Mutsuki’s voice quavered from the anxiety and fear that his precious friend might blow herself up at any time Especially when the blast would include Machina and Katsue-sensei who were precious to him even if they were enemies Please let me go Lucia I can’t leave Ange alone
The fear shook not just his voice but the very core of his body He was unable to throw off the hand holding him
I’ll say this as many times as it takes you’re up against a bomb here If you’re caught in the blast you’ll die
I understand that
Mutsuki clenched his teeth
He was of course afraid On a few occasions over the past two months he had been placed in danger and had felt only a step away from death but he knew perfectly well that this was the greatest danger he had faced But abandoning that precious girl who was walking toward death at this very moment simply was not an option
Lucia sighed
A number of changes came over his adorable face The expressions passed by too quickly to identify but he finally gave Mutsuki a sulking look for caring this much for Ange
Fine then
Then his usual cheerful smile returned
I’ll help you I’m sure to come in handy and I can even be your shield if it comes to that
Eh B-but then you might die too
If you died my life would have no meaning
He sounded nonchalant and wrapped his hand around Mutsuki’s elbow
Mutsuki bent his shoulders because he felt like he had gone too far
However he did not have time to hesitate He thanked Lucia wrapped his arm around Lucia’s and started toward the center of the cleared clouds
But then a red blazing flame tore apart their clasped arms
There was no heat but Mutsuki was tossed to the ground by an intense gust of wind He looked up and saw a pillar of flame rising next to the spot he had been standing in
Gwaah
Lucia had pushed him away
Lucia Micha What are you doing Micha Stop
The flames attempting to crush the boy were the wings growing from Micha’s back as she stood in the park
That angelic flame would not harm Mutsuki but it could be fatal to a demon like Lucia Mutsuki paled and ran over to her
The woman lacked her usual kind smile
Now that Metatron is in use I will return to my original duties As there is a risk of this city being wiped out I will take the Serpent’s Eye holder Fujita Mutsuki to heaven for protection
Micha Stop this Micha Lucia will die
With FeTUS’s destruction we no longer need the demons who held them in check That demon boy has no more value
With words colder than he ever would have imagined from her the flames raged
Over the past two months he had seen her fight only twice However she had acted calmly then and had placed escaping danger as her top priority
This was different She was clearly attacking an enemy She was directing killer intent toward Lucia
Stop Micha Stop
Mutsuki grabbed at her to stop her but the flames passed through his body without feeling even slightly warm Micha did not even flinch
Khkh
After the surface of his body turned to charcoal Lucia stopped fighting the pillar of fire pressing down on him
His body melted into a thick black liquid Dread filled Mutsuki for a moment but that liquid mixed with the rainwater on the ground escaped in all four directions and reformed into Lucia a short distance away He spat out the ashes in his mouth with the same cold smile he had used when facing Ange
So you’ve finally shown your true self ‘Micha ’No I think it’s about time we heard your
real name and not just the nickname
Nickname Mutsuki had a very bad feeling about what that meant and he took a few steps back from the woman he was grabbing at
I’ve heard the stories of the old strongest angel who slaughtered more demons that any other in history and went by the alternate name of Michael up in heaven
Those are old stories
I thought it was odd that only two angels were sent to protect Adam who could become a great turning point in history But if one was the current strongest and the other was the old strongest it makes more sense After seeing that Mutsuki had moved out of the way Lucia pulled out his beloved scythe
Ahhdah
He covered a distance of several dozen meters in an instant and swung the thick and sharp blade
Not even Ange might have been able to dodge the speed of the attack that Micha received head-on
No the angel of unknown name who went by the nickname of Micha
I’m not as young as I used to be
She caught the tip of the blade between her index and middle fingers
I don’t have even 2% of the power I used to At my prime I would have vaporized you in a single second
Their power was perfectly matched She had used just two fingers to stop the demonic attack that had just as much force behind it as a swing of Ange’s sword
Gh
She pulled him in and swept her wings at him Lucia somehow managed to lean back out of the way but just a graze from the flames was enough to turn his body to charcoal
Allow me to correct you on one thing