He brought his face close to the fence He had his usual bewitching attraction that affected both sexes equally so he gathered gazes from the pool behind him Mutsuki shook his head with a bitter smile as if embarrassed to be taking all of the boy’s friendliness for himself The pool was packed full of people but he quickly found who he was looking for He could see a drowning redhead in the practice course for the (mainly elementary school) students who could not swim 25m with a kickboard Lucia pouted his lips in displeasure
It’s gonna take a while still for that angel Wait there I’ll head out to meet you
He could leave at any time since he was taking part voluntarily so he ran toward the exit for this higher priority He passed through the disinfectant tub and the simple shower and then entered the locker room Mutsuki made his way to the locker room from the outside He could not bear the looks of the people who were angry that Lucia had left
Plus there was something he wanted to discuss with the demon boy
Megutono Academy’s pool had surprisingly luxurious facilities It had a normal pool and one with a shallow end of the elementary school so that alone meant the surrounding facilities had to cost twice as much as well But the boys changed in the classroom for swimming classes so one had to join the swim team to take advantage of it all
These extra lessons were considered part of the swim team’s activities so the facilities had been opened for everyone
Mutsuki entered the boy’s locker room which was well drained and ventilated so it barely smelled mildewy at all No one else was there at the moment so it was just him and Lucia
Pfahh
Lucia happily let warm water wash over his face in the shower space
There was an accordion curtain installed but the boy did not bother closing it
The boy in only swim trunks was surrounded by a thin layer of steam and Mutsuki’s eyes were naturally drawn to the slight flushing of his white skin
It may have been due to his youthful skin but he had no real flesh from his small collarbone to his navel and yet he seemed somehow round
He was skinny but not quite enough to see his ribs and his small butt stuck out below His thighs had no fat on them either
He had none of the feminine roundness of Micha or Machina but his small body was somehow enchanting and tickled at the male psyche The way he washed his blond hair was oddly sexual and Mutsuki’s heart began to race as he watched it The bewitching boy suddenly turned toward him with a melting look of happiness on his face
It was a dangerously cute smile that seemed to stab into Mutsuki’s heart The expression could capture the heart of both boys and girls Mutsuki saw it on a daily basis but his heart still skipped a beat and he looked away I’m glad
That you aren’t afraid of me anymore You used to be so on edge when I would get close right But now you act normal even when we’re alone
Mutsuki realized the boy was right They had been classmates for two weeks now but this was the first time they had been alone together It felt like Lucia had made sure only to stick around him when Ange could see Was that not to scare him
Mutsuki raised his head and looked the boy directly in the eye
He had been thinking about this for a month now
His first impression of Lucia had been too frightening Lucia was clearly the one who had dragged Mutsuki into his current abnormal life and he had heard a lot about how frightening the demons were from Micha and Ange But he had held a certain thought in his heart ever since seeing the boy’s smile for the first time
I have a question
Was it possible this boy was the farthest of anyone from being his enemy
Demonscan’t get along with angels can they
He tried asking and Lucia must have been able to tell he was not joking
The demon boy continued smiling and did not hesitate to answer
The relationship between angels and demons isn’t simply divided between good and evil as humans like to interpret it but our very existences are eternally at odds There’s no way we can
get along
Really There isn’t even a slight possibility
Nope
There was no hesitation at all in his voice
This was unfortunate but Mutsuki had honestly expected it After all Machina had told him pretty much the same thing
Thenwhat about you
I’m asking your personal opinion not your view as a demon Can’t you get along with the angelswith Ange
He placed his hopes on that question and took a step forward
Ibekusa Machina had said she would not oppose the angels on a personal level
That was good enough for now so he hoped he could get a similar promise here
Lucia blinked his eyes from the other boy’s overwhelmingly earnest plea but he seemed to have caught on He swept back the bangs that were hanging down from the running shower water
Not a chance I hate angels
He coldly turned the other way so Mutsuki frowned