Is Ange here
Hm Oh right She might be back
The two of them looked to their other roommate’s room
A plate reading Ange’s Room hung from the door They knocked
There was no response
We’re coming in Ange
After a loud warning Mutsuki waited a moment and then grabbed the knob
Inside they foundAnge’s normal room The amount of stuff inside (mostly stuffed animals) had grown but it was still quite tidy This was the angel bodyguard’s idea of interior decoration
But the room was empty
Its owner was not there The only thing lying in the bed was her beloved Lazy Bear body pillow
She’s gone again
It had been like this a lot lately It had started after the midway point of summer break After the camping trip they all went on maybe She would sometimes disappear without warning
It sometimes happened during the day and sometimes at night She would be away from the apartment for long periods of time When she left at night she tended not to be back by morning just like this She had left after dinner the night before and she was apparently still not back Mutsuki had tried asking her where she was going but she would only ever say none of your business
Unlike Micha she was not the type to head out at night for funor so he thought
I’m worried said Micha in a serious tone for once
That only increased Mutsuki’s anxiety He doubted that strongest angel could be in any danger but still
Mutsuki returned to the dining table in a dark mood He started to bring his hands together but
Mutsuki you have some sleep in your eye
Micha pointed at his right eye from the other side of the table
This would be thanks to his sloppy job of washing his face in the kitchen He walked to the changing room to get it out before eating
(Where is Angeand what is she doing )
This was the 1st day of the new term but his mood was heavy
He reached for the changing room door
(I wish she would tell me whatever it was)
Click
His eyes met a pair of blue and blinking eyes
Ange had apparently just finished taking a shower She was gathering her glossy red hair in one hand while drying off her body
Her completely nude body that is
Mutsuki blinked his eyes which had no sleep in them
Micha had to have known someone was in the bathroom since she had been in the changing room a bit earlier He heard that mischievous young woman cackling in the background and
Ah ha ha Welcome back Ange
A kick from the strongest angel sent him flying
Again It wasn’t on purpose
Shut up shut up Stay away from me Pervert Demon King
The two students left the apartment while arguing on the very first day of the new term
Ange had spent a good 15 minutes in anger before they could eat breakfast so they were running a little late
He never did get to ask her where she had gone the night before but he decided not to worry about it since she was behaving the same as always
The two of them jogged down the sidewalk
They only had the opening ceremony today Their bags rattled lightly with only a few pieces of homework in them
It’s already autumn
I don’t know much about the human world’s seasons so how is autumn any different from summer
I’ll admit it’s still pretty hot
There really was no visible change
For example there was not a cloud in the blue sky and the early cicadas were
chirping even though it was only around 8
But the change from August to September still meant a lot Even if it was mostly in his head
Just thinking that a new season was beginning made it feel like the air surrounding his world was changing
He felt like something was about to begin but
Yeah but I really wish our hero Summer Break hadn’t ended
Oh good morning Sakae
They just so happened to be walking in at the same time so his childhood friend Tomono Sakae approached from the side
A new term huh I’m the guy for enjoying our school life so I don’t hate school but I still hate losing the protection of our hero Summer Break
I know what you mean
Mutsuki smiled bitterly and agreed with his friend who was breathing the same sigh as every other student in the country
Quit complaining quit complaining The second term means all sorts of youthful events like the cultural festival and the athletic festival
Someone else arrived from the opposite side
Morning Mutsuki Ange Tomo-chi
Good morning Saya
Mornin’ And what’s this Tomo-chi nonsense
It was their classmate and friend Kurikara Saya She had apparently overslept so she fussed with her messy twintails as she joined them
This was 4 of the 6 who had gone on a camping trip together the month before
During the second half of summer break Mutsuki had hung out with Sakae like normal and Saya had stopped by the apartment to visit Ange so he had seen both of them fairly recently Still it had been half a month since they were all present They decided to use this chance to walk to school together
They jogged partway there so they caught up with the other students by the time they reached the base of the hill on which Megutono Academy was built If they were in that group they would not be late They slowed their pace as they reached the hill Sigh I hate getting up so early but it is nice having school in session It was so depressing climbing the hill with no one here for practice during the break
Oh right You’re on the softball team Kurikara so you came to school during the break didn’t you
Yeah This year was especially bad We’re going to the fall tournament so the 3rd year upperclassmen are really going all out
They felt comfortable enough to talk now
When these 4 gathered Sakae and Saya were generally the talkers while Mutsuki and Ange were the listeners Their personalities matched up nicely like that It was
a perfect friendship
Oh yeah I did hear that the softball soccer andlacrosse teams were going all out this year
Yeah The lacrosse team most of all Not even our team can hope to match the effort they’re putting in
This was fortunately a conversation that made it difficult for Mutsuki or Ange to join in
A lot of the teams and clubs had been working throughout summer break this year Saya’s softball team the judo team the brass band the jazz club the soccer team etc
But the lacrosse team was apparently putting in the most effort Mutsuki had heard about that since his little sister was on the elementary school lacrosse team
As to why
I wonder if that rumor is true
It supposedly is They say she’s coming back I don’t know when though
Sigh Her huh
She even gathered the interest of entirely normal students like Sakae and Saya
She had left the school in the spring but she was apparently back now that the 1st term was over Word of her return for the 2nd term had already spread throughout the school
Just hearing that she was coming back had filled the lacrosse team (to which she belonged) with enough motivation to work throughout summer break The rumor had even made it to Mutsuki’s class in a lower year He also overheard some of the other nearby students talking about the rumor Neither Mutsuki nor Ange were very talkative
A new term was beginning but Mutsuki was not 100% cheerful
In fact he had more worries than anything Ange was out of the house a lot lately
The conflict over the Serpent’s Eye between the angels demons and FeTUS had settled down during summer break but none of it had been resolved
And now they were catching glimpses of a new group that had combined FeTUS technology with demonic power
Yeah good luck Sakae
Sure thing
All 4 of them walked to school together but they parted ways with Sakae in front of the classroom He was the Class Rep so he had a lot to do for the opening ceremony
Once inside Saya temporarily left them since her desk was further away and then Mutsuki and Ange sat in their seats near the window
They had not been in the classroom for a month so it was full of enjoyable differences