But she must have realized she had no talent as a liar Her intimidating expression softened
And she gained the strict but kind look of his upperclassman on that day
Long time no see Fujita Mutsuki
Adolescent Adam 5 Chapter 8 - The Door Has Opened
Even in the morning night or evening FeTUS headquarters was filled with the gentle light of day
Once again Miss A aka Miss Alice sat in a white wooden chair during her teatime
She was alone today as she enjoyed a Darjeeling
Due to the humidity the tea’s color was a bit dark
It had not been brewed perfectly but the slight changes from day to day were one of the highlights of tea She took a sip and savored the somewhat stronger flavor
It was a little too bitter so she returned the cup to its saucer and picked up her fork
Today’s tea cake was a castella She scooped up a small piece and carried it to her mouth
The sweet flavor spread through her mouth
At the same time the strong smell of bitter melon stung her nose
Bitter melon castella This will not serve as a teacake
Her childish face wrinkled as she washed the flavor down with the Darjeeling
She then leaned back in her chair
The sunlight was perfect for a comfortable nap so she calmly closed her eyes
But then she opened them and reached into her skirt pocket
She pulled out a ribbon A neatly balled-up ribbon She straightened it out and removed just the
right scrunchie of the two in her hair
She brushed her long honey-colored hair by hand and tied it in place with the ribbon
It was a cheap ribbon with a bear character printed on it
Miss Alice smiled slightly
Well Did Miss B end up going to Hi-no-Hoka Valley
Yes Miss E and that group might have been camping there too
When two witches walked in she quickly hid the ribbon
Oh there you are Miss AWhy are you undoing your hair
No reason My head just itched is all
Miss C aka Schwarze sat across from her and Miss D the Maid aka Makoto quickly began preparing tea for her Miss Alice cleared her throat and surreptitiously put the hidden ribbon in her pocket while making sure she would not leave any creases on it Schwarze did not notice and took a sip of the tea served to her
Isn’t Miss B doing too much At this rate Fujita will find out who she is
Her duty is to deter the angels Him knowing her identity is not a problem
Hmph And yet you wouldn’t shut up about me having to stay hidden
She glared at Miss Alice over that difference in treatment but the small girl put her scrunchie back on and replied calmly
She had no choice this time She has been searching desperately for that cousin she calls her
sister and information on what seems to be her arrived from Hi-no-Hoka Valley
I know that
Schwarze was not happy but she stopped being so hostile
Miss B aka Lavriel Baran had come to Japan for a variety of reasons to protect Miss A to help deter the angels to keep watch over the Adam boy and one other reason
Her Baran family was in danger of dying out and the two siblings and only possible heirs had been imprisoned in Japan so she had to find them
And a presence that seemed to be the younger sister had been sensed at Hi-no-Hoka Valley
where Mutsuki’s group was camping
She might actually accomplish something this time I received word from Miss E earlier Miss
Alice sharpened her gaze She discovered a Kurosaki facility at Hi-no-Hoka Valley
Schwarze’s porcelain cup clacked against its saucer
Kurosaki When she heard that word her entire body tensed like a female cat that had been driven out of its territory
She could not hide the caution and panic oozing from her body
Miss Alice frowned at that but Makoto did not seem to notice
That does sound promising since Kurosaki were the ones that kidnapped those siblings
At that very moment the grassy plain hologram vanished and darkness surrounded them At the
same time a red light flashed on the ceiling and a piercing siren rang
An intruder
The primitive warning sound did not suit the elegant grassy plain or the cutting-edge scientific
facility And that was sign of just how great an emergency this was
FeTUS headquarters had been built to resist divine punishment and yet it had allowed an intruder in far enough to trigger this level of alarm That should have been impossible so the three witches reached for their weapons But
I’m sorry teacher
The intruder had already reached the darkness in this room and she revealed her position to them
I wanted to make a visit without causing a scene but I got caught by your security at the very
very end
It was a childish and adorable girl’s voice
When Miss Alice heard it she relaxed and snapped her fingers to say none of this was necessary
The warning lights and siren stopped and the grassy plain image returned to the room
I’m not saying you should be careless but it is rude to sneak in like this If you want to visit use the front entrance
The artificial sunlight revealed a girl with purple hair
She grinned seemingly defenselessly as Miss Alice sighed
I thought you were in Hi-no-Hoka Valley Lav went to meet you there
And that’s why I came here If I met her she’d definitely take me back to the Baran family And then I’d be separated from my master
What a pain But fine Since you’re here have some tea
The girl approached but Schwarze and Makoto had yet to relax Even if Miss A was being friendly with her they could not let their guard down around this girl
Lavriel’s little sister was the heir to the Baran family She had been kidnapped by Kurosaki
And now she belonged to Kurosaki of her own free will
The two faced each other from across the table
It’s been a long time Riselle
Yes it has teacher
The exhaustion of their 3 days and 2 nights of fun hit them all at once on the train-ride home
It was a 3-hour ride with no stops along the way All 6 of them were crammed into opposing seats and they had fallen asleep
Starting from the window Saya Mutsuki and Sakae sat on the front end seat and Ange Machina and Lucia sat on the back end seat
The only 2 awake were Mutsuki and Machina in the middle seats
Mutsuki found it hard to sleep in the middle Saya and Sakae were leaning on his shoulders so he
could not even move
Eh heh
Don’t ask me to choose Ange Machi-nyan
UuhfishI hate fish
He could only sit there and listen to them speaking in their sleep
Machina did not seem all that tired but she was just as pinned in place Ange was leaning against the window but Lucia was resting his head in Machina’s lap
Everyone else was sleeping so peacefully that those two did not dare move They could not even break out the playing cards or Uno cards so they could only smile bitterly at each other
Machina had always been taciturn and they could not speak too loudly so they remained silent
The train shook rhythmically and the setting sun shined in through the window so Mutsuki naturally found himself remembering the night before
Shirohara Renno the knight girl who called herself FeTUS Witches Miss B had left saying she was going to investigate that Kurosaki Laboratory
A lot had weighed on Mutsuki’s mind but Sakae and the other 2 had shown up after growing worried from the animal cries they heard They had all returned to the cabin without giving him a chance to ask anything He had tried asking Machina the following morning but she had been tightlipped about Ren It did seem Ren had already left the campground It had been a fun camping trip but the previous night’s incident had left a bit of a bad flavor in his mouth
He had been reunited with the upperclassman he had looked up to And she turned out to be a high-ranking member of an organization opposed to the angels
The Bio Springloaded had appeared as a new powerful enemy Not to mention Kurosaki
The trip had left him with more confusion and anxiety than anything