Yamano slowly opens his eyes as he can see Captain Lensz sitting in front of him. He remembered that he's got kidnapped by these unknown soldiers.
" Good morning, Yusuri-san." Captain Lensz said.
" Wait a minute. How can I hear you? Usually, we cannot hear people talking in helicopters." Yamano said.
" This helicopter is different from the human world's helicopter." Captain Lensz.
" Human World? This is getting weird." Yamano said.
" I've seen worse." Captain Lensz.
" So, where are you taking me? You're not going to put me in jail, right?" Yamano asked.
" Of course not. You are our VIP now. We just save you from hanging yourself on the fan. Yes, I can see a noose in your room." Darren said.
Yamano started to close his eyes. " So, you knew it." Yamano said.
" Yusuri-san, there are still a lot of things to discover. You can't just end your life there." Captain Lensz said.
" Easy for you to say. I got fired, my girlfriend dumped me for another rich boyfriend and was already late to pay my electric bill, water bill and rent yet I used my final paycheck to buy a cake. Look how sad it is. I'm a sad loner who lost everything and hoping for a dream that will never become true after all." Yamano sad.
" Mind if I ask you this one very question? What is your dream?" Captain Lensz asked.
" To have a family so I won't be lonely anymore. Laugh all you want. It's a pointless dream." Yamano said.
" So, it's true after all. We can continue to proceed with our mission." Captain Lensz said.
" What mission? I'm so confused right now?" Yamano said.
" Take a look. You're going to live a happy life after this." Captain Lensz said.
When Yamano look outside, he saw a huge, beautiful, futuristic complex. At first glance, he can see a luxurious hotel, a variety of shopping malls and a modernised office.
" What kind of place is this??" Yamano asked.
" This is The Headquarters. A place where humans and monster-girl cooperate among themselves. They can do all sorts of activities here. In this place too, we focus on helping monster-girl to live together with humans so they can live in a harmonious life." Captain Lensz said.
" Wait!! Monster-girl??" Yamano was surprised.
" Yes. Monster-girl is not human. They are non-human creatures despite their looks. They look like humans but they have additional body parts such as wings, animal tails, animal ears and many more." Captain Lensz said.
As the helicopters landed on the helicopter spaces, Captain Lensz opens the door and both of them walks out from the helicopter.
" Let's go. We're going to meet someone. She wants to see you. Help me find her. It's kinda hard to find her sometimes. Look for a long-haired woman that wears a white lab coat." Captain Lensz asked.
" Whatever you said, Captain." Yamano sarcastically said.
" There's no need for sarcasm. I have a name, you know." Captain Lensz.
As both of them search for this "woman in a lab coat", Yamano can hear everyone whisper about him.
" Is that Yamano Yusuri. Wow, he looks so handsome." One of the bystanders said.
" We finally found him after so many years." the bystanders whispered.
" Okay. Run along now but tell the others that Yamano Yusuri is here." Captain Lensz.
Suddenly, they can hear someone is calling them both.
" Both of you. Over here. Hellooooo~~~" Someone called Yamano and Captain Lensz.
Yamano turns his head around. He look everywhere for a woman in a labcoat but she was nowhere to be seen. When Yamano look in front, a little girl standing in front of him. She has to raise her head high just to look at Yamano's face. Yamano slowly kneels right in front of her.
" What can I help you, little girl??" Yamano said.
The little girl suddenly caressed Yamano's cheek.
" Oh, I hope that it's not an insult." the little girl said in a mature voice.
Yamano is surprised as he sits on the floor.
" Woah. Woah. Woah." Yamano was surprised.
" I usually hit anyone that called me "little girl" but this is the first time you meet me so, I'm going to make an exception for this." the little girl told
" That's what she said." Captain Lensz jokingly added.
" Enough, Darren. I'm going to beat you after this. Just you wait." the little girl said.
" Your name is Darren??" Yamano said.
" Yes, I forgot to introduce myself properly. My name is Darren Lensz. I'm a Level-3 Coordinator and may I introduce you to Dr Sarah Lensz, one of the greatest doctors in The Headquarters." Darren said.
Yamano is surprised that both of them are related.
" So, you guys are siblings, right??" Yamano asked.
" Yes. Darren and I are siblings. Darren can be quite an idiotic little brother sometimes but he is still my little brother." Sarah said.
This one left Yamano in quite a shocking state.
" Wait. Wait. Wait. Dr Sarah is your big sister?? How old are you, Darren??" Yamano asked.
" I'm 19 years old. Yes, I know that you're older than me but you don't want to know my big sister's age. She's so old, she can be older than your grandmother, if you have one." Darren said.
Sarah suddenly hit Darren's stomach. Sarah has small hands so Darren didn't feel anything.
" This is what you get for calling me " a grandmother", Darren-kun." Sarah hit Darren.
" Aww. That's cute." Darren laughed at Sarah.
Yamano really can see Sarah and Darren's sibling relationship. Yamano smiled when looking at them arguing.
" Oh, I'm sorry for my little brother's idiotic quips but we really need to go now." Sarah said.
Darren grabs his walkie-talkie and communicates with it.
" Hello. Can we get a mobile cart here? We have a VIP guest here with us." Darren said.
A few minutes later, a cart arrived with a driver. The driver took Yamano, Darren and Sarah to the main entrance of the Headquarters. When they enter the main entrance, Yamano can see a golden statue in the middle of the building. Yamano, Sarah and Darren walk towards the statue.
" They just put it this morning. It looks so beautiful." Sarah said.
" Yamano, take a look at the wall. There's a letter in it." Darren said.
Yamano quickly read the plate.
^^^" THIS STATUE IS DEDICATED TO OUR BELOVED HERO, YAMANO YUSURI, FOR PROTECTING MONSTER-GIRL RACES FROM THE EVIL ORDER. MAY GOD BLESS HIS ANGELIC SOULS" ^^
" My name?? How can my name be written on this wall??" Yamano asked.
" Didn't you remember anything about " The Carved Stone incident"?? You are a hero back then. You did a number on the evil Order. You're the only one that able to make The Order retreated to their fortress." Darren said.
" You said it like I have a past life in this dimension. I ensure you, this is all a mistake. This isn't me. I'm no hero. Just a sympathetic loser." Yamano said.
Sarah suddenly whispers something to Darren.
" Woah, he's forgotten about all of this. We need to reunite him with you know who. That might jog his memory." Sarah said.
" She's better be ready." Darren replied.
" What are you guys talking about??" Yamano asked.
" Nothing. Don't mind us." Sarah said.
" Come on, let's go to your very own room." Darren cut the conversation.
Darren and Sarah escorting Yamano to the hotel section of the Headquarters.
" Here we are. Your very own hotel room." Sarah said.
Sarah opens the door. When Yamano look at his room, he didn't think that his room has a large space and modern interior design. They have everything in there.
" Wait. You can fit an entire house in this room. This is too expensive for me. Darren, you know that I don't have enough money for all of this." Yamano said.
" This room is yours. Make yourself at home. Don't worry, this is a gift from us to you." Sarah said.
Yamano slowly smiles as he gets a new home to stay but he needs to adjust his life slowly because he needs time to make himself at home.
" That's the smile. We probably should go now. Make yourself at home but meet me tomorrow at the food court." Sarah said.
" I don't know what to say. Thank you for giving me a new home. Darren, I'm glad that you saved my life." Yamano said.
" It's okay, Yamano-kun. Go get some rest. You need it." Darren said.
" Let's go, Darren-chan." Sarah teased Darren.
" Stop calling me that." Darren mad.
" You know that I won't stop teasing you, right??" Sarah holds Darren's hand.
Both of them walks away from Yamano's room. Yamano close the door slowly and walked around the room. He enters a leisure room where he sees a free-for-all vending machine, three arcade machines, a massage chair, a gaming laptop and so much more.
" Wait, I know that I love to play games but for me, this is too much." Yamano said.
When he enters the bathroom, he can see a large bathtub, a temperature-control shower and many more.
" There's no need for a bathtub. One shower is enough for me." Yamano said.
Then, Yamano walks towards the bedroom, he looks at a large closet. There's a lot of cloth for Yamano but he notices half of the closet is empty. Yamano turns his attention to the bed. He notices that the bed is a queen size bed with two pillows and one huge blanket.
" And again, this is too much for me." Yamano sighed.
Finally, Yamano undresses so he can take a shower. After that, he wore a bathrobe and went to the vending machine. There's a variety of food, snacks and drinks in there. Yamano has to push the button of what he wants to eat. Among all the delicious food, he chooses a loaf of potato bread that he loves to eat.
He eats it in front of the huge television but didn't turn it on. Yamano loves the quiet surroundings.
He finally lay down on the bed and try to close his eyes.
" There's still hope after all. Thank you for this opportunity."
Finally, Yamano close his eyes and entered the world of dreams.
[ TO BE CONTINUED.]