It supposedly is They say she’s coming back I don’t know when though
Sigh Her huh
She even gathered the interest of entirely normal students like Sakae and Saya
She had left the school in the spring but she was apparently back now that the 1st term was over Word of her return for the 2nd term had already spread throughout the school
Just hearing that she was coming back had filled the lacrosse team (to which she belonged) with enough motivation to work throughout summer break The rumor had even made it to Mutsuki’s class in a lower year He also overheard some of the other nearby students talking about the rumor Neither Mutsuki nor Ange were very talkative
A new term was beginning but Mutsuki was not 100% cheerful
In fact he had more worries than anything Ange was out of the house a lot lately
The conflict over the Serpent’s Eye between the angels demons and FeTUS had settled down during summer break but none of it had been resolved
And now they were catching glimpses of a new group that had combined FeTUS technology with demonic power
Yeah good luck Sakae
Sure thing
All 4 of them walked to school together but they parted ways with Sakae in front of the classroom He was the Class Rep so he had a lot to do for the opening ceremony
Once inside Saya temporarily left them since her desk was further away and then Mutsuki and Ange sat in their seats near the window
They had not been in the classroom for a month so it was full of enjoyable differences
With minute changes such as grown-out hair or tanned skin accumulating in a single classroom it felt a bit like walking into a strange world half a step removed from their normal life
Ah Mutsuki-ku n
Good morning Lucia Ah
There were some bigger changes too
Someone who had already arrived called out to him Satowa Lucia in the seat next to Ange’s on the back row
He himself had not changed In fact he lacked even the minute changes since he was not human and thus his hair did not grow and his skin did not tan
But Mutsuki was shocked when he saw the classmate sitting in the next seat forward
Good morning Niki
Ahsorry
That was Mutsuki’s desk so the classmate got up after noticing him there After a quick word to Lucia she left
Lucia responded normally but he lost interest in her the instant she left and then smiled at Mutsuki Mutsuki set his bag down and asked a question
What did Niki want
Hm Oh she’s performing with a band for the cultural festival and she wanted to know if I would join her
The seat was a little warm when Mutsuki sat down He felt oddly restless and looked toward the girl
Niki Hozumi She was well known for wanting to stand out Her hair had only been a little bleached during the 1st term but now it looked like it had been gilded
She must have been trying out a new look for her post summer break debut
Mutsuki noticed a lot of their classmates stealing glances her way so he was not the only one shocked by this
She had likely decided to renew herself for the new term and then tried inviting Lucia as the most visually interesting classmate
She said something about gathering today for a planning meeting but I wasn’t really listening
Her attempt had apparently not been very successful
More importantly school is finally starting back up Eh heh heh It was hard finding chances to see you over the break because a certain stupid angel kept getting in the way
Lucia ignored their classmate’s new look and only expressed any interest in Mutsuki
That’s right We can see each other every day now
Mutsuki nodded
They had known each other for 4 months now Mutsuki had not known what to do about this boy’s affection at first but he had started accepting it recently And
Well excuse me for being a third wheel
No um that wasn’t what I meant
Ange must have heard him because she put on a lopsided frown
What he had ended up saying may indeed have been rude so he smiled bitterly and apologized But
Huh So you knew you were getting in our way
What did you say
The demon’s comment ignited the angel
Even after 4 months and even after going on a camping trip together these 2 still did not get along
But luckily
Ki-pon sure does stand out now
When Saya walked over after leaving her things at her desk the 2 of them lowered their tone
They do say summer can change a girlWhat’s the matter
Ange sat back down and Lucia did not provoke her any further
Those 2 were always fighting but they had a tacit understanding that they could not fight in front of normal people who were ignorant of angels and demons
That likely meant they had grown accustomed to the human world over the past 4 months
Saya did not notice the dangerous mood and sat in the seat in front of Ange while still focused on Niki’s new look
Maybe I should dye my hair too But if I go too far sensei will get mad at me
She tugged on her hair which was a little messy today
What do you think Lu Do you think I should get it dyed
Hmm I think looks fine the way it is Your natural hair color is brown so adding any weird colors would probably stand out too much
She began speaking with Lucia entirely naturally