He guided Mittelt to the passenger side and opened the door for her. Once she was inside he made his way over to the drivers seat with a wide grin.
He didn't drive this particular car all that much so it was a bit of a treat to get behind its wheel. Slipping the key in the ignition and giving it a twist caused the engine to roar to life and then purr as it idled.
Like most things he owned, Junichiro had taken the time to do some rune work and add some enchantments to the car. It was essentially a rolling notice-me-not specifically target at law enforcement. Despite his ability to drive without issue and obey all traffic laws, he was still noticeably young and having multiple layers of charms would keep him from getting pulled over.
Aside from that, he added more safety features to the vehicle. There was no way he was going out because of a stupid car crash! He also enchanted the gas tank to conjure premium fuel using ambient mana.
He never had to refill the tank, ever, and his car had zero emissions as the conjured material all reverted back to its original matter, usually air.
He drove the car, obeying all traffic laws to keep from breaking the notice based enchantments, until they arrived at a nice restaurant.
It wasn't the classiest high end place in Kuoh by any means, but it was still a nice place that was perfect for a first date. He could have taken Mittelt to the best restaurant in town, but he couldn't justify it to himself. He actually felt a little uncomfortable with what he would be paying for the food they'd eat on their date.
His time living with hardly any money and eating whatever he could get his hands on had made it hard for him to ever feel comfortable paying huge prices for something he knew he could just make himself.
Once they were inside and seated with menu's, Junichiro glanced at Mittelt and gave her a smile.
Asking her something stupid like 'how was your day?' was out of the question. Rather, he focused on trying to get to know her a little better, "You know, I don't think I've ever asked you this before but, do you have a dream or something you want to accomplish?"
Mittelt looked at Junichiro and studied him for a moment as if to ascertain if he was being serious. After a few moments she answered, "There are two things I'd like. Both impossible."
Junichiro gestured for her to go on. She let out a sigh and looked a little despondent, "The first is I would like to get stronger, only more skilled." Seeing his confusion she elaborated, "Without outside interference, Angels cannot get stronger.
We are as god made us and no amount of effort on our part will allow us to get stronger. That only changes when some outside influence is introduced, such as a Sacred Gear or being reincarnated as a devil. Things like that."
Junichiro frowned at that. He had no idea if that was how it worked for Angels, Fallen or not, within the canon show.
All the angels were either strong or weak when introduced and either died or never got stronger. Akeno was the only one he knew for certain got stronger but she was only half fallen angel, half human, and then reincarnated as a devil. So she wasn't exactly a good measure to place against other angels.
He also couldn't recall if Irina got stronger and gained more wings after being turned into an angel with the Brave Saints thing. Even if she did it didn't matter since she wasn't an angel made by God but rather made in a similar manner to reincarnated devils.
He really only had one reply to that, "That sucks."
Mittelt nodded, "So for my entire existence I can expect to be fodder unless a miracle happens and I get something to change my circumstances."
After a rather annoyed sounding sigh, she moved onto her second dream, "The other thing I'd like it to look older, to physically be older. I've looked like this since the day I was created and will look like this until the day I die. Angels don't ever die of old age, we are ageless and unchanging. Again, unless there's some sort of external influence.
Take Kokabiel as an example. Back in heaven, before the war, he was actually rather handsome, a lot like the others. Except, once the war broke out he became increasingly violent against the devils and brutally slaughtered them, practically bathing in their blood. It only got worse after his violence caused his fall.
Eventually he bathed in so much devil blood on the battlefields that his looks began mutating from the bloods influence. Now he doesn't look all that different from some devils. Anyone looking at him would be able to just nod and go 'yup, that dude's evil' based on nothing but his looks."
Junichiro listened and enjoyed learning a bit more about the world and its inhabitants. He wondered at using the example of Kokabiel for the angels, but then couldn't recall any angels that didn't look at least somewhat decent. Kokabiel really was a massive divergence from the other angels.
Even the fedora one from the beginning of the series at least looked like a normal guy and not an evil elf.
When she wound down he smiled at her, "Well, I'm not sure what to do for your first dream other than put out the word that I'm looking for a second Sacred Gear. I could maybe run some scans and see if there's anything else that I can maybe do to help you break the limits placed on you at your creation."
Seeing her look of surprise at the offer made him smiled more while he continued, "I can definitely help you with the second though. With a good scan and the right ingredients, I could make an ageing potion for you.
It's something you would need to drink at least once a week, but it should physically age you just like a normal person for as long as you take it. Once you stop, you'll stop growing older and remain at whatever age you picked from then on."
If the first offer surprised her, the second floored her. Her eyes were wide open and lightly glistening as she stared at him, "You... can make me grow older? I don't have to look like a child anymore?"
Junichiro smiled and reached across their table to gently take her hand in his, "Shouldn't be all that hard. It'll take a few years and a potion that's likely to taste like ass, but yeah. I can turn you into the stunning woman that God failed to make you."