There was almost no hesitation.
Lynn swiftly pulled his great scythe from his coat, dissolved into a cloud of blood mist with a whoosh, and immediately warped away from this trouble spot.
Only the Origins remained standing there, exchanging looks.
Sure enough, I really ought to rein myself in a little!
Although Xiao Xiao was indeed adorable and seemed very easy to fool, having those two ancient, shrewd in-laws around was still just a tiny bit scary. He only hoped they wouldn't get any strange ideas. He had merely flirted a little; he hadn't actually done anything.
In an instant.
As the blood mist dispersed, Lynn's vision slowly returned.
But the moment it did, a bewildered expression appeared on his face, because he immediately realized that the place he had warped to was not his home in Dark Night City, but...
Lynn raised his head.
In the dark, cavernous underground hall, enormous marble pillars stood on either side. Ancient patterns were densely engraved across the floor and the walls overhead, while countless chains crisscrossed all around, constantly clattering as they scraped against one another.
"You're here?"
An exceptionally gentle voice drifted out from the depths.
Then the surrounding darkness lit up, and twelve enormous golden wings slowly unfurled. The entire hall filled with that sacred, warm radiance. Under Lynn's dazed gaze, the holy angel bound by countless menacing chains appeared before him with a smile.
Ah!
An angel's smile!
"M-Matriarch..."
Lynn gazed blankly up at that vast, holy presence.
"I intervened and brought you here. What? After causing such an enormous uproar, you didn't even think to report to your immediate superior? Hmm?"
The Self-Binding Angel tilted her chin slightly, looking at him sidelong with gentle eyes. She was breathtakingly beautiful.
For some reason, Lynn actually felt a little embarrassed,