The giant dome of light slowly cracks and breaks apart.
*!!*
And then Eissen and Diva emerge from it.
Raven, Robert, Martina, and Raiya, who were caught up inside the dome of light, weren’t truly trapped inside. Through their eyes, they simply lie down on the ground with a bright dome giving them shelter from the outside. They all can simply walk out of the dome of light, but they aren’t exactly in a condition to do so, except Raven. He decided to stay to take care of the others regarding the unknown factors about this dome of light to him. Not to mention that to everyone outside Diva’s consciousness, time has only moved forward for an entire minute. To them, Diva and Eissen just stand completely still, facing one another, not moving an inch the entire time.
“L-Leader?!” said Raven.
“W-What just happened? What was that bright light that covered all of us? For some reason, the bright light doesn’t hurt us, and it feels rather pleasant while I am inside it.”
Eissen smiles after hearing Raven’s explanation about the dome of light.
“Don’t worry about it, Raven-kun! It is an ability that has been bestowed upon both Mari-chan and me as the Support and the Judge by God!” said Eissen.
“What was the purpose of that, Leader?”
“To save Diva-chan from her past.” answers Eissen with a smile.
“Huh?”
“Don’t worry, Raven-kun! The only thing you need to know is the fact that Diva-chan and that demon are no longer connected! She’s free now!”
“I-Is that so, Leader? Phew! Thank goodness. . .”
“KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!”
About 10 meters away from everyone else, Mari is currently holding the fallen angel by the neck with her right hand, lifting it upwards and strangling its neck with the strength of her Vein armor.
“Oh! Ei-chan is out! THAT MEANS YOU’RE DONE FOR, LITTLE DEMON!!”
“KRAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!”
*!!*
While being strangled by Mari around the neck, the fallen angel slowly deforms and changes its form violently.
It no longer has any trace of Diva’s appearances. Its face looks abstract, full of holes, ugly, and deformed beyond recognition; it doesn’t look like a human being’s head anymore. Its body is also full of holes and wounded all over the place. Its wings are no longer feathery; they look like bat wings instead. They are chipped and torn across their shape. Its legs and hands are covered in black fur belonging to a wild beast, each with sharp claws on both its fingers and toes.
“Is this your true form or something? You are way uglier than I imagined!” said Mari, smiling mockingly.
She summons the Sword of Purification in her left hand.
“Your show’s over, demon! It was slightly interesting, but to be frank, you bring nothing to the table! I’ve fought the Seventh Strongest Believer at a stage where the best of the best of Believers gathered in one place from all over the world! Compared to her and them, you looked like a joke! You don’t even fit in the conversation!”
*STAB*
“KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!!”
Mari stabs the fallen angel right in its torso.
*SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
“KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!”
This time, its body is smoking, and it quickly disintegrates.
*SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
After only three seconds, its entire body vanishes, and there is a black smoke left behind.
“Huh? What’s this?”
“KYAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!”
The black smoke suddenly let out such a loud and ear-deafening scream right in front of Mari, but Mari wasn’t affected in the slightest, so she simply stood there and looked confused. After two seconds, the black smoke entirely vanishes from her sight. The demon has been successfully dealt with.
Mari unsummons the Sword of Purification and turns around towards Eissen.
“EI-CHAN!!”
She calls out to Eissen and gives him a wide grin and a peace sign with her right hand. Eissen smiles and relaxes after knowing that the demon has been dealt with.
*THUD*
He falls on his butt from how relaxed his entire body is.
“Haaaaaa! It’s over!”
“Is it, Leader?”
“Yeah! Let’s move everyone from here!”
“Alright!”
“MARI-CHAN!! PLEASE HELP US OUT!! WE’RE MOVING EVERYONE FROM HERE!!”
“ALRIGHT, EI-CHAN!!”
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17 July 2018
Tomorrow Morning
Mari, Eissen, and Raven have moved everyone to a nearby 10-story building in the city of Los Angeles. They brought everyone here and laid them all down side by side.
Everyone had fallen asleep, and the three of them decided to also sleep here together with everyone else. Though after both Raven and Eissen fell asleep quickly, Mari erected a small green fire dome to protect all of them from possible harm coming their way during their sleep, though it seems like no one even knows that there are seven people who sleep atop this rooftop.
“. . .”
Mari was the first to wake up, and she immediately stood up and discarded her green fire dome. She walks over towards the edge of the rooftop and sees a beautiful sunrise on the horizon, rising from behind the mountain with the giant letters that spell ‘HOLLYWOOD’.
*inhales exhales*
“Mmmmhhhhhhhh!!!”
Mari takes a deep breath as she stretches her hand upwards.
“Aaahhhh!! This feels so good! The sight of a sunrise is always so beautiful! As expected of the God that chose me, He is the best Artist in all the world!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!”
Mari puts her hand in front of her face and laughs hysterically. She is praising God in her own way, which is unique to her. Though her words sound arrogant, there is no pride in her heart, and it was just simply her eighth-grade syndrome in action.
*!*
But then she felt that someone was staring at her back as she was in a pose. She turns around in fear, but not because her life is in danger in any way, but because of the embarrassment that is going to come if the person staring was not Eissen.
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“W-What are you doing?” asks Diva.
“UUMM!! UUHH!! I WAS--!! UUHHH!!”
Mari’s face turned extremely red. She feels like she’s dying from embarrassment.
Diva woke up and sat up on the ground. The first thing she saw and heard after waking up from the nightmare last night was the sight of Mari, striking a childish pose as if she were in a hero show.
“UUM!! I WAS--!! UUHH!! I---!!”
“Well, never mind that! Uum. . .”
“M-Mari-san is fine, Diva-san. . .”
“M-Mari-san!”
Diva stands up and walks closer towards Mari. Mari was scared and confused at the same time.
“Thank you for saving me, Mari-san!”
Diva suddenly bows her head towards Mari. She is showing her gratitude from last night.
“Y-You’re wel--!! Wait a minute! Ei-chan was the one who saved you! Thank him instead!” said Mari as she pointed her finger at Eissen on the ground.
“You are right! But I already thanked him last night during that. . . whole thing.”
“Oh. . .”
“But none of this was possible if it weren’t for you!”
Diva lifts her head and stares at Mari with a smiling and relieved face.
“Eissen-kun looks so happy whenever he mentions you last night!”
*!*
“H-He is?”
“Yup!”
Diva nods with a joyful smile at Mari.
“D-Diva-san! What have you done with Ei-chan during your relationship?” asked Mari as she puckered her mouth and twiddled her fingers.
Diva was a bit startled by her question.
“Uuhh. . . We didn’t really do much aside from smiling towards one another as we killed people in cold blood. . .” answers Diva with a red face.
“(Eh?)” thinks Mari in her head, confused.
“Oh! W-We did share a kiss once. . .”
*!!!*
“WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT???”
Mari suddenly shouted so loudly and in shock that she startled Diva. She was pulling her hair out as she screamed.
“YOU KISSED EI-CHAAAANNN??”
“W-well, he kissed me first. . .”
“WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT???”
Mari shouts loudly once again. She’s pulling her hair harder than before, and her face is in shock as well.
“I-I-I SIMPLY RETURNED HIS KISS!! THAT IS ALL!!”
“GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!”
Mari’s anger is about to explode, but she quickly calmed herself down.
“Where was it?”
“Huh? Uuhh, if I remember correctly, we were inside a deep forest where our temporary house was located. He came on to me, and I felt like it would be rude not to kiss him back. . .” said Diva with a quiet volume, for how embarrassed she is explaining it.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”
“N-NO?”
Mari shouted in anger and frustration, and it left Diva even more confused than before.
“I MEANT, WHERE DID YOU KISS HIM? NOT THE PLACE WHERE YOU KISSED!!”
“O-OOHH!!! It-it-it was. . .”
Diva looked down and couldn’t bear to stare at Mari.
“On the lips. . . It was both of our first kisses. . .”
“HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH???”
Mari was in complete shock, and she just froze for ten entire seconds.
“M-Mari-san? Hello? Mari-san?”
Diva called out to Mari, but she did not respond.
And then Mari just looked down. Her face looked dejected and disappointed.
“I see. . . I can’t have Ei-chan’s first kiss. . .”
“M-Mari-san! But that’s as far as we ever went in our relationship! The way we’re dating is completely different from how the rest of the world is doing it! At least from what I’ve researched online.”
Diva leans close towards Mari’s ear.
*!!!*
And Mari’s face immediately went red and surprised.
“I-I-I-I-I-I-I see. . .”
*!*
Diva holds both of Mari’s hands and lifts them towards her chest. She closes her eyes.
“Mari-san! Eissen-kun and I broke up a long time ago! There’s nothing between us anymore! He’s all yours, Mari-san!”
Mari felt how genuine her words were that she almost shed a tear just by being at the receiving end of her sincere feelings. Diva smiles at Mari.
“Please take care of Eissen-kun, Mari-san!”
Mari couldn’t help but smile back at her, sincerely.
“I-I will, Diva-san!”
They stared at each other for a few seconds, and then they let go of each other's hands to look at and admire the beautiful sunrise this morning.
“So, what are you gonna do from now on, Diva-san?”
“. . .I’m not sure just yet. Eissen-kun wanted me to leave the Underworld, but I’ve lived in the Underworld this whole time, so leaving so suddenly doesn’t feel right. But at the same time, after hearing Eissen-kun’s most honest feeling, I felt like there is a push inside me that made me want to consider leaving.”
“Me personally, I agree with Ei-chan as well! Nothing good will come if you stay in the Underworld! Not to mention you’ll meet other people just as strong as me to beat up anyone from the Underworld! Who knows that you might be killed by them in the future!”
“Ahahahaha! Thanks for the warning, Mari-chan! I’ll keep that in mind!”
“Hmmmmm, still, after everything said and done, I GUESS EI-CHAN’S VIRGINITY IS STILL MINE TO TAKE!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! EVEN THOUGH I AM SUPER BUMMED OUT ABOUT HIS FIRST KISS, BUT AT LEAST HIS BODY IS GOING TO BE ALL MINE!! MWAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!”
“Y-Yes, of course, Mari-san! He’s all yours!”
“What the heck are you two talking about first thing in the morning?” said Eissen.
*!!!!*
Both Diva and Mari turn around and see that everyone else has woken up. They both started sweating, and their faces turned red.
“I-IT’S NOT WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE!!”
“SHE’S RIGHT, EI-CHAN!!”
“Yeah, no! There are no excuses for that blunder.” said Raiya.
“Two perverts. . .” said Martina.
“Who knew you’ve been dating the same type of girl in a row, Eissen-sama. . .” said Robert.
“What a morning conversation. . .” said Raven.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”
Both of them screamed in harmony over their embarrassment towards the whole group.
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20 minutes later
Everyone has properly woken up, and they are all ready to start their day. Diva and the others have already prepared their capsule coppers on the rooftop.
All five of them are lining up side by side, standing against Mari and Eissen.
“THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU TWO!!” said all five of them in harmony.
The five of them bow their heads towards Mari and Eissen.
“Y-You’re welcome!” said Mari.
“P-Please lift your heads, guys!” said Eissen.
They all lift their heads.
“So, what are you guys going to do?” asked Eissen.
“We’re going to think of what we’re gonna do for our lives from now on!” answers Diva.
“Is that so? How about you guys?” asks Eissen with a smile.
“Well, I mean, she’s our leader, so we’re gonna have to listen to her!” said Raiya.
“True, true!” said Martina.
“Well then, Eissen-sama!” said Raven.
“This is goodbye!” said Robert.
“I hope we can meet again in the future!!” said Raiya.
“Farewell, everyone!!” said Eissen.
Everyone gets into their chopper after greeting each other farewell. Diva looks at Mari and smiles. Mari can’t help but smile back at her. They both wave goodbye silently.
*WWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*
And then their chopper flies into the sky and moves towards the east, leaving the city and the two of them behind.
“. . .”
“Alright, then, let’s get ready for our daily Judge duty today!!” said Eissen.
“Not yet!”
*?*
“What’s wrong?”
Mari summons the Sword of Purification in her hand, and she gives it to Eissen.
“You still haven’t given me your memory yet, Ei-chan!! No more excuses or delays, please!”
“OH! R-Right! I completely forgot about that! Well then!”
Eissen proceeds to take the Sword of Purification and stabs his own chest with it.
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.
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Mari has finally received everything that Eissen has been going through in his entire life.
“. . .”
Mari sheds a tear, but she quickly wipes it off her face.
“E-Ei-chan!”
“Hm? Yes?”
“Can you please stand on your knees on the floor?”
“Huh? What are you plotting?”
“P-Please just do it without questioning anything!”
Eissen is rightfully confused.
“Okay. . .?”
But he does exactly what Mari requested and kneels vertically on the floor in front of her.
“Close your eyes!”
“. . .”
Eissen is confused, yet he still closes his eyes as Mari instructed.
“. . .”
All of a sudden, he felt a soft pressure against his entire face.
“M-Mari-chan!! WHAT IS THIS?”
Eissen tries to break free, but Mari uses her Vein armor to keep him still.
“MARI-CHAN!! OII!!!”
*!!*
But then Eissen stops trying to free himself. He felt Mari’s hand rubbing his hair.
Turns out, Mari hugs Eissen’s head and buries his face into her tummy.
“Ei-chan, have you finally felt like you’re in the right direction?”
Hearing that question, Eissen shed a single tear subconsciously. He grabs one of Mari’s arms and holds it tight.
“I am.”
Mari smiles, hearing his answer.
“Then that’s good.”
They continue to hug each other in silence for a while as the sunrise warms them up gently. They let go of their hugs and stand up.
“E-Ei-chan! One more thing!”
“Huh?”
Mari walks to the front and stands 30cm away. She puts her hand on her face and takes a pose.
“MY NAME IS KOBAYASHI MARI!! SHE WHO WAS CHOSEN BY THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE TO BE THE JUDGE OF GREED WHO WIELDS THE POWER OF DEATH IN HER SCYTHE!! THE ONE WHO FIGHTS EVIL AS THE PROTECTOR OF THE WORLD!!”
*!!*
Eissen was surprised to see her eighth-grade syndrome out of nowhere. And then she suddenly points her finger at Eissen’s face.
“EI-CHAN!! YOU WHO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY GOD AS WELL TO BECOME MY PARTNER IN DUTY!! WOULD YOU CONSIDER BECOMING MY LONG-LIFE PARTNER AS WELL? IF YOU ACCEPT THIS CONTRACT, OUR SOULS WILL BE BOUND BY A LOVER’S CONTRACT FOR ALL ETERNITY!! HOW ABOUT IT, EI-CHAN?!”
Eissen was caught off guard, and his face turned red slightly. He has imagined scenarios like this one in his head for a long time now, but he would have never expected that he would be the one getting asked out instead.
*?*
But then Mari loses her pose and her chuuni demeanor. She now shakes and trembles as she twiddles her fingers.
“I-I-I love you, Ei-chan! Please go out with me. . .”
“PFFTT!!”
*!!!*
But Eissen suddenly almost laughed, but he held it back by covering his mouth with his hand.
“WHA-?? HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT MY LOVE CONFESSION, EI-CHAN? THAT’S TOO CRUEL!!”
“N-No, no! I was laughing because of how adorable you looked when you tried to be strong and hold your embarrassment back!! I’m sorry if it looked that way!”
“Mmhhhhh!!”
Mari’s face is annoyed, but she still looks adorable to Eissen.
*!*
But then this time, Eissen also takes a pose and puts his hand on his face as well.
“MY NAME IS EISSEN DIVALO! I AM THE ONE WHO WAS CHOSEN BY GOD TO BE YOUR PARTNER IN DUTY!! THE SUPPORT OF THE SIXTH JUDGE, THE JUDGE OF THE GREED! I’VE HEARD YOUR REQUEST, OH, MY HONORED JUDGE!! I ACCEPTED YOUR PROPOSAL!! LET OUR SOULS BE BOUNDED BY OUR SACRED LOVER’S CONTRACT!!”
“. . .”
Mari was taken aback. Seeing Eissen talking in a similar chuuni fashion like her feels a bit jarring to her.
And then Eissen also exits his chuuni pose.
“Basically, I am saying, yes, Mari-chan! D-Did I do it right?” said Eissen with a smile.
“. . .”
Mari starts tearing up, and then she runs to Eissen and lunges at him. Eissen catches and embraces her in his arms. They both are hugging each other silently as Mari is also silently crying from happiness.
