28. The Angel Who Can’t Use the Blessing Spell
“Well then… I’ll start with the first question for Truth or Dare! I want to know… how old is Evelyn-chan~?”
After pondering for a moment, Emilia chose a rather harmless question as the first one for the night.
However, she was indeed curious about Evelyn’s actual age, considering that both demons and angels are long-lived beings, and it’s nearly impossible to gauge someone’s age just by their appearance.
But if judged purely by behavior, Emilia felt that Evelyn wouldn’t be too old, likely belonging to the child category even among demons.
After all, whether it’s filling an entire room with plush toys or having strange ideals about upholding justice, none of those seem like things an adult demon would possess.
“Um… my age…”
Evelyn didn’t expect Emilia to ask her that question, and for a moment, she was left speechless—it turns out she didn’t even know how to calculate her own age…
Since Evelyn became a demon after her death as a boy and subsequently went to hell, it can basically be considered her “previous life.” If calculated this way, Evelyn, as a demon, would only be two years old…
Two years—anyone would probably find that hard to believe.
But if she also included her life as a boy… it somehow felt a bit strange…
“What’s wrong? Is Evelyn-chan’s age very large?”
“How is that possible! Well then, I’ll say it… but you mustn’t laugh at me afterward…”
“Don’t worry, we angels have undergone professional training and won’t easily burst out laughing. Moreover, age is not a topic worth laughing about, right?”
“I’m two years old this year.”
After a brief struggle, Evelyn still chose to reveal her true age to Emilia.
She is an honest child and would never lie.
“Two years? I didn’t expect Evelyn-chan to be so young… wait, did you say how old!?”
As the saying goes: sincerity is the ultimate killer move. Just a single sentence had caused our dear Angel Miss’s brain to crash.
“Um… if Evelyn-chan doesn’t want to say, that’s okay. After all, a girl’s age is important information… but you don’t have to just make up such an outrageous number!”
Emilia’s lips twitched slightly. Two years? You’re telling me this is called two years? How can such a ridiculous claim be made? Does she really think Emilia is that silly?
“I knew it would be this reaction… So, Emilia, how old are you this year? Before asking another girl her age, you should at least state your own, right?”
Evelyn pouted slightly, hugging a whale-shaped pillow that was almost larger than her entire body, turning her back to Emilia as she spoke. Emilia, hearing this, first froze for a moment and was just about to say “16” when it suddenly occurred to her, and she found herself frozen in place too.
Uh… if calculated strictly… it seems Emilia is also only two years old this year…
After all, strictly speaking, when Emilia committed suicide, her life as a human had already ended, meaning her age as a human shouldn’t be counted, but now… her age is pretty much the same as Evelyn’s, around two years…
Oh no, having just mocked Evelyn-chan for claiming to be two years old, now she really is only two years old! If this gets out, won’t Evelyn laugh nonstop?
“Ahem… actually, I think age should be a girl’s secret. How about we change the topic?”
After a brief silence, Emilia coughed awkwardly twice and stiffly shifted the topic.
“Alright then, this time I’ll ask a question. Let me think… Right, Emilia, when you took down that big guy tonight, you used the Miracle of the Seraphim, right? But if I remember correctly, ordinary angels shouldn’t be qualified to learn that skill, let alone be personally taught by that Seraphim. So, I want to know, what exactly is your identity that allows that Seraphim to personally impart a miracle to you?”
Evelyn was still facing away from Emilia, so she couldn’t see her expression while saying this. However, Emilia could generally feel that Evelyn asked this question without any ill intentions; it seemed more out of “curiosity about her identity.”
“Ah, you misunderstood, Evelyn-chan. I’m just an ordinary angel, really! I just happen to have slightly better combat talent compared to other angels, and I work a bit harder; as for the miracles personally taught by Lord Gabrielle… it’s not for any special reason, just simple compensation and care…”
Considering that her matters were basically common knowledge among angels, even demons could easily find out if they looked into it, Emilia decided to reveal her actual circumstances.
“Compensation and care?”
“Yes, for some reason, although my magical talent is excellent, I’ve been unable to learn the long-range magic that other angels commonly use, including even the most basic Blessing Spell…”
“Huh?”
Honestly, when Emilia said she couldn’t learn long-range magic, Evelyn didn’t find it surprising, as everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, and angels are no different; having seen Emilia’s exceptional melee skills, Evelyn thought that if she was strong in close combat, it was no big deal if her ranged abilities were a bit weaker. But it was Emilia’s following sentence that completely shocked Evelyn’s brain.
“But… isn’t the Blessing Spell your angels’ innate magical ability? How could anyone not even be able to use their innate magic?”
“I don’t know! I even specifically went to ask Lady Mikayla about this, but she also knew nothing, so what can I do?”
Emilia’s voice sounded a bit aggrieved. The Blessing Spell, as an innate magic for angels, is not only close to the pinnacle of human healing magic in terms of healing effects but also has many additional amplification effects, including purification. The role of the Blessing Spell in battle is self-evident, and without it, Emilia would be significantly inferior to other angels in both sustainability and the ability to deal with sudden situations. From this perspective, the fact that the Seraphim chose to teach Emilia blocking and countering techniques as compensation for the inability to use the Blessing Spell doesn’t seem like much.
“Um… looking at it this way, I guess we really are fated…”
Evelyn’s lips twitched slightly. Like Emilia, Evelyn also had significant gaps in her magical training, and she’s even more misaligned with her talent points than Emilia!
