NOVEL WEB Chapter 41: Practicing Shooting Has Benefits?
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Staring at the black wings on the back of Shiina Mahiru, Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes flickered with surprise.
She couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "This girl… she wasn't actually an Angel before, was she?"
Those wings were clearly different from their Devil wings!
"Looks like this newcomer isn't so simple." Busujima Saeko leaned in, giving her evaluation.
"You sneaky cat."
Utaha rolled her eyes at her, feeling a bucketful of resentment.
Listening to her "music" every night before bed—how could she not hold a grudge?
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On the other side.
Mahiru flapped her wings and curiously reached out to touch them.
They were warm! They were truly a part of her body like her tail.
Thinking about that tail, Mahiru's face flushed slightly.
A tail… that was a nasty organ!
Lynn walked up beside her and reached out to touch them as well.
"Hmm, kind of like petting a cat."
"Uh…" Mahiru's eyes wavered in slight panic.
Lynn's touch gave her a strange feeling.
When she touched them herself, it didn't feel like this.
Why was it different when Lynn did it?
It felt… nice.
A strange urge welled up inside her—she wanted to lie in Lynn's arms and let him keep stroking her.
"Mahiru, try attacking those zombies."
Lynn's words snapped her back to reality.
"Ah… okay."
Mahiru immediately became flustered.
Lynn sighed. "Use your wings."
With his reminder, Mahiru calmed herself down.
Taking a deep breath—
She swung her black wings forward with force!
A strong gust of wind blew her golden hair into disarray.
One by one, the black feathers shimmered with both white and black light.
Swish—
A sound like the tearing of air whizzed through the night sky!
Boom! Boom!
The feathers pierced through the zombies, blasting into the filthy ground and leaving crater-sized holes.
The power was decent. For a lower-ranked Devil, this was already quite impressive.
Lynn shifted his gaze from the ground to the zombies.
What intrigued him more was Mahiru's light-and-dark attributes.
The zombies struck by the light-infused feathers slowly dissolved, as if burned by searing flames, releasing wisps of white smoke.
Meanwhile, those hit by the dark-infused feathers were devoured by a sludge-like energy, vanishing entirely.
Burning and corrosion?
Mahiru's abilities seemed to add some kind of debuff to enemies.
And…Light attributes really were a natural enemy of Devils.
Lynn turned his head to look at Utaha and the others, who had unknowingly distanced themselves by several dozen meters from Mahiru.
When their gazes met, Utaha gave an awkward smile and uneasily rubbed her arm, looking at Mahiru with clear apprehension.
"Master, are you sure Mahiru wasn't actually an Angel?"
Utaha's expression was complicated.
Could it be that Lynn had actually corrupted a real Angel?
Otherwise, how could she explain Mahiru's light attribute… and that divine aura?
When the light attribute appeared just now, Utaha felt like she had encountered her natural predator, sending chills down her spine!
Even Saeko and the others weren't spared.
With all this commotion, calling Mahiru a Devil—who would believe it?
"Mahiru, show them your Devil wings."
Lynn didn't waste time arguing and simply told her to prove it.
Mahiru quickly revealed her Devil wings.
Mahiru's fallen angel wings were a skill, not her real wings.
And she didn't want any misunderstandings with her fellow familia members because of her abilities.
In her eyes, since everyone was Lynn's followers, they were like family. And she cherished family deeply.
So, she didn't want any unnecessary conflict.
"Well… turns out she really is a Devil."
Utaha's tone was still conflicted.
A Devil… with traits exclusive to Fallen Angels. And even possessing the holiness of an Angel?
This…It was hard to judge.
"Lynn-sama, the gun."
At that moment, Takagi Saya came running over, panting, her chest bouncing with each step.
Lynn took the gun from her.
"Hmm, a Desert Eagle."
It didn't quite suit Mahiru's petite frame, and the recoil was quite strong.
But then again…She was a Devil.
"Infuse it with your light attribute and see what happens."
Mahiru took the gun, looking serious as she slowly infused it with light energy, then—
Bang!
"Ah… I missed…"
Mahiru curled her toes in embarrassment.
"That's on me—I forgot you've never handled a gun before."
Lynn thought for a moment, then stepped behind Mahiru, placing his hands over hers.
Mahiru bit her lip and instinctively folded her wings inward, allowing Lynn to press closer.
Lynn didn't hesitate, gripping her hands firmly and instructing, "Keep infusing light energy."
"Mm~"
Mahiru's tone sounded… off.
Lynn's breath was so close.
Her ears—Her weak spot had been touched…
Her chest rose and fell more noticeably, her body softening as she unconsciously leaned into Lynn's embrace.
Utaha: ??
Practicing shooting has such benefits?!
Saeko's eyes gleamed with intrigue. "Looks like I need to learn how to shoot too."
Utaha followed up without missing a beat. "Then I can't fall behind. I'm the most diligent learner, after all."
Yotsuya Miko: ...
I can't watch this.
Are they really here to learn shooting?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Lynn guided Mahiru's hands, firing bullets into the zombies.
"The effect is mediocre." Lynn frowned slightly.
But it wasn't Mahiru's fault.
"Ordinary human weapons can't handle too much magic."
"But it's still barely usable."
It seemed he needed to find Mahiru a proper weapon.
And…Zombies couldn't really showcase her light attribute's advantage against Devils.
They needed to find a stray Devil to test on.
Lynn let go of Mahiru's hands.
Mahiru suddenly felt… empty.
She stood there, dazed for a moment, before realizing she was still leaning against Lynn.
"S-Sorry!"
Mahiru quickly straightened up, her face burning red.
"No worries. If you want to lean on me, you can stay like that forever."
Lynn smirked, teasing the angelic girl.
F-F-Forever?!
Whoosh—
Mahiru felt her brain overheating.
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