Chapter 143: The Angel Who Goes on a Date (8)

Episode 143: The Angel Who Goes on a Date (8)

What is the reason for Leffrey’s smile.

Was it because beautiful women, the kind you wouldn’t be ashamed to be seen with, were approaching him with obvious interest? Or was it because he was looking forward to spending time with Soya at the water park?

Of course, those weren’t the reasons.

Mari, the half-dragon he protected, had said these words to him before leaving:

‘There are unforgivable sinners in this world.’, ‘They would do anything to buy indulgences.’, ‘Through seduction, threats, or any other means possible.’

It had already begun.

Leffrey sighed and slowly looked around.

Numerous women were glancing at him. All of them were wearing such revealing swimsuits that it was embarrassing to look at.

‘Hmm, what should I do?’

If they were enemies, then he would fight them. If they were villains, he would judge them or help them repent.

But the women approaching to seduce him weren’t sinners who deserved judgment.

‘That woman over there, she’s doing this to pay off her parents’ loan.’

A small water spirit whispered.

‘And the one next to her, that woman with orange hair, she was raised by the Dermatec Guild from childhood to do this kind of thing.’

‘Raised since childhood?’

‘People buy and sell other people, you know? They say she was sold off because of her parents’ debt.’

A slightly larger water spirit murmured.

‘And that woman over there is the same. But it seems the guild that owns her did something really scary. She’s trembling a little.’

Leffrey was a benefactor and friend of the Spirit King of Water, Naiad. It wasn’t strange for the water spirits to help Leffrey.

To the extent of naturally investigating the information about the women gathered here.

After receiving the spirits’ report, Leffrey asked again.

‘What do you mean by really scary? What did they do?’

Excluding the completely dry desert, water existed everywhere. From the highest snowy mountains to the deepest caves. Water flowed and stagnated in various forms.

And within each of those waters,

… spirits dwelled.

To be able to receive information from those spirits…

‘They’re saying that if she doesn’t bring results, then they’ll sell her and her daughter to a scary place!’

‘What a bastard! Threatening someone with their child!’

‘Right. Such a bastard!’

…meant that he could know almost everything about this world. Of course, it wasn’t something he could always do. After all, spirits could only maintain their physical form in places like Naiad’s Lake, or places blessed by a spirit king.

“…I really hate this.”

Leffrey’s expression turned incredibly cold.

The word ‘judgment’ echoed within the boy’s mind. With Leffriel still severely injured by the Inquisition Sword and asleep, the one muttering the word ‘judgment’ was none other than Leffrey himself

No matter how he looked at it, it was strange.

An incredibly blatant seduction attempt.

Even a naive, innocent boy like Leffrey could tell.

‘So that’s what’s going on. They were cornered, and that’s why they couldn’t take the time to approach me more subtly.’

The women, flustered by Leffrey’s ‘I really hate this.’, said,

“A-Are we too much?”

“We really don’t mean anything by it. We just thought you were here alone, so we…”

“It’s just, let’s just talk. Just…”

Leffrey looked at the woman whose voice was trembling and smiled brightly.

“Okay, let’s talk!”

* * *

Joo Se-ri, belonging to the Nokju Guild that was based in the northern part of Old Seoul. She was incredibly happy that the boy had agreed to talk to her, so happy she could cry.

‘I-I did it!’

The scary superhuman from her guild ordered her to bring results. Whatever this boy’s identity was, to be able to talk to him and build a relationship, that would surely count as results.

She had made a mistake during a meeting with executives, and if she failed to bring results this time, she could suffer a truly terrible fate.

Along with her precious daughter.

Imagining such a future, fear rose to her throat.

That there was no hope in this world. That there was only despair. Se-ri had thought that way since she was a child, a grade school student who hadn’t even graduated yet.

“So, what do you want to talk about?”

“Well, I just called out to you because you’re so cute.”

“Why don’t we introduce ourselves first?”

However, there were times when she forgot about those thoughts.

‘Such a warm voice.’

Joo Se-ri, at this moment, forgot her despair. And she, forgetting to even speak, slowly looked down at the owner of that voice.

Golden hair, the color of the morning sun, a warm light that doesn’t burn as intensely as the midday sun, yet just as bright. Unforgettable, kind eyes, and beautiful emerald irises.

It was as if she were looking at an angel.

Joo Se-ri, who had always resented the world and the heavens above, after what felt like years, thought of the word ‘angel’, holding back tears.

Her companions looked at her with a mixture of concern and resentment, watching her hold back tears, but…

She couldn’t speak.

At that moment, the boy who had been their target spoke.

“Noona, my name is Leffrey.”

The boy, with the kindest touch, wiped away the tears that were pooling in Joo Se-ri’s eyes.

“I’m a student at the Central Superhuman Academy, and my race is an angel.”

“Angel?”

“Ahah, you really do look like an angel. You’re so cute.”

As Leffrey introduced himself with a friendly demeanor, the other women saw it as an opportunity and casually tried to get closer to him.

They gently caressed his arm or ruffled his hair as if he were their little brother. Leffrey’s cheeks gradually reddened at the noona’s affectionate actions.

“Ah, wait a minute!”

Leffrey struggled and pushed them away, then looked at Joo Se-ri again.

“I’m so sorry for…”

Leffrey carefully continued his words.

“…being late.”

Just what on earth was he apologizing for? This was the first time Leffrey and Joo Se-ri had met, and they hadn’t even made a promise to meet. Then, what did he mean by “being late”?

While her two companions were tilting their heads in confusion, Joo Se-ri suddenly understood the meaning of the boy’s words.

“No.”

Behind the boy, she saw an image of something. An image of her younger self, still in school, praying. A girl offering a desperate prayer to escape the grasp of those scary men.

The girl who prayed every night, without rest, without sleep. That girl no longer needed to pray.

“Thank you for coming.”

* * *

Leffrey, the Connection Angel, had many connections. And If you were to pick the most powerful among them, it would be Park Jin-ho, the vice principal of the Central Superhuman Academy and the head of the Cheongu Guild.

With the Superhuman Management Bureau crumbling due to terrorism and scandal, the Cheongu Guild was rapidly gaining power and expanding its influence in this country.

A monster reaching everywhere it could reach, extending to every place it could extend. The Superhuman Management Bureau. No, a leviathan that sought to surpass even the Superhuman Management Bureau.

That was the goal of Park Jin-ho and Iriel.

Before the phone even rang once, a familiar voice was heard from the smartphone.

“Leffrey?”

“Professor Park Jin-ho. I have a favor to ask.”

“What kind of favor?”

Leffrey quickly opened his mouth.

“There are some bad people who need to be punished.”

And so the judgment was passed. Park Jin-ho said that he had already planned to make those who had wronged the Cheongu Guild pay for their deeds once the guild was more powerful, but if Leffrey was asking, he would make sure to collect the payment much sooner.

And Leffrey also asked him to protect the people who were trapped by that guild. Park Jin-ho, of course, agreed.

‘But surely he won’t be able to do anything to the *real* ones who rule this world. Even the Cheongu Guild wouldn’t be able to.’

But even so, just saving the woman who had been praying all her life was meaningful. And by judging those sinners who had tried to seduce Leffrey…

‘It’ll serve as a warning to the other factions.’

“Thank you.”

Leffrey ended the call.

[Answering an earnest prayer is an angelic act!]

[You have gained Angelic Power.]

“Haah.”

Leffrey, feeling the Angelic Power filling his heart, slowly turned his head at the sound of a sigh coming from behind him.

“Soya, you’re ba… ”

Leffrey couldn’t finish his sentence. Because Soya’s outfit was a bit shocking.

It was a revealing swimsuit. Though it was a little more modest than the swimsuits worn by those women earlier, but there wasn’t that much fabric covering her skin.

Even Soya herself was blushing as she wore it.

“S-Soya, what is that swimsuit?”

“I don’t know, it’s just a swimsuit.”

Soya turned her gaze away from Leffrey with an obviously sulky tone.

“What, did you think I’d come wearing a children’s swimsuit with frills like last time?”

For her to even mention that incident when he hadn’t even said anything…

‘It seems that the swimsuit she had to borrow last time has become a bit of a trauma.’

To be honest, Wol teased her too much. Leffrey, reflecting on his inability to stop Hongwol in time, asked again.

“Isn’t it uncomfortable?”

“I’m not uncomfortable at all. In fact, I like it.”

For something she claims to like, her gaze is darting around, and her body seemed to shrink in embarrassment.

But Leffrey decided to stay silent.

If that incident had become a complex for Soya, then it was his duty as a guardian angel to resolve it.

“Then, what should we ride first?”

Leffrey looked at Soya. It was hard to find a place to rest his eyes due to her figure, unlike her usual childish one, and so his face flushed red, but…?

‘It seems like she’s gotten a little smaller?’

Leffrey ended up having a question that an angel shouldn’t even be thinking about. Wait, smaller? What did he even mean by “smaller”, and was he already aware of it?

Truly, this was Leffrey, the Perverted Angel.

But this perverted angelic eye sometimes proved to be helpful.

Like in the current situation.

“First, let’s get a drink from the Hawaiian Pool on the northwest side of the park, then move 200 meters south and rent a sunbed. Then we’ll go clockwise, starting with the Super Wave, then the Flume Ride…”

Hehe- Soya confidently explained her plan. But unlike the confident Soya, Leffrey was flustered and panicking.

“S-Soya. What should we do about this. I, I only have this…”

“And after that, we’ll watch the Kraken Show and… Wait, Leffrey, why are you panicking so much?”

There’s no such thing as an eternally lasting potion. After all, mana, when concentrated in one place, always tries to disperse.

Moreover, for a potion containing a high-level time magic that allows you to borrow the appearance of an adult. It’s impossible for a potion with such effects to last for a long time.

Of course, according to Soya’s calculations, it should have lasted a little longer, but…

Anyway, what was happening now…

…Could be called a predetermined disaster.

Soya shrinking back to her original size, her swimsuit no longer fitting was slowly slipping off, Leffrey covering her with a towel while shouting “Lewd things are not allowed!” and the water spirits, sparkling, attracting people’s attention…

“…Ugh.”

Soya was completely frozen. But Leffrey knew well what this foreshadowed.

‘Something big is coming…!’

After asking the water spirits to take care of Soya’s and his belongings in the locker room, Leffrey activated Steps of the Fallen Angel Walking Through the Night and took to the skies.

An angel’s footsteps that’s undetectable.

And so Soya, cradled in Leffrey’s arms,

…cried her eyes out.

Just then, snow started falling heavily, and that’s how the date of the boy and girl came to an end.