After the meeting ended, the three angels departed to finish their individually assigned tasks. Gabriel departed with Laguel, and Michael moved separately. They did this because although the three men they were seeking out lived in the same place, the Golden Constellation had moved to another location for the purpose of training. Arriving at the destination, Gabriel looked intently at the high-rise building.0

“Laguel.” After having quietly stood in the back, Laguel raised her head at the sudden call. “Thank you…for everything you had done until now.”0

Laguel looked surprised to hear this.0

“We will soon have to go inside. Nobody knows whether only one of us or both of us will be able to come out.“ Gabriel stopped for a moment before she continued. “Other people complain that we talk a lot for those who give out orders from the safety of the backlines. But I want to tell them this…“0

“…“0

“Right now, we are working with our lives on the line.“0

“Gabriel…“0

“Raise your head and puff out your chest. If this is our last, we should at least go confidently. It’s not like we committed a sin concerning this matter.“0

Laguel didn’t say anything for a while. Despite what Gabriel was saying, her voice was trembling.0

“Let’s go save the universe from a disastrous crisis.“ Gabriel moved her feet. And as they separated, Laguel tried to capture Gabriel’s last moments as long as possible. Gabriel was walking with her wings heavily slouched, and Laguel did the same, as it could be the last time they were seeing each other.0

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The morning sunlight shone over his eyelids, and Chi-Woo opened his eyes. He saw the empty bed and sighed in relief. Then he glanced at the ring on his finger and smacked his lips. It was the gift that the owner of the ramen store had given him as...6