20 〈S. T. E. L. L. A〉

The trio brought their guard all the way back up and crouched down on the ground, flipping the sofa and making it into a makeshift barricade from the enemy beyond the wall.

Crux peeked slightly over the "wall" and set his sights on the enemy.

But what he saw surprised him. The Devil incarnate lazily leaned against the stair rails while loosening his dark blue tie.

His eyebrows showed his boredom, further enhancing his dead eyes.

It made Crux feel that he wasn't looking at the cause of his trauma, but a guy who just came homefrom work.

And when he looked closer, Crux started unconsciously observing Cole's fine and handsome features.

His fair skin, his bony hands that were unloosening his tie...

'What the-- No, Crux! You're not gay! You are as straight as an erect 'sausage'! You have a fiancee for Christ's sake!'

'Wait, who the f*ck is Christ?'

Leo and Altair stared in wonder at their leader that was once intently staring at the enemy behind the wall, started vigorously shaking his head with a flushed face and then put on a face of "Who is that?"

Leo and Altair wondered what exactly the enemy behind the wall had done to make their proud and glorious (yeah... nope.) Leader to do such things and peeked over the sofa as well.

And the same thing happened to them, with Altair's reaction being more intense.

'Ah~ The beautiful sight of Cole loosening his tie... I'm so glad he changed his usual outfit...'

The one most satisfied though, was of course, the one and only Felicia.

"Papa, I'm going to get ice cream from the fridge and sulk."

All of their thoughts were then interrupted by a childish voice hiding behind Cole.

A Eva with her favorite bunny then appeared, trying to get past Cole's long legs.

"Why? Is it because you couldn't fly a kite even when you thought you got good at it?"