"Go away!"
Early in the morning, Gabriel practically shoved Rei Ao out the door, her face so flushed she couldn't even lift her head to et his eyes.
"Bam!"
"I don't want to see you today!!"
Gabriel was practically wanting to die of sha. She'd actually done…that with a human—ugh!
"Well, I'll wait at ho till you feel like seeing ."
Rei Ao, calm as ever, finished getting dressed. Angels truly were very…moist, after all. And watching four beauties do a little demonstration with their roses using that "angel brand" cup was also rather… moist. He'd not only fully enjoyed himself but made a handso "profit" in the transaction.
Turning around, he spotted Raphiel standing at the end of the hallway. Just as he was about to greet her, Raphiel's face grew scarlet, and she darted into her bedroom.
"What a surprise…"
He chuckled inwardly. So that famously "black-bellied" Raphiel could look embarrassed, too.
"All right, I'll head off now."
"Go already!!!"
Gabriel insisted on driving him away. With a sigh, he left Gabriel's place, planning to et Mai, Yukino, and the others to head to school.
…
Later, as Michiru arrived, she greeted him and imdiately brought sothing up:
"Rei Ao, I've dropped Kanna off at the school."
She spoke in a hushed tone, afraid anyone else might overhear.
In fact, telling him this made her pretty anxious. She still hadn't fully processed that day when Rei Ao had destroyed a planet and wiped out innurable lives—it had shaken her deeply. She'd taken a long while to settle down from it.
Seeing Rei Ao in person again, Michiru found it impossible to reconcile the calm, handso boy before her with that cosmic red dragon who obliterated a world.
Rei Ao, of course, noticed her guarded manner and smiled softly:
"Co on now, there's no need to stare at like we're strangers."
"Michiru's probably spooked after what you did in that world with Aihara Enju."
Katou gumi was also present. She shrugged.
"My older sister was scared stiff, too. She was so frightened she ran into my room in the middle of the night and insisted on sharing the bed. As for … yes, it was shocking to see Rei Ao's power, but I can't help feeling a bit proud instead."
[Na]: Katou gumi
[Level]: 20
[Abilities]: "Dragon Power", "Light Elental Spirit", "Rei Ao's Blessing", "Mysterious Presence", Inherent Device: "Spirit-Breaking Blade"
Her expedition to the "Black Bullet" world had trendously boosted her power; at present, she was level 20—already a formidable existence. Consequently, she was unruffled about many things.
Rei Ao sowhat regretted it, though. The calr gumi was, the fewer chances he had to see her rare but adorable emotional reactions. He had little doubt that if he advanced on her even now, she'd maintain a cool face while letting him do as he pleased. A pity, in its own way.
Returning to Michiru:
"I'm sorry… I just don't know how to cope with seeing sothing like that happen," she said, looking forlorn. "I'm just an ordinary person…"
"You could always stop being an ordinary person," gumi interjected.
"?"
Even Rei Ao looked a bit stunned by that remark—why did she bring that up all of a sudden?
Yet gumi cast him a reassuring glance, as if saying, "Let handle this."
"Not an ordinary person anymore?" Michiru repeated blankly.
"Yes," gumi replied. "I've been thinking about how you ntioned you're the one looking after Kanna. But how can an ordinary human fully look after a dragon, even if it's only a young dragon?"
gumi was speaking calmly, but the content was undeniably pointed. For instance, children of any species like to play, but how do you 'play' with a creature whose simplest "kid-level horsing around" might crumble entire buildings?
A large predator's playful bites and claws are fatal to humans—much less a dragon, which is far stronger than any beast. So a dragon that coexists with humans inevitably has to keep a heavy lid on its innate nature. Is that truly good for the dragon?
Rei Ao nodded: "True enough, the way Tohru chooses to 'restrain' herself is exactly that. She's mindful not to harm or terrify the humans around her."
gumi then said: "aning if Kanna always has to hold back for the sake of her human caretaker's weakness, eventually that's going to harm her well-being."
Michiru pursed her lips, silent. She thought of Kanna and realized the little dragon might be perpetually worrying about her caretaker's fragility, which in turn ant Kanna was constantly stifling her dragon instincts. Was that fair?
"Therefore," gumi sumd up, "If you want to be with Kanna long term—and look after her properly—just being normal isn't going to cut it."
Michiru wanted to protest, but the words died in her throat. She couldn't muster any plausible rebuttal. After all, it was a fair argunt.
Finally, she exhaled, dejected. "Does that an… I really can't take care of Kanna?"
She cherished the miraculous bond she'd ford with Kanna. She didn't want that bond severed because she wasn't up to the task.
gumi offered a spark of hope: "There is a way."
"…?"
Michiru blinked.
"I used to be ordinary, too," gumi continued softly. "So were many in the group chat. We all owe it to Rei Ao's help that we gained these special powers."
"..."
Michiru's gaze flicked down.
She indeed rembered how many girls in the chat had once been normal, then grown in power thanks to Rei Ao. But…
"But you and the others… you guys all had so special… well, connections with him." She trailed off, evidently implying that her own situation was different.
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