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Seikimatsu no Angel Chapter 3 (Angel at the end of the century)



Miyabi stands there laughing evily.  She wants some
explaining to be done. She goes over to Etsu(Naoto)
and starts yelling about their relationship.Suzuka
tries to stop her, but Miyabi suddenly kisses Estu
(Naoto)!  Naoto gets out of Etsu's body, embarrased.
He thinks to himself that it was his first kiss.
Etsu gets back to his self.  Oviously, Miyabi and
Etsu are angry with Naoto.  Naoto explains to them
that he needed Etsu's body to help Suzuka, who fell
down the stairs.  Suzuka also tells them that it
wasn't his fault.  So they forgive him.

On their way home, Naoto says that his situation is
like racing.  When there's someone running in front,
and he can't seem to beat the guy, he always tells
himself, "If you don't give up, you can win!"  Suzuka says,
then she won't give up either(about her feelings for Naoto.)

When they're home, they find themselves in front of a big
iron box.  Inside is a remembrance from Suzuka's grand father.
It's a pot from the Edo period(400 years ago).

At night, the pot glows and there's a voice.
"At last....I have found you...Princess"

Next morning.  Suzuka tells Naoto that the day after is
Christmas Eve.  Since she'll be alone, because Miyabi will
probably be on a date with Etsu and her brother with his
girlfriend, she asks him if she could be with him tomorrow.
Naoto tells her that she's nice.  At that moment, the pot
shines, and a little kid comes out of it.  He yells at Naoto
not to touch the princess.  By princess, he is talking
about Suzuka.  Both Suzuka and Naoto are surprised.  

He introduce himself as Soutarou, and that he was
working for princess Suzu 400 years ago.  But Suzuka
doesn't seem to have any idea at all.  He says that
Suzuka looks exactly like princess Suzu.  He starts
talking about his past.  400 years ago, his life was
saved by the princess.  But he died at the age of ten,
from being ill.  Since then, he has been at her side as
a guardian spirit, until princess passed away at the age
of thirty seven.  With reasons, he couldn't pass away
peacefuly.  So he took shape in the pot of the family
treasure and made himself a family's protective God.
He says that he will protect her(Suzuka) once again,
but Naoto doesn't approve this.  He says that he's her
guardian spirit.  Soutarou questions him, if he can risk
his life for princess Suzu(Suzuka).  Soutarou tells him,
if it's for princess, it doesn't matter if he even disappears.
He begs Suzuka to let him be at her side.  Suzuka tells him
that no one is telling him to leave, and that he can stay.

On Christmas Eve.  Suzuka and Naoto go to the hospital to
see Naoto(body).  Suzuka has a flower for him.  When they
get there, they meet up with Hitomi senpai and her boyfriend.
Naoto doesn't seem happy that she's here, especialy with her
boyfriend(the captain of the track team).  Suzuka feels that
he still likes her.  Naoto tells Suzuka that he got in the
accident, after he had his heart broken.  The day when he was
in an accident, he was going home, then he saw Hitomi senpai
with the captain.  That's when he found out that they were
going out.  His mind went blank, then he was hit by a car.
Naoto says it was stupid of him.  Hitomi senpai holds Naoto's
hand and says "Hang on Naoto kun...  Let's run together again".
I think her words had some kind of effect on Naoto, because his
spirit disappears from Suzuka's sight.  Hitomi senpai and the
captain leave.  After they do, Suzuka notice Naoto's hand moving.
And he opens his eyes!