《The End of Promise》 Prolog Ronald and Arina sat facing each other at the edge of the corner of the bar. Both of them wore black suits and a hat to cover their faces. Currently they are infiltrating a place visited by a group that claims to be part of the Trinity. "Ron, what kind of group is the Trinity actually? And how scary are they to make the Old Man scared?" Arina asked curiously. Ronald poured wine into his glass, "Do you know Lucas and Susan from Liber?" Ronald asked Arina back, while drinking the wine he had just poured into his glass. "Yes, I know them. That''s clear, only ordinary people don''t know who they are," answered Arina, raising one eyebrow. He was surprised by Ronald''s words. What do Lucas and Susan have to do with the Trinity? "They were former members of Trinity." Suddenly, this statement shocked Arina half to death. He covered his mouth with both hands, trying to stop himself from screaming. Ronald just chuckled at Arina''s surprised behavior. But that''s not all, Ronald also told Arina some things he knew about the Trinity, about how scary and influential they were in the world. When he heard the story about the Trinity from Ronald. Arina was rendered speechless. He lowered his head and rubbed his forehead slowly, trying to digest everything he had heard. "What happened to those three people?" Arina asked curiously. He actually didn''t want to ask any more questions, instead he wanted to forget everything he had heard from Ronald about the Trinity, it was too scary for him to know the existence of this group. But because he already knew half of it, he was forced to know everything. Ronald exhaled slowly, "Alex, the leader of the Trinity, died during the rebellion he carried out. Joseph, who was known as the strongest man in the world, and Evelyn the witch mysteriously disappeared, we still don''t know for sure whether they are both still alive or not," he explained. Arina breathed a sigh of relief. Imagine if the three of them were still around today, who knows what would happen to this world. Luckily, when the rebellion occurred, they were divided and it ended with the death of one of their main pillars, namely, Alex, who was the leader. Suddenly, a person with a height of 190 cm, long hair and wearing a black suit, kicked the door of the bar very hard, making everyone in the bar turn their eyes to the man. The bar, which at first seemed noisy, suddenly became quiet, until finally someone from upstairs spoke, breaking the silence. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. Kennard! "Seeing you come back so soon, it seems like your negotiations didn''t go smoothly," shouted the man, a look of amusement on his face. "Isn''t that right?" Kennard walked towards the front desk bartender very calmly. He sat down slowly, crossed his legs, and folded his hands on the table while lowering his head. Kennard took out an emblem shaped like a shark''s head, and raised it as high as possible, so that everyone in the bar could see it. Instantly everyone cheered happily, making the situation in the bar very chaotic. Ronald, isn''t that the Sh-" Arina stopped her words. She felt a huge killing aura when she saw Ronald''s gaze. "Arina, if I heard correctly. You said earlier that the person was scared. Am I right?" asked Ronald in a soft tone. However, it''s a little intimidating. "Yes, why?" Ronald got up from his seat. "He''s not afraid, but angry." He walked towards where Kennard was sitting. His right hand gave Arina a code to get out of here immediately. He sat to Kennard''s right, ordered a glass of wine from the bartender, while lighting a cigarette he took from his pocket. While the Bartender prepares a drink for him, he will try to trick Kennard, as he had planned. Isn''t that the emblem from Shark Light?" asked Ronald while squinting his eyes. "Oh sorry, I was wrong, but it''s from Death Shark, isn''t it?" asked Ronald again, looking at Kennard sarcastically. Kennard grinned. The cold weather made smoke with every breath he exhaled from his mouth. In his mind he wondered, who is this person? how could he know the name Death Shark? and he suddenly remembered an organization that had become a concern in the underworld for some time. "What is OWL doing here?" Kennard asked. He smiled, while intimidating Ronald with his gaze. "I never thought that people from a mysterious organization like you guys would have so much free time to take care of a small group like us." Ronald chuckled, drinking the glass of wine that the Bartender had just served, while shaking his head slowly. "Enjoying a glass of wine of course." The man who was upstairs walked down the stairs, approaching Kennard who was engaged in a serious conversation with Ronald. Kennard clapped his hands. And immediately everyone in the bar, whether upstairs or downstairs. Everyone stood up, pointing their firearms at Ronald. "Sorry agent, looks like it''s game over for you." Ronald laughed out loud, surprising everyone in the bar. Slowly, Ronald lowered his right hand, hiding it around the groin of his leg. "If you fight him, then you have to fight the whole world!" Ronald pressed the button hidden in his right trouser pocket. And suddenly boom, a huge explosion occurred and destroyed the entire bar instantly. The explosion immediately became a hot topic of conversation on international news, from East to West everyone was focused on the explosion. Not a few people associate this with the actions of suicide bombers or terrorist attacks. 1. Human Caste Yusuf walked down the stairs. In a dark room, where not a single light can enter. A woman with long white hair was seen sleeping soundly in a chair, with three monitor screens still on in front of her. "You''ll catch a cold if you keep sleeping in a place like this, Alice!" Yusuf said as he covered Alice''s body with the blanket he took from the sofa. Alice seemed to feel her body covered by a blanket, she slowly opened her eyes which felt very tired, "Yes, thank you!" he said and closed his eyes again. "Are you going to keep doing troublesome things like that?" Yusuf asked, he took shoes from the top of the shelf. This time in his white and gray uniform, he was preparing to immediately go to school. "Without your intervention, this world would definitely be rotten." "Yes, but without my intervention, the world would be worse than you think." Alice said this with her eyes still closed. "In this sophisticated era, people can even commit crimes in their own homes. People like you don''t care about a world that continues to produce rubbish every day." Yusuf wouldn''t deny what she said, just smiled and stepped out of the house. As Alice said, she doesn''t even care if humans destroy each other with stupid wars or genocide and the like. Since losing the person who was most precious to him, this world was nothing more than a chessboard to satisfy his boredom. When he got into his motor vehicle, he paid attention to everyone passing by on the streets of his house complex. A group of greedy people like them who think that they have become part of the predators, never realize that they are nothing more than disposable pawns. No, maybe they weren''t even worth being pawns at all, their existence was completely worthless. "They are nothing more than a group of livestock," he muttered, then he started his motor vehicle and immediately drove away. According to the theory created by Yusuf, humans are divided into three castes, namely; First, there is the lowest caste, which are people whose lives are always ordered, enslaved, judged, restrained, and whose life and death have no meaning at all. Second, there is the middle caste which is not much different from the lowest caste, the only difference is that they can do what people in the upper caste do in the caste below them. Finally, the top caste, they are people who have the power to freely do whatever they want, without being restrained, without being enslaved, cannot be judged, cannot be ordered, and their existence is very influential for the world. When he arrived at school, he always parked his motorbike at the corner of the parking area. There was no particular reason, he did it because he was always the first to arrive at school. When he was about to get off his motor vehicle, a luxury car was seen passing him, and because this school allows any vehicle to park in this area, the car parked not far from where he was. Yusuf walked over to the car to greet the person driving the luxury car, "It''s not like you usually go to school alone, where is Joni?" he asked as soon as the person driving the car got out of the car. "Don''t mention his name! I''m not in a good mood to hear his name," said Amel with an annoyed face. Amelia Franchisca, she is the daughter of the owner of the Franchisca Group, a company that has the largest revenue in this country and her father is one of the richest people in the world. This school is also one of the well-known schools founded by his father''s company. "Did you fight with him again?" asked Yusuf. "How many times have you two fought in the past few months?" "Don''t say anything else ok!" Yusuf raised his eyebrows, Amel''s sharp eyes indicated that he wanted Yusuf to shut up, close his mouth, and not say anything else related to Joni. The two of them walked into the school hand in hand, even though they lived in wealth, Amel never looked at someone''s caste, she always considered everyone equal. "Aren''t you going to take part in the Olympics?" Amel asked. "My brother said that with the intelligence you have, a championship title will definitely come to our school." "I don''t think so, I''m not interested in that kind of thing." Yusuf opened his locker which was next to Amel''s. "For young people like you, maybe it will be a golden opportunity, but for me it''s just a waste of time." The point of wasting time that Yusuf said was not that it was completely pointless, but that he thought that becoming a champion did not mean that the ideal world he dreamed of would happen. "Just your existence should be more than enough to win the title." This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. "Maybe, but with you around maybe it will be a little easier for me to get it." Amel and Yusuf closed their lockers at the same time. "No matter how hard I study, I can never beat you. The hundred marks you scored on the exam yesterday were simply absurd. How did you manage to get those perfect scores so easily?" "Of course by studying," answered Yusuf with a smile. Because he was in the same class, Yusuf''s seat was just next to Amel. With the influence she had, he asked the principal to continuously match his class with Yusuf''s with the aim of seeing how Yusuf studied and what Yusuf did to get perfect scores in all subjects. She couldn''t sit on the same bench as him, because Yusuf was sitting at the same time as the person she currently hated, Joni. "How is your father''s condition, Amel?" Yusuf asked, making small talk. Amel took off her bag and put it on the chair next to her, "Bad, lately Dad... my father rarely comes home. He''s always busy with work, my brother is the same way," she said with an annoyed face. A group of people began to arrive, the students sat in their respective seats. A few minutes before the bell rang, Joni entered the classroom with an exhausted expression. His eyes glanced at Amel in the hope that Amel would glance back at him, but apparently not, Amel was only focused on the book he was reading. "Why are you Jon?" asked Yusuf as soon as Joni sat next to him. "It''s still morning but your face is already sour like that, what''s wrong?" "No, this..." Joni couldn''t say it. He just kept silent, put his bag on the chair, then took out a book and stationery. Yusuf understood what had happened. There is the possibility that misunderstandings occur again and again between Amel and Joni. As young people who are full of energy, this is a situation that often occurs, and will later become a memory that they will always remember in their old age. However, even so, Yusuf doesn''t care, that''s a problem between the two of them, he won''t interfere at all, they both have to learn to understand each other. The lesson went well. When the school bell rang, Yusuf, Joni and Amel, walked towards the parking lot together. Amel and Joni were still fighting, Joni repeatedly tried to make Amel glance at him but it seemed to end in vain, Amel never even thought Joni existed. The only reason why Amel walked together was because of Yusuf''s figure, it was very difficult for her to hate Yusuf. "Are you still with your decision not to take part in the Olympics?" Amel asked. Yusuf pursed his lips and shook his head slowly, "Yes, I still stand by my decision," he answered. "Why?" "No reason. I''ll just do what I want." "But with the abilities you have, our chances of winning the title are very big. It is within 80% probability. You must not waste your extraordinary talent." "Still, I''m not interested in that kind of stuff at all. Stop talking about all that nonsense about the Olympics, I''m tired of hearing it." With a tired face, Joni could only listen to Amel''s conversation with Yusuf. He didn''t make a single sound because he was afraid that everything would get worse than before. He realized that he was not a great man, not someone worthy of someone as beautiful as Amel. But damn... this is really complicated. Arriving at the parking lot, Amel walked to his car alone while Joni followed Yusuf to his motorbike. Yusuf casually walked on his motorbike and put a helmet on his head. He was surprised why Joni didn''t get on his motorbike and just remained silent while watching Amel''s car leave. "Hurry up, Joni, don''t daydream too much!" Yusuf shouted, and Joni immediately got on the motorbike. "Don''t think too much about it, that''s how women are. Try talking to her again tomorrow." "Yes," answered Joni briefly, today he wasn''t the least bit enthusiastic today. "You want to stop by my house first?" "Just go straight home, I''m not in a good mood. I need silence." Yusuf raised an eyebrow, he was surprised that someone as stupid as Joni could say such a term. But looking at the situation, this was not the right time to joke around. He took Joni to the front of her house according to her request. After dropping off Joni, he immediately went back to his house. It would be very troublesome if Alice suspected him of anything wrong. However, while on the way, he stopped at a crossroads. Accidentally he saw a black limousine escorted by many police officers passing in another lane. For a moment he thought maybe it was important officials in this country or from abroad because soon a conference would be held in this city. "This is going to be a bit of a hassle," he muttered, then got ready to go when the traffic lights turned yellow. He remembered that currently a conference would be held between countries around the world. They will discuss the economy which will experience major changes in the future. And what makes it troublesome is that it is possible that people from that organization will also come to this country, and of course the numbers will not be small, considering that there will be many leaders from each country who will come here, of course security will be tighter. "Are you home yet?" Alice asked as soon as Yusuf opened the door to the house. "How was school today? was it fun?" Yusuf took off the shoes he was wearing and put them back on the shelf, he threw himself on the sofa, "Stop asking about disgusting things like small talk like that," he said, he took off his clothes so that his upper body was visible. "Disgusting?" Alice was at the peak of her emotions. He walked over to Yusuf. "I''m your damn older brother! Is it really wrong for me to want to ask my own little sister such disgusting things? Even though I just want to know whether you still enjoy your school like every other day? Do you know..." "Stupid!" Yusuf said interrupting Alice''s words, this is what would happen if he provoked someone who doesn''t sleep regularly, is emotionally unstable, plus Alice is a woman. Because he felt the cell phone in his trouser pocket vibrating, Yusuf answered the phone call without caring about Alice who was still angry beside him. "What is it?" Yusuf listened to someone talking over the phone quietly. However, for some reason, the expression on his face suddenly changed, and now he even leaned forward slightly. "What is it?" Alice asked, surprised by Yusuf''s change in emotions. "Unlucky!" Yusuf lowered his cellphone again, looked at Alice with his eyebrows raised upwards. "Amel was kidnapped, he said." 2. Saving Amel "What? how can that be?" Alice asked in surprise, wondering who the person who had the courage to disturb Franchisca''s family was. "I don''t know but Rangga just said that if the people assigned to guard Amel, they would all perish and Amel couldn''t be contacted." Yusuf walked over to Alice who was still sitting in front of the computer, a little surprised that there was a group that dared to mess with the Franchisca family. "Can you do it Alice?" "I could, but I don''t want to do it." His face seemed to show that it was none of his business. "Even if it will make that stupid man intervene, I won''t care, because it''s pointless. Darman doesn''t have enough influence to shake the world and I don''t want to waste my time taking care of small children, just tell Rangga to call the authorities security." "Wai... wait what?" Yusuf agreed with her but he couldn''t believe Alice would say something ridiculous like that, "Please Alice...she is very precious to me," Yusuf said pitifully. "For someone who always regards other people''s lives as nothing more than chess pieces, I''m surprised to hear that nonsense from you." "Damn, just do it quickly! Sometimes people change, right? Do you want to get this city into trouble?" Yusuf took out a cigarette from his trouser pocket. "Darman doesn''t have as much influence as Marcus or Jonathan, but he''s still part of Liber Alice." "Yeah, ya I understand." Alice tries to find Amel''s whereabouts through various things, such as through CCTV traffic, cell phone tracking, and various other methods that she can do. "Just this once, I will help you. But I''m very surprised that you really care about her (Amel). What are you planning to do now?" "What do you mean? I''m not planning anything right now." "Don''t joke, Yusuf. I''ve lived with you for years, I also know what you''ve always done since the beginning." Alice leaned her back, letting her AI program work. "If I wanted, I could reveal all the bad things you did in the past by stating that you...." "Just shut up and do your job Alice!" said Yusuf, he said it slowly but the sentence was quite intimidating to Alice. Realizing that his emotions were overflowing, Yusuf tried to regain his breath and then sat down on a sofa. "I''m done Alice, I''m tired of playing with trash like them, I just want to live my life in peace, far from many problems. I''m sick of living surrounded by trash." Yusuf gripped his chest tightly. Everyone says that as time goes by the pain will disappear and one day someone will replace it. Yusuf used to believe that. However, now? does the pain disappear? Has someone replaced him? He wondered in his heart, why did he do that ridiculous thing at that time? If only he had made smarter decisions, perhaps now he would be living happily like the others. "Meet!" Alice suddenly shouted, it seemed her AI program had found Amel''s location. "My AI program discovered that Amel was in-" Yusuf, who heard this, immediately got up from his seat and walked over to Amel, "Where is she?" he asked, interrupting Alice''s words before she went anywhere. Alice tried to zoom in on her monitor screen to clearly see the address being pointed to, "I think she''s not far from here," she said and Alice showed CCTV footage which showed Amel being taken by an unknown person into a similar building. like a Night Club. Without waiting long, he quickly put on his jacket then took his motorbike keys which were lying on the table, "Call me if something happens and send me the complete address!" he said then quickly left. "Wait Yusuf!" Alice stopped Yusuf steps in the doorway. He was still worried about one thing. She believed in Yusuf, never doubted him at all, but at this moment for some reason her instincts told him that Yusuf was planning something very dangerous. "Are you really not planning anything?" Yusuf sighed, who didn''t know what else he had to say to make Alice believe what he was saying, "No, Alice, I''m not planning anything, believe me. I''ve stopped getting involved in troublesome things like that," he said. "I doubt it." "It''s up to you whether you want to believe it or not? Because even if I''m planning something, maybe it will be the end of my life too!" he said and just walked away. The sound of the door closing, the room became dark and quiet again. Alice deliberately doesn''t turn on the lights in the house because she prefers to be in a dark and quiet room. Apart from that, a dark room can also minimize the use of excessive electrical power. Alice let her body drift away, her head hurt a lot because recently she had little time to do troublesome activities like sleeping. If only there was a super power in this world, Alice would want a power that could keep her from falling asleep and stay awake, because maybe that would enable her to enjoy life twice as much. The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. She pressed and shifted his mouse pad, looking at what was popular on social media. The cursor points to the restore down icon, the monitor screen now displays two social media accounts with different domains; The right side is for social media on the surface web, while the left side is for the dark web. It is very important for her to know what is trending in society. To drive, to control society so that it continues to run according to norms and as it should. And when her eyes were focused, a message notification appeared from an unknown person in the bottom right corner of his monitor screen. Full of surprise and suspicion, Alice immediately saw the message from the unknown person. Strange, even though there are only three people in the world who have his personal number, did he accidentally leave a trace? Or is there someone who is already aware of his existence? both of those things were almost impossible because he really believed in his abilities. The only possibility is that someone leaked his whereabouts, it could be Joseph, a dead person, and someone he never wanted to see again in his entire life. ''Can we talk for a moment? I will wait for you in this room.'' That was the content of the message sent to her computer, but Alice didn''t follow what the sender said at all. Instead of pressing the link listed below, he prefers to track the person back and look at the CCTV outside his house in case someone is monitoring him. "Does he think I''m stupid enough to just follow his wishes? Damn it!" Meanwhile, on the other hand, Yusuf has arrived at the place where someone kidnapped Amel. Strangely, the place looks like a nightclub, even though the sun is still shining, for some reason the club looks like it is already busy with visitors. It''s a bit surprising because it''s still too early for them to operate. Get off the motorbike then walk towards the club entrance. There were two large men with a scary appearance standing in front of the entrance, they both seemed to be guards from the club because everyone who wanted to go in had to show something like an invitation letter. Without feeling afraid, Yusuf continued to walk towards the two big men. "Show your invitation card!" ordered one of the guards once Yusuf was in front of the two of them. "Sorry I don''t have one, but could you guys let me in? There''s someone I need to meet in there!" "Go home, kid!" shouted the big man threateningly. "You better leave before I destroy you! This is no place for a brat like you!" "Are you serious?" Yusuf looked away in any direction, he chuckled softly, no one had ever dared to say this to him before. "Can I go inside for a moment? I just want to look for someone, if I find him I''ll come back out, how about that?" "Can''t!" The two guards seemed determined not to let Yusuf enter, so like it or not he had to do it the old and very old way. Violence is the only way if problems cannot be resolved in a family manner. Even though the two bodyguards had large bodies, it was not difficult for Yusuf to defeat them both, even when a group of people from within ran to help the two guards by attacking Yusuf, they were defeated easily. Whether it''s a firearm or a sharp weapon, both of these things are useless in front of Yusuf. I don''t know how many people have come to try to attack him, but it all ended in vain, he can defeat them all very easily, like children playing with ants. There are many rooms in this club, like it or not, Yusuf has to open the rooms one by one and the most annoying thing is that the number of people trying to attack him is increasing. It''s so strange, it turns out this place isn''t as busy as it was when he saw it outside, is that just a diversion so he doesn''t get too suspicious? Who knows how many rooms there were, he finally managed to find the room where Amel was being held. Amel was seen lying on the sofa, unconscious, with the kidnappers sitting next to her. When he entered the room, he could smell alcohol, cigarettes and narcotics so that without saying much, Yusuf immediately destroyed everyone in the room without mercy. His emotions were running high, he didn''t care whether they were begging for mercy or not. He just beat their bodies blindly. "Stop it, that''s enough!" Yusuf turned around to see someone who was talking to him. And from behind the man appeared an armed group who started aiming at him. "Long time no see!" "Do we know each other?" "No." The man smiled. "But I know you. You are a crazy bastard from the gang led by Jaka, who is always at odds with my group. My men always say that you are the only person who is difficult to deal with." "They''re overestimating it." Yusuf sat on a sofa, now his eyes with the man were facing each other, even though there were many firearms pointing at him he remained calm, "Let''s get straight to the main topic. The reason I came here was just to look for one of my friends who was kidnapped here. My informant said if he was brought to this place by one of your men! and now I have found him, but can you answer one question of mine?" "What?" the man took out a cigarette. "I just want to know what your men have done to my friend. Seeing so many disgusting things like this on the table makes me want to mutilate all of you!" calmly he leaned his back. "Depending on your explanation-" "What would you do if all this happened as you thought?" asked the man, interrupting Yusuf''s words while burning a cigar that he took from the table in front of him. "You are just a fish living in a pond. You don''t know how vast this world is, just because...." "You''re the one who doesn''t know how big the damn world is!" Yusuf leaned forward again, his sharp eyes just looked like a kitten to the man. "Don''t you understand, having trouble with the Franchisca Group is like digging your own grave?" Yusuf''s threat seemed amusing, everyone in the room laughed at him. But suddenly Yusuf said something that made them all silent, even the man''s calmness disappeared. "You''re not the boss damn it, bring your boss here right now! Where is he?" don''t stop there. "I think Andrew is not a loser who doesn''t dare to show his face!" "Damn it, I won''t let you leave alive!" 3. You dont need a hero, just someone. Yusuf laughed at that, it had been a long time since someone had dared to threaten him. "Do you think that''s funny?" "Yeah, that''s very funny to me. I''m sure as the leader of this place, you can definitely contact Andrew, right? Call him quickly!" he ordered, but the man did not carry out Yusuf''s orders and instead pointed a gun hidden under his clothes. "I wonder if you can still laugh after seeing this?" he aimed right at the head. "This is not a playground for kids like you!" Instead of feeling intimidated by the gun pointing at him, Yusuf calmly took out a cigarette from the pack, "Are you sure you can aim it right in the middle of my forehead?" he asked while burning the end of the cigarette with a match. "I never doubted my abilities." However, before the man pulled the trigger, his subordinates walked up to him and whispered something which made the man stop his intentions. His men gave him a cell phone and after waiting a while he put the gun back in his shirt pocket and gave the cell phone to Yusuf. "Boss wants to talk to you!" Yusuf was surprised, raised an eyebrow and took the cell phone from the man''s hand. "Yo, long time no see, ass**le!" Knowing that someone was spying on him, Yusuf stared intently at the CCTV installed at the edge of the corner of the room, "I never thought that you would be the first to contact me. Initially I intended to finish off these trash as conveying my message to you," he said grinning. "Can you stop conveying messages in such an old fashioned way? now is modern, or could it be that you are an ancient human living in the stone age who has just experienced civilization?" "I think that''s the easiest way I can get in touch with a cowardly bast**d like you. Don''t you feel embarrassed about letting all your men come forward to be killed, while you sit back and relax from behind your monitor screen?" There was a loud laugh coming from behind the cell phone. "I''m not an idiot like you who freely leaves my face exposed, which will make OWL chase me." "Do you think they dare mess with me?" "Maybe not before, but now they are much scarier. I''m one hundred percent sure they will catch you easily." For an instant no sound was heard. "Do you know if they have also managed to catch one of your members? Lucas Reagan, they can catch him easily." Yusuf just smiled at that, it felt like an insult if he was compared to Lucas. For some things Lucas may have similarities with him, but there are some things Lucas can''t do. He admitted that Lucas was smart, strong, and that was why he handed over the leadership position to him. But his thinking was so narrow, he was clever and strong, but nothing more than those two. "I wonder what would happen if I told OWL about your whereabouts." "Try doing it, I can''t wait to find out." Without listening to Andrew who continued to talk on the phone, Yusuf threw the cell phone he was holding so hard that it hit the head of the man in front of him. In a short time he was able to finish off everyone who was nearby. in the room and rescued Amel who was still unconscious. "I''ve relaxed enough for a long time. Maybe doing a little warm-up like this isn''t bad enough after all." For the past few years he had chosen to live a relaxed life with Alice, moving from one place to another to hide. However, according to him, this is the right time to show his existence to the world again. According to him, now is the right time to fulfill his promise to one of his friends. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. Peace or destruction, only the two will happen in the future. There are several more pieces of the puzzle that he must collect in order to finalize the plans he has made long ago. "No need to worry Alex, just watch how I will make this world run according to with the plan we have made." Before he met troublesome people, he swiftly carried Amel''s body away, like a prince who had saved a princess. And contacted Rangga to immediately come to the place he had determined. This place is not too far from where Amel was kidnapped, also to anticipate people from intelligence who might be near the Club. Even for a coward like Andrew, the world would never stop looking at him. After a few minutes of waiting, a black van stopped in front of him. A man wearing sunglasses and a black suit with a large body came out from the driver''s seat, then opened the door for a small man who was also wearing the same clothes from the back door. Yusuf smiled when he saw Rangga, even though he was busy with his work as the main heir of the Franchisca Group, he still took the time to meet his only beloved sister, Amel. "How is his condition? Is he okay?" Rangga asked. "Where is the person who kidnapped him? Who is he? Which group does he come from? I want to tell him what his fate will be if he dares to mess with our family." "Don''t worry, your sister is fine. I''ve taken care of the person who kidnapped your sister well, so there''s no need to waste your energy on a piece of trash." Yusuf didn''t mean to pay attention to Rangga, he just didn''t want any new branches that didn''t fit with his original plan. According to him, it would be very troublesome, because it would only add meaningless puzzle pieces. "For now, just focus on your sister. Take her straight home or to the hospital first if necessary." "Can''t. As the main heir of the Franchisca Group, I cannot ignore this insult." His brow furrowed, "Just do as I say Rangga! This is not a problem that can be solved by a child like you!" Rangga looked annoyed but he continued his words. "I suggest you for now, just focus on your family business. Let your father do the rest. Now is not the right time for a young person like you to take action!" "A child? I thought I was the more-" The big man, who had been silent behind Rangga, patted Rangga on the shoulder to try to stop Rangga, who was getting emotional. Yusuf also knew very well who this man was, he was Darman''s confidant, they used to always travel together. "That''s enough Young Master! Let''s take your sister away immediately!" Rangga looked at the man''s face, "I follow your decision, Mr. Freddie, you know more about this world, sir," he said. "I really appreciate your humility Young Master." Now Rangga looked back at Yusuf, "Okay, I won''t do anything and will immediately take my Sister way from here." Without being ordered, Freddie immediately took Amel''s into the car and left immediately after his business was finished. Yusuf felt happy because they made a wise decision and didn''t cause him any trouble. After his whereabouts were discovered by Andrew he could no longer act as he pleased, he had to be wary of the people passing by around him. Those Intelligences always act like ordinary people, disgustingly. But he didn''t immediately go home, under the cloudy sky he instead took out a cigarette from his pocket and enjoyed every puff of cigarette smoke that came out of his mouth. Despite knowing that it was not good for his body, but at the same time it was also very calming. "How are you two there? Are you talking to each other there now? Alex, did you tell Eve about our plans? How did she react when she heard it? I want to know, it will be fun to be with you there." Drops of rainwater suddenly wet his body, and the cigarette he was smoking was extinguished because of it. "Yeah, just wait, soon the plans we have made together will come to an end. I also don''t have time to continue breathing the disgusting air in this place." You need to know that the world has gone very backward. Of course, not in terms of technology or civilization that is being built by humanity, but personally. Human greed does not make this world more peaceful and safe to live in, for children and even adults. Some of them build for peace, but most only for destruction, and the rest only live to reproduce. Don''t you realize that greed has destroyed everything? Don''t you realize that you are willing to kill your fellow humans just for the sake of a piece of paper, a chair, and if that''s why it''s to rule humanity, then now is the time for Yusuf to rule you. "If there is a beautiful world to live in, then it is a world where humans do not live. Please enjoy your last moments and I will rewrite this world, leaving behind a new Adam and Eve. 4. Money is Not God Under the light of the full moon, Yusuf sat alone on the balcony of his house. Cigarette and a cup of coffee, he leaned on the railing, looking at the moon while imagining a woman who always filled his head. He and the woman met in a slum, spoke the same language, experienced various problems until the world was subdued before his eyes, letting people dance in the palm of his hand. As he said back then: ''I don''t care about conquering the world or being the only king in this world, as long as people are dancing in the palm of my hand, that''s more than enough.'' He was fed up with human actions, but on the other hand he still expected something from humans. According to him, humans still have the potential to create complete peace, although he himself did not know when that day would come. Therefore, he preferred to use a sure way, an easy way, without having to put his hopes on it. "What are you doing?" asked Alice who was now in the doorway. She slowly walked into the room, approaching Yusuf who was still frozen in silence. "What''s the situation?" "Without me having to tell you, I''m sure you already know what happened." Alice folded her arms across her chest, leaning her shoulders against the door, "Yes, you''re right, I already knew that. Thanks to you, I was able to find Andrew''s location," she said. "Did you tell OWL about it?¡± "Do you think I''m stupid? Of course not. If I told the OWLs, and they caught Andrew and questioned him, I''m sure the first thing out of his mouth would be about you." Alice pushed up her glasses. "What would happen if the world found out you were alive? Honestly, I can''t imagine how chaotic it would be." Yusuf just laughed when he heard that, "You''re overestimating me, Alice," he said. "Your humility is disgusting." Alice laughed too. "If only the world knew that you were still alive with your physical condition that was still the same as before, I wonder how chaotic the world would be now? But if I may be honest, after the world lost a figure like you, the world has lost its peaceful period. There is no one to be afraid of, no one to be wary of, they feel free to do whatever they want." "So, do you want me to come back?" Yusuf asked. In his mind, Yusuf felt that Alice wanted him to come back. "Although I myself am quite doubtful whether I can have the same influence as before." "I take back my words. Cleaning up the trash with dirty water won''t make this world clean." Alice suddenly sat down next to Yusuf, resting her head on Yusuf''s shoulder as she stared at the same scene. "What were her last words? Did she always smile? Did she look happy?" "Yes, the smile on her sweet face was truly amazing. You can trust me, if I always make her feel happy, never make her doubt my feelings. Then ...." Her eyes were teary, it was really hard for Yusuf to tell her, especially considering the situation at that time. ".... thank you, keep living! that was the last sentence she said to me." "What if it turns out that she is still alive? What if it turns out that she managed to save herself and is gathering her strength again so she can meet you?" "There were times when I always wished for that. I always wished that she was somewhere far away today, alone, trying to gather her strength or recover from her injuries. I always thought like that all this time. But the big spear that stabbed her chest a few seconds before the gate closed, is still clearly in my memory." Yusuf took out a new cigarette once the one he was smoking had run low. "I should have been the one there, replacing hee. The position of being the sacrifice should have been given to me." The next morning after Yusuf left for school, Alice received another text message from someone unknown. The number had an Indonesian code (+62) but she was sure that it was just a fake number, because when she tracked the number using the tracking system she created, the number was directed to an area far outside Indonesia. This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. She was so confident with the system she created, never having the slightest doubt. On the other side of her monitor screen, a video clip of Darman, the owner of the Franchisca Group, shaking hands with Lassana Karius, the UN Human Rights Council from France. The UN awarded Darman for his caring actions towards underprivileged children by providing free education and helping to provide facilities in remote villages in various parts of the country. Because only a few people know the deepest secret of Darman. Therefore, for those who do not know, they consider Darman as a hero and many motivators make him a figure to be emulated. "Rotten motivator. Even though they know what Darman really is, they will still glorify Darman''s name to the public," said Alice while drinking her coffee. "They will consider him as Robinhood and the like, even though they should know that trash is still trash. Doesn''t the religion you believe in also clearly say that washing dirty clothes with dirty water will not make them clean?" And the unknown number sent him a text message again, containing a survey link format that claimed to be from companies in this country. Although they have the same number code, the numbers have different endings, as online loan owners always do to contact their users with the PABX system. "This is annoying. Did Yusuf ever borrow money online and use my number as his emergency contact?" she asked in surprise. However, it seemed impossible because Yusuf himself did not have an official identity card, even to enter the school he had to do all sorts of troublesome things like identity fraud. So, if Yusuf was stupid enough to make an online loan transaction in his name or in Alice''s name, then the security forces would definitely be at his doorstep. Alice put her coffee cup away from her reach, then began to tap her keyboard quickly. She entered the programming language and, it only took a few seconds for a random number and letter to appear that was difficult to understand, but after reading it quickly, Alice began to type back the numbers that seemed to show a complete coordinate, which showed several points of cities from each different country. The first point was heading to the Philippine capital, Manila. The second was heading to Istanbul, the third to Nganjuk, and the last to Gorontalo. At first she felt confused, because it was the first time she saw his tracking system could be fooled like this. However, if she looked at it more closely, the initial letters of each city point sounded like something familiar in his mind. M for Manila, I for Istanbul, N for Nganjuk, and G for Gorontalo. M-I-N-G, he seemed to remember a group that had the same abbreviation as those letters. Just when he knew the answer, suddenly a text message appeared from a different number, and contained a sentence from Mandarin that when translated would be: money is not God, so why do humans worship it? The text message made Alice frown, and she remembered a group of hackers who had been acting up lately. The name of the group was Money is Not God, a group of hackers whose name had started to be reckoned with a few months ago, but Alice had never mentioned it because to her it was just a group of little kids. But how could the small group now climb so drastically? How could they pull her legs that were already so far up? There must be someone who gave them help, someone whose existence greatly influenced the state of the world. In this world, people who knew about Alice''s existence could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Although there were still many questions in her mind, Alice immediately typed back a few syllables and her monitor screen immediately displayed some data on the hacking activities carried out by the group. Most of them launched their actions by attacking small sites, but what surprised her was that they were the masterminds behind the hacking of the world''s largest company now. "They were too eager. I like them. There are few people in the world who dare to mess with Future. But now they made a big mistake." Alice typed again. "They picked the wrong opponent." A few minutes passed, Alice had managed to get the information data she needed. She immediately grabbed her cell phone and called someone quite influential in the world. "It''s rare for you to call me Alice. What''s up?" a man asked from the other end of the phone. "Do you know about the hacker group called Money is Not God?¡± "Yes, they are the group that has been giving us trouble lately. Why?" "I have a lot of information about them, I think you will be satisfied with the information I have obtained." Alice through her computer, sent all the files about the group. "I sent all the data directly to you." "What do you want?" the man asked again, slightly understanding why Alice had voluntarily contacted him. "I''m glad you caught on so quickly. There''s not much you want, I just want a few fairly trivial things." 5. A New Student These elite people think they are controlling the world, when in reality they are the ones being controlled. When he closed his eyes, the image of the woman who was always with him always appeared in his mind. He saw the woman sitting with him, holding his hand, it felt as if she was now in front of him. Slowly he opened his eyes in the hope that it would come true. But the first thing he saw as soon as he opened his eyes, there was only a woman wearing a school uniform who was quite unfamiliar to him, standing confused. Accidentally their eyes met and the woman walked over to Yusuf. If you look closely, the woman is clutching five or six textbooks to her chest, her hair is yellow with exotic skin, she doesn''t seem to be someone from this country. Maybe not from this continent. "Excuse me!" Who is this woman so softly, of course she also speaks English. "Can you tell me where the Principal''s room is?" "Of course." Yusuf pointed to a hallway, of course he also spoke to the woman in the same language. "Go that way, then turn right the first time you find an intersection!" The woman smiled broadly, "Thank you!" she said then immediately walked away. At the same time the woman left, Yusuf also immediately got up from his seat to immediately go to class, because soon the first lesson bell would ring. "Suf!" said Joni who was now sitting next to him. "Have you seen the message sent by Jaka?" "Which message? He hasn''t sent me any messages since yesterday." Yusuf turned on his cell phone screen to show Joni that there was no message from Jaka, but it turned out there was an unread message from Jaka. Since yesterday it seems like he forgot to turn his cell phone notifications back on. "Ah right, sorry, I didn''t have time to read it." "What do you think?" Joni asked Yusuf who was focused on reading the message from Jaka. "Can''t he stop doing stupid things like this and just live in peace?" he frowned. "He''s still very young, he should enjoy his life more." "How else, for someone like Jaka who was born in an environment like that, like it or not, he has to keep doing things that you call stupid. That circle of hell full of blood, he has to keep doing it until the end of his life for the welfare of his grandmother and little sister." Joni picked her nose, she took out several books and stationery from her school bag. "I also probably would have ended up like that if I hadn''t met you at that time. That was a moment where my mind and heart were very confused." Yusuf looked at Joni who was writing, his closeness to Amel made him more active in studying. "I''m sorry because there was nothing I could do to save your mother. If I had been quicker to provide first aid, maybe now you could still be enjoying a pleasant life with your mother." Her eyes filled with tears, she really understood how it felt to lose someone she loved. "Yeah, don''t think too much about it. I am very grateful for your concern." "I may have never lived with my parents, but I have lived with my grandmother, she raised me alone. Even though we only have enough, I feel very happy because I can feel the warmth that I never had." "We both had beautiful lives in the past. That''s probably why God brought us together, people who are struggling against feelings of silence in their lives." Their eyes met and they laughed out loud making noise in the class, the people around them looked at them with astonished faces. If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. "I never thought such good words would come from someone like you." "I may not be as smart as you, but I can understand human nature. Isn''t that what you always taught me before?" Hearing this, Yusuf just laughed a little. No one can get out of that sad circle, but there is definitely a loophole for those who always try, and of the many loopholes, there is only one definite loophole that Jaka can do, disappear from them all. Just like what Yusuf did to disappear from the world. "Oh yes, thank you for saving Amel from kidnapping yesterday. Again, I am in your debt." "No need to think about it, I just did what I could to help. Amel is also my friend, so I should have done that." "Yesterday Brother Amel called me, and I tried to look in every corner of this city anxiously. If it weren''t for you, I wouldn''t know what else to do." Joni smiled. "She is very precious to me, she is everything to me. She is my morning sun, and she is my sleeping moon." Yusuf turned his gaze to the table where Amel could sit, "Is she not going to school now?" he asked. "Is she okay?" "Yes, when I met her yesterday, she was fine. But maybe she was still shocked by what happened to her, and it''s also possible that her family told her to rest first." For a child from a prominent family, Amel should not roam freely until the atmosphere is conducive again. Yusuf also thought that what happened to Amel yesterday would be the trigger for the next problem. Even though the cause of this incident was none other than his own doing, he was sure that Andrew also did this to lure Darman out. As far as he knew Darman, Darman used to be a typical person who was frontal, cruel and indiscriminate. If someone dared to mess with his group, Darman would immediately step in to finish off the person who dared to mess with him, that was the reason for his downfall and maybe Andrew also hoped that kidnapping his child would make Darman come out of his nest. In fact, yesterday Yusuf didn''t want to intervene directly, for him now there is not a single human being who is worthy of being called a friend, in fact he doesn''t even consider a single human being to be a friend. It''s true what Alice said, humans to him are nothing more than chess pieces that he can easily replace when they become useless, but he has to step in directly and sacrifice her existence for no other reason than to ensure that the plans he has made carefully are not damaged. At the same time as the first lesson bell rang, a teacher entered the classroom along with a woman he had met earlier in the school garden. Her exotic skin and bun hairstyle successfully conquered the hearts of all the men in the class, the men cheered happily as if celebrating something. "Children, from now on you will have new friends. Her name is Chelsea, she moved from the UK, and she still has Indonesian blood from her grandfather." The teacher explained little things about the new student. "Please tell your new friends about you!" The new student named Chelsea smiled, the index fingers on both hands interlocked in front of her body, "Friends, my name is Chelsea Tsabina, you can call me Chelsea, I also like playing and listening to music. As the teacher said, I previously transferred from one of the schools in the UK," she explained, she said it in English which was then translated by the teacher so that all the students understood what she said. After a brief introduction, the teacher asked Chelsea to immediately sit in a chair which was located right next to Yusuf. It was the same place where Amel always sat there. Then, after that they immediately started learning as usual. During break time, Yusuf and Joni sat at one of the tables in the canteen, eating heavy food to replenish their energy. Unlike Joni who was so greedy, Yusuf just twirled his spoon while thinking about Chelsea, who he thought was in a relationship with someone he knew. He felt like he had heard the last name Tsabina somewhere. "It''s crazy, there are people from outside our country who want to study in this country," said Joni while drinking him avocado juice. "So what?" Yusuf asked, a little surprised, what''s wrong with foreigners studying in this country? isn''t that their right? "If you''ve lived in this country for a long time, you should already know what the problems are." 6. Modern slavery "What''s wrong Alice?" asked Yusuf who had to go into the house and saw Alice leaning listlessly on the chair in front of her monitor screen. "Is there something bothering you?" Alice opened her eyes slightly, her gaze fell on Yusuf who was taking off his school uniform, "I just don''t feel rested enough," she said, not wanting to give Yusuf any explanation. She didn''t want Yusuf to return to his old self. "You know, at our school there is a new student, she is a woman and I think her last name sounds familiar to my ears." Yusuf sat on the sofa. "Chelsea Tsabina, that is her name. As someone who has lived longer in this world, do you know anything about her?" "You''re not wrong about me having lived a long time, even though the truth is you were born before me." Alice raised her back slightly, correcting her sitting position. "The name Tsabina is used by many Yusuf people, you feel familiar because you might overhear a foreigner introduce her name." "Yeah, maybe." Yusuf quickly agreed with Alice''s words, because maybe he was thinking too much. To spend his free time, Yusuf took the television remote control that was on the table, pointed the remote at the television in front of him and the television screen displayed a stunning news action carried out by a number of people. "Prices of basic goods are increasing, people are holding demonstrations in front of the government gates, asking the government to take firm action against companies that operate individually to increase wages that are below the minimum standard," said a female presenter. "In this country there are still many companies or private business owners who provide wages below the minimum standard set by the government." Yusuf watched the news carefully, frowning in surprise. He feels that he can''t stop thinking about greedy people who pay wages lower than the minimum standards that have been set, no matter how small the income they earn, no matter how simple the work they provide, workers should get their rights. Moreover, he also knew that among these workers there were also those who worked beyond the stipulated working hours. "If they don''t agree with the salary provided by the company they work for, they should quit their job and look for a new job that matches the salary they expect, simple." "It''s not as simple as you say, Alice. They don''t quit their jobs, not because they don''t want to look for a new job, but they can''t. I once talked to one of the employees who works in the food sector and said that the salary he gets is only around 70 thousand rupiah. only per day, they also have to work 12 hours a day. Sometimes even if there are red dates on the calendar, they are not even given time off. He feels like he is being enslaved by the people in his own country." "Then, if they knew they were being enslaved, why didn''t they stop?" "They can''t Alice, they need money. Job competition in this country is very big, and that''s what greedy people take advantage of to make a profit." Yusuf checked his cellphone, there was a new message sent by Joni. "From this country before independence to after independence, they still feel the impact of colonialism, only with different enemies." That was one of the reasons why Yusuf asked Alice to stay in this country longer. There are very stark differences between people from the upper classes and those from the lower classes, even though in this country there are people with potential who unfortunately have to drown due to economic deficiencies. Unlike India where there are still potential people who can turn into great people, in this country if you don''t have money, you will be nobody. And what''s worse is that many young people are competing to make a lot of money, without producing any beautiful work. Money removes the artistic soul from everyone, and makes idealistic people poor fools. Even though from the past until now, people with great works have always lived simply, but their names are far greater than the money owned by greedy people. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. "Yes, but isn''t it their own fault because they don''t have the ability to support their lives?" "I think it''s because the education system prioritizes the value that students must have abilities that can make money, no matter how bad the results of the work produced by their abilities are." Yusuf put his cell phone back, then took out a cigarette from the pack. "I know it''s not wrong, whether you are a realist or an idealist, that is their own right. But the bad thing is, it makes the development of this country monotonous." After finishing one cigarette, Yusuf immediately went to his room to get his casual t-shirt. He also seemed to be walking in a hurry towards the door of the house. "Where are you goin?" Alice asked. Yusuf, who was in the doorway, was focused on replying to messages that came into his cell phone, "I have business that I need to finish immediately," he said, and suddenly this made Alice panic a little. "What business? What else do you want to do now?"l He looked at Alice with a confused expression, "I''m just going to go play with my school friends," she answered but even so that didn''t satisfy Alice and therefore he had no other choice but to be honest about the reason for him leaving. "Yeah, actually Joni told me that Jaka and his group are currently fighting against another stupid group. They are currently fighting for power or something, I don''t really understand either and now they want me to come to help them." Alice straightened her head which had previously been leaning casually, her eyes staring sharply as if she didn''t like it if Yusuf participated in such stupid activities, "Are you an idiot?" she said, feeling very annoyed with Yusuf who always acted as he pleased. "What do you mean?" "Didn''t I always tell you before to just live in peace?" "It''s just children fighting, Alice, nothing will change for the world even if I follow their fight." Yusuf realized that his treatment had made Alice even more angry. "For the two of us, maybe this is just a stupid kid fighting, but for them, that''s their life. Haven''t I also told you the reason they have stupid fights like that? You should already know everything about them without me telling you, right?" "I know, I''m not that cruel either." Alice drank a cup of cold coffee. "But Yusuf, just think about what if someone found out about you? Last time when you tried to save one of your friends, you ended up facing one of Andrew''s subordinate groups. Do you want that incident to happen again? Do you no longer want to go through with it?" your life in peace? Or do you actually still want a life full of blood and far from peace?" "You''ve lived with her for a long time, right?" asked Yusuf. Alice gave her answer by simply nodding. "If you know her, then you also know me from her." After that Yusuf left, closing the door of the house tightly. No matter whether Alice would get angry with him later, he had to keep an eye on the progress of his pieces. He had to ensure that even pawns like them could turn into great pieces. This world is already very chaotic, and its ideals of freedom will soon be destroyed. Therefore, before his idealism is destroyed, he must immediately fight those who try to destroy him. "Damn wait a minute!" Alice shouted, trying to call Yusuf to come back into the house, but Yusuf didn''t seem to hear her. She looks very frustrated with Yusuf, seen by how she is holding his head. Her right hand opened a desk drawer containing a firearm. "If he does anything wrong, I won''t hesitate to kill him. I''m sorry Eve, but I have to protect this world at all costs." Suddenly she heard the sound of an incoming message coming from her computer. At first she thought it was a message sent by an anonymous person, but when she looked at the monitor screen, it turned out the message was sent by someone she knew, Zahra Reagan. The contents of the message said that Zahra was currently in a cafe not too far from Alice''s house and asked Alice to come to see her immediately. Initially, Alice intended to refuse Zahra''s invitation, but Zahra sent another message that made Alice interested in coming to meet Zahra. She immediately got up from his seat, put on a brown coat, took the keys to her house and personal vehicle, then immediately went to where Zahra was. "The world is getting crazier, people are getting crazier, no one is sane. For the good of the world, I am forced to balance my abilities in handling cases based on their stupidity," she said while wearing a brown coat. "Technological developments do not make humans more developed, but make them very stupid, arrogant, and full of arrogance." Living with Yusuf for too long made Yusuf''s thoughts rub off on her. When she left the house, she saw that there were lots of people walking along the side of the road wearing items that were trending among the people. Today''s people don''t care about the usefulness of an item, the most important thing for them is to use the item so that they can show it off to everyone, and make them feel jealous. "There is nothing wrong with the world or God. However, living together with greedy people makes this world feel much more terrible than hell." 7. D.I.E "Didn''t I tell you not to use Reagan in your last name?" said Alice who had just sat on the chair in front of Zahra. "We just met after a long time, and that''s the first sentence you want to say?" Zahra smiled slightly as she drank her coffee. "I can take care of myself, so stop watching me, I have a private life too!" "I would like that too, after all monitoring everyone''s lives is too much trouble for me." Alice took off her brown coat, hanging it on the back of the chair. "But in this world there are many things you don''t know, there are always many things that come unexpectedly, even I don''t know for sure what will await in the future." Someone called Alice''s name repeatedly, asking her to immediately take the order that was ready to be served. She got up briefly from his seat to take his order, then returned with a glass of espresso coffee and a plate of matcha cake. "Reagan is not an ordinary name, just bearing it will put your life in danger." She cut off a bit of the tip of the matcha cake so it could easily fit into his little mouth. "Do you know who the people who bear the name Reagan are in this world? Do you know what people who bear that name have done?" "I don''t know whether that person still has his parents or not, but as far as I know the name Reagan is not the name he got from his parents. Based on what my acquaintances said, that name was once given by someone who was most wanted, someone who was a terror to all mankind, and fortunately no one nowadays knows him anymore." After eating the cake, Alice immediately drank her coffee. The sweet taste from the matcha cake and the bitterness from the espresso creates a combination of sweet and bitter flavors that is very pleasant on the tongue. "How is he now? And why have people in the present forgotten him?" "That''s because..." Alice couldn''t tell Zahra the truth. The world government has been very good at making people forget about the existence of this person. "I''m sure you have something else to talk about, right?" That''s right, Zahra has something she wants to ask Alice, something that only Alice knows. Even though she was also curious about who Alice was referring to, she preferred not to ask, because when Alice tried to hide something, she would keep her mouth shut until the end. Zahra showed a photo from her cellphone screen, "I want to ask you about this," she said, referring to a tattoo that said ''D.I.E'' on a man lying covered in blood. "Did you take the photo directly? or did you get this from someone?" Alice asked, her eyes turned sharp because she felt a little surprised by the photo Zahra was showing. She thought that maybe Zahra had experienced a big incident, because it was impossible that with just an ordinary incident she would be interested in the tattoo. Most people who see it will just think it''s just an ordinary tattoo. "Yes, two years ago I experienced several incidents and this tattoo from a corpse really caught my attention." Zahra drank her drink again. "Previously, I had tried to find out about the tattoo writing, I had even searched the dark web for it, but all my searches ended in vain." "Have you tried to find out in the underworld?" Zahra shook her head. "Good decision because you contacted me immediately." "Why indeed? Is that something that ordinary people like me shouldn''t know?" "Before I tell you about the origin of the tattoo, maybe I should tell you everything from the beginning first and I think that will take a lot of time. This will be a long story and after hearing it there is no turning back, do you still want to hear it?" The glance in her eyes seemed to say that Zahra was ready for all the consequences, after all, she was curious about her past. "There used to be a group called Trinitas, actually they didn''t have a name for their group but because three people were very influential in their group, people started calling their group Trinitas. The group was led by someone who also had the same abilities as you, his name was is Alex Reagan." Realizing that Zahra had the possibility of asking about Alex''s whereabouts and looking for him, Alice immediately told her a fact that would make Zahra give up on her plans. "Don''t worry, he is already dead. Even though he had tremendous power, he was killed by an ordinary human being who was also one of his colleagues who also bore the name Reagan." "Did he also die with the same power-removing device those crazy researchers had?" Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. Alice shook her head, remembering the memory of that time tasting more bitter than the coffee she was drinking, "I don''t know how he died, because I wasn''t at the scene at that time. The only person who knows how Alex died is the person who killed him," she said. Because Zahra was silent again and didn''t ask anything else, Alice continued her story. "After Alex''s death, three groups emerged that returned to terrorize this world; Liber, Future, and the other is the group you are trying to find out about, D.I.E, which I myself know as the leader and founder of that group." Instantly, Zahra unconsciously released her abilities and made the objects around her float, even making the people around her scared. "The current D.I.E is very different from the one I knew before, maybe that''s also because of the disappearance of their leader. My acquaintance founded the group because zhe wanted to stop Liber which always posed a real threat to all of humanity, the differences in ideologies shared by the two founders created the world government feel a little wary, and that''s the reason why OWL was founded." Zahra is now a little calmer, realizing that her power scares the people around her. "But ironically, the two founders suddenly disappeared and actually made Future, which was always passive, now become increasingly popular and become one of the companies with the largest economic income in the world. Meanwhile, Liber was never heard of again and D.I.E became more closed, Even I myself am having a little difficulty finding information about their whereabouts." "Do you know the reason for-" "And yeah!" Alice interrupted Zahra''s question. "The person who saved you was also part of Liber. After Alex''s death and the disbandment of Trinity, he joined Liber which was led by the person who killed Alex at the same time as Susan, who was also a former member of both groups." Zahra wants to know more details about the person who saved her and also wants to know what him current fate is. Even though at that time she saw that the life of the person who saved her was hanging in the balance, until now she always assumed that this person was still alive somewhere. But what made her curious was about the person who killed Alex, if she asked how that person killed Alex who had the same abilities as her, Alice certainly didn''t know because Alice had previously said that she was not at the scene of the incident and was also curious as to why members of D.I.E has abilities unlike humans in general, do they also have the same abilities as him? "I''ll just tell you, so make sure not to find out more about them. In this world there are only a few who bear the name Reagan; Alex Reagan who is the leader of the Trinity group. Joseph Reagan the person who killed Alex and also the leader and founder of Liber. Evelyn Reagan, founder and leader of the group you asked about, D.I.E. Lucas Reagan, the person who saved you from hell. Susan Reagan, I don''t have much information about her. Nuri Reagan, he''s been dead for a long time, and finally me, Alice Reagan." For a moment, Zahra was very surprised to learn the facts she heard, because when she introduced herself, Alice said her name was Alice Adriana, not Alice Reagan. And for Nuri Reagan, he actually still lives in another part of the world with a different name, but she doesn''t want to tell Zahra the truth, because it would be quite troublesome for her if Zahra met that person. Then for Susan, it will be a little difficult to find her whereabouts because now she is living as an ordinary citizen. It will also be difficult for Zahra to talk to Susan, considering that she even asked Susan to talk in the past and ended up refusing her. Of all the members of the Trinity, no one was very close to Joseph except Susan, this was because Joseph once said that he considered Susan his little sister. Therefore Susan was the only member of Liber who first exiled herself from the world after Joseph''s disappearance. It took Alice several years to discover Susan''s whereabouts. "Did you come here with anyone?" Alice asked as her eyes glanced at one of the men sitting at the edge of the corner of the cafe. Zahra was a little surprised, wondering how Alice knew that she had come to this place with someone, "Yes, he''s my lover," she said, admitting it honestly. Alice''s surprise even exceeded Zahra''s. She smiled happily because Alice had finally found someone she could trust, unlike someone who always lived with a sense of suspicion, because of that she always thought about and regretted her meeting with the owners of the name Reagan. If at that time she had chosen the path ordered by Eve, would it be possible that now she could live a life like most humans? although there was no point in regretting the past, but if she reflected on it with his eyes, there was no harm in living a normal life. Knowing nothing is a sin and very scary, but knowing everything is scarier than anything. She smiled, after finishing the cake and coffee she immediately got up from his seat. Because his smartwatch started to appear a message notification from someone she couldn''t ignore, "Maybe that''s all I can tell you for today. If you still want to hear it in detail, contact me again. Now I have to go home immediately because there is I have to do some urgent things immediately," she said as she put his brown coat back on. "Yeah, thank you for taking your time for me." "Oh yeah, one more thing," said Alice before she left. "Don''t ever try to find out about the three groups from anyone other than me, because there is a possibility that it will make OWL aware of your existence. Even though they were established for the benefit of society, that doesn''t mean it will end well for you." With hasty steps, Alice left the cafe, plugged in the earphones that were connected to her smartphone, the message was sent by someone she knew and she saw that it was a voice message. "Alice, I have information that only you and my boss know. This message must not be leaked to anyone, therefore if you have heard this message, I want you to immediately delete it as a precaution. This is about a group... ." 8. Conflict "Yusuf isn''t going with Jon?" asked Jaka, who was wearing a bomber jacket with gray trousers. "You''re the only one coming?" "Yeah, it''s just me," said Joni, who was still wearing her school uniform, sitting next to Jaka while taking a deep breath. "What''s wrong? You look really weak, Jon, are you still not okay with Amel?" Their eyes looked at each other, Jaka who smiled quite understood the relationship between Amel and Joni, even though Joni didn''t say anything. "Jon, I''m a person who doesn''t like to interfere, but as a friend I also don''t want to see you like this all the time. Moreover, I don''t think it''s good if you keep being like this with Amel. As far as I know, bad communication is always the trigger for the reason the end of a relationship." "I want that too, Jak, but Amel doesn''t want to talk to me about anything. In fact, if she had told me directly, it wouldn''t have ended in a complicated way like this. Why do women always complicate simple situations? I don''t understand the way they think anymore." "That''s how a woman Joni is. Apart from infidelity, things like this are what sometimes make a relationship fail. Having a relationship is not just about mutual love and longing, it''s about making two minds become one heart, women and men have their own way of thinking respectively, sometimes there is nothing wrong with the way both of them think, but there are always simple things that will be questioned, whether it is a lack of sensitivity in you, or mistakes that you are not aware of, or maybe it could be because of it her (Amel) just want to fight like normal lovers do." Jaka felt concerned about his friend''s relationship, but there was nothing that could be done because it was a problem between Joni and Amel, they had to solve it themselves. "I also don''t really understand relationships between men and women because I''ve never been in a relationship with anyone. I''m sorry if what I said didn''t help anything." "No problem buddy, thanks!" While waiting for the other group members, under the stairs of Jaka''s house, Joni sat on the stairs and pondered the fate of his relationship with Amel while Jaka stood next to him, leaning against the wall behind him while smoking a cigarette. "It''s a shame that Yusuf didn''t come, having him at least has given me confidence to win this war. Previously he always accepted my invitation, this time why did he suddenly reject my invitation? Do you know the reason, Jon?" "Yusuf told me because it was just a stupid child''s war. I also agree with you that he would provide tremendous help in this war, but he only told me to tell you to stop doing useless things and start studying well. He "You must have said that because you saw your score drop on the previous exam." Jaka chuckled, cigarette smoke coming out of his mouth, "I don''t know why I don''t feel angry hearing that, in fact I agree with his opinion that this is just a stupid child''s war. But he himself should also know that I didn''t do this. "My life will suffer. In this slum place, I don''t want to see my grandmother and sister suffer again like before," he said, throwing away his long cigarette. Because it was on a small street, almost all the members had gathered and filled the street. "When are we leaving boss?" asked one of his group members who was holding a wooden block in his hand. "Let''s go now, tell that stupid group who they are dealing with." Meanwhile on the other side, in the afternoon where day would soon be replaced by dark night, Yusuf parked his motorbike on the shoulder of the road, he had arrived at the location given by Joni. To arrive at the location, he had to use the maps on his smartphone. He could hear the cellphone assistant repeatedly saying ''You have arrived at your destination.'' The distance was quite far because it took almost half an hour for him to arrive at the location. Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. His eyes glanced left and right, looking for Joni and Jaka and their group. Joni sent a message that today he and Jaka were going to meet the headquarters of the group that always threatened Jaka''s group. But he did not explain in detail where his base was located., "He thinks I am an all-knowing god," said Yusuf irritably. Yusuf got off his motorbike intending to look for Joni and Jaka on foot because it was a little difficult to enter the small alleys considering the size of his motorbike. According to him, just staying silent would not allow him to find them, especially since it was impossible to send a message because the two of them were probably busy fighting with another group. Unlike on the street where there were still a few people passing by, in this alley it was quite quiet and deserted, he didn''t meet a single person. Is it because this alley is crowded with large buildings, and there are no residents living in this place, but after walking down this alley he finally understands why no one wants to pass through this alley. Far from the main street, a group of young people with a sloppy appearance were seen who were under the influence of alcohol. Several of them could be seen lying on the side of this alley, with several empty bottles of alcoholic drinks lying next to them. Yusuf''s eyes also saw them inhaling what he believed to be drugs and glue? why do they suck glue? "Hey!" said one of them, staggering towards Yusuf. "If you want to go this way, do you have to pay?" A foul odor wafted through Yusuf''s nose as soon as the young man stood near him, especially as the smell got stronger every time the young man spoke to him, "Get away from me damn it!" he ordered because he could no longer smell the young man''s stench. No wonder no one dares to cross this alley, apart from being afraid of being hit by a bunch of rubbish, they also certainly can''t stand the smell of the rotten rubbish. "What?" The young man raised his voice as he took out a small knife from under his clothes. "Try talking again like before if you want me to stab you with a knife-" Not wanting to inhale the foul odor from the young man''s body for too long, Yusuf swiftly took out a gun with a silencer installed and shot the young man straight in the head. And his colleagues who were lying suddenly got up and wanted to run away, but before they could get away, Yusuf shot bullets into their bodies. Not a single bullet he fired missed, all of them hit the target. "This world is already corrupt, that''s why I should make this world disappear quickly, you trash." He took a deep breath. Unfortunately, he had to clean up their bodies so that no one else would find them, because if the police found their bodies and it got into the news, it would be a bit troublesome if Alice found out. Luckily in this country not all places were not installed with CCTV cameras, so he could easily hide these corpses. Even though he was a little lazy about touching their bodies because he had to smell the rotten scent of these stupid children. "I shouldn''t have killed them," he regretted as he dragged their bodies lazily, the smell of dirt on their bodies leaving a mark on his wrist. He really regretted that he didn''t bring a pair of gloves and a mask to minimize this kind of incident, this was a fatal mistake for him. While he was cleaning up the blood stains that had pooled on the street, he heard the sound of sharp weapons elsewhere. Suddenly his face looked panicked, no longer caring about the blood that was still pooling, he immediately went to where the sound came from. Maybe Alice would be angry if this incident made the country''s headlines, but put Alice aside for a moment because right now her colleagues'' lives might be in danger. Joni and Jaka may have experience fighting with their bare hands or with weapons such as knives and others, but they have no real experience fighting people who hold firearms, especially Jaka who has never touched any type of firearm. Hearing from the loudness of the echo, he was quite sure that it came from inside a building not too far from where he was. Coincidentally enough, there was only one access door to the building on this street, and without thinking, Yusuf immediately entered the building through that door. Unexpected things happened as soon as he entered the building, there were many human bodies lying unconscious, looking at the wounds he felt sure that they had been attacked with blunt objects, even though they were unconscious at least their lives were not threatened. In one of the large rooms, he saw a large man almost the same height as him pointing a gun at Jaka and Joni who were in front of the man. I don''t know what they were talking about, but Yusuf was grateful that the man didn''t immediately pull the trigger, which made it easier for Yusuf to stop his intention to kill the man. He quickly secured the gun, kicked the man''s legs until they fell to their knees, then ended it by attacking the back of his neck. He did all this in the blink of an eye, even the man holding the gun almost didn''t have time to react. Joni and Jaka looked at Yusuf with expressions of awe and surprise, how could Yusuf do all that so quickly? From their point of view, they no longer see Yusuf as someone who is good at fighting, but as a former special unit officer. "Am I late?" 9. The world of scum In the afternoon when the sun would soon be replaced by the darkness of night, Yusuf parked his motorbike on the shoulder of the road, he had arrived at the location given by Joni. To arrive at the location, he had to use the maps on his smartphone. He could hear the cellphone assistant repeatedly saying ''You have arrived at your destination.'' The distance is quite far because it takes almost half an hour to arrive at the location. His eyes glanced left and right, looking for Joni and Jaka and their group. Joni sent a message that today he and Jaka were going to meet the headquarters of the group that always threatened Jaka''s group. But he did not explain in detail where the threat group''s headquarters were located. "He thinks I am an all-knowing god," said Yusuf irritably. Yusuf got off his motorbike intending to look for Joni and Jaka on foot because it was a little difficult to enter the small alleys considering the size of his motorbike. According to him, just staying silent would not allow him to find them, especially since it was impossible to send a message because the two of them were probably busy fighting with another group. If he does that, then he is the most stupid person in the world. Unlike on the street where there were still a few people passing by, in this alley it was quite quiet and deserted, he didn''t meet a single person. Is it because this alley is crowded with large buildings, and there are no residents living in this place, but after walking down this alley he finally understands why no one wants to pass through this alley. Far from the main street, a group of young people with a sloppy appearance were seen who were under the influence of alcohol. Several of them could be seen lying on the side of this alley, with several empty bottles of alcoholic drinks lying next to them. Yusuf''s eyes also saw them inhaling what he believed to be drugs and glue? why do they suck glue? In his mind he couldn''t understand what these stupid people were doing? "Hey!" said one of them, staggering towards Yusuf. "If you want to go this way, do you have to pay?" A foul odor wafted through Yusuf''s nose as soon as the young man stood near him, especially as the smell got stronger every time the young man spoke to him, "Get away from me, you damn trash!" he ordered because he could no longer smell the young man''s stench. No wonder no one dares to cross this alley, apart from being afraid of being hit by a bunch of rubbish, they also certainly can''t stand the smell of the rotten rubbish. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. "What?" The young man raised his voice as he took out a small knife from under his clothes. "Try talking again like before if you want me to stab you with a knife-" Not wanting to inhale the foul odor from the young man''s body for too long, Yusuf swiftly took out a gun with a silencer installed and shot the young man straight in the head. And his colleagues who were lying suddenly got up and wanted to run away, but before they could get away, Yusuf shot bullets into their bodies. Not a single bullet he fired missed, all of them hit the target. Perhaps shooting them all seemed too much, but he thought that no one would be harmed if stupid youths like them were exterminated. In fact, the community will be very grateful to him for eradicating the pests that have damaged the welfare of the residents. "This world is already corrupt, that''s why I should make this world disappear quickly, you trash." He took a deep breath. Unfortunately, he had to clean up their bodies so that no one else would find them, because if the police found their bodies and it got into the news, it would be a bit troublesome if Alice found out. Luckily in this country not all places were not installed with CCTV cameras, so he could easily hide these corpses. Even though he was a little lazy about touching their bodies because he had to smell the rotten scent of these stupid children. "I shouldn''t have killed them," he said as he dragged their bodies lazily, the smell of dirt on their bodies leaving a mark on his wrist. He was very sorry because he didn''t bring a pair of gloves and a mask to minimize this kind of incident. This was a very fatal mistake for him. While he was cleaning up the blood stains that had pooled on the street, he heard the sound of sharp weapons elsewhere. Suddenly his face looked panicked, no longer caring about the blood that was still pooling, he immediately went to where the sound came from. Maybe Alice would be angry if this incident made the country''s headlines, but put Alice aside for a moment because right now her colleagues'' lives might be in danger. Joni and Jaka may have experience fighting with their bare hands or with weapons such as knives and others, but they have no real experience fighting people who hold weapons, especially since Jaka has never touched any type of firearm. Hearing from the loudness of the echo, he was quite sure that it came from inside a building not too far from where he was. Coincidentally enough, there was only one access door to the building on this street, and without thinking, Yusuf immediately entered the building through that door. Unexpected things happened as soon as he entered the building, there were many human bodies lying unconscious, looking at the wounds he felt sure that they had been attacked with blunt objects, even though they were unconscious at least their lives were not threatened. Full of worry, he ran as fast as he could, climbed several stairs and when he reached the third floor, he heard the sound of many people screaming incoherently from a room in front of him. He immediately opened the door to the room and saw that there were many people still fighting, with various weapons in their hands. Victims fell from each group, some of them were still grimacing in pain, some were lying unconscious. Meanwhile, those who were still able to stand continued to launch attacks blindly. In the midst of the chaos, he saw someone pointing a revolver at Joni and Jaka. Without thinking much, he immediately ran through the crowd to stop the man who was trying to shoot Joni and Jaka. 10. Call In this tense atmosphere, smiles appeared on Jaka and Joni''s faces. Their one hope, Yusuf, appears at the most crucial moment, saving them both from the worst scenario. "Damn, I knew for sure you would come here. Of all the hopes I always had, you are the only one who has never disappointed me," said Jaka with blood dripping down his head area. "You all need to go to the hospital!" Yusuf ordered, realizing the injuries received by all of Jaka''s group, as well as Joni who received injuries around his arm. When everyone was about to rejoice and celebrate the victory, suddenly he said something again. "I don''t mean to stop your joy, but you all must immediately treat your wounds before it is too late. In war, victory is not the only thing you must pay attention to, but your personal safety is the most important. Remember that among all of you there must also be someone very valuable, someone who is waiting for all of you to return." "Calm down buddy, we just-" "Damn it, just listen to what I say. Not only for your own good, but also for your future good." Jaka, who was originally smiling, his eyes turned sharp because he felt that Yusuf was being too pushy. If it weren''t for Yusuf''s abilities, Jaka wouldn''t have asked Yusuf for help from the start. "Attention to all members of my group, immediately treat your wounds and quickly go to your respective places to rest. Make sure no one of you gathers together to celebrate our victory today. We will celebrate after you all rest!" Jaka shouted, giving his orders to all members of his group. Without replying, all members of Jaka''s group left the location. Some of them who could still walk helped other colleagues who were lying unconscious covered in wounds or who also didn''t have enough strength to get up. Of course, among Jaka''s group there are also those who dislike Yusuf because of his character who always ruins their winning atmosphere, but there is nothing they can do, because Yusuf always plays a vital role in the wars they always face. Yusuf was always the one at the forefront, always the one who dealt psychological damage to his enemies, always the protector of his comrades. But did he do it out of concern or for his own sake? No one in this world knows Yusuf''s feelings apart from his little brother. Outside, he briefly said goodbye to his two friends to go to the toilet in a minimarket. With the cellphone he took from the leader of the group he killed. He started pressing several numbers in the hope that Nuri would not change his cell phone number. "It''s been so long since you contacted me, I thought you were dead." The person on the phone stopped for a moment, waiting for Yusuf''s reaction. But Yusuf didn''t say anything and instead tried to light the end of his cigarette with a match. He felt lucky that Nuri did not change his cell phone number. "Yeah, I won''t ask." "How are you Nuri?" "Good as usual. Is it okay to call on a regular phone? You can send me a message as usual and we''ll meet in a place no one knows about." "I can''t do that, Alice is always watching my movements. So, I think this is the only way I can contact you." A puff of cigarette smoke came out of his mouth. "How is the plan progressing?" This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. "It went so smoothly, it even made me shiver with fear. I''ve never met anyone who can make plans as great as this other than you, even in the past two decades the plans you made have continued to run smoothly. Even though there have been so many changes that have occurred that it makes me confused and afraid if I have to change the plans you made, especially since you can''t be contacted... but yes, as you can see now, everything is fine." From behind the phone, Yusuf heard the sound of bullets that were disguised by raindrops. "I''m curious, how did you come up with this great plan?" Smiling a little, "Every era will definitely experience changes, but humans remain the same, there are always those who are stupid and backward," said Yusuf. "So, is now the right time to end it?" "No, not yet, there are still a few pieces of the puzzle that haven''t been completed yet. Steve will tell you when the time is right and it will come soon." "Okay, if now is not the time, I will still believe in you. Then why are you contacting me?" "I want you to meet Alvaro, just tell him that I''m still alive right now." "That is it?" "Yeah, that''s all." "Well, good to hear you''re back friend, may God always bless you!" Call closed. Yusuf chuckled, it would be very funny if God really blessed him, when the only thing waiting for him after death was another hell. He came out of the toilet to immediately meet his friends who were waiting outside. He also didn''t forget to throw the cell phone into the trash can in the toilet area. "The pee, it''s taking so long!" said Joni. "Sorry there was a little problem earlier," answered Yusuf. "By the way, thank you for helping me defend the territory. I don''t know what else to do if the territory I control falls into the hands of barbarians like them," said Jaka wholeheartedly. "Especially if you didn''t come at the last moment, Suf, maybe now one of us will come home with a new name and title." "You don''t need to think too much about it, Jak... because the problem is over, I''ll go home first. My brother is worried that I''ll be home for a long time." "Be careful on the road Suf!" While he was driving, Yusuf accidentally saw a cafe close to his house visited by many young people. One of the visitors saw a girl laughing happily with a young man, realizing who the woman was, he smiled happily when he saw her growing healthy. "Lucas has done his job very well." Now that the final piece of the puzzle is in his possession, it won''t be long before his big plan and promise to one of his best friends will soon be fulfilled. For now, he just needs to wait for Nuri to meet Alvaro, and the arrival of a group that brings dark memories to him shows itself. He doesn''t know when that will happen, but he is very confident that it will happen soon. Feasts will soon arrive, sacrifices will soon take place, the world will be filled with human blood, and the color green will soon fill the house. "Alex, the things we have dreamed of will soon come true. The earth will return to its original state, a time when humans will no longer tarnish our home with their greed." But he suddenly recalled his memories with Susan, for some reason he really missed her at the moment. A small child who at that time couldn''t stay away from him, he was curious about how Susan would grow up now. Alice said previously that currently Susan has been living mixed in with society, but as someone who is always with her, she still feels worried, considering that Susan has a lot of deep human trauma. In front of his house he saw Alice enter the house with hasty steps, in his mind he wondered what Alice had done to have to leave the house. Throughout their time together, there were only a few moments when Alice decided to leave her nest; when we want to move house or when she wants to buy food, although Alice mostly buys food online. Because it seemed surprising for a homebody like Alice, to go out of her nest. Is that stupid girl following me? no, that''s impossible, Alice can see where I''m going by checking the CCTV cameras on the street I''m on. No need to bother wasting your energy just to follow me. There must be something very urgent. 11. a Plan "Where have you been?" asked Yusuf. Alice was taking off her clothes. Not caring about Yusuf''s whereabouts, she took off her clothes until only her underwear remained. With a flat face she said. "Where I go is none of your business! Do you think you''re the only one who can go wherever you want?" Slightly tilted because he didn''t expect Alice to give an answer like that. "I''m just asking." And he let Alice change clothes and immediately threw himself on the sofa in exhaustion, grabbing a remote to turn on the television. It is enough to admit that the beauty of Alice''s body looks so enchanting, maybe if another man saw her, he would immediately gobble her up. In contrast to Yusuf, who did not feel anything when he saw Alice''s beautiful body, not because he was sexually deviant but because he considered Alice as part of his family. As usual, what he does when he turns on the television is watching an international news program which is currently showing several major events happening around the world. He was tired of watching local news programs which always presented programs about local celebrity scandals, corruption and the same state problems. The news informs about the war taking place in the Middle East which is increasingly tense, showing how greed and ideological differences can destroy the lives of every human being. "The strange thing about humans is that they are afraid of true peace. And the strangest thing is that they feel peaceful when war is going on." "That only happens to those in the upper classes, in contrast to those who are below them," said Alice, interrupting Yusuf''s words. "War is the most profitable business for them." "I agree." After finishing discussing the war and conference that occurred in the country where he was, this time the news anchor informed about a well-known female idol group from South Korea, New Era. Will soon carry out his international tour in Indonesia in the middle of next month. Their name has started to rise since their debut last year on the world stage with the release of a single entitled Chaos and their first album received good attention from international critics. "Daniel Allen, CEO of the Future company, gave a fact that really shocked the world at a press conference, he said that the concert that will be held in Indonesia will be the most magnificent and extraordinary concert. The following is a video of Daniel Allen''s statement to the press in South Korea." The screen showed Daniel Allen standing on stage, wearing a black suit, he was standing in front of the media crew along with a number of top officials from Future, "Of course I am very happy with the enthusiasm of the fans who make our event very lively. And that doesn''t only happen in certain countries, in fact in all the countries where we tour, everything always ends very lively and that gives us a very good impression. But of all the countries, Indonesia is the concert venue we are looking forward to, because it will be more lively than you think," he said later. He left the location along with other high-ranking officials, not answering the media crew''s further questions. "So he''s no longer in charge of Future now?" Yusuf asked, frowning in surprise. "If that''s what the world sees, maybe you could say that." Alice had finished putting on her clothes. At home she didn''t wear fashionable clothes, like in her everyday life, she only wore fairly simple clothes with an oversized white short-sleeved t-shirt and tight brown trousers that were very short. "I think he''s quite crazy." "Why?" "I don''t know what he meant by saying that sentence. Whether it''s for a promotional event or whatever the intention is, but... how can he say that Indonesia will be the most lively and memorable tour? When compared to other countries, I think this place will only seem mediocre." Smiling, Yusuf took a cigarette and immediately lit it. Maybe people who didn''t know anything would question Daniel''s words, but for those who had planned everything, they also agreed with Daniel''s words. In fact, he was really waiting for his tour to start. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. In the middle of next month, the excitement will not only be felt by people who saw the concert, but those who didn''t see it will also feel the same thing. "That''s all the news we will convey today. See you again with us in the next news," said the news presenter and before ending it, they started broadcasting a summary of the tour activities of the New Era personnel. Not knowing how exciting it would be, the world stage was waiting for him. No matter how many actors it takes to create a masterpiece, no matter how difficult it is to process the scripts in his mind, the show will reach its climax with some exciting plot that will surprise everyone, not just those sitting at the top. What will happen in the middle of next month will be more exciting than they thought. Because that was not the end of the plan he had been planning, in fact it was the beginning of a performance stage that he created. The pre-production process has ended, when the time comes he must let the actors and actresses he chooses play their respective roles. They might improvise, but it wouldn''t be strong enough to destroy the script he had been drafting for years. "Alice!" call Yusuf. "There will be a time when you will have to choose whether to remain sitting in front of your computer screen or go out and directly interact with people. If you find it difficult to choose, then I suggest that you choose the second option." Alice looked at Yusuf in surprise. "Why?" "Just listen to what I say. And later you will be grateful for listening to what I said." "It''s definitely not something good, to the point that it makes me feel grateful to have heard your words." Alice turned on her computer, then sat in her place as usual. As soon as it was on, she began to assemble a kind of language code in the computer which resulted in various photos of a man in different places. "These are the last photos the world will know of Dave." Yusuf immediately got up from his seat to look at the photo that Alice was showing him. "When was the last time he appeared?" "Two years after you disappeared. A few months after Susan destroyed part of the Future branch headquarters." "Susan?" Yusuf was shocked. As far as he knew, he should have given Susan the final order to live a quiet and peaceful life, stay away from the dark side of the world and live like most normal people out there. "Why did she do it?" Alice''s eyes stared intently at Yusuf as if her gaze said, ''It''s true, you''re someone close to him, but you don''t know why he''s acting like that,'' and because she realized that Yusuf was a person who was insensitive to other people''s feelings, she chose to tell him. "Of all the people close to you, Susan is the one who feels like she has lost you the most. She spent years of her life just looking for you, and maybe she thinks you are being held captive by Future, or OWL." "She even attacked OWL and D.I.E just to look for me?" Yusuf asked as if he didn''t believe it. What is even more unbelievable is that all these incidents were carried out by an innocent child like Susan. "How could it be?" "That''s possible because she once stopped Future''s attack by herself." Never mind Yusuf, Alice herself still couldn''t believe that Susan had done it herself without any help from anyone. "Even though Lucas, who could be said to be almost your equal, couldn''t get out of Future''s base alive." "Do you think he''s dead?" Yusuf asked "If you look there is no more evidence of traces of the bridge of his nose. So yes, ninety percent I''m willing to bet he''s dead, there''s only a ten percent chance of him still being alive. Plus if he was still alive, do you think Future would just let him be? "They could do research on their superior body again." Grinning, "Then I''m willing to bet that he is currently still alive and is being held by the OWL in a place of exile far from human existence," he said confidently. Alice''s eyes widened, wondering how Yusuf could know about a special exile prison for prisoners who had committed the most heinous crimes. Only the OWl, herself, and the world''s top officials should know about the existence of this prison. Did Karius tell him? but that''s impossible because Karius doesn''t even know the existence of the prison. Or did someone leak it to Yusuf? "You may be wondering how I found out about the existence of the prison. But Alice, before the prison was founded, I already knew about it." Yet another complicated play on words from Yusuf. The prison had been established even a hundred years before Yusuf was born into this world. "Even if you know about the existence of the prison, it doesn''t mean that Lucas will be there. The possibility that he is dead is greater, and there is only a small chance of him remaining alive. Moreover, what he attacked was not just any place, it was the heart of the Future. There are definitely many strong people assigned to protect that place." "And I''ll bet on ten percent that you''re sure." Yusuf again revealed a little that Alice had tried to hide from him. "I also know that Lucas went there to save someone who has special abilities like Alex. He didn''t move without a reason, all the events carried out by the former Liber members, didn''t just move based on their thoughts." It didn''t take long for Alice to figure out what Yusuf had said. Filled with anger he took a revolver from the drawer under his desk, approached Yusuf while pointing the revolver at Yusuf. "Damn it, you said you weren''t making any plans anymore!" Yusuf calmly extinguished the flame of his cigarette in the ashtray on the table, "Sorry, for now I don''t plan anything anymore, Alice. I did it even before the day I disappeared," he said.