This is not the date I wanted.

Looking around blankly, he saw Ai, who was not far away, handing a plate of omelette rice to a customer. She gently moved her fingers in the air a few times, and made a "heart" shape with her hands towards the customer, and said in a sweet tone,

"Give you the power of magic--become delicious! ?(?o?o)???(o?o?)?"

…It seems that “magic” refers to that.

(How is it possible to do this? Aa ...

"Why? This is a very common thing in a maid cafe. I paid for it."

The brown-haired girl said with a smile. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Shidou felt that she was deliberately making things difficult for him.

(No, there’s nothing I can do about it──)

The maid cafe opened by the class this time is not just a simple class activity for Shidou, but an event to compete with Miku. The hope of winning over Miku in singing is very slim, so he must try to gain advantages in other areas, otherwise he and Tohka will become Miku's toys.

After gritting his teeth for a long time, Shidou finally overcame the shame in his heart and imitated Ai's actions just now, making a heart shape with his hands, his face flushed, and he trembled as he squeezed out a sound from his mouth.

"Give... you... the power of magic... to become delicious..."

At this moment, the boy and the girl felt at the same time that they had lost something important.

She took out her cell phone silently, as if she had done it countless times before, and pressed the camera button in a blind spot where Shidou couldn't notice it.

"…What's your name?"

"Itsuka Shi-Shiori. Well, it's about time for me to leave, too."

"What are you talking about, Shiori-chan? Cute love omelette rice, but there is also a service called 'a cute maid feeding her master'?"

(What?!)

Shidou looked at the menu in shock. There really was such a service.

(Is it necessary to do this?)

Turning his head and looking behind him, Shidao saw Mii silently giving him a thumbs up as if to encourage him. He felt so miserable that he could not even cry.

"Um, um, this guest... I'm a little shy about this kind of thing... Can you please change someone..."

"No. And call me '—Master!'"

The girl ordered in a firm tone that left no room for negotiation.

"Goo-"

As if enduring great humiliation, Shidao no - let's call him Shizhi here, Shizhi's eyes were filled with tears of grievance, his hands tightly grasped the hem of his skirt, and after a complex psychological struggle, he sat opposite Mengyue and said weakly,

"Master, Master... come~ah——"

“…Ah~”

At this moment, Meng Yue felt that gender no longer mattered.

"By the way, I ordered more than just omelette rice. Remember to serve me well - Shiori-chan."

Meng Yue smiled charmingly. Elves don't need to eat. On the contrary, it doesn't matter how much they eat.

“Ehhhhhhhhh?!!!!!!”

From inside the maid cafe, Shiori's desperate screams were heard.

By the way, regarding the competition between Shidou and Miku, due to the explosive sales of the maid cafe, Shidou Gokawa won without any surprise.

22 Different Worlds, Same Person (Part )

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That night, as expected, Miku, who lost the game, broke her promise in anger and deployed her angel, the Pojun Songstress, to brainwash and manipulate the audience, the Yamai sisters, and Yoshino. Although Yatogami Tohka survived because she didn't hear Miku's singing with headphones, she was kidnapped by Alan who suddenly appeared.

Just when Shidao felt isolated and helpless, Mengyue and Kuangsan appeared in front of him and expressed their willingness to help him rescue Shixiang and capture Miku.

"Kuang San, ask who she is?"

Seeing Mengyue, Shidao looked a little confused. Obviously, he did not recognize Mengyue in front of him as the customer who had taken advantage of him in the maid cafe not long ago.

"She——"

“Hacker, you can just call me that.”

Suddenly interrupting Kuang San's words, Meng Yue took the initiative to speak.

“Hacker…?”

Hearing Meng Yue's answer, Shidao was a little surprised. Because this name is not her real name. But the other party didn't seem to be planning to tell him. The situation was special, and Shidao didn't have the leisure to ask about it.

Seeing that Mengyue deliberately hid her name from Shidao, Kuang San opened her eyes wide in surprise, and then seemed to understand something, but did not point it out. She smiled cleverly and spoke leisurely.

"Well, Mr. Shidou, you'd better not underestimate Miss Hacker. In a sense, she is a spirit that is more powerful than me."

"Elves?!"

(This guy is really talkative...)

Seeing the surprised look Shidou gave her, Mengyue glared at Kuang San unhappily.

"Um..." After a slight hesitation, Shidao bowed his head solemnly to Mengyue, "Anyway, Ms. Hacker, thank you for being willing to help me."

Seeing the other party thanking her so sincerely, Meng Yue couldn't help but sigh in annoyance.

"Don't get me wrong. I just came out to prevent my friend's hard-earned home from falling apart. As for your kidnapped princess, you have to figure out a way yourself. Harem! Scum!"

"Eh?!"

"Pfft haha——"

Shidao was confused when he saw Mengyue's sudden expression of disgust, while Kurumi couldn't help laughing.

After that, the three of them discussed for a while and decided to split up into two groups.

Just like in the previous world, Kurumi and Shidou were responsible for going to Miku's home to investigate Miku; while Mengyue went to persuade Yuiya Miku herself, who was currently throwing a tantrum like a child.

Well, how should I put it. After all, Mengyue is also one of Miku's fans, so she tried to persuade her idol to remove the brainwashing of Yui and Yakuya in a peaceful way. But Miku didn't seem to appreciate it, and instead tried to take Mengyue as her toy through tough means.

In desperation, although it was unavoidable, I still used a certain amount of negotiation power to ensure that no one was hurt.

As the saying goes, there is no problem that cannot be solved by a single shot of the railgun. If there is, then just fire another shot. Miku, who knows the situation, agrees to Yumezuki's request and "happily" agrees to help Shidou save Tohka.

Then, after meeting up with Kurumi and Shidou who had finished their investigation, they headed to the headquarters of DEM Company together.

"Ok?"

While clearing out the magicians and drones of DEM, Mengyue suddenly discovered that a member of AST was lying on the ruined roof of a building.

"Tobiichi Origami?"

After seeing clearly who the other person was, Meng Yue couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

The other party was in a coma at the moment, and the CR-Unit he was equipped with was in pieces. Surprisingly, Origami himself was not injured, or rather, he was healed.

(Is this spiritual power... a phantom?)

At this moment, the Sage of Dawn suddenly detected that there were subtle fluctuations of spiritual power around the scene, which were similar to the mysterious spirits - phantoms seen in the previous world.

(What is that guy doing?)

There is no doubt that the origami lying in front of him is a pure human being at this moment, but for some reason, Meng Yue always feels inexplicably uneasy.

(Forget it...let's put it aside for now.)

Even if there is something, it has nothing to do with me now. After thinking this way, Meng Yue breathed a sigh of relief and sent Origami to a safe place.

After coming back again, most of the magicians and drones in DEM had been cleared by Kuang San and other elves, and they were no longer dangerous. As for AST, which arrived later, considering that they were only here because of their position, they were not an evil force. Meng Yue told Kuang San and the others not to be too harsh, and then sneaked into the DEM building alone.

Soon, she found Shidou and Miku at the stairs of the emergency exit.

"Ku—"

"You, you guy, are you okay?"

"Well... this is nothing."

The blue-haired boy was holding a large angel-like sword, using it as a crutch to climb the stairs in a panic. From the tear in his clothes, one could see a trace of pure white flames faintly burning at the wound. From his somewhat twisted smile, one could tell that he was in great pain.

(Well, even though he has the power of an elf, it is only natural that he will collapse when he uses his human body.)

Meng Yue made a calm judgment.

In the previous world, Mengyue had already entrusted her power to Shidou. With the Sage of Dawn's precise distribution and control of spiritual power, Shidou's burden was much smaller at that time, but he still endured great pain.

Although the destroyed body was healed by the power of another spirit at the same time, the process was like performing surgery on any part of the body without anesthesia, and the pain that had to be endured was absolutely unimaginable.

"..."

However, seeing this scene, Meng Yue did not choose to help Shidao, but simply hid her footsteps and followed him and Miku silently.

Logically speaking, if Meng Yue really just wanted to help Gokawa Shidao, she would not have let the situation develop to this point in the first place.

In this Tengu City, the only people who are truly friends with him are the Yamai sisters. The reason why Mengyue agreed to provide assistance to Shido was only because her good friend would be sad because of the death of Gokawa Shido.

Of course, there are also some personal factors of unwillingness. After all, just because of the unreasonable protagonist halo of "a kiss can seal the spirit power of spirits", whether in this world or in the previous world, Gokawa Shidao can always do what Liangyi Mengyue can't do.

Therefore, Mengyue wanted to see with her own eyes what kind of person Gokawa Shidao was.

Apart from the large number of magicians who were eliminated outside, there were still many magicians left in the main office building to patrol the building, blocking the way.

"Step aside!"

After gritting his teeth and growling, Shidou swung the Aosha-Kou in his hand and repelled the magus in front of him.

(No.)

Seeing this scene, Meng Yue couldn't help but shook her head.

From this, Mengyue could be sure that Gokawa Shidao had no combat experience and was merely relying on the brute force generated by the angel to force back the enemy. A large amount of spiritual energy was wasted uselessly, which not only caused a huge burden on his body, but also greatly reduced the power of his moves.

Although he did not kill his opponent, it was definitely not because Shidou showed mercy. It was simply because he did not know how to control his spiritual power.

Of course, the control of spiritual power and practical combat skills are not knowledge that an ordinary person needs to master. Rather, it is already amazing that Gokawa Shidao can just stand here.

However, since he chose to stand here, Gokawa Shidao cannot be an ordinary person.

(At this rate, it’s doubtful whether we can make it to the top floor where Yatogami is.)

Making a helpless estimate in his heart, Mengyue killed Shidao and Mijiu, who were neglected and lying on the ground pretending to be dead, one by one, and continued to follow.

Destroy, heal, destroy, treat, cripple, treat…

In this cruel cycle, Shidou waved the angel to clear the obstacles in front of him and walked to the top floor step by step with difficulty.

(Oh? I actually did it.)

Meng Yue couldn't help but feel a little surprised. She really didn't expect that Shidao would really use such a stubborn and stupid method to hit the wall all the way.

(No, that’s not right…)

It was at this time that Meng Yue noticed that Miku, who was standing next to Shidao and arguing with him with a look of disgust on her face, had been secretly using the Angel of Broken Army to play soft music, quietly healing Shidao's broken heart.

(This is really unexpected...)

Meng Yue couldn't help but be a little surprised. Although it was indeed she who forced Miku to help Shidou in the beginning, she really didn't expect that the male-hating yuri idol would choose to help Shidou on her own.

But soon, Meng Yue figured out the reason, and her expression became a little complicated.

(A wish?)

Itsuki Shido would never abandon someone in desperate situation, even if it cost him everything. The memory from the future once told Mengyue this.

If there is no desire to save the elves, then there is no possibility of the elves being saved.

No matter what the outcome is, the desire to save others and the willingness to risk everything for it cannot be denied.

It is precisely because of this that, seeing Shidou working so hard for Tohka, even though she is the man she hates the most, Yui Miku couldn't help but think of helping him.

(Well, judging from this alone, Miku's feelings at this moment should be quite similar to mine.)

Meng Yue couldn't help but think.

If Shidou and I were in the same position, Shidou would most likely stand up and lend a helping hand to me without hesitation. This is the difference between Mengyue and Shidou.

However, this does not mean who is right or wrong, it is just different.

……

Then, just like in the previous world, Gokawa Shido was pierced through the chest by Alan's sword because of his carelessness. Yatogami Tohka, who mistakenly thought Shido was dead, turned around out of despair. After fighting with her, Alan retreated with Westcott.

Then, Tohka turned around and directed her killing intent towards Shidou and Miku who had recovered.