Chapter 5 - Skirmish between Heaven, Earth, and Hell (9/9)

this is a small chapter, and the end of chapter 5.

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"I'll be taking Mutsuki-kun, but what to do about her? I bet Mutsukikun would be mad if I left her here to go mad with pleasure and die. Then again, I do want to tease her some more."

He turned his callous eyes up toward the girl whose entire body was still being tormented.

But then…

"Vvvv…"

The sound of an old TV being switched off came from the spider Springloaded's mouth. Mutsuki, Lucia, and Ange all looked up in confusion.

An instant later, the eight legs digging into the columns bent silently. The wires loosened and Ange pitched forward. And as her small body toppled forward…

"Wha-?"

The machine modeled after a spider slammed into the floor and came apart as if it had been nothing but a pile of sticks.

"The Springloaded's element was removed? Impossible. Only the FeTUS Witches would know the anti-Lithography code."

An angel like Ange could not have caused that destruction, so Lucia's eyes widened in surprise and he looked around for the cause of this oddity.

And that instant was all Ange needed.

"Corona!!"

Still lying face-down, she emitted a film of blue flames that quickly spread throughout the entire tower interior. It fried the black water enveloping Mutsuki and it knocked Lucia away.

"Gh… You still have this much strength left?"

The Succubi had shielded him, so he did not take much damage. He quickly got back up, but he seemed to realize retreat was the best option once his own body started to burn and once he saw Ange standing up with her large sword in hand.

"You leave me no choice. Mutsuki-kun, I'll be seeing you a lot sooner next time."

He brushed off the scorch marks on his skin.

"Remember: god is the only perfect being in this world. And…"

He winked.

"That god was the one that gave you your power."

He spun around and jumped out the window.

Mutsuki had not the slightest clue what was going on, but he frantically got up once he heard Ange weakly telling the boy to wait.

She used her large sword to prop herself up because her hips refused to support her.

"Uuh… Kh…"

"Are you okay, Ange? What in the world happened?"

"I don't know. It just broke all of a sudden."

The two of them looked back.

That Springloaded had been a manifestation of super science just a moment before, but it was no longer even a machine and its parts were scattered across the floor. Lucia had seemed surprised, Ange said she did not know, and Mutsuki obviously could not pull off a trick like that.

"…?"

The black water had given off a strong smell of burning flesh and the broken metal gave off a metallic smell.

But mixed in with that, Mutsuki felt the somewhat familiar scent of a sweet fruit tickling the tip of his nose.