Chapter 79
The angel was surprisingly decent .
Sara who proclaimed herself as an angel who serves Metron, spoke to me in a somehow haughty way, as if she was trying to brag about it . I couldn"t see the reason for her trying to boast about that fact, though I was able to guess that she was an angel . A fairly wavy white hair almost reaching her shoulders and black eyes . Her outward appearance was rather similar to that of Lina who is also an angel . Although, the giant hammer which she was carrying with her seemed a little unbefitting for an angel . That hammer was the only peculiar thing I found if my impression of her was to be excluded .
"I thought all angels were like Lina . Turns out I was wrong . "
The first time I encountered Lina, was when she was blindly worshiping that annoying Kid to a harebrained level . Judging from that past experience, Sara didn"t look that way to me . Hearing my impression of her, Sara got seemingly offended and spoke in a displeased manner .
"Hey, don"t be rude! Lina is the only one of us who served Metron-sama to a crazy level . " "Wha-! W-Who are you calling crazy?!"
Lina who ended up remembering a past that she didn"t want to remember because of Sara"s straight mock, shouted with a voice that exuded her embarra.s.sment . Hm? Her reaction was strange . I didn"t expect her to react in such a way, honestly .
"Didn"t you tell me that day that for an angel, serving and revering their G.o.d is their greatest joy or something?"
When I urged her to answer my question, she tried to smooth over it by responding vaguely .
"Everyone was thinking the same back then and it can"t be helped, since my parents educated me that way…"
Her voice was lacking confidence . When I remained to stare at her for a long time, she couldn"t bear my gaze and gradually lowered her voice . Sara who watched her reaction was shocked and let out a sigh .
"Hey, people who hold this kind of beliefs nowadays are the rare minorities . The main reason behind the popularity of our job is the convenient work conditions and the salary . It"s not as honorable as Lina said . "
"Money comes before ideals . " Sare ended her words with an honest point . My first impression of her was on spot . She was a tough angel . I started feeling that a G.o.d could be more realistic than what I thought . Even Saya and Karen who were listening to our conversation smiled bitterly . As for Rouga, she was screaming nonsense like "This tree is so huuge!!" while looking at a large tree near us . Looks like this wolf of mine can"t read the mood .
"A-Anyway, why are you here Sara? What happened to your job?"
Lina who didn"t wish to continue ashaming herself, changed the topic .
"I am here because of my job . I was ordered by Metron-sama to destroy the magic teleportation circle installed in this island . Although, I didn"t hear anything about the monster that was lurking in the forest . " "What did you just say? Teleportation circle?"
I instantly reacted to the word "magic circle" and drew closer to Saya who was still complaining about the monster that a.s.saulted her earlier .
"Hey! Is there really a magic circle in this island?" "W-What"s your problem…?"
When I got too close to her, Sara"s angered expression totally disappeared and was replaced with a puzzled face instead .
"Answer me!" "T-There is . Metron-sama was using it in the past and it"s still functioning until now . "
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Overwhelmed by my insistence, Sara uttered in a low voice . Is that so . As I expected . I finally made sure that I can teleport to his place and started chuckling all by myself like a true villain . Lina who saw the gloomy grin I was making, asked .
"But why did he send you this late?" "It was probably because of the incident caused by Germa . It seems that some G.o.ds are now observing other G.o.ds in hope to avoid similar problems, that is why Metron-sama sent me here to destroy the magic circle in order to hide this island he made without permission . "
Apparently, the superior G.o.ds are considering Germa"s case as their mismanagement fault . It"s good to see them working on a countermeasure for the next time . After answering Lina"s question, this time, it was Sara"s turn to ask .
"So? What are you doing here? Don"t tell me you"re here to have fun . "
Lina couldn"t instantly give an answer to Sara who was folding her arms as she pressed her to reply .
"I"m sorry but, you"re correct . "
Apparently not expecting such words to come from Lina, Sara widening her eyes .
"Eh, wait-! Really!? You came here to play?"
Lina nodded silently . Sara was clearly shocked from hearing her answer and held her head as if she was a.s.saulted by a headache .
"You have changed…" "You think?" "Yes! The Lina that I knew would probably have said something like "how dare you think that I would soil this holy land created by Meteon-sama?!!" also, I can"t believe you"re getting along this much with your watch target . "
Sara spoke while fixing her gaze on me . She was not mistaken . If Lina didn"t change, she wouldn"t have brought us to this place to have fun nor she would have talked to me very often . I may not have noticed it as we were together for too much recently, but Lina did change since the day she was abandoned by that annoying kid .
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"This explains the reason Metron-sama choose me for this task instead of choosing you . " "What!"
Lina couldn"t overlook Sara"s last comment and reacted with a small shriek .
"Metron-sama told me that you have been acting strange lately . Wait, I guess it would be better expressed as acting normal in this case . "
Sara glanced at me and Karen .
"But I guess it"s understandable . It"s only natural for you to change this way if you spend your time with these people . It"s a good thing to be a normal as a person, though I wouldn"t say the same for an angel . "
Sare shook her head sideways as she exclaimed her disappointment . Lina who received her sarcasm, spoke with a voice that had a pitch of anger in it this time, unlike the calm ambiance it had only recently .
"What are you trying to convey here?" "Nothing in particular . I was just thinking of how lame for an angel who serves a G.o.d to have their heart affected by a bunch of humans . "
Finally snapping after hearing Sara"s last line, Lina released all her killing intent at Sara .
"… take it back . " "What is it?" "I told you to take back your words!"
Noticing Lina"s quiet, yet clearly intimidating expression, Sara gripped her hammer and took her fighting stance .
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"What? You want to fight?"
Apparently, Sara didn"t have the intention of yieldingly taking back her words . A heavy and daunting ambiance started flowing between the both of them . Lina enjoyed every single day of her new life in earth . She spent her days talking and sharing her launch time with us . She probably couldn"t bear the way Sara called the people, with whom she spent her best times, as a bunch of humans . Lina"s fury grew silently stronger as Sara kept freezing in her fighting posture .
"Do you really think you can defeat me? I, who took the first place in the servants test . " "Don"t bring back the past now . I heard the news you know . Looks like you"re no longer able to use your【feather judgment】skill . "
Lina widened her eyes in astonishment . She didn"t expect Sara to be aware of that fact . Ah… Come to think about it, it was me who erased that skill .
"How did you know about it?" "It"s quite the famous rumor among us . Judging from your response, it looks like it"s true . "
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Despite having her secret exposed, Lina didn"t show a sign of confusion .
"Even if that"s the case, then what?" "There"s no way you"d win against me if you can"t use your special skill . "
Sara enunciated with a triumphant voice, however, Lina still didn"t falter .
"Your skill was【CrashVan】if I remember right . A skill that that causes explosions directly after the impact . " "That"s right . It"s one of the reasons for getting chose to accomplish my current task . "
Indeed, a skill that utterly destroys anything with ease was a proper choice for the mission she received . While the tense mood was on its way to turning into a battle, I contemplated nonchalantly .
"It will still be impossible for you to defeat me with only that . " "I shall destroy that composure of yours then . "
Concluding the brief time of insulting each other, the two angels raised their weapons, preparing for a fight . Ah, this is bad . Urged by the tense ambiance that was about to turn into a fight at any moment, I strode between Sara and Lina without considering the mood .
"Alright, everyone wait . I"d like you to stop this futile conflict . "
Bewildered by my sudden interference, Sara and Lina were both taken aback, enable of hiding their complexed expression . Naturally, I didn"t mind their reaction and continued my words by pointing out a few things .
"Lina, I understand your feelings, but this is not the proper time of picking a fight with people . Saya and Karen are her as well, so please be considerate . " "Uu…" "And same to you . n.o.body cares about your thoughts and beliefs, but you need to stop provoking Lina . you"re only making things troublesome . " "W-what"s your problem . Stop acting arrogantly like that…"
Lina obediently agreed with me while Sara tried to object . Though her voice started gradually weakening as I approached her .
"Let me ascertain something . You came here to destroy Metron"s teleportation circle, right?" "T-That"s correct . Do you have a problem with that?"
Sara answered me with a firm voice . I only replied with " I see…" then placed my hands on Sara"s shoulders and made the best friendly smile I could do .
"I"m sorry but… please come back later . " "Eh? Wait—-"
Sara had something to point out about my last request, but she vanished before being able to clearly express it . It would be troublesome if she was to destroy the magic circle . That"s why I had her teleported outside the island . Of course, I"m not a scoundrel to teleport her to a cruel place like the ocean . Lina who watched me teleport Saya asked about the place where I sent her .
"Where did you send her?" "Outside the island . "
Hearing me honestly answering her question, Lina made an expression that seemed as if she was sympathizing with Sara . she will have to go through those traps once again . I can"t blame Lina for making such a face . Nevertheless, it can"t be helped . This is all for the sake of meeting that Metron . I"m ready to do anything in order to achieve that goal .
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"Let"s hurry up . "
Ordering to the three girls who were still feeling sorry for Sara, we resumed our search for the magic teleportation circle . We will most likely encounter the little girl behind the voice we heard . Let"s get done with this before she comes back .
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One more time
Sara after getting teleported .
"Eh? What! What is this!? What happened?! Is this a desert? No, did I return to my start point!?" "Eliminating all intruders . " "Eh? This voice…" "Gyuroooooo" "Gyoooo!!!" "…… am I going to have to go through this again?" "Desu . " "Nooooooooo!!"