When You Grow Up, Marry Me Too

(Thank you very much to 'D Lanterns at Dusk 9', 'Kyoukai no Shizisha', and 'Rainy Road Love' for the rewards!)

It was nearly dawn by the time Noah returned to his apartment.

When he opened the door, the pitch-black room came into view, telling Noah that his other two roommates had already fallen asleep.

Under those circumstances, Noah deliberately slowed his movements, gently closed the door behind him, then entered his room and leaned the Heavenly Flash Holy Sword against the wall.

At that moment, someone's breathing became slightly hurried.

Noah was stunned for a moment before remembering.

To devils, a Holy Sword was an exceptionally dangerous natural enemy.

There was no way the powerful sacred aura of the Holy Sword Noah had brought into the room would not affect the devil living here.

So Noah turned around and looked toward the bed, scratching his cheek apologetically.

"Sorry, did I wake you?"

Koneko, dressed in cute cat-print pajamas, gently shook her head. Her gaze remained fixed on the Heavenly Flash Holy Sword, and only after a while did she turn to Noah, her eyes filled with confusion.

Clearly, Koneko was wondering why Noah had this Holy Sword.

Hadn't Noah gone out to look for Kokabiel?

Could it be that Noah had found Kokabiel and seized a Holy Sword from him?

"I didn't find Kokabiel. I only found someone working under him." As though he had seen through Koneko's thoughts, Noah briefly explained the situation.

"I got the Holy Sword from that person."

Only then did Koneko nod in understanding, though her gaze still kept drifting toward the Holy Sword.

"...It feels unpleasant..."

"Well, it is a Holy Sword. It may be useless to me, but there was no reason to throw it away, so I brought it back." Noah walked