The comments section all think I'm a really good person.

Rather, the two look somewhat alike, so they must be related by blood, and I don't need to worry.

But then again, why isn't there any member of the Silver Garden by Ahara's side?

According to my own reasoning, given A-Yuan's current state, Silver Garden should not have let her out at all. How could they be at ease letting Kitagawa Yuko stay here?

What exactly is this...?

As she was thinking, Koizumi Saki suddenly heard Kita Kirihara next to her let out a small hiccup.

She looked down blankly and met Kita Kirihara's gaze. Kita Kirihara also looked up, and the two stared at each other.

"...Are you full?" Koizumi Saki asked incredulously. "Then can you still eat?"

Kita Kirihara frowned: "I don't want to eat."

Saki Koizumi: "...!"

Failed!

A-Yuan shouldn't have been allowed to drink so much water before meals.

Just as an awkward atmosphere filled the space between Koizumi Saki and Kita Kirihara, as the two stared at each other, Koizumi Saki blinked and noticed that the white of one of the child's eyes, which was tilted back, seemed to be a slightly different color.

She exclaimed "Huh?" and leaned closer to check if she was seeing things or if it was a problem with the lighting.

After all, the streetlights here aren't very bright, so if the lighting is the problem and makes the whites of the eyes look black, it seems understandable.

The woman with black hair and blue eyes bent down, looking very close to the young director.

The distance is extremely dangerous.

This scene, witnessed by Nana Ohba who was not far away, was strong evidence that the other party was trying to take advantage of the director and make unwanted advances.

She gasped, emerging from the shadows and calling out to her, "Miss Kamiya!"

Saki Koizumi was startled by the sudden sound around her. She looked up blankly, but Kita Kirihara reacted even faster than her, jumping behind her almost immediately.

She met the gaze of Nana Ohba, who was walking quickly forward.

Nana Oba stared at her as if she were looking at some large, non-existent piece of trash. Her eyebrows furrowed, and her gaze first fell on Kita Kirihara. Only after noticing that the other person's clothes were still neat did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But her expression was not as kind as usual, and it darkened slightly: "What are you going to do to someone else's child? I didn't expect you to be this kind of person."

A bunch of question marks popped up above Koizumi Saki's head; she couldn't understand Oba Nana's words at all.

Kitagarihara poked her head out from behind Koizumi Saki and shouted, "I don't want to go back with you! I want to stay with Koizumi, and Kitagari agreed!"

She only came out after informing Kitagawa Yuko.

But she didn't want to go back to the Silver Garden; that place was too boring. It would be more fun to go with Saki Koizumi to catch the resurrected idol hero, Shiori Hachitani.

259. Talks too much, banana (cold face)

Shiori Hachiya is currently in a state of complete bewilderment.

Her partner, Sayaka Miki, went missing two days ago.

Since it is essentially a character card that Homura Akemi gave to Kita Kirihara for use, it still needs fuel to operate in this world.

In order to save energy for Kita Kirihara, Miki Sayaka was directly recalled by Akemi Homura.

This led to Sayaka Miki's disappearance from the stage in front of everyone, almost causing a stage accident.

Fortunately, Sayaka Miki disappeared at the end of the performance, so Shiori Hachiya could use that it was a superpower to cover it up.

...Isn't this exactly the same excuse as Sayaka Miki using Shiori Hachitani to cut off someone's head, which is also considered a superpower?

Shiori Hachiya never imagined that one day she would have to cover for Sayaka Miki, since due to the special nature of her current body, she was basically the one who exposed the flaws.

Then, Shiori Hachiya realized something was wrong.

Not only Sayaka Miki, but even her manager Nana Oba has disappeared without a trace.

Fortunately, Homura Akemi still remembered her as an unofficial member. Shiori Hachiya was able to return to the Silver Garden on her own and learned what had happened from Homura Akemi, the only one still awake in the Silver Garden.

Knowing that the Silver Garden's massive mishap was actually caused by Kita Kirihara going to Koizumi Saki to complain, Hachiya Shiori: "..."

She didn't know how to evaluate it.

Hmm...that's pretty impressive.

They were initially somewhat troubled by their current situation, as many members of the Silver Garden had been forced into a deep sleep. However, some character cards, whose nature prevented them from easily transforming into living beings due to the nature of their missions, were still active in the outside world.

For example, there's Iroha Tamaki, who stays by Saki Koizumi's side, and there's also Fate and Nanoha Takamachi, who are still in the tower and the association.

Because these character cards had close contact with the outside world, their identities could not be revealed, so Homura Akemi took out some fuel to fill the gaps.

When Kita Kirihara was unable to respond, Homura Akemi served as the Silver Garden's backup brain. This demonstrates Kita Kirihara's trust in his friend.

However, in fact, the Silver Garden is also Homura Akemi's little world, and these are all the cooperative conveniences she brought.

But... where exactly is Kita Kirihara?

Shiori Hachiya has been staying at the Silver Garden for the past two days. After all, it's really comfortable to live in a place that can be changed according to one's mood. Moreover, with her manager and partner not around, she has nothing to do by herself and has been in a state of idleness.

In short, because of the turmoil of the past two days, Shiori Hachiya has suspended her idol work and plans to wait until her two companions wake up before resuming her activities.

Because Nana Ohba, who was in charge of purchasing, fell into a deep sleep, Shiori Hachiya had to go out and buy whatever she wanted herself. A couple of days ago, she was secretly photographed by Saki Koizumi's informant at the supermarket, also while she was buying groceries for the day.

Of course, now that Nana Ohba has woken up, some work still needs to be done.

So, completely unaware that her former colleague was bringing her current boss to arrest her, Shiori Hachiya, after seeing Nana Oba hurriedly leave, happily planned to return to the office that Silver Garden had rented outside, intending to handle the work ahead properly.

"Speaking of which, what was Banana there to handle again?"

When Kita Kirihara had just woken up, Shiori Hachiya, who was engrossed in playing games and hadn't seen Toyohara yet, was unaware that Banana had come out to catch the runaway child.

She just bought some baked buns at the street corner; they're still warm in her hand, and she plans to eat them at her office.

However, smelling the tempting sweet aroma, Shiori Hachiya swallowed hard, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and decided to eat a skewer on the street first.

Just as she was about to put the sweet and hot baked bun into her mouth, her cell phone suddenly rang.

The familiar sound of giraffe bells sent chills down Shiori Hachiya's spine.

"...?!" She was so startled that she almost dropped the food in her hand. She subconsciously looked down to touch her phone, only to find that there was no way to put the ground beneath her feet.

Where there should have been a manhole cover, there was nothing there.

Shiori Hachitani: "...?!"

This hovering effect... do you think she's Talking Tom?!

As if suddenly realizing what was happening, the body began to fall.

"At least give people some mental preparation, right, banana? Waa ...

Shiori Hachiya screamed, clutching her food tightly as she began to fall freely.

..

“This child doesn’t want to go with you.” Koizumi Saki looked at Oba Nana calmly.

She and Nana Oba faced off, with Kita Kirihara behind them, looking like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

Nana Oba also knew that it was definitely not appropriate to ask Kita Kirihara's opinion at a time like this.

The current director would definitely not want to return to the Silver Garden with him.

Then we'll have to resort to some rather forceful measures.

Normally, Nana Ōba would rarely make such a strong decision. But what could she do? She was currently in a state of drunkenness after being plied with strong liquor by Kita Kirihara.

Naturally, their behavior will be somewhat different from usual.

For example, without saying a word, he planned to drag the two people into the theater.

These two want to find Miss Hachigaya, right? Then bring Miss Hachigaya right to us.

Nana Ohba's impatience faded, and she said in a low voice, "I shouldn't have said so much."

He talks too much.

As soon as Nana Ohba finished speaking, the roar of a train came from not far away. The intense lights shone on the three of them, silently waiting for them to board.

Saki Koizumi saw a golden giraffe-patterned manhole cover roll past her, gurgling and scurrying along unhurriedly.

From this moment on, she and Kita Kirihara entered the stage set up by Oba Nana.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Nana Oba has always been on stage.

..

PS: Shiori Hachiya, who was dragged in to make up the numbers (and essentially fed kills): ? Although I'm just a comedic tool, please abide by the laws of physics, thank you! Also, don't think I didn't notice, you, Banana, stole that giraffe manhole cover, didn't you?!

That wretched Hedgehog Cat backend! When I tried to paste text into the webpage, it wouldn't paste for ages! Ugh!

260. You actually used my weapon against me?

For Shiori Hachiya, standing on the same stage and fighting alongside Nana Oba feels like something that happened in a past life.

Strictly speaking, she has already died once, so the claim of a past life is entirely valid.

She tried her best to bury that terrifying memory in her heart; in fact, she was afraid.

I was afraid of Nana Ohba's domineering presence on stage, like a star, and I was also afraid of her brilliance, feeling like a moth that had gotten too close to a blazing flame.

During the time Shiori Hachiya gave up the stage, she was afraid of this dazzling presence.

but……

Only when she returned to the stage, standing here again as a performer, wearing the revue costume she had risked everything to earn the right to wear, did she suddenly realize what was happening.

It turns out that I have already started burning again.

She is now the spark that ignites the stage.

Surrounded by this raging flame, which never went out, until the world turned to ashes, my love for the stage will never waver.

Therefore, Shiori Hachiya was recognized by the stage and chosen to be Nana Ohba's temporary partner.

As she fell, the silk threads in her hands flew out, layering on the stage to weave a net that cushioned her fall and caught her.

After a brief moment of shock, Shiori Hachiya, with her strong mental fortitude, almost immediately accepted reality and became eager to face the enemy that was about to appear.