She must have been hesitant because she bit her lower lip
Um is it about those people Those Kurosaki people
That group opposed FeTUS and they had attacked before so he assumed that would be what was worrying her However
Negative That hastens things but they are not directly involved
Thenwhat
The problem is FeTUS’sno it is me
She spoke calmly
Her tone was plain but she was clearly not her usual self She was usually businesslike and did not allow emotions into even the difficult things she had to say But now she was hesitating
This was not like her and she could not hide the emotion of hesitation
I must cause a change To you and to me
Wh-what
Puzzled by her unusual behavior Mutsuki told her she could tell him anything
But that kindness made her hesitate even more
I doubt you will refuse once you have heard everything You will be unable to So you should make your decision before you have heard everything Or at the very
least Miss A thinks so
Her voice was so quiet he had trouble making it out And he was not sure what she was talking about
I agree with her Her voice was quiet and she did not sound at all confident But
I am afraid to ask
I have never felt this way before It is a necessary thing but I am afraid to do it
She said nothing more
Mutsuki tilted his head and stared at her hanging head
She was facing down and her expression was as stiff as a Noh mask
Her long eyelashes would occasionally waver so she may have been shaking
Fortunately the past half a year had taught the boy what to do at times like this
Sorry but I don’t know what you’re talking about
He gently wrapped his hands around hers which had frozen with the spoon still in its grasp
But you can tell me anything I’ll help you in any way I can
He was grateful for how close together the seats were He could easily hold her hand on the heart-shaped table
If something is giving you trouble I want to help you
She looked up
She was back to her usual lack of expression so he could not tell what she was thinking
That was enough Having her back to normal was enough
Oh but does this have to do with the recent kissing
A bit
Then um I can’t say I’ll do anything but I’ll do what I can
He did not sound all that reliable anymore but he got it out there
Machina thought on his boyish words and then nodded
She did not seem afraid anymore Her expressionless face really was back
She could once more face him more directly than anyone
The wind sure is strong
Yeah I can’t hear what people are ordering
Saya held her hair down against the strengthening wind and returned her tray to the kitchen
A break in the work had just arrived She set down her bundle of sales slips and
took a break with the other Cupid-cosplaying waitresses
More than just the foot traffic outside there was apparently a helicopter flying nearby
Saya the two you invited seem to have hit it off
Hm Wow you’re right
They’re holding hands What’s with that I thought you said they weren’t a couple
I didn’t think they werebut maybe they are
She had forgotten all about Mutsuki and Machina in the special seat
They were holding hands and looking each other in the eye
There was too much noise to hear what they were saying and she did not want to interrupt them by getting closer Then again it looked like they were only staring at each other without talking
(Those two really do make a cute couple)
The wind grew even stronger so she narrowed her eyes as she thought
She had noticed during their summer break camping trip that Mutsuki and Machina had a good atmosphere together
After all Mutsuki had always been looking at her since the spring
(It’s a little too late for Ange to join in Although I personally would have preferred it if he hooked up with Lu )
She brushed her hair out of her face
(Those two must already feel the same way about each other)
Saya Run away
Only then did she realize the wind was too strong It was so strong it was about to blow her away
And things were far too noisy It was more than just people enjoying the festival
The sound of a helicopter’s rotors was abnormally loud
And both the wind and the noise were coming from directly overhead
The helicopter seemed to be military It was oddly angular and it was flying this way at only 5 meters up
And the Gatling gun below the cockpit had its three muzzles aimed her way
The helicopter’s rotors the wind and the screams were all drowned out by the roar of gunfire
Adolescent Adam 7 Chapter 7 - Over Heat
That was a painful mistake Machina regretted allowing the enemy to get so close
The reason why was obvious She had been holding hands with Fujita Mutsuki
Her mind had gone blank and she had failed to keep tabs on her surroundings She could not believe she had overlooked such a large enemy
The attack was made by an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter There was no one in the cockpit so it had been made into a Springloaded She could tell that much but
She had thought the Gatling gun was targeting Fujita Mutsuki but it turned toward the surrounding customers and waitresses who were unrelated to any of this
This was an indiscriminate attack