And a moment later a low kick filled with reliable strength reached his jaw
Adolescent Adam Chapter 3 - Demonic Eye of Corruption
As midnight rolled around Mutsuki was lying in bed inside the room prepared for him He had turned out the lights but he was having trouble getting to sleep
It may have been the new bed and it may have been how strangely clear his mind was
Only about eight hours had passed since school had let out but so very much had happened He was exhausted as if he had redone his entire life two or three times and his body refused to relax
He had received more of an explanation so he now had a general understanding of the situation
It was sounding like he would need to give up on a portion of his life Just as Micha had said he would have to live here For today he had called home to say he was sleeping over at a friend’s house He rolled over and looked across the room that was empty save for the bed He had turned off the lights but he had not shut the curtains The moon was bright tonight so perhaps that was why he could not sleep He had wanted to be somewhere bright so he had not felt like closing them
Whenever he shut his eyes the exciting events of the day played back in his mind’s eye
He was wearing the shirt of his school uniform and boxers since he did not have any pajamas with him but the memories were enough to soak the shirt with sweat
Micha had explained it all again earlier
None of it felt real but he had a general understanding now
He had a strange characteristic called the Serpent’s Eye
He did not doubt that part He had seen it and he had seen Chiaki go crazy from its power
And there were two groups who wanted the Serpent’s eye
One was the demons That meant the boy named Lucia and the black liquid creatures known as
Succubi Based on what he had heard the demons were not human
The other was FeTUS This one was a human organization and they were the ones who had controlled the Porsche and police car
They were led by high-ranking individuals known as the FeTUS Witches and when they wound the spring of a machine it became a Springloaded They were not limited to cars and could affect airplanes satellites cellphones or anything else The Serpent’s Eye was powerful enough to throw the world out of balance if it were misused
The ones protecting the bearer of the Serpent’s Eye were the angels
They had joined together to protect the human world and were trying to come up with a countermeasure against the demons and FeTUS Ange and Micha belonged to that group and they would protect Mutsuki until a countermeasure was found In other words
(I can’t live at home for a while I bet Mutsumi will cry)
Doing what the angels said seemed like the wisest decision He wanted to avoid having his family attacked by that sticky black water or those walking cars
When it started to hit home that he was the target of those bizarre things he began sweating even more He rolled onto his side to let the heat escape but then the sweat appeared on his forehead
Inhuman monsters and a group with the superhuman knowledge to control machines were both trying to pluck out his eyeball
It was such an unreal reality And the events of this day were enough to know he could not write it all off as a dream
Thinking about it all brought a chill to his chest and spine He kept tossing and turning to escape these thoughts
It sounded like his only option was to rely on Micha and Ange
(Not that I feel particularly welcomed)
When he remembered his other roommate he felt depressed for a different reason
Um Nice to meet you Ange
Just to be clear I’m only protecting you because it’s my duty I don’t actually like humans
And I hate pathetic guys and perverted guys most of all
Things had been like that ever since she had learned he was staying here
It was not an easy situation for a pacifist (or rather weak-willed person) like Mutsuki
(I won’t argue with pathetic but how can she call me perverted It wasn’t my fault)
Even if it was not his fault he started to picture her nude body so he shook his head to clear it away However the image seemed to have been burned into his retinas so it refused to disappear
At the same time he became aware that he was in the same apartment as a beautiful woman and beautiful girl he had only just met today Not only that but this was going to be his home now
That kept him awake all the more
Mutsuki I’m coming in
He heard a voice from outside the room Before he could answer the door opened and Micha stepped in with a small plate in her hand
I brought an aroma to help calm you
She seemed to know he was awake and could not sleep The plate was filled with oil and she placed it on the bedside table She snapped her fingers and a fingertip-sized flame appeared above the plate It seemed to be something like an aroma candle When he tried to sit up she held out a hand to stop him and sat down next to him
He looked up and saw her illuminated by the moon and candlelight