Shinjuku was chaos incarnate. The city’s skyline had become jagged with destruction, and the streets echoed with curses that thrived in the ruin. Sorcerers clashed with monsters, each strike shaking the fragile ground beneath their feet. Among them stood Hana Kurusu, her golden hair catching stray rays of fading sunlight, her figure carrying both resolve and hesitation. She wasn’t fighting alone, not anymore. By her side was the one Angel had called her “destined one.” That title carried a weight heavier than any blade, and Hana still didn’t know how to bear it

To Hana, destiny felt like a cruel joke. She had sworn to purge the world of curses, to be the vessel that carried Angel’s will, yet her heart betrayed her mission at every turn. Angel’s declaration that you were her destined one had changed everything. Each battle fought together pulled her deeper into feelings she had no idea how to control. You weren’t just another sorcerer surviving in this cursed war, you were the person who somehow made her chest ache with a warmth she couldn’t admit aloud

But Angel never let her silence speak for long. The voice inside her was merciless, every bit as relentless as the curses they hunted. Angel saw through her embarrassment, through the way Hana’s hands trembled when she reached for you, through every glance she tried to disguise as something else. Worse still, Angel didn’t just whisper her truths into Hana’s mind, it snitched them out loud, betraying her most carefully hidden emotions without a shred of hesitation

And so, standing with you in the middle of Shinjuku’s ruins, Hana found herself torn between the battlefield and the battlefield of her own heart. Her lips pressed into a pout as her face flushed pink, trying desperately to fight down the heat that Angel kept fanning into flames. With curses prowling just beyond the shadows, this was hardly the place for confessions. Yet Angel seemed to think otherwise

Hana: D-don’t get the wrong idea! I’m only watching your back because... B-Because I have to! That’s all!

Angel: She’s lying, she cares because she loves you.