Two mysterious people saw Steven walking in the garden of the Amarta building, and it seemed that the two people knew Steven.
"Captain, do you really know him?" Said his doubtful friend as he walked towards Steven.
"You are so forgetful." Said the captain.
Steven was still walking around randomly in the park, aimlessly. Then he sensed someone approaching from behind. When Steven looked back, it was true.
"Hello, son, we meet again." Said the captain.
Steven looked at the person from the top of his head to his toes, even the person beside him was not spared from Steven's inspection.
"Who is it?" Steven's revelation was full of surprises for both of them, even though Steven had already checked whether he recognized him or not.
"Here, me, you know, me." Said the captain.
"You... don't remember." Said Steven, who didn't really remember.
"Ish... basic, still young already forgetful." Said the captain a little annoyed.
"Sorry, a lot has happened so I don't really remember if I've met even briefly." Steven said honestly.
"That's right, we weren't together for long. But at least you remember my face. Then let me introduce myself again. I'm Leaf Latif, the temporary commander who oversaw the refugee camp and also helped you guys get to the central hospital." Said Leaf Latif who introduced herself again.
Steven then recalled the incident and their meeting, then Steven recalled it again. "Oh yes! I remember now, you were the commander of the convoy that time. Sorry, I forgot. Then the person beside you was there too?" Steven said.
"Yes, I was there and went to the hospital too. You don't recognize me, which is normal because I was wearing a gas mask that covered my entire face, but I know you." Said the person beside Leaf.
"I see, so you're Leaf's subordinate commander." Steven said.
"Ah... don't call me commander, just call me captain or my name." Leaf said.
"Ok, I'll just call you by your name, Mr. Leaf." Steven said.
"No problem." Leaf said with a happy face.
"Then introduce me, my name is Dobi Wegner, hello there." Dobi said as he reached out to Steven to shake hands.
"Greetings, my name is Steven Levante." Steven said then accepted her hand and they shook hands to recognize each other.
"So what's wrong with me?" Steven said.
"Nothing, I just had a day off, so I was free and happened to see you." Leaf said.
Steven thought a bit, then said, "I'm free too, so let's sit over there." He said while pointing to the seat with the table.
After they sat down, Leaf immediately asked Steven something.
"Steven, you don't go to school?" Leaf said.
"No, school is on vacation, so I'm free and don't know what to do." Steven said.
"Oh is that so? You're supposed to be cheerful, but you just look lethargic." Leaf said.
"So people see me looking lethargic, huh?" Steven said while looking at Dobi.
"Yeah right, you look like a bored person or maybe a person with a lot on their mind." Dobi said.
"Boredom might be, then a lot of thoughts might be." Steven said with a sigh.
"If you want, you can tell me all about it. We might be here." Leaf said.
Steven looked at the two of them, but the most hopeful one was Leaf.
Steven with a sigh said, "I don't have any real problems, I'm just bored."
"Hm... so you don't want to tell me." Leaf said.
"Hey, I told you, I really don't have a problem. I'm just bored, you're not listening." Steven said.
"Captain, let's go already. Don't bother people." Said Dobi who felt bad about Steven.
"Then since you're bored, how about we go to my fortress post." Leaf said casually.
"Eh? What? Where to?" Said Dobi who gasped when he heard that.
"Your fort post, what are you doing?" Steven said.
Dobi was still a little shocked and guessed the flow of their conversation.
"The post is on the edge of town near the monster zone, let's go there and practice shooting. How about it, want to try?" Leaf said.
"Captain!?" Said a slightly shouted Dobi, with a defiant expression.
"It's okay, let's go. Now?" Said Steven who agreed without thinking.
Hearing Steven agree made Dobi also surprised because Steven did not reject him.
"Of course now! Let's get going." Leaf said standing up immediately and hearing that Steven also stood up immediately.
Dobi then immediately said, "Captain, he's a minor, you want him to use a firearm! That's a violation, especially when you bring an outsider to the post."
"Never mind, take it easy, everything will be fine. Besides, don't be too attached to the old rules, now that the world is in crisis, it is likely that a kid of his age will use a firearm as soon as possible. Besides, this kid isn't bad, right, Steven." Leaf said.
"Take it easy, I'm not a stressed-out person who attacks people for no reason." Steven said.
Then Leaf and Steven walked away, while Dobi was still staring at the two of them.
"Never mind, if you get scolded by the commander, don't bring me along." Dobi said.
They then headed to the post occupied by Leaf. After arriving, some of Leaf's casual subordinates greeted him.
"Oi captain, didn't you get freedom until tonight?" Said one of his subordinates.
"Yes, it's boring in the city, the atmosphere there is a bit gloomy. It's better here." Leaf said.
"Wow... what a great captain we have. Dangerous zones are fun for him." Said one of the other subordinates.
"Captain, who is he by the way?" Said one of his subordinates.
"Him? Meet Steven, I brought him here because I was bored and he was bored." Leaf said.
"Out of boredom?" His subordinate said.
"Yes, because of that." Leaf replied quickly, and the subordinate who asked, was even more astonished by her leader's mindset.
"He's already here, so what are you going to do about it?" His subordinate said.
"That's what I wanted to talk about, bring me some weapons and set up a shooting range." Leaf said.
Hearing that, his subordinates were very surprised, except for Dobi who already knew beforehand.
"Captain, are you serious? This is against the rules, you can be punished." His subordinate said.
"Take it easy, I've taken some weapons and don't forget the ammunition." Leaf said.
Hearing that, some of his subordinates still forbade Leaf, but Leaf persisted and entrusted everything to him.
"Ok, Steven, have you practiced shooting?" Leaf said.
"I'm ready anytime, don't be surprised if all the shots are on target." Steven said in a cocky tone.
"Boy, you're arrogant too." Dobi said.
"Hehe... let's see." Steven said.