I returned home after a hard day at work and all I dreamed of was a quick shower, a good dinner and sleep. I may have been immortal, so that I was in no danger of illness, and my wounds healed much faster than normal, but fatigue still affected me in some ways. I had no idea why this was happening, but it was possible that, in its own way, this minor drawback of our lives was meant to bring us more in line with the mortals among whom most of us chose to live. After all, compared to us, humans were really weak and only we could save their souls from demons. I parked the car in front of the house and walked quickly inside, but before I could set foot on the first step of the stairs I heard the library door slam and Namjoon's voice.
- It's a good thing you're back now, because we need to talk.
- Joon, can it wait? I'm really tired, and I still wanted to review some recordings of classes taught by Jimin for tomorrow, since I'm supposed to replace him in the morning.
- I understand you've had a rough day, but we may have a slight problem.
- A problem? - I furrowed my eyebrows and sighed quietly - if so, we can talk. Is Tae already at home?
- He texted that he would be later today, because the rehearsal was extended for them. Come to the kitchen, I'll reheat your dinner.
- Thanks, but it's better if I do it myself - I protested quickly, walking a step behind him.
Namjoon was one of the most powerful angels who chose to stay on earth, in addition he was insanely intelligent and was a great strategist, but cooking was the only thing that was beyond him. Admittedly, his proposal only included reheating the meal, but I still feared that nothing good would come of it. So I decided to take care of it myself, and after a few minutes I was sitting down to a bowl of hot soup, and Namjoon sat down across from me with a mug of tea in his hand.
- Then what did you want to talk about? - I asked, without interrupting my eating.
- An hour ago, I received information that seraph Samael is scheduled to appear in the city tomorrow.
- Oh - I dropped the spoon in surprise, which fell into the bowl with a loud clang - Samael rarely leaves the Citadel, so something serious must have happened. Do you think it's about Jimin and Y/n?
- I hope not, but I think it's a good thing they won't be in town tomorrow. Anyway, the Citadel is unlikely to have any reason to think that Jimin might have violated any of the rules, but we can't be sure that they won't want to check it out on occasion.
- I guess it depends on who sent Samael - I thought for a moment - rather, none of the younger Archangels will try to intervene in the affairs of Narses, and he did not hide the fact that he made a kind of agreement with Jimin. Therefore, let's try to find out who sent Samael, and then we will know if he will want to check Jimin's conduct.
- It seems to me that he may have been sent by Archangel Muriel, but I'm not sure, because the news that has reached me is just hearsay....
- Which may turn out to be true, since Muriel took care of them - I got into his words - what do these rumors concern?
- It's actually two things that are connected. The first relates to a pair of angel girls who have recently been allegedly following the behavior of demons too closely and toying with mortals.
- Do they have any evidence of this?
- Apparently, one of the female Angels appeared in an amateur video of one of the orgies she and a friend participated in. I've already spoken to Irene, who is also dealing with the case, and she claimed that they both insist that it's a plot by one of their girl friends, who wants to shift suspicion away from herself, and that the video is a mere photo-montage - he shook his head with pity.
- And the other case?
- Another female Angel breaking the rules, and in this case, too, there was supposed to come a breach of chastity. These first two Angels cast suspicion on the third, who has been dating a mortal for several months. According to their words, their friend about two weeks ago was supposed to have let him persuade her to have sex and is now trying to discredit them both after one of them reported her to the Citadel. And here, too, the video was supposed to be evidence - he added, seeing that I was opening my mouth.
- Let me guess, all three are angels as for a short time?
- Exactly - he nodded - the one who is related to a mortal has only been an angel for three years, and her friends for five. They became friends while being in the same group at the Academy, and together they decided to return to the human world.
- And all this time they have not caused any problems?
- Irene is surprised by the whole situation, because she had not heard any rumors before suggesting that any of these Angel girls had broken the rules. Only now something has broken between them and they have begun to incriminate each other.
- In that case, the conclusion is one - I raised my spoon to the air, thus emphasizing what I wanted to convey to him - since they had been friends for so long it means that they could have broken the rules before just covering for each other. And now something must have brought them apart, hence the whole thing came to light.
- I think so too - Namjoon took a sip of tea and continued on - I think the flashpoint here may have been the relationship between one of them and a mortal. Maybe he liked not only the one who bonded with him, but also one of her female friends, since they were the ones who reported her first.
- This is very likely. The girls may have become immortal, but who knows if, in their own way, this immortality didn't go to their heads and they didn't think they could do anything they wanted now, which they didn't dare to try in mortal life. They gained not only eternal life after death, but also beauty, so who knows how this sudden change affected their self-esteem. After all, there are no ugly angels among us, let alone demons, whose beauty is one of their main lures.
- If what you say turns out to be true, I really regret that in the package with beauty and immortality we do not yet gain intelligence - he rolled his eyes with distaste - I have the impression that these young angels who appear on each successive Rebirth are getting dumber and dumber .
- That's probably why there are fewer and fewer of them in each new season - I chuckled with amusement - but rest assured, the demons also have a similar problem.
- And this is the only plus of the whole situation. We're getting hit equally, so neither side will gain the upper hand - he sighed quietly and rose from his seat - I'm going back to work and will try to find out something more about Samael's visit.
- Let me know if you find out anything - I went back to eating, but before he left I spoke again - aha, Joon, if Samael wants to meet with you, I will try to accompany you. It's always one more person to reassure him that Jimin is sticking to the rules.
- Ok, I'll let you know if I find out anything - he smiled slightly and left the kitchen, leaving me immersed in thoughts about whether Samael would try to check on Jimin.