DestinaRE ~ The Path I Followed
Chapters 2. Before Time

"Naito, Naito!"

I turned my head, turning my eyes away from the television screen that was showing the action anime. "What's wrong?" ask a friend who is sitting next to me. Name Suiryuu. Even though he called me, his eyes were still cool looking at the television screen.

"How about you take yourself to another world? What kind of Isekai do you want?"

I'm speechless. I admit, Suiryuu is very random. Questions like this should have been commonplace I heard from his mouth.

"If I want to go in isekai to a place where I can harem. Ahahaha! It must be fun having my own harem!" continued.

I could only silently stroke her chest looking at her such behavior. After expressing his desire to 'enter isekai', he began to talk about the harem he wanted to have. Plus he happily spoke his wild imagination of his thoughts about women. He's this really.

But it's better than him being like this. He who was suddenly silent with a strange aura surrounded him. "But what if you enter isekai into a world filled with war?" ask without the slightest laugh.

"Where is that! You're watching too much anime!" my spoken. Yes, there might be something like that.

The aura around him suddenly turned cheerful as before. There was no longer any strange aura surrounding us. "Ahaha, how evil you are! You ruined my dream of having a harem!" said it. Sometimes I wonder how someone can change his mood so easily.

"Onii-chan, can you help me with this?" Nayu suddenly came next to me. He handed me his maths assignment book. His face looked completely hopeless every time he looked at the numbers and letters on the book sheet.

"I go first yaa~" Suiryuu walked away just leaving me when Nyu came. I know, she definitely doesn't want to be asked for help.

By the way, my sister Nayu. She's really sweet, she's 8 years under me and it's her first year of high school. From here you already know my age, right?

I am glad to accept it. To be honest, this is quite complicated for me because I also do not like the eyes of the count like this. At least with my perfunctory math skills, my sister understood. It feels like time is passing so quickly. I remember when Nayu was so small and was in my arms.

Aaa, My nayu is really sweet, my inner self while pinching her cheek softly. I could see his face was upset that I kept treating him like an adorable little boy. But what power, he was indeed that hawaiian. For a long time I looked like a father rather than his older brother, haha.

No-no, I don't want to be like her father.

Seeing my excited Nayu made me think that I wanted to keep her company for the rest of my life. I want to see him grow up until he grows up. Mother would definitely be so happy to see her daughter grow up so beautiful. After that Nayu will meet with her prince. Of course not carelessly, where might I let the evil man approach my sister.

"Naito, don't forget, today's our monthly shopping schedule!" The loud voice of a woman called out to me from the first floor.

I say goodbye to Nayu before I go down to the first floor. Oh yes about the woman who called me earlier, her name is Lily Takahashi the duckling. I don't know why he's nicknamed that. Maybe because of her tiny body. His height is 150 cm, five inches shorter than Bayu. If only we didn't know each other, I'd think she was the same age as Jayu rather than me.

We live in an index. No, it is less precise if it is called indekos. This mansion that I occupied belonged to the richest woman in Japan. He purposely bought this big house for my children and didn't let us pay. He even gave living expenses and educational expenses to those of us who lived here. There are currently about 25 children living here, including me, Suiryuu, Nyu, and Lily.

"Yoo!" Lily looked so excited. She actually looked petite with the oversize yellow hoodie she was wearing right now.

Lily walked in front of me and I tailed behind her like a duck. We walked to the supermarket. The distance from the house to the supermarket was not so far away, therefore we were only on foot.

If only I hadn't been to the supermarket.

I started to calm down as the wind started to subside. At that time I still did not realize that my surroundings had changed drastically. I no longer stand in Japan, but in a strange land whose contents can not be trusted common sense. What appeared before me was not Lily, but the yellow-haired woman whom I had until now known her name was Laura and a man whom I did not know her name.

"A.. anu. I'm not the 'Chosen One' you said." While walking I tried to convince the man I didn't know his name was that I wasn't what he had in mind. I don't understand how I'm just an ordinary man entering isekai in a war-filled place like this.

I remembered Suiryuu's words. Ah, forget it. It is impossible for his words to be real.

"Ahaha, you must be confused huh. But it's okay because you're 'The Chosen One'." Uh, this is really stubborn.

"Seriously, I have no power whatsoever" I honestly argued. Normally in the story isekai with the pattern of 'The Chosen' surely I will have a special kind of skill. But I don't have that kind of thing.

"Come on, don't go low! We're going to see the Chief now. You'll tell the Chairman everything, yes!" He ignored my words. Look around, rather than Laura who is a woman, this man talks more.

After about half an hour of walking, we finally arrived in front of a large gate. The gate was tightly locked and the walls of the fort surrounded the inside of the gate. Several gatekeepers opened the gate after Laura gave the order. I walked behind the two of them towards a building about a hundred meters away from the gate. My eyes wandered over the top of the wall that surrounded this area. There were so many cannons and people serving there. Looking at the enemy at hand, I don't think that's an exaggeration.

Looking at this world is not much different from where I came from. I mean from the technology. This place has vehicles such as cars and other war vehicles, although it is still a little outdated. If only I hadn't seen such a monstrous monster before I might have thought I was lost in the past.

We were finally able to walk into the building. From a distance this building looks solid, but when viewed from close, the building seems to be quite old. It seems that it has also been hit by a monster attack.

"Wait here first. I'll see the Chairman first" said the man leaving me alone in the waiting room. Then Laura, I don't know where she went. Ever since he entered the building he just disappeared.

I sat bored waiting for the man to come back. I who was just sitting quietly seemed to attract the attention of those who passed by. Some curious gazes were directed at me, but no one asked me to speak. Maybe it's because they first saw me.

Honestly, I wonder how far the Chief's room is. I've been sitting around waiting long enough until it feels like my ass is sore. I really want to get out of here and find a way to get back to my world.

Going for a while is okay, right? I won't be out of the building either, I thought. I dragged my feet away. As I thought, I just wanted to go briefly through this building.

I came out again from the old building that I believe is the main building in the area. I dragged my feet to the back of the building. Under the night sky, the path there was only illuminated by the dim street lights. There's a road sign as well. From what I saw there, the back area was a dormitory complex of soldiers.

Deg.

I can feel someone covering my back with a flashlight. My head turned slowly. It turned out that it was a burly bald man who was highlighting me. His body was big, from a distance I could see he was taller than me. It's probably two meters tall, I don't know. Which would obviously be dangerous if he thought I was an intruder.

"Night, sir," I said with a friendly smile on my face. Yeah, I should keep smiling so she doesn't get suspicious.

Or. I made him suspicious.

"Infoiler!"

"Siala— no, wait! Don't—"

Bugh!