This is not the date I wanted.

boom--!

Fraxinus shook violently as if it had hit a huge obstacle.

"what's going on?"

"Report! Enemy response detected at three o'clock."

A dazzling platinum-colored aerial ship appeared out of thin air in front of Fraxinus.

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"Hmm... isn't there one here either?"

She walked into a store with a sign saying "Under Renovation" and looked around. After confirming that Origami and Shidou were not to be seen, Mengyue climbed out the window.

"Hmm...it doesn't look like it's in the shopping district."

Thinking about the possibility that Origami might have the idea that "the most dangerous place is the safest place" and "hiding in the city", Meng Yue deliberately came to the shopping street with a high density of people. However, since she searched here for a long time without any results, she must have overthinking it.

"Ah... it's really hard to find. Origami, that bastard."

Meng Yue scratched her head in distress.

"Meow--"

Suddenly, a cat's meow came from her feet. Mengyue looked down and saw a black cat squatting at her feet.

"Are you--Heiji?"

Meng Yue asked hesitantly. After all, in her impression, the only cat that would not be scared away by the electromagnetic waves she emitted was Heiji, whom she had met before.

"Meow~"

Heiji seemed very happy that Mengyue recognized him. He stretched out his little head and rubbed Mengyue's trouser leg, making a coquettish sound.

"My dear, I have something to do today. I'll bring you saury next time. Wait - if you are in this place, it means..."

Mengyue touched Heiji's head and seemed to have thought of something, with a trace of sweat on her forehead.

"Ahhh~ I can't believe we met in a place like this. What a coincidence~ Miss Mengyue."

"Kuang San..."

Turning around, Meng Yue looked at Kuang San who had been standing behind her without her noticing when, and her expression looked very subtle.

(This is really... Shidou didn't find it, and the person he was looking for showed up.)

"What happened? You looked like you were looking for something in the shopping district. What happened?"

Kurumi asked with some curiosity.

"Well... it's hard to explain. Anyway, Shidou is missing now. Have you seen him? Or folding paper will do."

Kuang San tilted her head in confusion, thought for a moment, and shook her head.

"Shidou-san and Origami-san? Unfortunately, I have never seen them."

"Yeah……"

Hearing Kuang San's answer, Meng Yue sighed in disappointment. After thinking for a while, she continued to ask Kuang San.

"By the way, did you see who killed Origami's parents during the fire five years ago?"

After a moment of silence, Kuang San looked at Meng Yue with a smile on her face.

"...This is a really interesting question. Miss Mengyue, how did you know that I was at the scene when the fire broke out?"

"Corporate secret."

Meng Yue shrugged, indicating that she had nothing to say.

"You clearly want to get information from me, but you don't plan to say anything? Miss Mengyue is really cunning."

Picking up Heiji from the ground, Kuang San sighed helplessly and said,

"Forget it. Since we are also friends of cats, I will tell you for free this time. It's not a big deal anyway. I did wonder if the fire five years ago was related to elves, so I went to check it out out of curiosity. But that's all. As for what Ms. Mengyue asked about how Ms. Origami's parents died, I don't know."

"That's it..."

Meng Yue stared at Kuang San for a moment. Although she didn't think she was lying to her, she couldn't tell whether Kuang San was hiding something from her. However, the main thing now was to find Shidao, so she didn't continue to ask.

"Ah~ Miss Mengyue seems to be in trouble. Do you want me to ask 'us' to help you find Mr. Shidou?"

"Ah, when did you become so kind, Miss Kuang San?"

Meng Yue looked at Kuang San with a strange expression.

"It's nothing. It's something I'd love to have Miss Mengyue owe me a favor."

Kuang San raised the corner of her mouth and spoke in a leisurely tone.

"Sure enough, he has no good intentions..."

Meng Yue looked at Kuang San unhappily, then after thinking for a moment, slowly shook her head.

"Forget it. I appreciate your kindness. But since Kotori's airship can't find Shidou's location, it probably won't make much sense even if we increase the number of people searching here."

Moreover, if Kuang San and Origami were to meet, it didn't look like the situation could be resolved peacefully.

"Really? That's a pity." Kuang San sighed with some regret, then smiled and said, "Then I hope you can find Mr. Shidao as soon as possible, Miss Mengyue."

"Well, try your best."

After saying goodbye to Kuang San, Meng Yue began to reconsider the current situation. It must be said that even if the areas captured by ordinary cameras are excluded, it is very difficult to find a person in a city like Tiangong City.

(As expected, it would be faster to go directly to the criminal and ask him about it, rather than searching for Shidao like looking for a needle in a haystack.)

06 Meng Yue said: Walk into the trap, and then - run away!

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Avoiding contact with Origami to find the kidnapped Shidou. And finding Origami who is the prisoner and then asking where Shidou is imprisoned? For Ryougi Yumezuki, these can be said to be two completely different things.

At least, from the perspective of whether it can be realized, the latter is relatively easier. After all, Tobiichi Origami is currently searching for the location of the elves.

Therefore, at this moment, a photo of a young man wearing women's clothing and some personal clothing that he had not had time to wash today were hanging on a telephone pole beside a road in a residential area of ​​Tiangong City, fluttering in the air with the cool autumn wind.

(Shidao: "Ha Qiu!")

"Mom, there's a men's pantyhose hanging on that telephone pole."

"Go, go! Children, don't look at these things."

Watching the mother and son quickly leave from here, Mengyue, who was hiding in the dark, smiled bitterly, silently apologized to Shidao in her heart, and then continued to observe secretly.

"Um...didn't show up?"

Meng Yue tilted her head in confusion.

No, no, this trap is too obvious, and she knows it herself. But according to Meng Yue's understanding of Tobiichi Origami. Shidao's personal clothes - even if you know there must be something fishy, ​​even if you know it's to lure the snake out of its hole. Shouldn't that guy be able to smell the smell from ten miles away, and then immediately rush in without hesitation?

After all, if Shidou's underwear was replaced with Shiori's school uniform, she would do something like this.

(I didn’t come…)

After waiting for a long time and seeing no sign of Tobiichi Origami appearing, Meng Yue began to lose confidence in her plan.

(Well, after all, we're not playing with Pocket Beep-monsters. When I was hit by this move before, I wasn't completely hostile to Shidou and the elves. Tobiichi Origami is not stupid. No matter what, it's impossible for her to be hit by the same move a second time...)

However, just as Mengyue was thinking this.

Tobiichi Origami suddenly appeared at the intersection of the street, with the vigorous steps of a Tibetan antelope running on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. After a quick run-up, she leaped towards the bait on the telephone pole.

(Okay, I take that back. This guy is truly an unfathomable genius**.)

After sighing in awe in her heart, Mengyue aimed at the moment when Origami took the "bait" and let down his guard, and unfolded his spiritual outfit and angel.

——Ratziel (Sage of the Dawn)!

The blue and white electric snakes spread and climbed along the electric poles, silently attacking Origami who was in an intoxicated state.

"boom--"

Accompanied by a small explosion, Meng Yue looked at the electric pole that was emitting smoke, sighed lightly, and walked out of the darkness.

"Although I have tried to control the power so it won't endanger someone's life, it is still enough to easily make someone unconscious."

Meng Yue sighed softly, looking at Origami who landed safely after several backflips, helplessness written all over her face.

"You used the small manifestation device to open up a random field at the critical moment and blocked it off... Really? Wouldn't it be better if you just fell into my trap and got caught by me? Tobiichi Origami."

"Fortunately, everything is fine..."

After confirming that the item in his arms was intact, Origami breathed a sigh of relief, folded it carefully, and put it in his pocket. Then he raised his head and glared at Mengyue with undisguised hostility.

In response, Meng Yue smiled back without fear.

"Well, since I've received the gift, my Origami sister, can you tell me where Shidou, who suddenly disappeared from school not long ago, is now?"

"..."

Seeing that Origami clearly had no intention of answering, Meng Yue shrugged and continued nonchalantly.

"Don't want to answer? That's fine. Then change the question. Is he safe now?"

"..."

"You're not going to answer that. You're really dark. Then, to satisfy my curiosity, what are you planning to do by wandering around Shidou's house?"

After being silent for a moment, Tobiichi Origami stared at Mengyue and spoke.

"Yatogami Tohka, Yoshino, and Yamai... Where are the spirits now?"

"Well, Tohka wanted to eat Hinai chicken tonight, so Yoshino, Yui and the others all took the Shinkansen to Akita to play. Really, I was left here alone to look after the house and get bored."

In response, Mengyue expressed her resentment and complained to Origami.

"I see. Did you hide it?"

Seeing Meng Yue speaking without thinking and pretending to be serious, Origami frowned. After leaving Shidao, she immediately went to the apartment where the elves lived. She planned to broadcast the space quake to evacuate the people after finding Tohka and the others, and then fight the elves to the death.

However, when she arrived at Gokawa Shido's house, it had become an empty city.

There is no doubt that the only one who could do such a thing is the elf in front of him - Liangyi Mengyue.

"Sa, I don't understand what you're saying~ But——"

Meng Yue hung her head in a silly manner, then blinked at Origami in a playful manner.

"Since you're looking for an elf, I'll be one too. Just tell me if you have anything."

"—!"

Origami felt as if his intentions were seen through by the other party, and his chest moved slightly.

To be honest, if the spirit in front of her was Yatogami Tohka, Yoshino, the Yamai sisters, Miku, Nanashi, or even Shidou's sister Kotori, Tobiichi Origami would have used Mordred to swing the blade without hesitation.

However, there is only Liang Yi Meng Yue, the spirit that is said to be the most dangerous to humans. Origami doesn't know how to face her.

From the records of the present world to the present, the girl did not kill anyone except for the destruction of buildings caused by the spacequake, and even the number of injured people was very rare.

She wanted to integrate into human society and live as an ordinary person. The girl had proved everything she said with her actions. And——

(Please don't do anything that would embarrass Shidou.)

The girl's words from the past echoed in her ears, causing Origami's chest to ache slightly.

Origami took a deep breath and declared firmly, as if warning herself.

"I will defeat you and all the elves."

"Yeah……"

Meng Yue didn't seem surprised by Origami's words. She scratched her hair in distress before speaking.

"I think it's basically hopeless, but it's Shidou's request after all. I'll just say it again. Origami, are you willing to switch from DEM to become Shidou's harem - ugh! Do you mean become a member of Fraxinus?"

Meng Yue began to try to persuade Origami and said,

"If I'm not mistaken, the condition for DEM to let you join is to provide information about the elves during the fire five years ago, as well as combat equipment that can match the power of the elves. In response, I can guarantee to provide a better CR-Unit. I can even help you find out the truth of five years ago."

In response to Mengyue's seemingly tempting persuasion, Origami only responded with one sentence.

"So... will you agree, will you get Fraxinus' people to agree, for me to kill an elf?"

"It can't be done."