The Angel's Lake — Part 1

 is the forty-seventh chapter of Natsumi Mukai's +Anima manga.

Synopsis
A young girl is picking wild strawberries with her grandpa when she sees something in the distance. She heads towards it to find an angel.

At the Astarian National Research Facility, Fly Greena Aight receives a letter informing him that an angel has been sighted in Fantale. Pleased, he starts writing a letter to send to Fantale.

Cooro and friends arrive in Fantale. Cooro is surprised to see a church there, wondering if the locals are very religious; Nana Alba comments that there wasn't a church where she grew up. As they wander around the town, they come across a play being performed by the Alalran Troupe that recounts the story of the young girl encountering the angel by the lake. One of the audience tells Nana that it is a true story, and Nana becomes excited, wanting to meet the angel. Cooro notices a +Anima among the crowd who runs away when he realizes he is being watched. Nana mocks how focused he was on the girl playing the angel, Miranda.

That night, the children camp outside of town, and plan to see the angel tomorrow when it will be foggy. In the morning, they head to the lake. A lot of the townspeople are also there, which comes as no surprise to them due to how religious the town seemed. The atmosphere reminds Cooro of the church he grew up in; he reminisces about how kind they were to him there and Nana asks why he left, but the angel shows up at that moment. The townspeople, the children and Miranda are all in awe at the angel's presence, however Cooro notices someone near the back who is watching intently. The angel takes donations from the townspeople before flying away. Cooro flies after the angel, and Nana goes with him.

The angel lands some distance away and smells the flower that Miranda had placed in his donation basket. Cooro and Nana arrive shortly after which surprises the angel. He sees Cooro's black wings and thinks him a messenger of death however the two quickly explain that they are +Anima. Nana greets him as Mr. Angel, but Cooro corrects her that he is not an angel but the +Anima they saw watching the play. Cooro then warns the angel about the man who was watching him and suggests he leave town. The angel feels insulted, refuses, and flies away.

Cooro and Nana fly back to town, but upon landing are sighted by a young girl who throws a stone at Cooro.