[h1]Hanazawa Maria[/h1]

Oops, seems like that was the wrong move... If being "hunted" is a concern to them at all, then they can't be with the Celestiarchy after all? Maybe I can switch to a different trance, and... No, that'll only make them even more suspicious.

"Please relax," I begin to say. "I am not from the Celestiarchy, and I'm not here to hunt-"

My reflexes warn me of a sudden movement. The gunner on their side... He's still alive! I barely move in time to erect a barrier of solid white light, as it stops the enchanted bullet from continuing its way toward the person on the rooftop.

"Our business here is already finished, angel, and it does not involve you," the armored PCU speaks, its voice flat and emotionless and reminding me of cold steel. "But your existence alone is a threat to us, so you must die."

No... Dammit, why does it always have to be like this? I-

Another wave of blinding energy comes, a much stronger one this time, covering the whole area in a thick dark haze. Immediately after, I feel something slam into me from the left, a blade digging into my flesh. Is that the PCU's human partner? He doesn't seem impeded by the fog...

A fight seems inevitable. I wish it doesn't have to be like this, but I really have no choice. I'm sorry, whatever your names are...

I unleash a burst of solid light from me, pushing back both the PCU and the other attacker. At the same time, I send out a wave of a more ethereal light, momentarily clearing away the dark fog around us. "Yes, I will help you!" I shout to both the indistinct blur next to me and the person back on the rooftop, while materializing a sword of light. "Can you take the lead?"