Chapter 144


    The following day it was after school, Alex and the other members of the Mercenary Club headed towards the Drama Club’s Clubroom . The clubroom was on the second floor of the new school building . This club unlike the Gaming Club was a sessful club . Thest performance they had was a full house meaning that they were able to sell all their tickets . So the room they were given was bigger, than most clubs . They were even allowed to use the auditorium whenever they wanted .


    They were the third best club in the school . Since the expectations were so high, a lot of the club members quit, after thest production . Now they only had eight members left, but since they were one of the clubs with bigger budgets, the student council gives them their full support . The crafting club even makes their sets . The music club also helps them with their background music .


    Still now that they had fewer members, the ones left were the elite of the club . Yet because of some mishap the lead actor, Kevin wasn’t able to make it for the next y, which will happen next week Friday .


    This is where the Mercenary Clubes in . Emily who was a friend of Katrina the President of the Drama Club via cosying . Told her friend that she knew someone who could rece Kevin . This recement she was speaking about was of course Alex . On the other hand the recement Katrina was thinking abuot was the most popr boy in school Niel .


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    When the Mercenary Club reached the Clubroom of the Drama club, they could hear some dramatic music ying inside . They could also hear two people talking to each other .


    "We wont be able to make it . . . "


    "I know that already . . . I guess this is goodbye . "


    "Heh, will you look at that . I still have two left, want one?"


    "Thanks . . . Onest cigar before we go to hell . "


    "Do you think Leo made it?"


    "If anyone could finish this mission it would be Leo . "


    While the two people where having this conversation the Mercenary Club couldn’t enter the clubroom, since it was obvious that they were practicing . Then the sound of gunfire could be heard, the music also changed tones .


    "Here theye . "


    "Right on schedule, how many bullets do you have left?"


    "I have ten rounds, you?"


    "I got one shot left, and two grenades . "


    "Not much, but let’s give them a surprise present . "


    "Sure let’s do that . "


    The gunfire intensifies and after a few more seconds a loud explosion happened .


    "Cut! That was perfect!" This time the one talking was the voice of a girl . When Alex’s group heard this, they found their chance to enter the clubroom .


    Upon entering the clubroom, they saw a lot of costumes on one side, a bunch of background pictures in another and in the middle of the room, were four people reading a script, two who looking at each other, and one person sitting on a chair holding a fan .


    The girl sitting on the chair noticed Alex’s group had entered, and happily approached them . The girl approaching Alex’s group had sses on, and looked very aggressive for some reason . Emily started walking towards the girl and the two begin to hug .


    "Emi! Long time no see!"


    "It’s good to see you Kat . When thest time again?"


    "When we went to cosy as Lara and Hilda . So are you going to join us here in the Drama Club? With your skills you can y any role you want . "


    "No, I’m happy with the club I’m in right now . . . Oh right, So Kat here we are and I brought you your new star . "


    "I know, who would’ve thought that we can actually get the Niel Rayheart to y the protagonist of the story . " Katrina looked at Niel assessing him .


    "No not him . This is the new star Alexander Samarita . " Emily pulled Alex into the spotlight . Katrina then looked at Emily with a weird expression, and then looked at Alex confused .


    "What? He is the one ying the role? Not Niel, but Alex? The one who is rumored to have an expressionless face . Granted he is good looking, and I hear he is very athletic . . . but really, him?"


    "Don’t dismiss him just yet . We all agreed even Niel stated that Alex is the one most suited one to y this role . At least try,e on do this one scene and see what you think . "


    Emily showed her copy of the script and pointed at the scene Alex did yesterday . This time they wont just say one line they would do the whole scene .


    "Very well let’s see what he can do . Everyone will be doing Act 5 scene 3 . Alex here will be ying the lead . Hand him a script will you . " One of the Drama club members handed Alex a script, and the three boys from the Drama Club as well as Alex stood center stage .


    "Okay everyone get to your positions . . . Action!" Upon hearing katrina’s signal the actors started saying their lines, alongside some music .


    "Damn it! How can we allow Jason to die!"


    "I can’t do it anymore, this is it for me . There is no more glory in this . We’ll just get massacred . . . Face it, we failed . "


    "This mission isn’t allowed to fail . " Alex said his line the same way he would in the battlefield . Full of conviction and confidence . His tone was still indifferent, but by simply seeing his bodynguage you could actually feel his conviction .


    The Drama Club members were a bit surprised, but they still continued on . As expected of the best actors this school has to offer .


    "What the f*ck Leo! There’s nothing left! We can’t finish this d*mn mission anymore . "


    "Why? Because we lost one man?" The stoic expression coupled with a bit of confusion was perfect . Katrina was getting sucked in by Alex’s acting . Even the other actors saying the lines with Alex, really felt their roles even more . They actually felt like it was getting real .


    "Of course you can’t understand! You . The perfect soldier! To you lives mean nothing! To you as long as the mission ispleted, nothing matters . You may be the perfect soldier, but you are a worthless human!"


    The next line Alex did was the same line he used yesterday, and same as before it was a perfect delivery .


    "This is war we’re having, do you think one man’s death means anything? We are soldiers, nothing more, nothing less . " The moment Katrina heard Alex say that line, coupled his voice and his stoic expression . She really believed that Alex became Leo the perfect soldier . Katrina felt that she and the members of the Drama Club were transported into the battlefield .


    The conviction in his voice, the resolve in his eyes . The chilly atmosphere of the battlefield his aura, his presence emitted was perfect . It was like he was born to y this role .


    "Amazing!" The members of the Drama Club all pped at this moment . Katrina was so amazed that she didn’t even get to say cut, before saying Alex’s performance was amazing .


    Emily who was watching at the side was as usual having fun, seeing her n going as smoothly as possible .