That allowed heaven and the human world to share the boy and placed them on equal footing which was awfully convenient for FeTUS Heaven had no choice but to agree after the fiasco with Micha
Hell was left out of that agreement but hell had never been one for obeying rules Lucia was not remotely hesitant about visiting
The only real change to Mutsuki’s life was trading Micha for Machina as a roommate
God this is why I hate you humans We make one teensy mistake and you take us to the cleaners over it
Calm down Ange
Just so you know Ibekusa no matter what heaven might say you have to follow my rules if you’re going to live with me Upset me and I’m kicking you out
Ange was more opposed to the change than anyone
That’s so good
Wow it really is And it has plenty of vegetables for proper nutrition
Machina made them dinner that day but
I didn’t realize you could cook Ibekusa
I learned the other day
For the first meal cooked there in around two weeks they had a homecooked meal of crab fried rice stir-fried vegetables soup and ginger pork
Machina made it all
Ange mumbled quietly with the spoon still in her mouth
W-well we did cause you a lot of trouble and I wouldn’t want that conflict to drag on needlessly You can stay here
I am glad to hear it
They reached an agreement quick
That was a relief but Mutsuki was more surprised by Machina’s unexpected special skill
Since she claimed to have learned to cook the other day she could not be all that accustomed to it yet her skill was impeccable Was this some kind of witch’s power He had the skill built up over a decade of cooking for his family but she seemed to have surpassed even him That may have been the biggest change with her replacing Micha Whenever Micha was in charge of a meal she would provide burgers wrapped in paper adorned with the letter M
I can do all the cooking Is that okay with you
They had no objection to Machina’s suggestion
Mutsuki had always been in charge of the housework here so he was happy for the extra time and the improved food quality Although he did wonder if he would know what to do with himself during the newfound free time That sounds good to me he said Oh but I’ll help out too of course
Yes I do want to eat your miso soup again
The two of them came up with some rules while washing the dishes afterwards
Machina would generally be in charge and Mutsuki would help if he had the time
I’m surprised you eat so much Ibekusa You only eat a single apple at lunch
That is sufficient if all I need is the energy
So you were enjoying the food today
He thought he would be more nervous having a classmate suddenly become a roommate but the atmosphere was light as they stood side by side washing dishes It probably helped that the two of them were already close FeTUS’s ultimate objective was to impregnate her with his semen so she had come here for that purpose
That part of it made it hard to calm down but
From Ange’s perspective they looked like a newlywed couple
Um where do the dishes go
I’ll put them away Since that requires more muscle
Really Okay
Once the washing was done Machina returned to the living room alone
Ange greeted her with a sullen look
Is something wrong Did you not like the food
The food was fine
I really would prefer you tell me if you didn’t
I said it was fine
If my cooking upsets you then you can ask Fujita to cook for you starting tomorrow
I said the food was fine
I am sure he can cook those inventive but nutritious dishes of his for you again
Wait no Don’t make me go back to that
That natural contrarian would often refuse to say anything when she was upset but she had trouble with Machina’s type of honesty She had no choice but to sigh here
Weren’t you going to confess to Mutsuki
Then she noticed Machina’s flushed face
Her usual lack of expression made this change hard to miss
Um well
Machina nodded just a little bit
N-now is not a good time I should wait until I have settled in more
Are you scared
Whose fault do you think that is
Ange put on a lopsided frown
She was not sure what she had done to deserve this so she could only puzzle over it
Machina had been acting weird ever since the resolution of that incident – when she had been taken into that young man and Ange had shaken off Lilith to bring back Mutsuki – but Ange was not sure why She stared at the other girl as she began finding a place for her things
Ange knew Mutsuki would never reject her if she confessed to him but she had enough tact to not just tell her that
And as she thought about it
She was even more puzzled by the feeling she briefly felt in her heart
Imagining Machina confessing and Mutsuki accepting brought an uneasy feeling to her
For a little bit now she had felt this indescribable emotion whenever she thought about Mutsuki herself and his relationship with anyone else But
She did not know why she felt it
She did recall sensing something like an answer when she had her heart taken by that young man during their fight though
Whoa hey Lucia