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But when he pointed out the window

It had been a casual action but as soon as Mutsuki’s eyes reached the top of the clock tower his face grew pale Ange noticed the same thing and once more sent her chair clattering backwards

Huh What’s going on

Sakae and Saya both looked over at the clock tower in confusion but by then he had hidden behind the minute hand he had been sitting on

He almost seemed to have been luring in only Ange and Mutsuki

Let’s go

They left their half-eaten lunches behind and ran from the classroom They heard Sakae and Saya behind them but they ignored it They descended the stairs to the first floor put on their outdoor shoes and stepped outside It was a sunny day but the wind on their cheeks was so cold they thought it was going to rain They had practiced for this moment quite a bit in the past three weeks

Mutsuki did not want to get anyone else involved in the confusion surrounding him and Ange wanted to avoid filling the human world with unnecessary chaos

Once an enemy appeared their first priority was finding an empty place

Luckily the enemy had chosen somewhere empty for them The area was known as a place of rest but it was not very well-maintained half of the lawn was overtaken by weeds and the overgrown plants acted as a natural fence that kept most students away The two of them ran to the base of the clock tower

The boy sitting on the minute hand with his legs dangling down easily jumped down from the several dozen meter height

I’m so happy you came to see me Mutsuki

The demon boy named Lucia gave a smile that Mutsuki had a hard time finding dangerous

I’m willing to accept your invitation Especially when it means I can dispose of an awful brat

Ange stepped forward pulled a pendant from below her shirt removed the top modelled after silver wings and squeezed it tight

The silver color swelled out in her small hand and became a sword pointing Lucia’s way

The angel easily swung a blade thicker than she was but the demon boy was entirely unfazed He did wink at Mutsuki with a cute smile though

Sorry I couldn’t come visit you for the past three weeks Finding a way to deal with that troublesome angel took some doing

He defenselessly turned his back and faced the entrance to the hexagonal clock tower He reached for the door labelled no students allowed It was not locked so it creaked open and he left behind a provocative laugh as he entered Wait

This was clearly a trap – Lucia had pretty much said it was – but Ange did not hesitate to follow him inside

Faced with an enemy for the first time in three weeks Mutsuki tensed up and failed to stop his reckless bodyguard

According to Micha this boy named Lucia was a demon Of the two groups after the Serpent’s Eye he was from the one that controlled that thick black water Memories of the three-week-old fear sent a chill down his spine W-wait

But he forced his shaking knees to follow the two of them

As the no students allowed sign would suggest this was Mutsuki’s first time in the tower

Inside he found moss-covered stone walls and extremely faint lighting from the small windows

Fortunately Ange had stopped just after entering There was no sign of Lucia but

Stop Mutsuki Don’t get any closer It’s dangerous

Mutsuki heard the demon boy’s voice as soon as he set foot inside so he had to be there somewhere

The tower had only been designed to hold the clock at the top so the twenty meter wide space was empty save for the spiral staircase running up the wall There were however sixteen columns made of stone and cement with wooden support beams alongside them Mutsuki knew nothing of combat but even he could tell something about this place

Over there

Darkness dully glistened between two columns and a curved blade poked out Ange flipped her sword around to deflect the tip and she tried to charge behind the columns

But just before she did her sword struck the countless stone columns and wooden support beams

With her momentum gone she was the perfect target The scythe slithered between the columns like a snake and targeted her wide-open body She twisted her torso at the last second and avoided having her heart skewered but Vah

Lucia appeared from a different direction and kneed her in the cheek

Her spine bent like a spring to lessen the impact of the knee to her face but it still did a lot of damage and her short form wobbled on her feet The boy instantly pulled his hand back and aimed the tip of the scythe toward her chest Ange

Mutsuki shouted without thinking That silver blade glistened a disturbing amount in this dim light and it was about to reach his roommate’s heart

He could feel the blood rushing from his face as he watched

Suit – Adamah

The tip dug into her shirt a bit but then it stopped

Lucia realized he could not stab here because there was something incredibly hard below her shirt so he swept the blade to the side instead At the same time Ange kicked off a column and moved away It was a blink-and-you-missed-it exchange Mutsuki’s eyes only caught up after Ange fell to her knees

Was the way to deal with that troublesome angel this place itself The space filled with so many obstructing columns was a poor battlefield for Ange and her large sword On the other hand Lucia’s curved scythe allowed him to target his prey from flexible angles What are you going to do now You can retreat if you want But only if you’re fine with leaving

Mutsuki behind

The boy calmly sat in a place protected by the many columns and support beams

Tch

The girl twisted her face where she had been kicked and held the front of her blazer uniform

Her clothes had been cleanly sliced from her chest down to the top of her skirt but she fortunately did not seem too badly hurt A trail of red blood ran diagonally across her cute belly but that was all Her chest was unhurt despite the direct hit Just like Micha’s underwear Ange’s sports bra and spats were known as a Suit They were armor made with a special material unique to angels When it hardened it was impossible to pierce However

Shouldn’t you be retreating I aimed for the wrong spot that time but I’ll penetrate you next time

Lucia gave a challenging smile while rubbing his cheek against the scythe resting on his shoulder

And he had a point Ange was safe since the boy had happened to target her heart but what if he lopped off her head or sliced through the abdomen next time

Ange

Mutsuki pleaded her to leave even as he trembled in fear

But instead of nodding the girl flipped her long hair back and stabbed her sword into the floor

Mutsuki close your eyes

Don’t ‘eh’ me Close them you pervert

She made her usual lopsided frown and he finally realized her underwear was visible Part of him felt this was no time to be embarrassed but he himself grew embarrassed when he actually focused on her state of dress It was too much for him so he did as he was told and looked to the ground The girl sighed

Plus you wouldn’t want to see this

She grabbed her sword in both hands

A living creature is about to be ripped to shreds

What

Prominence – Loop

Drawn by Lucia’s shout of surprise Mutsuki also looked to see why she sounded so confident

She split her giant sword in two like a pair of scissors giving her two long blades

The sense of weight remained and the two curved single-edged swords were clearly quite sharp

Also these were the weapons of an angel that fought with fire A blue flame passed through the portion that had supported the center of the blade back in its original form making it look like a hacksaw Just seeing it was enough for Mutsuki to know how dangerous it was Ange of the Double Flame

So that’s where the name comes from

Lucia was dumbfounded as Ange charged toward him with a weapon in each hand

Even split in half it had more than enough power to overwhelm the boy The sound of the scythe catching just one of them was loud enough to think the scythe was going to break