The girl had supposedly confirmed something yet she looked like she had seen a ghost The boy tilted his head
Machina was clearly disturbed and Mutsuki listened to what she had to say
They could not relax while looking at the creepy mansion so they had left the grounds Instead of returning to the others they walked down the slope a little and stopped below a suitably large tree The girl leaned against the large trunk and seemed unsure where to start but eventually
The Kurosaki Laboratory is a group that FeTUS hired to hone our techniques
So they’re on your side
They were but they are currently rebelling and have broken away
She sighed
FeTUS is an organization of witches who have received the knowledge of the past but we must also constantly work to create new knowledge That is why we have investors and research facilities around the world In some cases a nation’s entire defense industry cooperates with FeTUS
So were they something like a subcontractor The angels and demons might be an exception but it would indeed take that much funding for humans to build a largescale facility 2000 meters underground It made sense The Kurosaki family was the largest investor and research organization in Japan
Kurosaki seemed to be the name of whoever owned the mansion
Their results were remarkable Quite a few of my combat tools are Kurosaki products They have research institutions in Germany and all over the world so they might be the organization that has given the most to FeTUS However there have been many problems as well they have performed serious human experiments for their research and they take part in human trafficking and fraud to raise funding The mention of Germany reminded Mutsuki of his homeroom teacher
He had heard she was from Germany and that she had been born in a Schwarze Laboratory
Since Schwarze and Kuro both meant black he felt like there was a connection there
Is that why you broke apart
Negative That was one of the reasons but the biggest reason was how the Kurosaki family performed their research The Kurosaki Laboratory poured all of their efforts into demon research
Demon research
He had heard about this from Micha and Rapha FeTUS could fight effectively against angels but they were weak against demons They wanted to research demons in order to make up for that shortcoming And they had apparently created a slight countermeasure against them The Kurosaki family received knowledge from the demons and developed technology with them
Meaning
They joined forces with the demons
He was dumbfounded
He was all for the angels humans and demons getting along and he thought sharing their knowledge sounded like a good idea
But if an enemy of Machina’s FeTUS was developing that technology and they enjoyed human experiments and human trafficking
The contents of the mansion were already disposed of but they seem to have had some success in their research If someone shows up with the power of a demon and the knowledge of FeTUS they will be a threat to angels humans and demons alike Also Last night we already came across a demon that could resist angelic flames That was likely the result of their research
The three-way stalemate was falling apart
The angels humans and demons had avoided an all-out war because each organization would be in danger if that balance crumbled
But that balance might just crumble if a perfect organization appeared that was not weak against any of the others
The friendly relationships Mutsuki had built up might also crumble
He bit his lip
I never imagined there was a Kurosaki research facility here Hm
There must have been a lot she could not tell him But as various thoughts raced through
Machina’s mind she noticed he was not looking well
When she noticed his pained-looking expression she immediately postponed her thoughts as a FeTUS Witch
This is not a problem
She pressed her shoulder against his and placed a gentle hand on his back
This external factor has little risk of harming our relationships I doubt Jiyuuni Ange or Satowa Lucia will actively deepen our hostility
Smell this
She brought her face close to his anxious one and pulled at her hair
She held her messy hair in front of his nose and ran her hands through it
He detected a familiar sweetish scent It was Ange’s scent
She lent me her shampoo
There was no basis for it but the gentle aroma calmed him down His cheeks relaxed
When she saw him looking happy Machina’s expression also softened
She had grown quite honest about expressing her feelings at some point And that also helped him forget his worries
Their faces were close
He wanted to know more about her feelings so he pressed his lips against the most educational spot
Machina’s skin was smooth and soft so it stimulated a feminine feeling inside his male instincts
He wanted to indulge in her
As if he had returned to being a child he obeyed his feelings by embracing her slender body and sucking at her lips
Nnhh
The girl released a hesitant sigh at the hard kiss and the painfully tight embrace