1.42. Truce

{REVITALIZATION OF SYSTEM}

{YOU ARE AN ANGEL}

{Length of service: 189th reincarnation}

{PU'ER GREENWOOD_ANGEL_OF_THE_190TH_REINCARNATION}

{Memories of the previous life has been erased}

{Class Operative: SUBMARINE}

{WARNING: PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE NEAREST TEMPLE TO BE OF SERVICE TO THE ANGEL'S HAVEN}

{Karma: [CALCULATING..]}

{Karma: +25}

Was the second thing I saw when I opened my eyes.

What is this? Is it the thing Avner was referring to? Golden text, it looked familiar yet foreign.

No, no. This isn't. important. What's important is as the first thing I saw the moment I opened my eyes.

"Uwah!?"

"Stay still."

He pressed a finger on my forehead, I can't move!!

W-What happened? I slept, didn't I..

I forgot our meeting?!

That's right. I got mad and slept on the floor and..

Then why is Avner here? Where am I? Outside? My glasses aren't with me.

"W-What happened? Where is this?"

Oh no. My naked face is being shown and Avner is giving me a leg pillow. He's giving me a leg pillow! Oh my God!

My mind can't function properly!

"You don't.. remember?"

He looked down at me, blood rushed to my head.

Ah! Don't look at me like that! I turned away and covered my face with my hands. I'm sorry I'm crushing your legs. You gave me a leg pillow yourself!

Calm down Pu'er. Analyze the situation. What exactly happened after I slept? Slept?

Did Avner break into my house and steal me? That sounds plausible. How did he do that though, is the question.

"No."

My voice sounded so cute and frail. I'm like a princess in a knight's embrace.. except that I'm not.

"Look at me."

"No!"

He squished my face and forced me to face him. A grim expression on his face– w-what? I didn't put on any makeup so there shouldn't be any ugly eyeliners.

"You don't remember what you did?"

"W-What did I do?!"

Panicked, I rose. Goodbye leg pillow, may we meet again.

This is.. the garden park.

"What? I-I thought I was.."

I looked at Avner, his thinking face was so cool. What is he thinking about I wonder?

Ah, speaking of which. If I'm here then.. what about my parents?

The thought of it pained my heart. Which made me feel the pain in my stomach, like someone had just punched me.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

I don't want to talk about it.

"Then should I walk you home?"

"Walk me home eh? How did I leave home?"

When did it happen?

"You don't remember that either?"

"No I don't.."

"Here. Go contact your parents."

He held my glasses..

"I-I can't.. I don't remember anything. Why I'm I here?"

If my parents found out that I went out without their permission.. I'm going to blow up the family. But what other options do I have?

I don't want to make them mad anymore.

But I can't.

I don't want to see them arguing.

But I can't.

I don't want to be the reason why they're mad.

It's inevitable.

I'm scared.

I felt a warm touch on my head.

I looked at Avner. He's blurry.

Am I crying?

"Fine. I'll call them instead. And I'll do the explaining. Don't worry."

The blur only became worse.

My thoughts were empty. Only the present, this feeling, this sensation..

"Avner.. thank you.."

You're the only one who understands me.

===

What happened after that was as expected. Avner walked me home, my parents who were arguing had a time out and tried to mend the situation. They had just realized that I ran away from home.. not quite. I just went to meet Avner.

I was about to enter my room when I realized how the door was locked from the inside–

Fortunately there was a master key to release the lock which Lily managed to find.

The only conjuncture I could come up with was that I made my escape out of the house through the window.

Seven stories high.

That's insane.

I don't even remember doing that! Did I become delirious?!

Or could it be because of this thing? What submarine class operative? And reincarnation cycle? Avner told me to meet Cain the following Monday to confirm something, and not to find this temple so soon.

Having settled down, Avner left with my parents thanking him vehemently.

But peace was short-lived.

I was given a good scolding for something I don't even remember doing. I became fed up and locked myself inside my room, and cried to sleep. I dreamt of confessing to Avner of course.

But I don't remember his reply.

I spent my weekend fretting and wracking my mind. I wasn't even in the mood to write my blog.

===

I walked into class. He was talking to Ares. First Ares noticed me and waved, then 'he' turned to me, my heart went doki-doki.

Oh no..

What was his reply? I don't remember! Lily doesn't remember either!

I know I confessed to him.. right? It happened in my dream, there's no way I didn't confess to him?

Why did my awakening have to come at such an important time! Look what you've done! You just erased a super important memory of mine.

"Morning."

"M-Morning.."

H-He greeted me first. D-Does this mean his reply was a yes?

"Let's go."

"G-Go?"

"To see the teacher."

"Ah.. yes.."

That's right. Cain. We need to explore my abilities as an angel.. fledgling, as Avner calls it.

What a mysterious phenomenon.

What will my life become of now?

We came to function room 10. Avner entered, I followed.