The interior was a dark space cut off from the divine light that filled heaven
Lilith was floating in that space with one of her eyes shut but then she noticed Micha’s arrival A plain wooden table and chairs appeared from the darkness between them Micha set the glasses down on the table Lilith I got my hands on something nice so how about a drink
Is it wine
Nope it’s beer
Made from wheat No thank you I only drink wine
There’s nothing wrong with wheat C’mon drink it
Micha filled both glasses
Lilith was not insensitive enough to refuse after it had been poured so she reluctantly picked up one of the glasses of a foaming yellow liquid They clinked their glasses together
Ahh that’s the stuff
Ew It’s so bitter
Micha chugged her drink but a blatant grimace appeared on Lilith’s beautiful face
This wheat drink has such a foul flavor
Hey stop dissing my favorite drink
Micha started on a second drink right away She opened the pull tab and drank directly from the can instead of using the glass
Didn’t Avalon like beer
Avalon was perfect as a man but there was something wrong with his taste budsI really thought I was going to die when he fed me his experimental dishes which he claimed were highly nutritious
Ha ha Well I can’t imagine the beer back then was very good
Micha laughed bitterly and decided to stop teasing Lilith She pulled out a brandy she had brought with the beers and poured it into Lilith’s glass
It was not wine but it was still made from grapes Lilith seemed pleased with that because she obediently drank it
The two of them enjoyed their drinks for a while
But just as Micha reached for a third one something occurred to her and she stopped
She decided against a third can of beer and instead just swished around what remained of her second one
Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that Mutsuki didn’t choose us
The boy has no eye for women He might be a reincarnation but he is still only a child
Micha’s expression brightened as they discussed the boy
So did Lilith’s
I have not given up said Lilith
I can escape here at any time once the boy has a change of heart And even if he does not I can wait another thousand years and meet the new reincarnation Avalon will be mine eventually
You will not best me next time Lucya
Micha chuckled at that familiar name
She felt more comfortable with Michael now but she had gone by that name a very long time ago
Well I’m with you for another 1000 years She set the empty can down on the table We are friends after all
Lilith set down her glass as well
The can and glass bumped together producing a terribly awkward sound
It was 8 30 in the morning
Mutsuki Ange Lucia and Machina rushed up the hill as the bell rang They walked through the school’s main gate for the first time in half a month
Pant pant I-I’m no good at running
We’ve barely run at all You’re pathetic
Well I’m not a wild boar like you are
Lucia could pop in anywhere without warning but he apparently had trouble with ordinary running He was already out of breath and Ange’s breathing grew heavier as he provoked her
Those two and Mutsuki were jogging toward school in a bit of a panic They were very close to being late
Machina alone walked calmly toward the gate in order to slip through one second before it shut
I-Ibekusa I know this is kind of your ‘thing’ but could we maybe leave a little earlier starting tomorrow
Hm If you say so Fujita
She knew they would arrive just barely on time but it was bad for his heart
He had wanted to walk to school with her since they were living together now but deferring to her schedule had been a mistake He felt a cold sweat as he ran through the hallway and toward their classroom Good morning Fujita and Miss- no I mean Ibekusa
Good morning Senpai
They happened across Ren along the way
They only greeted each other but it led to an uncomfortable silence His relationship with Machina and Lucia had returned to normal but things were still awkward with Ren
He had ended up having sex with his first love and he had still not figured out where to go from there
That awkwardness would probably continue for a while longer In a way that awkwardness was what made Shirohara Ren something special for him in a way that Ange and the others were not
They said nothing more and went their separate ways since they were not in the same class
Ange wrinkled her brow and gave her a threatening look as usual
School was the same as always
Once they arrived in their classroom
Hey It’s Fujita And Ange
Satowa and Ibekusa too Are you finally over that food poisoning ’
Saya Sakae and their other classmates were there to greet them
When they had left school in mid-April the class had been told they were being hospitalized for food poisoning
Are you okay Mutsuki Did you eat something bad at the cultural festival I heard you went to the teahouse Kurikara was working at so was it there
Hold it Let’s not make assumptions here
Hey I was only asking questions
Everything we served there was coated in mayonnaise And mayo is an incredible disinfectant so he couldn’t have gotten food poisoning there