Come on now Jiyuuni I know you want your husband to yourself but you shouldn’t be this jealous all the time
I-I am not jealous And he’s not my husband
Unlike Mutsuki she was far too short-tempered so she blushed and shouted back at the joke
It had been a month since she transferred in but she still did not get that reacting like that was the worst possible option
A girl’s jealousy is such an ugly thing And poor Mutsuki has to put up with her all the time
Lucia knew how to handle these situations and immediately joined in on the teasing
Ange had only shouted at Sakae but she gave Lucia a murderous look as if she could never allow him to provoke her Mutsuki quickly tried to get between the two but
The girl was forced to stop when someone else interrupted with an unnecessarily loud sound of a chair being pushed back
The noise came from the classmate who sat in front of Ange and next to Mutsuki
Without speaking a word she grabbed her bag and stood from her seat as if to throw cold water on the volatile situation
Compared to the girly Lucia or the manly-eyed Ange this girl’s sex was much more obvious Her facial features were as flawless as a doll’s and her glossy lips were the pink of a sweet springtime dessert Her slender limbs and the height of her hips gave her a refined and almost artificial-looking beauty Her name was Ibekusa Machina Barely anyone had held a proper conversation with that silent and mysterious classmate
She was the one person in the class that Ange had to be cautious around and forced her to restrain her short temper
And to Mutsuki
OhUm Ibekusa
He called out to the girl as she started to leave
When she faced him her transparent – too transparent – and unreadable eyes made his heart race but he gathered the courage he had finally gained recently
See you tomorrow
See you
He had managed to say goodbye
Machina left after a short response and Mutsuki watched her leave with his cheeks relaxed
That short exchange was all he needed
He had been interested in this classmate since the spring Until recently he had never even spoken to her but now he could greet her like that He was happy with just that
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Honestly
Behind him Lucia grimaced jealously and Ange formed an even more lopsided frown
The two of them walked out the school gate side by side
The pool opens tomorrow doesn’t it That’ll be a first for you won’t it Ange Do you even have a swimsuit
Even though they walked home together it was hard to say they got along
You do understand don’t you
After entering a back alley so they could not be seen the silent girl exploded with irritation Mutsuki had half expected this and she crossed her arms while glaring arrogantly at him
Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten why I’m here
O-of course not
The higher ranking angels do not wish to infringe on your freedom Leaving your home is enough stress on its own so we aren’t telling you to change your name change your school and hide in some distant part of the world I am protecting your current lifestyle by acting as your bodyguard Yes and thank you
But how am I supposed to protect someone so stupid he makes friends with the enemy
She gave him an incredibly menacing look as she shouted in anger
She was less than 140 cm tall and she had an adorably childish face (except for the eyes) but she still had the intensity of an experienced hero
Jiyuuni Ange was said to be the most powerful angel
And then there was the enemy she referred to
Mutsuki had hardly forgotten why Ange was here and why she was acting as his bodyguard so he did not have to leave his hometown or school
That was the biggest trouble that had arrived in Fujita Mutsuki’s life the Serpent’s Eye
Some called that dreadful power the ability to rule half the world One month ago Mutsuki had learned it resided in his body
When activated that demonic eye could make slaves of half the world That is the female sex of man beast angel demon and all living creatures
Any woman viewed by that corrupting demonic gaze would be filled with sexual arousal
Thanks to that power Mutsuki was being targeted by FeTUS a human group that used mechanical soldiers and the demons a collection of supernatural creatures
If misused that power could fundamentally destroy the order of the world but there was another group that protected it
Those were the angels
They were servants of order and they would nip any sign of disorder in the bud
Currently Mutsuki was being protected by them
He had left his home to keep his family from being caught in the middle of it all and he was living with two angels Ange of the Double Flame was his dedicated bodyguard so she even came to school with him FeTUS and the demons were frightening opponents but the angels were reliable and the first three weeks had passed without issue
It was ten days ago when things had changed
He had thought Ibekusa Machina was a perfectly normal girl who had been his classmate since the spring but he had since learned she was a member of FeTUS