They had given up the court to the teachers team which was checking on their formation
One of them was Katsuie Subaru homeroom teacher of Mutsuki’s class
She was a beauty who looked at home in an intelligent outfit She usually wore a crisp suit so seeing her go through her warm-up exercises in a red track suit was a new experience
Megutono Academy’s game tournament was incredibly largescale It included volleyball soccer baseball and even more sports and teams were formed by year class and club
The teachers were no exception so there was even a teachers team It was originally meant as a way for the teachers to deepen their friendship with the students but a lot of the teachers could be immature Let’s get started Katsue-sensei Daima-sensei One
Twoo
Three
An immature sound of attack rang across the court
Mutsuki and the others were up against the volleyball representatives for the teachers team in their first match but those teachers were intent on winning
Gahh This isn’t fair That Demon God’s very existence isn’t fair
Sakae paled as he imagined going up against that attack Mutsuki’s eyes were also naturally drawn to Daima-sensei who had made the attack
At 190 cm at least the teacher was a head taller than the rest
She did not seem slender and powerful The face below her short-cropped chestnut hair was young enough to pass for Mutsuki’s age but her height was another matter entirely
She was Daima Makoto Megutono Academy’s PE teacher
She was something of a big sister teacher and she was popular among the girls due to the sense of security brought by her sociable personality and her height
However that friendly side had led to her gaining the nickname Demon God as a pun on her family name
It won’t even be about winning or losing against that We have to pray we don’t get injured
Maybe so
Mutsuki smiled bitterly
He glanced over at the girls but they seemed to have stopped talking about volleyball
Are your injuries from Miss C better
Ibekusa Machina sat next to Ange while handing her a drink bottle
The two of them were enemies but Machina was from the moderate faction and she had started worrying about the other girl a lot recently
Ange was not exactly friendly but she could not stir up pointless trouble when her duty was to protect Mutsuki She took the bottle
I didn’t have any injuries to begin with
I am going to crush Black Cat
She kept her voice low so the others could not hear
We know Black Cat is somewhere near Mutsuki and has approached quite a bit Next time it’s my turn to strike back
Ange’s words were sharp enough to sense a sword-like edge to them and Machina only lowered
her head a little
She closed her eyes as the angel tried to read her reaction
Miss C is currently undergoing an inquiry Even if she is in danger I am not obligated to help her
However
Machina stood up
If the two of you were to fight your odds of victory are below 2% And she still has a few tricks hidden up her sleeve
She quietly said she did not recommend fighting this enemy and then she walked away
Ange was left all alone
She crushed the plastic bottle without taking a single sip
Don’t act so proud human
The bottle dented in the shape of her slender fingers until it burst from the middle and fell to the ground The edges of the bottle were smooth as if it had been melted rather than split
I know where Black Cat is
She glared at Machina’s back and then looked to the opposite bench
A girl sat their all alone She looked perfectly normal except for a dangerously crazed light deep in her eyes It was Kurikara Saya
Saya was looking back their way from that opposite bench She was staring at Lucia Sakae and
What Wait a second Mutsuki What the hell is this
Wh-what is what
Sakae raised his voice which drew Ange’s attention
Mutsuki’s student handbook had fallen from his uniform on the bench Sakae had picked it up but
What the hell is this This was our friendship album It was just for the two of us So why is someone else in here
He shouted angrily at Mutsuki after seeing the final page
Lots of photo booth pictures had been placed there There were twenty of them that he had taken with his friends since elementary school
It was natural to place a special photograph up at the very top so that was where he had a picture of him and Sakae his best friend
But now the one he had taken with Ange was right there next to it
Dammit It used to only be me This was the special spot reserved for me the best friend in the world for Mutsuki
S-sorry Sakae But it was my first one with a girl
No fair I want a photo like that too Let’s take one together Mutsuki
Jealous Sakae and opportunistic Lucia pressed in on Mutsuki
However this was still a friendly sort of anger
What’s all this about
As Mutsuki tried to get by with a bitter smile the handbook that had moved from Sakae to Lucia made another move to someone else When he noticed who he paled
Ange on the other hand grew beet red
What is this This isfrom back then You brought that back with you
S-sorry But it came out really well
This isn’t a joke You
Ah wait Don’t peel it off so roughly It’s going to tear
Mutsuki was right about it having come out well They looked just like a couple Ange pulled at it with her fingernail but it was stuck on there good and would not come off The boy tried to stop her but the two jealous boys pressed in on him Below the clear sky of an early summer afternoon lively voices filled the volleyball court
Ibekusa Machina calmly watched those four argue
As did the vertical pupils of a feral cat
Adolescent Adam 3 Chapter 1 - The Third Angel
Two weeks had passed since Mutsuki had placed the three forces into a stalemate by moving to a home Machina of FeTUS and Lucia the demon knew about
This changed two things about his life First he now lived in a high-rise apartment and had a room of his own so life was much more convenient
Second his bodyguards had grown a little busier
Shall we head out Micha
Yes yes What a pain
Mutsuki’s angel roommate Micha stood up while being urged on by an angel colleague
Mutsuki was in charge of all the housework so he stopped cooking to see them off
Hi Fujita Mutsuki I’ll be borrowing Micha for a bit
Ohokay
A familiar young man stood in the entranceway so Mutsuki’s face stiffened a little
He was tall slender and good-looking He had a more elegant beauty than the attractive men seen on TV His unwrinkled cutter shirt and out-of-season long coat only enhanced his mysterious aura
His named was Rapha and he was one of the angels protecting Mutsuki just like Micha and Ange
Mutsuki had been introduced to him not long ago
He did not live with the others but he showed up every so often Today he had come to pick up Micha because she had been called in by a higher ranking angel or something like that
Even if revealing their location to the enemy had effectively stopped any attacks it was still dangerous
Quite a few angels had apparently criticized that plan so Micha had been extremely busy trying to explain herself
She was so busy that this third angel had been sent in to support her
Okay Mutsuki I won’t be back until quite late so go to bed without waiting up for me
Okay I’ll store your dinner in a tupperware container
Micha ticklishly stroked his chin and gallantly left
Mutsuki’s heart raced and he found himself charmed by her departing back
But his expression soon stiffened when Rapha bowed and walked up alongside her
He had immediately made friends with the previous two angels but he had some difficulty with this third one
He was not sure why Did Rapha’s extreme good looks make Mutsuki nervous Had he simply not spent enough time with the young man Or
Oh Nii You’re here
Ange came across him just as he was leaving