Vol 1 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Adolescent Adam: Chapter 9 - Gather Heaven, Earth, and hell
A clock ticked with perfect regularity
Clocks were science incarnate The world was ruled by time and man had built clocks to rule over tis to oppose the world that God had created
That hy the girl loved this old clock
Leaning on it was enough to relax her The ticking of the second hand was especially co of a heart, reht her back to her time as a fetus
The girl was human, so that here her memories of peace lay
And the girl was human, so it was only natural to rely on science
“Miss A, I have a report from Miss E who contacted that boy”
A irl frowned at having her rest disturbed and she looked upwards
The clock was a pocket watch with a leather strap and it hung around a white rabbit’s neck
Light reflected froirl
“She succeeded in procuring the boy’s sperm He is definitely Adam, the core of our plan However, it seems the cells can’t be implanted for artificial insemination She also failed to request his cooperation He is already working with the angels”
“I see I suppose Machina…Miss E is too poor a talker”
The girl got up from the old clock and placed her tall leather heels on the floor which was entirely covered with countless playing cards
“Not a problem We can correct this scenario”
She parted her blonde hair
“Maintain the current situation so we can els and deot the first side each other If he’s leaning toward the angels, that gives us a slight advantage”
“Understood”
The girl gave a sh
“The time of rivalry has arrived”
Despite the girl’s appearance, she gave a deep, deep sigh that seemed to hide a thousand years of life behind it
“If we cannot break through destiny, nothing remains for us We need him to break it for us”
“Yeah, that’s right, h a piece of destiny”
There was darkness
It was too dark to tell which as up and which was down, but Lucia lay there
Or was he really lying down? He
Regardless, he see the darkness as a comfortable bed
“I was too late to make the first move, but I e even against an angel?”
He opened his pale, cloudy eyes
A wo blonde hair and a beautiful yet somehow inhuman devilishness to her
Her gently drooping andeyes were just like Lucia’s
“I’llanother step closer to Mutsuki-kun”
The h for both the boy and the woman’s cheeks to melt
They laughed obscenely like they were drunk on sine And…
“All three factions are lined up alongside each other now It’ll take us so a little behind Well, we’ll h”
He jue clock
“After all…”
He landed on Megutono Academy’s clock tower
“I’m the one that loves Mutsuki-kun the most♪”
A place far closer to the sun than the earth was filled with never-ending light
The humans commonly called it “above the clouds” and both the floor and walls were as white as clouds The reflecting light dazzled Micha after her time in the dimmer human world
But unlike on earth during the summer, this place was nice and cool
She narrowed her eyes and stretched her back
She faced…a s wrapped around itself like a cocoon
“Thank you for the report So you are certain it is him?”
Sos The voice was too muffled to tell if it was male or female
“There is noit”
“Then…you and theAdam rather than the Serpent’s Eye holder I will pass the report on to the higher ups”
“Understood And according to the report, one of Mutsu-…one of the boy’s classe’s current level, I believe she would have trouble opposing them”
“That is not a probleainst that We are all on equal footing, which is not the best situation, but as long as the humans and demons stay put, this should be fine”
“Understood”
Micha gave a quick boith her back still straightened
The winged individual finally lowered its voice like a living creature with actual emotions
“Gather heaven, earth, and hell and you will have everything …Who would have thought they would be gathered in such a small place?”
The six wings slowly opened
“According to Genesis, the world was created from discord”
It was not clear what or as there It was as bright as the sun, so Micha could not even look at it after growing accusto
“Human history is a history of discord Ever since they were created frootten conflict And the saels and the de”
This being was superior to her
“But…”
The light spoke
“If some form of harmony does in fact exist…”
“Listen, Mutsuki”
“Y-yeah?”
“She got away yesterday, but we’re definitely getting that girl to talk today I doubt she would talk even if we threatened her, so you talk to her Get her to tell us what’s going on inside FeTUS and what she’s doing”
“But…I wouldn’t knohat to say”
“Think about it You were getting along so well yesterday Just get her to tell you about FeTUS as a continuation of your pillow talk Siht?”
“I-I wouldn’t call it getting along…”
“Here she comes!”
It was eight thirty the following
Ange and Mutsuki looked out theand spotted Machina slipping through the school’s gate at the last second like a machine
“Morning, Fujita-kun, Jiyuuni-san You left early yesterday, but are you oka-… What is it?”
“Ah…ah ha ha Good ”
A deadly look caht, so Saya and their other classmates looked shocked
“Anyway, you need to get her talk by force After what you did yesterday, you should be able to do that”
“Qu-quitwhat happened yesterday”
The eager girl row frantic