Chapter 27: Chapter 26
MIZUKI POV
I saw him. The guy named Akatsuki. He is a weird guy. He talks in a weird manner. And he gives me the impression that he knows.
But I have never met him in my entire life. I only saw him two days ago.
And then he became my neighbor. But the next day I find out that he is also in my college.
Not as a student but a janitor. He was mopping a floor when I met him this morning.
After lunch, I was going back to my class. But there I saw him.
He was behaving weird. Like talking to himself.
Then he suddenly finished his work and went somewhere. I was kinda suspicious.
So I followed him.
He was going behind the building where a bunch of bushes are.
But when I went, I saw nothing of those bushes.
Instead a bench was present and he sat on it.
It was far from me. I stayed behind the building so he wouldn't notice me.
And after a moment there was a guy. Sitting beside him.
But I didn't see him. I saw nothing. I think I blinked.
And after opening my eyes, I found him.
He was just sitting beside him.
And they started talking.
"So Lucifer, why are you here?"
Akatsuki called this guy Lucifer. But is that really him?
"Now now, don't be so cold. We are best friends."
"I don't remember becoming your friend."
"So, I have a question. How many time have you been screwed?"
With that question, the air became heavy. It felt like the pressure was increasing by the minute. It almost caught me by surprise.
I was trembling. Like some kind of ominous premonition. I would be killed if I stay any longer was the kind of feeling I got.
But it stopped. Akatsuki sighed. And Lucifer patted his back.
"I know that you are mad but you are the one to blame."
"I know. This is the third time. I messed up twice."
"So why are you still here?"
"I mean where else would I be?"
"You have a home. That place. So why are you messing around here?"
"It feels like you are interrogating me. But I am free. So I can go anywhere I want."
Akatsuki spoke. They were having a casual conversation.
But then that Lucifer guy asked one thing.
"So when are you getting married?"
"Wait a minute, I don't think I heard that."
"No. But you are getting married, right? To my daughter."
"That's a tasteless joke. Why would I marry your daughter. She should be young."
"She's in high school. But I think you two would make a great couple."
"Stop that. I have no intention of doing that."
"Haaahhh. You still are same as always. Can't forget your past women."
"They are not my women. They never were."
"That's where you failed. You loved them. But never told them. It's quite the one sided love. And no less than 6 women at that."
"Hey, it's not 6. Only 3. The other girls were just curious about me. But it didn't go to that point."
"Even so, you loved 3 of them. And never told a word to them. And now they are living happily."
"Isn't it the best? They stay happy, I stay happy."
"So, what are you doing?"
"I am a janitor. I mop, I clean."
"Huh. The god is a janitor. You gotta be kidding me."
"No. It is true. Enough of that. Tell me, how are you?"
"I am as you see. The same old. But my wife's lately been kinda agitated."
"Well, she is the world's strongest succubus. So maybe she got a thing."
"Dunno. She won't tell me."
"That's why it's so hard."
"Well, but now I see. You are guarding them. Even so, you are quite the lover. Though you can't tell them, you keep watching them. Protecting them."
"Now now. I am getting late. Also, is Satan doing something?"
"No. He is just as usual. But I heard that you are gonna visit them."
"Well that's for later. We'll meet again. But not here. This place isn't suitable for talking."
"You are right. So talk to later."
And with that, the Lucifer guy left.
Akatsuki also left. But somehow I didn't see him walk by me. He just vanished from the seat.
What was that? A talk between two weirdoes.
But Akatsuki loved 3 girls. That's a bit too unrealistic. It isn't possible.
But anyway, it's not my problem. So I went back to my classroom.
And it somehow became July.
Three months went by. I always bumped into Akatsuki. He would always greet me with a smile.
But the feeling in my heart became stronger. Like I knew him and I was attached to him.
But I couldn't sort my feelings. I didn't know what was real and what was fake.
But he hadn't been acting weird. He looked normal. He did his job and kept quiet.
And then it happened. About two weeks were left till summer vacation.
It would be a 40 day vacation.
So we were excited. Then the college made an announcement.
They called all students and faculty members to the gymnasium.
When we went there, we saw the board of directors. The principal and all the teachers. Also other staff. Even a janitor like Akatsuki was present along with the entire student body.
It was a bit uncalled for. Then the principal started talking.
The gist of it was that, a few exchange students from the other world were going to attend the college.
So they arranged for a meeting.
The students were also present as they came onto stage.
But then the three students who were girls became dumbfounded.
They were beautiful and all of them were around my age. But what they were looking at was not the students nor the teachers.
They were staring at Akatsuki. And he was looking the other way like he was trying to avoid eye contact.
"So, at long last we found you." One of the girls said. She had black hair and red eyes. A small stature and a cute face.
But the moment she saw him, her atmosphere changed.
She showed intense rage.
Akatsuki was sweating and trying to avoid eye contact.
"Belle, how about we have a go at him?" The black haired girl asked the girl beside her.
The girl she asked had grayish silver hair and blue eyes.
She was extremely beautiful too.
But she was also angry. The others were kinda confused.
Why they were so mad was a mystery to them.
Then the girl named Belle unsheathed her sword.
Then Akatsuki started to act weird.
"Belle, calm down. Put that sword away and we can talk." He asked her to put the sword away.
But she didn't stop and rushed towards him who was standing in a corner.
Belle swung her sword and it was fast. In the blink of an eye, the tip of the sword was in front of Akatsuki.
However, normal humans wouldn't be able to respond to that.
Not wouldn't but couldn't. It was too fast for humans. And yet Akatsuki was gone.
Before the sword had reached him, he vanished.
Belle landed and the sword stopped. But the wave of the sword tore through the wall.
The person who was standing next to Akatsuki was scared to death.
He fell on his butt and all the blood had drained from his face.
But Akatsuki, who should be beside him was standing far behind. He was almost next to me.
And the distance was considerable. It's like he leapt about 10 meters in an instant.
"Cut it out, you three." He said in a stern voice. It wasn't like his usual laid back tone.
It was dignified and it carried weight. It intimidated the people around him.
And those three calmed down.
"We'll continue this afterwards." He said and snapped his fingers.
The wall was restored and everything was back to normal. And for some reason, I couldn't remember what was happening.
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