“Hello?? Are you there??”
Leonna waves her hand back and forth in front of Miyu’s face, and she shows no reaction.
“(What is going on? Who is this woman? Why can’t I read her thoughts at all?!)”
Miyu was too dumbfounded to respond. Leonna picks up a random sexy bra nearby and shoves it into Miyu’s face.
“I think this would look good for you based on the colors of your clothes!”
“. . .”
Leonna drops the bra, and Miyu catches it with her hands before it falls to the floor. She carefully looks at the design of the bra in her hand. It’s a black and red bra with pale brown strings.
“Huh? No kidding, this matches my clothes perfectly!”
“I told you! My name is Leonna Velynia, by the way! Nice to meet you!”
Leonna introduces herself as she offers a handshake to Miyu.
“(Hm, she introduces herself immediately! Either a normal extrovert or someone who knows who I am! But either way, I can’t really find out about it. The least I can do is to extract some information from her orally.)”
Miyu grabs Leonna’s hand and gives her a firm handshake.
“My name is Izumi Miyu! Nice to meet you, too!”
“So, who’s the lucky guy?” asks Leonna.
“Huh??”
Leonna suddenly walks closer and closes her face towards Miyu and whispers.
“You were staring at these undergarments with a pretty lewd expression on your face, you know? That’s kinda why I approached you in the first place!”
*!!!*
“HUUUUUUUHHHH?? I DID NOT!!”
“Uhh, your face was red, and you’re smiling like an idiot all alone in this store where everyone can see you. . .”
*!*
Miyu did a quick scan of all the nearby customers’ minds inside the store, and Leonna was right. They all saw her and immediately felt disgusted and looked away from her.
“. . .”
Miyu had her jaw dropped wide open as her face turned red immediately.
*GRAB*
She suddenly grabs Leonna on her wrist.
“L-L-L-Let’s get out of here. . .” whispers Miyu with her head down
“R-Right. . .”
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25 minutes later at a nearby café. . .
Inside the café, both Leonna and Miyu had sat down at one of the small tables specifically for two customers. They had both ordered coffees and some sandwiches at the side.
“Ahahahahahahahaha!”
“Hahahahahaha!!”
They both laughed heartily after they chatted for a while.
“I guess we’re both pretty similar, huh?” said Miyu.
“Yes, yes! We both looked mature! We both have giant boobies! We are both stylish! We are both extroverts! We don’t have problems connecting with someone new! And we both are perverts! Hahahahaha!”
“Huh? What? Hold on a sec! I never said that I was a pervert. . .”
“Eh? But the way you’re staring at women’s undergarments is a sign!”
“THAT’S BECAUSE OF SOME STUFF MY FRIEND SAID TO ME EARLIER IN THE DAY!!”
“Oh! So, you’re the type of pervert that gets hung up on one subject until you’re thoroughly satisfied, huh??”
“HOW IS THAT WHAT YOU TAKE FROM EVERYTHING I JUST SAID?!”
“Hahahahaha! No need to compliment me so much!” said Leonna, putting her right hand behind her head.
“(This woman has a few screws loose. . .)”
“So, anyway, what are you doing in this busy city? Do you live somewhere nearby?”
“Huh? No! I just came here because of my job!”
“Job? What kinda job??”
“Ah! Let me reintroduce myself once again! Er-hem! Hello! My name is Leonna Velynia! I am the Judge of Gluttony, Judge number five! I am one of the members of Seven Layers of Judgment! Pleased to meet you, Izumi-san!!”
Leonna introduces herself fully this time with a wide smile on her face.
*!!!!*
Miyu was suddenly struck silent by what she just said.
“(Judge? Gluttony? Number five? SEVEN LAYERS OF JUDGMENT?!)”
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She was silent for a few seconds, not reacting to Leonna’s reintroduction.
“Uh, Izumi-san? Halo??”
Leonna waves her hand in front of Miyu’s face once again at close range.
“A-AH! I SEE!!”
“(WOW! I DIDN’T EXPECT THIS WHEN I THOUGHT OF TAKING A BREAK FOR A FEW MINUTES IN THIS CITY!! WHAT A JACKPOT!! GUYS!! ANYONE ON THE LINE!!)”
“(What’s up Miyu-chan??)” answers Rowki.
“(Ro-chan! I am currently having coffee with one of the Judges in New York!)”
*!!!*
“(WHAT??!)” said Rowki, surprised.
“(Yeah, I know right! I’ll get as much info as I can from this woman! I’ll inform you guys, later! I’ll mute my voice until I’m done for safety precautions! Take care! Inform anyone else, if they’re on the line later, Ro-chan!)”
“(Got it! But be careful, Miyu-chan! We don’t know the full scale of their strength just yet!)”
“(Understood! Wish me luck!)”
“(God be with you, Miyu-chan!)”
“Eh?? You’re a Judge? I heard that term somewhere on the internet some time ago!”
“Oh! We’re famous, huh?”
“So, specifically, what do you guys do?? Because from the internet, they described you as a group of murderers or even terrorists, but I don’t sense any of that coming from you at all!”
“EEEEEHHHH??!! NO! We are definitely not a group of murderers or terrorists! Please don’t easily trust anything you see on the internet, Izumi-san!”
“Wise words, actually! So, what do you guys do??”
“We’re Judges who were chosen by God to fight against people’s sins and crimes. We are tasked with saving someone from their own sins, so that they may repent and change the way they live!”
“Hmmm. That sounds like a very difficult job! Have you ever succeeded in doing that?”
“Yup! God didn’t just leave us with an impossible task, though! He gave us Judges, specific tools, and abilities to assist us! Here’s one!”
*!!!*
Leonna puts out her right hand and summons the Sword of Purification.
“This is called the Sword of Purification. This is how we ‘save’ an individual from their sins. Well, actually, we saved them from their overwhelming negative emotions that led to sins, not from sin itself.”
“So, what is the process of saving someone?”
“We. . . simply take their strongest negative emotions by stabbing their chests after they were knocked out. This sword will absorb their negative emotion, along with the memories associated with those emotions, and I’ll stab this into my own chest and absorb their negative emotion and memories into my own heart, taking away their pain for myself. Afterward, we pray for the person to let God guide them for their next step in their life.”
“. . .But doesn’t that make you basically a sacrificial pawn?”
“Eh? Really? I never see it that way! I feel honored that I was chosen to do His will at all instead!”
“. . .Does that mean you still remember all the memories and all the emotions that you’ve extracted all this time?”
“Yup! Every single one!” answers Leonna with a pure smile.
“. . .”
This makes Miyu have second thoughts regarding the Seven Layers of Judgment. She has been treating them as a new rising star group of terrorists who ravage random people and hide themselves amongst society in broad daylight. After all, the BWC invasion and the whole serial killer judge stuff had just recently happened, and they’re still fresh in her mind.
“How. . . how can you accept all that on your own? I feel sorry for you.”
“Ah, don’t worry about that! God allows us, Judges, to have our own partners, appropriately named Supports. These people are what keep all of us from going crazy! They’re the brightest proof that God is still guiding and being with all of us throughout everything!” explains Leonna while giving off another pure smile.
“. . .I see. Speaking of which, where are your Support then?”
“Hm? Oh, right! I forgot to inform him!”
“Him?”
Leonna pulls out her smartphone and calls someone.
“HONEY!! Where are you, right now??”
“Darling! Where did you run off to?”
“Hehe! Sorry, sorry! I met someone during the time we split up! I’ll send you my location! Come quick!”
“Alright!”
“. . .”
“So, we’re just waiting for him now?”
“If you don’t mind, Miyu-chan! By the way, are you busy today?? Is it okay that I am holding you here for quite a while?”
“Ah! Don’t worry about me! I’m kinda having a break currently. It’s all good!”
“Heeee! What’s your job, Izumi-san?”
“. . .”
Miyu was silent for a split second. Leonna takes a sip of her coffee while she’s waiting for the answer.
“(Not good. Lying here would be bad! She seems the type who can see through people’s lies! Should I just be honest and introduce myself as one of the Ten Commandments of God? But first impression is important, so maybe I really should!)”
“I’m sorry for the late introduction. But once again, my name is Izumi Miyu. I am one of the Ten Commandments of God! I am the Second Strongest Believer in the world. I am also the de facto leader of the Ten Commandments of God! Nice to meet you, Leonna the Judge!”
*!!!*
*BRUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH*
Leonna suddenly spat all of the coffee inside her mouth at Miyu.
*COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH*
She coughs multiple times from how shocked she was by hearing Miyu’s honesty.
*BRAK*
“YOU’RE ONE OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF GOD?! SECOND STRONGEST?! THE LEADEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR?????”
Leonna suddenly stands up from her seat and slams the table. She shouts at the top of her lungs that everyone inside the store can hear everything she says.
*!!*
But she was also surprised to see that all of the coffee that she spat right at Miyu’s face wasn’t on Miyu’s face, nor anywhere on her body, or clothes. The coffee was floating in front of Miyu’s face in the air, never touching her at all. The floating coffee floats back into Leonna’s cup on its own, tidily and neatly.
Miyu also puts her right index finger in front of her mouth.
“Ssstttt!! Let’s not attract any unnecessary attention, shall we?”
*!*
Leonna immediately covers her mouth with both of her hands.
*?*
But then she was a bit confused by the lack of reactions from her surroundings. Her voice was so loud, every person inside this coffee shop should’ve heard her clearly.
“Ah! If you’re wondering about why no one reacted, it’s because I froze their minds for a few seconds until you stopped shouting, so none of what you shouted was heard by anyone here!”
*!!!!*
“(What did she say? She did what? She can just. . . do that on a whim? I didn’t even see any hand signs or body movement from her, and she’s doing all of that?)”
*GULP*
Leonna silently swallowed her own spit.
“(She is dangerous! Potential threat! She would be a very awful opponent to fight against! I must befriend her at all costs to delete that horrible possibility!)”
Leonna calmly sits back down.
“Is that your Faith power? That’s so cool! What kinda power is that??”
“So long story short, I can move things with my mind! And that is like the most generous explanation of how my Faith power works!”
“Wow! That’s so simple, yet it seems to be a lot more powerful than it sounds, considering that you’re the Number two strongest!”
“Hm? But from your reaction, this is not the first time you've seen strong Faith powers, huh? Come to think of it, I never got to ask. Are you a Believer yourself??”
“Yes, I am! Hehehe!”
“EEEHHH? Can you show me your Faith power? But only if that is alright with you, of course!”
“Don’t worry! You showed me yours, I’ll show you mine!”
. . . .
But then Leonna just stays silent for a second.
“UUhhh, Velynia-san?!”
“I just realized how lewd the words that I just said were! HEHEHEHE!!”
“. . .”
“(YUP! THIS WOMAN DEFINITELY HAS A LOT OF SCREWS LOOSE!!)”
*FLAP*
*!*
Suddenly, Leonna grows four pairs of golden wings from where she sits. The wings quickly folded towards her body to not annoy anyone else in the coffee shop due to their sheer size, though some people were still looking towards her after seeing her wings.
“Heheheh! This is my Faith power! These wings can glow in light, allowing me to either move or attack someone at the speed of light. I really love this Faith power of mine!”
“(Speed of light? Tch! What an annoying Faith power to go up against! Must not make a mistake and turn her into an enemy! Gotta befriend her at all costs!)”
“Wow! What a strong yet elegant Faith power, Velynia-san! I wish I could see how it works in real time.”
“Hmm, I don’t mind showing you, but--!!!”
All of a sudden, Leonna stands up.
*?!*
“W-What’s wrong, Velynia-san??”
“I sensed Gluttony!”
“Huh?”
“Perfect timing! Do you wanna see how a Judge does their Judgment, Izumi-san!”
*!!!!*
“(EH? THIS IS MORE THAN A JACKPOT!! WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS GOING IN MY FAVOR!!)”
Miyu also suddenly stands up in ‘excitement’.
“YES! PLEASE SHOW ME!! VELYNIA-SAN!!”
“Then let’s finish our coffee and follow me, Izumi-san!”
“ROGER!!”
