of you, is there any one thought of a better plan?"
One hand risen, which made everyone diverted their look toward this tall, and strict figure
It can be seen from his cold gaze that this man had gone through many life threatening situation in his life, and he live to tell the tale
"Colonel… what do you have in mind?" Asked the chairman of the meeting
"It is not that I have any idea beside that, it's already good, I supported it, I just want to suggest that we should form a special taskforce with the sole purpose is to eliminate these zombies threat. By doing this we can ease the weight on each of our national defenses that is already tasked to help the survivors"
Several people nodded at his suggestion, some of them are whispering toward each other, but the chairman let them be and nodded as well
"That is a great suggestion, anyone else… Very well"
"Anyone who agreed with my plan, raise your hand…"
Everyone in the room and in the video raise their hand
"…Anyone who agreed with Colonel's plan, raise your hand…"
Everyone raise their hand once more
"… It is decided, we must co-ordinate with each other to find the resource necessary for our scientist and researchers, Colonel, you have our permission to form this special taskforce, however we will discuss of this matter tomorrow
"… As of now, we will work together to stop this outbreak and heal the world until it reached a much better days, hopefully we can all learn to take a positive lesson of what this outbreak means for us humans at this age… Thank you and dismiss…"
Ahh, I'm not going to say I'm late again, it would be pointless to tell you my excuses for being late. Anyway, just a slight confession of me being the author of this fic, a week ago I really felt like I'm giving up on this story, reviews are really important no matter how you look at it, because from there I can figure just what my reader thought after reading this, and that's important to me.
Soo, I was in a state of hopeless, I can't think of anything good at all about writing, so I decide to forget about it by reading mangas.
After more than 10 mangas (mostly romantic shoujos) I come across a manga that literally changes my view of everything (seriously)
It is truly something I must mention in this new chapter I published, a story that revolves around love in age differences. Now don't get me wrong here I do not support such things for a story but the manga itself had completely change my principle of love in age differences, and I cried like a b*tch after I finished it
I'm blabbering again… Well, the name of the manga is Dengeki Daisy/Electric Daisy. CHECK. IT. OUT. As this is the one that made me on FIIIIIRE!
By the way, I did some research on this manga, apparently it is not animated and it was voted as the best shoujo manga BY NORTH AMERICANS! And you know that Americans tends to think 'Oh…Japan…'
Now I don't care whether I get reviews or not! Imma finish this story!
Alright then, appreciate if you read my gibberish, now with my mind is dedicated to finish this (again)…
