Rei Ao walked to the entrance in frustration.
His good moment had been completely interrupted.
When he turned around, he saw that Mai had finished dressing at lightning speed.
It seemed that deepening his relationship with the shy Mai would take more than just a few sweet words.
"Sigh..."
Since things had come to this, he decided to see who had disturbed him.
He grasped the doorknob and turned it.
As soon as the door opened.
"!!!"
A blinding holy light made him squint.
And then a sweet voice followed.
"Hello, I'm Gabriel White Tenma. I just moved in next door and brought a gift for you."
Looking at the fruit basket in the hands of this golden-haired, dazzling angel, Rei Ao's frustration vanished instantly.
"Gabriel, it's me, Rei Ao."
"Huh?"
Gabriel looked up and, seeing Rei Ao, was surprised.
"Rei Ao-senpai, do you live here?"
Rei Ao frowned: "Weren't you sent by Heaven to observe me?"
Why did she seem more surprised than he was?
"Um..."
Gabriel realized Rei Ao had misunderstood.
So she explained: "I found this place on my own, not arranged by Heaven."
She emphasized again, "It's really just a coincidence."
"Oh?"
Rei Ao raised his eyebrows slightly.
Since Gabriel hadn't fallen yet, he was still willing to believe what she said.
And it did seem like a coincidence.
But he still had a question.
"Does Heaven have the ability to monitor the human world?"
He would be quite upset if someone was spying on him.
Realizing what Rei Ao was thinking, Gabriel quickly waved her hands.
"We can't do that in Heaven."
"Not only us, but the Demon Realm and the Afterlife also can't."
"Under the restrictions of the three-way agreement, no realm can directly observe or influence the human world. That's why it takes us much longer to even detect magical beasts."
Speaking of this, Gabriel looked a bit sorrowful.
If they could observe magical beasts in real-time, perhaps many tragedies could have been avoided.
Those who died could only be classified as accidental deaths, with the true cause never revealed.
"I see."
Rei Ao breathed a sigh of relief.
If his intimate moments with his woman were being monitored, he might really have to take it up with Heaven.
"I'll accept the gift, then."
"Welcome to the neighborhood, Gabriel."
Hearing this, Gabriel gave a pure smile that even captivated Rei Ao.
"That's great! Please take care of me!"
...
After Gabriel left, Rei Ao was still reminiscing about that smile.
Such a pity.
This pure Gabriel would eventually fall.
Of course.
In her case, it was less about falling and more about her true nature revealing itself.
It was just that in Heaven, these instincts were suppressed.
Now that she was in the human world, they were very likely to be unleashed.
'Cherish the cute angel while she's still around.'
Rei Ao sighed softly, shaking his head.
This was actually a good thing for him.
Compared to the current Gabriel, the fallen Gabriel would be much easier to handle.
Yes.
The wolf had now set his sights on both the angel and the demon.
"Who was it?"
Mai came over, her face still flushed, though her breathing had calmed.
"Remember the angel I mentioned?"
"I remember. Wait! You mean..."
Mai seemed to realize something.
Rei Ao nodded: "Yes, that angel—Gabriel White Tenma—has moved in next door."
"An angel is living next door to us?!"
Mai had never imagined such an experience.
In her surprise, she didn't even notice Rei Ao slowly approaching her and pinning her against the door.
"Ah, Rei Ao-kun, what... what are you doing?"
A hint of panic appeared on her beautiful face.
Rei Ao grinned mischievously: "Hehe, Mai should know that certain things aren't limited to the bedroom. The entranceway works too, you know."
"Huh?"
Mai knew all too well what this wolf had in mind.
She started to regret giving in to him the day before. It was like inviting the wolf into the house, only worse.
But Rei Ao preferred to call it "the lamb entering the tiger's den."
After all, she had willingly moved in and practically delivered herself to him.
Kissing Mai's smooth, white collarbone, he teased: "Mai, why don't you pick a spot you like? Consider it some pre-dinner exercise."
"You..."
Sakurajima Mai's face was flushed deep red.
"Pre-dinner exercise? You're just being a pervert!"
"Haha, but you fell in love with this pervert, didn't you?"
Rei Ao looked her over.
Finally, his gaze locked on her cherry-red lips.
Noticing where Rei Ao was looking.
Mai, in a panic, covered her mouth.
"N-No, you can't. My mouth still hurts from last time!"
"Uh..."
Rei Ao was embarrassed.
Could he really be blamed for that?
It wasn't his fault that Mai's lips were so small.
Just as Rei Ao was thinking about how to persuade Mai, a notification sounded from the chat group.
[Ding! Stella has sent you a trade request!]
[Trade request]: Convince Principal Kurono Shinguuji to grant her a single room.
[Ding! Please set your trade terms!]
Sigh!
His moment was interrupted yet again!