The next day arrived
The utterly normal day was the exact opposite of the day before when Mutsuki had been prepared to die more than once had nearly cried had worn out his hips and had climbed the staircase to adulthood His classmates were the same as before Sakae and Saya were as energetic as ever and Ibekusa
Machina arrived at the last second as always Mutsuki tried to greet her again but once again failed to say anything
There was only one difference
Jiyuuni Ange Nice to meet you
A small panic erupted after the morning homeroom
The transfer student had given the most perfunctory greeting before moving to her assigned seat
That seat was the rearmost one by the window putting her diagonally back from Mutsuki He doubted she was doing it intentionally but she was resting her had on her hand and staring disinterestedly out the window just like Machina in front of her She immediately put on a lopsided frown and showed no hint of sociability Mutsuki was worried she would not be able to get along with the others but Ange simply turned her back on their classmates’ curious looks She seemed to have a natural preference for purity so she had a poor opinion of the Serpent’s
Eye that could force women into a state of arousal However her dislike did not seem isolated to Mutsuki so her claim of not liking humans may have been true
Ohh You’re so cute I love you Please marry me
Wa ha Your red hair is so pretty
Is it natural And your eyes are blue Are you only half-Japanese
We don’t usually get transfer students at this time of year Where was your old school
The fact that she was a beautiful young girl proved surprisingly powerful As soon as homeroom ended a tsunami of classmates rushed toward her
Hey make sure you’re ready for first period
Their homeroom teacher Katsue-sensei rang vainly through the classroom but no one was listening
Ange must not have expected this either
Well It’s natural and my eyes are normal My old school was somewhere far away
Despite her composed answers she looked shocked
Mutsuki breathed a sigh of relief as he watched on from a step away
They were pretending to be strangers because of the trouble it would cause if their classmates found out they were living together but she had of course transferred to the school to be his bodyguard Since she had come for him he wanted her to get along with the others Jiyuuni I can call you Ange right I’m Kurikara Kurikara Saya
The class’s female eternal optimist pushed through the crowd of people
You can call me Saya Nice to meet-
Outta the way jelly-face If someone like you shows up in front of the nervous transfer student she’ll think you’re gonna eat her Leave this to THE Tomono Sakae the most reassuring man there is
Jelly-face How dare you call a girl- dah wah wah Don’t push
The male eternal optimist joined the fray Saya and Sakae kept pushing each other out of the way and almost climbing onto the desk to get in front Ange pulled back with a troubled look each time they got closer The two of them finally moved in toward her together
Nice to meet you Jiyuuni I’m the class rep Tomono Sakae You can remember me as the man who will one day stand at the center of the world
Hah The center of the world The center of this class is the most you can manage
What’d you say
You heard me You wanna fight
They really did start fighting
The classroom’s excitement was growing at the arrival of this beautiful transfer student so no one tried to stop them and some even seemed to egg them on
Unable to keep up Ange gave Mutsuki a look that asked what’s their deal
The boy could only smile warmly back at her One could only grow accustomed to those two’s energy
Their classmates continued to cheer and their questions never seemed to end Even first period was only a brief respite before the next break And the next And the lunch break And afterschool
The sullen angel-winged transfer student had been confused at first but she seemed to gradually grow accustomed to the noise
By the time they left she was fitting into the class well enough
Based on her attitude at school and what Micha had said Ange was apparently not very familiar with human society
Or with the human world as a whole
Woww
Mutsuki had no idea how an angel normally lived her life but
This place is so big
She had apparently never seen a shopping mall before
Try to be a little quieter You’re embarrassing me
Sorry
I know how you feel though so let’s enjoy ourselves on this shopping trip
Her usual risqué outfit was gathering a fair bit of attention but Micha started walking without shame Ange followed with her blue eyes sparkling at all the stores lining the walls Mutsuki walked along behind the both of them This was SeeDWalK the biggest shopping mall near their town which had pretty much anything one might want to buy It was sudden but they were already buying supplies for Mutsuki
I’ll pay for it all so choose whatever you want Ange if you see anything you want feel free to buy it I’ll write it all off as a business expense