"Alright."
Seeing that the angel's Defense Barrier still seemed to be expanding, William stopped her at the right moment:
"You don't need to expand your barrier any further. This is about enough."
"Yes~."
The angel still smiled as she gently nodded at William. Then she merely waved her left arm, causing the barrier that had already spread outside the cabin to dissipate.
Immediately afterward, she flapped her wings and moved closer to William, seemingly asking him for a reward.
Ugh...
Looking at the foolish, innocent girl who seemed so eager to offer herself, William truly felt a little tempted—especially since she was a winged angel.
"Cough!" William raised his right hand into a fist and held it before his mouth, coughing lightly again to temporarily extinguish the restless thoughts in his heart.
Then he looked at the angel and asked, "You don't want to stay here any longer, do you?"
"Mm, it's... very... boring."
"Then I'll take you somewhere with other friends. How does that sound?" William spoke in the coaxing tone one would use with a child.
"Friends?" The angel tilted her head, blinked, and looked at William in confusion.
"Yes." William explained, "You can express your thoughts now, so it's time for you to integrate into the 'human' community.
"Besides, you have your own talent. You should develop this strength and use it to protect more people."
"Protect... people?" The angel fell silent pensively.
Several seconds later, she raised her right hand, pointed at herself, and said to William, "Okay..., but you... you have to change... how you address... me... I want an address..."
"An address?" The angel's halting words left William somewhat confused.
But he quickly guessed her intention and tried asking her, "Do you want me to give you a name?"
"Mm-mm-mm!!"
"Hehe." Seeing the angel's