I don't abandon hope, hours after hours, I keep shouting and asking for help, but none of them take me seriously. I can see their eyes with pity, and thinking I'm crazy. Even I would think the same if a person is doing this, why would they even want to go to the metropolis that is filled with millions of zombies?
The government didn't even bother going there, oh no… I'm losing hope, I'm… my hands are shaking, I can't do it, I can't let my voice out. "Anyone…. Please… help me go to the—" my voice is trembling. Then someone hands me a bottle of water, I look up and it's Souta.
"I've been watching you here, shouting and asking for volunteers without any rest, making your body weak," he sighs. "You look determined with your plan, I admire that, but I knew that people wouldn't help you, who in their right mind would…" he continues talking, giving me lessons, it's all the same, saying who in their right mind would even want to go to the metropolis, that's just suicide, it's tiring to hear that from you too.
"Hey, are you listening? I told you someone who is crazy wants to join you in the expedition."
I'm dumbfounded, "what? Eh? Really?"
"Yeah, but can we first go to a much better place? People are staring at us here."
"Yeah, sure." This time, we go to a mansion, I believe this is his mansion and also the control center or something. We go to the second floor, the people on the first floor are really staring at us, and gossiping, this guy is really a big deal huh.
We go inside a room, it's his office with pictures of him and his girlfriends. He sits down on the chair, I also sit down on the chair that is in front of him. "Here," he says, giving me a bottle of water and food. "You should eat first, they should be coming here in any second now."
I take the food and water he's giving me, "Okay…" I say and accept his gift. I open it and it's rice and pork. "Pork? It's been a while since I last saw fresh meat like this," I say, most of the supplies are all canned foods, only the high officers are allowed to eat precious food like this in the base.
"Don't be shy, we have lots of them. We have a farm here you see, so having meat is normal for us."
"Eh? Normal? This meat is normal??" I'm really surprised, even normal people can eat this luxury? I taste it, it's a delicious steak! "So good!"
"I know right?" He's smiling, is he happy that I'm enjoying their food? Meh, it's free food so whatever.
"Anna, next time. You should be careful in eating something a stranger gave you, okay?"
"Hmm?" What is he talking about?
"You see, we're alone in a room and I gave you food…"
I realize it now! Shit! To think that the leader is something like this!!! I immediately stand up and point my pistol at him, "eh?" Wait, I have no gun with me!
He's giggling!!! Is this how I will lose my innocence!? I'm not ready yet, "I'm just warning you, I'm not that kind of a person" he says while smiling! This man is weird!
Then, we hear a knocking on the door. "Get in" Souta says, letting the one who knocks inside the room! Oh my god! Am I gonna get harassed by many people at once!! Shit shit shit!?
"Oh? What the hell is going on here?" He says, that's Roger, right!? Damn, he's buffed and there are also some other people behind him, damn they look good! Ah shit, I need to close my mouth, it's becoming watery.
"W-w-what will you do to me!?" Ah shit, I say that while panicking
"These people are the ones who volunteered to help you in your expedition" He says that so fucking calmly! It's suspicious!
"Oh? Is this Anna?" Roger says
"Yeah, the one who plans to go to the metropolis city"
"Eh, why is she acting like that?"
"I don't know, hey Anna, why are you acting like that?"
"Hey! Don't act like you don't know!" I need to calm down a little. Inhale-- exhale-- alright, good. I sit down on the sofa near me, "What he said is true" I say that like a professional! They're still looi king at me suspiciously, what are they planning?
"I see, okay then, we should rest first and discuss our plans tomorrow, Souta, we'll be going now"
"Oh, I'll also have to go somewhere. Eat your lunch here, Anna, and have some rest, ask the others where your room is, they should tell you that, bye~" he says and closes the door, now I'm all alone in the room, did I overreact?