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But he really did think running away had been the best plan He felt bad doing this to Ange – who was at least a winged girl who could do a few inhuman things even if she was not actually an angel – but he wanted to return home at the moment (Would a doctor be able to heal my eye )

With that absentminded thought he tried his best to think over it all calmly even if he was only feigning calm

(It started withthat’s right I got that phone call before the car started to move A woman spoke to me)

That had been the beginning of this mysterious event

She had told him to run away and to survive until Ange arrived

The caller had known Ange the girl with the sword And at the very least she had not seemed to want to harm him

That made him wonder if he should not have left when Ange told him to stay but he did not have the nerve to head back to the station now

After the call the Porsche had started to move What had that been It had been destroyed before he figured out what it was after but it had certainly turned his way

Then that boy named Lucia had arrived

Mutsuki brought a hand to his mouth

He could still feel a lingering hint of that warmth softness and sweet pleasure

That boy had seemed to want to earn his favor and Mutsuki had trouble disliking him

However that boy had been the one to do this to his right eye He had also fought a deadly battle with Ange who seemed more like an ally but before that he had protected Mutsuki from the car monster (This is hopeless)

His thoughts spun round and round in his head and he doubted he could think about anything at the moment

There had also been that black water and those blue flames It was all a mystery but his first priority was visiting an eye doctor He reached the residential district while holding his right eye again Mutsuki are you only now getting home Welcome back

Oh y-yes Good evening

Given the time he ran into a lot of neighbors

He had no idea what would happen if they saw it so he paid careful attention to his right eye as he pretended to be the polite son of the Fujita family he usually was

You’re soaking wet Did something happen

N-no I just fell in a pond is all I’m fine

Even if he hid his eye his clothes were wet and he was covered in ashes so he naturally gathered attention Feeling uncomfortable he picked up his pace toward home

He had his hands full with his own state so he failed to notice something else

I see Well try not to catch coldHuh

The neighbor who had greeted him was only the first

Welcome back Mutsuki Hm

Hi Mutsuki-oniichan NnFweh

One was a neighbor woman twenty years older than his mother one was a girl the same age as

Mutsumi and one was a college girl who just so happened to be in the area

Each of their expressions changed entirely when Mutsuki passed them by

They more not just surprised by his wet clothes

They all gave him a look of intense longing

I’m home

Took you long enough Hey Mutsuki I called you a thousand times so I know you turned off your phone

As soon as Mutsuki arrived home his impertinent little sister gave him an angry greeting

He had never appreciated the voice of a family member or the familiar sight of the house so much His legs were still weak so he nearly collapsed to the floor

We’re out of ice so I wanted you to buy some on your way- What is that

He had made it home but he could not help but lean on the entranceway door That was when Chiaki walked in wearing her usual rough around-the-house outfit of a camisole and jeans but she was shocked to find her brother soaking wet and covered in ashes We need ice I’ll buy some on the way back from the eye doctor Can you get me a towel for now

S-sure And the eye doctor Did you hurt yours

His impertinent but kind sister started toward the bathroom so instead of saying thanks he gave her a smile while holding his eye

Eek

As soon as he looked at her a change came over her

She held her hands to her navel and started to tremble She fell to her knees and arched her back behind her Her entire body shook as if electricity was surging out from the base of her legs

That is her crotch

Ah Ah Whatis this What is this

Chiaki What is it Eh Wh-what is it

He frantically ran over because something was clearly wrong

But without knowing what was happening he had no idea what to do As he stood there in confusion his sister’s state only grew worse

Kyah aheh

The healthy thighs contained inside her jeans spread on their own

Beads of sweat visibly covered her entire body Too much liquid to be sweat darkened her jeans around the base of her thighs

Helpme Mutsukioniichan

Chiaki turned her moist cloudy eyes toward the boy as her shaking grew to convulsions

Utterly confused Mutsuki reached a hand toward her slender shoulder

As soon as he touched her he noticed her camisole was plastered to her chest with sweat and that the tips of those still-childish bulges were erect

Ahh

He had lived with her for about a dozen years but he had never heard her scream like that

Her skinny body bent sharply backwards as if she were performing a bridge She stuck her pelvis out so far it looked like it would break off the bottom of her camisole slid up and her petite navel came into view She was his sister yet Mutsuki found that adorable depression to be strangely alluring He was so shocked he stopped his outstretched hand but it was already too late Hyah Ah Aheh

A sharp-smelling golden curtain spread from the depths of her trembling jeans and spilled to the floor

He had not smelled this scent since his sister was nine and they had been tickling each other in the bath As the liquid formed a wave he realized what it had to be His sister was so out of it

that he grew pale but then she finally passed out and collapsed limply to the floor

He was utterly dumbfounded He had not the slightest clue what was going on

And then

Kyuji Bchu Ahh

Eh

After being attacked by inhuman foes a few times already Mutsuki quickly realized what this voice was

The unpleasant groan was as high-pitched as fingernails on glass A moment later it showed itself A black slime-like creature burst from his wet clothes

(One of those things was still there )

A scorched stench hung around it but it fell between Chiaki’s limp legs and moved itself forward

Mutsuki trembled in horror as it sent ripples through the spreading puddle and gradually grew in size

It was absorbing the urine to grow

After drinking it all and leaving the wooden floor perfectly clean it moved toward Chiaki’s jeans in search of more liquid

S-stop

Kyubi Kyugahh Agyahh

He thought his legs would give out again but he frantically picked up his unconscious sister and ran away

The black filth cried and wailed in hunger as it crawled after him What was he supposed to do

He decided to at least get Chiaki away and ran toward the entranceway

Yes Good good

A ball of red fire squashed the slime flat

The filth had burst to pieces from a flame hammer strike and it then turned to ash Nothing remained afterwards There was not even a mark on the floor

Walking around town with the Serpent’s Eye opened was pretty reckless you know I went out of my way to meet you at the station but you ditched me

That flame had burned only the black water The color was different but Mutsuki had seen this just a bit earlier He turned cautiously toward the voice

But

At some point a woman had appeared in the entranceway

You did a good job protecting your cute little sister so I’ll skip the lecture

She too had flames growing from her back

She did not have a giant sheet of metal but her otherworldly aura still left Mutsuki in a daze

His eyes first stopped on the healthy color of her skin Its brown was gentler than a black person’s so it more closely resembled a dark tan It was a milk tea color that could not be reproduced with dyes or at a tanning salon Then he noticed her outfit She wore a miniskirt about as short as a waistcloth and a black