Anime Girls are Moist

Chapter 1174 1,173: Zelel's Shock, You Liar!

Zelel had spent so long in Heaven as a model honor student, and she had never seen anything like this before.

The angels in Heaven all kept themselves spotless and proper. Even when they fell in love, it was always one-on-one. A scene this chaotic had simply never existed there.

What made her feel even more like she was falling apart was the fact that the desperate cry for help she had heard just now had not come from someone facing a demon, nor from someone truly in danger, but rather…

She didn't dare think any further. Her face was so hot it felt like it was about to catch fire.

The holy light around her suddenly contracted, and in the blink of an eye, she vanished from the bedroom as though she had never appeared there at all.

Rei Ao raised a brow, then lowered his gaze to Mai Sakurajima, who was still mumbling in her sleep in his arms, his fingertips brushing over her cheek.

He really hadn't expected Mai's unconscious cry for help to actually summon an angel over.

Shaking his head, he bent down to kiss her forehead, held her a little tighter, then closed his eyes and drifted into a deep sleep as well.

Meanwhile, at Gabriel's apartment.

The bathroom door slid open, and Gabriel came out yawning.

There were still droplets of water on her face. She was wearing a T-shirt with a game logo printed on it, and her hair was a complete mess.

She had just been about to head back to her computer to continue grinding ranked when a blinding white light suddenly flared before her eyes, making her squint.

When the light faded and she saw who was standing there, she immediately frowned.

"Big sis, what are you doing up this late instead of sleeping?"

She was not even a little happy to see her sister.

Every time Zelel came over, the first thing she did was lecture her for three straight hours, saying she had fallen from grace and wasn't doing an angel's job anymore.

That all she ever did was hide out in her apartment playing games and eating junk food, making Heaven lose face.

Gabriel had already braced herself to be scolded. She had even prepared her rebuttals in advance.

But to her surprise, Zelel didn't say a single word.

Her cheeks were as red as a boiled shrimp, her eyes kept darting away, and everything about her seemed off.

She stumbled once, then, before Gabriel could ask anything else, covered her face and rushed straight into the guest room.

The door shut behind her, followed by the click of the lock.

Gabriel stood there scratching her messy hair, completely confused.

This wasn't right. Something was seriously wrong.

Whenever her sister came over, she usually started lecturing her before she had even changed her shoes.

And today she hadn't said a single word before running into a room and locking the door?

Had the sun risen in the west? Or had Gabriel spent so long gaming that she was starting to hallucinate?

She walked over to the guest room door and knocked, her voice full of confusion.

"Big sis? Are you okay? What kind of shock did you just take?"

Zelel's muffled voice came from inside, carrying the slightest tremor.

"I'm fine! Don't come in! Just go to sleep already!"

Gabriel raised a brow, even more puzzled.

Fine? Yeah, right. No way she was fine.

Normally, if Gabriel stayed up late gaming, her sister would have barged in long ago and smashed her computer.

And tonight she was actually telling her to hurry up and go to sleep?

Gabriel shook her head. She couldn't make sense of it, so she stopped trying.

As long as she wasn't getting lectured, who cared what kind of breakdown her sister was having?

She turned around, went back to her computer, put on her headset, and continued her ranked match, tossing the strange incident out of her mind.

Inside the guest room, Zelel had wrapped herself up in the blanket, her whole body burning hot.

Her heart was pounding wildly, like it was about to burst out of her chest.

The scene she had seen in that bedroom kept replaying in her mind over and over, impossible to shake.

That man—that man named Rei Ao—was actually with so many women at once. It was simply… shameless.

She had spent so many years in Heaven and had seen plenty of bad people.

Demons steeped in evil. Ruthless bandits. But she had never seen anyone like this.

A private life this chaotic completely shattered her understanding of things.

And yet, the more she told herself not to think about it, the clearer that scene became.

Along with it, that man's face kept resurfacing in her mind.

The look he had worn at the time held a trace of amusement, a trace of understanding, and not the slightest hint of panic.

As if being caught in a scene like that were the most normal thing in the world.

She buried her head deeper under the blanket, her face burning so hot it felt ready to ignite, her breathing growing unsteady too.

Just what kind of person was this man called Rei Ao?

What kind of pull did he have?

The more she thought, the messier her mind became, and she tossed and turned restlessly.

It wasn't until just before dawn that she finally drifted into a hazy sleep.

Even in her dreams, all she saw was the scene from last night, and those teasing eyes of his.

The next morning.

Sunlight filtered through the branches of the roadside trees.

There was a soft click from the lock, and the front door opened as Yukino Yukinoshita stepped out with her schoolbag on her back.

She wore a crisp uniform, her collar done up neatly, silver hair falling over her shoulders, the ends swaying gently in the breeze.

Her gaze landed on the figure leaning against the wall, and her steps stopped. The fingers gripping her bag strap tightened.

Rei Ao was standing there in a simple black hoodie.

The sunlight fell over him, outlining his figure in sharp relief.

A faint smile curved his lips as his gaze settled on her.

Yukino's heartbeat quickened for no reason, and a faint pink tint rose to the tips of her ears.

But her face still wore that same cool, distant expression, refusing to reveal even the slightest crack in her composure.

"So you're back."

Her voice was calm, though the very end of it carried the slightest tremble.

"When did you get here?"

Last night, she had still been complaining to Haruno, saying this man had been gone so long without even sending a message.

Haruno had teased her, saying she was lovesick, and Yukino had snapped back at her with a flushed face.

And yet this morning, the moment she stepped outside, she found him standing there as if he had already been waiting a long time.

Rei Ao stepped forward and braced an arm against the wall behind her, boxing her in between himself and the wall.

"I got back last night."

His voice was low, touched with the husky roughness unique to early morning, sounding right beside her ear.

"I came to see you the first chance I got. I missed you."

The tips of Yukino's ears turned even redder. Her lashes trembled lightly as she turned her head aside to avoid his breath. Her fingertips pressed against his chest, but with such little force it was more like a brush than a push.

"You're lying. You still smell like Mai and the others."

"Oh? So Yukino-chan noticed."

Rei Ao smiled and leaned closer to her.

"Don't fool around. This is right at the front door. My sister and mother might see us."

There was a warning in her voice, but not the slightest real intention of pushing him away.

If anything, her body leaned just a little closer toward him on its own.