I won’t do that anymore I will guide you all to a world of bliss A perfect world with no discord no rivalry and no unhappiness for anyone That is my duty as the one born as Adam
He gently kissed her forehead
Come to me Ange You need not ever suffer again
Sensing the fulfillment she shut her eyes
She could see a room somewhere
She was a child of four and she was terribly hungry
But she felt no resentment toward anyone
No one had abandoned her She saw her mother in heavy makeup and her unreliable-looking father Neither of them looked like they were adults quite yet but they did at least love that girl of four
Ange do you want something to eat
Mutsuki sat next to her and offered her a lunchbox
They were in their usual classroom now She could see all her familiar classmates including Saya and Sakae Machina was eating only an apple as usual and Lucia was clinging to Mutsuki He began an irritating lecture on the nutrition of the strange and unique food in that lunchbox She felt her mind fading
Her body transformed into fire and the core within her began to float away
She knew this feeling
Before her body had been similarly engulfed in flames but all the worries filling her heart had vanished and it had felt wonderful
Two arms had embraced her back then
Yes and they had burned
Ange shoved away the person holding her
She forcibly broke free of the embrace
Her body had started to become no more than flames but it retook the shape of the redheaded girl
She had rejected the young man His eyes widened
Rejection was the last thing he had wanted yet here it was That should have been impossible for a perfect being
This isn’t like that time she muttered
That time
When I was swallowed up by Metatron’s flames
Her voice was quiet and unclear Not even she was entirely sure what she was saying
All of my dark and unpleasant feelings burned away in Metatron
That did happen didn’t it
But this isn’t like that I feel so much happier
Of course you do And you should Now come to me Ange Accept my world of bliss and join the others
She took one and then another step away from the young man’s spread arms
I don’t have to be happy I don’t have to be fulfilled
Back then it was what came after the fulfillment that made me even happier So much happier
Even she was confused
She loved this young man It felt so right to love him and she knew she should listen to what he was saying That was how the world worked
But she had to say this
This was probably an issue of her personality
She had always been stubborn with the person she loved
I was glad you had come for me
Me
That you came for me and hugged me made me happier than anything else
She could not believe she was arguing with him Once she had said this she would probably accept oblivion like she had nearly done a moment before
Defying this young man was a truly unrealistic choice in this world
But she could not stop herself
She saw that apartment again She was horribly hungry
But her parents were not there This was the reality She had been abandoned
However her empty stomach was filled by that classroom lunch
She had only ended up in that classroom because her parents had left her
I don’t need a perfect world I don’t need to be happy I don’t need to be fulfilled
I don’t want to go to some other world I want you to come to me Mutsuki I want you to hug me I want you to cook for me And then I’ll complain about it andand
The young man took a step forward covering half of the two steps back she had taken
She did not step back further She no longer wanted to
What about you Mutsuki
Who can you hug in a perfect world of happiness
She knew what he was going to do next so she spread her arms
She knew this was what she had to do
Because he had done the same for her earlier
I
The young man hesitated for a moment
And he took another step
He covered the rest of the distance she had put between them
Avalon
Lilith however stepped back
The step forward and the step back split the boy and woman who had formed that young man
The boy’s arms embraced the redhead’s small body
Ironically the collapse of a perfect world was uniquely beautiful
Billions and trillions of glowing specks burst from the pool and ocean and soared through the night sky They became a band of light that lit up the city like it was midday
But Mutsuki and Ange failed to see that dreamlike sight
Because their lips were pressed together and their eyes were shut
After a while Ange finally laughed
The world had changed It was back to normal
It no longer felt wrong to have rejected his suggestion Yes This was how it should be What was wrong with not doing what he said
And now that it no longer felt wrong she knew exactly what to say first
What do you think you’re doing stupid
She complained
She complained to the person who had been as right as it was possible to be until just now
There was no longer any reason not to He was no longer perfect
A lot of the golden seeds that had been in the pool flew toward the deck nearby Black liquid and flames surrounded them to regain their original forms