"Mom, look, look!"
A happy little girl flew her toy plane and showed it to her mother who was beside her.
"Wow."
But when the toy plane landed on the ground, a man in a black shirt was in front of the toy plane. The man stared intently at the little girl and the mother.
The little girl was trying to get her toy plane back. She walked over to the man, so she could pick up her toy plane.
"My daughter..."
But when she turned and turned to her mother, she saw that her mother was not there.
When she looked back in confusion, she didn't see the man there either, all that was left was her toy plane lying in the sand.
"Mama?"
She walked in doubt, her mind kept repeating her mother's name.
"Mommy behind you..."
She was happy when she heard her mother's voice behind her. She turned her head happily after her mind was clouded by confusion.
But when she turned, she saw the man was eating her mother.
Her eyes immediately went blank, not understanding what was happening. Her mind was telling her that the man was a bad person, but her feet wouldn't move to do anything. Her heart was in shock, seeing her mother in pain. Her teeth bit her lip as hard as she could, creating a deep cut on her lips.
"Mama..."
She was lethargic, limp, bent over withered. She did not understand all this, who was that man. She could only resign herself to everything, as her mouth continued to tremble with bloody lips.
"Oh yeah, there's a little girl here."
Hearing the voice of a man behind her, she turned quickly and hoped that the man would help her mother.
"P-Please save mama! I-I..."
She spoke defiantly.
"Save your mother?"
"P-Please my mama, Uncle."
The man bent down, his face level with the little girl.
"Too bad, I can't help her," said the man, shaking his head slowly.
"W-Why?"
"Because you will also follow your mother."
The man moved his hand so fast, cutting the little girl's neck.
The little girl died, with a sad face seeing her mother could not be helped.
"Yare, yare, Sakata-san. If you want to eat human souls, you should pay more attention to your surroundings. You are so mean to this little girl. I'm so sorry to see it. Oh yeah, shouldn't you be looking for Huoltaja? Why did you come to see me instead, Sakata-san?"
"Ah, that…" Sakata finished eating the little girl's mother and walked over to the man.
The man took the girl's head. His face was smiling as he tossed the girl's head a few times.
"This young human's soul is more delicious than that old one, Sakata-san. So, why did you come to see me at this time? Remember, I won't want anything to do with anyone except the Nakano Family."
"I know it. I want..."
The man at the head and the entire body of the little girl, leaving nothing but the little girl's blood on the ground.
And I... I can only see it, without being able to do anything.
"..."
The reason I can't help them is that my whole body can't move, I'm like a living statue here. Even strangely, the two men were not aware of my presence near them, I was not considered there.
When this place turned into a white void, I realized that this was all just a dream.
"Am I dreaming?"
My body can move, so I try to walk in this place and slap my cheek a few times so I know if this is a dream or not.
PLAQUE!
My slap hurt but was not as painful as Karin's slap.
"This is not a dream? Where am I? Wasn't I in the basement? Why am I here?"
All questions I ask myself. I'm confused about this place. Since I woke up, I suddenly appeared in the garden and saw the little girl and her mother being eaten by the two men. This confused me.
"Umm… this must be a dream, right? I need to look at the clock to be sure."
The more I walked, the more my curiosity grew. What I need to know is this is a dream or not. So I decided to find a clock to be sure, although I'm not sure this place has one. After all, this place is empty and entirely white.
"It's useless, I didn't find anything. What exactly is this place?"
"Protect!"
Again I heard the woman's voice. But strangely, this time the voice was not heard in my mind but seemed to be near me.
"Who? Who are you?" I looked around the place, finding nothing but a gust of wind that suddenly appeared and passed me by.
"Akio… only you can save that girl. Protect it!"
"Hah?! Wasn't that girl killed by that man?"
I watched her directly when the little girl was killed by that man. I'm a loser I can only watch her get killed, can't do anything, and can't even open my mouth because my whole body is stiff and can't move.
"Hmph~ not really. The girl and mother are still alive. What you see is the future fate of that girl."
"Future? What do you mean? I do not understand."
"I told you, didn't I? That you have my power."
The woman suddenly appeared in front of me, and I was surprised by her presence.
"Eh? Who are you? And…" I looked at her whole body that wasn't wearing a single garment, "why aren't you wearing a shirt?"
"I am..."
With the high initiative, I took off my t-shirt and Levis pants, then approached her, and covered her body with them.
"Yosh, my eyes are not stained anymore. Good."
Her whole body glowed, even my t-shirt and levis pants also glowed when touched her body. Her face was shining, she had a beautiful face with long blue strands of hair. Her eyes were so radiant. But strangely, her left eye was closed and only her right eye was open. And behind her body stuck a wing—wait, wings?
I took a few steps back, away from her in shock at what I saw.
My mind's response was late, even though I saw it the first time I saw it. Surprisingly, I only realized it now.
"Wings… i-is that a pad?"
"Why a pad?"
"You know, pads have wings too. There are a lot of ads that show and tell you about it, so I thought you were sticking a pad behind your back."
"You always think positively, Akio. Hahaha." She laughed, laughing at me.
"Why are you even laughing?"
"These aren't pads, they are wings."
"Eh? Really?"
"Yes." She nodded.
"Meaning..."
"Yes, that's right, I am an angel within you."
I took a few steps back, further away from her.
Her words confused me even more. This can stress me out.
"Ah, this bad, my dream is already unnatural. I'm out of my mind, how can I dream of meeting an angel like this. This is terrible." I slapped my cheek. "Ouch, it hurts. I need a clock."
My slap hurt so bad, but I didn't want to confirm that this wasn't a dream. For that, I need clocks to know that this is just a dream.
Why the clock? Because in a dream it will never display the correct clock. Usually, if you are lucky enough to meet a clock in dreamland, the clock continues to rotate in its direction, indicating that the dream world has no time.
"Clock? Don't you have a watch on your hand?"
After she said that, I immediately checked my arm. And it was true, I wore a watch on my arm.
"Oh, there's a clock."
But when I looked at the time on this watch, I was surprised to find that it was now 9.45 pm and spinning so normally.
"N-No way… Who watch is this? I've never owned a watch."
The thing that surprised me the most was the fact about the watch I was wearing. This watch is very similar to the Wlynina watch used by Karin and Shiva.
"How? This isn't a dream, is it?"
After she said that, the watch on my arm suddenly disappeared.
"Umm..." Having given up on this condition, I immediately looked at her with a resigned face.
"Before I introduce myself, you better put on some clothes."
Since my shirt was on her body, my body was wearing nothing. I'm still wearing shorts. I feel like I'm on vacation at the beach.
And suddenly, a black shirt and pants covered my body.
"Wow, magic. How to do it? I want to be like that too."
"There's no need for anything because this is the world in your mind. So, what you want will surely come true."
"Oh, I see. Okay, I'll ask Fujitora here."
Fujita appeared beside me. But strangely, he didn't move and was like a statue.
"Fujitora? You are okay?"
Fujita suddenly disappeared without a word.
"You can't give life to what you want even if you're in the world of your own mind. So, your request is just an object that feels real, because all this is temporary and will disappear."
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
"Then… why don't you disappear too? I know that every time I go to sleep, I always want to meet an angel. So, you must be that this is my wish granted."
"I can't disappear, because I'm already one with your body and soul."
"Eh? What did you say?"
"I'm just an angel who doesn't have a body, rather, a spirit that lives in your body."
"Umm… I don't understand. Why are you living in my body?"
"Of course to protect the world."
She said that while smiling at me.
I can't lie about her beauty. Her face glowed. If what she said was true, then it was no wonder why her face could be so beautiful.
"Protecting the world? Protect from those monsters?"
"Yes, exactly. You and I will be together to fight those demons."
"Why?"
"Because you have my power. You are the man I chose. I've watched you for so long, even since you were born."
"You're a stalker."
"Not really. Since this has become my duty, as well as the others, then I must choose a human who can protect this world from those demons." She walked over to me. "Akio, you are Huoltaja, protect this world with me."
"Umm…" I put my hand on my chin as if in thought. "Huoltaja, Huoltaja, I think I've heard that name before, but where?"
"You are the guardian of this world."
"Oh, I remember, Herman-sensei once explained Huoltaja to me. I see, I'm Huoltaja. Haha haha."
When my brain started to respond with all of this, I was shocked to the point of falling.
"Eh? I-I'm Huoltaja? How can?"
She crouched down and looked at me.
"Yeah, right, you are Huoltaja because of my presence here."
"Wait, wait, wait, I don't understand all this. If I'm Huoltaja, then you…"
"Yes, I am an angel who once fought to prevent the demons from escaping from the core of the earth."
"..."
I fell silent when I saw her face up close.
"Then that voice?"
"That's my voice. Since you didn't realize that you were a Huoltaja, I had to call you several times. Sorry, that must have hurt you. But even so, I wanted to prevent you from getting killed before realizing that you were a Huoltaja. Many of my sisters have been killed in a Huoltaja's body before that person noticed my sisters' presence. And now, there are only a few of my sisters who are holding on and carefully searching for the future Huoltaja. There are also my sisters who are already inside Huoltaja's body, and they are being careful not to notice the demons."
I heard it well while holding its wings.
"Are these real wings?"
"Yes, these are real wings."
"You can fly, right?"
"Of course."
"Extraordinary."
I kept holding on to her wings and kept racking my brain to accept what she just said.
This surprised me, even I had to turn the conversation away from her. I asked her a lot, but my brain was confused about choosing which question.
"It's okay, I'm always in your body. So, whenever you ask, I'm ready to answer."
She read my confused thoughts.
"You are..."
"Hehehe." She smiled at me, and suddenly the whole room turned real.
"Akio-kun, are you okay?"
I saw Karin, Shiva, Fujita, the bald guy, and Andre beside me.
When I wake up, I still remember that angel's face.
"I..."
For some reason, when I wanted to say "Huoltaja", my lips froze, unable to say it.
"Should not! You can't reveal your identity. If you want to be safe, I suggest not telling others that you are a Huoltaja."
The woman's voice came to my mind.
"Akio-kun, are you okay?" Karin asked, her face looking worried.
"Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry, it's all clear."
"It is clear?"
"Hah~ I know what I'm living for."