Chapter 37: Volume 2, Chapter 36: Grande Maria

Humans made sins not because they're provoked by the devils or their ego, it's because they've made good deeds for too long. Because life has to be balanced, where good and evil deeds have to be made in each time. If one of these things ceases to exist, lives are also cease to exist.

Just like how an empire will fall in the future. Not because that empire losing a war, invaded, experiencing economic crisis, or something else. It's because that empire has stood in there for too long.

Even the most degenerate being could get into the heaven. And even the purest being could get into the hell. Because anything could happen and all we can do is just live with it. As the pendulum swinging back to forth, as the vulture ravaging each other, and as the vantage point revealing itself.

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0510 hours, 2 July 0145…

I'm running away as fast as I can in this corridor. I came 10 minutes late because I was overslept in the night. I'm rushing to the hangar while pulling up my suitcases. Arriving at the hangar, I saw my friends is entering the private jet, whilst Commander Katoki was guarding the entrance door.

Commander Katoki saw me running to the private jet and retorted.

"There you are, sleepyhead! Come in quick! We're about to depart!"

"I'm on it!"

Luckily, I get in on the plane at the right time. After everyone was inside this plane, Katoki entered the plane and closing the door.

I put my suitcases into the cabin baggage near my seat. After that, I took a seat and take a heavy breath after getting exhausted from rushing to catching up the plane.

I'm sitting in the front row, where I can see the pilot flying from his cockpit. When I'm sitting in this seat to catch a breath, Nolan tapped my left shoulder 3 times and said.

"Holy crap, you've made it! Even though you're late for around 10 minutes,"

I looked back and answered.

"Sorry that I've overslept. Even though I slept at the right time.,"

"It's alright, you can sleep in here if you wanted to," Kyoko replied to me.

After a few seconds, the pilot taxiing this plane onto the runway slowly. Whilst, Katoki stood up in front of everybody, and make an announcement through the mic.

"Buon giorno signore e signori, which means good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is Commander Katoki speaking. Now I want all of you to pay attention first before you can continue your activities like usual.,"

When the rest of the passengers were paying attention to Katoki's explanation, I looked at the left window and seeing the sight outside this plane.

"This time, we're heading from St. Minerva Island onto Grande Maria, San Martino's 3rd biggest city. Or everyone called it the holy city.,"

"Normally, the flight will take around 7 hours. Despite that, we're lucky enough to have a faster jet that will take us around 5.5 hours from here.,"

"For a further safety in our flight, 6 fighter jets will cover us. Whenever something will threaten our flight, stay calm and let those fighter pilots do their job," He said as he pointed out the 2 fighter jet on the left, right, and the back.

"Arriving at the Grande Maria international airport, the Cleanser Squadron will greet us and inviting us for a quick trip, and fine dining in their Basecamp,"

"After that, we will discuss with the Cleanser Squadron about Crescent's next move to protecting the city, disguise serums, and the Pope Enzio's election,"

"And whenever we've encountered Crescent launched their attack, all of you are free to engage. As long as you have to prioritize the civilians' safety first.,"

"Especially for you, Tsuyuki! Restrain from acting on your own, to prevent yourself from wounded any further!"

"Yes, Commander," I replied, as I nodded.

"Good. Is there anything all of you wanted to ask?" He asked again.

"All clear, sir," Axel answered.

"Good. That's it for my announcement, and let's end this session with a pray,"

"Starting the pray,"

Afterwards, everyone in this cabin lowering their heads to pray for a safety on this journey

"Praying is over.,"

After the praying, the cabin crew giving us the breakfast meal set. And the breakfast menu they provide is a curry rice. I took out the seat table and putting the plate of curry rice on the table. After the cabin crew giving me the curry rice, he offers me a beverage.

"Any request for your drink?"

"May I get an iced tea?" I asked back.

"Sure.,"

Furthermore, he picked up a clear glass, putting ice cubes into the clear glass, and pouring the hot tea into the glass. Afterwards, he gives me the iced tea.

"Here you go.,"

"Thank you," I answered as I putting the glass of iced tea into the table, near the plate of curry rice.

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Afterwards, I picked up my phone and listening to music through my EarPods, whilst eating the breakfast curry and enjoying the sight from the window. After I took a quick breakfast, I slept on this plane to regaining back my energy from exhaustion.

***

The cold air breezing through my body, and it pierced through my clothes. It shivers me and brought chill upon my nape. It felt relaxing yet torturing. Suddenly, I remembered my past I've never forgotten on. Some are heartwarming, and some are heartbreaking.

And then, the young and mature woman's voice echoes through my ear for the second time.

"Whenever you see the moonlight, always remember for me.,"

Yes, that same voice that I've always dreamt of 24/7 every time I sleep. Despite that, I will find the truth of that young and mature woman's voice who's ever say these words.

When my mind kept going in circles on something I've always thought about, another cold woman's voice echoes through my ear.

"If you wish to defeat me, grow stronger.,"

After hearing her words, the painful memories of my comrades' death flashed through my eyes. As the sign that I will encounter against her in Grande Maria.

Henceforth, Elliott's stubborn voice rang through my ears as his sign of the last moment before his death.

"DON'T GET IN MY FUCKING WAY, DUMBASS!!! LET ME KILL THAT INFECTED BASTARD INSTEAD!!!" He retorted as he slapped my hand.

"ARE YOU AN IDIOT?! YOU'RE JUST GOING TO KILL YOURSELF!!!" I retorted back to him for being stubborn as hell.

"I'D RATHER DIE INSTEAD OF WORKING WITH AN INCOMPETENT ASSHOLE LIKE YOU!!!"

Therefore, I saw him charging through that infected Lazarus and about to self-destruct his body to kill that infected monster easily.

Next is the voice of Minami, my childhood friends, echoes through my ears. Before the last moment, she's protected me.

"TSUYUKI, WATCH OUT!!!" she shouted through my ears as she's covering my body from any flying bullets.

What is this? Why there are tons of voice in my heads? It's so freaking noisy and terrifying at the same time. Just make it stop! I just don't want to live with tons of pressure that's weighed through my mind! And I don't want my mind to keep reminding me about the death of my friends!

I feel bad for their death, hence that I can't stop stab my chest because of them. Unfortunately, no matter how much I tried to let go, their death always haunts me 24/7 every time I pre-occupied my minds.

***

Hours has passed, and the air felt cold as always as previously. Thankfully, the nightmare-inducing voices that's echoing through my ears have slowly perished. And therefore, I can continue my relaxing sleep to regain back my energy in peace.

But suddenly, some voices echoes through my ears again.

"Tsuyuki… Tsuyuki?! Are you asleep?"

Therefore, I was forced to open my sleepy eyes. To find out what's going on inside this cabin after I took a sleep for hours. And suddenly, my blurry vision saw Axel, Christine, Lisabelle, Kyoko, and Nolan approached me to wake me up.

"Huh? What's going on?!" I asked to everyone confused, yet sleepy.

"Come and get up, Tsuyuki. We're just landed!" Nolan said to me.

After my vision was cleared enough, I straighten up my sitting position and asked again in surprise.

"Landed?! Aren't we're all just taken off?! Didn't the journey took around 7 hours from St. Minerva Island?"

"What do you mean by took off?! We're just landed in Grande Maria's International Airport," Lisabelle explained.

"And yes, the journey takes 7 hours. But we're lucky enough to arriving on 5.5 hours sooner," she continued.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked in confusion whilst raising my left eyebrow.

"I mean… just look at the window," Said Axel while pointing at the window.

Furthermore, I checked the window. And the outside is already sunny, and I saw the Grande Maria's International Airport building, near the plane parking areas. However, it's confuses me even more instead of being relieved. Maybe because of my pleasant sleep is makes me can't feel the whole situation inside this plane.

"Eh?!" I said in confusion after checking the outside view from the window.

Finally… I have arrived at Grande Maria, AKA, the 4th biggest city of San Marino, or the Holy City. I could feel that I'm about to meet again with her! Yes, I'm talking about Onigashi who's ever stabbed me and killed Luke and Clarissa 1 month ago!

And whenever we're met each other in the middle, there will be a bloodshed, larger than what I'll expected it to be!

Hence, I guarantee it's because of that Onigashi bitch! She's the one who must be responsible for all suffering I've carried on! A suffering where her red eyes glanced right into my soul, and the moment she stabbed me and killed my previous comrades in front of me.

Although she may carry the same painful burden as I am, I will prove to her that I'm getting stronger every time she's trying to apply some pressure. I swear, deep into my heart, I will make her taste her medicine! And I swear that I will make her think twice after messing with me!