He would lie in bed but sleep would not come It felt like gravity had been inverted His head was burning up and he was exhausted but his body would not accept the rest
He needed to calm himself down so he was now sitting in a recliner with a glass of hot milk in one hand He never got tired of the view from the top-floor apartment window at night
After leaving the bathroom all sweaty for some reason Ange had not left her room and Micha had yet to return He was not in the habit of watching TV so the room was quiet Earlier he had called his little sister and asked how the family was doing but it was too late to do that now He had nothing to do but patiently wait for sleep to reach him
A great number of thoughts washed over him when he was alone
(The Serpent’s Eye the angels the demons FeTuSBlack Cat and Rapha )
Those last two weighed heaviest on his mind because they had only appeared recently
Black Cat was a high-ranking member of FeTUS just like Machina She was known as Miss C and she far surpassed Ange in combat although that was partially due to poor compatibility on Ange’s part
They had escaped safely last time (even if he did not remember what had happened) but she could attack again at any time He felt nervous being a target like that
He had similar feelings about Rapha
(He is an allyisn’t he )
He knew the young man was but he still brought an unpleasant feeling to Mutsuki’s heart
Mutsuki had only a vague understanding of the conflict between the angels demons and humans
The Serpent’s Eye inside him could be the ultimate weapon so many of the demons and humans wanted to get their hands on it The angels were defenders of the holy law so they wanted to protect it
Among those enemies Lucia and Machina had become allies
Mutsuki simply wanted to get along with them but the appearance of this new angel had given him a bigger picture view of the situation
The angels were his allies That would not change because Micha and Ange would protect him even without a reason
However that was only in relation to him and they would never become allies of those enemy groups
It was possible the angels would attack the humans or demons eventually
(What even is the Serpent’s Eye anyway )
He linked his unpleasant thoughts together and arrived at the foundation of his worries He pressed the cup of lukewarm milk against his right temple to warm the area around his right eye
The Serpent’s Eye was a mysterious change that had suddenly come over his right eye less than two months before
When it appeared any woman in his field of vision had their strength taken away It forcibly brought them to a state of arousal and robbed them of any means to harm him
At first he had thought his enemies would pluck it out and use it as a weapon so he had let Micha and Ange protect him in order to protect his own eyeball
But after the few incidents he had experienced it seemed the demons and FeTUS were actually after him and not his eye He was beginning to think there was some importance to Fujita
Mutsuki owner of the Serpent’s Eye and not just in the Serpent’s Eye
Both groups had had a few chances to pluck out his eye but they had not
He had even asked why but neither Micha nor Machina had given him a straight answer and both
Ange and Lucia had insisted they did not know He knew none of the details
They would not tell him and he had no way of investigating so he had no clues
Except one that is
The Serpent’s Eye holderAdam The final objective of FeTUS
Those were the words of Black Cat
Adam
He could generally predict that word was the key to something
I’m back
Mutsuki looked up when he heard an alto voice carrying through the apartment
The sluggish footsteps of course belonged to Micha She must have expected Mutsuki to be asleep because she smiled in surprise when she saw him in the living room
Thanks but you’re still up You need to get to sleep You have school tomorrow
While sounding like a responsible adult for once she pulled a beer and her dinner from the fridge
She closed the fridge with her foot and opened the beer as she walked She leaped into the sofa lay down and used her fingers to munch on the cold pork
Sigh Honestly annoying bosses are the worst things about work I can only assume they’re trying to kill off any work ethic we might have
Ah ha ha Sounds like you had it rough
If they’re going to act so self-important couldn’t they at least give me the money to buy a new motorcycle
She had deep-cut facial features and perfect proportions She looked like a model but she was complaining like an office worker exhausted from a long day of work
It seemed out of place so Mutsuki smiled bitterly
Our report only took two seconds Two seconds All we had to say was ‘nothing’s happened’
The rest was nothing but bitching on their end Rapha made the actual report so I think he called me there just to get chewed out
Mutsuki’s expression stiffened at the mention of Raphaor rather at the mention of the other angels
I meanI understand why they’re so on edge with what’s coming up tomorrow but still