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The battle was over Mutsuki had not even had time to rush in and stop them In only about five seconds the most powerful guardian angel had been soundly beaten

As I assume you can now see FeTUS has an extreme advantage against angels in combat

The girl saw the defeat on the angel’s face and pulled back her weapon without finishing her off

She summoned the golden magic circle again and returned the broken floor and partition to normal She brought the bent metal and torn fabric back together and they returned to normal as if by magic Mutsuki had seen the powers of an angel like Ange and a demon like Lucia but he was amazed that a fellow human could do something like that Ange’s mind seemed to have gone similarly blank after her overwhelming loss And now I will tell you what I initially wished to discuss here

Machina faced them after returning everything to normal

There is currently some unrest within FeTUS’s command structure so Fujita is being targeted by one of the FeTUS Witches

She is Miss Caka Black Cat She is more powerful than me

Her plain voice was no different from normal Her tone was neither heated nor icy

But Mutsuki could no longer think it sounded like a machine

She is extremely dangerous She will use any means necessary she does not care about any secondary damage she might cause and she enjoys combat She will likely attempt to kill her target’s bodyguardwhich means you Jiyuuni Ange You cannot fight her off so I recommend you flee Flee Like hell I’ll do that I would never-

Ange snapped back but she could say nothing in response to Machina’s silent look She was not stupid enough to deny she had just suffered a definitive loss

If you hear the sound of a bell escape immediately

That was all Machina had to say so she turned her back

Wh-why didyou tell us that

The boy’s trembling voice pursued her as she began to leave the room

She looked back from the doorway and glanced at Ange

We cannot get along FeTUS is incompatible with angels and demons But as a personal opinion

I feel no reason to take a hostile stance against you

She then looked directly at Mutsuki

I am not your enemy

Then she left

Left behind Mutsuki was confident of something from the expressionless expression he had seen on her face

She could do it

She could get along with the others

Thatdamn human

Ange returned her beloved sword to its pendant form and her voice trembled in humiliation

It looked like it was still going to take some time on this end

Adolescent Adam 2 Chapter 3 - Poolside Taboo

Angels were weak against humans humans against demons and demons against angels

That three-way deadlock seemed to create an extremely decisive gap between them

A swing of Prominence sliced a screeching black amoeba in two A bloody smell was scattered around even as the blue flames coming from the sword burnt it down to ashes

It was a type of demon servant known as a Succubus and Mutsuki had seen them before

They were muddy black liquid creatures that could appear from even the smallest gap Mutsuki

himself had no way of fighting them but he did not fear them Demons were weak against angels so they could not even get close while Ange was protecting him

After blowing away the scorched remains of the Succubus with the blue wings growing from her back the girl returned her sword to its pendant form and began walking like nothing had happened

Mutsuki quickly followed It was not even eight in the morning and they were on their way to school

Th-thanks Ange Like always

It’s my job

Not only did she show no hint of joy at her victory but she gave an indifferent response and put on a lopsided frown

Mutsuki sighed as he caught up with her fairly fast pace

She still seemed to be in a bad mood

Looks like the Succubi are attacking on their own but were you okay Mutsuki

Yeah I’m fine

Really You aren’t hurt anywhere Let me see let me see

I’m not hurtAnd quit pulling off my clothes

It was before morning homeroom and Lucia was sitting on his lap again

This happened every morning and it could be a bit of a problem so Mutsuki looked back toward

Ange in hope of some help

She was resting her head on her hand and sullenly staring out the window

Three days had passed since Machina had beaten her so soundly Ever since she had been apathetic to almost everything except her bodyguard job She would not glare at him even when he was getting along with a demon like Lucia The defeat must have really hurt her pride Sorry about that I want to do something about it but demons generally only act out of their own self-interest The Succubi have no intelligence and they only listen to what their master says

Lucia gave an exaggerated shrug while sitting on the edge of the desk

Mutsuki did not know how much he could trust the demon boy but this was how he explained it

The demons other than him had been quiet for the past month because they feared Mutsuki’s angel bodyguard but they were growing more and more restless and less and less able to resist interfering with Mutsuki That had grown especially true in the past three days due to FeTUS’s actions (Which according to Machina was the incident concerning Black Cat) The Succubi had been staying away before but now they were attacking much more often That was not much of a problem since Ange could slaughter them instantly but this confirmed what

Micha had said about dangerous elements existing in both FeTUS and the demons He trembled with his newfound awareness that he was a target

But at the same time

Mutsuki Muutsuukii

Hm Oh sorry

He looked up as Lucia waved a hand in front of his face

Are you tired Maybe it’s because of us demons

N-no I just zoned out for a second there I’m not tired

In truth one of the reasons for his mental weariness really was the sudden increase in demon attacks but he shook his head to deny it

The boy frowned in anguish but his friendly smile returned when Mutsuki smiled It was a lovely smile that made Mutsuki grin all the more

Oh Ibekusa

As always Ibekusa Machina arrived a few minutes before homeroom

Three days had passed but the Black Cat she had warned them about had yet to show up and Machina herself had not contacted them again since

She had gone back to being a normal classmate She was her usual quiet self

She had gone back to being a classmate who would coolly reply when he greeted her

Once the teacher arrived Lucia returned to his own seat

With Serpent’s Eye Holder Fujita Mutsuki at the center FeTUS Witches Ibekusa Machina sat to the left High Level Demon Satowa Lucia sat to the back and Strongest Modern Angel Jiyuuni

Ange sat diagonally back

It had been almost two weeks since that arrangement had been established

All four were getting along just fine as members of the class Ange could be irritable but she was not a bad girl Both Machina and Lucia had blended into the school nearly perfectly

(At the very least all of us are fine)

Afterschool Mutsuki sat alone in the empty classroom lit by the setting sun

No one else was there Sakae and his other friends had club activities and committee meetings

Machina had quickly left school and Lucia had vanished at some point too

Ange was at the pool She was so bad at swimming that she was receiving a special afterschool lesson from the PE teacher and the swim team

Mutsuki could not leave without her so he had to kill some time at school

His current situation naturally came to mind

When he sorted through his thoughts it was a simple matter

He had the power of the Serpent’s Eye and both FeTUS and the demons were after it Both groups were gradually taking more drastic measures

Also Lucia and Machina were opposed to those violent methods

(Even Micha said I could get along with those two)

He had reached the same conclusion over the past two weeks living surrounded by angels a demon and humans