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The layout of the houses and the appearance of the streets were all unfamiliar.

An unfamiliar city, unfamiliar streets, unfamiliar singers, and a monster called Noise.

Once again... I've traveled through the world.

But she wasn't the kind of traveler who couldn't take good photos anywhere, and she couldn't adapt to this kind of situation.

And there are no familiars, no witches, no companions...

The girl sighed.

Let us move forward in search of our way home.

Fanfiction of Symphogear.

48. The night before the concert

Kobayashi Ryo wasn't intentionally avoiding Koizumi Saki.

However, she felt that the atmosphere over there seemed to leave no room for her to intrude...

Moreover, Kobayashi Ryo has been very busy lately.

After becoming a hero, the younger sister, Kobayashi Chiho, had a big fight with her family and moved out to live alone. She recently became a Special Class Hero, and it seems that she is now living with a fellow Special Class Hero, the Beast Tamer.

As mentioned before, all the superheroes are now facing certain dangers.

The threat from the Association and the shadow of the Silver Court are both Damocles' swords hanging over the heads of the Super Heroes.

Previously, Tianjing was attacked and went missing, Shenming's medicine was replaced by an insider, and there was everything that Frozen's family suffered...

All of this points to a huge shadow hidden behind everything.

There are only two Special Grade beings who lack sufficient self-defense capabilities: one is the Dream Weaver, who is unable to attack others because he has imprinted his thoughts on himself, and the other is the Future Vision, who has no offensive capabilities whatsoever.

Future Vision, whose real name is Kobayashi Chiho, is Kobayashi Ryo's younger sister.

The two are only two years apart in age. As the younger one, Kobayashi Chiho looks much more developed than Kobayashi Ryo, and seems more like the older sister.

In reality, he's just a kid who's only eighteen years old.

Now she's even living with the animal trainer... Aren't those two on bad terms? Could I have misunderstood?

In short, as long as she's safe, that's all that matters. Chiho's abilities aren't aggressive, so having a tamer around would at least ensure her safety to some extent.

Ryo Kobayashi was extremely worried about her rebellious younger sister.

For various reasons, Kobayashi Ryo didn't have time to visit Koizumi Saki's house. Besides, if Kita Kirihara were around, there was no need to worry about his senpai's living conditions.

...But it's been too long since I've seen you, senior. I should visit you again when I have some free time.

While browsing her work emails on her computer, Kobayashi Ryo suddenly saw a familiar name sending her an e-ticket to a concert.

"Isn't this Ms. Hachiya's?" Kobayashi Ryo knew that Shiori Hachiya was going to hold a farewell concert, but she hadn't sent him the tickets yet.

Originally, Ryo Kobayashi had already prepared her VIP seat, since the venue was provided by the Kobayashi Group, and as the sponsor, she naturally had the right to enter.

And to be honest, Shiori Hachiya's concert tickets are still...

...They're very easy to buy.

Although not so dismal that no one bought tickets, Shiori Hachiya, who has the support of popularity from her childhood as a child star, could only maintain a passable attendance rate for her concerts, but it was impossible for her to recoup her investment.

The fact that it reached this level was largely thanks to her own promotion, which claimed that this would be her last concert, thus stirring up the emotions of some fans and managing to fill less than half the seats.

The occupancy rate was really... almost broke the all-time low.

At the same time, the electronic tickets gifted by Shiori Hachiya were also sent to the mobile phones of everyone she could contact.

Saki Koizumi exclaimed in disbelief, "Why did it take so long to send this? It's almost midnight! Ahara and I have already bought our tickets."

She didn't quite understand Shiori Hachiya's thoughts.

The latter just snorted and muttered, "Can't I forget during the day? Besides, I won't give you a refund for the extra money you paid for it."

"I think I should suggest to Liang that a morality test be required to obtain a hero's license..." At least we shouldn't cheat our friends out of their money like this.

Saki Koizumi's previous extravagant spending led to a reprimand from Kita Kirihara, who stated that even though the money came from the Kobayashi Group, they should still be more frugal and that some money should not be wasted.

For example, buying extra tickets to Shiori Hachiya's concert would be a waste of money.

Moreover, at this point, they can't be resold.

Looking at the official website, a refund was actually possible, but Saki Koizumi decided to support her friend and didn't return it.

"Hmph~ Once it's in my pocket, it won't get out."

Shiori Hachiya was full of energy and quickly went to her guest room to rest after washing up.

With encouragement from Xiaoxin and her son, she gained some confidence in herself. Although she wasn't in her best form yet, she had the ability to stand on that stage.

She cannot back down.

Since there are still fans supporting him, he should use the best resources he has and do his best to complete this final performance.

After all, this was the last time, and Shiori Hachiya didn't want to leave any regrets.

correct.

What others don't know is that the first person Shiori Hachiya sent concert tickets to was Nana Ohba, who was prominently featured in her LINE contact list.

Despite still feeling complicated and even slightly uneasy about the other person's brilliance, I felt that perhaps standing on the stage was a provocation to the other person.

But Shiori Hachiya still wanted to invite the other person to witness her final performance.

..

"Drip."

Nana Oba was lying in her room, a room that was supposed to be for two people but was now occupied by her alone.

On the other side of the room, the blankets were neatly laid out, and the decorations on the desk that belonged to another person were unchanged. It was the way Nana Ohba had restored the room, the way her former roommate had arranged it.

However, only Nana Ohba is here now.

Her phone beeped, and she took it out to look.

It's an invitation to Ms. Bee Valley's concert.

It was almost midnight when the other party finally sent me the ticket, as if they had made up their mind.

What happened that made her make up her mind?

Will someone who decides to leave the stage stand on it and wave to the ghosts lingering there?

With that in mind, Nana Ohba replied with a new email.

A cheerful yet slightly eerie giraffe bell sound and a giraffe icon appeared on Shiori Hachiya's phone screen.

This is not a selection process.

However, just like before, you need to "shine" as your ticket to enter.

Half-asleep, Shiori Hachiya touched the phone screen next to her pillow, which had suddenly lit up because of a new email.

The next second, it felt like freefall.

PS: Here it comes!

Banana Brother is a scumbag for insisting on bringing people to revue when others are supposed to be on stage tomorrow.

49. farewell revue

"...Not to be rude, Ms. Oba."

On the empty, dark stage, Shiori Hachiya, who had fallen from the top of the theater below to the audience seats and was still not dressed in her Revue outfit, weakly complained to Nana Oba standing on the stage:

"I have a performance tomorrow, you know? I really don't want to show up on the final stage with dark circles under my eyes. Can't you pick another time?"

She has been getting plenty of sleep at Kita Kirihara's house these past few days. Thanks to her natural physical advantages, the ample sleep she's had these past few days, along with face masks and various skincare products to reduce eye bags and dark circles, has significantly reduced her dark circles.

That way, she might be able to appear on stage in high spirits, and incidentally, give a good slap in the face to those tabloid reporters who keep spreading rumors about her excellent time management skills.

But all of this was disrupted tonight by Nana Ohba, who suddenly dragged her to the underground theater revue.

Shiori Hachiya, still wearing her comfortable pink cotton pajamas, sat blankly in the audience, wondering if she should just sleep there.

This is not a dream; it's a realm-like place that Nana Ohba pulled herself into.

Since I am here in a spiritual form, I guess I can rest here.

So, Shiori Hachiya earnestly pleaded with Nana Ohba: "Could you please let me off this time and let me get some sleep?"

When Nana Oba appeared on stage, she had a cold expression on her face when she was holding a weapon.

"Miss Oba? Banana-san? Nana? Please, let me get some sleep..."

"..."

She stood on the stage, with a golden backdrop behind her, looking down at Shiori Hachiya.

She said coldly, "Are you done?"

"Judging from this attitude, it probably won't work." Shiori Hachiya sighed and stood up from the audience with a forced smile.

She finally took the initiative and went to meet Nana Oba.

“…I was curious before,” Shiori Hachiya said as she walked towards the stage. The closer she got to the platform, the lighter she felt. And in the empty space in her chest, something seemed to be ignited.

"I'm curious, what exactly is this so-called 'shining'? Have I lost my own shining, or have I simply placed it somewhere I can't reach it by chance...? And is my shining different from yours?"

This is the question that came to Shiori Hachiya's mind after reviewing her previous encounter with Nana Oba.

Why is it that when Nana Ohba stands on the stage, she is wearing a Revue outfit and holding a cool weapon, while I have nothing?

“I’ve figured it out. Before, I wasn’t really on this stage. I always saw myself as an audience member, which is why I couldn’t participate and couldn’t shine…”

As she approached, wisps of white smoke rose from Shiori Hachiya's body. The dry ice smoke enveloped most of the stage, completely obscuring the girl's figure, though her beautiful silhouette was faintly visible through the smoke.

"...But right now, without a doubt, I am standing on this stage with the belief that this is the 'last time'."

Immediately afterwards, the name of the singer naturally came to mind, and Shiori Hachiya, following the rules of the stage, completely immersed herself in the revue stage.

She read out the solfège names in a cold voice, which echoed in the empty theater.