The game changer (Book 3 of IA)

[3] On the ride there...

"This is the first time I been inside a limousine before." I commented as I climbed inside the car.

"Ala ala~Do you like it?~" Hakuya asked with a pleasing voice as she sat across from me.

"Eh, its fine." I said casually.

"Good, good~" Hakuya smiled with closed eyes.

Kuro climbed in shortly afterwards and sat beside me with one seat in between. She looked around and said nothing.

"Alala~You remind me of my teenage days. Are you a decedent of Kyo right?" Hakuya turned Kuro.

"Hai." Kuro replied in perfect Kyo accent.

"I see~" Hakuya clapped her hands together pleasingly. "By the way I am sorry for peeking into your privacy, as I read both your files already."

"Understandable." I commented.

"So are you two a couple?" Hakuya's question hit me like uppercut out of the blue. Panicked I looked to Kuro who's face remained still as a pond. Seeing her calm, it brought a sense of calm to myself as well.

"No, we're just friends." I put up a smile.

"Alalala~That's wonderful to know!" Hakuya said with a pleased smile that seen to suggest much more, or am I just over reading things now?

Outside the car engine rumbled, and the car was on the move.

"We will be arriving at ILA Kyo head quarters in approx 15 min. Oh!~" She clapped her hands together delightfully again.

"I heard you Mr. Romello is the currently the world's first and only holder of the 6th generation MS. Would you please let me have a look?" She said with a flowery smile, and I admit I was quite tempted to agree to show her indeed.

"I do want to, but I am afraid I can't, since I don't have that authority." I replied.

"Its understandable." She said calmly again. "No, I should be the one apologizing for asking you to do such a thing."

"Its all good." I grinned.

Hakuya smiled back.

"By the way," she continued. "I believe you already met my superior for this operation before."

"Oh? Who will that be?"

"Kenai Rojin. Imperator of humanity first legion, and my direct commander."

Beside me Kuro tensed up for a moment, but quickly relaxed again.

Well, that was quite of understandable given their past complicated relations...

"Is something wrong?" Hakuya looked to Kuro.

"Eh, its kind of complicated. But yeah, general Rojin I know him." I responded for Kuro. "What position are you then?" I turned to Hakuya.

"Hai! And I am his personal secretary officer and fiance as well." She said with one hand covering her cheek in a delightful smile.

"What!?!?!?" I couldn't help but burst out.

"My father has been trying to pick a suitor for me for years, but I agreed it had to one on my own terms in the end. For the past 2 years I worked under Rojin, he had proved himself to be a more then capable young man. Father approves of him as well."

"I am glad to hear that." I blessed. "So when do you plan to get married?"

"Well, the downside of being too successful is not having the time to themselves. Though Rojin himself agreed to the betrothal, the actual wedding will be set to 10 years later."

"Eee..." I didn't know what to comment. "Wait, I know this maybe a little rude to ask but, how old are you Hakuya?"

"Its fine. I am 23 just of last month."

"Oh! I am 19 now." I added.

"Ala ala~We got another young over achiever as well!" Haukya let out a small giggle.

I chuckled along.

"Hehhhh!" Rin sneered, popping out of nowhere. "Getting quite popular with mature ladies huh? Wait until I tell Isa about this~"

"Noooo!!!" I said out of survival instinct. "Its just a casual conversation now!"

"Have you looked in the mirror the creepy way you smiled? I wonder what kind of meat you will become afterwards hohoho~" Rin said with a high voice.

"I swear when I get cross dimensional powers!-"

"You will propose to me? If you get on your knees and beg I can consider~"

Oh boy this is going to be a long ride...

***

ILA, also known as international liberty arms. The undisputed king of the world's military industrial complex. From intergalactic space weapons to self guided bullet, as long one got the mullah, they got it all covered.

And here I was looking out the window at the foot of their head quarters. From here it looked like the universe's largest sugar cube.

"We're here." Hakuya said, opening the door, and showing the way to main lobby.

"Thanks." I said, as I climbed out of the car.

The twin black doors folded before us in a fancy angle, a little hard to describe how, which I am not going to bother to explain now.

Once inside, I could just feel the air sucked out of my lungs. Machinery and parts stretching as far the eye could see. White coated scientist scattered everywhere with their finger always pointing somewhere. And AI forklifts where drifting all over the place as if it was the 90s.

Hakuya covered her ear for a moment as if answering some kind of call, a moment later she turned to face us again:

"The guests car should be here any time now. General Rojin is still in a meeting and wants me to give you two a tour of the place. He will be waiting for us at the command centre at -6 level." Hakuya said with a flowery smile.

"Eh, that's fine. I am kind of looking forward to seeing this place anyways." Just as I said those words, a white wheel-less golf cart looking came hovering towards us.

"Looks like our ride." I commented, then before anyone else could comment, I hopped on.

Q: have you ever rode in a golf cart before?