(Heartfelt thanks to 'Long Qian Yue' and 'This Book Is Bound to Flop' for their 1888 rewards! And to 'Little H Otaku,' 'Yuezuki Tatsuha,' 'Night〃Sleepless,' 'Chao Zhe An An,' and 'Rolling Along' for their rewards!)
"Natsuoto!"
"Ah..." Startled at being called so suddenly, Natsuoto let out a small cry. Before she could react, Nagisa, who had fallen asleep, was placed in her arms.
"I'll leave Nagisa to you!"
"Eh!" Natsuoto froze, panic appearing in her eyes. "M-Me?..."
Wu Yan nodded. Seeing how lost Natsuoto looked, he smiled gently and patted her head.
"Believe in yourself. You can protect Nagisa well. I believe in you too..."
At those words, a bright light blossomed in Natsuoto's eyes, soon turning entirely into determination as she nodded.
"Yes!"
"Very good!" Wu Yan smiled in satisfaction, then his expression hardened. One of his arms swiftly transformed into a pitch-black Demon Hand veined with red.
"Descend! Divinity of the Angel!"
Surging magic power, invisible to the naked eye and unbound even by space itself, flowed into Natsuoto's body. As she received that exceptionally powerful magic, her body suddenly radiated a dazzling brilliance!
In an instant, three pairs of pure white wings abruptly unfurled from Natsuoto's back, scattering circles of falling feathers. A holy halo appeared above her head, and amid the dense radiance, the sacred girl became a divine angel, illuminating the black sky!
Having regained the power of her own Familiar, Natsuoto's confidence seemed to have swelled considerably. Holding Nagisa, she beat her wings and flew away from the battlefield...
"A Familiar? Yaze Kanon is a Familiar?!" Natsuki, who had yet to learn Natsuoto's true identity, stared in astonishment at the sacred girl enveloped in light, as angelic as could be. She then turned to Kojo and Yukina beside her. "What exactly is going on?!"