Heaven.

More precisely, it was the celestial realm, often called the Heaven of Celestials, where Durandor and three other archangels knelt before the Great Archangel who gazed down at them.

Archangel Metatron, whose presence was so overwhelming that they weren’t even permitted to lift their gaze unless given permission.

He looked down at the four archangels and spoke.

[You have failed.]

A voice so overwhelming that even hearing it would drain a demon’s magical energy reverberated among the angels.

“We are deeply sorry.”

[O Angel of the Dawn, why is it that despite leading the angels to the Great Crusade, you have achieved nothing?]

At Metatron’s rebuke, Durandor lowered his head even further as he responded.

“I am sorry. Even if I had ten mouths, there is nothing I could say in my defense.”

[Enough. I did not summon you to reproach you. I simply wish to know how one thousand angels who joined the Great Crusade were obliterated.]

At Metatron’s words, Durandor, still with his head bowed, began to carefully recount the events he had witnessed.

[I see…]

Metatron gave a slight nod, as if there was no need to hear more, and spoke again.

[Angel of the Dawn, heed my words.]

“I am listening, O Great Archangel and Right Hand of the Divine One.”

[From now on, you shall manifest every angel under your command to the earthly realm, and you shall lead them in the Crusade of all angels.]

“…!”

Durandor and the other archangels, shocked, wore startled expressions.

“But if we do so, what if beings from other realms interfere-”

Metatron’s declaration was tantamount to a full-on, all-out assault with no fallback, and they were startled into voicing their concerns.

[There is no need for concern. If the Divine One reawakens, we will have nothing to fear, be it otherworldly beings or anything else. Do you, Angel of the Dawn, doubt the Divine One?]

At Metatron’s words, Durandor slammed his forehead into the ground as he spoke.

“Absolutely not!”

[Then that is all.]

Metatron spoke once more.

[Listen well, all angels, including the Angel of the Dawn. We are preparing for the Great Crusade. Manifest every angel on the earthly realm and prepare for the battle. Ready yourselves.]

The four archangels remained silent in response to Metatron’s words.

They simply spread their iconic wings wide and bowed their heads.

Seeing this, Metatron turned his brilliant, light-like form away.

[And I, too, shall descend to the earthly realm.]

With those final words, Metatron vanished completely from among the archangels.

Huff—huff…

As soon as Metatron disappeared, the four archangels exhaled heavily, as if they had coordinated it.

Even for archangels as strong as they were, facing a Great Archangel in person and having even a brief conversation with one was exhausting.

…Such was the immense power and presence of an archangel.

And because of that,

“If Lord Metatron descends to the earthly realm…”

“Then we need not worry about defeat in this Crusade.”

With broad smiles on their faces, the archangels finished speaking.

“Everyone, prepare for the Great Crusade.”

With Durandor’s confident voice, a tremendous divine power spread throughout the celestial realm.


“……”

When Kim Hyunwoo opened his eyes, he saw a very familiar ceiling.

Turning his head to the side, he noticed the familiar bedroom window. Staring absentmindedly at the sunlight streaming in through the window, he briefly wondered, ‘Why am I here again?’

After all, if he thought about it, the place where he had fallen asleep last night was his office.

“…Ah.”

As he absentmindedly recalled that, the memories of yesterday slowly came back to him.

The awkward situation caused by Rin’s sudden intrusion, completely devoid of any mood.

In that situation, Rin had expertly picked up on his hesitation and gently coaxed it away.

After that, things played out much like they had with Merilda.

“……”

Remembering how Rin had acted even more wildly than Merilda, Kim Hyunwoo turned his gaze to the black hair next to him in bed.

Seeing Rin, who appeared to be sleeping, Kim Hyunwoo instinctively reached out and gently stroked her hair.

“Heek—!”

“…You weren’t asleep?”

Kim Hyunwoo, caught off guard by the sudden reaction, responded with surprise.

Rin wriggled a bit before turning her body toward Kim Hyunwoo.

Of course, she was completely naked.

“Th-that is… When I actually woke up, I felt too embarrassed.”

Rin let out a soft whine, her face flushed red all the way to her ears as she hung her head low in front of Kim Hyunwoo. He couldn’t help but think how cute she looked and gently patted her head.

“After being so wild yesterday?”

“W-well, yesterday I just borrowed a bit of help from something else… Ugh, ugh…”

As she said that, the memory of yesterday seemed to flood back, and her face turned dangerously red. Seeing this, Kim Hyunwoo gently patted her back, telling her to calm down.

“Calm down.”

“Ugh, ugh…”

Unlike yesterday, Rin now had a timid and slightly gloomy expression. She kept her head down but subtly glanced up at Kim Hyunwoo.

“Was…yesterday not good for you?”

“It wasn’t bad at all. In fact, physically, it was rather-”

“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant-!”

Rin quickly covered her face in embarrassment and looked away for a moment before meeting Kim Hyunwoo’s gaze again.

“I mean, did you feel uncomfortable with the way I…requested affection like this?”

“Ah.”

At those words, Kim Hyunwoo immediately understood why Rin was feeling anxious.

It was true that yesterday, Rin had taken the lead in a rather aggressive manner.

“No, not at all.”

“R-really?”

“…Well, in the end, I enjoyed it too, so that’s why things went the way they did.”

Of course, it would be a lie to say he hadn’t been swept up in the moment, but that didn’t mean Kim Hyunwoo had done anything he didn’t want to do.

In the end, he had given in to his desires and indulged in Rin’s body.

“So, you don’t need to worry. I wasn’t uncomfortable at all.”

“Oh, I see…”

Rin’s previously timid expression vanished, replaced with a wide, relieved smile. Seeing this, Kim Hyunwoo smiled back before getting out of bed.

“Let’s head out now. If we stay too long, people might get suspicious.”

“Ah, got it.”

Rin got out of bed, only to see the messy state of the bed, and her face turned red again.

Kim Hyunwoo, realizing the sun was already high in the sky, quickly went to the wardrobe and started getting dressed.

But.

“My…Lord.”

“My Lord…?”

Before Kim Hyunwoo could even wonder about Rin calling him by a term he’d never heard her use before, he saw the shocked, pale look on her face.

“I…I don’t have any clothes.”

“Ah.”

At Rin’s words, Kim Hyunwoo let out a low groan as he remembered yesterday.

They had been in the office until the early hours of the morning, and for some crazy reason, they had come to the bedroom completely naked.

…And they hadn’t exactly walked over.

“Huh?”

As soon as he remembered that, Kim Hyunwoo realized the office was probably not in a normal state right now, and he broke into a cold sweat.

…The office was likely a complete mess.

‘Calm down.’

Kim Hyunwoo took a deep breath, calmed down, and quickly assessed the situation. He handed Rin some spare clothes since she had nothing to wear.

“Put this on and quickly run back to your room, okay? Can you do that?”

“I-I can do that.”

Although Kim Hyunwoo really wanted to accompany Rin to her room and get her clothes, it would draw too much attention. Besides, he was seriously worried about the state of the office.

“Alright, I’m heading to the office first. The state of the office-”

“Ah-”

It seemed like Rin had just remembered the state of the office too, as her face reddened once more. After confirming that she was dressed, Kim Hyunwoo quickly left the room and headed straight to the office.

Creak—!

When he hastily opened the office door, the scene inside was, of course, not ideal.

The office was a chaotic mess, with signs of last night’s activities everywhere. The cat’s ears Rin had been wearing were draped over a chair, and liquid from the bottle she had spilled was still wet on the floor near the desk.

“……”

If that was all he saw, Kim Hyunwoo might have breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that the office was in the same state as it had been last night meant no one had entered yet.

Unfortunately, there was one person in the office.

…Elena, who was standing in front of a mirror, holding up the crude cat cosplay outfit that Rin had taken off last night and sizing it against her body. The moment their eyes met in the mirror.

“Oh.”

“Oh.”

Kim Hyunwoo and Elena both let out a low groan in unison, completely involuntarily.

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